DEF LEPPARD FRONTMAN JOE ELLIOTT SAYS “WE LIKE THE BEATLES, THE STONES, SLADE, SWEET AND T. REX. WE DIDN’T JUST GROW UP ON BLACK SABBATH”
Richard Bienstock of Rolling Stone spoke with Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott. Excerpts from the interview appear below. RS: How has the summer tour been going? JE: Very good, thank you. Ticket sales have been insane. We’ve been doing some really outrageous numbers. Birmingham, Alabama, was 18,000 people. Dallas was 20,000. So it’s been a […]
ACCORDING TO THE RIAA, KISS HAS EARNED MORE GOLD ALBUMS THAN ANY OTHER BAND IN AMERICA
KISS, now celebrating its 40th anniversary, has earned more gold album record awards than any American band in the history of the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) gold and platinum awards certifications. In the last 41 years, KISS has earned 30 gold albums (26 KISS albums and four solo albums that were all released […]
DEF LEPPARD REVEAL TRACK LISTING AND COVER ART FOR NEW ALBUM
Def Leppard have revealed the track listing and album cover for their forthcoming self titled album tentatively scheduled for release on October 30th. Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott explained the reasoning behind releasing a self-titled album at this point in the band’s career, saying, “It’s just called ‘Def Leppard’ because that’s what it sounds like. […]
GUITARIST TONY MACALPINE CANCELS EUROPEAN TOUR DUE TO ILLNESS
Guitarist Tony MacAlpine’s team has released the following message: “It is with regret that we announce the cancellation of Tony’s European tour which was slated for October/November. Tony’s condition has not improved since the surgery to remove a tumor from his intestine, and he will need further treatment. We are incredibly disappointed that the world […]
12-YEAR-OLD SCORPIONS FANS JOINS THE BAND ONSTAGE IN BROOKLYN, NY
During tonight’s Yahoo live stream from Barclays in Brooklyn, you may have noticed legendary rockers Scorpions were joined by a very special guest– 12 year old guitarist Brandon Niederauer. The third generation Scorpions fan accompanied his favorite band for a rousing performance of No One Like You. As Niederauer headed to the stage, he shared, […]
IRON MAIDEN’S “BOOK OF SOULS” DEBUTS AT NUMBER FOUR ON THE BILLBOARD 200
Iron Maiden scored the best Billboard 200 performance of their career, and their best sales week since Nielsen Music began measuring in 1991, as the heavy metal group’s 16th studio album The Book of Souls debuted at Number Four with 75,000 total copies sold. Iron Maiden’s 2010 LP The Final Frontier also bowed in at […]