MÖTLEY CRÜE RELEASES OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON THE RETIREMENT OF GUITARIST MICK MARS
Mötley Crüe has released an official statement regarding guitarist Mick Mars announcing that he is retiring from touring: “While change is never easy, we accept Mick’s decision to retire from the band due to the challenges with his health. We have watched Mick manage his Ankylosing Spondylitis for decades and he has always managed it […]
MÖTLEY CRÜE GUITARIST MICK MARS ANNOUNCES HE IS RETIRING FROM TOURING, BUT WILL REMAIN A MEMBER OF THE BAND
Mötley Crüe guitarist Mick Mars will no longer tour with the band, although he will continue as a member, a rep for the musician tells Variety. The full statement reads: “Mick Mars, co-founder and lead guitarist of the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe for the past 41 years, has announced today that due to his ongoing painful […]
GUITARIST GEORGE LYNCH EXPLAINS WHY DITCHED ELECTRIC FREEDOM AND RETURNED TO THE LYNCH MOB NAME, “NOBODY REALLY LIKED IT”
Iconic guitarist George Lynch explains why he has decided to go back to using the Lynch Mob moniker versus the interim name, Electric Freedom. He tells Full In Bloom, as per blabbermouth.net, “[Lynch Mob is] just a brand I’d established for decades, obviously — over three decades. Nothing’s perfect, and I’ve gotta just live with the fact […]
NEW BAND, ELEGANT WEAPONS, FEATURING JUDAS PRIEST MEMBERS RICHIE FAULKNER AND SCOTT TRAVIS, ALONG WITH PANTERA BASSIST REX BROWN WITH SINGER RONNIE ROMERO, TO RELEASE THEIR DEBUT ALBUM, “HORNS FOR A HALO,” THIS SPRING
Judging from its band members’ resumes, the newly-launched Elegant Weapons will rock ferociously – which includes singer Ronnie Romero (Rainbow, MSG), guitarist Richie Faulkner (Judas Priest), bassist Rex Brown (Pantera, Down), and drummer Scott Travis (Judas Priest). The band will be issuing their full-length debut, Horns for a Halo, in spring 2023, which was produced […]
RILEY’S L.A. GUNS RELEASES NEW TRACK “OVERDRIVE,” LISTEN TO IT HERE
Riley’s L.A. Guns has released a new single, Overdrive, digitally via Golden Robot Records. The riff-filled track is taken from the band’s upcoming sophomore album, The Dark Horse, tentatively due mid-2023. Overdrive marks a new era for Riley’s L.A. Guns, with an atmospheric approach to it. The track is highly energized from the get-go with no shortage of the instrumental breaks […]
LES BINKS SAYS THAT JUDAS PRIEST WILL PERFORM WITH THREE GUITARISTS AND TWO DRUMMERS AT THE ROCK HALL INDUCTION
In a new interview with Finland’s Chaoszine (as per blabbermouth.net), former Judas Priest drummer Les Binks spoke about the band’s upcoming induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. He said ,”The category that they put the band in, it looked like we weren’t actually gonna be performing. Well, all of that has changed now, and it appears that […]