Search results for 'grateful dead'

News

MESSIAH MARCOLIN Is Open To Playing More Reunion Shows With CANDLEMASS: 'Now Is The Time To Book The Big Festivals Of 2026'

A one-off world-exclusive CANDLEMASS concert featuring the band's former vocalist Messiah Marcolin took place on September 13 at this year's edition of the Rock Hard Festival Greece in Athens, Greece. It marked Marcolin's first performance with CANDLEMASS in nearly 20 years. Speaking to Sakis Fragos...

News

CHEVELLE's PETE LOEFFLER: 'The Guitar Is Starting To Become More Of A Struggle To Write A Song With Than It Used To Be'

During a new appearance on "Whiplash", the KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie, CHEVELLE vocalist/guitarist Pete Loeffler spoke about the challenges of reproducing the material from the band's latest album, "Bright As Blasphemy", in a live situation. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.N...

News

HALESTORM's JOE HOTTINGER On 'Back To The Beginning': 'That Was The Most Intense Musical Thing I've Ever Experienced'

In a new interview with Liv Maddix of the 105.7 The Point radio station, HALESTORM guitarist/vocalist Lzzy Hale and guitarist Joe Hottinger reflected on playing the "Back To The Beginning" event in Birmingham, United Kingdom, which marked Ozzy Osbourne and BLACK SABBATH's performance.  Lzzy said (as...

News

NANCY WILSON On HEART's Longevity: 'After 50 Years, There's A Legacy That Exists That's Really Strong Today'

In a new interview with WJFF Radio Catskill, HEART guitarist Nancy Wilson spoke about how she and her sister — HEART vocalist Ann Wilson — were able to discover their purpose in life early on and pursue their passion as professional musicians. She said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It is re...

News

TRIVIUM's MATT HEAFY On Premature End Of 'The Poisoned Ascendancy' Tour: 'We Wanted To Play Shows And Someone Else Didn't'

TRIVIUM and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE were on the road together earlier this year to celebrate the joint 20th anniversaries of their respective albums "Ascendancy" and "The Poison". In May, TRIVIUM revealed that plans were scrapped to have the two bands hit other territories around the world as part o...

News

FOREIGNER's LUIS MALDONADO: All The Fans 'Are Excited That The Band Is Gonna Continue'

This past May, FOREIGNER lead singer Kelly Hansen announced during the band's performance on the season finale of NBC singing competition "The Voice", that he would be leaving the group at the end of the legendary rockers' summer 2025 tour. In a moving segment that aired nationally, Hansen introduce...

News

BILLY SHEEHAN Is 'Really Excited' About His New Project THE FELL: 'It's Heavy, And The Vocals Are Great'

At this past weekend's Guitar Summit in Mannheim, Germany, legendary bassist Billy Sheehan spoke about his new modern rock supergroup THE FELL, in which he is joined by multi-platinum American producer, songwriter, and guitar player Mike "K." Krompass (SMASH MOUTH, NELLY FURTADO, EVERYBODY LOVES AN...

News

See MEGADETH's Entire Concert In Istanbul During Fall 2025 Tour

Fan-filmed video of MEGADETH's entire September 22 concert at Maçka Küçükçiftlik Park in Istanbul, Turkey can be seen below. The setlist for the show was as follows: 01. Wake Up Dead 02. In My Darkest Hour 03. Hangar 18 04. Dread And The Fugitive Mind 05. Skin O' My Teeth 06. Angry Again 07. Sweat...

News

Legendary Guitarist STEVE MORSE Still Enjoys Performing Live: 'We're At Our Best When We Connect With Each Other'

In a recent interview with Rockin' 101's "The Johnny Rock Show", Steve Morse — a certified legend of the guitar world, having founded the DIXIE DREGS and gone on to become DEEP PURPLE's longest-serving guitarist prior to his departure in 2022, was asked if he gets tired of the "gunslinger on the axe...

News

MUDVAYNE's CHAD GRAY Remembers VINNIE PAUL: 'He Was A Great Friend' Who 'Taught Me A Lot'

In a new interview with Radioactive MikeZ, host of the 96.7 KCAL-FM program "Wired In The Empire", MUDVAYNE singer Chad Gray, who played in HELLYEAH with Vinnie Paul Abbott for 12 years prior to the PANTERA drummer's tragic passing, reflected on his friendship with the legendary metal musician. He s...

News

SYSTEM OF A DOWN's SHAVO ODADJIAN On 'Chop Suey!': 'It's Just A Phenomenon, And I'm Grateful And Blessed For It'

In a new interview with Newsweek, Shavo Odadjian, one of the founding members of the Grammy-winning metal group SYSTEM OF A DOWN, spoke about SOAD's song "Chop Suey!", which crossed the threshold of one billion streams on Spotify back in 2023. It was the first SYSTEM OF A DOWN track to reach the mil...

News

TRIVIUM's Upcoming 'Struck Dead' EP Is 'Heavy' And 'A Little Bit Proggy' With 'Really Good Hooks' And 'Good Riffs'

In a new interview with Nate of The Dead Line_net, TRIVIUM guitarist Corey Beaulieu and bassist Paolo Gregoletto spoke about the band's upcoming three-song EP, "Struck Dead", which will arrive on October 31 via longtime label Roadrunner. The effort was produced by TRIVIUM and recorded with Mark Lew...

News

Watch: Ex-EXODUS Singer STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA Plays First-Ever Solo Concert

Former EXODUS singer Steve "Zetro" Souza played his first solo concert ever last night (Friday, September 26) at the Brass Mug in Tampa, Florida. Backing Souza on stage at the gig — billed simply as ZETRO — were the following musicians: * Zakk Frye (SLIKK WIKKED) - Rythm Guitar/Backup Vocals * Kyle...

News

TESTAMENT's ERIC PETERSON On Feeling Inspired During Making Of 'Para Bellum' Album: 'We're Still Having Fun With It'

In a new interview with Alex Stojanovic of Metal Master Kingdom, TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson spoke about the band's upcoming album, "Para Bellum", which is due on October 10 via Nuclear Blast. Regarding the songwriting process for the LP, Eric said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): " I thi...

News

Hear JUDAS PRIEST's 'Charity Version' Of 'War Pigs' Featuring OZZY OSBOURNE

JUDAS PRIEST's "charity" version of the BLACK SABBATH classic "War Pigs", featuring SABBATH frontman Ozzy Osbourne, has just been released and can be streamed below. All profits of Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd and Epic Records in the U.K. from audio streams, downloads, and physical sales of the r...