DOKKEN STREAMS SECOND SINGLE, “NO ANSWER” FROM “THE LOST SONGS: 1978-1981” AVAILABLE ON AUGUST 28TH
No Answer is the second single to be taken from Dokken’s new record The Lost Songs: 1978-1981 (out August 28th, Silver Lining Music), an album which is a treasure trove of unheard tracks from the early years of one of the most celebrated bands in the history of Metal. Listen to it here. Read more about The Lost Songs: […]
SINGER PATTY SMYTH DISCUSSES BEING ASKED TO JOIN VAN HALEN
Stereogum spoke with former Scandal front woman, Patty Smyth, about being approached, in the 80s to join Van Halen, after original singer, David Lee Roth, departed the group . Highlights from the interview appear below (via blabbermouth.net). Smyth recounted, “They were heavy drinkers. I don’t drink. I never saw myself living in L.A. I was, […]
DELUXE COLLECTOR’S BOX-SET AND SPECIAL 40th ANNIVERSARY EDITIONS OF “ACE OF SPADES” TO BE RELEASED ON OCTOBER 30TH
Upon its release in 1980, the Ace Of Spades album was nothing short of a gamechanger for all forms of hard rock. Like lightning in a bottle, it perfectly captured everything great about hard rock, heavy metal, and punk, amped it all up to 11, and came racing out of the gates at what felt like […]
DEE SNIDER RECOUNTS MEETING BOTH BILLY JOEL AND RITCHIE BLACKMORE AT A PARTY, ONE WAS COOL AND THE OTHER…WELL…GUESS WHICH ONE WAS WHICH?
Ruben Mosqueda for KNAC.com spoke with Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider, some excerpts from the interview appear below. KNAC.com: You have a new album/Blu Ray that has a great balance of Twisted [Sister] and solo stuff. It’s titled For The Love of Metal Live. Dee Snider: That’s right. My management thinks I’m Nostradamus or something because back in […]
THE DEAD DAISIES RELEASE THE “LOCKDOWN SESSIONS” EP, VIDEO POSTED ONLINE
The Dead Daisies — the hard rock “collective” founded by Australian musician and businessman David Lowy — released a new digital EP, The Lockdown Sessions, on July 17th through Steamhammer/SPV. It contains four acoustic tracks, all of them exclusive to this EP. Lowy said, “As soon as it had become clear that our tour and album release would have to be […]
DON DOKKEN SAYS IF HE HAD A CHOICE BETWEEN LOSING SEX OR THE ABILITY TO PLAY GUITAR, HE WOULD RATHER PLAY MUSIC
Ruben Mosqueda of Metal Titans spoke with Don Dokken, highlights from the interview appear below. Metal Titans: Years ago, I had a conversation with [guitarist] Michael Schenker [Scorpions, UFO, MSG, Michael Schenker Fest] and he spoke about doing an album with you. He wanted to get the best songs from his Thank You acoustic albums […]