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Watch Brand New Video For “Over The Rainbow By Extreme

Watch Brand New Video For “Over The Rainbow By Extreme

Jun 1, 20231 min read

Extreme turn up the melody with new single “Other Side Of The Rainbow” – a track that joins the ranks of “More Than Words,” Hole Hearted,” and “Seven Sundays” as one of the groups most soulful journeys into the depths of…

25 Bands That Were Influential To The 80s Glam Metal Scene

25 Bands That Were Influential To The 80s Glam Metal Scene

May 26, 202319 min read

The 1980s were an awesome time thanks to the glam/hair metal scene. The image almost became as important as the music during this period, and MTV helped keep that image front and center.  With this list, we’re not ranking who…

John Corabi Returns To The Dead Daisies And Will Release Best Of Album

John Corabi Returns To The Dead Daisies And Will Release Best Of Album

May 19, 20233 min read

Ten years ago The Dead Daisies burst onto the music scene with a mission to gather some of the finest musicians in the world and simply put, play some good old fashioned, no bullshit Rock’N’Roll!!After a decade of recording and…

Ex-Dokken Members George Lynch and Jeff Pilson To Release New Album Heavy Hitters 2

Ex-Dokken Members George Lynch and Jeff Pilson To Release New Album Heavy Hitters 2

May 15, 20231 min read

Deadline Music has just announced the release of “Heavy Hitters II” a new upcoming album and sequel to “Heavy Hitters” by ex-Dokken guitarist George Lynch and bassist Jeff Pilson. The album continues the trend of the first album with the…

Watch New Tigertailz Video For "You Can't Stop The Rock"

Watch New Tigertailz Video For “You Can’t Stop The Rock”

May 13, 20231 min read

Legendary glam metal band Tigertailz has released the following info regarding their brand-new song and video: https://youtu.be/5GWGe5Bfx3U ‘You Can’t Stop The Rock’ is now available from all the usual digital outlets.This will be the first new music written by the…

Kix Drummer Possibly Suffers Heart Attack During Performance, Leaves Unconcious With Paramedics

KIX Announce Their Retirement And Final Show

May 8, 20231 min read

Lead singer for Kix Steve Whiteman announced on stage at the M3 festival that the band is officially ending and that they will play their final show in September in Maryland. Steve cited his own, and drummer Jimmy Chalfant’s failing…

Savage Grace Release First Album In 37 Years and It's F*#kin' Incredible 80s Style Metal!

Savage Grace Release First Album In 37 Years and It’s F*#kin’ Incredible 80s Style Metal!

May 6, 20232 min read

Formed in 1981, Savage Grace was never a band that was mentioned alongside 80s metal bands like Judas Priest, Motley Crue, Ratt, Quiet Riot, etc. But, the band has just released their first album in 37 years, Sign Of The…

Aerosmith Announces "Peace Out" Final Tour

Aerosmith Announces “Peace Out” Final Tour

May 1, 20233 min read

Announcing Aerosmith’s PEACE OUT Farewell Tour Today, four-time GRAMMY® award-winning and diamond-certified rock legends Aerosmith have announced their final outing – PEACE OUT with special guest The Black Crowes! The monumental 40-date North American tour kicks off in Philadelphia on…

EXTREME LAUNCHES TWO NEW VIDEOS "BANSHEE" AND "#REBEL"

EXTREME LAUNCHES TWO NEW VIDEOS “BANSHEE” AND “#REBEL”

Apr 19, 20233 min read

Extreme’s latest single “Rise” has seen unprecedented success following its debut on March 1 alongside a fiery music video which has received over 2M views to date. The critically acclaimed song, from their new album “Six” out June 9 via earMUSIC,…

Heavy Metal Fans Will Enjoy All The References In Bastard!! Anime Show

Heavy Metal Fans Will Enjoy All The References In Bastard!! Anime Show

Apr 17, 20232 min read

Try Your Hand At The Metal Anime Easter Egg Hunt (By Easter Egg, we mean hidden (and not so hidden) Heavy Metal references throughout the show, which you can have a blast finding) There is an anime called Bastard!! Originally…

Listen To Brand New L.A. Guns Song "You Betray" From Upcoming Album Black Diamonds

L.A. Guns’ Black Diamonds Is Another Great Gem!

Apr 15, 20232 min read

Long-running band L.A. Guns continue their recent trend of releasing great albums with their brand new one “Black Diamonds”. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, something incredible happens when Tracii Guns and Phil Lewis are in a…

Is The New Metallica Album “72 Seasons” Good? The Answer May Surprise You

Is The New Metallica Album “72 Seasons” Good? The Answer May Surprise You

Apr 14, 20234 min read

Metallica is arguably one of the biggest and greatest-selling bands in heavy metal history. That hasn’t changed the fact that their fans have been divided over their various musical shifts and turns over the course of their career. With the…

Mike Tramp Discusses New Album “Songs Of White Lion” In New Interview

Mike Tramp Discusses New Album “Songs Of White Lion” In New Interview

Apr 14, 20231 min read

White Lion vocalist Mike Tramp spoke with us about his new album “Songs Of White Lion”. He gives us the scoop on why he’s doing this album as a solo artist and why He thinks there will never be a…

Ratt Limited Edition Vinyl And CD Box Set Announced!

Ratt Limited Edition Vinyl And CD Box Set Announced!

Apr 6, 20234 min read

Coming June 9, 2023 RATT Limited Edition 180g 5LP & 7″ Single Box Set! All Five Atlantic Albums Newly Remastered by Andy Pearce! Includes Replica Tour Book, Poster, Bumper Sticker & More! With (2) RATT “Best of” records gone platinum…

Listen To The Title Track From New Metallica Album “72 Seasons”

Listen To The Title Track From New Metallica Album “72 Seasons”

Apr 5, 20231 min read

Metallica has issued the following update: We’re done teasing… check out the new album’s title track, “72 Seasons,” available to stream and download now! We’re just two short weeks away from the release of the full album, so that means…

Listen To New Overkill Song "The Surgeon"

Overkill – Scorched (Review)

Apr 2, 20232 min read

Artist: Overkill Album: Scorched Label: Nuclear Blast Records Release Date: April 14th, 2023 Overkill is like AC/DC to me in the fact that you always kind of know what you’re going to get soundwise from a new album by them.…

Watch New L.A. Guns Video For "Diamonds"

Watch New L.A. Guns Video For “Diamonds”

Mar 27, 20233 min read

Produced by founding member and guitarist, Tracii Guns, ‘Black Diamonds’ is a tour-de-force of rock ‘n roll that fans have come to expect from the long-running hard rockers.The album is out on April 14th! https://youtu.be/0hbkUfaDQMA Written and recorded over the…

Former Iron Maiden Vocalist Blaze Bayley Suffers Heart Attack

Former Iron Maiden Vocalist Blaze Bayley Suffers Heart Attack

Mar 26, 20231 min read

Blaze Bayley’s management team has announced the following regarding his condition: We sincerely regret to announce that Blaze had a heart attack at home yesterday evening & is now in hospital in a stable condition, awaiting news of further surgery/treatment.…

Listen To First Song From New Metal Church Album "Congregation Of Annihilation"

Listen To First Song From New Metal Church Album “Congregation Of Annihilation”

Mar 24, 20235 min read

West coast thrash metal veterans Metal Church will release their 13th studio album, Congregation of Annihilation, on May 26th via Rat Pak Records (America) and Reaper Entertainment (Europe). The new album marks the first release since the tragic death of legendary frontman Mike Howe who passed in July…

Happy Birthday To Ratt Vocalist Stephen Pearcy Who Turns 64 Today!

Listen To Ratt’s Stephen Pearcy’s New Cover Version Of Dion’s 1961 Hit Song “The Wanderer”

Mar 22, 20233 min read

Check out Ratt frontman Stephen Pearcy’s homage to the 60’s Go-Go scene! https://vimeo.com/810692346 Pearcy is never far from the studio and constantly writing, recording, and always scratching his creative itch. As much as he is the singer of a legendary…

Def Leppard Drummer Comments On Recent Violent Attack Against Him

Def Leppard Drummer Comments On Recent Violent Attack Against Him

Mar 20, 20231 min read

On March 13th, Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen was attacked outside of his hotel in Fort Lauderdale Florida by a man who rushed him and knocked him to the ground, causing injury to Allen who hit his head. Rick Allen,…

Listen To New Overkill Song "The Surgeon"

Listen To Brand New Overkill Song “Wicked Place”

Mar 15, 20233 min read

For four decades, OVERKILL have been the trailblazers in producing some of the most signature moments in the world of metal. On April 14th, the New Jersey Thrash legends will bludgeon your ears with their twentieth studio album, entitled Scorched via Nuclear…

Watch Brand New Metallica Video For “If Darkness Had A Son”

Watch Brand New Metallica Video For “If Darkness Had A Son”

Mar 3, 20231 min read

Metallica has released another single and video from their upcoming album 72 Seasons for the track “If Darkness Had A Son”. https://youtu.be/x_t53a5Ons0 The new album will be released on April 14th, 2023. 72 Seasons Shadows Follow Screaming Suicide Sleepwalk My…

Watch The Brand New Video For”Rise” From Extreme’s New Album “6”

Watch The Brand New Video For”Rise” From Extreme’s New Album “6”

Mar 1, 20235 min read

Multi-platinum hard rock heroes EXTREME—Gary Cherone (vocals), Nuno Bettencourt (guitar), Pat Badger (bass), and Kevin Figueiredo (drums)—have today (March 1) unveiled the video for “Rise,” which marks the first single from their upcoming album SIX, out June 9 via earMUSIC.…

Motorhead’s Phil Campbell Talks Seriously Bad Magic In New Interview

Motorhead’s Phil Campbell Talks Seriously Bad Magic In New Interview

Mar 1, 20231 min read

The legendary Motorhead released their final studio album “Bad Magic” in 2015. To celebrate that iconic album the band has now released the album in an expanded format called “Bad Magic: SERIOUSLY BAD MAGIC” and it’s loaded with incredible material…

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ZZ Top And Lynyrd Skynyrd Rock Historic Night On Capitol Hill

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Concert Review April 5, 2024 Tallahassee, FL Legendary Hall of Fame rockers ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd brought their Sharp Dressed / Simple Man...

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Watch Video for Hell, Fire And damnation From Saxon's New Album Watch Video for Hell, Fire And damnation From Saxon's New Album

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The mighty Saxon have returned with one of the best albums in years. Hell, Fire, And Damnation represent everything that I love about Saxon....

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Sevendust is one of those bands that I listened to originally from their first album and then somewhere along the way about 2 or...

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W.A.S.P. was originally known for outrageous antics such as throwing raw meat into the audience and appearing to torture people on a horror-themed stage....

Winger...Where Are They Now? Winger...Where Are They Now?

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Winger released their debut album “Winger in 1988 and it scored the band its first platinum-selling album. Winger released its second album In the...

Britny Fox...Where Are They Now? Britny Fox...Where Are They Now?

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Britny Fox was formed in 1985 with “Dizzy” Dean Davidson on vocals, former Cinderella drummer Tony Destra, former Cinderella guitarist Michael Kelly Smith and...

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After guitarist Jake E. Lee was fired from Ozzy Osbourne’s solo band, Badlands was formed when Lee recruited bassist Greg Chaisson, former Black Sabbath...

Hurricane...Where Are They Now? Hurricane...Where Are They Now?

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Hurricane started out in 1983-84 with the original lineup of lead vocalist Kelly Hansen (vocals/rhythm guitar), Robert Sarzo (guitar), Tony Cavazo (bass), and Jay...

Black N' Blue...Where Are They Now? Black N' Blue...Where Are They Now?

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  Black ‘N Blue was formed in 1981 and released four successful and critically acclaimed albums through Geffen Records including their self-titled debut (1984),...

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Watch "Mercy" Video From Suicide Vocalist Alan Vega's Unreleased Album "Insurrection"

Alternative / Punk

Brooklyn-born master of minimalism Alan Vega is today announcing a previously unreleased new album, “Insurrection,“ and sharing the video for the lead single “Mercy.“ The video, directed by founding member of Jesus...

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Classic U.K. punk band Vice Squad has just released a newly remixed version of the song “Spitfire” along with a new video for the...

Bon Harris Says Nitzer Ebb Have No Plans For A New Studio Album Anytime In The Near Future Bon Harris Says Nitzer Ebb Have No Plans For A New Studio Album Anytime In The Near Future

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Brew Ha Ha Productions has announced the initial music lineup for the first-ever BRIGHTSIDE Music Festival, presented by WJRR-FM, on Saturday, April 27 at Central Florida Fairgrounds in Orlando, Florida.  Summer comes...

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Watch Brand New Bon Jovi Video For "Legendary"

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BON JOVI, Grammy Award@-winning, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band, and oneof history’s most iconic acts, continue their 40th-anniversary celebration, withthe release of...

Listen To INXS' Michael Hutchence's Previously Unreleased Song "One Way" Listen To INXS' Michael Hutchence's Previously Unreleased Song "One Way"

80s Rock & Pop

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Watch Kevin Bacon Perform The Song "Losing The Night" With His Band The Bacon Brothers Watch Kevin Bacon Perform The Song "Losing The Night" With His Band The Bacon Brothers

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The Bacon Brothers, featuring Michael and Kevin Bacon, are excited to announce the release of their new video, “Losing The Night”, from their forthcoming...

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Legendary 80s Pop Icon Adam Ant Announces 2024 American Tour Legendary 80s Pop Icon Adam Ant Announces 2024 American Tour

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Adam Ant is pleased to announce his ANTMUSIC 2024 U.S. tour, which commences March 21st in St. Louis, MO. The English Beat will be supporting...

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Listen To Brand New Motley Crue Song "Dogs Of War" Right Here! Listen To Brand New Motley Crue Song "Dogs Of War" Right Here!

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