AC/DC DRUMMER PHIL RUDD PLEADS “NOT GUILTY” TO CHARGES THAT HE BREACHED HIS HOME CONFINEMENT SENTENCE BY DRINKING ALCOHOL

Page Six of The New York Post reports: AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd pleaded not guilty on Monday to breaching the rules of his home detention sentence by drinking alcohol. A New Zealand judge allowed Rudd to remain in home confinement on bail pending a November hearing on the possible breach. The 61-year-old Australian-born drummer could […]
MOTLEY CRUE FRONTMAN VINCE NEIL SAYS “THE BAND’S NOT BREAKING UP, WE’RE JUST NOT GOING TO TOUR ANYMORE”

Greg Prato has interviewed Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil for the Long Island Pulse. Highlights from the Q&A appear below. Discussing whether the band is really breaking up: “The band’s not breaking up. We’re just not going to tour anymore. We’ll probably come out with some music for different projects and things like that, but […]
SAXON TO RELEASE “BATTERING RAM” ON OCTOBER 16TH, VIDEO FOR THE TITLE TRACK POSTED ONLINE

Saxon will be releasing a new album in called, Battering Ram, on October 16th in North America through UDR Music. Watch a video for the title track below. On Battering Ram — with Biff Byford singing as well as he ever has, Paul Quinn and Doug Scarratt making full use of the term “shredding” with […]
TED NUGENT ON THE KILLING OF CECIL THE LION, “GOD, PEOPLE ARE STUPID”

Ted Nugent has weighed in on the killing of Cecil the lion, calling the story “a lie.” US dentist Walter Palmer caused outrage when he shot and killed Zimbabwe’s most famous animal in what he believed was a legal hunt. But, Cecil was being monitored as part of an Oxford University study into lion conservation […]
IRON MAIDEN TEASE NEW ALBUM, “THE BOOK OF SOULS”

Iron Maiden have released a 28-second teaser clip from their forthcoming double album, The Book Of Souls, due out September 4th. Watch the clip below. Drummer Nicko McBrain recently called their first-ever double-length studio release “a stunning piece of work.” He added, “Every time you make a record it’s the best you’ve ever made. This […]
GEOFF TATE’S OPERATION: MINDCRIME RELEASE VIDEO FOR “RE-INVENTING THE FUTURE”

Operation: Mindcrime – the band fronted by former Queensryche man Geoff Tate – have launched a video for their track Re-Inventing The Future. Watch it below. The Key is scheduled for release on September 18th through Frontiers Music Srl. To read more about this release and to view a track listing, please click here.