PHILIP ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS RELEASE VIDEO PROMO FOR THE BAND’S UPCOMING “TECHNICIANS OF DISTORTION” TOUR
Philip Anselmo and his band The Illegals – guitarist Marzi Montazeri (Superjoint Ritual), bassist Steve Taylor (16 Horsepower, Woven Hand), and Jose Manual “Blue” Gonzalez (Warbeast) on drums – will hit the road bright and early in 2014 for the second half of its Technicians of Distortion tour. It begins January 10th in Houston, will […]
KISS FRONTMAN PAUL STANLEY TWEETS THAT IT “SEEMS UNLIKELY” THAT ALL FOUR ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF THE BAND WILL BE PERFORMING AT THE ROCK HALL INDUCTION IN APRIL
According to blabbermouth.net, KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley says that it “seems unlikely” that the four original members of the band will perform together at next April’s Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction. Answering a question from a fan on Twitter about whether there are any plans yet on wearing makeup with former KISS members […]
KXM, FEATURING GEORGE LYNCH, DOUG PINNICK & RAY LUZIER, PUTTING THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON DEBUT ALBUM
KXM, the new supergroup featuring Ray Luzier of Korn, Doug Pinnick of King’s X and George Lynch (ex-Dokken, Lynch Mob), are heading into the studio this weekend to put a final touches on their upcoming debut release. Rat Pak Records, who will release the debut album, has provided a description of what to expect: “The […]
DUE TO THE INCLEMENT WEATHER ON THE EAST COAST, STRYPER IS FORCED TO CANCEL THEIR NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY SHOWS
Stryper frontman Michael Sweet has released the following statement: “To all of our devoted fans. Sadly we will not be able to perform the scheduled Stryper shows on 1/3 (Mohegan) and 1/4 (NYC/Stage48) due to circumstances out of our control. We were well aware of the storm that was forecast to hit the east coast […]
BON JOVI LEADING THE LIST OF HIGHEST-GROSSING TOURS FOR 2013
Bon Jovi made the most money on the road in 2013. The New Jersey band’s Because We Can tour is leading Pollstar’s” 2013 Year-End Top 20 Worldwide Tours list. Over the past 12 months, the group performed 102 shows in 97 cities, and earned $259.5 million. Beyonce has the number two spot on the list, […]
MORE SPEED METAL BANDS TURNING TO DRUM MACHINES AS HUMAN PERCUSSIONISTS CANNOT KEEP UP THE PACE
Neil Shah of The Wall Street Journal reports: When it comes to playing fast, few can beat Gene “The Human Drum Machine” Hoglan. “There are young dudes coming up behind me who want to take my throne, but I’m not going to give it up that easy,” says Mr. Hoglan, 46 years old, who warms […]
