According to The Pulse Of Radio, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has always shown strong support for members of law enforcement and the military, and guitarist Zoltan Bathory did it again by coming to the aid of a police officer on a Las Vegas highway on Christmas Eve (December 24). Bathory spotted the officer crouched down ...
December 2016 - Blabbermouth Archive
Classic Early SORTILÈGE Albums To Be Reissued By NO REMORSE RECORDS
"SORTILÈGE — the best French metal had to offer. Timeless classics!" This quote from Deaf Forever magazine journalist Michael Kohsiek pretty much sums up the status of SORTILÈGE. Formed in 1981, the band released a self-titled EP in 1983 and followed it up with an amazing debut album, "Métamorphose", one year later. The two releases ...
ANNIHILATOR's JEFF WATERS Won't Worry About Writing 'Catchy, Commercial Choruses' On Next Album
Metal Wani's Laura Vezer recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Jeff Waters of Canadian metal veterans ANNIHILATOR. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On ANNIHILATOR's upcoming follow-up to 2015's "Suicide Society" album: Jeff: "On the next one, the changes I'm gonna ...
MOTÖRHEAD's PHIL CAMPBELL: LEMMY Is 'With Me Every Day In My Brain, Telling Me To Turn It Down'
Former MOTÖRHEAD and current PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS was interviewed on the December 2-4 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the Podbean widget below. A few excerpts follow. Full Metal Jackie: We're here to talk about PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS ...
GRAHAM BONNET Is Not Interested In Hearing RITCHIE BLACKMORE's Revamped RAINBOW
Graham Bonnet says that he is not interested in hearing Ritchie Blackmore's revamped version of RAINBOW because the band doesn't include any of the other musicians who were originally part of the group. Blackmore performed RAINBOW and DEEP PURPLE material at three shows this past June. He was joined at the gigs by LORDS OF ...
GUS G. Hopes To Be Part Of OZZY OSBOURNE's Next Solo Album
Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G., well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND, spoke to Metal Wani about the possibility of a new solo album from the BLACK SABBATH singer once the legendary heavy metal band has completed its "The End" ...
METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT: 'What's Important To Us Is Making The Best Album We Can'
Doug Kolk of KTLA-TV conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett prior to the band's December 15 concert at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles, California. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if it was important for METALLICA to revisit its thrash metal roots on the band's latest album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct", ...
MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON Comments On Latest GRAMMY Nomination
Thrash metal pioneers MEGADETH have been nominated for a 2017 Grammy Award for "Best Metal Performance" for the title track of their latest album, "Dystopia". This marks the band's 12th Grammy nomination in this category (including nominations in the discontinued "Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance" category). The band is hoping to win its first Grammy at ...
JOURNEY's NEAL SCHON: 'The Sum Of The Whole Band Is Way Greater Than Any One Person'
Last week, Shawn SixX of Boston's WZLX radio station conducted an interview with JOURNEY guitarist Neal Schon. You can now listen to the chat using the widget below. A couple of excerps follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how current JOURNEY singer Arnel Pineda feels about the band being inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall ...