Peter Hodgson of Gibson.com recently conducted an interview with Sammy Hagar (CHICKENFOOT, VAN HALEN). An excerpt from the chat follows below. Gibson.com: I've always wanted to ask you how you rank yourself as a guitarist. It takes balls to stand up there with Eddie Van Halen or Joe Satriani. I've been lucky to ...
RockNLive.org conducted an interview with California rockers Y&T when the band performed at Le Forum in in Vauréal, France on September 28. You can now watch the chat below. Y&T's live album, "Live At The Mystic", was released in November 2012 via Frontiers Records. Following original bassist Phil Kennemore's untimely passing from lung ...
Members of world-famous American rock band JOURNEY played the national anthem yesterday (Saturday, September 28) before Arizona State University's football game against USC in Tempe, Arizona. Founding member and lead guitarist Neal Schon, accompanied by longtime keyboardist and backing vocalist Jonathan Cain, played the anthem approximately 15 minutes prior to kickoff. Check out video footage ...
Elize Ryd of Swedish metallers AMARANTHE has uploaded an audio recording of her singing the NIGHTWISH song "Nemo". Ryd laid down the vocals for the track in 2006 when the Finnish symphonic metal band was seeking a replacement for Tarja Turunen. Check it out below. Says Ryd: "I've been saving this for a special moment. ...
According to The Wrap, METALLICA's new movie, "Metallica Through The Never", opened this weekend to an estimated $1.67 million — the best opening for a concert film ever at IMAX theaters. The movie, which debuted on 308 3D IMAX screens, earned an estimated $780,000 on its first day. That gave the film a ...
The Great Southern Brainfart recently conducted an interview with Erik Danielsson of Swedish black metallers WATAIN. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Great Southern Brainfart: So I have to be honest. Aside from listening to VENOM as a kid, I was never much of a black metal fan, and ...
On September 23, Aaron Lipscomb of the "Behind The Mask" podcast (web site) conducted an interview with Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, SEPULTURA, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY). You can now listen to the chat below. SOULFLY's ninth album, "Savages", is scheduled for release on October 1 via the band's new label home, Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The CD ...
CBS' "Sunday Morning" program featured METALLICA earlier today (Sunday, September 29) on "For The Record". They talked about the good times — and bad — they experienced since their formation more than three decades ago in Southern California. You can now watch the segment below. METALLICA's new movie, "Metallica Through The Never", opened a one-week ...
Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault recently conducted an interview with legendary extreme-metal drummer Gene Hoglan (TESTAMENT, DEATH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DARK ANGEL, DETHKLOK). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Assault: Coming to your "Gene Hoglan Experience" stuff that you've been doing, I think you've done one show so ...
MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee tweeted the following last night: "Hey @BLABBERMOUTHNET Whats if feel like to be the worst site ever? Yeah its me again and ya'll still suck ass!!" He added: "Oh yeah and bring on the haters....i mean admirers!!!" Back in February 2012, Lee was similarly enthused about BLABBERMOUTH.NET,
