Acceptable in the ’80s
If our favorite bands from back in the day have gone clean and their rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle, big hair and outrageous dress sense were more
memorable than the songs they wrote (as this writer claims), why do we still listen to this stuff?
The music industry has changed drastically since the decade of decadance… and certainly not for the better.
Many of today’s artists are just plain boring 🙁
Legendary hard rockers AC/DC have announced their first tour of Australia in a decade. The five-date trek will kick off on November 12 at Melbourne Cricket Ground and will include [...]
It will be the first time the band played in their home country in a decade. Continue reading… [...]
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In an interview with the Brutally Delicious podcast, Aaron Stainthorpe of MY DYING BRIDE spoke about his new band HIGH PARASITE, which released its debut album, "Forever We Burn", last [...]
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On June 11, EXODUS and SLAYER guitarist Gary Holt took part in a clinic in Frankfurt, Germany presented by ESP guitars and hosted by German music retailer Session. You can [...]
The Tom deBlonk channel on YouTube has uploaded video of NIGHT RANGER's June 18 performance at Count's Vamp'd in Las Vegas, Nevada. Joining the band on stage for a cover [...]
Alan Niven tells UCR why he was also initially against the idea of a double LP. Continue reading… [...]
In a new interview with MetalTalk, SAVATAGE guitarist Chris Caffery spoke about the reactivated band's recent shows in South America and current dates in Europe. Joining Chris in SAVATAGE's 2025 [...]
Drummer Jon Dette (TESTAMENT, SLAYER, ANTHRAX) has uploaded the latest in his "Big Four" drum-cover series: SLAYER's "Payback". The clip, which can be seen below, follows his previously released videos [...]
In a new interview with the Heavy Demons radio show, KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy La Rocque spoke about the band's forthcoming horror trilogy, part one of which is titled "Saint [...]
In a new interview with Canada's The Metal Voice, Michael Sweet of Christian metallers STRYPER once again spoke about the fact that he and his bandmates have never been fully [...]
At last weekend's Download festival at Leicestershire, United Kingdom's Donington Park, guitarist Michael "Padge" Paget of Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE spoke to Neil Jones of TotalRock about the [...]
Fan-filmed video of EXODUS's June 19 performance at the Copenhell festival in Copenhagen, Denmark can be seen below. In a recent interview with Germany's Rock Hard magazine, EXODUS guitarist Gary [...]
The band’s famously chilled out frontman Ray Davies had a hard time accepting that people thought Eddie Van Halen & co. wrote his timeless classic [...]
In a new interview with Dark Macek of the Brutally Delicious podcast, FIREWIND guitarist Gus G. spoke about the band's touring activities in support of the "Stand United" album, which [...]
John Ostronomy, co-host of "Talking Metal" on Fuse and co-author of Ace Frehley's "No Regrets" and Jean Beauvoir's "Bet My Soul On Rock 'N' Roll: Diary Of A Black Punk [...]
This summer, RUSHfest Canada lands in Toronto for a once-in-a-generation celebration of one of Canada's most iconic rock bands: RUSH. Taking place Friday, August 1 at Massey Hall and Saturday, [...]
Forty-five years after the original movie's release, Jake and Elwood ride again. Continue reading… [...]
The country legend's rock star phase continues with a new version of the 1985 smash. Continue reading… [...]
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Steve Hackett will release The Lamb Stands Up Live At The Royal Albert Hall double live album in July [...]
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