Prior to SHINEDOWN's performance in Helsinki, Finland on December 1, guitarist Zach Myers spoke with South East Wreck Metal. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band's recently released concept album, "Attention Attention": Zach: "I don't know if anyone who's ever done a ...
December 2018 - Blabbermouth Archive
JAKE E. LEE On YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: 'I Never Said He Was A S**t Guitar Player'
Jake E. Lee has clarified his recent comments about Yngwie Malmsteen, insisting that he has never questioned the legendary Swedish axeman's ability as a guitar player. This past October, Jake made headlines when he said in an interview that Malmsteen is "an arrogant fucking asshole" who is "only really good at one minute aspect of ...
GEDDY LEE Says Writing A Book Was 'Good' For Him After RUSH's Final Tour
Tom Power of CBC's "Q" recently conducted an interview with RUSH bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee about his new book, "Geddy Lee's Big Beautiful Book Of Bass". You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On trying to find the "perfect" bass: Geddy: "It's the holy grail. I mean, collecting things, ...
SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Teases New Mask
SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor has posted a picture of what appears to be the new mask that he will wear throughout the touring cycle for the band's next studio album. He captioned the Instagram image: "Soon... #thenewface #2019 #wanyk." During a 2017 appearance on an episode of Viceland's "The Therapist", Taylor was asked about the ...
TRACII GUNS Says Newly Completed L.A. GUNS Album Is 'Pissed Off' And 'Nasty'
As it nears the end of a successful tour in support of "The Missing Peace" — the first L.A. GUNS album since 2002's "Waking The Dead" to feature founding guitarist Tracii Guns and vocalist Phil Lewis — the group has announced that it has finished recording a follow-up effort, apparently titled "The Devil You Know", ...
TOBIAS FORGE Wants GHOST's Albums To Be 'Serious' And Live Shows To Be 'More Comedic'
Lou Brutus of HardDrive Radio recently conducted an interview with GHOST mastermind Tobias Forge. You can watch the chat in three parts below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On planning GHOST's "A Pale Tour Named Death": Tobias: "Well, that's a big ordeal. I always hate starting tours, especially when it coincides with an ...
KURDT VANDERHOOF Says METAL CHURCH Would Have Probably Changed Its Name Had MIKE HOWE Not Returned
Scotty J of Rock Titan recently conducted an interview with guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof of West Coast metal veterans METAL CHURCH. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On getting vocalist Mike Howe to rejoin METAL CHURCH in 2016: Kurdt: "It wasn't a lot of arm twisting ...
ERIK 'A.K.' KNUTSON Says MCA Was Grooming FLOTSAM AND JETSAM To Be 'Their METALLICA'
Chris Peters of Australia's Heavy magazine recently conducted an interview with vocalist Eric "A.K." Knutson of Arizona metal veterans FLOTSAM AND JETSAM. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's upcoming album, "The End Of Chaos": Eric: "It's one of our best pieces of ...
BRIAN 'HEAD' WELCH On Next KORN Album: 'There's Some Cool, Fun Surprises That I Guarantee Everyone Will Love'
Kevan Kenney of Build Series recently conducted an interview with KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch and Brian's daughter Jennea. The discussion focused mostly on "Loud Krazy Love", the new documentary that details Brian and Jennea's relationship and Welch's time away from KORN. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by ...
KING'S X Is Working On 'Amazing' Documentary: It 'Really Shows Who We Are And What We've Been Through'
Straus Project conducted an interview with KING's X frontman Doug "dUg" Pinnick prior to the band's December 7 concert at Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, Illinois. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the influence of Jimi Hendrix, whom Pinnick recently released a tribute album to: Doug: ...