BASSIST BILLY SHEEHAN SAYS HE WAS ASKED THREE TIMES TO JOIN VAN HALEN
In a brand new interview with The Metal Voice [as per blabbermouth.net] über bassist Billy Sheehan (Talas, David Lee Roth. Mr. Big, Winery Dogs, Sons Of Apollo) once again recalled being asked to join Van Halen on at least a couple of different occasions. Sheehan, whose early band Talas opened for Van Halen in 1981, said that he was approached about replacing [original […]
RICHIE KOTZEN PREMIERE’S NEW SONG, “DEVIL’S HAND” FROM HIS NEW ALBUM “50 FOR 50”
Devil’s Hand, the new video from singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Richie Kotzen, can be seen below. The track is taken from his his 22nd solo album, 50 For 50 — which is now available via his own custom label, Headroom-Inc. The three-disc collection is just what the title implies: a collection of 50 previously unreleased compositions produced, performed and written […]
ANGEL AND STARZ TEAM UP FOR “SPIRIT OF ’76′” APRIL TOUR DATES
After a successful run of tour dates in December in support of its first new album in decades, Risen, seminal rock band Angel will now tour more extensively in the United States with the Spirit Of ’76 2020 tour. Beginning in April, the bill also features Starz, the American metal band that served as a major inspiration for such global luminaries […]
DEF LEPPARD AND MÖTLEY CRÜE’S “THE STADIUM TOUR” HAS SOLD ONE MILLION TICKETS
According to Billboard, Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe’s stadium tour has already sold more than one million tickets. The package, which also includes Poison and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, has grossed $130 million, with another $5 million generated from VIP seats. The tour saw the fastest sellout in Miller Park history in Milwaukee, with additional shows selling out instantly in […]
SLIPKNOT ANNOUNCE KNOTFEST ROADSHOW 2020 WITH SPECIAL GUESTS: A DAY TO REMEMBER AND UNDEROATH
Following the enormous success of 2019’s inaugural Knotfest Roadshow tour, the multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning hard rock band, Slipknot have announced that they will once again be hitting the road this summer to headline the Knotfest Roadshow 2020 North American tour produced by Live Nation. Joining them and rounding out a killer line-up showcasing the best the world of heavy music has […]
NEW BOOK, “A ROCKIN’ ROLLIN’ MAN: BON SCOTT REMEMBERED,” MARKS 40 YEARS SINCE LEGENDARY SINGER’S PASSING
There have been few rock singers as beloved as the late/great Bon Scott of AC/DC. After all, it was his unmistakable vocals and street-wise/sexually-charged lyrics that were a major part of such all-time classic rock anthems as Highway to Hell, Sin City, Whole Lotta Rosie, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, and TNT. And it was […]