by Zach Shaw | May 4, 2012 | We're Getting The Band Back Together...Sort Of
Make that three Ronnie James Dio tribute acts featuring former members. Guitarist Vivian Campbell (now of a little band called Def Leppard) has revealed that he is planning to perform shows with his former Dio bandmates, drummer Vinny Appice, bassist Jimmy Bain and...
by Zach Shaw | Mar 9, 2012 | Touring
80’s hair metal fans rejoice! Def Leppard and Poison first toured together in 2009. And this Summer, the two hair rock titans are teaming up again to tour North America. Joining in on the fun this time around will be Lita Ford, who earlier this year signed a new deal...
by Zach Shaw | Jan 24, 2012 | Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDTTiw6kD-g[/youtube] It’s not unusual to see musicians joining Steel Panther onstage for a cover or two. Hell, you’d even be surprised at who you’d find backstage with the hair metal-inspired band. So why is it a big deal that...
by Zach Shaw | Oct 20, 2011 | Covers, Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUXvf9PIuvw[/youtube] Disturbed will most likely return following an “indefinite hiatus.” However, if Disturbed was to never come back, frontman David Draiman could always front a cover band full time. Draiman recently joined...
by Bram Teitelman | Sep 28, 2011 | Lists
Listen we get it. Any list of something is a) purely subjective and b) link bait because people love it when things get ranked for them. But the list that Yahoo! came out with yesterday of the 10 Worst Metal Albums of All Time is one of the most ill-informed lists...