PRONG bassist Mike Longworth has been forced to leave the band's European tour due to a "family emergency." The group states: "Our old friend Jason Christopher has come through and will finish out this European run with us. Our thoughts are with Mike and his family." PRONG's next concert is scheduled for this Friday, July ...
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CHESTER BENNINGTON Gets Special Memorabilia Case At Hard Rock Hotel In Las Vegas (Photo)
According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas is remembering Chester Bennington with a special memorabilia case on its property. The case includes a Ve'cel By Chester Bennington stage-worn shirt, which belonged to the singer and was gifted to Hard Rock Hotel from Bennington and the rest of ...
ALICE COOPER: CHRIS CORNELL And CHESTER BENNINGTON 'Are The Last People I Would Ever Guess To Commit Suicide'
In a brand new interview with Mistress Carrie of the Worcester/Boston, Massachusetts radio station WAAF, legendary rocker Alice Cooper spoke about how the recent deaths of LINKIN PARK's Chester Bennington and SOUNDGARDEN's Chris Cornell are putting much-needed focus on the devastating consequences of mental illness. "It is really weird what's going on right now," Cooper ...
DRAGONFORCE's HERMAN LI: 'I Don't Waste My Money On Things'
Bloodrock Media's Hobbes Caltous recently conducted an interview with DRAGONFORCE guitarist Herman Li. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the biggest change in his life since DRAGONFORCE first got signed to a record label: Herman: "To be honest, I [will] kind of give ...
LINKIN PARK Hits Storm 'Hot Rock Songs' Chart Following CHESTER BENNINGTON's Death
According to Billboard.com, eleven LINKIN PARK songs have landed on the Billboard's Hot Rock Songs chart in the week since the passing of the band's lead singer, Chester Bennington. Included on the chart are three tracks each from 2000's "Hybrid Theory", 2003's "Meteora" and this year's "One More Light" albums, with the other ...
BLIND GUARDIAN Frontman Talks Next Studio Album, Says 'Live Beyond The Spheres' Is 'The End Of An Era'
In a brand new interview with Antihero Magazine, BLIND GUARDIAN frontman Hansi Kürsch was asked if the band's new live album, "Live Beyond The Spheres", is a turning point for the band in the sense that the next album could be slightly different from the group's previous releases. "I believe that this has ...
BUCKCHERRY Frontman Talks About Challenges Of Launching His New Band, JOSH TODD & THE CONFLICT
Jason Price of Icon Vs. Icon recently conducted an interview with BUCKCHERRY and JOSH TODD & THE CONFLICT singer Josh Todd. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Icon Vs. Icon: How did the ball get rolling for JOSH TODD & THE CONFLICT? Josh: "I was on the road with BUCKCHERRY last ...
Video: VINCE NEIL Performs MÖTLEY CRÜE Classics At Czech Republic's MASTERS OF ROCK Festival
Fan-filmed video footage of MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil's July 16 performance at the Masters Of Rock festival in Vizovice, Czech Republic can be seen below. MÖTLEY CRÜE called it quits in December 2015 following an eighteen-month tour that saw the group performing to packed houses all over the world. A tour film about CRÜE's ...
AUGUST BURNS RED To Release 'Phantom Anthem' Album In October; 'Invisible Enemy' Video Available
AUGUST BURNS RED will release its seventh full-length album, "Phantom Anthem", on October 6 via Fearless Records. The follow-up to 2015's "Found In Far Away Places" was recorded with longtime producers Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland. The Lancaster, Pennsylvania five-piece teamed up with SiriusXM Liquid Metal to premiere new track "Invisible Enemy" and has released ...
LARS ULRICH To Host His METALLICA Bandmates On His Radio Show 'It's Electric'
Lars Ulrich will host his METALLICA bandmates on "It's Electric", his online radio show on Apple Music's Beats 1. The episodes were recorded in Canada earlier this month at various tour stops on the band's "WorldWired" North American tour and are unlike anything METALLICA fans have ever heard before. The series will kick off this ...