Search results for 'pro-pain'

News

SKID ROW's RACHEL BOLAN: 'We've Had Six Singers' But 'BLACK SABBATH Still Has Us Beat'

In a new interview with Chris Akin of the Classic Metal Show, SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan spoke the band's recently launched first-of-its-kind partnership with USA company Sweetwater, the world's leading online retailer of musical instruments and pro-audio equipment, to search worldwide for SKID R...

News

BLACK VEIL BRIDES Releases 'Revenger' Single Featuring MACHINE HEAD's ROBB FLYNN

BLACK VEIL BRIDES have released the official visualizer for "Revenger", the latest single from their upcoming seventh studio album, "Vindicate", which is due on May 8 via Spinefarm. The track, which features a guest appearance by MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn, frames vengeance as fantasy and delu...

News

New RAVEN Documentary Is In The Works: 'The Last One Was Difficult, Because It Wasn't Funded Right'

In an interview with Jimmy Kay of Canada's The Metal Voice, RAVEN bassist/vocalist John Gallagher and guitarist Mark Gallagher confirmed that a new career-spanning documentary on the influential British/American metal trio is in the works. RAVEN previously released a documentary DVD, "Rock Until You...

Review

Vindicate

BLACK VEIL BRIDES have always walked the fine line between hard rock and metal, spectacle and skill. There's a gothic aura in what they do, stringing everything together and making sense of the noise. It started with Andy Biersack, who still heads up the band. This Midwest kid obsessed with eyeliner...

News

MASTERPLAN Shares Visualizer For 'Electric Nights' From Upcoming 'Metalmorphosis' Album

Power metal veterans MASTERPLAN, who are led by former HELLOWEEN guitarist Roland Grapow, will release their new studio album, "Metalmorphosis", on June 26, 2026 via Frontiers Music Srl. The official visualizer for the LP's third single, "Electric Nights", can be seen below. Grapow commented: "'Elec...

Feature

FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE's FRANCESCO PAOLI Emerges From Near-Death Experience With A New Lease On Life: 'You Realize How Lucky You Are'

By David E. Gehlke Francesco Paoli freely admits he's lucky to be alive. The founder and frontman of Italian symphonic death metal horde FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE suffered near-fatal injuries stemming from a 2021 rock climbing accident near his Spoleto home. He broke multiple bones (he estimates 25),suff...

News

SKID ROW Is 'Pretty Focused In On A Couple Of Guys' In Ongoing Singer Search: 'We're Taking Our Time'

In a new interview with Finland's Chaoszine, SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan addressed the band's recently launched first-of-its-kind partnership with USA company Sweetwater, the world's leading online retailer of musical instruments and pro-audio equipment, to search worldwide for SKID ROW's next lea...

News

LITA FORD Is 'Hoping' To Release Her Long-Awaited New Album In Fall 2026

During an April 14 appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford spoke about the status of her long-awaited new studio album. Ford's upcoming follow-up to 2012's "Living Like A Runaway" was once again helmed by guitarist/producer Gary Hoey, who contributes...

News

RITCHIE BLACKMORE: 'Most Guitar Players Aren't Nice People'

To celebrate his 81st birthday earlier today (Tuesday, April 14),DEEP PURPLE and RAINBOW guitar legend Ritchie Blackmore took part in a surprise Instagram livestream where he answered a number of fan-submitted questions from his home in Long Island, New York. You can now watch the nearly one-hour d...

Feature

NATE GARRETT Fights Off Personal Demons To Release SPIRIT ADRIFT's Crushing Final Studio Album, 'Infinite Illumination'

By David E. Gehlke The April 10 surprise release of SPIRIT ADRIFT's "Infinite Illumination" studio album was accompanied by an announcement that the band was calling it a day. Guided since its 2015 inception by vocalist / guitarist / songwriter Nate Garrett, SPIRIT ADRIFT emerged as one of the bette...

News

KISS Avatar-Based Show To Launch In Las Vegas In 2028; 'New Songs' To Be Included

In a cover story for the May 2026 issue of Pollstar magazine, KISS leaders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons discussed the upcoming avatar-based KISS show, which is tentatively scheduled to launch in Las Vegas in 2028. The as-yet unnamed KISS experience will be the first major entry into the U.S. market...

News

JAKE E. LEE Gets New Signature Model Guitar From CHARVEL

Charvel has unveiled the Jake E. Lee signature Pro Mod San Dimas Style 1 HSS HT RW guitar. Inspired by his iconic tone with Ozzy Osbourne during the "Bark At The Moon" era, this guitar delivers explosive versatility, vintage attitude, and modern performance at an accessible price. Designed to c...

News

EVERGREY Announces New Guitarist STEPHEN PLATT

Swedish progressive metallers EVERGREY have announced the addition of guitarist Stephen Platt (SCAR SYMMETRY) to the group's ranks. Platt, who had already been touring with EVERGREY as a live guitarist since late 2025, now officially joins the band as a full-time member. EVERGREY comments: "We playe...

News

RACHEL BOLAN On SKID ROW's Ongoing Singer Search: 'We Probably Have Listened To About 300 Submissions At This Point'

In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan addressed the band's recently launched first-of-its-kind partnership with USA company Sweetwater, the world's leading online retailer of musical instruments and pro-audio equipment, to search worldwide fo...

News

JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER Says Setlist For Upcoming 'Faithkeepers' Tour Won't Focus On 'Anything Specific'

In a new interview with Metal Pilgrim, JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner was asked if the setlist for the band's upcoming "Faithkeepers" European tour will focus on the 50th anniversary on the band's "Sad Wings Of Destiny" album and the 40th anniversary of "Turbo". He responded (as transcribed...