7/26: REPORT FROM DEF LEPPARD, STYX & TESLA IN NJ
Saw Def Leppard, Styx and Tesla last night in NJ at PNC. All 3 bands were really good and turned in great sets for a sold out crowd. Yep, sold out! After my post about the touring business recently and some of the tours we hear are struggling, it was great to see a packed […]
DEEP PURPLE PERFORM “SMOKE ON THE WATER” ON NBC’S “TODAY” SHOW
Deep Purple appeared on the July 23rd broadcast of NBC’s Today show at New York City’s Rockefeller Plaza. The band played their classic song, Smoke On The Water. Watch the performance below. The band’s latest album, Now What?!, was released in North America in April 2013 through earMUSIC. Amazon.com Widgets
ANTHRAX PUT NEW MATERIAL ON HOLD, AS DRUMMER CHARLIE BENANTE WORKS ON THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF “SPREADING THE DISEASE”
Charlie Benante says Anthrax’s 11th studio album can’t be released this year – because he’s focusing on a 30th anniversary edition of Spreading The Disease. The revamp of their breakthrough record is set to appear later in 2015, pushing the follow-up to 2011’s Worship Music into 2016. Benante tells the Examiner, I’ve been working on […]
METAL ALLEGIANCE DEBUT ALBUM AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER, TICKETS FOR RECORD RELEASE SHOW IN NEW YORK CITY ON SEPTEMBER 17TH NOW AVAILABLE
As the excitement for the upcoming debut album by Metal Allegiance continues to grow, the album pre-order launches tomorrow via iTunes worldwide. The self-titled album contains appearances by Philip H. Anselmo, Charlie Benante, Chuck Billy, D. Randall Blythe, Rex Brown, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal, Phil Demmel, David Ellefson, Alissa White-Gluz, Matthew K. Heafy, Gary Holt, Jamey […]
7/23: ALEX LIFESON PODCAST, DEEP PURPLE, MORE.
Caught Deep Purple last night in NJ at Bergen PAC. Solid set. They jammed a little much for my tastes, but when you have the caliber of players that are in this band it is still amazing to hear. There were just a few major songs “Woman From Tokyo”, “Knockin At Your Back Door”, and […]
DOUG ALDRICH, DEREK SHERINIAN, GREGG BISSONETTE AND TONY FRANKLIN DISCUSS HEART OF STORM
Heart Of Storm–the internationally acclaimed one-of-a-kind live rock concert and Russian ballet experience–will make its premiere in Los Angeles on Friday, July 24th and Saturday, July 25yh at the Orpheum Theatre, 8pm (842 S. Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90014). In celebration of its U.S. debut, Heart Of Storm is offering fans the chance to view […]