During an appearance on the latest episode of the “Totally 80s” podcast with host Lyndsey Parker, former DEEP PURPLE frontman and current WHITESNAKE leader David Coverdale was asked if he is retiring from music. The 72-year-old British-born singer responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “No….

Legendary Napalm Death bassist Shane Embury documents his entire journey—from humble beginnings to the life of a road warrior—in his debut biography Life…? And Napalm Death, available this fall through Rocket 88.
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The pedal features cascaded overdrive distortion and Shin-ei Uni-Vibe-inspired modulation, each in two distinct voicings and delivered in stereo.The Uni-Vibe delivered swirling vibey waves of lush modulation recognizable on tracks by Jimi Hendrix, David Gilmour and Robin Trower. Overdrive is the classic distortion technique originally discovered by guitarists cranking their amps to the max and driving the vacuum tubes into heavy saturation. These two classic effects are offered with the Riptide pedal as “Vibe” and “Drive.”Riptide features two distinct voicings each for both Vibe and Drive, delivered in glorious stereo. The two colors of balanced, touch-sensitive overdrive distortion are Green for a dynamic mid-range crunch and Red for a smooth and boosted overdrive sound. The Green for Vibe captures the richness and modulation of the original Uni-Vibe – enhanced by stereo output – while Red offers a deeper, phase-y effect. Players can effortlessly reorder the process from Drive into Vibe or Vibe into Drive, and any combination of parameters can be mapped to an expression pedal.Three knobs for Drive, three for Vibe, and a pair of dual-action latching or momentary footswitches provide players effect control, with five onboard presets and more available using Eventide Device Manager (EDM) software. A triple Aux switch can be used for easy preset selection or a single Aux switch for Tap Tempo. Riptide’s Catch-up mode lets you dial in your sound when toggling between presets/parameters. The pedal offers multiple bypass options – Buffered, Relay, DSP+FX or Kill dry. It also provides MIDI support over USB.The new Eventide Riptide pedal has an MSRP of $299 (USD). The first batch of Riptide is available direct from Eventide and from international distributors. The pedal will be widely available through US dealers beginning November 16, 2023.For more information, please visit eventideaudio.com.

GRETA VAN FLEET are often coined as the modern band that’s bringing the “classic rock” sound back, but they aren’t the only ones who pay homage to ’70s and ’80s rock with their music. California rockers RIVAL SONS got their start in the mid-2000s, before classic rock revivalists were a trend. It jus…

In a recent interview with Project BACKSTAGE Interviews, former SEPULTURA and current SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera spoke about what keeps him motivated to continue making music and touring almost four decades after SEPULTURA’s inception. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Well, to…