In 1998, Yahoo! Music's predecessor Launch traversed to New York City for the privilege of a rare sit-down video interview with LED ZEPPELIN founders Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. Page and Plant — who'd already reunited a few years earlier for the "No Quarter" album — had just finished making their "Walking Into Clarksdale" album ...
RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer has issued the following update: "We are about to embark on our overseas tour of Japan and Australia! We are really psyched as we have not been to Japan in a while and we have never been to Australia, ever! So it is very invigorating for us all. Four shows in ...
Canadian black metal band SLAOTVEAN will kick off a South American tour on November 8 with support from the Argentinian band NIGHTKARNATION. The trek will include stops in Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia and Peru. SLAOTVEAN will be touring in support of its latest CD, "Origins", which is available from Forever Night Productions and from Saith the ...
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "I just saw on BBC that numerous Sri Lankan soldiers that are UN peacekeepers in Haiti are under investigation for sexual abuses against the women and children of Haiti. "No shit? "[Quoting the lyrics to the ...
Way Too Loud! recently conducted an interview with SUFFOCATION vocalist Frank Mullen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Way Too Loud!: I wondering what your current involvement is with Roadrunner. Do they just distribute your old albums, and that's it? Do you get anything out of that, at all? Frank: They ...
The following message was posted on DECAPITATED's official web site: "Witold 'Vitek' Kieltyka — our brother and dearest friend — succumbed to head injuries sustained after a bad van accident while on tour in Russia. He was 23. "One of the youngest and most promising drummers in the genre, together with DECAPITATED he has consistently ...
Fan-filmed video footage of DOWN performing the new song "Beneath the Tides" on October 25, 2007 at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City can be viewed below. DOWN's new album, "Over the Under", was released on September 25 through ILG/Warner Music Group (one day earlier internationally via Roadrunner Records). Four songs from the CD ...
Legendary GUNS N' ROSES and VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash was a guest on "The Jim Kerr Rock n Roll Morning Show" on New York City's Q104.3 on Wednesday (October 31) to promote his self-titled memoir "Slash". Download the interview in the MP3 audio format at this location (6.3 MB). Slash has scheduled the ...
Cleveland-based metal/hardcore band RINGWORM has posted its video for the song "The Ninth Circle" on YouTube. Watch the clip below. "The Ninth Circle" comes off RINGWORM's new LP, "The Ninth Circle: The Venomous Grand Design", which was released on August 21 via Victory. The CD was recorded with Ben Schigel (CHIMAIRA, WALLS OF JERICHO) at ...
