IN CELEBRATION OF RONNIE JAMES DIO’S 80TH BIRTHDAY, “HOLY DIVER SUPER DELUXE EDITION” TO BE RELEASED ON JULY 8TH
Ronnie James Dio would have turned 80 years old on July 10th. Among the greatest heavy metal singers of all time, Dio’s career spanned five decades, touched millions of fans and pioneered his signature “devil’s horns,” one of the most popular hand gestures in the world. Dio also provided vocals and lyrics for some of […]
JAMES LABRIE LAUNCHES NEW SINGLE “AM I RIGHT,” NEW ALBUM ‘BEAUTIFUL SHADE OF GREY” OUT MAY 20TH
Dream Theater frontman James LaBrie has put out the third, and final track, from his forthcoming new solo album, Beautiful Shade of Grey, before the album’s release, on May 20th. The song is titled, Am I Right, and is posted below. James comments, “The anthemic song of the album with gorgeous chordal picking and progressions. A […]
THE DIRECTOR OF THE “RANDY RHOADS: REFLECTIONS OF A GUITAR ICON” DOCUMENTARY TELLS EDDIE THAT BOTH THE RHOADS FAMILY, AND THE OSBOURNES, DECLINED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MAKING OF THE FILM
During an appearance on the May 10th broadcast of Eddie‘s SiriusXM show, Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk, the director of the recently released, Randy Rhoads: Reflections Of A Guitar Icon documentary, Andre Relis, stated that the Rhoads family was not involved in the making of the film. “I do believe the family’s very protective of it,” he said […]
DAVID COVERDALE REFLECTS ON THE SONG “STILL OF THE NIGHT,” AND CREDITS GUITARIST JOHN SYKES, FOR TAKING THE RIFF TO “COSMIC LEVELS”
As previously reported, Whitesnake have re-released their Greatest Hits album by having it revised, remixed and remastered. Below is a clip of David Coverdale discussing how Still of The Night came to be, and how instrumental [Dana’s note: Pun intended ;)], guitarist John Sykes was to taking the song to another level. To read more […]
THE CULT ANNOUNCE JULY TOUR DATES
The Cult have announced North American tour dates for the month of July. The band will be joined by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and Zola Jesus, the schedule is as follows: July: 8 – St Paul, MN – Palace Theatre *9 – Milwaukee, WI – US Cellular Stage At Summerfest10 – Chesterfield, MO – The Factory At […]
WHITESNAKE’S “GREATEST HITS” HAVE BEEN REVISED, REMIXED AND REMASTERED FOR 2022 COLLECTION
Whitesnake continues to revisit its multi-platinum career as it remixes some of its biggest hits for a new collection, Greatest Hits, which was made available on May 6th on digital and streaming services. Whitesnake founder and lead singer David Coverdale had 16 tracks remixed and remastered for this collection. He explains: “We’ve definitely expanded on the original Greatest Hits, took them […]