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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's JASON HOOK To Play FBI Agent In 'Z' Thriller

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Jason Hook will have a small role in an upcoming movie called "Z", writer-director Jonathan Wright's thriller about a couple that gets in over their heads with a serial killer. Hook will play the part of an FBI agent in the Sony Pictures project, which is being film...

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JOEY JORDISON On Getting Fired From SLIPKNOT: 'The Way They Did It Was Cowardly'

Ex-SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison says that the way he was fired from the band was "cowardly," revealing that he was let go because the other members thought he was on drugs. Jordison and the members of SLIPKNOT had been silent and evasive about the reasons for his dismissal from the band in Decembe...

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Report: LED ZEPPELIN Passed On $14 Million Payday For 'Desert Trip' Gigs

According to The Pulse Of Radio, LED ZEPPELIN have reportedly turned down $14 million for two reunion performances at October's "Desert Trip" concerts in Indio, California. Showbiz411.com — the site that broke the news on the concerts — spoke to an insider that revealed that not only are all the hea...

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Ex-WHITE ZOMBIE Bassist SEAN YSEULT Felt Like ROB ZOMBIE's First Solo Album Was 'Slap In The Face'

Sean Yseult, best known as the bass player from the multi-platinum and twice Grammy-nominated band WHITE ZOMBIE, was interviewed by rock journalist Mitch Lafon for a recent edition of the "One On One With Mitch Lafon" podcast (Facebook page). You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget...

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Ex-SLIPKNOT Drummer JOEY JORDISON Says It Would Be 'Awesome' To Meet With Band And Discuss Reunion

Former SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison says it would be "fucking awesome" to reconnect with his former bandmates and discuss a possible reunion. Jordison and the members of SLIPKNOT have been silent and evasive about the reasons for his dismissal from the band in December 2013, but Jordison finally s...

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Video: LITA FORD Performs At SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

Fan-filmed video footage of Lita Ford's June 10 performance at the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg, Sweden can be seen below. Lita Ford released a new album, "Time Capsule", on April 15 via SPV/Steamhammer. The very special and unusual recording turns back the clock to a time when honest, down-to...

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DUFF MCKAGAN: Seeing AXL ROSE Perform With AC/DC Was 'Magical'

Duff McKagan has described seeing GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose perform with AC/DC as "magical." AC/DC postponed the last ten dates of its recent North American trek after singer Brian Johnson was advised to stop playing live or "risk total hearing loss." The band has since completed the European le...

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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER: 'AXL ROSE Is Doing A Great Job' With AC/DC

Former ACCEPT singer Udo Dirkschneider says that he can live with the fact that he wasn't asked to step in for Brian Johnson on AC/DC's just-completed European tour. AC/DC postponed the last ten dates of its recent North American trek after Johnson was advised to stop playing live or "risk total hea...

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War Of Words Continues Between TRENT REZNOR, NIKKI SIXX And YouTube

According to The Pulse Of Radio, NINE INCH NAILS mainman Trent Reznor and MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx have both criticized YouTube in recent days over its royalty payments to artists for streaming their videos, which is considered not as satisfactory or fair as those of Apple Music and Spotify. R...

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SOILWORK Singer Wasn't Shocked When Drummer DIRK VERBEUREN Was Recruited By MEGADETH

On June 11, Kaaos TV conducted an interview with vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid and guitarist David Andersson of Swedish metallers SOILWORK at the South Park festival in Tampere, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how SOILWORK d...

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Video: AXL ROSE-Fronted AC/DC Plays Last European Show In Düsseldorf, Germany

AC/DC played the last show of the spring 2016 leg of its "Rock Or Bust" European tour earlier tonight (Wednesday, June 15) at Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Rock Or Bust 02. Shoot To Thrill 03. Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be 04. Back In Black 05. ...

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AMON AMARTH's JOHAN HEGG Dismisses 'Sellout' Accusations

Vocalist Johan Hegg of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH was interviewed by Kerrang! magazine at this year's edition of the Download festival, which was held June 10-12 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed b...

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Video: JORN LANDE Covers JOHN FARNHAM's 'You're The Voice'

Frontiers Music Srl released JORN's new album, "Heavy Rock Radio", on June 3. One of the greatest rock singers of our time, Jorn Lande returns with a unique album of covers of classics from artists and bands that have meant something special to him, and helped forge this talented man's own unique st...

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IRON MAIDEN's STEVE HARRIS Talks About BRUCE DICKINSON's Cancer Scare, Playing China For First Time

Ahead of IRON MAIDEN's barn-storming headline slot at last weekend's Download festival, bassist Steve Harris spoke to Planet Rock about how he has survived their 29 years of touring, that famous Ed Force One jet and how singer Bruce Dickinson's illness failed to derail the MAIDEN juggernaut. You can...

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AC/DC's Production Manager Takes You Behind The Scenes Of 'Rock Or Bust' Tour (Video)

AC/DC's production manager Dale "Opie" Skjerseth spoke to the local media at the Düsseldorf, Germany stop of the band's "Rock Or Bust" world tour about how it all comes together. Check out the footage of below (courtesy of Metal-Heads.de). AC/DC has one show left to go on the European leg of its tou...