Archives for November 2019
THE AGONIST singer Vicky Psarakis says that she is open to having a conversation with her predecessor, Alissa White-Gluz, less than three months after she accused the current ARCH ENEMY frontwoman of trying to prevent the release of THE AGONIST‘s latest album. This past September, Psarakis gave an interview to Rock Confidential in which she
ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott says that the band’s lead singer, Alissa White-Gluz, has been treated very unfairly by the music media in recent months. One of the most outspoken vocalists in heavy metal, White-Gluz found herself at the center of a couple of controversies in the past year. First, she engaged in a war
Maryland rockers CLUTCH have released a David Brodsky-directed video for their cover version of CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL‘s “Fortunate Son”. The track, along with CLUTCH‘s previously issued rendition of the Willie Dixon 1950s classic “Evil” (later recorded by CACTUS) and ZZ TOP‘s “Precious And Grace”, along with a reworked version of “Electric Worry”, comprise a collection
In an interview with Grasser Production prior to AMON AMARTH‘s November 15 concert at Zenith in Munich, Germany, guitarist Johan Söderberg and drummer Jocke Wallgren discussed whether they could be a hypothetical replacement for IRON MAIDEN as one of metal’s leading arena and festival headlining bands, as well as their approach to live shows considering
Video of DISTURBED‘s performance of its cover version of SIMON & GARFUNKEL‘s “The Sound Of Silence” on the March 28, 2016 episode of Conan O’Brien‘s nighttime talk show, “Conan”, has been viewed more than 100 million times, becoming the first “Conan” clip to reach the milestone. O’Brien broke the news of DISTURBED‘s feat on Twitter,
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman spoke to Australia’s Silver Tiger Media about the music industry’s “sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll” ethos and how it has somewhat been taken over in recent years by a desire to be healthy and fit. “You know, I’m not a guy who likes to promote drugs, but I think
Ozzy Osbourne joined Post Malone and Travis Scott on stage at the 2019 American Music Awards Sunday night (November 24) to perform Post‘s hit song “Take What You Want”. Malone opened the performance solo with a rendition of “Circles” before enlisting Osbourne and Scott for the “Hollywood’s Bleeding” album track, with Ozzy sitting perched on
Six months after he was diagnosed with throat cancer, MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine appears to be making a remarkable recovery. Earlier today, Dave‘s wife of 28 years, Pam, uploaded a photo (see below) of what was apparently a family get-together at a restaurant near their home in Franklin, Tennessee, and she included the caption: “Let
RUSH bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee has announced three more dates where he will be signing copies of “Geddy Lee’s Big Beautiful Book Of Bass” and giving fist bumps; this time on the East Coast. The dates are: Dec. 08 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Barnes & Noble at 3 p.m. Dec. 09 – New York, NY @
Marilyn Manson has released his newest single, a cover of THE DOORS classic “The End”. The song’s accompanying visual was created by Zev Deans and can be seen below. The single artwork is an original watercolor painting by Manson. Manson‘s version of “The End” was played over the PA system at the end of his
Hi! Tell me about Kaldvard. Why did you decide to name the band with such title? What kind of ideas do you explore? We decided on the name Kaldvard after months of searching for a band name. Kaldr was determined that we should have an ancient Norwegian word. But nothing was “good” enough. Finally, a friend of him came
The fifth annual “Bowl For Ronnie” celebrity bowling party, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund, was held on Thursday, November 7 at PINZ Bowling Center in Studio City, California. Once again sold out in advance, the event raised more than $50,000 for the music-based cancer charity. Over 300 rockers, bowling
Hi! Give a brief history of Beyond Forgiveness, music style, and members. The band’s origin started over 10 years ago as a female-fronted metal band, but it was not symphonic at that time. We had a different singer, drummer, and bass player at the time. The band was together for a few years, and then
Hi! Give a brief history of Black River Sons, music style, and the members. Hi! Before we start, thanks for the interest and we hope you’ll apologize us for our English. So, BRS is the result of the meeting of several musicians, guided by the love of this music that is southern rock! Emeric (lead
Backbeat Books has set a March 2020 publication date for “I Am Michael Alago: Breathing Music. Signing Metallica. Beating Death.” by record label executive, photographer and author Michael Alago. Recently featured in a Netflix documentary, Alago delves into a deeper scope of his life and passion for music, sharing how he consistently beat the odds,
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