REEL-TO-REEL EDITIONS OF BLACK SABBATH’S SELF TITLED DEBUT AND “PARANOID” ALBUMS AVAILABLE NOW
Black Sabbath forged the dark sound of heavy metal in 1970 across two monumental albums — their self-titled debut and its multi-platinum follow-up, Paranoid. Today, new audiophile editions of both are available on reel-to-reel from Rhino High Fidelity. Black Sabbath and Paranoid (Rhino High Fidelity R2R) were duplicated in real time from 1:1 copies of the U.S. analog master tapes. The […]
SCOTT WEILAND’S FIRST EVER SOLO LIVE ALBUM “SCOTT WEILDAND: LIVE” TO BE RELEASED DIGITALLY AND ON CD FOR THE FIRST TIME
Scott Weiland‘s first-ever live album, Scott Weiland: Live, will be released on October 23rd, marking its first-ever digital and CD release, alongside a new limited-edition red vinyl pressing. Ahead of the album, the new single Interstate Love Song (Live) is out today (listen below) accompanied by a new visualizer featuring previously unseen clips from Weiland‘s live performances. The track […]
SINGER STEPHEN PEARCY DISCUSSES HOW VAN HALEN CHANGED THE ENTIRE SUNSET STRIP SCENE
Ratt founder and frontman Stephen Pearcy recently joined Tommy Londonand Tor of The Mighty VH podcast for a Van Halen-focused conversation. When asked if Van Halen changed the direction of the whole Sunset Strip rock scene once the David Lee Roth-fronted outfit broke through, Pearcy said (as transcribed by blabbermouth.net), “Yeah. They changed the whole face of rock. Seriously. I mean, what an impact, this guitar guy and this entertainment […]
DEF LEPPARD GUITARIST PHIL COLLEN SAYS THAT PRODUCER MUTT LANGE WAS “99%” RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BAND’S SUCCESS
In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit’s WRIF radio station, Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen spoke about the band’s collaboration with Robert John “Mutt” Lange, considered by some to be one of the greatest music producers of all time. Lange‘s big break came with the success of his work with AC/DC, specifically on the 1979 album Highway To Hell and the 1980 classic Back In Black, before he […]
QUESTION OF THE WEEK: PIGGYBACKING OFF MY BIRTHDAY, IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY, YOU CAN HAVE ONLY ONE BAND WITH YOUR DESIRED LINEUP PLAY AT YOUR PARTY, WHO WOULD IT BE?
Since this is a party, and a celebration, I would need a party band. Either the original Van Halen, AC/DC or Ratt.
TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY
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