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WE ARE THE FALLEN's LECOMPT Says New Band Is 'Completely Different' From EVANESCENCE

CNN's Reggie Aqui conducted an interview with guitarist John LeCompt and singer Carly Smithson of WE ARE THE FALLEN on Tuesday, June 23. Watch the eight-minute chat below. WE ARE THE FALLEN — the new band featuring original EVANESCENCE members LeCompt, Ben Moody (guitar) and Rocky Gray (drums) along...

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JIMMY PAGE Interviewed At 'It Might Get Loud' Premiere; Video Available

Rockerrazzi.com conducted a short interview with LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page on Friday (June 19) at the Los Angeles premiere of "It Might Get Loud", a new documentary about guitars and guitar playing starring Page as well as WHITE STRIPES/RACONTEURS singer/guitarist Jack White and U2 axeman Th...

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THIN LIZZY Forced To Pull Out Of AC/DC Shows In U.K., Ireland

THIN LIZZY's management has released the following statement: "THIN LIZZY regret to announce that due to the prolonged recovery of drummer Tommy Aldridge after his recent accident, they have been forced to cancel the three shows with AC/DC, London Wembley Arena June 26th, Dublin Punchestown Racetrac...

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Former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Drummer Discusses Infamous 'Unleash The Fury' Incident

Fredrik Hjelm of Shockwaves recently conducted an interview with Swedish drummer Anders Johansson (HAMMERFALL, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, SILVER MOUNTAIN). An excerpt from the chat follows below. Shockwaves: Any crazy stories about being on the road with Yngwie? Anders: Lots! I'll tell you about this one tim...

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WE ARE THE FALLEN: Video Footage Of Press Conference, Debut Performance Posted Online

WE ARE THE FALLEN — the new band featuring original EVANESCENCE members Ben Moody (guitar) and John LeCompt (guitar) and Rocky Gray (drums) along with "American Idol" powerhouse vocalist Carly Smithson — was officially unveiled during a press conference yesterday (Monday, June 22) in Hollywood, Cali...

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TESLA To Guest On BRUCE DICKINSON's Radio Show

Californian rockers TESLA will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Friday, July 10 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio program, dubbed "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". Listen to the broadcast live via the Internet between 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. (midnight) U.K. time at BB...

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JIMMY PAGE Talks Guitar Playing

According to The Pulse of Radio, LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page and WHITE STRIPES/RACONTEURS singer/guitarist Jack White were in Los Angeles on Friday (June 19) to speak with the press about "It Might Get Loud", a new documentary about guitars and guitar playing starring both of them as well as U...

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THIN LIZZY Drummer's Injury Forces Concert Cancelations

Due to a recent accident suffered by THIN LIZZY drummer Tommy Aldridge (which resulted in a broken collar bone),THIN LIZZY was forced to withdraw from last Saturday's Kobetasonik festival in Bilbao, Spain and has postponed the two U.K. shows scheduled for this week (Liverpool O2 Academy and Notting...

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TESLA Pulls Out Of Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!!; PINK CREAM 69 Steps In

Californian rockers TESLA have canceled their appearance at the Bang Your Head!!! festival on June 27 in Balingen, Germany due to "scheduling conflicts." The band — which is booked to play the Gods Of Metal festival in Italy the same day — states, "The airlines flight schedule would not allow for us...

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THE FALLEN: First Song Available For Free Download

"Bury Me Alive", the first song from THE FALLEN — the new band featuring original EVANESCENCE members Ben Moody (guitar) and John LeCompt (guitar) and Rocky Gray (drums) along with "American Idol" powerhouse vocalist Carly Smithson — is available for free download at WeAreTheFallen.com (e-mail sign-...

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ROYAL HUNT Parts Ways With Bassist, Announces Replacement

Denmark-based hard rockers ROYAL HUNT have parted ways with bassist Per Schelander and have replaced him with Andreas Passmark (NARNIA, ROB ROCK, E-TYPE). Commented Schelander, "After four rollercoaster years of music, laughter and good memories I have to leave ROYAL HUNT. The reason is that I simpl...

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TESLA Guitarist Interviewed At U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival; Video Available

Paul Marshall of Marshall Amplification conducted an interview with TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon at this year's Download festival, which was held June 12-14 at Donington Park, United Kingdom. Watch the chat below. TESLA's latest album, "Forever More", sold more than 16,000 copies in the United State...

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LIVING COLOUR: New Album Details Revealed

LIVING COLOUR will release its first new studio album in five years, entitled "The Chair In The Doorway", on September 15 via Megaforce Records. The legendary downtown New York City rock band, who exploded out of CBGB in the late '80s, landing all over MTV, the cover of Rolling Stone and stadium sta...

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Former EVANESCENCE Members Join Forces With 'American Idol' Singer In THE FALLEN

Brian Mansfield of USA Today reports that three of the four original members of EVANESCENCE — guitarists Ben Moody and John LeCompt and drummer Rocky Gray — have joined forces with "American Idol" powerhouse vocalist Carly Smithson to form a new band called THE FALLEN. A formal announcement will be...

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JUDAS PRIEST To Film 'British Steel' Anniversary Tour For 2010 Release

Christina Fuoco-Karasinski of LiveDaily recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On his newly established companues, Metal God Records and Metal God Apparel, named after the "metal god" himself: "I love what I do and I'm...