Search results for 'rush'

News

SKID ROW's SCOTTI HILL Misses Kentucky Concert After Testing Positive For COVID-19 (Video)

SKID ROW guitarist Scotti Hill was forced to miss the band's concert last night (Saturday, April 30) at Paramount Arts Center in Ashland, Kentucky after testing positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Filling in for him was one of SKID ROW's guitar techs. SKID ROW si...

News

DAVE 'SNAKE' SABO Says SKID ROW 'Had Been Starting To Drift Apart' From Singer ZP THEART

SKID ROW guitarist Dave "Snake" Sabo says that singer ZP Theart "had been starting to drift apart" from the rest of the band before he was replaced by ex-H.E.A.T. frontman Erik Grönwall. Theart, a former member of DRAGONFORCE, who hooked up with SKID ROW in 2016 following the departure of Tony Harne...

News

Ex-SKID ROW Singer TONY HARNELL Praises Band's New Vocalist ERIK GRÖNWALL: 'I'm Impressed'

Former SKID ROW singer Tony Harnell has weighed in on the band's decision to enlist Erik Grönwall as its latest frontman, calling it "a very smart and innovative idea." Grönwall, who auditioned for the competition show "Swedish Idol" back in 2009 by singing a cover of SKID ROW's "18 And Life", joine...

News

ALEX LIFESON's ENVY OF NONE Project Releases Music Video For 'Never Said I Love You'

ENVY OF NONE, the new band from Alex Lifeson (RUSH),Andy Curran (CONEY HATCH),Alfio Annibalini and singer Maiah Wynne, has released the official music video for the song "Never Said I Love You". The track is taken from ENVY OF NONE's self-titled debut album, which arrived on April 8 via Kscope. Ac...

News

SEPULTURA Drummer ELOY CASAGRANDE Diagnosed With Kidney Infection

SEPULTURA drummer Eloy Casagrande, who recently underwent surgery after breaking his right leg in a stage accident, was hospitalized again earlier this week with a kidney infection. On Friday (April 22),the 31-year-old Brazilian musician took to his Instagram to share a few photos from the hospital...

News

VENOM INC. To Release 'There's Only Black' Album In September

VENOM INC., the band featuring original VENOM guitarist Jeff "Mantas" Dunn (guitar) and ex-VENOM bassist/vocalist Tony "Demolition Man" Dolan, will release its sophomore album, "There's Only Black", on September 23 via Nuclear Blast Records. The official lyric video for the LP's first single, "How M...

News

How SKID ROW's New Singer Went From Covering '18 And Life' On 'Swedish Idol' To Fronting The Band: 'It's Like A Hollywood Script'

New SKID ROW singer Erik Grönwall was a guest on Swedish TV channel TV4's "Nyhetsmorgon" program earlier today (Thursday, April 21). During the chat, Erik discussed how he went from auditioning for the competition show "Swedish Idol" back in 2009 by singing a cover of SKID ROW's "18 And Life" to now...

News

KORN Shares Music Video For 'Worst Is On Its Way'

KORN has released the official music video for the song "Worst Is On Its Way". The clip, which was directed by Craig Bernard and Culley Bunker, can be seen below. "Worst Is On Its Way" is taken from KORN's latest album, "Requiem", which was released on February 4 via Loma Vista Recordings. The band...

News

SKID ROW's DAVE 'SNAKE' SABO: 'My Happiness Isn't Based On How Many Zeroes Are On My Bank Account Statement'

In a new interview with "The Mistress Carrie Podcast", SKID ROW guitarist Dave "Snake" Sabo was asked which is harder to keep together: a band or a marriage. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, I've had success and failures at both. There's a lot of similarities in the two thin...

News

TRIUMPH Feature Documentary 'Rock & Roll Machine' To Premiere On Nugs.net

Nugs.net, the leading music platform for live concert streams and recordings, has partnered with Round Hill Music for the global premiere of the feature documentary "Triumph: Rock & Roll Machine". Fans can tune in for the premiere event on Friday, May 13 at 8:30 p.m. EDT, which will kick off wit...

News

ANTHRAX's CHARLIE BENANTE To Release RUSH Tribute EP 'Moving Pitchers' This Weekend

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante will release a RUSH tribute EP titled "Moving Pitchers" on Saturday, April 23 as part of this year's Record Store Day. The five-song EP, whose baseball-themed title is a play on the title of RUSH's classic 1981 album "Moving Pictures", is limited to 1,500 copies. It i...

News

'An All-Star Tribute To Rush' Featuring DREAM THEATER, DEEP PURPLE, Ex-SKID ROW Members To Arrive In June

Magna Carta will release "An All-Star Tribute To Rush" on deluxe 2CD digipak and deluxe 2LP red vinyl on June 24. Iconic vocalists and venerated musicians come together on this bombastic tribute to prog rock superstars RUSH. The collection contains unique interpretations of tracks from throughout RU...

News

TRIUMPH's GIL MOORE Admits He's A 'Control Freak', Says It Was 'Totally' Difficult To Allow Documentary Makers To Tell Band's Story

TRIUMPH drummer Gil Moore spoke to "The Hook Rocks" podcast about the band's documentary, "Triumph: Rock & Roll Machine", which recently premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and is now available for streaming in Canada. Asked what it felt like seeing the documentary for the first...

News

RUSH's GEDDY LEE Says NEIL PEART 'Didn't Want Anyone To Know' About His Illness: 'He Wanted To Keep It In The House'

Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of RUSH recently sat down for an interview in Toronto for "House Of Strombo", a free-form radio talk program hosted by Canadian television and radio personality George Stroumboulopoulos. In this exclusive conversation, Lee and Lifeson talked about the 40th anniversary of t...

Feature

MESHUGGAH's TOMAS HAAKE: 'It's Hard For Me To Visualize Myself Being 65 Playing 'Bleed''

By David E. Gehlke The demanding, physical style of MESHUGGAH's groundbreaking, oft-copied style of polyrhythmic metal has taken its toll. Lead guitarist Fredrik Thordendal sat out most of the tour dates in support of 2016's "The Violent Sleep Of Reason" and only recently returned to the band. Rhyth...