In a recent interview with David "Gus" Griesinger of BackstageAxxess.com, former THE IRON MAIDENS guitarist Nita Strauss, who last year joined Alice Cooper's touring band, spoke about her upcoming solo album. "I'm really excited about it," she said. "There's not a whole lot to tell. I mean, I'm writing and working on it ...
March 2015 - Blabbermouth Archive
METALLICA's 'Enter Sandman' Gets Banjo Treatment (Video)
A banjo cover version of METALLICA's smash song "Enter Sandman" courtesy of Banjo Guy Ollie can be seen below. Says Ollie about the clip: "Coinciding with the end of my first year on youtube, this one took a while but here's a full version of 'Enter Sandman', the first one in my series of tributes ...
Video: VAN HALEN Rehearsing For 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Performance
In celebration of its 2015 summer/fall North American tour, VAN HALEN will perform a special concert for ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" tonight (March 30) on Hollywood Boulevard. Featuring some of the band's essential rock and roll classics, the show will be broadcast over two nights, March 30 and March 31, on the late night talk ...
OPETH's FREDRIK ÅKESSON Discusses His Gear (Video)
RockSverige.se recently met up with guitarist Fredrik Åkesson of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH in the band's rehearsal room to take a closer look at his gear. Check out the footage below. OPETH's eleventh studio album, "Pale Communion", sold around 13,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut ...
VOIVOD's AWAY Talks Upcoming Documentary, Band's Musical Evolution (Video)
The Age Of Metal recently conducted an interview with drummer Michel "Away" Langevin of Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about about VOIVOD's long-in-the-works official documentary, which is being helmed by Sam Dunn of production company Banger Films ("Metal: A Headbangers Journey", "Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage"), Away said: ...
SIXX: A.M.: Video Highlights Of Band's First-Ever Concert In Japan
SIXX: A.M., the band featuring MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx alongside guitarist DJ Ashba and vocalist James Michael, made its live debut with drummer Dustin Steinke of the Canadian rock band BLEEKER RIDGE on February 19 at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan as part of Vampark Fest hosted by the rock band VAMPS. Video ...
TREMONTI Recruits Bassist TANNER KEEGAN For Upcoming Tour
TREMONTI, the band fronted by ALTER BRIDGE/CREED guitarist Mark Tremonti, has recruited Tanner Keegan to play bass on its upcoming tour. It was announced last week that bassist Wolfgang Van Halen will not hit the road with TREMONTI due to commitments with his main act, VAN HALEN. Wolfgang said in a statement, "I am still ...
IRON MAIDEN, PORCUPINE TREE Members Featured On 'The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays Prog Rock Classics'
Only a world-class orchestra could pull off a project this ambitious, an undertaking so vast that none other than the hallowed halls of Abbey Road Studios could contain and record music of this magnitude. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra proudly presents an epic album of fully orchestrated renditions of progressive rock masterpieces by the likes of ...
THE CIRCLE Feat. SAMMY HAGAR, MICHAEL ANTHONY, JASON BONHAM: Live Version Of VAN HALEN's 'Poundcake'
THE CIRCLE, the combo consisting of legendary rocker Sammy Hagar alongside Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham and Vic Johnson will release a concert album, "At Your Service", on May 19 in both digital and physical packages. Recorded live on tour in 2014, this release documents the blistering performance of a band on fire performing hits from ...