GUITARIST ANDY SNEAP SAYS IT WAS “INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTING” TO FIND OUT THAT JUDAS PRIEST HAS DECIDED TO TOUR AS A FOUR-PIECE BAND

As previously reported, Judas Priest has announced that when they launch their rescheduled 50 Heavy Metal Years tour in March, they will be doing so as a quartet. as opposed to their known quintet lineup. Guitarist/producer Andy Sneap, will not be joining the band, when they return to the road. Sneap released a statement about […]
JUDAS PRIEST ANNOUNCE THEY WILL RETURN TO THE ROAD AS A QUARTET

Judas Priest have issued the following statement: “Hello maniacs! We are chomping at the British Steel bit to return to world touring… celebrating 50 years of Judas Priest as an an even more powerful, relentless four piece heavy metal band – with Glenn coming out on stage with us here and there as before. Big thanks to [guitarist/producer] Andy […]
BON JOVI ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES SCHEDULED FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL

Bon Jovi has just announced new tour dates. The band posted, “It’s official! We’ll be headed back out on the road this April for the #BonJovi2022Tour. Pre-sales begin January 11th and tickets will be available to the public beginning January 14th. For more information on tickets and VIP packages, head to bonjovi.com. See you soon.” The dates […]
DAVID LEE ROTH ADDRESSES SHOW CANCELLATIONS

As previously reported, Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth has canceled all of his Las Vegas retirement performances. Entertainment Weekly reports that Roth sent them a statement regarding the cancellations, writing: “Sometimes you win, Sometimes you lose,We got rained out.. Covid cancelled. Future shows?When the benefit concerts for Colorado, Farm Aid, and hospital workers “everywhere” come up; […]
DAVID LEE ROTH CANCELS ALL OF HIS LAS VEGAS RETIREMENT PERFORMANCES

According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, David Lee Roth’s Las Vegas retirement dates have been completely canceled because for COVID. The vaunted front man called off the entire run Monday afternoon, according to a representative of House of Blues at Mandalay Bay. Roth was to perform Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and again Jan. 14th-15th and Jan. 21st-22nd. […]
KISS’ GENE SIMMONS DISCUSSES THEIR NEW VODKA, CRYPTO CURRENCY, THE FUTURE OF THE BAND AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY WILL SELL THEIR CATALOG

Alan Cross of A Journal of Musical Things spoke with KISS bassist/singer Gene Simmons, highlights from the interview appear below. Alan Cross: …How many KISS products are there now? Gene Simmons: It’s a living, breathing thing, so there are always new ones and old ones that lapse in their window of opportunity. But, I’d approximate between 3,500 […]