John J. Moser of the Lehigh Valley Music blog recently conducted an interview with drummer Jason Bonham about JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE — which celebrates the life and music of Jason's father, the legendary LED ZEPPELIN drummer John Bonham. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Lehigh Valley Music: Why ...
ANNEX THEORY, the Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada-based metal act featuring former QUO VADIS vocalist Trevor Bernie, has completed work on a new EP, to be released digitally this winter. The effort was mastered by TESSERACT's Acle Kahney. According to a press release, ANNEX THEORY "combines high-level musicianship with catchy choruses and heavy grooves." The band has ...
Fan-filmed video footage of Finnish "battle metal" warriors TURISAS performing a brand new song, tentatively titled "The March Of The Varangian Guard", on October 29, 2010 at Pakkahuone in Tampere, Finland can be viewed below. TURISAS recently completed work on its as-yet-untitled third album for an early 2011 release via Century Media Records. The CD ...
According to Spin.com, a special 10-inch green vinyl release from JIMI HENDRIX called "Merry Christmas & Happy New Year" will be released as part of "Back to Black Friday." The event aims to take advantage of the country's biggest annual single day of shopping, November 26, a.k.a. Black Friday, and is organized by ...
"Vitets Vidd I Verdi", a brand new song from the Norwegian avant-garde act SOLEFALD, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new album, "Norrøn Livskunst", which is scheduled for release on November 15 via Indie Recordings. Commented SOLEFALD's Lars "Lazare" Nedland (vocals, synth, electronic beats, ...
Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Six Feet Deep", the new video from ENGEL — the Gothenburg, Sweden-based quintet featuring guitarists Marcus Sunesson (THE CROWN) and Niclas Engelin (PASSENGER, ex-GARDENIAN, IN FLAMES), vocalist Mangan Klavborn, drummer Jimmy Olausson (ex-MARIONETTE) and bassist Steve Drennan (AMON AMARTH, LOCUS) — can be viewed below. Commented the band: "The ...
Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" conducted an interview with FOO FIGHTERS frontman and ex-NIRVANA drummer Dave Grohl at this past Friday night's (October 29) Dimebash 2010 event, which was held in honor of the late, great "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) at the world-famous Key Club on the Sunset Strip ...
AM CONSPIRACY — the band fronted by former DROWNING POOL vocalist Jason "Gong" Jones — and independent label Burnhill Union Records have reached a mutual agreement to part ways. The Orlando-based outfit, which is currently in the studio doing pre-production for its as-yet-untitled album, had expressed unhappiness over the alleged "lack of support" given by ...
Legendary rocker Alice Cooper performed "Poison" on "Strictly Come Dancing", the U.K.'s most popular dance program, in a special Halloween episode. Watch video footage of his performance below. The "Strictly Come Dancing" format has been exported to 30 other countries, including the popular U.S. television show "Dancing With The Stars". A seven-inch single of Alice ...
