BASSIST BILLY SHEEHAN REMEMBERS ALMOST JOINING VAN HALEN, AND PROCLAIMS, “I BELIEVE I’M THE ONLY PERSON IN THE WORLD WHO’S PLAYED WITH EVERY MEMBER OF [THE BAND]”
If the only way you could join your favorite band was by costing one of its members their job, would you still want to do it? Bassist Billy Sheehan had to answer that question the hard way after getting an enticing invitation from Van Halen. Sheehan, whose early band Talas opened for Van Halen in […]
NEW STUDY SAYS HEAVY METAL FANS GROW UP TO BE BETTER ADJUSTED ADULTS
Metal fans reportedly grow up to be happier and better adjusted adults than many fans of other genres, a study has suggested. The research published by Taylor & Francis Online sought to test the validity of studies carried out in the 1980s which claimed fans of bands such as Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Black […]
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 […]