Emerson, Lake & Palmer singer, bassist and guitarist Greg Lake died December 7 after “a long and stubborn battle with cancer.” He was 69. The news was confirmed on Lake’s official Twitter account by Emerson, Lake & Palmer’s longtime manager Stewart Young, who posted: “Yesterday, December 7th, I lost my best friend to a long […]
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Dio Hologram Official High Quality Video Released
An official high quality video of the Ronnie James Dio hologram performance at the Wacken Open Air festival in Germany this past weekend has been released. The new clip follows the posting of fan shot footage earlier this week with both showing the late metal legend performing with his former bandmates who now play as […]
Metallica Recruit Cliff Burton’s Dad For Master Of Puppets Book Promo
Cliff Burton’s father Ray is featured in an unboxing video for the upcoming Metallica Master Of Puppets book. Metallica: Back To The Front explores the making of the band’s third album and documents the Damage, Inc tour that followed. Written by Matt Taylor, it’s due for release on September 13 while a Collector’s Edition will […]
Bon Jovi Release “This House Is Not for Sale” Single and Video, Set Release Date for New Album
Bon Jovi have started leading up to their new This House Is Not for Sale record in earnest, with the debut of the album’s first single — and an official release date. The title track serves as the lead-off single and video for the LP, which you can watch above. Due in stores Oct. 21, […]
Warrant Pay Tribute to Vocalist Jani Lane With Vintage Slideshow
Veteran rockers Warrant posted the following video on August 11th in honour of late vocalist Jani Lane: “Sadly we lost our rock brother 5 years ago today- way too soon. He will live on through songs! Thank you Rockaholics for your dedication and support for the love of music! Enjoy and look for the good […]
Geoff Tate’s Operation: Mindcrime Unveil New Song “The Fight”
Former Queensryche singer Geoff Tate‘s band Operation: Mindcrime will release their latest album Resurrection on Sept. 23. After earlier unveiling the track “Left For Dead”, they have now unleashed “The Fight” that you can listen to in the player above. “The Fight” is the album opener for the new Resurrection album. Tate says, “The album […]
Don Dokken Comments on Ratt Drummer Bobby Blotzer’s Stage Meltdown
At a Ratt show on July 30th in Oklahoma, drummer Bobby Blotzer left the stage after three songs, complaining of problems with his monitors. In this audio clip from an interview on the Eddie Trunk Show, Dokken leader Don Dokken comments on the situation, wondering, “has he lost his mind?”. Check it out in the […]
Tesla Unable to Perform Next Three Dates on Def Leppard Tour Due to Illness
Due to an illness, Tesla will not be able to perform on the next three dates on the Def Leppard tour, including dates in Bristow, VA (August 10th), Atlanta, GA (August 12th) and Raleigh, NC (August 13th). The full tour itinerary for August is: August 10 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Center (no Tesla) […]