JUDAS PRIEST’S “FIREPOWER” IS THE BAND’S HIGHEST CHARTING ALBUM EVER IN THE U.S.
Keith Caulfield of Billboard reports: Rock band Judas Priest debuts at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with Firepower — marking the group’s highest charting album ever. The album surpasses the group’s previous chart high, logged when 2014’s Redeemer of Souls debuted and peaked at No. 6… …Firepower — the act’s 18th studio […]
FORMER MEMBERS OF EXODUS, OVERKILL AND HADES RECORD NEW MATERIAL, INCLUDING A COVER OF KISS’ “GOD OF THUNDER”
Former Exodus singer Rob Dukes has teamed up with former Hades members Dan Lorenzo and Jimmy Schulman and former Overkill drummer Ron Lipnicki in a project that has yet to be named. Lorenzo stated, “Ron’s first recording was Hades DamNation CD in 2001. About a year after that Hades stopped recording when Ron got cancer. […]
LITTLE CAESAR’S RON YOUNG DISCUSSES THE MUSIC BUSINESS, BLUE MURDER AND KISS
Ruben Mosqueda of KNAC.com spoke with Little Caesar frontman Ron Young. Highlights from the interview appear below. KNAC.com: The production on [your EP] Name Your Poison was handled by Joe Hardy who is known for his work with ZZ Top and Steve Earle. How did you land him to work on that material? Young: Well, […]
ROB ZOMBIE AND MARILYN MANSON ANNOUNCE TICKET DETAILS FOR “TWINS OF EVIL” SUMMER TOUR
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BRUCE DICKINSON SAYS HE WANTS IRON MAIDEN’S “THE LEGACY OF THE BEAST TOUR” TO EXCEED THE “BOOK OF SOULS TOUR”
Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson says he wants to surprise fans on their upcoming The Legacy Of The Beast tour. The run of UK and European shows will take place throughout May, June, July and August, with the tour named after the band’s mobile game and comic book of the same name. But while the […]
3/14: BIFF BYFORD, DAVID COVERDALE, SCOTT GORHAM, DALLAS AREA, TULSA & MILWAUKEE APPEARANCES SOON
Thanks to my guests on Trunk Nation today Biff Byford of Saxon and Scott Gorham of Thin Lizzy & Black Star Riders. Both bands on tour with Priest and doing their own shows as well. I’ll be hosting a show/Q&A with both bands 4/7 in Milwaukee at Northern Lights Theater in Potowatomi Casino. This show […]