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Meet DAN SPITZ, ANTHRAX Guitarist Turned Master Watchmaker

Hodinkee recently conducted an interview with former ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Hodinkee: You suddenly lost interest in playing guitar in 1995, ripped the stereo equipment from your cars and house, and gave all your guitars to Hard Rock Café. Why th...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL: 'I Regret A Lot Of The Things I Said About' RONNIE JAMES DIO

On August 30, David Kelso, a DJ for 107.7 FM, KRXO, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, conducted an interview with former DIO and current DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Asked what it has been like for him to revisit the DIO material with...

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ETERNAL REST Signs With DEEPSEND RECORDS

Deepsend Records has announced the signing of Australia's ETERNAL REST. The band's debut album, "Prophetic", will be released in early 2013. The CD was recorded and mixed by Joe Haley (PSYCROPTIC). ETERNAL REST hails from Brisbane, Australia. The band's powerful energy can be heard on "Prophetic", b...

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STEVEN ADLER's Mother: 'My Life Has Been Filled With Constant Struggle To Keep My Son Alive'

The third and final episode in a new web series from Deanna Adler, the mother of original GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler can be seen below. In the latest clip, she visits one of GN'R's old hangouts, the Rainbow Bar & Grill in West Hollywood, California, and discusses "what the life of a rock...

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'Led Zeppelin: The Oral History Of The World's Greatest Rock Band' Book Due In November

John Wiley & Sons has set a November 6 release date for "Led Zeppelin: The Oral History Of The World's Greatest Rock Band", a new book by Barney Hoskyns, a contributing editor at British Vogue who is the author of the bestselling book "Hotel California" and the co-founder of online music-journal...

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MAIDEN UNITED: 'Across The Seventh Sea' Trailer Released

MAIDEN UNITED, the all-acoustic IRON MAIDEN tribute project featuring Damian Wilson (THRESHOLD, HEADSPACE) and Ruud Jolie (WITHIN TEMPTATION),will release its new album, "Across The Seventh Sea", on September 28 on CD, iTunes and limited-edition black-and-blue transparent vinyl. "Across The Seventh...

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OBEY THE BRAVE: 'It Starts Today' Video Released

"It Starts Today", the new Jessy Fuchs-directed video from OBEY THE BRAVE — the Canadian metal/hardcore band featuring former members of DESPISED ICON and BLIND WITNESS — can be seen below. The song comes off OBEY THE BRAVE's debut album, "Young Blood", which is being released today (Tuesday, August...

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AC/DC's 'It's A Long Way' To Be Added To Australia's National Registry Of Recorded Sound

According to The Sydney Morning Herald, AC/DC's classic track "It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Want To Rock And Roll)" is one of ten songs which have been selected for inclusion in Australia's National Registry Of Recorded Sound. Each year, the National Film & Sound Archive (NFSA) asks Austra...

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MAGICA: 'Center Of The Great Unknown' Track Listing Revealed

Romanian female-fronted metal band MAGICA will release its sixth album, "Center Of The Great Unknown", on October 12 via AFM Records. The CD's cover artwork was created by Claudio Bergamin and can be seen below. The album is based on "The Diary Of Admiral" by R.E. Byrd, "Godess Of Atvatabar" by W. B...

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UGLY KID JOE: Acoustic Performance Of 'No One Survives' Posted Online

The Brazilian edition of Rolling Stone magazine has uploaded video footage of reunited hard rockers UGLY KID JOE performing an acoustic version of the song "No One Survives" during the band's recent visit to South America. Check it out below. UGLY KID JOE released a new six-song EP, "Stairway To Hel...

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EVANESCENCE Singer Says Being Band Leader 'Has Never Been Easy'

Althought EVANESCENCE's early commercial success was an amazingly fulfilling experience, the band's lead singer, Amy Lee, is quick to point out that it did come with some drawbacks. "The success has been a wonderful thing, and I wouldn't want to change it," Lee tells The Dedham Transcript. "But I wa...

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IRON MAIDEN Bassist Says Solo Debut Is 'Not The Progressive Rock Album Some Might Be Expecting'

IRON MAIDEN founder Steve Harris' debut solo/side project album, "British Lion", will be released in the U.S. on September 25 via Universal Music Enterprises (UMe). Mixed by Kevin Shirley — whose credits include IRON MAIDEN as well as Led ZEPPELIN, JOURNEY and RUSH, among many others — the CD, which...

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DREAM THEATER Guitarist, Keyboardist Talk About Forthcoming Concert DVD

DREAM THEATER's August 19 and August 20 concerts at Estadio Luna Park in Buenos Aires, Argentina were professionally filmed and recorded for the band's next live DVD, to be released sometime next year. The setlists for the two concerts were as follows: Sunday, August 19 01. Bridges In The Sky 02. 6:...

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AC/DC Singer To Host Radio Show On BBC

Lead singer of AC/DC and self-confessed car fanatic, Brian Johnson will share the songs and artists that have provided the soundtrack to his life for six weeks on BBC Radio 2. Drawing from 32 years as the frontman of one of the world's biggest ever rock bands, Brian shares stories of rock 'n' roll l...

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SEPULTURA: New Video Interview With ANDREAS KISSER

Matt Hill of Metal Gods TV conducted an interview with guitarist Andreas Kisser of Brazilian/American metallers SEPULTURA at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 9-12 at Catton Park, Derbyshire in the United Kingdom. You can now listen to the chat below. Ask...