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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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…