KISS AND DEF LEPPARD ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES

KISS and Def Leppard will team up this summer for a 42-city North American tour that will “deliver good news and excitement,” says KISS guitarist Paul Stanley. The tour begins June 23rd in West Valley City, Utah, and wraps up August 31st in Woodlands, Texas. Tickets go on sale starting Friday. The groups announced the […]
METALLICA DEBUT NEW SONG “THE LORDS OF SUMMER” WHILE ON TOUR IN SOUTH AMERICA

Kory Grow of Rolling Stone reports: “We promised our fans we’d play a new song and we’ve been writing and creating away and we’re going to throw something at them on Sunday,” Metallica’s Lars Ulrich told Rolling Stone last week. “We have something lined up that is fairly representative of where our creative headspace is […]
ANTHRAX DRUMMER CHARLIE BENATE AND WENDY DIO DISCUSS THE ALL-STAR DIO TRIBUTE ALBUM DUE FOR RELEASE NEXT MONTH

Greg Prato of Bravewords spoke with Ronnie James Dio’s manager Wendy Dio and Anthrax drummer Charlie Benate about the Ronnie James Dio tribute album, This is Your Life, which will be released on April 1st through Rhino Records. Highlights from interview appear below. BraveWords: How did the initial idea come up to do the tribute […]
“THAT METAL SHOW” LATEST EPISODE POSTED ONLINE, PLUS OUT TAKES TOO

Full episode featuring Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider Get More: That Metal Show Who Gave Twisted Sister a Run for their Money?: Get More: That Metal Show TMS BTS with Dee Snider & Chris Caffery: Get More: That Metal Show Dee Snider on Metallica: Get More: That Metal Show […]
FORMER OZZY OSBOURNE AND DAVID LEE ROTH GUITARIST JOE HOLMES’ FARMIKOS RELEASE DIGITAL SINGLES; SAMPLER POSTED ONLINE

Farmikos, the new L.A. band featuring former Ozzy Osbourne and David Lee Roth guitarist Joe Holmes and vocalist Robbie Locke, will be releasing four digital singles on Tuesday, March 18th. A sampler can be heard below. Scapegoat, Kings of Dust, Exit Stencils and The Sound of My Gun mark Holmes’ long-awaited return to the music […]
RARE KISS MEMORABILIA, INCLUDING PETER CRISS’ USED ‘73-’74 TOUR DRUM KIT, UP FOR AUCTION

KISS may not be performing at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony, but fans and collectors will definitely get VIP access to historical and some never before seen pieces of KISS memorabilia in the upcoming Rock Gods and Metal Monsters Auction, hosted by Backstage Auctions. The online auction event contains over 200 auction […]