Diamond Dave Castagno conducted an interview with ADLER's Jacob Bunton and Johnny Martin at this year's NAMM show, which was held January 22-25 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about ADLER's extended break following the cancelation of the band's summer 2013 tour, Bunton said: "ADLER ...
January 2015 - Blabbermouth Archive
APOCALYPTICA's EICCA TOPPINEN Says 'Shadowmaker' Album Is 'Full Of Attitude'
Eicca Toppinen of Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA recently spoke to Australia's The Rockpit about the band's forthcoming labum, "Shadowmaker". "It's always hard to talk about albums without being a nerdy musician," he said. "I think it's a totally new kind of record for APOCALYPTICA, especially because we have one singer on the whole ...
KISS's TOMMY THAYER Says Technology Enables Musicians To Make 'Perfect'-Sounding Records With No 'Soul'
Music Junkie Press conducted an interview with KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer at the Hughes & Kettner booth at this year's NAMM show, which was held January 22-25 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about how modern technology has affected the way musicians create music, Thayer ...
AT THE GATES Featured In 'Ghosts Of The Road' Day-In-The-Life-Of Portrait Series
FreqsTV has launched "Ghosts Of The Road", an intimate day-in-the-life-of portrait series, featuring some of today's top rock and metal acts as they navigate a rigorous life on the road. Filmed entirely on one day during a band's tour, these episodes capture the everyday goings-on of a modern rock tour from arrival until ...
TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS, UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER, BLAZE BAYLEY, MICHAEL VESCERA Join Forces For 'Metal Singers' Tour (Video)
Acclaimed heavy metal vocalists Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN), Michael Vescera (LOUDNESS, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, OBSESSION), Udo Dirkschneider (U.D.O., ACCEPT) and Blaze Bayley (IRON MAIDEN, WOLFSBANE) just completed an eight-show South American tour under the "Metal Singers" banner, during which they performed material from their respective catalogs. Regarding how the tour came ...
Video: ULI JON ROTH Performs JIMI HENDRIX's 'Little Wing' In Seattle
"Iron" Mike Savoia of Savoia Photography Live has uploaded video footage of legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth (SCORPIONS) performing the Jimi Hendrix classic "Little Wing" on January 27 at Studio Seven in Seattle, Washington. Check it out below. UDR will release Uli Jon Roth's brand new double album of 19 re-invented SCORPIONS tracks, ...
RICHIE KOTZEN Hopes To Begin Recording Second THE WINERY DOGS Album In May
MusicStoreLive.com conducted an interview with Richie Kotzen (THE WINERY DOGS) at this year's NAMM show, which was held January 22-25 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about the status of THE WINERY DOGS, Kotzen responded: "We are working on new songs. I just ...
STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET Says SEBASTIAN BACH Fans 'Want To Hear The Hits', Not Listen To Modern Rock
STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet says that he was approached to produce a solo album from Sebastian Bach, claiming that the plan was to write music that was reminiscent of "those powerful songs from [Bach's SKID ROW] past." During Sweet's appearance on the January 19 edition of Eddie Trunk's SiriusXM satellite radio show, "Eddie Trunk Live", ...
BLACK SABBATH's GEEZER BUTLER Arrested For California Bar Fight
According to TMZ.com, BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler was arrested last night (January 27) following an altercation at the Corkscrew Saloon on the Furnace Creek Ranch in Death Valley, California. The 65-year-old musician was booked at the Inyo County Jail under this full name of Terence Michael Butler. He was charged with misdemeanor ...