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RED DRAGON CARTEL Singer Says Whisky A Go Go Show 'Wasn't As Bad As Everybody Says'

Sleaze Roxx recently conducted an interview with singer Darren James "D.J." Smith of RED DRAGON CARTEL, the band led by former OZZY OSBOURNE and BADLANDS guitarist Jake E. Lee. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sleaze Roxx: You have to be the envy of a lot of lead vocalists out ...
February 22, 2014
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GILBY CLARKE Says He 'Had A Really Good Time' Performing With GUNS N' ROSES At ROCK HALL Induction

Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke was interviewed this morning (Friday, February 21) on "The Heidi Frank Show" on KLOS 95.5 FM radio station in Los Angeles, California. You can now watch video footage of his appearance below. Clarke joined GUNS N' ROSES in November 1991, replacing Izzy Str...
February 21, 2014
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VIVIAN CAMPBELL's LAST IN LINE To Enter Studio In April

LAST IN LINE, the band featuring DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell alongside fellow founding DIO members Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain and Claude Schnell, plus singer Andrew Freeman, who has previously fronted HURRICANE and LYNCH MOB, will enter the studio in April to begin recordings its first fresh...
February 21, 2014
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ANUBIS GATE: 'Horizons' Album Trailer

Danish progressive metallers ANUBIS GATE will release their sixth album, "Horizons", on April 15 via Nightmare Records. A seven-minute trailer for the CD is available below. ANUBIS GATE hit the studio in the summer of 2013 to record "Horizons", which sees the band's unmistakable sound going again to...
February 20, 2014
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Former METALLICA Producer FLEMMING RASMUSSEN To Deliver Keynote Speech At Ohio's Capital University

A major highlight of the upcoming Music Technology Workshop at Columbus, Ohio's Capital University will be keynote presenter, Grammy Award-winning producer Flemming Rasmussen. Rasmussen will give a keynote presentation at 3 p.m. on March 29, and offer a master class as part of the Music Technology W...
February 20, 2014
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DAVE MUSTAINE, RICKY WARWICK To Appear On Premiere Episode Of FUSE's 'Metalhead To Head'

As one metal icon said to another during a taping of Fuse's latest digital series: "These are questions I've always wanted to ask you backstage... but it would have been weird." Get ready for "Metalhead To Head", a web-only show where metal masters sit down together for surprisingly candid conversat...
February 20, 2014
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SLASH Says 'Sweet Child O' Mine' Is The Most 'Lucrative' Song He Has Ever Written

U.K.'s Metro recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Slash (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metro: What's the most lucrative song you've written? Slash: It was always about albums rather than singles, but I'd guess "Sweet Child O' Mi...
February 20, 2014
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GEOFF TATE And Former Bandmates Request Four More Weeks To Hammer Out QUEENSRŸCHE Settlement

Singer Geoff Tate — who was fired from the Seattle progressive rock band QUEENSRŸCHE in 2012 after fronting it for three decades — and his former bandmates have once again requested more time to hammer out a settlement in their legal battle over the rights to the group's name. King County Superior C...
February 20, 2014
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ROBERT LOWE On Split With CANDLEMASS: 'They Decided To Drop The Best Vocalist They Ever Had'

Metal Wani writer Achintya Venkatesh recently conducted an interview with doom metal vocalist Robert Lowe (CANDLEMASS, SOLITUDE AETURNUS). You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked about whether his split with CANDLEMASS was an amicable one, Lowe said: "Actually, there was not...
February 19, 2014
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TANKARD: Second Video Report From The Studio

German alcoholic thrashers TANKARD entered Studio 23 in Frankfurt, Germany last monh to begin recording the follow-up to their acclaimed 2012 album "A Girl Called Cerveza". Entitled "R.I.B." (Rest In Beer),the new CD will be released on June 20 via Nuclear Blast. The second video report from the st...
February 19, 2014
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GUS G. Talks About Debut Solo Album In BLACKSTAR Interview (Video)

Guitar virtuoso Gus G., well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND, was interviewed at the Blackstar booth at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which took place January 23-26 at the Anaheim Conv...
February 18, 2014
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MICHAEL ANTHONY On VAN HALEN: 'We Weren't Just A Bunch Of Sloppy Musicians On Stage Drinking'

Jeffrey Easton of Metal Exiles recently conducted an interview with former VAN HALEN and current CHICKENFOOT bassist Michael Anthony. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Exiles: To tap into VAN HALEN for a moment, you guys were always known for the excesses like the drinking, drug...
February 18, 2014
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MASTODON's BILL KELLIHER Discusses New Song 'High Road'

MASTODON guitarist Bill Kelliher, GOJIRA vocalist/guitarist Joe Duplantier and KVELERTAK singer Erlend Hjelvik took part in a group interview with ARTISTdirect.com editor in chief Rick Florino about their upcoming joint North American tour. Asked what song he's written means the most to him up to th...
February 18, 2014
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GAMMA RAY: New 'Empire Of The Undead' Trailer Available

German power metallers GAMMA RAY will release their eleventh studio album, "Empire Of The Undead", on CD, CD/DVD digipack, LP and digitally via earMusic on March 28. The "Empire Of The Undead" title track was already been made available on the single/EP "Master Of Confusion", an appetizer the band r...
February 18, 2014
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GODHEAD To Release 'The Shadow Realigned' In April

"The Shadow Realigned", a new collection from GODHEAD, will be released on April 29 via Warrior Records. The set features 14 remixes from 14 different producers that GODHEAD has come to be friends with and fans of over the coure of its career. GODHEAD singer and founder Jason C. Miller says, "I also...
February 17, 2014