LES PAUL GIBSON “BLACK BEAUTY” GUITAR SELLS FOR $335K
A 1954 Les Paul Gibson guitar known as “Black Beauty” has sold at auction for $335,500. Guernsey’s auction house says the six-string instrument with gold-plated hardware set the standard for other Les Paul Gibson guitars. Modal Trigger Paul was a jazz, country and blues guitarist. He made frequent modifications to his basic guitar over the […]
2/20: ALICE COOPER RECAP, STARLAND & PITT THIS WEEKEND, ROBIN ZANDER, TMS, MORE
Just back from FL where it was actually cold for FL, but nowhere near the 0 degrees it is in NJ! Huge thanks as always to the Seminole Hard Rock for having me. Was awesome hosting Alice Cooper and spending some time with Alice and his killer band. Alice is a prime example of a […]
EDDIE TRUNK DISCUSSES HOW HE DECOMPRESSES FROM METAL, GIVES ADVICE TO ASPIRING MUSIC WRITERS AND TALKS ABOUT CHARTIABLE ORGANIZATIONS
With That Metal Show premiering season 14 on Saturday, February 21st, Eddie has been flooded with interview requests. Portions of his latest one, with Jason Price of Icon Vs. Icon, appear below. Icon Vs. Icon: You live, breathe and work in music. You spread the word of hard rock and heavy metal through many mediums […]
EDDIE AND ALEX VAN HALEN SIGN PUBLISHING DEAL WITH THE ATLAS MUSIC GROUP
The Atlas Music Group has signed Eddie and Alex Van Halen to a worldwide publishing administration deal. The publishing deal is for Van Halen‘s entire music catalog, excluding the band’s last album, entitled A Different Kind of Truth. Atlas Music Group CEO, Rich Stumpf, spoke to Billboard about its new deal with Van Halen. “This […]
JUDAS PRIEST BANDMEMBERS DISCUSS THE FORTHCOMING “DEFENDERS OF THE FAITH” 30TH ANNIVERSARY REISSUE
As previously reported, Judas Priest will be releasing a remastered expanded version of 1984’s Defenders of the Faith on March 10th. Watch a clip of singer Rob Halford, bassist Ian Hill and guitarist Glenn Tipton discussing the album and the song Love Bites below. To read all about this upcoming release, please click here. In […]
IRON MAIDEN FRONTMAN BRUCE DICKINSON RECEIVES CANCER TREATMENT
Iron Maiden have released the following statement via their official website: “Just before Christmas, Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson visited his doctor for a routine check-up. This led to tests and biopsies which revealed a small cancerous tumour at the back of his tongue. A seven week course of chemotherapy and radiology treatment was completed yesterday. […]