There's a new festival this summer for fans of '80s metal. Rock n' America seemingly came out of nowhere and pulled together some of the biggest acts of the Sunset Strip heyday. The festival is set for July 23-25 at the Zoo Amphith
A legendary lo-fi artifact of metal fandom, 'Heavy Metal Parking Lot' was filmed outside of Maryland's now-demolished Capital Centre before a Judas Priest/Dokken concert. In the parking lot, a drunken ta
Since 1997, guitarist George Lynch has been keeping busy with several projects that aren't Dokken. He's released music with Souls of We and Lynch Mob, and for years now, he's sort of rejected the idea of reuniting with Dokken classic 1980s lineup for either a record or a tour. On Sunday, though, that all changed.
In an interview with Jim Alvino, Lynch claims he's been wri
We all know the metal community is filled with record-collecting fiends, but there are some people take their obsession to the next level. Matthew Rudzinski definitely falls into the latter category. He's the kind of metalhead who gets off on finding some forgotten Swedish Dokken sound-alike band that released an obscure album in 1987. He's also the t
Day two of a new Shadows Fall tour is known by the band as "sore neck day." "You feel great on stage, all the adrenaline kicks in, you try to remember to pace yourself," vocalist Brian Fair tells Noisecreep. "But you never do. So, the next day, it's like 'Owww!'" he complains of the head
"Hello there, I liked your article on Ratt. I am or was a big fan back in the day when they first started out in California at the Roxy and such, when they were with Joe Cristofanilli on bass. I wondered why he ever left
The last few years have been a roller coaster ride for rock bassist Chuck Wright. A member of Quiet Riot, Wright mourned the loss of his 26-year friend Kevin DuBrow, and this year he is celebrating the birth of Northern Light Orchestra and their CD 'Spirit of Chr
Earlier this month, all the original members of Dokken reunited for the first time in over a decade. The long-standing feud between guitarist George Lynch and Don Dokken is pretty well known in metal circles. When Dokken invited Lynch and the res
This week Kiss released 'Sonic Boom,' the legendary rock institution's 19th studio album. The New York band looked at their past for inspiration on the new material and songs like 'Modern Day Delilah' and 'Hot and Cold' show that in their DNA. Ace Frehley and Peter Criss might not be in the group anymore