The answer isn‘t as straightforward as you’d think.

Not even the biggest fans of W.A.S.P. could expect this, but the band's vocalist Blackie Lawless once had the chance to meet the legendary Pink Floyd singer and guitarist David Gilmour and the musician gave him some advice. Lawless recalled that incredible meeting in an interview with Guitar World and revealed that Gilmour is his favorite guitar player. Blackie Lawless recalls the advice he received from David Gilmour “I've heard other guitar players say they approach guitars like being a singer. My favorite guitar player is David Gilmour. We were at an EMI dinner one night, and he was there. I started talking to him and said, ‘By far, you're my favorite guitar player. How do you come up with those melodies?’" “He didn't bat an eye and goes, ‘I'm a singer. I think like a singer.’ I was standing there and thought, ‘Duh.’ In other words, if you're looking for a melody, it's about what enhances the song. I subscribe to that theory because I feel like it can't not give you an advantage because you're just thinking differently,” Blackie Lawless said. The band W.A.S.P. was formed in Los Angeles back in 1982 and released their praised self-titled debut album two years later. That record was followed by the successful album "The Last Command" in 1985.  The band is currently formed by Blackie Lawless (Guitar and vocals), Mike Duda (Bass – Since 1995), Doug Blair (Guitar – Since 2006) and Aquiles Priester (Drums – Since 2017). They have released 16 studio albums, the most recent being “Reidolized: The Soundtrack of The Crimson Idol” released back in 2018. Some of their most famous tracks are: “Wild Child”, “I Wanna Be Somebody”, “Animal”, “Sleeping (In The Fire)” and “Miss You”. https://youtu.be/GoS9pUchhjYThe post Blackie Lawless recalls the advice he received from David Gilmour appeared first on Rock And Roll Garage.

Until last September 1st, the most recent Iron Maiden concert was at the Power Trip festival back in October, 2023. The band finally performed their first show in 2024 and it happened at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. The first show this year of "The Future Past" had 15 songs and featured a few songs from their most recent album "Senjutsu". The band's line-up continues the same with Bruce Dickinson (Vocals), Steve Harris (Bass), Janick Gers (Guitar), Adrian Smith (Guitar), Dave Murray (Guitar) and Nicko McBrain (Drums). Although it took almost a year for Iron Maiden to play live again, Steve Harris was on the road with British Lion and Bruce Dickinson was also touring with his band to promote his new album "Mandrake Project". See the videos and setlist of Iron Maiden's first 2024 concert Caught Somewhere In Time Stranger In A Strange Land The Writing On The Wall Days Of Future Past The Time Machine The Prisoner Death Of The Celts Can I Play With Madness Heaven Can Wait Alexander The Great Fear Of The Dark Iron Maiden Hell On Earth The Trooper Wasted Years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvSqI-Ka-P0&pp=ygUQaXJvbiBtYWlkZW4gMjAyNA%3D%3D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sqNcGenPeg&pp=ygUWaXJvbiBtYWlkZW4gMjAyNCBwZXJ0aA%3D%3D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXW8JKUUS7E&pp=ygUWaXJvbiBtYWlkZW4gMjAyNCBwZXJ0aA%3D%3D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40MNQvoNLUE&pp=ygUWaXJvbiBtYWlkZW4gMjAyNCBwZXJ0aA%3D%3D Next Iron Maiden shows September 1 – Perth, Australia – RAC Arena (Killswitch Engage as opening act) 4 – Adelaide, Australia – Adelaide Entertainment Centre (Killswitch Engage as opening act) 6 – Melbourne, Australia – Rod Laver Arena (Killswitch Engage as opening act) 7 – Melbourne, Australia – Rod Laver Arena (Killswitch Engage as opening act) 10 – Brisbane, Australia – Brisbane Entertainment Centre (Killswitch Engage as opening act) 12 – Sydney, Australia – Qudos Bank Arena (Killswitch Engage as opening act) 13 – Sydney, Australia – Qudos Bank Arena (Killswitch Engage as opening act) 16 – Auckland, New Zealand – Spark Arena (Killswitch Engage as opening act) 22 – Aichi, Japan – Sky Hall Toyota 24 – Osaka, Japan – Osaka-Jo Hall 26 – Tokyo, Japan – Tokyo Garden Theater 28 – Kanagawa, Japan – Pia Arena MM 29 – Kanagawa, Japan – Pia Arena MM October The Mongolian band The Hu will be their opening act on all their North American tour dates. 4 – San Diego, CA, USA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre 5 – Las Vegas, NV, USA – Michelob ULTRA Arena 8 – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Kia Forum 9  – Phoenix, AZ, USA – Footprint Center 12 – Sacramento, CA, USA – Aftershock Festival 14 – Portland, OR, USA – MODA Center 16 – Tacoma, WA, USA – Tacoma Dome 18 – Salt Lake City, UT, USA – Delta Center 19 – Denver, CO, USA – Ball Arena 22 – St Paul, MN, USA – Xcel Energy Center 24 – Rosemont, IL, USA – Allstate Arena 26 – Toronto, ON, Canada – Scotiabank Arena 27 – Quebec, QC, Canada – Videotron Centre 30 – Montreal, QC, Canada – Centre Bell November 1 – Philadelphia, PA, USA – Wells Fargo Center 2 – Brooklyn, NY, USA – Barclays Center 6 – Worcester, MA, USA – DCU Center 8 – Pittsburgh, PA, USA – PPG Paints Arena 9 – Newark, NJ, USA – Prudential Center 12 – Baltimore, MD, USA – CFG Bank Arena 13 – Charlotte, NC, USA – Spectrum Center 16 – Fort Worth, TX, USA – Dickies Arena 17 – San Antonio, TX, USA – Frost Bank Center 20 – Mexico City, Mexico – Foro Sol 24 – Bogota, Colombia – El Campin Stadium 27 – Santiago, Chile – Estadio Nacional 28 – Santiago, Chile – Estadio Nacional December 1 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Estadio Huracán (Malon as opening act) 2 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Estadio Huracán (Malon as opening act) 6 – Sao Paulo, Brazil – Allianz Parque (Volbeat as opening act) 7 – 6 – Sao Paulo, Brazil – Allianz Parque (Volbeat as opening act) The post See the videos and setlist of Iron Maiden’s first 2024 concert appeared first on Rock And Roll Garage.

The drummer Vinny Appice was born back in 1957 in Brooklyn, New York City and started his career in 1975, a few decades after his older brother, Carmine Appice, who is also a successful drummer. Over the decades he had the chance to play with many incredible artists and be part of bands like Black Sabbath, Dio and Heaven & Hell. But like any job, being on the road constantly with a band can also have some negative side effects, one of which is hearing loss. The musician said in an interview with Drum Syndicate Podcast (Transcribed by Blabbermouth) that his hearing is terrible. Vinny Appice says his hearing is terrible after decades on the road "I wear little swimming plugs that cut out the top end, and that's it. And my hearing sucks. The TVs in this house are all closed captioned. And I'm always asking my beautiful girlfriend Leslie, 'What? What did he say?' So, yeah, my hearing is terrible." "I wore 'em — probably first started with Sabbath, 'cause it was so loud. We played with monitors, the first Sabbath tour, 'Mob Rules'. There were fucking refrigerator-sized cabinets, two of 'em, behind me, just cranked. But you can't play that stuff through in-ears. It's Black Sabbath and Dio, and you've gotta feel the power. Unfortunately, it takes a toll on your ears." "It's funny. I don't hear great — like on the TV, if they're talking, I'm better off with the closed captions, or in a room with a lot of noise, forget it. It's hard to hear anything. But I can hear bad tuning, wrong notes, wrong key, wrong movements, whatever, timing and music while we're on stage. I'll be playing, it's loud. 'What the fuck? That's the wrong note.' And somebody's hitting the wrong note and stuff like that. I could hear that, like, perfect. But everything else is screwed up," Vinny Appice said. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rauFZHFUTGU&pp=ygURdmlubnkgYXBwaWNlIDIwMjQ%3DThe post Vinny Appice says his hearing is terrible after decades on the road appeared first on Rock And Roll Garage.