BLACK LABEL SOCIETY ANNOUNCE “20 YEARS OF SONIC BREWTALITY TOUR” AND A NEW “SONIC BREW” RELEASE

Entertainment One (eOne) has licensed the complete back catalog of Black Label Society (BLS), the hard rock group led by American guitar icon Zakk Wylde. In addition to the band’s last three albums which were released on eOne, the Company has licensed the following titles: Sonic Brew, Stronger Than Death, 1919 Eternal, The Blessed Hellride, Hangover […]
GUITARIST VINNIE VINCENT SHOWS CANCELED

Former KISS guitarist, Vinnie Vincent, has sent a notification letter to the promoter that he will not be performing the concerts scheduled for Feb 8th and 9th, 2019 in Nashville, TN. While we cannot discuss the terms of the contract due to a confidentiality clause within the contract, we are shocked at this development, and […]
AFTER 40 YEARS, JUDAS PRIEST PERFORM “KILLING MACHINE,” LIVE IN PARIS

On Sunday night (January 27th), Judas Priest started their European tour in Paris, by preforming a song they have not sung live in four decades, Killing Machine. The song was the title track of the second LP they released in 1978, though the record’s name was changed to, Hell Bent for Leather,when it was released […]
DREAM THEATER’S JAMES LABRIE DISCUSSES THE BAND’S LATEST ALBUM, THE HARDEST SONGS TO SING LIVE AND HIS FAVORITE SINGERS

Greg Prato of Songfacts interviewed Dream Theater frontman James LaBrie. Highlights from interview appear below. Songfacts: How is the new album, Distance Over Time, similar or different to previous Dream Theater albums? James LaBrie: Well, it might be similar to some of the earlier albums in the sense that in a lot of ways, we pulled […]
THE CIRCLE, FEATURING HAGAR, ANTHONY, BONHAM, JOHNSON, TO RELEASE “SPACE BETWEEN” ON MAY 10TH, STREAMING NEW SONG “TRUST FUND BABY”

The Circle, Sammy Hagar’s critically acclaimed supergroup also featuring Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham and Vic Johnson, will release its first album of all-original material, Space Between, on May 10th through BMG. The first single, Trust Fund Baby, can now be streamed below. Hagar said, “Play it on whatever system suits you and crank it up, it f–king rocks like the rest of the album!” […]
DRUMMER CARMINE APPICE STILL HOPEFUL THAT ONE DAY THERE WILL BE A BLUE MURDER REUNION

Teenage radio host Miles “The Shoe” Schuman spoke with drummer Carmine Appice at this year’s NAMM show (see video below) to ask why he is not playing with John Sykes. Appice explained (transcribed via blabbermouth.net), “Well, because John wants to call it ‘John Sykes’ and not Blue Murder…I mean, it’s not Blue Murder. He’s gonna be doing John Sykes‘ new album. He […]