SLAYER’S TOM ARAYA AND KERRY KING TALK ABOUT “SLAYER: THE REPENTLESS KILLOGY” FILM AND PLAYING THE L.A. FORUM
In a new video released today (10/30), Slayer’s Tom Araya and Kerry King share the story behind the previously-unseen short film and boundary-pushing music video trilogy that is set to be presented alongside Slayer’s entire 2017 concert shot at the Los Angeles Forum. Slayer: The Repentless Killogy will see its one-night theatrical screening take place […]
ANTHRAX’S CHARLIE BENANTE SAYS THE BAND DESERVES TO BE IN THE ROCK N’ ROLL HALL OF FAME
Earlier this month, the nominees for 2020’s Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame were announced. In a recent interview with Anthrax’s Charlie Benante on Eddie’s Sirius XM’s Trunk Nation, the topic of the Rock Hall was brought up – with the drummer saying his band deserve to be inducted into the famed hall. He said, “The reason why […]
KISS’ PAUL STANLEY PRAISES LED ZEPPELIN, AND SAYS JIMMY PAGE IS “THE MOST IMPORTANT AND INFLUENTIAL GUITAR PLAYER”
KISS’ Paul Stanley spoke with Dean Delray’s Let There Be Talk podcast about attending a Led Zeppelin concert when he was just 17 years old in New York. Portions of the interview appear below (as per blabbermouth.net). “I saw Zeppelin in, I think it was August of ’69 — between the first and second [records],” Stanley said. “And they were actually playing ‘What […]
JUDAS PRIEST GUITARIST K.K DOWNING REMINISCES ABOUT THE 80’S, BANDS BEOMING MORE GLAM, AND HOW “TURBO” WASN’T AS SUCCESSFUL AS THEY HOPED IT WOULD BE
Greg Prato’s new book Take It Off – Kiss Truly Unmasked is out in November, and promises to lift the lid on the story of KISS in the 1980s, a period when the band ditched the make-up, established themselves as an MTV mainstay, and wrote some of their biggest hits. In this excerpt, former Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing looks back […]
THIN LIZZY GUITARIST ERIC BELL LASHES OUT AT METALLICA AND CALLS THEM “A PACK OF BASTARDS”
Guitarist and co-founding member of Thin Lizzy Eric Bell has lashed out at Metallica, calling them “a pack of bastards,” claiming they didn’t pay him for a show. The outburst came in an interview with Bell in the The Irish Sun, with the guitarist saying he was expecting to make £2000 after he was invited to play Whiskey In The […]
KISS’ GENE SIMMONS SAYS THE BAND’S “END OF THE ROAD TOUR” WILL LAST ANOTHER TWO YEARS
KISS frontman/bassist Gene Simmons was a recent guest on, Larry King Now, with guest host Dennis Miller. Simmons discussed a myriad of topics, including the band’s tumultuous Farewell Tour in 2000, which Paul Stanley previous said was nothing more than an attempt by the group to “put KISS out of its misery” after years of ego clashes and disagreements Read what the […]