Dirty Honey Releases Killer Power Ballad

Holy shit! "Coming Home (Ballad of the Shire)" by Dirty Honey is a pretty darn incredible power ballad. The song is on the band's new album Can't Find The Brakes. There's a definite Badlands-meets-Extreme quality here. This is probably my favorite new song in a really long time - no lie.

Rat Attack Incoming?

For the past week and a half, I’ve been in Greece. Eric and I got home late last night and I am still trying to navigate re-entry into regular life today. You know, working and stuff. I have no idea what happened in the music world while I was on vacation. The major world news was the Hamas terror attack on Israel so I’ve been able to keep up with that – but not much else was making global headlines nonstop during my trip.

Eric and I had a wonderful trip which is great since it was postponed so many times over a three-year period. That said, I feel all traveled out at this point.

Scanning Blabbermouth, it seems to me the biggest Glam news of the past few days is Bobby Blotzer’s Rat Attack being a thing. Or is about to be a thing. Retirement is boring for Blotzer and he wants to perform again, so good for him. It will be interesting to see who ends up in this band. Stephen Pearcy is also touring of course – the voice of RATT, performing classic RATT tunes. Just like Blotzer – presumably.

Europe, 'Hold Your Head Up' - New Song And Video

New Music Alert: Europe has a new track and it is one with a positive message. The song is called "Hold Your Head Up" The song is to support the forthcoming movie Europe - The Movie.

The documentary is due next year and "Hold Your Head Up" will also be on the band's next album. Europe will begin working on that new album next year.

SoleDriver, 'Rise Again' -- New Song

New Music Alert! Sunday seems like the right day to post this new track from SoleDriver. The band is Michael Sweet's side project when he isn't focusing on Stryper. His SoleDriver partner is Alessandro Del Vecchio.

SoleDriver is more melodic-AOR than Stryper in my opinion. Or at least what I've heard of the act so far."Rise Again" is from the upcoming album Return Me To Light. The SoleDriver debut is due November 17 via Frontiers.

Vixen, 'Red' -- New Single

Vixen has a new song and it is called "Red." I love the costuming in the video. The ladies look incredible.

The song doesn't exactly sound like classic "Vixen" - honestly I think it is better! This is modern, catchy and radio-worthy. Maybe we will get a whole album of tracks this good. I would love that and I bet you would too!

The Best Paul McCartney & Wings Cover Of All Time: Guns n' Roses

Happy Friday the 13th!

Guns n' Roses knocked it out of the park when they covered "Live And Let Die." The song was originally recorded by Paul McCartney and Wings in 1973. The song is the official theme of the James Bond film of the same name.

Guns n' Roses released their version of the song on the Use Your Illusion ! album. The 1993 single was a hit for Guns n' Roses - and to this day, I still crank it loud whenever I hear the track. For both the original and GnR version, I never tire of the song.

The Best Thin Lizzy Cover Of All Time: Metallica

"Whiskey In The Jar" is an old Irish folk song. It's been performed and covered for a long time, perhaps most famously by Thin Lizzy. The band made the track their own - it's a signature song all the way back from the early 70s. A couple decades-plus later, Metallica covered the Thin Lizzy version of "Whiskey In The Jar." The song hit big for Metallica and they even won a Grammy award for their version.

Metallica's version of "Whiskey In The Jar" is on the 1998 album Garage, Inc. I remember when Garage, Inc. came out - it was kind of a big deal in my little world. Always been a fan of their take on "Whiskey In The Jar."