DISTURBED guitarist Dan Donegan and drummer Mike Wengren have launched a new project called FIGHT OR FLIGHT, with the band's debut album, "A Life By Design?", due out on July 23. The first single, "First Of The Last", will arrive at radio on May 21. In addition to Donegan and Wengren, the group features EVANS ...
May 2013 - Blabbermouth Archive
DROWNING POOL Bassist Interviewed By UNDERKILL TV (Video)
Underkill TV conducted an interview with bassist Stevie Benton of Texas heavy rockers DROWNING POOL during the band's recent U.K. tour. You can now watch the chat below. DROWNING POOL's fifth studio album, "Resilience", sold 6,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 72 on The ...
TODD LA TORRE-Fronted Version Of QUEENSRŸCHE: New Album Pre-Order Packages Detailed
The Todd La Torre-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE will release its new album, simply titled "Queensrÿche", on June 25 via Century Media Records. The cover artwork was created by Craig Howell, who has previously worked on designs for "Star Wars", SLIPKNOT and "American Idol", to name a few. "Queensrÿche" marks the debut release from the lineup ...
ANTHRAX: Santiago Concert To Be Filmed For Upcoming DVD
ANTHRAX's May 10 concert at Teatro Caupolican in Santiago, Chile will be professionally filmed for a live DVD. The show will consist of a special extended set featuring tracks from the band's whole catalog. Also scheduled to appear is TESTAMENT. Fans are advised to get to the venue early as doors are at 7 p.m., ...
GIGANTOUR 2013: 30-Second Commercial Posted Online
A 30-second commercial for this year's edition of Gigantour, the critically acclaimed package festival founded in 2005 by MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine, can be seen below. Scheduled to appear on the bill are headliners MEGADETH, along with BLACK LABEL SOCIETY; DEVICE, the new band fronted by DISTURBED singer David Draiman; HELLYEAH, featuring Vinnie Paul Abbott ...
TESTAMENT Guitarist Pays Tribute To SLAYER's JEFF HANNEMAN
TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick (pictured below) has penned a tribute to late SLAYER axeman Jeff Hanneman, who passed away on Thursday (May 2) from liver failure at the age of 49. "Jeff had a subtle sense of humor that was all his own, and though he was a bit more reserved than the rest of ...
KROKUS Introduces New Drummer
For Flavio Mezzodi, a childhood dream has come true. The musician from Solothurn, where Swiss hard rock legends KROKUS are from, has been officially named the band's new drummer. "At age 10 I wanted nothing more than to play in a rock band and play all over the world," he states. "And now that dream ...
LOMBARDO Interviewed One Day Before HANNEMAN's Passing: 'Can You Imagine If One Of Us Was Dead?
On May 1 — just one day before the tragic passing of SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman — the band's estranged drummer Dave Lombardo was interviewed live at the studios of KZRADIO.NET (web site, Facebook page), which is the most popular alternative radio station in Israel. The chat, which was conducted by ...
THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN: 'Prancer' Lyric Video Released
The official lyric video for the song "Prancer" from the New Jersey-based "mathcore" act THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN can be seen below. The track comes off the band's fifth full-length album, "One Of Us Is The Killer", which will be released on May 14 through the band's own Party Smasher Inc., in partnership with Sumerian ...