On May 22, Jay Nanda of San Antonio Metal Music Examiner and AXS.com conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton in San Antonio, Texas. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the progress of the recording sessions for the follow-up to QUEENSRŸCHE's 2013 self-titled album, Wilton said: "Actually, we just finished recording ...
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POISON Singer BRET MICHAELS Buys Home In Westlake Village, California For $3.49 Million
According to the Los Angeles Times, POISON singer Bret Michaels has purchased a home in Westlake Village, California for $3.49 million. The 2.6-acre property, which was built in 1989, includes a two-story 6,683-square-foot house with six bedrooms and six bathrooms, plus a powder room. There are also a library/office, a family room wet ...
CHARLIE BENANTE Says ANTHRAX Has 'Over 20 Songs' For Next Album
On May 24, Jay Nanda of San Antonio Metal Music Examiner and AXS.com conducted an interview with ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante at the River City Rockfest in San Antonio, Texas. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about the progress of the recording sessions for the follow-up to ANTHRAX's 2011's album, "Worship Music", Benante ...
DRAGONFORCE: Video Rundown Of 'Maximum Overload' Tour Gear
GearGods.net recently got a rundown of most of DRAGONFORCE's live gear for the band's 2015 U.S. "Maximum Overload" tour. Check out the footage below. DRAGONFORCE will release its debut DVD, "In The Line Of Fire", on July 10 via Metal Blade. Shot in high definition during the band's show at 2014’s Loud Park ...
OVERKILL's BOBBY 'BLITZ' ELLSWORTH Featured In 'Tour Pranks' Episode (Video)
Each episode of Digital Tour Bus's "Tour Pranks" features an artist telling one, or more, of their favorite prank stories from being on tour. The latest episode, which can be seen below, focuses on vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of legendary thrashers OVERKILL. Said Blitz: "I think one of the main things about staying happy on ...
EXODUS's TOM HUNTING Says STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA Is 'Singing Better Than He Ever Has'
Washed Up Media conducted an interview with drummer Tom Hunting of San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS at this year's New England Metal & Hardcore Festival, which was held April 17-19 at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about how things are going with EXODUS at ...
AC/DC's BRIAN JOHNSON To Guest On Comedian JIM BREUER's Rock Album
AC/DC singer Brian Johnson has recorded a guest appearance on the upcoming rock album from Jim Breuer, comedian, SiriusXM host and diehard heavy metal fan. The CD, which is being produced by former ANTHRAX and current VOLBEAT guitarist Rob Caggiano, is tentatively due before the end of the year. During an appearance on the "Opie ...
COAL CHAMBER: 'Rivals' First-Week Sales Revealed
"Rivals, the comeback album from COAL CHAMBER, the reformed '90s alt-metal band fronted by current DEVILDRIVER singer Dez Fafara, sold around 7,100 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 80 on The Billboard 200 chart (which includes stream activity). The band's first CD in over thirteen ...
WHITESNAKE's 'The Purple Album: First-Week Sales Revealed
WHITESNAKE's "The Purple Album", which revisits singer David Coverdale's time as the frontman for DEEP PURPLE's "Burn", "Stormbringer" and "Come Taste The Band" studio albums, sold around 6,900 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 84 on The Billboard 200 chart (which includes stream activity). Other ...