SAMMY HAGAR SAYS HE “FORESEE[S]” A VAN HALEN REUNION TOUR HAPPENING, ADDING “EDDIE AND I ARE NOT DONE”
Andy Greene of Rolling Stone reports: David Lee Roth caused mild panic in the Van Halen fan community late last year when he told the press that the band was “finished” as he announced plans for his Las Vegas residency and solo tour with KISS. Former frontman Sammy Hagar hasn’t spoken directly to Eddie Van Halen since the conclusion of their 2004 […]
BPMD – FEATURING BOBBY BLITZ, MIKE PORTNOY, MARK MENGHI and PHIL DEMMEL – RELEASES COVER OF BLUES STANDARD “EVIL”
BPMD – the new juggernaut featuring heavy metal icons Bobby Blitz (Overkill) on vocals, drummer Mike Portnoy (The Winery Dogs, Sons of Apollo), bassist Mark Menghi (Metal Allegiance) and guitarist Phil Demmel (Vio-lence, ex-Machine Head) – recently announced the release of their upcoming full-length album of ’70s rock covers, American Made! The 10-track homage to some of rock […]
MEGADETH, LAMB OF GOD, TRIVIUM AND IN FLAMES, POSTPONE SUMMER TOUR DATES UNTIL 2021, REFUNDS BEING OFFERED
The first portion of Megadeth’s previously announced North American tour with Lamb Of God, Trivium and In Flames is being rescheduled for 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic which is sweeping the globe. The 55-date tour was slated to be split into two sections. The first set of dates was supposed to begin on June 12th at Jiffy Lube Live in […]
GUITARIST BRUCE KULICK SAYS MANY OLDER MUSICIANS MAY HAVE TO CONSIDER RETIRING
Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick was a guest on Eddie’s Sirius/XM show, Trunk Nation, where they discussed the current state of the music industry and older musicians, potentially, having to retire. Kulick said (via blabbermouth.net), “The reality of [that the collapse of the touring industr] is very, very real in the sense that it might […]
DEE SNIDER TO RELEASE “FOR THE LOVE OF METAL LIVE” ALBUM, DVD/BLUE-RAY ON JULY 31ST
It is abundantly clear that right now, music lovers around the world are craving the return of live concert experiences. This summer, legendary heavy metal frontman, actor and radio personality Dee Snider has just the thing to keep live music where it belongs – with the fans. July 31st will mark the release of For The Love […]
L.A GUNS DRUMMER STEVE RILEY DISCUSSES ALL THE BAND’S LINE-UP CHANGES AND SAYS “I OWN HALF THE NAME”
Ruben Mosqueda of Sleaze Roxx spoke with L.A. Guns drummer Steve Riley. Sections of the interview appear below. Sleaze Roxx…[When] I last spoke with you when you were doing promo for Hollywood Forever. Things appeared to be going full steam ahead. You and [singer] Phil [Lewis] were doing L.A. Guns, and Tracii was doing his […]