'I'll Bite Your Face Off,' Alice Cooper -- New Video

OMG, Alice Cooper has a new video! The king of shock metal made a video for 'I'll Bite Your Face Off' for Welcome 2 My Nightmare. (That's the sequel to his 1975 album Welcome to My Nightmare).

Alice Cooper's Welcome 2 My Nightmare will be out September 13th via Universal Music Enterprises.

ShipRocked Cruise Adds Hard Rock Supergroup Another Animal To Lineup

Here's a release about Another Animal being added to ShipRocked!

The ultimate rock and roll music cruise, ShipRocked, marking its third annual voyage this November, has just added hard rock supergroup Another Animal to its already jam packed lineup featuring Buckcherry, Queensrÿche, Hinder, Hellyeah, Sevendust, Sick Puppies, Candlebox, Filter, Living Colour, In This Moment, Lynam and Broken Teeth.

Incorporating elements of hard rock, metal, punk and grunge, Another Animal features three members of Godsmack - guitarist Tony Rombola, bassist Robbie Merrill and drummer Shannon Larkin, along with original Godsmack guitarist Lee Richards (ex-Dropbox) and ex-Ugly Kid Joe singer Whitfield Crane. 2011 marks the return of Another Animal with the release of a new single “Fall of Rome” due to impact radio this Fall. The band will follow up the single release with a full-length record slated for 2012.

LA’s multi-platinum Buckcherry, along with progressive metal pioneers and SR 2009 alumni Queensrÿche, Oklahoma retro rockers Hinder, metal titans Hellyeah (featuring members of Mudvayne and the legendary Pantera), SR 2010 crowd-favorite Sevendust, the Australian powerhouse trio Sick Puppies, rock radio mainstays Candlebox and Filter, funk-rock pioneers Living Colour, and LA’s In This Moment, led by the vocal pyrotechnics of Maria Brink, are all sure to wreak havoc on the high seas. Main support comes from SR perennials and late-night favorites Lynam as well as the inescapable Texas thunder of Broken Teeth.  With the addition of Another Animal, cruise goers will have the chance to experience a floating music festival like no other.

ShipRocked 2011 sets sail November 14-19, 2011 from Ft. Lauderdale, FL, heading for the premier Mexican ports of Costa Maya and Cozumel.  Prices start at only $799 per person (subject to availability).  Cabins for ShipRocked 2011 are available by booking online at www.GetShipRocked.com or by calling 1-888-438-9509.

To stay updated on ShipRocked and see more of what is in store for the 2011 cruise visit www.GetShipRocked.com

Jani Lane Tribute Concert Set for August 29

Many bands we love will come together at the Key Club in Hollywood on August 29 to pay tribute to Jani Lane.

According to TMZ, Great White​, Quiet Riot​, L.A. Guns, Enuff Z'nuff and Slammin' Gladys will play the tribute gig. The promo poster promises more guest stars as well.

The concert is free and tickets are available at the Key Club box office.

If you live in California - or are planning on attending this memorial event - please send an email to allyson@bringbackglam.com - I'd love to talk to you about covering the event for this website.

Jani Lane died August 11 at the age of 47.

Video of Motley Crue Accepting Valentine Award At SSMF

The other night, the members of Motley Crue accepted the Elmer Valentine Award to help kick off the Sunset Strip Music Festival (SSMF). Our girl Kari attended the fest and saw Motley's performance, so she'll be giving us the full details.

Here's video of the band accepting their award. I'll just keep the comments to myself and wait for Kari to fill me in with the real dirt.

'Tears Are Falling'

You know, I think "Tears are Falling" might be my favorite KISS song (next to "Heaven's on Fire" of course).

I can't explain it, but for some reason I like the no make-up cheesy KISS better than the classic KISS. My hunch is that it has to do with my age. I was too young to really remember KISS in makeup and their mid-career resurgence was basically brought about thanks to MTV. The mere fact that MTV existed even gave the band a shot at a career without make-up. So, while Paul Stanley is completely mugging like a goofball for the camera without his Starchild pancake, I love it. I like the Asylum album in general. I know "Tears are Falling" wasn't a big hit, but then that's me: always liking what others loathe.

Do you think Paul still has those yellow gloves? I think my favorite part of the "Tears Are Falling" video are the giant shoulder pads. I mean, Gene Simmons looks like he's dressed for Friday night lights. Cue Paul: spirit fingers!

'This Is Gonna Hurt' - SIXX: A.M., New Video

SIXX: A.M. just released a video for "This Is Gonna Hurt," the latest single from the album of the same name. I've got to admit, I'm surprised with this video: it doesn't seem all that inspired. The live footage is old and it's just more of the same weird Nikki Sixx photography mixed in with other randomness.

If the band wanted to do a concert clip, I don't know why they don't do a couple shows. They would not have any trouble selling tickets. I'm a big SIXX: A.M. fan and people want them to tour. I know Nikki has been absorbed in the Motley/Poison tour all summer but now that's done, so maybe SIXX: A.M. will play a couple live shows in the future. We can all hope I guess. Here's the video:

Passing the Guard

I realized something the other day. If anyone asked me who my favorite band is, I'd probably say Iron Maiden, with Metallica or Judas Priest a close second. But, my favorite band today is really Avenged Sevenfold. And I realized it happened the same way it happened with those bands.

I bought Number of the Beast, I bought Ride the Lightning and at the time I thought those bands were really good. But then a release came along (for me with Maiden it was Live After Death, for Metallica it was Master of Puppets) that, when I heard it, I loved it so much that I went back and listened to the old albums again  and released they were much better than I'd first thought.

Nightmare by Avenged Sevenfold has been in constant rotation in my CD player since it came out. Having seen them live, I've gone back and fallen in love with the self-titled CD all over again and realized that, while I liked it at the time, it's even better than I originally thought. I know some people have no interest in even the bands of the 80s releasing new material, but it makes me feel great to know that there's new metal bands that are doing what the old bands did: releasing CDs, touring, building a fan base and making music every bit as exciting and relevant as the songs I grew up with. Of course, I still love Metallica and Iron Maiden, and I do buy and enjoy their new CDs, but, pound for pound, I like the new A7X better. They combine showmanship, song writing and killer chops: all the things I've always loved in a band.