Search results for 'killing joke'

News

STEVEN WILSON Calls GRETA VAN FLEET A 'Terrible Band' And A 'Third-Rate Impersonation Of LED ZEPPELIN'

British musician and progressive rock pioneer Steven Wilson has blasted GRETA VAN FLEET, calling the Michigan rockers "a terrible band" that is nothing more than a "third-rate impersonation of LED ZEPPELIN." Despite the fact that GRETA VAN FLEET has managed to sell out shows all over the world, the...

News

DAVID ELLEFSON Says He Got DAVE MUSTAINE's 'Blessing' In 2001 To Audition For METALLICA

MEGADETH's David Ellefson says that he got Dave Mustaine's "blessing" to audition for the bassist position in METALLICA after Jason Newsted left the band nearly 18 years ago. Newsted exited METALLICA in January 2001, after he clashed with James Hetfield over the release of an album by ECHOBRAIN, Jas...

News

SOULFLY's MAX CAVALERA On Pre-Show 'Butterflies': 'It's Part Of The Fun'

Prior to SOULFLY's performance in Petaluma, California on February 25, front man Max Cavalera spoke with Gene Gaona of Hellbound. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the group's recently completed U.S. tour: Max: "Maybe because [new...

News

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...

News

DAVID COVERDALE: 'Had I Not Had Knee Replacement Surgery, I Would Have Certainly Been In A Wheelchair'

WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale has told the Rock 100.5 WNNX radio station that he is no longer allowed to discuss the possibility of retirement. "My wife has ordered me to stop using that word, because it comes back to haunt me every time," he said (hear audio below). I've retired more times th...

News

NIKKI SIXX Says MÖTLEY CRÜE's 'Live Wire' Is About Domestic Violence

While making the press rounds for MÖTLEY CRÜE's Netflix biopic "The Dirt", bassist Nikki Sixx talked about the lyrical inspiration for some of the band's earliest songs. "One thing that's important to me, and our fans know it, but people that don't know MOTLEY CRUE [may not], is we're very transpar...

News

MEGADETH Teams Up With HEAVY METAL Magazine For 'Death By Design' 35th-Anniversary Graphic Novel

MEGADETH's 35th-anniversary greatest-hits compilation, "Warheads On Foreheads", will be accompanied by a 350-page graphic anthology, featuring comic book stories inspired by the songs on the album. The collaboration, titled "Death By Design", features stories written and illustrated by top talent fr...

News

MEAT PUPPETS: 'Warranty' Video Released

MEAT PUPPETS' original lineup, Curt and Cris Kirkwood and returning drummer Derrick Bostrom, have a released a video for "Warranty" off their upcoming album, "Dusty Notes", due on March 8 via Megaforce. The MEAT PUPPETS' story begins with three kids, enamored of music and immersed in the psychedel...

News

Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS POLAND Reveals Why 1990 Reunion Didn't Happen

Ex-MEGADETH guitarist Chris Poland has spoken to Eonmusic about his time in the band, why he didn't return to the group despite an offer ahead of 1990 release "Rust In Peace", and his thoughts on joining his former bandmates on stage at a hypothetical Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction. Revealing...

News

BRUJERIA Takes On TRUMP Once Again On New Single, 'Amaricon Czar'

Extreme metallers BRUJERIA have released a brand new single as a follow-up to their infamous "Viva Presidente Trump!" seven-inch. The single's title track, "Amaricon Czar", can be streamed below. Pick up your copy on limited color vinyl today via NuclearBlast.com. "Amaricon Czar" track listing: 01....

News

JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER Promises 'A Few Surprises' In Setlist For Upcoming North American Tour

Richie Faulkner says that fans can expect to hear "a few surprises" in JUDAS PRIEST's setlist when he and his bandmates return to the United States this spring for a run with fellow classic heavy rockers URIAH HEEP. The 32-date trek will kick off on May 3 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in...

News

Former LIFE OF AGONY Drummer Says MINA CAPUTO Is 'A Really Nasty Person' Who 'Is Not Who She Says She Is'

Former LIFE OF AGONY drummer Sal Abruscato has slammed the band's transgender lead singer, Mina Caputo, as "a really nasty person" who "is not who she says she is." Asked in a new interview with Big Music Geek about the reasons for his December 2017 departure from LIFE OF AGONY, Sal said: "We had no...

News

CHESTER BENNINGTON's First Band Recruits His Son, KORN And P.O.D. Members To Re-Record Old Material

Chester Bennington's former bandmates in his first group, the Phoenix, Arizona-based post-grunge act GREY DAZE, have announced plans to re-record their old material with the help of the late LINKIN PARK frontman's friends and family. Among the guest musicians set to appear on the recordings are Ches...

News

SACRED REICH To Release 'Awakening' Album In The Summer

Veteran Arizona thrashers SACRED REICH are currently in the studio recording their highly anticipated new studio album — the band's first in 23 years — titled "Awakening". Due this summer, the disc is being produced by Arthur Rizk, who has previously worked with CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, POWER TRIP and C...

News

DOUG ALDRICH Says Working With RONNIE JAMES DIO Was 'A Great Experience'

Guitarist Doug Aldrich, who was a member of DIO for a short period between 2002 and 2006, spoke to "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" about his contributions to the band's "Killing The Dragon" album. "I only wrote two songs with [Ronnie James Dio] on that, 'cause he had already written [the res...