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FRANKIE BANALI Says JAMES DURBIN 'Quit' QUIET RIOT 'To Follow His Own Path'

Frankie Banali says that James Durbin quit QUIET RIOT in order to "follow his own path." The drummer discussed the circumstances behind the band's split with the singer in the Facebook comments section below his original post announcing Durbin's exit from the group. Frankie said: "[James] gave notic...

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WHITFIELD CRANE Claims He Was Once Asked By GLENN TIPTON To Replace ROB HALFORD In JUDAS PRIEST

UGLY KID JOE frontman Whitfield Crane claims that he was once asked to join JUDAS PRIEST. The seemingly unlikely pairing came close to becoming a reality in the mid-1990s while PRIEST was searching for a replacement for longtime singer Rob Halford. Rob left the band in 1992, citing his desire to pur...

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GUNS N' ROSES Reveals Special Guests For Fall 2019 Leg Of 'Not In This Lifetime' Tour

GUNS N' ROSES has announced the special guests appearing on its enduring and monumental "Not In This Lifetime" tour, revving back up on September 25. BISHOP GUNN, BLACKBERRY SMOKE, DIRTY HONEY, Shooter Jennings and TYLER BRYANT & THE SHAKEDOWN will open for GN'R on select dates throughout the fa...

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Former JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING: 'I Love BLABBERMOUTH'

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing spoke to the "Neil Jones Rock Show" about his virtually ubiquitous presence in the heavy metal press since the release of his autobiography last year. "You see a lot of things about me in the press, and it's because the thing is, if people wanna speak to me...

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SLIPKNOT's JAY WEINBERG Recalls Telling His Dad He Was Joining The Band: 'I Think He Flipped His S**t'

SLIPKNOT drummer Jay Weinberg discovered the band when he was a pre-teen, through his father Max, of Bruce Springsteen's E STREET BAND, and leader of the house band on Conan O'Brien's talk show. He was hooked immediately and was a huge fan of SLIPKNOT by the time he was invited to Los Angeles to try...

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Video: QUIET RIOT Performs Without FRANKIE BANALI In Golden, Colorado

Decibel Geek TV has uploaded video footage of QUIET RIOT's August 24 concert at Buffalo Rose in Golden, Colorado (clip shot by Chris Deutsch of Front Row Concert Photos). QUIET RIOT played several shows this year without drummer Frankie Banali, marking the first time ever that the band performed wit...

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JAY WEINBERG: 'I Wanna Be With SLIPKNOT As Long As I Possibly Can'

In a brand new interview with Sick Drummer Magazine, SLIPKNOT drummer Jay Weinberg spoke about the physical demands of playing in such a high-energy band. He said (see video below): "Touring is hard, but it's hard like anything hard. Anything that you commit yourself to entirely, a hundred percent,...

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EYEHATEGOD's JIMMY BOWER To Sit Out Tour; BRIAN PATTON Steps Back In

EYEHATEGOD guitarist Jimmy Bower will sit out the band's upcoming tour in order to undergo surgery on his right arm. Replacing him on the trek will be EYEHATEGOD's former guitarist Brian Patton. Bower announced his absence from the EYEHATEGOD tour in a Facebook post three days ago. He added that he...

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BLACK STAR RIDERS Discuss Working With PEARL ADAY In New Trailer For 'Another State Of Grace' Album

BLACK STAR RIDERS will release their fourth album "Another State Of Grace", on September 6 via Nuclear Blast. A new trailer for the disc in which frontman Ricky Warwick and bassist Robert Crane discuss working with Pearl Aday — ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian's wife and Meat Loaf's daughter — can be see...

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AMON AMARTH Doesn't 'Have Time For Drama' Involving Former Drummer FREDRIK ANDERSSON

AMON AMARTH bassist Ted Lundström says he and his bandmates "don't have time for drama" involving their former drummer Fredrik Andersson. Andersson was fired from AMON AMARTH in March 2015, just as the band was preparing to enter the studio to begin work on its "Jomsviking" album. AMON AMARTH opted...

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BLACK STAR RIDERS: Acoustic Performance Video Of 'Ain't The End Of The World' Song

An official acoustic performance video of the song "Ain't The End Of The World" from BLACK STAR RIDERS can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming fourth studio album "Another State Of Grace", which will be released on September 6 via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2017's "Heavy...

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Hear New QUIET RIOT Song 'Don't Call It Love'

"Don't Call It Love", the new single from veteran rockers QUIET RIOT, can be streamed below. The song is taken from the band's upcoming studio album, "Hollywood Cowboys", which will be released on November 8 via Frontiers Music Srl. Asked how "Hollywood Cowboys" differs from other QUIET RIOT LPs, dr...

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SLIPKNOT's JAY WEINBERG: Climate Change Is An 'Undeniable' Problem

In a brand new interview with Elliott Fullam of Little Punk People, SLIPKNOT drummer Jay Weinberg was asked for his opinion on the issue of the changing climate and how SLIPKNOT fans around the world can go about addressing the problem. "It's undeniable," he said (see video below). "It's what we as...

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ROB HALFORD Doesn't Rule Out K.K. DOWNING's Return To JUDAS PRIEST: 'What Will Happen Will Happen'

Rob Halford hasn't ruled out the return of K.K. Downing to JUDAS PRIEST, saying that "what will happen will happen." The guitarist, who left PRIEST in 2011 amid claims of band conflict, shoddy management and declining quality of performance, was replaced by Richie Faulkner, nearly three decades his...

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Watch JESSE LEACH And HOWARD JONES Face Off In KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's 'The Signal Fire' Video

"The Signal Fire", the new music video from Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, can be seen below. The song, which features a guest appearance by former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Howard Jones, is taken from the band's new album, "Atonement", which was released on August 16 via Metal Blade Reco...