BLACK LABEL SOCIETY ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM “CATACOMBS OF THE BLACK VATICAN” AVAILABLE IN APRIL

Guitar icon and Black Label Society frontman Zakk Wylde has announced a brand new LP freshly titled Catacombs of the Black Vatican, due out Tuesday, April 8th, 2014. Catacombs of the Black Vatican is the first all new LP from the band since The Order of the Black was released in 2010, which debuted at […]
THE SCORPIONS KLAUS MEINE TALKS ABOUT THE BAND’S “UNPLUGGED” CD AND NEW MUSIC

Brian Aberback from New Jersey’s Steppin’ Out magazine recently interviewed Scorpions’ vocalist Klaus Meine. Portions of the interview appear below. Brian Aberback: When the Scorpions released their last studio album, Sting in the Tail, in 2010, the band said it would be its last album and tour. What made the group change its mind? Klaus […]
GUITARIST ZAKK WYLDE DISCUSSES HIS FAVORITE SONGWRITERS, BOB DAISLEY AND THE OLD OZZY LINE-UPS

Greg Prato of Songfacts spoke with Black Label Society frontman and former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde. Highlights from the interview are featured below. Songfacts: Let’s talk about the new release, Unblackened. From what I understand, it’s being issued as a DVD and as a live CD with some extra tracks, right? Zakk Wylde: Yeah. […]
PRODUCER/MUSICIAN DICK WAGNER WRITES SONG TO RAISE MONEY FOR ST. JUDE CHIDREN’S RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Musician and producer Dick Wagner (Alice Cooper, Aerosmith, KISS, Lou Reed) has written a song for the children of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. All proceeds from the purchase (download) of the song benefits St. Jude. Wagner produced the song with more than 50 famed Classic Rockers, including Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad), Trini Lopez, […]
PHILIP ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS RELEASE VIDEO PROMO FOR THE BAND’S UPCOMING “TECHNICIANS OF DISTORTION” TOUR

Philip Anselmo and his band The Illegals – guitarist Marzi Montazeri (Superjoint Ritual), bassist Steve Taylor (16 Horsepower, Woven Hand), and Jose Manual “Blue” Gonzalez (Warbeast) on drums – will hit the road bright and early in 2014 for the second half of its Technicians of Distortion tour. It begins January 10th in Houston, will […]
KISS FRONTMAN PAUL STANLEY TWEETS THAT IT “SEEMS UNLIKELY” THAT ALL FOUR ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF THE BAND WILL BE PERFORMING AT THE ROCK HALL INDUCTION IN APRIL
According to blabbermouth.net, KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley says that it “seems unlikely” that the four original members of the band will perform together at next April’s Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction. Answering a question from a fan on Twitter about whether there are any plans yet on wearing makeup with former KISS members […]