Mariskal Rock TV's Jason Cenador recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mille Petrozza of German thrash metal veterans KREATOR. You can watch the chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the inspiration behind the title for the band's new album, "Gods Of Violence": Mille: "The original concept was talking about the ancient ...
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JOHN CORABI Says His Phone 'Stopped Ringing' After He Was Fired From MÖTLEY CRÜE
Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with former MÖTLEY CRÜE and current THE DEAD DAISIES singer John Corabi. You can watch the chat in three parts below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his decision to perform MÖTLEY CRÜE's self-titled 1994 album in its entirety to celebrate the LP's twentieth anniversary: ...
STATUS QUO Guitarist RICK PARFITT Dead At 68
Guitarist Rick Parfitt of veteran British rockers STATUS QUO died earlier today (Saturday, December 24). He was 68 years old. The Parfitt family and the STATUS QUO manager, Simon Porter, have released the following joint statement regarding the matter: "We are truly devastated to have to announce that STATUS QUO guitarist Rick Parfitt has passed ...
Video: KORN Performs Acoustic Version Of 'Alone I Break' For VIP Ticket Holders In London
Video footage of KORN performing an acoustic version of the song "Alone I Break" for VIP ticket holders before the band's December 16 concert at The SSE Arena, Wembley in London, England can be seen below. KORN has just completed a U.K. tour in support of its twelfth studio album, "The Serenity of Suffering", which ...
SEPULTURA Frontman: 'The Internet Has Created Such A Mass Amount Of Crap Out There'
Metalholic recently conducted an interview with SEPULTURA frontman Derrick Green. You can listen the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On working with the decision to work with in-demand Swedish producer Jens Borgen for the band's new album, "Machine Messiah": Derrick: "I visited Sweden a few years back and ...
ICED EARTH Mainman Says Changes In The Music Industry Aren't 'Anything To Be Afraid Of'
Sebastiano Mereu of From Hero To Zero recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH guitarist and main songwriter Jon Schaffer. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the differences in being a musician in 2016 versus the mid-'80s: Jon: "The business has changed drastically. We've ...
ROBERT TRUJILLO: 'Hardwired' Is 'Probably One Of The Best-Sounding METALLICA Records Ever'
METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo was interviewed by A Music Blog, Yea? after the band's concert in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the end of November. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the making of METALLICA's latest album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct", Trujillo said: "Well, each album is different; it's really its own sort of ...
MALICE Guitarist MICK ZANE Dies After Battle With Cancer
Michael Landauer (a.k.a. Mick Zane), one of the founding members of '80s metal masters MALICE, died earlier today. He was battling what he was told was an inoperable brain tumor and was said to be receiving the same new miracle drug that recently helped former president Jimmy Carter cure his brain cancer. HELSTAR singer James ...
MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'My Biological Clock Is Ticking'
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine promoted the band's December 16 acoustic show at the Hard Rock Cafe in Boston with an appearance earlier that day on "The Hill-Man Morning Show" on the WAAF radio station. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Asked how long he thinks he can keep touring ...