STAUS QUO GUITARIST RICK PARFITT PASSES AT AGE 68
Britain’s Rick Parfitt, of the band Status Quo, died of an infection just two months after quitting the band that launched him into stardom. “The Quo,” as the group is affectionately called, has sold more than 125 million records, and can claim more than 50 No. 1 singles in its native Britain. The 68-year-old Parfitt […]
ACCEPT GUITARIST WOLF HOFFMANN DISCUSSES “RESTLESS & WILD” DVD
Ruben Mosqueda of Metal Titans spoke with Accept guitarist Wolf Hoffmann. Excerpts from the interview appear below. Metal Titans: To clarify you have a live DVD titled Restless & Live coming in January [2017], right? I ask this because you also added a live DVD as the bonus to the last album Blind Rage. The […]
OVERKILL POST LYRIC VIDEO FOR “MEAN, GREEN, KILLING MACHINE”
Overkill have released a lyric video for the song, Mean, Green, Killing Machine. Listen to it below. The song appears on the band’s forthcoming album, The Grinding Wheel, which is set for release on February 10th, through Nuclear Blast. The band previously released a lyric video for Our Finest Hour. Click here to listen to […]
SINGER PHIL ANSELMO OPENS UP AND REVEALS THAT HE WAS MOLESTED AS A CHILD
Kory Grow of Rolling Stone reports: …[While talking with former Pantera frontman Phil Anselmo], he says he…identifies with marginalized people because of his upbringing. He grew up in New Orleans’ French Quarter – “That’s a diverse f–king crowd of people,” he says – and he was raised by a single mother who “dated black men […]
METAL BLADE RECORDS, SCORPIONS, AND THE RAINBOW JUST NOMINATED TO THE HALL OF HEAVY METAL HISTORY
Metal Blade Records (celebrating their 35th Anniversary), Scorpions, and the Rainbow Bar and Grill have just joined the list of Metal Royalty who have been nominated for induction into the the 2017 Hall of Heavy Metal History. The All-Star Induction Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, January 18th, 2017 at the Anaheim Expo Center, Anaheim […]
RIOT V RELEASE VIDEO FOR “BRING THE HAMMER DOWN”
Riot V, the band featuring the remaining members of the band Riot, released their debut album, Unleash The Fire, in October 2014 via SPV/Steamhammer. The band has released a video for the song, Bring The Hammer Down, from the album, and which can be viewed below. Unleash The Fire is the band’s first release from […]