

HISTORIC DAY IN HARD ROCK/HEAVY METAL: VAN HALEN/JUDAS PRIEST
HISTORIC DAY IN HARD ROCK/HEAVY METAL: VAN HALEN/JUDAS PRIEST VAN HALEN I and JUDAS PRIEST’S STAINED CLASS were both released 35 years ago today. WOW! I was only 12 years old at the […]

DAVID COVERDALE HONORS DEEP PURPLE’S JON LORD
DAVID COVERDALE HONORS DEEP PURPLE’S JON LORD In the four-minute clip below, WHITESNAKE/ex-DEEP PURPLE vocalist David Coverdale remembers first meeting late DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord whom he describes as “a sweet, sweet man. He knew how to […]

IRON BUTTERFLY’S LEE DORMAN DIES
IRON BUTTERFLY’S LEE DORMAN DIES Iron Butterfly‘s Lee Dorman was found dead at his home today (Dec. 21). The bassist, who also performed in the progressive rock group Captain Beyond, […]

HEAR METALLICA’S COVER OF “WHEN A BLIND MAN CRIES,” FROM RE-MACHINED – A TRIBUTE TO DEEP PURPLE’S MACHINE HEAD.
Eagle Records has announced the release of “Re-Machined – A Tribute To Deep Purple’s Machine Head” album on September 25. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the release of […]

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 […]