Johnnie Walker of the WGRD radio station in Grand Rapids, Michigan recently conducted an interview with BUCKCHERRY singer Josh Todd. You can listen to the chat below. Speaking about the title of the new BUCKCHERRY album, "Rock 'N' Roll", Todd said: "Well, you know, our first record was [released] in 1999, and this is our ...
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Former PANTERA and current DOWN and SUPERJOINT frontman Philip Anselmo has launched a new project called SCOUR, also featuring contributions from John Jarvis (PIG DESTROYER, AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED, FULGORA), Derek Engemann (CATTLE DECAPITATION), Chase Fraser (ex-ANIMOSITY, DECREPIT BIRTH), and Jesse Schobel (STRONG INTENTION, CAST THE STONE). In a brand new interview with Hellbound.ca, Anselmo ...
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According to the Birmingham Mail, up to 50 BLACK SABBATH fans will take part in a vinyl playback event on Sunday, September 20 featuring the band's first two albums in a room where the members of SABBATH first starting playing together at Newtown Community Centre, Birmingham, England. The first two SABBATH LPs and ...
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Last September, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons made headlines when he declared in an Esquire article that rock was "finally dead." In the months that followed, many a musician has weighed in on the topic in a variety of interviews, with some digging a little deeper into Simmons's full comments and others just glossing over the ...
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According to USA Today, a video ad for DISTURBED's new album, "Immortalized", was pulled by the band's record label following Wednesday's fatal on-air shooting of a TV reporter and her cameraman. The clip included footage from DISTURBED's video for the CD's first single, "The Vengeful One", in which a monstrous creature shoots several ...
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Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach joined the KISS tribute band DESTROYER on stage last night (Saturday, August 22) at the reception gala for his wedding to Suzanne Le at Rockbar in San Jose, California. Video footage of the performance can be seen below. Le is model who is reportedly the mother of two children, ...
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According to Billboard.com, DISTURBED has topped Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs airplay chart, dated August 29, with "The Vengeful One" rising 2-1. This marks the fourth Number One for the Chicago-based band, which last topped the chart five years ago with "Another Way To Die". Other Number Ones for DISTURBED were the band's remake ...
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Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach and fiancée Suzanne Le will celebrate their nuptials with a reception gala at the Rockbar in San Jose, California this coming weekend. Going big and in rock-star fashion, Bach needed a large stage to for him and his friends rock out and celebrate the couple's new life together. He ...
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For JUDAS PRIEST fans, it's referred to (and in some cases, mocked) as "the Ripper years." However, it was more than just that seven year stretch from 1996 to 2003 when Tim "Ripper" Owens realized the dream a lifetime (and its correlating nightmares) by stepping into the boots of heavy metal royalty. It began in ...
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On October 16, British heavy metal legends SAXON will release their 21st studio album, "Battering Ram", in North America via UDR Music. The official video for the CD's title track can be seen below. In this no-nonsense, sharp clip, Biff and the boys are captured at Backstage Studios in Derbyshire, U.K, throwing down a thunderous ...
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The official video for the song "The Black Sheep" from Montreal-based death metallers KATAKLYSM can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "Of Ghosts And Gods", which will be released on July 31 via Nuclear Blast. The cover artwork for the follow-up to "Waiting For The End To Come" was ...
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The official video for the song "Breaching The Asylum" from Montreal-based death metallers KATAKLYSM can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "Of Ghosts And Gods", which will be released on July 31 via Nuclear Blast. The cover artwork for the follow-up to "Waiting For The End To Come" was ...
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DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell, who feared the return of his cancer would prevent him from touring this summer, rejoined his bandmates on the road at the end of last month. LEPPARD is currently headlining a massive summer tour with STYX and special guests TESLA, and Campbell — who suffers from Hodgkin's lymphoma — was ...
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Montreal-based death metallers KATAKLYSM will release new album, "Of Ghosts And Gods", on July 31 via Nuclear Blast. The cover artwork for the follow-up to "Waiting For The End To Come" was created by up-and-coming dark and macabre artist Art By Surtsey and can be seen below. The song "Soul Destroyer", which appears on "Of ...
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Montreal-based death metallers KATAKLYSM will release new album, "Of Ghosts And Gods", on July 31 via Nuclear Blast. The cover artwork for the follow-up to "Waiting For The End To Come" was created by up-and-coming dark and macabre artist Art By Surtsey and can be seen below. The song "The Black Sheep", which appears on ...
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Reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS will embark on the "Deathcrusher" tour alongside NAPALM DEATH, OBITUARY, VOIVOD and HEROD. This vociferous lineup will be hitting Europe this fall. CARCASS bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker comments: "Off the back of touring the U.S. with OBITUARY and Australia and New Zealand with NAPALM DEATH, we thought it would be ...
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After a four-year hiatus, Grammy Award-nominated, multiplatinum hard rock titans DISTURBED have announced their return with their sixth studio album, titled "Immortalized", to be released August 21 through Reprise Records. Lead single "The Vengeful One" is out now, along with the accompanying animated video from award-winning filmmaker Phil Mucci, and "Immortalized" is available for pre-order ...
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Juan Destroyer of MariskalRock.com conducted an interview with KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer on June 22 in Madrid, Spain. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if there is a chance that KISS will make another studio album in the not-too-distant future, Thayer responded: "I hope so. But I can tell you that ...
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DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell will only miss the first two shows of the band's current tour while he continues to battle cancer. TRIXTER guitarist Steve Brown, who's been on hand to fill in for Campbell in the past, will once again sit in for him. LEPPARD, along with special guests STYX, and TESLA, open ...
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DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell, who has been battling Hodgkin's lymphoma since 2013, has posted the following statement on his Facebook page: "I'm saddened by the fact that my cancer has returned. However, I'm beyond consolation that its return will prevent me from being able to do my job for a while. "I'm still working ...
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MikeJamesRockShow.com conducted an interview with drummer Daniel Wilding of reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS at the 2015 edition of the U.K.'s Download festival, which is being held this weekend in Donington Park. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if there are plans for CARCASS to record a follow-up to 2013's ...
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It was no fluke doom-legend Scott "Wino" Weinrich and German troubadour Conny Ochs came together a few years ago. What began as tour mates immediately matured into a thing of beauty, a collaborative stroke of genius between two men who "get" one another enough to push the boundaries of acoustic rock. Wino and Ochs wield ...
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The world's most infamous death-metal/grindcore band fronted by a parrot is back! Reptilian Records has announced that the label's 100th release will be none other than HATEBEAK's "Number Of The Beak", due on June 26. This monolithic release, which is beautifully mastered by Scott Hull (PIG DESTROYER, AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED) Will be issued on CD, cassette, ...
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Montreal-based death metallers KATAKLYSM will release new album, "Of Ghosts And Gods", on July 31 via Nuclear Blast. The cover artwork for the follow-up to "Waiting For The End To Come" was created by up-and-coming dark and macabre artist Art By Surtsey and can be seen below. The song "Thy Serpents Tongue", which appears on ...
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Video footage of SAIGON KICK's new touring lineup — featuring drummer Jonathan Mover (Joe Satriani, Alice Cooper, Aretha Franklin, Mick Jagger, Peter Frampton) and bassist Jason Rosner — performing on May 30 at The Social in Orlando, Florida can be seen below. Bassist Chris McLernon announced his departure from SAIGON KICK on May 16, only ...
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Upon returning from its successful European tour which lasted several weeks, long-running Portland, Oregon-based American hardcore punk outfit POISON IDEA has announced that it will be taking a hiatus for an undetermined amount of time to "address some health issues and personal matters." As a result, all previously announced POISON IDEA have been canceled. Additional ...
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The world's most infamous death-metal/grindcore band fronted by a parrot is back! Reptilian Records has announced that the label's 100th release will be none other than HATEBEAK's "Number Of The Beak", due on June 26. This monolithic release, which is beautifully mastered by Scott Hull (PIG DESTROYER, AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED) Will be issued on CD, cassette, ...
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Bassist Chris McLernon has left acclaimed 1990s rockers SAIGON KICK, only three days after the group parted ways with drummer Phil Varone. Says McLernon in a statement: "I'm leaving my post on stage right. It's been a humbling honor to see you all, and I can't ever express sufficient gratitude for your undying dedication and ...
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Reunited acclaimed 1990s rock band SAIGON KICK has parted ways with drummer Phil Varone. Says Varone in a statement: "I have officially left SAIGON KICK effective immediately. I would like to thank all the fans for coming out to the shows over the last couple of years, it was fun to play for you. I ...
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Montreal-based death metallers KATAKLYSM will release new album, "Of Ghosts And Gods", on July 31 via Nuclear Blast. The cover artwork for the follow-up to "Waiting For The End To Come" was created by up-and-coming dark and macabre artist Art By Surtsey and can be seen below. A short video previewing music from "Of Ghosts ...
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