JUDAS PRIEST BEGIN THEIR “REDEEMER OF SOULS” TOUR IN ROCHESTER, N.Y., SETLIST REVEALED AND FAN FOOTAGE POSTED ONLINE

Judas Priest began their Redeemer of Souls tour in Rochester, N.Y. on October 1st. The band’s reported set list was as follows: 1. Dragonaut 2. Metal Gods 3. Devil’s Child 4. Victim Of Changes 5. Halls Of Valhalla 6. Love Bites 7. March Of The Damned 8. Turbo Lover 9. Redeemer Of Souls 10. Beyond […]
SAMMY HAGAR TO RELEASE ACOUSTIC ALBUM “LITE ROAST” ON OCTOBER 13TH

Sammy Hagar has revealed details of his first solo acoustic record. The Red Rocker will release Lite Roast on October 13th through Mailboat Records. He is joined on the record by Vic Johnson, guitarist with Hagar’s backing band Waboritas. Former Van Halen and Montrose singer Hagar says, “I realize that when I played my songs […]
EXTREME FRONTMAN GARY CHERONE’S HURTSMILE’S “RETROGRENADE” TO BE RELEASED ON OCTOBER 7TH, “HELLO I MUST BE GOING,” STREAMING ONLINE

Athough it was previously reported as being released on June 2nd, Gary Cherone’s (Extreme, Van Halen) Hurtsmile will be releasing their new album, Retrogrenade, on October 7th. Charone tells Billboard,”If there was [only] one record it would seem like a Gary Cherone project, and this is truly a band.” He formed Hurtsmile with his brother […]
LED ZEPPELIN’S JIMMY PAGE SAYS BAND REUNION IS NOT POSSIBLE, BUT PLANS TO START HIS OWN BAND

Damian Jones of NME reports: On September 30th, Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page sated that he ruled out any chance of the band playing together ever again. Page was hosting a playback of his remastered versions of Houses Of The Holy and Led Zeppelin IV at Olympic Studios in London when he confirmed the news. […]
MALCOLM YOUNG’S FAMILY CONFIMS THAT THE GUITARIST HAS DEMENTIA

People Magazine reports that Malcolm Young’s family has confirmed news that the AC/DC guitarist is suffering from dementia. “Malcolm is suffering from dementia and the family thanks you for respecting their privacy,” his family said in a statement to People. A Young family connection said: “If you were in the room with [Malcolm Young] and […]
GUITARIST SCOTT IAN DISCUSSES HIS FORTHCOMING AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND DVD, NEW ANTHRAX MUSIC AND BEING TOLD HE LOOKS LIKE HENRY WINKLER

Greg Prato for Bravewords spoke with Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian, who has a 392 page autobiography titled, I’m the Man: The Story of That Guy from Anthrax out on on October 14th and a two hour plus Swearing Words in Glasgow DVD out on November 13th via Megaforce Record. Portions of the interview appear below. […]