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- Whoosh! – DEEP PURPLE
Depending on which generational camp you may fall into, DEEP PURPLE might be a household name. The band is absolutely legendary, and rightfully so. After establishing a psychedelic rock sound, the band’s format morphed into something significantly heavier, helping to create heavy metal’s template. Outside of their eight-year-long disbandment, the act has been running strong […]
- Tawny Kitaen opines Robbin Crosby took his own life and declares that he was the love of her life
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- Maroon 5 Singer Adam Levine Reacts To A Rare Footage Of Louis Armstrong Singing ‘What A Wonderful World’
On Instagram, Maroon 5 vocalist and the famous judge of The Voice, Adam Levine, shared a rare-known video of legendary trumpeter Louis Daniel Armstrong and unveiled his reaction to his voice. Louis Daniel Armstrong was one of the iconic jazz musicians in the world who has nineteen top ten songs like ‘Stardust,’ ‘What A Wonderful […]
- Thunderstruck Singer Lost His Day Job to Audition for AC/DC
Lee Robinson recalls his audition and how nerves got to him. Continue reading…
- TRIVIUM Is Buying An Airplane Hangar
Florida-based metallers TRIVIUM are using profits generated from last month’s livestreamed concert to purchase a decommissioned airplane hangar. The Orlando facility will ultimately serve as the band’s headquarters for both recording and rehearsing, in addition to being a place where TRIVIUM can store its equipment. TRIVIUM frontman spoke about the band’s plans for the hangar […]
- Revenge – WARKINGS
If you prefer albums that arrive bloated with shocks, surprises and subversive sonic values, there seems little chance that you’ll be bothering with the second WARKINGS album. And that’s perfectly fair enough, because this is the kind of record that exists solely to delight and inspire fans of ruthlessly straightforward, melodic and bombastic power metal. […]
- Wacken 2021 Debuts Short Horror Film to Announce First 10 Bands
This should scare up some interest. Continue reading…
- Jerry Cantrell: Why Metallica’s James Hetfield Is ‘The Godfather’
The Alice In Chains guitarist sings Papa Het's praises. Continue reading…
- Mike Portnoy Calls Spotify CEO “A Greedy Little Bitch”
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek endeared himself to musicians last week when he defended the streaming service’s royalty rates — which is on the lower end of well-known DSPs — during an interview with Music Ally: “It’s quite interesting that while the overall pie is growing, and more and more people can partake in that pie, […]
- Woosh! – DEEP PURPLE
Depending on which generational camp you may fall into, DEEP PURPLE might be a household name. The band is absolutely legendary, and rightfully so. After establishing a psychedelic rock sound, the band’s format morphed into something significantly heavier, helping to create heavy metal’s template. Outside of their eight-year-long disbandment, the act has been running strong […]
- Cristina Scabbia Praises Metallica’s Black Album By Saying ‘It Changed Everything’
Lacuna Coil vocalist Cristina Adriana Chiara Scabbia, known as Cristina Scabbia, spoke in the recent interview with Metal Hammer and revealed his opinion about the greatest albums like Metallica’s ‘Black Album,’ Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall,’ and more. The legendary album of Pink Floyd, The Wall, released in 1979 and affected the whole music scene from […]
- Alice Cooper Clarifies If Nita Strauss Is The Best Guitarist He Worked
The legendary vocalist and talented actor, Alice Cooper has talked about his band members and shared his opinions about his guitarist Nita Strauss during an interview with Radio Freccia. In the recent conversation, Cooper answered the question about how he gets on with his band members that include Nita Strauss, Glen Sobel, Ryan Roxie, and Chuck Garric. […]
- Corey Taylor Reveals Plan to Record Second Solo Album
His first will come this fall, but something else will come before he starts work on his second. Continue reading…
- Sammy Hagar Announces Two People That He’s Working With These Days
The ex-lead singer of Van Halen and entrepreneur, Sammy Hagar has revealed that he is working on the new episode of ‘Rock & Roll Road Trip With Sammy Hagar‘ with some great musicians. Hagar has announced that the 7th episode of his TV series, with the country music singers Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brooks as […]
- Former GUNS N’ ROSES Guitarist RON ‘BUMBLEFOOT’ THAL Releases Video For Acoustic Cover Of SOUNDGARDEN’s ‘The Day I Tried To Live’
Former GUNS N’ ROSES and current SONS OF APOLLO guitarist Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal has released the official music video for his acoustic cover version of SOUNDGARDEN’s “The Day I Tried To Live”. The song is taken from Bumblefoot’s latest acoustic EP of cover songs, “Barefoot 3”, which was made available on June 5 exclusively via […]
- Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale Confirms She’s Working On A New Song
Halestorm frontwoman Lzzy Hale excited the fans by sharing a new post on her official Twitter account and announced that she is working on a new song probably for their newest project, Reimagined EP. As you might recall, Halestorm announced that they will be releasing a new EP, named ‘Reimagined,’ and they also collaborated with Evanescence […]
- Black Crown Initiate’s Andy Thomas on The MetalSucks Podcast #349
Black Crown Initiate guitarist Andy Thomas is our guest this week! We discuss the recording the band’s new album during modern times, the return of guitarist Ethan McKenna, finding motivation, channeling the lowest points in his life into the record, avoiding the hatred of daily contemporary culture, trends in social media, the hard compromise of […]
- AC/DC’s New Album Might Be Delayed Due To The Coronavirus, Reliable Source Says
In an interview with ABC Audio, Twisted Sister‘s iconic frontman Dee Snider talked about his previous statements regarding the new AC/DC album and revealed that it actually had to be delayed. As you might recall, a few months ago, on Twitter, the legendary vocalist of Twisted Sister, Dee Snider, posted some tweets claiming the new […]
- Jim Crean unveils lyric video for cover of Anthrax’s track “Medusa”
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- Download Fest 2021: System Of a Down, Korn, KISS + 77 More Bands
See the full U.K. lineup announcement. Continue reading…
- Turbosnake release video for single “One Woman Wrecking Crew” from debut EP ‘Big Things Coming’
Turbosnake . The post Turbosnake release video for single “One Woman Wrecking Crew” from debut EP ‘Big Things Coming’ appeared first on Sleaze Roxx.
- Vietnam’s Underground Metal Scene Explored With Makers Of ‘Saigon Metalhood’ Documentary
“Saigon Metalhood”, an hour-long documentary which follows three generations of Vietnamese metalheads through the origins of heavy metal in Vietnam to the current struggles of today’s scene, is now available for streaming on Amazon and Vimeo. Grizzled Saigonese rock legend Trung Thanh Sago got his start as a teen shredding for U.S. soldiers in the […]
- Jimmy Page Remembers The First Show He Used Fender Telecaster Instead Of Gibson Les Paul
Jimmy Page, the founder and guitarist of Led Zeppelin, has recalled the legendary night he surprised his fans by playing with Fender Telecaster rather than the Gibson Les Paul. Page has shared a throwback post in which he revealed a rare picture of himself taken when he was playing with Fender Telecaster instead of Gibson […]
- Dee Snider Supports Lars Ulrich Over Metallica’s Napster Case
On Twitter, Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider responded to a comment about Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich referring to their lawsuit against the file-trading service Napster and defend him on his battle to protect the rights of all artists. As you might remember, in 2000, the thrash metal legend Metallica filed a lawsuit against the file-trading […]
- Pink Floyd Legend Roger Waters Shares A New Video Clip For A Festival Film
The co-founder and former vocalist of Pink Floyd, Roger Waters has released the video clip in which he sang together with Lucius for the film ‘Our Voices Together.’ Since the global pandemic caused great trouble for the live music and the entertainment industry this year, most of the renowned festivals have begun to create diverse solutions […]
- Watch METALLICA’s Entire 2000 Concert In Dallas
METALLICA has posted another video as part of its new concert series, “#MetallicaMondays”, where the band is streaming a complete live show for fans on the group’s YouTube channel and on Facebook every week. The latest concert to be shared was recorded exactly 20 years ago, on frontman James Hetfield’s 37th birthday, on August 3, […]
- Ex-KISS Guitarist BRUCE KULICK On Coronavirus Pandemic: ‘It Won’t Last Forever’
Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick spoke to Max1on1 about how he is dealing with the coronavirus crisis and what the touring circuit might look like post-pandemic. He said (see video below): “I think once we’re kind of past this, and I’m not a scientist to explain it — I don’t know if the scientists completely […]
- AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ALICE COOPER, FOZZY, Ex-MACHINE HEAD Members Launch New ‘Supergroup’ THE WHEELBLOCKS
Chris Jericho (FOZZY), Nita Strauss (ALICE COOPER), Phil Demmel (VIO-LENCE, ex-MACHINE HEAD), Johnny Christ (AVENGED SEVENFOLD) and Nita’s longtime boyfriend Josh Villalta, who also plays drums in her solo band and manages her career, have formed a new “supergroup” called THE WHEELBLOCKS. The band’s first recording, a cover version of the IRON MAIDEN classic “Aces […]
- Molly Hatchet Co-Founder + Guitarist Steve Holland Has Died
He was the last surviving member of the band's classic lineup. Continue reading…
- Incantation Wanna Show the “Entrails of the Hag Queen”
What would the entrails of a hag queen be like? Well, we know one thing for certain: they’d be slimey. To that end, there is a lot of viscous fluid in the video for Incantation’s new song, “Entrails of the Hag Queen.” I’m not sure I quite follow the narrative of the Nader Sadek-directed clip, […]
- Tommy Lee Wife Brittany Proves She Can Be Fashionable Even Wearing A Mask
Brittany Furlan Lee, who is a famous internet personality and the wife of Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee, showed off her newest ‘pandemic’ style by sharing a new post on her official Instagram account. In the picture, you can see that Brittany was in the front yard and posing for the camera. She was wearing […]
- Ex Guns N’ Roses Guitarist Tracii Guns Says There’s No Best Band, Expect Led Zeppelin
Tracii Guns, the founding member and the former guitarist of Guns N’ Roses, has shared his opinion about the greatest band of all time and it is neither his former band Guns N’ Roses, nor the current one L.A. Guns. Guns is best known as the founder of Guns N’ Roses, however, his musical career within […]
- COREY TAYLOR Wants To Record Second Solo Album After Completing SLIPKNOT Touring Cycle
SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor will release his debut solo album, “CMFT”, on October 2 via Roadrunner Records. Taylor recorded the effort with his band consisting of Jason Christopher on bass, Dustin Schoenhofer on drums, and Zach Throne and Christian Martucci (STONE SOUR) on guitar. The LP was completed at Kevin Churko’s The […]
- Red Hot Chili Peppers Icon Flea Shows His Basketball Skills And He’s Great Like An NBA Player
The iconic bass guitarist of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flea, stunned the fans with his basketball skills and proved that he is talented in almost everything that he does. As you might remember, Flea is not only a legendary person because of his skills in music. Also, he is an actor who played in movies […]
- Iranian Death Metal Band Arsames Face 15 Years in Prison for Playing “Satanic Music”
For the second time in recent memory, an Iranian band has been jailed for playing metal, which the country considers to be “satanic music.” In 2016, Iran’s Confess were arrested by the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution and charged with blasphemy, advertising against the system, forming and running an illegal and underground band and […]
- Ozzy Osbourne Goes Public To Show His New Appearance After Numerous Health Issues
Ozzy Osbourne, the British icon in metal music and highly active television personality, has appeared on the Instagram Stories for the new TV show ‘The Osbournes Want to Believe.’ Ozzy Osbourne has returned with a brand new TV program after his family’s previous show ‘The Osbournes’ and he looks like doing fine after he pulled […]
- 10 Most Wasted Drummers of All Time
Hammered. Blasted. Sh!tfaced. Continue reading…
- FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH’s ‘Got Your Six’ Certified Silver In U.K.
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH’s 2015 album, “Got Your Six”, has been certified silver in the United Kingdom for equivalent sales of 60,000 units. The platinum, gold and silver certifications awarded by the British Phonographic Industry in recognition of sales milestones have included audio streaming data since June 2015, with 1,000 streams counting as one “sale.” […]
- Lord of the Rings Star Elijah Wood Made a Anal C*nt Joke About the Trump Family
Not that I’ve ever met him or anything, but Elijah Wood has always seemed like a good dude. I mean, obviously he’s an actor so who knows, but it’s hard to imagine Frodo Baggins being a total dick. Regardless, we now know two things about Elijah Wood that we didn’t know before: he’s liberal (not […]
- 9 Best Rock Bands Started by Death Metal Musicians
At the end of the day, it's all about RIFFS anyway. Continue reading…
- Gene Simmons Earns More Respect From KISS Fans And Rock Community While Showing His Support A Fan
KISS icon Gene Simmons showed how celebrities should act by replying to one of the KISS fans on Twitter and proved once again that he is a kind-hearted man, besides his solid and tough appearance on the stage. A fan of KISS, named Allyssa, tagged KISS and Gene Simmons and wrote that her mother’s birthday […]
- DEE SNIDER Blasts TRUMP’s Coronavirus Response: He ‘Failed To Bring The Country Together Over Something Really Important’
TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider has once again slammed President Donald Trump over his handling of the coronavirus outbreak. Trump has been criticized by some parts of the media for downplaying fears about COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, or actively spreading misinformation about its repercussions. Last month, he shared a viral video […]
- Pearl Jam Singer Eddie Vedder’s Family Refuse To Wear Mask Saying ‘You Don’t Worry About Us’
Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder‘s wife and activist Jill Vedder posted the photo of their daughter Harper on Instagram while dropping a ballot and responded to the comments warning them to wear their masks: ‘No mask needed, we got this.’ Since the beginning of the global outbreak of coronavirus, governments around the world brought the […]
- DOWN’s First Performance In Four Years Will Be A Livestreamed Concert
DOWN will perform live for the first time in four years as part of a virtual concert later this month. The news of the acclaimed supergroup’s return to live activity was broken by DOWN’s longtime manager, SKID ROW guitarist Dave “Snake” Sabo, who guested on this past Sunday’s (August 2) episode of “Tribute Wars”, the […]
- Listen to “No One Is Coming to Help,” Dead to Fall’s First New Song in 12 Years
Dead to Fall reunited in 2015, and in 2017, they said they were working on a new album, tentatively scheduled for release sometime in 2018. That obviously didn’t happen for whatever reason, but now, at last, we have a new Dead to Fall single, which represents the first time the band has put out new […]
- GWAR, BLACK VEIL BRIDES’ ANDY BIERSACK Guest On Premiere Episode Of SYFY’s ‘Metal Crush Monday’ (Video)
Syfy has premiered “Metal Crush Monday”, a month-long programming stunt featuring interviews conducted by Syfy Wire’s Whitney Moore, with some of the biggest names in heavy metal. In the first episode, Moore speaks with The Berserker Blöthar and Pustulus Maximus of GWAR. Then later in the episode, Andy Biersack (a.k.a. Andy Black) of BLACK VEIL […]
- Gojira Are Teasing… Something
Are Gojira getting ready to release new music? That’s the popular theory after the band shared the below, enigmatic post on social media today, #anotherplacetobe pic.twitter.com/srdhtI7t2j— Gojira (@GojiraMusic) August 3, 2020 So is the band about to release a song, album, or album and song called Another Place to Be? It would make sense if […]
- Uada Slam Marilyn Manson, Say They Were Putting Their Hands Over Their Faces Before It Was Cool
In what I’m assuming is just a troll, questionable black metal band Uada have slammed questionable industrial shock rocker Marilyn Manson for an artificial image in which the singer’s left hand is over his face. They are allegedly upset because they put their left hands over their faces first. The band seems to be poking […]
- SEETHER’s SHAUN MORGAN Tops Hard Rock Songwriters Chart
Music trade publication Billboard has recognized SEETHER’s founding member, frontman and lyricist Shaun Morgan on its latest hard rock charts, published August 1. Morgan claims the No. 1 spot on the Hard Rock Songwriters chart as well as the No. 2 spot on the Hard Rock Producers chart as two new singles he penned and […]
