The third webisode featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Alliance Of Thieves", the debut album from MESHIAAK, can be seen below. Released on August 19 via Mascot, the CD was recorded at GREEN DAY's Jingletown Recording Studios in Oakland, California. Based in Melbourne, Australia, MESHIAAK features veteran extreme metal drummer Jon Dette, who has ...
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ANTHRAX has released the official video for "Monster At The End", a song from the band's latest album, "For All Kings". The "Monster At The End" vinyl single, which came out last month, is backed by the track "Vice Of The People", which was previously released as a bonus song on the Japanese version of ...
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The second webisode featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Alliance Of Thieves", the debut album from MESHIAAK, can be seen below. Released on August 19 via Mascot, the CD was recorded at GREEN DAY's Jingletown Recording Studios in Oakland, California. Based in Melbourne, Australia, MESHIAAK features veteran extreme metal drummer Jon Dette, who has ...
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The first webisode featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Alliance Of Thieves", the debut album from MESHIAAK, can be seen below. Due on August 19 via Mascot, the CD was recorded at GREEN DAY's Jingletown Recording Studios in Oakland, California. Based in Melbourne, Australia, MESHIAAK features veteran extreme metal drummer Jon Dette, who has ...
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CYBERSTAR, the new band featuring vocalist Jasen Moreno (DROWNING POOL), guitarist Billy Grey (FOZZY) and drummer Dusty Winterrowd (ALLELE), has released a tribute video for its single "Never Die". The song is taken from the band's upcoming debut EP. Said CYBERSTAR in a statement: "We wanted to release not just a lyric video, but also ...
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Atlanta, Georgia's NORMA JEAN has released its explosive new single, "Forever Hurtling Towards Andromeda". The track is taken from the band's upcoming seventh full-length, "Polar Similar", due out September 9 via Solid State Records. "Forever Hurtling Towards Andromeda" features guest vocals from Sean Ingram of metalcore pioneers COALESCE, with a performance that perfectly complements the ...
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"The Moment", the new video from Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based melodic death metallers THE AGONIST, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Five", which will be released on September 30 via and Napalm Records. The CD was recorded with producer Mike Plotnikoff, who has previously worked with BUCKCHERRY, OTEP, HALESTORM, ...
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"At The Edge Of The World", a brand new song from MESHIAAK, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming debut album, "Alliance Of Thieves", which will be released on August 19 via Mascot. The CD was recorded at GREEN DAY's Jingletown Recording Studios in Oakland, California. Based in Melbourne, Australia, ...
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Following news that Ron Bension, the president of House Of Blues Entertainment at Live Nation, and former chairman and CEO of MCA/Universal Studios Recreation Group, has joined SeaWorld's board of directors, iconic MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee — a longtime SeaWorld foe — sent a letter on PETA's behalf this week asking Bension ...
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Rikki Rockett and Dr. Ezra Cohen, associate director and professor of medicine at Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego, were interviewed by San Diego's Fox 5 shortly after the POISON drummer was declared cancer free after undergoing an experimental treatment. You can now watch the report below. Rockett was diagnosed with oral ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of CARCASS's entire July 24 performance at The Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, California can be seen below. CARCASS guitarist Bill Steer told ResidentRockStar.com last week that fans shouldn't expect to see the follow-up to the band's "Surgical Steel" album (2013) anytime soon. He said: "Definitely not, 'cause we're still ...
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POISON drummer Rikki Rockett was interviewed by rock journalist Mitch Lafon for a recent edition of the "One On One With Mitch Lafon" podcast (Facebook page). You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. Speaking about the cause of his 2015 oral cancer diagnosis, Rockett said: "This is from ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of CARCASS's entire July 23 performance at The Observatory in Santa Ana, California can be seen below. CARCASS guitarist Bill Steer told ResidentRockStar.com last week that fans shouldn't expect to see the follow-up to the band's "Surgical Steel" album (2013) anytime soon. He said: "Definitely not, 'cause we're still touring. ...
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On July 19, ResidentRockStar.com conducted an interview with guitarist Bill Steer of British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS in Denver, Colorado. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if CARCASS fans can expect to see the follow-up to the band's "Surgical Steel" album (2013) anytime soon, Steer said: "Definitely not, 'cause we're still ...
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82-year-old John Hetlinger, who became a viral video sensation last month when he belted out the DROWNING POOL classic "Bodies" on "America's Got Talent", once again brought his screaming vocals to the show's stage on the July 20 episode of the popular NBC competition show. For his second audition, Hetlinger chose to perform ROB ZOMBIE's ...
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based melodic death metallers THE AGONIST will release their new album, "Five", on September 30 via and Napalm Records. The CD was recorded with producer Mike Plotnikoff, who has previously worked with BUCKCHERRY, OTEP, HALESTORM, DROWNING POOL, THEORY OF A DEADMAN, 3 DOORS DOWN, FEAR FACTORY, FLYLEAF and SKILLET, among others. Says THE ...
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According to Billionaire.com, IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris has dropped another million pounds from the asking price of his eight-bedroom mansion in Essex. Harris put his English country house on the market in 2012 for £6.75 million (approximately $8.85 million), but that price came down in 2013 by £0.9 million to £5.85 million ...
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based melodic death metallers THE AGONIST have posted a second teaser for their forthcoming album — their first since signing a worldwide deal with Napalm Records. The CD was recorded with producer Mike Plotnikoff, who has previously worked with BUCKCHERRY, OTEP, HALESTORM, DROWNING POOL, THEORY OF A DEADMAN, 3 DOORS DOWN, FEAR FACTORY, ...
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82-year-old John Hetlinger, who became a viral video sensation last month when he belted out the DROWNING POOL classic "Bodies" on the NBC series "America's Got Talent", joined the band again on stage Saturday (July 16) to perform the song at the Ink In The Clink festival in Mansfield, Ohio. Video footage of his appearance ...
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82-year-old John Hetlinger, who became a viral video sensation last month when he belted out the DROWNING POOL classic "Bodies" on the NBC series "America's Got Talent", joined the band on stage earlier today (Friday, July 15) to perform the song at the Chicago Open Air festival. Video footage of his appearance can be seen ...
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A year after after being diagnosed with cancer of the tongue, POISON drummer Rikki Rockett says that he is now cancer free thanks to an experimental immunotherapy drug. Rockett broke the news via his Instagram account where he posted a photo of himself with Dr. Ezra Cohen, associate director and professor of medicine at Moores ...
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Texas heavy rockers DROWNING POOL recently surged to viral status after 82-year-old Navy veteran and aerospace manager John Hetlinger performed his favorite karaoke track — DROWNING POOL's hit song "Bodies" — on the popular NBC competition show "America's Got Talent", surprising and charming viewers everywhere. Video of the performance instantly went viral, with over seven ...
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based melodic death metallers THE AGONIST have posted a teaser for their forthcoming album — their first since signing a worldwide deal with Napalm Records. The CD was recorded with producer Mike Plotnikoff, who has previously worked with BUCKCHERRY, OTEP, HALESTORM, DROWNING POOL, THEORY OF A DEADMAN, 3 DOORS DOWN, FEAR FACTORY, FLYLEAF ...
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One of the stranger histories in the metal underground, AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE called it a day in 2009, only to reform two years later. Perhaps the death of guitarist Bryan Ottson in 2005 had a latent toll upon Cameron Heacock, who initially pulled the plug on the band. As the band's web site held the ...
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Colorado hard rockers RED TIDE RISING have been together for eight years and just got a taste of success as their 2013 release, "The Rising", peaked at 75 on the Billboard Independent chart and struck as a No. 3 Heatseeker. Lead vocalist Matthew Whiteman only recently turned 21 (backtrack to how young the band members ...
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According to The San Diego Union-Tribune, POISON drummer Rikki Rockett has recorded a video discussing his experience after being diagnosed with cancer of the tongue last summer. The 54-year-old musician initially received radiation and chemotherapy, like many cancer patients, but became concerned when the cancer appeared to be returning. "I just didn't feel ...
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82-year-old John Hetlinger, who became a viral video sensation this week when he appeared on the NBC series "America's Got Talent" and belted out the DROWNING POOL classic "Bodies", tells KUSA that he was surprised by the reaction to his performance. "I didn't know two and a half thousand in the audience would ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, DROWNING POOL guitarist CJ Pierce told Loudwire that the band is trying to contact 82-year-old John Hetlinger and invite him to one of their shows. Hetlinger became a viral video sensation this week when he appeared on the NBC series "America's Got Talent" and belted out the ...
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"Drowning, Fading, Falling", the new video from MESHIAAK, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's upcoming debut album, "Alliance Of Thieves", which will be released on August 19 via Mascot. The CD was recorded at GREEN DAY's Jingletown Recording Studios in Oakland, California. Based in Melbourne, Australia, MESHIAAK features veteran extreme ...
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According to AOL.com, an 82-year-old contestant left the judging panel gobsmacked and the entire audience in disbelief as he sang DROWNING POOL's hit song "Bodies" during his appearance on the new season of reality show "America's Got Talent". John Hetlinger, a former Navy pilot and program manager for the instrument that repaired the ...
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