SINGER JOE ELLIOTT DESCRIBES DEF LEPPARD AS “A HARDCORE, HARD POP BAND”
Jonathan Dick of Spin magazine spoke with Def Leppard vocalist Joe Elliott. Excerpts from the interview appear below. Spin: It’s been seven years since Songs from the Sparkle Lounge, making this the longest Def Leppard has gone between albums. Was that wait a deliberate decision? Joe Elliott: Not really. The length of time was just […]
MEGADETH FRONTMAN DAVE MUSTAINE SAID HE WANTED “NOTHING TO DO WITH” REUNITING “RUST IN PEACE” LINE UP
Dave Mustaine says he wanted “nothing to do with” recent attempts to reunite Megadeth’s Rust In Peace era lineup. After Chris Broderick and Shawn Drover quit the band last year, there were calls for frontman Mustaine and bassist David Ellefson to to bring back guitarist Marty Friedman and drummer Nick Menza. The four got together […]
KEYBOARDIST CLAUDE SCHNELL DEPARTS LAST IN LINE
Dio offshoot band Last In Line have split with keyboardist Claude Schnell. The move comes ahead of the release of their debut song Devil In Me, which arrives next week, and the release of their album Heavy Crown in February. Schnell was a member of the original Dio lineup alongside guitarist Vivian Campbell, bassist Jimmy […]
GREAT WHITE SINGER JACK RUSSELL TO MAKE A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE STATION CLUB FIRE
Jon Blistein of Rolling Stone reports: Great White frontman Jack Russell is filming a documentary about the infamous fire that killed 100 people during a 2003 performance at a club in Rhode Island, The Associated Press reports. “It’s a story of my life intertwined with the story of the fire,” Russell said of the film […]
BRET MICHAELS RANKS HIS TOP FIVE HAIR METAL BANDS
Deborah Evans Price of Billboard reports: When hair metal bands reigned supreme in the ’80s, Poison definitely did their share…Before his band took off, frontman Bret Michaels admits to making some of the same questionable fashion choices that many fell prey to in the decade. “I have a lot of great memories of that era. […]
GUNS N’ ROSES REPORTEDLY “DAYS AWAY” FROM ANNOUNCING A REUNION TOUR
Dish Nation reports: Legendary rock giants Guns N’ Roses are ”days away” from announcing a world reunion tour next year, Dish Nation is exclusively reporting. Guitarist Slash has confirmed that he and lead singer Axl Rose have reconciled after almost a decade of arguments and now Los Angeles music insiders close to the band say […]