Sully Erna — founder, vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for the multi-platinum rock band GODSMACK — will release a new solo album, "Hometown Life", on Friday, September 30 via BMG. Composed by Sully on piano and acoustic guitar and produced in his New Hampshire studio, "Hometown Life" offers a departure from the tribal, world music feel ...
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GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna has told Billboard.com that the band's follow-up to 2014's "1000hp" album will likely arrive in 2018 to coincide with the 20th anniversary of GODSMACK's first LP. "I think the general plan is gonna be to try to get together and start writing and recording by late next year," Erna ...
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GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna has confirmed that the band has officially left its label home of nearly two decades, Republic/Universal, and signed a deal with BMG. Erna's first release for BMG will be his sophomore solo album, "Hometown Life", which will arrive on Friday, September 30. In the latest webisode documenting the making of "Hometown ...
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Maryland hard rock veterans KIX will release "Can't Stop The Show: The Return Of Kix", a two-disc DVD/CD set, October 21 via Loud & Proud Records. The 71-minute film is an in-depth look into KIX's decision to record their first new album, 2014's "Rock Your Face Off", in almost 20 years. The DVD also features ...
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GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna will launch the "Hometown Tour" in celebration of the release of his new solo album, "Hometown Life", due out Friday, September 30 via BMG. Only this time, Erna plans on stripping it down for an intimate acoustic evening with guitar player and bandmember Tim Theriault. The "Hometown Tour" will launch October ...
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Sully Erna — founder, vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for the multi-platinum rock band GODSMACK — will release a new solo album, "Hometown Life", on Friday, September 30 via BMG. Composed by Sully on piano and acoustic guitar and produced in his New Hampshire studio, "Hometown Life" offers a departure from the tribal, world music feel ...
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Sully Erna — founder, vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for the multi-platinum rock band GODSMACK — will release a new solo album, "Hometown Life", on Friday, September 30 via BMG. Composed by Sully on piano and acoustic guitar and produced in his New Hampshire studio, "Hometown Life" offers a departure from the tribal, world music feel ...
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Sully Erna — founder, vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for the multi-platinum rock band GODSMACK — will release a new solo album, "Hometown Life", on Friday, September 30 via BMG. Composed by Sully on piano and acoustic guitar and produced in his New Hampshire studio, "Hometown Life" offers a departure from the tribal, world music feel ...
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THE APOCALYPSE BLUES REVUE (formerly BLUE CROSS BAND), the new project from GODSMACK's Shannon Larkin and Tony Rombola, will release its self-titled debut album on August 26 via Provogue. A song from the CD, "Devil Plays A Strat", can be streamed below. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Evil Is As ...
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Sully Erna — founder, vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for the multi-platinum rock band GODSMACK — will release a new solo album, "Hometown Life", on Friday, September 30 via BMG. Composed by Sully on piano and acoustic guitar and produced in his New Hampshire studio, "Hometown Life" offers a departure from the tribal, world music feel ...
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GODSMACK will enter the studio early next year to begin work on the follow-up to 2014's "1000hp" album. The band started to wind down the touring cycle for "1000hp" last year and played its only show of 2016 this past weekend at the Moondance Jam in Walker, Minnesota. Asked by Gunner and Chow of the ...
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Sully Erna was joined on stage by his father during the GODSMACK frontman's solo concert last night (Saturday, July 16) in Uncasville, Connecticut. "It is my great pleasure to introduce to you my 73-year-old dad, Mr. Sal Erna, on the trumpet," Sully told the crowd before his father came up on stage and performed with ...
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THE APOCALYPSE BLUES REVUE (formerly BLUE CROSS BAND), the new project from GODSMACK's Shannon Larkin and Tony Rombola, will release its self-titled debut album on August 26 via Provogue. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Evil Is As Evil Does 02. Junkie Hell 03. Devil Plays A Strat 04. I Think ...
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GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna has set "Hometown Life" as the title of his second solo album, to be released later in the year. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Hometown Life 02. Your Own Drum 03. Different Kind of Tea 04. Take All Of Me 05. Don't Comfort Me 06. Turn ...
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THE APOCALYPSE BLUES REVUE (formerly BLUE CROSS BAND), the new project from GODSMACK's Shannon Larkin and Tony Rombola, has inked a deal with Provogue. The band's debut album will be released later in the year. THE APOCALYPSE BLUES REVUE, whose lineup is rounded out by frontman Ray Cerbone and bassist Brian Carpenter, honors blues traditions, ...
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UGLY KID JOE's video for the song "Under The Bottom" can be seen below. The track features a guest appearance by MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Phil Campbell, who also appears in the clip. "Under The Bottom" is taken from UGLY KID JOE's latest full-length album, "Uglier Than They Used Ta Be", which was released in North America ...
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British classic metal band TOKYO BLADE has announced the return of not one, but two vocalists who have formed part of the group's lineup in previous years. Vick Wright (1984-1985) and Chris Gillen (2008-2010) will rejoin the four original members Andy Boulton, Steve Pierce, John Wiggins and Andy Wrighton and perform alternate live shows depending ...
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The 2016 HardDrive Live Tour is set to hit the road next month with SICK PUPPIES, RED SUN RISING, STITCHED UP HEART, HUDSON and SMASHING SATELLITES confirmed for the upcoming month-long trek. The tour is scheduled to kick off in Houston, Texas on April 22 and will run through May 21, when it will wrap ...
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RICHARDS/CRANE, a brand new project birthed from UGLY KID JOE frontman Whitfield Crane and guitarist/vocalist Lee Richards (ANOTHER ANIMAL, GODSMACK, DROPBOX), will release its debut album this May via Metalville Records. The self-titled effort will feature a collection of heartfelt, stripped down songs including the new single "Black & White", featuring Myles Kennedy (ALTER BRIDGE, ...
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH is putting the finishing touches on the music video for the song "My Nemesis". The track will serve as the next single from the band's latest album, "Got Your Six", which entered the Billboard 200 album chart at No. 2, selling 119,000 copies in its first week of release. This was ...
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH recently received the prestigious "Soldier Appreciation Award" from The Association of the United States Army. The award was started in 1950 by the then newly founded AUSA. This was based on having Germany- and Europe-stationed U.S. troops that had a hard standing in the public. The soldiers had been under hard ...
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According to Billboard.com, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's latest single, "Wash It All Away", has topped Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs chart, marking the band's fourth No. 1 on the list. The track is the Las Vegas-based band's first chart-topper since "Battle Born", which landed at No. 1 in December 2013. "Wash It All Away" ...
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Ozzy Osbourne (BLACK SABBATH), Nikki Sixx (MÖTLEY CRÜE), Corey Taylor (SLIPKNOT), Krist Novoselic (NIRVANA), Slash (GUNS N' ROSES), Gene Simmons (KISS) and Brian May (QUEEN) are among the rock musicians and scores of other artists who reacted on social media to the passing of David Bowie, who died on Sunday, two days after his 69th ...
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Ozzy Osbourne, Nikki Sixx (MÖTLEY CRÜE), Dave Mustaine (MEGADETH), Corey Taylor (SLIPKNOT), Krist Novoselic (NIRVANA), Duff McKagan (GUNS N' ROSES), Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, DREAM THEATER), are among the rock musicians and scores of other artists who reacted on social media to the death of legendary MOTÖRHEAD bassist/singer Lemmy Kilmister. Lemmy found out on ...
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's first three studio albums — "American Capitalist", "War Is The Answer" and "The Way Of The Fist" — will be reissued on vinyl in Europe on February 12 via Spinefarm Records. An unboxing video for the reissues can be seen below. FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has released a live performance music ...
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Impericon.com recently met up with FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH drummer Jeremy Spencer and asked him "25 important either-or questions." Check out his responses below. FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has released a live performance music video for the band's new single, "Wash It All Away", which reached the Top 10 at rock radio. The ...
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STEEL PANTHER's Michael Starr has commented on the ongoing feud between GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna and MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx, saying that he wants to invite the two musicians to "have a fight" at his home in Los Angeles. The tension between Erna and Sixx began when they clashed during the 2009 "Crüe Fest ...
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MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has called Sully Erna a "baby" in response to the GODSMACK frontman's recent interview in which he slammed Sixx as "an old, fat washed-up has-been" who "treats people like shit." The tension between Erna and Sixx began when they clashed during the 2009 "Crüe Fest 2" tour, on ...
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A disagreement over the launch of the "Something Different" single from GODSMACK's "1000hp" album may have fractured the band's relationship with its record label beyond repair, GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna has revealed in a new interview. GODSMACK originally wanted "Something Different" to be the lead single from "1000hp" but was talked out of it by ...
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GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna has slammed Nikki Sixx in and new interview, saying the MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist is "just an old, fat washed-up has-been" who "treats people like shit." The tension between Erna and Sixx began when they clashed during the 2009 "Crüe Fest 2" tour, on which GODSMACK was a support act and CRÜE ...
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