METAL BLADE RECORDS, SCORPIONS, AND THE RAINBOW JUST NOMINATED TO THE HALL OF HEAVY METAL HISTORY
Metal Blade Records (celebrating their 35th Anniversary), Scorpions, and the Rainbow Bar and Grill have just joined the list of Metal Royalty who have been nominated for induction into the the 2017 Hall of Heavy Metal History. The All-Star Induction Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, January 18th, 2017 at the Anaheim Expo Center, Anaheim […]
RIOT V RELEASE VIDEO FOR “BRING THE HAMMER DOWN”
Riot V, the band featuring the remaining members of the band Riot, released their debut album, Unleash The Fire, in October 2014 via SPV/Steamhammer. The band has released a video for the song, Bring The Hammer Down, from the album, and which can be viewed below. Unleash The Fire is the band’s first release from […]
SEBASTIAN BACH DISCUSSES KISS, EDDIE TRUNK AND THE POSSIBLE SKID ROW REUNION, WHICH HE NOW SAYS “UNFORTUNATELY, [MAY NOT HAPPEN]
Michael Christopher of Vanyaland spoke with Sebastian Bach. Portions of the interview appear below. Michael Christopher: When you started writing this book [18 and Life on Skid Row], what did you want to do to make yours different from all the other rock star memoirs out there? Sebastian Bach: I wasn’t necessarily out to make […]
JOURNEY AND YES TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK N’ ROLL HALL OF FAME
Andy Greene of Rolling Stone reports: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has officially announced next year’s inductees: Pearl Jam, Tupac Shakur, Journey, Yes, Electric Light Orchestra and Joan Baez will all join the class of 2017. Chic’s Nile Rodgers will be given the Award For Musical Excellence. The induction ceremony will be held […]
METALLICA SERVES UP “SANDMAN” IN THE DELI AISLE
TMZ reports: Metallica made a deli dude’s day when they rolled by his counter blaring their classic, Enter Sandman … and he didn’t hesitate to take lead vocals. All of the metal legends — James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo — were in a Hollywood Gelson’s supermarket Thursday with Billy Eichner from […]
JUDAS PRIEST 10TH STUDIO ALBUM “TURBO” REMASTERED AS 3 CD REISSUE TO BE RELEASED FEBRUARY 3RD 2017
British metal legends Judas Priest announce the reissue of their 10th studio album, Turbo. The album has been remastered and will be released via Sony Music on February 3rd, 2017 on 3 CD (the original album and two bonus discs) as well as 1LP 150g vinyl. Originally released in 1986, Turbo features all the hallmarks […]