138-617: The Dead Daisies are an Australian-American hard rock band. Since their formation in 2012, they’ve assembled a rotating lineup of musicians who have played with bands including Whitesnake , Guns N' Roses , Black Sabbath , and Motley Crue , among others. The Dead Daisies were formed in Sydney, Australia, by Jon Stevens (formerly of Noiseworks and INXS ) and David Lowy (formerly of Mink ) in 2012. The singer-songwriter and guitarist got together after David Edwards, ex-manager of INXS, had reintroduced them. The band's self-titled debut album
276-425: A "mental block" that prevented him from singing. Following some failed sessions with Ron Nevison , Coverdale was finally able to record his vocals with producer Keith Olsen. By late 1986, production on the record was mostly finished. Keyboards were provided by Don Airey and Bill Cuomo, while Adrian Vandenberg was brought in to do some guitar overdubs. Additional guitar parts were also provided by Dann Huff . By
414-491: A fruitful working relationship together. After approximately a month of writing, the band regrouped at Lake Tahoe for three weeks of rehearsals. In December 1988, Vivian Campbell parted ways with the band. The official reason given was "musical differences". However, Campbell later revealed that his departure was partially due to a falling out between his wife and Tawny Kitaen. This resulted in Campbell's wife being barred from
552-642: A full orchestra. The band has performed at the cream of the European Festivals including Download Festival , Sweden Rock Festival , Rock Hard Festival , Hellfest and Graspop Metal Meeting . Enthusiastic Japanese fans had clamored for the band to return to 'The Land of the Rising Sun' so they did to two sold-out shows in Osaka and Tokyo in July. After leaving Japan, the band headed to South America for
690-527: A giant serpent, caused some controversy when the record was released. Whitesnake had already received criticism from the British music press for their alleged sexist lyrics. The cover art for Lovehunter , done by artist Chris Achilleos , was reportedly commissioned to "just piss [the critics] off even more". In North America, a sticker was placed on the cover to hide the woman's buttocks, while in Argentina
828-630: A headline tour of Australia. The Dead Daisies played their first ever headline shows in Perth on 4 December and Brisbane on 5 December. In late February 2015, the Dead Daisies became the first American rock band to play Cuba since the Obama administration reopened trade ties and made history as part of a cultural exchange as guests of the Cuban Ministry of Culture, Cuban Institute of Music and
966-538: A herniated disc removed from his lower back. At the 1988 Brit Awards , the band were nominated for Best British Group, while the album 1987 was nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Album at the American Music Awards . When the supporting tour for 1987 ended in August 1988, Coverdale informed the rest of the band that the next album would be written by him and Adrian Vandenberg, who had established
1104-606: A long-time fan of Coverdale's, convinced David Geffen to sign the group. Meeting Geffen and Kalodner had a major impact on Coverdale and his future vision for Whitesnake. He explained: "I'd been surrounded by a mentality if you make five pounds profit let's go to the pub. Whereas David Geffen said to me 'If you can make five dollars profit, why not 50? If 50, why not 500? Why not 50,000, why not five million?'" Coverdale soon set his sights on breaking through in North America with Kalodner advising him. Meanwhile, Whitesnake began
1242-473: A member of the group. The band headed for Sydney, Australia, and with drummer Jackie Barnes , son of Jimmy Barnes, sitting in, booked into Studios 301 with co-producer Craig Porteils (Guns N' Roses/Billy Idol), to complete the recording of their second album, Revolución . In June 2015 the band, featuring Tommy Clufetos (formerly with Black Sabbath , Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Zombie ) on drums, supported Kiss again on their European tour, and also took in
1380-638: A more commercially accessible hard rock style. Topics such as love and sex are common in Whitesnake's lyrics, which make frequent use of sexual innuendos and double entendres. Whitesnake have been nominated for several awards during their career, including Best British Group at the 1988 Brit Awards . They have also been featured on lists of the greatest hard rock bands of all time by several media outlets, while their songs and albums have appeared on many "best of" lists by outlets, such as VH1 and Rolling Stone . In March 1976, singer David Coverdale left
1518-400: A new line-up to celebrate the band's 25th anniversary. Since then Whitesnake have released four more studio albums Good to Be Bad (2008), Forevermore (2011), The Purple Album (2015), Flesh & Blood (2019) and toured extensively around the world. Whitesnake's early sound has been characterized by critics as blues rock , but by the mid-1980s the band slowly began moving toward
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#17328018369751656-463: A new line-up. With the help of John Kalodner, Coverdale recruited Adrian Vandenberg and Tommy Aldridge, as well as guitarist Vivian Campbell (formerly of Dio) and bassist Rudy Sarzo (formerly of Quiet Riot) to the band. This new line-up would appear in all the promotional materials for the forthcoming album. Whitesnake also adopted a new image, akin to glam metal bands of the time, in order to appeal more to American audiences. When asked about
1794-640: A part of the Super Rock '84 festival. Later that year, Whitesnake embarked on a six-week North American tour supporting Quiet Riot . To further the band's reach in America, Whitesnake shot two music videos for the singles " Slow an' Easy " and " Love Ain't No Stranger ", respectively. Both songs reached the Top Tracks chart in the US. In an effort to take America more seriously, Coverdale also relocated to
1932-576: A positive review, awarding it four stars out of five. Eduardo Rivadavia of AllMusic commended the band's growing consistency, but still described the production as "flat". Micky Moody and Bernie Marsden later named Ready an' Willing their favourite Whitesnake album. In the UK, the record was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry for sales of over 100,000 copies. In support of Ready an' Willing , Whitesnake toured
2070-499: A retrospective review, hailed Saints & Sinners as Whitesnake's "best album yet". By the time Saints & Sinners was released, Coverdale had signed a new recording contract with American label Geffen Records , who would handle all future Whitesnake releases in North America. In Europe, the band remained with Liberty (a subsidiary of EMI), while in Japan, they signed with Sony . A&R executive John Kalodner , who had been
2208-581: A retrospective review, touted the album as the band's best. The new Whitesnake line-up made their live debut following the record's release at the Texxas Jam festival in June 1987. They then toured the US supporting Mötley Crüe on their Girls, Girls, Girls Tour. Beginning on 30 October 1987, Whitesnake embarked on a headlining arena tour, which was temporarily interrupted in April 1988, when Coverdale had
2346-473: A series of cover songs recorded at acoustic performances which have included 'My Generation' by the Who , 'Ramble On' by Led Zeppelin , 'Maggie May' by Rod Stewart and 'We're An American Band' by Grand Funk Railroad . 'Song and a Prayer' and 'Fortunate Son' acoustic versions, which were originally recorded for an American Airlines promotion, were then released on Spotify. On 7 June 2019, the debut album from 2013
2484-767: A small villa in southern Portugal to begin writing the band's next album. After returning to England, he and the rest of Whitesnake gathered at Nomis Studios in London to begin rehearsals. However, as Coverdale would later explain: "There wasn't that 'spark' that was usually in attendance. It felt more of an effort to be there." Micky Moody later stated that by the end of 1981, the band had become tired, partially from "too many late nights, too much partying". In an effort to lift their collective spirits, Whitesnake returned to Clearwell Castle in Gloucestershire, where they had recorded Lovehunter . Though morale still remained low,
2622-524: A successful US Tour in June, the band return to the road in September when they will commence the UK tour on September 6 and return to Europe in November. On this European tour, the band is supported by ex White Lion singer Mike Tramp and Beasto Blanco. Along with the latest single, 'Light 'Em Up', released on 10 May, a new music video was also released. On August 2nd, the latest single 'I'm Gonna Ride'
2760-534: A supporting for Saints & Sinners on 10 December 1982 in the UK. Whitesnake toured across Europe and Japan in early 1983, before starting rehearsals for their next album at Jon Lord's house in Oxfordshire. At this time, Coverdale began steering Whitesnake's music more towards hard rock, which was emphasized by the additions of Mel Galley and Cozy Powell, whose past projects included Trapeze and Rainbow , respectively. Majority of Whitesnake's next album
2898-686: A supporting tour, had been pushed back to 22 January 2021. The next single to be released by the band was 'Bustle and Flow' on 25 September. The song reached number 15 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart. On 4 December the next single, 'Holy Ground', which is also the title track of the forthcoming album, was released and was added to the Planet Rock 'A' playlist. On 11 January the European tour due to start in February
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#17328018369753036-607: A tour stop in Germany, Mel Galley broke his arm leaping on top of a parked car. He sustained nerve damage, leaving him unable to play guitar. As a result, Galley was forced to leave Whitesnake. By April 1984, a reunion of Deep Purple's Mark II line-up had become imminent, which led to Jon Lord also leaving. He played his final show with Whitesnake on 16 April 1984. That same day, Geffen Records released Slide It In in North America. Kalodner had been unimpressed by Martin Birch's work on
3174-425: A trilogy of music videos featuring actress and Coverdale's future wife Tawny Kitaen . The album was generally well received by critics, though reviews in the UK were less favourable, with Coverdale being accused of " selling out " to America, which he strongly denied. Rolling Stone ' s J. D. Considine praised the band's ability to present old ideas in new and interesting ways, while AllMusic's Steve Huey, in
3312-901: A while with casts on his hand and leg as a result of an injury sustained when escaping from a crocodile on a fishing excursion in Australia. In the fall of 2013 the band played 18 shows in the United Kingdom with the Black Star Riders with new recruits Charley Drayton (who has performed with Divinyls , the Cult , the Rolling Stones , Mariah Carey , Johnny Cash , Miles Davis , Bob Dylan , Herbie Hancock , Janet Jackson , Chaka Khan , Courtney Love , Iggy Pop , Seal , Paul Simon , and Neil Young , among others) on drums and Darryl Jones (longtime supporting musician for
3450-591: Is concerned." Whitesnake kicked off the supporting tour for Come an' Get It on 14 April 1981 in Germany. During the tour, the band performed five nights at the Hammersmith Odeon and eight dates in Japan. They also played the US in July, supporting Judas Priest with Iron Maiden . At the 1981 Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington, Whitesnake were direct support for headliners AC/DC. The supporting tour for Come an' Get It lasted approximately five months. In late 1981, Coverdale retreated to
3588-784: The Bad Company and Lynyrd Skynyrd tour in July, followed by the Heroes Tour with Kiss and Def Leppard in August. During the summer of 2014, the Dead Daisies released the EP Face I Love with four new recordings: "Face I Love", "Angel in Your Eyes", "Your Karma", and a cover of the Beatles ' " Helter Skelter ". Along with the EP, a Facebook app was launched where fans would send in pictures of themselves to try and win prizes. At
3726-475: The Billboard 200 chart. By 1986, the album had sold over 500,000 copies in the US. Critical reception was also positive, with Pete Bishop of The Pittsburg Press calling the album "muscular, melodic and musical all together". With the band now left as a four-piece (with Richard Bailey providing keyboards off-stage), Whitesnake supported Dio for several shows in the US, after which they toured Japan as
3864-521: The Billboard 200. The record also charted in twelve additional countries. Slip of the Tongue was certified platinum in the US and has sold approximately four million copies worldwide by 2011. As the previous record sold more than twice that in the US alone, Slip of the Tongue was considered a commercial disappointment. Malcolm Dome , writing for Raw , described Slip of the Tongue as "an album full of generally good songs that rarely sinks below
4002-789: The Billboard Hot 100. It fared better on the Album Rock Tracks chart, where it peaked at number two. The second single "The Deeper the Love" also stalled at number 28 on the Hot 100, while on the Album Rock Tracks chart it reached number four. Slip of the Tongue was released on 7 November 1989 in the US, followed by a worldwide release on 13 November. It reached number ten on the UK Albums Chart, as well as
4140-475: The Greatest Hits tour, Whitesnake were dropped by Geffen Records. Coverdale then resumed writing with Adrian Vandenberg on what was to be a solo album. Joining them in the studio were Denny Carmassi, as well as bassist Guy Pratt and keyboardist Brett Tuggle . As the record was being finished, the new higher-ups at EMI demanded it be released under the Whitesnake moniker. Coverdale objected, as he felt
4278-657: The Hammersmith Odeon in London was recorded and released in Japan as Live at Hammersmith . According to Coverdale, this was done to appease Japanese promoters who allegedly refused to book Whitesnake without some kind of a live recording. Whitesnake embarked on their first continental European tour on 9 February 1979 in Germany. In April, they began recording their second album at Clearwell Castle in Gloucestershire , where Coverdale had previously worked with Deep Purple. Martin Birch returned to produce and
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4416-624: The Jacksonville Jaguars and the San Francisco 49ers on 27 October. Coinciding with the tour of the UK, Britain's Classic Rock magazine included a feature on the Dead Daisies in its November 2013 issue. The band was also November's spotlight artist on the Metal Hammer and Classic Rock websites. In a Classic Rock magazine poll, "Lock N' Load" was voted 15th best song out of 100 songs of 2013. In February 2014,
4554-660: The Landis Theater in Vineland, New Jersey , and finishing at The Crocodile in Seattle on 24 September. On 30 September, the latest album 'Radiance' was released to favorable reviews. 11 November saw the release of the latest single 'Born To Fly', inspired by David Lowy's background as a pilot, ahead of the UK tour beginning on 3 December in Nottingham. On 19 May 2023, it was announced that John Corabi had returned to
4692-781: The New York Yankees and NASCAR as well as working on a promotion with Harley-Davidson including three exclusive biker shows at Sturgis Full Throttle Saloon on 9 August and two shows at the start of September, the Easyriders Rodeo Tour in Ohio and the National HOG Rally in Milwaukee. On 4 November 2017, it was announced that Deen Castronovo , formerly of Journey and Bad English , would be taking over drumming duties moving forward. As of this date
4830-463: The 1986 film Crossroads a few years earlier. According to Coverdale, he had originally wanted to recruit Vai back then, but John Sykes ultimately rejected the idea. Vai officially joined Whitesnake in March 1989. Vandenberg, meanwhile, was given time to recuperate while Vai recorded the album. Vandenberg is still minimally featured on the finished record. The lead single from the band's new album
4968-449: The 2018 album Burn It Down is used as the soundtrack. Some of the songs featured include 'Dead and Gone' and 'Burn It Down'. On 14 February, new single 'Dead and Gone' swamp version, which is an acoustic version of the track, was released in conjunction with the first episode. With the various members of the band working on solo projects, the band are off the road. Apart from the 'Welcome To Daisyland' horror series, they have also released
5106-603: The Cuban Rock Agency. This tour saw Lowy, Fortus and Reed joined by returning bassist Darryl Jones, in addition to which vocalists John Corabi (frontman of Mötley Crüe for 1992–1996) and Bernard Fowler (longtime backing vocalist for the Rolling Stones) joined the band in place of the absent Stevens. During their visit, the band jammed in studio with Cuban musicians, played an energetic sold-out show at Havana's Maxim Rock Club, visited young Cuban musicians at
5244-608: The Dead Daisies joined Kiss on their "Freedom To Rock Tour" with shows across the US. For the first time, The Dead Daisies included headline concerts in Los Angeles at the famous Whisky-A-Go-Go and Webster Hall in New York. After doing a show for fans of the NFL team Arizona Cardinals, the album's title track, 'Make Some Noise', was adopted for their touchdown song. In October, the Dead Daisies paid their first visit to Japan, to play
5382-522: The Dead Daisies regrouped with the line-up of Lowy, Stevens, Fortus, and Reed, with a returning Mendoza and new drummer John Tempesta (the Cult) to undertake their first full headline Australian tour, plus shows supporting Australian rocker Jimmy Barnes for two shows: Twilight At Taronga, at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, and at the Bateau Bay Hotel. The band embarked on two US tours in 2014, joining
5520-499: The Dead Daisies released the first single from the new album. The song, 'Rise Up', is a protest song asking everyone to rise up against everything that is wrong with the world today. The band started a European tour on 16 April after spending a week in the UK playing their first sold-out tour. In June, the band played three shows in Japan. Throughout July, the band played a series of dates including festivals in Europe and guest slots with
5658-521: The Dead Daisies released their new album, Live And Louder , featuring sixteen songs recorded during the UK/Europe Tour from the fall of 2016. Included is a 'Live And Louder' documentary DVD showcasing the 'Make Some Noise World Tour' and selected acoustic tracks along with a massive photo booklet. A headline tour throughout the world headed to the US via a special concert at Woodstock in Poland with
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5796-588: The English hard rock group Deep Purple . He had joined the band three years prior and recorded three successful albums with them. After leaving Deep Purple, Coverdale released his solo album White Snake in February 1977. His second solo album Northwinds was released in March 1978. Both combined elements of blues, soul and funk, as Coverdale had wanted to distance himself from the hard rock sound synonymous with Deep Purple. Both records featured former Snafu guitarist Micky Moody , whom Coverdale had known since
5934-610: The Heart of the City proved to be an even bigger success than Ready an' Willing , reaching number five in the UK. It would later go platinum , with sales of over 300,000 copies. In North America, the album was released as a single record version, excluding the live material from 1978. In early 1981, Whitesnake began recording their fourth studio album with producer Martin Birch at Ringo Starr 's Startling Studios in Ascot, Berkshire. After
6072-650: The Heart of the City " and "Walking in the Shadow of the Blues". Whitesnake soon began to make a name for themselves across the UK, Europe and Japan, with their subsequent albums Ready an' Willing (1980), Live... in the Heart of the City (1980), Come an' Get It (1981) and Saints & Sinners (1982) all reaching the top ten on the UK Albums Chart . By the mid-1980s, Coverdale had set his sights on North America, where Whitesnake remained largely unknown. With
6210-610: The House' tour, starting at the Kelsey Theatre in Lake Park Florida. This was the first show with Glenn Hughes. On 6 August, the single 'My Fate' was released on digital platforms. On 13 August, a short film inspired by the recent US tour and song 'Like No Other' was premiered with an inspiring and positive message going forward and leading back to live music once more. The band kicked off the 'Like No Other' Tour 2021 in
6348-622: The Liquor & Poker World Tour, during which the band headlined the Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington for a second time (the show was later released as a live album ). The final tour date was on 26 September 1990 at the Budokan in Tokyo. After the show, Coverdale informed the rest of the band that he would be taking an extended break, effectively disbanding Whitesnake. He encouraged
6486-713: The Loud Park Festival. They continued their journey with their first USO Tour playing shows for the US Military services in South Korea. In early November, the band rejoined Kiss on the Kiss Kruise VI for a record third time, then set off for a massive UK and European trek on a co-headline tour with Irish rock band the Answer to finish off 2016 with tickets selling out well in advance. On 19 May 2017,
6624-429: The National Institute of Music, and finished with a performance at the Concert for Peace (Roc Por La Paz) in front of over 6,000 fans. David Lowy said the band members had immersed themselves in Cuban culture and it was "one of the best musical experiences of my life". On 16 April 2015, the Dead Daisies officially announced John Corabi would remain with the band as lead vocalist, and that Jon Stevens would no longer be
6762-411: The Night ". Whitesnake also adopted a more contemporary look, akin to the Los Angeles glam metal scene. After releasing Slip of the Tongue in 1989, Coverdale decided to take a break from the music industry. Aside from a few short-lived reunions related to the release of Greatest Hits (1994) and Restless Heart (1997), Whitesnake remained mostly inactive until 2003, when Coverdale put together
6900-473: The Rain", which he thought had great potential with better production and arranging. With new material ready, the band then began searching for a new drummer. A reported sixty drummers auditioned for the group, with prolific session drummer Aynsley Dunbar eventually being chosen. Former Ozzy Osbourne drummer Tommy Aldridge was also offered the spot, but an equally satisfactory agreement couldn't be reached. Drummer Carmine Appice claimed to have turned down
7038-438: The Rock in Vienna Festival, Download Festival UK and Graspop Metal Meeting Belgium. The Dead Daisies continued to support the Kiss tour on its Australian leg in October 2015. In late July 2015, the Dead Daisies joined Whitesnake for a limited tour in the US that ran until mid August. The groups met up for their first US show in Westbury, New York , and finished things off in St. Charles, Missouri , bringing American audiences
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#17328018369757176-409: The Rolling Stones) on bass (instead of Marco Mendoza). On 20 November, they played the Underworld rock club in Camden , their first UK show as headliners. The band finished off their touring schedule in 2013 with a gig at The Barby in Tel Aviv, Israel. "Lock N' Load" was also played at football stadiums, including at Wembley Stadium in London during the sold-out NFL American football game between
7314-413: The Scorpions in Portugal and Guns N' Roses in Estonia. The Dead Daisies began their North America tour on 15 August, touring 24 cities with former band member Dizzy Reed making a special appearance as part of the support act Hookers & Blow. The band headed to the Kiss Kruise at the end of October for the fourth time, where they set sail for Key West and Nassau. After this they headed straight to
7452-401: The Sky Bird Club in Nottingham, but the show was cancelled. Coverdale had originally wanted the group to be simply called Whitesnake, but was forced to use his own name as it still carried some clout as the former lead singer of Deep Purple. In a 2009 interview with Metro , Coverdale jokingly stated that the name "Whitesnake" was a euphemism for his penis. In fact, it came from the song of
7590-429: The South of France in early 1985 to begin writing the band's next album. The sessions proved fruitful and they were joined by Murray, who helped with the arrangements. The new material saw Whitesnake moving further away from their bluesier roots in favour of a more American hard rock sound. John Kalodner also convinced Coverdale to re-record two songs from the Saints & Sinners album, "Here I Go Again" and "Crying in
7728-432: The UK and Europe for a series of dates including Hard Rock Hell , Monstersfest and WinterStorm . Dates in Italy, France, Croatia, Hungary, Austria, Holland, Belgium, Spain, Portugal and Germany took them to the middle of December 2018 and the end of the tour. February 2019 saw the launch of an online horror television series called 'Welcome to Daisyland'. The Dead Daisies feature in some of the episodes and their music from
7866-610: The UK and platinum in the US. Prior to the record's release, Coverdale had been planning a European solo tour with a backing band he likened to Joe Cocker 's Mad Dogs & Englishmen . Because of the Greatest Hits' success, Coverdale was instead asked by EMI to tour as Whitesnake. Though reluctant, Coverdale eventually agreed, seeing it as an opportunity to just have fun and play live. Adrian Vandenberg agreed to rejoin Whitesnake as he and Coverdale were already working on new music together. Vandenberg asked Rudy Sarzo to rejoin as well as they were both still playing in Manic Eden at
8004-451: The UK. Circus magazine gave the album a positive review, which proclaimed: "[Whitesnake] has made its claim to rock history with Come an' Get It , which even stands ahead of classic hard rock in the Free mold." Coverdale later named the record his favorite album of the band's early years, stating: "Even though we had some great songs on each album, I don't feel that we came as close as we did on [ Come an' Get It ], as far as consistency
8142-433: The US for the first time supporting Jethro Tull . Later that year, they supported AC/DC in Europe. With the benefit of a hit single, Whitesnake's audience in the UK began to grow. Thus, the band recorded and released the double live album Live... in the Heart of the City . The record combined new material recorded in June 1980 at the Hammersmith Odeon with the previously released Live at Hammersmith album. Live... in
8280-399: The US on 10 September 10 in Rockford Illinois. On 17 September 'Saving Grace' was released as a single on digital platforms and the October/November UK dates were announced. The band had a successful run of shows in the UK with packed audiences at the Shepherds Bush O2 Empire in London and Rock City in Nottingham, as well as Birmingham, Liverpool, Bristol, Oxford, Norwich and Cardiff. 2022 saw
8418-408: The US. The supporting tour for Slide It In came to an end in January 1985, when Whitesnake played two shows at the Rock in Rio festival in Brazil. After the tour ended, Cozy Powell parted ways with the band. According to Coverdale, his relationship with Powell had deteriorated increasingly over the course of the tour. After the final show, Coverdale flew to Los Angeles to inform Geffen Records he
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#17328018369758556-399: The United Kingdom by Future , with other language editions published by different companies available in numerous other countries. Metal Hammer features news, reviews and long-form articles covering both major and underground bands in heavy metal, as well as covering rock, punk , grunge and other alternative music genres. Wilfried F. Rimensberger conceived Metal Hammer in 1983, taking
8694-429: The album Revolución as well as the world premiere of the documentary, titled the same, of their historic trip to Cuba on Twitter. In October 2015, the Dead Daisies joined Kiss for the Australian leg of the Kiss Tour finishing on the Kiss Kruise V. In November 2015, the Dead Daisies rejoined Whitesnake in Moscow, Russia touring across Europe, making a stop to join Judas Priest in Frankfurt, Germany. On 28 January 2016, it
8832-507: The album and had demanded a complete remix for the American market. Though initially reluctant, Coverdale agreed after a trip to Geffen's offices in Los Angeles, where he came to the conclusion that Whitesnake's studio approach had become "dated" by American standards. Keith Olsen was brought on board to remix Slide It In , while John Sykes and Neil Murray were tasked with re-recording Micky Moody and Colin Hodgkinson's parts, respectively. The remixed version of Slide It In reached number 40 on
8970-432: The album. A new release date for the record was set for mid-November with a supporting tour scheduled to start in December. As Whitesnake finished up a European tour in October 1983, Micky Moody left the group. He later attributed his departure to a growing dissatisfaction working in the band, particularly with Coverdale: "Me and David weren't friends and co-writers anymore. [...] David was a guy who five, six years earlier
9108-530: The awards. The Metal Hammer Podcast was launched in 2009, originally presented by Metal Hammer staff members James Gill and Terry Bezer and covering weekly news and events from the world of metal, as well as reviews of new albums from prominent artists. It'd go on to be presented by Merlin Alderslade, Stephen Hill and Amit Sharma, before being put on hold in 2013 as Metal Hammer launched The Metal Hammer Radio Show on TeamRock's newly founded digital radio station. The radio show continued until 2018, when it
9246-465: The backing of American label Geffen Records , Whitesnake released Slide It In in 1984, featuring the singles " Love Ain't No Stranger " and " Slow an' Easy ", which furthered the band's exposure through heavy airplay on MTV . In 1987, Whitesnake released their eponymous album 1987 , their biggest success to date, selling over eight million copies in the United States and spawning the hit singles " Here I Go Again ", " Is This Love " and " Still of
9384-414: The band Manic Eden , who released one album in 1994. Coverdale resurfaced in 1993, when he and Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page released an album together. On 4 July 1994, EMI released Whitesnake's Greatest Hits in Europe. In the US, it was released on 19 July by Geffen Records. The record proved to be a success, reaching number four on the UK Albums Chart. It would later be certified gold in
9522-501: The band debuted a new track, 'Righteous Days', on Planet Rock Radio in the UK. It was also announced that Glenn Hughes would join the collective as lead singer and bassist. In November 2019, the band headed to the south of France to begin writing and recording the next album, which would be the first with Glenn Hughes. They spent two weeks in November and two weeks in December at La Fabrique Studios in Saint-Rémy de Provence (south of France) working with producer Ben Grosse . The new album
9660-418: The band employed the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio to record. Bernie Marsden later described the resulting record as a "transition album", where the band really began to "blossom" and find their footing. The album also included the live staple "Walking in the Shadow of the Blues", which Coverdale felt "really summed up my musical approach of the time". Before the record's release, drummer Dave "Duck" Dowle
9798-405: The band for the European tour in 2015, returned as his replacement. On 5 March, the latest song to be promoted by the band was 'Chosen and Justified', which had proved a popular track on the album among fans. On April 30 the band announced a set of warm-up dates around the US in June and July. On 7 May, the Dead Daisies had a series of big announcements and releases. 'Like No Other', the fifth single,
9936-647: The band kick off the year with a Best Album Award at the Banger Awards in the United States. The first release of the year was a live recording of 'Rise Up' recorded in Nottingham on the UK 2021 Like No Other tour as part of a series of live tracks called Live from Daisyland . On 3 June, the band embarked on their first European tour in over three years with some headline shows, festival shows and guest slots to Foreigner and Judas Priest. The band released their first new single from their forthcoming album at
10074-614: The band members to accept any outside offers for work. Coverdale's decision to put Whitesnake on hold was largely due to exhaustion. Despite the success the band had achieved, he felt unfulfilled. He had also become disillusioned with the band's glam image. Coupled with his ongoing divorce from Tawny Kitaen, Coverdale wanted to "take stock and review" to see if he still wanted to continue in the music business. After Whitesnake disbanded, Steve Vai continued his solo career, having already released his second solo album while on tour with Whitesnake. Vandenberg, Sarzo and Aldridge would go to form
10212-433: The band returned to the studio to record the next album. The US Tour was announced on March 18, starting on June 6 in New York with drummer Tommy Clufetos rejoining the band. On April 26, 2024, the band announced they would be releasing a new single, "Light 'Em Up", on May 10; it is the title track to the band's upcoming new album, due on September 6. The band announced both the UK and European tour on 26 April. After completing
10350-438: The band set up a meeting to fire Coletta, but Coverdale failed to show. Instead, Marsden, Neil Murray and Ian Paice were informed that Whitesnake had been put on hold and that they had been fired. Marsden later remarked that "David [Coverdale] decided he would be king of Whitesnake". According to Coverdale, his decision to put the band on hold stemmed from his daughter contracting bacterial meningitis. This purportedly gave him
10488-414: The band were able to record the basic tracks for their next album. Guy Bidmead replaced producer Martin Birch, who was reportedly too ill to work at the time (Birch did eventually return when recording moved to Britannia Row . ). This exacerbated the band's ever worsening mental state. To make matters worse, the band were experiencing financial troubles with Moody recalling: "We weren't making nowhere near
10626-491: The band's makeover, Coverdale responded: "I'm competing with people like Jon Bon Jovi . I've gotta look the part." 1987 (titled Whitesnake in United States and Serpens Albus in Japan) was released on 30 March 1987 in Europe and 7 April in North America. It peaked at number eight in the UK, while in the US it reached number two on the Billboard 200 chart. In total, the record charted in 14 countries and quickly became
10764-596: The band's management, record companies and publishers, Coverdale began putting Whitesnake back together. Micky Moody and Jon Lord agreed to return, while guitarist Mel Galley , bassist Colin Hodgkinson and drummer Cozy Powell were brought in as new members. Coverdale completed the band's new record with Martin Birch in October 1982 at Battery Studios in London, with the majority of the album having already been recorded with Marsden, Murray, Paice, Moody and Lord before
10902-468: The band's tour. In addition to this, Vandenberg had made it known that he wanted to be the sole guitarist in Whitesnake, which also played into Campbell's departure. Whitesnake began recording their eighth studio album in January 1989. Bruce Fairbairn was initially chosen to produce, but was forced to drop out due to scheduling conflicts. The band then hired both Keith Olsen and Mike Clink to produce
11040-558: The band, with Corabi, Aldrich, Lowy, Mendoza and Castronovo, was in Nashville, Tennessee began the recording of a new album. In January 2018, the band announced its pending album Burn It Down , released on 6 April. The album is available in multiple formats including CD, colored vinyl, picture disk vinyl and digital download. The band simultaneously announced a 26-date UK and European tour beginning 8 April in Glasgow, UK. On 9 March,
11178-409: The best out of each other". Lovehunter , Whitesnake's second album, was released in October 1979, and it reached number 29 on the UK Albums Chart. Sounds gave the record a positive review, while AllMusic's Eduardo Rivadavia was more mixed, commending many of the songs, but criticizing the band's studio performance as "strangely tame". The album's cover art, depicting a naked woman straddling
11316-412: The courage to cut ties with Coletta. Coverdale ended up buying himself out of his contracts, which reportedly cost him over a million dollars. As for the firing of Marsden, Murray and Paice, Coverdale felt they lacked the needed enthusiasm to keep working in Whitesnake. Coverdale stated that it was "a business decision, not personal". After waiting for his daughter to recuperate and severing ties with
11454-419: The cover art was modified so that the woman wore a chain-mail bikini. Nevertheless, Whitesnake began a supporting tour for Lovehunter on 11 October 1979 in the UK, followed by dates in Europe. After completing the supporting tour for Lovehunter , Whitesnake promptly started work on their third album at Ridge Farm Studios , with Martin Birch once again producing. The resulting record, Ready an' Willing ,
11592-431: The decision to rehire Murray by simply stating: "I'd missed his playing". Towards the end of 1983, Jon Lord also informed Coverdale of his intention to leave the band, but Coverdale convinced him to stay until the supporting tour for their next album was over. With the line-up changes and troubled production of the album, both the record and its accompanying tour were delayed until early 1984. "I thought [David Coverdale]
11730-506: The end of May. 'Radiance' was released with a new animated video and online platform with the alternate version of the band, The Meta Daisies, with which one could spend some time in a virtual bar with fellow fans listening to the track. This was followed by the next single 'Shine On' to coincide with the European tour. This was followed by 'Hypnotize Yourself' in August with the fourth single 'Face Your Fear' coming on 2 September. The band embarked on their latest US Tour on 7 September starting at
11868-531: The end of October 2014, the Dead Daisies were invited to join the fourth Kiss Kruise , which sailed from Miami to the Bahamas . The band finished their touring in 2014 with a second visit to New Zealand as guests of Jimmy Barnes under the banner of the 'Angel In Your Eyes' tour to coincide with the release of the same-titled single, with four dates in Auckland, Dunedin, Christchurch and Hamilton, followed by
12006-530: The end of the sessions, Pete Solley's keyboard parts were completely replaced by Coverdale's former Deep Purple bandmate Jon Lord , who agreed to join Whitesnake after much coaxing from Coverdale. Colin Towns and Tony Ashton had also been approached, having previously played with fellow Deep Purple offshoots the Ian Gillan Band and Paice Ashton Lord, respectively. Whitesnake's debut album Trouble
12144-906: The first time and played concerts in Brazil, Argentina and Chile before playing a sold-out gig in Mexico City. In a major spectacular, the band played the Woodstock Festival in Poland along with the Gorzów Philharmonic Orchestra to hundreds of thousands in the audience before heading back to the US for their first headline tour. Aptly titled 'The Dirty Dozen' kicked off in August and saw the band storm through major cities across North America including New York, Chicago, Toronto, Los Angeles and finishing up in Las Vegas. They have partnered with sports organizations like
12282-750: The group set off on the Make Some Noise Tour at Bang Your Head Festival in Balingen, Germany. The Dead Daisies played several more festivals as well as their own sold-out shows throughout the UK and Europe including an acoustic show at Hard Rock Cafe in Prague and at Maidstone's prestigious 'Ramblin' Man Fair' on 23 July 2016, finishing their European run at Komplex 457 in Zurich, Switzerland. The band released their much-anticipated third studio album, Make Some Noise , on 5 August 2016. On 10 August 2016,
12420-621: The group were short on songs, the track would later become a popular live staple at Whitesnake concerts, with Coverdale calling it "the national anthem of the Whitesnake choir", referring to the band's audience. When Snakebite reached number 61 on the UK Singles Chart, the band were duly signed to EMI proper. In July 1978, the band (now known simply as Whitesnake) entered Central Recorders in London to begin work on their first proper studio album with Martin Birch once again producing. The recording and mixing only took ten days. Towards
12558-503: The guitar properly. It wasn't until 2003 that he learned the injury was the result of nerve damage sustained in a 1980 car accident. Vandenberg's injury caused significant delays to the album, which had originally been slated for release in June–July 1989. Ultimately, Coverdale was forced to find another guitar player to finish the record. He opted to recruit former Frank Zappa and David Lee Roth guitarist Steve Vai , whom he had seen in
12696-501: The hiatus. Saints & Sinners was released on 15 November 1982. It reached number nine in the UK and charted in eight additional countries. In the UK, the record was certified silver. Chas de Whalley, writing for Kerrang! , gave the album a lukewarm review. Save for two tracks (" Crying in the Rain " and " Here I Go Again "), he characterized the rest of the record as generally mediocre. Conversely, AllMusic's Eduardo Rivadavia, in
12834-533: The idea of a rock magazine publishing in different languages to Jürgen Wigginghaus, publisher of the German magazine MusikSzene , where Rimensberger was chief editor. Wigginghaus helped launch the German edition of Metal Hammer soon after, while Rimensberger launched the flagship, English language version from London in November 1986, installing Harry Doherty, formerly of Melody Maker , as editor. The magazine would grow to be published in 11 different languages around
12972-571: The kind of money we should have been making. Whitesnake always seemed to be in debt, and I thought 'What is this?, we're playing in some of the biggest places and we're still being told we're in debt, where is all the money going?'." Eventually, Moody became fed up with the situation and left Whitesnake in December 1981. The remaining band members blamed the group's management company Seabreeze, headed by Deep Purple's former manager John Coletta , for their financial state. According to Bernie Marsden,
13110-636: The late 1960s. Moody was the first to join Coverdale's backing band, which he began assembling in London. As stated by Coverdale, "Whitesnake were actually formed to promote Northwinds on a one-off promotional tour". Moody suggested bringing in a second guitarist, with the spot ultimately going to Bernie Marsden , formerly of UFO and Paice Ashton Lord . With his help, the band were able to recruit bassist Neil Murray , who had played with Marsden in Cozy Powell 's Hammer. The group's initial line-up
13248-445: The level of adequacy, but only occasionally explodes". The combination of Whitesnake and Steve Vai was also met with some criticism, with Thom Jurek, in a retrospective review for AllMusic, describing the pairing as "questionable". Coverdale himself would later admit to having mixed feelings about the record, though he has since learned to enjoy and accept it as a part of Whitesnake's catalogue. In February 1990, Whitesnake embarked on
13386-688: The line-up along with bassist Michael Devin joining for the first time. A 'Best Of' album was released on 18 August. The band set off on the Resurrected Tour in August with dates in Canada and US with the tour continuing in Japan from the end of October and then to Europe for a November tour. They returned in December for the final tour of 2023 finishing on 16 December at the Knock Out Festival in Karlsruhe, Germany. During March 2024,
13524-460: The magazine alongside sister titles Classic Rock and Prog , before Future bought all three brands back following the collapse of TeamRock in December 2016. In 2018, Future renamed the Teamrock.com website as Louder , a continuation of the 'parent brand' model for Metal Hammer , Classic Rock and Prog that would house all three magazines' respective websites. Metal Hammer Germany
13662-518: The most commercially successful of the band's career, selling over eight million copies in the US alone. Its success also boosted Slide It In ' s sales to over two million copies in the US. The singles "Here I Go Again" and " Is This Love " reached number one and two, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100 . In the UK, both reached number nine. The record's success was helped by the heavy airplay Whitesnake received on MTV , courtesy of
13800-498: The new single " Guilty of Love ", which was released to coincide with the festival. The entire album had originally been slated for release three weeks prior to the Donington show, but failed to meet the deadline. The band were having problems adapting to Eddie Kramer's style of producing, particularly his method of mixing the record. Eventually things came to a head and Kramer was let go. Coverdale then rehired Martin Birch to complete
13938-740: The offer to join Whitesnake, while Coverdale insists he decided to pass on Schenker. Vandenberg declined the offer to join as well, due to the success he was having with his own band at the time. Coverdale then approached Thin Lizzy guitarist John Sykes , whom he had met when Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy played some of the same festivals in Europe. Sykes was initially reluctant to join, wanting instead to continue working with Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott , but after several more offers and Lynott's blessing he accepted. John Sykes and Neil Murray were officially confirmed as members of Whitesnake in January 1984. Slide It In , Whitesnake's sixth studio album,
14076-674: The position due to commitments with his own band King Kobra . Appice would later join Sykes in Blue Murder . The band began tracking their new record at Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver with producer Mike Stone . By early 1986, much of the album had been recorded. When it came time for Coverdale to record his vocals though, he noticed his voice was unusually nasal and off-pitch. After consulting several specialists, it
14214-459: The record was stylistically too different from the band. Eventually a compromise was reached, and Coverdale agreed to release the album under the name "David Coverdale & Whitesnake". As a result of the name change, the guitars and drums on the album were brought up in the mix, something Coverdale later expressed disappointment over. Metal Hammer Metal Hammer is a heavy metal music magazine and website founded in 1983, published in
14352-454: The record. Coverdale later explained the decision to hire two producers, citing pressure to follow-up the band's previous record: "I brought them both in... Just that decision alone tells me I was in fear of failing..." During the recording process, Adrian Vandenberg sustained an injury to his wrists while performing some playing exercises. Despite consulting a doctor and significant rest, the injury persisted, leaving Vandenberg unable to play
14490-685: The same name found on his first solo album. After completing a small UK club tour, the band adjourned to a rehearsal place in London's West End to begin writing new songs. They soon caught the attention of EMI International 's Robbie Dennis, who wanted to sign the group. According to Bernie Marsden, however, his higher-ups were not ready to commit to a full album. Thus, the band entered London's Central Recorders Studio in April 1978 to record an EP. By this point, original keyboardist Brian Johnston had been replaced by Pete Solley. Martin Birch , who had worked with Coverdale during his time in Deep Purple,
14628-491: The success of Ready an' Willing and Live... in the Heart of the City , Whitesnake were riding high with the atmosphere in the studio being described by Coverdale as "great" and "positive". The resulting record, Come an' Get It , was released on 6 April 1981. Charting in seven countries, it gave the group their highest ever UK chart position at number two. That same year, the album was certified gold. The single " Don't Break My Heart Again " also charted at number seventeen in
14766-492: The time the album was finished, Coverdale was the sole remaining member of Whitesnake. "It was a band in disarray..." observed keyboardist Don Airey . "David was four million dollars in debt; didn't know if he was coming or going." Coverdale has claimed that Sykes and Mike Stone were fired after they began conspiring against him by booking studio time and making decisions without his involvement. Stone allegedly suggested bringing in someone else to record Coverdale's vocals while he
14904-468: The time. Sarzo accepted and recommended Ratt guitarist Warren DeMartini to the band. The line-up was then rounded out by keyboardist Paul Mirkovich and drummer Denny Carmassi , the latter of whom had played on the Coverdale–Page album. The tour began in Europe on 20 June 1994, followed by several UK dates beginning in July. In October, the band toured in Japan and Australia. After completing
15042-415: The track. The song was a Rolling Stone magazine Daily Download on 25 July 2013 and was also available on the website of BBC Radio 2 . The song's music video appeared on more than 20 outlets, including Much Music . The single was released in the United Kingdom on 28 October 2013. The band toured in 2013, including opening for ZZ Top and joining Aerosmith on their Australian and New Zealand tour. This
15180-562: The world, including local language editions in Israel, Japan, Serbia, Spain, The Netherlands, Italy, Poland, Hungary and France, also becoming the first Western youth publication in the Soviet Union. Metal Hammer UK changed owners several times between the early 90s and late 2010s. It was bought by Dennis Publishing in 1994, where it remained for six years before being sold to Future in 2000. In 2013, start-up publisher TeamRock bought
15318-399: Was a re-recorded version of "Fool for Your Loving", originally found on 1980's Ready an' Willing . Coverdale had been reluctant to re-record the song, let alone release it as the first single, but Geffen Records hoped to repeat the success of "Here I Go Again" with another older track. Coverdale later admitted it to regretting the decision. "Fool for Your Loving" only peaked at number 37 on
15456-544: Was a star frontman, a star singer, I felt he had a mediocre band and just average songs. My job was to make them a commercial rock band for the United States." — John Kalodner on his role working with Whitesnake. According to Coverdale, John Kalodner had convinced him that in order for the band to achieve their full potential, they needed a "guitar hero" that could match Coverdale as a frontman. Therefore, to replace Moody, Coverdale initially looked to Michael Schenker and Adrian Vandenberg . Schenker claims he turned down
15594-681: Was announced that Richard Fortus (2013–2016) and Dizzy Reed (2013–2016) would be taking part in the Guns N' Roses " Not in This Lifetime... Tour " and that Doug Aldrich (2016–present) would join the band on lead guitar. Aldrich had also performed with Whitesnake, among others. With Aldrich, the band recorded their new album Make Some Noise in Nashville with producer Marti Frederiksen (Aerosmith, Gavin Rossdale, Mötley Crüe, Buckcherry) during February and March 2016. Make Some Noise
15732-434: Was announced that the band would also do a number of dates in Europe in summer 2021 with Judas Priest . On 17 April, 'Unspoken', the first single from the forthcoming album, was released. On May 15, US dance duo Dance With The Dead released a remix version of 'Unspoken'. On 17 July 2020 'The Lockdown Sessions' EP was released by the band on digital platforms. The band later announced that the release of Holy Ground , as well as
15870-472: Was available for the first time on vinyl. German music duo Twocolors did a mix of the track "Make Some Noise", released as a dance mix titled "Make It Louder". On 23 August 2019, the band released Locked and Loaded , a collection of cover songs recorded both live and in the studio. " Fortunate Son " and " Join Together " were available on digital platforms before the album was released. In September 2019,
16008-416: Was chosen to produce. The resulting record, Snakebite , was released in June 1978. In Europe, the EP was combined with four tracks from Coverdale's Northwinds to make up a full-length album. Snakebite contained a slowed down cover of Bobby Bland 's " Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City ", which had originally been used by the band to audition bass players. While the song was only included because
16146-524: Was co-written by Coverdale and Galley, while Micky Moody contributed to only one song. Whitesnake began recording their sixth album at Musicland Studios in Munich with producer Eddie Kramer , who had come recommended by John Kalodner. In August 1983, Whitesnake headlined the Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington, England. The show was filmed and later released as the band's first long-form video, titled Whitesnake Commandos . The band also premiered
16284-406: Was considered, but ultimately rejected by the band's management due to the alleged cost. Paice's addition also spurred speculation from the British music press about Coverdale mounting a Deep Purple reunion, which he denied. Coverdale later remarked how Paice joining the band felt like "truly the beginning of Whitesnake", where all the members were "performing at [their] absolute best" and "inspiring
16422-637: Was followed by the 25-date Uproar Festival in August and September 2013 (with Jane's Addiction and Alice in Chains , among others). These shows were performed by the first full lineup of the band, which consisted of Lowy and Stevens along with drummer Frank Ferrer (also of Guns N' Roses), guitarist Richard Fortus (also of Guns N' Roses, formerly of Thin Lizzy and Psychedelic Furs ), bassist Marco Mendoza ( Whitesnake /Thin Lizzy), and pianist Dizzy Reed (from Guns N' Roses ). Lead singer Stevens performed for
16560-476: Was highly critical of the lyrical content. AllMusic 's Eduardo Rivadavia, in a retrospective review, called Slide It In "an even greater triumph" than the band's previous works, whereas Garry Bushell of Sounds gave the album a particularly scathing review, in which he likened Coverdale's voice to that of a "dying dog". Whitesnake's new line-up made their live debut in Dublin on 17 February 1984. During
16698-439: Was letting the rest of the band go. Coverdale was persuaded to keep Sykes involved (as Geffen felt they formed a "strong image together"), while also changing his mind about Murray. Powell, however, was fired. According to Murray, Powell's departure was the result of financial disputes. Coverdale would later state that Powell didn't feel like the offer he got for his involvement was "appropriate". Coverdale and Sykes retreated to
16836-406: Was my best friend. Now he acted as if I wasn't there." Moody also felt uncomfortable with the level of influence he felt John Kalodner was having on the band. As he explained: "I never wanted to be a great big star. [...] I found it difficult to be a rock star, I really did." Colin Hodgkinson was also let go in late 1983, only to be replaced by his predecessor Neil Murray. Coverdale later explained
16974-466: Was originally put together as the backing band for singer David Coverdale , who had recently left Deep Purple . Though the band quickly developed into their own entity, Coverdale is the only constant member throughout their history. Following the EP Snakebite in 1978, Whitesnake released the albums Trouble (1978) and Lovehunter (1979), which included the live staples " Ain't No Love in
17112-434: Was postponed due to the worldwide pandemic. 2021 saw the release of the fifth studio album, Holy Ground . The album came out on 22 January and was met with global praise from both fans and music critics. Featuring 11 songs including three singles to date, the album reached the top 10 on many international rock charts. Castrovano left the band after suffering from back problems, and Tommy Clufetos , who had previously joined
17250-424: Was recorded in two weeks at Wishbone Studios in Los Angeles in 2013 with American producer/engineer and multi-instrumentalist John Fields . The album was released in North America on 9 August 2013 through Caroline / Universal , and later released in the United Kingdom in mid-November 2013. "Lock N' Load", their first single, was co-written by Slash (the lead guitarist of Guns N' Roses ), who also played guitar on
17388-403: Was recovering from surgery. Sykes has denied this, instead claiming that he and other members were systematically fired as soon as they finished recording their parts. Murray and Dunbar had stopped receiving their wages in April 1986, at which point Dunbar immediately left Whitesnake. Murray was still officially a member of the group until January 1987, when he heard Coverdale was putting together
17526-631: Was released along with a pre order for the new album 'Light 'Em Up'. The Light 'Em Up album will be released on September 6, the same day that the band began their UK tour. In November, the band toured Europe taking in shows in the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Hungary, Austria, Czech Rep, France and Belgium with Reb Beach filling in for Doug Aldrich due to health issues. Current members Studio albums Whitesnake Whitesnake are an English rock band formed in London in 1978. The group
17664-426: Was released globally on SPV Records on 5 August. The band also announced European dates and a US tour with Kiss for the summer as well as their first Japanese show at Loud Park festival in October. The Dead Daisies kicked off their 2016 live appearances as special guests at Musikmesse Frankfurt with performances on the main stage followed by a guest slot with all-star band The Hollywood Vampires in Germany. On 14 July
17802-474: Was released in October 1978, and it reached number 50 on the UK Albums Chart . In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Eduardo Rivadavia stated: "A few unexpected oddities throw the album off-balance here and there, [...] but all things considered, it is easy to understand why Trouble turned out to be the first step in a long, and very successful career." The release of Trouble was followed by an 18-date UK tour, beginning on 26 October 1978. The final show at
17940-475: Was released on 30 January 1984. On the UK Albums Chart, it reached number nine. The album's highest chart position was in Finland, where it reached number four. Slide It In received mixed reviews from critics, with the production being a common complaint. Dave Dickson, writing for Kerrang! , called the record "the best thing Whitesnake have yet committed to vinyl", while Record Mirror ' s Jim Reid
18078-459: Was released on 31 May 1980, and it reached number six on the UK Albums Chart. It also became the band's first album to chart in the US, where it reached number 90 on the Billboard 200 chart. Its success was helped by the lead single " Fool for Your Loving ", which reached number 13 and number 53 in the UK and the US, respectively. Geoff Barton , writing for Sounds , gave Ready an' Willing
18216-467: Was released with a new mix including returning drummer Tommy Clufetos on drums. This was accompanied by video animation which also tied into a new mobile video game, 'Daisys Revenge', which featured the band's music. Also announced was the World Tour for 2021/22 including dates in the UK, US, Japan and Europe. On 23 June, the band commenced their first tour in two and a half years with the US 'Get Out of
18354-464: Was replaced by Ian Paice , Coverdale and Lord's former Deep Purple bandmate. There is some contention as to the nature of Dowle's departure. Coverdale has maintained that Dowle's lacking performance on the album and unwillingness to "take constructive criticism" led to his firing. Bernie Marsden, meanwhile, asserted that Dowle left because he didn't like being at Clearwell Castle and away from his family. The idea of Paice re-recording Dowle's drum parts
18492-545: Was revealed that Coverdale had contracted a severe sinus infection. After receiving some antibiotics, Coverdale flew to Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas to resume recording. However, the infection resurfaced which caused Coverdale's septum to collapse. He required surgery, followed by a six-month rehabilitation period. Sykes has disputed this, claiming Coverdale was just suffering from nerves and that he used "every excuse possible" not to record his vocals. After recovering from surgery, Coverdale, by his own account, did develop
18630-491: Was rounded out by drummer Dave "Duck" Dowle and keyboardist Brian Johnson, who had played together in Streetwalkers . Other early candidates for the band were drummers Cozy Powell and Dave Holland , as well as guitarist Mel Galley . The band, dubbed David Coverdale's Whitesnake, played their first show at Lincoln Technical College on 3 March 1978. Their live debut had originally been scheduled for 23 February at
18768-539: Was sold separately to Axel Springer SE in 1999. The Golden Gods Awards were established in 2003 by then-editor Chris Ingham, designed to commemorate the biggest and most exciting names in heavy metal. The annual ceremony, featuring band performances in front of a live crowd, took place from 2003-2018. Over the course of 15 years, the likes of Ozzy Osbourne , Iron Maiden , Motörhead , Slipknot , Tony Iommi , Brian May , Dave Mustaine , Rob Zombie , Bill Bailey , Chris Jericho and more either performed or appeared at
18906-679: Was taken off air. In 2016, Metal Hammer launched a limited ...In Residence series in partnership with Spotify , presented by Alderslade, Luke Morton and then- Metal Hammer editor-in-chief, Alexander Milas. The show produced six episodes featuring exclusive interviews with major metal artists, including Iron Maiden and Bring Me The Horizon . After a five-year hiatus, The Metal Hammer Podcast returned in 2018, hosted by Alderslade, Morton and Eleanor Goodman, staying on air for four more years before going back on hiatus in 2022. There remain independently owned Greek and Italian Metal Hammer publications, while Portuguese and Japanese (licensed from
19044-578: Was to have been released in 2020. At the beginning of 2020, finishing touches and final mixing of the next album was completed with producer Ben Grosse . In February, a European tour starting at the end of May 2020 and stretching into July was announced but later postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic . In June it was announced that the band would be playing a few shows with Foreigner in Germany and Poland starting in Hamburg on 6 June 2021. In addition, it
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