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PANTERA's CHARLIE BENANTE: Drum Kit Rundown For North American Stadium Tour With METALLICA

Modern Drummer has shared a rundown of the drum kit used by Charlie Benante during last year's PANTERA North American stadium tour as the support act for METALLICA. You can check out the 14-minute report below. PANTERA's current lineup includes two surviving members from the band's classic formation...
February 25, 2024
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EXHORDER's KYLE THOMAS: 'I Think It's A Good Thing PANTERA Is Back In Business'

In a new interview with the "Scars And Guitars" podcast, vocalist Kyle Thomas of New Orleans-based thrash metal pioneers EXHORDER once again spoke about his band's supposed influence on PANTERA's decision to move from a power metal act to a more aggressive form of thrash. Asked if he still gets ques...
February 21, 2024
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JEFF PILSON On DON DOKKEN's 'Hostile' Comments About Former DOKKEN Bandmates: 'It Sounds Like He Has Sour Grapes'

In a new interview with Thomas S. Orwat, Jr. of Rock Interview Series, former DOKKEN bassist Jeff Pilson once again addressed some of Don Dokken's recent claims about who was responsible for most of the songwriting during the band's classic era and the alleged drug use that led to the lineup's split...
February 21, 2024
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AUDIE DESBROW Says It Was JACK RUSSELL's Solo Band, Not GREAT WHITE, Which Was Involved In Deadly Rhode Island Concert Fire

GREAT WHITE drummer Audie Desbrow spoke to The Rock N' Roll & Coffee Show about the deadly blaze on February 20, 2003 in Rhode Island caused by pyrotechnics at a concert by the now-former GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell. At the time of the fire, the group that was on the road was called JACK RUS...
February 19, 2024
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GENE SIMMONS, DAVID DRAIMAN And More Sign Letter Rejecting Attempt To Bar Israel From 2024 'Eurovision Song Contest'

More than 400 leaders from the entertainment industry — including KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons, DISTURBED singer David Draiman and Ozzy Osbourne's wife/manager Sharon Osbourne — have signed an open letter released by the non-profit entertainment industry organization Creative Community For Pea...
February 14, 2024
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Ex-GREAT WHITE Singer JACK RUSSELL Reflects On Fatal Nightclub Fire: 'I Wish I Could Go Back And Cancel That Show'

Former GREAT WHITE frontman Jack Russell spoke to The Logan Show about "America's Deadliest Concert: The Guest List", a documentary about the infamous concert fire more than two decades ago that killed a hundred people and injured hundreds more. The film received its premiere on Reelz in February 20...
February 13, 2024
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BRET MICHAELS On 'Parti-Gras 2.0' Tour With DON FELDER, LOU GRAMM, DEE SNIDER: 'So Many Hits, It's Illegal'

POISON frontman Bret Michaels has partnered with Live Nation for the second edition of his solo touring festival, "Parti-Gras". The 2024 trek includes appearances by Don Felder, formerly of THE EAGLES, Lou Gramm of FOREIGNER, Dee Snider of TWISTED SISTER, and Michaels's good friend and country artis...
February 13, 2024
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BRET MICHAELS Announces 'Parti-Gras 2.0' Tour With CHRIS JANSON, DON FELDER, DEE SNIDER And LOU GRAMM

Following the success of his first-ever solo touring festival, "Parti-Gras", in 2023, Bret Michaels has partnered with Live Nation for this select exact lineup bringing the good-time summer music festival of 2024. Michaels will be belting out all of his POISON hits and be joined by some of his close...
February 12, 2024
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JEFF PILSON Rips DON DOKKEN's 'Desperate And Weak' Claim That DOKKEN Frontman Wrote 'A Lot Of' Band's Biggest Songs

In a new interview with Full In Bloom, former DOKKEN bassist Jeff Pilson was asked to respond to Don Dokken's recent claim that he wrote "80 percent" of the band's third album, 1985's "Under Lock And Key". Jeff said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Bullshit. That's total bullshit. He did not w...
February 9, 2024
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TED NUGENT: 'I Play My Guitar Every Day'

During an appearance on the February 5 episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", legendary rocker Ted Nugent was asked where he stands as far as his future musical endeavors are concerned, less than a year after the completion of what was billed as his last-ever tour, "Adios Mofo '23"....
February 7, 2024
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JEFF PILSON: 'There Is A Part Of Me That Would Love To Do One Last DOKKEN Record And Really Do It Right'

In a new interview with Jay Scott of "The Hook Rocks" podcast, Jeff Pilson was asked if he thinks there is still a chance of the classic lineup of DOKKEN reuniting for a new album or possibly even some live shows. The 66-year-old bassist, who has been a member of FOREIGNER since 2004, responded (as...
February 6, 2024
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AVENGED SEVENFOLD's Immersive Interactive Concert To Be Released This Month

AVENGED SEVENFOLD's immersive interactive concert, created in collaboration with AmazeVR, the company behind what was billed as the world's first VR concert tour with artist Megan Thee Stallion in 2022, will be released on Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest on February 28. The band said: "Honored to be...
February 2, 2024
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Watch: DAVID ELLEFSON Discusses NICK MENZA Documentary At NAMM 2024

The official trailer for the documentary film "This Was My Life: The Story Of Nick Menza" premiered on Saturday, January 27 at the Ellefson Coffee Co. booth the NAMM show inside the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. The premiere was hosted by David Ellefson and Nick Menza's sister Do...
January 29, 2024
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RIOT V Shares Music Video For New Song 'Feel The Fire'

RIOT V, the band featuring members of legendary metal pioneers RIOT, will release a new studio album, "Mean Streets", on February 16, 2024 via Atomic Fire Records. The follow-up to 2018's "Armor Of Light" contains 12 tracks which were recorded by Bruno Ravel in New Jersey. Ravel also mixed the LP wh...
January 26, 2024
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DAVID ELLEFSON On Upcoming NICK MENZA Documentary: 'It's A Really Heartfelt Story'

The official trailer for the documentary film "This Was My Life: The Story Of Nick Menza" will premiere on Saturday, January 27 at 12 p.m. PST at the Ellefson Coffee Co. booth the NAMM show inside the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. The premiere will be hosted by David Ellefson and...
January 24, 2024