KISS’ GENE SIMMONS ON WHY THE ORIGINAL BAND LINE-UP WILL NOT BE PERFORMING AT THE ROCK HALL INDUCTION: “THE MAKEUP IS EARNED, JUST BEING THERE IN THE BEGINNING IS NOT ENOUGH”
Forty years after the release of their debut album, KISS have finally made the cover of Rolling Stone. Marking the band’s upcoming induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the cover image is a classic 1975 photo of the band’s original lineup: Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, plus Ace Frehley and Peter Criss. […]
MOTORHEAD RELEASE LYRIC VIDEO FOR “CRYING SHAME”
Motorhead have released a lyric video for the song Crying Shame, off the band’s latest album, Aftershock. Watch it below. Lemmy and the boys will be getting to set sail on the band’s the first annual Motorboat set to sail on September 22nd with Megadeth, Anthrax, Zakk Wylde and others. Amazon.com Widgets
EDDIE TRUNK HOSTS GREAT WHITE’S “COMPLICATED” VIDEO PREMIERE
Trunk Nation central will showcase the world premiere of Great White’s latest music video, Complicated, on Tuesday, March 25th, the five-piece announced. Complicated, the latest single from Elation (Frontiers) is overflowing with rockin’ guitar riffs, tight percussion, tickling keys, fresh vocal swagger and an infectious chorus. The boogie-blues track is signature Great White through and […]
SEBASTIAN BACH SAYS HIS FORMER SKID ROW BANDMATES ARE “ALLERGIC TO CASH”
Former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach has accused his bandmates of being “allergic to cash”. Additionally, he’s branded their refusal to discuss a reunion as an insult to their loyal fans. Both parties are regularly asked about the chances of getting back together, but bassist Rachel Bolan recently attempted to end the speculation by calling […]
METALLICA’S TRIBUTE TO RONNIE JAMES DIO, “RONNIE RISING MEDLEY,” POSTED ONLINE
Kory Grow of Rolling Stone reports: Metallica couldn’t pick just one Ronnie James Dio song to record for the tribute compilation This Is Your Life, so they picked four. A nine-minute epic of four riffy, fantastical tracks, titled Ronnie Rising Medley, that the group gathered from the iconic metal singer’s mid-Seventies band Rainbow. The songs […]
GWAR SINGER DAVE BROCKIE, A.K.A. ODERUS URUNGUS, DEAD AT AGE 50
Dave Brockie, founder and lead singer of the theatrical metal band Gwar, died Sunday at the age of 50. The news was first reported by Richmond outlet Style Weekly and confirmed by the band’s manager Jack Flanagan. “It is with a saddened heart, that I confirm my dear friend Dave Brockie, artist, musician, and lead […]