Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson Pilots Inaugural “Ed Force One” Jumbo Jet After taking off from Cardiff, Wales, “Ed Force One,” Iron Maiden‘s Boeing 747 piloted by singer Bruce Dickinson, arrived in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida last Friday. Check out the landing, and the takeoff in Cardiff, here. It was Dickinson’s first time piloting a 747 jumbo jet after ... [read more]
Archives for February 2016
Live Like A Runaway with Lita Ford!
Congrats To Our Live Like A Runaway with Lita Ford Contest Winners! Congratulations to the ten winners of our Live Like A Runaway with Lita Ford contest! And a ginormous Cherry Bomb Congrats to Amanda Everette of Jersey City, NJ who was our grand prize winner and walks away with the AUTOGRAPHED OVATION CUSTOM LEGEND, DEEP CONTOUR CUTAWAY, CHERRY CHERRY BURST GUITAR WITH ... [read more]
Metal News Recap – Week of February 20, 2016
Dee Snider And Doug Aldrich Settle Their Feud Doug Aldrich says his supposed beef with Dee Snider has been resolved over a series of dinners. Last year, Twisted Sister frontman Snider took a pot shot at “musicians who joined famous bands after their heyday claiming they are from those bands,” in reference to Aldrich’s time with Whitesnake. Aldrich reacted on ... [read more]
Win a “We Are Twisted F***ing Sister!” DVD/poster package!
We've Got WINNERS! Twisted Sister Winners! Congratulations to the ten winners of our “We Are Twisted F***ing Sister!” DVD/poster package contest! Each winner gets a Blu ray DVD copy of We Are Twisted F***ing Sister! and a limited edition autographed Twisted Sister poster! Howard Cahoon, Waterford, MI - WRIF 101.1 Ryan Chadwick, Hudson, NH - WGIR Rock 101 Michael ... [read more]
Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson Lands ‘Ed Force One’ in Florida To Kick Off Tour
After taking off from Cardiff, Wales, “Ed Force One,” Iron Maiden‘s Boeing 747 piloted by singer Bruce Dickinson arrived in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on Friday. Check out the landing in the video above, and the takeoff in Cardiff, below. It was Dickinson's first time in charge of a 747 jumbo jet after receiving a considerable amount of flight training. Dickinson told ... [read more]
Metal News Recap – Week of February 12, 2016
Bronze Statue to be Erected at Rainbow Bar & Grill A life-size bronze statue of late Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister is set to be erected in front of the Rainbow Bar & Grill in Hollywood, CA. Immediately following Lemmy Kilmister’s death, a YOUCARING Crowdfunding campaign was launched to help make Lemmy’s statue a reality. The Rainbow agreed to house the ... [read more]
Metal News Recap – Week of February 5, 2016
Paul Kantner and Signe Anderson of Jefferson Airplane Dead at 74 Paul Kantner, guitarist and founding member of Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship, died on January 28 of multiple organ failure, the SF GATE reports. Kantner, 74, had suffered a heart attack earlier that week. Kantner had numerous health problems in recent years, including a previous heart ... [read more]
Metal News Recap – Week of January 29, 2016
Former Rainbow / Dio Bassist Jimmy Bain Dead at 68 Jimmy Bain, who made his name as a bassist with Rainbow and Dio, has died at the age of 68. Bain died while taking part in Def Leppard‘s Hysteria on the High Seas cruise as a member of Last in Line, a band formed in 2013 comprised of musicians who played on Dio’s first two records — Bain, guitarist Vivian Campbell and ... [read more]