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SUICIDE SILENCE Unveils New Mobile App

Powered by DiscipleMedia, the new, exclusive SUICIDE SILENCE mobile app — compatible with all handheld iOS and Android devices — has been unveiled. Get yours here: * iOS/Apple users * Android/Google users As an added incentive for those who download the app within the first 24 hours, SUICIDE SILENCE...

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MICHAEL ANTHONY Says He Can Pull Off Lead Vocals On Any Classic VAN HALEN Song

On October 14, former VAN HALEN and current CHICKENFOOT bassist Michael Anthony was interviewed on the "Lamont And Tonelli Show", which airs on the Bay Area rock station 107.7 The Bone. You can listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. After Anthony was told by the radio hosts that he is such a...

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AEROSMITH's JOEY KRAMER Is Feeling 'Better Than Ever' Two Months After Undergoing Heart Procedure

AEROSMITH drummer Joey Kramer says that he is feeling "better than ever" two months after undergoing a "minor medical procedure" to remove blockage from inside a coronary artery, forcing him to sit out two of the band's concerts and be temporarily replaced by his son Jesse. The musician, who had no...

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PAUL STANLEY: KISS 'Went Astray' By Creating New Characters For Non-Original Members

KISS frontman Paul Stanley has defended the band's decision to have current KISS members Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer dress up as Peter Criss' and Ace Frehley's respective "Spaceman" and "Catman" personas, explaining that the original four KISS characters "will continue" even after Stanley is no lon...

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K.K. DOWNING Doesn't Regret Leaving JUDAS PRIEST: 'I Thought That It Had Run Its Course'

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Kenneth "K.K." Downing says that he has no regrets about leaving the band but admits that he misses "being at the pinnacle" of the group's career. Downing, who is a founding member of the British heavy metal legends and was part of the group since 1969, announced his re...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer TODD LA TORRE: I Never Really Liked The Term 'Rock Star'

QUEENSRŸCHE/ex-CRIMSON GLORY singer Todd La Torre has posted the following message on his official Facebook page: "Random thought: Personally, I never really liked the term 'rock star.' I don't even like being called one when someone does. "I don't like calling you all 'fans' because in my mind that...

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On The Tour Bus With SUICIDE SILENCE (Video)

Digital Tour Bus, which gives fans "an all-access pass" to the tour buses that their favorite bands travel in, has posted its latest "Bus Invaders" episode, focusing on California deathcore masters SUICIDE SILENCE. The five-minute clip, which was filmed on July 20 in Tinley Park, Ilinois, can be see...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: Fan-Filmed Footage Of Las Vegas Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of QUEENSRŸCHE's October 11 performance at Eastside Cannery Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada can be seen below. QUEENSRŸCHE's self-titled album sold around 13,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 23 on The Billboard 200...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON: 'We're Having Fun Putting Together Some Kick-Ass Songs'

Episode 249 of the "Iron City Rocks" podcast (web site) features an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE and SOULBENDER guitarist Michael Wilton. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he thought 30 years ago that...

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ENTOMBED A.D.'s L.G. PETROV Gets Weak In The Knees When Meeting KING DIAMOND

In a recent interview with the "Metal Hammer Magazine Show", vocalist Lars Göran Petrov of Swedish metallers ENTOMBED A.D. spoke about his encounter with Danish heavy metal legend King Diamond (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE). "[We played some shows with KING DIAMOND] a couple of years ago," he said. "...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON Says TODD LA TORRE Is 'A Real Musician' Who Has 'Brought Everybody Closer Together'

QUEENSRŸCHE and SOULBENDER guitarist Michael Wilton was interviewed on the September 22 edition of 99.1 CJAM-FM's "The Signals Of Intuition" radio show. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked what new QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre has brought to the band in the two years since QUEENSRŸCHE's...

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ACE FREHLEY Announces Dozen U.S. Tour Dates For Late November

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley will play his first run of U.S. shows in a couple of years at the end of November. Ace's short batch of dates will include two back-to-back concerts at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City on November 24 and November 25. Tickets for the NYC shows, ...

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Is Rock Dead? SEETHER, BUCKCHERRY Members Weigh In

SEETHER's Shaun Morgan and BUCKCHERRY's Josh Todd have responded to KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons' recent comment that "rock is dead." Simmons told Esquire magazine earlier in the month — in an interview conducted by his son Nick — that "rock did not die of old age. It was murdered. Some brilli...

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VINNIE PAUL: People Really Have To Come To Grips With The Fact That PANTERA Is Over

During a recent interview with Ant May of PlanetMosh, former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott was once again asked about the possibility of a hypothetical PANTERA reunion featuring Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) filling in for the late "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott...

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ACE FREHLEY: TOMMY THAYER Is 'Just A Guy Up There Copying Me'

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley has dismissed his replacement, Tommy Thayer, as "just a guy up there copying me," and has insisted that new KISS fans are unaware that Ace is no longer in the group. During an interview for VH1 Classic "That Metal Show" co-host Eddie Trunk's podcast, "Eddie Trunk...