Mindy Novotny of the Milwaukee, Wisconsin radio station 102.9 The Hog recently conducted an interview with FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH bassist Chris Kael. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his newfound sobriety: Kael: "I was kind of suffering silently as ...
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Creator Of RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram: 'People Who Are Judging It Based On The Overall Idea Of It Are Looking At It Very Selfishly'
The CEO of the company behind the hologram of Ronnie James Dio says that the technology is "allowing the younger audience to be able to experience" the legendary singer's music. Dio died in 2010 at the age of 67 from stomach cancer. His hologram was created by a company called Eyellusion and made its debut ...
GHOST's TOBIAS FORGE On Upcoming Arena Shows: 'Everything Needs To Be Done Ten Times Bigger'
105.7 The Point's Donny Fandango recently conducted an interview with GHOST leader Tobias Forge. You can listen to the chat below. Speaking about how GHOST's current theater tour will compare to the band's upcoming performances at arenas, Forge said: "It's two different things. When you go into a theater, you're basically presenting everything through a ...
VINNY APPICE On Diminishing Record Sales: 'People Wanna Download Everything For Free'
Earlier this month, legendary drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, LAST IN LINE) interviewed by Germany's Rock Bottom. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about what it's like to perform in much more intimate venues now compared to how it was in the '80s and '90s, Vinny said: "It's a lot smaller. ...
METALLICA Grossed More Than $2 Million Per Market Appearance On Recent European Tour
METALLICA has landed on Pollstar's Global Concert Pulse chart at No. 4 this week with concert grosses of more than $2 million per market appearance on the band's recent European tour. The San Francisco-based metal giants averaged 20,451 tickets per market, at an average ticket price of $104. The 19 market reports included ...
ROB CAGGIANO Explains Why He Finds VOLBEAT More Musically Fulfilling Than ANTHRAX
EonMusic spoke to VOLBEAT guitarist Rob Caggiano ahead of the band's Sunday night (May 27) show in Dublin. In the interview, Rob talked about the transition from ANTHRAX to VOLBEAT, the challenges of changing singers in his former band, and the status of side group THE DAMNED THINGS. Caggiano was a member of ...
SOILWORK Completes Work On New Album: 'I'm Very Thrilled About It,' Says BJÖRN 'SPEED' STRID
Swedish metallers SOILWORK have completed work on their eleventh album at Nordic Sound Lab studios in Skara, Sweden with producer Thomas "Plec" Johansson. The follow-up to 2015's "The Ride Majestic" is tentatively due in late 2018 or early 2019 via Nuclear Blast Records. Singer Björn "Speed" Strid told Australia's Sticks For Stones about ...
RAGE OF LIGHT Signs With NAPALM RECORDS
RAGE OF LIGHT has signed a worldwide deal with Napalm Records. RAGE OF LIGHT is a Swiss trance metal/melodic death metal band, created by vocalist/keyboardist Jonathan Pellet, known for his past works with TROPHALLAXY and DYSRIDER. Jonathan came up with the idea to create a hybrid of trance and melodic death metal elements in 2007, ...
CLUTCH Members Talk About 'Book Of Bad Decisions' Album Title (Video)
A short video clip in which the members of CLUTCH talk about the title of their new album, "Book Of Bad Decisions", can be seen below. Due on September 7 via the group's own Weathermaker Music label, the disc was completed at Sputnik Sound studio in Nashville, Tennessee with producer Vance Powell. Singer Neil Fallon ...