Search results for 'trouble'

News

Vocalist STEVE WHITEMAN: KIX 'Is Still A Nice Big Cash Cow'

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with FUNNY MONEY/ex-KIX frontman Steve Whiteman. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: How do you feel the music FUNNY MONEY creates compares to the music you recorded with KIX? Steve: "Well, initially, on all of the previous FUNNY MON...

News

ANNIHILATOR, PRETTY MAIDS Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK Festival

ANNIHILATOR, POINT BLANK and PRETTY MAIDS have been confirmed for next year's Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9, 2007 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ANNIHILATOR AXEL RUDI PELL BLACK OAK ARKANSAS BLIND GUARDIAN CIRCUS MAXIM...

News

SLAYER Guitarist On Songwriting: 'If You Sit Down And Over-Think It, It's Usually Sh*t'

Luxi Lahtinen of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman. An excerpt from the chat follows: Metal-Rules.com: As you have probably heard from almost every possible direction many have said that the aggression and brutality of your old days have returned. So...

News

Ex-WHITESNAKE Guitarist To Perform In Hell

British guitar legend Bernie Marsden (WHITESNAKE, M3) will appear at the Hell Blues Club's Christmas party on December 27 at the Rica Hell Hotel in Hell, Norway. He will play songs ranging from his WHITESNAKE days to his recent blues-rock work. Backing him is a band called FORANLEDNINGEN, a four-pie...

News

SKID ROW Guitarist On New Album: 'We're Stirring Up People's Emotions One Way Or The Other'

Ryan Sparks of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with SKID ROW guitarist Dave "Snake" Sabo. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisited: What has the response been like to the new record "Revolutions Per Minute"? Snake: The response has been great. Most of the pe...

News

DIMMU BORGIR Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR have been confirmed for next year's Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9, 2007 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AXEL RUDI PELL BLACK OAK ARKANSAS BLIND GUARDIAN CIRCUS MAXIMUS DI...

News

Reunited TRANSGRESSOR Begins Work On New Material

American experimental thrash band TRANSGRESSOR has reunited and is currently recording its first album since 1990. Formed in 1987 from the ashes of seminal New Jersey metal band CHAOS, TRANSGRESSOR was made up of guitarist A. Cid, bassist Jonby, guitarist Vas, and drummer Vis. TRANSGRESSOR recorded...

News

HEAVEN AND HELL Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

HEAVEN AND HELL — the new band featuring legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) alongside original BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, plus drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH) — has been confirmed for next year's Sweden Rock Festival, set to...

News

GLENN DANZIG On 'The 3 Faces of Danzig' Toys: 'They're Pretty Funny'

Michael Christopher of DelcoTimes.com recently conducted an interview with Glenn Danzig. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On his ultra-cool, limited-edition, toy figure series called "The 3 Faces of Danzig": "They're pretty funny. When they started sending over prototypes, I thought they were co...

News

IN FLAMES Drummer: 'We Don't Feel Any Pressure Whatsoever, Not Even From Ourselves'

Metal Covenant recently conducted an interview with IN FLAMES drummer Daniel Svensson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Covenant: You've been praised by the media countless of times, and each album you release sells even more copies than the previous one. How do you keep motivating y...

News

TRIVIUM Drummer Discusses His Technique

TRIVIUM drummer Travis Smith is featured in the January 2007 issue of Modern Drummer magazine (web site). An excerpt from the interview follows: Modern Drummer: On the subject of your double kick technique, how did you get your start, and how did it progress through the years? Travis: I got my first...

News

THIN LIZZY, CHEAP TRICK: Australian Tour Cancelled

According to MelodicRock.com, the previously announced Double Trouble tour of Australia, featuring THIN LIZZY and CHEAP TRICK, has been cancelled. Refer to point of purchase for a full ticket refund. As previously reported, THIN LIZZY has been added to to the bill for next year's DEEP PURPLE/STYX U....

News

SEBASTIAN BACH Guitarist 'METAL' MIKE CHLASCIAK Reports From The Road

Guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (SEBASTIAN BACH, HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM) has posted the second installment of his tour diary covering Sebastian Bach's trek as the opening act for GUNS N' ROSES. An excerpt follows: "There was a bit of hectic rescheduling and re-re-rescheduling when it came to our perfo...

News

BATTERED: New Songs Are Starting To Take Shape

BATTERED, the new Norwegian band featuring former EINHERJER members Frode Glesnes (a.k.a. Grimar, vocals/guitar),Aksel Herløe (guitar) and Gerhard Storesund (a.k.a. Vivar, drums),has posted the following update on its official web site: "We started out 2006 with a bang, with excellent album review...

News

Guitarist DOUG ALDRICH Explains Why He's Not Happy With DIO's 'Holy Diver Live' Release

Marko Syrjälä of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with WHITESNAKE guitarist Doug Aldrich. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: Isn't it true that David [Coverdale] had plans to bring John Sykes back in the band before you came in picture? Doug: I think he was ta...