Thirty-five years ago, 1980s glam rock and heavy metal leaders Mötley Crüe released their excellent second album Shout At The Devil (Elektra). Following up from their solid debut Too Fast For Love, this album has gone on to legend status over the years for breaking the band through to bigger audiences. It was definitely a commercial breakthrough and fan-favorite, although it was critically drubbed by some at the time. The next step in band mastermind Nikki Sixx’s plan for world domination (and to be the next KISS), it’s full of classic Crüe songs, memorable choruses, and some killer musical performances from the band. Continue reading
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Nikki Sixx Confirms Mötley Crüe Is Recording New Music
Although “retired” for a few years now, bassist Nikki Sixx has confirmed that Mötley Crüe is recording four new songs for the film adaptation of the group’s biography, The Dirt – Confessions Of The World’s Most Notorious Rock Band. The movie was picked up by Netflix after being previously developed at Focus Features and before that at Paramount. Directed by Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa director Jeff Tremaine, the film is expected to debut in 2019. Other Crüe members Vince Neil and Tommy Lee have been dropping hints to fans on social media about the new music. The band claims they will never tour again, but had not ruled out new music. As the band are executive producers of the movie, original music from the band in the form of their hits are expected to be in the film. Nikki termed the track, being recorded and produced in Hollywood by Bob Rock, as “ball busters’. Continue reading
Alice Cooper – Paranormal
After a gap of six years, legendary shock rocker Alice Cooper is back once again to give today’s youngsters a gentle, but purposeful reminder of how it’s done. At the age of 69, just a few months shy of joining the ranks of the septuagenarians, Alice is clearly in no mood to relax Continue reading