Singer and songwriter Jack Russell, who scored hard-rock hits in the 1980s with his band "Great White" and who survived a Rhode Island nightclub fire in 2003 that killed 100 people, has, sadly, passed away. He was 63. Rich honors Jack in this episode.

Rich digs in to some Def Leppard history and also announces the availability of Anthony Esposito as a bass player for your band.

Rich unpacks somew Van Halen nuggets as well as encourages us to appreciate what we have in the genre of Heavy Metal music.

This week, Rich breaks the news of Aerosmith's

Rich tells some stories about K.K. Downing's Floyd Rose Tremolo System to "coffins" full of guitar picks. Rich also tells a story from when he worked with Richie Blackmore and discovered elephant tusk guitar picks... and the people that had a problem with it.

Rich unpacks some of the famous managers of your favorite groups.

Also, join Rich and his wife as they attend on Saturday, August 10, 2024. (Details below)

The former host of "That Metal Show" and comedian, Don Jamieson will be at the American Legion Leonardo (Post 338) in Middletown, NJ (860 NJ-36, Leonardo, NJ 07737) for a "Battle of the Bands" on Saturday, August 10 at 3:00pm!

$20.00 cover. Drink Specials and Food will be available.

Call (732) 291-4645 for more info.

With all the festivals hitting the calendar, Rich encourages you to do proper research to ensure you're getting the show you're paying good money for.

Rich reviews two audio books this week. The first, "Heavy Duty: Days and Nights in Judas Priest" by K.K. Downing (For KK's audio book, see the link below)

https://www.amazon.com/Heavy-Duty-audiobook/dp/B07H3BRJ3Y/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

and "Confess" by Rob Halford.

Rich also shares some news about Sebastian Bach. Enjoy!

This week, Rich sits with fellow Metalhead, Tom DiNapoli, to discuss the history of Heavy Metal as well as the emotional and relational effect the music has on people.