David Lee Roth spoke to Billboard about renowned Dutch DJ and producer Armin Van Buuren's newly released remix of VAN HALEN's classic 1983 smash hit "Jump", one of the most enduring and timeless singles in rock and roll history. Released last Friday...
Jeff Pezzuti, CEO of hologram production company Eyellusion, which created the Ronnie James Dio hologram, has told News-Press that a digital version of Dio is the next best thing for fans who have never seen Ronnie live. "It's a real metal show," Pezzuti said. "Ronnie looks real. … And it feels real. It definitely feels real." "You have to suspend your disbelief," he added. "Everybody knows he’s not there. We wish he was, but he's not." Dio's former bandmate Simon Wright, who is part of the DIO DISCIPLES lineup which will back...
With the roar of a motorcycle, '60 pop chanteuses THE SHANGRI-LAS introduced the world to a new tragic hero, the unforgettable bad boy heartthrob and the titular "Leader Of The Pack". The year was 1964 and by that time "teenage tragedy songs" had become a genre unto itself with the likes of Jan & Dean's "Dead Mean's Curve", Ray Peterson's "Tell Laura I Love Her" and many others. But none captured the melodrama of heartbreak as well as "Leader Of The Pack", which would become a No. 1 pop hit and the defining song for THE SHANGRI-LAS. Now,...
Lzzy Hale has confirmed that HALESTORM is currently assembling a "special package" to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the band's self-titled debut album. Released in 2009, the LP was produced by Howard Benson (MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, P.O.D.) and featured the single "I Get Off". The group went on to release three additional studio albums, becoming a mainstay on rock radio. "We're planning on a couple of things that we're gonna end up sneaking out, different things that maybe nobody has seen before," Lzzy told the "TODDCast Podcast" (hear audio...
The belligerent blackened death metal lunatics who are collectively known as DEIPHAGO have been kicking out the evil jams for three decades now, including the directly connected precursor bands SATANAS and BAALZEBUL, as well as the one year they marched under the similarly spelled moniker DEIFAGO. Originally based in Manila, the Filipino band has since relocated to Costa Rica. Sure, they may not have the name recognition of the likes of MORBID ANGEL or DEICIDE, or even that of bestial beasts BLASPHEMY and BEHERIT, but the trio is responsible...
