DISTURBED's DAVID DRAIMAN Explains Decision To Move To Florida
DISTURBED frontman David Draiman says that Florida’s lack of state income tax and the state’s quality of schools were factors in his family’s recent decision to relocate to Miami.
The 49-year-old singer, who has been married to Lena Draiman since 2011 and with whom he shares an eight-year-old son, a…
LIFE OF AGONY Drummer VERONICA BELLINO Suffers Heat Exhaustion; BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Performance Canceled
LIFE OF AGONY has been forced to cancel its appearance at this year’s Bloodstock Open Air festival at Catton Park, Walton-on-Trent, United Kingdom.
Earlier today (Saturday, August 13), LIFE OF AGONY released the following statement via social media: “Unfortunately, LIFE OF AGONY will not be able to…
ANTHRAX's CHARLIE BENANTE: 'For Us, The Music Always Came First'
In a recent interview with the “Talk Toomey” podcast, ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante spoke about how he and his bandmates managed to weather the peaks and valleys of a four-decade career that included several singer changes and a fluctuation of heavy metal’s popularity. He said (as transcribed by B…
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Openly Christian STRYPER Frontman MICHAEL SWEET: 'We're Definitely Living In The End Times'
In a new interview with “The Chuck Shute Podcast”, Michael Sweet of openly Christian hard rockers STRYPER discussed the inspiration for the title and artwork for the band’s upcoming studio album, “The Final Battle”, which is due in October via Frontiers Music Srl. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERM…
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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE's ZACK DE LA ROCHA Has A Torn ACL, Says His Friend
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE frontman Zack De La Rocha reportedly tore the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee during the band’s July 11 concert in Chicago. The incident occurred during the fourth song of the second show on the group’s long-delayed “Public Service Announcement” reunion tou…
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's IVAN MOODY: METALLICA 'Paved The Road' For All Metal Bands That Came After Them
Last month, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH played a few shows in Europe as the support act for METALLICA. The first in a series of video reports on the pairing — courtesy of the official FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH YouTube channel — can be seen below.
In the clip, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH singer Ivan Moody says…
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's CHRIS KAEL Says His Stand-Up Comedy Debut Was 'A Lot Of Fun'
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH bassist and longtime Las Vegas resident Chris Kael made his stand-up comedy debut on July 21 as part of “Punchlines & Backlines” at the world-famous Count’s Vamp’d, which is owned by History channel’s “Counting Cars” host Danny Count Koker and his wife Korie Koker.
“Punch…
Watch Pro-Shot Video Of SACRED REICH's Entire Performance At Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL
WDR Rockpalast has uploaded professionally filmed video of SACRED REICH’s entire June 3 performance at the Rock Hard Festival in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Check it out below.
Featured songs:
01. Divide & Conquer 00:00
02. The American Way 04:16
03. Killing Machine 10:08
04. Love…Hate 13:20
05. One…
Ex-DEATH Vocalist KAM LEE Says VENOM, SLAYER And POSSESSED Are 'The Blueprint Of Death Metal'
Although DEATH is considered to be one of the most important and influential death metal acts of all time, the Florida-based band did not release its debut album, “Scream Bloody Gore”, until 1987 — two years after the arrival of “Seven Churches” by California’s POSSESSED, whose bassist/vocalist, Jef…
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New SKID ROW Singer ERIK GRÖNWALL On Joining His Favorite Band Months After Leukemia Diagnosis: 'It's Like A Movie Script'
New SKID ROW singer Erik Grönwall went from auditioning for the competition show “Swedish Idol” back in 2009 by singing a cover of SKID ROW’s “18 And Life” to now fronting the band.
Erik, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in March 2021, reflected on his journey in a new interview w…