OZZY OSBOURNE/FIREWIND GUITARIST GUS G. ANNOUNCES LIMITED, NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINING TOUR THIS APRIL
Greek guitar phenomenon, Gus G. (Ozzy Osbourne, Firewind), will embark on a mini North American headlining tour from April 15th to April 24th, see dates below. Gus G. states, “I’m very excited to play my first US and Canada shows in support of my new album Brand New Revolution. I purposely decided to do select, […]
METAL CHURCH ANNOUNCE TOUR DATES IN THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE IN SUPPORT OF LATEST ALBUM “XI” SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE ON MARCH 25TH
Metal Church are hitting the road in the United States and Europe in support of their latest Rat Pak Records release XI. The band will be playing two warm-up shows in the state of Washington before heading out on the Monsters Of Rock cruise this month. The first part of the United States tour begins […]
GUITARIST VIVIAN CAMPBELL DISCUSSES THE FIVE ALBUMS THAT CHANGED HIS LIFE
Guitarist Vivian Campbell shares the five albums that changed his life with Joe Bosso of Classic Rock, see his list below. * Rory Gallagher – Live in Europe (1972): “This is the first record I ever owned and dropped a needle on. I just loved it, and I spent hours trying to learn the guitar […]
STEVE VAI, ZAKK WYLDE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, NUNO BETTENCOURT AND TOSIN ABASI COME TOGETHER FOR “GENERATION AXE – A NIGHT OF GUITARS.” TOUR BEGINS APRIL 5TH, TICKETS ON SALE FEBRUARY 19TH
The term “supergroup” gets thrown around on a regular basis these days, however, a new tour featuring some of the greatest guitarists of all time is about to truly give the term a whole new meaning. Introducing: Generation Axe, featuring Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Nuno Bettencourt, and Tosin Abasi. Beginning on April 5th […]
JUDAS PRIEST’S “BATTLE CRY” LIVE CD/DVD/BLU-RAY TO BE RELEASED ON MARCH 25TH
Judas Priest’s tour in support of their 17th studio album overall, Redeemer of Souls, was one of the most extensive of the group’s entire career – consisting of 130 shows in 33 countries, and offering a setlist that touched upon selections from nearly all of their classic albums. And now, fans can relive the live […]
FORMER WIFE OF KISS DRUMMER, PETER CRISS, SAYS HIS BOOK IS “NOT ACCURATE”
Greg Prato of Songfacts spoke with original KISS drummer Peter Criss’ ex wife Lydia. Excerpts from interview appear below. Songfacts: Was Beth about you or the wife of Peter’s bandmate from a pre-KISS band? Lydia Criss: Originally, the song wasn’t a sweet song like it is now – it was a mean song. It was […]