WOLFGANG VAH HALEN’S MAMMOTH WVH SIGN WITH BMG FOR SOPHMORE RELEASE
Chart-topping, Grammy-nominated rock band Mammoth WVH has signed a new global recordings agreement with BMG to release its upcoming new studio album. Led by Wolfgang Van Halen, the musical architect behind his solo band Mammoth WVH, this marks his first recordings deal with BMG, who also serves as Mammoth WVH’s music publisher. Van Halen said, “The Mammoth team and I are so excited to now be a […]
AS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED ON EDDIE’S SIRIUS/XM SHOW, ARTIST HUGH SYME’S “IMAGINE THIS” EXHIBITION IN LOS ANGELES AT THE MUSICHEAD GALLERY, SIGNED PRINTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT THE GALLERY
50 years, and counting, creating timeless works of art Hugh Syme is a award-winning Canadian illustrator, designer, graphic artist and musician who will open a new exhibition Hugh Syme: Imagine This in California beginning June 1st at Musichead Gallery in Los Angeles, as was announced recently on SiriusXM’s TrunkNation hosted by Eddie Trunk. The Los […]
DEF LEPPARD WITH THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA NEW ALBUM, “DRASTIC SYMPHONIES,” SET FOR RELEASE ON MAY 19TH
On May 16th, the world will see Rock and Classical royalty unite on Drastic Symphonies – a brand-new euphoric album featuring Def Leppard’s greatest produced tracks dramatically reimagined, and sounding more exhilarating than ever before, via the band teaming with London’s iconic The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. This album represents a bold new approach to Def Leppard’s most loved […]
“SWING OF THE BLADE: MORE STORIES FROM METAL BLADE RECORDS” OUT MAY 9TH, PRE-ORDER AVAILABLE NOW
Swing of the Blade: More Stories from Metal Blade Records follows Brian Slagel‘s critically acclaimed 2017 book, For the Sake of Heaviness, which delivered a compelling inside look at how a metal-obsessed California teen built Metal Blade Records into the preeminent international home of heavy music. Rabid readers demanded more anecdotes, more bands, and more […]
DRUMMER CARMINE APPICE SAYS THAT GUITARIST MICK MARS LEFT MÖTLEY CRÜE BECAUSE HE COULD NOT PLAY LIVE
Andrew Daly of Ultimate Guitar spoke with legendary drummer Carmine Appice, the interview appears in its entirety below. Ultimate Guitar: I know that you’re good friends with [Mötley Crüe guitarist] Mick Mars. What are your thoughts on his departure from Mötley Crüe? Carmine Appice: Well, I tell you what I’ve been talking to Mick, and […]
SAXON’S BIFF BYFORD DISCUSSES THEIR FORTHCOMING COVERS ALBUM, KISS, THE NEW WAVE OF BRITISH HEAVY METAL AND THE BAND’S SUDDEN RESURGENCE IN POPULARITY
Greg Prato for ALLMUSIC spoke with Saxon frontman Biff Byford, excerpts from the interview appear below. AllMusic: At what point did you decide to do a follow-up to Inspirations (covers album)? Byford: Not long after we made the first one, actually. We had good fun recording it and it was still more or less in […]