Ex-IN FLAMES guitarist Jesper Strömblad says that his former bandmates should change the group's name to more fully represent their current musical direction. Strömblad, who quit IN FLAMES in February 2010 in order to continue receiving treatment for his alcohol addiction, made his latest comments while promoting the debut album from his new band CYHRA, ...
AVENGED SEVENFOLD frontman M. Shadows admitted in a new interview that the band "definitely dropped the ball in terms of the casual fan" when it came to the marketing of its latest album, "The Stage". The surprise release of the disc, which was announced the night it went on sale twelve months ago, earned the ...
Aaron Lewis says that more gun control legislation would not have stopped a horrific massacre like that in Las Vegas from happening. A gunman opened fire on October 1 from thirty-second floor the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino during the Route 91 Harvest festival, killing fifty-eight people and wounding five hundred others. The gunman, identified ...
The third annual "Bowl For Ronnie" celebrity bowling tournament, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, took place on Friday, October 6 at Pinz bowling center in Studio City, California. This year's event brought in $49,000 for the Dio Cancer Fund, now in its eighth year of raising awareness and much-needed ...
Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA have released a new video for their cover version of the METALLICA classic "Sad But True". Says APOCALYPTICA: "We brought a camera crew along to our Berlin show to film it all for our new video for 'Sad But True'!" The Finnish band has spent the last few months touring in ...
Singer David Glen Eisley and guitarist Craig Goldy (RESURRECTION KINGS, ex-DIO), both formerly of GIUFFRIA, have joined forces again in EISLEY/GOLDY, a partnership which sees the two artists bring back the signature sound that launched their careers in the early '80s. EISLEY/GOLDY's debut album, "Blood, Guts And Games", will be released on December 1 via ...
On Record Store Day's Black Friday, November 24, THE WINERY DOGS — Richie Kotzen (vocals, guitar), Billy Sheehan (bass), Mike Portnoy (drums) — will release a limited-edition vinyl of its recently released "Dog Years: Live In Santiago & Beyond 2013-2016" exclusively to independent record stores. It consists of three red-and-white-marble-colored vinyl albums, featuring the live ...
Finnish symphonic metallers AMBERIAN DAWN have released a music video for the song "I'm The One". The track is taken from the band's eighth album, "Darkness Of Eternity", which will be released on November 10 via Napalm Records. AMBERIAN DAWN keyboardist and mastermind Tuomas Seppälä comments: "'I'm The One' was one of the latest compositions ...
Former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5 has released his cover version of the METALLICA classic "Enter Sandman". The song is now available for streaming on Spotify and in the YouTube clip below. John 5's latest studio album, "Season Of The Witch", was released in March. His solo band THE CREATURES includes ...
California rock and party legends STEEL PANTHER will release a limited-edition picture-disc vinyl as a Black Friday Record Store Day exclusive. The "Lower The Bar Bitchin' Edition" will be in record stores on November 24 and will become an instant collector's item, as it is limited to one thousand and five hundred pieces in the ...
