SLAYER’S KERRY KING SAID THIS YEAR’S “MAYHEM FESTIVAL” WAS NOT “BOOKED CORRECTLY”
While Slayer is currently on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, the festival’s co-founder Kevin Lyman recently stated that metal “chased girls away” because the genre “got gray, bald and fat. When Slayer guitarist Kerry King was asked by Metal Insider to comment on Lyman’s statement, he said, “It’s a very generalizing statement and it […]
AC/DC DRUMMER PHIL RUDD ORDERED TO UNDERGO RANDOM DRINK AND DRUG TESTS
Paul Chapman of The Telegraph reports: Former AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd must undergo random testing for drugs and alcohol after allegedly being caught drinking while serving a home detention sentence in New Zealand. Rudd, 61, was arrested at his luxury waterfront mansion in the North Island city of Tauranga at the weekend, and spent Sunday […]
AFTER BEING SENTENCED TO EIGHT MONTHS HOME DETENTION, AC/DC DRUMMER PHIL RUDD ARRESTED AGAIN
Reuters is reporting that AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has been arrested in New Zealand where he lives just 10 days after being sentenced to home detention, media reported on Sunday. Rudd, who on July 10th was sentenced to eight months home detention after pleading guilty to charges of threatening to kill and possession of drugs, […]
BON JOVI TO RELEASE SPECIAL FAN ALBUM IN AUGUST
Michele Amabile Angermiller of Billboard reports: Bon Jovi is releasing a special fan album leading up to its overseas fall tour, Billboard has learned. The band is releasing two new tracks not even one month before the August 21st release of their new album, Burning Bridges. A spokesperson for Bon Jovi tells Billboard, “Burning Bridges, […]
RONNIE JAMES DIO’S CANCER FUND TO RAFFLE OFF A 2015 ONE OF A KIND “HOLY DIVER” HARLEY MOTORCYCLE
TheRonnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund will be raffling tickets off for a 2015 one-of-a-kind custom painted Holy Diver Harley, painted by Mick Cassidy of Bad Ass Paint, are just one for $50 or three for $100. Winner to be drawn at 666 tickets sold. 100% of proceeds to go directly to […]
“AEROSMITH ROCKS DONINGTON 2014” DVD, OUT SEPTEMBER 4TH, AVAILABLE NOW FOR PRE-ORDER
Aerosmith’s new concert film Aerosmith Rocks Donington 2014–a 20-song collection capturing the legendary rock band delivering a scorching career-spanning show at the famed Donington Park in Leicestershire, UK in June 2014–is now available to pre-order on the band’s a href=”http://www.myplaydirect.com/aerosmith/” target=”_blank”>website [DVD/CD, Blu-Ray/CD, with deluxe package options available that include a t-shirt and poster]. This […]