GEOFF TATE ON REUNITING WITH HIS FORMER QUEENSRYCHE BANDMATES, “WHY?”
Original Queensryche vocalist Geoff Tate was interviewed by TV War, quotes from the interview (as per blabbermouth.net) appear below. On ever working with his former bandmates again: “Pfft. Why? [Laughs] [I have] no interest in that. No. Not at all. [I have] absolutely no reason to. I don’t need the money. That’d be the only […]
KISS GUITARIST TOMMY THAYER ON THE FANS’ DISPLEASURE OF HIS WEARING ACE FREHLEY’S MAKEUP, “I DON’T LET IT BOTHER ME”
Richard Beinstock of Guitar World reports: …[KISS guitarist Tommy] Thayer’s path, of course, was not a straight shot from the bedroom to the KISS stage. He first rose to prominence as the guitarist in Eighties hard rock act Black ‘N Blue, who opened for KISS on tour and for whom Simmons produced a pair of […]
GUITARIST DOUG ALDRICH REMINISCES ABOUT THE TIME RONNIE JAMES DIO ALMOST GOT INTO A BAR FIGHT OVER AN NFL TEAM
XS Rock spoke with guitarist Doug Aldrich (Burning Rain, Dead Daisies, Revolution Saints). Excerpts from the interview appear below. XS Rock: Another question by one of our readers is “Who do you think the best of the current crew of drummers are”? I’m going to guess you probably going to say Deen [Castronovo] as one of […]
ALTITUDES & ATTITUDE (FRANK BELLO OF ANTHRAX & DAVID ELLEFSON OF MEGADETH) SHARES NEW VIDEO FOR “PART OF ME” & ANNOUNCE US TOUR DATES
Altitudes & Attitude, a collaboration between Anthrax’s Frank Bello and Megadeth’s David Ellefson—two virtuosic bass players who’ve anchored some of the fiercest thrash records of all time – are sharing their new video for Part of Me, filmed on their recent European tour with Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators. A&A will tour the Midwest this spring, […]
JUDAS PRIEST, AND METAL GOD, ROB HALFORD SAYS HE IS FINALLY WRITING A MEMOIR AND ADDS, “I THINK MINE WILL END UP LIKE THE LORD OF THE RINGS”
James Croot of New Zealand’s Stuff reports: Bohemian Rhapsody‘s success has got Rob Halford thinking. Judas Priest’s lead singer believes the British heavy metallers’ almost-50-years-of-history would be ideal fodder for a Hollywood biopic. “I think Judas Priest has had a very interesting life,” Halford tells Stuff ahead of the band’s visit to Auckland for a one-off show […]
NIKKI SIXX SAYS MOTLEY CRUE’S SONG “LIVE WIRE” IS ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx spoke with Sirius/XM about the meaning of some of the bands songs (transcription courtesy of blabbermouth.net). “One thing that’s important to me, and our fans know it, but people that don’t know Motley Crue [may not], is we’re very transparent in our lyrics and, of course, in our lifestyle, and there’s the […]
