Search results for 'ready'

News

LAJON WITHERSPOON On SEVENDUST's Longevity: 'It's Really Cool To Be A Band This Long'

SEVENDUST lead vocalist Lajon Witherspoon was recently interviewed by New Zealand's "The Metal Bar". You can now listen to the chat below. Asked how the members of SEVENDUST have managed to stay together for 25 years, Lajon said: "We're older now, so everybody's got kids. I think we've all matured a...

News

DAVID ELLEFSON: No New MEGADETH Album Before 2020

David Ellefson says that fans will probably have to wait until at least early 2020 to see a new studio album from MEGADETH. MEGADETH hasn't released any fresh music since 2016's "Dystopia" record, whose title track won a Grammy for "Best Metal Performance" at the 2017 ceremony. Asked by Meltdown of...

News

KIRK HAMMETT: 'I Have A Ton Of Material' For METALLICA's Next Album

METALLICA's Kirk Hammett has told Australia's Mixdown magazine in a new interview that the band's "WorldWired" tour is scheduled to last until November 2019, after which it could be time to hop back into the studio. Fans had to wait five years for 2008's "Death Magnetic" and eight years for 2016's "...

News

WEDNESDAY 13 On Upcoming 'Necrophaze' Album: 'It's More Like A Movie Record'

Alex Haber of Heavy New York conducted an interview with horror-punk stalwart Wednesday 13 prior to his band's April 3 concert at Irving Plaza in New York, New York as the support act for CRADLE OF FILTH. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). O...

News

HENKKA T. BLACKSMITH Explains Origin Of 'Reaper' In CHILDREN OF BODOM Album Covers

Kati Rausch of Music Interview Corner conducted an interview with bassist Henkka T. Blacksmith of Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM prior to the band's April 2 concert at The Observatory in Santa Ana, California. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOU...

News

SLAUGHTER Vocalist MARK SLAUGHTER: 'We Never Saw Ourselves As Rock Stars'

SLAUGHTER vocalist Mark Slaughter recently appeared on the "Thunder Underground" podcast. The full conversation can be streamed below (interview starts at the 24:30 mark). A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his goals as a songwriter: Mark: "I've always had a sense of melo...

News

BEASTÖ BLANCÖ Feat. ALICE COOPER Bassist CHUCK GARRIC: 'The Seeker' Video

BEASTÖ BLANCÖ, the band comprised of Chuck Garric (longtime ALICE COOPER bassist) on guitars and vocals, Calico Cooper (Alice's daughter) on vocals, Brother Latham on guitar, Jan LeGrow on bass and Sean Sellers on drums, will release its third studio album, "We Are", on May 24 via Rat Pak Records....

News

Listen To New ALAN PARSONS Song 'Sometimes' Feat. LOU GRAMM

"Sometimes", a brand new song from Alan Parsons, can be streamed below. The track, which includes guest vocals by FOREIGNER legend Lou Gramm, is taken from Alan's upcoming studio album, "The Secret", which will be released on April 26 via Frontiers Music Srl. Alan and Frontiers' relationship began...

News

ALCEST Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST

Paris, France-based post-black metal/shoegaze duo ALCEST has signed to Nuclear Blast Records. The band has entered Drudenhaus Studio in Nantes to record its sixth studio album for a late 2019 release. Founded in 2000 by songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Neige and joined by drummer Winterhalter in...

News

BARONESS Shares 'Seasons' Video, Announces 'Gold & Grey Tour'

"Seasons", the new video from BARONESS, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's fifth album, "Gold & Grey", which will be released on June 14 via Abraxan Hymns. "Seasons", which BARONESS premiered at its recent Worcester performance, takes fans behind-the-scenes into the recording for "...

News

Video Premiere: ABBATH's 'Harvest Pyre'

"Harvest Pyre", the new video from ABBATH, the solo project of former IMMORTAL frontman Abbath (real name Olve Eikemo),can be seen below. The song is taken from ABBATH's second album, "Outstrider", which will be released on July 5 via Season Of Mist. The disc was recorded at Dub Studios in Kristian...

News

HALESTORM: Making Of 'Vicious' Video

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of HALESTORM's music video for the title track of the band's latest album, "Vicious", can be seen below. HALESTORM frontwoman Lzzy Hale stated about the track: "'Vicious' is the song that came in at the 11th hour of finishing this record. "We loved the word...

News

JIMMY PAGE Shares Psychedelic Story Behind His Famous FENDER Guitar

In the video below, Jimmy Page shares the psychedelic story behind his famous Fender guitar. Page's custom shop "mirror" and "dragon" Telecaster models — a historic, hands-on collaboration between Fender Custom Shop master builder Paul Waller and Page himself — are modeled after Page's beloved 1959...

News

DAVE MUSTAINE On MARTY FRIEDMAN's Tenure In MEGADETH: 'He Stayed Longer Than He Wanted And I Kept Him Longer Than I Should Have'

MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine said a dispute over a guitar solo in the song "Breadline" led to lead guitarist Marty Friedman's departure in 1999. "Breadline" appeared on the band's oft-lambasted "Risk" studio album, an effort that saw MEGADETH undergo a heavily criticized change in direction in favo...

News

DREAM THEATER Keyboardist JORDAN RUDESS: 'I Don't Have Any Shortage Of Musical Ideas'

DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess recently appeared on the "Talk Toomey" podcast. The full conversation can be streamed below (interview starts around the 17-minute mark). A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his extensive discography, both with DREAM THEATER and as a...