Here’s why I never say never . . . Guitar god George Lynch has decided to get back together with screamer Don Dokken for a reunion album & tour. Jeff Pilsen will return to his bass duties while Mick Brown gets back behind the kit. Let’s see just how long this lasts.
Tho you’ve probably forgotten about it, Slash says VELVET REVOLVER is still searching for a new singer tho it’s not really a priority right now. In related news, former V.R. singer Scott Weiland has finished mastering the new record from his original band the STONE TEMPLE PILOTS. Look for that to surface in May.
ROB ZOMBIE & ALICE COOPER will do a series of shows this summer. The “Gruesome Twosome” tour kicks off in Canada mid-April . . stay tuned for tour dates. In related news, ALICE COOPER says he’s putting together a Broadway play based around his 1975 release ‘Welcome to My Nightmare’
New Orleans based DOWN will release a documentary entitled ‘Down: Diary of A Mad Band’ later this spring. It’ll feature footage of the bands last European tour. In related news, DOWN bassist Rex Brown is recovering from his bought with pancreatitis, a sudden inflammation of the pancreas which can have severe complications and can kill even with proper treatment.
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Jason Hook will be releasing an instrumental-solo disc called ‘American Justice’ soon.
And finally . . . Former PANTERA/DAMAGE PLAN, current HELL YEAH! drummer Vinnie Paul plans on releasing a cookbook later this year. It’ll be called ‘Drumming Up an Appetite with Vinnie Paul’ and features a photo of him behind his kit holding a turkey leg & chicken leg instead of drumsticks on the cover.