DAVE MUSTAINE DISCUSSES COVERING, METALLICA’S “RIDE THE LIGHTING,” FOR THE BAND’S FINAL SELF TITLED ALBUM, DUE NEXT YEAR
Althea Legaspi and Kory Grow of Rolling Stone report: Dave Mustaine is readying his final Megadeth album, aptly titled Megadeth. More than 40 years since Mustaine founded the band, he views the album —…as a fitting coda to the vaunted thrash pioneers’ run. As part of the album, Mustaine confirms to Rolling Stone the rumors that he rerecorded his version […]
“A DECADE OF DIO: 1983-1993,” DIO’S FIRST SIX STUDIO ALBUMS REISSUED ON SPLATTER VINYL FEATURING SOME OF METAL’S MOST LEGENDARY ALBUMS 6LP BOX SET AVAILABLE TODAY, LIMITED TO 3,000 UNITS
Ronnie James Dio’s sinister howl and wicked songcraft bewitched hard rock fans in the Seventies and Eighties during his memorable stints with Elf, Rainbow, and Black Sabbath. In 1983, the singer formed his own band, launching a successful solo career that culminated in 10 studio albums and sales of more than 10 million records worldwide. […]
FEMME FATALE AND BUMBLEFOOT HAVE SOME BAD LOVE FOR YA
Considering they made just one album in their lifetime, Femme Fatale left one helluva mark behind them, not only on their native 80s Sunset Strip scene, but on the glam metal scene the world over. Still fronted by the effervescent Lorraine Lewis, Femme Fatale‘s first single after years out of the spotlight, Living Like There’s No […]
QUESTION OF THE WEEK: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COVER SONG?
I am really not a fan of cover songs, and for some reason, I get especially perturbed, when bands cover, The Beatles. I do like Judas Priest’s cover of War Pigs, both versions: the one with The Metal God solo vocals, and the charity version, with Ozzy. I also like W.A.S.P.‘s cover of I Don’t […]
SAW THIS BAND ON “THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW”
Never heard of Whiskey Myers before, but apparently they have been around for a long time. Thought I would post the performance, enjoy. It kind of reminds me of Silvertide, whom I really liked. For reference I posted Silvertide‘s video for their song, Ain’t Comin’ Home, below Silvertide:
GENE SIMMONS, PAUL STANLEY AND PETER CRISS, ATTEND ACE FREHLEY’S FUNERAL
Founding KISS members, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Peter Criss, reunited to lay their former bandmate, Ace Frehley, to rest. The trio came together for the guitarist’s memorial, in the Bronx borough of New York City, the band’s longtime friend Eddie Trunk shared via Instagram. “It has been an emotional couple of days to say the least […]