THE METAL GOD, ROB HALFORD, SAYS THAT “SAD WINGS OF DESTINY” IS HIS FAVORITE JUDAS PRIEST RECORD

Alex Distefano of the OC Weekly spoke with the Metal God, Rob Halford of Judas Priest. The brief interview appears in its entirety below. OC Weekly: Of the 17 full albums you’ve done with Judas Priest, what is your favorite and why? Rob Halford: I get asked that quite a bit and I have to […]
SLAYER TO UNLEASH BRAND NEW SONG FOR RECORD STORE DAY

When The Stillness Comes, the first new track from Slayer in nearly a year, will be available as part of Record Store Day on April 18th, it is announced today by Slayer and Nuclear Blast. The song, accompanied by a live recording of Black Magic, from the band’s 1983 album Show No Mercy and recorded […]
MR. BIG’S ERIC MARTIN DISCUSSES THEIR LATEST ALBUM “THE STORIES WE COULD TELL…” AND THE INSPIRATION BEHIND SOME OF THEIR OTHER HIT SONGS

Greg Prato of Songfacts spoke with Mr. Big vocalist Eric Martin. Excerpts from the interview appear below. Songfacts: If you want to start off by talking about the new album, The Stories We Could Tell…, how does it compare to previous Mr. Big albums musically? Eric Martin: I don’t really think it compares. I’ve said […]
BLACK STAR RIDERS RELEASE OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR “FINEST HOUR”

The official music video for Finest Hour”– a track from The Killer Instinct, the second studio album by melodic rockers Black Star Riders – is now available for viewing. Watch it below. Due out in North America on February 24th, The Killer Instinct was produced by Nick Raskulinecz (Rush, Foo Fighters, Alic In Chains, Mastodon) […]
EDDIE TRUNK DISCUSSES SPORTS, MUSIC, BOOKS AND GROWING UP IF HE WAS CONSIDERED A “ROCK KID” OR “A NERD”

Leslie Michele Derrough of Glide Magazine spoke with Eddie. Portions of the interview appear below. Glide Magazine: We know how much you love your New York Giants. What happened to them this season? Eddie: Yeah, that is my favorite team and my favorite sport. I think we’re going to have a great year next year. […]
GUITARIST EDDIE VAN HALEN SAYS HE WOULD “LOVE TO MAKE A [NEW] STUDIO RECORD” WITH THE BAND

The Pulse Of Radio reports that guitarist Eddie Van Halen spoke about the status of Van Halen during a visit last week (Thursday, February 12th) to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington D.C., where he was part of its What It Means to be American series. When asked about the current plans […]