Ken Gallant of DeadRhetoric.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Eric "A.K." Knutson of veteran Arizona-based metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Dead Rhetoric: Now you've had guitarist Michael Gilbert come back to the band, so how's that working out? Erik: We have what I call a ...
Danish melodic death metallers MERCENARY have completed mixing their seventh album, "Through Our Darkest Days", for a July 26 release via NoiseArt Records. The CD was recorded at Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark with longtime producer Jacob Hansen (RAUNCHY, VOLBEAT, NIGHTRAGE, HATESPHERE, PYRAMAZE). The cover art was created by Mircea Eftemie (guitarist of MNEMIC), who ...
From the very get-go, VOLTO! was an oddity. Here is a band comprised of some of the most accomplished musicians in Los Angeles (including the drummer of Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum-selling band TOOL) who were down right excited about playing cover tunes in a tiny jazz club in the Valley. This at a time when dyed-in-the-wool ...
According to Interbridge.com's "The Late Night TV Page", AEROSMITH singer Steven Tyler will guest on the CBS daytime talk show "The Talk" (co-hosted by Sharon Osbourne) on Monday, June 3. Tyler will also guest on CBS's "The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson" later that night. Check your local listings for times and ...
Vocalist Rob Halford and guitarist Richie Faulkner of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST were interviewed on the May 15 edition of the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn. You can now listen to the chat at RocklineRadio.com. JUDAS PRIEST is celebrating its 40th anniversary as recording artists this year ...
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine recently spoke to Fuse about the title track of the band's new album, "Super Collider", label politics and his new imprint, Tradecraft Records. You can now watch the chat below. "Super Collider" is scheduled for a June 4 North American release via Tradecraft, distributed by Universal Music Enterprises (UMe). "Super Collider" ...
Barbara Caserta and Marco Garavelli of Linearock recently conducted an interview with BLACK STAR RIDERS, the new band formed by THIN LIZZY alumni Ricky Warwick (guitar, vocals), Damon Johnson (guitar), Scott Gorham (guitar), Marco Mendoza (bass) with new addition Jimmy DeGrasso (ALICE COOPER, MEGADETH, DAVID LEE ROTH, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES) on drums. You can ...
The third in a series of video clips featuring a track-by-track breakdown of "Halo Of Blood", the eighth album from Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM, can be seen below. "Halo Of Blood" will be released on June 11 in North America via Nuclear Blast Records. The cover art was created by Sami Saramäki, who was ...
Legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen performed the U.S. national anthem before last night's Miami Marlins game at Marlins Park. Video footage of his appearance can be seen below. This was the second time Malmsteen performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" for the Marlins, having previously played the song in August 2011. The Miami Marlins even honored Malmsteen ...
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS members Robert DeLeo (bass), Dean DeLeo (guitar) and Eric Kretz (drums) have explained their decision to file a lawsuit against their former lead singer Scott Weiland and announce LINKIN PARK's Chester Bennington as their new vocalist. STP made a surprise appearance on May 18 at a Los Angeles-area radio festival and debuted ...
