Marco Hietala has dimissed the suggestion that NIGHTWISH is a dictatorship, insisting that everybody in the band "has their say." Since its inception twenty years ago, NIGHTWISH has been the guiding vision of keyboardist and main songwriter Tuomas Holopainen, with many fans speculating that the rest of the band is minimally involved in how the ...
July 2016 - Blabbermouth Archive
Video: JOE LYNN TURNER Performs At Finland's LANKAFEST
Video footage of former RAINBOW and DEEP PURPLE singer Joe Lynn Turner performing on July 9 at LankaFest in Puolanka, Finland can be seen below. Joe Lynn Turner recently slammed Ritchie Blackmore for the guitarist's decision to go out and perform classic DEEP PURPLE and RAINBOW material with a new group musicians instead of reforming ...
SIXX:A.M.: Watch Swedish Tour Mini-Documentary
In June 2016, SIXX:A.M. — the band featuring MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx alongside guitarist DJ Ashba and vocalist James Michael — toured Sweden for the first time. The trek included a headlining performance at the Gröna Lund amusement park in Stockholm as well as an appearance at the Sweden Rock Festival. The four-minute clip ...
QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON: My Ultimate 'Spinal Tap' Moment
The End Hunger Challenge Project conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton on July 23 at the Moondance Jam in Walker, Minnesota. You can now watch the chat below. Asked to recount his best "Spinal Tap" moment, where everything almost fell apart or flopped for the band, Wilton said: "Wow, there's been ...
PRIMAL FEAR Planning Special 20th-Anniversary Concert In Germany Next Year, Says RALF SCHEEPERS
German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR will celebrate their 20th anniversary next year with a special concert in their home country. Vocalist Ralf Scheepers told Metal Master Kingdom before a recent gig in Toronto: "There are now negotiations for one big [anniversary] show. I don't wanna tell so much, because it's gotta be a surprise. There's ...
Watch MEGADETH's Entire Bucharest Performance
Fan-filmed video footage of MEGADETH's entire July 13 concert at Arenele Romane in Bucharest, Romania can be seen below. Featured songs: 00:00 Hangar 18 05:13 The Threat Is Real 09:34 Tornado Of Souls 15:11 Poisonous Shadows 20:50 She-Wolf 26:11 Wake Up Dead 29:53 In My Darkest Hour 35:20 Conquer Or Die 37:24 Fatal Illusion 41:45 ...
ANTHRAX Releases 'Monster At The End' Vinyl Single
ANTHRAX has released a vinyl single for "Monster At The End". The song is taken from the band's latest album, "For All Kings", and is backed by the track "Vice Of The People", which was previously released as a bonus song on the Japanese version of "For All Kings". The single is available ...
BRIAN 'HEAD' WELCH On Rejoining KORN: 'If It Was A Crazy Party Still, I Would Not Have Gone Back'
In a brand new interview with The Arizona Republic, KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch — a former drug addict and reformed Christian — spoke about what it was like rejoining the band in early 2013, eight years after first leaving the group. "If it was a crazy party still, I would not have ...
KING 810 To Release 'La Petite Mort Or A Conversation With God' Album In September
Flint, Michigan metal band KING 810 will release its new album, "La Petite Mort Or A Conversation With God", on September 16 via Roadrunner. The follow-up to the group's provocative and acclaimed debut LP, "Memoirs Of A Murderer", is available now for pre-order in physical bundles via KING810.com and digitally at all DSPs. All digital ...