JUDAS PRIEST GUITARIST GLENN TIPTON SAYS THEIR NEW MUSIC IS “A BIT EXPERIMENTAL”
Greg Prato of Heavy Consequence spoke with Judas Priest guitarist Glenn Tipton, highlights from the interview appear below. Heavy Consequence: First off, how are you feeling health-wise? Glenn Tipton: I’m not too bad. I take every day as it comes. Sometimes I’m on a high, sometimes I’m on a low…but that’s life. You just have […]
JOE SATRIANI ANNOUNCES U.S. 2022 TOUR
After being forced to postpone numerous tour dates over the last two years Joe Satriani is more than ready to get back to live shows and playing for his legions of fans across the world. The U.S. leg of his worldwide tour will get things started with the tour set to launch on September 21st in Riverside, […]
MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP RELEASE NEW SINGLE, “EMERGENCY” FROM FORTHCOMING NEW ALBUM, ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
As previously reported, Michael Schenker Group (MSG) will release their new album, Universal on May 27th. The band has released a new single, from the forthcoming release, titled, Emergency. The haunting opening comes with an official music video, produced by Justin Griffiths. Schenker states, “Emergency is quite a complicated song with different rhythms but catchy at the same […]
SKID ROW RECORD NEW ALBUM WITH VOCALIST ERIK GRÖNWALL, NEW SINGLE “THE GANG’S ALL HERE” AVAILABLE FOR LISTENING
Skid Row has parted ways with singer ZP Theart and has replaced him with ex-H.E.A.T.vocalist Erik Grönwall. Grönwall will make his recording debut with the band on the band’s upcoming album, The Gang’s All Here, due on October 14th via earMUSIC. The LP’s first single, the title track can be heard below. Skid Row said in a statement, “It’s a new era for Skid Row. With […]
DAILY MAIL REPORTS: FOO FIGHTERS DRUMMER TAYLOR HAWKINS HAD TEN DIFFERENT DRUGS IN HIS SYSTEM
The death of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins is suspected as a drug overdose. According to the Daily Mail, he reportedly had “ten different types of drugs in his system” when he died in the five-star Casa Medina hotel in Bogota. Well-known Colombian journalist Luis Carlos Velez, the Bogota-based director of radio station FM, claimed […]
FOO FIGHTERS DRUMMER TAYLOR HAWKINS PASSES AT AGE 50
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins has passed away at the age of 50, the band said on March 25th — an announcement made shortly before the group was to play in Colombia. “The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins. His musical spirit and infectious laughter […]