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John Waite Reveals His Hit Song “Missing You” Was Written About MTV VJ, Nina Blackwood
Sure, we all know John Waite’s # 1 hit song “Missing You”, but did you know it was written about former MTV VJ, Nina Blackwood. During a new interview where he discusses his brand new album, Wooden Heart Acoustic Anthology…
Exclusive Interview With John Waite
In the music world, you’ll find lots of entertainers. You’ll also find some great songwriters, musicians, and singers. These days it’s extremely rare for any one person to have all of these qualities. However, singer/songwriter John Waite is one of…
Megadeth Parts Ways With Bassist David Ellefson After Controversy
Dave Mustaine has posted the following regarding longtime bass player David Ellefson. Ellefson has been involved in a controversy which we reported on earlier. You can read the details here: https://xsrock.com/mega-problems-for-megadeths-david-ellefson/
Listen To Faster Pussycat’s “Pirate Love” One Of The First News Songs To Be Released In 15 Years!
https://youtu.be/1dVaOge4Eic Faster Pussycat will release their NEW SINGLE “NOLA” & B-Side “PIRATE LOVE” on MAY 21st, 2021! These songs represent the first new songs to be released in 15 years! Pirate Love is the band’s version of the Johnny Thunders…
Mega Problems For Megadeth’s David Ellefson
Megadeth bassist David Ellefson has some Mega-Problems to deal with and has made the following statement via his Instagram account: As you may or not know, some private and personal conversations and interactions have surfaced online, released with ill intention…
Interview With Jeff Pilson From The End Machine, Dokken and Foreigner
XS ROCK: Hey, man. Thanks for taking the time out to talk to us today. You’re one of the busiest guys I think there is in rock. Jeff Pilson: Then how come I feel lazy? (Laughs) XS ROCK: Well, I…
Former Judas Priest Guitarist K.K. Downing Should Shut Up And Put His Money Where His Mouth Is
I don’t know about everyone else, but I for one, am sick of seeing interview after interview with former Judas Priest guitarist, K.K. Downing complaining about his exit from the band. Now, before all of K.K.’s fans attempt to crucify…
Mudvayne Reunites After A 12-Year Hiatus
Mudvayne–one of the most creative and distinctive bands in the aggressive music world–has announced that they’re reuniting after a 12-year hiatus, and will be performing at all four Danny Wimmer Presents U.S. festivals in 2021: Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival (a headlining performance) in…
Black N’ Blue…Where Are They Now?
Black ‘N Blue was formed in 1981 and released four successful and critically acclaimed albums through Geffen Records including their self-titled debut (1984), “Without Love” (1985), “Nasty Nasty” (1986), and “In Heat” (1987), with the latter two albums produced…
What If Stephen Pearcy Had Replaced Vince Neil In Motley Crue After Their Break Up?
What if Stephen Pearcy had auditioned for Motley Crue when Vince Neil left and had become their new singer instead of John Corabi? I know, I know… of course that didn’t happen, but there were actually a lot of things…
5 Lesser-Known Grunge Bands From The 90s That You Should Hear
Grunge music exploded commercially with the first riff of Nirvana’s “Smell Like Teen Spirit”. The scene became huge very quickly with bands like Alice In Chains, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, and Pearl Jam becoming successful and elevating the scene to…
Biohazard…Where Are They Now?
With their unique mixture of Hardcore, Metal and Groove/Rap, BIOHAZARD crested the Mount Olympus of the international Hardcore and Metal scene at the beginning of the 90s. What started out with »Biohazard« (1990) found its worthy continuation in »Urban Discipline«…
XS ROCK Featured Artist: Holy Mother
The XS ROCK Featured Artist Holy Mother simply has to be heard to be believed. The band is a great mix of traditional metal with some modern touches. Fans of classic bands like Dio, Judas Priest, and Whitesnake…
Holy Mother – Face This Burn (Review)
Review: I absolutely love it when an album comes across my desk that surprises me with how good it is. As rock a journalist I receive a lot of stuff for review on a daily basis and honestly only about…
200+ Hard Rock And Metal Bands From The 80s That Are Worth Listening To (Part 5)
The 1980s saw heavy metal go mainstream and reach a large audience worldwide. The genre was split into sub-genres like Glam Metal, Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, NWOBHM, Traditional Metal, and more. Regardless of which sub-genre you preferred, there was no…
CHILDREN OF BODOM Guitarist/Vocalist ALEXI LAIHO Dead At 41
Multiple news outlets are now reporting that former Children Of Bodom Guitarist/Vocalist Alexi Laiho has died at the age of 41. He died at his home in Helsinki Finland after battling “long-term health issues.” Laiho was highly respected for guitar…
Over 200 Metal Bands From The 80s That You Absolutely Must Hear
The 1980s saw heavy metal go mainstream and reach a large audience worldwide. The genre was split into sub-genres like Glam Metal, Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, NWOBHM, Traditional Metal and more. Regardless of which sub-genre you preferred, there was no…
White Lion…Where Are They Now?
White Lion was formed in New York City in 1983 by Danish vocalist/guitarist Mike Tramp and American guitarist Vito Bratta. The band had two top 10 hits with the songs “Wait” and When The Children Cry” both from the album…
Robin McAuley Discusses Black Swan Album, Michael Schenker and Recent Health Scare
Back before COVID-19 shut down almost everything, we spoke with MSG singer Robin McAuley about the new album he recently recorded with Reb Beach, Jeff Pilson and Matt Starr called “Black Swan”. The interview has been delayed being published until…
200+ Hard Rock And Metal Bands From The 80s That Are Worth Listening To (Part 4)
The 1980s saw heavy metal go mainstream and reach a large audience worldwide. The genre was split into sub-genres like Glam Metal, Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, NWOBHM, Traditional Metal, and more. Regardless of which sub-genre you preferred, there was no…
George Lynch, Devix AKA and, Joe Haze Discusses New Band Project “The Banishment” In New Interview
The idea for THE BANISHMENT has been years in the making for LYNCH to further push his creativity into darker, subliminal and chaotic territories. To accomplish this, he teamed up with HAZE over five years ago, who in addition to being the live guitarist for Lords of…
Doro Pesch Discusses Her New Box Set Magic Diamonds In New Interview
It’s always a pleasure to speak to the Queen Of Metal, Doro Pesch and in our latest interview with her, she opens up about her new box set that features almost 4 hours of music. Listen to our interview with…
Seduce To Re-Release Classic Albums
Seduce is a heavy metal/power trio formed in Detroit in the 1980s. Seduce is best known for their appearance in Penelope Spheeris’ cult film “The Decline and Fall of Western Civilization Part II”, where they were the only band not…
John Bush Talks With XS ROCK About Armored Saint’s Fantastic New Album “Punching The Sky”
2020 has been one hell of a year so far. But if you’re looking for something positive to help get through the madness, Armored Saint’s latest album “Punching The Sky” is exactly what the doctor ordered. We talk with Armored…
Pretty Maids Singer Ronnie Atkins Fighting Stage 4 Incurable Cancer
Pretty Maids vocalist Ronnie Atkins has announced the following update about his current battle with cancer: As promised a week ago here’s a little update on my current health situation. I’m not gonna go into details, but just state that…
Most Van Halen Fans Haven’t Seen The Classic Video For “Loss Of Control” – Watch It Here!
This is the highest quality Official promo video for Van Halen’s 1980 song, “Loss Of Control”. The video was aired only outside of the U.S., so it is somewhat rare. Mayday! I checked it out. I think you ought…
Guitar Legend Eddie Van Halen Dead At 65
Multiple outlets are reporting the sad news of Edward Van Halen’s death. It appears that Eddie’s battle with cancer had taken a turn for the worse approximately 72 hours ago with cancer spreading to other organs. His death has been…
Who Are The Nuclear Power Trio And Why Is This Video So Entertaining?
As the Earth of 2020 continues to revolve in a puzzling singularity, three of the world’s most powerful men have harnessed their collective capabilities for nuclear and musical power into a quest for world peace. On October 30th, this…
Can K.K.’s Priest Compare To Judas Priest?
Former Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing has started his own band called KK’s Priest. The band featuring Downing on guitars, AJ Mills on guitar, Tony Newton On bass, Les Binks on drums, and former Judas Priest vocalist Tim “Ripper” Owens…
Would You Support A Version Of KISS That Features None Of The Original Members?
While KISS still has some dates to resume on their “End Of The Road” Tour, it appears that the end of KISS is near. Or is it? Paul Stanley and KISS manager have both hinted at the possibility of “KISS”…
Vinnie Vincent Is At It Again! Celebrate Life, Liberty and Freedom With Vinnie Live For Only $500
Former KISS guitarist, Vinnie Vincent Just Released The Following Announcement: OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT VINNIE VINCENT FANS, On Oct 17, 18, 2020 VINNIE VINCENT – LET FREEDOM ROCK BASH (LFRB) will take place at SIR NASHVILLE. I am rescheduling the VINNIE VINCENT…
Quiet Riot Drummer Frankie Banali Dead At 68
Frankie Banali was the longtime drummer with the multi-platinum heavy metal band Quiet Riot. Metal Health reached the #1 spot on the Billboard 200 charts. Banali also played drums in the band W.A.S.P. as well as performed as a touring…
200+ Hard Rock And Metal Bands From The 80s That Are Worth Listening To (Part 3)
The 1980s saw heavy metal go mainstream and reach a large audience worldwide. The genre was split into sub-genres like Glam Metal, Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, NWOBHM, Traditional Metal, and more. Regardless of which sub-genre you preferred, there was no…
200+ Hard Rock And Metal Bands From The 80s That Are Worth Listening To (Part 2)
The 1980s saw heavy metal go mainstream and reach a large audience worldwide. The genre was split into sub-genres like Glam Metal, Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, NWOBHM, Traditional Metal, and more. Regardless of which sub-genre you preferred, there was no…
200+ Hard Rock And Metal Bands From The 80s That Are Worth Listening To (Part 1)
The 1980s saw heavy metal go mainstream and reach a large audience worldwide. The genre was split into sub-genres like Glam Metal, Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, NWOBHM, Traditional Metal, and more. Regardless of which sub-genre you preferred, there was no…
Dokken…Where Are They Now?
Dokken broke out with their debut album “Breaking The Chains” in 1981. The band consisted of what would be considered the classic lineup of Don Dokken on vocals, George Lynch on guitar, “Wild” Mick Brown on drums, and with the…
Vinnie Vincent Invasion…Where Are They Now?
The Vinnie Vincent Invasion hit the scene with their debut album in 1986. After scoring a tour with Iron Maiden the band continued to build a fanbase before releasing the album “All Systems Go” in 1988. But, alas this would…
Seriously…How Many People Thought At Least Some Of The Band Members In Poison Were Female At First?
Okay, let’s talk about this for a minute. I seriously can’t be the only guy that thought at least one of the band members was a girl when this album first came out. Back in August of 1986, Poison released…
Five Finger Death Punch Is The Nickelback Of Metal
Anytime you write an article like this, you’re going to get some salty comments about your opinion. And that’s okay. I’d expect nothing less. However, my opinion remains the same. And my opinion is that Five Finger Death Punch are…
Interview With Don Dokken
Recently, I sat down with Don Dokken to discuss his new album, appropriately named The Lost Songs: 1978-1981. I’ve been a fan of Dokken for years and I was interested to talk with Don, not only about the new album,…
Another 25 Great Hard Rock Albums Of The 80’s That You Might Have Missed
One of XS ROCK’s most popular articles has been our article on 25 Great Hard Rock Albums Of The ’80s That You Might Have Missed. So popular in fact, that we now present the second round of “Great Hard Rock…
Former King Kobra Vocalist Marcie Free (Formerly Mark Free) Releases Rambling Video About Her View Of The Universe
Marcie Free, lead vocalist for Unruly Child, Signal and former lead singer for King Kobra as Mark Free, has posted the following on her Facebook page with the accompanying video: Marcie’s Universe I should preface this by saying please forgive…
8 Goth Rock Bands That Made A Big Impact During The 1980’s
Recently, we published the article “10 Bands That Helped Form The Gothic Rock Movement” which you can read here. Now, we’re going to start to dig in a little deeper and take a look at some more bands that started,…
Would You Buy The Vinnie Vincent Autographed Merchandise Pack For $9,500 ?
Vinnie has just added new items for sale in his online shop. So, for $9,500 you can own the new Vinnie Vincent Autographed Merchandise Pack. Here’s what’s included: EACH ITEM AUTOGRAPHED ITEMS CANNOT BE PURCHASED SEPARATELY. SUPPLIES LIMITED 1. Vinnie…
10 Bands That Helped Start The Gothic Rock Movement
If you’re a fan of Gothic Rock and you haven’t heard all of these bands before, by all means, check them out. These bands along with numerous others helped create a new sub-genre of rock music that still thrills fans…
Def Leppard: The Early Years 79-81′ Box Set (Review)
Artist: Def Leppard Album: The Early Years Box Set 79-81′ Box Set Genre: Hard Rock / Melodic Metal Label: Ume/Virgin Release Date: March 20, 2020 Reviewed by: Bobby Caughron Review: If you were to add Pyromania to this box set,…
Dio – The Studio Album Collection: 1996-2004 (Review)
Artist: Dio Album: The Studio Collection 1996-2004 Genre: Metal Label: BMG/Niji Release Date: March 20, 2020 Reviewed by: Bobby Caughron Review: The late great Ronnie James Dio is now a legendary figure in the Heavy Metal genre. His untimely death…
Motley Crue’s Nikki Sixx Offering Personally Autographed Stage Used Basses During 2020 Stadium Tour
Inside the “Nikki Sixx Experience” “I had been asked 1000’s of times to sell the basses I play onstage, but it took a long time to do it in such a way that the collector would be getting more than…
Autograph – Where Are They Now?
Known primarily for their biggest hit single “Turn Up The Radio”, Autograph released three major albums for RCA Records including “Sign In Please”, “That’s The Stuff” and “Loud and Clear”. The original lineup of Autograph got together in 1983.…
Don Jamieson Discusses New Album “Denim And Laughter”
Don is best known as a co-host of VH1 Classic’s hit heavy metal talk show series, That Metal Show, where legends of rock hang out to discuss their past and current projects in front of a live studio audience. He…
Brian Posehn Talks With XS ROCK About New Album “Grandpa Metal” Featuring An All Star Metal Lineup
Comedian/actor/ writer Brian Posehn, who has appeared in several films including Rob Zombie’s “The Devil’s Rejects,” starred in Comedy Central’s “The Sarah Silverman Program,” had a recurring role on the Emmy-winning TV series “The Big Bang Theory,” has written 45-issues…
XS ROCK Exclusive Interview With “The Queen Of Metal” Doro Pesch
Doro discusses her new U.S. tour dates as well as a surprise song collaboration that she’s currently doing with another well-known metal singer. Doro is called the Metal Queen and she rightfully deserves the title and the crown. She is…
King Kobra….Where Are They Now?
King Kobra was started by drummer Carmine Appice after he finished work touring with Ozzy Osbourne for the “Bark At The Moon” tour. The band was rounded out by mostly unknown musicians at the time consisting of Mark Free (Lead…
Cinderella …Where Are They Now?
Formed in 1982 by Tom Keifer and Eric Brittingham, Cinderella was one of the biggest bands of the ’80s rock and metal era. Following several lineup changes, the band solidified their members with Jeff Labar and Fred Coury. The band’s…
Dirty Shirley – Dirty Shirley (Review)
Artist: Dirty Shirley Album: Dirty Shirley Genre: Melodic Metal \ Hard Rock Label: Frontiers Music Srl. Release Date: January 24, 2020 Reviewed by: Bobby Caughron Review: Okay, so I hate the album cover and the name of the band….but believe…
XS ROCK Interview With Reb Beach
Reb Beach is a true journeyman of rock n’ roll music. You may know him as the guitarist from Winger, Whitesnake or from stints with Alice Cooper, Night Ranger, and Dokken. His skills and professionalism are highly sought after in…
Interview With Groovie Mann From My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult
Just a few hours before their show, I sat down with Frankie Nardiello, A.K.A. Groovie Mann, vocalist for My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult. It was almost 30 years since I had last seen the band perform. I caught…
Interview with Tony Campos From Static-X and Live Show Review
Often, I’m asked what it’s like backstage when I get to interview the artists. Many times the artists arrive at the venue with a very limited amount of time to get the equipment set up, do soundchecks and take the…
Wednesday 13 Discusses New Album Necrophaze, Musical Influences, Latest Tour And More
I joined Wednesday 13 on his tour bus in Ybor City, Tampa Florida for a discussion that including the new album Necrophaze, his take on the music business, touring with Static-X, his musical influences and what the future holds for…
Interview With Virus, Guitarist From Dope
I recently caught up with Virus from the band Dope on their current tour with Static-X. I’ve been a longtime fan of the band and Virus’ guitar work is some incredible stuff. If you’ve never seen the band live, definitely…
XS ROCK Interview With Rob Cavestany, Guitarist For Death Angel
The XS ROCK Best Metal Album Of 2019 is “Humanicide” by Death Angel. An outstanding metal album that has to be heard to be believed and appreciated properly. Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Death Angel guitarist…
XS ROCK Exclusive Interview With Josh Todd Of Buckcherry
You know what’s wrong with rock music? it’s not reckless and it’s not dangerous anymore. Josh Todd – Buckcherry Lead Singer This is the best lineup of Buckcherry that we’ve ever had. On longevity in the rock music business:…
Interview With John Gallagher From Raven
RAVEN are that rare thing in music, true originals – cut these guys with a razor and they will BLEED true heavy metal – a more intense live band does not exist on this planet! Hailing from Newcastle Upon Tyne…
Def Leppard’s Change In Sound: The Tale Of Two Leppards
Def Leppard is arguably one of the most successful bands to emerge from the 80’s hard rock and heavy metal scene. The band found success early on, hitting the scene with their debut full-length album “On Through The Night” in…
Bon Harris Says Nitzer Ebb Have No Plans For A New Studio Album Anytime In The Near Future
As one of the founding members of the iconic EBM band Nitzer Ebb, Bon Harris is practically a legend to fans of the genre. Nitzer Ebb has a combined output of fourteen albums and EP’s since 1983. If you ask…
Death Angel – Humanicide (Review)
Artist: Death Angel Album: Humanicide Genre: Metal Label: Nuclear Blast Records Release Date: May 31, 2019 Reviewed by: Bobby Caughron Review: If the new Death Angel album Humanicide was your opponent in a boxing match, you’d be pummelled into…
10 Bad Albums By 10 Great Hard Rock Bands
You wanted the best….you got the best! Now here are some of their worst albums These 10 artists are some of hard rocks’ most famous bands. Most have long careers with certified Gold and Platinum albums. But even these artists…
Whitesnake – Flesh & Blood (Review)
Artist: Whitesnake Album: Flesh & Blood Genre: Hard Rock / Classic Metal Label: Frontiers Music Srl. Release Date: May 10, 2019 Review By: Bobby Caughron Review: It seems like it’s been an incredibly long wait for an album of new material from…
Interview With Marc Ferrari From Keel
Marc Ferrari. You probably know him from his work in the band Keel as well as his own bands Cold Sweat and Medicine Wheel. But, what you probably didn’t know, is you’ve most likely heard his work in numerous movie…
David Ellefson Discusses Super-Group Metal Allegiance, Megadeth and More!
David Ellefson, the legendary bassist for Megadeth, is gearing up for some special tour dates with his all-star group Metal Allegiance. Metal Allegiance’s core members are David Ellefson (Megadeth), Alex Skolnick (Testament), Mike Portnoy (Ex-Dream Theater) and Mark Menghi. Guest…
The Good, The Bad And The Dirt On The Motley Crue Movie
On March 22nd, Netflix premiered “The Dirt”, the biopic about the infamous and sordid details of lives of Motley Crue. Having read the book, I was curious how they were going to fit everything into a two hour movie. And…
Phil Lewis From L.A. Guns Discusses New Album, Reunion With Tracii Guns and More!
XS ROCK: So I’ve had a chance to listen to the new album, The Devil You Know and it’s fantastic. It sounds just like what I remember from listening to the first two LA Guns albums years ago. It’s kind…
Doug Aldrich Talks About Burning Rain Album, Whitesnake, Ronnie James Dio and More!
When your resume’ includes playing in both legendary rock bands, Dio and Whitesnake, you know you’re doing something right. That’s definitely the case with Doug Aldrich. With a long history of playing and creating incredible songs with bands like Lion,…
Whatever Happened To Fastway’s Original Singer Dave King?
When Dave King joined Fastway he was relatively unknown at the time. Fastway was put together by Motorhead guitarist “Fast” Eddie Clarke and UFO bass player Pete Way. The name Fastway was a combination of the “Fast” from Eddie Clarke…
Top 15 Christian Metal Bands Of The 80’s
01. Stryper-Stryper has to be at the top of this list. Not because I think they’re the best, but because their contribution to Christian metal is the equivalent of Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, and Judas Priest in the non-christian metal…
Legendary Metal Drummer Ken Mary Talks With XS ROCK
I recently had the opportunity to sit down and talk with legendary drummer Ken Mary. Over the years, Ken has played with some of the best bands around, including Alice Cooper, Accept, House Of Lords, Chastain, Fifth Angel and most…
Monte Pittman Talks To XS ROCK
Recently, I had the chance to sit down backstage and talk with Monte Pittman. Monte’s out on the road with Sebastian Bach and supporting not one, but two great new albums that were recently released on Metal Blade Records. If…
Stephen Pearcy – View to a Thrill (Review)
Review: Extra! Extra! Read all about it….The latest news headlines should read Stephen Pearcy releases great new Ratt album, on his own! Why? Because the material on Pearcy’s latest release “View To A Thrill” sounds so much like Ratt, that…
How Beavis & Butthead Ruined Winger’s Coolness At The Peak Of Their Popularity
From the late 80’s into the early 90’s Winger built momentum and became an overnight sensation, in part thanks to heavy rotation of their videos on MTV, which at that time, actually showed music videos. Winger’s debut album went platinum…
Ministry Guitarist Sin Quirin Discusses New Project 3 Headed Snake With XS ROCK
Ministry guitarist Sin Quirin has just released a new EP by his side project “3 Headed Snake”. If you haven’t had a chance to hear it yet, go check it out! It’s killer classic metal in the vein of Judas…
25 Great Hair Bands That Debuted In The 90’s
During the 80’s glam and melodic metal ruled the airwaves. For all of the bands that made it big, there were plenty of other talented bands that got lost in the shuffle. Many of them suffered from lack of promotion…
25 Great Hard Rock Albums Of The 80’s That You Might Have Missed
During the 80’s hard rock ruled the airwaves. Quiet Riot’s Metal Health became the first #1 metal album of all time. Soon after the scene exploded with bands like Motley Crue, Guns N’ Roses, Dokken, Ratt, Warrant, Poison, and many…
Interview With Patrick Stone From Budderside
Recently, I had the chance to catch up with Patrick Stone, lead vocalist for Budderside. I spoke with him just before he was going on stage to perform as the opener for L.A. Guns on their latest tour. He invited me me…
Budderside – S/T Album Review
Artist: Budderside Album: Budderside Genre: Metal Label: Motorhead Music Release Date: September 2017 Reviewed by: Bobby Caughron Review: Budderside’s self-titled release is an incredible album filled with diversity of both sounds and style that still manages to create a cohesive,…
XS ROCK Interview With Geoff Tate
Geoff Tate seems to be sort of an enigmatic person for a lot of people. Always a bit mysterious and probably often misunderstood. Prior to meeting Geoff for the first time, I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect. I have…
Michael Sweet Talks With XS ROCK
Michael Sweet (Stryper) and George Lynch (Dokken, Lynch Mob) have reunited once again to create Unified, the second album by Sweet & Lynch. I had the chance to sit down and talk with Michael Sweet about the new album, working…
Interview With Legendary Drummer Carmine Appice
Carmine Appice is a legend in the world of rock drummers. Over the years he has played with a virtual who’s who list of artists including Ozzy Osbourne, Rod Stewart, King Kobra, Blue Murder, Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Pink Floyd, Michael…
L.A. Guns : The Missing Peace Album Review
Artist: L.A. Guns Album: The Missing Peace Genre: Hard Rock Label: Frontiers Music srl. Release Date: October 13, 2017 Review by: Bobby Caughron Review: So now that hell has finally frozen over and Tracii Guns and Phil Lewis have officially…
Interview With Chris Jericho WWE Superstar & Vocalist For Fozzy
Today I sat down with Chris Jericho. Pro wrestler, rock singer, writer, podcaster and the list goes on and on. Chris is a multi-talented guy and was great to interview. We talked about his latest album, Judas by his band…
Stryper Blames Tim Gaines’ Barrage Of Disrespectful Comments, Post And Tweets For His Dismissal
Stryper have posted the following regarding Tim Gaines termination from the band: A MESSAGE FROM STRYPER Dear fans and friends,We wish Timothy Gaines nothing but the best, and we will always remember the history and the good times that we…
Tim Gaines Confirms That He Has Been Fired From Stryper
Here’s the latest news direct from Tim Gaines about his dismissal from the Christian metal band Stryper: Howdy folks, Here is a KNAC interview that I gave with Faithsedge vocalist Giancarlo Floridia, earlier this week. This is the “official” unofficial…
Best & Worst Lead Singer Changes In Rock N’ Roll
The Most Successful Bands To Change Singers While many bands have tried, only a few have been really successful with switching lead singers after they become famous. Let’s take a look of some of the best lead singer changes first….…
XS ROCK Interview With Quiet Riot’s Frankie Banali
XS ROCK: So, Quiet Riot now has James Durbin as lead vocalist. I’ve had a chance to listen to Road Rage and I think it’s going to surprise a lot of people. I was surprised that he was able to…
XS ROCK Interview With Buckcherry Vocalist Josh Todd
Recently, I received an advanced release for Josh Todd & The Conflict’s debut album, “Year Of The Tiger”. Most of you probably know Josh and guitarist Stevie D from the band Buckcherry. Buckcherry is still alive and well, but I’ve…
Interview With Warrant’s Robert Mason
XS ROCK: Hey Robert! It’s a pleasure to talk with you. I’ve been a fan for many years. I want to talk about the new Warrant album in a moment, but first, let’s go back to the beginning for a…
Interview With Kobra Paige Of Kobra And The Lotus
Without a doubt, one of the best metal bands to hit the scene in the last ten years has to be Kobra and the Lotus. If you’ve never heard them, stop reading this now and go to iTunes,…
Interview With Former Sister Sin Vocalist Liv Jagrell
In my opinion, one of the best metal bands to come out after the year 2000 had to be Sister Sin. Each album seem to be better than the one before it as the band continued to release…
Interview With Ex-Guns N’ Roses and Art Of Anarchy Guitarist Bumblefoot
Recently, I reviewed the latest album by Art of Anarchy called “The Madness”. Which you can read here. Needless to say I was blown away by it. When I got the chance to interview guitarist Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal, I was thrilled.…
Interview With Alex Grossi From Beautiful Creatures and Quiet Riot
Today I had the privilege to sit down and talk with Alex Grossi. Most of you probably know Alex as the guitarist in Quiet Riot. But Alex is quite the journeyman of rock n’ roll and always seems to have a…