REVOLUTION SAINTS, the band featuring Deen Castronovo (JOURNEY, BAD ENGLISH), Doug Aldrich (THE DEAD DAISIES, WHITESNAKE, DIO), and Jack Blades (NIGHT RANGER, DAMN YANKEES), played its first full electric show on Saturday, April 29 at the Frontiers Rock Festival in Milan, Italy. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. One day earlier, ...
May 2017 - Blabbermouth Archive
SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Frontman MIKE MUIR: Why I've Never Voted
The members of SUICIDAL TENDENCIES took part in a press conference on April 25 in São Paulo, Brazil prior to the launch of their short Brazilian tour. You can now watch the question-and-answer session below. Asked for his opinion of President Donald Trump, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES frontman Mike Muir said: "I don't like politics. Politics is ...
JASON NEWSTED Became 'A Bit Disheartened With The Whole Social Media Vibe And The Falseness Of It All'
Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted spoke to Guitar World about his decision to quit social media after shelving NEWSTED, the heavy metal project he operated between 2012 and 2014. "Originally, I said to myself that I was coming up on 50 years old and had to prove something to myself," Jason said. "So ...
PETER CRISS Says ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Was Right To Only Induct Original Members Of KISS
Australia's Loud recently conducted an interview with original KISS drummer Peter Criss. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Loud: Other original members of KISS have expressed their views, but why do you believe it took so many years for the band to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall ...
LACUNA COIL Re-Signs With CENTURY MEDIA
Currently celebrating their 20th anniversary, Italian metal icons LACUNA COIL and the band's longtime label, Century Media, have decided that it is time to enter another chapter in their relationship. Both parties are pleased to announce that LACUNA COIL have just signed a new deal with Century Media. LACUNA COIL lead vocalist Cristina Scabbia shared ...
GOATWHORE To Release 'Vengeful Ascension' Album In June
GOATWHORE will release its new album, "Vengeful Ascension", on June 23 via Metal Blade Records. The band's seventh full-length was captured at Earth Analog in Tolono, Illinois with longtime soundman and comrade Jarrett Pritchard (1349, GRUESOME), breaking a four-album tradition of working with Erik Rutan. "Working with Rutan was awesome," says GOATWHORE frontman Ben Falgoust. ...
THE PRETTY RECKLESS Singer 'Thought About Auditioning' For STONE TEMPLE PILOTS
THE PRETTY RECKLESS frontwoman Taylor Momsen has admitted that she "thought about auditioning" for the vacant singer slot in STONE TEMPLE PILOTS. STP began a search for a new vocalist following the 2015 departure of Chester Bennington, who joined the band in early 2013 following Scott Weiland's exit. Asked by Alternative Nation in ...
Video: CHINO MORENO Back On Stage With DEFTONES After Breaking Foot
DEFTONES returned to the stage Tuesday night (May 2) in Paris, France — one day after the band's concert in Cologne, Germany was canceled because frontman Chino Moreno broke the top of his foot. Fan-filmed video footage of last night's L'Olympia show can be seen below. Photos are available at Manuwino.com. DEFTONES' European ...
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Frontman To Co-Host Fundraiser Supporting Mental Health And Suicide Prevention
Chef Brian Tsao, known for his stint on Food Network's "Beat Bobby Flay" and "Chopped", as well as his heavy metal persona on the web series "Taste Of Metal", is hosting "Small Bites Of Hope", a pop-up culinary event benefiting the non-profit organization Hope For The Day. To celebrate Mental Health Awareness month in May, ...