This is not your father’s metal band. Oh, there are guys in leather and denim. There are skull motifs and maybe the occasional spike. There’s all the darkness that you could ask for from the gloomiest of doom metal bands. You May Also Like: Black Sabbath’s Often-Dismissed ‘Sabotage’ Is FarRead More

Geezer Butler is on a roll: Even while writing the bulk of the lyrics for a long-awaited reunion with original lead singer Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath’s founding bassist has composed enough songs for a solo album, too. You May Also Like: Black Sabbath – ‘Black Sabbath’ (1970): On Second ThoughtRead More

Van Halen fans aren’t the only ones lobbying for the return of original bassist and background vocalist Michael Anthony. So is frontman David Lee Roth, in a surprising new admission. You May Also Like: David Lee Roth selects his favorite Van Halen album: ‘That’s my ticket; my entry fee’

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These days, it seems “supergroups” are a dime a dozen, but occasionally the combination works. A new group with Dug Pinnick (King’s X, Poundhound), Eric Gales (Eric Gales Band, Lauryn Hill) and Thomas Pridgen (Mars Volta) is one of those occasions. You May Also Like: Sopko Laswell Pridgen – SopkoRead More

Late in the process of recording his new solo project The Calling, Journey’s Neal Schon was reminded of Ronnie James Dio, and a musical connection they made in 1985. You May Also Like: Dio’s Often-Forgotten ‘Magica’ Recalled Early Ronnie James Dio Triumphs Ronnie James Dio moved into the spotlight withRead More

When one of the early lineups of White Wizzard split in 2008, it gave the rock world two of the best traditional metal acts out there. You May Also Like: Ronnie James Dio moved into the spotlight with the dark, uplifting Holy Diver Projekt Gemineye, “The Holy Shield” (2021): OneRead More

Departed Whitesnake drummer Brian Tichy is hailing the return of Tommy Aldridge to the band. Aldridge, a former sideman with Ozzy Osbourne, has already served two previous stints with Whitesnake. You May Also Like: Tommy James and the Shondells – Cellophane Symphony (1969): Forgotten Series Tommy Tutone – Tommy TutoneRead More

I grew up in the golden age of thrash, and I loved it from the first time I heard it. The precise riffs, the often-complex arrangements and all the power and aggression I needed while still retaining melody and musicality. You May Also Like: Dark Hound – Dawning (2018) AnthraxRead More

Tommy Thayer first appeared on a Kiss project in 1998, as a sideman on Psycho Circus. Yet, even when he officially took over as guitarist in 2002, Thayer stuck primarily to echoing founding member Ace Frehley You May Also Like: Kiss’ return-to-form Sonic Boom was anything but a guilty pleasureRead More