Search results for 'rev jones'

News

ICED EARTH's JON SCHAFFER: 'Television Is The Most Dangerous Weapon Of All'

Metal Blast conducted an interview with ICED EARTH mainman/guitarist Jon Schaffer at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 9-12 at Catton Park, Derbyshire in the United Kingdom. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Blast: "Sons Of Liberty" [...

News

'Led Zeppelin: The Oral History Of The World's Greatest Rock Band' Book Due In November

John Wiley & Sons has set a November 6 release date for "Led Zeppelin: The Oral History Of The World's Greatest Rock Band", a new book by Barney Hoskyns, a contributing editor at British Vogue who is the author of the bestselling book "Hotel California" and the co-founder of online music-journal...

News

Is Tampa Still The 'Death Metal Capital' Of America?

The Tampa, Florida death metal scene was part of Rachel Maddow's August 28 segment debunking stories in the day's news on MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show". In the five-minute clip below, Maddow separates fact from fiction on conventional wisdom about Tampa's relative stripperiness and its death-meta...

News

SUFFOCATION, ZEBRA To Be Inducted Into LONG ISLAND MUSIC HALL OF FAME

New York death metal veterans SUFFOCATION and hard rockers ZEBRA are among the inductees for this year's class of the Long Island Music Hall Of Fame. TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider will receive the Harry Chapin Award at the event, which will be held on October 18 at The Paramount in Huntington,...

News

'Trampled Under Foot: The Power And Excess Of Led Zeppelin' Book Due In September

Faber has set a September 6 release date for the "Trampled Under Foot: The Power And Excess Of Led Zeppelin" book by British music critic Barney Hoskyns. The 624-page book is described as follows: "A unique look at the history, adventures, myths and realities of this most legendary and powerful of b...

News

ANTHRAX's 'Among The Living' 'Audiobiography' Episode Launches On Google Play

Thrash-metal masters ANTHRAX and what is arguably the band's signature album, "Among The Living", will be featured on Google Play's "Audiobiography" series starting today. ANTHRAX's Scott Ian and Joey Belladonna recently pulled back the curtain exclusively for Google Play, discussing at length stori...

News

DANKO JONES: "Closer Look' At New Song 'I Believed In God'

A "closer look" at the track "I Believed In God" from Canadian rockers DANKO JONES is available in the YouTube clip below. The song, which features a gospel choir, comes off the band's new album, "Rock And Roll Is Black And Blue", which will be released in North America on October 9. Over the course...

News

AC/DC Singer To Host Radio Show On BBC

Lead singer of AC/DC and self-confessed car fanatic, Brian Johnson will share the songs and artists that have provided the soundtrack to his life for six weeks on BBC Radio 2. Drawing from 32 years as the frontman of one of the world's biggest ever rock bands, Brian shares stories of rock 'n' roll l...

News

SLIPKNOT: 'Inside Antennas To Hell' Radio Special Available For Streaming

SLIPKNOT — vocalist Corey Taylor (8),guitarist Mick Thomson (7),DJ Sid Wilson (0),percussionist Clown (6),late bassist Paul Gray (2),drummer Joey Jordison (1),percussionist Chris Fehn (3),guitarist Jim Root (4),sampler Craig Jones 133 (5) — came to embody all that it meant to be "heavy" both...

News

Guitar Icon ZAKK WYLDE To Host Sports Talk Show On SiriusXM

SiriusXM satellite radio today announced that guitar icon Zakk Wylde, founder of BLACK LABEL SOCIETY and former guitarist for OZZY OSBOURNE, will host a new weekly sports talk series available to SiriusXM listeners nationwide. "Wylde On Sports" — which Wylde will host alongside veteran sports talk p...

News

DANKO JONES: 'Just A Beautiful Day' Single Available For Streaming, Download

"Just A Beautiful Day", the first single from "Rock And Roll Is Black And Blue", the new album from Canadian rockers DANKO JONES, can be streamed below. "Rock And Roll Is Black And Blue" will be released in North America on October 9. Over the course of six full-length albums, DANKO JONES has forged...

News

ALL THAT REMAINS Frontman Featured On '3-Gun Nation'

Vocalist and gun enthusiast Phil Labonte of Massachusetts metallers ALL THAT REMAINS has been tapped as a regular guest on the third season of the television series "3-Gun Nation". The series, which is hosted by country artist Mark Wills, airs Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m. on the East Coast and Sundays at...

News

TESTAMENT's BILLY: MUSTAINE 'Must Be Back On Drugs To Think What He Is Saying Makes Any Sense'

Members of TESTAMENT and BROKEN HOPE have slammed MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine for implying during a concert that Barack Obama was somehow responsible for recent mass shootings in Colorado and Wisconsin. While performing with MEGADETH on August 7 in Singapore, Mustaine told the crowd, "Back in my...

News

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Bassist: Singer HOWARD JONES 'Didn't Quit'

Bassist Mike D'Antonio of Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE told BostonGlobe.com that the band's split with Howard Jones was necessitated by the singer's struggle with personal issues, including diabetes that had gone untreated for several years. "It became very apparent we had to move on wi...

News

DANKO JONES: 'Rock And Roll Is Black And Blue' Cover Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for "Rock And Roll Is Black And Blue", the new album from Canadian rockers DANKO JONES, can be seen below. The CD will be released in North America on October 9. Over the course of six full-length albums, DANKO JONES has forged a singular sound that draws equally from the blues, '6...