Tag Archives: Whitesnake

Michael Jackson to get his own metal covers comp

Posted by on September 30, 2013

Whatever your genre of choice, there is no denying the scope of influence Michael Jackson had over the course of his career. Even esteemed metal musicians carry a torch for the late King of Pop, and now there will be an audio record of it via the album, Thriller – A Metal Tribute to Michael Jackson, […]

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New & Noteworthy, April 23rd: Dedicated to Chaos

Posted by on April 23, 2013

We’re experiencing a brief off-week before jumping into more weeks that are jammed with new albums. However, this week has one of the most intriguing new albums coming out this month, so this list is worth your attention just for that. Read on!     Queensrÿche with Geoff Tate, Frequency Unknown (Cleopatra)   So for […]

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Whitesnake Drummer Brian Tichy Injured In Biking Accident

Posted by on January 2, 2013

Whitesnake drummer Brian Tichy didn’t have the best New Year’s Eve ever. In fact, he might have had one of the worst, as he broke his collarbone in a mountain bike accident. That curtailed the drummer’s plans to play a New Year’s Eve gig with Led Zeppelin tribute band The Moby Dicks. “Typin with yor […]

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Geoff Tate’s Queensryche To Perform ‘Operation: Mindcrime” In Its Entirety On Tour

Posted by on November 27, 2012

Geoff Tate’s “all-star” version of Queensryche has already gone through its first lineup change (and they haven’t even performed together yet). However, this shakeup isn’t slowing down Tate, as he’s announced plans to perform Operation: Mindcrime in its entirety with his lineup of Queensryche. Tate’s Queensryche will celebrate the landmark concept album’s 25th anniversary with […]

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Geoff Tate Reveals Lineup To His Version Of Queensryche

Posted by on September 4, 2012

Last month, Geoff Tate let it be known that he wasn’t going to let a court ruling or his former bandmates slow him down by confirming that he would be embarking on a “2013 Queensryche Anniversary Tour.” And now we know who exactly will be joining the singer in his “all-star” version of Queensryche. This […]

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Metal Insider’s Top 5: Metal Colors

Posted by on July 23, 2012

Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. Earlier today, Between The Buried And Me officially premiered the first single off of their new album The Parallax II: Future Sequence. One of our favorite albums from the progressive metal group, however, still is 2007’s Colors. Now […]

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Rudy Sarzo: “In Order To Keep Ozzy Alive We Kept Him Occupied”

Posted by on July 19, 2012

Until this week, the only record that Ozzy Osbourne fans had of the vulnerable time in between the death of guitarist Randy Rhoads and Jake E. Lee’s time in the band that started with 1983’s Bark at the Moon was the now-out-of-print Speak of the Devil. The 1982 double-live album, which featured Night Ranger guitarist Brad Gillis, […]

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Warning: New Tenacious D Album May Cause Extreme Tinnitus

Posted by on April 25, 2012

Earlier today, Rolling Stone’s website premiered a promo video for Tenacious D’s new album Rize of the Fenix. The clip features Mr. Show comedian Bob Odenkirk (as Dr. Bill Teetz) and ex-Quiet Riot/Ozzy bassist Rudy Sarzo showing how the D’s new album can cause extreme tinnitus on behalf of The Tinnitus Institute. Not only is […]

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John Sykes Comments On Past Collaboration With Mike Portnoy, While Richie Kotzen Comments On Rumors

Posted by on January 30, 2012

By now, you know that Mike Portnoy and guitarist John Sykes are no longer working together on the project they first revealed this past Summer. While we’ve heard from the former Dream Theater drummer since, the former Thin Lizzy/ Whitesnake guitarist has kept quiet. In an update on his official website yesterday, though, Sykes finally […]

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Mike Portnoy No Longer Working With Thin Lizzy/Whitesnake Guitarist

Posted by on January 24, 2012

Looks like former Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy is down one less project. Despite announcing the project on VH1 Classic’s That Metal Show last Summer (which actually aired in October), it has been revealed that Portnoy is no longer working on a project with guitarist John Sykes (of Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy, and Blue Murder fame). […]

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