KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons reportedly has a small part as a "shady lawyer" in Mike Judge's new comedy "Extract", which is set to open in theaters in September. The story centers on a flower extract factory owner (Jason Bateman) who's dealing with workplace problems and a streak of bad luck, including his wife's affair with ...
LILLIAN AXE guitarist Steve Blaze and his wife Julie welcomed a son named Jude on May 1 (pictured below). According to a post on the band's web site, "both Julie and Jude are doing great and so is Steve." LILLIAN AXE will release its new album, entitled "Sad Day On Planet Earth", on June 30 ...
Legendary rock singer Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MSG, ALCATRAZZ, IMPELLITTERI) is featured on "Lyraka - Music From a Mermaid Empire", a highlights CD featuring songs from the "Lyraka" movie. According to the filmmakers, Bonnet is the voice of the musical narrator throughout the 3D animation movie (projected release date 2011), as well as the accompanying video ...
On May 19, STEELHEART vocalist Miljenko Matijevic will appear on "Music Mix USA", a music series in which the featured band of the week hosts the episode. STEELHEART's "LOL" video will be shown during the program and a new Dean guitar signed by the band will be given away. For more information, visit
Gus Griesinger of BackstageAxxess.com recently conducted an interview with John Corabi (MÖTLEY CRÜE, RATT, UNION) about the new Las Vegas show "Monster Circus" and Corabi's upcoming solo album. Watch the chat in three parts below. Corabi left RATT in August and was replaced by QUIET RIOT guitarist Carlos Cavazo. In a fall 2008 ...
Austria's Mulatschag.TV has posted a new 10-minute interview with HAIL! bassist David Ellefson (F5, MEGADETH) and vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH). Watch it below. HAIL! is the new all-star project featuring Owens, Ellefson, guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA) and drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (ALICE COOPER, MEGADETH). The group kicked off ...
SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan has been forced to leave the band's Canadian tour due to what singer Corey Taylor has described as "a very terrible, terrible predicament going on in [Crahan's] family". Fan-filmed video footage of Taylor addressing Clown absence during the band's May 1, 2009 concert in Toronto, Ontario can be viewed below. ...
Barry Anderson of Metal Storm recently conducted an interview with Ben McCrow and Tim Carley of U.K.'s THE ROTTED (formerly GOREROTTED). Watch the chat in two parts below. "Get Dead Or Die Trying", the latest album from THE ROTTED, was produced by Russ Russell (THE WILDHEARTS, DIMMU BORGIR, THE EXPLOITED, SPACE RITUAL, NAPALM ...
"Hammartid"'s Helle Stenkløv conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Patrick Mameli of the resurrected late '80s/early '90s death metal outfit PESTILENCE at the first show of the band's recent European tour on April 9, 2009 at the Inferno festival in Oslo, Norway. Watch the chat in three parts below. PESTILENCE's latest album, "Resurrection Macabre", was released ...
A preview clip of the track "Do You Ever" from the upcoming "Phobia" release from CARPATHIAN FOREST bass player Vrangsinn (NATTEFROST, SECHT, A WASTE OF TALENT) can be viewed below. Both the video and the audio track are still in the production stages, with the audio track featuring Vrangsinn on vocals and most of the ...
