Rainbow

"He said he did these big gigs to make money, but what he enjoyed best was playing in churches and castles with his missus"

A look back at Episode, the transitional fifth album by Stratovarius, 30 years after its release, on April 22nd, 1996.

Heaven Hell was Black Sabbath’s classic Mob Rules line-up in all but name

Tommy Lee says he puts in the equivalent of 13 miles of running at every Motley Crue show

Alkaline Trio cancel entire UK tour at last minute – including headlining slot at 2000Trees festival

(written by Islander) I have mixed feelings about the Fourth of July, probably a result of living through wars in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan in which U.S. government officials wrapped themselves in the flag, exalted themselves with military fly-overs, and belched “patriotic” rhetoric while lying to citizens and sending their children overseas to be maimed [...]

Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine's "Last Supper" of guitarists includes special place for Deep Purple and Rainbow icon Ritchie Blackmore

"He only became a heavy metal guy after he’d spent time touring with Deep Purple and started in Rainbow."

Ozzy offered Ballard tips on how to get high-grade military hardware - and Ritchie Blackmore just wanted to play “minstrel music”

“I reckon Ritchie Blackmore might have thought we’d made a mistake having them open for Rainbow”: Ronnie James Dio on the time AC/DC opened for Rainbow

Sebastian Bach, Jonathan Cain, Bob Daisley have joined forces to release a new cover of the Rainbow classic "Man On A Silver Mountain".

Left To Die's debut album Initium Mortis is due out next month on July 17th, 2026.Pre-order Initium Mortis here. The project features original Death members Terry Butler (also of Obituary) and Rick Rozz (Massac...

LEFT TO DIE will release its debut full-length album, "Initium Mortis", on July 17 via Relapse Records. The LP's second single, "Witch Of Hell", can now be streamed below. LEFT TO DIE is the band featuring classic DEATH members Terry Butler (also formerly of MASSACRE and currently in OBITUARY) and F...

With just days to wait now before "Ride The Rainbow - The Ultimate Tribute To Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow" touches down on June 19, Cleopatra Records has unleashed the final single from the set. Sebastian Bach, the former SKID ROW hero who now leads TWISTED SISTER, fronts a devastating performance o...

"A 42-piece orchestra, mellotron, and a string thing all playing this half-Turkish scale. This is my favourite track of the lot."

After exploring the effects of dementia on 2023's A Feast On Sorrow, Urne decided to reconnect with metal's roots for their 2026 follow-up

ANTHRAX recruited acclaimed U.K.-based session drummer Darby Todd to sit behind the kit for the band's concert Saturday night (May 23) at the Olympic Athletic Center of Athens (OAKA) in Athens, Greece as the support act for IRON MAIDEN. Fan-filmed video of the performance can be seen below. Longtime...

Joe Lynn Turner says that it was "liberating" for him to drop the hairpiece he had worn since the age of 14 after being diagnosed with alopecia at three years old. The former RAINBOW and DEEP PURPLE singer, who will celebrate his 75th birthday in August, went public with his new look in August 2022...

By David E. Gehlke Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G (real name: Konstantinos Karamitroudis) started releasing albums at the turn of the century, a veritable lifetime in the music industry where turnover is regular, and longevity is a hard-fought commodity. Gus found several ways to break in, whether via...

In a new interview with Matt Wardlaw of Ultimate Classic Rock, legendary DEEP PURPLE and RAINBOW guitarist Ritchie Blackmore discussed the health issues which led to the cancelation of the last four shows on the six-date tour of the U.S. East Coast by BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, the renaissance-inspired rock...