SAMMY HAGAR SAYS THAT “DAVID LEE ROTH REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT VAN HALEN WAS MORE SUCCESSFUL [WITH ME] THAN WITH HIM”
Planet Rock reports: Sammy Hagar replaced David Lee Roth in Van Halen in 1985 and released four studio albums with the band – 5150’ OU812, For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge and Balance – before they acrimoniously parted ways following internal conflicts in 1996… …Asked about his so-called “rivalry” with Roth…Hagar said, “It wasn’t even a blip on my radar. I don’t respect […]
SINGER DON DOKKEN SAYS THAT DRUMMER MICK BROWN IS NO LONGER PLAYING DRUMS FOR THE BAND
According to Don Dokken, drummer Mick Brown, will no longer playing drums with the band. During a recent appearance on, The Classic Metal Show [via Blabbermouth.net], Dokken said, “I think he’s done. He’s retiring, basically. It hit me very suddenly. We were actually on tour — I don’t know — a month and a half, […]
FORMER GUNS N’ ROSES DRUMMER STEVE ADLER SAYS HE IS “ALIVE AND WELL”
Steven Adler posted a video to his Facebook in which he says he’s alive, well and eager to hit the stage. In the video, Adler says that he is “really sorry for all this media confusion that’s been going on. I’m alive and well. I’m looking forward to seeing everybody July 12th at the Golden Nugget […]
KISS’ GENE SIMMONS SAYS THAT FORMER BANDMATES ACE FREHLEY, AND PETER CRISS, COULD NOT DO THE ENTIRE FAREWELL TOUR BECAUSE “THEY’RE COMPLETELY UNDEPENDABLE”
Simon Hemelryk of Go London writes: KISS bassist, [Gene Simmons] is turning 70 in August and his band’s current tour, which arrives at the O2 on July 11th, will be its last. “It’s time,” he says. “This tour will take three years and I’ll be 72 when it finishes. That’s a good point to get […]
THE CULT TO RELEASE “SONIC TEMPLE 30” ON SEPTEMBER 13TH
2019 marks the 30th anniversary of The Cult’s seminal album, Sonic Temple. To celebrate the anniversary, Beggars Arkive will release The Cult: Sonic Temple 30 on September 13th. It will be released as a deluxe box set and a 5-CD set, plus the label will reissue Sonic Temple on double LP, which has been out of print for over 20 years. The […]
SEBASTIAN BACH DISCUSSES CELEBRATING SKID ROW’S DEBUT ALBUM, FUTURE PLANS AND MORE
Greg Prato, spoke with Sebastian Bach about Skid Row’s eponymous debut album, for Consequence of Sound. Highlights from the interview appear below. On whether he knew Skid Row’s debut was a special album during its recording: Bach “I knew it was going to be a special album to me, because I loved the songs that […]