“INKCARCERATION MUSIC & TATTOO FESTIVAL,” SCHEDULED FOR JULY 18TH-20TH AT OHIO STATE REFORMATORY, ANNOUNCES MUSIC LINE-UP, PLUS 100+ TATTOO ARTISTS
Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival returns to the historic Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio on July 18th-20th. One of America’s most unique events, featuring 66+ top rock and metal bands across three stages, along with 100+ tattoo artists and haunted attractions. Following a record-setting year in 2024 with 75,000 fans in attendance, and four […]
PHIL X & THE DRILLS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM, “POW! RIGHT IN THE KISSER” OUT MARCH 28TH; NEW SINGLE, “MOVING TO CALIFORNIA,” OUT NOW, LISTEN HERE
Phil X & The Drills are back and ready to blow minds with their electrifying new album POW! Right In The Kiisser, set for release via Frontiers Music Srl on March 28th, with pre-order available, here. Known for their unique fusion of punk, classic, and modern rock infused with guitar virtuosity, Phil X & The […]
JOHN SYKES: THE BEAST THEY FORGOT, THE BADASS WE REMEMBER
Nice video tribute by Guitar Meets Science:
MY IDOL, AND CRUSH, GUITARIST JOHN SYKES, PASSES AWAY AT AGE 65
Legendary English guitarist John Sykes (Tygers Of Pan Tang, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, Blue Murder, Sykes) has died at the age of 65. Earlier today (January 20th),the following statement was posted on Sykes‘s social media, “It is with great sorrow we share that John Sykes has passed away after a hard fought battle with cancer. He will be remembered by many as a man with […]
FORMER OZZY OSBOURNE BASSIST, BOB DAISLEY, PROVIDES HIS THEORY, AS TO WHAT HE BELIEVES MAY HAVE CAUSED THE PLANE CRASH, THAT KILLED GUITARIST, RANDY RHOADS, AND TWO OTHERS
On a recent podcast, of Talk Louder, hosted by veteran music journalist “Metal Dave” Glessner, and lifelong hard rock/metal vocalist Jason McMaster (Dangerous Toys), former Ozzy Osbourne bassist Bob Daisley discussed the infamous plane crash in March 1982, that took the lives of [original guitarist] Randy Rhoads,, and two others. Daisley said (as transcribed by blabbermouth.net), “You hear people say things like, ‘Oh, if Randy hadn’t […]
SAMMY HAGAR SAYS HE THINKS HE “DOESN’T WANT TO TOUR ANYMORE”
John Katsilometes, of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, wrote a feature article about Sammy Hagar, portions of the column appear below. …“I don’t think I want to go on tour anymore. I hate to say that, because I don’t want to piss my fan[s] off,” Hagar said after [a] sound-check at Caspian’s Cocktails & Caviar at […]