Search results for 'kiss'
News
WARRANT Is 'Talking To' Producer MICHAEL WAGENER About Next Studio Album
WARRANT guitarist Joey Allen was interviewed for the latest episode of the "Thunder Underground" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Asked about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to the 2011 album "Rockaholic", Allen said: "We're...October 15, 2015
Review
Return to Forever
Yeah, like KISS, the SCORPIONS said they were hanging it up. That was apparently until they realized they could hit the fifty-year mark by clinging on a bit longer. For their eighteenth album, "Return to Forever", the SCORPIONS access their archives for previously shelved tunes from the "Blackout",...October 15, 2015
News
GENE SIMMONS: 'A Benevolent Dictator Is The Most Effective Way Of Running A Country'
Gold 104.3 radio DJ Gav conducted an interview with KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons ahead of the band's recent concert in Melbourne, Australia. They discuss everything from the spider stage set KISS brought with them, Australian accents, make-up techniques, creativity and whether Simmons has poli...October 15, 2015
News
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Bassist Hopes His Band Can Follow In Footsteps Of BLACK SABBATH, IRON MAIDEN
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH bassist Chris Kael was interviewed on a recent edition of the "Talk Toomey" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH can follow in the footsteps of bands l...October 14, 2015
News
ALICE COOPER Guitarist NITA STRAUSS: 'ORIANTHI Fans Hate Me'
Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the Alice Cooper band, was asked during a recent appearance on Guitar Player magazine's "No Guitar Is Safe" podcast what it has been like spending time with Cooper for the past year and a half since she joined the group as the replacement for O...October 13, 2015
News
DEEP PURPLE To Begin Recording New Album In January
DEEP PURPLE is preparing to enter the studio to begin recording its follow-up to 2013's "Now What?!" album for a 2016 release. "We've been working on the material, several writing sessions, and we have one more session before we actually start recording," DEEP PURPLE guitarist Steve Morse told the "...October 13, 2015
News
MIKE PORTNOY: 'I Love Being In A Band With Somebody That's Getting In More Trouble With BLABBERMOUTH Than I Am'
Drummer Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD) was interviewed on this week's edition of the "Noize In The Attic - Where Your Past Comes Back To Haunt You" (web site) on 88.7 FM in New Haven Connecticut. You can now listen to the chat using the PodOmatic widget below. A ...October 11, 2015
News
DEEP PURPLE, NINE INCH NAILS, CHEAP TRICK, YES Among Nominees For ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Induction
DEEP PURPLE, CHEAP TRICK and YES are among the 15 artists newly nominated for possible induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. The top vote-getters will will be announced in December and inducted next April at a ceremony in New York. To be eligible for nomination, an individual artist or band...October 8, 2015
News
THE TREATMENT Signs With FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL
Frontiers Music Srl has announced the signing of British rockers THE TREATMENT. Formed in Cambridge in 2008, THE TREATMENT has toured the world and played in support of such heavyweights as ALICE COOPER, THIN LIZZY, MÖTLEY CRÜE, KISS and, very recently, W.A.S.P.. The band has released two acclaimed...October 7, 2015
News
SLIPKNOT Halloween Masks Now Available
Just in time for Halloween, SLIPKNOT is selling face masks worn by the band's nine members via the group's official webstore. SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor was asked in an interview with a Canadian radio station whether he thought the band would ever perform without its signature masks. Taylor replie...October 7, 2015
News
RAMMSTEIN: Performance Clip Of 'Benzin' From 'Rammstein In Amerika' DVD
RAMMSTEIN made a triumphant return to the U.S. stage for the first time in 10 years, to headline one sold-out concert at New York City's Madison Square Garden. The venue's more than 18,000 seats were snatched up for the special appearance within less than 30 minutes of going on sale, heralding RAMMS...October 6, 2015
News
DEE SNIDER To PAUL STANLEY: 'Why Do You Have To Be Such A Dick?'
Dee Snider says that Paul Stanley was being "a dick" when the KISS leader slammed the TWISTED SISTER frontman as "a wannabe" who "desperately wants attention and to be taken seriously." During a recent appearance on Eddie Trunk's show, Snider criticized Stanley and KISS bassist Gene Simmons for havi...October 6, 2015
News
Video: Ex-PANTERA Bassist REX BROWN Jams BLACK SABBATH Classic With THEE ROCK N' ROLL RESIDENCY
Nashville, Tennessee's Tuesday-night jam band THEE ROCK N' ROLL RESIDENCY was joined on September 30 by legendary bassist Rex Brown (PANTERA, DOWN, KILL DEVIL HILL) and ACCEPT drummer Christopher Williams. Together they jammed BLACK SABBATH's "War Pigs", Ted Nugent's "Stranglehold" and the KISS clas...October 5, 2015
News
Video: Original KISS Drummer PETER CRISS Gets Behind The Kit At New York City's 'DW Day 2015'
On October 3, original KISS drummer Peter Criss got behind the kit during his appearance at "DW Day" at Guitar Center's Union Square location in New York City. Check out video footage and photos of the event below. Criss first left KISS in 1980. Since then he's worked with other bands and released s...October 4, 2015
News
PAUL STANLEY Says ACE FREHLEY And PETER CRISS Sold Off Rights To Their Makeup For 'Not A Whole Lot'
KISS frontman Paul Stanley was interviewed this past week on Brisbane, Australia's 4KQ commercial radio station. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On KISS's music transcending generations: Stanley: "We managed t...October 4, 2015
Prev 