Search results for 'blackberry smoke'
News
GENE SIMMONS In Commercial For MILLER LITE Beer: Video Available
Kiss Kollector Online reports: "Although he often stated he never touched alcohol (or drugs or tabacco) and would never do any promotion or anything whatsoever for alcohol (or drugs or tabacco),[KISS bassist/vocalist] Gene Simmons now appears in a commercial for Miller Lite beer! Click here, enter...November 28, 2005
News
DEEP PURPLE Frontman: 'RITCHIE BLACKMORE Is Wasting His Time'
Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan. A coulple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metalshrine: Have you heard any of the BLACKMORE'S NIGHT stuff? Ian Gillan: "I have! I had to do an anomynous review. I heard his records and I listened to it very c...November 27, 2005
News
MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE: 'I'm Not As Crazy As Everybody Thinks'
U.K.'s The Independent recently conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On flying from Los Angeles to London: "We were going to charter a private jet [from the U.S.]. We usually do. But it's a lot of money just so you can smoke. I ...November 23, 2005
News
MÖTLEY CRÜE's NIKKI SIXX: 'It's A Long Way From Idaho'
MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has posted the following message in his online diary: "I think the second show in Tokyo was even better than the first one. We leave for Hiroshima in a few hours and I'm already up so I'm thinking of grabbing a taxi and going over to the temple... The jet ...November 21, 2005
News
PRIMAL FEAR: Brazilian Recap
Mat Sinner (bass) and Ralf Scheepers (vocals) of German power metal mainstays PRIMAL FEAR recently travelled to Brazil to take part in two star-studded concerts in Sao Paulo and one in Belo Horizonte. The shows also featured Bruce Dickinson (IRON MAIDEN),Roy Z. (producer for JUDAS PRIEST, HALFORD),...November 20, 2005
News
WATCH THEM DIE Complete U.S. Tour With EXODUS; New Video Posted Online
Oakland-based purveyors of violence WATCH THEM DIE recently completed another massive assault on the U.S. alongside EXODUS, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD and CRISIS. The group's sophomore offering, "Bastard Son", was mixed by Tue Madsen (HEAVEN SHALL BURN, HIMSA, THE HAUNTED). A video for the album's title trac...November 14, 2005
News
IRON MAIDEN's DICKINSON Sits Behind The Kit For AC/DC, DEEP PURPLE Classics
IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson made his final guest appearance with the TRIBUZY project (led by Brazilian musician Renato Tribuzy) at the third of three scheduled dates in Brazil on Sunday (Nov. 13) at the Chevrolet Hall in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The following report was submitted to BLABBERM...November 14, 2005
News
AMORPHIS: New Album Samples Posted Online
Audio samples from the upcoming AMORPHIS album, "Eclipse", have been posted online at the Nuclear Blast Musicshop. "Eclipse" is scheduled for release on February 10 via Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to last year's "Far from the Sun" was recorded at Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki with engineer...November 12, 2005
News
DEEP PURPLE Classic Performed By 250 German Guitarists: Video Available
On Saturday November 5, the DEEP PURPLE classic "Smoke on the Water" was the focus of Germany's biggest TV show, "Wetten, Dass..?", on ZDF. 250 guitarists gathered in Mannheim, Germany to play the classic PURPLE riff together with German actor Uwe Ochsenknecht ("Das Boot", "Männer"). A video clip of...November 6, 2005
News
Australian Guitarists Attempt To Break World Record With DEEP PURPLE's 'Smoke On The Water'
According to Australia's The Age, Melbourne guitarists will attempt to break an 11-year Guinness World Record on Sunday (Oct. 29) by playing the classic riff to DEEP PURPLE's "Smoke on the Water". To celebrate the Hard Rock Cafe's 10th birthday and raise funds for the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre,...October 27, 2005
News
ZAKK WYLDE: 'DIMEBAG Was My Partner In Six-String Crime'
Dave Wedge of the Boston Herald recently conducted a short interview with BLACK LABEL SOCIETY mainman Zakk Wylde. Read on: Herald: What was your relationship like with "Dimebag?" Wylde: "He was my partner in six-string crime. He was a beautiful guy. A BLACK LABEL guy. He was one of the most beautifu...October 25, 2005
News
CRYPTOPSY Frontman Talks About Smoking 'Snake Ribs', Eating Worms
When original CRYPTOPSY vocalist Lord Worm recently rejoined the band, having left the Canadian death metal act in 1998, it also marked the return of one of metal's most bizarre frontmen. "I got my nickname Lord Worm a long time ago, before CRYPTOPSY existed," the vocalist tells the Swedish magazine...October 24, 2005
Review
Hellfire
As soon as the demonic yell of "Hellfire!" announces the beginning of 1349's third full-length album, something immediately tells you that Norway's upper-tier black metal horde has come of age. There's a confidence and stylistic presence on "Hellfire" that sets it apart from its worthy predecessors,...October 23, 2005
News
DEEP PURPLE: German TV Appearances Announced
Acccording to a posting on the DEEP PURPLE fan site The Highway Star, PURPLE have lined up the following German TV appearances during November: November 11: Sat. 1's "Hit Giganten" (starting at 8:15 p.m.) The theme of the show is "the best rock songs". DEEP PURPLE will play "Black Night" and "Raptur...October 22, 2005
News
DEEP PURPLE: 'Secret' Gig Setlist Revealed
DEEP PURPLE played a secret show at London's Hard Rock Café on October 10, 2005, partly to launch the new album, "Rapture of the Deep", and partly to celebrate the reopening of the venue which was gutted by fire some time ago. It was an invite-only do. The concert was reportedly filmed, but it is .....October 16, 2005
Prev 