DEF LEPPARD ANNOUNCE FIRST OF FOUR PLANNED CAREER-SPANNING BOX SETS
On June 1st, Bludgeon Riffola/Mercury/UMe fires the first salvo in Def Leppard’s projected four-volume career-spanning box set series, when the appropriately dubbed Volume One appears in multidisc LP and CD collections. The collection arrives in time for this summer’s highly anticipated Def Leppard co-headline tour with Journey. This first volume of the band’s complete recorded […]
REMEMBERING DOKKEN’S “ONE LIVE NIGHT” CD/DVD
Since the classic line-up of Dokken has been in the news lately, I thought I would revisit an older release, which I have discussed before, but would like remind you of, again. Back in 1995, when hard rock and metal was out fashion, Dokken released a CD/DVD called One Live Night. It encompasses acoustic performances […]
SLASH FT. MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS ANNOUNCE THIRD STUDIO ALBUM OUT THIS FALL
Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators will return this fall with their as-yet-untitled third studio album. The group-Slash (Guitar), Myles Kennedy (Vocals), Brent Fitz (Drums), TODD KERNS (Bass & Vocals) and Frank Sidoris (Guitar & Vocals)–has entered the studio with producer Michael “Elvis” Baskette (Alter Bridge, Iggy Pop, Incubus). Expect the group to announce […]
CLASSIC DOKKEN LINE-UP POST VIDEO FOR NEW SONG “IT’S JUST ANOTHER DAY”
In October 2016, the classic lineup of Dokken-Don Dokken (vocals), George Lynch (guitar), Jeff Pilson (bass) and Mick Brown (drums)-reunited to play the Loud Park festival in Japan. Fortunately for fans outside of Japan, cameras were there to capture the performance and now Frontiers Music Srl is set to issue Return To The East Live […]
JUDAS PRIEST’S “FIREPOWER” IS THE BAND’S HIGHEST CHARTING ALBUM EVER IN THE U.S.
Keith Caulfield of Billboard reports: Rock band Judas Priest debuts at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with Firepower — marking the group’s highest charting album ever. The album surpasses the group’s previous chart high, logged when 2014’s Redeemer of Souls debuted and peaked at No. 6… …Firepower — the act’s 18th studio […]
FORMER MEMBERS OF EXODUS, OVERKILL AND HADES RECORD NEW MATERIAL, INCLUDING A COVER OF KISS’ “GOD OF THUNDER”
Former Exodus singer Rob Dukes has teamed up with former Hades members Dan Lorenzo and Jimmy Schulman and former Overkill drummer Ron Lipnicki in a project that has yet to be named. Lorenzo stated, “Ron’s first recording was Hades DamNation CD in 2001. About a year after that Hades stopped recording when Ron got cancer. […]