DEF LEPPARD’S PHIL COLLEN SAYS HE’S “STILL WAITING” FOR THE NEXT GREAT ROCK BAND TO EMERGE
Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen recently spoke with Listen Next! about where the next great band will come from once they, and other prominent musicians, retire. Collen responded (per blabbermouth.net), “I don’t know. I’m still waiting, actually. You hear a lot of stuff out there, but it’s few and far between. There’s a problem, I […]
“GARY MOORE: THE OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY,” THE DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY OF THE LAST GREAT GUITAR HERO, ON SALE SEPTEMBER 27TH
Gary Moore delighted entire generations with his passionate guitar playing, from the driving rock of Thin Lizzy in the 1970s to his explorations in subsequent decades of jazz fusion, heavy metal, hard rock, blues rock, and more. Throughout that time, he could be seen on the world’s biggest stages, yet the real Gary Moore was always […]
GUITARIST PAT TRAVERS TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM “THE ART OF TIME” ON AUGUST 19TH, POSTS TRIBUTE TO SONG TO GUITARIST RONNIE MONTROSE
Pat Travers, the blues rock icon and guitar-slingin’ wizard, is set to return to center stage with a masterful new studio album to be released worldwide on August 19th. The Art Of Time Travel is a solid testament to the magic of Travers’s unique brand of classic blues rock, which has that supernatural ability to transport listeners into […]
WITH “HYSTERIA” CELEBRATING ITS 35TH ANNIVERSARY, DEF LEPPARD’S JOE ELLIOTT AND PHIL COLLEN, REFLECT ON THE MAKING OF THE ALBUM
Greg Prato of Heavy Consequence reports: There have been a handful of highly-anticipated albums by renowned rock artists that took a long time to see the light of day. One of those that proved to be truly worth the wait (from both a commercial and artistic standpoint) was Def Leppard’s fourth album overall, Hysteria – selling 12 million […]
ALTER BRIDGE RELEASE THEIR DEBUT SINGLE “SILVER TONGUE” FROM THEIR UPCOMING ALBUM, “PAWNS & KINGS,” SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE ON OCTOBER 14TH
On the heels of their recently-announced seventh studio album Pawns & Kings, acclaimed rockers Alter Bridge have released the debut single – the metal-leaning track Silver Tongue. Known for the signature dual-guitar attack that is backed by a driving rhythm section, Silver Tongue is one of the harder songs in the band’s recent catalog. The quartet comprised of Myles […]
RAVEN ANNOUNCE 40TH ANNIVERSARY NORTH AMERICAN TOUR FOR THEIR “WIPED OUT” ALBUM, STARTING SEPTEMBER 22ND IN FLORIDA
Raven will celebrate the 40th anniversary of their iconic record Wiped Out by playing the album in full on a North American tour this fall. Support on the trek will come from Riot Act, which will perform a Riot repertoire from legendary band’s classic era (1977-1982). Raven bassist/vocalist John Gallagher comments, “[I’m] really looking forward to playing one of my personal favorite Raven albums, Wiped Out, […]