DRUMMER STEVE BROWN ON HIS BROTHER MICK’S RETIREMENT, “HE DOESN’T [OWN] DRUMS [NOR] DRUM STICKS”
Tesla drummer Steve Brown, the younger brother of former Dokken drummer Mick Brown, spoke to Chaotic Riffs about his brother’s decision to retire from touring in 2019. When speaking about the physical challenges that forced Mick to retire from performing live, Steve said (as per blabbermouth.net), “It’s not so much the playing, but it’s the travel on top of it. He’s a lot bigger guy […]
METAL CHURCH RELEASE NEW TRACK “MAKING MONSTERS”
West coast thrash metal veterans Metal Church have released another song from their upcoming 13th studio album, Congregation of Annihilation. The new track Making Monsters puts the musicianship of new vocalist Marc Lopes, founding guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof, guitarist Rick Van Zandt, bassist Steve Unger and drummer Stet Howland on full display in 2023. The new song comes on the heels of the recently released Pick A God and Prey which […]
TRIUMPH US FESTIVAL 40TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EDITION PACKAGE ANNOUNCED
May 29th, 1983 will forever be an important day in the history of heavy metal. After all, it was on this date that the world’s top metal acts (Van Halen, the Scorpions, Triumph, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Mötley Crüe and Quiet Riot) shared the stage on “Heavy Metal Sunday” at the mammoth US Festival. And to celebrate the […]
NEW MR. BIG TOURING DRUMMER, NICK D’VIRGILIO, DISCUSSES HOW GOT THE JOB
Nick D’Virgilio spoke with Border City Rock Talk to talk about he landed the position as Mr. Big‘s new touring drummer, five years after the passing of the band’s co-founder, Pat Torpey, Excerpts from interview, (as per blabbermouth.net), appear below. D’Virgilio, who has spent the last nine years working for the Indiana-based online retailer of music […]
RHINO ANNOUNCES REISSUES OF ALICE COOPER’S “SCHOOL’S OUT” AND “KILLER” DELUXE EDITIONS AVAILABLE ON JUNE 9TH
Alice Cooper was unstoppable during the 1970s when the band released four consecutive platinum albums and five Top 40 hits like I’m Eighteen, School’s Out, No More Mr. Nice Guy, and Elected. Rhino will reissue two of those platinum albums – Killer (1971) and School’s Out (1972) – with newly remastered sound, rare recordings, and […]
MOTÖRHEAD PROUDLY ANNOUNCES “LIVE AT THE MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL 2007,” A SPECIAL, PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED CONCERT, TO BE RELEASED ON JUNE 16TH
Motörhead loved playing live and never ever judged their audiences. Everyone was encouraged, all were welcome. And that included people who like jazz! So when the Montreux Festival called requesting them, it made perfect sense in its own, unique way. ‘Tis worth noting, too, that the Festival has always been about stepping beyond the boundaries […]