STEEL PANTHER has fired another shot at MÖTLEY CRÜE after Nikki Sixx called STEEL PANTHER "backstabbers" for making a joke about Vince Neil. Earlier today, the STEEL PANTHER Twitter shared a 1994 MÖTLEY CRÜE interview clip from MTV News that was taped two years after Neil was dismissed from the band and while CRÜE was ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of Vince Neil's September 26 performance at Rolling Hills Casino in Corning, California can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user "ALL OR NOTHING530"). Neil is continuing to tour the world with his backing group, which includes Dana Strum and Jeff Blando from SLAUGHTER, along with drummer Zoltan Chaney. Speaking to "Trunk ...
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Stix Zadinia has responded to Nikki Sixx after the MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist called STEEL PANTHER "backstabbers" for making a joke about Vince Neil. In a recent interview, Zadinia and STEEL PANTHER singer Michael Starr were asked which musician from the past they would like to bring back. Starr replied, "I'd bring back Vince Neil," and ...
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Giving an official release to some wonderful historic concerts previously only available to a few people, keyboard legend Rick Wakeman will release "Box Of Boots: Set Of 10 Live CDs: Official Bootleg Series" on December 2. This is a response to these concerts being heavily bootlegged throughout the years and continuing the trend of Frank ...
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Nikki Sixx has slammed STEEL PANTHER as a "wanna-be band" after the group's singer made a joke about MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil. In a recent interview, STEEL PANTHER singer Michael Starr and drummer Stix Zadinia were asked which musician from the past they would like to bring back. Starr replied, "I'd bring back Vince ...
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CLUTCH and GWAR are mourning the loss of their longtime friend and manager, Jack Flanagan. CLUTCH announced Flanagan's passing in a social media post earlier today. The band wrote: "We lost a hero today. Jack Flanagan was super human in every way. For 25 years, Jack guided the band through every conceivable situation with a ...
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MA Entertainment Global has uploaded video footage of PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS performing the PANTERA classic "Mouth For War" on October 11 at the Aftershock festival at Discovery Park in Sacramento, California. Check it out below. Also available is a clip of the "Walk" performance from the same show. ...
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Michael Monroe says that he is "not interested at all" in seeing MÖTLEY CRÜE's "The Dirt" biopic. The former HANOI ROCKS frontman was asked to comment on the film in light of the fact that CRÜE frontman Vince Neil caused the tragic car accident in 1984 that killed his passenger, HANOI ROCKS drummer Nicholas "Razzle" ...
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MÖTLEY CRÜE, BLINK-182 and IRON MAIDEN are leading in Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame's in-museum "Voice Your Choice" fan vote. Fans can cast their ballot in person at the Rock Hall museum in Cleveland using the "Voice Your Choice" interactive section in the new Hall Of Fame Gallery. More than 80,000 votes have been ...
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Scotty J of Rock Titan recently conducted an interview with CLUTCH frontman Neil Fallon. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On recording cover songs as part of CLUTCH's new "Weathermaker Vault Series": Neil: "Doing cover songs is a great exercise to kind of ...
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Rustyn Rose of Metal Nation recently conducted an interview with HELLYEAH guitarist Tom Maxwell. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the status of his hand after undergoing surgery to repair "trigger finger," which is caused when the tendon becomes stuck as it passes through a ...
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MÖTLEY CRÜE has released a 2019 music video for the "Dr. Feelgood" album song "Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)", with additional footage from the band's biopic "The Dirt". Check it out below. "The Dirt", based on CRÜE's 2001 New York Times bestselling autobiography, debuted in March on Netflix. The film's stars, Douglas Booth (Nikki Sixx), "Game ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of Vince Neil's October 3 performance at Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, New Jersey can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user "asaf barlev"). Neil is continuing to tour the world with his backing group, which includes Dana Strum and Jeff Blando from SLAUGHTER, along with drummer Zoltan Chaney. Speaking to ...
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The official lyric video for the song "We Were The Wild" from the legendary rock band ANGEL can be seen below. The track is taken fron ANGEL's comeback album, "Risen", which was released on October 4 via Cleopatra Records. The album has 17 solid tracks featuring 15 brand new songs written by original members Punky ...
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HELLYEAH guitarist Tom Maxwell has admitted to "The Brutally Delicious Podcast" that he and his bandmates were contemplating calling it quits immediately after getting the news that their drummer, Vinnie Paul Abbott, had died. "We didn't know what to do," he said. "We were, like, 'How [do we keep going]? How do we do this?' ...
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Prior to EXHORDER's September 23 performance in Brooklyn, New York, vocalist Kyle Thomas and guitarist Marzi Montazeri spoke with Alex Haber of Heavy New York. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the group's new album (and first in 27 years), "Mourn The Southern Skies": Kyle: ...
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"Heartbreak City", the new single from veteran rockers QUIET RIOT, can be streamed below. The song is taken from the band's upcoming studio album, "Hollywood Cowboys", which will be released on November 8 via Frontiers Music Srl. Asked how "Hollywood Cowboys" differs from other QUIET RIOT LPs, drummer Frankie Banali says: "This is the most ...
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Tom Maxwell spoke to Outburn magazine about the first tour HELLYEAH completed following the death of its drummer, Vinnie Paul Abbott. HELLYEAH's May 11 concert at the House Of Blues in Las Vegas, Nevada marked the group's live debut with STONE SOUR's Roy Mayorga, who has stepped in as Vinnie Paul's ...
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Having well and truly rocked North America with 25 giant shows across the summer which drew universally ecstatic reviews and played to sold-out audiences totalling close to 400,000 spectators, QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT have finally announced that they will bring their brand new, hugely anticipated "Rhapsody" concert experience to European audiences next year. In what ...
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There have been countless books penned about the leading grunge bands — namely NIRVANA and PEARL JAM. Surprisingly, few have been assembled about the mighty SOUNDGARDEN. But this is about to change, with the arrival of "Dark Black And Blue: The Soundgarden Story". Written by author/journalist (and longtime SOUNDGARDEN fan) Greg Prato, the book tells ...
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Sammy Hagar has vowed to "make it up" to the fans after his second annual "High Tide Beach Party & Car Show" was canceled less than a week before it was scheduled to take place. The 2019 edition of the festival was called off after failing to secure the necessary permits. A statement posted on ...
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Tapped as one of the opening acts on SLAYER's "The Final Campaign", the seventh and final leg of the thrash legends farewell world tour, Philip Anselmo and his band THE ILLEGALS will perform a special set of PANTERA classics only. Since the June 2018 death of drummer Vinnie Paul, Anselmo and THE ILLEGALS have been ...
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The 2019 edition of "Sammy Hagar's High Tide Beach Party & Car Show" has been canceled after failing to secure the necessary permits. A statement posted on the festival's web site said the event was called off after California State Parks denied a permit for the event. State Parks superintendent Kevin ...
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MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Phil Campbell will release his debut solo album, "Old Lions Still Roar", on October 25 via Nuclear Blast. The disc, which has been in the works for more than five years, will include guest appearances by Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST), Dee Snider (TWISTED SISTER) and Alice Cooper, among others. The official lyric video ...
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MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars spoke to Billboard about his upcoming solo album, which he hopes to release in early 2020. The effort is being recorded in Nashville, where Mars has lived for about six years, with producer Michael Wagener at Blackbird Studio. Speaking about the musical direction of his new ...
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Nikki Sixx says that he "didn't feel" a "camaraderie" backstage during MÖTLEY CRÜE's farewell tour. In 2015, MÖTLEY CRÜE completed "The Final Tour", closing the book on the band's iconic career after performing a total of 164 shows in 72 markets, grossing over $100 million. To cement the sense of finality, the four members of ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of Vince Neil's September 14 performance at the Oktoberfest in Downers Grove, Illinois can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user "Debbi Andrews"). Neil is continuing to tour the world with his backing group, which includes Dana Strum and Jeff Blando from SLAUGHTER, along with drummer Zoltan Chaney. Speaking to "Trunk Nation", ...
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According to Deadline, Marilyn Manson has joining the third season of Starz's "American Gods". Manson will play Johan Wengren, the lead singer of BLOOD DEATH, a Viking death metal band that is a source of power for Ian McShane's Mr. Wednesday (also known as the Old God Odin). Based on the ...
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During a recent interview with Chile's Humo Negro, Philip Anselmo was once again asked about his decision to play a number of PANTERA songs during the recent tour with his solo band, PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS. "I couldn't do it with DOWN. I wouldn't do it with DOWN. I ...
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Former CLUTCH keyboardist Mick Schauer has died. The Maryland rockers announced his passing via their official Facebook page. They wrote: "We are saddened to hear the news of Mick Schauer's passing. Mick was an incredible talent and he will be missed. His contribution to the albums 'Robot Hive Exodus' and 'From Beale Street To Oblivion' ...
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