This weekend’s edition of legendary BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward‘s radio show “Rock 50” included his tribute to the Paris attack survivors and a few words about late MOTÖRHEAD drummer Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor, who died on November 11 at the age of 61. Speaking about terrorist attacks in France that left 130 people dead, […]
Exactly one week after the ISIS attacks in Paris, Fozzy played Vauréal, a suburb of Paris, to a crowd who most certainly needed some relief in the form of pure heavy metal. Many artists have paid tribute to those who lost their lives in the attacks and Chris Jericho commanded the crowd to take part […]
DEFTONES frontman Chino Moreno has admitted to U.K.’s Kerrang! magazine that he is a “Belieber” — a.k.a. fan of pop singer Justin Bieber. Asked what song you wouldn’t expect to find on his iPod, Moreno named Bieber‘s “What Do You Mean?” He explained: “I actually downloaded this song just yesterday. I had to; it’s completely […]
**UPDATE**: FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has released the following statement regarding the Milan concert: “As some of you may be aware, there were many rumors today that the Milan show on Sunday, November 22nd will be targeted in a next wave of terror attacks like we saw in Paris last week. We did our best […]
WWE NXT wrestler Baron Corbin says that he wants to get his hands back on Corey Taylor after the SLIPKNOT singer slapped him during a match at last month’s Aftershock festival in Sacramento, California. Taylor was trading barbs with Corbin on social media in the weeks leading up to the match between Samoa Joe and […]
EAGLES OF DEATH METAL — who were thrust into the headlines on November 13 when a mass shooting at the band’s Paris concert left nearly 100 people dead — sat down for an on-camera interview with VICE to speak about the tragedy. In the clip previewing the chat with VICE founder Shane Smith, EAGLES OF […]
LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe has posted a lengthy message on his official blog, Randonesia, explaining the band’s decision to cancel the remaining dates on its European headlining tour due to what has been described as “security concerns.” 89 people were killed at the November 13 EAGLES OF DEATH METAL show at Paris venue […]
MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy was interviewed this past week by “ZDF Aspekte” (Aspects), a popular German cultural show for the younger generation. You can now watch the chat at ZDF.de. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the Paris terrorist attacks of November 13: Lemmy: “We were looking at the TV as it happened and […]
Though it has been largely suspected that the character introduced in last week’s “Always Accountable” episode of The Walking Dead was Dwight, AMC has now officially confirmed the suspicion. In a tweet regarding Daryl retrieving his stolen bow and beloved bike, AMC revealed the names of the character’s introduced in 606. Their names were never […]
LED ZEPPELIN legend Jimmy Page joined an all-star lineup of musicians — including members of ALICE IN CHAINS, SOUNDGARDEN, CHEAP TRICK and GUNS N’ ROSES — at last night’s (Thursday, November 19) benefit show at Seattle’s Experience Music Project Museum to perform the ZEPPELIN classic “Rock And Roll”. Video footage of his appearance can be […]
Fourteen years ago, two white guys — director Jesse Dylan and writer Dustin Abraham — made a movie about two black guys — Redman and Method Man — who smoke a lot of pot in college. They called it How High, but you probably filed it away as “that stoner comedy with Wu-Tang.” Well, there’s going to be a […]
Before Eminem became the real Slim Shady, he was just another rapper trying find a distinctive style that would help him get in the ear of critics and fans. In a new interview with VladTV, his D12 bandmates say that Marshall Mathers’ work with the group helped him find the attention-grabbing voice we all know today. Responding to […]
