Hodinkee recently conducted an interview with former ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Hodinkee: You suddenly lost interest in playing guitar in 1995, ripped the stereo equipment from your cars and house, and gave all your guitars to Hard Rock Café. Why the sudden lost of ...
German power metallers GAMMA RAY have parted ways with drummer Dan Zimmerman and have replaced him with Michael Ehré (LOVE.MIGHT.KILL, FIREWIND, ULI JON ROTH, METALIUM). A video message from GAMMA RAY announcing the new drummer can be seen below (recorded on August 30 at the Hammer Recording Studios in Hamburg, Germany). Commented GAMMA RAY guitarist/vocalist ...
Video footage of ANTHRAX guitarist Rob Caggiano discussing the details of his ESP and LTD Signature Series guitars can be seen in two parts below. ANTHRAX recently spent time in the studio recording several cover versions of some of their favorite rock classics, to be included with the upcoming re-release of the band's latest album, ...
Leander Games has released the new MEGADETH-branded slot game. This online game features images and songs from the band, multiple levels, free spins, a "Head Crusher" bonus round, and much more. Game Specs: 5 reels by 4 rows, 40 line video slot game. Top Award: 50,000 credits. Game is available now in Latin America, Tuesday, ...
QUIET RIOT's landmark album "Metal Health" is getting ready to celebrate its 30th anniversary, and Artisan News spoke to the band's drummer, Frankie Banali, at the Sunset Strip Music Festival about the LP and its massive success. On the topic of the album's recording sessions, Banali said, "We were booked on available time, so it ...
On August 30, David Kelso, a DJ for 107.7 FM, KRXO, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, conducted an interview with former DIO and current DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Asked what it has been like for him to revisit the DIO material with his ...
PureGrainAudio's Mitch Lafon conducted an interview with guitarist Corey Beaulieu of Florida metallers TRIVIUM at this year's edition of the Heavy MTL festival, which was held August 11-12 at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if TRIVIUM is planning to return to the studio soon ...
According to RadarOnline.com, MÖTLEY CRÜE/SIXX: A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx used a homophobic slur to describe the fans of American pop singer-songwriter John Mayer during a concert in Phoenix, Arizona earlier this month. Sixx was trying to get the crowd pumped up during CRÜE's August 10 show with KISS when said into his microphone ...
Canadian rock legends TRIUMPH were interviewed on the August 29 edition of the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn. You can now listen to the program at RocklineRadio.com. The fans demanded it, and the fans finally got it. After 20 years apart, the long-awaited TRIUMPH reunion of vocalist/guitarist Rik Emmett, ...
