GEOFF TATE’S QUEENSRYCHE SIGNS WITH CLEOPATRA RECORDS, ANNOUNCES LINE UP CHANGES
Geoff Tate’s version of Queensryche have just signed a worldwide record deal with Los Angeles-based independent label Cleopatra Records. Although a line-up was originally announced in the fall of 2012, things have changed. The band will now feature Tate along with bassist Rudy Sarzo (Ozzy Osbourne, Dio, Whitesnake, Quiet Riot), guitarist Kelly Gray (Queensryche 1998-2001), […]
SEBASTIAN BACH’S “ABACHALYSE NOW” TO BE RELEASED ON MARCH 26TH
Former Skid Row vocalist Sebastian Bach’s brand new CD/DVD, ABachalypse Now, will be released on March 26th through Frontiers Records ABachalypse Now includes never-before-seen footage from the Graspop Metal Meeting festival in Dessel, Belgium, the full never-before-seen Hellfest set from France and the fully-remixed and remastered Nokia show from Los Angeles (originally broadcast on AXS […]
DEF LEPPARD PLAN TO WRITE NEW MATERIAL DURING THEIR LAS VEGAS RESIDENCY
Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott tells Billboard‘s Gary Graff that the group’s forthcoming nine-date Viva Hysteria! residency at the Hard Rock Casino and Hotel will give the band members a chance to write together for a follow-up to 2008’s Songs From the Sparkle Lounge. “This will be the first time in at least 10 years […]
ORIGINAL BANG TANGO GUITARIST PREMIERES VIDEO FOR “LIES”
Los Angeles based rock band Mark Knight and The Unsung Heroes have announced the release of the first video from Road Sick Eyes, the band’s new studio album set for release in Spring 2013. The video for Lies was directed by Drew Fortier and includes footage shot during the band’s recent mini-tour of Kentucky, Tennessee […]
BON JOVI’S NEW ALBUM IS A “BIG ROCK RECORD” THAT ADDRESSES SOCIAL ISSUES
Mark Sutherland of Rolling Stone reports that Bon Jovi says their next album will be a “big rock record” that will feature “a lot of social commentary.” Speaking at a press conference in London on Wednesday(January 23rd), Jon Bon Jovi said What About Now, due March 26th, documents a “moment in time – a post-first-term […]
ROCK ON THE RANGE FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2013 LINEUP! SOUNDGARDEN, ALICE IN CHAINS, SMASHING PUMPKINS AND MORE!
COLUMBUS, OH: America’s premier destination rock festival Rock On The Range–which has expanded to three days this year–will hit hard with performances from some of rock’s biggest names. The 2013 line-up features Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Smashing Pumpkins, Korn, Bush, Stone Sour, Three Days Grace, Papa Roach, Cheap Trick, Bullet For My Valentine, Volbeat, Lamb […]