British/Polish rock musician John Porter has left ME AND THAT MAN, the blues, country and folk side project of BEHEMOTH frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski. The split occurred after ME AND THAT MAN completed a number of gigs in support of the project's debut album, last year's "Songs Of Love And Death". "I'll try to be ...
July 2018 - Blabbermouth Archive
VINCE NEIL Performs MÖTLEY CRÜE Classics At DUNDALK HERITAGE FAIR (Video)
MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil headlined the second day of the 2018 Dundalk Heritage Fair on June 30 in Dundalk, Maryland. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below (courtesy of Rock N Roll Experience). MÖTLEY CRÜE called it quits in December 2015 following an eighteen-month tour that saw the group ...
OBITUARY Guitarist On Upcoming Tour With SLAYER: 'It's A Bucket-List Type Of Thing That Took 30 Years'
Hellbound's Gene A. Gaona conducted an interview with guitarist Trevor Peres of Floridian death metal legends OBITUARY prior to their May 25 concert at DNA Lounge in San Francisco, California. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On "hitting their groove" with OBITUARY's 2017 self-titled studio ...
TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN Has '70, 80 Percent Of The Material Written' For Next NIGHTWISH Album
Metal Wani's Prathamesh Hoshing conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH keyboardist/songwriter Tuomas Holopainen at this year's Hellfest, which was held last month in Clisson, France. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On playing some of NIGHTWISH's lesser-known and deep catalog songs during their recent "Decades" tour: Tuomas: ...
STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA Doesn't Foresee EXODUS Retiring Anytime Soon: 'I'm Not Tired Of This Yet'
Steve "Zetro" Souza says he cannot picture EXODUS following in the retirement footsteps of their longtime thrash counterparts SLAYER. SLAYER, which announced its "final tour" earlier this year, currently features in its ranks EXODUS guitarist/primary songwriter Gary Holt as a replacement for deceased guitarist Jeff Hanneman. While both bands got their start in the Bay ...
JOHN RICCI On EXCITER's Upcoming Reunion Record: 'We Can't Come Out With A Weak Album'
The Jimmy Cabbs 5150 Interview Series conducted an interview with the reunited original lineup of Canadian thrash metal pioneers EXCITER — guitarist John Ricci, drummer/vocalist Dan Beehler and bassist Allan Johnson prior to the band's June 22 appearance at Los Angeles Strikefest. You can watch the entire chat in two parts below. A few excerpts ...
CLUTCH's NEIL FALLON Says Playing Live Is 'The Only Exercise' He Gets All Day While On Tour
Shawn Wiseman of Rock All Photography recently conducted an interview with frontman Neil Fallon of Maryland rockers CLUTCH about the band's forthcoming "Book Of Bad Decisions" studio album. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On regularly conjuring up the live-show energy as CLUTCH's frontman: ...