Former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS and VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland was recently interviewed on Canada's "The Todd Shapiro Show". You can now listen to the chat below. Asked for his opinion on the current terror threat to the world posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Weiland said: "Fuck ISIS. And if ...
December 2015 - Blabbermouth Archive
DEF LEPPARD's VIVIAN CAMPBELL Talks LAST IN LINE Debut Album, Upcoming Tour (Audio)
DEF LEPPARD and LAST IN LINE guitarist Vivian Campbell was interviewed on the November 16 edition of Eddie Trunk's SiriusXM satellite radio show, "Eddie Trunk Live". You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the songwriting process for "Heavy Crown", the forthcoming ...
KING DIAMOND Suffering From 'Severe Case Of Acute Laryngitis'; Tulsa Concert Canceled
Tonight's (Wednesday, December 2) KING DIAMOND show at Brady Theater in Tulsa, Oklahoma has been canceled because the band's lead singer and namesake is "suffering from a severe case of acute laryngitis." An official statement reads as follows: "[King] was examined by a doctor [Tuesday] afternoon, and during the exam an anesthetic was used together ...
GRAHAM BONNET's Authorized Biography Due In Early 2016
The authorized biography of legendary hard rock vocalist Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, ALCATRAZZ, IMPELLITTERI) is tentatively due in early 2016. Graham Bonnet was born in Skegness in 1947 and had his first hit single with THE MARBLES in 1968, "Only One Woman", which reached No. 5 in the U.K. singles chart." So runs ...
Video: PRESIDENT OBAMA 'Sings' KORN's 'Freak On A Leash'
A new video clip "challenging" President Obama's recent claim that he is not the lead singer of KORN can be seen below. While awarding the Medal Of Honor at the White House on November 12, to a former Army captain who tackled a suicide bomber in Afghanistan and was badly injured in the August 2012 ...
JIMMY PAGE Laughs Off KEITH RICHARDS's 'Hollow' LED ZEPPELIN Comments
LED ZEPPELIN's Jimmy Page has laughed off THE ROLLING STONES legend Keith Richards's recent comments about ZEPPELIN's music, putting it down to the fact that Richards was promoting a new solo album. In a recent interview with RollingStone.com, Richards stated about ZEPPELIN: "I love Jimmy Page, but as a band, no, with John Bonham thundering ...
ANTHRAX Drummer On 'For All Kings': 'It May Be Our Best Record'
Brian Aberback of Patch.com recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante about the 30th anniversary edition of the band's seminal 1985 sophomore album, "Spreading The Disease". Benante also chimed in on the band's upcoming album, "For All Kings". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Patch.com: "Spreading The Disease" ...
SEBASTIAN BACH: '18 And Life On Skid Row' Autobiography Due In April; Cover Unveiled
Dey Street Books (formerly It Books), an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, has set an April 12, 2016 release date for "18 And Life On Skid Row", the much-anticipated autobiography from former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach. HarperCollins has just released final cover for the book to BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Check it out below. Official description of the ...
JOE PERRY Praises Boxer TYSON FURY For Singing AEROSMITH Ballad After World Title Victory
AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry has praised British boxer Tyson Fury for celebrating his victory over Ukraine's Wladimir Klitschko and his taking the world heavyweight championship by singing an AEROSMITH song. The 27-year-old boxer beat the reigning champion in Dusseldorf, Germany on November 28, ending Klitschko's 11-year winning streak. Tyson then started singing AEROSMITH's "I Don't ...