TRACK LISTING FOR JUDAS PRIEST’S “REDEEMER OF SOULS” REVEALED
There are only a select number of bands that have accomplished what Judas Priest has throughout their career (as well as having served as a stylistic influence on such a wide variety of bands). Soon the group – singer Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill and drummer Scott Travis – […]
“AMERICAN IDOL” CONTESTANT CALEB JOHNSON PERFORMS WHITESNAKE’S “STILL OF NIGHT”
On last night’s (April 30th) episode of American Idol, contestant, and resident rocker, Caleb Johnson performed Whitesnake’s Still of the Night. Watch his performance below. Still of the Night appears on Whitesnake’s 1987 self titled album which sold over eight million copies in the US where the album went platinum eight times. Besides Still of […]
THE SCORPIONS RELEASE A BRIEF STATEMENT REGARDING DRUMMER JAMES KOTTAK’S ARREST IN THE UAE
The Scorpions have released the following statement regarding reports that their American drummer, James Kottak, will spend a month in a Dubai, United Arab Emirates jail after he was convicted on Tuesday morning of insulting Islam. “Dear fans, when James Kottak arrived in Dubai on April 3th, he ran into problems at immigrations and got […]
SINGER MICHAEL SWEET TALKS ABOUT HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY, COLLABORATION WITH GUITARIST GEORGE LYNCH AND STRYPER
Greg Prato of Brave Words spoke with Stryper frontman Michael Sweet. Excerpts from the interview appear below. BW: Let’s discuss your book, Honestly: My Life and Stryper Revealed. Did things come back to you that you hadn’t thought about in many years? Michael Sweet: Oh yeah, definitely. And to this day, I’m thinking of things […]
SAXON’S BIFF BYFORD DISCUSSES MUSIC, SONGWRITING AND HIS FAVORITE SAXON ALBUM
Greg Prato of Songfacts spoke with Saxon frontman Biff Byford. Portions of the interview appear below. Songfacts: Let’s start off by talking about the new Saxon album, Unplugged and Strung Up. How did the idea come to do this album? Biff Byford: Well, it’s a mixture of different projects that we were doing. I had […]
4/30: A7X, HELLYEAH, ADRENALINE MOB, SIGNING TONIGHT IN S FLORIDA
Greetings from S Florida and the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood. If you are in the area a few tickets remain for the show here tonight at Hard Rock Live with Avenged Sevenfold, Hellyeah and Adrenaline Mob. I’ll be right in front of the lobby entrance to the venue from 6-7P selling […]