GUITAR ICON GEORGE LYNCH RELEASES BLAZING FIRST SINGLE “DEATH BY A THOUSAND LICKS” FROM FIRST-EVER INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM “SEAMLESS”
On the heels of the announcement of his first-ever full-length instrumental album Seamless, guitar icon George Lynch has released the album’s debut single Death By A Thousand Licks. George opens the track with firecracker guitar licks that seem to emanate from another galaxy. With drum and bass then quickly entering the fold, George takes the listener speeding down a […]
IRON MAIDEN TO RELEASE THEIR 17TH STUDIO ALBUM, “SENJUTSU,” ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, PRE-SALE STARTING JULY 21ST
BMG will release Iron Maiden‘s 17th studio album, Senjutsu, the band’s first in six years, on September 3rd. It was recorded in Paris with longstanding producer Kevin Shirley and co-produced by Steve Harris. It was preceded on July 15 by an already highly acclaimed animated video for the first single The Writing On The Wall (view it here) made by BlinkInk based on a […]
JUDAS PRIEST RELEASE TRAILER FOR “50 HEAVY METAL YEARS,” BOX SET DUE OCTOBER 15TH
As previously reported, one of heavy metal’s greatest bands Judas Priest will release a mammoth limited-edition box set which will include every official live and studio album to date plus 13 unreleased discs. This is the most extensive release of previously unreleased music the band has made from its vast archives — a real treat for fans. Restored and […]
OVERKILL RESCHEDULE THEIR N.J. WELMONT THEATER CONCERT DATE TO NOVEMBER 13TH
Veteran New Jersey thrashers Overkilll have announced their first pandemic-era concert — 609 f!!kin’ days after they were supposed to play the same venue before the coronavirus crisis forced everything to shut down. Overkill’s November 13th performance at The Wellmont Theater in New Jersey is a make-up date for the show that was originally scheduled to take […]
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS BASSIST ROBERT DELEO DISCUSSES THE VARIOUS MUSIC STYLES ON “TINY MUSIC…SONGS FROM THE VATICAN GIFT SHOP,” AND SAYS “DON’T CRITICIZE A SONG UNTIL YOU PLAY IT, BECAUSE THE EASIEST THING CAN BE THE HARDEST THING”
Greg Prato of Guitar World spoke with Stone Temple Pilots bassist Robert DeLeo, excerpts appear below. …To mark [its 25th anniversary], Stone Temple Pilots is giving [their third album] Tiny Music…Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop the box set treatment – loaded with goodies (including outtakes and a previously unreleased live show from the era) and featuring the […]
IRON MAIDEN ENDS WEEKS OF ONLINE SPECULATION TO REVEAL FIRST NEW MUSIC IN SIX YEARS WITH SPECTACULAR, STATE OF THE ART ANIMATED VIDEO: “THE WRITING ON THE WALL”
Iron Maiden today revealed their brand-new track, The Writing On The Wall, with an eagerly anticipated global YouTube video premiere. The song was written by Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith & lead singer Bruce Dickinson, produced by Kevin Shirley and co-produced by Maiden bassist and founder-member Steve Harris. Bruce Dickinson initially had a concept for the […]