DRUMMER VINNIE PAUL REPORTEDLY TO BE LAID TO REST IN A KISS KASKET
Sources close to Vinnie Paul’s family tell TMZ that the drummer, and co-founder of Pantera, will be buried in a custom KISS Kasket, provided by the band. The casket was reportedly offered as a gift at Paul’s family’s request. His brother, “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott was buried in the original prototype in 2004 after his untimely […]
SAMMY HAGAR SAYS HE REACHED OUT TO ALEX VAN HALEN ON HIS BIRTHDAY
Sammy Hagar was a recent guest on Eddie’s Sirius/XM radio show and said he tried contacting Alex Van Halen on his birthday. He told Eddie [as per Blabbermouth.net], “I reached out to Al on his [65th] birthday [on May 8th] I sent him a nice text and an e-mail and a phone message, saying, ‘Hey, […]
EDDIE DISCUSSES HIS NEW TV SERIES “TRUNKFEST,” AND SAYS, THE SHOW TAKES HIM “OUT OF HIS COMFORT ZONE”
James Wood of GO.JIMMY.GO spoke with our very own Eddie Trunk about his new series, Trunkfest, premiering July 1st on AXS TV. Highlights from the interview appear below. How did this new series, Trunk Fest come about? Eddie Trunk: I had done some things with AXS over the last few years. Most recently, I hosted […]
EDDIE VAN HALEN CELEBRATES THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BAND’S DEBUT ALBUM BY RELEASING A TRIO OF TRIBUTE GUITARS
Ryan Reed of Rolling Stone reports: Eddie Van Halen is marking the 40th anniversary of Van Halen’s self-titled debut LP with a trio of tribute guitars – the Super ’78, ’78 Eruption Relic and ’78 Eruption – modeled after the signature black-and-white-striped instrument he used to record that iconic album. “Of all the guitars I’ve […]
DRUMMER ERIC SINGER ON KISS’ HIERARCHY, “NOTHING HAPPENS IN [THE BAND] WITHOUT PAUL STANLEY SAYING, ‘YAY.'”
John Jeffrey of Rock Music Star spoke with KISS drummer Eric Singer. Excerpts from the interview appear below. RMS: …You’re not only an accomplished drummer, but a great vocalist as well. Although you first started singing with KISS, why did you never sing backing vocals with Alice Cooper? ES: I actually did sing with Alice […]
AlICE IN CHAINS TO RELEASE “RAINIER FOG” ON AUGUST 24TH, STREAM NEW SONG “SO FAR UNDER” ONLINE
Alice In Chains will release their new album Rainier Fog, on August 24th through BMG. Rainier Fog will be the band’s first album in five years and the follow-up to 2013’s The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here. Prior to the announcement, the band released the new track The One You Know, and have now released another […]