NW Metalworx Music will release "Building An Empire: The Story Of Queensrÿche", this coming October. After 40 years, QUEENSRŸCHE's career-spanning story will finally be told, covering the band's earliest roots in suburban Seattle, the group's rise to arena-level success, downfall, and rebirth. Featured on the book's cover is a previously unseen photo of QUEENSRŸCHE's original ...
Posted in: News
Video footage of former JUDAS PRIEST and ICED EARTH singer Tim "Ripper" Owens's July 23 performance at Artie's Bar And Grill in Frenchtown, New Jersey can be seen below. Tim's set included songs from PRIEST, ICED EARTH, BLACK SABBATH and DIO. Owens joined PRIEST in 1996 and recorded two studio albums with the band — ...
Posted in: News
Video footage of RATT's July 23 performance at the Waukesha County Fair at the Waukesha County Expo Center in Waukesha, Wisconsin can be seen below. Guitarist Frankie Lindia made his live debut with RATT on June 24 at the Lakes Jam in Brainerd, Minnesota. He joined the band for its summer 2021 tour dates following ...
Posted in: News
As the iconic frontman of PANTERA, Philip Anselmo sang on six of the Texas metal juggernaut's albums: 1988's indedendently released offering "Power Metal" plus the band's five classic major-label LPs, "Cowboys From Hell", "Vulgar Display Of Power", "Far Beyond Driven", "The Great Southern Trendkill" and "Reinventing The Steel". Revolver magazine recently ...
Posted in: News
SYSTEM OF A DOWN singer Serj Tankian has shared a snippet of the song "Cyber Criminal" from his next release "Cinematique". Described as an assemblage of 25 cinematic compositions that roam through classical ("Illuminate") and modern ("Violent Violins") soundscapes, it is split up into two collections that will be made available at the same time ...
Posted in: News
Prior to Thursday's (July 22) game between the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers, METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo spoke to Giants postgame live analyst George Kontos about the band's upcoming 40th-anniversary celebrations. Hammett said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Man, it's crazy when I think about four decades. 'Cause I ...
Posted in: News
Former QUIET RIOT singer Paul Shortino, TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick and THE WILDHEARTS frontman Ginger are among the musicians who have reacted to the report that Eric Clapton announced he will no longer perform at any venues that require attendees to show proof of vaccination. The announcement came after U.K. prime minister Boris Johnson's mandate ...
Posted in: News
Ten years after their last studio album, "Don't Talk Science", German hard rock titans VICTORY will release the follow-up effort, "Gods Of Tomorrow", on November 26 through AFM Records. Formed in 1984, VICTORY is one of the most distinctive acts of its genre. VICTORY ranked alongside SCORPIONS, ACCEPT and HELLOWEEN as one of the most ...
Posted in: News
THE RAVEN AGE, the U.K.-based melodic metal band featuring IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris's son George Harris, will release "Exile" on September 17 via Explore1 Music Group/EX1 Records. The album is a beautifully curated selection of songs featuring 11 tracks, including two new original songs, plus fan favorites from their 2019 release "Conspiracy" as well ...
Posted in: News
Scott Borchetta, Big Machine Label Group's founder and president-CEO, has defended the company's decision to release STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis's latest solo single, "Am I The Only One", which takes aim at liberals and touches on American flags burning and statues that have been removed in the country. Borchetta's comments came in reponse to industry ...
Posted in: News
ZZ TOP played without bassist Dusty Hill last night (Friday, July 23) at the Village Commons in New Lenox, Illinois after he was forced to return to Texas to address a hip issue. Filling in for him at the gig was longtime guitar tech Elwood Francis. A few hours prior to the gig, ZZ TOP ...
Posted in: News
Two months after it was announced that Randy Rhoads will receive the Musical Excellence Award at this year's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony, legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen was asked by Jeff Gaudiosi of MisplacedStraws.com if he has given any thought to where his place is in an ...
Posted in: News
LYNYRD SKYNYRD guitarist Gary Rossington is recovering from emergency heart surgery. According to a post on the band's Facebook page, he "is home resting and recovering with his family at home. He wants everyone to know he is doing good and expects a full recovery. "After this past year, the country being shut down and ...
Posted in: News
QUEEN singer and former "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert has launched a series of makeup tutorials via his YouTube channel. In a message accompanying the release of the initial video, Adam wrote: "Sooo excited to share with you the first of a series of make up tutorials I've been working on! Starting with a natural ...
Posted in: News
A 21-minute documentary about the making of "Red Brick City", the debut album from HEAVY WATER, the new project featuring SAXON's Biff Byford and son Seb Byford of NAKED SIX, can be seen below. The LP was released on July 23 via Silver Lining Music. Soaked in gritty, riff-baked blues yet rich with the sound ...
Posted in: News
WARRANT performed without bassist Jerry Dixon last night (Friday, July 23) at the Hannibal Bar-B-Q Festival in Hannibal, Missouri. No reason was given for his absence. Filling in for him at the gig was Robbie Crane, who has had stints with Vince Neil's band, RATT and LYNCH MOB, before joining BLACK STAR RIDERS as a ...
Posted in: News
KK'S PRIEST, the new band featuring former JUDAS PRIEST members K.K. Downing (guitar) and Tim "Ripper" Owens (vocals), along with guitarist A.J. Mills (HOSTILE), bassist Tony Newton (VOODOO SIX) and drummer Sean Elg (DEATHRIDERS, CAGE), will release its debut album, "Sermons Of The Sinner", on October 1 (postponed from the previously announced August 20) via ...
Posted in: News
Legendary guitarist and composer Jason Becker, who has been living with ALS for over 30 years, spoke to Grammy.com about the eye movement system he developed with his father and how that allows him to communicate both conversationally and musically. He said: "When I was in the hospital, getting my trach ...
Posted in: News
SKID ROW guitarist Scotti Hill has uploaded a video of him playing the guitar solo in the band's classic song "Wasted Time". In a note accompanying the YouTube release of the clip, he wrote: "I had to go back and brush up on this for some upcoming shows for the 30th anniversary of 'Slave To ...
Posted in: News
Dave Mustaine has confirmed that the new MEGADETH album will be titled "The Sick, The Dying And The Dead". Mustaine touched upon the name of the new disc while filming a new video message on Cameo, which lets users hire celebrities to record brief, personalized video messages about virtually any topic. Addressing a fan named ...
Posted in: News
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's song "A Little Bit Off" has been certified gold by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association Of America) for accumulating 500,000 certified units. The track appears on the band's latest album, "F8", which was released in February 2020. The follow-up to 2018's "And Justice For None" capped a ...
Posted in: News
Lithofayne Pridgon, Jimi Hendrix's long-term girlfriend and the presumed inspiration for his classic song "Foxey Lady", died at her home in Las Vegas on April 22 at age 80. Her death wasn't publicly announced until this week. Upon meeting each other in Harlem in 1964, Faye and Hendrix enjoyed an immediate connection with the two ...
Posted in: News
Since April 2020, VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth has spent much of his time creating COVID-themed drawings — he calls them comics — and then sharing the finished works on his social media channels. His latest work, which he calls "Global Storming", can be found below. According to a New ...
Posted in: News
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS have released a new music video for their track "And So I Know" to coincide with the 25th anniversary of their 1996 LP "Tiny Music…Songs From the Vatican Gift Shop". The Hi8 clip was filmed by the bandmembers as they were laying down tracks in late 1995 with producer Brendan O'Brien at ...
Posted in: News
AFM Records will release KREATOR's "Endorama - Ultimate Edition" on December 17. A lyric video for the remastered version of "Golden Age" is available below. KREATOR surely needs no introduction to anyone at this point. The Germans were among the distinctive bands who helped to shape and fashion the emerging thrash ...
Posted in: News
KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch's LOVE AND DEATH side project has released the official music video for "Let Me Love You", a fan-favorite cover of DJ Snake and Justin Bieber's smash hit, featuring powerhouse vocalist Lacey Sturm, formerly of FLYLEAF. Watch the clip below. Welch commented: "'Let Me Love You' has been one of my ...
Posted in: News
ICED EARTH guitarist Jon Schaffer claims to have gone through "two months of hell" in jail after he was detained for his involvement in the January 6 Capitol riots. Earlier today (Friday, July 23), Indianapolis Star published a detailed account based on Marion County Jail incident reports which reveal Schaffer was ...
Posted in: News
Popular TV series "Paradise City" has today released the soundtrack to Season 1 via Sumerian Records. The soundtrack includes a medley of tracks including "Paradise City" bands THE MAVENS and THE FLUX with their covers of "I Don't Believe In Love" and "True Faith", respectively, and includes other songs found on the show such as ...
Posted in: News
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee and JOURNEY bandmember Jonathan Cain has just released his first solo single of 2021, "Oh Lord Lead Us", via Identity Records with The Fuel Music distribution. The single and companion video that premieres today are from Cain's upcoming and sixth solo album in as many years (release date ...
Posted in: News
PORNO FOR PYROS, the post-JANE'S ADDICTION band fronted by Lollapalooza founder Perry Farrell, is working on new music. Guitarist Peter DiStefano took to his social media on July 20 to share a photo of him with drummer Stephen Perkins, and he included the following message: "Working on new PORNO FOR PYROS songs with @stephenperkinsdrummer in ...
Posted in: News
