JUDAS PRIEST/HALFORD frontman Rob Halford recently sat down with TheScore.com to discuss his other passion — sports. A big fan of basketball and baseball, he is also starting to get into hockey, saying the sport’s balls-out style reminds him of rock and roll.
Released at a time when the 80’s thrash-metal genre was exploding, Anthrax’s “Among The Living” joined Metallica’s “Master Of Puppets”, Slayer’s “Reign In Blood” and Megadeth’s “Peace Sells”, in birthing what came to be known as the Big Four. Anthrax singer Joey Belladonna and guitarist Scott Ian, discuss at length stories behind the…
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You may have heard Judas Priest announce recently their 2011-12 Epitaph world tour would be the last… ever. The roadtrip will end, but fortunately, not the band. In fact, Priest is working on a new album right now. Checking the official Judas Priest website, we found the message – “The guys are working…
Hola! regular readers and dubious skimmers alike! It’s Wednesday, March 16th and AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson’s close friend, comedian Jim Breuer, has released a video message clarifying the comments he made in which he suggested the singer was “kicked to the curb” by the band after 36 years. “Just so people know, I’m…
The Hollywood Key Club was the place to be March 8th as VH1 presented Metal Mania Stripped with live performances from Jani Lane, Dokken, Great White, Slaughter, Tesla and Queeensryche. METAL SHOP was granted an exclusive backstage warm up show by Queensryche. Here’s a few pictures from the show, enjoy -Ralph. [print_gllr…
The 80’s. When men looked like women and women tried to keep up. One of my favorite band names, VIXEN originally formed in 1980 in Los Angeles and played the club scene for seven long years before breaking out with the release of their self-titled debut.
Did you know the first single and VIXEN’S biggest hit “Edge of a Broken Heart” was written by Richard Marx? (He makes a cameo appearance in the video).
That debut album sold millions, but like a lot of hair bands at the end of the decade, their follow up ‘Rev It Up’ (1990) didn’t fare as well. VIXEN broke up the following year.