IRON MAIDEN GUITARIST ADRIAN SMITH SAYS “I DON’T AGREE WITH USING TAPES [FOR LIVE PERFORMANCES]”
Michael Lello of the NY Post reports: …Iron Maiden, in the vanguard of the New Wave of British heavy metal, really took off when Bruce Dickinson — who is also a commercial pilot who’s flown the band around on tour, a championship fencer and a best-selling author — replaced [singer] Paul Di’Anno in 1981, six […]
“EXIT 111” ANNOUNCES LINEUP BY DAY WITH SET TIMES FOR INAUGURAL FESTIVAL OCTOBER 11TH-13TH IN MANCHESTER, TN AND HOSTED BY EDDIE TRUNK
The Lineup By Day with set times for the inaugural EXIT 111 Festival–October 11th-13th at the Great Stage Park in Manchester, TN–has now been revealed with Guns N’ Roses (Sunday, 8:10 PM), Def Leppard (Saturday, 11:45 PM) and Lynyrd Skynyrd (Friday, 11:10 PM) each performing headlining slots closing out the festival’s daily musical performances. Slayer, Anthrax, and Killswitch Engage are also among the Friday performers, ZZ Top, Mastodon, Ghost and Cheap Trick fill out Saturday’s line-up, […]
GUITARIST ACE FREHLEY, ACCEPT, AMONG OTHERS, TO PLAY AT THE “FOAMHENGE MUSIC FESTIVAL” SET FOR NOVEMBER 10TH AND HOSTED BY EDDIE TRUNK
The 3rdAnnual Foamhenge Music Festival will take place on November 10th on the grounds of the Karbach Brewing Company in Houston, Texas. Foamhenge celebrates the legacy of hard rock and great beer. This year’s artists will feature co-headliners, Ace Frehley, the rock and roll Hall of Famer and original lead guitarist for KISS, along with […]
KXM RELEASE VIDEO FOR NEW SONG, “WAR OF WORDS,” SEE IT HERE
War Of Words, is the new video from KXM, the band featuring bassist/vocalist Doug “dUg” Pinnick (King’s X), guitarist George Lynch (Lynch Mob, Dokken) and drummer Ray Luzier (Korn), can be seen below. War Of Words is taken from KXM’s upcoming third album, Circle Of Dolls, which will be released on September 13th through Rat Pak Records in the U.S. and Frontiers Music Srl in Europe. Circle Of Dolls is currently […]
FIFTH ANNUAL “BOWL FOR RONNIE” CELEBRITY BOWLING PARTY SET FOR NOVEMBER 7TH, HOSTED BY OUR OWN EDDIE TRUNK
The Fifth Annual Bowl For Ronnie Celebrity Bowling Party, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund, will take place on November 7th at PINZ Bowling Center in Studio City, California. The event will be hosted by television and radio personality Eddie Trunk, who is heard on SiriusXM’s Volume channel and whose new TV series TrunkFest airs on AXS-TV. The Bowl For Ronnie will feature a […]
SKID ROW GUITARIST DAVE “THE SNAKE” SABO DISCUSSES WHAT HE LEARNED FROM DEF LEPPARD
In conjunction with a recent Metal Hammer retrospective on Skid Row’s self-titled 1989 debut, guitarist Dave “Snake” Sabo spoke at length about the making of the album with writer Clay Marshall. Some select “outtakes” from the interview appear below (as transcribed by Blabbermouth.net). On why Skid Row was recorded in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin: Snake: “The reasoning that they gave us — which was partially […]