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Judas Priest to Release 30th Anniversary Edition of 'Screaming for Vengeance'

Chad Bowar — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 00:13:05 +0000

Judas Priest’s 1982 album ‘Screaming for Vengeance’ will see a special 30th anniversary edition released on Sept. 4. The band’s eighth album has been their biggest commercial success and was their first record to go double-platinum. It included the hit singles ‘You’ve Got Another Thing Coming” and “Electric Eye.’

Pantera 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of 'Vulgar Display of Power' Due May 15

Amy Sciarretto — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 13:28:19 +0000

Pantera’s ‘Vulgar Display of Power’ turned 20 years old today. We paid tribute to this essential, landmark release and then we got some great news! It was revealed that the much-discussed, two-disc, deluxe edition of the album will be released May 15. The release date was revealed via the band’s Facebook page. The “lost” song [...]

System of a Down, Alice in Chains, Slipknot, Anthrax Members + More to Rock DimeBash

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:00:50 +0000

The lineup for the second annual DimeBash has been announced. The show is a tribute to the late, great guitarist Dimebag Darrell Abbott, who tragically was gunned down seven years ago on Dec. 8, in Ohio while doing what he loved most: playing guitar. He was performing with his post-Pantera band Damageplan when a disturbed fan opened fire at close range and shot him.

34th Anniversary of Elvis Death – Remembering The King

BJ Ragone — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:44:44 +0000

It was 34 years ago today that music lost one of it’s most influential figures in Elvis Presley. He shook and shocked the world with his songs and performance style, something that can still be felt in music to this day. There are only a few people who die and touch so many. Princess Diana, [...]

Q103 Helps Local Bar Celebrate 27th Anniversary

BJ Ragone — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 10:28:21 +0000

Ravenswood Pub in Clifton Park has proudly been serving the Capital Region since 1984, and with 27 great years in the book it’s time to celebrate! For those of you in the Clifton Park area you are probably familiar with Ravenswood. Check that, you are definitely familiar with it because Ravenswood has been a local [...]

41 Years Ago This Week The Beatles Split

BJ Ragone — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:09:36 +0000

It was this week in 1970 that the biggest band in the world decided to hang it up. It’s safe to say that somethings are just not meant to last forever. When the Beatles formed in Liverpool in 1960 I don’t think they thought that they would be leaving such an impression on the world. [...]

Anniversary Of Ozzy Biting Head Off Bat [Video]

JMrozek — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 20:31:08 +0000

It was this day in 1982 that Ozzy bit the head off a dead bat in Des Moines, Iowa. Check out a funny clip of the Ozz-man talking about it and a couple other funny stories. During his Diary of a Madman tour Oz was known to throw raw meat at the audience. As the tour [...]

Pearl Harbor Anniversary

BJ Ragone — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 11:05:22 +0000

69 years ago America was invaded by Japanese fighter pilots for one of the worst attacks on American soil. Today, we remember. Being 25 years old I was not around for the events of December 7, 1941. The only thing I can compare it to is 9/11 but I would assume the feeling of shock [...]