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Former KORN Drummer DAVID SILVERIA Countersues Band Over Royalties

According to The Blast, ex-KORN drummer David Silveria has countersued the group, claiming his former bandmates owe him almost a million dollars. The 46-year-old musician, who left KORN in late 2006, sued his former bandmates in February 2015, claiming that his exit from the group was merely a hiatu...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Says JUDAS PRIEST Wouldn't Be Able To Stop Him From Re-Recording Songs From His Time With Band

Tim "Ripper" Owens says that JUDAS PRIEST wouldn't be able to stop him from re-recording the albums he made with the band. The Ohio-based singer created two studio LPs with the British heavy metal legends — 1997's "Jugulator" and 2001's "Demolition" — before the group reunited with Rob Halford. Aske...

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PHIL DEMMEL: 'I Think SLAYER Saved My Musical Career In Some Way'

Former MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel says that playing with SLAYER "saved" his musical career. Demmel filled in for SLAYER guitarist Gary Holt for four European shows last fall after Gary returned home to be with his dying father. Phil, who had only played his last show with MACHINE HEAD the d...

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L.A. GUNS Frontman PHIL LEWIS Looks Back On His Collaboration With BERNIE TORMÉ: 'It Was A Real Band'

L.A. GUNS frontman Phil Lewis spoke to XS Rock about his '80s collaboration with former OZZY OSBOURNE and GILLAN guitarist Bernie Tormé. TORMÉ released four albums, including the cult classic "Back To Babylon", before Lewis exited the group and Bernie teamed up with TWISTED SISTER's Dee Snider and I...

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Presidential Candidate BETO O'ROURKE Says 'It Would Be An Honor' To Have THE MARS VOLTA Perform At His Inauguration

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke says that it would be "an honor" to have THE MARS VOLTA perform at his inauguration if he were to win the 2020 election. As a high schooler in El Paso, the former Texas congressman was in a called band FOSS with Cedric Bixler-Zavala, who would go on to...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON: 'It's Nice That We Can Still Write New And Compelling Music That Has Real Depth'

In a brand new interview with RockSverige, MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2016's "Dystopia" album. "We're working on it," he said. "We literally had no leftover material for 'Dystopia'. I mean, nothing. We cleaned out...

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PER WIBERG, Who Has Played With OPETH And CANDLEMASS, To Release 'Head Without Eyes' Solo Album In May

A multi-instrumentalist who has played keys, bass and guitars with a number of bands and artists like OPETH, SPIRITUAL BEGGARS, CANDLEMASS as well as CLUTCH/BAKERTON GROUP, SWITCHBLADE and KAMCHATKA, to name but a few, Swedish musician Per Wiberg has made a living out of playing most things "heavy"...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Unearths Rare KISS Promotional Item He Previously Thought Was Lost In Hurricane Irene

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach has unearthed a rare KISS promotional item that he previously thought was destroyed in Hurricane Irene. The KISS mirror, which was apparently released to promote the bandmembers 1978 solo albums, was locked away in storage after Bach's Lincroft, New Jersey home...

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JOURNEY's JONATHAN CAIN Wants To Be 'More Like Jesus' On New Solo Single

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee and JOURNEY member Jonathan Cain will release his first new single of 2019, "More Like Jesus", on March 22 via Identity Records. Available at digital retailers and streaming outlets globally from The Fuel Music, the song is from Cain's fourth new solo album in as...

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AUGUST BURNS RED Announces '10 Years Of Constellations' North American Tour; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale Available

AUGUST BURNS RED has announced the "Constellations" 10th-anniversary world tour. The trek celebrates the band's third album, which AUGUST BURNS RED will perform in full at each stop. The tour begins in early summer and will run through the end of the year. The North American leg of the tour, present...

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LAMB OF GOD's MARK MORTON Originally Wanted SLASH To Appear On 'Anesthetic' Album

LAMB OF GOD's Mark Morton told RockSverige in a new interview that he originally approached GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash about appearing on his recently released debut solo album, "Anesthetic". "I'm friendly with Slash and we've talked a few times," Morton said. "He's a LAMB OF GOD fan, from what I...

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Watch LAMB OF GOD Frontman's 'Counter-Party' Against WESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH

LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe staged a "counter-party" against the Westboro Baptist Church earlier today (Monday, March 11) in Richmond, Virginia. The Westboro Baptist Church, known for inflammatory hate speech and protests against the LGBTQ+ community, the U.S. military, Catholics, Jews and Mus...

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IRON MAIDEN And ROBINSONS BREWERY Unveil 'Trooper Sun And Steel', A New Saké-Infused Lager

Sun And Steel is the first lager in the Trooper range and is one of the most complex beers that Robinsons Brewery have ever produced; a double fermented lager created with authentic Japanese saké yeast. The idea for the beer, designed once again by IRON MAIDEN vocalist and beer aficionado Bruce Dick...

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Former AEROSMITH Guitarist JIMMY CRESPO Out Of ICU, Remains Hospitalized After Fall

Former AEROSMITH lead guitarist Jimmy Crespo is "doing much better," several days after injuring his head in a fall. Jimmy, who is best known as the man who replaced Joe Perry in AEROSMITH from 1979 to 1984, is expected to be released from the hospital "soon." Earlier today, former L.A. GUNS singer...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Recalls GUNS N' ROSES' 'Pretty Ferocious' First Rehearsal: 'It Was On; You Could Tell Immediately'

During this year's Upfront Summit, an invitation-only technology conference that took place in Los Angeles in late January, GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan was interviewed by Milana Rabkin Lewis, the co-founder and CEO of digital music distribution company Stem Disintermedia Inc. The full convers...