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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN On SLAYER's 'Farewell' Tour Plans: 'I Was Surprised And I Wasn't Surprised'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian says that he "was surprised" and "wasn't surprised" to find out that SLAYER was planning to embark on a "farewell" tour. Back in January, SLAYER, one of metal's most popular and influential bands of the past four decades, announced its "final world tour" via a 30-second v...

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Metal Band AWS To Represent Hungary In 'Eurovision Song Contest'

For the first time ever, Hungary has chosen a metal band to represent the country in the Eurovision Song Contest. The post-hardcore/modern metal act AWS came out on top in the seventh edition of the Hungarian national selection "A Dal" with its emotional song "Viszlát Nyár" (English-language transla...

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MUSHROOMHEAD Guitarist TOMMY CHURCH Quits

Guitarist Tommy Church has announced his departure from MUSHROOMHEAD. The musician, who had been with the band since 2012, released a statement last night in which he said: "It is with a heavy heart tonight I announce that I have left MUSHROOMHEAD. I will miss all the crazy, loyal and most amazing f...

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PEARL JAM's MIKE MCCREADY To Be Honored At 'MusiCares Concert For Recovery'; SLASH And DUFF MCKAGAN To Perform

The MusiCares Foundation, an affiliated charity of the Recording Academy with an outstanding four-star rating from Charity Navigator, has announced that the 2018 MusiCares Concert For Recovery will honor Grammy winner Mike McCready of PEARL JAM on Thursday, May 10 at The Showbox in Seattle (1426 1st...

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New MADBALL Album To Feature Guest Appearance By ICE-T

New York hardcore veterans MADBALL have finished recording their new album, "For The Cause". Helming the sessions for the follow-up to 2014's "Hardcore Lives" was RANCID's Tim Armstrong, a longtime friend of MADBALL singer Freddy Cricien. The new disc is being mixed and mastered by Danish producer T...

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OMNIUM GATHERUM To Release New Album In The Summer

Finnish melodic death metallers OMNIUM GATHERUM are working on their new album for a late summer release. Comments guitarist Markus Vanhala: "We're busy at forging the new OMNIUM GATHERUM album during the Finnish winter madness season. Hopes are high here, even though the outside temperature isn't....

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W.A.S.P.'s BLACKIE LAWLESS: 'As A Writer, I'm Just Trying To Get People To Think'

W.A.S.P. frontman Blackie Lawless recently appeared on the "Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon" podcast. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On "ReIdolized", the recently released re-recording of W.A.S.P.'s 1992 rock opera "The Crimson Ido...

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JASON BONHAM Explains Changing Band Name From LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE To LED ZEPPELIN EVENING

When FOREIGNER announced its 2018 summer tour, the opening act was listed as JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EVENING instead of JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE, the name under which the drummer has been touring nearly a decade. As as result, many assumed that the tour press release and poster con...

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NIKKI SIXX, SCOTT IAN, RUDY SARZO To Perform AC/DC's Entire 'Powerage' Album At 'A Tribute To Bon Scott'

Nikki Sixx (MÖTLEY CRÜE),Scott Ian (ANTHRAX),Rudy Sarzo (OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT),Jesse Hughes (EAGLES OF DEATH METAL) and Dave Kushner (VELVET REVOLVER) are among the musicians who will take part in "AC/DC Comedy & Rock Show: A Tribute To Bon Scott", set to take place April 3 at the Avalon in...

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FOZZY's CHRIS JERICHO: 'We Want To Be The Biggest Band In The World'

FOZZY vocalist Chris Jericho was interviewed by Ornella Carlone of Comebackstage prior to the band's February 8 performance in Stuttgart, Germany. The full conversation can be viewed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On touring with STEEL PANTHER: Chris: "It's going...

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JOURNEY Keyboardist Says His Visit To White House 'Wasn't Political'

JOURNEY keyboardist Jonathan Cain has commented on his war of words with Neal Schon over a White House visit by several members of the band. Cain and the guitarist feuded publicly on social media last summer after Jonathan, singer Arnel Pineda and bassist Ross Valory were photographed with President...

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ANDREAS KISSER Says That He Is Tired Of Answering Questions About MAX CAVALERA Era Of SEPULTURA: 'It Gets Old'

Andreas Kisser has once again ruled out the possibility of a reunion of SEPULTURA's classic lineup, saying that he has "faith" in what the band is doing right now. SEPULTURA's classic lineup fell apart in 1996 with the exit of frontman Max Cavalera after the rest of the band fired his wife Gloria as...

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DEE SNIDER: Pro-Shot Footage Of HARD ROCK HELL XI Performance

Professionally filmed video footage of Dee Snider's performance at the Hard Rock Hell XI festival, which was held last November at Camp HRH in Pwllheli, North Wales can be seen below. The TWISTED SISTER frontman recently finished laying down the final vocal tracks for his upcoming solo album. The as...

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MR. BIG Drummer PAT TORPEY Dies At 64

Pat Torpey, drummer and founding member of MR. BIG, passed away Wednesday, February 7 at the age of 64 from complications of Parkinson's disease. His family, bandmates and management request privacy at this very difficult time. Services are pending. MR. BIG bassist Billy Sheehan said: "Pat Torpey ha...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN: MALCOLM YOUNG 'Was My Guitar Teacher'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian was interviewed on the January 19-21 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the Podbean widget below. Asked how AC/DC rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young influenced his playing and how he was affected by Malcolm's...