Search results for 'sixx am'

News

DISTURBED's DAVID DRAIMAN On Surprise Attack By Hamas On Israel: 'My Heart Is Broken'

DISTURBED's David Draiman has denounced Hamas's attack on Israel, which killed over 900 Israelis and wounded over 2,400 others. In response to Palestinian militants in Gaza firing a deadly barrage of rockets and sending gunmen into Israeli territory, Israel launched strikes on what it called Hamas t...

News

K.K. DOWNING Says He Would Consider Writing Follow-Up To His Autobiography: 'Lots Of Things Went Unsaid'

In a new interview with Greg Prato of Consequence, former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing touched upon his autobiography, "Heavy Duty: Days And Nights In Judas Priest", which was released in September 2018 via Hachette Audio as a digital download, and in print and ebook from Da Capo Press. The b...

News

BRUCE DICKINSON On His Upcoming Solo Album 'The Mandrake Project': 'It's Music, But It's Also Much More'

IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson has released a new video message in which he offered a bit more information about his upcoming solo album, due in early 2024 on BMG. Titled "The Mandrake Project", it sees him reunited with long-time musical collaborator and producer Roy "Z" Ramirez. "The Mandrake...

News

METAL ALLEGIANCE Feat. ELLEFSON, PORTNOY, SKOLNICK: 10th-Anniversary Show Announced

METAL ALLEGIANCE began as a celebration of heavy metal, powered by the almost tribal bond shared between the extreme music community's most revered trailblazers, armed with a list of contributors onstage (and off) that read like a Wikipedia entry on the genre itself. On January 25, 2024, METAL ALLEG...

News

Watch: K.K. DOWNING's KK'S PRIEST Kicks Off U.K. Tour In Birmingham

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing's new band KK'S PRIEST kicked off its five-date U.K. headlining tour last night (Saturday, October 7) at O2 Institute in Birmingham. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below. The setlist was as follows: 01. Hellfire Thunderbolt 02. One More Shot At...

News

AVENGED SEVENFOLD Singer Explains Last-Minute Chula Vista Concert Cancelation

AVENGED SEVENFOLD canceled its concert Saturday night (October 7) in Chula Vista, California after singer M. Shadows fell ill. A short time before AVENGED SEVENFOLD was due to take the stage, and after opening acts KIM DRACULA and FALLING IN REVERSE had already performed at North Island Credit Union...

News

Watch: COREY TAYLOR Joined By STONE SOUR's ROY MAYORGA On Stage In Los Angeles

STONE SOUR drummer Roy Mayorga joined Corey Taylor on stage this past Thursday (October 5) at the Wiltern in Los Angeles, California to perform two of the band's songs, "Absolute Zero" and "30/30-150". Fan-filmed video of his appearance can be seen below. Last month, Corey told Saby Reyes-Kulkarni o...

News

COREY TAYLOR Cancels AFTERSHOCK Festival Performance After Sustaining 'Significant' Knee Injury

Corey Taylor has canceled his appearance at the Aftershock festival in Sacramento, California. The SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman took to his social media earlier today (Saturday, October 7) to write: "To my Aftershock friends & family - I am so saddened to inform you that we will not be able...

News

DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE Blasts Singers Who Lip Sync, Says Backing Tracks Are 'Acceptable' When Used 'Creatively'

DREAM THEATER singer James LaBrie says that he is absolutely against singers who lip sync during their concerts. In recent years, more and more artists have been given a pass for relying on pre-recorded tracks, drum triggers and other assorted technology that makes concerts more synthetic but also m...

News

MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'I Don't Know When KIKO LOUREIRO Is Coming Back'

In a new interview with Greg Prato of Ultimate Guitar, MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine talked about the addition of new touring guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari (WINTERSUN, SMACKBOUND). Teemu is filling in for the band's longtime axeman Kiko Loureiro, who announced last month that he would sit out the next...

News

DREAM THEATER's MIKE MANGINI Releases First Solo Single 'Freak Of Nature'

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Mangini has just released a new solo single, "Freak Of Nature". The track will appear on Mangini's upcoming debut solo album, "Invisible Signs", which is set to arrive in November. Accompanying Mangini on "Freak Of Nature", which features words and music by Mike, were Tony...

News

RAINBOW's RONNIE ROMERO Is 'Very Disappointed' In How 'Certain Legendary Musicians' Behave On Social Media

In a new interview with Steve Mascord's WhiteLineFever TV, Ronnie Romero spoke about how deals with the online criticism he has received from fans of the various bands he has played with, including RAINBOW, MSG and VANDENBERG. The 41-year-old singer, who is originally from Chile but is now settled i...

News

OTEP SHAMAYA Explains How She Deals With Online Trolls

In a new interview with "The Garza Podcast", hosted by SUICIDE SILENCE guitarist Chris Garza, OTEP frontwoman Otep Shamaya spoke about how she deals with online trolls. She said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I don't even read YouTube comments. Nope. Or Blabbermouth. Yeah, I don't read [any...

News

TOMMY VICTOR: WAYNE STATIC 'Got Mad At Me' When I Called Him Out For Not Acknowledging PRONG's Influence

In a new interview with Heavy Galaxy, PRONG leader Tommy Victor was asked about Dino Cazares's recent comment that FEAR FACTORY not belonging to any subgenre ultimately hurt the band and whether the same could be said about PRONG. Tommy responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I agree with w...

News

JOEY BELLADONNA To Start Recording Vocals For ANTHRAX's New Album In November

In a new interview with "THAT Rocks!", the weekly YouTube series hosted by Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson, ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian spoke about the progress of the songwriting and recording sessions for the band's long-awaited follow-up to 2016's "For All Kings" album. When Florenti...