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After amplifying anticipation for its grand opening via their social channels, legendary British rock ‘n’ roll icons and Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees DEF LEPPARD will officially unlock the “Def Leppard Vault” at LeppardVault.com today. The band has uploaded this innovative living and breathing digital museum with a treasure trove of history, including exclusive never-before-seen photos, products, video, audio commentary, interviews, and more. They will continue to personally curate and regularly update this online destination as a hub for their past, present, and future. It will grow with their career as they consistently add new artifacts and content throughout the next weeks, months, and years. At the onset of the global pandemic, the quintessential musici...

Wolfgang Van Halen spoke to Lou Brutus of HardDrive Radio about “Distance”, the first single from his solo band MAMMOTH WVH. Wolfgang wrote the song while his late father, legendary VAN HALEN guitarist Eddie Van Halen, battled cancer, “imagining what my life would be without him, and how terribly I’d miss him,” as Wolfgang explained in a statement. Asked how his family members reacted to hearing “Distance” for the first time after it was released, Wolfgang said (hear audio below): “Well, all the close people in my life had already heard it [well before that], because the idea on its own was in existence for a while; it just hadn’t been fully finished and then mixed. The last 10 percent of the work is what we had to do in order to get it...

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the band’s second album, “Slave To The Grind” tour on a U.S. tour this fall. Bach says: “We will play the record IN ITS ENTIRETY across the USA. Dates are BOOKED. Fingers are CROSSED mother truckers! “From the first time we did this in Hollywood, California in 2019, we knew it was meant to be! “We cannot wait for the return of rock and roll to the United States of America, and we’re going to be grinding it out all across the country FALL 2021 if singing is actually allowed again! Hope to see you at the show!” In the fall of 2019, Bach completed a U.S. tour during which he celebrated the 30th anniversary of SKID ROW‘s self-titled debut album. Last summer, SKID R...

Tim Bogert, bassist and founding member of VANILLA FUDGE, CACTUS and supergroup BECK, BOGERT & APPICE, has died at age 76. The news of Bogert‘s passing was confirmed by his longtime bandmate, drummer Carmine Appice, who wrote on Facebook: “My true friend Tim Bogert died today. He was like a brother to me. He was my friend for over 50 years. “Tim was a one of a kind bass player. He inspired many, many bass players worldwide. He was as masterful at shredding as he was holding down a groove, and Tim introduced a new level of virtuosity into rock bass playing. No one played like Tim. He created bass solos that drove audiences to a frenzy every time he played one. And he played a different solo every night. He was the last of the legendary 60s bass players. “Tim was ...