EDDIE TRUNK DISCUSSES AN ARRAY OF TOPICS FROM HIS FAVORITE KISS ALBUMS TO SINGING BACK UP VOCALS FOR ANTHRAX
Andrew Daly of Vinyl Writer Music spoke with our namesake. Excerpts from the interview appear below. Andrew: Eddie, thank you for taking the time to speak with us. This last year has been rough, right? How are you holding up during this seemingly ever-raging dumpster fire? Eddie: Doing fine all things considered. I’ve lost a […]
MICHAEL SCHENKER DISCUSSES HIS TIME IN UFO; ON THE PASSING OF BASSIST PETE WAY HE SAYS, “ABSOLUTELY SHOCKING…PETE WAS THE NICEST GUY I KNOW”
Eonmusic spoke with legendary guitarist Michael Schenker, highlights from the interview appear below. Eonmusic: …How did the Michael Schenker Fest format come about? Michael Schenker: All of a sudden I realised that the ‘80s singers [that I’d worked with] singing to my new, original compositions, would be something I hadn’t done. I’d had all these […]
GUNS N’ ROSES GUITARIST RICHARD FORTUS SAID JOHN SYKES ONCE AUDITIONED FOR THE BAND, SAID HE WAS “INCREDIBLE”
Guitarist Richard Fortus (Guns N’ Roses) spoke on episode 91 of Tone Talk discussing how iconic guitarist John Sykes (Tygers of Pan Tang, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, Blue Murder) auditioned for Guns N’Roses more than a decade ago. Fortus stated [via Blabbermouth.net] “That was when D.J. [Ashba] came in [back in 2009], We auditioned a bunch of people, and John […]
FOUR OUT OF THE FIVE MEMBERS OF THE CLASSIC ANTHRAX LINEUP TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE UPCOMING “AMONG THE LIVING” GRAPHIC NOVEL
Last fall, the announcement of the upcoming graphic novel inspired by the titans of thrash metal’s landmark 1987 album dominated the news cycle across the music and pop culture landscape. The Among the Living graphic novel pulls together a who’s who of names from around comics and music for a track-by-track storyline inspired by one of heavy […]
TODD LA TORRE RELEASES VIDEO FOR THIRD SONG, “CROSSROADS TO INSANITY,” FROM HIS FORTHCOMING SOLO ALBUM “REJOICE IN THE SUFFERING,” DUE FEBRUARY 5TH
With the release of Rejoice In The Suffering just one week away, Queensrÿche vocalist Todd La Torre is releasing another official music video from his upcoming debut solo album. The video for Crossroads To Insanity is set in a mental institution, where a sane man faces the threshold of his own sanity due to the confinement. While […]
HALLOWEEN JACK, FEATURING GILBY CLARKE, STEPHEN PERKINS, ERIC DOVER AND DAN SHULMAN, PAY TRIBUTE TO THE NEW YORK DOLLS’ SYLVAIN SYLVAIN, BY COVERING THE SONG “TRASH”
Supergroup Halloween Jack is set to release Trash, a cover song video by The New York Dolls as a tribute or token of love to the glam/punk band’s Sylvain Sylvain who died last week after losing his battle with cancer. The New York Dolls, known for their glam rock androgyny and their signature attire including […]