James Geiser of Antihero Magazine conducted an interview with FOZZY frontman Chris Jericho at this year's edition of the Carolina Rebellion festival, which was held May 5-7 at Rock City Campgrounds at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). ...
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After extensive touring in the U.S., as well as a quick trip to the U.K. for the prestigious Download festival this weekend and two one-off shows in the U.K., FOZZY — the band featuring WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho alongside members of STUCK MOJO — has announced a full European co-headlining tour with HARDCORE SUPERSTAR, ...
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The highly anticipated music lineup has been announced for Monster Energy Aftershock — California's biggest rock festival — Saturday, October 21 and Sunday, October 22 at Discovery Park, near downtown Sacramento. NINE INCH NAILS, OZZY OSBOURNE, A PERFECT CIRCLE, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, RUN THE JEWELS, STONE SOUR, MARILYN MANSON and MASTODON top a bill ...
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Metal Hammer magazine has announced that metal's founding fathers, BLACK SABBATH, will be the recipients of the Golden God award, the most prestigious award of the night, at this year's Metal Hammer Golden God Awards in association with Orange Amplification. The awards take place at the IndigO2 at The O2, London on Monday, June 12. ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of FOZZY performing its new single, "Judas", on May 27 at the River City Rockfest at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas can be seen below. "Judas" is the title track of FOZZY's new album, which will be released in September via Century Media. FOZZY frontman Chris Jericho told "The Front Row ...
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FOZZY guitarist Rich Ward was interviewed by The Front Row Report at this year's edition of the Northern Invasion festival, which took place Saturday, May 13 and Sunday, May 14 at Somerset Amphitheater in Somerset, Wisconsin. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the overwhelmingly positive response to FOZZY's new single, "Judas", Ward ...
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One of the most prolific hard rock vocalist of all time, Josh Todd (BUCKCHERRY) has returned with an amazing and dynamic new project appropriately dubbed JOSH TODD & THE CONFLICT. The group has just signed a worldwide deal with Century Media Records and plans to release its debut offering, "Year Of The Tiger", early fall. ...
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"Judas", the brand new music video from FOZZY — the band featuring WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho alongside members of STUCK MOJO — can be seen below. Jericho offers his take on the "Judas" clip, stating: "For such a dark and sexy song like 'Judas', we wanted a dark and sexy video to match...and we ...
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"Judas", the brand new single from FOZZY — the band featuring WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho alongside members of STUCK MOJO — received its world premiere earlier tonight (Sunday, April 30) on the BBC Radio 1 "Rock Show" with Daniel P. Carter. You can now listen to the song at BBC.co.uk, beginning at ...
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"Judas", the brand new single from FOZZY — the band featuring WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho alongside members of STUCK MOJO — will make its online debut on Tuesday, May 2. The song will appear on FOZZY's new album, which will be released this summer via Century Media. FOZZY recently announced the return of bassist ...
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FOZZY — the band featuring WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho alongside members of STUCK MOJO — has been rejoined by bassist Paul Di Leo. Paul previously played with FOZZY between 2011 and 2014 and appeared on the group's last two studio albums, 2012's "Sin And Bones" and 2014's "Do You Wanna Start A War". After ...
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Massachusetts metallers ALL THAT REMAINS will embark on a U.S. tour at the end of April. The band will be supporting its eighth studio album, "Madness", which is due out on April 28. The effort was recorded at West Valley Studios in Woodland Hills, California with producer Howard Benson, who has previously worked with such ...
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On March 24, BLOOD DIVISIONS — a collaborative project of heavy metal musicians with proceeds going to Rock And Rescue — will release its new EP, "Cardinal One", via Metal Blade Records. Featuring cover songs of classic tracks as well as original material, "Cardinal One" can be pre-ordered at metalblade.com/blooddivisions, where the album ...
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AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarist Zacky Vengeance has slammed the band's former record company Warner Music Group as "imbeciles." The label announced an AVENGED greatest hits package just days before the surprise unveiling of AVENGED's new studio effort, "The Stage", scheduling it for a December 2 release after initial rumors hinted at a December 9 arrival for ...
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On Friday, January 20, METAL ALLEGIANCE, the all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including members of TESTAMENT and MEGADETH, gathered at the City National Grove Of Anaheim for a monumental tribute to our fallen heroes. Hosted by Jackson and Charvel EVH, the event was a who's who of the metal community ...
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On Friday, January 20, 2017, METAL ALLEGIANCE, the all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including members of TESTAMENT and MEGADETH, is gathering at the City National Grove Of Anaheim for a monumental tribute to our fallen heroes. Hosted by Jackson and Charvel EVH, the event will be a who's who of ...
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A massive music lineup has been announced for the eleventh year of Rocklahoma, set to take place May 26-28 at "Catch the Fever" Festival Grounds in Pryor, Oklahoma, just outside Tulsa. SOUNDGARDEN, DEF LEPPARD and THE OFFSPRING lead the music lineup for America's Biggest Memorial Day Weekend Party, which features the best current rock artists ...
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In a brand new interview with FOZZY singer Chris Jericho for the "Talk Is Jericho" podcast, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich spoke about how he became the foundation for the band's groove emporium after losing interest in technical prowess and focusing more on improving his skill at keeping steady time. "That's kind of ...
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SOUNDGARDEN and KID ROCK will headline the third annual Northern Invasion, set to take place Saturday, May 13 and Sunday, May 14 at Somerset Amphitheater in Somerset, Wisconsin. Northern Invasion hosts the biggest rock bands for over twelve hours each day on three stages, and offers a top-tier campground experience. In 2016, Northern Invasion expanded ...
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SOUNDGARDEN (Friday), DEF LEPPARD (Saturday) and AVENGED SEVENFOLD (Sunday) will headline the seventh annual Monster Energy Carolina Rebellion, set to take place May 5-7, 2017 at Rock City Campgrounds at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The Mid-Atlantic's Biggest Rock Festival will feature three days of today's best rock — along with legendary classic ...
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BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi said in a new interview that the band's current farewell tour, which will end in February 2017, is truly its last because he is not physically capable of doing it any longer. Speaking with wrestler and FOZZY singer Chris Jericho for the "Talk Is Jericho" podcast (listen to ...
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On October 31, Johnnie Walker and Janna of the WGRD radio station in Grand Rapids, Michigan conducted an interview with AVENGED SEVENFOLD bassist Johnny Christ. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how AVENGED SEVENFOLD managed to get physical copies of ...
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FOZZY — the band featuring WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho alongside members of STUCK MOJO — has re-signed with Century Media for the follow-up to its 2014 album "Do You Wanna Start A War", due next year. Jericho told Planet Mosh about FOZZY's songwriting process: "We don't put any boundaries on who we are as ...
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On Friday, January 20, 2017, METAL ALLEGIANCE, the all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including members of TESTAMENT and MEGADETH, is gathering at the City National Grove Of Anaheim for a monumental tribute to our fallen heroes. Hosted by Jackson and Charvel EVH, the night will be a who's who of ...
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FOZZY and STUCK MOJO guitarist Rich Ward was interviewed on a recent episode of the "Behind The Barricade" podcast. You can now listen to the chat below. Speaking about the importance of treating fans with respect, Ward said: "When you see something ugly in somebody else, just remember how ugly that looked, and just say, ...
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Multi-camera, semi-professionally filmed video footage of STUCK MOJO's December 26, 2014 reunion concert at the Masquerade in Atlanta, Georgia can be seen below. The rap/metal pioneers' lineup for the show included Rich "The Duke" Ward on guitar, Bonz on vocals, Corey Lowery on bass and Frank Fontsere on drums. This marked the first time Rich, ...
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CYBERSTAR, the new band featuring vocalist Jasen Moreno (DROWNING POOL), guitarist Billy Grey (FOZZY) and drummer Dusty Winterrowd (ALLELE), has released a tribute video for its single "Never Die". The song is taken from the band's upcoming debut EP. Said CYBERSTAR in a statement: "We wanted to release not just a lyric video, but also ...
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STONE SOUR, TRIVIUM and FOZZY are among the artists who have contributed cover versions of classic IRON MAIDEN songs to Kerrang! magazine's highly anticipated sequel to the classic 2008 "Maiden Heaven" cover CD. The new CD, which is only available with physical copies of the magazine's latest issue, features the following track listing: 01. STONE ...
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STUCK MOJO and FOZZY guitarist Rich Ward was interviewed on a recent edition of the "Talk Toomey" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. STUCK MOJO's new album, "Here Come The Infidels", will be released on June 24. The CD was once again produced by Andy Sneap, who has ...
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Mark Strigl of the "Talking Metal" podcast recently conducted an interview with FOZZY and STUCK MOJO guitarist Rich Ward. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to FOZZY's 2014 album, "Do You ...
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