Search results for 'damn yankees'

News

KEVIN DUBROW: Audio, Video Interviews Posted Online

"The Hairball John Radio Show" has made a 2004 audio interview with QUIET RIOT vocalist Kevin DuBrow available for free download at this location. Commented the show's host Hairball John: "In August of 2004 I conducted one of several interviews with QUIET RIOT vocalist Kevin DuBrow. During this part...

News

Three Years After DIMEBAG's Murder: Missed Opportunities Abound

Rock author, writer and photographer Chris Armold — who penned the book "A Vulgar Display of Power: Courage and Carnage at the Alrosa Villa", which is described as the authorized biography of Jeffery "Mayhem" Thompson, former head of security for DAMAGEPLAN, and two other heroes (audience member Nat...

News

SOLEFALD: 10th Anniversary Remix Album Details Revealed

SOLEFALD, the Norwegian avant-garde metal/black metal band consisting of Lars Are "Lazare" Nedland and Cornelius von Jackhelln, is preparing to release a 10th-anniversary remix album entitled "The Circular Drain". Cornelius von Jackhelln has issued the following update regarding the collection: "In...

News

CHAD GRAY On Switching Back And Forth Between MUDVAYNE And HELLYEAH

Danielle Hatch of the Journal Star recently conducted an interview with MUDVAYNE/HELLYEAH frontman Chad Gray. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On performing with HELLYEAH at the East Peoria Convention Center on Wednesday: "It's kind of where I spread my wings to get into the music business, it's...

Review

Waiting for the Flies

The word is that Florida's PAIN PRINCIPLE have been hanging around the scene since 1993, having released two albums prior to this debut full-length, "Waiting for the Flies", on Blind Prophecy Records. The band plays a mix of modern thrash and traditional American metal, in the latter case at times r...

News

KING'S X Frontman Releases iTunes-Exclusive EP Featuring Non-Album Cut

KING'S X frontman Doug "Dug" Pinnick has released an iTunes-exclusive EP, entitled "Angel". The three-song release includes two tracks from Pinnick's new solo album, "Strum Sum Up", plus the cut "Blind", which isn't available anywhere else. The track listing is as follows: 01. Angel 02. Life is What...

News

MERCENARY Frontman: New Album Is 'F**king Killer!'

Vocalist Mikkel Sandager of the Danish metal band MERCENARY has issued the following update: "So now we have the finished the new album and it is fucking killer!! The best one we did yet, in my honest oppinion. It is much more raw and to the point and still it has the best melodies we ...

News

ANTHRAX Guitarist Filming 'Best Damn Poker Tournament Ever' For FOX

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has issued the following update: "Played poker for 16 hours [in Las Vegas] yesterday. Online and live tourney and then the Poker Room at the Palms. You can say I'm hooked. Finished sixth in the 'Beauty And The Bet' tourney. Phil Hellmuth was very proud of his pupil. "Film...

News

ARCHITECT Pulls Out Of THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Tour

Syracuse's ARCHITECT has issued the following update: "Due to some scheduling conflicts and some miscommunication with agents and promoters, we aren't going to be able to play the THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN tour. "We have only been home from tour for a week and this this fell into our laps, and thoug...

News

EDGUY/AVANTASIA Mainman Has No Interest In Becoming 'German JON BON JOVI'

EDGUY/AVANTASIA mastermind Tobias Sammet's official web site has been updated with the following question-and-answer session: Q: Your new [AVANTASIA] EPs have entered the top10 of the single charts in various countries, a.o. at #9 in Germany, in Sweden even at #3 and #4. Are you satisfied with every...

News

KING'S X Frontman To Discuss 'Life In The Music Business" At Illinois' Wheaton College

KING'S X frontman Doug "Dug" Pinnick will take part in a clinic tonight (Wednesday, November 28) at Wheaton College (501 E. College Ave.) in Wheaton, Illinois as part of the "Mastadon Media Series." The event will take place between 7:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. and will feature Doug talking about "life i...

News

TWISTED SISTER Frontman: 'You Kicked Our Asses, KEVIN, You Really Did'

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider has released the following statement regarding the passing of QUIET RIOT singer Kevin DuBrow: "Kevin DuBrow is dead. This hits pretty damn hard. "QUIET RIOT and TWISTED SISTER had a lot of respect for each other. The basis for this came from the fact that both QUIE...

News

AIRBOURNE Frontman Says JET And WOLFMOTHER Are 'Carbon Copies' And 'Not For Real'

Joel O'Keefe, lead singer and guitarist for Australian "pub rockers" AIRBOURNE, recently explained to ChartAttack.com exactly what separates his band from the rest of the Aussie pack. "JET and WOLFMOTHER are not for real. We are," he said. "That's the difference. They're not for real. They're doing...

News

ANNIHILATOR Guitarist: KEVIN DUBROW 'Helped Make Metal What It Has Become Today'

Guitarist Jeff Waters of the long-running Canadian thrashers ANNIHILATOR has posted the following message on the band's official forum: "QUIET RIOT had an impact on me when I was a teen and when I wasn't listening to their music, I was playing it or seeing a cover band that was playing it! 'Metal He...

News

DROWNING POOL Singer: Turkeys And Thieves

DROWNING POOL frontman Ryan McCombs has issued the following update: "It's Thanksgiving. Kick-ass. That means spending time with family, watching football, eating till your belly button pops, napping and eating some more. It also means going a little crazy. "It's always a bit hard during the holiday...