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CHRISTOPHER AMOTT's ARMAGEDDON Taps Ex-NIGHTRAGE Singer ANTONY HÄMÄLÄINEN For U.S. Tour

Vocalist Antony Hämäläinen (pictured; NIGHTRAGE, NERVOSIA, MERIDIAN DAWN) will front ARMAGEDDON, the band led by former ARCH ENEMY guitarist Christopher Amott, on their upcoming U.S. tour, which is scheduled to kick off in early February. Singer Matt Hallquist left ARMAGEDDON last month due to "pers...

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THE WINERY DOGS To Begin Work On Sophomore Album This Month

THE WINERY DOGS, the power trio featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB),legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, TALAS, DAVID LEE ROTH) and guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen (MR. BIG, POISON),will reconvene this month to begin work on its sophomore album,...

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Most Viewed BLABBERMOUTH.NET Stories Of 2014

2014 was a massive year at BLABBERMOUTH.NET. With more than one hundred million page views originating from all corners of the globe, not to mention millions of shares and external social media impressions, "staggering growth" seems the appropriate term here. From rants and raves to absurdities and...

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Former ARCH ENEMY Guitarist CHRISTOPHER AMOTT's ARMAGEDDON Parts Ways With Singer, Seeks Replacement

ARMAGEDDON, the band led by former ARCH ENEMY guitarist Christopher Amott, has parted ways with singer Matt Hallquist due o "personal reasons." The group states: "We thank Matt for his time and commitment to the band. This means we are once again searching for a singer." ARMAGEDDON adds: "We are loo...

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BOB DAISLEY Was 'Devastated' By Judge's Decision To Dismiss Lawsuit Against OZZY OSBOURNE

Bob Daisley (pictured),who played bass on the first two solo albums by Ozzy Osbourne, says that he was "devastated" and "flabbergasted" by the August 2002 ruling by the Los Angeles Federal Court dismissing the lawsuit over unpaid performance royalties brought by Daisley and ex-Osbourne drummer Lee...

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Producer BOB ROCK On Working With METALLICA Again: 'I Just Don't See It Happening'

Canadian producer Bob Rock, who has been responsible for some of the biggest rock and metal albums of the last 30 years, including all of METALLICA's studio output during the 1990s and early 2000s, says that he doesn't foresee himself ever working with the band again, explaining that "they've gotta...

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Former OZZY OSBOURNE Guitarist JOE HOLMES' FARMIKOS: 'Facing East' Video

The video for the song "Facing East" from FARMIKOS, the Los Angeles-based band featuring former OZZY OSBOURNE and DAVID LEE ROTH guitarist Joe Holmes and vocalist Robbie Locke, can be seen below. The track is taken from FARMIKOS' self-titled debut album, which will be released on January 15. The eff...

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BILLY CORGAN Angry At 'Middling' Reviews For New SMASHING PUMPKINS Album

Now that the new SMASHING PUMPKINS album, "Monuments To An Elegy", has been released, mainman Billy Corgan said in a new interview with The Guardian that he's stupefied by the "three-star" reviews the disc is getting. Corgan explained, "I thought for sure I would get really strong reviews for our ne...

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PETER CRISS On His Next Solo Album: 'I Ain't Rushing It'

Jacky BamBam of Philadelphia's 93.3 WMMR radio station conducted an interview with original KISS drummer Peter Criss on November 28 at the "All Things That Rock" festival in Oaks, Pennsylvania. You can now listen to the chat at this location. Speaking about the status of his long-awaited new solo al...

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REED MULLIN's Star-Studded TEENAGE TIME KILLER Projects Inks Deal With RISE RECORS

TEENAGE TIME KILLER, the new project featuring singer/drummer Reed Mullin of hardcore punk veterans CORROSION OF CONFORMITY alongside a number of well-known musicians from the metal and hardcore scenes, has inked a deal with Rise Records for the reiease its debuit album. The instrumental parts for t...

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METALLICA's ROBERT TRUJILLO Talks To 'Soundworks Collection' About 'Jaco - A Documentary Film' (Audio)

METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo recently spoke to Soundworks Collection about the documentary he's producing about the late, pioneering electric bass player Jaco Pastorius. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Trujillo told LA Weekly that "Jaco - A Documentary Film" ha...

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CLASSIC ROCK Magazine Denies Disrespecting RANDY RHOADS

Classic Rock editor Siân Llewellyn has responded to former OZZY OSBOURNE bassist Bob Daisley's accusation that the magazine had disrespected Randy Rhoads, the original guitarist for the BLACK SABBATH singer solo band, at the recent Classic Rock Roll Of Honour awards, where Ozzy was honored for Osbou...

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Reactivated IRON BUTTERFLY Is Working On New Album, Says Guitarist MIKE PINERA

American psychedelic rock band IRON BUTTERFLY, best known for the 1968 hit "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida", has reformed and is in the process of making a new studio album. Guitarist Mike Pinera, who joined IRON BUTTERFLY in 1969 — six months after "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" was published — revealed the news of the...

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ROBERT TRUJILLO On Next METALLICA Album: 'We're Just Blueprinting Everything Right Now'

During a brand new interview with Rock Cellar Magazine, METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo was asked about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to 2008's "Death Magnetic". "We're just blueprinting everything right now," Robert said. "There are a lot of ideas, a lot of song bodie...

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VAN HALEN’s DAVID LEE ROTH Gets Into Holiday Spirit With New Song (Audio)

VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth has offered up some festive cheer from Diamond Dave's Tiki Bunker. Check out his brand new original two-minute track in the YouTube below. Former VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar recently revealed that he would be open to another reunion tour with the group despite being...