

New Deep Purple: The “Holy Grail” of MKIII Concerts Coming!
On April 3, 1975 the Mk III line-up of DEEP PURPLE — guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, frontman David Coverdale, bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes, keyboard player Jon Lord and drummer Ian Paice — […]

“RE-MACHINED,” FEATURING METALLICA, IRON MAIDEN, & CHICKENFOOT GETS NORTH AMERICAN RELEASE DATE
Eagle Rock Entertainment has set a September 25 North American release date for “Re-Machined: A Tribute To Machine Head”, a compilation CD containing re-interpretations of songs from DEEP PURPLE‘s classic […]

FAITH NO MORE – THE REAL THING (essential metal)
Forgotten? Under-rated? Unappreciated? …Or “Epic?” I vote for “Epic.” It’s been a couple years since I’d given FAITH NO MORE any thought or ear time. A few weeks ago I […]

PUMMELING NEW PANTERA SONG AND VIDEO! “PISS”
While combing the PANTERA vaults for the 20th anniversary reissue of “Vulgar Display Of Power”, drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott made an astounding discovery: “Piss”, an incendiary blast of vintage PANTERA […]

KISS GOES COUNTRY! KISS LIVE FROM NEW ORLEANS!
KISS will present an award at the 47th annual Academy Of Country Music Awards. The event takes place on Sunday, April 1 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las […]

ANOTHER STELLAR MONTROSE TUNE IN TRIBUTE
In most rock historians opinions, the first MONTROSE album is one of the great hard rock albums of all-time. I believe so too. It’s too bad they couldn’t make […]

RONNIE MONTROSE DEAD AT 64. BLISTERING PERFORMANCE OF “ROCK CANDY,” FOR YA!
Legendary American rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose died earlier today (Saturday, March 3) after a five-year battle with prostate cancer. He was 64 years old. Montrose‘s official web site has been […]