SAXON ANNOUNCE FEBRUARY 2019 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
Saxon have announced a mini U.S. tour, following their incredibly successful trek with Judas Priest earlier this year and prior to their appearance on the 2019 Monsters Of Rock cruise out of Florida. Saxon frontman Biff Byford said in a statement, “We’re bringing the Thunderbolt tour back to the USA in February, this time as […]
THE ROCK HALL ANNOUNCE POSSIBLE 2019 INDUCTEES: DEF LEPPARD. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, RADIOHEAD, STEVIE NICKS AND OTHERS, BUT NO JUDAS PRIEST
It’s that time again, the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame have announced their lead nominees for class of 2019. On the list: Radiohead, Def Leppard, Stevie Nicks, Rage Against the Machine, the Cure, Devo, Janet Jackson, Kraftwerk, LL Cool J, Roxy Music, Todd Rundgren, John Prine, MC5, Rufus featuring Chaka Khan and the Zombies. […]
KING’S X SIGNS WITH GOLDEN ROBOT RECORDS, NEW ALBUM POSSIBLY DUE NEXT YEAR
King’s X has signed a deal with Australian independent record label Golden Robot Records for the release of the band’s next studio album. The follow-up to 2008’s XV is tentatively due in 2019 via Golden Robot’s partners in the U.S., Europe and Japan. “I’m really excited to release the next King’s X album with Mark, […]
GUITARIST WOLF HOFFMANN SAYS THAT HEARING MARK TORNILLO SING LED TO ACCEPT GETTING BACK TOGETHER
Ruben Mosqueda of KNAC.com spoke with Accept guitarist Wolf Hoffmann. Highlights from the interview appear below. KNAC.com: You have a new live Blu-Ray/CD set Symphonic Terror – Live at Wacken 2017 coming out. This isn’t the typical live album though. Hoffmann: That’s right, this was recorded last summer at Wacken with a symphony orchestra. I’ve […]
OZZY OSBOURNE CANCELS CALIFORNIA SHOW DUE TO SURGERY ON HIS HAND FROM AN INFECTION
Ozzy Osbourne has been hospitalized due to an infection and forced to cancel his Saturday night (Oct. 6th) show in Mountain View, Calif. Treatment for the infection required surgery on the singer’s hand earlier in the day, according to an announcement made on his website and on social media. “Osbourne will spend a couple of […]
DRUMMER MIKE PORTNOY TO JOIN PAN ROCKS FOR THEIR RUSH TRIBUTE
Steel Drum Orchestra, “Pan Rocks” is headed to the studio this fall to record its tribute to Rush. Modern prog-rock drum legend Mike Portnoy (Sons Of Apollo, Winery Dogs) will handle the drumming duties. The bassist and guitarist will be announced in the coming weeks. “I am excited to take part in this unique musical […]