‘Where Have All The Good Times Gone?’ For a David Lee Roth fan, we now know. In 1999, Greg Aulick took pictures of Roth’s performance in Austin, Texas with a disposable camera, but lost it after partying a little too hard. 12 years later, that camera is being returned thanks to Facebook…
Frank Sinatra may well be spinning in his grave over the heavy metal hijacking of a dozen cornerstone numbers from his repertoire for “Sin-atra,” but given the testosterone-drenched machismo that was central to the way he lived his life and sometimes sang, there’s actually a certain twisted logic to this shotgun marriage. Read More…
You might remember this British trio as hair metal second-stringers from the 80’s, but they actually came together in 1974. They’re at their best playing the kind of fierce hard rock that marks them out as contemporaries of Judas Priest—their proto-thrash attack is good enough to make me forgive those schlocky 80s records and the…
IRON MAIDEN and OZZY OSBOURNE lead the pack with multiple nominations at this year’s Revolver Golden Gods Awards, set to take place April 20, 2011 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles. Ozzy and Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson are up for Best Vocalist and both band’s guitarists and drummer, respectively, are nominated. Iron Maiden…
QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate stars in the psychological thriller “The Burningmoore Incident”. The film focuses on the murderous rampage that took place in March 2010 in Bayside, Queens, as the construction team of Cole Contracting was being video taped by multiple cameras on the first day of what was to be a home makeover reality show. By sundown the house was a bloody scene of carnage.
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…
Ozzy Osbourne and Guitar master Slash made a special appearance Monday, January 10, 2011 at the House of Blues in Hollywood, California. Both rock Icons were in attendance to sign a 10-foot Gibson Guitar and to announce they will be teaming up for an upcoming U.S. tour. The first minute was filmed sideways, but I was able to get some video from this event. Special thanks to Angela and MSOPR for making this happen for METAL SHOP. -Ralph
“It was basically a way to say thank you. Because there’s a lot of kids out here in the States that are too young to have seen me, so we just thought we’d do it.” Read More
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.
“Stop being an asshole and go shoot my new band.” One of the greatest quotes in metal history you may have never heard. That was uttered by Metallica’s manager in the early 80’s to famed rock photographer Ross Halfin. Since then he has followed the band from their early days on the…