FORMER JUDAS PRIEST GUITARIST K.K. DOWNING SIGNS WITH EXPLORER1 MUSIC GROUP
Explorer1 Music Group (E1) has announced a global partnership with legendary guitarist K.K. Downing, founding member of Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum selling metal icons Judas Priest, with veteran rock manager Andy Gould joining E1 as principal manager for Downing. After what was meant to be a one-off live performance in November, K.K. Downing has been in the studio, working on the next chapter of his career. After […]
LYNCH MOB, WITH ORIGINAL VOCALIST ONI LOGAN, ANNOUNCE TWO LIVE DATES TO CELEBRATE THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF “WICKED SENSATION”
Lynch Mob — featuring guitarist George Lynch and lead vocalist Oni Logan along with bassist Tony Franklin (The Firm, Blue Murder) and drummer Brian Tichy (Whitesnake, The Dead Daisies) — will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the band’s debut album, Wicked Sensation, by embarking on a 2020 world tour. The trek will see the quartet perform Wicked Sensation in its entirety along with select songs from Lynch’s time with Dokken. […]
VANDENBERG RETURN WITH BRAND NEW ALBUM AND NEW LINE-UP
Vandenberg is back! Or should we say: Vandenberg are back? The man himself, Adrian Vandenberg has never really been away, but the band that carries his proud name has returned, after an absence that lasted for more than three decades Vandenberg is very much alive again in a young, fresh and all-revised 2020 version. Adrian Vandenberg can […]
DEF LEPPARD TO RELEASE “THE EARLY YEARS 79-81” ON MARCH 20TH
Def Leppard will release a new box set, The Early Years 79-81, on March 20th through UMC/Virgin. The Early Years 79-81 box set represents the band’s first two albums, On Through The Night (1980) and High ‘N’ Dry (1981), and has been prepared in conjunction with singer Joe Elliott who has acted as executive producer on the set. The mastering has been done by the […]
RATT TO RELEASE “THE ATLANTIC YEARS 1984-1990” ON MARCH 27TH
A CD box set containing the five albums Ratt recorded for Atlantic Records will be released on March 27th through Cherry Red Records’ HNE Recordings. The collection, titled Ratt: The Atlantic Years 1984-1990, is housed in a clamshell and includes several single edits as bonus tracks. Taking inspiration from Aerosmith and Van Halen, Ratt originally formed in Hollywood in the mid-1970s, eventually releasing the independent Dr. Rock single in […]
TOM KEIFER #KEIFERBAND RELEASES NEW VIDEO, “HYPE,” FROM CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED “RISE” ALBUM OUT NOW
Tom Keifer #keiferband has released a compelling, high energy music video for Hype, the raucous, heavy, second single to be released to Rock radio from Rise. The song and video speak directly to life in our current culture. “Hype reflects the over stimulation, endless information and clever deception that we are bombarded with in today’s society,” explains Keifer. […]