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Video: BATTLECROSS Rehearsing With Drummer KEVIN TALLEY
Video footage of Detroit thrashers BATTLECROSS rehearsing with SIX FEET UNDER drummer Kevin Talley for their performances at the New England Metal & Hardcore (April 19) and Orion Music + More (June 8-9) festivals can be seen below. Talley, who has also played with DAATH, CHIMAIRA, MISERY INDEX,...April 22, 2013
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NEWSTED Performs METALLICA Classics At U.S. Tour Kick-Off; Video Available
NEWSTED, the new band led by former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist Jason Newsted, kicked off its first-ever U.S. tour this past Friday, April 19 at Red House in Walnut Creek, California. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. The 14-date trek will conclude on Ma...April 21, 2013
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DROWNING POOL: New Audio Interview With C.J. PIERCE
On April 12, Loud-Stuff.com conducted an interview with guitarist C.J. Pierce of Texas heavy rockers DROWNING POOL. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. DROWNING POOL's fifth studio album, "Resilience", sold 6,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release...April 20, 2013
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GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE: Agoura Hills Concert Footage Available
The Geoff Tate-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE has just hit the road to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the band's epic 1988 release, "Operation: Mindcrime", performing all fifteen songs from the album along with other well-known hits and rarities from the catalog they've compiled over the past 30...April 19, 2013
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JASON NEWSTED: 'The Only Thing Original In Heavy Metal Is BLACK SABBATH'
ARTISTdirect.com editor-in-chief Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist and current NEWSTED frontman Jason Newsted. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ARTISTdirect.com: What influences you outside of music? Newsted: A l...April 19, 2013
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GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE Taps Drummer BRIAN TICHY For Upcoming Shows
Renowned drummer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Brian Tichy (pictured below),known for his tours of duty with BILLY IDOL, FOREIGNER, OZZY OSBOURNE and WHITESNAKE, will fill in for Simon Wright (AC/DC, DIO, RHINO BUCKET) in the Geoff Tate-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE for all of the band's t...April 19, 2013
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TOM KEIFER 'Would Love To' Write New Music With CINDERELLA
Jason Price of Icon Vs. Icon recently conducted an interview with CINDERELLA frontman Tom Keifer. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Icon Vs. Icon: With so many years under your belt in the music industry, to what do your longevity? Keifer: I don't know. It is hard to say. Who knows?! ...April 19, 2013
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NEWSTED Checks In From Tour Rehearsals (Video)
A new video message from NEWSTED, the new band led by former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist Jason Newsted, can be seen below. NEWSTED has just completed recording its first full-length album, to be released later this year. NEWSTED began mixing the effort last week, with more detai...April 18, 2013
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SKID ROW's '18 And Life' Covered By Canadian Rapper PETER JACKSON; Official Video Released
Canadian rapper Peter Jackson has dropped a video for his cover of the classic SKID ROW song "18 And Life" featuring another Toronto native, former ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA singer Lukas Rossi. Check it out below. Jackson's new album, "Fresh Start", features collaborations with Jadakiss, Sheek Louch, Styl...April 18, 2013
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DANZIG With DOYLE To Perform At 'Revolver Golden Gods' Award Show
The fifth annual Revolver Golden Gods award show presented by Epiphone has gotten even bigger with the announcement of a special performance by DANZIG, including a special MISFITS set with Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein, along with appearances by some of the biggest names in hard rock and heavy met...April 18, 2013
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QUEENSRŸCHE's TATE Says Four Of First Six 'Mindcrime' Anniversary Shows Have Been Sellouts
Jackie Mtz of The Age Of Metal conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate before the band's April 14 concert in Tempe, Arizona. You can now watch the chat below. Deadline Music/Cleopatra Records will release "Frequency Unknown", the new album from the Geoff Tate-fronted version of QUE...April 17, 2013
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JASON NEWSTED Misses Performing In 'Special Places' With METALLICA
LocalBozo.com recently conducted an interview with former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist and current NEWSTED frontman Jason Newsted. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. LocalBozo.com: With some tour dates dates beginning to pile up, what can fans expect from the songs...April 17, 2013
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DROWNING POOL: 'Resilience' First-Week Sales Revealed
"Resilience", the fifth studio album from Texas heavy rockers DROWNING POOL, sold 6,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 72 on The Billboard chart. The CD was released on April 9 via Eleven Seven Music. The band teamed up with producer Kato Khandwalla...April 17, 2013
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GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE: Entire 'Frequency Unknown' Album Available For Streaming
Deadline Music/Cleopatra Records will release "Frequency Unknown", the new album from the Geoff Tate-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE, on April 23. The CD, which was produced by Jason Slater at a studio in Northern California, is now available for streaming in its entirety using the SoundCloud widget...April 16, 2013
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RIVAL SONS Drummer Interviewed By U.K.'s PLANETMOSH (Video)
Planetmosh's Robbie Rooney conducted an interview with drummer Michael Miley of California blues rockers RIVAL SONS at Shepherd's Bush Empire in London, England. You can now watch the chat below. RIVAL SONS' latest album, "Head Down", arrived in stores in the U.S. on March 19 via the band's new affi...April 16, 2013
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