Operation: Mindcrime – the band fronted by former Queensryche man Geoff Tate – have released a lyric video for their song The Stranger from their forthcoming album, The Key. Watch it below.
To watch a video for the song, Re-Inventing The Future, go here.
To read more about The Key, and to view a track listing, please click here.
W.A.S.P. have released a lyric video for the song, Scream, from the band’s forthcoming Golgotha album, due out October 2nd. Watch the clip below.
“Scream was the track we felt really opened the album with the kick we were looking for,” says singer Blackie Lawless. “The animation on the video is outstanding and truly takes you on a trip. ‘You’re gonna cry if you want me, You’re gonna lie if you love me!’ It’s enough to make you wanna scream!”
The band unveiled the details of the Golgotha album in July. Guitarist Doug Blair admitted recording the sessions had been been a “very fractured” process, and drummer Mike Dupke left after the album was finished. He was replaced by former sticksman Patrick Johansson. To read more about the album, and to view a track listing, please click here.
Singer Sammy Hagar will be out on the road promoting his latest project, Are We Having Any Fun Yet?: The Cooking & Partying Handbook, due for publication September 15th.
He will begin the book tour the day before it arrives in stores, appearing at Bookends in Ridgewood, N.J., and he’s currently scheduled to make seven stops in all, finishing on September 23rd at Books Inc. in San Francisco. See the entire itinerary below.
“It’s pretty much the manual for throwing a party and the culinary lifestyle I’ve had on the road my whole life,” Hagar explained. “My grandfather was a chef, and my mom was a great cook. And I have all these chef friends — Emeril Lagasse and all these people that I hang out with and cook with and do charities with. So it’s all about that. All my drink recipes from my different spirits, what to pair while eating and drinking. It’s really fun.”
Are We Having Any Fun Yet? is Hagar’s second attempt at the bestseller lists, following his hit 2011 memoir Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock.
Sammy Hagar 2015 Book Tour:
9/14 – Ridgewood, N.J. (Bookends)
9/15 – Huntington, N.Y. (Book Revue)
9/17 – Naperville, Ill. (Wentz Concert Hall)
9/18 – St. Louis, Mo. (Left Bank Books)
9/20 – Larkspur, Calif. (Diesel)
9/22 – Roseville, Calif. (Barnes & Noble)
9/23 – San Francisco, Calif. (Books Inc.)
additional source: ultimateclassicrock.com
Last call to enter to win a cabin for 2 on the Def Leppard cruise I will be hosting in January. Please be sure to enter if interested under the Contests tab on this site. Closing it out after Labor Day weekend and picking a winner shortly after. Good luck! More cool contests coming including an all expense paid trip to see Motley on the final show NYE in LA! Keep an eye on this site (which FYI will be redesigned very soon!).
Live SiriusXM show today 6-10P ET on channel 39 TRUNKNation. There is a chance Bruce Dickinson might stop by, but not confirmed. I will be hosting a live interview with an audience with Bruce tomorrow in NYC at the Hard Rock. This interview will be posted as my podcast THIS Thursday! It will also be shot on video for uses TBD. Additionally some audio will be in my radio shows in the coming weeks. But be sure to listen for an exclusive in depth live podcast to post free this Thursday with Bruce on the usual outlets; www.podcastone.com and Itunes under “The Eddie Trunk Podcast”. Really loving the new Maiden album which is out Friday. Takes a few listens since it’s long but very solid new release. If you won tickets to the event tomorrow doors at 5:30 and we start at 6:30 sharp. Please note this is NOT a meet & greet or party for Bruce/Maiden. It is simply an interview with an audience and some audience questions as well. Video and audio recording is NOT permitted.
Pointless to talk about how bad the MTV VMAs are. For us there is nothing on MTV anymore and for many of us we are way out of their target audience. So to rail on the bands and music is pointless because it’s not for us. But what really sucks is that in a 2 hour plus show they couldn’t find a spot for ONE real rock/hard rock band? That is pathetic and sad. If they would have given a band like Rival Sons 3 minutes they would have annihilated everything else. Incredible to think there was a time MTV meant something to rock and the VMAs were destination viewing..
See you this weekend if going to Farm Rock in Wauconda IL. I’ll be there Saturday and Sunday. All appearances on the home page.
[Note: This interview was conducted prior to Motorhead’s August 27th concert in in Salt Lake City, Utah. That show ended after only four songs because frontman Lemmy Kilmister told the crowd he was finding it difficult to breathe. This follows reports from Los Angeles on August 22nd, where some fans said the 69-year-old appeared unsteady on his feet.]
Greg Prato of Bravewords spoke with Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister. Highlights from the interview appear below.
BraveWords: First off, how are you doing health-wise?
Lemmy Kilmister: I’m alright. I’m not as strong as I used to be, but I’m alright.
BraveWords: Have you had to alter your lifestyle over the past few years?
Lemmy Kilmister: Yes, I’ve stopped eating children. [Laughs]
BraveWords: What about as far as smoking and drinking?
Lemmy Kilmister: I don’t think that’s any of your business. I don’t think that’s really relevant.
BraveWords: Let’s discuss the new album, Bad Magic.
Lemmy Kilmister: A lot of it came really easy. I was lucky. [Laughs]
BraveWords: Would you say some of your favorite Motorhead albums have come the easiest, or were they difficult to get just right?
Lemmy Kilmister: Both ways. We record all different ways, too. Sometimes, we get the drums first, but apart from that, anything goes.
BraveWords: Could you give an example of a Motorhead album that was hard to get right?
Lemmy Kilmister: Another Perfect Day took the longest. But that was Brian Robertson.
BraveWords: I am happy to see Motörhead is headlining some of the biggest venues ever in the US on the upcoming tour. How does it feel that the band is probably bigger than ever here in the US?
Lemmy Kilmister: “Oh, we’ve been trying long enough. I’ve been here for 21 years. God almighty, we should have been playing [large venues] ages ago.” [Laughs]
BraveWords: What do you feel is the most underrated Motorhead album?
Lemmy Kilmister: Oh, all of them, really. After Another Perfect Day, we didn’t have a hit for about ten years. There was a lot of good stuff that went under the bridge, and everybody missed it.
BraveWords: Do you prefer the state of the music industry now, or when you were first coming up in the ’70s?
Lemmy Kilmister: Somewhere in the middle, actually. Because I came up in the ’60s first – I was in a couple of bands in the ’60s. That was miserable, because if you were into recording you had to carry this huge suitcase with a tape recorder around with you. It was just hopeless. Then the ’60s got slightly better, but the ’70s was the best. Because we discovered cassette players and all that stuff. It became a lot more quick and a lot more efficient.
BraveWords: What is the biggest misconception about Lemmy Kilmister?
Lemmy Kilmister: I don’t know. You’d have to ask them.
Read Lemmy’s entire interview with Bravewords here.
Listen to Electricity from Bad Magic below.
source: bravewords.com
Caught AC/DC last night in NJ at Metlife Stadium (which as a lifelong Giants fan will always be GIANTS Stadium to me and many others). Was real curious how they would hold up at this stage of their career. Brian is in his late 60’s, stadium size stage, and music that needs to be played with a ton of energy. Amazingly the band delivered on all fronts and add Brian to the very short list of aging frontmen that can still perform and sing incredibly well (Steven Tyler still being the king for me in this category). Angus was Angus, incredible guitar tone, non stop energy, every bit the icon that he is. Cliff rock solid as usual. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t miss Malcolm and Phil. That’s not to say for a minute Stevie Young and Chris Slade didn’t do a great job, because they did, but there will always be a void felt whenever legendary bands lose iconic members along the way. Stevie totally channeled Malcolm, looked and acted very much like him, played great. And Slade has been there before and delivered on all fronts. But it’s not only the sound and performance that changes when you see legendary bands replace members, it’s also a reminder the end for the band itself is likely near. Every group has one or two guys that they can’t exist without. And the cold reality is as long as they are there the draw and interest won’t suffer. Outside of the hardcore last night nobody knew or cared who was on second guitar and drums last night. They saw Angus, they saw Brian, they heard the hits, they loved it. And that is the dynamic for most bands (except maybe Rush!). It is incredible how huge AC/DC are. A global stadium act that sold out a stadium in NJ last night on a Wednesday with no name support act (Vintage Trouble opened but got there too late to see them, heard mostly good though). They appeal to everyone. I was in a box with EDM superstar Tiesto, a bunch of young models, and guys that were around 70, all loving it and bopping around. Few hard rock bands have ever had a more mass appeal. The stage was massive, lighting very cool, and there was a huge ramp out into the crowd which wasn’t used all that much. The set featured all the key hits from the last 4 decades, 5 songs from Back In Black, and a few deeper cuts. R&R Train from the last album and a few from Rock Or Bust including the title track and Play Ball. The only negative was they opened with the song Rock Or Bust which I found a strange decision. There was this huge build up on the screens to the band coming out that lasted like 10 minutes, then when they finally hit the stage it was with a song that almost nobody in the crowd knew. With the amount of powerhouse classics they have I found that a strange choice to open with and to lose most of the crowd after a dramatic intro. But it was quickly forgotten when they kicked into Shoot To Thrill next. Goes without saying this is one of rocks all time great, and certainly biggest bands. I worry about bands staying too long at the party when they reach this age, and honestly some have. But outside of being down two key members AC/DC showed no signs at all of losing anything in delivering an incredible catalog of songs still on the biggest stages out there. I am generally not a fan of stadium shows. Too big, too many distractions, too much sound moving around and getting lost. But AC/DC always pulls it off. No fake tracks, no gimmicks, just raw real rock like it should be! I am happy to report that I hear an arena tour for early next year in the U.S. is likely. So it looks like plenty of gas left in their tank and that’s good to hear!
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