RATT FRONTMAN STEPHEN PEARCY REVEALS CANCER BATTLE
In a new interview with Shawn Ratches of Laughingmonkeymusic, Ratt singer Stephen Pearcy opened up about his private three-year battle with liver cancer. He said (as transcribed by blabbermouth.net), “Everything’s kind of copacetic now. I’m on a ritual and monitoring things. And do I really wanna put myself through all this stuff, with taking care of your health and the broken bones and […]
LEGENDARY HEAVY METAL BASSIST RUDY SARZO TO RETURN TO QUIET RIOT
Quiet Riot is set to welcome Rudy Sarzo back into the band after an 18-year absence. Rudy was one of the original founding members of the legendary Metal Health lineup. He played bass on the album, which sold over ten million copies and spawned the hits Cum OnFeel The Noize and Metal Health and on […]
ZZ TOP’S LONGTIME GUITAR TECH, ELWOOD FRANCIS, TO FILL IN FOR DEPARTED BASSIST DUSTY HILL
According to blabbermouth.net, at ZZ Top’s July 30th performance in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the band’s longtime guitar tech Elwood Francis, filled in for bassist Dusty Hill, who passed away, two days earlier (July 28th), at age 72. According to the band, Francis will continue to play bass for the group for the foreseeable future. When asked by Variety how he felt about continuing on […]
EDDIE INTERVIEWS LITA FORD AND STEVE WHITEMAN ON HIS LATEST PODCAST
On his podcast this week, Eddie spoke with Lita Ford and Kix frontman Steve Whitman. Other recent podcasts include: D.J. Viola, Alex Lifeson & Mike Levine, Jack Douglas, Chris Robinson & Billy F.Gibbons, plus many more. Click here to listen to above mentioned guests, and many others.
DEE SNIDER RELEASES VIDEO FOR “DOWN BUT NEVER OUT,” NEW SOLO ALBUM, “LEAVE A SCAR” OUT TODAY
Dee Snider will release his triumphant fifth full-length album, Leave A Scar, today (July 30th) through Napalm Records. Produced by Jamey Jasta with co-production, mixing and mastering by drummer Nick Bellmore, Leave A Scar sees Dee Snider & Co. continuing in the invigorated, modern direction of his previous release, For The Love Of Metal, infusing a dose of classic heavy metal flavor that […]
MR. BIG CELEBRATES THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF “LEAN INTO IT” WITH REMASTERED EXPANDED EDITION AND LIMITED VINYL SINGLE BOX SET
Mr. Big is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its chart-topping album Lean Into It with a remastered and expanded anniversary-edition reissue, available digitally, on CD and as a highly collectible limited-edition box set made up of five individual colored seven-inch singles via evoXS. Physical editions of Lean Into It reissue will be available today (July 30th). Digital editions are available now. […]