BASSIST DAVE ELLEFSON LOOKS INTO REVENGE PORN CHARGES AND PREPARES TO FILE A DEFAMATION LAWSUIT AGAINST PRIVATE LEAKED VIDEO
Bassist Dave Ellefson, who was just let go from Megadeth amid sexual misconduct allegations, released the following statement on May 26th. “”Recently, a very private video was illegally posted on the internet and false allegations were made against me. The actions in the video were between two consenting adults and were recorded without my knowledge. […]
WOLFGANG VAN HALEN SAID HE USED HIS FATHER’S ORIGINAL FRANKENSTEIN TO RECORD SOLOS ON HIS FORTHCOMING DEBUT ALBUM “MAMMOTH WVH”
Michael Astley-Brown of Total Guitar reports: Wolfgang Van Halen has been very open about his desire to not simply replicate the style of his late father and beloved guitar hero, Eddie Van Halen. But while the songwriting on his forthcoming Mammoth WVH debut proves that Wolfgang is very much his own artist, he couldn’t resist […]
TWISTED SISTER FRONTMAN DEE SNIDER TO RELEASE NEW SOLO ALBUM, “LEAVE A SCAR” ON JULY 30TH; VIDEO FOR FIRST SINGLE, “I GOTTA ROCK (AGAIN)” OUT NOW
In 2018, legendary heavy metal vocalist and pop culture pillar Dee Snider turned the heavy music world on its axis with his transformative album, For The Love Of Metal. Produced by Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta, the album re-cemented Dee’s undeniable prowess with its modernized mastery and take-no-prisoners attitude. Three years later, with one of the most collectively tumultuous times society […]
MEGADETH PART WAYS WITH BASSIST DAVE ELLEFSON AMID SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS
According to the Los Angeles Times, bassist David Ellefson, founding member of the Grammy-winning thrash band Megadeth, has been dismissed from the band following allegations of sexual misconduct with a teenager. Singer-guitarist Dave Mustaine issued a statement via the band’s Twitter on Monday morning. “We are informing our fans that David Ellefson is no longer playing with Megadeth and […]
BASSIST RUDY SARZO DISCUSSES WHAT MADE RANDY RHOADS SUCH AN INNOVATIVE GUITARIST, “HE WAS ONE OF THE PIONEERS OF MANY METAL GENRES…[MUSIC] WAS IN HIS GENES”
Legendary hard rock bassist Rudy Sarzo (Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot. Whitesnake) spoke with Two Doods Reviews about what made iconic guitarist Randy Rhoads‘s approach to heavy metal riffing and guitar soloing so unique? He responded to question stating, (as transcribed by blabbbermouth.net), [Randy] was the most rocking, and by rocking, I mean he had metal. He had metal before metal was actually […]
KISS TO RELEASE “OFF THE SOUNDBOARD: TOKYO DOME 2001” ON JUNE 11TH
On June 11th, rock legends KISS will launch their new official live bootleg series KISS – Off The Soundboard, with Tokyo 2001, recorded by the band at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on March 13th, 2001. This marks the first in a series of upcoming live releases through UMe and will be available as a 3-LP standard black vinyl set, […]
