According to BBC News, former LOSTPROPHETS frontman Ian Watkins‘ appeal to have his prison sentence reduced was denied.Watkins was sentenced to 29 years in prison for child-abuse crimes, including the attempted rape of an 11-month-old baby. The appeal judges in Cardiff stated that the offenses were “of such shocking depravity that they demanded a lengthy […]
According to The Pulse Of Radio, the SMASHING PUMPKINS announced plans to record two new albums and it looks like they’re moving right along with their plans as Billy Corgan recently revealed the first album, “Monuments For An Elegy” featuring MÖTLEY CRÜE‘s Tommy Lee on drums, is done. Corgan told Loudwire: “So it’s done now, […]
Having performed twice at Wacken Open Air in Germany, Taiwanese metal band CHTHONIC will have its third performance at the music festival — and for the very first time, it will perform on the main stage Blackstage on August 1. The works of CHTHONIC stand out in the ring of metal bands around the world […]
Barbara Teruggi of Spain’s GoetiaMedia.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Patrik Jensen of Swedish metallers THE HAUNTED. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. On how difficult it is to find the time to focus on THE HAUNTED in 2014: Jensen: “Almost since the second album, we have been […]
According to Radio.com, a judge has denied AS I LAY DYING frontman Tim Lambesis‘ request to have his prison sentence reduced by the amount of time served while under “house arrest” as he awaited sentencing for hiring a hitman to kill his estranged wife, Meggan. Judge Carlos Armour said in court earlier today (Friday, July […]
Bruce Dickinson, lead singer of the British heavy metal band IRON MAIDEN and founder of Cardiff Aviation Ltd., spoke to Bloomberg Television on the second day of the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, U.K. on Tuesday, July 15. You can now watch the chat below. The Farnborough International Airshow, which runs July 14-20, is this […]
“Do You Wanna Start A War”, the new album from FOZZY, the band featuring WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho alongside members of STUCK MOJO, can be streamed in its entirety at Yahoo! Music. The CD will be released on July 22 via Century Media. Fans can now pre-order the 12-track album at iTunes and receive […]
Paul Stanley (KISS), Slash (GUNS N’ ROSES), Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE), Nikki Sixx (MÖTLEY CRÜE) and Michael Anthony (VAN HALEN, CHICKENFOOT) are among the musicians who reacted on Twitter and Facebook to the passing of blues legend Johnny Winter, who died Wednesday (July 16) at his hotel room in Zurich, Switzerland at […]
International film star and musician Johnny Depp joined AEROSMITH on stage this past Wednesday, July 16 at Xfinity Center in Mansfield, Mansfield to perform a version of Tiny Bradshaw‘s “Train Kept A-Rollin’”. Depp was reportedly in the Bay State filming the Whitey Bulger story, “Black Mass”. Fan-filmed video footage of Depp‘s appearance with AEROSMITH can […]
According to TMZ.com, two tour buses that are being used on the “The Soundtrack Of Summer” trek featuring STYX and FOREIGNER went up in flames early Wednesday afternoon in Philadelphia. The fire started shortly after noon at a tour bus parking facility and involved only “crew buses” and not “band buses,” according to the report. […]
BABYMETAL — the heavy metal offshoot of the Japanese pop idol group SAKURA GAKUIN that performs a distinctly Japanese mix of schoolgirl J-pop and death metal — kicked off its world tour with headlining show last night (Tuesday, July 1) at La Cigale in Paris, France. Fan-filme video footage of the concert can be seen […]
Heating up summer to a boiling point, Grammy Award-winning hard rock luminaries KORN have revealed the official details for their latest release, a deluxe reissue of their 2013 album, “The Paradigm Shift: World Tour Edition” (Prospect Park). The collection will be exclusively available at Best Buy stores in North America starting July 15 and available […]