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TWISTED SISTER's JAY JAY FRENCH Explains Inspiration For 'Twisted Business' Book

TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French spoke to Canada's The Metal Voice about his upcoming book, "Twisted Business: Lessons From My Life In Rock 'N' Roll", which is due on September 21 via RosettaBooks. The 68-year-old musician, who is also a keynote and motivational speaker, as well as an entrepr...

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TWISTED SISTER's JAY JAY FRENCH To Release 'Twisted Business: Lessons From My Life In Rock 'N' Roll' Book In September

RosettaBooks has set a September 21, 2021 release date for "Twisted Business: Lessons From My Life In Rock 'N' Roll", the new book from TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French. In addition to founding TWISTED SISTER, a world-famous heavy metal band that has sold more than 20 million records worldwid...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Says His Father Is One Of Three Guitar Players Who Had 'Monumental Effect' On The Instrument

In a new interview with Finland's Kaaos TV, Wolfgang Van Halen was asked if he ever realized how much his father, legendary VAN HALEN guitarist Eddie Van Halen, meant to the music world. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Oh, yeah. I think there are only about three guitar players t...

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ROSS THE BOSS: 'If People Are Not Paying For Music, The Artists Are Just Gonna Give Up'

Former MANOWAR guitarist Ross "The Boss" Friedman has urged music fans to support their favorite bands by purchasing their product. Friedman, a founding member of MANOWAR and THE DICTATORS whose influence in heavy metal and punk is noticeable to this day, addressed musicians' struggle to survive in...

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PAUL STANLEY's Father Celebrates 101st Birthday

Paul Stanley's father is celebrating his 101st birthday today (Wednesday, April 7). This morning, the KISS frontman tweeted out a photo of him with his dad, along with the caption: "My Dad Is 101 Today!! Happy Birthday! I love you more than ever and I hope you are here for another 101 years." In KIS...

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AEROSMITH Partners With HARLEY-DAVIDSON To Release Limited-Edition Apparel

Harley-Davidson and Bravado, Universal Music Group's merchandise and brand management company, have announced the launch of a special collection in collaboration with the iconic rock band AEROSMITH. Available now, the limited-edition line of men's and women's apparel will be sold at Harley-Davidson...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN On Being Approached To Play 'Eruption' At GRAMMY AWARDS: 'It Just Seemed Like A Tone-Deaf Ask'

Eddie Van Halen's son has once again criticized The Recording Academy for the way it recognized his father at this year's Grammy Awards. The legendary VAN HALEN axeman was included in the "In Memoriam" segment at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards, where The Recording Academy paid tribute to musicians wh...

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THE WHO: 'The Who Sell Out' Super Deluxe Edition To Include 46 Previously Unreleased Songs

Initially released in December 1967 and described latterly by Rolling Stone as "THE WHO's finest album," "The Who Sell Out" reflected a remarkable year in popular culture. As well as being forever immortalized as the moment when the counterculture and the "Love Generation" became a global phenomenon...

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GOJIRA's CHRISTIAN ANDREU Gets New Signature Guitar From JACKSON

Jackson pays tribute to GOJIRA guitarist Christian Andreu with the all-new Pro Series Signature Christian Andreu Rhoads RRT, a model worthy of the French metal band's ever-evolving musical pursuits and monstrous progressive metal sound. This sophisticated metal instrument features a poplar body with...

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GENE SIMMONS Looks Back On KISS's Controversial 'Music From 'The Elder'' Album: 'It Was A Time Of Flux'

In a new interview with Guitar World, Gene Simmons was asked about KISS's much-maligned 1981 concept album "Music From 'The Elder'". "It was a time of flux," he said. "A lot of bands were trying to figure out who they were and so were we. Sometimes if you do the same thing forever, you think, like t...

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TOOL's MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN Says He Contracted COVID-19 For Second Time: I 'Couldn't Breathe'

Maynard James Keenan has revealed that he battled COVID-19 twice in the span of just a few months. The TOOL frontman told "Strombo" on Apple Music Hits that he suffered a second COVID-19 infection around "mid-November and ended up in the ER on December 1." "Ugly, ugly. Couldn't breathe," he said. "I...

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TESLA's BRIAN WHEAT Looks Back On Early 1990s Rise Of Grunge: Our Manager Said To Me 'It's Over For You'

TESLA bassist Brian Wheat, who is promoting his just-released autobiography, "Son Of A Milkman: My Crazy Life With Tesla", spoke to OC Sound Radio about how the rise of grunge in the early 1990s forced most hard rock bands off the radio and MTV, with album and tour sales plummeting. "When we put out...

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PAUL STANLEY Reacts To Recently Released EDDIE VAN HALEN-JASON BECKER Video: We Lost A 'Real Hero'

Paul Stanley has praised Eddie Van Halen as a "real hero." The KISS frontman spoke out about the legendary VAN HALEN guitarist after viewing a recently released video of a 1996 meeting between Eddie and Jason Becker, former axeman in David Lee Roth's band. At the time, Jason had been diagnosed with...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Looks Back On Day DAVE MUSTAINE Heard METALLICA's 'Kill 'Em All' For First Time: 'He Was Pissed'

During an appearance on MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn's "No Fuckin' Regrets With Robb Flynn" podcast, MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson recounted the experience of listening to METALLICA's debut album, "Kill 'Em All", for the first time with Dave Mustaine, MEGADETH frontman and former METALLICA mem...

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ACCEPT Wanted To Make 'An In-Your-Face Heavy Metal Album' With 'Too Mean To Die'

ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann spoke to France's "213Rock" podcast about the band's upcoming album, "Too Mean To Die", which will be released on January 15, 2021 via Nuclear Blast. You can now listen to the chat below. Speaking about how the coronavirus pandemic affected the creation of "Too Mean To...