In a new interview with the Appetite For Distortion podcast Skid Row guitarist Scotti Hill spoke about the band’s search for a new singer, following the exit of their latest frontman, Erik Grönwall, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in March 2021, and as a result, his being immunocompromised, made touring difficult. Scotti said (as transcribed by blabbermouth.net), “We are looking […]

After the great success of Trapeze‘s Lost Tapes Vol. 1 last year, the follow-up album Lost Tapes Vol. 2 will be released on November 15th by Metalville Records. Track listing: 1.  Homeland2.  Hold On3.  Loser4.  Take It On5.  Must Be In Love6.  Live Fast Die Laughing7.  Wake Up Shake Up8.  Coast To Coast9.Can You Feel It10. Way Back To The Bone11. Turn […]

Back in the golden era of the single of the 1970s and 1980s, Motörhead would regularly assault the ears of Top 40 chart listeners on a Sunday afternoon with a string of smash hits. The single as a format may have been less prominent from the 1990s onwards due to the dawn of the CD, but […]

Don’t Break The Oath, the second studio album by Danish heavy metal icons, Mercyful Fate, will see a special vinyl repress on Metal Blade Records on November 1st. Initially issued in 1984 through Roadrunner Records, the Metal Blade edition celebrates the ground-breaking record’s 40th anniversary! Comments Metal Blade founder and CEO, Brian Slagel, “We’re here […]

Thirty-Five years after its release, Dr. Feelgood stands as the last great rock record of the 1980’s, and one of the greatest rock records of all time. Recorded in Vancouver with Producer Bob Rock and released in 1989, this iconic album took Mötley Crüe to number one on the Billboard Top 200 and earned a […]

Storace, Swiss rock legend Marc Storace‘s eponymous band, returns with a new single, Rock This City. Out today through Frontiers Music Srl, the track is accompanied by a new visualizer video which is available below. Commenting on the single, Marc had this to say, “Rock This City is about a relationship gone wrong saved by a young man’s ability to […]

As previously reported, the audiobook version of Alex Van Halen‘s forthcoming autobiography, Brothers, will contain a previously unreleased song composed by Alex and his brother, legendary Van Halen guitarist Eddie Van Halen. Titled Unfinished, it is the last piece of music they wrote together and can be heard as Alex narrates his story. A snippet of Unfinished was shared by Van Halen on his social media earlier today […]

Legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker has released Only You Can Rock Me, the third single from his upcoming album My Years With UFO, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Schenker‘s years with UFO. This new single showcases an incredible lineup featuring Joey Tempest (Europe) on vocals, Roger Glover (Deep Purple) on bass, Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater, Black Country Communion) on keys, and Brian Tichy on drums. To listen to songs previously […]

GRAMMY® Award-winning progressive metal trailblazers Dream Theater will unveil their massive new 7LP Box Set, Dream Theater Vol. 1, on September 27th. It notably includes four highly sought-after seminal albums on vinyl, namely Images And Words, Awake, Falling Into Infinity, and Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory. It will be exclusively available on Rhino.com […]

In a new interview with Noise11‘s Paul Cashmere, iconic guitarist Michael Schenker, who is currently promoting his upcoming album My Years With UFO, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Schenker‘s years with UFO, discussed some of his other yet-to-be-released recording projects. He said (as transcribed by blabbermouth.net),  “So I went into the studio in June ’23. I wrote all the songs. I mean, […]

During the August 22nd appearance on SiriusXM‘s Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk, Michael Anthony was asked if he has been in contact with Alex Van Halen since the former Van Halen bassist launched a tour with singer Sammy Hagar, guitarist Joe Satriani and drummer Jason Bonham that focuses largely on the music of VAN HALEN. Anthony responded (as transcribed by blabbermouth.net), “No, I haven’t. In fact, the last time I tried […]

Mötley Crüe will release the Cancelled EP on October 4th. The three-song effort contains the title track, the band’s cover version of the Beast Boys classic (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!) (listen here) and Dogs Of War (go here), which was made available in April. All three songs were recorded in April 2023 with longtime producer Bob Rock. “It was really […]

Motley Crue has released a new single, a cover of the Beastie Boys classic (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!). Like Dogs Of War (listen here), which was made available in April, Mötley‘s rendition of (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!) was recorded in April 2023 with longtime producer Bob Rock. A third song titled, Cancelled, was also captured. The […]

On August 21st, 2024, AC/DC‘s 1980 breakthrough album Back In Black was certified by the Recording Industry Association Of America for U.S. shipments of 27 million copies. It now ranks as the third-highest-certified album in U.S. history, behind Eagles‘ compilation Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975), which has moved 38 million units, according to the RIAA, and Michael Jackson‘s Thriller, which has been certified 34 times platinum. […]

According to Van-Halen.com, the audiobook version of Brothers, the upcoming book from legendary Van Halen drummer Alex Van Halen, will contain a previously unreleased song composed by Alex and his brother, legendary Van Halen guitarist Eddie Van Halen. Titled Unfinished, it is the last piece of music they wrote together and can be heard as Alex narrates his story. Due on October 22nd via HarperCollins Publishers, the 384-page book […]

Mercury Studios will release Def Leppard One Night Only Live at The Leadmill Sheffield May 19th, 2023, on October 11th. Following a hugely successful Record Store Day release in April 2024, Def Leppard One Night Only Live at The Leadmill Sheffield May 19th, 2023 will be available on CD, DVD+CD, Blu-ray+CD, Limited Edition 2 LP […]

You better hurry and get a piece of me!  Today (8/22), Skid Row and earMUSIC share Piece of Me, the second single and video from Live In London, their first official live album and concert film. earMUSIC will release the concert (which took place on October 24th, at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town) as a […]

Hello all,  I see some of your kind birthday wishes on other posts, so I put this up, not to guilt anyone, but to keep my lovely messages, on one page.  I will try and copy, and paste, what is already up. It will say it’s from me, but I will indicate the wonderful person […]

Following a successful cross-country tour around the release of his latest album Child Within The Man (and first solo effort in 10 years), singer, songwriter, author, Broadway star, and actor Sebastian Bach is preparing to hit the road again this fall.  Along with the tour announcement, Bach is celebrating one of the album’s leading tracks […]

Celebrating a landmark body of work, iconic GRAMMY® Award-winning heavy rock band Mastodon proudly presents Crack The Skye (15th Anniversary) editions out October 4th. The group have carefully assembled the ultimate vision of their groundbreaking 2009 concept album, Crack The Skye. Boasting a bevy of exclusive and essential extras, it will be available in multiple […]