In the video below from AXS TV, Tommy Lee shows Sammy Hagar his incredible home in California that features an atrium which opens up to allow rain to come in. The two friends then cook together and tell stories about their wild party days with Mötley Crüe and Van Halen.
Thirty-five years after its release, Dr. Feelgood stands as the last great rock record of the 1980’s, and one of the greatest rock records of all time. Recorded in Vancouver with Producer Bob Rock and released in 1989, this iconic album took Mötley Crüe to #1 on the Billboard Top 200 and earned a 6X Platinum certification in the US. The album cemented the newly sober band’s status as global superstars, hitting the Top 10 in Australia (Platinum), Canada (3X Platinum), Finland, Norway, New Zealand (Platinum), Sweden, Switzerland (Gold) and the UK (Gold).
Dr. Feelgood 35th Anniversary Editions are available now. Shop here.
35th Anniversary Limited Edition LP Box Set includes (also available as Limited Edition CD Box Set):
– Original Album Remastered on Green/Black Vinyl – The Demos EP on Green/Black Vinyl – Live EP on Green/Black Vinyl – 24 Page Book with Never Before Seen and Never Before Published live and behind the scenes photos – 18”x24” Reimagined Album Art Poster – Replica Backstage Pass – Patch – Replica Live Show Handbill – 16 Page Dr. Feelgood Tour Itinerary – Press Kit * Folder * Original Press Release from 1989 * Original 8” x 10” Press Photo – Medical Envelope – Guitar Pick
Album tracklisting:
“T.N.T. (Terror ‘N Tinseltown)” “Dr. Feelgood” “Slice Of Your Pie” “Rattlesnake Shake” “Kickstart My Heart” “Without You” “Same Ol’ Situation (S.O.S.)” “Sticky Sweet” “She Goes Down” “Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)” “Time For Change”
Demos tracklisting:
“Dr. Feelgood” (Demo) “Get It For Free” (Demo) “Kickstart My Heart” (Demo) “Time For Change” (Demo) “Without You” (Demo)
Live tracklisting:
“Dr. Feelgood (Live) “Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)” (Live) “Without You” (Live) “Kickstart My Heart” (Live) “Same Ol’ Situation (S.O.S)” (Live)
Lineup:
Vince Neil – Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica, Shakers Tommy Lee – Drums, Backing Vocals Nikki Sixx – Bass, Backing Vocals, Organ, Piano Mick Mars – Guitars, Backing Vocals
A miscarriage of justice always has severe consequences for everyone involved. Lives are destroyed, and those wrongfully convicted remain marked for life; even when everything seems to be resolved in the end, the damage is done.
A true story like this is the focus of ‘Crying In The Summer Rain”, the new single by veteran rocker and entertainer, Ritchie Newton. Based on real events, Ritchie Newton tells a tale of despair, a vicious cycle, but also moments of hope and light in this song. Watch the video below.
This second preview of his upcoming studio album, Higher Power, is released today in both audio and video format through NRT-Records.
After Ritchie Newton already caused a stir with the title track of his upcoming album, Higher Power, which quickly gained thousands of listeners on local streaming platforms and over 40,000 views on YouTube, he now presents “Crying In The Summer Rain”, a gripping story between hard rock and classic heavy metal.
Created in collaboration with guitarist Armin Sabol (Peter Schilling, Die Fantastischen Vier), bassist Marco Mendoza (Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy, Ted Nugent), and Jimmy Katone (Hit The Ground Runnin’, Katone), who also appear in the accompanying music video, Ritchie Newton combines classic hard rock with heavy metal and lyrical depth, based on a true story.
With this, he unveils another chapter of his upcoming album Higher Power, which is set to be released in the first quarter of 2025 as limited-edition vinyl, CD, and digitally by NRT-Records.
Ritchie Newton, known as a rock musician, Elvis tribute artist, author, and the creator of the Metalheads Forever Rockcast, looks back on a remarkable life. Born on December 7, 1964, in Straubing, Bavaria, he discovered his passion for music early on, inspired by his grandfather, a professional musician. Despite a diverse career as a chef, BMW assembly line worker, and scaffolder, music remained his constant companion.
He began his musical journey in 1974 as a drummer in the marching band of Oberalteich. Two years later, he performed as a singer in front of his school class with the Elvis Presley song “His Latest Flame”.
In 1980, he started his professional music career in the German rock band Rozzloeffel. In 1983, he founded the heavy metal band Lucifer and released his first single, “Pleasure of Life” / “Woman in Doubt”, in 1986 under the name Ritchie V.
In 1987, he joined the hard rock band MASS and founded the speed metal band Pussy Lover in 1988, touring across Europe.
In addition to his music, he started his catering service Ritchie’s Catering in 1992, cooking for music legends such as Fats Domino and Suzi Quatro. In the 1990s, he expanded his musical repertoire and founded the biker band Georgia Molly Gang in 1994, performing at many major festivals.
In 1996, under the name Rocka Ritch, he released the Bavarian rock album Süchtig, produced by Willie Duncan of the Spider Murphy Gang. To promote the album, he toured Bavaria with Hannes Ringlstetter, also known as Schinderhannes.
In 1997, his life took a dramatic turn when he emigrated to Thailand. From 1999, Newton found success as an Elvis tribute artist, touring Thailand and Europe.
In the following years, he appeared repeatedly on the VOX reality show Goodbye Deutschland.
A true creative mind, Ritchie Newton is not only a musician but also an author. His books include Rocksau 1 (2013), Das Land der Liebeskasper (2019), and Rocksau II (2019). His most emotional work, Die Angst, ihn zu verlieren(2018), tells the personal story of his son Rino and his struggles.
The book provides a deep insight into family challenges and the love of a father. His album Higher Power is dedicated to Rino and aims to musically convey the strength and hope he found during those difficult times.
In 2020, Ritchie took a creative break from the stage to focus on new projects, including the successful Rockcast show Metalheads Forever. In 2023, he signed a contract with the German label NRT-Records, which remastered and re-released his EP Moments and other works.
His album Higher Power, whose title track and music video premiered on September 27, 2024, features contributions from musicians such as Iwan May, Dandy, Dodi, and Reyfan Lapaehe.
Watch the video for “Higher Power” below:
Renowned musicians such as Armin Sabol (Die Fantastischen Vier, Peter Schilling), Frank Pané and Hans Ziller(Bonfire), Marco Mendoza (Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake), Markus Pfeffer (Lazarus Dream), Dave Slaat (Crowheart), and Tobias Dorner (Jester’s Tears) have further enriched the album.
The music videos for “Higher Power” and the brand-new second single “Crying In The Summer Rain” were produced by Ritchie Newton’s own production company Newton ArtworXX. The accompanying album Higher Power is expected to be released in the first quarter of 2025 via NRT-Records.
Iron Maiden frontman, Bruce Dickinson, has announced his first solo show for 2025. Dickinson and his band will perform at The Town festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil on September 7.
Visit The Town here for more information on the festival and for ticketing info.
Iron Maiden’s The Future Past World Tour 2024 wrapped up with their December 7 concert at Allianz Parque in São Paulo, Brazil. The band released the recap video below stating: “Thank you to everyone around the world for making The Future Past Tour one that we’ll never forget!”
Legendary Iron Maiden drummer, Nicko McBrain, has announced that he is stepping away from touring. He played his final show with the band on December 7 in São Paulo.
Iron Maiden shared official video from the show, which can be viewed below.
Said Bruce Dickinson, addressing the audience, “Tonight is a very special night. As some of you, I think probably all of you will know, because this morning we announced, Nicko announced that he was stepping back from playing live with Iron Maiden. So, for 42 years Nicko’s been in this band. He was a drummer before I was a singer, he was a pilot before I was a pilot, and now he’s not leaving the band, but he’s just not playing live with us anymore. If you do what you gotta do out there tonight, so let him know how much he’s loved everybody. So, we have a lot more music to get to tonight, and I want the rest of the night to be a celebration of Nick, a celebration of the joy that he’s brought to everybody around the world, not just here in Brazil, alright. And with that, on we go.”
McBrain issued the following statement regarding his departure before the show:
“After much consideration, it is with both sorrow and joy, I announce my decision to take a step back from the grind of the extensive touring lifestyle. Today, Sat, Dec 7th, Sao Paulo will be my final gig with Iron Maiden. I wish the band much success moving forward.
“I will, however, remain firmly part of the Iron Maiden family working on a variety of projects, my long time managers, Rod Smallwood and Andy Taylor, have in mind for me. I’ll also be working on a variety of different personal projects and focusing on my existing businesses and ventures, including The British Drum Company, Nicko McBrain’s Drum One, Titanium Tart, and of course, Rock-N-Roll Ribs!
“What can I say? Touring with Maiden the last 42 years has been an incredible journey! To my devoted fan base, you made it all worthwhile and I love you! To my devoted wife, Rebecca, you made it infinitely easier and I love you! To my kids, Justin and Nicholas, thank you for understanding the absences and I love you! To my friends that are always there for me, I love you! To my bandmates, you made it a dream come true and I love you!
“I look into the future with much excitement and great hope! I’ll be seeing you soon, may God bless you all, and, of course, “Up the Irons!”
Manager Rod Smallwood on behalf of Iron Maiden:
“And we all love you too!!
“Thank you for being an irrepressible force behind the drum kit for Maiden for 42 years and my friend for even longer. I speak on behalf of all the band when I say we will miss you immensely!
“Ever since Rock in Rio in 1985 we have had a special relationship with Brazil so to bow out of touring in front of 90,000 fans here in Sao Paulo over 2 nights is poetic and you are deserving of all the accolades I am sure these marvellous fans will give you on this last show.
“Phantom look forward to many more years of working with you on the projects you mentioned and I am sure we can find a few more special ones around the Maiden family and FC!
“The band and I all have a thousand great memories of the past 42 years, great gigs, copious platinum and gold discs and awards, love from the fans and one beer too many on too many occasions! Such a bond is forever! And, as Steve Harris says, ‘Nicko is and will always be part of the Maiden family’.” – Rod, Andy, Steve, Bruce, Davey, Adrian & Jan
Iron Maiden announced their new drummer with the following message:
“As The Future Past Tour concludes after 81 shows to over 1.4 million fans, from Ljubljana to the Coachella Valley and from Western Australia to Sao Paulo, Iron Maiden are delighted to announce that stepping in behind the kit for 2025 is a name familiar to many of our fans – Simon Dawson, a former session drummer and Steve’s rhythm section partner of the past 12 years with British Lion.
“A native of Suffolk, England, Simon first teamed up with Steve Harris back in 2012. He debuted on three tracks on the first British Lion album and all of the second critically acclaimed The Burning, plus the many subsequent tours in the US, UK, Europe, Australia, Japan, New Zealand &, most recently, both Mexico and South America.
“Iron Maiden celebrate their 50th Anniversary next year with The Run For Your Lives Tour starting in Budapest on May 27th.”
Find Iron Maiden’s Run For Your Lives World Tour itinerary here.
But the three concerts that the Boston rock legends did play in September of 2023 presented a stunning look at just how good they were. It proved the band was going out on a high note, which made it heartbreaking how things wrapped up.
Inside the group, they were also feeling the good mojo. “[Everyone] worked so hard, participating in the design of the production, the set list and especially, rehearsing,” bassist Tom Hamilton tells UCR in a new interview. “We worked really hard individually and then worked really hard as a band, getting the songs down. By the time we got to those first few shows, we were really at the top of our game.”
“I was looking forward to coming out there and showing the world,” he continues. “We only got to do three shows, but it was a blast. It was really awesome.”
Earlier this year, Hamilton admitted, “We don’t know what the future holds, but it won’t include touring.” The individual members would likely continue to make music on their own, he suggested. “It will manifest itself in ways that we haven’t planned yet.I’ve been playing in a band with some good friends.”
“We have a bunch of really good songs and we hope to be putting them out soon and hopefully doing some gigs,” he continued. “Right now the amenity that I most want is more music and more time with family.”
Hamilton Was Nervous During His First Post-Aerosmith Gig
True to his word, the bassist eventually revealed details about his new band, Close Enemies. As he tells UCR now, he had some butterflies during their first show in Nashville in October. “I was a little bit nervous, you know. But that feeling, it energizes you. It doesn’t hold you back. It makes you want to dive in deeper and deeper.”
Close Enemies features a powerhouse lineup with Hamilton on bass, plus guitarists Trace Foster, Peter Stroud, drummer Tony Brock and singer Chasen Hampton. Following their initial Nashville performance, the band is now set to embark on its first proper tour in January, with shows beginning Jan. 8 in Philadelphia.
Hamilton says he’s looking forward to the concerts, which will be a flashback to his early days with Aerosmith. “This is like going back to the beginning,” he says. “You know, we don’t have any previous albums. We’re going to be riding around in vans, probably and flying commercial, just like when Aerosmith started — and I’m looking forward to that. There’s a certain camaraderie with that.”
New music is set to arrive from Close Enemies starting in January when they’ll unleash an initial single. Distribution will be handled by TLG / Virgin Music Group with additional songs following their first release.
Aerosmith Albums Ranked
Any worst-to-best ranking of Aerosmith must deal with two distinct eras: their sleazy ’70s work and the slicker, more successful ’80s comeback. But which one was better?
Foreigner’sAgent Provocateur album helped the powerhouse AOR rockers scale new heights and achieve an important milestone. But internally, friction was building between the band’s main collaborators.
It had been more than three years since the release of their previous album, 1981’s Foreigner 4. Produced by Mutt Lange, that record showed a different side of the band to the masses, thanks to the commercial success of the ballad “Waiting for a Girl Like You.” The mesmerizing synths (courtesy of Thomas Dolby), paired with an emotional vocal by singer Lou Gramm, helped Foreigner nail down their next huge hit single — even though it peaked at No. 2, held out of the top spot by both Olivia Newton-John and Hall & Oates.
So when Agent Provocateur arrived in December of 1984, guitarist Mick Jones wanted a second shot at the top spot and pushed for another ballad, the gorgeous and moving “I Want to Know What Love is,” to be released as the first taste of their fifth album. “I told him I wasn’t comfortable with this philosophically, that we were selling our souls,” Gramm wrote in his 2013 memoir. Jones, he said, didn’t seem to care.
The success of “Waiting,” Gramm argued, had been set up by the “great rock songs” they had produced. Releasing “I Want to Know What Love is,” he suggested, would “do irreparable damage to our rock image.” Jones forged ahead and the track was issued as the initial offering, giving Foreigner their first and only No. 1 single. The cost of making that choice is something that music fans have been passionately discussing since that moment.
Watch Foreigner’s Video for ‘I Want to Know What Love is’
“It’s such a paradigm shift in their sound. Of course, it begins in a way that that made sense ifs you were a fan of ‘Waiting for a Girl like You,'” Nick DeRiso pointed out on the UCR Podcast. “But then it brings in this gospel overtone, and then an actual gospel choir. If you tuned in about midway through that single, you might not even guess it was Foreigner.”
Jones himself, as you might expect, had a different view of the whole picture, compared to how Gramm felt. “To me, if you listen back to the first four albums leading up [to Agent Provocateur], each of them had the same basic proportion of ballads on them,” he told UCR in 2016. “It’s just that on those two albums, back to back, the Foreigner 4 album and then the Agent Provocateur album, which was almost like a four or five year period of time, the ballads got overwhelmingly pushed by the record company.”
“I followed their lead at the time. It was a time when the market was starting to change in music a bit and getting rock tracks really played and being able to breathe in that time, it was just the circumstances,” he continued. “I had certainly never made any conscious decision to go soft or to become a keyboard-oriented band. It was just a phase we were going through.”
Agent Provocateur certainly had its share of strong rock material, songs like the album opener, “Tooth and Nail” and subsequently, “Reaction to Action,” are among the standouts. Mid-tempo tracks like “A Love in Vain” and particularly, “That Was Yesterday,” which also performed well and just missed the Top 10, are additional highlights.
Watch Foreigner’s Video for ‘That Was Yesterday”
In the years since Agent Provocateur was released, Gramm has clarified that he wasn’t necessarily against the ballads they were recording, but the structure and placement was important. He had more of an issue with something he saw becoming a regular thing. “I felt that a good strong ballad or an easy listening song was something that should come periodically in the band’s life,” he explained to UCR in 2015. “But I was feeling that it actually was a direction that we were heading towards at that point and I was vocally very resistant. I like the song, but you know, if you place that between a couple of rockin’ songs, it’s a good thing, but if you’re doing an album of songs like that, I was very reluctant to be a part of that.”
The strife was an unfortunate part of what had been a long and difficult cycle in the Agent Provocateur era. The band had first begun working on the album in the fall of 1983 with producer Trevor Horn. “I couldn’t go on, because we didn’t get on, so I walked out” Horn later detailed during a conversation with Red Bull Music Academy. Gramm expanded on the situation in his memoir, claiming that the producer was unfocused. “It wound up being a waste of our time and money.”
However things began, on paper, the huge worldwide success of “I Want to Know What Love is” should have brought a satisfying end to the results of their long struggle. But it came at a huge cost internally, perhaps in ways that Gramm and Jones themselves couldn’t have predicted. The frontman broke away from the band after touring for Agent Provocateur wrapped up and began working on his first solo album, which became 1987’s Ready or Not. Though he was coaxed back into the fold for Inside Information, released at the end of that same year, to paraphrase one of the band’s own songs, the damage was done.
By the end of the decade, Jones and Gramm went their separate ways again and though they reunited periodically starting in the ’90s, they would break apart again at the beginning of the next decade. “[It] was a tough time for the band, definitely,” Jones concluded in 2016, looking back at Agent Provocateur and the events that followed. “That reared its head a couple of more times before we eventually decided to go our own ways.”
Listen to UCR’s Roundtable Discussion Regarding Foreigner’s ‘Agent Provocateur’
Foreigner Albums Ranked
It’s hard to imagine rock radio without the string of hit singles Foreigner peeled off in the ’70s and ’80s.
Japanese metal sensations, Bridear, have released a brand-new music video for “Braver Words”, the second single from this year’s epic album, Born Again, out now on Psychomanteum Records.
The video accompanies the announcement of a headline tour of Europe in March and April 2025. The Into the World Forever tour will power through France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Poland, Czech Republic and the Netherlands before continuing through the UK.
“Braver Words”, with its intense riffs, powerful vocal hooks, and dazzling twin-guitar solo, is the perfect song for announcing the band’s return to Europe. Lead singer Kimi states: “This song is a celebration of strength and perseverance. The video captures the energy and vibe of not just the song but also our live shows!”
Bassist Haru adds: “This video is a celebration of our live performances, and it’s an invitation for everyone to come see us when we head back overseas in 2025. We can’t wait to see all of our fans in Europe and the UK!”
Born Again has also just been released on limited edition red and black splatter vinyl. It can be purchased exclusively via at PsychoShop.net.
The Into the World Forever tour kicked off in Australia in October 2024 when Bridear supported metal icons, Dream Evil, before returning to Japan for a run of successful headline shows.
Tour dates:
March 19 – Paris, France – Backstage 20 – Strasbourg, France – Maison Blue 21 – Milan, Italy – Legend Club 23 – Vienna, Austria – Chelsea 25 – Munich, Germany – Rote Sonne 28 – Berlin, Germany – Roadrunner Paradise 29 – Warsaw, Poland – Club Potok 30 – Prague, Czech Republic – Chapeau Rouge
April 1 – Bochum, Germany – Trompete 2 – The Hague, Netherlands – Musicon 4 – Glasgow, Scotland – Stereo 5 – Newcastle, England – Cluny2 6 – Manchester, England – Deaf Institute 9 – Huddersfield, England – The Parish 10 – Birmingham, England – The Flapper 11 – Bristol, England – The Exchange 12 – London, England – The Underworld
Available now is the Beat Saber x Metallica Music Pack. Experience Metallica like never before. Step into virtual reality to experience 17 of your favorite songs on a whole new level inside the award-winning game’s Metallica-inspired world.
A message states: “Our biggest & most challenging music pack yet brings 17 iconic Metallica hits. Experience the ultimate thrill with a new environment, electrifying levels, jaw-dropping light shows, and an epic main menu takeover.”
Tracklisting:
“Atlas, Rise!” “Battery” “Blackened” “Creeping Death” “Enter Sandman” “Fade To Black” “For Whom The Bell Tolls” “Fuel” “Hit The Lights” “King Nothing” “Lux Æterna” “Master Of Puppets” “Nothing Else Matters” “One” “Sad But True” “Seek & Destroy” “The Unforgiven”
Ahead of his upcoming tour dates in Madrid, Sir Paul McCartney is calling on everyone to come together and put an end to cruel bullfights, reports PETA UK. The music legend features on digital screens lighting up the Spanish capital’s most famous street, Gran Vía, with a can’t-be-missed message: “I am Paul McCartney, and I oppose bullfighting.”
Why Sir Paul McCartney Stands Against Bullfighting:
Bulls feel pain and fear just as humans do, but in the bullring, they’re terrorized, mutilated, and barbarically slaughtered in front of jeering crowds.
During bullfights, assailants on horses drive lances into a bull’s back and neck before others plunge banderillas into his back. When the bull becomes weak from blood loss, a matador attempts to kill the animal by plunging a sword into his lungs. A knife is used to cut his spinal cord. The bull may be paralysed but still conscious as his ears or tail are cut off and presented to the matador as a trophy and his body is dragged from the arena.
Sir Paul McCartney is taking a stand against this violence, and PETA is urging compassionate people everywhere to join him.
In a groundbreaking career which has seen Paul McCartney win countless awards and receive some of the world’s most prestigious honours – today marks a career first as The Royal Mint launches an official Paul McCartney coin.
The coin features Paul’s iconic Magic Piano as well as several references to his record-breaking career – including piano notes personally chosen by Paul, a Höfner Violin Bass guitar and the Wings logo.
The design was officially approved by Paul and marks the first time he has appeared on an official UK coin. The £5 coin collection is available in a range of finishes, as well as coloured editions which brings the Magic Piano to life for fans.
Says McCartney, “This feels like a huge honour. It’s not anything I would have ever expected to happen when I was a kid.”
Paul is one of the most successful British musicians and songwriters of all time. As a member of both The Beatles and Wings, he became a rock ‘n’ roll superstar, but his continued work as a solo artist has cemented him as one of the greatest artists in history. Paul has just completed the South American leg of his acclaimed Got Back tour – which saw him play to over 500,000 people in eight countries. The tour has just started its European leg and will finish the year with home shows in Manchester and London later this month.
Inspired by Paul’s use of pennies as guitar picks in the early days, The Royal Mint has also created a special edition plectrum shaped version of the coin to gift to Paul. The one-off plectrum has been produced using sustainable gold, recovered from e-waste at The Royal Mint’s factory in South Wales.
Rebecca Morgan, Director of Commemorative Coin at The Royal Mint said, “Our coins recognize the greatest icons and events in British history, so it’s fitting that Paul McCartney’s remarkable music career is now celebrated on an official UK coin. What makes this coin extra special is that Paul has been involved throughout the design process. The coin celebrates elements from throughout his solo career, and we hope fans will enjoy the layered references to songs, instruments and bands.”
In early 2025 The Royal Mint will offer fans the chance to own a unique piece of history, auctioning a signed, gold edition of Paul’s coin. The bespoke gold coin weighs five kilos and took over 250 hours to make, including three days of hand polishing. It was signed by Paul during his 2024 Got Back tour in Paris and will be auctioned alongside four silver five kilo editions.
The Paul McCartney collectable coin is available as limited-edition precious metal proof finishes, Brilliant Uncirculated and colour versions. To view the full collection, visit The Royal Mint’s website, prices start from £15.50.
It’s hard enough to undergo a home renovation when you’re on the ground, meeting with the design team and making decisions, reports Kathryn Romeyn for Architectural Digest. But what’s it like when you are Duff McKagan, on tour as a founding member of one of the world’s most legendary rock bands? That’s another level entirely.
As eternal optimists, Guns N’ Roses’ bass guitarist McKagan and his supermodel wife Susan Holmes-McKagan saw only positives as they embarked on a major global excursion and simultaneous multiyear renovation of their beloved home, a 1927 English Tudor on Seattle’s Lake Washington.
The couple, who was married in the home’s backyard 25 years ago, weren’t simply scrolling through Instagram for inspiration, they were living it for some three years on the road. The real-life research mission had them sleeping in, sitting on, and admiring eventual references everywhere they went.
“We’d take pictures, like, ‘Check this out, we can do this at our house,’” the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer says, “There’d be shelves at a hotel in Bangkok…” Holmes-McKagan chimes in, “The bar at Reykjavik Konsulat Hotel [was an inspiration]. And our entry mudroom was directly influenced by the Four Seasons Hotel Washington DC’s natural light and round windows.”
These worldly elements don’t just look good – they conjure happy, meaningful memories for the couple.
But those interior design moves came only after significant architectural work was done by Todd James Bertellotti of ObjectSpace and Paul Moon Design.
“Susan had this vision,” McKagan says, to open up the five-bedroom residence’s small 1920s-style rooms, raise ceiling heights, and reclaim a sense of vintage elegance. The true impetus for their overhaul, however, was climate-related. “It gets hot in the Northwest now, so it was, like, ‘We gotta get AC.’ And Susan says, ‘We gotta get a pool!’ And it just went bananas.”
Read more, and view photos of the couple’s Seattle home, at Architectural Digest.
Guns N’ Roses will return to the road on a massive 2025 European and Middle East Tour, headlining stadiums and festivals throughout the summer with special guests Public Enemy, Rival Sons and Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter on select dates.
Kicking off on May 23, the 24 date tour will see the LA legends perform in Saudi Arabia, Georgia, Lithuania and Luxembourg for the first time. The 2025 dates also see the powerhouse rock band return to familiar stages in Bulgaria, Serbia, Turkey, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Czech Republic, Germany, UK, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland , Poland, Hungary and Austria.
May 23 – Kingdom Arena – Riyadh, SA 27 – Etihad Arena – Abu Dhabi, UAE 30 – Shekvetili Park 0 Shekvetili, GE (with Rival Sons)
June 2 – Tüpraş Stadyumu – Istanbul, TR (with Rival Sons) 6 – Estádio Cidade de Coimbra – Coimbra, PT (with Rival Sons) 9 – Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys – Barcelona, ES (with Rival Sons) 12 – Firenze Rocks – Florence, IT (with Rival Sons) 15 – Rock For People – Hradec Kralove, CZ (with Rival Sons) 18 – Merkur Spiel-Arena – Dusseldorf, DE (with Rival Sons) 20 – Allianz Arena – Munich, DE (with Rival Sons) 23 – Villa Park – Birmingham, UK (with Rival Sons) 26 – Wembley Stadium – London, UK (with Rival Sons) 29 – Eskelunden – Aaehus, DK (with Public Enemy)
July 2 – Granåsen Ski Centre – Trondheim, NO (with Public Enemy) 4 – Strawberry Arena – Stockholm, SE (with Public Enemy) 7 – Ratina Stadium – Tampere, FI (with Public Enemy) 10 – Darius and Girėnas Stadium – Kaunus, LT (with Public Enemy) 12 – PGE Narodowy – Warsaw, PL (with Public Enemy) 15 – Ferenc Puskás Stadium – Budapest, HU (with Public Enemy) 18 – Ušće Park – Belgrade, RS (with Public Enemy) 21 – Vasil Levski Stadium – Sofia, BG (with Public Enemy) 24 – Ernst Happel Stadium – Vienna, AT (with Sex Pistols) 28 – Luxembourg Open Air – Luxembourg City, LU (with Sex Pistols) 31 – Wacken Open Air – Wacken, DE
“Album ONE Alive” marks the 40th anniversary of the release of W.A.S.P.’s first album. To celebrate this classic metal album, W.A.S.P. will, for the first time in 40 years, play the entire album from top to bottom, start to finish at headline shows across Europe. In addition, W.A.S.P. will be appearing at a number of European festivals, performing their greatest hits.
Tickets: General on-sale: Friday, December 13 at 10 AM, local time at WASPnation.com.
Formed in 1982, W.A.S.P. is set to bring this universally acclaimed “classic” album to life. Lead vocalist Blackie Lawless says, “It was an angry record made by an angry band. It was a record that not only reflected the attitude of the band members who made it, but also a record that reflected its time.” This record became a central piece of the 80s metal scene and remains one of the best metal debut albums of all time.
Along with bassist Mike Duda and lead guitarist Doug Blair, whose tenures in the band are 29 and 26 years respectively, W.A.S.P. is joined by long-time drummer extraordinaire Aquiles Priester.
Lawless and company will deliver the ultimate incredible spectacle, bringing W.A.S.P.’s most colorful history to life by performing this revered album in its entirety… ONE more time… ONE last time… Album ONE Alive!
W.A.S.P. will be again offering fans VIP tickets at select shows that give fans a chance to meet Blackie Lawless, get a personal photo with Blackie, autographs and take part in a very personal Q&A with Blackie. VIP tickets can be purchased here.
July 11 – Belgrade, Serbia 16 – Milan, Italy 29 – Riddes, Switzerland 30 – Zurich, Switzerland
August 3 – Munich, Germany
Festival Shows Performing Greatest Hits:
June 6 – Mystic Festival – Poland 8 – Rock Hard Festival – Germany 14 – Into The Grave – Netherlands
July 10 – Area 53 Festival – Austria 12 – Midalidare Open Air – Bulgaria 14 – Rockwave Festival – Greece 18 – Sun And Thunder Festival – Spain 26 – Steelhouse Festival – Wales
August 1 – Skogsröjet Festival – Sweden 6 – Leyendas del Rock Festival – Spain 8 – Alcatraz Festival – Belgium
Reviews for the 2024 Album ONE Alive tour have been nothing but amazing:
“The audience was so loud that I could hear all the lyrics to those two songs from the stage but also from the crowd who was yelling / singing the lyrics behind me. It felt like a surreal experience.” – Sleaze Roxx
“The crowd went absolutely crazy, jumping and shouting the words to each song.” – The Concerts Chronicles
“As expected the sold-out show was a trip back down metal memory lane.” – Texas Rock Report
“There’s no denying that Lawless and company completely dominated that stage.” – Rewindit Magazine
“It has been said that heavy metal is dead, all I can tell you is to get your tickets and see for yourself. It is very much alive and well and this show will have you ‘On your Knees’ begging to go back to those ‘School Daze’!” – Metal Shock Finland
“Catching W.A.S.P. on this ONE Alive tour is highly recommended!” – Metal Express Radio
“If one has the chance to catch this tour – go. This is an absolute spectacle from start to finish that is not to be missed.” – Death Moth Press
“The audience was left breathless, having been swept up in the sheer visceral power of their performance.” – Sonic Perspectives
“The tour is worth the trip.” – Metal Universe
“Blackie Lawless is still kicking ass, delivering a performance that fans will not forget.” – Metal Talk
“What a show… it did not disappoint!” – WRIF
“The bottom line is this: if you have the chance to see W.A.S.P., go.” – The Rock Pit
The W.A.S.P. 7 Savage CD Boxset is set for release on January 17, and is available for pre-order here.
About W.A.S.P.:
Few bands in the history of rock n’ roll have ever incited the love, the hate, the raw emotional effect this band has had on the world. From the very beginning, in the small venues of Los Angeles California, and later to the numerous countries worldwide that banned these Winged Assassins from performing live, the band’s unique style of shock and rock caused religious organizations, local city councils, parliaments, and the Washington D.C. senate to hold hearings in an effort to bar this group from selling records and trashing stages everywhere they played.
The band’s founding member, frontman Blackie Lawless, has led the group as its lead vocalist and primary songwriter since its beginning. His unique brand of visual, social and political comment took the group to worldwide heights and sold millions of records alongside a legacy of sold out shows across the globe for 4 decades.
