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., 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, 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 ...
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, 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 ...
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH co-founder and drummer Jeremy Spencer will open the inaugural location of Phaze Laser Tattoo Removal on Friday, April 3 at noon pacific in las Vegas, Nevada. Spencer will be on site most of the day as the business opens its doors at 1131 East Tropicana at Maryland Parkway. Spencer was sixteen ...
Vocalist Cristina Scabbia of Italian heavy rockers LACUNA COIL was interviewed by "Real Nonstop Talent" prior to the band's February 7 concert in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about LACUNA COIL's "secret" to success, Scabbia said: "I have no idea. A lot of people ask us, 'What's the secret?' ...
Ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer Scott Weiland says that the way he was ousted from the band was "a shame" and blames his split with the group on the fact that the other members of STP "got different management." STP fired Weiland in February 2013, claiming that his own solo activities and erratic behavior were detrimental ...
Former DROWNING POOL and current SOIL frontman Ryan McCombs was interviewed last month on the 94.9 K-Rock (WRHK) radio station in Danville, Illinois. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Speaking about his health three months after he suffered a stroke following the completion of SOIL's European tour with (HED)P.E. ...
When the outspoken Gene Simmons of KISS declared in an interview with Esquire last year that "rock is finally dead," a wave of response followed, both in agreement and dissent. Whether dead or alive, one thing is for certain: backstage at a rock concert is not the same as it used to be. Authors and ...
