Search results for 'ian gillan'

News

DEEP PURPLE Frontman: 'The Biggest Income We Make Is From Live Performances'

Larry Getlen of Bankrate.com recently conducted an interview with DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan. An excerpt from the chat follows: Bankrate: You have several potential income streams, including publishing from the old music, touring, and sales of new records. What is the most lucrative for you? Ia...

News

GOD'S ARMY/MYSTIC PROPHECY DVD Shoot To Be 'Redone' In January

GOD'S ARMY drummer Mark Cross (FIREWIND, ex-HELLOWEEN, METALIUM) has posted the following message on his official web site: "As you know the [joint MYSTIC PROPHECY/GOD'S ARMY performance] at the Matrix on December 17 was quite successful and we had our first in concert DVD shooting! "Unfortunately,...

News

ANTHRAX Begin Writing New Material

ANTHRAX members Frankie Bello (bass),Charlie Benante (drums) and Scott Ian (guitar) got together in Chicago (where Benante lives with his wife) in early December to jam on new material. According to Ian, rough "skeletons" of three new songs came out of these sessions, with the band scheduled to con...

News

M3: Acoustic Version Of WHITESNAKE's 'Here I Go Again' Posted Online

M3, the "classic WHITESNAKE" tribute band featuring Bernie Marsden (guitar, ex-WHITESNAKE),Micky Moody (guitar, ex-WHITESNAKE),Neil Murray (ex-WHITESNAKE, BLACK SABBATH),Jimmy Copley (drums, ex-PAUL RODGERS, GILLAN, BECK),Mark Stanway (keyboards, ex-MAGNUM) and Stefan Berggren (vocals, SNAKES IN...

News

ANTHRAX Guitarist SCOTT IAN: 'My Christmas Came Early This Year'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "It's a week before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except for the shambling oozing disemboweled zombie that just crashed out of your closet and he's gotten a hold of you a...

News

ANTHRAX Guitarist SCOTT IAN: ROB CAGGIANO's Comments About Reunion Are 'Not Rooted In Reality'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has responded to the scathingly negative comments made by the group's (former?) axeman Rob Caggiano regarding the reunion of the band's classic "Among the Living" lineup. In an interview with the Anthrax Reunion Bashing Club published a couple of days ago, Caggiano said a...

News

Guitarist ROB CAGGIANO: ANTHRAX 'F*cked Up' By Reuniting With BELLADONNA, SPITZ

Anthrax Reunion Bashing Club has published what appears to be a world-exclusive interview with (former?) ANTHRAX guitarist Rob Caggiano about the band's reunion of the classic "Among the Living" lineup and his current standing in the group. A few excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow:...

News

ROADRUNNER UNITED Concert: Complete Details Revealed!

Last night's (Dec. 15) Roadrunner United show at the Nokia Theater in New York City brought together the best and brightest from the hard rock/metal genres in a series of never-before-seen collaborations. This landmark live event consisted of moments like SLIPKNOT's Corey Taylor and LIFE OF AGONY's...

News

ROADRUNNER UNITED Concert: Classic Songs To Be Performed Tonight Revealed!

Tonight's Roadrunner United show at the Nokia Theater in New York City will bring together the best and brightest from the hard rock/metal genres in a series of never-before-seen collaborations. This landmark live event will consist of moments like SLIPKNOT's Corey Taylor and LIFE OF AGONY's Keith C...

News

Former THE CULT Bassist Says He Hasn't Been Approached To Take Part In Reunion

Former THE CULT touring bassist Billy Morrison (now the guitarist in CAMP FREDDY) has shot down reports that he has been approached to take part in the band's rumored reunion in 2006. Morrison, who is currently involved in a top-secret project involving several "name" musicians, has stated about the...

Review

From Mars to Sirius

GOJIRA have, on their third album, unleashed an epic. This is a masterpiece on par with anything MESHUGGAH or MASTODON have released, that sort of massive, lumbering, seething wall of sound that the listener just can't help but become immersed in. "From Mars to Sirius" is a journey that'll take many...

News

BLACK SABBATH's IOMMI Out And About In London

BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi's official web site has been updated with the following message: "Tony was in London this week to attend a special evening for former IRON MAIDEN drummer Clive Burr at the Hard Rock Café. Clive donated his drum kit from the Beast on the Road tour to the Hard ...

News

JUDAS PRIEST: 'Thank You For Your Loyalty And Dedication'

JUDAS PRIEST have issued the following holiday message via their official web site: "Hello to all our PRIEST fans around the world! Well, our touring is now completed for 2005 and what a great year it has been. The end of year shows saw the mighty PRIEST visiting Ukraine, Russia, Estonia, Latvia and...

News

DEEP PURPLE Drummer To Perform At U.K. Charity Concert

DEEP PUPLE drummer Ian Paice will be accompanied by several other "top musicians" for an appearance at a charity show in Reading, U.K. on Friday, January 13, 2006. All profits from the event will be donated to organizer DrumWright's adopted charity, Tong-Len, which supports primary education for hig...

News

Full Lineup Announced For ROADRUNNER RECORDS' 25TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT

The lineup for the Roadrunner Records 25th Anniversary concert at the Nokia Theater in New York City on December 15, 2005 has been officially announced. Previously a closely guarded list of metal luminaries, the rumors that have been circulating within the rock community and on many web sites are be...