Chelsea Lankes, a Texas-born, Los Angeles-based singer, has released a cover version of MÖTLEY CRÜE's 1983 hit "Too Young To Fall In Love". Lankes reinterpreted the hair-metal classic with electropop guitars and digitally altered background vocals. "I've always been a fan of the '80s and particularly hair metal," Lankes told SPIN. "There are ...
During the latest "That After Show" segment of "That Metal Show" on VH1 Classic, ANTHRAX members Scott Ian (guitar), Charlie Benante (drums) and Frank Bello (bass), along with Alex Skolnick of TESTAMENT, spoke about when they stopped being fans of KISS's music. Said Ian: "I was already way into AC/DC [by the time KISS released ...
Del James, a close friend of GUNS N' ROSES lead singer Axl Rose who also works as the band's road manager, says that Rose is not nearly as hard to deal with as he is portrayed in the media. During an appearance earlier tonight on "At The Fights", a boxing talk show on SiriusXM, James ...
DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen has revealed that the band's "Viva! Pyromania" residency in Las Vegas, which was originally expected to take place at the end of 2014, will now not become a reality until early 2016. Speaking to the WRFX classic-rock radio station in Charlotte, North Carolina, Collen said about the prospect of returning ...
To celebrate Record Store Day 2015, legendary LED ZEPPELIN frontman Robert Plant will release a special 10-inch EP, titled "More Roar", which collects three performances from his recent world tour to support "Lullaby And… The Ceaseless Roar", Plant's new solo set with backing band SENSATIONAL SPACE SHIFTERS. The release will be limited to 10,000 copies ...
Original KORN drummer David Silveria sued his former bandmates late last month, claiming that his 2006 exit from the group was merely a hiatus and that he was rebuffed when he tried to return to the band in 2013. Silveria says he still has ownership interest in KORN and is asking a judge to force ...
Drummer Mike Mangini of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER has uploaded a four-minute video clip of a three-layer polyrhythm drum practice pattern. He writes: "This non-groove, totally robotic drumming oriented drum video filmed on an e-Pro and Gen16 electronic kit. You can only hear the pads. "The clip is made to support the Facebook posting ...
A few months ago, ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian was lucky enough to film an episode of AMC's zombie apocalypse drama "The Walking Dead" as a flesh-eating walker, and that episode finally aired this past Sunday, March 1. Ian's gruesome-looking walker was only on screen briefly before one of the main characters, Carl Grimes, impaled ...
Tanzan Music and "Tony Iommi Fan-Tastic" team of Iommi supporters together with Facebook communities "Tony Iommi The Man The Master The Legend" and "Global Black Sabbath Convention" have announced the release of the compilation tribute in honor of BLACK SABBATH's true heart and soul, legendary riffmaster Tony Iommi. Due on May 4, the first-ever tribute ...
One of the most venerated guitarists ever to grace hard rock music, the late, great Randy Rhoads — best known for his work with OZZY OSBOURNE and QUIET RIOT — will be celebrated in the truest of fashions with the release of "Immortal Randy Rhoads - The Ultimate Tribute" on March 3 via UDR Music. ...
