KING DIAMOND THREE-TRACK “HALLOWEEN” PICTURE DISC, FEATURING NEW ARTWORK, TO BE RELEASED ON OCTOBER 23RD
King Diamond‘s Halloween, the three-track LP picture disc originally released in 1986, will be re-released worldwide with new art by Mario Lopez on October 23rd via Metal Blade Records, just in time for the season! The Halloween title track comes off King Diamond‘s debut album, Fatal Portrait (1986), as does The Candle, which served as […]
SKID ROW CELEBRATES THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BAND’S FORMATION WITH A REMASTERED VERSION OF “40 SEASONS: THE BEST OF SKID ROW”
BMG, in partnership with Rhino Entertainment, has announced a newly remastered edition of Skid Row‘s 40 Seasons: The Best Of Skid Row, arriving November 6tg in the U.S. and December 4th elsewhere, on CD — and for the first time ever — translucent blue vinyl. Originally released in 1998, 40 Seasons: The Best Of Skid […]
ROSE TATTOO FRONTMAN ANGRY ANDERSON PASSES AT AGE 79
Gary “Angry” Anderson, the iconic frontman of Australian hard rock legends Rose Tattoo, has died at age 79, several weeks after suffering a heart attack during the band’s farewell tour in Europe. Anderson reportedly returned home to Australia for treatment but could not recover from the cardiac arrest. “It is with great sadness we announce […]
LEARN MORE ABOUT QUIET RIOT’S NEW FRONTMAN, A LOCAL NEW YORKER, NAMED JOHN TORRA
Nicholas McEntyre of the NY Post reports: A Long Island rocker, 23, was named the newest frontman for Quiet Riot, beating out more than 700 other applicants after publicly sharing his audition tape for the legendary heavy metal group. John Torra, of Massapequa, secured the “wild” gig when he landed on the band’s radar while […]
UFO’S “MECHANIX” EXPANDED, REMASTERED AND REISSUED ON DOUBLE CD AND TRIPLE VINYL TO BE RELEASED DECEMBER 4TH
Chrysalis Records are proud to present the latest in the acclaimed UFO reissue series: the classic 1982 album Mechanix. Reissued on stunning 3LP tri-fold sleeve 180gm vinyl and 2CD Digipak formats on December 4, 2026, the album now sounds more dynamic and detailed than ever, thanks to new remastering from the original tape transfers at […]
DIRTY HONEY TO RELEASE THEIR THIRD ALBUM, “CATCH MY BUTTERFLY” ON JANUARY 15TH, 2027, BAND SHARES THE FIRST TWO SINGLES, “LIGHTS OUT” AND “BUTTERFLY”
Dirty Honey are returning with their third full-length album, Catch My Butterfly, arriving January 15, 2027. The announcement comes alongside the release of the album’s first two singles, Lights Out and Butterfly, kicking off the next chapter with a dynamic, dangerous sound that proves Dirty Honey aren’t slowing down. Produced by John Feldmann (Yungblud, Blink-182, Korn),Catch My Butterfly represents the next evolution of Dirty Honey. Members Marc LaBelle (vocals),John Notto (guitar) […]