THE WINERY DOGS ENTER STUDIO TO RECORD SECOND ALBUM, TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED
The Winery Dogs (Richie Kotzen-lead vocals/guitar, Mike Portnoy-drums, Billy Sheehan-bass) has entered a Los Angeles recording studio to start work on the follow-up to their debut album, which will be self-produced and released in North America this fall on Loud & Proud Records through RED (a division of Sony Music Entertainment) and in the rest […]
BUCKCHERRY TO RELEASE “ROCK N’ ROLL” ON AUGUST 21ST, RELEASE VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE “BRING IT ON BACK”
Buckcherry have announced their seventh album, Rock N’Roll, will be released on August 21st through F-Bomb records. The announcement coincides with the release of a video for single Bring It On Back, which can be viewed below. The album title is a response to comments made by KISS’ Gene Simmons and others that rock is […]
SKID ROW BASSIST RACHEL BOLAN LASHES OUT AT HATERS
Skid Row bassist Rachel Bolan has run out of patience with people who post negative comments about the band’s current lineup. He’s been receiving mixed reactions after they replaced frontman Johnny Solinger with ex-TNT singer Tony Harnell in April, and released a version of 18 And Life featuring Harnell. Bolan writes on Facebook, “To all […]
SLAYER ANNOUNCES THE LIMITED “REPENTLESS-METAL EAGLE EDITION”
With the title and release date just announced for Slayer’s Repentless, due out September 11th (Nuclear Blast), today the thrash icons announce their heaviest release ever – literally – Repentless, Metal Eagle Edition. Made of aluminum alloy, measuring 15″ X 17″ X 3″ and weighing in at a hefty seven pounds, the Metal Eagle Edition […]
FORMER VAN HALEN FRONTMAN SAMMY HAGAR RESPONDS TO DAVID LEE ROTH’S COMMENTS STATING, “SOMETIMES THE GUY SAYS THE WACKIEST THINGS”
Former Van Halen singer Sammy Hagar has laughed off David Lee Roth’s claim that performing songs from the Red Rocker’s era would present a credibility issue. Original frontman Roth was recently asked whether he’d ever sing tracks originally delivered by Hagar. He replied, “Good, bad or in the middle, you know Roth means it – […]
SLAYER’S KERRY KING SAYS HE WAS “INSULTED” BY RICK RUBIN’S RECORD DEAL
Slayer’s split with producer Rick Rubin came after his label offered an “insulting” deal for their 11th album, says guitarist Kerry King. Repentless, out through Nuclear Blast on September 11th, is their first without Rubin since 1985’s Hell Awaits. Singer Tom Araya says that, despite the perception that the band made the split, it was […]