Spotlight Report recently conducted an interview with guitarist Oscar Dronjak of Swedish metallers HAMMERFALL. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Spotlight Report: We must say the new album ["(r)Evolution"] sounds amazing. Congratulations! As the mastermind behind the band, how do you manage to keep things fresh and with the same ...
Long-running Venice Beach, California thrash/punk band SUICIDAL TENDENCIES has released the following statement: "It's with complete sadness that we have to announce the passing of bassist Tim 'Rawbiz' Williams. "Tim played bass for SUICIDAL TENDENCIES for almost four years until recently. "Tim was a monster on bass, running around on stage in the pit, giving ...
SIXX: A.M., the band featuring MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx alongside guitarist DJ Ashba and vocalist James Michael, is streaming its cover version of THE CARS song "Drive". The track is taken from SIXX: A.M.'s third album, "Modern Vintage", which will be released on October 7 via Eleven Seven Music. Regarding the decision to cover ...
Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW), Jeff Scott Soto (TALISMAN, JOURNEY, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN), Billy Idol, Carla Harvey (BUTCHER BABIES), Billy Duffy (THE CULT) and Steve Stevens (BILLY IDOL) are among the musicians who took part in The Viper Room's 21st-anniversary all-star jam on August 16 in West Hollywood, California. Video footage of the entire 90-minute concert — ...
THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN has collaborated with rapper Jarren Benton on a song called "Rage" as part of the Converse CONS EP series, where artists who might not ever cross musical paths are invited to step into Converse Rubber Tracks studios and mix it up. You can now listen to it below. Converse Rubber Tracks ...
The song "Push The Button" from EVANESCENCE singer Amy Lee can be streamed below. The track is taken from her new album, "Amy Lee Featuring Dave Eggar: Aftermath", which was released on August 25 via 110 Records, Inc. The disc is a film-score collaboration with Dave Eggar for the movie "War Story", which premiered in ...
Drum-cam footage of MORBID ANGEL's Tim Yeung performing the song "Curse The Flesh" with his bandmates at the August 6 "Summer Slaughter" tour stop in Pontiac, Michigan can be seen below. In an August 8 interview with SkullsNBones.com, Yeung was asked when fans can expect to see a follow-up to MORBID ANGEL's 2011 ...
Bassist Ron Mancuso has decided to leave RED DRAGON CARTEL, the band led by former OZZY OSBOURNE and BADLANDS guitarist Jake E. Lee, in order to return to his production career. He will be replaced by none other than Lee's former BADLANDS bandmate Greg Chaisson. Chaisson filled in for Mancuso at RED DRAGON CARTEL's March ...
On opening day of the baseball season in 2011, San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow was beaten in the parking lot of Dodger Stadium by two individuals, who are currently serving a sentence for their actions. Stow, a proud father of two and a paramedic, sustained severe injuries to his brain and was placed into ...
