Italy's SpazioRock.it recently conducted an interview with SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan and guitarist Dave "Snake" Sabo. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about the RAMONES classic "Psycho Therapy", which was covered by SKID ROW on the band's "B-Side Ourselves" EP in 1992, Bolan said: "I come from a punk-rock background. ...
Former SLAYER and current PHILM drummer Dave Lombardo was interviewed on a recent edition of "The Urb Thrasher Flower Hour". You can now listen to the chat below. Asked if he thinks some of the newer metal drummers are playing too fast, Lombardo replied: "Hell no! Hell no, man! That's cutting, edge, man. When you ...
Drummer John Boecklin and guitarist Jeff Kendrick have exited DEVILDRIVER, the California-based band fronted by COAL CHAMBER singer Dez Fafara. Dez says: "Nothing dramatic [happened], [and there were] no drag-down fights; [it was] just time to move on. He added: "As I have said previously, DEVILDRIVER is on hiatus while I rejoin COAL CHAMBER for ...
In a brand new interview with Rolling Stone magazine, legendary LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page was asked why the band didn't take time to heal and rebuild itself following drummer John Bonham's death in 1980. "LED ZEPPELIN wasn't a corporate entity," he replied. "LED ZEPPELIN was an affair of the heart. Each of ...
Scion, sponsor of SLAYER’s fall U.S. tour, gives fans an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look in a new video clip posted to Scion AV's YouTube channel. The clip finds SLAYER frontman Tom Araya at the ESP factory, home of his signature series bass. Scion previously announced that a project car designed by SLAYER and featuring excessive speaker ...
Audio samples of the songs that will appear on "Bloodstone & Diamonds", the new album from San Francisco Bay area metallers MACHINE HEAD, can be found at MachineHead1.com. "Bloodstone & Diamonds" will be released on November 10 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The CD was produced by MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn and Juan ...
Alternative rock giants ALICE IN CHAINS have teamed with BitTorrent Bundle for the video premiere of "Phantom Limb", a thrilling mindbender directed by Roboshobo (a.k.a. Robert Schober; METALLICA, MASTODON, GREEN DAY). Fans can check out the Bundle to stream and download the seven-minute-plus-long "Phantom Limb" HD video, unlock notes from the director and ...
JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford says that he wants to keep singing for as long as possible, even if it means doing it "in the Badda Bing Lounge off the strip in Las Vegas." In a recent interview with The Guardian, Halford revealed that he has unfulfilled musical goals outside of his "metal ...
Guitar Interactive magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist John Petrucci of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER. You can now watch the chat in four parts below. Asked about the shorter, more compact nature of some of the songs that appear on DREAM THEATER's latest, self-titled album, Petrucci said: "Actually, the funny thing is, this ...
Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON performed their new single, "The Motherload", on last night's (Monday, October 27) edition of "The Late Show With David Letterman". Check out video footage of their appearance below. "The Motherload" will be released as a special limited-edition 12-inch vinyl picture disc in honor of Record Store Day's Black Friday celebration, which ...
