Oregon Music News: Currently you can use the name ‘Queensrÿche’ as can Scott, Michael and Eddie. You put together an all-star line-up that will tour under the name Queensrÿche. How confusing do you think this will be to the casual fans and will this hurt the brand? Geoff Tate: “Oh, yeah it will…
Original Iron Maiden singer Paul Di’Anno and Bruce Dickinson replacement for a time, Blaze Bayley banded together for a tour of Australia and New Zealand this fall. The final show was December 8th in Auckland… check out some fan-shot video below. About Di’Anno, Bayley told Metal-Rules.com, “he’s a very funny guy with a…
Legendary Rock Interviews: (Producer) Michael (Wagener) told us that the tension between you and George was very real but he also felt some of it contributed to the great performances. Do you think that some of the strife had anything at all to do with the fact that you had a friendship with Michael…
Dec. 8, 2004: Pantera and Damageplan guitarist Darrell Lance Abbott (aka Dimebag Darrell) died at age 38 on stage in Columbus, Ohio after an audience member opened fire during the concert. Three others in attendance were also killed before the shooter was shot and killed by a police officer. Dec. 8, 1984: While…
This Day In History (Dec. 6, 2003): METAL SHOP signed on 9 years ago today and HAIR BAND RADIO 5 years ago today! We’re just excited we’re still here. Thanks to everyone who makes this go, including Ralph in L.A. bringing us the front row view at all the big shows. Most important though are…
Just in time for the holidays, Metallica will release a new double DVD & Blu-ray called “Quebec Magnetic” through the band’s newly launched Blackened Recordings label (12/10/12). The video was shot by renowned director Wayne Isham during a two-night stand in October of 2009 in Quebec City, Canada. Check out performance clips of ‘Master…
Guitarhoo.com: What led to the formation of Judas Priest? KK Downing: As I have said many times, Judas Priest were a very fine blues band led mainly by Al Atkins, but after tragically losing their guitarist, they disbanded. I auditioned for the job, but I wasn’t a blues player. Later, Al was at…
German power metal band Helloween has released the first single from their new album “Straight Out Of Hell” (Release date Europe/Jan. 18, North America/Jan. 22, 2013). Listen to “Nabataea” with the SoundCloud player below. The song talks about the fabled high culture whose secret city, Petra, was only discovered at the beginning of…
Rolling Stone: For the past 20 years, a large Guns N’ Roses poster advertising the band’s first tour of England has been hanging in Steven Adler’s living room. “Every time I have to go to the bathroom I have to walk past it,” says the former Guns N’ Roses drummer. “I’d always see it…
Noisecreep: Among the many mighty metal milestones of 2012, the 30th birthday of Metal Blade Records stands as an amazing testament to the strength of metal devotion. Label founder Brian Slagel became a businessman almost by accident. He was a die-hard fan first, and editor of the fanzine New Heavy Metal Revue. Scraping together…