New York-based death metallers SKINLESS will enter Albany's Max Trax Studios on Feb. 26 with veteran producer Neil Kernon (JUDAS PRIEST, QUEENSRŸCHE, CANNIBAL CORPSE) to record their new CD, "From Sacrifice To Survival". ORIGIN's John Longstreth will be contributing his drumming talents to the recording, which will include the tracks "From Sacrifice To Survival", "Don't ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler's new band will NOT be called ADLER'S APPETITE, contrary to a report originally published — and since corrected — on The Official Steven Adler Fan Site. Instead, the group's name is presently "awaiting copyright approval" and will be announced shortly. Moreover, Adler's new band — which is completed ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler has unveiled the details of his new band, tentatively dubbed ADLER'S APPETITE. Joining Steven in the new group are RATT/ex-LOVE/HATE singer Jizzy Pearl, ex-SLASH'S SNAKEPIT guitarist Keri Kelli, FASTER PUSSYCAT guitarist Brent Muscat, and ex-VINCE NEIL/BLACK N' BLUE/RATT bassist Robbie Crane. The band will kick off a U.S. ...
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Former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN and current TALISMAN singer Jeff Scott Soto has contributed vocals to five tracks on the upcoming solo album from ex-ANTHRAX singer Neil Turbin, entitled "Threatcon Delta". Soto appears on the following cuts: 01. The Truth Is The Best Lie 02. What You Can't Control 03. Blue Screen Of Death 04. Wrecking Ball ...
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MÖTLEY CRÜE tribute band LIVEWIRE83, DRUG UNDER, THE MIMSIES, LOVETOYZ, THE LOVEHAMMERS, ESOVAE, SPIDERS & SNAKES, REXWAY, 13TH STEP and BLACK LAMB will be performing at The 3rd Annual CrueFest on July 12 at Whisky A Go-Go in Hollywood, California. Cruefest is an annual event established by the fans of the rock band MÖTLEY CRÜE. ...
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Actor/musician Corey Feldman recently spoke to HipOnline.com about his gig on "The Surreal Life", and his co-star in the reality show, MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil. "I was really surprised by Vince," Feldman said. "I thought he was really cool until I started to see some of the footage. I thought he was a really ...
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MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil got sucker-punched by his furious girlfriend at the upscale men's club Jaguar in Las Vegas New Year's Eve — after performing with groping strippers. A witness told The National Enquirer Vince was performing and "local strippers were hanging all over him. His girlfriend wasn't happy about it. She sat there ...
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The following article was published in the current edition of the National Enquirer: Ex-MÖTLEY CRÜE front man Vince Neil is a deadbeat dad who owes more than $20,000 in unpaid child support! That's the charge of Neil's angry ex-wife Elizabeth. She says that the washed-up rocker — who now stars on the TV reality show ...
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MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx says that his early favorite to play him in the movie version of their best-selling band autobiography, "The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band", is "Jackass" star Johnny Knoxville. "He told me he wants to do it," Sixx tells Rolling Stone. "I felt pretty comfortable thinking about ...
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Tommy Lee has slammed former MÖTLEY CRÜE bandmate Vince Neil over the latter's stint in the WB reality show "The Surreal Life", saying that the singer has sunk to "an all-time low" by doing the series and blaming him for "dragging what's left of a once-great band." "I usually don't even reply to this shite, ...
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MÖTLEY CRÜE's acclaimed 2001 autobiography, "The Dirt: Confessions Of The World's Most Notorious Rock Band", has been widely hailed as perhaps the greatest rock 'n' roll bio of all time — a stunningly "honest" account that sees the four members of the group openly delving into the dirtiest, squishiest and most disgusting details of the ...
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MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil was slightly dubious about appearing in his new reality TV show — because he feared falling victim to an ex-wife. Neil, whose three marriages have dissolved, is currently appearing in new TV show "The Surreal Life" where he lives temporarily alongside faded stars such as MC Hammer, Gabrielle Carteris, Corey ...
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Former IRON MAIDEN vocalist Paul Di'Anno was in Pune, India recently playing at a concert to warn kids against the use of drugs, according to Metal Hammer. "Celebrities are often used to endorse products so we thought it was a good idea to ask a celebrity to do it. I contacted Neil [Di'Anno's manager] who ...
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The following article was posted Tuesday (Jan. 14) on AVN.com: LAS VEGAS - MÖTLEY CRÜE vocalist Vince Neil is taking his surreal life one step further. The famed rock frontman and current co-star of WB reality show "The Surreal Life" was out in Las Vegas last week for the AVN Adult Expo and ...
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A brand new NEIL TURBIN track, titled "Keep The Fire", has been posted online at this location. "Keep The Fire" comes off the former ANTHRAX singer's forthcoming solo debut, "Threatcon Delta", due in March via Metal Mayhem Music. The song, which was written by Vernon Anderson and Neil Turbin, features contributions from the ...
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Black Market Publishing has released "An Education in Rebellion: The Biography of Nikki Sixx", by Jake Brown, on paperback, and available for order at www.blackmarketpublishing.com prior to its April in-store release. Featuring exclusive interviews with ex-girlfriend Lita Ford, legendary producer Tom Werman, former RIP magazine editor Lonn Friend, legendary rock photographer Neil Zlozower, substance-abuse specialist ...
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L.A.'s COSMOSQUAD, featuring guitarist Jeff Kollman (GLENN HUGHES, $IGN OF 4) and rhythm section Shane Gaalaas and Barry Sparks (ULI JON ROTH, MSG, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) will be co-headlining "21st Century Schizoid Night! - A Celebration of Guitar, Bass & Drums" at the Sixteen-Fifty www.sixteen-fifty.com in Hollywood CA on January 16 alongside MCGILL-MANRING-STEVENS, featuring Grammy-nominated bassist ...
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Entertainment Weekly asked MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil why he agreed to do "The Surreal Life", which airs tonight on the WB. "I was a bit curious," he said. "It's kind of one of those once-in-a-lifetime things, you know. I'd never do it again." The reality series, which follows seven bigger-than-life celebrities — including Neil ...
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In an interview with Steppin' Out magazine, formerPlayboy playmate and "Baywatch" star Brande Roderick revealed that she got along with MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil better than any of her other housemates during the taping of the WB reality series "The Surreal Life". "I would say I had the best connection with Vince Neil because ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler joined QUIET RIOT singer Kevin DuBrow and MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil on stage for "red-hot" versions of LED ZEPPELIN's "Whole Lotta Love" and ZZ TOP's "Tush" this past New Year's Eve at Jaguar's strip club in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to The Official Steven Adler Fan Site. ...
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Britain's THERAPY? have secured a North American deal with Spitfire Records. The band, who recently inked a new worldwide record deal with Eagle Rock Records (Spitfire being Eagle Rock's North American licensing partner), have commenced the recording sessions for their next studio album, tentatively due in early 2003. The as-yet-untitled CD, which will mark the ...
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Former GODSMACK drummer Tommy Stewart has joined LO-PRO, the band featuring ex-ULTRASPANK members Pete Murray (vocals) and Neil Godfrey (guitar). The group, who are STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis' first signing to his new Geffen/Interscope imprint label, tentatively titled A.D.D., will start recording their debut album Jan. 6 with producer Don Gilmore (LINKIN PARK, TRUST COMPANY). ...
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The reality series "The Surreal Life", a takeoff of MTV's "Real World" featuring seven bigger-than-life celebrities — including MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil — sharing a house in the San Fernando Valley for ten days and ten nights, will premiere on Thursday, Jan. 9 at 9 p.m. with back-to-back half-hour episodes and settle into its ...
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Britain's THERAPY? have inked a new worldwide record deal with Eagle Rock Records. The band, who were previously signed to Ark 21 Records, have commenced the recording sessions for their next studio album, tentatively due in early 2003. "It's exciting to be with a label who understand rock bands and we're looking forward to giving ...
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Former BLAZE drummer Jeff Singer has issued the following statement regarding his departure from the group: "As you will know by now, I have made the decision to part company with the band BLAZE. I have been mulling over the decision for some time and feel that the time is right to do so now. ...
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MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil's pretrial motions hearing, which was scheduled for Monday at the Beverly Hills Superior Court, has been postponed. He's due back in court Dec. 26, at which point a trial date in his misdemeanor battery charge — he allegedly attacked a record producer in a nightclub parking lot in April — ...
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THERAPY? are in the studio writing and rehearsing new material which they hope to begin recording by mid-December for an early 2003 release. The band are currently utilizing the services of drummer Neil Cooper as a replacement for Graham Hopkins, who left the group at the end of last year. "Some of [the fans] may ...
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