FORMER CARNIVORE AND CRUMSUCKERS GUITARIST CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT ON A MINOR
A former thrash-metal rocker who is a registered sex offender has been charged with sexually assaulting a missing New York City teen found in his home — with his wife accused of allowing the abuse. Marc Piovanetti, a guitarist with Carnivore and Crumbsuckers in the ’80s, was arrested last week with his 50-year-old wife, Jennifer […]
TESTAMENT ANNOUNCE “AN EVENING WITH TESTAMENT” TOUR, IN WHICH THEY WILL PREFORM, THE ENTIRE “PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH” ALBUM
Testament have announced An Evening With Testament tour celebrating the 35th anniversary of their third album, Practice What You Preach. In support of the Practice What You Preach reissues via Nuclear Blast, Testament wanted to do something special and intimate for the fans, performing deep cuts and some classic ballads for the first time ever. Testament singer Chuck Billy states, “We are getting ready to Practice What You […]
FASTER PUSSYCAT SINGER, TAIME DOWNE’S FIANCEE, PASSES AWAY AFTER FALLING OVERBOARD ON 80’S THEMED CRUISE
TMZ reports: Tragedy has struck an ’80s-themed Royal Caribbean cruise … the fiancée of Faster Pussycat‘s lead singer has died after going overboard, though her body remains missing, TMZ has learned. Kimberly Burch — fiancée of Faster Pussycat frontman Taime Downe — fell to her death shortly after a heated argument with him aboard the ship, according to […]
TESLA’S BRIAN WHEAT DISCUSSES HIS DISDAIN, AND RELUCTANT ACCEPTANCE, OF THE TERM “HAIR METAL”
In a new interview with Ethan Dometrius, Tesla bassist Brian Wheat once again took issue with the label “hair metal,” saying that the pejorative term was coined as a way to disparage acts thought to have been all flash and no substance. Regarding Tesla being unfairly lumped in with such acts as Mötley Crüe, Ratt, Skid Row and L.A. Guns, Wheat said (as transcribed by blabbermouth.net). “I think Tesla probably has more […]
NEW YORK DOLLS FRONTMAN, AND SINGER BUSTER POINDEXTER, AKA DAVID JOHANSEN, PASSES AT AGE 75
Legendary New York Dolls rocker David Johansen has died at age 75. His stepdaughter Leah Hennessey confirmed the sad news, saying the punk icon had passed away Friday at his home on Staten Island. The New York native revealed just last month that he was suffering from stage four cancer, a brain tumor and a […]
THE DEAD DAISIES TO RELEASE BLUES COVER ALBUM, “LOOKIN’ FOR TROUBLE,” ON MAY 30TH, BAND SHARES THIER VERSION OF ROBERT JOHNSON’S “CROSSROADS
The Dead Daisies are stepping into blues history with the release of Crossroads, the first single from their upcoming album Lookin’ For Trouble, out May 30th through Fame/Malaco Records. The song, immortalized by Delta blues pioneer Robert Johnson, has been reimagined with the band’s signature firepower, delivering a high-energy, soul-drenched performance that bridges past and present. Few songs in American […]