GODZILLA SIZED BLUE OYSTER CULT COLLECTION COMING
Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Blue Öyster Cult” — unleashed in 1972, the eponymous debut album from America’s heaviest psychedelic metal band presaged […]
JON LORD REMEMBRANCES (RITCHIE BLACKMORE, IAN GILLAN, AND ROGER GLOVER)
Former DEEP PURPLE and RAINBOW guitarist Ritchie Blackmore has released the following statement regarding the passing of former PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord: “Jon was not only a great musician, he was […]
VAN HALEN’S 50 GREATEST SONGS AS RANKED BY GUITAR WORLD
While Van Halen is currently on the road promoting ‘A Different Kind of Truth,’ their long-awaited reunion album with David Lee Roth, the band’s namesake and chief riffologist Eddie Van […]
TOM MORELLO CALLS RANDY RHOADS, “THE GREATEST HARD ROCK PLAYER OF ALL-TIME.”
Joe Bosso of MusicRadar.com recently conducted an interview with RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello about the enduring influence of Randy Rhoads (OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT) who died in […]
HELP STOP SOPA/IPA AND INTERNET CENSORSHIP!
Hey metalheads! You love people telling you what to do. I know you do. Especially when they tell you what to read, what to watch, and what to listen to. […]
DEEP PURPLE GETS THE ICON TREATMENT. OH, AND MY METAL SONG OF THE YEAR!
DEEP PURPLE is featured in a new series of albums “featuring the greatest hits, signature tunes and fan favorites of the most popular artists in music history,” which promise to […]
ZEPPELIN IV TURNS 40 TODAY. HOLY CRAP!
// Zep IV, nearly as old as I and aging slightly better. Oh, OK, maybe a LOT better but the music from perhaps the greatest hard rock album of all-time […]
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