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JIM MATHEOS And JOHN ARCH To Release 'Winter Ethereal' Album In May
In progressive metal circles, the names of guitarist Jim Matheos and vocalist John Arch are spoken with due reverence. With the former having been a driving force in FATES WARNING for 35 years, and the latter the original frontman of that band, they also have a single seminal work under the ARCH/MAT...March 26, 2019
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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Discusses His Inspiration For 'Blue Lightning' Album In New Trailer
A new trailer for Yngwie Malmsteen's upcoming album, "Blue Lightning", is available below. The disc will be released globally on March 29 via Mascot Records/Mascot Label Group. To call Malmsteen a "maestro" or "virtuoso" is to state the obvious. But such terms don't do sufficient justice to either...March 26, 2019
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MÖTLEY CRÜE And NETFLIX Sued By 'The Dirt' Film Crew Member Over Injuries Sustained On New Orleans Set
According to The New Orleans Advocate, MÖTLEY CRÜE and Netflix are being sued by a crew member over severe electrical burns he sustained last year on the set of the band's biopic, "The Dirt". Louis DiVincenti, a rigging grip, claims that a power line shock left him with second- and third-degree burn...March 25, 2019
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L.A. GUNS Singer Throws Shade At MÖTLEY CRÜE For 'Hideous' Cover Of 'Like A Virgin'
L.A. GUNS frontman Phil Lewis has thrown shade at MÖTLEY CRÜE for recording a cover of Madonna's "Like A Virgin" for the recently released biopic "The Dirt". CRÜE's take on the pop superstar's 1984 smash hit is one of four new songs the band recorded for "The Dirt Soundtrack", which accompanies the...March 25, 2019
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SAMMY HAGAR Looks Back On VAN HALEN's '5150' Album (Video)
Sammy Hagar has released a two-and-a-half-minute video in which he reflects on the VAN HALEN album "5150", which was released 33 years ago — on March 24, 1986. "The VAN HALEN era, the 'Van Hagar' era, for me, was really unique, because on the first tour, on the '5150' tour, we didn't play anybody el...March 25, 2019
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DAVE MUSTAINE Says He Found Out About CLIFF BURTON's Death 'In A Really Lame Way'
This past Friday (March 22),MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine took part in a signing at the Heavy Metal booth the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2),a Chicago fan convention dedicated to comics, pop culture, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, toys, movies, and television. He was also intervi...March 24, 2019
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ARMORED SAINT Performs In Athens, Greece (Video)
Rockway.gr has uploaded video footage of ARMORED SAINT's March 15 performance at the Up The Hammers XIV festival at the Gagarin 205 club in Athens, Greece. Check it out below. Last fall, ARMORED SAINT singer John Bush confirmed to the 96.7 KCAL-FM radio show "Wired In The Empire" that the band has s...March 24, 2019
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JOHN 5: 'I'm Always Trying To Be Creative'
Guitarist John 5 (MARILYN MANSON, ROB ZOMBIE) spoke to RadioactiveMike Z, host of the Riverside, California radio station 96.7 KCAL-FM program "Wired In The Empire". You can listen to the entire chat via the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On "Invas...March 24, 2019
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JOHN PETRUCCI Says MIKE MANGINI 'Absolutely Contributed' To Songwriting On New DREAM THEATER Album
Jave Patterson of Two Doods Review recently conducted an interview with guitarist John Petrucci of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER about the band's new studio album, "Distance Over Time". You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whe...March 24, 2019
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JOHN CORABI Reflects On His Years With MÖTLEY CRÜE: 'I'm Always Going To Be The Asterisk'
Vocalist John Corabi (THE DEAD DAISIES, ex-MÖTLEY CRÜE) recently spoke with Australia's Heavy magazine. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his upcoming Australian tour, in which he'll perform MÖTLEY CRÜE's self-titled 1994 albu...March 23, 2019
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DREAM THEATER's JOHN PETRUCCI: RUSH 'Was The Band That Changed Everything'
DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci recently spoke to Consequence Of Sound about the impact RUSH's music had on him as a young fan growing up in New York in the late 1970s and early 1980s. "To me, [RUSH] was the band that changed everything," he said. "When I heard it, I just… I don't know what it...March 22, 2019
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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: Lyric Video For 'Blue Lightning' Title Track
The official lyric video for "Blue Lightning", the title track of the new album from Yngwie Malmsteen, can be seen below. The disc will be released globally on March 29 via Mascot Records/Mascot Label Group. To call Malmsteen a "maestro" or "virtuoso" is to state the obvious. But such terms don't...March 22, 2019
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JASON BECKER's Mother Says 'All Went Well' With His Operation
On March 21, Jason Becker, the guitarist/composer who has had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, a.k.a. Lou Gehrig's Disease) for 30 years, underwent an operation to drain the abscess in his lung. According to his mother, Patricia Becker, "All went well and we are waiting on the lab results, but th...March 22, 2019
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FOO FIGHTERS Guitarist CHRIS SHIFLETT To Release 'Hard Lessons' Solo Album In June
FOO FIGHTERS guitarist Chris Shiflett will release his fourth solo album, "Hard Lessons", on June 14 via East Beach Records & Tapes/Thirty Tigers. Produced by Grammy Award-winning Dave Cobb, the disc features 10 new songs, including the lead single "Welcome To Your First Heartache", which can be str...March 22, 2019
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JOHN 5 Believes Latest Album He Recorded With DAVID LEE ROTH 'Will See The Light Of Day'
ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5 believes that the last album he recorded with David Lee Roth will eventually be released. John 5, who got his first big break playing on Roth's solo album, "DLR Band", before landing stints with Marilyn Manson and now Zombie, told Metal Titans that he is hopeful that fans...March 22, 2019
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