Search results for 'frank zappa'

News

GUNS N' ROSES' Phoenix Concert Moved Due To DIAMONDBACKS Playoff Game

**UPDATE**: GUNS N' ROSES moved their October 11 show at Chase Field in downtown Phoenix to the Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre to avoid a conflict with the Diamondbacks. "GUNS N' ROSES send their congratulations to the Arizona Diamondbacks making it to the next round of the MLB playoffs," a messa...

News

LINKIN PARK's MIKE SHINODA Releases New Single 'Already Over'

LINKIN PARK's Mike Shinoda has released a new solo single, "Already Over". A music video for the song, directed and animated by Dusty Deen and featuring visuals contributed by Shinoda, Frank Maddocks, Mark Fiore and Mike Miller, can be seen below. Shinoda said about the song: "'Already Over' came to...

News

FRANK HANNON Says TESLA 'Wasn't Really Affected' By Rise Of Grunge In 1990s

TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon has weighed in on the never-ending debate about how the rise of grunge in the early 1990s forced most hard rock bands off the radio and MTV, with album and tour sales plummeting. Asked in a new interview with Real Music With Gary Stuckey how he and his bandmates were aff...

News

FOZZY's RICH WARD: 'I've Had Lots Of Bad Interactions With Famous Musicians Over The Years'

During a new appearance on Knotfest's Squared Circle Pit, FOZZY and STUCK MOJO guitarist Rich Ward reflected on FOZZY's September 2019 concert as the opening band for IRON MAIDEN at Banc Of California Stadium in Los Angeles, California. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "That was another...

News

Watch: GLENN HUGHES, ROBIN ZANDER, LZZY HALE, MATT SORUM And GILBY CLARKE Perform At Private Party In Brazil

Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE),Robin Zander (CHEAP TRICK),Lzzy Hale (HALESTORM),Matt Sorum (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER),Steve Stevens (Billy Idol) and Gilby Clarke (GUNS N' ROSES) are among the musicians who performed at a private party Saturday night (September 30) in Piracicaba, São Paulo, Bra...

News

ROGER WATERS Rips Newly Released Documentary As 'Flimsy, Unapologetic Piece Of Propaganda'

PINK FLOYD co-founder and former frontman Roger Waters has denounced a newly released documentary titled "The Dark Side Of Roger Waters", which uncovers a series of allegations of antisemitic behavior against the rocker. The 37-minute film, which was released by the U.K.-based advocacy group Campaig...

News

SODOM Shares Music Video For '1982 (Remix)'

German thrash metal pioneers SODOM have released the official music video for the song "1982 (Remix)". The track is taken from the band's upcoming EP, "1982", due on November 10 via SPV/Steamhammer. SODOM frontman Thomas "Angelripper" Such said: "These days we'd probably compose those songs differen...

News

MARK TREMONTI Releases 'The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year' From His First-Ever Holiday Album

With just five months until Christmas Day and the holiday season fast approaching, Grammy Award-winning musician, producer, author as well as founding member of hard rock bands ALTER BRIDGE, CREED and TREMONTI, Mark Tremonti has released the first song from his upcoming holiday album, "Christmas Cla...

News

TESLA Has No Plans To Retire: 'We're Gonna Keep It Up And Go As Long As We Can'

Just days after KIX played its final gig, singer Jeff Keith of fellow veteran rockers TESLA was asked by Dawn Osborne of TotalRock if there are any plans for him and his bandmates to eventually retire. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Hey, as long as my voice is holding up and eve...

News

RIOT V To Release New Studio Album In Early 2024

RIOT V, the band featuring members of legendary metal pioneers RIOT, has inked a deal with Atomic Fire Records. RIOT V's follow-up to 2018's "Armor Of Light" album will arrive in early 2024. RIOT is a band name that makes every metalhead's mind ring alert — in a positive way for sure. Many iconic mu...

News

FOZZY's New Single 'Spotlight' To Finally Arrive 'In The Next Month Or So'

During an appearance on this morning's (Wednesday, September 20) edition of the "Jim Kerr Rock & Roll Morning Show" on New York City's Q104.3 radio station, FOZZY singer Chris Jericho revealed that the band's new single, "Spotlight", which was originally scheduled to arrive on August 25, will no...

News

DEE SNIDER's Original Graphic Novel 'He's Not Gonna Take It' To Finally Arrive In November

More than 35 years ago, TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider marched into the United States Senate's Committee On Commerce in a jean jacket and tank top to confront a band of concerned Washington housewives hellbent on silencing the howl of metal and beyond. Co-founded by Tipper Gore, a committee of p...

Feature

BRENDON SMALL Talks DETHKLOK's Ongoing Relevance To Metalheads: 'It Speaks To An Audience That Isn't Spoken To'

By David E. Gehlke After several years of dormancy, the fictional metal band DETHKLOK has returned with a new album, "Dethalbum IV" and an animated movie, "Metalocalypse: Army Of The Doomstar". It was hard fought since the Adult Swim television network abruptly pulled the plug on the "Dethklok: Meta...

News

THE ROLLING STONES' MICK JAGGER Embraces Changes In Music Industry

THE ROLLING STONES recently announced "Hackney Diamonds", the band's first album of original material in 18 years. In a Canadian exclusive interview with Tom Power, host of "Q" on CBC radio, THE ROLLING STONES frontman Mick Jagger discussed the record, the changing music industry and losing drummer...

News

GUNS N' ROSES Add Four Shows To Fall 2023 North American Tour

GUNS N' ROSES have revealed four new upcoming dates across Canada and the United States, including stops in Edmonton, Salt Lake City, Denver and Nampa. Tickets will be available starting with the Nightrain presale beginning on September 18. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of t...