Former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5 (real name: John William Lowery) was interviewed on the 19th episode of "Oscar's Guitar Shop". You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Before landing the Manson gig in 1998, John 5 had been performing with Lita Ford, K.D. Lang, Rob ...
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Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival conducted an interview with members of the ROB ZOMBIE band on the "black carpet" at the fifth annual Revolver Golden Gods awards on May 2 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, California. You can now watch the chat below. On May 14, Universal Music Group will release the "Classic ...
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Google Play recently conducted an interview with rocker-turned-filmmaker Rob Zombie. You can now watch the chat below. On May 14, Universal Music Group will release the "Classic Album Collection" from ROB ZOMBIE, featuring the albums "Hellbilly Deluxe" (1998), "The Sinister Urge" (2001), "Educated Horses" (2006) and "Past, Present, & Future" (2003). Each album will come ...
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ROB ZOMBIE/ex-MARILYN MANSON guitar virtuoso John 5 was named "Best Guitarist" at the fifth annual Revolver Golden Gods award show presented by Epiphone this past Thursday (May 2) at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California. John 5 is one of the most sought-after players and composers of the last decade. His ability to play many ...
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On May 14, Universal Music Group will release the "Classic Album Collection" from ROB ZOMBIE, featuring the albums "Hellbilly Deluxe" (1998), "The Sinister Urge" (2001), "Educated Horses" (2006) and "Past, Present, & Future" (2003). Each album will come in a new slipcase with a placeholder card for the new album to allow fans to complete ...
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Rob Zombie's fifth album, "Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor", sold 34,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 7 on The Billboard 200 chart. The record arrived in stores on April 23 via Zodiac Swan/T-Boy/Ume. The CD was produced by Bob Marlette, who has previously worked with ...
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RockNLive.org recently conducted an interview with Zoltán "Zoli" Farkas of Hungarian extreme metallers EKTOMORF during the band's European tour as the support act for ILL NIÑO. You can now watch the chat below. EKTOMORF's new album, "Black Flag", was released on August 31, 2012 via AFM Records. The cover was once again created ...
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Brian Thomas Tichy and his partner Joe Sutton have decided to bring their John Bonham celebration, "Bonzo Bash", to New York and New Jersey for three shows commemorating the life of rock's ultimate drummer. The shows have been booked on May 30, May 31 and June 1 to pay tribute to John Henry Bonham on ...
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An 11-minute Best Buy exclusive video with Rob Zombie in which the musician goes track by track through his fifth album, "Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor", can be seen below. "Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor" is likely to sell between 27,000 and 32,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to industry ...
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Rob Zombie's fifth album, "Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor", is likely to sell between 27,000 and 32,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to industry web site Hits Daily Double. The estimate was based on one-day sales reports compiled after the record arrived in stores on April 23 via Zodiac ...
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A two-minute snippet of the song "Lucifer Rising" from Rob Zombie can be streamed using the audio player below. The track comes off his eagerly awaited new album, "Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor", which will be released on April 23 on Zodiac Swan/T-Boy/Ume. The CD was produced by Bob Marlette, who has previously worked with everyone ...
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Leave it to CLUTCH to goof on the totalitarian MCP from the original "Tron" as a spit upon the digital era through the artwork of their tenth album, "Earth Rocker". Old-school remonstration from old school rock dogs who refuse to answer to the directive, "End of line". The Maryland-bred sludge troupe has always seen things ...
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The official video for "Dead City Radio And The New Gods Of Supertown", the first single from Rob Zombie's eagerly awaited new album, "Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor", can be seen below. Zombie himself directed the clip, which is described by the rocker as "pretty fucking cool.' He adds: "For all of you hoping for an ...
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Earlier tonight (Thursday, March 28), Dave Mustaine ran into country legend Willie Nelson at a restaurant in Austin, Texas, where the MEGADETH mainman has been "house hunting." Mustaine tweeted: "Willie Nelson is in the restaurant I am eating at. I just met him! How cool is this???" A short time later, Mustaine took to Twitter ...
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ROB ZOMBIE/ex-MARILYN MANSON guitarist John 5's Los Angeles-area home was "robbed" yesterday (Tuesday, March 26). The axeman writes on his Facebook page: "We accidentally didn't put the alarm on, so some assholes got lucky! We will post more pictures of more guitars. These are all the pictures [see below] we have now. I just want ...
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Neurot Recordings will release the debut from Arkansas southern rock collective IRON TONGUE. Fronted by Chris "CT" Terry, the founding frontman of sludge legion RWAKE, IRON TONGUE formed when a group of veteran players with diverse musical backgrounds found a common interest in the need to get down and dirty and way, way gone. Churning ...
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Bob Nalbandian of the "Shockwaves"/"HardRadio" podcast recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A few excerpts from the chat follow below (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the title track of MEGADETH's new album, "Super Collider": Mustaine: "I was up in Santa Barbara, and USA Today, as a newspaper, I started reading a long ...
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Chris Hauke of Guitar.de conducted an interview with ROB ZOMBIE/ex-MARILYN MANSON guitarist John 5 before Zombie's December 9, 2012 concert in Munich, Germany. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. The career of John 5 began to achieve acknowledgements with Marilyn Manson in 1998 but not without paying his dues first. Before ...
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Dean Markley has announced the latest addition to their artist roster, John 5. As one of today's influential guitarists, John 5 will help expand Dean Markley USA's market share and help raise his visibility in the world of guitar and entertainment. John 5 is playing Dean Markley's Nickel Steel Signature Series strings. The Nickel Steels ...
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Argentinean rock journalist Lucas H. Gordon, who currently resides in Hollywood, California, conducted an interview with guitarist John 5 (ROB ZOMBIE, MARILYN MANSON) this past Monday (March 18) following a press conference at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California to announce the sixth-year lineup for Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. You can ...
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The official lyric video for "Dead City Radio And The New Gods Of Supertown", the first single from Rob Zombie's eagerly awaited new album, "Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor", can be seen below. Zombie just wrapped up directing a video for the track, which is described by the rocker as "pretty fucking cool.' He adds: "For ...
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Rob Zombie has just wrapped up directing the video for "Dead City Radio And The New Gods Of Supertown", the first single from his eagerly awaited new album, "Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor". The clip, which will enter the editing stage soon, is described by the rocker as "pretty fucking cool.' He adds: "For all of ...
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Video footage of Hungarian extreme metallers EKTOMORF performing the song "Sick Love" during rehearsal in preparation for their upcoming European tour as the support act for ILL NIÑO can be seen below. EKTOMORF's new album, "Black Flag", was released on August 31, 2012 via AFM Records. The cover was once again created by German illustrator ...
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"Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor", the eagerly awaited new album from ROB ZOMBIE, will be released on April 23 on Zodiac Swan/T-Boy/Ume. The CD was produced by Bob Marlette, who has previously worked with everyone from BLACK SABBATH and ALICE COOPER to WILSON PHILLIPS and LYNYRD SKYNYRD. Asked what the story is behing the album's title, ...
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"Black Flag", the new video from Hungarian extreme metallers EKTOMORF, can be seen below. The band's frontman, Zoltán "Zoli" Farkas, states: "The shoot [went] awesome. The video is fucking agressive!" "Black Flag" is the title track of EKTOMORF's new album, which was released on August 31, 2012 via AFM Records. The cover was once again ...
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A teaser for "Black Flag", the new video from Hungarian extreme metallers EKTOMORF, can be seen below. The band's frontman, Zoltán "Zoli" Farkas, states: "The video shoot [went] awesome. The video is gonna be fucking agressive!" The full "Black Flag" clip will make its online debut on March 11. The song is the title track ...
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The release date of POISON singer Bret Michaels's new solo album, "Good Songs & Great Friends", has been pushed back to June 11 from the previously announced March 26 (via Poor Boy Records). The effort brings together the friends that Michaels has made along the way with some of the songs that have shaped all ...
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"Acid Overlord", a brand new song from Italian hard rockers TOMBSTONE HIGHWAY, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The trak comes off the band's debut album, "Ruralizer", which will be released on March 12 in Europe and April 16 in North America via Agonia Records. TOMBSTONE HIGHWAY's music is described in a press ...
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Nuclear Blast Entertainment has announced the newest addition to its growing label roster: ANTI-MORTEM. Formed in 2008 and fronted by vocalist Larado Romo, ANTI-MORTEM's line-up includes older brother-guitarist Nevada Romo, guitarist Zain Smith, bassist Corey Henderson and drummer Levi Dickerson. With over 300 shows to their name, these Chickasha, Oklahoma natives (aged between 18 and ...
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"Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor", the eagerly awaited new album from ROB ZOMBIE, will be released on April 23 on Zodiac Swan/T-Boy/Ume. The CD was produced by Bob Marlette, who has previously worked with everyone from BLACK SABBATH and ALICE COOPER to WILSON PHILLIPS and LYNYRD SKYNYRD. According to Zombie, the effort will also "be released ...
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