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- DAVID LEE ROTH On Possibility Of Las Vegas Residency: 'There's Lots And Lots Of People Requesting' 20 May , 2019VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth was asked by Hollywood Life in a new interview if he would ever join the list of A-list artists flocking to Las Vegas for residencies in the city. "Oh, I just pursued this," he responded. "I was over at the House of Blues yesterday. There's lots and lots of […]
- DAVE MCCLAIN Says 'The Blackening' Was 'The Last Real Fun Record' He Made With MACHINE HEAD 20 May , 2019Dave McClain says that "The Blackening" was "the last real fun" recording experience that he had with MACHINE HEAD. The drummer, who was a member of the California metal band from 1995 to 2018, reflected on his time with MACHINE HEAD during an appearance on the latest installment of the "Crash Bang Boom Drumming Podcast!" […]
- DEE SNIDER Slams New Restrictive Abortion Bills: 'It's Not Just About Terminating Pregnancies' 20 May , 2019Dee Snider has spoken out against sweeping, severe anti-abortion laws and bills that are being passed in Alabama, Georgia, and Missouri. Over the past few months, several states have pursued "heartbeat" bills — legislation that would ban abortion as soon as a physician is able to detect a fetal heartbeat. The TWISTED SISTER frontman weighed […]
- IAN HILL Says 'It's Disappointing' That JUDAS PRIEST's TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS-Era Albums Are No Longer Available 20 May , 2019Ian Hill has denied Tim "Ripper" Owens's recent claim that the singer's time with JUDAS PRIEST has been intentionally "erased" from the band's history, Owens joined PRIEST in 1996 after being discovered when the band's drummer was given a videotape of him performing with the PRIEST cover band BRITISH STEEL. JUDAS PRIEST at the time […]
- CHEVELLE To Begin Recording New Album Next Week 20 May , 2019CHEVELLE is preparing to enter the studio to begin recording its new album. "We go in in [about] a week to start tracking," frontman Pete Loeffler told Ronni Hunter of the 99.7 The Blitz radio station at this past weekend's Sonic Temple festival. "So it's been about a year and a half of writing. And […]
- DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN Says Producer 'MUTT' LANGE 'Deserves All The Credit' For 'Hysteria' 20 May , 2019Guitar Interactive magazine's Jonathan Graham conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen during the band's 2018 "Hysteria" anniversary tour. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how the political themes DEF LEPPARD explored on "Hysteria" are still relevant today: Phil: "Nothing changed 2,000 years before […]