A TALE OF TWO KISS’: ACE FREHLEY REPONDS TO COMMENTS THAT HE WAS FIRED FROM THE BAND
In a new interview with Guitar World (as transcribed by Blabbermouth), KISS main men Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons said that they’re willing to entertain the idea of being joined on stage, for the band’s final world tour, briefly by guitarist Ace Frehley and drummer Peter Criss. But, as Simmons put it, “they’re never going to be in KISS again.” “Ace […]
OZZY OSBOURNE’S “NO MORE TOURS 2” UK AND EUROPEAN TOUR LEG POSTPONED DUE TO ILLNESS, DATES TO BE RESCHEDULED LATER THIS YEAR
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy®-winning singer and songwriter Ozzy Osbourne has been forced to postpone the entire UK and European leg of his No More Tours 2 tour on doctors’ orders. This follows yesterday’s (January 28th) announcement that Osbourne waspostponing the first four dates of the tour because of the flu. After seeing his physician […]
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY ANNOUNCE “20 YEARS OF SONIC BREWTALITY TOUR” AND A NEW “SONIC BREW” RELEASE
Entertainment One (eOne) has licensed the complete back catalog of Black Label Society (BLS), the hard rock group led by American guitar icon Zakk Wylde. In addition to the band’s last three albums which were released on eOne, the Company has licensed the following titles: Sonic Brew, Stronger Than Death, 1919 Eternal, The Blessed Hellride, Hangover […]
GUITARIST VINNIE VINCENT SHOWS CANCELED
Former KISS guitarist, Vinnie Vincent, has sent a notification letter to the promoter that he will not be performing the concerts scheduled for Feb 8th and 9th, 2019 in Nashville, TN. While we cannot discuss the terms of the contract due to a confidentiality clause within the contract, we are shocked at this development, and […]
AFTER 40 YEARS, JUDAS PRIEST PERFORM “KILLING MACHINE,” LIVE IN PARIS
On Sunday night (January 27th), Judas Priest started their European tour in Paris, by preforming a song they have not sung live in four decades, Killing Machine. The song was the title track of the second LP they released in 1978, though the record’s name was changed to, Hell Bent for Leather,when it was released […]
DREAM THEATER’S JAMES LABRIE DISCUSSES THE BAND’S LATEST ALBUM, THE HARDEST SONGS TO SING LIVE AND HIS FAVORITE SINGERS
Greg Prato of Songfacts interviewed Dream Theater frontman James LaBrie. Highlights from interview appear below. Songfacts: How is the new album, Distance Over Time, similar or different to previous Dream Theater albums? James LaBrie: Well, it might be similar to some of the earlier albums in the sense that in a lot of ways, we pulled […]