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UNDISCOVERED KISSTORY – THE KISS GUITARIST AUDITIONS OF 1982 Part 2

In Part 1 of this article about the KISS guitarist auditions of 1982, we saw how KISS had contacted and auditioned an awful lot of talented guitarists, some of whom later became...

IRON MAIDEN: HSBC Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Iron Maiden and Brazil have had a love story since the legendary Rock in Rio gig back in 1985. Since then many magnificent gigs have happened in the country, including two more...

TEMPLE OF LIES: ‘From Sand’

Temple Of Lies are a quartet who hail from Leicester and first came to light back in 2010. Since then, the band have been honing their skills on the road as they...

ALCATRAZZ TO RELEASE ‘THE ULITIMATE FORTRESS ROCK SET’ SIX DISC DISCOGRAPHY IN MARCH

Here's a fabulous package that is due for release on March 25th 2016.Alcatrazz: 'The Ultimate Fortress Rock Set' is a 6-Disc Set with all their original albums, official bootleg tracks and footage...

ALCATRAZZ: ‘No Parole From Rock n’Roll’/’Live Sentence’

Graham Bonnet hit the big time worldwide when he was the surprise choice to replace Ronnie James Dio in Rainbow for the more commercial sounding 'Down To Earth' which spawned two Top...

ASIA, MAGNUM, URIAH HEEP ARTIST RODNEY MATTHEWS AS BUSY AS EVER

Renowned fantasy artist and sleeve designer Rodney Matthews is currently putting on the Matthews In Graphite exhibition of pencil sketches at the Royal George Hotel in Birdlip, Gloucestershire, running form 28th to...

GIANTS OF ROCK FESTIVAL

Now in its third year, the Giants Of Rock Festival goes from strength to strength with an ever growing army of happy rockers attending this fun filled friendly event.Butlins, Minehead 29th-31st January 2016Words:...

UNDISCOVERED KISSTORY – THE KISS GUITARIST AUDITIONS OF 1982 Part 1

In a previous article, we looked at the KISS drummer auditions of 1980, when Peter Criss left the band and was replaced by Eric Carr.Words: Chris DaleThis time I thought I'd take...

Jimmy Bain Passes Away Aged 68

There is more extremely sad news for the rock and Metal world today, 24th January, as songwriter and bass player Jimmy Bain has passed away aged 68.

FIST: Camden Unicorn, London

It was a horrible night out in old London town this Saturday night. The rain was sideways in my face all the way to the Unicorn in Camden. I braved the rain...

“LEMMY ASKED ME TO JOIN MOTĂ–RHEAD” – MICHAEL SCHENKER INTERVIEW

After a successful jaunt touring the UK with Metal Gods Judas Priest, Michael Schenker's Temple Of Rock are back in the UK yet again to stun rock fans with some mesmerising headline...

GLENN FREY OF THE EAGLES PASSES AWAY AGED 67

The Eagles founder and guitarist Glenn Frey passed away in New York today, 18th January 2016 aged 67.Glenn co-wrote 'Hotel California' and composed many other tracks including 'Heartache Tonight' and 'Lying Eyes'.The...

THERION/LUCIFERIAN LIGHT ORCHESTRA/EGO FALL/IMPERIAL AGE

When this gig featuring four touring bands was moved at the last minute to Glasgow's tiny Audio venue I thought it was ambitious trying to squeeze all those people and equipment into...

BEST NEW UK BAND OF 2016 AND THE PHENOMENON OF BIGFOOT HOAXERS IN NORTH AMERICA

"Something very odd is going on in the forests of North America and it's not Bigfoot."Words: Chris DaleIt's about this time of year that we columnists at MetalTalk usually talk about what...

Mikkey Dee: “Motorhead Is Over”

It's hardly a big surprise but Motörhead drummer Mikkey Dee has confirmed that the band is over.Lemmy had hinted in one of his final interviews in early December that the band may...

DEF LEPPARD/WHITESNAKE: SSE Wembley Arena, London

A value for money package featuring the true Rock Of Ages with a double headline from Def Leppard and Whitesnake, with Black Star Riders opening rising from the ashes of Thin Lizzy...

TERRY HORBURY FROM VARDIS PASSES AWAY AGED 65

The Heavy Metal world woke up to very sad news this morning when it was learnt that Terry Horbury, bass player with NWOBHM leading lights Vardis, died on 15th December 2015.An official...

Brigitte Schon: ‘Bruce Dickinson: Insights: An Interpretation Of His Solo Albums’

This is a book that analyses the song lyrics of Bruce Dickinson on his solo albums from 'Tattooed Millionaire' up to 'Tyranny of Souls', album by album and song by song.In case...
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