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 […]
THE CULT ANNOUNCE DATES WITH GUNS ‘N ROSES, ADDITIONAL HEADLINING SHOWS
The Cult have announced a wide array of summer tour dates including four upcoming stadium shows with Guns N’ Roses, as well as festivals and their own headlining concerts. The iconic band–founding singer Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy along with bassist Grant Fitzpatrick, drummer John Tempesta and keyboardist/rhythm guitarist Damon Fox–is on the road […]
TEMPLE OF THE DOG REUNITE TO PERFORM A FEW SELECT SHOWS, SPECIAL 25TH ANNIVERSARY REISSUE COLLECTION TO BE RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 30TH
Temple of the Dog — the Seattle supergroup featuring Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell, Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, and Mike McCready, and drummer Matt Cameron (who plays drums with both Soundgarden and Pearl Jam) — has reunited and will tour for the first time ever since forming in 1990. The band will play five cities, […]