MR. BIG recently announced that drummer Pat Torpey has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. The diagnosis has left him unable to perform his normal drumming duties on the band's upcoming world tour. He did complete all of the drumming on the upcoming eighth studio album, "…The Stories We Could Tell", but, unfortunately, touring will be ...
EMIGRATE, the side project of RAMMSTEIN guitarist Richard Z. Kruspe, will release its sophomore album, "Silent So Long", on October 21 via Spinefarm. The CD, which was produced by the EMIGRATE bandmembers themselves and mixed in February/March by Ben Grosse (MARILYN MANSON, DISTURBED), features guest appearances by Lemmy Kilmister (MOTÖRHEAD), Jonathan Davis (KORN), Marilyn Manson, ...
Fox 5 co-anchor Steve Lacy recently conducted an interview with original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley. You can now watch the segment below. "Space Invader", the first new solo album from Frehley in five years, sold around 19,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 9 on ...
On July 26, Glenn Milligan of Metalliville.co.uk conducted a lengthy interview with drummer Simon Wright (DIO, AC/DC, UFO, DIO DISCIPLES, Geoff Tate's QUEENSRŸCHE). A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalliville.co.uk: I bet you've been asked this a million times, but how did you meet up with AC/DC? How did you get ...
Fan-filmed video footage of former SLAYER and current PHILM drummer Dave Lombardo's August 24 clinic in Brasilia, Brazil can be seen below. In a recent interview with Brazil's Portal 7, Lombardo was asked if he has any plans to ever get back together with the members of SLAYER. He replied: "I have no plans. I ...
Sid Black of the 94.3 KILO radio station in Colorado Springs, Colorado recently conducted an interview with GODSMACK drummer Shannon Larkin. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. GODSMACK's sixth studio album, "1000hp" (One Thousand Horsepower), sold approximately 58,000 copies in its first week of release to land at No. ...
Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE will appear on the British paranormal mystery documentary reality television series "Most Haunted" tonight. The episode will follow the band and the show's host, Yvette Fielding, as they visit Llandeilo's Newton House in Wales, where they experience children's laughter, the unexplained movement of objects and the activity of poltergeists. ...
Pop superstar Lady Gaga joined QUEEN and Adam Lambert on stage Wednesday night (August 27) at the Allphones Arena in Sydney, Australia. According to The Sydney Morning Herald, Lady Gaga appeared on stage wearing a black curly wig, a revealing bejewelled black jumpsuit and lethal-looking stilettos and sang a rendition of the QUEEN ...
"Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute To Mötley Crüe" sold around 31,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No 5 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD arrived in stores on August 19 via Big Machine Records. "Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute To Mötley Crüe" features covers of 15 ...
