11.05.12 RETURN OF THE STEEL PANTHER!
Drawing a massive midday crowd out to Soundwave this year (and apparently blowing Alter Bridge off the stage at Sidewaves interstate), LA’s nutty hair metal lads Steel Panther are getting their Balls Out during a new tour announced for October.
05.03.12 LIVE REVIEW: SOUNDWAVE
Our writer Michael Wickham braved the dust and heat to see acts like Limp Bizkit, Marilyn Manson and System Of A Down at this year''s Soundwave.
30.12.11 RIP IT UP'S BEST QUOTES OF 2011
In the current issue of Rip It Up you'll find a small selection of our favourite quotes from the interviews we've conducted this year, but here we've expanded the list to include a few more we couldn't squeeze in.
02.08.11 INTERVIEW: STEEL PANTHER
If you took their biographical material as gospel, it would appear US outfit Steel Panther have been around for more than 20 years, just missing the heyday of eighties rock and staying 'underground' until now.
11.04.11 Soundwave Revolution Update
Three more bands (we think) have been confirmed for Soundwave Revolution, but with so many announcements coming thick and fast, it's getting hard to keep up.
"We worked in this amazing studio at the top of this tower, it was just majestic."