Month: June 2022

According to Foyles, Book Depository, Target and several other retailers, Genesis Publications will release a new book titled "Definitely: The Official Story Of Def Leppard" on November 25, 2022. Offering fans the most personal and comprehensive record of DEF LEPPARD's history to date, "Definitely: The Official Story Of Def Leppard" is narrated by the bandmembers in their own words, illustrated with photography and memorabilia from the DEF LEPPARD archives. Despite an average age of only 18, DEF LEPPARD burst on to the hard rock […]

KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch spoke to Kerrang! Radio about the current status of the band's bassist, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu. Fieldy announced in June 2021 that he would sit out KORN's ongoing tour in order to "heal" after "falling back" on some of his "bad habits." Welch said about Fieldy (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We've been in contact with him. I just e-mailed him the other day. So we're gonna get together and talk to him, see how he's doing, see where his […]

MÖTLEY CRÜE's Tommy Lee once again sat behind the drums for only the first three songs of the band's concert last night (Sunday, June 19) at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. As was the case at the opening show of "The Stadium Tour" three nights earlier in Atlanta, Georgia and Saturday night in Miami Gardens, Florida, the drummer defied doctor's orders — despite sustaining four broken ribs — to take part in the CRÜE's […]

LAST IN LINE singer Andrew Freeman, who recently joined GREAT WHITE as the replacement for Mitch Malloy, discussed his latest gig during an appearance this past Tuesday (June 14) on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk". Regarding how he approaches singing the classic GREAT WHITE songs originally recorded by the band's founding vocalist Jack Russell, Freeman said: "When I'm playing with GREAT WHITE, that's their thing, and I'm just there to try to do the songs like Jack. If we do original material, great. […]

Due to an injury, MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee played only the first five songs of the band's much-anticipated comeback performance at "The Stadium Tour" kickoff show earlier today (Thursday, June 16) in Atlanta, Georgia. Lee made it through "Wild Side", "Shout At The Devil", "Too Fast For Love", "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)" and "Saints Of Los Angeles" at Truist Park before announcing to the crowd that he broke several ribs days earlier, forcing him to hand over the sticks for the […]

POISON played its first concert in four years on Thursday (June 16) at the kickoff show of "The Stadium Tour" at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Look What The Cat Dragged In 02. Ride The Wind 03. I Want Action 04. Talk Dirty To Me 05. Something To Believe In 06. Your Mama Don't Dance (Loggins & Messina cover) 07. Eruption (VAN HALEN cover) 08. Fallen Angel 09. Unskinny Bop 10. Drum Solo 11. Every Rose Has Its […]

NIRVANA bassist Krist Novoselic, LED ZEPPELIN bassist John Paul Jones, pop superstar Pink, HEART guitarist Nancy Wilson, CHIC's Nile Rodgers, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE collaborator Alain Johannes and more have been added to the bill for the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts, set to take place in September. Novoselic, Jones, Rodgers, Johannes, 12-year-old drum prodigy Nandi Bushell, FOO FIGHTERS producer Greg Kurstin and comedian Chris Rock will join FOO FIGHTERS, OASIS's Liam Gallagher, RUSH's Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, QUEEN's Brian May and Roger Taylor and others at the London tribute event, which will take place at Wembley Stadium on September 3. At the Los Angeles concert, which […]

VIXEN singer Lorraine Lewis has confirmed to SW Wall Interviews that she and her bandmates are planning to release a new single soon. "I want people to understand: this is not an album release yet," she said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). "We've decided that we're releasing singles. So that's what our plan is. Will there be a VIXEN album eventually? Of course there will be. But we've decided instead of taking all the time to really do things […]

Ozzy Osbourne says that he is " recovering comfortably," days after present process grueling surgical treatment to get rid of and realign pins in his neck and lower back. Earlier today (Wednesday, June 15),the mythical seventy three-year-antique heavy steel singer launched the subsequent declaration through social media: "I am now domestic from the health facility recovering comfortably. I am without a doubt feeling the affection and help from all my […]