DISTURBED drummer Mike Wengren says that the band did not make a conscious effort to come up with another song that would have the potential to repeat the crossover success of its triple-platinum smash "The Sound Of Silence". Last week, DISTURBED revealed that its seventh studio album, titled "Evolution", will arrive on October 19. The ...
SIX FEET UNDER vocalist Chris Barnes claims that the band's October 27 concert in Moscow, Russia "will mark the longest performance in the history of death metal." The veteran group will play a 25-song set with an expected running time of "over an hour and 30 minutes," according to the singer. "So very happy and ...
STONE SOUR guitarist Josh Rand has admitted that staying clean and sober on the road has been "more difficult" than he expected. Rand received treatment earlier this year for "an alcohol and Xanax dependency" which forced him to sit out one of the the band's tours. Josh performed with STONE SOUR on the ShipRocked cruise ...
A public memorial for HUNTRESS singer Jill Janus will be held this Friday, August 24 at the Rainbow Bar & Grill in West Hollywood, California starting at 9:00 p.m. The celebration of Jill's "life, art and magic" will be open to "all friends, fans and walks of life," according to a poster advertising the event. ...
GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash has praised AEROSMITH, calling the legendary Boston rockers "a good example of what rock and roll is all about." Slash first got to know the members of AEROSMITH when the band took GUNS N' ROSES on their first arena tour in 1988. More recently, Slash and his band THE CONSPIRATORS ...
Richie Faulkner says that he is "on the fence" about JUDAS PRIEST's absence from the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, explaining that having a successful five-decade career and still making music that the band's fans love is "all the affirmation anyone needs." Even though artists are eligible for the Rock And Roll Hall Of ...
Former JOURNEY singer Steve Perry joined "Scott Shannon In The Morning" for the show's 1,000th broadcast live from the Radio.com Theatre in New York City Friday morning (August 17). After a nearly 20-year hiatus, Perry announced his return to music in 2018 and released a new single, "No Erasin'", taken from his forthcoming album, "Traces". ...
During a recent appearance on the "Cobras & Fire" podcast, KIX frontman Steve Whiteman was asked why founding member, songwriter and bassist Donnie Purnell hasn't been involved with the band since it first reunited about a decade and a half ago. "Donnie is a very bitter person," Steve explained. "And the only reason that we're ...
Join METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich as he sits down with photographers and METALLICA collaborators Herring & Herring for an intimate conversation at The Great Hall at Cooper Union in New York City on Friday, October 19. The event is free and open to the public. General public should reserve a space here. Please ...
Devoting his career to fronting such hit bands as RIOT, MESSIAH'S KISS and HOLY MOTHER, Mike Tirelli has been hailed as one of the most acclaimed metal singers of his time. But now, the highly versatile vocalist is debuting an EP with his new band RISING FIVE, which he formed with fellow MESSIAH'S KISS bassist ...
