Troy Gentry — one half of the country music group Montgomery Gentry — was killed in a helicopter crash in New Jersey on Friday. He was 50 years old. The helicopter crashed in a field in Medford around 1 PM ET. Unclear if Eddie Montgomery was onboard. We’re working on it. Troy Gentry is survived by his wife […]
Dave Lombardo says that the reunited classic lineup of the MISFITS should tour extensively on the back of the band’s early material before contemplating making new music. The former SLAYER drummer was sitting behind the kit for Glenn Danzig, Jerry Only and Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein when the the horror punk outfit played two historic reunion shows in 2016 at Riot Fest in Denver and Chicago. Prior […]
CRADLE OF FILTH frontman Dani Filth says that Gene Simmons is an “idiot” for attempting to trademark the so-called “devil’s horns” hand gesture. The KISS bassist/vocalist withdrew his application to trademark the symbol in late June — less than two weeks after filing with the federal copyright office. Most music fans slammed Simmons for the trademark request, saying the symbol has become ubiquitous and […]
“The Line”, a brand new song from the FOO FIGHTERS, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band’s ninth studio album, “Concrete And Gold”, which will be released on September 15 via Roswell Records/RCA Records. “The Line” pairs a signature FOO FIGHTERS propulsive melody with an urgent heartfelt lyric and rousing chorus described by composer Dave Grohl as “a search […]
The 1989 MTV Video Music Awards took a violent turn when Vince Neil introduced his fist to Izzy Stradlin’s face. Guns N’ Roses‘ video for “Sweet Child O’ Mine” was up for awards in two categories: Best Group and Best Metal Videos. They ended up winning the latter and, as fate would have it, Motley Crue were tasked with presenting and […]
KISS frontman Paul Stanley was interviewed on the September 5 edition of SEX PISTOLS guitarist Steve Jones‘s radio show, “Jonesy’s Jukebox”. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On KISS‘s continued popularity around the world: Stanley: “It’s phenomenal. It really is. It must have been about two months ago, we did eighteen shows in Europe — […]
PRIMUS will release its ninth studio album, “The Desaturating Seven”, on September 29 via ATO Records. This is the band’s first studio collection of original material since 1995’s “Tales From The Punchbowl” with the classic PRIMUS lineup of Les Claypool (vocals, bass), Larry LaLonde (guitar) and Tim Alexander (drums). “The Desaturating Seven” is inspired by a 1970s children’s book Claypool often read to his kids when they were growing up. The […]
Marilyn Manson has explained the delay in the release of his new album, “Heaven Upside Down”. The shock rocker’s tenth studio disc and follow-up to 2015’s “The Pale Emperor” was originally supposed to be called “SAY10” and was expected to be released on Valentine’s Day (February 1). However, that release date came and went without any sign of new Manson music, and in […]
Ted Nugent has slammed Sebastian Bach as “stupid” and “inconsequential” after the former SKID ROW singer implied that the outspoken conservative rocker was racist.In his 2016 memoir, “18 And Life On Skid Row”, Bach wrote about how Nugent, whom he considered to be one of his musical idols, allegedly went on a racist tirade on the set of the VH1 reality show “SuperGroup”, causing Sebastian to step into the […]
Sharon Osbourne claims that her husband Ozzy Osbourne had several affairs before she learned of his indiscretions thanks to a misdirected e-mail. In August 2016, Ozzy apologized to the women with whom he has had extramarital sexual relationships and admitted to undergoing therapy for sex addiction. Ozzy‘s statement came out in the wake of the first interview given by Michelle Pugh, the […]
Gene Simmons‘s long-promised box set of previously unreleased solo material, which has apparently had several different working titles over the years — including “Monster” (later used by KISS for the band’s most recent studio album), “Alter Ego” and “100” — will finally see the light of day later this year. In a newly released video message, the KISS bassist/vocalist states: “For the past three years, […]
METALLICA frontman James Hetfield narrowly avoided serious injury earlier tonight (Monday, September 4) during the band’s concert in The Netherlands. METALLICA was performing the song “Now That We’re Dead” at Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam when Hetfield apparently took a wrong step and fell into a small hole on the stage that had just opened up (and from where one of four rectangular percussion […]
