FEATURE ARTICLE EXTOLS THE VIRTUES OF UFO
Joel Reese of The Concourse writes: Let’s try something here. Here’s a song called Hot and Ready, by the band UFO. Give it a listen. If this doesn’t rock your ass off—if you’re thinking, “Ehhh, maybe, I’m not sure”—then go back to nursing your IPA and nodding along to the Mountain Goats or Sam Smith […]
AEROSMITH GUITARIST JOE PERRY PREMIERES VIDEO FOR “RUN RUN RUDOLPH”
Crank up the holidays with Joe Perry’s all-new rendition of a Christmas gem, Run Run Rudolph. Today (12/11), Perry has partnered with Billboard.com to exclusively premiere the video for the track from his new EP Joe Perry’s Merry Christmas. The video features performance footage of Perry interspersed with scenes of kids joyously celebrating Christmas with […]
HELLYEAH RETURNS TO THE ROAD WITH “BLOOD FOR BLOOD 2015 TOUR” WITH DEVOUR THE DAY AND LIKE A STORM
After a hugely successful US arena run with Volbeat and labelmates Five Finger Death Punch and Nothing More, Hellyeah will head back to those markets for a triumphant headline run, with special guests Devour The Day and Like A Stoem in tow. The band celebrates their first-ever Top 10 radio single Moth, and its companion […]
LED ZEPPELIN GUITARIST JIMMY PAGE SPEAKS HIS MIND IN HIS LATEST INTERVIEW
A grumpy Jimmy Page has taken aim at everyone from Ginger Baker to Robert Plant in a bad-tempered interview, reports Classic Rock. The Led Zeppelin guitarist was speaking about the recent reissues when he snapped at questions about his former bandmate and Cream drummer Ginger Baker. And he refused to answer questions about his work […]
REMASTERED EXPANDED VERSION OF JUDAS PRIEST’S CLASSIC “DEFENDERS OF THE FAITH” ALBUM ANNOUNCED
Coming off an era which saw several Judas Priest albums that have gone down as some of the greatest in the entire history of heavy metal (namely, 1980’s British Steel and 1982’s Screaming for Vengeance), the band from Birmingham knew that their next release had to “deliver the goods,” to cement their standing as the […]
METALLICA’S JAMES HETFIELD DISCUSSES OVERCOMING FEAR AND BEING A ROLE MODEL
Metallica frontman and Road Recovery supporter James Hetfield discusses growing up with and overcoming his fear of responsibility and how that has played a part in his recovery from drug addiction. Hetfield also shares his views on what it means to be a role model and what he tells young people when they ask him […]