TWISTED SISTER’S JAY JAY FRENCH ON THE BAND LOSING THEIR STAGE MAKEUP “I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE A CLUSTERF-K “
Ruben Mosqueda of Sleaze Roxx spoke with Twisted Sister guitarist Jay Jay French. Highlights from the interview appear below. Sleaze Roxx: Twisted Sister is coming to an end. You have a new DVD coming out on July 22nd, titled Metal Meltdown. It’s beautifully shot, if I can say that. I know there were other bands […]
DRUMMER MIKE PORTNOY TO PERFORM DREAM THEATER’S “12 STEP SUITE” FOR THE FIRST TIME ON “CRUISE TO THE EDGE” AS PART OF 50TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Prog-rock fans are in for a treat on this February’s Cruise To The Edge music vacation: iconic drummer and former member of Dream Theater, Mike Portnoy will–for the first time ever–perform the band’s 12 Step Suite in its entirety on the cruise. The music documents the musician’s battle with alcoholism, and is an ensemble of […]
STYX GUITARIST RICKY PHILLIPS DISCUSSES HIS WORK WITH RONNIE MONTROSE, HOPES TO GET UNRELEASED MATERIAL OUT BY THE BEGINNING OF 2017
Ruben Mosqueda of Sleaze Roxx spoke with Styx guitarist Ricky Phillips. Excerpts from the interview appear below. Sleaze Roxx: …And There’s Coverdale/Page which you were a part of. I was looking at the RIAA page and the album achieved platinum status [1 million copies sold] in the United States. At the time, it was considered […]
DRUMMER RIKKI ROCKETT DISCUSSES HIS BATTLE WITH TONGUE CANCER
Poison drummer Rikki Rockett has opened up on his battle with cancer. Rockett developed a tumour on his tongue last summer and underwent nine rounds of chemotherapy followed by 35 radiotherapy sessions. But with the situation showing no signs of improvement, and facing the possibility of the total removal of his tongue, the drummer chose […]
CHRIS ADLER DEPARTS MEGADETH TO RETURN TO LAMB OF GOD
Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine has said that Lamb Of God drummer Chris Adler’s time with Megadeth is over. Adler acted as a session musician for 15th album Dystopia, and played a number of shows with the thrash icons over the past six months. Although he was invited to join full-time, he insisted he’d remain with […]
TRIUMPH MEMBERS REUNITE FOR NEW RIK EMMETT ALBUM
Vocalist/guitarist Rik Emmett will reportedly release a new album at some point in 2016. His bandmates in Triumph, bassist Mike Levine and drummer Gil Moore, will appear on the future release. It will be the first new music from the original lineup since 1987’s Surveillance. Last week, the band posted the picture used here on […]