Hi there! Back for another merry round of what’s up in 80’s Metal. Photos, video and stories are coming from the big weekend of live metal in Las Vegas. METAL SHOP listener Bianca Trujillo attended the MEGADETH concert last Friday (Feb. 26th). Check out her recap and photos at this location –…
Metal Monday is on and it’s Leap Day, which means we get an extra day of February this year. It also means most of us are essentially working an extra day for free. If you look at it that way, we also get a free day of cable, internet and electricity, so there’s that….
Oh yeah! It’s Friday. Now read that again in James Hetfield’s voice – “Oh yeah!” Here we go… Like any good celebrity memoir, Lita Ford’s new book ‘Living Like a Runaway’ has its share of surprising all-star revelations — like her memories of the night Robert Plant asked her if she wanted…
Welcome to a Thursday. Metal music is good for the soul and the colon and there is plenty to keep you in tiptop shape here. IRON MAIDEN is back! ‘The Book of Souls Tour’ opened last night in Sunrise, Florida and the first two songs were from the new album. There were also…
Hello, you! Time to crank up METAL SHOP on a Wednesday. IRON MAIDEN kicks off ‘The Book of Souls World Tour’ tonight in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. They are the rulers of my 80’s metal world and seem to be for many others as well… check out this great comment on the Maiden Facebook…
Oh so close to the weekend and if you are like me, you have a lot of extra money laying around 🙂 METALLICA announced yesterday they will reissue their first two albums, 1983’s “Kill ‘Em All” and 1984’s “Ride The Lightning”, on April 15th for $150… each. Okay, so both albums have…
Welcome to a Wednesday 80’s Metal Dogs! Sometimes I do miss my mullet. I started growing it around 1985 and now I can’t grow anything, but bald is beautiful too 🙂 The term “supergroup” gets thrown around on a regular basis these days, however, a new tour featuring some of the greatest guitarists…
Well, it’s Tuesday, but there are no bad days when 80’s metal is playing. One great thing about the Internet is not having to sit through entire awards shows on television to watch the one thing you are interested in seeing. I only cared about the tribute to late MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilmister…
You know it’s Friday because the volume on your 80’s metal has gone up a little before you crank it to 11 at the end of the day. 30 years ago this year, METALLICA released their finest album “Master Of Puppets” and to celebrate will be releasing a book in the fall on…
Welcome to a Wednesday Metal Rats. Just one day after Alice Cooper weighed in on the GUNS N’ ROSES reunion wondering why founding guitarist Izzy Stradlin wasn’t a part of it, there is a rumor he will participate in a limited role. Cooper said yesterday, “I don’t know about drums, but certainly Izzy…