Dream Theater World conducted an interview with former DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy before THE NEAL MORSE BAND's April 1 concert in Malmö, Sweden. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about what it has been like giving up some of the creative control he had while he was a member of ...
April 2017 - Blabbermouth Archive
COREY TAYLOR On STONE SOUR's 'Hydrograd': 'We Captured Lightning In A Jar That Nobody's Seen In A Thousand Years'
Corey Taylor says that STONE SOUR fans "are gonna freak out" when they hear the band's album, "Hydrograd". While the first song from the disc is expected to be "leaked" later this month, the full-length follow-up to "House Of Gold & Bones" will arrive at the end of June. "Hydrograd" was recorded at Sphere Studios ...
KORN Guitarist Says Live Performances Shouldn't Be Too Perfect
Sebastiano Mereu of From Hero To Zero recently conducted an interview with KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer. You can watch the chat below. Asked about the pressure that many modern bands feel to make their live shows as "perfect" as possible, Munky said: "I think it still has to be organic, it still ...
METALLICA Announces 'Hit The Stage' Contest; Local Bands To Compete For Chance To Open
This summer, METALLICA's "WorldWired" tour hits stadiums across North America. The band has invited along special guests AVENGED SEVENFOLD and openers VOLBEAT or GOJIRA to join them through out the summer. However, as some fans have noticed, there are a handful of cities (five, to be exact!) where only one band from the bill is ...
JUDAS PRIEST: 'Hell Bent For Leather' Exhibition Of Hand-Painted Leather Biker Jackets
Parliament Tattoo Studio has joined forces with the iconic metal band JUDAS PRIEST to bring you "Hell Bent For Leather", an exhibition of hand-painted leather biker jackets inspired by the band's albums and songtitles by some of the world's greatest tattoo artists. The first exhibition of its kind featuring tattooing nobility such as Grime, Jondix, ...
THE SWORD To Release 'Greetings From...' Live Album In May
Austin, Texas metal luminaries THE SWORD will release their first-ever live album, "Greetings From…", on May 5 via Razor & Tie. The band recorded all of the shows on its fall 2016 tour with OPETH and chose nine songs to make up the track listing on the disc. Starting today, "Greetings From…" will be available ...
STEVEN TYLER Collaborates with SOUNDWAVES Artist TIM WAKEFIELD
AEROSMITH singer Steven Tyler is bringing the re-recording of "Janie's Got A Gun" to life to support his philanthropic initiative Janie's Fund. The project with Soundwaves artist Tim Wakefield has produced unique and distinctive digital artworks on canvas to be sold through the Soundwaves Art Foundation to support the fund. Through "Janie's Got a Gun", ...
JAMES HETFIELD Says METALLICA's Collaboration With LADY GAGA 'Was A Good Fit'
James Hetfield says that Lady Gaga's "energy was very, very exciting" when METALLICA collaborated with the pop superstar at this year's Grammy Awards. METALLICA's appearance with Gaga at the 59th annual event in Los Angeles on February 12 turned into something of a disaster when the Grammy sound crew did not turn Hetfield's mic on, ...
RAMMSTEIN: Watch 'Mutter' Performance Clip From 'Paris' DVD
German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN will release a new concert DVD and Blu-ray, "Paris", on May 19. The set was recorded in March 2012 at the then-named Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris (now AccorHotels Arena) during RAMMSTEIN's "Made In Germany" tour, and was helmed by the band's longtime collaborator, Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund. A performance ...