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ANVIL Frontman On Bassist CHRIS ROBERTSON: 'We Finally Got The Right Guy'

Promoportal-Germany recently conducted an interview with drummer Robb Reiner and guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Canadian metal legends ANVIL. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the addition of bassist Chris Robertson to ANVIL's ranks, Lips said: "He fits. That's the thing. F...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'My Biological Clock Is Ticking'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine promoted the band's December 16 acoustic show at the Hard Rock Cafe in Boston with an appearance earlier that day on "The Hill-Man Morning Show" on the WAAF radio station. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Asked how long he thinks he can keep...

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MEGADETH Plays Special 'Music Drives Us' Acoustic Show At Boston's Hard Rock Café (Video)

MEGADETH played a special acoustic show on Friday, December 16 at the Hard Rock Cafe in Boston. This rare acoustic appearance was part of Ernie Boch Jr.'s Music Drives Us fundraising series. Music Drives Us is a local charity connected to various youth music programs in New England. MEGADETH's perfo...

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MAX And IGOR CAVALERA Announce Second U.S. Leg Of 'Return To Roots' Tour; IMMOLATION, FULL OF HELL To Support

Former SEPULTURA members Max Cavalera (guitar, vocals) and Igor Cavalera (drums) will embark on another North American tour in February to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the band's classic album "Roots" by performing the LP in its entirety. Several new cities will witness the performance by...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE And ANTHRAX To Join Forces For 'The Killthrax Tour'; Special BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale

Metalcore forefathers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE (pictured) and thrash legends ANTHRAX will hit the road next spring to co-headline a 27-date North American tour, presented by SiriusXM. The bands' itinerary will also include an April 15 appearance at the Texas Independence Festival in Austin, as well as each...

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WHITECHAPEL, CATTLE DECAPITATION, GOATWHORE And ALLEGAEON Join Forces For METAL BLADE RECORDS' 35th-Anniversary Tour

To commemorate Metal Blade Records' 35th anniversary in 2017, four bands from the label's much-celebrated roster will come together for a special U.S. tour this March: WHITECHAPEL, CATTLE DECAPITATION, GOATWHORE and ALLEGAEON. The tour will run from February 22 in Boston, Massachusetts through March...

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GARY CHERONE Wishes He Toured With VAN HALEN Before Making An Album

The third VAN HALEN frontman, Gary Cherone, who took over when Sammy Hagar left the group (or was fired, depending on whom you ask) in 1996, spoke to The Washington Times about his brief tenure in the band. Asked how it happened that he ended up lead singer of VAN HALEN, Cherone said: ...

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KREATOR And OBITUARY To Join Forces For 'Decibel Magazine Tour'

German thrash metal veterans KREATOR will headline next year's edition of the annual Decibel Magazine Tour. Support on the trek will come from Florida death metal legends OBITUARY, old-school Ohio brutalizers MIDNIGHT and celebrated progressive death prodigies HORRENDOUS (with regional openers in se...

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DEF LEPPARD, SOUNDGARDEN, A PERFECT CIRCLE Set For Florida's FORT ROCK Festival

A lineup featuring some of rock's biggest artists has been announced for the fifth annual Monster Energy Fort Rock, set to take place Saturday, April 29 and Sunday, April 30, 2017 at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Florida. South Florida's biggest rock festival will be led by DEF LEPPARD (Saturday headl...

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LINKIN PARK's CHESTER BENNINGTON: Don't Call KINGS OF CHAOS A 'Supergroup'

Past and present members of LINKIN PARK, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS and GUNS N' ROSES will hit the road together for a string of East Coast dates under the KINGS OF CHAOS moniker, starting on December 17 in Montclair, New Jersey and ending on December 22 in Verona, New York. The mini-tour will be preceded...

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KINGS OF CHAOS Feat. GUNS N' ROSES, STP, LINKIN PARK Members: East Coast Tour Dates Announced

KINGS OF CHAOS, the part-time all-star rock 'n' roll collective that includes former and current members of GUNS N' ROSES, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS and LINKIN PARK, has a announced a string of East Coast tour dates kicking off December 17 in Montclair, New Jersey. Following a mini-residency at the House...

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GARY CHERONE: How Performing 'Pornograffitti' Influenced Writing Of New EXTREME Album

In a brand new interview with Myglobalmind, EXTREME frontman Gary Cherone spoke about how performing the band's "Pornograffitti" in its entirety in 2015 to celebrate the LP's 25th anniversary influenced the songwriting process for EXTREME's next effort. He said: "I think it had an effect with Nuno [...

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HELLYEAH's VINNIE PAUL On Digital Recording: 'I Would Give Anything If It Went Back To Analog Age'

Rockstar Interviews recently spoke to HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott and bassist Kyle Sanders. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the wide acceptance of Pro Tools recording software, with the vast majority of music being recorded digitally onto computer hard drives, Vinnie Paul sa...

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MASTODON's BRENT HINDS Breaks Leg In Motorcycle Accident

MASTODON's Brent Hinds has broken his leg in a motorcycle accident, it has been revealed. The guitarist/vocalist posted a photo of himself laying in bed with a cast on his right leg and the caption: "broke my fucking leg starting my motorcycle goddamnit. sorry to all the shows I was about to play wi...

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Video: GODSMACK's SULLY ERNA Performs At WAAF Studio

Video footage of GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna performing his solo song "Don't Comfort Me" at the studios of the Worcester/Boston, Massachusetts radio station WAAF can be seen below. The track is taken from Erna's second solo album, "Hometown Life", which was released on September 30 via BMG. Erna to...