JUDAS PRIEST TO FINALLY BE INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK N’ ROLL HALL OF FAME
It’s official, Judas Priest will finally be inducted into the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame, despite the band placing sixth in the fan vote. Judas Priest will receive the Musical Excellence Award at the event, which will also honor Eminem, Dolly Parton, Duran Duran Lionel Richie, Pat Benatar, Eurythmics and Carly Simon in the Performers category. The award for Musical Excellence — which […]
MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP HONORS RONNIE JAMES DIO AND RAINBOW’S “RISING” WITH NEW SONG “A KING HAS GONE”
Michael Schenker Group, has released a new single, A King Has Gone. The track and its intro, Calling Baal, are available on the band’s forthcoming album Universal, both have a special significance: sung by Helloween frontman Michael Kiske, it is a tribute to the immortal Ronnie James Dio, in particular to his performance on the 1976 hard rock classic Rainbow Rising. For this reason, Michael […]
IN A NEW CLIP FROM THE FORTHCOMING “RANDY RHOADS DOCUMENTARY, “RANDY RHOADS: REFLECTIONS OF A GUITAR ICON,” THE RIVALRY BETWEEN RHOADS AND EDDIE VAN HALEN IS DISCUSSED
As previously reported, a new documentary about legendary guitarist Randy Rhoads titled, Randy Rhoads: Reflections Of A Guitar Icon, will be airing on Video On Demand on May 6th. Now, a new clip from the film has been released, which premiered on Guitar World , and can be seen below, contains archive audio of Rhoads discussing influences, as […]
TESLA ANNOUNCE “LET’S GET REAL!” NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
Tesla have announced new dates for its spring/summer Let’s Get Real! tour dates. “We are so excited about getting back to performing ‘real’ live concerts again,” states guitarist Frank Hannon. “There’s nothing like the energy of being in the same spontaneous moment with an audience of people. Tesla has always taken pride in being a […]
KISS’ GENE SIMMONS WISHES ORIGINAL GUITARIST ACE FREHLEY A “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” AND INVITES HIM TO “JUMP ON STAGE” WITH THE BAND ON THEIR “END OF THE ROAD” TOUR
KISS vocalist/bassist Gene Simmons has invited original guitarist Ace Frehley to take part in the band’s End Of The Road tour. Earlier today, Simmons took to his Twitter to wish Frehley a happy 71st birthday, and he added, “The invitations still stand. Jump up on stage with us for encores. The fans would love it.” […]
TESTAMENT ANNOUNCES SECOND HALF OF NORTH AMERICAN “BAY STRIKES BACK” TOUR DATES WITH EXODUS AND DEATH ANGEL, BEGINS ON SEPTEMBER 9TH IN PHOENIX, AZ
In celebration of the return of drummer Dave Lombardo and live concerts returning – Testament announces the second leg of the unrelenting and legendary Bay Strikes Back Tour lineup featuring Testament with Exodus and Special Guests Death Angel. “We’ve all been having a killer time playing a lot of sold out shows for die hard metal fans across the US and we wanna keep the party rolling,” states Chuck Billy of Testament. Eric Peterson adds, […]