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EPICA Guitarist: 'Often Musicians Have Their Heads Too Much In The Clouds'

The Great Southern Brainfart conducted an interview with guitarist Mark Jansen of Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA on December 17, 2010 at the Masquerade in Atlanta, Georgia. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Great Southern Brainfart: Since EPICA plays some bigger ve...

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PEGAZUS' Tribute To PHIL LYNOTT To Be Made Available For Free Download

January 4, 2011 will mark the 25th anniversary of the passing of THIN LIZZY's Phil Lynott. Australian heavy metallers PEGAZUS would like to contribute to keep the memory of this legendary rocker alive. Therefore they have decided that on January 4 their song "Ballad Of A Thin Man" will be available...

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Legendary Producer CHRIS TSANGARIDES Talks About Working With JUDAS PRIEST, ANVIL

Greece's Rockpages web magazine conducted an exclusive interview with legendary rock producer Chris Tsangarides (JUDAS PRIEST, THIN LIZZY, GARY MOORE, ANVIL) when he was recently in Greece for a seminar. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Rockpages.gr: How much would you say that a pro...

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MOLLY HATCHET Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

Southern rock legends MOLLY HATCHET have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-11, 2011 in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AGENT STEEL BUCKCHERRY CLUTCH DAN REED BAND DESTRUCT...

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ACHERON Is Back!

Last May, ACHERON founder/bassist/vocalist Vincent Crowley announced that the band was calling it quits and that it would not be doing any more shows or making any more albums. It was a surprise to both fans and bandmembers alike, considering ACHERON had just released a well-received CD called "The...

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CLUTCH Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

CLUTCH has been confirmed for next year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-11, 2011 in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AGENT STEEL BUCKCHERRY CLUTCH DAN REED BAND DESTRUCTION ELECTRIC WIZARD FLÄSKET BR...

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EPICA Guitarist: There Aren't Many Bands That Are Female-Fronted And Heavy Like We Are

Shannon Joy of the LA Music Blog recently conducted an interview with guitarist Isaac Delahaye of Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. LA Music Blog: You joined the band during the songwriting process for "Design Your Universe", which seems...

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WHITESNAKE, MR. BIG, BUCKCHERRY Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

WHITESNAKE (with special guests),MR. BIG and BUCKCHERRY have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-11, 2011 in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AGENT STEEL BUCKCHERRY DAN REED...

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DJERV To Perform At Norway's BY:LARM Festival

DJERV — the Norwegian band featuring singer Agnete Kjølsrud of ANIMAL ALPHA, drummer Erlend Gjerde of STONEGARD and WARDRUNA and guitarist Stian Kårstad of TRELLDOM — will perform at next year's by:Larm festival, set to take place February 17-19, 2011 in Oslo, Norway. The group states, "It's a showc...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT Discusses Solo Career, Touring In New Interview

Ronald van de Baan of Metalkrant recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalkrant: You keep the fans updated about your new album through Twitter and Facebook. Can you tell us more about the new upcoming s...

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TESTAMENT Frontman Talks 'American Carnage' Tour, Next Studio Album And 'Big Four'

Glen Medley of M Is For Music recently conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. M Is For Music: I had the chance to see the "American Carnage" tour in Phoenix and TESTAMENT's performance was pheno...

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SLASH On VELVET REVOLVER: 'Things Have Been Moving In A Very Positive Direction'

Joe Bosso of MusicRadar.com conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) this past Tuesday (December 21). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MusicRadar.com: Matt Sorum was recently quoted as saying that VELVET REVOLVER had finally found a singe...

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ACCEPT Guitarist: 'Blood Of The Nations' May Be Best Album We've Ever Done

Highwire Daze conducted an interview with guitarist Wolf Hoffmann of reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT on October 18, 2010 in Hollywood, California. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Highwire Daze: How did this ACCEPT reunion come about it, and was it almost derailed when Udo [Dirks...

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DIMMU BORGIR Guitarist Talks Lineup Changes, Musical Progression

Mike Smith of CosmosGaming.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Silenoz (real name: Sven Atle Kopperud) of Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. CosmosGaming.com: First off, I'd like to congratulate you on the new record. Per...

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JUDAS PRIEST's K.K. DOWNING Talks About 20th Anniversary Of 'Painkiller'

The webmaster of JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing's official web site recently conducted an interview with Downing about the 20th anniversary of PRIEST's classsic "Painkiller" album. The question-and-answer session follows below. Q: Your album "Painkiller" just passed the 20-year mark. Let's go b...