Glenn “The Voice” Hughes turned 74 last Thursday and we at Velvet Thunder are happy to celebrate this rock icon reviewing his fifteenth solo album Chosen, coming out in two weeks. Chosen happens to be the first Hughes solo album since 2016’s Resonate, but this is not surprising, given the fact he has released two..
SATCHVAI BAND unleash new single “I Wanna Play My Guitar” featuring rock legend Glenn Hughes on vocals
The newly formed SATCHVAI Band, the electrifying collaboration between legendary guitarists Joe Satriani and Steve Vai, returns with their second studio single “I Wanna Play My Guitar,” out May 8th, 2025. Featuring powerhouse vocals from Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Black Country Communion), the track arrives just one month ahead of the band’s European summer tour,..
BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION – V (J&R Adventures)
...the funk-rock pairing of Stay Free unexpectedly exhuming the irresistible clavinet bounce of Led Zeppelin's Trampled Underfoot with a chunky chorus to perfectly balance it. It's the very distillation of the Hughes Blueprint for a funk-rock hybrid, and he's rarely done it better. I am quite certain that I will not be alone as a..
Glenn Hughes / The Damn Truth – Rock City, Nottingham (15 October 2023)
A fascinating show, one band playing monster tracks from 50 years ago, the other performing top quality material only a year old - but they share the same enthusiasm for classic rock, the same belief in "well-being through music", and both featuring absolutely majestic singers. For me, this was sort of a double-header, I love'em..
The Damn Truth announce new single “I Just Gotta Let You Know” ahead of October UK tour
Psychedelic Montreal four-piece rock and roll band, The Damn Truth, are pleased to announce their brand-new single "I Just Gotta Let You Know," released Friday October 20th. The single is available to pre-save on all streaming platforms HERE. The single will also be accompanied with an official music video that will premiere on the day of release...
Glenn Hughes Live Photo: Eric Duvet
GLENN HUGHES PERFORMS CLASSIC DEEP PURPLE LIVE – 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF ‘BURN’ OCTOBER 2023 UK TOUR
Glenn Hughes, former bassist and singer with Deep Purple, is pleased to announce, 'Glenn Hughes Performs Classic Deep Purple Live - Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the album BURN October 2023 UK Tour. Glenn will perform Deep Purple’s legendary rock album Burn and will also perform other Deep Purple MKIII and MKIV songs. Planet Rock will launch a 48-hour ticket pre-sale at 10am on Tuesday February 21. Tickets go..
Trapeze – Don’t Stop The Music, Complete Recordings Vol 1 1970-1992 (Cherry Red / Purple Records)
Overall, the Dallas set is a fantastic live testament and makes this box set an essential purchase for Trapeze fans. Say the word Trapeze and nine out of ten music fans will think of Glenn Hughes. That’s inevitable given his high-profile career but it would also be an injustice to drummer Dave Holland who spent..
TRAPEZE – Deluxe Album Reissues (Cherry Red / Purple Records)
Any fans of Deep Purple or, especially, of Glenn Hughes, will need no introduction to Trapeze, as they were the band that Hughes was with in the early '70s until 1973, when the Purple job came a-calling. In fact, Trapeze themselves were something of a 'reverse supergroup', since the three core members - unknown at..