Guitarist Richie Kotzen was once a member of the hair metal band Poison, and that was apparently a problem in the world of Nine Inch Nails. In an interview with Hot Metal, Kotzen reveals that he once got a call from then-Nine Inch Nails bassist Jeordie White asking him to come down and try out […]
Grave – currently featuring original frontman Ola Lindgren, drummer Jensa Paulsson who originally played for Grave between 1988 and 2002; bassist Jonas Torndal who originally played for Grave between 1989 and 1992; and guitarist and vocalist Jörgen Sandström, who originally played for Grave between 1988 and 1995 – just played their first show with the […]
Drain is slated for the Washington, DC date of Vans Warped Tour and now they’ve got a whole mini-tour lined up around it! Joining Drain will be openers One Step Closer, Scowl, Magnitude, and Koyo, depending on which date you attend. The mini-trek kicks off on June 10 at the Amityville Music Hall in Amityville, […]
25 years is a long time to be in the game. And to start as a teenager in the music industry, and to have a career that spans over two decades, you’re bound to mature, and reflect. Papa Roach‘s frontman Jacoby Shaddix did some reflection of his own during an interview with X107.5 Las Vegas‘ […]
The tariffs that are currently being imposed by the man who is currently holding office will have “dire consequences,” European Commission chief, Ursula von der Leyen, states. It’s expected that the price of everything will increase – JP Morgan analysts have increased their odds on a possible global recession to 60% (The Guardian). And honestly, the […]
Friday, the 4th of April, saw the release of SCOWL‘s highly anticipated second studio record, Are We All Angels via Dead Oceans. Having received rave reviews from publications like Disorted Magazine, Kerrang! and Variety, the record sees the hardcore band branching into more shoegaze-y sounds. In celebration of the album’s release, the band premiered a […]
“Nobody was telling those bands [Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and others], ‘You have to be more like this,’” Zakk Wylde stresses to young musicians, “That’s the most completely wrong way to do anything. It’s just like, but you don’t even like that, why are you playing that stuff? Why would you eat food you don’t […]
Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner famously suffered an aortic aneurysm and complete aortic dissection during the band’s performance at Louder Than Life 2021. Faulkner was rushed to the hospital and underwent an emergency 10 hour surgery that saved his life. Now in a new interview with PremierGuitar, Faulker reveals that he also suffered a stroke […]
Frank sits down with Evan Thomas, better known as TX2, who talks about his start in music, his ways of genre blending, the release of his latest single, how songs come together, where his messaging comes from, how he deals with haters and what’s next in his career. 00:00 – The origin story of TX2 […]
Mötley Crüe has dropped off the coming Boardwalk Rock festival taking place May 17 and 18 in Ocean City, MD. According to Boardwalk Rock festival organizers, the band dropped due to “health reasons” – or more specifically, due to Vince Neil‘s recent medical procedure. Alice In Chains will replace Mötley Crüe at the festival. “Mötley […]
