Former DEEP PURPLE bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes has rescheduled his recently announced U.S. headline tour. The trek, which was originally set to begin on March 2 in San Jose, California, will now launch on August 9 in Annapolis, Maryland. The 64-year old icon underwent dual knee-replacement last month and delays in the recovery from those operations […]
On February 9, Rustyn Rose of Metalholic.com conducted an interview with SLAYER drummer Paul Bostaph. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the setlist for SLAYER‘s upcoming tour with TESTAMENT and CARCASS: Bostaph: “I’m not sure if you’ll see anything that’s […]
DISTURBED frontman David Draiman and BREAKING BENJAMIN leader Ben Burnley spoke to HardDrive Radio about their upcoming summer tour. Check out the chat below. The two rock bands hitting the road starting this July and stopping in more than 20 cities throughout North America. Cities on the schedule include Boston, Toronto, Houston, Dallas, Pittsburgh, Detroit […]
Originally released in 2008 as the first piece in LocoApe‘s ongoing Icon Figure series, an action figure of iconic MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilmister will be reissued in July. Each six-inch tall articulated figure includes strap accessories, a microphone and stand, a figural base, a MOTÖRHEAD logo plate, and one of four different Rickenbacker replica bass […]
While last year’s AC/DC tour has wrapped up in Australia, there are definitely no signs of the iconic household name slowing down with today’s announcement of special limited-edition AC/DC Bourbon & Cola and the Let There Be Rock Fund competition. AC/DC Bourbon & Cola collectible cans are now available offering exclusively created bourbon for this […]
SIXX: A.M., the band featuring MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx alongside guitarist DJ Ashba and vocalist James Michael, will release a new single, “Rise”, on March 1. The track will appear on a forthcoming first volume of a double album, due later this year. Of the single’s message, Sixx said: “We are not a political […]
According to The Pulse Of Radio, PEARL JAM singer Eddie Vedder and SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell are among the artists who are contributing covers of classic BEATLES songs for a new Netflix animated series called “Beat Bugs”. Other artists who are participating include Pink, THE SHINS, OF MONSTERS AND MEN, Regina Spektor, James Corden with […]
Los Angeles-based artist Travis Moore has been selected to create a realistic depiction of Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister for a statue that will be built in front of the late MOTÖRHEAD frontman’s favorite haunt, the legendary Rainbow Bar & Grill on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California. According to California Rock News, the life-size cast bronze […]
Paul Stanley has joined forces with Ace Frehley for a new track on Frehley‘s upcoming solo covers set. The new album, “Origins Vol. 1”, will be released on April 26, and marks the first time the KISS co-founders have appeared on an original album together since the band’s 1998 set, “Psycho Circus”. Stanley takes the […]
When STONE TEMPLE PILOTS revealed last November that singer Chester Bennington was leaving the band, HIGHLY SUSPECT frontman Johnny Stevens tweeted that he had been contacted by STP guitarist Dean DeLeo about the gig and had turned it down. Now in an interview with Detroit radio station WRIF, Dean said that things went down a […]
Fan-filmed video footage of DISTURBED performing its cover of SIMON & GARFUNKEL‘s “The Sound Of Silence” live for the first time on February 10 in Fargo, North Dakota can be seen below. DISTURBED frontman David Draiman told Philadelphia radio station 93.3 WMMR that the band has been “blown away” by the response to its version […]
Florida-based death metallers CANNIBAL CORPSE are going back in time to commemorate some classic titles: “Butchered At Birth”, “Eaten Back To Life”, “The Bleeding”, “Vile” and “Tomb Of The Mutilated”. As part of the Metal Blade Classics series, these albums are now available on vinyl in limited quantities at: metalblade.com/cannibalcorpse. An exclusive poster is also […]
