MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has lamented the fact that the the U.S. has become irrevocably fractured along political and ideological lines — Republican/Democrat, liberal/conservative, red/blue, etc. — making it harder for people to engage in civil discourse. "As a society right now, we're capable of so much more," Mustaine told The Tampa Bay ...
February 2019 - Blabbermouth Archive
NEAL SCHON Is Done Talking About Possible Reunion With STEVE PERRY: 'I'm Just Gonna Give It A Rest'
Neal Schon says that he will stop making overtures to former JOURNEY singer Steve Perry about a possible reunion. "I'm gonna not say anything more about it," he told AZ Central in a new interview. "I've gone way out on a limb in so many different ways and all I can tell you ...
WARRANT Drummer STEVEN SWEET Declared Cancer-Free
WARRANT's longtime drummer Steven Sweet has announced that he is cancer-free. The rocker made the announcement three months after it was revealed that he had been diagnosed with moderately aggressive prostate cancer. Sweet's first concert with WARRANT after beating the disease will take place on March 15 at Gas Monkey Live! in Dallas, Texas. Last ...
DESTRUCTION Recruits Second Guitarist DAMIR ESKIC
German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION have recruited Damir Eskic as their second guitarist. Damir is a Swiss guitar player of Bosnian decent who works as a guitar teacher, himself being a former pupil of Tommy Vetterli (CORONER). He also plays in a heavy metal band called GOMORRA and previously contributed three solos to DESTRUCTION's 2016 ...
JOHN 5 On Future Of Guitar: 'In My Eyes, I'm Very Positive And Want It To Live Forever'
In a recent interview with Consequence Of Sound, ROB ZOMBIE's John 5 pondered the future of the guitar in light of the fact that new acts rely less and less on the instrument. "The guitar is my whole life," he said. "I know it is one of the most important instruments and inventions, ...
CHRIS CORNELL's Widow To Congress: 'We Must Integrate Addiction Treatment Into Our Health Care System'
Vicky Cornell, the widow of late SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell, traveled to Capitol Hill on Monday (February 25) to testify before the Congressional Bipartisan Heroin And Opioid Task Force on the opioid crisis. Chris was found hanged in his room at the MGM Grand Detroit hotel in May 2017, following a SOUNDGARDEN show at the ...
MANOWAR Kicks Off Final Battle' World Tour 2019 In Tel Aviv (Video)
Fan-filmed video footage of MANOWAR's February 25 concert at Hangar 11 in Tel Aviv, Israel can be seen below. MANOWAR recently recruited guitarist E.V. Martel for its "Final Battle" world tour 2019. A musician since the age of 8 and devoted MANOWAR fan, E.V. lives the life of true metal and the music of MANOWAR. ...
NIKKI SIXX Talks About Having A Baby At 60, Post-Vasectomy
Late WARRANT Singer's Ex-Wife BOBBIE BROWN To Release 'Cherry On Top' Book In July
Bobbie Brown, an actress and model and probably best known as the video vixen in WARRANT's "Cherry Pie" video, will release her second book, "Cherry On Top", on July 9 via Rare Bird Books. "Cherry On Top" tackles beauty, dating, friendship, motherhood and sex for the single woman from the perspective of one who has ...