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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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
March 29, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: Slayer • 0 Comments
Brian Lew, co-author of “Murder In The Front Row: Shots From THE Bay Area Thrash Metal Epicenter” (Bazillion Points Books), has posted a previously unpublished 1983 interview with Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman of SLAYER. The interview, typed by Kerry King, was originally intended for the second issue of Lew‘s pioneering Whiplashfanzine, and covers a time period… Read more here
March 29, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: RIVAL SONS, ROGER DALTREY, STEVE WINWOOD • 0 Comments
RIVAL SONS drummer Michael Miley was given the chance to perform with rock royalty yesterday, when he joined THE WHO frontman Roger Daltrey and Steve Winwood on stage in London. Miley performed alongside the legendary musicians, along with the likes of THE ROLLING STONES guitarist Ronnie Wood, as part of a specialTeenage Cancer Trust show at the iconic Royal Albert Hall. Commented Miley: “Are you… Read more here
March 29, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: STEVEN ADLER • 0 Comments
Original GUNS N’ ROSES drummer Steven Adler says that the band’s lead singer, Axl Rose, is driving the GN’R name “into the freakin’ ground” by continuing to tour with a bunch of “hacks” that “shouldn’t even be [called] GUNS N’ ROSES.” Although Slash recently confirmed that the original lineup of GUNS N’ ROSES would not perform at its upcoming induction into Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, the […]
March 29, 2012 by Rich Castle • Heavy Metal News Tags: KATATONIA • 0 Comments
Swedish dark rockers KATATONIA recently entered the studio to begin recording their ninth album, to be released later in the year. A new video update from studio can be seen at this location. KATATONIA previously stated about the band’s new material, “Well, you got the lush textures, the moody melodies, the heavy parts, the progressive touches, the mellow bits […]
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 […]