Former MACHINE HEAD guitarist Ahrue Luster has chosen the name SUPERNAUT for his new Sacramento-based project in which he is joined by three former members of the local band JUGGERNAUT. The group (Luster, vocalist Patrick Schmidt, bassist Rob Marshall, and drummer Marty Bechtel), which has been in existence since last fall, "has taken a bit ...
Jimmy Page, guitarist for LED ZEPPELIN, chatted with NPR to promote the band's new album and DVD. Page talked about his early session work, the skills of late drummer John Bonham, his thoughts on the "heavy metal" tag the band was the first to receive, and more. Listen to the 21-minute interview, which includes clips ...
SPINESHANK have been forced to pull out of their European tour with CHIMAIRA after a bereavement in one member's family. A statement issued by their record label, Roadrunner, reads as follows: "One of the members of SPINESHANK is currently suffering bereavement due to the loss of a close family member, thus necessitating the cancellation of ...
IRON MAIDEN's performance at this year's Rock Am Ring festival in Nürburgring, Germany on Friday, June 6 will be covered live via the German web site Rockpalast.de. Along with various reports and photos, you will be able to hear a live stream of the show, which will be available at this location on ...
COLD plan to record an EP for release this winter with a number of special guests, including STAIND's Aaron Lewis and members of SEVENDUST. "ALICE IN CHAINS did 'Sap' and they had a bunch of their friends from like MUDHONEY and SOUNDGARDEN . . . join in," COLD frontman Scooter Ward told Launch. "[We] talked ...
Bassist Kevin Young has announced his decision to leave 40 GRIT effective immediately. "The fire is no longer within me," Young said in an official statement. "I am totally proud of 40 GRIT and what we've done, and I will without a doubt give you all my total support." The San Francisco Bay Area band, ...
Former HOLE frontwoman Courtney Love has recruited "fantasy violinist" Emilie Autumn, a ravishing, classically trained musician, for her new solo band, which is scheduled to make its live debut this summer. Last month, Love placed a classified ad in the Village Voice, seeking a guitarist and drummer for a new project, with the requirement that ...
Former SEPULTURA and current SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera recently spoke to the Phoenix New Times about his determination to incorporate as many non-traditional influences into SOULFLY's brutal brand of heavy metal. "Being from another culture and living in America for 10 years has taught me a lot," he said. "And now I want to bring ...
New Jersey's GOD FORBID have just finished recording a blistering rendition of the GUNS N' ROSES classic "Out Ta Get Me" with producer Chris Pearce. The track will be included on the upcoming tribute disc through Law of Inertia Records that features some of today's best metal/hardcore acts including DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, UNEARTH, EVERYTIME I ...
