DEE SNIDER SLAMS THE NFL FOR NOT ASKING MORE HARD ROCK/HEAVY METAL BANDS TO PLAY THE SUPERBOWL HALFTIME SHOW
On September 26th, the National Football League announced that Jennifer Lopez and Shakira will be the half time performers at Super Bowl LIV. After hearing the news, Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider took to his Twitter account to air his frustration posting: “WTF!? @shakira and @jlo for this year’s @nfl halftime show!? Once again the great heavy music that […]
QUIET RIOT RELEASES NEW SINGLE “HEARTBREAK CITY,” NEW ALBUM “HOLLYWOOD COWBOYS” OUT NOVEMBER 8TH
Quiet Riot will release their new album Hollywood Cowboys, on November 8th through Frontiers Music Srl. and the band has just released the second single from the album Heartbreak City. Listen to it below. Heartbreak City is all about the over the top huge sound of ’80’s Hollywood Strip rock & roll that made that decade so much fun […]
JANN WENNER IS STEPPING DOWN AS CHAIRMAN OF THE ROCK N’ ROLL HALL OF FAME FOUNDATION
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Jann Wenner, the co-founder and publisher of Rolling Stone magazine , will be stepping down, as chairman of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation in New York. On September 25th, Wenner announced that he will step down as of January 1st. The co-founder and publisher of Rolling Stone magazine is one […]
SLAYER RELEASES LIVE SHOW OPENER “REPENTLESS” FROM UPCOMING “SLAYER: THE REPENTLESS KILLOGY” BLU-RAY/DIGITAL MOVIE/LP/CD PACKAGE
If there is any doubt that Slayer will be sorely missed once the band performs the last show of its Final World Tour on November 30th, then check out the beginning of the band’s concert, Slayer’s entrance on stage, and opening song, Repentless. Taken from the upcoming two-part Slayer: The Relentless Killogy motion picture and companion […]
SINGER GEOFF TATE ON THE ANNIVERSARY BOX SET OF QUEENSŸCHE’S “EMPIRE” ALBUM, “ITS GOT A LOT OF BONUS CONTENT, LIVE TRACKS AND LINERS”
Ruben Mosqueda of Rock Confidential spoke with singer Geoff Tate. Excerpts from the interview appear below. Rock Confidental: Geoff, how is the anniversary box set of [Queensrÿche’s] Empire coming along? I recall you mentioning something was in the works. Geoff Tate: Yeah, that will be released in the first quarter of 2020. It’s done. Its got a […]
GEDDY LEE AUCTIONING OFF CLASSIC GUITARS FROM HIS PERSONAL COLLECTION
Geddy Lee of the celebrated Canadian rock trio Rush has spent the past few years delving deep into the rich history of the instrument that defined his 40-plus-year career as one of rock history’s most talented bassists. His focused efforts led him not only to build a world-class, investment-grade collection of ultra-rare and desirable vintage and antique guitars, […]