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COAL CHAMBER To Tour North America With FILTER, COMBICHRIST, AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE

COAL CHAMBER, the reformed '90s alt-metal band fronted by current DEVILDRIVER singer Dez Fafara, will embark on a North American headlining tour in the spring of 2015. Support on the trek — which kicks off on March 6 in Tempe, Arizona and runs through April 12 in Dallas, Texas — will come from FILTE...

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GENE HOGLAN Talks About Upcoming Studio Albums From DARK ANGEL, TESTAMENT

On November 24, Josh Rundquist (a.k.a. That Drummer Guy) conducted an interview with legendary extreme metal drummer Gene Hoglan (TESTAMENT, DEATH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DARK ANGEL, FEAR FACTORY) before DEATH TO ALL's performance at Amsterdam Bar And Hall in Minneapolis, Minnesota. You can now listen...

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POISON IDEA To Release 'Confuse & Conquer' Album Via SOUTHERN LORD RECORDINGS

Long-running Portland, Oregon-based American hardcore punk outfit POISON IDEA will release its new album, "Confuse & Conquer", in the spring of 2015 via Southern Lord Recordings. Over recent months, out of the public eye, the current POISON IDEA lineup has been intermittently raiding Audiosiege...

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SIXX: A.M.: 'Stars' Video Released

The video for "Stars", a brand new song from SIXX: A.M., the band featuring MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx alongside guitarist DJ Ashba and vocalist James Michael, can be seen below. The track is taken from SIXX: A.M.'s third album, "Modern Vintage", which was released on October 7 via Eleven Seven...

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SIXX: A.M.'s DJ ASHBA On 'Modern Vintage': We Wanted To 'Make A Record Like The Ones We Used To Grow Up On'

BackstageAxxess.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist DJ Ashba of SIXX: A.M. and GUNS N' ROSES. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On SIXX: A.M.'s new album, "Modern Vintage", drawing influences from a...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Lays Down Bass On New TREMONTI Album

VAN HALEN bassist Wolfgang Van Halen has finished laying down bass tracks for 20 songs that are being considered for inclusion on the second album from TREMONTI, the band led by CREED and ALTER BRIDGE guitarist Mark Tremonti. The follow-up to 2012's "All I Was" is being helmed by producer Michael "E...

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SIXX: A.M.: Pro-Shot Footage Of iHeartRadio Performance

SIXX: A.M., the band featuring MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx alongside guitarist DJ Ashba and vocalist James Michael, released its third album, "Modern Vintage", on October 7 via Eleven Seven Music. SIXX: A.M. celebrated the CD release by playing its first full live show since 2009 the same night....

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR: 'We've Always Written Our Own Destiny And Steered Our Own Ship'

SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor says that the six-year recording break that followed the release of 2008's "All Hope Is Gone" was crucial in allowing the band enough time to deal with the passing of SLIPKNOT bassist Paul Gray while also providing them with the inspiration to make a worthy follow-up eff...

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SIXX: A.M.'s 'Modern Vintage' Projected To Sell 15K-18K First Week

"Modern Vintage", the new album from SIXX: A.M., the band featuring MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx alongside guitarist DJ Ashba and vocalist James Michael, is likely to sell between 15,000 and 18,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to industry web site Hits Daily...

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OVERKILL's BOBBY ' BLITZ' ELLSWORTH: 'The Only Bad Thing About Technology Is That Everyone Can Use It'

HardrockHaven.net recently conducted an interview with vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. HardrockHaven.net: On this tour, are you going to be playing a lot of the new songs from the new album? Is it hard to...

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W.A.S.P. Guitarist DOUGLAS BLAIR To Introduce SIGNAL2NOISE Project To Finnish Audiences

With the next W.A.S.P. release — tentatively titled "Golgotha" — and the band's subsequent tour slated for spring of 2015, Douglas Blair, the group's American lead guitarist, stands poised to finally introduce his long-mothballed "main" project, the aptly named power duo SIGNAL2NOISE, to Finnish aud...

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ACE FREHLEY, DUFF MCKAGAN, DEE SNIDER, ALICE COOPER Featured In ARTISAN NEWS' REVOLVER Special (Video)

Artisan News has uploaded a 70-minute Revolver Golden Gods black-carpet special featuring "complete" interviews with: * Wendy Dio (Ronnie James Dio's manager/wife) * Dee Snider (TWISTED SISTER) * Mike Portnoy, Billy Sheehan, Richie Kotzen (THE WINERY DOGS) * 12 FOOT NINJA * James Michael (SIXX: A.M....

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2014 'Revolver Golden Gods' Special On VH1 CLASSIC Available Online

VH1 Classic aired an edited version of the 2014 Revolver Golden Gods awards on Saturday, May 24. You can now watch the program at this location. According to The Pulse Of Radio, this year's event, which featured performances from GUNS N' ROSES, Joan Jett, THE PRETTY RECKLESS and others, was frequent...

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ALTER BRIDGE/CREED Guitarist MARK TREMONTI Plans Second Solo Album

According to The Pulse Of Radio, ALTER BRIDGE and CREED guitarist Mark Tremonti will start work on his second solo album later this year. Tremonti told Classic Rock that he has 10 songs already written for the new disc, which will follow up 2012's "All I Was". Tremonti explained, "I'm working on tha...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Says He Prefers To 'Play The Smaller, Sweatier, Hideous, Atmospheric, Intimate Rooms'

Former PANTERA and current DOWN frontman Philip Anselmo, who landed in the 22nd place in Kerrang!'s "50 Greatest Rock Stars In The World Today", was asked by the British rock magazine if he considers himself a "rock star." "Not at all, because the term 'rock star' has ugly connotations to it, in my...