Jukka Nevalainen will take a break from his duties as the drummer for the Finland-based symphonic metal band NIGHTWISH in order to deal with his health issues. Nevalainen has released the following statement regarding his decision to step aside during the recording sessions for NIGHTWISH's forthcoming album: "How to begin telling something that you wouldn't ...
Bassist Rudy Sarzo, one of the most legendary and respected names in hard rock history — having played alongside Randy Rhoads in QUIET RIOT and OZZY OSBOURNE, as well as toured and/or recorded with WHITESNAKE, DIO, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT and now in Geoff Tate's QUEENSRŸCHE — was interviewed on episode 107 of the "Let There ...
In a brand new interview with RollingStone.com, DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan was asked if he is upset that his band has not yet been inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame despite the fact that it has been eligible since 1993. "Whatever you say to a question like that, you ...
According to the Hürriyet Daily News, MEGADETH played an impromptu three-song acoustic set following the band's August 4 concert in Istanbul, Turkey. The intimate performance at the Hard Rock Cafe in Istanbul’s Beyoğlu district in the early hours of August 5 included "unplugged" arrangements of the MEGADETH classics "She Wolf", "A Tout ...
California rockers BUCKCHERRY will issue a new EP, simply titled "Fuck", on August 19 via the band's newly established F Bomb imprint. The record is scheduled for release just days after the band joins GODSMACK, SEETHER and SKILLET on the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival tour. Never a band to play by the rules, BUCKCHERRY ...
TheToneKing.com conducted an interview with ILL NIÑO at a recent stop on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. You can now watch the chat below. ILL NIÑO's new album, "Till Death, La Familia", was released on July 22 via Victory Records. The band's lead singer, Cristian Machado, told Arena.com that "Till Death, La ...
Scranton, Pennsylvania-based metalcore quintet MOTIONLESS IN WHITE will release its third studio album, "Reincarnate", on September 16 via Fearless. Produced by Dan Korneff (MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, BREAKING BENJAMIN, LAMB OF GOD), the follow-up to "Infamous" includes the new single "Reincarnate", which was made available on July 8. The CD features guest appearances by Dani Filth ...
Coming on October 14 is FOREIGNER's seven-disc box set, "The Complete Atlantic Studio Albums 1977-1991". The set includes all the albums from the original classic run with Mick Jones and Lou Gramm — along with the band's final Atlantic album featuring Johnny Edwards on vocals. The box consists of "Foreigner" (1977), "Double Vision" (1978), "Head ...
Dave Meniketti of Y&T spoke to Rock Radio NI about the band's 40th anniversary and the upcoming European tour. Without wanting to go into too much detail, he said that the band hoped to have a retrospective released by the end of 2014 as part of the group's celebration of its 40th anniversary. ...
