DUG PINNICK ON WHY IT TOOK SO LONG TO MAKE ANOTHER KING’S X ALBUM, “NOBODY WANTED TO MAKE A RECORD BUT ME”

Greg Prato for Vintagerock.com spoke with King’s X frontman, and bassist, Dug Pinnick. Excerpts from the interview appear below. Vintagerock.com: Why so long between albums? Dug Pinnick: Nobody wanted to make a record but me. It just didn’t feel like we had anything to offer. So, finally after a little bit of persuasion — about fourteen […]
NEW EDDIE VAN HALEN PHOTO BOOK, “ED BY ZLOZ,” WILL BE RELEASED IN SEPTEMBER, PRE-ORDER AVAILABLE NOW

A new coffee table book photo book of Eddie Van Halen, Ed By Zloz, will be released in September. The book by legendary photographer Neil Zlozower, which contains 384 full-color pages, includes many photos that haven’t appeared in Neil’s previous Van Halen books. Most of the pictures in Ed By Zloz were taken during the David Lee Roth era of the band, but there are also […]
OZZY OSBOURNE SAYS “HE DOESN’T WANT TO DIE IN AMERICA”

Craig McLean of the The Guardian reports: …Ozzy’s back, and this time it’s miraculous. [his] star-studded. Patient Number 9, his 11th solo album, features a roll-call of heavyweight guest musicians, including [his Black Sabbath bandmate Tony] Iommi (his first time on an Ozzy solo album), Jeff Beck, late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins and Eric Clapton… … “Without my […]
LAST IN LINE ANNOUNCE U.S. TOUR DATES

Last In Line will embark on a U.S. tour in late September. The run of shows is in support of the band’s upcoming EP, A Day In The Life, which will arrive on November 11th through earMUSIC. The title track, which is described in a press release as “one of the heaviest versions” of The Beatles classic “ever […]
QUIET RIOT’S RUDY SARZO AND ALEX GROSSI SPEAK WITH EDDIE AT “MONSTERS ON THE MOUNTAIN,” ON THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF FRANKE BANALI’S PASSING

On August 19th Eddie Trunk sat down with Rudy Sarzo and Alex Grossi to discuss the past, present and future of Quiet Riot, as well as to pay tribute to the late Frankie Banali on the two year anniversary of his passing during the band’s appearance at Monsters On The Mountain in Gatlinburg, TN. The […]
AUTOGRAPH ANNOUNCES NEW STUDIO ALBUM, “BEYOND,” OUT NOVEMBER 18TH, FIRST SINGLE, “THIS AIN’T THE PLACE I WANNA BE,” OUT NOW

On January 31st, Frontiers Music Srl made an announcement welcoming the legendary ’80s hard rockers Autograph to the label’s roster. The band, at the time, featuring vocalist Simon Daniels, guitarist Jimi Bell, bassist Randy Rand, and drummer Marc Wieland, were close to wrapping up work on their brand new studio album Beyond, which the label […]