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KISS Guitarist TOMMY THAYER On 'Monster': 'Whatever Was In Our Hearts Made It Onto The Record'
In a recent interview with AOL's Noisecreep, KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer spoke about the band's 20th studio album, "Monster", which sold 56,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 3 on The Billboard 200 chart. "We're all super happy and super proud of 'Mo...October 23, 2012
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MOTÖRHEAD Preparing To Enter Studio
MOTÖRHEAD will enter the studio in January with longtime producer Cameron Webb to begin recording its next album for a mid-2013 release. "We'll go into the rehearsal room about a month before the album and just bang stuff out," MOTÖRHEAD mainman Lemmy Kilmister tells Billboard.com. In a recent inter...October 23, 2012
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ACE FREHLEY Pulls Out Of U.K.'s HARD ROCK HELL For Second Consecutive Year
Ace Frehley has canceled his headlining performance at the Hard Rock Hell festival, set to take place between November 29 and December 2 at Hafan-y-Mor Holiday Camp in North Wales, United Kingdom. The former KISS guitarist gave no reason for his non-appearance, making it the second consecutive year...October 23, 2012
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DEEP PURPLE: 14 Songs Ready For New Studio Album
According to the DEEP PURPLE fan site The Highway Star, the band's bassist, Roger Glover, revealed in an interview with the Itar-Tass Russian news agency that DEEP PURPLE has completed work on 14 songs for a new studio album with producer Bob Ezrin (KISS, PINK FLOYD, PETER GABRIEL, ALICE COOPER, KAN...October 23, 2012
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Original KISS Drummer Says His Feelings Were Hurt By STEVEN TYLER's 'Comic-Book' Comments
Original KISS drummer Peter Criss says that his feelings were "hurt" after AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler called his former tourmates a "comic-book rock band." In an interview earlier in the month with a Tampa radio station, Tyler stated about contemporaries KISS, "They've got a couple of hits, but...October 23, 2012
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Limited-Edition KISS PEZ Candy Coming Soon
PEZ Candy, Inc. announced that the highly anticipated PEZ KISS gift set has begun to ship to national retailers and will soon be available on retailer shelves. The KISS gift set includes four dispensers, depicting the four members of the "hottest band in the world" and one six-pack of candy. The Sta...October 23, 2012
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MARTY FRIEDMAN: Video Footage Of Paris Concert
Video footage of Marty Friedman's October 15 performance at Divan du Monde in Paris, France during the "Guitar Universe 2012" European tour with Israel's Yossi Sassi (ORPHANED LAND) and France's Stéphan Forté (ADAGIO) can be seen below. After reissuing three acclaimed recent studio albums by Friedma...October 22, 2012
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METALLICA: 'Quebec Magnetic' DVD, Blu-Ray Artwork Unveiled
METALLICA's official web site has been updated with the following message: "About a month ago, we mentioned that we have a live DVD in the works to complete the 'Death Magnetic' experience and leaned on you to help us decide which songs would be on the main disc. As promised, we're back now with mor...October 22, 2012
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ADLER: New Single 'Good To Be Bad' Featuring JOHN 5 Available On iTunes
Video footage of ROB ZOMBIE/ex-MARILYN MANSON guitarist John 5 laying down a guest guitar solo on the song "Good To Be Bad" from the forthcoming album from ADLER, the new band led by former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler, can be seen below. The track is now available on iTunes. Entitled "Back Fr...October 22, 2012
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GENE SIMMONS, SEBASTIAN BACH, ZAKK WYLDE At 'Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp' (Video)
Gene Simmons (KISS),Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY),Vince Neil (MÖTLEY CRÜE),and Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW) took part in this fall's installment of the Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp, which was held October 10-14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Simmons jammed with campers of all...October 22, 2012
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KOBRA AND THE LOTUS Hits The Road With New Guitarist (Video)
Video footage of Calgary, Alberta, Canada-based metallers KOBRA AND THE LOTUS performing on October 21 at The Circus in Helsinki, Finland as the support act for STEEL PANTHER can be seen below. KOBRA AND THE LOTUS recently parted ways with guitarist Timothy Vega and replaced him with Peruvian axeman...October 22, 2012
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MARTY FRIEDMAN: Video Footage Of London Performance
Video footage of Marty Friedman's October 12 performance at Underworld in London, England during the "Guitar Universe 2012" European tour with Israel's Yossi Sassi (ORPHANED LAND) and France's Stéphan Forté (ADAGIO) can be seen below. After reissuing three acclaimed recent studio albums by Friedman...October 19, 2012
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KISS: Reunion With ACE FREHLEY And PETER CRISS 'Would Be The Death Of The Band'
Lisa Berigan of Big 100.3, Washington D.C.'s home for bigger and better classic rock, recently conducted an interview with KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons and drummer Eric Singer. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked of KISS would ever consider performing with guitarist Ace Frehley and dru...October 18, 2012
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Original KISS Drummer PETER CRISS To Sign Autographs At 'Mad Monster Party'
Peter Criss, legendary founding drummer of KISS, will make a rare autograph-signing appearance at Mad Monster Party in Charlotte, North Carolina on March 22-24, 2013. Mad Monster Party is a three-day monster convention with celebrity guests, horror memorabilia vendors, monster exhibits (this year fe...October 18, 2012
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METALLICA Guitarist: 'DEEP PURPLE Definitely Belongs In The ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME'
METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett, who was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame with his bandmates in 2009, told Artisan News that he was a bit turned off given that the Hall has overlooked so many other great rock bands, including DEEP PURPLE, who is among 15 finalists for induction into the...October 17, 2012
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