When KILLSWITCH ENGAGE frontman Jesse Leach visited London, England, Roadrunner Records took him on a punk tour of Camden, visiting the spot where THE CLASH practiced and shot their debut album cover. Roadrunner also spoke with him about his love for many different genres of music and how they have influenced him and his music. ...
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"Everything You've Got", a brand new song from legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner's (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) SUNSTORM project can be streamed below. The track is taken from SUNSTORM's fourth album, which will be released on May 13 via Frontiers Music Srl. SUNSTORM is Joe Lynn Turner's successful AOR/melodic rock project, something ...
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On April 10, Scott Wark of Canada's The Metal Voice conducted an interview with former QUEENSRŸCHE and current OPERATION: MINDCRIME singer Geoff Tate at The Brass Monkey in Ottawa, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if he would consider a return to QUEENSRŸCHE if the opportunity to rejoin the band ...
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Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Mechanisms Of Omniscience", the sophomore album from the Massachusetts-based extreme metal outfit ABNORMALITY, can be seen below. The CD will be released on April 29 via Metal Blade. Formed in 2005, ABNORMALITY drew its members from the ranks of units such as TERATISM, FORCED ASPHYXIATION, GORATORY and SEXCREMENT, and ...
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Members of GUNS N' ROSES, AEROSMITH, KISS, SLIPKNOT, MÖTLEY CRÜE, HALESTORM and JANE'S ADDICTION are among the rock musicians and scores of other artists who reacted on social media to the passing of the artist known as Prince, who died earlier today (Thursday, April 21) at the age of 57. "It is with profound sadness ...
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"Mechanisms Of Omniscience", the new video from the Massachusetts-based extreme metal outfit ABNORMALITY, can be seen below. The clip was directed and produced by Jim Foster of Red13media.com. "Mechanisms Of Omniscience" is the title track of ABNORMALITY's sophomore album, which will be released on April 29 via Metal Blade. Formed in 2005, ABNORMALITY drew its ...
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Joe Lynn Turner has said that he was "humbled and touched" by Ritchie Blackmore's recent comments about the singer's work with DEEP PURPLE and has called the guitarist "a true original" who "follows no one." On Friday night, April 8, Brooklyn, New York's Barclays Center hosted the 2016 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ...
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TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan's biography, "A Perfect Union Of Contrary Things" will be published on November 8 via Backbeat Books. The book was written by Sarah Jensen and is authorized by Keenan, who has collaborated with Jensen on the book. Official book description: "Here is the authorized biography of the one and only Maynard ...
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Legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) recently traveled to Vikos Gorge in northern Greece to film a video for the song "Edge Of Tomorrow" from his SUNSTORM project with director Menelaos Sykovelis. The track is the title cut of SUNSTORM's fourth album, which will be released on May 13 ...
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MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was interviewed by Terrie Carr for the latest edition of "Box Of Rock" on WDHA-FM 105.5 FM, the rock music station licensed to Dover and Morristown, New Jersey. You can now watch the first part of the chat at this location. Asked if it was fun to make MEGADETH's ...
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Legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) recently traveled to Vikos Gorge in northern Greece to film a video for the song "Edge Of Tomorrow" from his SUNSTORM project with director Menelaos Sykovelis. The track is the title cut of SUNSTORM's fourth album, which will be released on May 13 ...
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"Swarm", a brand new song from the Massachusetts-based extreme metal outfit ABNORMALITY, can be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. The track is taken from the band's sophomore album, "Mechanisms Of Omniscience", which will be released on April 29 via Metal Blade. Formed in 2005, ABNORMALITY drew its members from the ranks of units such ...
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"Flamethrower", the new video from reunited New York death metallers SKINLESS, can be seen below. The video, which was created by Chris Delano, features war-torn clips from authentic battle footage and from movies such as "Aliens" and "Stalingrad" mixed with live footage of the band performing at Hellfest 2015. "Flamethrower" comes off SKINLESS's first new ...
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Frontiers Music Srl will release SUNSTORM's fourth album, titled "Edge Of Tomorrow", on May 13. A track from the CD, "The Sound Of Goodbye", can be streamed below. SUNSTORM is Joe Lynn Turner's successful AOR/melodic rock project, something that came about for the first time in 2006 when Frontiers president Serafino Perugino wanted to dig ...
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Massachusetts-based extreme metal outfit ABNORMALITY will release its sophomore album, "Mechanisms Of Omniscience", on April 29 via Metal Blade. Formed in 2005, ABNORMALITY drew its members from the ranks of units such as TERATISM, FORCED ASPHYXIATION, GORATORY and SEXCREMENT, and they have worked patiently and persistently to build up a grassroots following, maintaining their integrity ...
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Christina Rowatt of Australia's The Void recently conducted an interview with Matt Pike of HIGH ON FIRE and SLEEP. The two-part chat, which features footage of SLEEP and HIGH ON FIRE at the Manning Bar in Sydney, can be seen below. This interview is also featured on the brand new "Riffing With Christina" ...
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Shad of CBC Radio One's arts and culture program "Q" recently conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX: A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what made MÖTLEY CRÜE so unique and popular: Nikki: "We were four individual ...
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Former RAINBOW and DEEP PURPLE singer Joe Lynn Turner has once again commented on Ritchie Blackmore's decision to go out and perform the two bands' classic material with a new group musicians instead of reforming RAINBOW with a more "authentic" lineup. Blackmore, 70, quit rock and roll in 1997 to form a medieval folk band ...
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Singer Mike Howe played his second show with METAL CHURCH in more than twenty years this past Saturday night (February 20) at Louie G's in Fife, Washington. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. Howe, who previously fronted METAL CHURCH from 1988 until 1994, is featured on the band's new album, "XI", ...
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Frontiers Music Srl will release SUNSTORM's fourth album, titled "Edge Of Tomorrow", on May 13. SUNSTORM is Joe Lynn Turner's successful AOR/melodic rock project, something that came about for the first time in 2006 when Frontiers president Serafino Perugino wanted to dig up some unreleased gems that Turner wrote during the late '80s and early ...
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Singer Mike Howe played his first show with METAL CHURCH in more than twenty years last night (Friday, February 19) at D & R Theatre in Aberdeen, Washington. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. Howe, who previously fronted METAL CHURCH from 1988 until 1994, is featured on the band's new album, ...
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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS bassist Robert DeLeo and guitarist Dean DeLeo were interviewed on a recent edition of the "Sixx Sense" radio show hosted by MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX: A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx. You can now watch the chat below. Robert and Dean defended their use of the STONE TEMPLE PILOTS name during an interview on ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS bassist Robert DeLeo and guitarist Dean DeLeo defended their use of the band's name during an interview on Tuesday (February 9) with St. Louis radio station KPNT. Responding to a fan who called in and suggested that the band should change its name in the wake ...
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Former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes has inked a deal with Denmark's Mighty Music. He will release a new solo album, "C.H.P.", worldwide on March 25. "C.H.P." track listing: 01. Loser 02. They All Lie And Cheat 03. Way To Be 04. Down In The Hole 05. Shitting Bricks 06. Get With It 07. Let It ...
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Adam Crosier, vocalist/guitarist/songwriter for the band HYMNS, an avant-garde metal group hailing from Fayetteville, Arkansas, has defended Philip Anselmo against accusations of racism, saying that the former PANTERA singer is "one of the most caring, compassionate, loving, and intelligent individuals" that he has ever met. Anselmo performed the PANTERA classic "Walk" at the January 22 ...
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Italian symphonic-death metal masters FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE will release their new album, "King", on February 5 via Nuclear Blast. The CD was tracked at Kick Recording and 16th Cellar studios in Rome, and was mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren (AMON AMARTH, AT THE GATES, ARCH ENEMY) at Fascination Street studio in Sweden. "King" track listing: ...
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QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton has told The Glendale Star that the band is stronger than ever after parting ways with original singer Geoff Tate in 2012 and replacing him with Todd La Torre. "We went through a lot of drama over the past few years and we have been focused on rebuilding this ...
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Italian symphonic-death metal masters FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE will release their new album, "King", on February 5 via Nuclear Blast. The CD was tracked at Kick Recording and 16th Cellar studios in Rome, and was mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren (AMON AMARTH, AT THE GATES, ARCH ENEMY) at Fascination Street studio in Sweden. The first single ...
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Behind-the-scenes footage from METAL CHURCH's video shoot for the new song "No Tomorrow" can be seen below. The track will appear on the band's forthcoming album, due early next year via Rat Pak Records. Singer Mike Howe, who fronted METAL CHURCH from 1988 until 1994, officially rejoined the band in April. In the summer of ...
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The Massachusetts Restaurant Association announced that Joey Kramer will be one of two keynote speakers at the 2016 New England Food Show, taking place March 13 through March 15 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. Drummer of best-selling American rock band AEROSMITH, Kramer launched his own 100 percent USDA Organic Certified coffee line, Rockin' ...
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