Former NEVERMORE and current ARCH ENEMY guitarist Jeff Loomis confirmed to Sweden Rock Magazine that he auditioned for MEGADETH for the first time when he was only 16 years old but was deemed too young and inexperienced at the time by MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine. "I had another opportunity [to try out for MEGADETH] back ...
August 2016 - Blabbermouth Archive
AVENGED SEVENFOLD's M. SHADOWS Looks Back On His Throat Surgery
Shannon The Dude of Louisville's rock station 95.7 QMF recently conducted an interview with AVENGED SEVENFOLD singer M. Shadows. You can now listen to the chat below. Speaking about the surgery on his vocal cords that he underwent prior to the recording of AVENGED SEVENFOLD's 2005 album "City Of Evil", M. Shadows said: "Yeah, I ...
NIGHTRAGE Preparing To Enter Studio
Greek/Swedish melodic death metallers NIGHTRAGE will enter Zero Gravity Studios in Athens with producer Terry Nikas in less than a week to begin recording their seventh album. An early 2017 release via Despotz Records in 2017. Says the band: "The NIGHTRAGE sound is evolving and we are ready to take it to new exciting and ...
SHARON OSBOURNE Says OZZY Cheated On Her With Five Women In Five Different Countries
Sharon Osbourne has told U.K.'s The Sunday Times magazine that her husband Ozzy cheated on her with five women in five different countries. She also revealed that the BLACK SABBATH singer had been unfaithful for several years before seeking therapy for sex addiction. She said: "The shit that's been going on with my husband recently, ...
AXL ROSE-Fronted AC/DC Kicks Off U.S. Tour In Greensboro, North Carolina (Video)
The rescheduled dates of AC/DC's North American tour — which are the band's first concerts here with GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose on lead vocals — kicked off Saturday night, August 27 at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The setlist for the show was as follows: 01. Rock Or Bust 02. Shoot ...
SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR: Seeing LIONEL RICHIE In Concert Blew My Mind
In a brand new interview with Ticketmaster, SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor was asked what the last show was that he saw as a fan that absolutely blew him away. He responded: "My wife works in management, so we don't really go to a lot of shows, because we're almost always on the road. ...
Video: DOWN Returns To Live Stage At PSYCHO LAS VEGAS Festival
Fan-filmed video footage of DOWN's August 26 performance at the Psycho Las Vegas festival in Las Vegas, Nevada can be seen below. Philip Anselmo recently shot down speculation that DOWN was done after the band was forced to cancel a number of shows earlier in the year because he was filmed giving a Nazi salute ...
MEGADETH Cancels San Salvador Concert After Two Songs Due To Severe Rainstorm (Video)
MEGADETH forced to cancel its concert in San Salvador, El Salvador due to a severe rainstorm. The Dave Mustaine-fronted outfit managed to get through only two songs — "Hangar 18" and "The Threat Is Real" — at Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González Friday night (August 26) before heavy rain forced them to leave the stage and ...
Why Ex-METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Postponed Plans To Write A Memoir
In a brand new interview with For Bass Players Online, former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted was asked if he has considered writing an autobiography. He responded: "As the NEWSTED thing was winding down, I had a book offer. I was just about in; they wanted to send money for the advance, and I ...