Less than two years since the release of "The Missing Peace" — the first L.A. GUNS album since 2002's "Waking The Dead" to feature founding guitarist Tracii Guns and vocalist Phil Lewis — the group will issue a follow-up effort, "The Devil You Know", on March 29 via Frontiers Music Srl. The official music video ...
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Bret Michaels says that POISON will return next year with "an incredible tour" and "hopefully" at least one new song. In 2018, POISON completed the "Nothin' But A Good Time" tour with CHEAP TRICK and POP EVIL. POISON's last album of new material was 2002's "Hollyweird". An album of covers, "Poison'd", followed in 2007. During ...
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Danko Jones — the namesake front man of the Canadian hard rock power trio DANKO JONES — recently spoke with Mark Strigl of the "Talking Metal" podcast. The full conversation can be streamed below (interview starts at the 54:45 mark). A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band's evolution: Danko: "We started ...
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ABKCO Films in collaboration with Screenvision Media, a national leader in cinema advertising, announced today ticket availability for "The Rolling Stones Rock And Roll Circus". Theatre screenings for the iconic 1968 concert show will take place April 1, 3, 4, and 5 in select theaters nationwide, including markets such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, ...
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The official video for "Wired For Madness - Part 1" from DREAM THEATER's Jordan Rudess can be seen below. The song is taken from his brand new spiralling and stunning solo album, "Wired For Madness", which will be released on April 19 via Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group. Speaking about the video, Rudess ...
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HeavyMetal.dk conducted an interview with vocalist Eddie Guz and guitarist Shagrath (real name: Stian Tomt Thoresen; also of DIMMU BORGIR) of Norwegian rockers CHROME DIVISION prior to their February 17 concert at Beta in Copenhagen, Denmark. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what led ...
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DREAM THEATER's Jordan Rudess will release his brand new solo album, "Wired For Madness", on April 19 via Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group. A launch party for "Wired For Madness" will be held on April 18 at Guitar Center on 14th Street in New York City. The event will include a CD signing ...
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British hard rock five-piece THE TREATMENT will release a new album, "Power Crazy", on March 22 via Frontiers Music Srl. The official music video for the latest single, "Hang Them High", can be seen below. "Power Crazy" is the band's fourth full-length album and continues their successful formula of coupling sonic power with a taste ...
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SLEEPKILLERS, the band featuring Damien Starkey (PUDDLE OF MUDD) on vocals, Sam Rivers (LIMP BIZKIT) on bass, Adam Latiff (PUDDLE OF MUDD) on guitars and Bobby Amaru (SALIVA) on drums, has unveiled a new music video for the single "Drown". It was directed by David Borges, who did the same honors for the band's debut ...
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Less than two years since the release of "The Missing Peace" — the first L.A. GUNS album since 2002's "Waking The Dead" to feature founding guitarist Tracii Guns and vocalist Phil Lewis — the group will issue a follow-up effort, "The Devil You Know", on March 29 via Frontiers Music Srl. The official music video ...
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OVERKILL frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth recently spoke with Jack Antonio of the "Do You Know Jack?" podcast. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the group's consistency: Bobby: "Everything is moving forward as it should. We're in the routine — write, mix, release, tour... It's always ...
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Less than two years since the release of "The Missing Peace" — the first L.A. GUNS album since 2002's "Waking The Dead" to feature founding guitarist Tracii Guns and vocalist Phil Lewis — the group will issue a follow-up effort, "The Devil You Know", on March 29 via Frontiers Music Srl. The latest single from ...
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Bobbie Brown, an actress and model and probably best known as the video vixen in WARRANT's "Cherry Pie" video, will release her second book, "Cherry On Top", on July 9 via Rare Bird Books. "Cherry On Top" tackles beauty, dating, friendship, motherhood and sex for the single woman from the perspective of one who has ...
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Rikki Rockett says that he is "hopeful" that POISON will return to Europe and that the band will record new music in 2020. The drummer made the comments while chatting to Eonmusic and the "Neil Jones Rock Show" at "Ultimate NAMM Night", which took place on January 26 in Anaheim, California. POISON last ...
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Brazilian heavy metal musician Max Cavalera, who has lived in Phoenix, Arizona since 1992, has told the Reading Eagle that he is still closely tied to his birth country. Brazil's recent controversial election of Jair Bolsonaro as president, whose policies and actions are very far-right, has him concerned. "Brazil has a history of ...
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Heavy Montréal is back for a 10th edition on July 27-28 at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montrea, Quebec, Canada as well as on July 26 with Heavy In The City. This year, the festival returns to its traditional site, which has been revamped in the past two years by the city of Montréal. The festival will ...
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DREAM THEATER's Jordan Rudess will release his brand new spiralling and stunning solo album, "Wired For Madness", on April 19 via Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group. "Wired For Madness" bursts and flows forth with all of the drama, technique and melodicism that have become his musical hallmarks, the album also features the keyboard ...
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STEEL PANTHER drummer Stix Zadinia and guitarist Satchel have once again defended their group against criticism over the guitar effect preset called "Pussy Melter", saying that "people should take the time to look a little deeper into things before they start kicking up a storm." Last July, TC Electronic stopped advertising the "Pussy Melter" after ...
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Lajon Witherspoon has told Mick Stingley of Billboard that SEVENDUST is "figuring out dates" when he and his bandmates can begin the writing process for the follow-up to last year's "All I See Is War" album. According to the singer, SEVENDUST wrote over 50 songs for "All I See Is War" before entering ...
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During a brand new interview with "The Classic Metal Show", legendary drummer Vinny Appice spoke about the tragic January 2016 passing of his LAST IN LINE bandmate Jimmy Bain aboard the "Def Leppard Hysteria On The High Seas" cruise. The 68-year-old bassist, who had also played with DIO and RAINBOW, had been found dead in ...
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IRON REAGAN and SACRED REICH will team up for a short North American tour in May. Support on the trek will come from LEEWAY and ENFORCED. Tickets go on sale this Friday, February 8 at 10 a.m. Tour dates: May 09 - Asbury Park, NJ @ House of Independents May 10 - Pittsburgh, PA @ ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of Dee Snider's February 1 concert at the Manning Bar in Sydney, Australia can be seen below. Snider's Australian tour includes dates in Sydney and Melbourne, where the TWISTED SISTER frontman is performing two shows per city, one "spoken" and one "shouted." Snider recently said that the decision to end TWISTED SISTER ...
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Doom metal patriarchs PENTAGRAM will take the stage in 10 American cities this March. Remorseful and rehabilitated, legendary PENTAGRAM frontman and co-founder Bobby Liebling returns for a string of live performances. Greg Turley, longtime bass player and "Ram Family" member by blood, will appear alongside Liebling, drummer "Minnesota Pete" Campbell and the reemergence of Philadelphia's ...
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Rikki Rockett says that he hopes POISON will make some new music in the not-too-distant future. "I'm always up for working and writing and recording with POISON," the drummer told VintageRock.com at this past weekend's NAMM show in Anaheim, California (see video below). "It's my baby, it's my life's work, so I'm always ...
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Less than two years since the release of "The Missing Peace" — the first L.A. GUNS album since 2002's "Waking The Dead" to feature founding guitarist Tracii Guns and vocalist Phil Lewis — the group will issue a follow-up effort, "The Devil You Know", on March 29 via Frontiers Music Srl. The first single from ...
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British hard rock five-piece THE TREATMENT will release a new album, "Power Crazy", on March 22 via Frontiers Music Srl. The lyric video for the first single, "Bite Back", can be seen below. "Power Crazy" is the band's fourth full-length album and continues their successful formula of coupling sonic power with a taste for infectious ...
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The official lyric video for the song "Head Of A Pin" from New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's 19th studio album, "The Wings Of War", which will be released on February 22 via Nuclear Blast. The disc was recorded at Gear Recording Studio in ...
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METALLICA and FOO FIGHTERS are among the artists that performed Wednesday night (January 16) at the Chris Cornell tribute concert at the Forum in Los Angeles, California. A number of pop stars also appeared at the event, billed as "I Am The Highway: A Tribute To Chris Cornell", such as Miley Cyrus, Brandi Carlile, Adam ...
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Rocklahoma is set to take place on Friday, May 24, Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26, 2019 at "Catch The Fever" Festival Grounds in Pryor, Oklahoma, just outside Tulsa. Now in its 13th year, America's Biggest Memorial Day Weekend Party will feature performances from some of today's top rock artists, including OZZY OSBOURNE, DISTURBED, ...
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MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, who launched a boutique coffee brand called Ellefson Coffee Co. a few years ago, was asked in a recent interview with Wasted Attention how he likes to drink his coffee. "I've just kind of changed it [over the years]," he said (hear audio below). "At 54, I'm always keeping track of ...
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