LISTEN TO SEBASTIAN BACH, BOB DAISLEY, MICK BOX, JONATHAN CAIN, DOUG ALDRICH AND CARMINE APPICE COVER RAINBOW’S “MAN ON THE SILVER MOUNTAIN”
With just days to wait now before Ride The Rainbow – The Ultimate Tribute To Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow touches down on June 19th, Cleopatra Records has unleashed the final single from the set. Sebastian Bach, the former Skid Row hero who now leads Twisted Sister, fronts a devastating performance of Man On The Silver Mountain — originally a cut from Rainbow‘s epochal debut album, back in […]
DEEP PURPLE RELEASE VIDEO FOR SECOND SINGLE OFF OF THEIR FORTHCOMING NEW ALBUM, “SPLAT!,” LISTEN TO “DIABLO” HERE
Deep Purple have released the official music video for their new single, Diablo. The new track is the latest taste of Splat!, the band’s new studio album, due July 3rd. Diablo follows Arrogant Boy (which can be heard here), the first single from Splat! and opens the door to one of Deep Purple‘s surreal new story worlds: the most dangerous place on earth, where […]
QUESTION OF THE WEEK: CARMINE APPICE SAYS THAT METALLICA IS THE FIRST TRUE HEAVY METAL BAND, “BEFORE ALL THAT, IT WAS HARD ROCK” (*VARIATION ON THE ROGER DALTREY COMMENT)
n a new interview with Poland’s MetalSide, legendary rock drummer Carmine Appice believes that Metallica was the first true heavy metal band. He said (as per blabbermouth.net), “I consider heavy metal starting with Metallica. Before all that, it was hard rock. The crunchy guitars, the buzztone guitar and the double bass following guitar, that’s what started heavy metal. Everything else before […]
SOUL ASYLUM ANNOUNCES WORLDWIDE TOUR
Soul Asylum has announced a worldwide tour that will take the band across North America, South America, and beyond, bringing their celebrated live show to audiences around the globe (tickets on-sale Friday, June 5). The announcement comes as the band prepares to release MPLS Unplugged later this summer, a special live album celebrating the 30th […]
L.A. GUNS BRING THE “ELECTRIC GYPSY” BACK FROM THE GUILD THEATRE WITH NEW ‘LIVE FROM THE GUILD THEATRE’ ALBUMOUT JULY 3RD THROGH CLEOPATRA RECORDS
July 3rd sees the release of one of the most anticipated live albums of the metal year, a full all-format release for Live From The Guild Theatre, recorded almost exactly one year earlier at the onstage launch of L.A. Guns’ most acclaimed album in years, the mighty Leopard Skin. It nails it here, too, sliding in between […]
EUROPE SHARES SECOND VIDEO/SINGLE, “THE CULT OF IGNORANCE” FROM THEIR FORTHCOMING “COME THIS MADNESS” OUT SEPTEMBER 25TH
Europe release the hook-laden new single, The Cult of Ignorance, the second track unveiled from their highly anticipated forthcoming studio album, Come This Madness, set for release on September 25th through Silver Lining Music. Pre-orders are available now. Driven by an instantly memorable hook and an anthemic chorus, The Cult of Ignorance combines undeniable catchiness […]