ARMORED SAINT guitarist Phil Sandoval (pictured) will sit out the band's festival appearances in Germany next week so that he can stay home and be with his girlfriend while they expect their first child. The group states: "We have enlisted the help of guitarist Matt Price from BEHOLD! THE MONOLITH to step up and fill ...
July 2016 - Blabbermouth Archive
At Least 30 People Arrested At GUNS N' ROSES Concert In New Jersey
More than thirty people were arrested Saturday night (July 23) at the GUNS N' ROSES concert at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Sgt. First Class Gregory Williams, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police, said a 30-year-old woman was arrested during the event and charged with aggravated assault on a police officer. ...
Video: SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Ejects 'Disrespectful' Fan From Toronto Concert
SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor had a "fan" ejected from the band's concert in Toronto, calling the spectator "a cunt" and explaining that he has been "doing this too long to deal with that disrespect." The incident happened while SLIPKNOT was performing the song "(sic)" on July 19 at Air Canada Centre. Fan-filmed video footage shows ...
RUDOLF SCHENKER Says He Loves His Brother, Even After MICHAEL Called Him 'A Con Artist'
SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker has refused to be drawn into a public war of words with his brother Michael after the former UFO axeman accused him of being "a trick master" and "a wannabe." Michael Schenker gave a number of interviews in recent months in which he questioned his brother's integrity, going so far as ...
GUNS N' ROSES: Watch Quality Video Footage Of First East Rutherford, New Jersey Concert
Quality fan-filmed video footage of GUNS N' ROSES' July 23 performance at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. It's So Easy 02. Mr. Brownstone 03. Chinese Democracy 04. Welcome To The Jungle 05. Double Talkin' Jive 06. Estranged 07. Live And Let Die ...
Former SENTENCED And POISONBLACK Frontman VILLE LAIHIALA Launches S-TOOL
Former SENTENCED and POISONBLACK frontman Ville Laihiala has launched a new band called S-TOOL. He is joined in the Finland-based group by drummer Aksu Hanttu (ENTWINE), bassist Kimmo Hiltunen (LULLACRY) and guitarist Sami Leppikangas. Laihiala describes the band’s sound as more straightforward and heavier than POISONBLACK and SENTENCED, and he draws parallels to PANTERA and ...
OZZY OSBOURNE: 'I Am Not Really Happy Being Sober, But I Don't Want To Get Drunk'
Ozzy Osbourne recently spoke to Goldmine about being a recovering alcoholic and his continuing battle against temptation and relapse. He said: "I am coming up on three [and a half] years sober, and I've just come back from a meeting, actually. I've reached a really weird place with it. I am not really ...
THE ABSENCE Releases New Song 'Septic Testament', Announces New Guitarists
Tampa-based melodic death metal band THE ABSENCE has released its first song in three years, titled "Septic Testament". The track is the band's first to feature their two new guitar players: Joey Concepcion (ARMAGEDDON) and Taylor Nordberg (RIBSPREADER, INFERNAEON). "Septic Testament" was recorded at Smoke & Mirrors Productions by Jeramie Kling and Taylor Nordberg. It ...
Ukraine's JINJER Doesn't Like Being Compared To Other Female-Fronted Metal Bands
"I Speak Astronomy", the new video from the Ukraine-based "groove metal" band JINJER, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's third album, "King Of Everything", which will be released on July 29 via Napalm Records. JINJER bassist Eugene Kostyuk told Metal Horizons in a new interview that his band ...