FORMER QUEENSRŸCHE FRONTMAN GEOFF TATE RELEASES “POWER,” FIRST SINGLE FROM HIS UPCOMING “OPERATION: MINDCRIME III” ALBUM, DUE MAY 3RD
Ex-Queensrÿche singer Geoff Tate will release the third chapter in the band’s classic Operation: Mindcrime album series, Operation: Mindcrime III, on May 3rd. The LP’s first single, Power, can now be heard below. Power was written by Tate and his guitarist/producer Kieran Robertson. It features vocals by Tate, drums b yRich Baur, bass by Disturbed bassist and Operation: Mindcrime III co-producer John Moyer, guitar by Dario Parenteand Amaury Altmayer, and synths and strings by Tate and Robertson. […]
MICHAEL SCHENKER 1971 FLYING V COLLECTOR’S EDITION GUITAR UNVEILED BY GIBSON
Gibson Custom has announced the release of the Michael Schenker 1971 Flying V Collector’s Edition, a meticulously crafted recreation of one of the most influential guitars in hard rock and heavy metal history. Known for his work with UFO, Scorpions and the Michael Schenker Group, Schenker helped define the sound and tone of a generation. Inspired by Michael Schenker‘s iconic 1971 Medallion Flying V, originally […]
“IRON MAIDEN: BURNING AMBITION” TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW AND OFFICIAL TRAILER RELEASED
As previously reported, Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition is set to hit theaters for a limited time only beginning May 7th with tickets going on sale today. For local cinema information and to purchase tickets, visit ironmaidenfilm.com and watch the trailer below. The feature documentary charts five decades of one of the most iconic journeys in […]
CARMINE APPICE AND CACTUS RELEASES SECOND TRACK FROM “TEMPLE OF THE BLUES II” ALL-STAR ALBUM DUE OUT APRIL 3RD “THE LITTLE RED ROOSTER,” FEATURING DEE SNIDER ON LEAD VOCALS AND TRACII GUNS ON GUITAR, OUT TODAY
t’s been two years since drum legend Carmine Appice and his reformed Cactus—singer Ed Terry, guitarist Artie Dillon, bassist James Caputo–first unbarred the doors to the Temple Of Blues–a 15-track slab of head-banging, hip-swinging heavy blues rock whose subtitle, Influences And Friends, roped in a host of special guests, all of whom held the band […]
ICONIC BASSIST BILLY SHEEHAN ON HIS BASS PLAYING, “IN MY MIND, I SUCK ALL THE TIME”
John White of the Mind Behind The Music podcast recently spoke with legendary bassist Billy Sheehan, who will celebrate his 73rd birthday this week, was asked if there was a specific moment that he really felt like he had discovered his own voice on the instrument. He responded in part (as transcribed by blabbermouth.net), “Not really. I don’t really […]
QUESTION OF THE WEEK: WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE BAND NAMES?
Off the top of my head: For coolness: Judas Priest, Mötley Crüe, Van Halen and Iron Maiden. For laughs: Napoleon Blownaparts and Endangered Feces.