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VINNIE MOORE Talks Influences, Upcoming Solo Album

InstruMentalCase.com recently conducted an interview with UFO guitar shredder Vinnie Moore. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: InstruMentalCase.com: Legend has it that you recorded all 60 minutes of your original "Hot Licks" instructional video in just one hour. Is there any shred of truth t...

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VICIOUS ART Signs With MIGHTY MUSIC

VICIOUS ART, the Swedish death/thrash metal band featuring former DARK FUNERAL members Matias Mäkelä and Robert Lundin, along with Jörgen Sandström (THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE) on bass, has inked a deal with Mighty Music. Commented the label in a press release: "When Mighty Music heard VIC...

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CELTIC FROST Frontman: 'I Have Never Claimed To Be A Pleasant Person'

CELTIC FROST frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has posted the following message on his official blog: "CELTIC FROST was not formed to please everybody. I have never claimed to be a pleasant person. And the reactions of those who expect otherwise are bemusing. "If anything, CELTIC FROST exists to achieve...

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HEAVEN AND HELL's VINNY APPICE Talks About New SABBATH Songs, Upcoming Tour

Debby Rao of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO). A few excerpts from the chat follow: KNAC.COM: How did the idea of HEAVEN AND HELL come about? Did you get a phone call from Ronnie [James Dio]? Appice: I got...

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OFFICIUM TRISTE To Appear On THERGOTHON Tribute CD

Dutch "atmospheric doomsters" OFFICIUM TRISTE have issued the following update: "We have been contacted by Solitude Productions from Russia to participate in a THERGOTHON tribute. Of course we said yes. We will record the track 'Crying Blood and Crimson Snow' off the 'Stream from the Heavens' album....

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Ex-VINNIE VINCENT INVASION Singer: 'VINNIE Has Never Done Any Dope'

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisted recently conducted an interview with former JOURNEY/VINNIE VINCENT INVASION singer Robert Fleischman. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisted: I remember hearing you on the VINNIE VINCENT INVASION album. I thought you could not do metal bu...

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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES: New CD, DVD On The Way

SUICIDAL TENDENCIES' official web site has been updated with the following message: "February 18 is the Chinese New Year. This is the year of the 'Boar.' Hopefully it will also be a great year for 'Cycos.' "The band is off tomorrow to Australia to do the first shows since Mike Muir's last back surge...

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HELLOWEEN: In Songwriting Mode

Vassil Varbanov of Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock recently conducted an interview with HELLOWEEN guitarist Michael Weikath. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Tangra Mega Rock: You sound like you're having a rest, am I right? Weikath: In fact, I have to come up with a few new good ideas very so...

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GUNNAR NELSON Discusses SCRAP METAL Project

BlastMagazine.net recently conducted an interview with Gunnar Nelson about his SCRAP METAL project, also featuring his brother Matthew Nelson, Mark Slaughter (SLAUGHTER),Kelly Keagy (NIGHT RANGER) and Eric Martin (MR. BIG). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: BlastMagazine.net: Who came up w...

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SERPENTCULT Completes Work On Debut Mini-CD

SERPENTCULT, the new band featuring former members of THEE PLAGUE OF GENTLEMEN and WELKIN, recently inked a deal with Sweden's I Hate Records for the release of a four-track mini-CD, entitled "Trident Nor Fire". The group has since issued the following update: "Yes, finally! It took us more time tha...

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EAGLES OF DEATH METAL Leader: We Told AXL ROSE To 'Go F*** Himself'

Croatia's Javno recently conducted an interview with EAGLES OF DEATH METAL leader Jesse "The Devil" Hughes. An excerpt from the chat follows: Javno: You were on tour with the legendary GUNS N' ROSES last year. I read that Axl Rose called you the "PIGEONS OF SHIT METAL." What happened? Jesse: That wa...

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DEEP PURPLE Singer: 'I Was Terrific And RITCHIE BLACKMORE Was A Twat'

The Sun Online's "Something for the Weekend" recently conducted an interview with DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan and drummer Ian Paice. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Q: Ian G, how difficult was it leaving PURPLE in 1973 at the height of their powers, then seeing your band continue with David...

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Ex-VAN HALEN Singer CHERONE Comments On Band's ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Induction

The third VAN HALEN frontman, Gary Cherone, who took over when Sammy Hagar left the band (or was fired, depending on whom you ask) in 1996, has commented on the band's upcoming induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Despite the fact that the former EXTREME singer fronted VAN HALEN for nearly...

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METALLICA Confirmed For Belgium's WERCHTER ROCK Festival

METALLICA has issued the following update via its official web site: "Hey... back again with more from Nor Cal. So by now most of you have hopefully heard that we are planning on spending a few weeks this summer touring, visiting some places in Europe that we didn't 'escape' to last year. We are sti...

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BOLT THROWER Working On New Material

Kevin Page of MetalReview.com recently conducted an interview with BOLT THROWER singer Karl Willetts. A few excerpts from the chat follow: MetalReview.com: Are you working on new material yet? Karl Willetts: Well, yeah, it's a good job you called and it looks like we are going to be pretty much writ...