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Ex-SONATA ARCTICA Guitarist Says THE DARK ELEMENT Project Gives Him Chance To Explore His Pop Side

Josh Rundquist of That Drummer Guy recently conducted an interview with former SONATA ARCTICA guitarist Jani Liimatainen about THE DARK ELEMENT, his new project featuring ex-NIGHTWISH vocalist Anette Olzon. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.N...

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MIKE PORTNOY Says He Will 'Probably Revisit' Some DREAM THEATER Material With SONS OF APOLLO

May The Rock Be With You conducted an interview with former DREAM THEATER and current SONS OF APOLLO drummer Mike Portnoy during the Australian leg of his SHATTERED FORTRESS tour where he was performing DREAM THEATER's "12 Step Suite" in its entirety. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excer...

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New JIMI HENDRIX Album, 'Both Sides Of The Sky', Due In March

On March 9, Experience Hendrix and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, proudly release "Both Sides Of The Sky", a dynamic new Jimi Hendrix album featuring 13 studio recordings made between 1968 and 1970 — 10 of which have never before been released. The album will be...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram: 'Dio Returns: The World Tour' Kicks Off In Bochum, Germany (Video)

"Dio Returns: The World Tour" — featuring Ronnie James Dio reuniting via hologram with his DIO bandmates — kicked off earlier tonight (Wednesday, December 6) at Matrix in in Bochum, Germany. The Ronnie hologram performed throughout the show, treating fans to an alternating setlist that featured song...

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PAINTED DOLL Feat. AUTOPSY's CHRIS REIFERT: Debut Album Artwork, Track Listing

PAINTED DOLL, the new band formed by comedian/guitar shredder Dave Hill and extreme metal veteran Chris Reifert (AUTOPSY, DEATH),recently inked a deal with the New York City independent label Tee Pee Records. The group's self-titled debut, recorded and mixed by Tom Beaujour at Nuthouse Recording in...

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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, GODSMACK, ALICE IN CHAINS, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Set For Next Year's CAROLINA REBELLION

Festival producers Danny Wimmer Presents and AEG Presents are bringing a diverse and unprecedented music lineup to the eighth annual Monster Energy Carolina Rebellion at Rock City Campgrounds at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina on Friday, May 4, Saturday, May 5 and Sunday, May 6...

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BABYMETAL Performs Two Concerts In Hiroshima Without One Of Its Singers/Dancers (Video)

Japanese pop metal act BABYMETAL performed without one of its three female singers this past weekend. 18-year-old Yui Mizuno (a.k.a. Yuimetal) did not feel well and doctors suggested that it was in her best interest to not join her bandmates on stage on December 2 and December 3 at Green Arena in Hi...

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JUDAS PRIEST, A PERFECT CIRCLE, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, GHOST Set For Next Year's LAS RAGEOUS Festival

After a successful debut in 2017, which drew rock and metal fans from around the world with sellout crowds of 10,000 each day, Las Rageous returns for its second year on Friday, April 20 and Saturday, April 21. The two-day music festival created by Live Nation will take over two square blocks, in th...

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OZZY OSBOURNE, GODSMACK, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, STONE SOUR, SHINEDOWN Set For Next Year's FORT ROCK Festival

OZZY OSBOURNE, GODSMACK, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, STONE SOUR, SHINEDOWN and BREAKING BENJAMIN lead a powerful talent lineup for the sixth annual Monster Energy Fort Rock, Saturday, April 28 and Sunday, April 29, 2018. Monster Energy Fort Rock moves to its new home at Markham Park in Sunrise, Florida...

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DIAMOND HEAD Performs At HRH NWOBHM 2 THE XMAS ROCKA In Sheffield (Video)

Fan-filmed video footage of DIAMOND HEAD performing the songs "Helpless" and "Am I Evil" on December 2 at the HRH NWOBHM 2 The Xmas Rocka festival at Academy in Sheffield, England can be seen below. DIAMOND HEAD's latest, self-titled album was released in June 2016 via Dissonance Productions. The ef...

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CRAIG GOLDY Says 'Certain Members' Of Original DIO Band 'Didn't Have The Same Heart For The Fans' As RONNIE Did

Craig Goldy says that "certain members" of the original DIO band became motivated by "money" because they "didn't have the same heart for the fans" as Ronnie James Dio did. Goldy joined DIO during the "Sacred Heart" tour in 1986 after original guitarist Vivian Campbell was fired from the band follow...

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DEATH ANGEL's ROB CAVESTANY Has A Hard Time Getting Inspired By Newer Thrash Metal Bands

Impact metal channel conducted an interview with guitarist Rob Cavestany of San Francisco Bay Area thrashers DEATH ANGEL prior to the band's November 18 concert at Barba Negra Music Club in Budapest, Hungary with TESTAMENT and ANNIHILATOR. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (...

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PAPA ROACH's JACOBY SHADDIX: How 'Help' 'Went From Most Hated To One Of My Favorite Songs'

PAPA ROACH frontman Jacoby Shaddix was recently interviewed by Matt Spracklen, music editor for @London. You can now watch the chat below. Shaddix said that PAPA ROACH's recent third Mainstream Rock Songs No. 1 "Help" was a song that he didn't feel like writing — and he practically composed it witho...

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MIKE PORTNOY Defends LARS ULRICH: 'You Don't Have To Be A Great Drummer To Be Somebody That's Important'

Mike Portnoy has once again defended Lars Ulrich, saying that "you don't have to be a great drummer to be the most important guy in the band." Despite the fact that it's become fashionable to dump on the METALLICA drummer's skills, Mike says that he has always had a tremendous amount of respect for...

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NECROPHOBIC To Release 'Mark Of The Necrogram' Album In February

Swedish extreme metallers NECROPHOBIC will release their eighth studio album, "Mark Of The Necrogram", on February 23, 2018 via Century Media Records. The disc is NECROPHOBIC's first for Century Media and it marks another step up on the staircase to the death metal throne, delivering sorrow-laden me...