Month: January 2022

Legendary rockers CHEAP TRICK have announced a residency at the 900-seat The Strat Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada, set to take place February 25-26 and March 4-5. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, tickets — which start at $75 and run as high as $300 for VIP packages — will go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday, January 3 at tickets.thestrat.com/CheapTrick. All attendees will be required to receive a negative COVID-19 test within 72-hours […]

KROKUS frontman Marc Storace will release his first-ever solo album, "Live And Let Live", in North America on February 5. The effort was made available in Switzerland last month. The official music video for the "Live And Let Live" can be seen below. Audio samples of the entire record are available at Cede.ch. "Live And Let Live" track listing: 01. Live And Let Live (3:41) 02. High On Love (3:57) 03. Lady Of The Night (4:44) 04. Carry The Burden (3:16) 05. Broken Wings (3:41) 06. No Place […]

Wendy Dio, widow and longtime manager of Ronnie James Dio, spoke to Argentinian journalist Lucas Gordon about the upcoming career-spanning documentary on the life and times of the legendary rock icon. It is the first documentary about Dio to be fully authorized by the artist's estate. BMG is both financier and executive producer of the film. "It's coming out [later this] year," she said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). "I [recently] saw the first cut of it. It was […]

FOZZY has parted ways with longtime drummer Frank Fontsere and has replaced him with Grant Brooks (THROUGH FIRE). The Chris Jericho-fronted outfit announced Fontsere's departure in a social media post earlier today. The band wrote: "After almost 2 decades, Frank Fontsere is stepping down as the drummer of FOZZY to focus on his family and other projects. We wish him nothing but the best and thank him for his years of maximum rock! "However, we are SO excited to announce that […]