EVANESCENCE singer Amy Lee has released her cover version of the LED ZEPPELIN classic “Going To California” via her newly launched YouTube channel. Check it out below. Says Lee about her decision to cover “Going To California”: “This song is a classic that I’ve loved for as long as I can remember. It puts me […]
MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has called Sully Erna a “baby” in response to the GODSMACK frontman’s recent interview in which he slammed Sixx as “an old, fat washed-up has-been” who “treats people like shit.” The tension between Erna and Sixx began when they clashed during the 2009 “Crüe Fest 2” tour, on which GODSMACK […]
Shortly after Black Sabbath released their latest studio album, 13, various members of the band spoke about making one more record. However, Ozzy Osbourne recently claimed those plans were scrapped. Ozzy didn’t elaborate much on why, but in a new interview, guitarist Tony Iommi spoke of bassist Geezer Butler‘s resistance to head back into the […]
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH held a moment of silence and played “The Bleeding” in tribute to the victims of the November 13 Paris terror attacks during their concert on November 17 at the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH canceled […]
GUNS N’ ROSES and THE DEAD DAISIES guitarist Richard Fortus was recently interviewed by the Social lifestyle magazine. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how he felt when he was first asked to join GUNS N’ ROSES in 2001: “To […]
SIXX: A.M., the band featuring MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx alongside guitarist DJ Ashba and vocalist James Michael, is putting the finishing touches on a new double album, to be released in two parts next year. Sixx writes on his Facebook page: “Fuck yes. Finished all my bass parts for both SIXX: A.M. albums today. […]
Anthony Morgan of Metal Forces conducted an interview with ANTHRAX vocalist Joey Belladonna during the band’s current European tour with SLAYER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On ANTHRAX‘s forthcoming album, “For All Kings”: “I think the band overall is sounding like it really wants to be. It’s definitely heavier. For me, […]
The New York punk band Everything Ever are hitting the road for the first time since they were robbed of, well…pretty much everything, back in August while preparing for a show in NYC The duo have since regrouped and are launching into an east coast run starting on 12/03 in Oakville, CT. Joining them on […]
In a brand new interview with Reverb, JUDAS PRIEST guitarit Richie Faulkner was asked if he had any news on a follow-up to last year’s “Redeemer Of Souls” album. He said: “We’re looking at maybe next year going into the studio again and putting down some ideas and seeing what we’ll come up with. “The […]
Vocalist Neil Fallon of Maryland rockers CLUTCH has commented on the events of November 13 in Paris, France, when more than 129 people were killed in seven coordinated terrorist attacks. The greatest number of deaths took place at the Bataclan, a French music venue where EAGLES OF DEATH METAL were performing when terrorists began a […]
Straus Project recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre. You can now watch the chat in three parts below.Speaking about the importance of artists engaging with their fans via social media due to diminishing music sales in the streaming age, Todd said: “These kinds of bands aren’t selling arenas like the good […]
Tim Louie of The Aquarian Weekly recently conducted an interview with SKID ROW guitarist Dave “Snake” Sabo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Aquarian Weekly: In April, you guys dropped two bombshells in one day. First, the announcement on your website that Johnny Solinger was no longer with the band, leading […]
