NIKKI SIXX SLAMS KISS FOR USING MOTLEY CRUE’S STAGING FOR THEIR TOUR, SAYS “IT JUST BOTHERS ME”

Last week Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx made some waves when he criticized KISS for duplicating the Crue’s onstage mechanics, for their Motely’s final tour. Ahead of KISS’ show at The Forum in Los Angles, Nikki took to Instagram (in a since-deleted post) to share an image of Crüe’s final tour with the caption “If ya wanna see […]
AEROSMITH ANNOUNCE DATES FOR THEIR EAST COAST RESIDENCY

Aerosmith will bring their Deuces Are Wild residency to the East Coast this summer. The shows will take place in August at three MGM Resorts properties — MGM National Harbor (August 6th, August 10th and August 13th), Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa (August 16th and August 18th), and MGM Springfield (August 21st, August 24th, August 26th and August […]
IRON MAIDEN ANNOUNCES ONE FINAL SHOW IN NEW YORK ON EPIC “LEGACY OF THE BEAST” TOUR

To satisfy fan demand, following a sold-out show in Brooklyn on Friday, July 26th, British heavy metal legends Iron Maiden have now confirmed a second night at Barclays Center on Saturday, July 27th on their Legacy Of The Beast tour. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 1st at 10 a.m. local time at LiveNation.com. This latest date completes the final […]
KORN AND ALICE IN CHAINS ANNOUNCE SUMMER CO-HEADLINE AMPHITHEATER TOUR WITH SPECIAL GUEST UNDEROATH

Hard rock legends Korn and Alice In Chains have announced an epic co-headline amphitheater tour across North America this summer. Underoath will join as special guest on all dates, with Ho99o9 and Fever 333 opening on select dates. Produced by Live Nation, the 30-city outing will kick off July 18th in Del Valle, TX at Austin360 Amphitheatre and make stops […]
GUITARIST VIVIAN CAMPBELL ON DIO, “I WAS ALWAYS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND RONNIE, BECAUSE I WAS A FAN

Def Leppard and Last In Line guitarist Vivian Campbell was a recent guest on WRIF’s Meltdown, highlights from the interview appear below (transcribed blabbermouth.net). His opinion of the Ronnie James Dio hologram tour: “…”I’ve never seen the hologram, so I don’t really know. But I do understand why they would wanna do it. I’m sure there’s […]
OVERKILL RELEASED NEW ALBUM “THE WINGS OF WAR” TODAY, VIDEO FOR “WELCOME TO THE GARDEN STATE” RELEASED

New Jersey thrash metal veterans Overkill have released the official music video for the song, Welcome To The Garden State, from from the band’s 19th studio album, The Wings Of War, which is being released today (Friday, February 22) via Nuclear Blast. The Wings Of War is the band’s first studio recording with drummer Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall, Flotsam And Jetsam), who joined the […]