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TOM KEIFER Says GENE SIMMONS, Not JON BON JOVI, 'Discovered' CINDERELLA
BigMusicGeek.com recently conducted an interview with CINDERELLA frontman Tom Keifer. A couple of excerpts from the chat are below: BigMusicGeek.com: Looking back, how would you describe the group's "Still Climbing" (1994) era? Considering the successes of "Night Songs" (1986) and "Long Cold Winter"...July 22, 2014
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ELUVEITIE: Teaser For 'The Call Of The Mountains' Video
A teaser for "The Call Of The Mountains", the new video from Swiss folk metallers ELUVEITIE, can be seen below. The song, which will be made available as a digital single on July 25, is taken from the band's new album, "Origins", which will be released on August 5 via Nuclear Blast Records. The cove...July 22, 2014
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AUDREY HORNE To Release 'Pure Heavy' In September
Norwegian rockers AUDREY HORNE will release their new studio album, "Pure Heavy", on September 29 in Europe and October 7 in North America via Napalm Records. With admirable energy, keen sense of strong hooks, fine licks and great melodies, this record rocks without detours directly into the heart o...July 22, 2014
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AEROSMITH's JOE PERRY Has Six Songs He Is 'Really Excited About' For His Next Solo Album
AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry says that he has "about six songs" he is "really excited about" that he plans to include on his next solo album, tentatively due in 2015. The legendary axeman, whose long-awaited memoir, "Rocks: My Life In And Out Of Aerosmith", is slated to hit shelves on October 7 via...July 22, 2014
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SNOWY SHAW Releases 'Dusk" Digital Single
Having played with such legendary bands as MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND, THERION, DIMMU BORGIR, MEMENTO MORI, DREAM EVIL, NOTRE DAME and SABATON, Swedish multi-instrumentalist Snowy Shaw will release a solo digital single titled "Dusk" on July 22. The track is taken from Snowy's forthcoming live DVD/...July 22, 2014
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EXTREME's GARY CHERONE, NUNO BETTENCOURT Speak To RockNLive At France's HELLFEST (Video)
RockNLive conducted an interview with vocalist Gary Cherone and guitarist Nuno Bettencourt of Massachusetts hard rockers EXTREME perior to the band's June 21 performance at Hellfest in Clisson, France. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if EXTREME will follow the lead of other artists by releas...July 21, 2014
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KING DIAMOND Taps THE POODLES Bassist PONTUS EGBERG For Upcoming Shows
KING DIAMOND has tapped Swedish musician Pontus Egberg (THE POODLES, LION'S SHARE, ZAN CLAN) to fill in on bass for the band's upcoming shows following the recent departure of Hal Patino. A photo of Egberg rehearsing with the rest of the KING DIAMOND band earlier today can be seen above. Patino rele...July 21, 2014
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MACHINE HEAD's ROBB FLYNN Eats Cock Cake For His 46th Birthday
MACHINE HEAD singer-guitarist Robb Flynn celebrated his 46th birthday on Saturday, July 19 while on tour and was presented with "a giant cock cake" for the occasion. Writes Flynn in the latest installment of his online blog, "The General Journals: Diary Of A Frontman... And Other Ramblings": "[Phil]...July 21, 2014
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Video Premiere: OVERKILL's 'Bitter Pill'
"Bitter Pill", the new video from New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "White Devil Armory", which will be released on July 22 in North America via eOne Music (July 18 in Europe through Nuclear Blast Records). The effort was trac...July 21, 2014
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SODOM Frontman's ONKEL TOM Signs With STEAMHAMMER/SPV
ONKEL TOM — the solo project of Thomas "Angelripper" Such, bassist/vocalist of veteran German thrashers SODOM — has inked a deal with Steamhammer/SPV. The new ONKEL TOM album, "H.E.L.D.", will be released in September. Comments Steamhammer A&R representative Georg Schröder: "It was more than log...July 21, 2014
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HAL PATINO To KING DIAMOND: 'Your Real Problem Is That You Are A Tired, Bitter, Old Man'
Former KING DIAMOND bassist Hal Patino has released a statement calling the band's frontman and namesake "a tired, bitter, old man" and denying that he has a drug problem, despite the singer's implications to the contrary. After King announced Hal's exit from KING DIAMOND, Patino released a statemen...July 20, 2014
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KING DIAMOND Responds To HAL PATINO's 'Extremely Insulting And Pathetic Lies'
Danish heavy metal singer King Diamond has slammed Hal Patino, the former bassist of King's namesake band, for "putting out extreme lies" about King and the circumstances regarding Hal's latest departure from the group. After King announced Hal's exit from KING DIAMOND, Patino released a statement o...July 20, 2014
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Ex-KING DIAMOND Bassist HAL PATINO Says He Was Offered 'Ridiculous' Salary For This Summer's Shows
Former KING DIAMOND bassist Hal Patino has released the following statement regarding his departure from the band: "It's sad that it had to end this way after — 19 years. "I have always been 100% loyal to everyone in the band, and have always given my everything — onstage and offstage. "Since Day .....July 19, 2014
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'Heavy Metal And Punk Fossils' Exhibition Opens In Norway
The exhibition "Heavy Metal And Punk Fossils" is now starting its tour around the natural history museums of the world, with first stop being the Natural History Museum in Oslo, where it can be seen from July 27. For this occasion, the exhibition has been given a complete graphical overhaul, and sev...July 19, 2014
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AVENGED SEVENFOLD's SYNYSTER GATES: Being Called A 'Torchbearer' By ZAKK WYLDE Is 'An Unbelievable Honor'
Meltdown of Detroit, Michigan's WRIF 101.1 FM radio station recently conducted an interview with AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarist Synyster Gates. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Asked how he felt about Zakk Wylde's (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) recent comment that Gate...July 19, 2014
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