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A true hands-on professional, Steve Harris not only formed Iron Maiden (in 1975), he writes the bulk of their songs, plays multiple instruments, mixes recordings, directs and edits both live and production videos, and sings. As if that wasn’t enough, Steve somehow finds time for British Lion, which he describes as a side project that’s… Airbourne have released Backseat Boogie, the second single from their forthcoming studio album, Boneshaker. Frontman Joel O’Keeffe states about Backseat Boogie, “The riff, this is one of those ones where Cobb walked out and said, ‘What are you playing there?’ and I was, ‘Ah, I’m just playing this riff. It’s this riff I had in Australia. It’s got a bit of a vibe…. Danny Wimmer Presents is proud to announce that rock icons Metallica will exclusively headline all five of the premier independent producer’s hard rock festivals in 2020 in a unique collaboration unprecedented for any American festival promoter or band. Recently named the world’s biggest all-time touring act by Pollstar, Metallica will—for the first time ever—perform two separate headlining sets at all of the following events in… Ozzy Osbourne has posted a video on his official website explaining that his European tour dates, have once again been postponed. He states, “I’m here to give you an update on my condition. As you probably know, or you may not know, at the beginning of this year, I had a bad fall. I screwed… Former KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent will host Vinnie Vincent’s Merry Metal Christmas on December 14th and 15th at S.I.R. Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Vincent will be performing, food will be served, there will be a Q&A, photo ops, more memorabilia on display, [and] signings. Unreleased and master tracks of Vincent’s classic songs will also be previewed and much, much more.” Tickets for Vinnie Vincent’s… Guitarist George Lynch (Dokken, Lynch Mob, KXM) recently spoke with Derek “Mr. Shred” Thomas of “Talking Shred,” excerpts follow (as transcribed by Blabbermouth.net). Speaking about canceingl his appearance with Dokken at this year’s M3 Rock Festival after contracting pneumonia: Lynch: “We’re going to make up for it big time. I’m not supposed to say anything, but next year, we’re going to do something — but not what…ATTENTION BASS PLAYERS: TECH 21 UNVEILS THE STEVE HARRIS SH1 SIGNATURE SANSAMP
AIRBOURNE STREAM SECOND NEW SONG, “BACKSEAT BOOGIE,” NEW ALBUM BONESHAKER DUE OCTOBER 25TH
METALLICA TO HEADLINE ALL FIVE DANNY WIMMER PRESENTS HARD ROCK FESTIVALS IN 2020 WITH TWO PERFORMANCES & TWO DIFFERENT SET LISTS AT EACH EVENT
OZZY OSBOURNE, ONCE AGAIN, POSTPONES EUROPEAN TOUR DATES
VINNIE VINCENT ANNOUNCES “MERRY METAL CHRISTMAS,” TO TAKE PLACE ON DECEMBER 14TH- 15TH IN NASHVILLE, TN
GUITARIST GEORGE LYNCH SAYS THAT A DOKKEN AND LYNCH MOB TOUR IS BEING DISCUSSED