Classic Rock News

Jack Russell is set to release his autobiography titled… The True Tale Of Mista Bone: A Rock + Roll Narrative. The former Great White singer started working on it about three years ago. In an interview posted by Blabbermouth.net, he talked about the contents and stated: “I said a few things that some people are…

Five years after its last concert tour, sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson bring Heart back on the road with the Royal Flush Tour, starting Saturday, April 20th, in Greenville, South Carolina, with dates booked in December — including European shows during June and July. Opening acts during the trek include Cheap Trick, Jason Bonham’s Led…

Bon Jovi has another hit on its hands with “Legendary,” the first single from the band’s upcoming 16th album, “Forever.” The song was released on March 14th and has reached No. 8 on Billboard’s Rock Digital Songs chart, and No. 16 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The “Forever” album, meanwhile, is due out June 7th…

Dickey Betts, legendary singer, songwriter, guitarist and co-founding member of the Allman Brothers Band died on Thursday morning (4-18). As reported first by Rolling Stone, his cause of death, was cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A statement from the family read: “It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that the Betts family announce…

Dickey Betts, co-founding member of the Allman Brothers Band has died of cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He passed away at his home in Osprey, Florida surrounded by his entire family. He married his fifth wife, Donna in 1989 and leaves behind four children… Kimberly, Christy, Jessica, and Duane. A member of the Rock…

Metallica frontman James Hetfield now has a tattoo that contains the ashes of Motorhead’s Lemmy Kilmister. along with a photo, Hetfield posted about it on Instagram and said:  “Without him, there would be NO Metallica. Black ink mixed with a pinch of his cremation ashes that were so graciously given to me… So now, he is still able to…

Journey’s 18-times-platinum, Greatest Hits album has reached a rare plateau by notching its 800th week on the Billboard 200. Only two other acts have ever achieved this feat. Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon remains the all-time leader with 989 weeks. And Bob Marley’s Legend is at 830 weeks on the chart. Journey’s Greatest Hits made…

Axl Rose has launched his own personal website. Online, Guns N’ Roses fans are wondering if something solo is in the future. Only three articles are listed under the news section, all are about the release of Guns’ latest single “The General.” When you click on links to social media pages, they all connect to…

Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson recently released a solo album called The Mandrake Project and is now planning a tour for next year. He recently brought in booking agents to a concert, to show them what he’s all about. In an interview posted by Blabbermouth.net, he said: “Now they know what they’ve got to deal with in terms…

As Pearl Jam gets ready to release their new album, Dark Matter on Friday, April 19, they’ve dropped their first single from it, titled “Wreckage.” Guitarist and co-founding member, Stone Gossard said: “That one probably has the biggest build for me personally, in terms of hearing it at first and thinking, it’s kind of an…