RATT DRUMMER BOBBY BLOZTER WINS RIGHTS TO USE THE BAND’S NAME
Drummer Bobby Blotzer has confirmed he’s taken over the Ratt name following a five-year trademark battle. He’s moved on without former singer Stephen Pearcy who quit last year and has gathered a lineup consisting of frontman Josh Alan, bassist Scotty Griffin and guitarists Blaze and Doc Ellis, and they will be launching on the Re-Invasion […]
DRUMMER TOMMY LEE MOCKS LARS ULRICH’S DRUMMING ABILITIES BY TWEETING “STRAIGHT OUTTA TEMPO”
Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee sent out a tweet over the weekend making fun of Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich’s notorious inability to keep time during the band’s live performances. The tweet was a parody of the Straight Outta Compton film’s title logo with the space originally occupied by “Compton” replaced with “Tempo” and a photo […]
DEBUT ALBUM FROM METAL ALLEGIANCE AVAILABLE NOW, VIDEO FOR “GIFT OF PAIN” RELEASED
The long-awaited debut from Metal Allegiance is now available through Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The album has been in the Top 10 of the Amazon Metal charts since it was announced and shot up to the top of the iTunes charts. Metal Allegiance has been receiving rave reviews with Revolver declaring in a 4-star review “…Metal […]
METAL ALLEGIANCE, FEATURING DAVE ELLEFSON, ALEX SKOLNICK, MIKE PORTNOY AND MARK MENGHI, COVER DIO’S “WE ROCK”
Metal Allegiance, the band featuring David Ellefson of Megadeth, Mike Portnoy of The Winery Dogs, and Alex Skolnick from Testament and Mark Menghi, have released a video for their cover of Dio’s We Rock. Watch it below. Joining Metal Allegiance on the song are singers Mark Osegueda (Death Angel), Chris Jericho (Fozzy), Tim “Ripper” Owens […]
9/21/15: LIVE SIRIUSXM SHOW TONIGHT, ROCK CARNIVAL, HEADED TO CA AGAIN
Had a great time appearing at the first ever Food Truck & Rock Carnival in my home state of NJ this past weekend. As someone who travels often it was nice to have a huge rock event right in my backyard. The lineup was big time and as a result people responded big time. Great […]
SLAYER’S “REPENTLESS” MAKES CAREER-HIGHEST DEBUT ON BILLBOARD’S TOP 200 ALBUMS CHARTS
Repentless, the 12th studio album from the iconic thrash/metal band Slayer and the first without beloved founding member Jeff Hanneman, makes the highest Billboard debut in the band’s 32-year recording career, coming in at #4 on the Top 200 Album Charts and scanning 50,000 units. Slayer’s Christ Illusion had been the band’s highest debut, premiering […]
