In a brand new interview with Meltdown of the WRIF radio station in Detroit, Michigan, FILTER mainman Richard Patrick was asked what it was like when his band opened for GUNS N' ROSES during the Axl Rose-fronted group's Las Vegas residency in 2012. "It was awesome," Patrick said. "You know, I was given a list ...
April 2016 - Blabbermouth Archive
BLUE ÖYSTER CULT Founding Bassist JOE BOUCHARD To Release 'The Power Of Music' Solo Album
Best known as a founding member and bassist of BLUE ÖYSTER CULT for sixteen years, who also played piano, keyboards and guitar, Joe Bouchard has nine gold and two platinum records to his credit. As a songwriter, he wrote many BOC songs including the very popular "Astronomy", which was covered by METALLICA, and the band's ...
NIKKI SIXX On Keeping Fit On The Road: You Need To Stay Energized For Your Family
Scotty Mars of "The Scotty Mars Show", which airs on the Live 105 radio station in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, recently conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX:A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Asked if it's hard for me to get some gym time ...
SOULFLY: Pro-Shot Footage Of 'Roots Bloody Roots' Performance From Spain's RESURRECTION FEST
Professionally filmed video footage of SOULFLY performing the SEPULTURA classic "Roots Bloody Roots" on July 16, 2015 at the Resurrection Fest in Viveiro, Spain can be seen below. SOULFLY will embark on a four-week U.S. headlining tour in April. Joining them on the trek will be brutal death metal legends SUFFOCATION, Metal Blade recording artists ...
DEFTONES: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Making Of 'Prayers/Triangles' Video
Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Prayers/Triangles", the new Charles Bergquist-directed video from the California-based rock band DEFTONES, can be seen below. The track is taken from the group's eighth studio album, titled "Gore", which was released on April 8 via Warner Bros. Records. The CD was produced by Matt Hyde and DEFTONES. DEFTONES singer ...
JOE PERRY: AEROSMITH Farewell Tour 'Is Definitely Not Confirmed'
Joe Perry says that AEROSMITH is only "considering" doing a farewell tour as an option, despite the fact that Steven Tyler recently said that the band was "probably" going to embark on its final trek next year. "A farewell tour is something we've talked about doing for years, let's say roughly in the last five ...
MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON Expands His Brand To Apparel Line From PUCK HCKY
Michigan-based lifestyle hockey apparel brand Puck Hcky, known for its edgy, stylish and often rock and metal inspired collaborations with hard-hitting NHL stars like Marian Hossa, Freddie Andersen, Tomas Tatar, Hampus Lindholm, and more, has launched a new line firmly straddling the fence between fire and ice. The aptly named Thrashers And Slashers line incorporates ...
MASTODON, AT THE DRIVE-IN, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Members Join Forces In GONE IS GONE
A new experimental rock band called GONE IS GONE has been formed by MASTODON's Troy Sanders, AT THE DRIVE-IN's Tony Hajjar, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's Troy Van Leeuwen and guitarist-keyboardist Mike Zarin. The collaborative group plans to debut an EP later this summer through their own imprint label via Rise Records/BMG. In anticipation of ...
SIX FEET UNDER Pays Tribute To IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST On 'Graveyard Classics IV'
On May 27, death metal veterans SIX FEET UNDER will release the fourth installment of their "Graveyard Classics" series, this time paying tribute to two of metal's most heralded legends: IRON MAIDEN and JUDAS PRIEST. Titled "Graveyard Classics IV: The Number Of The Priest" and mixed by Jesse Kirkbride at Kirkbride Recordings in Cape Coral, ...