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MOTÖRHEAD Guitarist PHIL CAMPBELL Talks THE BASTARD SONS, Debut Solo Album, Book

Anthony Morgan of Metal Forces recently conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Phil Campbell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS: "It's four years old, the band. Basically, when my eldest son had a big birthday party, we hired a band and e...

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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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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Bassist Says New Drummer BROOKS WACKERMAN 'Heavily Influenced' Sound Of 'The Stage'

Lisa Sanchez of El Paso, Texas's KLAQ 95.5 FM radio station recently conducted an interview with AVENGED SEVENFOLD bassist Johnny Christ. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked how new AVENGED SEVENFOLD drummer Brooks Wackerman's playing style influenced the sound of the band's latest album, "T...

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ALICE COOPER On Getting NITA STRAUSS To Join His Band: 'I Needed A Shredder'

Musician's Friend conducted an interview with legendary rocker Alice Cooper and his guitarist Nita Strauss at the Magnolia Hotel in Houston, Texas in August 2016. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about how he got Nita to join his band, Alice said: "We're doing a MÖTLEY CRÜE tour. I've got...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD: Making Of 'The Stage'; Video Footage From 'Sunny Disposition' Studio Sessions

Video footage from the studio sessions for "Sunny Disposition", a new song from AVENGED SEVENFOLD, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's latest album, "The Stage", which came out late last month. The group made the album available at midnight on October 27 with almost no promotion be...

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Doctor Arrested In Death Of Former 3 DOORS DOWN Guitarist MATT ROBERTS

An arrest has been made in connection with the death of former 3 DOORS DOWN guitarist Matt Roberts, who overdosed on prescription drugs three months ago. According to Fox 6 News, Alabama physician Dr. Richard Snellgrove was indicted on November 16 for allegedly providing drugs to the 38-year-old mus...

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NIKKI SIXX Is Not A STEEL PANTHER Fan

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx says that he doesn't care for STEEL PANTHER, the American glam rockers from Los Angeles, California, mostly known for their profane and humorous lyrics, as well as their exaggerated onstage personas that parody the stereotypical 1980s "glam metal" lifestyle. Despite th...

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RHAPSODY Announces '20th Anniversary Farewell Tour'

Fabio Lione, Luca Turilli, Dominique Leurquin, Patrice Guers and Alex Holzwarth have announced the reunion of the original members of RHAPSODY, and the relevant farewell tour of the band. The Italian band RHAPSODY, one of the greatest icons of symphonic power metal, will gather together to commemora...

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AMARANTHE's ELIZE RYD: 'There's Nothing Strange About Being A Woman In Metal Anymore'

Sebastiano Mereu of From Hero To Zero recently conducted an interview with singer Elize Ryd of Swedish melodic metallers AMARANTHE. You can watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the differences in being an artist 15 years ago versus in 2016: Elize: "...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD: Making Of 'The Stage'; Video Footage From 'Paradigm' Studio Sessions

Video footage from the studio sessions for "Paradigm", a new song from AVENGED SEVENFOLD, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's latest album, "The Stage", which came out late last month. The group made the album available at midnight on October 27 with almost no promotion beforehand,...

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KIRK HAMMETT's KHDK ELECTRONICS Introduces 'Dark Blood' Overdrive

KHDK Electronics is proud to announce the latest addition to its award-winning line of hand-built guitar pedals: Kirk Hammett's signature Dark Blood Overdrive. Dubbed KHDK's most evil pedal to date, Dark Blood delivers an angry, merciless amp-like distortion, with tube-like, mid-heavy tone boasting...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Singer Says Former Label's Plan To Release 'Best-Of' Collection Is 'Childish On A Whole New Level'

AVENGED SEVENFOLD singer M. Shadows was recently interviewed by the 101.1 WJRR radio station in Orlando, Florida. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked about former label Warner Music's recent announcement that it plans to release a two-CD AVENGED SEVENFOLD collection called "The Best Of 2005-...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD's 'The Stage' First-Week Sales Are Less Than Half Those Of 'Hail To The King'

AVENGED SEVENFOLD's seventh studio album, "The Stage", debuted at No. 4 on The Billboard 200, having shifted 76,000 equivalent album units in the week ending November 3. The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional al...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Sued By 2014 Tour Openers THE RASKINS For $30 Million

According to the New York Post, MÖTLEY CRÜE has been sued for $30 million by New York rockers THE RASKINS over the two bands' joint U.S. tour. Twins Logan and Roger Raskin claim they paid $1 million to open for the CRÜE in 2014 and had a contract negotiated by Artist Group International, ...

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GHOST's Nameless Ghoul Has Had 'A Lifelong Fear Of The Dark'

Ned of the Rock 108 radio station conducted an interview with one of the Nameless Ghouls from Swedish occult rockers GHOST on October 5 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the influence of horror movies on GHOST's stage presentation and overall image, the Nameless...