ROB HALFORD RECORDS AUDIOBOOK FOR HIS FORTHCOMING AUTOBIOGRAPHY “CONFESS”
Judas Priest frontman,, Rob Halford, has finished recording the audiobook version of his autobiography, Confess. The tome will arrive on September 29th through Hachette Books. Pre-orders are now available at Amazon. Known as “The Metal God” by his devoted, global fan base, Halford has always subverted the norm, and Confess will offer readers a compelling, heartfelt and honest look at the struggles Rob has faced […]
BLACK SABBATH CELEBRATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF “PARANOID” BY RELEASING A 5-LP SUPER DELUXE VINYL VERSION ON October 9TH
Wildly regarded as innovators of the musical genre which came to be known as Heavy Metal, legendary Birmingham-bred Black Sabbath celebrate the 50th anniversary in 2020 of their multi-million selling album Paranoid with a 5-LP edition released on October 9, featuring the vinyl debut of two 1970 concerts. Paranoid: Super Deluxe Edition includes the original album, in addition to […]
GUITARIST GEORGE LYNCH SAYS HE WILL BE RETIRING THE LYNCH MOB NAME, SAYS “[IT] HAS ALWAYS BEEN PROBLEMATIC, AND NOW IT’S INEXCUSABLE…WE’LL JUST CALL IT SOMETHING ELSE”
Guitarist George Lynch recently spoke with Anne Erickson of Audio Ink Radio and stated that he will no longer be creating music under the moniker of Lynch. When asked if he will be making new music with the band, following on the heels of their 30th anniversary re-imagined version of their debut album, Wicked Sensation. Lynch replied […]
DEE SNIDER, SEBASTIAN BACH AND MIKE PORTNOY ALL SLAM “GREEDY” SPOTIFY CEO DANIEL EK
A number of rock and metal musicians have slammed comments made by Spotify CEO Daniel Ek. After the streaming businessman claimed artists will need to record an album more often than once every three or four years to make sufficient income, artists like Mike Portnoy, Dee Snider, Sebastian Bach and others have voiced their own opinion. According to Loudwire, although streaming […]
DEEP PURPLE FRONTMAN IAN GILLIAN DISCUSSES THE LYRICS OF “SMOKE ON THE WATER,” “PERFECT STRANGERS” AND “SPACE TRUCKIN'”
Greg Prato of Songfacts spoke with Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillian, excerpts from the interview appear below. Songfacts: Whoosh! is the third record in a row that Bob Ezrin produced for the band. How large of a role did he play in it? Ian Gillan: Massive. Absolutely very important… Songfacts: What’s the story behind the album title […]
RIK EMMETT LISTS THE FIVE GREATEST GUITAR RIFFS IN ROCK
Greg Prato of Songfacts spoke with former Triumph guitarist Rik Emmett about his picks for the five greatest guitar riffs in rock history, amongst other topics. excerpts appear below. Emmett’s five greatest guitar riffs picks: 1. Chord head for All Along The Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix. Still the greatest guitar recording that ever made the […]