RATT GUITARIST WARREN DIMARTINI RELEASES STATEMENT AND SAYS THAT [DRUMMER BOBBY BLOZTER] “IS UNAUTHORIZED” TO USE THE BAND’S NAME
Ratt guitarist Warren DiMartini has released the following statement regarding drummer Bobby Blozter claiming to have won the legal rights to use the band’s name: “Back in March Bob Blotzer phoned me and said he wanted to form a Ratt tribute band and call it something like “… Ratt Experience”. I suggested he not use […]
9/24: HEADED TO CALIFORNIA FOR THE NEXT WEEK FOR RADIO & APPEARANCES
Headed West once again tomorrow for 9 days in CA. I fly into SF tomorrow night and host an event called Music For Heroes in San Jose Saturday. The event includes Tom Keifer, Slaugher, Vixen, Adler and more. This is a charity show for families of fallen heroes. Look forward to hosting this event. Then […]
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 […]