A music store customer from Colorado purchased a Dean Dimebag Darrell ML guitar for a kid who he didn’t even know, giving the young musician the gift of a lifetime. A young guitarist named Fallon, who has Williams Syndrome, would often visit his local music store and play the guitar with dreams of perhaps one...
Year: 2022
FOZZY Split With Longtime Drummer FRANK FONTSERE, Announce Replacement
FOZZY have split with longtime drummer Frank Fontsere and have announced his replacement – Former THROUGH FIRE stickman Grant Brooks. The band announced Fontsere’s departure in a social media post earlier today, writing: “After almost 2 decades, Frank Fontsere is stepping down as the drummer of FOZZY to focus on his family and other projects....
Teacher Asks Students To ‘Name One Song’ By Bands on Their Shirt In New Viral Video
The erupting fashion trend of band shirts has evolved beyond simply admiring or being a fan of a particular group with even young kids now donning the logos of numerous acts on their chests much like their favorite celebrities. One middle school teacher decided to find out whether her students knew any songs by the...
BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME Frontman TOMMY ROGERS Releases New Solo EP ‘Feel Nothing’
BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME frontman Tommy Rogers has released a new EP under his ‘Thomas Giles’ pseudonym called “Feel Nothing”. You can check it out below. “Feel Nothing” is Tommy’s sixth release under the solo moniker. Written alongside his previous outing, “Feel Better“, this release features drumming contributions from Jake Dick and former WHITECHAPEL...
JUDAS PRIEST’s ROB HALFORD Discusses How He Has Stayed Sober For 36 Years
JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Rob Halford recently spoke about his accumulated 36 years of continuous sobriety in a new talk with Spain’s Mariskal Rock. You can check out the full interview below. When asked about how he has managed to avoid relapsing after 36 years off booze, Rob said: “I think about it all the time,”...
MACHINE GUN KELLY Was Featured As A ‘Jeopardy!’ Clue But Nobody Guessed It
Rap rocker Machine Gun Kelly was recently used as a clue on the game show Jeopardy!, however none of the contestants got the answer…or question for that matter. And Twitter is having a field day over it. The game show episode in question aired on Dec. 27, 2021 where MGK was included in a category...
KISS’s GENE SIMMONS On New Year’s Resolutions: ‘I’d Like To Be A Better, Kinder, Better-Looking And Richer Guy’
Gene Simmons was recently asked by the Toronto Sun what his New Year’s resolutions for 2022 were. The KISS bassist/singer replied: “I’d like to be a better, kinder, better-looking and richer guy. Not all of that’s gonna happen, but I can certainly become a better person — be kinder, give more to philanthropy, reach out...
Ex-BLACK SABBATH Singer TONY MARTIN Claims He Sang On Demos For ‘Dehumanizer’ Album
Former BLACK SABBATH singer Tony Martin recently confirmed that he recorded some demos for the band’s “Dehumanizer” album. Speaking with Almost Human, Tony says that he was brought in to lay down some demo work for the record during a period when guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler were having trouble getting along with...
Check Out DREAM THEATER’s JAMES LABRIE Singing ‘The Spirit Carries On’ In A Cappella
You can now check out a video of DREAM THEATER vocalist James LaBrie singing an a cappella version of the band’s song “The Spirit Carries On” below. LaBrie sang some of the track while filming a new video message for a newlywed couple on Cameo – the app which lets users hire celebrities to record...
Video: Original KISS Drummer PETER CRISS Celebrates The New Year With Two New Drum Solos
Original KISS drummer Peter Criss has shared two new drum solo videos to celebrate the arrival of the new year. Peter has posted a couple of new clips of him playing a “rock drum solo” and a “Spanish drum solo” which can be seen below. Criss, who just turned 76, first left KISS in 1980...