DRUMMER DAVE LOMBARDO AND GUITARIST JOHN 5 ON THIS WEEK’S “THAT METAL SHOW”

With Season 14 of That Metal Show already making history (the Season 14 premiere was the second most watched Season Premiere in the history of the series) VH1 Classic’s centerpiece in original programming returns with an all-new episode this Saturday at 9:00PM ET/PT, repeating at 11:00PM ET/PT. This week Philm drummer and “the godfather of […]

KISS PERFORMS ACOUSTIC SET AT FAN MEET-AND-GREET IN JAPAN

KISS fans who paid for VIP tickets on March 3rd at the Tokyo Dome in Japan were able to watch the band perform a small acoustic set during soundcheck which included a version of the 1962 blues song You Shook Me. Video footage of the performance can be seen below. KISS Ultimate Experience acoustic live […]

DRUMMER STEVEN ALDER SAYS HE WOULD LOVE TO DO A GUNS N’ ROSES REUNION TOUR

Original Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler was a guest on the March 2nd episode of Eddie Trunk Live and proudly proclaimed, “I have 423 days sober.” Adler went on to say, “The whole reunion thing, I would love to do it just because there’s two decades of new fans who’ve never seen what the […]

BRUCE DICKINSON HEALTH UPDATE, “OPTIMISTIC FOR A FULL RECOVERY”

As previously reported, Iron Maiden frontman, Bruce Dickinson, is currently undergoing treatments for a small cancerous tumour at the back of his tongue. Rod Smallwood, the band’s manager, has posted an update on Dickinson’s progress via the band’s website. It reads: “Bruce has asked me to thank everyone for their tremendous support and kind wishes. […]

“THAT METAL SHOW” HOSTS INTERVIEW WITH HNGN POSTED ONLINE, READ EXCERPTS HERE

Michael Lello of HNGN spoke with That Metal Show hosts Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson.Highlights from the interview appear below. HNGN: What was your mindset heading into the first-ever episode of That Metal Show in 2008? Did you worry that it might not work? Don Jamieson: Yes, we thought it might not work […]

GUITAR MASTER MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO TO RELEASE COMPILATION ENTITLED “SHRED FORCE 1”

Considered to be a pioneer of the “shred guitar” genre, Michael Angelo Batio is set to release his first-ever career retrospective entitled, Shred Force 1: The Essential Michael Angelo Batio. The new album is slated for release on April 14th through Rat Pak Records. Shred Force 1: The Essential Michael Angelo Batio not only highlights […]