ALTER BRIDGE’S FIFTH STUDIO ALBUM “THE LAST HERO” NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER AND SLATED FOR WORLDWIDE RELEASE ON OCTOBER 7TH
Alter Bridge has been a band known for blurring the line between hard rock and heavy metal. As assets in both musical genres, the band returns with their fifth studio album, The Last Hero. The album is scheduled for worldwide release on October 7th by Caroline Records in the United States/Canada and Napalm Records throughout […]
METAL MELTDOWN CELEBRATES 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF EXTREME’S “PORNOGRAFFITTI” WITH “PORNOGRAFFITTI LIVE 25/METAL MELTDOWN” BLU-RAY/DVD/CD SEPTEMBER 23RD
Last year marked the 25th anniversary of Extreme’s classic multi-Platinum, Grammy® nominated Pornograffitti, the definitive album of the band’s career. To mark the anniversary, Pornograffitti Live 25/Metal Meltdown will be released September 23rd by the award-winning production company Rock Fuel Media in association with Loud & Proud Records as part of their four-part “Metal Meltdown” […]
BASSIST JASON NEWSTED SWITCHES FROM METAL TO ACOUSTIC, SAYS “I CAN’T PLAY LIKE SLIPKNOT NOW”
Jason Newsted says one of the reasons he’s pursuing his acoustic project is because he achieved everything he could in heavy music while he was with Metallica. He’s happy for bands like Slipknot to take up the mantle – and admits he can’t play “heavier and faster” the way he used to. He last week […]
GUITARIST JOE PERRY RETURNS TO LIVE PERFORMANCES, AFTER COLLAPSING TWO WEEKS PRIOR ONSTAGE
After missing nearly two weeks worth of shows due to “a combination of dehydration and exhaustion,” Aerosmith guitarist, Joe Perry, returned to the stage with Hollywood Vampires on July 22nd. The concert took place at Weill Hall in Rohnert Park, California. Perry collapsed after walking backstage only one song into the Hollywood Vampires’ concert at […]
TESLA STREAM NEW SINGLE “SAVE THAT GOODNESS”
More than 30 years after sharing the stage with Def Leppard in the late ‘80s, Tesla hit the road again last summer with the British hard rock group, a move that provided the spark for a new collaboration. Ultimate Classic Rock presents the exclusive premiere of Save That Goodness, a brand new song by Tesla […]
ON THE EVE OF MIKE PIAZZA’S INDUCTION INTO THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME, EDDIE TRUNK REFLECTS ON THE PAIR’S FRIENDSHIP AND LOVE OF HEAVY METAL
Evan Grossman of the New York Daily News wrote a feature article on Eddie’s friendship with baseball player, and soon to be Hall of Famer, Mike Piazza. Excerpts from the story appear below. The night of the legendary 9/11 home run, when Mike Piazza lifted the Mets to victory and a city in mourning with […]