Search results for 'bon jovi'

News

CLASSIC ROCK ROLL OF HONOUR: 2010 Nominees Announced

AC/DC, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, KISS and SLASH are among the nominees at this year's Classic Rock Roll Of Honour. The ceremony — held by Classic Rock magazine and hosted by legendary rocker Alice Cooper — will take place on Wednesday, November 10 at London, England's Roundhouse venue. Commented Cla...

News

GOTTHARD Singer's Guardian Angel

Vocalist Steve Lee of Swiss hard rockers GOTTHARD has released the following statement: "I want to inform you that I have been involved in a horrible car crash in Italy on Saturday, August 7 while I was on my way home from a little vacation. A car crashed into us on the motorway near Firenze, ...

News

ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, ABORTED, SYSTEM DIVIDE Members Join Forces In BRO JOVI

Current and former members of ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, ABORTED and SYSTEM DIVIDE have joined forces in BRO JOVI, a "rabid, alcohol-fueled beast" which recently completed work on its debut album, "Songs to Crush Beers to Vol. I: Slippery When Blacked". The CD was recorded last fall at Conquistador Studios i...

News

AC/DC To Release New Live Album

AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson revealed during an appearance this past Thursday (July 29) on "The Chris Evans Breakfast Show" on U.K.'s BBC Radio 2 that the band will "probably bring a live album out" at some point in the not-too-distant future. (Hear audio excerpt from the interview below.) You can n...

News

AC/DC Frontman To Guest On BBC RADIO 2's 'The Chris Evans Breakfast Show'

AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson will be interviewed on "The Chris Evans Breakfast Show" on U.K.'s BBC Radio 2 tomorrow (Thursday, July 29) at 8:30 a.m. local time. For more information, go to this location. On July 25, 1980, AC/DC released "Back In Black" in the U.S., followed by the album's U.K. relea...

News

TRACII GUNS, SHELDON TARSHA To Appear On 'A Millennium Tribute To AC/DC'

L.A. GUNS guitarist Tracii Guns and ICON/ex-ADLER'S APPETITE singer Sheldon Tarsha have been added to the list of musicians who will appear on "Rock & Roll Train: A Millennium Tribute To AC/DC". Guns will team up with FUEL/MSG bassist Rev Jones on an acoustic rendition of the Bon Scott-era class...

Review

Noise Chaos War

There are few metal journeyman that continue to work so hard for so little year and year and still manage to wake up every morning with the sole intent of devoting 100 percent effort into writing, recording, and/or performing the best thrash metal possible. That is Katon W. DePena to a "T". The road...

Review

Justice

To be perfectly honest, I had no idea that MOLLY HATCHET still existed. I recall a stint in the late '90s where I would see the band's name advertised in random dive bars in my neck of the woods, but aside from that nobody was really screaming their name from the mountaintop. Under the radar, ...

News

TAKING DAWN To Play Select Shows With SLASH

Having just returned from an overseas tour with KISS, Las Vegas' TAKING DAWN has announced a string of tour dates with legendary rock icon Slash. With a sound that is both fast and fresh, TAKING DAWN successfully uses the '80s sound to create a foundation for its thoroughly modern take on the genre:...

News

AC/DC Celebrating 30th Anniversary Of 'Back In Black'

On July 25, 1980, AC/DC released "Back In Black" in the U.S., followed by the album's U.K. release on July 31. It was the band's first album without lead singer Bon Scott, who had died a few months earlier after passing out and choking on his own vomit following a long night of drinking. The ...

News

METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX Members Discuss Thrash Metal's Enduring Popularity

Jamie Thomson of Guardian.co.uk recently conducted interviews with members of the "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX — about thrash's undying popularity and the recent Sonisphere festival shows featuring all four acts. A few excerpts follow below. On thrash me...

News

DEF LEPPARD Frontman: 'We Don't Get The Credit We Deserve In Britain'

Andrew Williams of Metro.co.uk recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metro.co.uk: What's happening with DEF LEPPARD? Joe Elliott: We're taking a year off. I'm doing this [DOWN 'N OUTZ, a project fronted by Elliott, bac...

News

AC/DC Members To Discuss 30th Anniversary Of 'Back In Black' On 'In The Studio'

AC/DC members Angus Young (guitar),Malcolm Young (guitar) and Brian Johnson (vocals) will be interviewed on the "In The Studio" show during the week of August 30. They will discuss the 30th anniversary of their mega-selling 1980 album "Back In Black" with the Dallas, Texas-based rock and roll disc...

News

AVENGED SEVENFOLD: Unedited Version Of 'Nightmare' Video Released

The unedited version of "Nightmare", the new video from Southern California's AVENGED SEVENFOLD, can be viewed below. The clip was helmed by Wayne Isham, who has previously directed videos for such established artists as METALLICA, MÖTLEY CRÜE, SIMPLE PLAN, PANTERA, 'N SYNC, SHANIA TWAIN, GODSMACK,...

News

AVENGED SEVENFOLD: 'Nightmare' Video Released

An edited version of "Nightmare", the new video from Southern California's AVENGED SEVENFOLD, can be viewed below. (Note: Video stream may not be available to some non-U.S. residents.) The clip was helmed by Wayne Isham, who has previously directed videos for such established artists as METALLICA, M...