Van Halen’s Masterpiece “1984” Was Released 35 Years Ago


 

The 1980s was a truly golden age for rock music. As a lot of the successful bands from 1970 transitioned to new era of music competing with heavier styles of rock, New Wave, Punk, Post-Punk and Pop music, many acts had to step up their game to stay alive. While some adapted to new sounds to stay a float and reach for ears and hits, others fell by the wayside. One band that managed to changed while keeping true to what made them great was Van Halen. As proved by their definitive work on 1984 (Warner Bros.), released thirty-five years ago on January 9th, 1984, the album would not only mark the final chapter (at the time) for the David Lee Roth led period of the group, but set a new bench mark for them at the same time.

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Sons Of Apollo Cancel Summer Tour Dates


Sons of Apollo, the prog metal supergroup made up of members of Dream Theater, The Winery Dogs, and Journey and more band have canceled all of their summer festival tour dates. The band released a statement to the fans apologizing. Their stunning debut album Psychotic Symphony, came out last October via InsideOut Music.Continue reading


Van Halen’s Debut Album Turns 40 Years Old


Born from the Hollywood glam scene in the 1970s, the best classic rock musicianship in history, and a nod to punk rock independence, Van Halen burst on the scene and changed the face of music overnight. It may have been a foregone conclusion to those that saw them at the time that they would “make it”. However, once the album became a runaway hit, it was the template for the band’s entire career, and the impetus for the next few generations of rock and metal bands as well. Continue reading


Audrey Horne – Blackout


Named after a character from David Lynch’s hit TV show Twin Peaks and hailing from Bergen, Norway are Audrey Horne. Blackout (Nuclear Blast), their first album in four years, follows on from the previous record Pure Heavy (Napalm) in its happy embracing of classic rock and metal influences, much like contemporaries Black Star Riders and Deadlord. A far cry from the Marilyn Manson and Alice in Chains friendly, jagged grunge of their 2005 debut No Hay Banda (Candlelight); Iron Maiden, Thin Lizzy and Pat Benatar are now the primary reference points.Continue reading


Sons Of Apollo Book First Tour Dates Of 2018


 

Progressive metal supergroup Sons Of Apollo featuring ex-Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (ex-Guns N’ Roses), Billy Sheehan (The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big, David Lee Roth) and Jeff Scott Soto (ex-Journey, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force) will start 2018 with the first dates of their debut wold-tour. They begin in Tampa, FL on February 3 as part of the Cruise To The Edge prog rock music cruise, which will be sailing to Belize and Costa Maya. Next, they will play Miami, FL on February 9 as part of the Monsters Of Rock Cruise Pre-Show party. Tickets for the upcoming tour dates go on sale this Friday, December 1 at 12pm local time. Psychotic Symphony is out now via InsideOut MusicContinue reading


ALBYM REVIEW: Sons of Apollo – Psychotic Symphony


Psychotic Symphony is the long-awaited, highly anticipated release from what most people are calling the next new super group known as Sons of Apollo. I think the more fitting term is something more than human. For context Apollo (son of Zeus) was recognized as a god of music, truth, poetry, healing, the sun and the light so it would only be befitting to call these “Sons” the demigods of music; if that seems to be overboard for us mere mortals. Then there is this all-star cast of musicians just being super in what they do. Continue reading


Sons Of Apollo Release Video For Coming Home Track


Progressive metal supergroup Sons of Apollo have released a music video for the track ‘Coming Home’. You can see the video below.Continue reading


Prog Supergroup Sons Of Apollo Release Single – Signs Of The Time


Sons Of Apollo, a new progressive rock and metal supergroup featuring former Dream Theater members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (ex-Guns N’ Roses), Billy Sheehan (The Winery Dogs, Mr. Big, David Lee Roth) and Jeff Scott Soto (ex-Journey, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force) have announced their début album, Psychotic Symphony, due for release on October 20 via InsideOutMusic/Sony. You can hear the first track, ‘Signs Of The Time’ below.Continue reading


Van Halen Announce North American Tour, Jimmy Kimmel Live! Appearance


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Van Halen has announced an upcoming Summer/Fall North Americans tour with Kenny Wayne Shephard Band as support, and will kick this off with a special concert on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on March 30, 2015 on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, CA. Featuring some of the band’s essential rock and roll classics, the concert will be broadcast over two nights, March 30 and March 31, on the late night talk show and marks Van Halen’s first U.S. television performance with original lead singer David Lee Roth. Jimmy Kimmel Live! airs weeknights at 11:35 p.m. / 10:35 p.m. Central time on ABC. Enjoy Jimmy Kimmel Live on the web at www.abc.com/JimmyKimmeLive and at www.youtube/JimmyKimmelLive.

Van Halen will be releasing their first ever live album featuring original singer David Lee Roth called Tokyo Dome Live In Concert, which was recorded on June 21, 2013 in Tokyo, Japan. It is being released as a double CD, four-LP set on 180-gram vinyl and digitally beginning March 31, 2015.

Also being released beginning March 31 are remastered versions of Van Halen and 1984, with remastered versions of Diver Down, Women and Children First, Van Halen II and Fair Warning due out later this spring. Each album has been cut straight from the quarter-inch tapes for CD, 180-gram vinyl and for the digital version by mastering engineer Chris Bellman, who remastered the original albums for Bernie Grundman Studios, Hollywood, CA. These albums are being released beginning March 31 with pre-orders available now through Amazon and iTunes now.

VAN HALEN 2015 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
Jul 05: White River Amphitheatre – Seattle, WA
Jul 07: Amphitheater Northwest – Portland, OR
Jul 09: Concord Pavilion – Concord, CA
Jul 11: San Manuel Amphitheater – San Bernardino, CA
Jul 14: Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre – Irvine, CA
Jul 16: Shoreline Amphitheatre – Mountain View, CA
Jul 18: USANA Amphitheatre – Salt Lake City, UT
Jul 20: Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO
Jul 22: Cricket Wireless Amphitheater – Kansas City, MO
Jul 24:, First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre – Chicago, IL
Jul 26:, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – St. Louis, MO
Jul 28:, First Niagra Pavilion – Pittsburgh, PA
Jul 30:, Darling’sWaterfront Pavilion – Bangor, ME
Aug 01: Xfinity Center – Boston, MA
Aug 03: Blossom Music Center – Cleveland, OH
Aug 05: Western Fair District – London, ON
Aug 07: Molson Canadian Amphitheatre – Toronto, ON
Aug 09: PNC Bank Arts Center – Holmdel, NJ
Aug 11: Xfinity Center – Hartford, CT
Aug 13: Nikon At Jones Beach Theater – Wantagh, NY
Aug 23: Hershey Park – Hershey, PA
Aug 25: Darien Lake Performing Arts Center – Darien Center, NY
Aug 27: Susquehanna Bank Center – Camden, NJ
Aug 29: Jiffy Lube Live – Washington DC
Aug 31: Riverbend Music Center – Cincinnati, OH
Sep 02: Klipsch Amphitheatre – Indianapolis, IN
Sep 04: DTE Energy Music Theater – Detroit, MI
Sep 06: Bethel Woods Center for the Arts – Bethel, NY
Sep 09: Walnut Creek Amphitheater – Raleigh, NC
Sep 11: PNC Music Pavilion – Charlotte, NC
Sep 13: MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre – Tampa, FL
Sep 15: Coral Sky Amphitheatre – West Palm Beach, FL
Sep 17: Oak Mountain Amphitheatre – Birmingham, AL
Sep 21: Austin360 Amphitheater – Austin, TX
Sep 23: Gexa Energy Pavilion – Dallas, TX
Sep 25: Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion – Houston, TX
Sep 28: Ak-Chin Pavilion – Phoenix, AZ
Sep 30: Sleep Train Amphitheatre – San Diego, CA
Oct 02: Hollywood Bowl – Hollywood, CA

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Posted by Van Halen on Tuesday, March 24, 2015