In a brand new interview with RushOnRock.com, SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor was asked if anyone in the band had a vision at SLIPKNOT's inception 20 years ago what could be achieved with the group's live show two decades later. "It's weird," Corey responded. "I never thought this would happen. This was all pretty ...
January 2015 - Blabbermouth Archive
LEMMY Talks His Health, MOTÖRHEAD's Latest GRAMMY Nomination On 'Ace's Space' Radio Show (Audio)
MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilmister was interviewed on the January 7 edition of the new Internet radio show/podcast "Ace's Space", helmed by Reality Check TV's Ace Annese. You can now liten to the chat using the audio player below. A couple of excerpts follow. On his health: Lemmy: "Well, I'm on this phone call talking to ...
Former MEGADETH Guitarist GLEN DROVER Collaborates With METALIUM Singer HENNING BASSE On 'Seven Spirits' Single
Canadian guitarist Glen Drover (MEGADETH, KING DIAMOND, EIDOLON) has completed work on the final mix for his upcoming single "Seven Spirits". He states: "This time around, the singer that I have collaborated with is Henning Basse, from the German band METALIUM. "I have wanted to do something with Henning since hearing the first METALIUM album ...
METALLICA's ROBERT TRUJILLO Had To 'Revamp And Retool' His Technique After Joining Band
During a recent appearance on "Talk Is Jericho", the podcast of Chris Jericho, the world champion pro wrestler, actor, New York Times best-selling author and lead vocalist of the metal band FOZZY, Robert Trujillo spoke about his 2003 audition to replace METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted, as captured in the 2004 band documentary ...
MORGOTH: 'Ungod' Album Artwork Unveiled
German death metal veterans MORGOTH will release their new studio album, "Ungod", on March 30 in Europe and April 7 in North America via Century Media. The CD will contain 11 tracks of dark and dismal death metal, combining the untamed ferocity of MORGOTH’s infamous EPs with the atmospheric density of the band’s two legendary ...
STEVEN ADLER Celebrates One Year Of Sobriety, Completes Work On New ADLER Song
Diamond Dave Castagno conducted an interview with ADLER's Jacob Bunton and Johnny Martin at this year's NAMM show, which was held January 22-25 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about ADLER's extended break following the cancelation of the band's summer 2013 tour, Bunton said: "ADLER ...
APOCALYPTICA's EICCA TOPPINEN Says 'Shadowmaker' Album Is 'Full Of Attitude'
Eicca Toppinen of Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA recently spoke to Australia's The Rockpit about the band's forthcoming labum, "Shadowmaker". "It's always hard to talk about albums without being a nerdy musician," he said. "I think it's a totally new kind of record for APOCALYPTICA, especially because we have one singer on the whole ...
KISS's TOMMY THAYER Says Technology Enables Musicians To Make 'Perfect'-Sounding Records With No 'Soul'
Music Junkie Press conducted an interview with KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer at the Hughes & Kettner booth at this year's NAMM show, which was held January 22-25 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about how modern technology has affected the way musicians create music, Thayer ...
AT THE GATES Featured In 'Ghosts Of The Road' Day-In-The-Life-Of Portrait Series
FreqsTV has launched "Ghosts Of The Road", an intimate day-in-the-life-of portrait series, featuring some of today's top rock and metal acts as they navigate a rigorous life on the road. Filmed entirely on one day during a band's tour, these episodes capture the everyday goings-on of a modern rock tour from arrival until ...
TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS, UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER, BLAZE BAYLEY, MICHAEL VESCERA Join Forces For 'Metal Singers' Tour (Video)
Acclaimed heavy metal vocalists Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN), Michael Vescera (LOUDNESS, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, OBSESSION), Udo Dirkschneider (U.D.O., ACCEPT) and Blaze Bayley (IRON MAIDEN, WOLFSBANE) just completed an eight-show South American tour under the "Metal Singers" banner, during which they performed material from their respective catalogs. Regarding how the tour came ...