JACK RUSSELL’S GREAT WHITE TO CELEBRATE THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF “ONCE BITTEN” WITH AN ACOUSTIC ALBUM AND TOUR
Jack Russell’s Great White will celebrate the 30th anniversary of Great White’s hit album Once Bitten with a tour and new acoustic album, Once Acoustically Bitten. The acoustic album will be released on July 14th and the band will begin their U.S. tour on July 6th. They will stay on the road through summer and […]
DRUMMER VINNY APPICE SAYS THAT RONNIE JAMES DIO WOULD HAVE BEEN “PISSED” OFF AT GENE SIMMONS’ ATTEMPT TO TRADEMARK “DEVIL’S HORN” HAND GESTURE
Drummer Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, Dio) tells the, Ouch You’re On My Hair podcast, that if Ronnie James Dio were still alive, he would be “pissed off” at Gene Simmons’ attempt to trademark the “devil’s horns” hand gesture. Appice said, “Ronnie’s hand gesture thing is an old Italian thing; it’s called the […]
BMG TO PUBLISH NEW BOOK, “FOR THE SAKE OF HEAVINESS: THE HISTORY OF METAL BLADE RECORDS” AVAILABLE AUGUST 29TH
Metal Blade Records and BMG are proud to announce the upcoming release of For the Sake of Heaviness: the History of Metal Blade Records on August 29th. Written by label founder and CEO Brian Slagel with Mark Eglinton, the book features a foreword by Metallica’s Lars Ulrich and celebrates the storied label’s 35th anniversary. Slag […]
THE METAL GOD LISTS HIS TOP TEN FAVORITE HEAVY METAL ALBUMS, SEE WHO MADE THE LIST
Iconic singer, and Judas Priest frontman, Rob Halford, shared his ten favorite Metal albums with Rolling Stone, view his list, below. 10. Moorhead, Ace of Spades (1980): “This is a hardcore roar of wild bombastic f–k you.” 9. Slipknot, Slipknot (1999): “When this came out, it was nu-metal pent-up rage searing a whole new era.” […]
SAMMY HAGAR DISCUSSES HIS HERO, MUSIC THAT MOVES HIM THE MOST, AND TURNING 70, IN OCTOBER
Andy Greene of Rolling Stone spoke with singer Sammy Hagar. Excerpts from the interview appear below. Rolling Stone: What are the best and worst parts of success? Sammy Hagar: The best part is that you get to live your dream. The only downside – maybe – is that someday you’re not as relevant as you […]
BLACK SABBATH LAUNCH THEIR “THE TEN YEAR WAR” ON SEPTEMBER 29TH
A foreboding storm is gathering overhead. Bells toll, lighting cracks, rain falls…something dark and sinister is heading this way. It’s 1970 and four guys from Birmingham, with the release of their debut self-titled album, have single-handedly created what would become known forever as heavy metal. It was a singular moment of crushing heaviness that would […]