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DEF LEPPARD Is Open To Performing Entire 'Hysteria' Album On U.S. Tour In 2019

Candace of Albany, New York's Q103 radio station recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts fom the chat follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what fans can expect from DEF LEPPARD's upcoming tour with JOU...
February 9, 2018
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MR. BIG Drummer PAT TORPEY Dies At 64

Pat Torpey, drummer and founding member of MR. BIG, passed away Wednesday, February 7 at the age of 64 from complications of Parkinson's disease. His family, bandmates and management request privacy at this very difficult time. Services are pending. MR. BIG bassist Billy Sheehan said: "Pat Torpey ha...
February 8, 2018
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PHIL LYNOTT's Mother Unveils Her Own Wax Sculpture At Dublin Wax Museum

The mother of the late THIN LIZZY frontman Phil Lynott visited the National Wax Museum in Dublin, Ireland on Wednesday (February 7) to unveil her very own her wax figure. The Philomena Lynott figure was created by the Irish sculptor PJ Heraty, who also attended yesterday's event. Ed Coleman, the gen...
February 8, 2018
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JOE SATRIANI Is Hoping CHICKENFOOT Will Work On New Music This Summer

Joe Satriani says that he is hoping that CHICKENFOOT will reassemble this summer to begin working on new music. The supergroup, which features the legendary guitarist alongside former VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar, ex-VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony and RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith, has...
February 7, 2018
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Watch Video For Title Track Of MONSTER MAGNET's New Album, 'Mindf**ker'

The official music video for "Mindfucker", the title track of the 11th album from MONSTER MAGNET, can be seen below. Due on March 23 via Napalm, the disc "is different, a step forward and a step back at the same time to the almighty roots of hard rock music, kindled by the unpretentious proto-punk e...
February 7, 2018
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SAMMY HAGAR Honored For His Humanitarian Work At ADOPT THE ARTS' Annual Rock Gala: Video, Photos

On Wednesday, January 31, Adopt The Arts, the Los Angeles- based charity that preserves and creates arts programs in U.S. public schools, honored rock icon Sammy Hagar (VAN HALEN, CHICKENFOOT) for his humanitarian work at their annual Rock Gala at the historic Avalon Ballroom in Hollywood. Emmy Awar...
February 5, 2018
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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN: MALCOLM YOUNG 'Was My Guitar Teacher'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian was interviewed on the January 19-21 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the Podbean widget below. Asked how AC/DC rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young influenced his playing and how he was affected by Malcolm's...
February 5, 2018
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L.A. GUNS: 'No Mercy' Performance Clip From 'Made In Milan' DVD And Blu-Ray

A video clip of L.A. GUNS performing the song "No Mercy" last year in Milan, Italy can be seen below. The track will be featured in the band's new CD, DVD and Blu-ray, "Made In Milan", which will be released on March 23 via Frontiers Music Srl. After more than a decade apart, Tracii Guns and Phil Le...
February 5, 2018
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Original PANTERA Singer 'Couldn't Believe How Harsh' REX BROWN Was On VINNIE PAUL In 'Official Truth, 101 Proof' Book

Former PANTERA singer Terrence Lee "Terry" Glaze says that he was surprised by how negatively Vinnie Paul Abbott was portrayed in Rex Brown's book, explaining that "if anybody deserves a break," it is the ex-PANTERA drummer. Glaze was the frontman of PANTERA during the band's early'-'80s "party meta...
February 3, 2018
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GEORGE LYNCH Is 'Hoping' For More 'Classic DOKKEN' Shows In 2019

George Lynch is "hoping" that the classic lineup of DOKKEN will play more reunion shows in 2019. Lynch, vocalist Don Dokken, bassist Jeff Pilson and drummer "Wild" Mick Brown reunited for one U.S. concert in September 2016 before embarking on a six-show Japanese run dubbed "Unleashed In The East". A...
February 3, 2018
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MACHINE HEAD's ROBB FLYNN: 'To Me, Every Record We Make Is A Movie'

Matt Stocks of U.K.'s Scuzz TV recently conducted an interview with MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the MACHINE HEAD's songwriting process, Flynn said: "It's all different, but that's one of the weird things that we do — we actually get together as...
February 3, 2018
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EMMURE: 'Natural Born Killers' Live Performance Video Released

EMMURE's new live performance video for the song "Natural Born Killers" can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's latest album, "Look At Yourself", which was released in March 2017. The follow-up to the 2014's "Eternal Enemies" marked EMMURE's first release with SharpTone Records. EMMURE...
February 3, 2018
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SAXON Frontman: What We Learned From Touring With MOTÖRHEAD

Carl Wiser of Songfacts recently conducted an interview with SAXON frontman Biff Byford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Songfacts: You wrote [the SAXON song] "They Played Rock And Roll" before you knew of [MOTÖRHEAD guitarist] Fast Eddie's death. Biff: "I came up with the idea befo...
February 1, 2018
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PHILIP ANSELMO On SLAYER's 'Final' Tour: 'I'll Believe It If It Happens'

Philip Anselmo has commented on SLAYER's decision to embark on a "farewell" tour, calling it a "smart business" move. Last week, SLAYER, one of metal's most popular and influential bands of the past four decades, announced its "final world tour" via a 30-second video. The group also confirmed that i...
January 31, 2018
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PHIL COLLEN Says It's 'A Bit Weird' DEF LEPPARD Has Not Yet Been Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

During a recent interview with The Prog Report, DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen was asked if he and his bandmates discuss the possibility of their group eventually being inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. "We don't talk about it, actually," Phil said (hear audio below). "We talk about h...
January 30, 2018