Joe Lynn Turner and Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group have announced the global release of BELLY OF THE BEAST on October 28. Today, they present the first reveal from the…
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William Shatner And Ritchie Blackmore Collaborate On New Single “The Thrill Is Gone” From Forthcoming Album The Blues
Hot on the heels of the superb joint effort from William Shatner and Canned Heat comes a brand-new alliance that is sure to have music fans cheering. Former Rainbow and…
Ritchie Blackmore, David Gilmour, Brian May And Others Play “Smoke On The Water” In 1989
In the summer of 1989, one of the greatest guitar hero gatherings of all time got underway. The occasion was a remake of the 1972 Deep Purple hit “Smoke on…
Watch Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow Perform In Germany
Fan-filmed video footage of RAINBOW‘s June 12 concert at Olympiahalle in Munich, Germany can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user “Poupystar is back”). Last month, RAINBOW released a new digital single, “The Storm”, via Minstrel Hall…
Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow Releases ‘The Storm’ Single (Audio)
RAINBOW has released a new digital single, “The Storm”, via Minstrel Hall Music. The song, which can be streamed below, is said to be “a rocked-up remake” of an old BLACKMORE’S NIGHT track from the…
Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow To Release New Version Of ‘Black Sheep Of The Family’ This Month
RAINBOW will release a newly recorded version of its song “Black Sheep Of The Family” on April 26. The original recording of “Black Sheep Of The Family” — a cover of a track by the…
Nozomu Wakai’s DESTINIA Discusses His New Album “Metal Souls”
By Andrew Catania Joined by Ronnie Romero (Rainbow, Lords Of Black, CoreLeoni), Marco Mendoza (The Dead Daisies) and Tommy Aldridge (Whitesnake), Japanese Heavy Metal Guitarist Nozomu Wakai is set to release…
Does Ritchie Blackmore Have Anything More To Prove After 50 Plus Years Of Playing Guitar?
By Andrew Catania The world is full of musicians and guitarists. There is another world that is full of amazing guitarists, and there is a long list of songwriters. But…
Stuart Smith Discusses Ritchie Blackmore Mentoring Him And The New Heaven And Earth Record
By Andrew Catania Stuart Smith is not your average guitar player. Mentored by Blackmore, he has the chops that will catch peoples attention. Heaven and Earths new album, Hard To…
Joe Stump Discusses His New Band Tower Of Babel
By Andrew Catania Without music, humanity is far much doomed. Music is our channel to express how we feel without having to hit someone or things. We allow music through…