Matt Wardlaw of Ultimate Classic Rock reports: W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless has been working on his memoir for over five years now. He’s finally ready to share some more information about the project, which he hopes will be finished later this year. Tales From the Square Mile is what he’s calling the upcoming book. “What it’s about is that […]

Alice Cooper has introduced British guitarist Anna Cara in place of his longtime guitarist Nita Strauss, who announced earlier this year that she was taking a break to welcome her first child this summer. 22-year-old Anna, from Newcastle, England, has previously worked with Marc Storace (from the Swiss band Krokus) and Tommy Henriksen (guitarist with both Alice and the Hollywood Vampires). She has built anInstagram following with her […]

Scot Coogan, Ace Frehley‘s longest-running solo-band drummer and lead vocalist since 2006, has issued the following statement regarding his recent public silence and his intentions moving forward: “I have remained silent intentionally—to give my crew, management, and most importantly Ace’s family the time and respect they deserve to grieve without noise, speculation, or opportunism. I […]

T3RMINAL, the new band featuring Tesla bassist and founding member Brian Wheat, original Tesla guitarist Tommy Skeoch, former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes and original Salvia singer Josey Scott, is currently in the studio working on its debut full-length album, expected to be released later this year. Bringing even more firepower to the project, Sal Giancarelli(Staind) is performing drums on the upcoming studio recording. With decades of rock […]

With a few days to go before the worldwide release of one of the most coveted new blues albums of the year, Temple Of Blues II out April 3rd through Cleopatra Records, drum legend Carmine Appice and Cactus also unveil one of its most anticipated tracks as their latest single. Originally recorded on Cactus’ 1972 […]

Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page has released the “original home demo” version of Ten Years Gone, a song which was later included on the band’s iconic sixth album, 1975’s Physical Graffiti. Page uploaded the video to his official YouTube channel on March 29th ,writing in an accompanying message: “As a footnote to Physical Graffiti, I thought you might like to hear the original home […]

Black Label Society has released the official music video for Ozzy’s Song, a tribute to guitarist/vocalist Zakk Wylde‘s longtime bandmate, the iconic Black Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne. The clip, which was directed by Justin H. Reich of Three Thirty-three Creative, can be seen below. Ozzy’s Song serves as a fitting and emotional finale to Black Label Society‘s new album, Engines Of Demolition, which was released on […]

On February 9th,  Ross “The Boss” Friedman, a founding member of Manowar, announced he was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis  (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig Disease. Sadly, he has passed away at the age of 72 The news was shared via a statement on the social media of the Metal Hall Of Fame. “It is with deep […]