8/18: BACK FROM BOGOTA, ACE, ACCEPT, DORO, SLASH, MORE
Just back from my latest stop on what has been an amazing Summer tour of sorts for me. This past weekend I visited Bogota Colombia for the first time. I was told so many times that I had a huge fan base there, and now I have seen it first hand! Simply amazing!! Fans at […]
FRONTMAN STEPHEN PEARCY ON HIS FORMER BAND RATT: “30 YEARS IS ENOUGH TIME TO BE IN SOMETHING THAT’S SO VOLATILE”
Former Ratt singer Stephen Pearcy says he walked out on the band for the last time because he felt three decades of “volatile” living was enough. He believes the notoriously unstable band changed for the worse when guitarist Robbin Crosby died in 2002 – but his offer of returning for a final album remains open. […]
GUITARIST ACE FREHLEY DICUSSES HIS NEW ALBUM, THE ROCK HALL INDUCTION AND HIS FORMER KISS BANDMATE’S AUTOBIOGRAPHIES
Greg Prato of Bravewords spoke with original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley. Excerpts appear below. BraveWords: Why did it take five years to follow up Anomaly? Ace Frehley: “I was talking to two or three different labels and I just wasn’t happy with the deals that were being presented, and I was still writing songs. Three […]
SCORPIONS TO CELEBRATE 50th ANNIVERSARY IN 2015 WITH NEW STUDIO ALBUM AND TOUR
Blabbermouth.net reports: The Scorpions will celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2015 with a special tour and new studio album. More information will be made available soon. Asked in a December 2013 interview about the Scorpions’ plans to release an album with some material that was written around the time of Blackout and Love At First […]
TRAILER FOR ANTHRAX’S LIVE DVD “CHILE ON HELL” POSTED ONLINE
Anthrax’s live DVD Chile On Hell is set for release on September 16th. See the trailer below. Spencer Kaufman of Loudwire/Noisecreep spoke with Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian about the release. The interview appear in its entirety below. Loudwire: With the DVD Chile on Hell set to come out in September, what can you tell us […]
BUCKCHERRY VOCALIST JOSH TODD SAYS THEIR “FUCK” EP WAS INSPIRED BY THE FILM “SCARFACE”
Buckcherry frontman Josh Todd has defended the band’s upcoming Fuck EP, saying: “it’s not just some silly rock record.” The six-track record’s controversial title was inspired by the movie Scarface, according to Todd, who adds that while it was fun to make, they didn’t set out to offend people. He tells Yahoo Music, “It’s not […]