FORMER JUDAS PRIEST GUITARIST K.K DOWNING DISCUSSES WHY HE LEFT THE BAND, “REDEEMER OF SOULS,” AND WHETHER HE THINKS HE WOULD EVER JOIN THE BAND ONSTAGE FOR A ONE-OFF SHOW
Robert Cavuoto of Guitar International spoke with former Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing. Excerpts from the interview appear below. Robert: I understand you had your reasons for leaving [Judas Priest], but how did things go from the band retiring in 2010 with a Farewell tour, to you leaving in 2011 and them continuing on? KK […]
SLASH TO RELEASE “LIVE AT THE ROXY 9/25/14” AS A BITTORRENT BUNDLE ON JUNE 16TH
While Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators are currently in the midst of a headlining world tour, the group has partnered with BitTorrent to release Live At The Roxy 9/25/14 as a BitTorrent Bundle on Monday, June 15th, the same day the live concert will be released on DVD, Blu-ray, 3LP, 2CD through all […]
LYNCH MOB RETURN WITH NEW ALBUM REBEL SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE AUGUST 21ST THROUGH FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL, VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE “AUTOMATIC FIX” OUT NOW
Rockers Lynch Mob are back this summer with their most-anticipated release to date. Rebel, the band’s 8th studio release, is slated for worldwide release on August 21st via Frontiers Music SRL. The first song released from Rebel is the scorching Automatic Fix. The song features an exciting opening riff and vocal melody and Lynch burns […]
STEPHEN PEARCY RELEASES VIDEO FOR THE SONG “I CANT’ TAKE IT”
Former Ratt frontman Stephen Pearcy has released a video for the song, I Can’t Take It, from his forthcoming solo album, Smash. Watch it below. Pearcy is currently on tour, his recording and touring lineup includes: Greg D’Angelo – Drums Erik Ferentinos – Guitar Matt Thorne – Bass Chris Hager – Guitar Stephen Pearcy tour […]
ALLAN FRYER, FRONTMAN FOR THE AUSTRALIAN BAND HEAVEN, DIES AT AGE 60
Allan Fryer, singer for the Australian band Heaven who once auditioned to front AC/DC, has died after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was sixty years of age. Heaven released a trio of albums in the early ’80s, touring with Dio, Kiss, Motley Crue and Judas Priest along the way. Their 1983 album, Where Angels […]
GUITARIST YNGWIE MALMSTEEN DISCUSSES HIS ART COLLECTION, “IT’S NUTS ALMOST HOW COOL IT LOOKS”
On June 18th, Swedish guitar legend Yngwie Malmsteen will unveil his fine art debut collection. Completed with art team SceneFour, the release is a pioneering effort in the new medium of crafting visual art through guitar performance. A new clip in which Malmsteen discusses his art collection can be seen below. Malmsteen recently stated about […]