ACCEPTS ALL STAR “TEUTONIC TITANS 1976-2026” FEATURES ROB HALFORD, K.K. DOWNING, KIRK HAMMETT, TOBIAS FORGE AND MANY OTHERS, DUE SEPTEMBER 4TH
German/American heavy metal legends Accept celebrate 50 years of pure power by bringing together the scene’s A-list musicians for a landmark release. Teutonic Titans 1976–2026 stands as a definitive statement of the band’s legacy, forged in steel and driven by unmistakable riffs. Arriving September 4th through Napalm Records, the album delivers some of the most iconic songs ever written […]
EUROPE TO RELEASE THEIR 12TH STUDIO ALBUM, “COME THIS MADNESS,” ON SEPTEMBER 25TH, VIDEO FOR THE FIRST SINGLE “ONE ON ONE,” OUT TODAY
After nine years, Swedish hard rockers Europe return with Come This Madness, their twelfth studio album and their most powerful, uncompromising statement to date. Come This Madness is set for release on September 25th through Silver Lining Music/Hell & Back Recordings. Europe have seen it all. Pushed forward. Never stood still. And still, they rise again, continuing to defy expectations, evolving, adapting, […]
WOLFGANG VAN HALEN’S MAMMOTH ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL “THE END” NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
As the band is currently turning heads on the road in support of Bush, GRAMMY® Award–nominated songwriter, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist Wolfgang Van Halen and his band Mammoth are announcing more US headline tour dates. The End Tour continues this summer with more headline performances added in-between previously announced support dates for rockers, Creed. The lineup comprised of Van Halen with guitarists […]
QUESTION OF THE WEEK: ARE THERE ANY BANDS WHERE YOU LIKED AN ALTERNATIVE LINEUP BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL?
Yes, the ’84 Whitesnake lineup of David Coverdale, John Sykes, Cozy Powell and Neil Murray was, in my humble opinion, hands down the best lineup, perfection. Also, while I love High N’ Dry, I think I might be partial to the Steve Clark/Phil Collen lineup of Def Leppard. If I can think of any other […]
SHARON OSBOURNE SAYS THAT BLACK SABBATH’S FIRST MANAGER, JIM SIMPSON, HAS RETURNED THE BAND’S DEMO TAPES, AND PHOTOGRAPHS, BACK THE MEMBERS
Sharon Osbourne, the wife and manager of the late Ozzy Osbourne, has settled a legal dispute with Jim Simpson, the first manager of Black Sabbath, over Simpson‘s plans to release an album of tracks from the pre-Black Sabbath days of Ozzy, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward. Simpson, who managed the band in their earliest days, announced last year — weeks prior to Osbourne‘s passing — that […]
ARMORED SAINT RELEASE SECOND SINGLE, “HIT A MOONSHOT,” FROM THEIR FORTHCOMING ALBUM, “EMOTION FACTORY RESET”
Armored Saint have released their second single, Hit A Moonshot, from the band’s forthcoming new album, Emotion Factory Reset, due out May 22nd. Hit A Moonshot is a band favorite. A “moonshot” is a baseball term referencing a homerun that’s hit at a high angle and distance. An avid sports fan, Armored Saint vocalist John Bush was considering the parallels between sports […]