FORMER TWISTED SISTER GUITARIST JAY JAY FRENCH CALLS JUDAS PRIEST AND FOREIGNER “COVER BANDS”
Twisted Sister guitarist Jay Jay French took part in a question-and-answer session at this month’s Spooky Empire convention in Orlando, Florida, excerpts from the interview appear below (as transcribed by blabbermouth.net). Additionally, a video of the interview appears at the bottom of the article. Talking about bands that h have continued performing well past their […]
“MONSTERS OF ROCK CRUISE” ANNOUNCES 2019 LINEUP
Details for the 9th annual Monsters Of Rock Cruise-the world’s largest, and premier hard rock/heavy metal music cruise on the seven seas-have been announced. Departing out of Miami, Fl, this five-day/five-night full ship charter cruise — dubbed Band Overboard — will set sail February 24th – March 1st, 2019 aboard Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the […]
GUITARIST JOE PERRY SAYS AEROSMITH WILL PLAY SOME SHOWS IN 2019 TO CELEBRATE THE BAND’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY
Ryan Loughlin and Scott Cronick of the Atlantic City Weekly spoke with Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry. Highlights from the interview appear below. ACW: Brad Whitford and Gary Cherone are both on this tour with you. When you were putting the album together, did you think it would be fun to bring out some of these […]
HAPPY BON JOVI DAY
Bon Jovi is set to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tonight in Cleveland, Ohio, and the entire state of New Jersey is celebrating, as Governor Phil Murphy has declared that April 14th as Bon Jovi Day. The announcement was made on Friday night during a private event at the the […]
GUITARIST JOHN 5 DISCUSSES HIS “IT’S ALIVE!” TOUR, PLUS HIS TIME WORKING WITH ROB HALFORD AND DAVID LEE ROTH
Ruben Mosqueda of Metal Titans spoke with guitarist John 5, whois currently on tour in support of his live effort titled It’s Alive!. Portions of the interview appear below. Metal Titans: How did you connect with Rob Halford [for the 2wo project]? John 5: I met Rob through producer Bob Marlette. It was an awesome […]
BLACK SABBATH TO RELEASE “SUPERSONIC YEARS-THE SEVENTIES SINGLES BOX SET” ON JUNE 8TH
Black Sabbath have announced a new vinyl box set showcasing their singles in the 1970s. Titled Supersonic Years – The Seventies Singles Box Set, the 10-disc set will be released on June 8th through BMG – two days before Ozzy Osbourne headlines Download festival. The box set includes 7-inches of Iron Man, Evil Woman, Paranoid […]