IRON MAIDEN TWO SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY RELEASES ANNOUNCED:
Forty years since the release of Iron Maiden’s multi-million selling sixth album, Somewhere in Time, the appreciation and acclaim for its groundbreaking songs and production continues to grow. Featuring many songs which Iron Maiden have included in their live set in recent years, including Wasted Years, Caught Somewhere In Time, Stranger In A Strange Land, Heaven Can […]
SCORPIONS POSTPONE THEIR “COMING HOME TO LAS VEGAS” RESIDENCY WITH BUCKCHERRY
Scorpions have postponed their 2026 residency at PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Live Nation announced the postponement in a social media post on September 2nd,citing “unforeseen circumstances” as the reason for moving the shows to September 2027. “Scorpions regret to announce that, due to unforeseen circumstances, their upcoming September shows in […]
QUESTION OF THE WEEK, COURTESY OF POSTER REAL PAUL STANLEY: THE ORIGINAL “BIG 4” OF THRASH IS MEGADETH, ANTHRAX, SLAYER AND METALLICA. IF THE “BIG 4” WERE CHOSEN TODAY, WOULD IT STILL BE THESE BANDS OR WOULD THEY BE REPLACED BY A BAND LIKE TESTAMENT, OVERKILL OR ANOTHER THRASH BAND?
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 […]