DEF LEPPARD CELEBRATES 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF “PYROMANIA” WITH DELUXE EXPANDED EDITION
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of their iconic album Pyromania, veteran British rockers DEF LEPPARD will release a deluxe expanded edition in April 2024. Fans can listen to Photograph – Rough Mix Version (Unfinished Vocal) on all streaming platforms on March 1st. The track is an unreleased demo version from the band’s vaults of one of their most celebrated songs, […]
OZZY REFUSES KANYE WEST’S REQUEST TO SAMPLE A BLACK SABBATH SONG
Ozzy Osbourne felt like he had to make a stand earlier this month when Kanye West asked to sample Iron Man for a song on the rapper’s new album. “Well, nobody else would fu-king do it, did they?” he tells Rolling Stone‘s Kory Grow. Ahead of West and Ty Dolla $ign’s doomed Vultures 1 album rollout, Osbourne posted to his social media that he […]
IRON MAIDEN BRUCE DICKINSON DISCUSSES HIS FAVORITE SINGERS, AND SAYS IRON MAIDEN’S “ACES HIGH” IS ONE THE HARDEST SONGS TO SING LIVE
Greg Prato for Songfacts spoke with Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson, portions of the interview appear below. Songfacts: To go back a ways in your solo career, was the song Tattooed Millionaire written about anyone in particular? Or was it an amalgamation of people? Bruce Dickinson: Everybody likes to think it was all about [Mötley […]
LEGENDARY GUITARIST ULI JON ROTH RETURNS ON TOUR OF NORTH AMERICA WITH INCREDIBLE THREE HOUR EXTRAVAGANZA
Music enthusiasts, get ready for a night of true musical passion and inspiration as legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth takes us on a 360-degree journey into his unique world of artistic imagination. Uli Jon Roth is thrilled to announce his exclusive 2024 world tour Interstellar Sky Guitar. The three-hour-plus integrated multi-media show will be split […]
“IS IT LOUD ENOUGH? MICHAEL SCHENKER: 1980-1983,” SIX CD RETROSPECTIVE, WITH BOOKLET, OUT MARCH 29TH
Is It Loud Enough? Michael Schenker: 1980 – 1983, a newly remastered 6CD, 66 track boxset, brings together Michael Schenker material recorded from 1979 – 1983. It will be released on March 29th through Chrysalis Records and be pre-ordered, here. A turbulent time for Michael, following his exit from UFO via Scorpions, features the studio albums Michael Schenker Group, MSG, […]
DIRTY HONEY RELEASES MUSIC VIDEO FOR “COMING HOME (BALLAD OF THE SHIRE)”
Currently on its third consecutive, sold-out U.K./European headline tour, today Dirty Honey releases a brand new music video for Coming Home (Ballad of the Shire) from the band’s current album, Can’t Find The Brakes. The Coming Home video offers an unexpected element from a band best known for its high-energy, sexy, bluesy rock’n’roll and reflects the […]