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'A Concert For Ronnie Montrose': Video Footage, Review Available
Former and current members of KISS, Y&T, JOURNEY and MR. BIG appeared at a Ronnie Montrose tribute concert on Friday, April 27 at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, California. The show also included performances by MONTROSE and GAMMA, both of which were founded by Montrose. MONTROSE's lineu...April 30, 2012
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VINNY APPICE: 'My Idea Is To Have My Own Band And Rely On My Band And Not Other People'
Sleaze Roxx recently conducted an interview with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, KILL DEVIL HILL). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sleaze Roxx: [KILL DEVIL HILL's self-titled debut album] was originally slated for release in March but it was pu...April 30, 2012
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BLACK SABBATH Announces 'Intimate' Homecoming Show
Before their headlining performance at this year's Download festival, British heavy heavy metal legends BLACK SABBATH will perform in their hometown of Birmingham for the first time in thirteen years in an intimate homecoming show at the O2 Academy on Saturday, May 19. A donation to Help For Heroes...April 30, 2012
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ELUVEITIE To Perform Entire 'Helvetios' Album At Special Swiss Concert
Swiss folk metallers ELUVEITIE will perform their new album, "Helvetios", in its entirety for the first time ever on May 18 at Kulturfabrik in Lyss, Switzerland. The band will also play older songs during the concert, which will last more than two hours. "Helvetios" sold 4,200 copies in the United S...April 29, 2012
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VEXT: 'Impermanence' EP Cover Artwork Unveiled
The cover artwork of "Impermanence", the forthcoming debut EP from VEXT — the new New Jersey/New York-based heavy rock band featuring singer Tommy Vext (DIVINE HERESY, SNOT),guitar virtuoso Angel Vivaldi, and the rhythm section of the now-disbanded MUTINY WITHIN (Andrew Jacobs on bass and Bill Fore...April 28, 2012
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FOZZY Frontman: Wrestling To Metal
A five-minute video clip in which FOZZY frontman and WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho discusses the differences between touring with WWE and FOZZY, plus what's coming up for FOZZY in the months ahead, can be seen below. FOZZY is continuing work on the follow-up to 2010's "Chasing The Grail", te...April 28, 2012
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Metal Superstars To Pay Tribute To JIM MARSHALL
Rock and roll's biggest stars are to join forces to celebrate the life and work of revolutionary amp pioneer Jim Marshall OBE. Following the sad news of Jim's death earlier this month, the event, which was already planned to commemorate Marshall's 50th anniversary, will now be held in honour of the...April 26, 2012
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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM 'Four Songs Into Pre-Production' For New Album
Long-running Arizona metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM are "four songs into pre-production" for their new album, tentatively due in late 2012/early 2013. The band is hoping to complete all songs by the middle of the summer. Several photos from the studio can be seen at this location. Funding for the next...April 25, 2012
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MASTODON Schedules Vancouver In-Store
Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON will take part in a meet-and-greet on May 1 at Scrape Records in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. More information is available at this location. MASTODON has just released a split seven-inch single with Canadian singer-songwriter Feist to celebrate Record...April 25, 2012
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Former QUIET RIOT Singer: 'I Think I Was Doing One Hell Of A Job'
Former QUIET RIOT lead singer Mark Huff tells SleazeRoxx.com's Ruben Mosqueda that he found out he was fired from the band via the Internet while he was in the hospital waiting for a brain surgery. "I've never had any problems like this in my life," Mark said. "I woke up on January 1st ...April 25, 2012
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GREAT WHITE Members Fire Back At JACK RUSSELL In Battle Over Band Name
GREAT WHITE lead guitarist Mark Kendall, drummer Audie Desbrow and guitarist/keyboardist/backing vocalist Michael Lardie have fired back at the group's estranged singer, Jack Russell, after Jack filed a lawsuit against his former bandmates claiming that they kicked him out of the band and stole the...April 25, 2012
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MICHAEL KISKE: 'I Can't Really Listen To Myself' On HELLOWEEN's 'Keeper' Albums
On April 20, Aniruddh Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with with former HELLOWEEN and current UNISONIC singer Michael Kiske. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Assault: Did you feel that the songwriting [for the UNISONIC debut album] went through a big change when K...April 24, 2012
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Guitarist Explains 'Trespass America' Festival Concept
Introducing Trespass America, a newly-minted music festival set on revitalizing the metal scene with some of the most current and credible bands in hard rock/metal. A co-production with Trespass America and Metal Hammer, the biggest metal magazine in the U.K., the tour kicks off July 13 at the 1st B...April 24, 2012
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'Summer Slaughter Tour': Complete Details Revealed
CANNIBAL CORPSE, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME and THE FACELESS are among the confirmed bands for the sixth annual Summer Slaughter Tour, which will run from July 20 through August 25. There will also be special guests in each city such as THE CONTORTIONIST, RINGS OF SATURN, FALLUJAH and more. Commented...April 23, 2012
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MEGADETH Bassist Talks About 'Countdown To Extinction' 20th-Anniversary Celebration (Video)
MEGADETH will perform its 1992 album, "Countdown To Extinction", in its entirety on September 7 at Teatro Caupolican in Santiago, Chile. Speaking to the Artisan News, Ellefson stated about the LP, "'Countdown' was really one of my favorite records of the whole MEGADETH catalog... for a number of rea...April 23, 2012
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