INTERVIEW: Rick Allen of Def Leppard
March 30, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Interviews Tags: Def Leppard • 0 Comments
OVERKILL Frontman Talks Chocolate In New Interview
March 30, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Overkill • 0 Comments
Amy Sciarretto of The Aquarian Weekly recently conducted an interview with vocalist Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth of New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Aquarian Weekly: Let’s talk chocolate first… Blitz: My wife and I own a chocolate retail outlet in Nyack, New York, just outside of the Aquarian‘s reach. It’s close to the […]
AC/DC Was Almost Dropped By Record Company In 1977
March 29, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: AC/DC • 0 Comments
According to The Pulse Of Radio, AC/DC was in danger of being dropped from their label, Atlantic Records, just prior to the release of the band’s 1977 album “Let There Be Rock”. Phil Carson, the exec who got AC/DCsigned to the label, revealed to Classic Rock magazine, “They’d delivered [1976’s] ‘Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap’, which I thought was pretty good. But the Atlantic A&R department [in […]
SOUNDGARDEN’s CHRIS CORNELL Says Rock Has ‘Lost Its Place’
March 29, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Chris Cornell, Soundgarden • 0 Comments
According to The Pulse Of Radio, SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell says in a new interview with Details that rock music has “definitely lost its place at the center of the musical universe.” Asked about the state of rock today, Cornell remarks, “When I was growing up in the late Seventies, everyone could identify the five or 10 bands that formed the center. Even if […]
AEROSMITH: More New Album Details Revealed
March 29, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: aerosmith • 0 Comments
Four members of AEROSMITH (everyone but guitarist Brad Whitfordwho was on the road with the “Experience Hendrix” tour) took part in a press conference at The Grove in Los Angeles on March 28 to announce their new album and upcoming tour. Introduced by Jimmy Kimmel, the musicians — including singer Steven Tyler, bassist Tom Hamilton and guitarist Joe Perry — spoke to the media about their […]
LAMB OF GOD Drummer CHRIS ADLER: Video Footage Of MUSIKMESSE Clinic
March 29, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Lamb Of God • 0 Comments
Video footage of LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler‘s drum clinic at theMusikmesse Frankfurt 2012 fair — which took place… Read more here
JEFF SCOTT SOTO Added To ‘The Queen Extravaganza’
March 29, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Jeff Scott Soto • 0 Comments
Legendary hard rock vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, TALISMAN, JOURNEY, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) has joinedThe Queen Extravaganza, the spectacular touring concert show designed to take the glorious music and the live experience of legends of rock QUEEN to generations of fans in cities coast-to-coast across the U.S. and Canada. Commented Soto: “I am proud to… Read more here
INTERVIEW: Ted Nugent
March 29, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal Interviews Tags: Ted Nugent • 0 Comments
AEROSMITH Guitarist Is ‘Constantly Amazed’ By Band’s Longevity
March 30, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: aerosmith • 0 Comments
AEROSMITH began work on its first all-new album since 2001 last year, with the rest of the band working on music while singer Steven Tylermade his “American Idol” debut. AEROSMITH is currently mixing a reworked version of its 1991 outtake“Legendary Child” (originally written during the “Get A Grip” sessions) for inclusion in the upcoming summer film “GI Joe: Retaliation” (which arrives in theaters around the […]