JAKE E. LEE’S RED DRAGON CARTEL NAMES SHAWN CROSBY AT THEIR LATEST SINGER
Guitarist Jake E. Lee’s band Red Dragon Cartel have named former Jones Street singer Shawn Crosby as their latest vocalist. He is the band’s fifth singer in just four months. Darren James Smith appeared on the band’s 2014 self-titled debut album, but left in March over concerns regarding touring plans. His replacement Michael Beck lasted […]
GEOFF TATE’S OPERATION: MINDCRIME TO UNLOCK PART ONE OF EPIC MUSICAL TRILOGY WITH RELEASE OF “THE KEY” ON SEPTEMBER 18TH ON FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL
On September 18th, Geoff Tate’s new band, Operation: Mindcrime, will be releasing its long-awaited debut album, The Key, on Frontiers Music Srl. Perhaps one of Tate’s most ambitious recordings to date, The Key examines what one might do if they discovered “the key” to changing the way we view the world, the way we look […]
TWISTED SISTER FRONTMAN DEE SNIDER RELEASES NEW SONG, “TO HELL AND BACK,” EXCLUSIVELY VIA OFFICIAL WEBSITE
In March of this year, Dee Snider and his Twisted Sister bandmates mourned the loss of their drummer, AJ Pero, and announced that the 2016 touring season (the 40th anniversary of the band’s formation) will be the end of the road for the world-dominating force of nature that is Twisted Sister. While perhaps he is […]
DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW GUITARIST RITCHIE BLACKMORE SAYS HE IS CONSIDERING A BRIEF RETURN TO ROCK
Nearly two decades after a switch to medieval music, former Deep Purple and Rainbow co-founder Ritchie Blackmore says he might play rock again – but not for long. “Just for a few days, next June,” Blackmore reveals, in a new interview with the French newspaper Le Parisien.. “But for now, I’m not decided on the […]
JUDAS PRIEST ICONIC FRONTMAN ROB HALFORD SAYS THE BAND WILL START RECORDING NEXT YEAR
The Metal God, Rob Halford, says Judas Priest will start recording their next album in 2016. Rejuvenated by the addition of new guitarist Richie Faulkner, the band released 17th album Redeemer Of Souls in 2014. And just a few months later, Halford said he was already thinking ahead to album no.18. Now the frontman says […]
WHEN HE FIRST HEARD IT, OZZY OSBOURNE REPORTEDLY HATED THE MIX OF “DIARY OF A MADMAN”
According to bassist Rudy Sarzo, Ozzy Osbourne thought the mix of his classic album Diary Of A Madman was “crap.” The band were on the tour bus when the final mix of the singer’s second solo album was handed to the him in 1981, and according to Sarzo, Ozzy’s face was a picture when he […]
