When Josh Freese announced his dismissal from Foo Fighters earlier this year, fans wondered who could fill the veteran drummer’s shoes. But Dave Grohl and Co. found a formidable replacement in former Nine Inch Nails drummer Ilan Rubin, whose chops previously helped him make rock history — twice. The personnel change was mutually beneficial, as Freese […]
What are some bands that feature all but one member of a previous band? Band breakups can be pretty complex situations. Sometimes they’re caused by a specific event or problem, and other times, they’re the result of a lot of tension that had built up over time. Incompatibilities between the members of the group tend […]
Here are five acoustic songs that are still hard and heavy, chosen by three-piece rock band Of Limbo. The trio recently dropped their latest LP, Unplugged. It’s a nine-track release featuring covers of Van Halen, Radiohead and Alice in Chains songs, as well as a mix of originals and another live offering. These more calm, contemplative tracks […]
Spinal Tap will release a new album on the same day that a sequel to 1984’s This Is Spinal Tap hits theaters. The End Continues is being billed as a new Spinal Tap album, not a soundtrack to Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, which opens on Sept. 12. The band has re-recorded the song “Stonehenge” for the […]
The Foo Fighters have reportedly chosen a new drummer. And in related news, so have Nine Inch Nails. As it turns out, there’s no need to feel bad for outgoing Foo Fighters drummer Josh Freese, because he’s returning to his former gig alongside Trent Reznor in Nine Inch Nails. In effect, the two bands have traded […]
The city of Birmingham turned out en masse Wednesday morning (July 30) to say their farewells to Ozzy Osbourne as his funeral procession crossed through the city and stopped at the Black Sabbath bench for a brief ceremony with fans. A caravan of black vehicles carried the family an Ozzy’s coffin through the mass of […]
Current Metallica and former Ozzy Osbourne bassist Robert Trujillo has shared a heartfelt tribute post while informing fans that he’ll be attending Ozzy Osbourne’s funeral tomorrow (July 30) in Birmingham, England. Though these days he’s primarily known for his work in Metallica, Osbourne was one of Trujillo’s early champions in the music industry. The Prince […]
Ahead of the release of their latest studio album, Divided We Fall, Biohazard‘s Evan Seinfeld and Billy Graziadei joined Loudwire Nights (July 28) for an in-depth conversation. Listen to the full conversation via Loudwire Nights On Demand on Apple and Spotify. “Our secret sauce is we don’t age,” Seinfeld told host Chuck Armstrong. “We’re still […]
Which has been the better era of Alice in Chains – the current one with William DuVall singing alongside Jerry Cantrell or the original era in which Layne Staley and Cantrell shared vocals? That is the debate at the center of this week’s Chuck’s Fight Club on the Loudwire Nights radio show. One thing that […]
On Friday (July 25), Austin John Winkler joined Loudwire Nights to discuss why now is the right time for him to focus on his new project, the Founder. Listen to the full conversation in the player near the end of this article. “I kind of always wanted to just be a part of a band, […]
