TESLA singer Jeff Keith spoke to Anne Erickson of Audio Ink Radio about how the coronavirus has affected almost every business in the world and especially the music industry. He said (hear audio below): "It's impacting everything — every congregation, from birthday parties to, my Gosh, even funerals, church. Every function ...
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TESLA singer Jeff Keith has urged the band's fans to do their part in keeping everybody healthy while they are at home due to the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking to Sonic Perspectives, Keith said: "We are hoping that everybody is staying home, backing off from going out, and washing their hands. I ...
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Sacramento, California rockers TESLA visited iconic recording studio Abbey Road Studios in London, England in June 2019 for a one-night musical event capturing the band performing songs from their legendary arsenal, including "Love Song" and "What You Give", along with their classic covers of "Signs" and "We Can Work It Out". Additionally, the band performed ...
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During an appearance earlier today (Monday, March 16) on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation" radio show, former TESLA guitarist Tommy Skeoch spoke about his departure from the band nearly a decade a half ago. Asked if he exited the group of his own accord or if he was asked to leave, Tommy said: "I was fired. I ...
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Sacramento, California rockers TESLA visited iconic recording studio Abbey Road Studios in London, England in June 2019 for a one-night musical event capturing the band performing songs from their legendary arsenal, including "Love Song" and "What You Give", along with their classic covers of "Signs" and "We Can Work It Out". Additionally, the band performed ...
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"The Myth I'm Livin'", the debut single from RESIST & BITE, the new band featuring former TESLA guitarist Tommy Skeoch, can be streamed below. Joining him in the group are ex-LYNCH MOB lead vocalist Nathan Utz, guitarist Steve Stokes, drummer David Parks and bassist Brian Powell. Skeoch stated: "[I'm] very excited about this band. Been ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of Alice Cooper's February 16 performance at the Fire Fight Australia benefit concert in Sydney can be seen below. The legendary rocker played a four-song set consisting of "Department of Youth", "I'm Eighteen", "Poison" and "School's Out" medleyed with PINK FLOYD's "Another Brick In The Wall". For the last track, Cooper ...
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Sacramento, California rockers TESLA visited iconic recording studio Abbey Road Studios in London, England in June 2019 for a one-night musical event capturing the band performing songs from their legendary arsenal, including "Love Song" and "What You Give", along with their classic covers of "Signs" and "We Can Work It Out". Additionally, the band performed ...
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Sacramento, California rockers TESLA visited iconic recording studio Abbey Road Studios in London, England in June 2019 for a one-night musical event capturing the band performing songs from their legendary arsenal, including "Love Song" and "What You Give", along with their classic covers of "Signs" and "We Can Work It Out". Additionally, the band performed ...
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Former TESLA guitarist Tommy Skeoch has launched a new project called RESIST & BITE. Joining him in the group are ex-LYNCH MOB lead vocalist Nathan Utz, guitarist Steve Stokes, drummer David Parks and bassist Brian Powell. Skeoch stated: "[I'm] very excited about this band. Been working with the band now about a [year]. And our ...
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Alice Cooper has added a number of shows to its previously announced tour with Lita Ford. Most of the newly announced dates will also feature TESLA, with BLUE ÖYSTER CULT joining the bill in Minnesota. A special BLABBERMOUTH.NET presale will begin on Wednesday, January 22 at 10:00 a.m. local time and end on Thursday, January ...
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According to Mike Gaube's Headbangers, Oni Logan will be singing for LYNCH MOB when the George Lynch-led outfit performs on this year's Monsters Of Rock cruise. Monsters Of Rock sails in February 2020 from Fort Lauderdale to Belize, with additional performances by TESLA, KROKUS and EXTREME, among many others. Gaube wrote ...
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Iconic American rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose will be saluted by a stellar lineup of musicians whose own careers were influenced by the legendary and powerful Montrose sound at "Ronnie Montrose Remembered" — one of the most-talked-about shows of NAMM 2020. This celebratory concert highlighting Montrose's career will feature his greatest hits from early MONTROSE, EDGAR ...
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TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon says that he would have loved to have landed the opening-band spot on MÖTLEY CRÜE's upcoming stadium tour with DEF LEPPARD and POISON. Last month, MÖTLEY CRÜE announced that it was coming out of retirement, nearly four years after playing what was billed as the band's final concert at the Staples ...
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M3 Rock Festival is celebrating a dirty dozen — the 12th edition of Merriweather Post Pavilion's internationally renowned '80s metal festival promises three days of excitement with festivities beginning Friday, May 1 with the annual Kix-off party, followed by a full weekend of performances Saturday, May 2 and Sunday, May 3. M3 Rock Festival's Official ...
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TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon has released a new solo single, "South Side". The song is not only a tribute to his hometown hood of south Sacramento, California, but also a homage to the very first band of musicians that Frank played and learned music with as a 12-year-old kid in the 1970s. The first verse ...
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TESLA has announced several new concerts in early 2020. After performing on the Monsters Of Rock cruise in early February, the California rockers will kick off a run of dates on February 14 in Pensacola, Florida and wrap things up on February 26 in Houston, Texas. They will also play three dates in late April. ...
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In a brand new interview with Heavy Metal And Booze, ALL THAT REMAINS frontman Phil Labonte spoke how the explosion of wireless communication in the early twenty-first century, with humankind now almost entirely connected, has affected society. "There have been people that have argued with me about the impact of the ...
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Several members of IRON MAIDEN visited the SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California on a day off from the North American leg of their ongoing "Legacy Of The Beast" tour. The band posted a photo from the visit along with the following caption: "Day off and the kind folks @spacex invited us for a tour - ...
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In a new interview with Billboard, CINDERELLA frontman Tom Keifer cited such acts as THE ROLLING STONES, LED ZEPPELIN, HUMBLE PIE and Janis Joplin as influences for his songwriting. "I don't consider my music metal — and the 'hair metal' term is just ridiculous," he said. "I like the term 'hard ...
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"California Summer Song", the new video from Sacramento, California rockers TESLA, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's eighth studio album, "Shock", which was released in March via UMe. Produced and co-written by DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen, the follow-up to June 2014's "Simplicity" is available on CD, digital, black vinyl, ...
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"Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon" recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD and LAST IN LINE guitarist Vivian Campbell. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what the focus will be for DEF LEPPARD's forthcoming Las Vegas residency: Vivian: "There is no specific focus, unlike the ...
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TESLA singer Jeff Keith has confirmed that the band will release a brand new acoustic recording in celebration of 30 years of its landmark "Five Man Acoustical Jam" album. Issued in July 1990, TESLA's stripped down "Five Man Acoustical Jam" was an instant success that coincided with the rise of MTV's unplugged format. The set ...
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California rockers TESLA will release a brand new acoustic recording in celebration of 30 years of their landmark "Five Man Acoustical Jam" album. Issued in July 1990, TESLA's stripped down "Five Man Acoustical Jam" was an instant success that coincided with the rise of MTV's unplugged format. The set has since gone platinum in the ...
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Phil Collen says that DEF LEPPARD has a "bunch of songs" in the works for its 12th studio album, which the band began recording last year. The guitarist spoke about the disc's progess during an interview with Paul Anthony of Planet Rock before DEF LEPPARD's headlining performance Friday night (June 14) at the ...
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Music historian Eddie Trunk takes viewers on an immersive journey through some of the country's biggest rock festivals and music events, as the popular AXS TV original series "TrunkFest" returns for season two — premiering Sunday, July 7 at 9:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. PT. "TrunkFest" airs as part of the Network's Sunday Night ...
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TESLA bassist Brian Wheat has weighed in on the reception to the band's latest studio album, "Shock", which has divided fans due to its lighter, pop-like sound, with some blaming its direction on producer and DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen, who co-wrote many of its tracks. The disc was recorded piecemeal while TESLA was on ...
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"Taste Like", the new video from Sacramento, California rockers TESLA, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's eighth studio album, "Shock", which was released on March 8 via UMe. Produced and co-written by DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen, the follow-up to June 2014's "Simplicity" is available on CD, digital, black vinyl, ...
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Epiphone, the leader in affordable professional instruments proudly presents the limited-edition Dave Rude Flying V Outfit, the debut Epiphone signature guitar from TESLA's guitarist. Featuring a classic Flying V in an Alpine White finish with a striking red pearloid pickguard, ProBucker humbuckers with coil-splitting, Grover Rotomatic machine heads, jumbo frets, a GraphTech nut, and an ...
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In a brand new interview with Germany's Rock Antenne, DISTURBED frontman David Draiman was asked if he still owned the 1969 Ford Mustang GT car that he showed in a 2006 episode of "MTV Cribs". "No, unfortunately not," he responded (see video below). "I miss her too. But she was a money pit. ...
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