OZZY OSBOURNE SAID HE WAS “NOT ALLOWED TO [ANY] HAVE FUN” WHILE TOURING WITH BLACK SABBATH
Jake Chessum of Rolling Stone has written a feature story on Ozzy Osbourne. Portions of the column appear below. …For the past 50 years, Ozzy Osbourne has been heavy rock’s MVP. He gave metal a sense of menace during his first 10-year tour of duty with Black Sabbath, approximating the sound of a nervous breakdown […]
GUITARIST VINNIE VINCENT WEARS MAKEUP AT CHILLER THEATRE APPEARANCE
According to blabbermouth.net, former KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent donned a variation of the “Ankh Warrior” makeup for his appearance at this past weekend’s Chiller Theatre event in Parsippany, New Jersey. The original “Ankh Warrior” ancient Egyptian motif was created by Paul Stanley, KISS’s lead singer and rhythm guitarist. Vincent wore the makeup with KISS while […]
GUITARIST NITA STRAUSS ON WORKING FOR PAUL STANLEY AND GENE SIMMONS, “THEY WERE VERY NICE TO WORK FOR”
Ruben Mosqueda of KNAC.com spoke with guitarist Nita Strauss (The Iron Maidens, Alice Cooper), excerpts from the interview appear below. KNAC.com: You’re about to release your first ever solo album Controlled Chaos on November 16th. It’s an instrumental album, what sets your record apart from others? Strauss: It’s been a process to get this album […]
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 […]