ANTHRAX TO PLAY BROOKLYN’S SAINT VITUS BAR ON SEPTEMBER 16TH TO BENEFIT GILDA’S CLUB NYC, TICKETS GO ONSALE AUGUST 19TH AT NOON
With October designated as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, New York born-and-bred thrash/metal icons Anthrax announce a very special concert to be held at Brooklyn’s Saint Vitus Bar on Friday, September 16th. “This has to be the most intimate show we’ve played since the early 80’s which makes it so special,” said vocalist Joey Belladonna about […]
ON ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY, FORMER METALLICA BASSIST JASON NEWSTED REFLECTS ON THE BAND’S “BLACK ALBUM”
As Metallica’s Black Album turns a quarter of a century old, former Metallica bassist, Jason Newsted, reflects on the band’s time in the studio, and the wider impact, the record had on the metal world. Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted has recalled his favorite moments recording the band’s 1991 self-titled album. Newsted says he was […]
BAND LINEUP & CELEBRITY JUDGES ANNOUNCED FOR SIRIUSXM’S HAIR NATION FESTIVAL BATTLE OF THE BANDS ON AUGUST 17TH AT THE WHISKY A GO-GO
This Wednesday marks the official SiriusXM’s Hair Nation Festival Battle of the Bands. The event will take place at the legendary Whisky A Go-Go (8901 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA) and will feature performances from eight unsigned bands hoping to win an opening slot for one of the stages at SiriusXM’s Hair Nation Festival next […]
TORA TORA BASSIST PATRICK FRANCIS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER, PLEASE ATTEND FUNDRAISER BEING HELD ON AUGUST 21ST IN MEMPHIS, TN
Tora Tora bassist Patrick Francis was recently diagnosed with bladder cancer. Francis had surgery last week and is recovering. Due to missed work, the band, along with their friend Matt Montgomery, are having a fundraiser to assist the bassist with his expenses. The event will be taking place on August 21st at Minglewood Hall in […]
ALICE COOPER DISCUSSES JOE PERRY COLLAPSE SAYS, “HE HADN’T EATEN IN TWO DAYS”
Kory Grow of Rolling Stone reports: Alice Cooper vividly remembers the shock he felt when he learned that Joe Perry had collapsed onstage mid-song during a Hollywood Vampires concert in Brooklyn. “It scared the hell out of me,” he tells Rolling Stone. “The lyrics to [Raise the Dead], the first song we played that night, […]
BASSIST PETE WAY IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER SUFFERING A HEART ATTACK
Former UFO bassist, Pete Way’s wife, Jenny Way, has posted the following message on her Twitter account: “My husband Pete Way has collapsed after a short business trip to Germany and is currently in [the] hospital being treated by cardiologists. He has had a heart attack and a blood clot has been found in his […]