Former NIGHTWISH vocalist Anette Olzon has told Prog magazine that she believes she was fired from the band in 2012 because she became pregnant with her third child. Olzon's departure from the group came seven years after previous NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen was dismissed from the group by being presented with an open letter which ...
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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Recruits LIZZY BORDEN Guitarist DARIO LORINA
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY has recruited Dario Lorina (LIZZY BORDEN) as the band's new guitarist. Says LIZZY BORDEN frontman and namesake: "We are extremely proud and happy for Dario Lorina on being selected as Zakk Wylde's BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's new guitarist. "It's been an amazing ride performing all around the world with Dario. He is a ...
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Speaks To Holland's FaceCulture (Video)
Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with guitarist Michael "Padge" Paget and drummer Michael "Moose" Thomas of Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. A brand new song from BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE entitled "Raising Hell" was premiered on the November 18 edition of ...
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's ZOLTAN BATHORY: 'Fearlessness Is The Ultimate Power'
Guitarist Zoltan Bathory of Las Vegas metallers FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has posted the following message on his Facebook page: "I don't know why — but it's always around New Years day/eve when I get quite a few desperate e-mails from people who feel they hit rock bottom and think there is no way out... ...
SCORPIONS Interviewed By France's TV ROCK LIVE (Video)
On December 9, 2013, guitarists Rudolf Schenker and Matthias Jabs of German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS spoke to the France's TV Rock Live about the band's forthcoming offering "MTV Unplugged". You can now watch video footage of the chat below. Due in North America on January 21, 2014 via Sony International, material for "MTV Unplugged" ...
HUNTRESS Singer JILL JANUS Talks To NextMosh.com (Video)
NextMosh.com conducted an interview with singer Jill Janus of the Los Angeles-based, occult-themed traditional heavy metal band HUNTRESS on October 25 at Roseland Ballroom in New York City. You can now watch the chat below. HUNTRESS' sophomore album, "Starbound Beast", was released on June 28, 2013 in Europe and on July 2, 2013 ...
THE CULT's BILLY DUFFY: PREMIER GUITAR's Rig Rundown
Premier Guitar's John Bohlinger met with THE CULT's Billy Duffy before the band's December 15 show at Minglewood Hall in Memphis, Tennessee. In the 20-minute clip below, Duffy explains the "not very deep mysteries" of a triple-amp rig powered by his signature Gretsch Falcons, custom Gibson Les Pauls, and a bevy of mostly ...
VIVIAN CAMPBELL's LAST IN LINE To Write And Record New Music This Year
LAST IN LINE, the band featuring DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell alongside fellow founding DIO members Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain and Claude Schnell, plus singer Andrew Freeman, who has previously fronted HURRICANE and LYNCH MOB, is planning to write and record "some new music" in 2014, according to a new Facebook post from ...
THE BLOODLINE: New Song 'Midnight' Available For Free Download
THE BLOODLINE, the Chicago-based metal band featuring members of BROKEN HOPE and DIVINE HERESY, has made a new song, "Midnight", available for streaming and free download at this location. The track was produced by Joel Wanasek and THE BLOODLINE and was enginered by Scott Creekmore at Mercenary Studios. It was mixed and mastered ...