MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee recently took part in a question-and-answer session with Rolling Stone magazine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rolling Stone: Have you ever done a huge rail of coke off your snare drum? Tommy Lee: "Not off the snare, but I used to fill up a beer ...
The New York Daily News is reporting LINKIN PARK frontman Chester Bennington blasted a Mansion nightclub bodyguard, alleging that the security man had shoved his pregnant girlfriend. "He was forcibly pushing her away with his arm and I had to get in between them," Bennington said. "So I shoved him back." The rocker revealed that ...
ABC ePrep is reporting that Kid Rock, Sharon Osbourne and Kelly Osbourne have been added to the list of presenters at the World Music Awards. The award ceremony will take place tonight (Aug. 31) and ABC-TV is scheduled to broadcast the show on September 13. The ceremony will be staged at the Kodak Theatre in ...
Former ATOMKRAFT guitarist Rob Matthew (currently in AGANKAST) has sent the following message to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "It's been on my mind for a few days now after reading the public lambasting of Tony Dolan [ATOMKRAFT mainman, formerly of VENOM/MANTAS] after his latest outburst on the web. It is proving difficult for me to keep ...
MJI Interactive reports: After months of pre-production, TOOL finally have begun recording their long-awaited follow-up to 2001's "Lateralus". According to guitarist Adam Jones' blog, the band has been working on the as-yet-untitled album for a few weeks and has been visited by QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's Josh Homme and the MELVINS' King ...
According to a posting on Norwegian black metallers CARPATHIAN FOREST's official web site, Season of Mist has set a January 17, 2006 U.S. release date (one day earlier internationally) for the group's new album. "The band is almost finished with all recordings, only a few details left, and will decide where to mix the album ...
GODSMACK, STAIND, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and SHADOWS FALL are among the nominees for the 18th annual Boston Music Awards, set to take place September 28 at the city's Avalon Ballroom. GODSMACK received a total of three nods, including one in the Male Vocalist of the Year category for Sully Erna, who will compete against STAIND's Aaron ...
Norwegian black metallers KEEP OF KALESSIN, featuring Obsidian C. (a.k.a. Arnt Grønbech, also a touring guitarist for SATYRICON) on guitars/bass/synth, have posted the following message on their official web site: "KEEP OF KALESSIN have been working on their new opus, 'Armada', since May now. Unfortunately things haven't actually gone smooth for the band. Two blown ...
THE HUMAN CONDITION, the Arizona-based band featuring former SACRED REICH guitarist Wiley Arnett, will be opening for OVERKILL on September 22 at The Clubhouse Music Venue in Tempe, AZ. Also appearing on the bill will be MOTIVE. THE HUMAN CONDITION have posted audio samples from their recently completed six-song EP, "The Means", at their official ...
