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Tag: Classic Hard Rock

Original Y&T Guitarist Joey Alves Passes Away

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Y&T’s rhythm guitarist from the classic lineup, Joey Alves, has sadly passed away at the age of 63. Joey played in the band from 1974 until 1989, throughout eight studio albums including the band’s debut. The official announcement came from Y&T frontman and sole surviving original member Dave Meniketti, who posted the following on his Facebook page: “It’s with great sadness that I write this today. Y&T’s original rhythm guitarist, Joey Alves, passed away at 7:10 this morning at the age of 63. He suffered from ulcerative colitis and other complications that led to his passing. Joey was one of […]

Quiet Riot Re-Recording Road Rage

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  Don’t you just hate it when you get done recording an album then all of a sudden find yourself with a brand-new singer? Well, that’s what’s happening with Quiet Riot, who completed an entire new album with lead vocalist Seann Nicols with plans for a spring release. But now, the band has made some changes leading to American Idol Finalist James Durbin joining together with drummer Frankie Banali, bassist Chuck Wright, and guitarist Alex Grossi to become the new frontman of Quiet Riot. As a result, all the tracks on Road Rage will not only be re-recorded with James Durbin on […]

L.A. Metal Summit to Bring the Sunset Strip to Tokyo

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Makuhari Messe Event Hall in Chiba, Tokyo, Japan will be the site of a groundbreaking event – the L.A. Metal Summit in Tokyo. Boasting headliners that include a former Mötley Crüe member and a reunited Ratt, the show will make for the first-ever festival focused entirely on the Hard Rock and Metal of the 80’s to take place in Japan. The current lineup for this spring festival is as follows: May 13: Vince Neil, Tom Keifer, L.A. Guns, Faster Pussycat May 14: Ratt, Sebastian Bach, Slaughter, Enuff Z’Nuff Faster Pussycat shared the above picture on social media that appears to […]

Airbourne Pays Tribute to Motörhead in New Video

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Australian Hard Rockers Airbourne have got a message to deliver while they’re Breakin’ Outta Hell on their latest studio album. The Spinefarm Records release includes a new track by the name of “It’s All For Rock N’ Roll”, and it’s all about Lemmy. The band has made it known that they forged a friendship with Lemmy through many occasions of sharing the stage with Motörhead. Lemmy made a cameo in Airbourne’s 2007 video for the track “Runnin’ Wild”, and it looks like they’ve included a bit of that footage in this new music video for the Motörhead tribute track. Airbourne frontman […]

Interview: Catching Up with Chip Z’Nuff

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January 29th, 2017, Enuff Z’Nuff hit The Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, CA, as part of their tour with Ace Frehley. A trek across the scenic Pacific Coast Highway plus a hike up some hilly roads is all it takes to get to this venue from Hollywood, and well worth the trip. It was a fun night with a fantastic show, and always great to see Enuff Z’Nuff live. I had interviewed Chip a few months prior, when the band played with Tracii Guns at The Backstage Pass on Long Island, NY. But a new year, new album and new […]

Concert Review: L.A. Guns at M15

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The M15 in Corona, CA set the stage for one of the earliest 2017 stops along the L.A. Guns’ Phil Lewis and Tracii Guns Reloaded Reunion Tour – makes for a mouthful, but the long title is just to clear up which lineup audiences will be getting, considering there have been multiple versions of the band in the past. No longer should any questions remain as to who’s who in L.A. Guns. From stage to studio and everywhere in between, the current lineup of Phil Lewis (vocals), Tracii Guns (guitar), Michael Grant (guitar), Johnny Martin (bass), and Shane Fitzgibbon (drums) […]

Concert Review: Randy Rhoads Remembered

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BashFest 2017, a yearly event coinciding with NAMM, a time when the cream of the crop comes to town in terms of musicians and you just never know who you might spot. A short distance away from all the Anaheim NAMM goings-on, Santa Ana’s historic (and maybe a little haunted, depending on who you ask) Yost Theater was the setting for this year’s festivities. Randy Rhoads Remembered was the focus on January 19th, bringing in Hard Rock and Metal musicians from around the country to pay tribute to a legendary guitarist whose music has had a significant impact on so […]

Randy Rhoads Remembered Interviews: Brian Tichy

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The red carpet reception before the Randy Rhoads Remembered concert was the perfect opportunity to talk with the founder of the event himself, Brian Tichy. I was able to catch him for a few words on the event and his thoughts on Randy just before the show started. This is the fourth annual BashFest, a really great event with lots going on, and of course it’s your own creation in Tichy/Sutton Productions. So how does it feel seeing it all come together for the fourth time in a row? It really is great, this makes it all worth it, because […]

Randy Rhoads Remembered Interviews: Eddie Trunk

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Eddie Trunk hosted quite a few concerts in a row during NAMM week, including the Hall of Heavy Metal History and Randy Rhoads Remembered. Despite the stormy night outside on the red carpet, we stepped aside out of the rain for a quick chat about Eddie’s latest radio shows, the Hall, and of course – Randy Rhoads Remembered. You hosted the Hall of Heavy Metal History last night, great event and the first of its kind. Just wanted to get some of your thoughts on what it was like to host and pay tribute to all those great artists. It […]

Randy Rhoads Remembered Interviews: Chas West

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Closing out the night of interviews on the red carpet for me was vocalist Chas West. The show was just about to start, so I didn’t want to keep him long, but I did get a little insight on the event, and found out about a new solo record on the way. I know you only have a minute or so before you have to get inside, so I just want to get some quick thoughts on tonight’s event. Sure! Oh, it’s great. It’s a great show, you know. I think this is the fourth year we’ve done this now. […]

Randy Rhoads Remembered Interviews: Ira Black

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Ira Black seems to come along with his own tagline – “the best hair in metal”. With a background that includes bands like Metal Church, Westfield Massacre, Lizzy Borden, and Vicious Rumors, among many others though, there’s no question of his impressive guitar abilities. Ira stopped by the red carpet before going in to take the stage at Randy Rhoads Remembered, and I was able to grab him for a quick interview about the show. Just want to start out getting some of your thoughts on tonight, what an awesome event, Randy Rhoads Remembered. Oh man, I’m just blown away […]

Randy Rhoads Remembered Interviews: Scotti Hill

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“Crazy Train” is probably the best known song from Randy Rhoads, so being the guitarist to take it on in a tribute to the great virtuoso himself must be both a thrilling and daunting experience. It certainly seemed to provide nothing but excitement for the musician who took it on at this event, as he was very enthusiastic about the whole thing. Scotti Hill of Skid Row was the man who took to the stage to play this wildly successful hit, and I had a few words with him on the red carpet reception beforehand to get his thoughts on […]

Hall of Heavy Metal History Honors Icons at Inaugural Induction

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How often can a fan of Heavy Metal music say they’ve seen their favorite band or artist inducted into a Hall of Fame or receiving some recognition on an awards show? Hardly ever, and perhaps not even at all. Fans and enthusiasts of the genre have noticed it…maybe even a few outside the genre have noticed it. Either way, there truly seems to be a lack of attention and appreciation for Metal and Hard Rock, especially when it comes to music awards ceremonies – but the newly established Hall of Heavy Metal History has set out to change that fact. […]

Stephen Pearcy Goes For a “Smash” Hit

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Amidst legal battles galore and what seems like never-ending debates over the “real” band lineup, Ratt has been making headlines left and right lately. But this hasn’t stopped original Ratt frontman and founding member Stephen Pearcy from going full-force Frontiers to release his own solo album on the well-known rock label. This is the fourth solo album from Stephen Pearcy, but the first one that he’s made with Frontiers Music Srl. Smash is the title of the release, and the record was mixed and mastered by the bassist in Pearcy’s solo lineup, Matt Thorne as well as Pearcy himself. One […]

KXM Brings King’s X, Lynch Mob, and KoRn Members Together for a Second Album

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Super group KXM has a second album set for release – consisting of drummer Ray Luzier of KoRn, guitarist George Lynch of Lynch Mob and vocalist dUg Pinnick of King’s X, the band has come together once again, this time to record Scatterbrain. KXM’s 2014 self-titled debut was a successful release that made it onto the Billboard Top 200 charts at #31, and the musically diverse Scatterbrain is the follow-up to that record. With 13 brand-new tracks and the return of engineer Chris “The Wizard” Collier (Flotsam & Jetsam, Prong, Last In Line), the sophomore record of KXM has a release […]