The National Bowhunters Hall of Fame has announced Ted Nugent as their most recent inductee. The induction will take place February 6 in Las Vegas, Nevada as part of the National Field Archery Association's World Archery Festival at the Riviera Hotel. Nugent will be honored in two categories: Excellence in Bowhunting, as well as Literary ...
February 2009 - Blabbermouth Archive
EDDIE VAN HALEN Says Reunion Tour 'wasn't Just A One-Off Thing'
Denise Quan of CNN recently conducted an interview with VAN HALEN guitar legend Eddie Van Halen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. CNN: How was it touring with David Lee Roth after all these years? Eddie Van Halen: It was great. CNN: No smackdowns? Eddie Van Halen: No, no. Everything ...
AEROSMITH To Induct RUN-D.M.C. Into Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
According to BostonHerald.com, AEROSMITH will handle the induction honors when pioneering Queens, N.Y., rap group RUN-D.M.C. enters the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April. "They're like gods of rock," RUN-D.M.C.'s Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels told BostonHerald.com. "People think that we did 'Walk This Way' to get white people. We did [a version ...
TRIBUZY Preparing To Enter Studio
TRIBUZY, the project led by Brazilian singer Renato Tribuzy, is preparing to enter the studio to begin recording its new studio CD. Renato states, "We finally finished selecting the 11 tracks that will be on our next album. I know that we took longer than expected, but we had 28 songs to choose from, and ...
GOD DETHRONED: Limited Edition Of 'Passiondale' To Include Bonus Disc
Dutch melodic death metal band GOD DETHRONED will release its new album, "Passiondale", as a limited double digipak edition including a bonus CD. The double-digipak will feature stunning artwork (soon to be revealed) and two discs: the regular album plus a live recording from 2005 featuring nine songs! "Passiondale" track listing: 01. The Cross of ...
ADAGIO: Entire New Album To Be Streamed This Weekend
"Archangels In Black", the new album from French neo-classical metallers ADAGIO, will be streamed in its entirety from Saturday, February 7 at 8.00 a.m GMT (3.00 p.m EST) until Monday, February 9 at 8.00 a.m GMT on the band's MySpace page. "Fear Circus", the new video from ADAGIO, can be viewed below. The ...
ROBERT PLANT: Fear Of Disappointment Quashed LED ZEPPELIN Reunion
According to Gigwise.com, LED ZEPPELIN frontman Robert Plant has revealed that he decided against performing again with the band over fears a full reunion might disappoint fans. Speaking to Absolute Radio's Ben Jones, Plant said it would have been "delicate" to "visit old ground" again with the group. "The disappointment that could be ...
Did BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Take Inspiration From KISS' 'I Was Made For Lovin' You'?
According to Ickmusic, a new controversy brewing on the interwebs is the similarity between BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN's new album opener "Outlaw Pete", and KISS' 1979 foray into disco, "I Was Made For Lovin' You". Similar, yes. But does it tread into COLDPLAY/JOE SATRIANI territory? Listen to the two tracks below and judge for yourself. "I Was ...
SLIPKNOT Confirmed For Denmark's ROSKILDE Festival
SLIPKNOT has been confirmed for the Roskilde festival, set to take place July 2-5, 2009 in Roskilde, Denmark. There are also warm-up events which run from Saturday, June 28 until the start of the festival. Also scheduled to appear are MADNESS and COLDPLAY. SLIPKNOT percussionist Chris Fehn told KansasCity.com that he thinks his band could ...