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GEDDY LEE: 'I Miss Playing With RUSH'

RUSH closed out its 40th-anniversary tour on August 1, 2015 at the Forum in Los Angeles, marking the band's 25th show at the venue and bringing its final tour to a triumphant end. Asked by The Guardian if he knew at the time that was it, bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee said: "Not 100 percent. Neil [Peart...

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BLACK STONE CHERRY Frontman: 'We Were Pissed Off' While Making 2016's 'Kentucky' Album

Germany's Rock Bottom conducted an interview with Chris Robertson (vocals, guitar) and John Fred Young (drums) of Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY prior to the band's November 19 concert in Hamburg. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about BLACK STONE CHERRY's latest album, 2018's "Family...

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GEDDY LEE Says Writing A Book Was 'Good' For Him After RUSH's Final Tour

Tom Power of CBC's "Q" recently conducted an interview with RUSH bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee about his new book, "Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book Of Bass". You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On trying to find the "perfect" bass: Geddy: "It's...

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Former FREHLEY'S COMET Members Rejoin Forces In RETURN OF THE COMET

Former FREHLEY'S COMET members John Regan (bass),Tod Howarth (guitar/lead vocals) and Richie Scarlet (guitar/lead vocals) have joined forces with former ACE FREHLEY drummer Steve Werner in RETURN OF THE COMET. Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley, Regan and world-renowned drummer Anton Fig formed FR...

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Former ACCEPT Singer DAVID REECE: 'Forest Through The Trees' Video

The official music video for the song "Forest Through The Trees" from former ACCEPT and BONFIRE singer David Reece can be seen below. The track is taken from Reece's new solo album, "Resilient Heart", which was released on November 9 through Mighty Music. The follow-up to 2013's "Compromise" is an L...

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JASON BONHAM Says His Wife Kept Him From Flying Into Rage After LED ZEPPELIN Asked Him To Change 'EXPERIENCE' Name

When FOREIGNER announced its 2018 summer tour, the opening act was listed as JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EVENING instead of JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE, the name under which the drummer has been touring nearly a decade. As as result, many assumed that the tour press release and poster con...

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IMPERIA To Release 'Flames Of Eternity' Album In February

IMPERIA — which is fronted by Norwegian singer Helena Iren Michaelsen (the original vocalist of the Dutch band SAHARA DUST, which later changed its name to EPICA) — will release its fifth studio album, "Flames Of Eternity", on February 22, 2019 via Massacre Records. It will be available as CD digipa...

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PAUL STANLEY Is Recording Album With His R&B Band SOUL STATION

KISS frontman Paul Stanley has entered the studio with his R&B band SOUL STATION to record a full-length album. On December 19, Stanley tweeted a photo of him and what appears to be more than half a dozen other musicians in the studio and wrote in an accompanying caption: "A SOUL STATION ALBUM! Wow!...

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LAST IN LINE: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Making Of 'Landslide' Video

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Landslide", the new video from LAST IN LINE, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's sophomore album, "II", which will be released on February 22, 2019 via Frontiers Music Srl. As with 2016's "Heavy Crown", the new disc was produced by DOKKE...

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RUSH's GEDDY LEE On NEIL PEART's Retirement From Drumming: 'His Body Has Been Letting Him Down'

During a brand new interview with New York City's Q104.3 radio station, RUSH frontman Geddy Lee said that fans shouldn't expect to see the legendary Canadian trio perform live ever again. "[Drummer] Neil [Peart] has retired, and so the idea of seeing Neil, Alex [Lifeson, guitar] and myself on stage...

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SERJ TANKIAN: There Have Been 'No Further Discussions' About A New SYSTEM OF A DOWN Album

SYSTEM OF A DOWN singer Serj Tankian says that there have been "no further discussions" about the band recording a follow-up to its 2005 albums "Mezmerize" and "Hypnotize". This past summer, SYSTEM guitarist Daron Malakian publicly accused Tankian of not wanting to record, with Tankian responding th...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Bassist: We Have New 'Material That Tops Everything We've Done'

SYSTEM OF A DOWN bassist Shavo Odadjian has told Consequence Of Sound in a new interview that he believes the band will eventually get together record a follow-up to its "Mezmerize" and "Hypnotize" albums, which came out in 2005. "I think so," he said. "I think we can. Nothing between us has happene...

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JOHN 5 AND THE CREATURES: Teaser For 'Zoinks!' Video Featuring NIKKI SIXX

JOHN 5 AND THE CREATURES — comprised of former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5, bassist Ian Ross and drummer Logan Miles Nix — will release a new full-length studio album in 2019. Titled "Invasion", the disc will be teased on New Year's Day 2019 by way of a music video for the...

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Former KYUSS Singer's JOHN GARCIA AND THE BAND OF GOLD: Listen To New Song 'My Everything'

Former KYUSS frontman John Garcia returns with his next incarnation of Desert Rock, JOHN GARCIA AND THE BAND OF GOLD. The group's self-titled debut album will be released on January 4, 2019 via Napalm. None other than KYUSS and QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE producer Chris Goss gave this new groovy piece o...

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GEDDY LEE: NEIL PEART 'Hasn't Just Retired From RUSH; He's Retired From Drumming'

During an appearance earlier today (Tuesday, December 18) on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation", RUSH bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee once again confirmed that the band is unlikely to play any more shows or make new music. "Neil is retired," Geddy said, referring to longtime RUSH drummer Neil Peart. "He hasn't ju...