ALICE IN CHAINS ANNOUNCE FILM PROJECT FOR GRAMMY NOMINATED ALBUM “RAINIER FOG”
Earlier this year, Alice In Chains released Rainier Fog (BMG), their first album in five years. It hit number one on Billboard’s Rock, Alternative and Hard Music Charts and number one on the iTunes Rock Album Chart and has now earned them a much-deserved Grammy nomination for “Best Rock Album.” It’s the band’s 9th Grammy […]
ACE FREHLEY DISCUSSING THE CURRENT VERSION OF KISS SAYS, “IT’S HALF OF A COVER BAND”
Ken Sharp of Goldmine Magazine interviewed original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley, portions of the excerpts appear below. Goldmine: On the new album, Spaceman, you cover the Eddie Money song I Wanna Go Back. If you could revisit one moment in your life and go back again, what would you like to do? Ace Frehley: That’s […]
DEF LEPPARD WILL OFFICIALLY BE INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK N’ ROLL HALL OF FAME, JOE ELLIOTT SAYS IT’S “WONDERFUL” AND CONFIRMS THAT PETE WILLIS WILL BE INVITED
Andy Greene of Rolling Stone spoke with Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott, after the announcement that the band will be inducted into the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame. Excerpts from the interview appear below. RS: Congratulations! Joe Elliott: Thank you! Appreciate that. RS: How do you you feel? Joe Elliott: It’s one of those […]
GHOST’S TOBIAS FORGE SAYS “TOO MANY BANDS…JUST SETTLE, AND THEY HATE IT…I DON’T WANT TO DO THAT, LIFE IS TOO PRECIOUS”
Michael Lello of the New York Post reports: His name is Cardinal Copia, but this guy’s no choirboy. The cross he wears is inverted, his face is obscured by spooky makeup and he sings hymns that praise Lucifer. Copia — aka Swedish musician Tobias Forge — is the leader of Ghost, a heavy metal band […]
DEF LEPPARD BEAT OUT STEVIE NICKS, THE CURE, ETC. TO WIN THE ROCK HALL FAN VOTE
Def Leppard moved one step closer to induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame after a convincing win in the fan vote, which closed last night. The British band secured 547,647 votes, ahead of Stevie Nicks (427,844), Todd Rundgren (365,370), the Zombies (329,052) and the Cure (264,443). All five of the top-polling acts […]
GUITARIST CARLOS CAVAZO ON WHY HE LEFT RATT, “I REALLY COULDN’T SEE MYSELF UP THERE [WITHOUT WARREN DIMARTINI]
Robert Cavuoto of My Global Mind recently spoke with guitarist Carlos Cavazo (Quiet Riot, Ratt), excerpts from the interview appear below. Robert Cavuoto: I think a lot of people were surprised to see that you departed from Ratt after Warren DeMartini left, tell me about that decision? Carlos Cavazo: Warren didn’t leave; he was actually […]