STRYPER’S MICHAEL SWEET DISCUSSES FORMER BASSIST TIM GAINES, GUITARIST OZ FOX AND NEW MUSIC
Ruben Mosqueda of Sleaze Roxx spoke with Stryper frontman Michael Sweet. Highlights from the discussion appear below. Sleaze Roxx: At one point [bassist] Tim [Gaines] [re-joined Stryper]. I don’t know if that was driven by pressure from fans who wanted the “classic” line-up back together. It probably didn’t work out how you had hoped. So […]
QUEENSRYCHE TO RELEASE “THE VERDICT” ON MARCH 1ST, ANNOUNCE U.S. TOUR DATES
Rock icons Queensryche will release their new album, The Verdict, on March 1st through Century Media Records. Pre-orders and formats will be announced soon. “I’m extremely proud of what we were able to accomplish on this record,” states Queensryche vocalist Todd La Torre. “The relentless dedication and hard work of everyone involved has been very […]
WHY DID QUEEN FRONTMAN FREDDIE MERCURY DECIDE NOT TO FIX HIS TEETH?
Martin Kielty of Ultimate Classic Rock reports: In the new biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, Freddie Mercury approaches Brian May and Roger Taylor after their band Smile have just split up, and tells them he wants to be their new singer. Their reply – “Not with those teeth, mate” – clearly hurts the future Queen icon. But […]
KISS ANNOUNCES “END OF THE ROAD” WORLD TOUR, BEGINNING JANUARY 31ST IN VANCOUVER, BC
After an epic and storied 45 year career that launched an era of rock n roll legends, KISS announced that they will launch their final tour ever in 2019, appropriately named End Of The Road. The initial announcement was made a month ago on NBC’s America’s Got Talent which sent the internet into overdrive with […]
GHOST “A PALE TOUR NAMED DEATH” HAS HIT THE ROAD IN NORTH AMERICA
Grammy-winning Swedish rock/pop band Ghost hit the North American road last week (10/25) at Freakers Ball in Grand Prairie, Texas with its A Pale Tour Named Death, a 40-date headline trek. The tour will include two arena shows: November 16th at the Los Angeles Forum, and December 15th at New York’s Barclays Center. Ghost is […]
JET, MEMBA THEM?
Since our “discussions” under the Greta Van Fleet Guitarist Says Rock N’ Roll Is An “Endangered Species” story, I mentioned Jet as a good example of a rock band who had a vintage sound, but with an original spin. For those of you who may have forgotten Jet, they were an Australian band (seems a […]