Search results for 'vinnie vincent'

News

EXILIA Set Release Date For Sophomore Album

Italian female-fronted quartet EXILIA will release their sophomore full-length album, "Nobody Excluded", on July 21 via G.U.N./ BMG Records. The follow-up to 2004's "Unleashed", "Nobody Excluded" was produced by Udo Rinklin and recorded by the infamous Resetti Brothers (Jörg Umbreit and Vincent Sorg...

News

STIKKI FYKK Featuring Members Of LANFEAR, SACRED STEEL, IVANHOE: New CD Due In July

STIKKI FYKK, the long-running "nasty dirty glam thrash rock" from Germany featuring Dr. Vinnie Stikk (a.k.a. Andreas Preisig, owner of Battle Cry Records),Baron Carloz (a.k.a. Eren Eraslan, former guitar player of STORMRIDER),Sergeant Ryan Vixxen (a.k.a. Mathias Czop, former guitar player for STOR...

News

Man Convicted Of Killing VINNIE VINCENT's Ex-Wife Has His Appeal Rejected

The Hartford Courant has issued the following report: A man convicted of killing a call girl who was once married to former KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent had his appeal rejected Wednesday (June 15) by the state Appellate Court. Gregory McArthur, formerly of Hartford, maintained that two drug dealers...

News

Former CARCASS Frontman Performs At DOWNLOAD Festival With Broken Shoulder

Former CARCASS frontman Jeff Walker has sent the following message to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "So, just back from hospital. Turns out I did my set with THIS IS MENACE at [the] Download [festival] with a broken shoulder!!! "I was involved in a collision which rolled my Landrover on the way there on Saturda...

News

VINNIE PAUL Jams With THE OTHER HALF In Dallas: Photos Available

Former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul has posted the following message on his official MySpace page: "Well, I just got back from Canada where I was promoting REBEL MEETS REBEL, 'DimeVision' and my new signature snare drum from Pearl Drums. First stop was Toronto. "Canada has always been good...

News

BODY COUNT To Release 'Murder 4 Hire' In August

Rapper/actor/rock 'n' roller Ice-T is at it again on "Murder 4 Hire" (Escapi Records) by BODY COUNT, to be released August 1, 2006. Lead guitarist Ernie C, bassist Vincent Price, drummer OT and rhythm guitarist Bendrix hit the metal hard on 12 tracks of what is sure to be controversial, argued over...

News

ALICE COOPER Lands Breakfast Show Gig On U.K.'s PLANET ROCK

Mark Banham of Brand Republic is reporting that U.K. radio network GCap Media has signed heavy metal pioneer Alice Cooper to helm the breakfast show on digital station Planet Rock as its permanent presenter. Cooper will present the breakfast show from his home town of Phoenix, Arizona, with occasion...

News

VINNIE PAUL On DIMEBAG's Murder: 'Nobody Ever Expected Anything Like That'

Lynn Saxberg of The Ottawa Citizen last week conducted an interview with former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On wanting nothing to do with the music business after his guitarist brother "Dimebag" Darrell was shot to death by a fan at a clu...

News

TRACII GUNS: 'I Still Don't Believe DIMEBAG Is Gone'

Debby Rao of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with former L.A. GUNS/BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION guitarist Tracii Guns. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: KNAC.COM: How do you feel about the music industry today? Do you think the label gave BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION a fair chance? Guns: "I thin...

News

Poker Tournament Featuring ACE FREHLEY, VINNIE PAUL, SULLY ERNA Cancelled

The previously announced VH1 Classic Rock 'n' Roll Charity Poker Tournament presented by CelebrityPokerPlayer.net, which was set to feature original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley, ex-PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul and GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna, has been cancelled. The event, hosted by Phil L...

Review

The Dead Walk

Heavy is good, angry is good, and unrelenting pummel is just super. Too bad those elements alone do not define metal excellence. No, I'm not going to rip THE ACACIA STRAIN's "The Dead Walk"; there are some fine cinderblock-to-the-head moments. It is just not something I can rave about. Now down to t...

News

Original PENTAGRAM Member Loses Battle With Cancer

Vincent McAllister, the guitarist and a founding member of seminal metal band PENTAGRAM, has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 51. McAllister played guitar in the classic '70s PENTAGRAM lineup that also included vocalist Bobby Liebling, bassist Greg Mayne and drummer Geof O'Keefe. His record...

News

VINNIE PAUL: 'I Will Never Talk To PHILIP ANSELMO Again'

Johnson Cummins of the Montreal Mirror recently conducted an interview with former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Montreal Mirror: The last time you and I spoke was right after PANTERA played in Montreal, the time Phil Anselmo made some white-supr...

News

THE ACACIA STRAIN To Guest On WAAF's 'Harder, Faster'

New England's purveyors of all things heavy THE ACACIA STRAIN are set to appear on the nightly extreme metal radio show "Harder, Faster" on Boston radio station WAAF on June 6. The program airs Monday–Friday from 11 p.m. until midnight, and fans outside of the station's range can listen online at ww...

News

REBEL MEETS REBEL Frontman DAVID ALLAN COE Seeking Footage For Documentary

REBEL MEETS REBEL frontman and country music "outlaw" David Allan Coe is currently seeking footage for an upcoming documentary covering his entire career — up to the release of "Rebel Meets Rebel" and beyond. Anyone who has any material, including live bootlegs, can contact dacandmisskimpics@sbcglob...