GEORGE YOUNG, AC/DC SONGWRITER, PRODUCER, AND BROTHER TO ANGUS AND MALCOLM, PASSES AT AGE 70
Chris Morris of Variety, via Page Six, reports: Australian musician and songwriter George Young, who notched a long and distinguished career as a key creative force in the influential rock band the Easybeats and as co-producer of the career-defining albums of his brothers’ hard rock group AC/DC, died early Monday at 70. AC/DC acknowledged Young’s […]
BLACK STAR RIDERS ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR WITH JUDAS PRIEST & SAXON
U.S./Irish hard rock band Black Star Riders has announced today, the band will be joining metal legends Judas Priest and Saxon for a spring North American tour, Firepower 2018. The tour will kick off on March 13th in Wilkes Barre, PA and will wrap on May 1st in San Antonio, TX. “Delighted and honored to […]
JUDAS PRIEST SET TO LAUNCH “FIREPOWER 2018” NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
One of heavy metal’s most legendary acts will be hitting the road in 2018 in support of their new studio album, Firepower. The Judas Priest: Firepower 2018 Tour will kick off on March 13th in Pennsylvania, and wrap up on May 1st in Texas. The new album (which was produced by Andy Sneap and Tom […]
ACE FREHLEY TELLS EDDIE TRUNK THAT A KISS REUNION “COULD BE REALLY SPECIAL FOR THE FANS”
On October 9th, Ace Frehley was guest on Eddie’s radio show. Quotes from the interview appear below (as transcribed by blabbermouth.net. On whether he thinks his renewed friendship with Stanley and Simmons will eventually lead to his return to KISS: “”Well, Paul and Gene haven’t really talked to me about that. So until I get […]
TWISTED SISTER FRONTMAN DEE SNIDER THINKS VINTAGE T-SHIRTS ARE FOR TRUE METAL FANS, NOT A FASHION TREND
The New York Post reports: Think twice before taking on the vintage band T-shirt trend — at least, if you’re anywhere in the vicinity of Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider. The rocker took to Twitter earlier this week to vent about nonmetal fans wearing vintage metal band T-shirts. For Snider, it’s “sickening” and disrespectful to wear […]
WHITESNAKE BOOK, “THE PURPLE TOUR-A PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY,” TO BE RELEASED IN DECEMBER
Rufus Stone Limited Editions has announced the publication of the first-ever official Whitesnake book, The Purple Tour-A Photographic Journey. In 2015, Whitesnake took its newest release, The Purple Album, around the world on “The Purple Tour”. Featuring epic reworkings of David Coverdale’s Deep Purple songs and a raft of Whitesnake classics, the tour was one […]