According to The Pulse Of Radio, FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl told Rolling Stone that he's making progress in his recovery from the broken leg he sustained last month when he fell from a stage in Sweden, saying, "I'm starting to do a little bit of rehab exercise and the cast is off. The swelling's ...
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JOURNEY drummer Deen Castronovo was high on an overdose of methamphetamine at the time of his June 14 arrest on charges that he assaulted a woman, it was revealed during a bail hearing. According to the Statesman Journal, an Oregon judge has denied bail for Castronovo, who was arrested again on June 29 ...
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One of Los Angeles' most iconic concert venues, the Hollywood Bowl, launched its 94nd season with the 2015 Opening Night Concert, featuring ever-popular and long-enduring rock band and recent Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame inductees JOURNEY, Saturday, June 20, at 8 p.m. JOURNEY — original members Neal Schon (guitars, backing vocals) and Ross Valory (bass, ...
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According to The Pulse of Radio, photos taken of Dave Grohl in London for the first time since the FOO FIGHTERS frontman broke his leg in a stage fall in Sweden have surfaced online. The pictures show Grohl walking out of his London hotel on crutches with his injured leg in a cast. He was ...
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"The Metal Voice" co-host Jimmy Kay recently conducted an interview with American hard rock and heavy metal singer David Reece (ACCEPT, BONFIRE, BANGALORE CHOIR). You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his initial reaction when he was asked to join ACCEPT: "Honestly? I was thoroughly annoyed. ...
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Each episode of Digital Tour Bus's "Tour Pranks" features an artist telling one, or more, of their favorite prank stories from being on tour. The latest episode, which can be seen below, focuses on vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of legendary thrashers OVERKILL. Said Blitz: "I think one of the main things about staying happy on ...
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Nic and Big J of the Boise, Idaho radio station 100.3 The X Rocks conducted an interview with IN THIS MOMENT vocalist Maria Brink and guitarist Chris Howorth at this year's Rock On The Range, which is being held May 15-17 at MAPFRE Stadium (formerly Crew Stadium) in Columbus. You can now watch the chat ...
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"New York City", the new video from TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon, can be seen below. The track is taken from FRANK HANNON BAND's new album, "World Peace", which is available at FrankHannon.com. Says Hannon: "When I was offered the gig to return to 'That Metal Show' as guest guitarist this season by my ...
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According to KPTV.com, JOURNEY drummer Deen Castronovo and his wife are offering $10,000 to replace equipment that was lost after a 4-alarm fire ripped through a high school in Albany, Oregon. The destroyed building stored the school's sound equipment, band and choir instruments and more than 40 years worth of collected sheet music. ...
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Comprised of a AMEBIX vocalist/bassist Rob "The Baron" Miller, VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin, MISERY guitarist Jon Misery and WAR//PLAGUE guitarist Andy Lefton, TAU CROSS formed in 2013 and recorded its self-titled debut album over several months in 2014 throughout three different countries. The record is slated for a May 19 release via Relapse. The ...
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Comprised of a AMEBIX vocalist/bassist Rob "The Baron" Miller, VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin, MISERY guitarist Jon Misery and WAR//PLAGUE guitarist Andy Lefton, TAU CROSS formed in 2013 and recorded its debut album over several months in 2014 throughout three different countries. The record is slated for a May 19 release via Relapse. A trailer ...
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Bassist/vocalist Conrad "Cronos" Lant of British black metal pioneers VENOM has slammed Henry Rollins as a "fool," explaining that the legendary BLACK FLAG frontman "is no longer in a band, because he's not a fucking musician." In his 1994 memoir "Get In The Van", Rollins recalled the time BLACK FLAG opened for VENOM at Trenton, ...
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"Electric Chair", the video for the new solo song from TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon, can be seen below. The track is taken from FRANK HANNON BAND's new album, "World Peace", which is available for pre-order at this location. In a burst of creative energy, TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon started writing his own batch ...
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"Born Free", the video for the new solo song from TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon, can be seen below. The track is taken from FRANK HANNON BAND's new album, "World Peace", which is available for pre-order at this location. In a burst of creative energy, TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon started writing his own batch ...
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In a brand new interview with RockSverige.se, PAPA ROACH frontman Jacoby Shaddix spoke about what it was like touring with rap superstar Eminem in 2000 and 2002 as part of "The Anger Management Tour". "I was young, he was young and we were both partying on that tour and we had some ...
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In a burst of creative energy, TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon started writing his own batch of songs shortly after TESLA released its latest album, "Simplicity", in June. While on the road touring during the summer or 2014, Frank spent all the lonely hours in his hotel rooms recording musical ideas on a little Boss hard ...
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During an appearance on HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta's official podcast, "The Jasta Show", guitarist/vocalist Michael Poulsen of Danish/American metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to last year's "Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies" album, tentatively due before the end of 2015. He said: "Right now I ...
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According to The Daily Herald, rocker-turned-filmmaker Rob Zombie has drawn complaints for a section of his haunted house in Illinois devoted to serial killer John Wayne Gacy, with one of Gacy's prosecutors saying it's "in terrible taste." Rob Zombie's Great American Nightmare in the Chicago suburb of Villa Park features three rooms dedicated ...
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According to AdvertisingAge, eHarmony has hired LIMP BIZKIT frontman Fred Durst to direct three commercials for the dating site. Titled "Caroline And Friend", "Witch/Ogre" and "Bouquet", the spots feature a more light-hearted tone "than I'm used to seeing from eHarmony campaigns," said Durst, "but you can relate to them in a way that ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan, who shared a Seattle-bound flight with Kurt Cobain just days before the NIRVANA frontman's suicide, and was one of the last people to speak with Cobain, talked about the encounter during a recent interview with Austria's Mulatschag TV. Said McKagan (see video below): "I was really fucked up ...
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Two-time Grammy-winning rock band LIVING COLOUR is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a tour in support of long-awaited new album, "Shade", and a tour set to kick off September 18 at The Opera House in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The group — vocalist Corey Glover, guitarist Vernon Reid, bassist Doug Wimbish and drummer Will Calhoun — ...
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Alaskan metallers 36 CRAZYFISTS have completed work on their new album, "Time And Trauma", for a late 2014 release. A listening party for the CD will be held on July 24 at Pioneer Bar in Anchorage. 36 CRAZYFISTS debuted the "Time And Trauma" title track during the band's U.K. tour at the end of last ...
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The August 2014 issue of Guitar World magazine contains an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett about the 30th anniversary of the band's sophomore album, "Ride The Lightning". Asked how his view of the "Ride The Lightning" era has changed in the last three decades, Hammett said: "It's interesting. Just this morning I ...
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Video footage of former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach's appearance on Afterbuzz TV's "Sing Your Face Off" edition, the weekly "after show" for fans of ABC's new competition series, "Sing Your Face Off", can be seen below. Bach is one of the contestants in "Sing Your Face Off". Actor John Barrowman ("Torchwood", "Arrow") hosts the ...
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Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach is one of the contestants in ABC's new competition series, "Sing Your Face Off". Actor John Barrowman ("Torchwood", "Arrow") hosts the show, which features five celebrity contestants taking on the identity of an iconic music performer each week. ABC launched "Sing Your Face Off" on May 31. Two all-new ...
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Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach is one of the contestants in ABC's new competition series, "Sing Your Face Off". Actor John Barrowman ("Torchwood", "Arrow") hosts the show, which features five celebrity contestants taking on the identity of an iconic music performer each week. ABC launched "Sing Your Face Off" on May 31. Two all-new ...
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Drummer Sander Zoer has left Dutch female-fronted metallers DELAIN "due to some major recent changes impacting his personal life." The band states: "Though he will be stepping out of the limelight, we are happy that he will still be active for DELAIN behind the screens and our friendship will continue off stage. DELAIN's new drummer, ...
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DTS, Inc., a leader in high-definition audio solutions and audio enhancement technologies today announced that it is working with Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) to release an exclusive DTS Headphone:X mix of SOUNDGARDEN's landmark album "Superunknown", in 11.1 surround sound to fans who purchase the Super Deluxe Edition of the rerelease. "Superunknown" is the first rock ...
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Quality fan-filmed video footage of CALIFORNIA BREED's May 31 performance at Gramercy Theatre in New York City can be seen below. CALIFORNIA BREED is the new band built around the foundation of legendary vocalist-bassist Glenn Hughes, drummer extraordinaire Jason Bonham and 23-year-old newcomer guitarist-singer-songwriter Andrew Watt. The group's self-titled debut album sold around 4,000 copies ...
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Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach is one of the contestants in ABC's new competition series, "Sing Your Face Off". Actor John Barrowman ("Torchwood", "Arrow") hosts the show, which features five celebrity contestants taking on the identity of an iconic music performer each week. ABC launched "Sing Your Face Off" last night (Saturday, May 31) ...
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