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FENDER Teams Up With JIMMY PAGE To Recreate His Iconic Telecaster

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) today announced it is collaborating with one of rock's most legendary guitar players — Jimmy Page — to recreate his famous 1959 Fender Telecaster 50 years after LED ZEPPELIN formed in October 1968. Among music's most iconic guitars is Jimmy Page's Telec...

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MR. BIG To Record One Final Album Or EP Before Calling It Quits

MR. BIG singer Eric Martin has confirmed to the "Friday NI Rocks" show that the band is planning to make a new studio record next year. The effort will mark MR. BIG's first release since the passing of drummer Pat Torpey, who died in February at the age of 64 from complications of Parkinson's diseas...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Singer And Guitarist Talk About Writing And Recording 'The Stage' In First 'Breakdown' Episode

In the first episode of AVENGED SEVENFOLD's "Breakdown" series, singer M. Shadows and guitarist Synyster Gates talk about the writing and recording process for the song "The Stage" from the album of the same name. Check it out below. Gates told the "Two Doods Reviews" podcast that he feels "The Stag...

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LARS ULRICH Hopes METALLICA Can Keep Going For Another 20-25 Years

On October 25, Jaxon of the 93.3 WMMR Rocks! radio station conducted an interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich backstage at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked what piece of advice he would give to the 1981 Lars Ulrich if he could g...

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K.K. DOWNING Says ROB HALFORD Pulled Off 'Leather Biker Look' Better Than FREDDIE MERCURY

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing is featured in Greg Prato's latest book, "Long Live Queen: Rock Royalty Discuss Freddie, Brian, John & Roger". For this book, Prato interviewed a wide variety of musicians, who discuss what they admire most about QUEEN, their favorite songs and albums, and...

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PURSER DEVERILL Feat. Former TYGERS OF PAN TANG Members: Lyric Video For 'Square One' Title Track

Ex-TYGERS OF PAN TANG members Fred Purser and Jon Deverill have joined forces in a new project, PURSER DEVERILL. The band's debut album, "Square One", will be released on December 14 via Mighty Music. The official lyric video for the "Square One" can be seen below. Purser punches a button on the mix...

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SOUNDGARDEN Guitarist Dismisses CHRIS CORNELL Murder Conspiracy Theories

Chris Cornell's SOUNDGARDEN bandmate Kim Thayil has dismissed conspiracy theories that have surfaced since the singer committed suicide last year following a SOUNDGARDEN show in Detroit. Thayil told the Detroit Free Press that he and other SOUNDGARDEN members were already en route to Columbus for th...

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HATEBREED Drummer: 'It's Almost That Time To Get Back In A Studio' And Work On New Music

HATEBREED drummer Matt Byrne has told "Midwest Beatdown" that the band is preparing to begin writing material for the follow-up to 2016's "The Concrete Confessional" album. "We were talking about working on some new stuff next year — 2019," he said (hear audio below). "'The Concrete Confessional' ca...

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STAIND's AARON LEWIS Has Finished Recording His Third Country Music Solo Album

STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis has confirmed that he has completed work on his third country music album. The as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2016's "Sinner" will arrive in early 2019. Lewis spoke about his upcoming disc during an interview with Bill Hernandez. He said (hear audio below): "I've already re...

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COREY BEAULIEU Says TRIVIUM Wanted To 'Bring The Intensity' Back On 'The Sin And The Sentence'

RadioactiveMike Z, host of the Riverside, California-based radio station 96.7 KCAL-FM program "Wired In The Empire", recently conducted an interview with guitarist Corey Beaulieu of Florida metallers TRIVIUM. You can listen to the entire chat via the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (t...

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PAUL MAZURKIEWICZ Thinks CANNIBAL CORPSE 'Hit The Nail On The Head' With Songwriting On 'Red Before Black'

Finnish webzine Rauta recently conducted an interview with drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz of veteran Floridian death metallers CANNIBAL CORPSE. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what has kept CANNIBAL CORPSE going for over 30 years: Paul: "I...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Says MEGADETH Is 'Taking The Time To Do It Right' With Follow-Up To 'Dystopia'

Metal Casino's Marielle Tengström recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH bass player David Ellefson. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what made him start his "Basstory" spoken-word tour: David: "I've done a lot of clinics per s...

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DEE SNIDER Says He Will Begin Work On Follow-Up To 'For The Love Of Metal' This Winter

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider was recently interviewed on the "Iron City Rocks" podcast. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the 1985 PMRC hearings that saw Snider defend TWISTED SISTER's music and imagery against censorship: Dee: "Short-term, it was a wrong decision f...

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CLUTCH Vocalist On Why Band Doesn't Offer VIP Meet-And Greets: 'It Feels Uncomfortable For Us To Charge People To Meet Them'

CLUTCH vocalist Neil Fallon recently spoke with Cameron Buchholtz of the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma radio station Rock 100.5 The KATT. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On graduating from clubs to small theaters: Neil: "We've been g...

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Former GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist GILBY CLARKE On Hearing 'Appetite For Destruction' For First Time: 'I Was Blown Away'

Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke recently spoke with IndiePower. The two-part conversation can be viewed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On Paul Stanley nearly producing his early band CANDY: Gilby: "That was the idea. We were managed by KISS's manager a...