RICHIE KOTZEN RELEASES VIDEO FOR “YOU CAN’T SAVE ME” FROM LIVE DVD

Richie Kotzen has released a video for the song You Can’t Save Me from his Live DVD which was came out earlier this month and recorded on his 2015 tour to support his 20th album Cannibals, was which was released on January 8th. Watch it below. Kotzen has released quite a few videos from Cannibals. […]
SINGER ROB DUKES ON HIS FORMER EXODUS BANDMATES: “F%&K THOSE D-BAGS!”

Former Hades guitarist Dan Lorenzo recently spoke with current Generation Kill vocalist Rob Dukes for Painful Pleasures’ website. Dukes, who most notably sang with Exodus has also been writing and recording with Darryl McDaniels from RUN/DMC. A portion of the interview can be read below. Dan Lorenzo: How old were you when you got your […]
METALLICA TO RELEASE A VINYL SET OF THEIR “BY REQUEST” TOUR STARTING IN NOVEMBER

At long last, the Live Metallica vinyl has arrived. With the fans help voting for their favorites, the band pressed four shows from the 2014 Metallica By Request tour on 180-gram vinyl. These quadruple vinyl sets from Bogota, Helsinki, Istanbul and Montreal are limited to 500 copies of each show and a new title will […]
RITCHIE BLACKMORE ANNOUNCES ONE MORE ROCK SHOW AND IT WILL BE IN THE UK

On the heels of announcing two Monsters Of Rock festivals in Germany, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore will bring his new version of Rainbow to the UK for one show next year – but not to the Download festival. The former Deep Purple guitarist recently confirmed he was planning a temporary return to rock music from the […]
OVERKILL FRONTMAN BOBBY “BLITZ” ELLSWORTH DISCUSSES MUSIC, SPORTS AND TATTOOS

Former Hades guitarist Dan Lorenzo spoke with Overkill vocalist Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth yesterday for Painful Pleasures. Below is a portion of their conversation. Dan Lorenzo: How old were you when you got your first tattoo? Bobby Blitz: I was 40…it was the first step to a divorce, the closing chapter. Dan Lorenzo: Did anybody in […]
OZZY OSBOURNE CONFIRMS THAT BLACK SABBATH WILL NOT RECORD ANOTHER ALBUM

NOLA.com posted a feature article about Ozzy Osbourne on October 27th. In the piece Osbourne stated that Black Sabbath have decided against recording another album, making 2013’s, 13, their last. The singer said, “It’s the end of Sabbath, believe me.” He continued, “In December, I’ll be f——‘ 68 and I think it’s time to call […]