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CHRIS JERICHO On FOZZY: 'We Wouldn't Be Doing This If It Wasn't Good'

James Geiser of Antihero Magazine conducted an interview with FOZZY frontman Chris Jericho at this year's edition of the Carolina Rebellion festival, which was held May 5-7 at Rock City Campgrounds at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. You can watch the full chat below. A few excer...

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PRONG Frontman On American Media: 'It's All Fake News'

YELL! Magazine conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Tommy Victor of American industrial metal power trio PRONG after the band's April 26 show at Metropolis in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in support of TESTAMENT and SEPULTURA. You can watch the full interview below. A few excerpts follow (tra...

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FOZZY To Tour Europe With HARDCORE SUPERSTAR

After extensive touring in the U.S., as well as a quick trip to the U.K. for the prestigious Download festival this weekend and two one-off shows in the U.K., FOZZY — the band featuring WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho alongside members of STUCK MOJO — has announced a full European co-headlinin...

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Former PANTERA, OZZY OSBOURNE And SEBASTIAN BACH Security Guard 'BIG VAL' BICHEKAS Dies

"Big Val" Bichekas, former bodyguard for PANTERA, Sebastian Bach and head of security for Ozzy Osbourne and ALICE IN CHAINS, has died. His passing was confirmed by both PANTERA and Bach, with the former SKID ROW singer writing on his Facebook page: "My heart goes out to the family and friends of Big...

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DIRKSCHNEIDER To Return To North America In Early 2018

DIRKSCHNEIDER — the band fronted by former ACCEPT singer Udo Dirkschneider — will return to North America in early 2018. Confirmed tour dates: Feb. 23 - New York, NY @ Gramercy Theater Feb. 24 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance Theater Feb. 25 - Montreal, QC @ Cafe Campus Feb. 27 - Quebec City, QC @ Le...

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KAMELOT Announces 2018 North American Tour With DELAIN, BATTLE BEAST

After tours around the globe, KAMELOT will return to North America in April/May 2018 to support their upcoming album on Napalm Records. The new offering will be released in early 2018 and the first tour behind the disc will see the band performing in the United States and Canada, bringing their bigg...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Explains Breakdown In SKID ROW Reunion Talks, Calls BLABBERMOUTH.NET's Comment Section 'Pure Misery'

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach was interviewed on episode 357 of the "Let There Be Talk" podcast with rock and roll comedian Dean Delray. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On SKID ROW: "We were talk...

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GHOST Leader Responds To Lawsuit, Says None Of Musicians Are 'Irreplaceable' Or 'Crucial'

GHOST lead singer and founder Tobias Forge — who performs as Papa Emeritus — has responded to a lawsuit filed by four former members of the band accused him of cheating them out of their rightful share of the profits from the group's album releases and world tours. The lawsuit, which was filed two m...

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DEEP PURPLE's IAN PAICE: 'People Don't Get Involved With Albums The Same Way That They Used To'

Ian Paice says that bands like DEEP PURPLE make their living by touring around the world and continue to make albums only "to keep new music happening and to make people aware" that they are "still there." The drummer made his latest comments in response to a question about a statement made by his P...

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RIKKI ROCKETT Feels 'At Home' Being Back On Stage With POISON

In a brand new interview with the "Drummer Nation" show, POISON drummer Rikki Rockett spoke about what it has been like reuniting with his bandmates for their first U.S. tour in more than four years. "It's been a lot of fun so far," he said (see video below). "It's kind of crazy. I mean, I was out t...

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KIRK HAMMETT: It 'Would Be Nice' If METALLICA Could Take Less Than Eight Years To Release Next Album

Kirk Hammett says that it "would be nice" if METALLICA could take less than eight years to release the follow-up to the "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct" album. Aside from touring, METALLICA had spent much of time between the release of 2008's "Death Magnetic" and 2016's "Hardwired" on other projects, i...

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GUNS N' ROSES Bassist DUFF MCKAGAN Sells Sherman Oaks Home For $3.785 Million

According to the Los Angeles Times, GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan has sold one of his homes in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles for $3.785 million. The Spanish hacienda-style house hit the market in late April for $3.85 million and closed last week for $65,000 shy of the asking pric...

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TOBIAS FORGE On GHOST: Call It A Solo Project, If You Want To

GHOST singer and chief songwriter Tobias Forge, who performs as Papa Emeritus, has once again defended the group's lineup changes, explaining that all the other musicians in GHOST are replaceable. The Swedish-based act underwent a complete overhaul at the end of 2016, when Forge fired the entire li...

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NINE INCH NAILS, OZZY OSBOURNE, A PERFECT CIRCLE Set For AFTERSHOCK Festival

The highly anticipated music lineup has been announced for Monster Energy Aftershock — California's biggest rock festival — Saturday, October 21 and Sunday, October 22 at Discovery Park, near downtown Sacramento. NINE INCH NAILS, OZZY OSBOURNE, A PERFECT CIRCLE, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, RUN THE JEWE...

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TOM KEIFER: Release Of Debut Solo Album 'Launched A Whole New Really Special Time In My Life'

As a "thank you" to his fans who have supported him and his debut solo album, 2013's "The Way Life Goes", for the past few years by attending one packed show after another, CINDERELLA frontman Tom Keifer entered a Nashville studio in March 2016 to record with four-time Grammy Award-winning producer/...