A little update headbangers
Mood:  vegas lucky
Now Playing: Livin' On A Prayer- Bon Jovi
Topic: Only-Rock News
Whats up rockers? Its time for the somewhat weekly website update!

First off---you only have 10 more days to view "How To Be An Ultimate Hair-Metal Star" and "Ultimate Albums." We might keep one if the visitors were high (currently we have had 7 people view Hair-Metal Star and 11 view Ultimate Albums, we need at least 20 to keep it).

Second off---Be sure to check the AMBER ALERT tickers when you visit Only-Rock. Only-Rock hopes that you would take a second to possibly save a life. The top ticker is for the US, while the bottom is for Canada.

Third off: Introduction To Tabs has once again fallen dormant. Introduction To Tabs is a high-quality 6-lesson course designed by extremely talented guitarists for both beggining and intermediate level. It focuses on exercises, congs, power chords, and how to read tabs. Intro To Tabs is located at Guitarist's Paradise.

Other news:
-I will be working on re-doing a lot of the album reviews in the next week, and adding more. Some new bands that will be added are Van Halen, KISS, Kix, Poison, and Black N' Blue. These will be added at different times throughout the week.
-This week's Hall Of Rock band is Poison. Bon Jovi is scheduled for next week. I will try to add more band more frequently, since i know I've fallen behind.
-I have changed the way that you give feedback. As you probably know, the feedback button has not been working and I have not been recieving any comments on the site. Now, there will be a feedback form at the bottom of the Home page & Guitarist's Paradise. Please leave a note if you have ideas or comments about the site, would like a certain guitar or album reviewed, would like a link to a guitar tab, would like to suggest a band for the Hall Of Rock, or any other misc. thought.

Until Next Time,
Keep On Rockin', Rockers!!

Holy Diver to be reissued
Now Playing: Dio, formerly of Black Sabbath, will reissue his best solo-album.
Topic: Hair Metal
HOLY DIVER' SET TO BE RE-ISSUED SEPTEMBER 30: It has now been confirmed that Dio's 1983 landmark album, Holy Diver, will be re-released in upgraded form on September 30th 2005. A joint project between Universal Music & Rock Candy Records, this new version of a recognised rock classic has been comprehensively remastered for maximum impact, and will also come complete with extensive sleeve notes, expanded original artwork (including hand-written lyrics) plus a brand new audio interview with singer Ronnie James Dio himself. Distribution is via Universal Music. In the course of the interview, Ronnie talks in detail about the formation of Dio the band, and the background to the Holy Diver debut - the first time he'd released a record under his own name, and the first time (having parted company with both Rainbow & Black Sabbath) he was truly in charge of his own destiny. Dio start an 11-date UK tour on October 9 2005, the intention being to play the 'Holy Diver' album in full in the course of what promises to be a memorable night of truly timeless music.

Steve Whiteman rates some big singer names...
Mood:  lucky
Now Playing: Ex-Kix singer Whiteman rates some of the industry's previous and current hits.
Topic: Hair Metal
Ex-Kix singer Steve Whiteman rated some of the music industry's biggest vocalist's in Metal Sludge's Jan. 2003 issue.

"Rate these singers on a scale of 1-10. 1 being someone who needs a lot of vocal lessons and 10 being someone who doesn't need shit.

Jizzy Pearl = Not a good Pearcy, which isn't a dig-he's best at his own material
Tom Keifer = Excellent-gives it all every night
David Lee Roth = Haven't seen anytime recent...
Dizzy Dean Davidson = Take Tom Keifer, cut him in half, and you'll get the picture
Kevin DuBrow = LOUD(like me) -seems to do it well-kudos!
Vince Neil = sorry, but even HE can't sing Vince Neil stuff anymore
Mike Tramp = WAIT-it's coming to me...
Axl Rose = Hit or miss (when he actually shows up) though more often then not a hit."

New CD from one of hair's lost bands.....
Mood:  a-ok
Now Playing: Warrant will release new CD
Topic: Hair Metal
Long-awaited news from the Warrant website states that, indeed, Warrant will release a new CD sometime in the fall. They started recording early Feb., with producer Pat Regan, who has also produced KISS, Deep Purple, and the Nuge (Ted Nugent). The band says that this new album will have the pretty much same sound as their 1990 album, Cherry Pie. No name for the CD has been released or even gossiped about.

Warrant was another long-forgotten hair-band of the 80's, and their last album was released in 1995. Their big albums were Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich (1988) and Cherry Pie (1990).

Some more information about the new additions to Only-Rock.
Mood:  happy
Topic: Only-Rock News
Well, it is time for the some-what weekly article of Only-Rock News. New this week: Guitarist's Paradise's new Introduction to Tabs; the Ultimate Albums List; and How To Be An Ultimate Hair-Metal Star.

Last week, Guitarist's Paradise unveiled its newest addition: The new Introduction To Tabs. This new 6-Lesson Course is better than ever---and will help you on your way to playing rock and roll guitar. This course starts off with much needed exercises that any guitarist needs to practice, than goes into power-chords, how to read tabs, songs, and even more exercises. Some lessons, like the exercises and songs, are for intermediate and beginning guitarists, while all the rest are directed directly towards beginning guitarists. The Introduction To Tabs was created by high-level famous guitarists, and should help you tons.

Also last week, The Ultimate Albums page was added to Only-Rock. Created at About.com, this Ultimate Album list features some of the best Classic-Rock albums. Nobody at Only-Rock had anything to do with the list, and many of them were disappointed when they had no say in what albums--or bands--made it onto the list. This list will be here until September 1.

And, just yesterday, Only-Rock created an all new page, How To Be An Ultimate Hair-Metal Star! This 10-step list will take you from prep to hair very easily! (Note: This page is for a few laughs). How To Be An Ultimate Hair-Metal Star will remain here until September 15.

Be sure to check out other cool pages like Album Reviews and Rock Trivia (Tons Of Fun!!).

New T.V. shows feature old-school metal.
Mood:  spacey
Now Playing: KISS and Motley Crue!
Topic: Hair Metal
Some big rock shows are about to smash-down your TV screen.

Christ's Hospital Will turn from proper to rocker in Gene Simmons' (KISS) show, ROCK SCHOOL. Gene Simmons willl have the task of teaching 13 year-olds how to rock. These students have been around classical music all their life, and when the space-aged blood-spitting bass-pounding demon tries to turn them into a band, nothing but hell can break loose. This show time is at August 19 at 11/10c on VH1.

Tommy Lee, Motley Crue's drummer, finally finds time for college. In Tommy Lee Goes To College, the hard-hitting drummer enrolls at The University of Nebraska at Lincoln and struggles just like any other (famous rock star) student to balance academics with extra-curricular pursuits, his new roommate Matt and a distractingly attractive tutor named Natalie. Tommy Lee Goes To college premieres at NBC on Tuesday, August 16. Check local listing for time.

New bassist for The Darkness
Mood:  party time!
Topic: Hair Metal
Modern-hair band, The Darkness, has found a new bassist.

As I reported a few weeks back, Frankie Poullain, the original bassist for the UK rock stars, pulled-out of the band. The band quickly began to have try-outs to replace the famous-mustached Poullain, and after weeks of auditioning, they choose Richie Edwards, Dan Hawkin's guitar tech.

Richie has been working with The Darkness since its debut over two years ago. The band enjoys working with him, and front man Justin Hawkins says he's a great bass player and also really good on stage.

Iron Maiden to release live version of The Trooper
Mood:  loud
Topic: Heavy Metal
Iron Maiden, one of the British metal invasion bands, is expected to release a live version of the single, The Trooper. The Trooper, from the classic Iron Maiden album, "Piece Of Mind," was released as a single in 1983 and reached #12 in Great Britain.

The new live version will be released in three formats:
7” Limited Edition Blue Vinyl
The Trooper (Live 2003)
C/w ‘Another Life (Live 2005)

12” Picture Disc Limited Edition in die cut sleeve
The Trooper (Live 2003)
The Trooper (original version)
C/w Murders in the Rue Morgue

Enhanced Maxi CD
Audio Tracks
Trooper (Live 2003)
Trooper (original version)
Prowler (live 2005)

You can watch the video of The Trooper (live) by clicking the link below:
High: http://exodus.interoutemediaservices.com/deliverMedia.asp?id=1c469b35-5dc6-4a31-93d7-c268957fb0e7&delivery=stream
Low:http://exodus.interoutemediaservices.com/deliverMedia.asp?id=7e3f3306-6f84-4c9b-b168-8dc967187675&delivery=stream

Welcome to Only-Rock's New Rock News!!!!!!!!!!
Mood:  mischievious
Topic: Only-Rock News
Welcome to Only-Rock's New Rock News Section!!!

It is amazing how fast Only-Rock has grown in the past 7 months of operating. We have had over 1000 visitors now, and tons of pages have come and gone. So I have decided to create something that is here to last.

This Rock News Blog is the highest tech-savvy Rock News page you will ever find. Not only will I, the writer of the Rock News page, be able to write news articles, but our viewers will be able to comment on the articles. What the point of this? It will mean that it is now up to you guys to scrape for those delicious details that I have left out in the story, plus your opinions on the story, too. And if you leave your opinions and facts (please site where the facts came from), it will be a lot more fun to find out about what your favorite rock stars are up to. For information on how to post your comments and read other peoples, read the FAQ below.

FAQ:
Question: Why is this different than the other Rock News pages?

Answer: It will be more informative. Not only will the Only-Rock viewers find details that I have missed, but the viewers can also leave their own opinions. This will cause many interesting things to happen.


Question: How do I post my own comments and read others' comments?

Answer: You can leave and read comments by clicking on the Post Comment link under the story. The amount of comments already posted will be in (45) after the Post Comment. Once you have gotten a pop-up that shows everyone else's comments, you can reply to their comments or post your own by clicking on the specified button.


Question: Who has ultimate say to what comments get posted?

Answer: I Do. I will remove any comments I do not feel are revalent, and I will censor cuss-words with symbols (f%$# you).



Question: Where can I find the older Rock News Articles?

Answer: There are links to the old Rock News articles on the left hand side of your screen.

Question: Will I still post Rock News Story's regularly?

Answer: Yes. The only difference between this Rock News page and the last couple pages is the post comment option.