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                              Scorpions did not rest or relax during the pandemic's lockdown.  In fact, it was quite the opposite, for the legendary classic German rock band.  They're getting set to both release a new full length album and support that with a world tour. Set for release on Feburary 11, Scorpions' new album is titled Rock Believer.  The lead single, Peacemaker, will be availab …

                                              Bassist Rudy Sarzo has confirmed he's returning the classic heavy metal band, Quiet Riot, after an 18 year absence.  "I am returning home, going home to Quiet Riot in the beginning of 2022, next year."   Sarzo was a member of Quiet Riot during their early 1980s heyday and played on their juggernaut rele …

   Iron Maiden fans rejoice!  The classic heavy metal band is releasing a new album on September 3 titled Senjutsu.   Senjutsu will be Iron Maiden's 17th studio release and the album cover features a new version of the band's legendary mascot, Eddie.  Co-produced by Iron Maiden's bassist, Steve Harris, and Kevin Shirley, Senjustu which translates into "tactics and strategy," found the band composing some very complicated songs but yet following the …

       I'm sad to report that Johnny Solinger, former lead singer of Skid Row, has passed away after battling liver failure. Solinger alerted his fans to his health issues back in May when he wrote on Facebook  "It is with a heavy heart I must let everyone know what’s going on with me and my health.  I have been hospitalized for over the last month. I have been diagnosed with liver failure. And prognosis is not so good. As with most musicians I …

Classic rock superstar band, KISS, have officially announced the final dates of their "End of the Road" Tour, officially putting an end to KISS' touring career.  The "End of the Road" tour was supposed to wrap up in 2020, but like everything else live music related and otherwise, it had to be put on hiatus due to the pandemic.   The revised version of the tour will begin on August 18, in Mansfield, Massachusetts and is booked through the October 9 concert, in …

Is there a possibility that all the surviving original members of Pink Floyd are going to reunite?  According to David Gilmour, it's never going to happen.  "It has run its course, we are done.  "I’m all for Roger [Waters] doing whatever he wants to do and enjoying himself." So, what does Roger Waters have to say on the subject?  Is he in the same mindset as Mr. Gilmour?  Yes, unfortunately, he is.  According to a Rolling Stone magazine intervie …

Rarely one to ever turn down a marketing and branding opportunity, KISS, has teamed up with Dead Sled Coffee to bring you brew fans KISS Coffee.   Scheduled to be released sometime in 2021, KISS and Dead Sled are marketing the new KISS Coffee as "coffee you were made for lovin'."  There aren't too many more details available quite yet.   Don't forget that if you're looking for something to do on New Year's Eve, KISS is putting on a gigantic vir …

  2020 and Covid-19 be damned - KISS are telling both to kiss off with a New Year's Eve virtual concert they're scheduled to perform at the Atlantis in Dubai. Called KISS 2020 Goodbye, the legendary rockers will headline and live stream their first show since March, in front of a live and Covid screened and safe audience.  The venue is the Royal Beach at the Atlantis Dubai and will begin at 9 pm Dubai time which is 9 am Pacific Time/12 pm Eastern Time, on December 31. A news rel …

Motorhead's Ace of Spades is 40 years old this year. Technically the 4th studio album, by Motorhead, Ace of Spades was the official debut of the band, in the United States, and it not only cemented them as heavy metal pioneers, but it became an inspiration for numerous bands who are now, themselves, considered icons of hard and classic rock. Motorhead were part of a movement happening in Britain, during the late 1970s, called the New Wave of Heavy Metal. Other bands lumped into t …

Did you know that, initially, Jethro Tull lead singer and flautist, Ian Anderson, was originally a guitarist, before he was a flute player?In a recent interview, Ian recalled how he, unofficially, gave up the guitar and replaced it with the flute, back in 1967.  Already having formed an early incarnation of what was to become Jethro Tull, Ian and his band focused more on the blues than rock.  He said "We came out of that period where to get a gig – let alone get a record deal – yo …