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Video: JUDAS PRIEST Performs At Germany's ROCKAVARIA Festival
Fan-filmed video footage of JUDAS PRIEST's May 30 performance at the Rockavaria festival at Olympiastadion in Munich, Germany can be seen below. JUDAS PRIEST's latest album, "Redeemer Of Souls", was released in July 2014. The follow-up to 2008's double-disc concept album "Nostradamus" was billed as...June 3, 2015
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DAVE GROHL Posts 32-Year-Old Letter He Wrote To Musical Hero
According to The Pulse of Radio, FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl has posted a letter he wrote when he was just 14 years old to underground punk legend Ian MacKaye of the band FUGAZI. In the letter, Grohl asks MacKaye if he can connect Grohl with anyone who can help pursue his dream of playing ...May 29, 2015
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THE DAMNED: 'Don't You Wish That We Were Dead' Documentary To Receive European Premiere In London
"The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead", filmmaker Wes Orshoski's long-awaited documentary of British punk pioneers THE DAMNED, will receive its European premiere June 3 in London at the Prince Charles Cinema in Leicester Square. THE DAMNED founders Rat Scabies and Brian James will join Orsho...May 28, 2015
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SEBASTIAN BACH: I Haven't Given RACHEL BOLAN Any Reason To Dislike Me In Nineteen Years
Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach was interviewed on the on the latest episode of Metal Injection 's podcast, "Metal Injection Livecast". You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether it's true that the classic SKID ROW lineup was...May 23, 2015
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JUDAS PRIEST's IAN HILL: I Don't Think There's Any Reason Why There Shouldn't Be Another Album Next Year
U.K.'s Classic Rock magazine conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner and bassist Ian Hill at this year's Rock On The Range, which was held May 15-17 at MAPFRE Stadium (formerly Crew Stadium) in Columbus. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about when fans can expect...May 22, 2015
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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS On Landing JUDAS PRIEST Gig: 'I Was Really The Only Singer That Auditioned For The Band'
Former JUDAS PRIEST and ICED EARTH singer Tim "Ripper" Owens and his business partner, Micah Posten, with whom he owns Ripper's Rock House, "a rockin' sports eatery" in Akron, Ohio, were interviewed on a recent edition of "Akron Buzz" with host Tim Daugherty. You can now watch video footage of their...May 21, 2015
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Former CARCASS Guitarist CARLO REGADAS's MONSTRANCE Releases 'Karma After The Storm' Snippet
Audio snippets of the song "Karma After The Storm" from MONSTRANCE, the new band featuring former CARCASS guitarist Carlo Regadas, drummer Ian Treacy (ex-BENEDICTION, MEATHOOK SEED, ABSOLUTE POWER) and vocalist Tony Glover (ex-DEVOID),can be streamed below. MONSTRANCE is the brainchild of Regadas,...May 20, 2015
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ANTHRAX Is Working On 17 Songs For Follow-Up To 'Worship Music'
ANTHRAX is continuing to write and record material for its follow-up to 2011's "Worship Music", tentatively due in late 2015 or early 2016. "We do have a lot of songs; it's not like we’re just working on 10 songs — we have 17 songs," ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian tells TulsaWorld.com. "So it's quite ....May 20, 2015
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JUDAS PRIEST's IAN HILL: Heavy Metal Music Will Always Be Here In Some Way, Shape Or Form
In a brand new interview with Daily Herald, JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill was asked if he thinks that "rock is dead," as KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons famously said last year. "I don't think it is," Ian responded. "Not really. I mean, what are you going to replace it with? People come out ...May 19, 2015
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MEGADETH, TESTAMENT, Ex-DREAM THEATER Members Unite In METAL ALLEGIANCE
METAL ALLEGIANCE — the all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including members of MEGADETH, TESTAMENT — which debuted on MOTÖRHEAD's Motörboat cruise last year, and performed at this year's NAMM show and on the ShipRocked cruise, has signed a deal with Nuclear Blast Enterta...May 12, 2015
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Original RAINBOW Bassist CRAIG GRUBER Dies After Battle With Prostate Cancer
Bassist Craig Gruber died on Tuesday (May 5) at the age of 63 after a battle with prostate cancer. Albeit not a household name, Gruber is best known as the original bassist in RAINBOW, having played on the band's first album, "Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow". He was also a member of ELF alongside vocal...May 6, 2015
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WHITESNAKE's Video For 'Soldier Of Fortune' From 'The Purple Album'
Rock icons WHITESNAKE are set to return with their 12th studio album this spring. "The Purple Album" will be released in Europe on May 15 and in North America on May 19 via Frontiers Music SRL. "The Purple Album" is a re-imagination of classic songs from David Coverdale's time as the lead singer for...May 5, 2015
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CARCASS's BILL STEER: 'We Genuinely Don't Like The Direction That A Lot Of New Metal Has Taken'
Brendan Crabb of Australia's Loud magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Bill Steer of reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Loud: Due to your hiatus there was more than 15 years between CARCASS albums, do you feel that...May 3, 2015
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JOHN BUSH: 'It Wasn't My Destiny To Be In METALLICA'
Former ANTHRAX and current ARMORED SAINT singer John Bush was recently interviewed by Howie D. from Hard Edge Radio and National Rock Review. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Asked if he ever regretted not joining METALLICA when he was asked to sing for the band in ...May 3, 2015
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COVERDALE Would Have 'No Problem' Sharing Microphone With GILLAN In Hypothetical DEEP PURPLE Reunion
David Coverdale is gearing up to celebrate his past in the present with the May 19 release of WHITESNAKE's 12th studio album, "The Purple Album". The new set is billed as "a re-imagination of classic songs from David Coverdale's time as the lead singer for DEEP PURPLE's Mark III and Mark IV studio a...May 1, 2015
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