A camera and video equipment worth at least $12,000 to $15,000 were taken from a backstage VIP area Sunday during rocker Dee Snider's annual fundraiser for Kings Park-based charity Melissa's Wish. Photographer Dan Marquardt, of Babylon, who takes photos and makes videos of the event, said his equipment was stolen while Snider performed at Lido Town Park, NY.  On Tuesday, ... [read more]

After leaving Judas Priest, K.K. Downing put all his creative juices into his luxury golf resort, Astbury Hall in Shropshire, England, which fell into bankruptcy last fall. Maybe that's why he's selling his songwriting credits to 136 Judas Priest songs - including "You've Got Another Thing Coming," "Breaking The Law," "Living After Midnight" and "Painkiller." Downing's share ... [read more]

  Former Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider had his voice tested and both he and the experts were “stunned” at the results. Snider tells the MetalSucks podcast: “I got my voice tested and they said it defies laws of actual physics. They said, ‘Look at what’s going on here – your voice is hitting every harmonic at once, yet you are forcing it into notes. You’re ... [read more]

If you've wondered what has kept metal icons Twisted Sister out of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, frontman Dee Snider has the answer: "We don't make that mark." In a recent interview, Snider discussed his own legacy and his band's lasting impact on the genre. "I've been realizing it for a while, but again, I am an egomaniac and a narcissist but not to the point where I ... [read more]

Exclusively for @Record Store Crawl, LIVE AT THE MARQUEE 1983, is now available as a 2LP set on colored vinyl, including covers of the Shangri-Las’ “Leader Of The Pack” and the Slade version of “Let The Good Times Roll,” plus the first-ever public performance of “You Can’t Stop Rock ’N’ Roll” . Get more information on the crawl here: https://Rhino.lnk.to/latm83rsc ... [read more]

Inge Ginsberg fled the Holocaust and subsequently composed music for some iconic singers, but now 96-year-old Ginsberg is known as “Death Metal Grandma.” The New York Times has unveiled a short documentary on the fascinating Ginsberg, who grew up in Austria. Just prior to World War II, she escaped the Holocaust by fleeing to a refugee camp in Switzerland. She would ... [read more]