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KORN's BRIAN 'HEAD' WELCH Says JESUS CHRIST Is His 'Biggest Inspiration'

Australia's ACCTV recently conducted an interview with KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what makes KORN fans so loyal: Brian: "I think it's because the content of KORN's lyrics and a lot of our fans...
June 2, 2019
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Fan Loses Hair After Getting It Stuck In Guitar While Stage Diving At VIO-LENCE Concert (Video)

A fan lost some of his hair after it got stuck in the tuning pegs of Phil Demmel's guitar during last night's (May 31) VIO-LENCE concert in Los Angeles, California. The incident happened at the sold-out Regent where the reunited San Francisco Bay Area thrash act was appearing with SACRED REICH. The...
June 1, 2019
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JOHN BONHAM Celebration Event Canceled By Organizers

Plans to celebrate the life of Redditch, U.K.-born LED ZEPPELIN drummer John Bonham with a two-day music festival in the town have been scaled down. The "John Bonham A Celebration II" event has been canceled after organizers decided they were not able to deliver the event to a standard that would do...
June 1, 2019
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RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram Kicks Off U.S. Tour In Fort Myers (Video)

The new Ronnie James Dio hologram kicked off a month-long U.S. tour last night (Friday, May 31) at Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall in Fort Myers, Florida. The Dio hologram production uses audio of Ronnie's live performances from throughout his career, with the DIO DISCIPLES band playing live, c...
June 1, 2019
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CYNIC's PAUL MASVIDAL Releases First Of Trilogy Of Acoustic Albums

A prominent player in the prog metal scene since he was a teenager, Paul Masvidal reveals his songwriter roots with a solo acoustic album. Now available is the first of a trilogy of EPs, "Mythical Human Vessel", featuring a new direction that may earn the attention of a brand new audience in tune wi...
June 1, 2019
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SEETHER To Release New Album In Early 2020

SEETHER is preparing to enter the studio to begin recording the follow-up to 2017's "Poison The Parish" LP for a tentative early 2020 release. Drummer John Humphrey told T95 The Rock Station at last weekend's Rocklahoma festival: "We've been home since the holidays, kind of recharging our batteries....
May 31, 2019
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Watch EXCITER's New Lineup Perform In Gothenburg

Fan-filmed video footage of Canadian thrash metal pioneers EXCITER performing on May 29 at The Abyss in Gothenburg, Sweden can be seen below. EXCITER's current lineup includes Daniel Dekay, who replaced original guitarist John Ricci last fall. EXCITER bassist Allan Johnson told The Metal Voice that...
May 31, 2019
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DISTURBED Teams With iHeartRadio To Continue Campaign Raising Addiction And Mental Health Awareness

DISTURBED continues its campaign to raise mental health awareness and have teamed with iHeartRadio for a radio special about the stigma of addiction, depression and PTSD. The show, which featured DISTURBED lead vocalist David Draiman and Dan Donegan, along with spokespeople from mental health organ...
May 31, 2019
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BUSH's GAVIN ROSSDALE Has Been Listening To A Lot Of SYSTEM OF A DOWN

BUSH frontman Gavin Rossdale welcomed Rock 100.5 The KATT's Cameron Buchholtz into his dressing room at this year's Rocklahoma festival to talk about the band's upcoming album, being on the "John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum" soundtrack, if there's any BUSH albums he doesn't like, playing at big fes...
May 30, 2019
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DOKKEN's MICK BROWN Is 'Retired Temporarily' From Playing Drums

DOKKEN's longtime member "Wild" Mick Brown is "retired temporarily" from playing drums, according to George Lynch. Brown did not perform with his bandmates at some of their recent gigs, including the May 5 concert at the M3 Rock Festival in Columbia, Maryland. He was replaced by BJ Zampa (HOUSE OF L...
May 30, 2019
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Filming Has Started For Official RONNIE JAMES DIO Documentary: 'I Have So Much Footage,' Says WENDY DIO

Wendy Dio, wife and longtime manager of Ronnie James Dio, spoke to The Metal Voice about her plans to produce a documentary that will cover Dio's career from his early days with ELF to his final project, HEAVEN & HELL. "We just started shooting," she said (hear audio below). "We did interviews last...
May 30, 2019
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Listen To New DARKTHRONE Song 'Duke Of Gloat'

Black metal veterans DARKTHRONE will release their new album, "Old Star", on May 31 via Peaceville. The band's first studio album since 2016's "Arctic Thunder" sees the Norwegian legends cut through six new epic tracks, taking in the best of the old school of heavy and extreme metal plus a large dos...
May 30, 2019
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How CARMINE APPICE Influenced JOHN BONHAM, IAN PAICE, ROGER TAYLOR And NEIL PEART

In a recent interview with the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Carmine Appice was asked how it feels to know that John Bonham was among the drummers who have considered him an influence. He responded: "There were drummers like John Bonham, Ian Paice from DEEP PURPLE, Roger Taylor [QUEEN], Neil Peart [RUSH]...
May 30, 2019
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Former VAN HALEN Members MICHAEL ANTHONY And GARY CHERONE Reunite On Stage In Boston (Video)

EXTREME singer Gary Cherone joined SAMMY HAGAR & THE CIRCLE on stage this past Tuesday (May 28) at Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion in Boston, Massachusetts to perform a cover version of the LED ZEPPELIN classic "Rock And Roll". After the concert, Sammy Hagar wrote on Instagram: "Gary Cherone and Pat f...
May 30, 2019
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BAD WOLVES To Release Second Album In Fourth Quarter Of 2019

Tommy Vext spoke to HardDrive Radio about BAD WOLVES' recently completed second album, which tentatively due before the end of the year. "Gutars and bass were tracked in [Las] Vegas with Max Karon, who is one of John's [Boecklin, drums] oldest friends, who also works for GHOST," the singer said. "An...
May 29, 2019