Search results for 'brian head welch'

News

GLENN HUGHES Is Suffering From 'Throat Infection'; THE DEAD DAISIES Cancel Nashville Concert

THE DEAD DAISIES have been forced to cancel their concert tonight (Wednesday, September 14) after the band's bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes came down with "a throat infection." Hughes "has been ordered to rest" until he recovers and will be temporarily replaced by Dino Jelusick (WHITESNAKE, TRANS-SIB...

News

JOE LYNN TURNER: Ditching The Wig Has Been 'Absolutely Liberating'

Joe Lynn Turner says that it has been "absolutely liberating" to finally drop the hairpiece he has worn since the age of 14 after being diagnosed with alopecia at three years old. The former RAINBOW and DEEP PURPLE singer, who turned 71 last month, went public with his new look on August 25 in a ser...

News

MYLES KENNEDY Recalls His 'CHRIS FARLEY Moment' During LED ZEPPELIN Jam

In a new interview with Matt Pinfield of 95.5 KLOS's "New & Approved", ALTER BRIDGE frontman Myles Kennedy once again reflected on his 2008 studio jam with LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist John Paul Jones and drummer Jason Bonham. The sessions were held after ZEPPELIN's successful Dece...

News

BUCKCHERRY To Release New Music Next Spring

California rockers BUCKCHERRY are planning to release new music in late spring 2023. The follow-up to last year's "Hellbound" will once again be helmed by producer and songwriter-for-hire Marti Frederiksen, who has previously collaborated with AEROSMITH, DEF LEPPARD, Jonny Lang and Sheryl Crow, amon...

News

OZZY OSBOURNE Is Looking Forward To Touring Again: 'I Need To Get Back On That Stage'

Ozzy Osbourne spoke to Rock 95.5's "The Klinger Show" about his desire to return to the road after a number of health issues he has dealt with in recent years, including surgeries to treat a staph infection in 2018, the reveal of his Parkinson's disease diagnosis in 2019, a pneumonia battle that was...

News

Ex-METALLICA Bassist RON MCGOVNEY Casts Doubt On DAVE MUSTAINE's 'Alpha Male' Claim: 'That's Not How I Remember Those Days'

Former METALLICA bassist Ron McGovney has cast doubt on the veracity of Dave Mustaine's claim that Dave was "the alpha male" while he was a member of METALLICA. In a recent interview with Classic Rock magazine, Mustaine was asked about a comment he made in his 2010 autobiography, "Mustaine: A Heavy...

News

Watch Reunited SHADOWS FALL Perform At BLUE RIDGE ROCK FESTIVAL

Fan-filmed video of SHADOWS FALL's September 8 performance at this year's Blue Ridge Rock Festival at the Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia can be seen below. SHADOWS FALL played its first reunion show last December at The Palladium in Worcester in the band's native Massachusetts. In...

News

Former IRON MAIDEN Frontman PAUL DI'ANNO Undergoes Long-Awaited Knee Surgery

Former IRON MAIDEN frontman Paul Di'Anno, who has been receiving physiotherapy and lymphatic drainage treatments in Croatia, finally underwent his long-awaited knee surgery earlier today (Monday, September 12). Stjepan Juras, a MAIDEN fan and author of many MAIDEN-related books, who is taking care o...

News

CHAD KROEGER Says One Song On NICKELBACK's New Album Is 15 Years Old

Canadian rock band NICKELBACK will release its long-awaited new album, "Get Rollin'", on November 18 via BMG. Asked in a new interview with Lou Brutus of HardDrive Radio if making the LP during the pandemic afforded the group an opportunity to do things differently this time around, frontman Chad K...

News

Watch STAIND Perform In Atlantic City During Summer/Fall 2022 U.S. Tour

Fan-filmed video of STAIND's September 10 performance at Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey can be seen below. Earlier this month, STAIND guitarist Mike Mushok told Western Mass News that the band is working on a new album, which he said should be released sometime next year. In a sep...

News

Watch: Reunited GOD FORBID Plays First Show In More Than Nine Years

New Jersey melodic thrash-metal warriors GOD FORBID performed at this year's Blue Ridge Rock Festival last night (Saturday, September 10) at the Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia. The show marked GOD FORBID's first live appearance in over nine years. GOD FORBID's lineup for the conce...

News

EXODUS Rejoined By Singer ROB DUKES For 'The Toxic Waltz' Performance In Phoenix (Video)

Former EXODUS vocalist Rob Dukes rejoined his bandmates on stage this past Friday (September 9) at Van Buren in Phoenix, Arizona to perform the group's classic song "The Toxic Waltz". Dukes shared lead vocals with current EXODUS singer Steve "Zetro" Souza on the track, which originally appeared on E...

News

ROBB FLYNN On Keeping MACHINE HEAD Going For Three Decades: 'To Me, It's Always Been About The Music'

In a new interview with Metal Injection, MACHINE HEAD founder Robb Flynn spoke about how he has been able to keep the band going for 30 years, having weathered a number of lineup changes and the fickleness of the music business. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I think one of the harde...

News

DAVE MUSTAINE Once Again Claims He Was 'Joking' When He Accused Then-President OBAMA Of 'Staging' Aurora, Sikh Temple Massacres

In a new interview with Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show, MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine spoke about the fact that he has become more mindful of himself and others as he has gotten older. Asked how that awareness has actually made him "more dangerous", Dave responded: "I think to...

News

STAIND's New Studio Album To Be Released In 2023

STAIND guitarist Mike Mushok has told Western Mass News that the band is working on a new album, which he said should be released sometime next year. In a separate interview with Atlantic City Weekly, Mushok said that both he and STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis will continue to pursue other projects —...