FORMER VAN HALEN SINGER SAMMY HAGAR COMMENTS ON THE BAND’S NEW LIVE ALBUM, SAYS “THEY’VE GOT SOME PRETTY ROUGH VOCALS”
Doug Elfman of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports: I knew Sammy Hagar was calling me Monday, so I kept saying to myself, “Don’t ask him how terrible the new Van Halen album is.” But then, Hagar brought up how terrible it is. “I’m trying to tread lightly on the whole thing,” Hagar told me. “Every […]
DRUMMER NICK MENZA SAID HE PLANNED A RETURN TO MEGADETH, UNTIL THEY OFFERED HIM “A VERY UNFAIR DEAL”
Drummer Nick Menza says he was asked to rejoin Megadeth – but refused when he was offered a “very unfair deal.” Menza confirmed that he met with Dave Mustaine to discuss a reunion of the band’s Rust In Peace era lineup, which would have seen him and Marty Friedman back in the band. He says […]
SKID ROW MEMBERS DAVE SABO AND RACHEL BOLAN ANNOUNCE TONY HARNELL AS THE BAND’S NEW SINGER ON EDDIE’S SIRIUS/XM SHOW, READ PARTS OF THE INTERVIEW HERE
As previously reported, singer Johnny Solinger announced his departure from Skid Row. Skid Row members Dave “The Snake” Sabo and Rachel Bolan were guests on tonight’s edition (April 6th) of Eddie’s Sirius/XM show, Eddie Trunk Live, to discuss the events. Excerpts from the interview, exclusively transcribed by me for the site, appear below. Discussing the […]
SINGER JOHNNY SOLINGER QUITS SKID ROW
According to a posting on his Facebook page Skid Row singer Johnny Solinger has just announced that he has quit the band to pursue his solo career. He writes, “I have decided to leave Skid Row to pursue my solo career. The past 15 years has been a great experience and I have appreciated the […]
GUITARIST RITCHIE BLACKMORE REPORTEDLY IN TALKS FOR A RAINBOW REUNION
Guitar Player reports: Is Ritchie Blackmore ready to rock again? The answer is “yes,” says Joe Lynn Turner. The singer insists he’ll cut a deal with his former Rainbow bandmate for a reunion in 2015. “He’s itching to do some rocking, and we’re going to get together in the fall,” Turner told Classic Rock on […]
METALLICA FRONTMAN JAMES HETFIELD AND SINGER SAMMY HAGAR TO HEADLINE SAN FRANCISCO’S ACOUSTIC-4-A-CURE
Photo: Denise Truscello/Getty Sammy Hagar and Metallica’s James Hetfield will headline their second annual Acoustic-4-A-Cure event/ at San Francisco’s the Masonic on May 15th. Alice in Chains’ Jerry Cantrell, Train’s Pat Monahan, Linda Perry and Hagar’s fellow Chickenfoot members guitarist Joe Satriani and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith will join the Bay Area-based […]