Hairy Mark of Manchester Rocks conducted an interview with guitarists Chris Rörland and Tobbe Englund of Swedish metallers SABATON on December 14 at Manchester Ritz during the UK leg of the band's "Heroes" tour. You can now watch the chat below. SABATON will return to North America in April/May 2015 as direct support to Finland-based ...
January 2015 - Blabbermouth Archive
KORN's RAY LUZIER: Kids Don't Understand That Illegal Music Downloading Is Akin To Stealing
KORN drummer Ray Luzier says that the current generation of music fans doesn't understand that illegal downloading is akin to stealing, explaining that artists are not being properly compensated for "pour[ing their] heart and soul and [their] blood" into the albums which are being made freely available on the Internet. Asked by Dalton Castle of ...
KID ROCK Embraces Straightforward Rock Sound With 'First Kiss' Title Track, Video
According to The Pulse Of Radio, Kid Rock has released the video for "First Kiss", the title track and first single from his upcoming 10th album, due out on February 24. The singer has also posted a teaser clip featuring New Year's Eve "first kiss" photos submitted by fans as per Rock's request. "First Kiss" ...
BRUCE DICKINSON's Son AUSTIN Announces RISE TO REMAIN Split, Launch Of AS LIONS
RISE TO REMAIN, the London, England metalcore outfit fronted by Austin Dickinson — the son of IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson — has split up following the departures of drummer Adam Lewin and guitarist Ben Tovey. Austin, guitarist Will Homer and bassist Conor O'Keefe will continue working together in a new project called AS LIONS. ...
SLIPKNOT's MICK THOMSON: 'We Hope To Do Our Next Record Sooner'
SLIPKNOT took six years to make its latest album, ".5: The Gray Chapter", and that time was filled with tragedy and turmoil. In a new interview with Music Radar, guitarist Mick Thomson said that with the band members being able to write music on the road on their laptops, there should be less ...
ARCH ENEMY's JEFF LOOMIS On His KEMPER Profiling Amplifier (Video)
On December 8, former NEVERMORE and current ARCH ENEMY guitarist Jeff Loomis gave Kemper a rundown of his Kemper Profiler profiling amp at Docks in Hamburg, Germany during ARCH ENEMY's European tour with KREATOR. Check out the footage below. ARCH ENEMY in November parted ways with guitarist Nick Cordle and replaced him with Loomis. Loomis ...
Former CHIMAIRA Drummer AUSTIN D'AMOND Joins DEVILDRIVER
Former CHIMAIRA drummer Austin D'Amond (pictured) has joined DEVILDRIVER — the California-based band fronted by COAL CHAMBER singer Dez Fafara — as the replacement for the recently departed John Boecklin. Said Austin: "Thanks, everyone, for all the support through my career. Without you all, I would've never made it this far. I promise to give ...
BLACK STAR RIDERS Were 'Disappointed' JOE ELLIOTT Pulled Out Of Producing Their Sophomore Album
Niclas Müller-Hansen of RockSverige.se recently conducted an interview with BLACK STAR RIDERS frontman Ricky Warwick and guitarist Damon Johnson. An excerpt from the chat follows below. RockSverige.se: You ended up working with [producer] Nick Raskulinecz (RUSH, FOO FIGHTERS, ALICE IN CHAINS, MASTODON) instead of [DEF LEPPARD singer] Joe Elliott [on your sophomore album, ...
QUEENSRŸCHE's SCOTT ROCKENFIELD: We're Always Looking For Ways To Engage With, And Be A Part Of, Our Fans
QUEENSRŸCHE members Michael Wilton (guitar), Scott Rockenfield (drums), Todd La Torre (vocals), Parker Lundgren (guitar) and Eddie Jackson (bass) were interviewed prior to their performance at the Hard Rock Hell festival, which was held November 13-16, 2014 at Camp HRH, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, North Wales, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about ...