GEOFF TATE WILL PERFORM QUEENSRŸCHE’S “RAGE FOR ORDER” AND “EMPIRE” ALBUMS, IN THEIR ENTIRETY, ON 2020 TOUR
Singer Geoff Tate will perform the Queensrÿche albums Rage For Order and Empire in their entirety on the Empire 30th Anniversary Tour in 2020. Confirmed 2020 dates are as follows: Feb. 21 – Jergels – Warrendale, Pennsylvania Feb. 22 – Mount Ponoco – Mount Poncho, Pennsylvania Feb. 23 – Town Ballroom – Buffalo, New York Feb. 26 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Feb. 27 – The Warehouse FTC – Fairfield, […]
FORMER ENUFF Z’NUFF SINGER DONNIE VIE ON KEEPING POLITICS OUT OF MUSIC,”ABSOLUTELY…YOU’RE TOO INFLUENTIAL”
Ruben Mosqueda of Sleaze Roxx spoke with former Enuff Z’Nuff singer Donnie Vie, portions of the interview appear below. Sleaze Roxx: People know the first two records [Enuff Z’Nuff (1989) and Strength (1991)]. The debut did well for you. The band was on MTV in regular rotation. Strength was set to be the breakthrough record. […]
RITCHIE BLACKMORE’S RAINBOW PERFORMS “BURN” IN SPAIN, WATCH IT HERE
Professionally filmed video footage of Ritchie Blackmore’s rainbow performing Deep Purple classic Burn at the Rock The Coast festival in Málaga, Spain on June 15th can be seen below. Blackmore is joined in the current Rainbow lineup by vocalist Ronnie Romero, Stratovarius keyboard player Jens Johansson, Blackmore’s Night drummer David Keith, bassist Bob Nouveau and backing singers Candice Night and Lady Lynn. The band released […]
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 […]