DEEP PURPLE’S IAN GILLIAN ON BAND’S USING BACKING TRACKS DURING LIVE SHOWS, “I THINK THAT’S CHEATING, I DON’T LIKE IT”
Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan recently spoke with Spain’s RockFM about some band’s reliance, on pre-recorded tracks, during live performances. Ian said (as per blabbermouth.net), “”Well, personally, I think that’s cheating. I don’t like it. What are you gonna do? I first noticed this… I’m not naming any names, but I know a lot of people who do it. And I […]
MÖTLEY CRÜE ANNOUNCES “CRÜCIAL CRÜE” BOX SET
On the heels of Mötley Crüe’s highly successful The Stadium Tour with Def Leppard and playing to over one million fans in North America this year, BMG, announced on November 23rd, the release of the limited-edition box set Crücial Crüe: The Studio Albums 1981-1989 featuring the band’s first five platinum selling landmark albums pressed on colored vinyl — Too Fast For Love (white/black splatter),Shout At The […]
ALICE COOPER AND NIKKI SIXX TALK ABOUT TOMMY HENRIKSEN’S CROSSBONE SKULLY PROJECT; CROSSBONE SKULLY DEBUT “EVIL WORLD MACHINE,” MUSIC VIDEO TO PREMIERE AT SAN FRANCISCO FAN EXPO AND YOUTUBE ON NOVEMBER 26TH
“It’s about time someone recognized Crossbone Skully,” says Alice Cooper. “Skully and I go way back. Crossbone Skully has written a galactic masterpiece about one of the most mysterious characters of the cosmos. Is he a villain or a hero? I don’t know. Maybe a little of both. All I know is don’t cross Crossbone Skully. […]
GEOFF TATE TAKES HIS NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN “BIG ROCK SHOW HITS TOUR” ON THE ROAD FOR 28 DATES IN THE STATES BEGINNING DECEMBER 1ST
Beginning December 1st, Geoff Tate — the multi-platinum selling, Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter best known for his thirty-plus years as the creative and driving force behind the progressive metal band, Queensryche — will be taking his Big Rock Show Hits Tour on the road for the very first time. In what is expected to be the most […]
BMG TO REISSUE DOKKEN LP AND CD BOX SETS, INCLUDING THEIR FOUR CLASSIC ALBUMS
The four albums that made Dokken one of the ‘80s top rock bands are now being collected together as a box set (available in LP or CD formats) from BMG, The Elektra Albums 1983-1987. Released on January 27th, the limited edition set will include Dokken’s million-selling, worldwide charting first 4 studio albums (Breaking the Chains, […]
DAVE MUSTAINE DISCUSSES METALLICA, “THE BIG 4,” HIS FAVORITE GUITARISTS AND MEGADETH’S MOST MISUNDERSTOOD SONG
Greg Prato of Songfacts spoke with Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine, highlights from the interview appear below. Songfacts: Megadeth recently received their 13th Grammy nomination, in the Best Metal Performance category for the song We’ll Be Back. Dave Mustaine: First off, that pesky little number has been haunting me for a long time. I started playing […]