SINGER/GUITARIST RICHIE KOZTEN DISCUSSES RECORDING WITH IRON MAIDEN GUITARIST ADRIAN SMITH, HOW HE FIRST DISCOVERED EDDIE VAN HALEN AND OPENING FOR THE ROLLING STONES…YES, YOU READ THAT RIGHT…OPENING FOR THE STONES
Niclas Müller-Hansen Sweden’s Rock Sverige of spoke with singer/guitarist/songwriter, [Dana’s note: and all around badass] Richie Kozten. Highlights from the interview appear below. Q: When was the first time you guys [Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith and Richie Kozten] met? A: Well, we met almost ten years ago. It seems like the older I get, […]
JOE BONAMASSA ANNOUNCES APRIL 1ST FAN-CURATED LIVESTREAM EVENT AT AUSTIN CITY LIMITS LIVE
Joe Bonamassa is known for “always being on the road.” This time he’s bringing the concert into the homes of fans around the world in an epic pay-per-view performance from the live music capital of the world — Austin, Texas. On April 1st at 9 p.m. ET, he’ll perform a specially curated set from Austin City […]
AC/DC GUITARIST ANGUS YOUNG RECOUNTS HOW SINGERS BON SCOTT AND BRIAN JOHNSON FIRST MET
AC/DC founder, and guitarist, Angus Young spoke with Matt Pinfield on his show New & Approved on 95.5 KLOS about how original singer Bon Scott thought Brian Johnson was a great talent. Young recounted (via blabbermouth.net), “Bon had been in a band that had toured in Britain, and they were opening for the band Brian was in […]
THE END MACHINE, FEATURING FORMER DOKKEN/LYNCH MOB MEMBERS, TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM “PHASE2” ON APRIL 9TH, RELEASE VIDEO FOR FIRST SINGLE “BLOOD AND MONEY”
The End Machine, the new band featuring two members of the classic Dokken lineup — George Lynch (guitar) and Jeff Pilson (bass) — along with former Lynch Mob and current Warrant singer Robert Mason, will release its sophomore album, Phase2, on April 9th through Frontiers Music Srl. The official music video for the disc’s first single, Blood And Money, can be seen below [Dana’s note: Refresh your browser […]
QUEENSRŸCHE FRONTMAN TODD LA TORRE RELEASES NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR “HELLBOUND AND DOWN” FROM HIS CHART-TOPPING DEBUT SOLO ALBUM, “REJOICE IN THE SUFFERING”
On the heels of his chart-topping debut week for Rejoice In The Suffering, Queensrÿche vocalist Todd La Torre is releasing another official music video from the critically-acclaimed album. The video for Hellbound and Down is a fiery visual that accompanies one of the heaviest tracks on La Torre’s debut. Todd’s songwriting partner Craig Blackwell delivers a punishing […]
L.A GUNS’ TRACII GUNS AND STRYPER’S MICHAEL SWEET FORM NEW PROJECT SUNBOMB, ALBUM “EVIL AND DEVINE” OUT MAY 14TH, NEW SINGLE NO TOMORROWS” OUT NOW
Sunbomb is the highly anticipated new musical alliance between two steadfast warriors of the U.S. hard rock/metal scene, Tracii Guns (L.A. Guns) and Michael Sweet (Stryper). They have put together an absolute blinder of a heavy metal album, melding influences of classic metal bands such as Black Sabbath and Judas Priest with Tracii’s love of metal subgenres, specifically doom metal. The […]