Almost 38 years on from its initial release, Queen’s ‘Greatest Hits’ has been crowned the best-selling vinyl album of 2019 so far.  Buoyed by the phenomenal success of the Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen’s ‘Greatest Hits’ has sold 15,700 copies on vinyl in the first six months of 2019, according to newly released Official Charts figures. Alongside more contemporary releases, Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’ (no.4), Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side of […]

Former Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell has announced his debut solo album ‘Old Lions Still Roar’ featuring guest appearances from Alice Cooper, ex-Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider and Judas Priest’s Rob Halford.  After releasing the critically acclaimed album ‘The Age of Absurdity’ with Phil Campbell & the Bastard Sons in early 2018, the long-term Motörhead axeman is currently putting the finishing touches to his inaugural solo release. ‘Old Lions Still Roar’ will see […]

Speaking in Issue 15 of Planet Rock magazine, Sammy Hagar says David Lee Roth “refuses to acknowledge” that Van Halen “was even more successful” during his tenure with the band. Sammy Hagar replaced David Lee Roth in Van Halen in 1985 and released four studio albums with the band - ‘5150’, ‘OU812’, ‘For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge’ and ‘Balance’ - before they acrimoniously parted ways following internal conflicts in 1996. After teaming up with Roth on the […]