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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON Defends High Admission Price Of 'Boot Camp', Says Band 'Gave An Exceptional Value' To Attendees

David Ellefson has defended the high admission cost of the recent Megadeth Boot Camp, explaining that he and his MEGADETH bandmates "gave an exceptional value" to what fans "were provided with" at the event. Megadeth Boot Camp, which took place on March 10-12 on MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine's priv...

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JOSH TODD Says BUCKCHERRY 'Wasn't A Band For A While' Prior To Departures Of KEITH NELSON And XAVIER MURIEL

Josh Todd says that BUCKCHERRY "wasn't a band for a while" prior to the departures of guitarist Keith Nelson and drummer Xavier Muriel earlier this year. The singer made his comments while promoting the upcoming debut album from his JOSH TODD & THE CONFLICT side project, which also features BUCKCHER...

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MINISTRY Announces U.S. Tour With DEATH GRIPS; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale Available

American industrial metal juggernaut MINISTRY, led by Al Jourgensen, has announced a co-headlining U.S. tour with experimental rap trio DEATH GRIPS. The trek kicks off at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts on October 13 and will hit Pittsburgh, Seattle, and San Francisco before concluding on...

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GEOFF TATE Says He Had A 'Nice Little Reunion' With QUEENSRŸCHE In Spain, Calls TODD LA TORRE A 'Fantastic' Singer

Geoff Tate says that he recently had "a really nice little reunion" with his former bandmates in QUEENSRŸCHE, almost exactly five years after his acrimonious split with the group. In April 2014, Tate and QUEENSRŸCHE announced that a settlement had been reached after a nearly two-year legal battle wh...

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XENTRIX Parts Ways With Guitarist/Vocalist CHRIS ASTLEY, Announces Replacement

Veteran U.K. thrashers XENTRIX have parted ways with guitarist/vocalist Chris Astley and have replaced him with Jay Walsh (BULL-RIFF STAMPEDE). The band says in a statement on its Facebook page: "It's been a while since we posted any XENTRIX news, and, to be totally honest, this has been down to the...

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AC/DC's ANGUS YOUNG Joins GUNS N' ROSES On Stage In Nijmegen, The Netherlands (Video)

AC/DC guitarist Angus Young made a guest appearance with GUNS N' ROSES this past Wednesday night (July 12) at Goffertpark in Nijmegen, The Netherlands during the European leg of the latter band's "Not In This Lifetime" tour. Young joined GUNS to perform the AC/DC classics "Whole Lotta Rosie" from 19...

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FALLUJAH Parts Ways With Singer ALEX HOFMANN

Progressive death metallers FALLUJAH have announced the departure of their vocalist Alex Hofmann. The band said in a statement: "A decade-long journey has just ended for one of our founding members, and now he begins a new path separate from our own. His dedication and creativity have been a vital p...

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METALLICA: Pro-Shot Footage From Miami, Atlanta Concerts

Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA performing the song "Creeping Death" on July 7 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida, and "Battery" on July 9 at SunTrust Park in Atlanta, Georgia can be seen below. The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame band is touring in support of its tenth studio album,...

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METAL CHURCH Guitarist Looks Back On 'Horrible' Reunion Of Band's Classic Lineup

In a brand new interview with EonMusic, METAL CHURCH guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof spoke about the ill-fated reunion of the band's classic lineup for the 1999 "Masterpeace" album. He said: "'Masterpeace', which I like to call 'Disasterpeace'. The whole thing was a great idea, but when we tried to put t...

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Progressive Metallers BELIEVER Release Second Installment Of New Music

Progressive metallers BELIEVER are making new music available throughout 2017, culminating in the release of a physical product, to be announced later this year. BELIEVER fans will enjoy digital releases every few months with new artwork from Eye Level Studio's Michael Rosner to accompany each relea...

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ART OF ANARCHY Feat. SCOTT STAPP, BUMBLEFOOT, JOHN MOYER: 'Echo Of A Scream' Video

The official Dale "Rage" Resteghini-directed video for the song "Echo Of A Scream" from ART OF ANARCHY, the band featuring CREED singer Scott Stapp alongside DISTURBED bassist John Moyer and ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, can be seen below. The track is taken from ART OF ANARCHY's...

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KID ROCK Teases U.S. Senate Run In Michigan

Kid Rock has revealed that he plans to run for U.S. Senate in 2018 in his home state of Michigan. After his bid was first launched as a web site, KidRockForSenate.com, the musician tweeted: "I have had a ton of emails and texts asking me if this website is real. The answer is an absolute YES." In a...

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SHINEDOWN To Release Next Album In April 2018; First Single To Arrive In January

SHINEDOWN is planning to complete its new album by the end of the year for a tentative April 2018 release. The first single from the effort should make its online debut in January. The timetable for the band's follow-up to 2015's "Threat To Survival" was revealed by singer Brent Smith and bassist Er...

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DEFTONES Drummer Says 'Gore' Album 'Really Pissed A Lot Of People Off'

DEFTONES drummer Abe Cummingham and bassist Sergio Vega recently spoke to Ireland's Overdrive about their reputation as a rock band known for pushing the boundaries of what heavy music has to offer. "We are really just passionate fans of music and passionate fans of being musicians and also very pas...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Ranks His Favorite MEGADETH Guitarists

Dave Mustaine recently ranked his favorite MEGADETH guitarists in descending order, with the last one being his least favorite. The MEGADETH leader's list — which he tweeted in late April — does not include the band original second guitarist Greg Handevidt — who was in the band only in 1983 — nor SL...