Metal On the Rise
Monday, April 28th, 2008
My wife and I were in the car this weekend, and I decided to play the new Whitesnake album “Good To Be Bad” for her. She typically doesn’t really like the harder stuff, but I’ve been really impressed with the album over the last week (review to come) and I thought I’d see what her thoughts were.
She didn’t dig it.
But apparently a lot of people are high on David Coverdale and company’s latest. It debut at #7 in the U.K. this past week, Whitesnake’s best showing there in over 20 years. And they aren’t the only metal masters making noise. As I mentioned last week, there’s a lot of buzz going around regarding Judas Priest’s new album “Nostradamus” in June. The band will also be on the road with Heaven and Hell, Motorhead, and Testament for the “Metal Masters” tour. Speaking of road shows, Motley Crue’s “Crue Fest” is going to be a hot tour, and their new single “Saints Of Los Angeles” is the band’s most Crue-sounding single since “Dr. Feelgood” all the way back in 1989. Throw in the buzz about a new Metallica album for the fall, and you’ve got the makings of a very loud 2008.
How about you? Are you excited about any of the above? The new Crue or Whitesnake single? The chance to see Judas Priest and Heaven and Hell on the same stage? Or how about the guys in the video below, whose name you can use as today’s bonus code (one word)?