IRON MAIDEN’S NICKO McBRAIN WEIGHS IN LOMBARDO, WARD CONTROVERSY
David Von Bader of the Broward Palm Beach New Times spoke with Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain. A portion of the interview appear below. BPBNT:Would you like to weigh-in on the situations going on with Dave Lombardo and Bill Ward? McBrain: I don’t so much about the Dave story… I was actually with Dave a […]
DIO’S “FINDING THE SACRED HEART-LIVE IN PHILLY 1986” DVD TO BE RELEASED ON MAY 28th
Dio’s Finding The Sacred Heart – Live In Philly 1986 DVD will be released on May 28th through Eagle Vision. Finding The Sacred Heart – Live In Philly 1986 was filmed at The Spectrum in Philadelphia on June 17th, 1986 during the second half of the Sacred Heart tour, which featured new guitarist Craig Goldy. […]
SLAYER’S KING SAYS SINGER ARAYA HAD DOUBTS ABOUT DRUMMER LOMBARDO
Slayer guitarist Kerry King says that frontman Tom Araya has had doubts over drummer Dave Lombardo for a while, but King wanted to keep him. It was only when “trouble in paradise” flared hours ahead of their Australian tour that King made the decision to have the drummer replaced. Jon Dette is currently the percussionist […]
BASSIST DUFF McKAGAN AND PEARL JAM’S MIKE McCREADY FORM A NEW BAND
Former Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan and Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready have formed a new supergroup with former Screaming Trees’ drummer Barrett Martin. The new group is currently unnamed, and the band is looking for multiple vocalists to help flesh out ideas new and old. “Duff and Barrett and I got together. We wrote […]
ROCK AGAINST MS BENEFIT CONCERT VENUE CHANGE, NOW BEING HELD AT THE WHISKY A GO-GO
The Rock Against MS Benefit Concert featuring artists such as Glenn Hughes, Lemmy, John 5, Blasko, Steven Adler, Kenny Aronoff, Jack Russell, Jeff Pilson and others, will now be held at the The Whisky A Go-Go on Wednesday, March 27th. These artists are coming together to support long time friend and publicist Nancy Sayle, who […]
YNGWIE MALMSTEEN ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
Guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen has announced the following North American tour dates: Apr. 25 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues Apr. 26 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Theatre Apr. 27 – Hartford, CT – Webster Theatre Apr. 28 – Munhall, PA – Carnegie Music Hall Apr. 30 – New York City, NY – Irving Plaza […]