JUDAS PRIEST ANNOUNCE 50TH ANNIVERSARY REMIXED AND REMASTERED VERSION OF “ROCKA ROLLA” OUT NOVEMBER 22ND
“It’s great to look back and see our future unfurl — from little metal acorns mighty metal oaks do grow. One small step for metal, one giant leap for metalkind — a lifelong metal journey began with these songs. This album lit the eternal metal flame — as real and fresh as ever five decades on” — Rob Halford In 1974 before the eternal metal […]
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY SHARE NEW SINGLE, “THE GALLOWS,” LISTEN HERE
Black Label Society, the hard rock powerhouse founded by guitar icon Zakk Wylde, has unleashed a brand-new single titled The Gallows through MNRK Heavy (formerly eOne Music). The song showcases the band’s signature blend of bone-crushing riffs, soulful melodies, and a relentless energy that fans have come to expect. The Gallows is available across all major streaming platforms. Wylde, renowned for his exceptional […]
GUITARIST SCOTTI HILL ALSO NIXES A SKID ROW REUNION WITH SINGER SEBASTIAN BACH
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 […]
TRAPEZE’s “LOST TAPES VOL. 2′ TO BE RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 15TH
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 […]
MOTÖRHEAD TO RELEASE “WE TAKE NO PRISONERS: THE SINGLES 1995-2006” BOX SETS IN OCTOBER
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 […]
MERCYFUL FATE AND METAL BLADE RECORDS TO ISSUE 40TH ANNIVERSARY VINYL REPRESS OF “DON’T BREAK THE OATH” ON NOVEMBER 1ST
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 […]