'Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song)' - Mr. Big Live

Mr. Big is promoting their upcoming live album and film The Big Finish Live. It is available for pre-order now and the band has shared a clip of "Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song)," from Budokan to get fans hyped. The video was shot in 4K during 2023. It does look beautiful.

The Big Finish Live is due September 6. The live album is available on vinyl, too  but it's like $60 right now. 

Singer Nate Peck Shares Nice Post About His Journey To FireHouse

Overnight, singer Nate Peck shared a post on his Facebook about his singing journey and his eventual road to FireHouse. There's details on how he met Great White legend Jack Russell and CJ Snare of FireHouse. I found it interesting and you might too.

Text of the full post below:

I just want to take the time to thank some people who have helped me on this rock ‘n’ roll journey that i have experienced! I want to thank kafig for introducing me to Tracy Lee of ARM Entertainment which had then led me to meet Bill Richard (Personal Assistant of Jack Russell) Bill Richard was the first to introduce me to my idol Jack Russell (legendary voice of Great White) Fast forward to early 2023 where i had built my relationship personally with Jack talking a lot over the phone and sharing the stage with him occasionally guest singing on the song “Save your Love” during that time i had also bonded with Robby Lochner, Ken Mary And Tony of Jack russells great white. Then came late September early October, my life completely changed when Robby Lochner had contacted Bill Leverty of Firehouse when they needed someone to fill in For Cj Snare. Just a few days after Robby had called me about the proposition Bill Leverty had called me offering me the spot to fill In For Cj and i gladly accepted it to help them out with whatever they needed at the time! I then spent the next 6 months creating an amazing relationship with Cj Snare, Bill Leverty, Michael Foster, Allen McKenzie, joey arias and Tony Avitar! During that period i spent a considerable amount of time talking to Cj over the phone listening to him give me advice on singing, working the crowd, and most importantly pacing yourself on stage! April 5th we got the News that Cj Had unfortunately passed away. That hit me extremely hard as it did to fans and his bandmates. I treasure the short friendship that me and him shared and i will forever be grateful that i had the chance to be coached by such a fabulous singer! After his untimely passing i was then offered to pursue the position of replacing him which was not easy for me to do due to how fast things has changed. As lead singer of this amazing band FireHouse i will do my best to continue Cj’s legacy and honor the songs they have written! Again thank you to everyone who has helped me make my childhood dreams come true and continue to! Thank you

15 Years Of 'Feel The Steel'

It's International Tiger Day so we'll celebrate by talking about a type of cat... band.

It's hard to believe that Steel Panther's Feel the Steel is 15 years old already. The album features "Death To All But Metal" and "Community Property" which are probably my fave tracks from the Panther, period. There is a special 15th anniversary release coming featuring two new songs not previously available in the American market. The album is available for pre-order on the band's website.

Vinnie Vincent Posts Cryptic Facebook Message

Guitarist Vinnie Vincent is "vaguebooking" again. He (or someone on his behalf) posted this message yesterday... I don't believe a revamped band is happening, let alone releasing new music, but who knows. We live in the upside down now, so anything is possible. By the way, Faysal Scott mentioned below is a singer. He announced himself as fronting Vinnie's band last year.

Gojira At The Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony Was Badass

It's a busy time for my team at work and nearly all of us were in the office yesterday. This is very rare. So I turned on our massive television to the Olympics opening ceremonies at 1 pm ET and we let in the play in the background.

I'm working away when I hear heavy metal guitars. Believe me when I say I whipped my chair around so fast. I was astounded at just how perfectly bloody METAL Gojira's performance was! I mean, it was truly a wonderful spectacle and fit the theme so well. Did you miss it? Watch below and if the video is removed, you can watch from the NBC Sports YouTube (which has lamely disabled embed sharing).

Gojira in Paris 2024 (Full Video)
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Performance without commentary:

New Tony Iommi Music!

New music Friday! Black Sabbath legend Tony Iommi is back with a new solo single. It is called "Deified." The song is a soundtrack... for his cologne of the same name. Whatever sparks inspiration I guess.

Phil Collen Writes 'Hysteria' Graphic Novel

Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen just wrote a graphic novel called Hysteria and it is available for pre-order now. Collen teamed up with writer Eliot Rahal and artist Alex Schlitz for the project.

Of course Hysteria is about a rock band. The post below says the graphic novel is "musically immersive." I'm not a graphic novel type of person, but lots of folks are so good for Phil and Def Lep here. Pre-order link is in the social post below.