“Ace Frehley is very good at creating a song within a song when it comes to solos, and I’ve always thought along those lines”: Rock City Machine Co. went from KISS Army to KISS collaborators. Now they’re going it alone.
Ryan Cook and Jeremy Asbrock have worked with Ace Frehley and Gene Simmons, but say it’s time for them to stand on their own, er, four feet…
Read more » “Metal guitars have more bite, but they lose some of the meat on the attack. Les Pauls are very meaty – there’s a big chunk of tonal range there”: Why a baritone Les Paul is proving the perfect prog metal weapon for Wheel’s James Lascelles
Upcoming third album, Charismatic Leaders, kickstarts a new era for the Finnish prog-metallers with a sound that’s stubbornly traditional but powerfully progressive
Read more » “A domesticated drive with a broad range of fattened boost, crunchy speaker breakup and muscular distortion”: EarthQuaker Devices Zoar Dynamic Audio Grinder review
EQD’s latest dirt pedal offers amp-like drive and heaps of tone-shaping capabilities, but is above all a love letter to dynamics
Read more » “Plenty of great functionality to make your life easier and assuage any fears of signal or battery loss”: Boss WL-50 review
We put Boss’ pedalboard-friendly wireless guitar system to the test, seeing how it holds up to some stiff competition
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P.O.D.’s SONNY SANDOVAL: ‘We’re Always Having To Prove That We’re One Of The Pioneers In This Game’
In a new interview with Laureline Tilkin of Tuonela Magazine, P.O.D. singer Sonny Sandoval was asked if he and his bandmates ever reflect nostalgically on their multi-platinum days of the late 1990s and early 2000s. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “We’ll never take that for grante…
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH’s ZOLTAN BATHORY Explains Why He Doesn’t Really Stay In Contact With Former Bandmates
In a new interview with Loaded Radio, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH founder and guitarist Zoltan Bathory was asked if he still keeps in touch with any of his former bandmates, like guitarist Jason Hook and drummer Jeremy Spencer. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “[From] time to time, we…
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DISTURBED’s DAN DONEGAN Would Love To Perform At SUPER BOWL One Day: ‘That Would Be Huge’
In a recent interview with Australia’s Wall Of Sound, DISTURBED guitarist Dan Donegan was asked if there are any things left for him and his bandmates to achieve. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “There’s so many things I just wanna keep achieving, because I’m so passionate about d…
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ROBERT TRUJILLO Reflects On His First Gigs With METALLICA: ‘My Head Was Swimming With The Pressure’
In May 2003, METALLICA played four special concerts for Met Club members only at The Fillmore in San Francisco, California. The performances were in support of METALLICA’s “St. Anger” album, which arrived a couple of weeks later, and introduced new bass player Robert Trujillo to fans before the band…
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The Dangerous Summer release new music video for ‘What’s An Hour Really Worth?’
THE DANGEROUS SUMMER have released a new music video! The new music video, for the track What’s An Hour Really Worth?, is taken from the American alternative rock band’s upcoming new album, Gravity,…
Read more » Bones UK release new music video for ‘Won’t Settle’
BONES UK have released a new music video! The new music video, for the track Won’t Settle, is the brand new single from the Grammy-nominated duo and follows on from their previous single, Ride,…
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