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EUROPE Bassist Interviewed By U.K.'s 'Metalheadz'

Peter Bailey of the "Metalheadz" radio show conducted an interview with bassist John Levén of Swedish hard rockers EUROPE at the U.K. edition of the Sonisphere festival, which was held July 30 - August 1, 2010 at Knebworth Park. Watch the chat below. EUROPE will embark on the "Balls 'N' Banners" U.K...

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ONSLAUGHT Allied Forces In Afghanistan

Supporters can often be found in the strangest of places but an e-mail to drummer Steve Grice of U.K. thrashers ONSLAUGHT this week wishing the band luck and enclosing the photograph below certainly rated amongst the more bizarre fan mail the band had ever received. From Lieutenant Huw Jones of 176...

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ACCEPT Schedules New Jersey In-Store

Reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT will take part in a signing session at Vintage Vinyl in Fords, New Jersey, on Sunday, September 26 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.. After debuting their new lineup to a sold-out audience in New York this past May and then traveling to Europe to devastate the masses with sho...

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AGAINST THE PLAGUES Working On New Material

Chicago based multinational extreme-metal act AGAINST THE PLAGUES has commenced the songwriting process for its as-yet-untitled second album. Commented co-founder Varyen Chylinski: "We have six songs almost finished and another two in progress. Next month we will start recording them as a pre-produc...

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MIKE PORTNOY To Guest On Tonight's 'Caffeine Bomb'

Drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, TRANSATLANTIC, LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT) and comedian Don Jamieson (VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show") will appear together on this week's edition of "Caffeine Bomb". Make sure you tune in at 7:00 p.m. EDT tonight, August 23, to 91.7 FM WHUS in...

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DISTURBED Frontman Doesn't Understand LEMMY's Fascination With Nazi Paraphernalia

DISTURBED frontman David Draiman — who comes from an Orthodox Jewish background and has some 200 relatives living in Israel, including his brother and grandmother — was interviewed by Revolver for the magazine's September/October 2010 issue. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Revolver: Why did...

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DAVE MUSTAINE On METALLICA: 'We're Totally Friends Now, Have Been For Years'

Chris Riemenschneider of the Star Tribune recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Star Tribune: The book sets a different tone on your firing from METALLICA. You didn't come off so hot in the movie "Some Kind of Monster"....

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AEROSMITH Bassist Says STEVEN TYLER Is Doing 'American Idol'

AEROSMITH bassist Tom Hamilton has confirmed to The Star-Ledger that the band's frontman, Steven Tyler, will be a judge in the next season of "American Idol". "Steven is doing 'American Idol'. The ink is dry on that," said Hamilton. "So, we'll have to work around his schedule for a new record. "I ho...

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KATAKLYSM Frontman Claims His Band Was 'Disrespected' By MEGADETH

In a recent interview with Exclaim!, vocalist Maurizio Iacono of Canadian extreme metallers KATAKLYSM spoke up about an incident that he claims took place late last month at the two-day Heavy MTL festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada where his band was allegedly "disrespected" by MEGADETH. "We always...

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SONISPHERE Creator Doesn't Want U.K. Festival To Get Much Bigger

Sonisphere festival series creator Stuart Galbraith tells the Welwyn Hatfield Times that planning is already well underway for the 2011 event, which is scheduled for the final weeks of July, with the exact dates to be confirmed. Galbraith is reluctant to increase the U.K. leg of the tour too much ab...

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ACCEPT Guitarist: 'We Have Not Seen Fans So Happy In A Long, Long Time'

After debuting their new lineup to a sold-out audience in New York this past May and then traveling to Europe to devastate the masses with shows in 16 different countries in 80 days (including two shows opening for AC/DC),reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT will return to tour the U.S. for the firs...

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DRAGONLAND Guitarist Issues New Album Update

Guitarist Olof Mörck of Swedish power metallers DRAGONLAND has issued the following update: "There has passed some time since we published a demo teaser track for all of you to hear, and first of all; the reactions up 'till this day have been nothing short of amazing; thank you for your continued su...

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STEVEN TYLER's 'American Idol' Gig Divides AEROSMITH Camp

According to The Pulse of Radio, the news that AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler may become one of the next judges on "American Idol" seems to have led to different opinions within the band about what Tyler's possible new gig might mean for AEROSMITH itself. Drummer Joey Kramer told Billboard.com that...

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BLIND GUARDIAN, APOCALYPTICA, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, AVANTASIA Confirmed For WACKEN OPEN AIR

BLIND GUARDIAN, APOCALYPTICA, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES and AVANTASIA are the first confirmed bands for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, which takes place annually in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. Wacken Open Air was first held in 1990 as a small eve...

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BILLY CORGAN Covers POISON's 'Thorn' With CAMP FREDDY

CAMP FREDDY — the Los Angeles-based "jam" group featuring Dave Navarro (JANE'S ADDICTION, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS),Billy Morrison (ex-THE CULT bassist, current CIRCUS DIABLO vocalist),Matt Sorum (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES),Donovan Leitch (son of legendary folk singer Donovan),and Chris Cha...