TAPED PHONE CALL REVEALS HOW LIVE NATION HELPED METALLICA, AND OTHER ARTISTS, PLACE TICKETS ON THE SECONDARY MARKET
Dave Brooks and Hannah Karp of Billboard reports: In February 2017, days before Metallica announced its World Wired North American stadium tour, Live Nation president of U.S. concerts Bob Roux spoke by phone with a little-known wealth adviser turned event promoter who had been tasked by an associate of the band to sell 88,000 tickets directly on […]
SONS OF APOLLO LAUNCH LIVE CLIP FOR “JUST LET ME BREATHE” FROM “LIVE WITH THE PLOVDIV PSYCHOTIC SYMPHONY” DUE AUGUST 30TH
Sons Of Apollo–former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (ex-Guns N’ Roses), Billy Sheehan (The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big, David Lee Roth) and Jeff Scott Soto (ex-Journey, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force) — are pleased to announce the release of ‘Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony’ on August 30th via InsideOutMusic […]
SEBASTIAN BACH REFLECTS ON SKID ROW GETTING KICKED OFF THE BON JOVI TOUR, AND SAYS, “[WE THOUGHT] WE’RE SUCH BADASSES [LIKE KISS AND VAN HALEN] BECAUSE WE GOT KICKED OFF THE TOUR”
In conjunction with a recent Metal Hammer retrospective on Skid Row’s 1989 self-titled debut, former vocalist Sebastian Bach spoke at length about the album with writer Clay Marshall. Select “outtakes” from the interview appear below (as transcribed by Blabbermouth.net). On his initial impressions of Skid Row upon receiving the band’s demo: Sebastian: “My very first impression was, ‘This guy [original vocalist Matt Fallon] is doing […]
BLACK SABBATH: THE VINYL COLLECTION 1970-1978 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 6TH
When Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward formed Black Sabbath in 1968, the quartet conjured a primal sound that was heavier, louder and more menacing than anything that had come before. The band recorded a series of metal masterpieces in the ’70s that became the blueprint for heavy music and influenced generations […]
AC/DC CELEBRATE THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF “HIGHWAY TO HELL” BY POSTING A LIVE PERFORMANCE FROM 1979
Earlier this week, AC/DC broke their social media silence to mark the 40th anniversary of their Highway To Hell album. The band shared a short video graphic asking fans to help them celebrate the milestone over the course of the next month. Now the band have uploaded a rare live video from July 13th, 1979, showing them performing the title track […]
ACE FREHLEY TO REUNITE WITH FREHLEY’S COMET BANDMATES FOR “KRUISE FEST”
This October, sailing out of Miami, Florida, the ninth annual Kiss Kruise will take to the high seas with over 3,000 KISS fans aboard and ready to rock. Each year, in true Kiss Army style, various fan-organized pre-kruise parties and reunions are held in the city of departure. This year, nine-time kruisers Joe D’Angelo and Jay Jadofsky are teaming up with fellow kruisers Neil Davis and Bill Alward to […]