MGM Music Hall, Boston, MA 10/16/22
Judas Priest founding bassist Ian Hill sat out the band’s final show of the “Faithkeepers” European tour on September 21 at the Eventim Apollo in London after sustaining a badly damaged tendon in his left arm. Uriah Heep bassist Dave Rimmer stepped in to keep the show going. Continue reading
Absolute Power, the heavy metal project from Napalm Death bassist Shane Embury and vocalist and producer Simon Efemey, drops the title track from their upcoming second album, Needs Must When the Devil Drives, featuring former Judas Priest and Iced Earth vocalist Tim “Ripper” Owens, out November 6 via Time To Kill Records. Stream it now and pre-order below. Continue reading
Saturday:
As the heat gets worse and the prospect of melting becomes increasingly likely, a bouncing up and down session in the pit to The Scratch is probably inadvisable, but there you go. The Dublin four-piece are absolutely fantastic, frontman Daniel “Lango” Lang using taped drumsticks to beat the hell out of his Cajón like some kind of busker’s bodhrán as the band cover Motörhead classic “Ace of Spades.” Continue reading