GUITARIST JOHN SYKES DISCUSSES HIS FORTHCOMING NEW ALBUM, TOURING PLANS, AND SAYS, “I LOVE MY FANS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SUPPORTING AND STICKING WITH ME”

On January 24th, at the NAMM show in Anaheim, California, Jason MacNamara spoke with guitarist/singer/songwriter, John Sykes. Portions of the interview appear below (as transcribed by blabbermouth.net). The interview also appears in its entirety, at the bottom of the story. On a Blue Murder reunion: “I’m not sure we’re gonna do a reunion, But I’ve been […]

TO CELEBRATE ITS 35 ANNIVERSARY, WHITESNAKE WILL RELEASE “SLIDE IT IN: THE ULTIMATE SPECIAL EDITION ON MARCH 22ND

Whitesnake scored its first platinum-selling album in 1984 with Slide It In, a release that has sold more than four million copies worldwide thanks to hard-rocking songs like Love Ain’t No Stranger, Slow An’ Easy and the title track. The classic album turns 35 this year and Rhino is celebrating with several new versions, including an enormous seven-disc box set. Slide […]

GUITARIST JAKE E. LEE SAYS FORMER BADLANDS SINGER, RAY GILLEN, NEVER TOLD HIM THAT HE HAD AIDS

During a recent appearance on Dean Delray’s Let There Be Talk podcast, former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Jake E. Lee spoke about the passing of his former Badlands bandmate Ray Gillen. The singer died in December 1993 from an AIDS-related disease in a New York hospital. He was only 34 years old. Lee’s comments appear below as transcribed by blabbermouth.net. “When [Ray and I] first got […]

FORMER TNT FRONTMAN, TONY HARNELL, SAYS GRUNGE MUSIC WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TERMINATION OF THE ’80S METAL SCENE

Former TNT singer, Tony Harnell, states that he does not believe that the ’90s Grunge movement was responsible for the dissolution of the ’80s glam metal scene. “I remember seeing the Nirvana video on MTV, and I instantly knew,” Harnell told the Cobras & Fire podcast (transcribed via blabbermouth.net). “I think the first time I saw it, I just was, like, ‘Yeah, […]