MIKE TRAMP SAYS HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH FORMER WHITE LION GUITARIST VITO BRATTA, “[IS] REALLY GOOD NOW”

Greg Prato of Songfacts spoke with singer Mike Tramp about his Songs of White Lion recording and tour. Excerpts, from the interview, appear below. Songfacts: How did the idea come up to do the Songs Of White Lion album? Mike Tramp: The main reason is that I have carried that “backpack” since basically the early ’90s. I […]
SEVENDUST ANNOUNCE 14TH ALBUM “TRUTH KILLER,” SCHEDULED FOR WORLDWIDE RELEASE ON JULY 28TH, THROUGH NEW LABEL HOME NAPALM RECORDS

GRAMMY® Award-nominated metal legends Sevendust are back with the announcement of their 14th studio album Truth Killer, slated for worldwide release via the band’s new label, Napalm Records. Truth Killer is the follow-up to the band’s 2020 critically acclaimed release Blood & Stone that saw the band gain newfound notoriety with their cover of Soundgarden’s The Day I Tried To Live. Truth Killer showcases that the original and current […]
MÖTLEY CRÜE’S MANAGER SLAMS MICK MARS’ “SMEAR CAMPAIGN” AND “FALSE ACCUSATIONS”

As drama continues to circle around the Mötley Crüe camp, due to guitarist Mick Mars’ lawsuit against his former bandmates, and the band’s response to his allegations (via their attorney), now the band’s manager, Allen Kovac, shares his observations with Variety magazine. According to the publication, Kovac, the band’s manager of 29 years, was so […]
MORE DETAILS AVAILABLE ABOUT BLACK SABBATH’S “LIVE EVIL 40TH ANNIVERSARY SUPER DELUXE EDITION,” LISTEN TO NEW MIX OF “MOB RULES”

Black Sabbath’s first official live album, Live Evil, celebrates its 40th anniversary this year with a new Super Deluxe Edition that introduces newly remixed and remastered versions of the acclaimed double album. Live Evil (40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition) will be released on June 2nd as a 4-CD set for $59.98, a 4-LP set for […]
ARMORED SAINT ANNOUNCES SECOND LEG OF NORTH AMERICAN TOUR WITH W.A.S.P.

Heavy metal icons Armored Saint will return to the stage this August as direct support to W.A.S.P.. The 40th Never Stops World Tour 2023 begins August 4th at Fremont Theater in San Luis Obispo, California and winds its way through nearly three dozen cities, coming to a close September 16th in Los Angeles, California. Comments […]
BLACK SABBATH’S “LIVE EVIL” TO BE RE-RELEASED AS 40TH-ANNIVERSARY SUPER DELUXE EDITION

BMG has set a June 2nd release date for the 40th-anniversary super deluxe edition of Black Sabbath‘s Live Evil. This new edition of Live Evil was remixed by Wyn Davis and remastered for the 40th anniversary and includes a 1982 The Mob Rules tour replica hardback concert book, a 40-page book with photos, artwork and liner notes and a 1982 The Mob Rules tour replica color […]