Photo credit: Lady Lexy Florida death metallers OBITUARY have recruited drummer Lee Harrison (MONSTROSITY) to sit behind the kit for some of their shows in Europe after the band's regular drummer, Donald Tardy, was unable to make the dates. Harrison took to his Facebook page earlier today to write: "So tonight will be my fourth ...
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BLACK STAR RIDERS To Enter Studio In February
BLACK STAR RIDERS guitarist Scott Gorham has confirmed to Planet Rock that the band is planning to enter the studio early next year to begin recording its follow-up to 2017's "Heavy Fire" album. "I've got a few riffs that are coming out," he said at this past weekend's Steelhouse Festival in Wales (see video below). ...
Former GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist DJ ASHBA Arrested For DUI
According to TMZ, former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist DJ Ashba has been arrested on suspicion of driving drunk. The 45-year-old musician, who was also involved with Nikki Sixx's SIXX: A.M. project, was pulled over on Friday, July 27 in Fairbury, Illinois for failing to stop at a stop sign. Since the guitarist allegedly ...
DEE SNIDER Doesn't Believe TWISTED SISTER Should Be Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME
Dee Snider doesn't believe that TWISTED SISTER deserves to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. He told SiriusXM's "My First Time" in a new interview (hear audio below): "People go, 'Oh, you think you should be in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame?' [And I go] 'No'. 'What do you ...
VOIVOD Drummer Says 'The Wake' Is 'More Of A Prog-Metal Album' Than 'Target Earth' Was
On July 29, Jimmy Kay of Canada's The Metal Voice conducted an interview with VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin at the Heavy Montreal festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about VOIVOD's upcoming album, "The Wake", Away said: "'The Wake' is more of a prog-metal album, similar ...
ALICE COOPER Guitarist RYAN ROXIE Releases 'Me Generation' Lyric Video
The official lyric video for "Me Generation" from Ryan Roxie can be seen below. The song is taken from his new solo album, "Imagine Your Reality", which was released on May 25 via Cargo Records UK. The vocalist, guitarist and songwriter, who is best known as Alice Cooper's longtime lead guitarist and collaborator, has also ...
ALICE IN CHAINS Bassist On 'Rainier Fog' Album: 'I Love This Record; It's One Of My Favorites'
United Rock Nations conducted an interview with ALICE IN CHAINS bassist Mike Inez and drummer Sean Kinney at last month's Hellfest in Clisson, France. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about ALICE IN CHAINS' upcoming album, "Rainier Fog", Mike said: "It's a cool record. Records are like signposts in your career, ...
SPINAL TAP Bassist DEREK SMALLS: 'MRI' Video
"MRI", the new video from Derek Smalls, the bass force formerly of the fabled heavy metal band formerly known as SPINAL TAP, can be seen below. The song is taken from his first full-length solo venture, "Smalls Change (Meditations Upon Ageing)", which was released on April 13 via Twanky Records/BMG on digital, CD and vinyl. ...
Watch HALESTORM's LZZY HALE And JOE HOTTINGER Perform Acoustic Version Of 'Vicious' Title Track At BANDIT ROCK Studios
Video footage of HALESTORM frontwoman Lzzy Hale and guitarist Joe Hottinger performing acoustic versions of the songs "Vicious" and "Amen" live at the studios of Sweden's Bandit Rock radio station can be seen below. HALESTORM's fourth album, "Vicious", was released on July 27 via Atlantic. The disc was recorded last year at Nashville, Tennesse's Rock ...