Swedish casino games developer NetEnt has announced that the third game in its "Rocks" series will be based on MOTÖRHEAD. "The MOTÖRHEAD brand is synonymous with high-octane music and has one of the last real iconic logos in music," says Gabbi Langdorf, senior licensing manager at Global Merchandising Services. "'Ace Of Spades', which will be ...
March 2016 - Blabbermouth Archive
UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER: What It Would Take For U.D.O. To Start Performing ACCEPT Songs Again
Former ACCEPT and current U.D.O. singer Udo Dirkschneider last month embarked on a special tour during which he is performing ACCEPT songs one last time under the DIRKSCHNEIDER banner before he closes the chapter for good. Asked by the Neon Sunsets web site if he will miss performing the ACCEPT classics once the ...
New IRON MAIDEN Limited-Edition Model 'Ed Force One' Plane Coming From REVELL
Revell GmbH, a leading kit model manufacturer, has teamed up with Global Merchandising Services for the IRON MAIDEN limited-edition model plane, Ed Force One. MAIDEN's actual Boeing 747 jumbo is named Ed Force One after the band's mascot, Eddie, who has appeared on all of their album covers, and graces the plane's tail. Ed Force ...
BABYMETAL To Perform On 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert'
Japanese teenage girl pop metal band BABYMETAL will perform on the April 5 episode of "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert". The show airs at 11:35 p.m. EST / 10:35 p.m. CST on CBS. BABYMETAL's second album, "Metal Resistance", will be released on April 1 via RAL/Sony Music Entertainment in the U.S. and earMUSIC in ...
LITA FORD Responds To Negative Online Comments, Defends TONY IOMMI Abuse Accusations
In a revealing new interview with music writer Joel Gausten, '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford discusses a number of topics including her new album, "Time Capsule", her feud with Kenny Laguna (who manages her fellow former RUNAWAYS member Joan Jett) and her response to comments posted online against her after she revealed ...
ZAKK WYLDE Comments On BRIAN JOHNSON's Hearing Loss, Possibility Of AC/DC Carrying On With New Singer
Former OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist and current BLACK LABEL SOCIETY leader Zakk Wylde has commented on the reports that AC/DC was forced to postpone the remaining ten dates on its recent U.S. tour after singer Brian Johnson was advised by doctors that he faces "total hearing loss" unless he comes off the road immediately. Speaking to ...
ACE FREHLEY Says It's 'Ridiculous' To Think KISS Could Continue Without Any Original Members
During an interview with the "Karlson & McKenzie" show on Boston's WZLX 100.7 FM radio station, former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley was asked about the possibility of the band one day carrying on without any original members, including main songwriter Paul Stanley. "That's the most ridiculous statement I've ever heard [Stanley and KISS bassist/vocalist Gene ...
OZZY OSBOURNE: 'This Is Definitely The End For BLACK SABBATH'
In a brand new interview with The Sydney Morning Herald, BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne spoke about the band's decision to call it quits after the conclusion of their "The End" world tour, kicked off in Nebraska in January. "We're all in our late 60s!" he said. "I'm 68! The way things are ...
SEBASTIAN BACH Is Returning For 'The Gilmore Girls' Revival On NETFLIX
According to TV Series Finale, former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach has returned for the upcoming revival of "The Gilmore Girls", which has been filming in recent weeks. Bach's character Gil is expected to come back to rock with HEP ALIEN, the band he played with on the show. Netflix announced last October ...
CARL PALMER To Pay Tribute To KEITH EMERSON And Music Of EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER
Carl Palmer, among rock's most renowned drummers and a founding member of both EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER and ASIA, is returning to the United States and Canada for a tour he has decided to name "Remembering Keith And The Music Of Emerson Lake & Palmer". Originally designed to be a celebration of Palmer's 50th year ...