JUDAS PRIEST ANNOUNCE “50 HEAVY METAL YEARS” NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES

One of heavy metal’s all-time greats, Judas Priest will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year with a world tour coming to the U.S. in the fall. The 50 Heavy Metal Years tour will also feature Sabaton as openers and is being fueled by the highest-charting album of Priest’s career, Firepower, which peaked at number five on the Billboard 200. “Judas Priest are primed and […]

OZZY OSBOURNE SAYS HE IN “UNBELIEVABLE PAIN 24/7”

Simon Cosyns of The Sun reports: “I’m in unbelievable pain 24/7,” admits Ozzy Osbourne… In his first major interview since confirming his battle with Parkinson’s disease, the lovable 71-year-old hellraiser says he is struggling to recover from a fall early last year. “I remember it like it was yesterday. I was lying there as clearly […]

FORMER WHITE LION FRONTMAN MIKE TRAMP RELEASES VIDEO FOR NEW SONG “THE ROAD”

Former White Lion singer Mike Tramp has released a music video for his new single The Road. The song comes from his upcoming album, Second Time Around, due out May 1st through Target Records. Tramp comments on the song, “Life is a journey where you travel an endless highway that goes up and down and in and out. It is here you find […]

DAVID LEE ROTH SAYS HE HAS “NO DELUSIONS ABOUT MY [SINGING] VOICE”

Chris Riemenschneider of The Star Tribune spoke with Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth. Highlights from the feature article appear below. On his singing voice: “I’ve never had any delusions about my voice. It sounds like four miles of flat road with knobby tires. Mom used to say that; in fact she said it last […]

RATT GUITARIST CHRIS SANDERS DEPARTS THE BAND AND WRITES “I’VE RETIRED FROM THE INDUSTRY”

Guitarist Chris Sanders has confirmed that he has left Ratt, reports blabbermouth.net. Sanders joined the band in 2018 after the departure of original guitar player Warren DeMartini. He spent most of the last two years playing sporadic shows with the band’s most recent lineup, which also featured singer Stephen Pearcy, bassist Juan Croucier, drummer Pete Holmes (Black ‘N Blue, Ratt’s Juan Croucier) and guitarist Jordan […]