According to The New Zealand Herald, AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd was absent from Tauranga District Court Tuesday morning (December 2), where he was to appear to face charges of threatening to kill and possession of methamphetamine and cannabis. A not guilty plea to the charges was entered by his lawyer. Judge Tom Ingram ...
December 2014 - Blabbermouth Archive
AEROSMITH Drummer To Debut First Joey Kramer's Rockin' & Roastin' Café
Rock legend Joey Kramer, drummer for AEROSMITH and founder of the Rockin' & Roastin' coffee brand, will open his first brick-and-mortar Joey Kramer's Rockin' & Roastin' Café in early 2015. Situated at the intersection of Routes 1 and 1A in North Attleborough, Massachusetts, the Joey Kramer Rockin' & Roastin' Café will cater to the coffee ...
IN FLAMES' DANIEL SVENSSON: 'I Try Not To Overplay And Make Too Many Weird And Fast Drum Fills'
Drummer Daniel Svensson of Swedish metallers IN FLAMES was interviewed by Metal Ignition prior to the band's November 24 concert at Billboard in Melbourne, Australia. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the more melodic musical direction of IN FLAMES' new album, "Siren Charms": Daniel: "I ...
AC/DC's ANGUS YOUNG On MALCOLM's Health: 'The Physical Side Of Him Is Great'
AC/DC guitarist Angus Young and bassist Cliff Williams were interviewed on the November 18 edition of "The Men's Room", which airs on the Seattle station KISW 99.9 FM. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On continuing as a band after founding ...
Video: RAVEN Performs Two New Songs In Brooklyn
Fan-filmed video footage of the veteran British/American heavy metal trio RAVEN performing two new songs — "Destroy All Monsters" and "It's Not What You Got [It's The Way That You Do It)" — on November 21 at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn, New York can be seen below. RAVEN launched a Kickstarter crowd-funding ...
Guitarist JEFF YOUNG Has 'Zero Interest' In Rejoining MEGADETH
Former MEGADETH guitarist Jeff Young says that he has "zero interest" in returning to the group, explaining that "the band is done." Jeff's entire career with MEGADETH was spent recording and touring in support of the band's 1988 platinum-selling album "So Far, So Good...So What!" He left MEGADETH shortly after an appearance at the Monsters ...
QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT Perform On UK's 'The X Factor' (Video)
QUEEN and "American Idol" finalist Adam Lambert performed QUEEN's classic song "Somebody To Love" on last night's (Sunday, November 30) episode of UK's "The X Factor" show. You can watch video footage of their appearance below (courtesy of QUEEN's official YouTube channel). QUEEN + Adam Lambert will tour Europe in January and February. "On the ...
MÖTLEY CRÜE's VINCE NEIL, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's JASON HOOK Join ALICE COOPER On Stage In Las Vegas
MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil and FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Jason Hook joined Alice Cooper on stage on November 26 inside the Pearl at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada to perform the Cooper classic "School's Out". Check out fan-filmed video footage below. Hook played as a member of pop singers Mandy Moore ...
On The Tour Bus With OVERKILL (Video)
Digital Tour Bus, which gives fans "an all-access pass" to the tour buses that their favorite bands travel in, has posted its latest "Bus Invaders" episode, focusing on New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL. The seven-minute clip, which was filmed earlier this year in Joliet, Ilinois, can be seen below. OVERKILL's new album, "White Devil ...
EXODUS' TOM HUNTING: STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA Wanted Singer Gig More Than ROB DUKES Did
Mike DiQuinzio of JamMagazine.com conducted an interview with drummer Tom Hunting of San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS on November 19 in Grand Prairie, Texas during the band's tour with SLAYER and SUICIDAL TENENDICES. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about the departure of EXODUS' singer of nine years, ...