Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted was interviewed on the August 29 edition of the SiriusXM satellite radio show "Eddie Trunk Live". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his decision to shut down the NEWSTED band in early 2014 and go silent for more than two years: Jason: "All ...
Metal Wani editor in chief Owais "Vitek" Nabi recently conducted an interview with MESHUGGAH drummer Tomas Haake. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the concept behind MESHUGGAH's new album "The Violent Sleep Of Reason": Tomas: "Lyrically, the meaning is basically when you're asleep and you don't act or react to what's going ...
DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen gave a frank state of the music union to The Washington Times, explaining that the old music business is nothing like the one bands are facing now. Collen offered up a bit of advice to young musicians coming up now, saying: "Don't do this if you're just [out ...
According to The Pulse Of Radio, Rob Zombie and Saban Films have released a new trailer for Zombie's latest horror movie, "31". The trailer comes in advance of the Fathom Events premiere of the film on Thursday night (September 1), which will take place in selected theaters around the country and also feature a question-and-answer ...
Country singer-songwriter Electra Mustaine — the daughter of MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine — has released a lyric video for her new single "Life Is Good". "The lyric video for 'Life Is Good' is really a reflection of all the good things in my own life in the country," says 18-year old Electra Mustaine. "The video ...
Brant Bjork will release his new album, "Tao Of The Devil", on September 30 via Napalm Records. The CD is said to be "more focused" than its predecessor, 2014's "Black Power Flower", and boasts a more song-oriented and groovy stoner sound, with a healthy dose of '70s-style greatness. The official video for the song "Stackt", ...
British heavy metal legends SAXON will release "Let Me Feel Your Power", their tenth live album, on September 23 in Europe and October 7 in North America via UDR Music. The 16-track album was recorded in Munich, Germany during November 2015 and Brighton in January 2016, with bonus material from Chicago in September 2015. "Let ...
English Heritage celebrated the life and career of Freddie Mercury today (September 1) with a blue plaque at the singer and songwriter's first home in England, a modest, inter-war terrace house in Feltham, West London. Freddie's parents bought the house in 1964 after the family left Zanzibar for the U.K. and Freddie was still living ...
According to The Pulse Of Radio, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS bassist Flea has responded to a series of insults leveled at the band by Fox News co-host Greg Gutfeld, who took several opportunities recently to slam the group. Commenting on a video of Koko the gorilla strumming a bass that turned out to belong to ...
