Fan-filmed video footage of British heavy metal vocalist Blaze Bayley (IRON MAIDEN, WOLFSBANE) performing on May 29 at Rotunda in Krakow, Poland can be seen below. The 51-year-old Bayley, who was born in Birmingham, was the original frontman in WOLFSBANE, but left in 1994 to join MAIDEN, with whom he recorded two studio albums — ...
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SLAYER's KERRY KING Says 'The Travel' is The Best And Worst Thing About Being In A Band
SLAYER guitarist Kerry King was interviewed on a recent episode of "In The Van" by skateboarding punk rockers the LOUD ONES as they motored through the country and temporarily kidnapped interesting characters in their renovated touring machine while sedating them with beers and questions. You can now watch the chat below. Asked what the best ...
THY ART IS MURDER Singer CHRIS 'CJ' MCMAHON: 'We're A Band Of Dickheads'
Impericon.com recently conducted an interview with drummer Lee Stanton and vocalist Chris "CJ" McMahon of the Australian deathcore band THY ART IS MURDER. You can now watch the chat below. Asked how they manage to be a serious metal band and funny at the same time, McMahon said: "We're actually a band of ...
SIXX: A.M.'s JAMES MICHAEL On 'Modern Vintage': 'We Wanted To Find Out Who We Had Become As A Band'
SIXX: A.M. members D.J. Ashba (guitar) and James Michael (vocals) were interviewed by Terrie Carr for the latest edition of "Box Of Rock" on WDHA-FM 105.5 FM, the rock music station licensed to Dover and Morristown, New Jersey. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the songwriting approach for SIXX: A.M.'s third album, ...
Why Heavy Metal Fans Are Most Loyal
Spotify last month published data that found heavy metal has the most loyal fans across the world of any major genre by a wide margin. The music streaming service put together a series of charts and interactives showing the variety of musical genres online and how these genres vary around the world. Pop ...
TWISTED SISTER Plays First Show With Drummer MIKE PORTNOY (Video)
TWISTED SISTER played its first show with drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, ADRENALINE MOB, THE WINERY DOGS) last night (Saturday, May 30) as part of the "Metal Meltdown", an all-new rockin' series in The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event — which also featured performances from EXTREME, ...
SLIPKNOT Teases 'Killpop' Video
SLIPKNOT has posted a couple of photo teasers for what is expected to be the soon-to-be-released official video for the band's song "Killpop", the third single from SLIPKNOT's latest album, ".5: The Gray Chapter". In a recent interview with the WGRD 97.9 FM radio station in Grand Rapids, Michigan, SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor stated about ...
Video: MICHAEL MONROE Joins SLASH On Stage In Helsinki
Former HANOI ROCKS singer Michael Monroe joined SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS on stage on May 28 at Jäähalli in Helsinki, Finland to perform two songs: "Doctor Alibi" and "We're All Gonna Die". Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below. Asked in a 2007 interview if he ever felt jealous ...
Video: New SAIGON KICK Lineup Performs In Orlando
Video footage of SAIGON KICK's new touring lineup — featuring drummer Jonathan Mover (Joe Satriani, Alice Cooper, Aretha Franklin, Mick Jagger, Peter Frampton) and bassist Jason Rosner — performing on May 30 at The Social in Orlando, Florida can be seen below. Bassist Chris McLernon announced his departure from SAIGON KICK on May 16, only ...