Search results for 'douglas blair'

News

SEBASTIAN BACH: 'STRYPER Sucks'

Sebastian Bach has once again slammed Christian rockers STRYPER, saying that their music "sucks." The feud between the former SKID ROW singer and STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet began in November 2016 when Sweet shared a video on Facebook of 16-year-old emerging artist Moriah Formica perfoming the SK...

News

Watch W.A.S.P. Perform In Helsinki

Fan-filmed video footage of W.A.S.P.'s September 30 performance at The Circus in Helsinki, Finland can be seen below. Brazilian drummer Aquiles Priester made his live debut with W.A.S.P. at the opening show of the band's "Re-Idolized - The Crimson Idol 25th Anniversary World Tour" on September 25 at...

News

MINISTRY Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST; 'AmeriKKKant' Album Due In Early 2018

Industrial metal veterans MINISTRY have signed a worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The band recently completed recording its new album, "AmeriKKKant", for a tentative early 2018 release. The disc will feature guest appearances by DJ Swamp (Beck),Burton C. Bell (FEAR FACTORY),Arabian Princ...

News

W.A.S.P. Performs With Drummer AQUILES PRIESTER For First Time (Video)

Brazilian drummer Aquiles Priester made his live debut with W.A.S.P. at the opening show of the band's "Re-Idolized - The Crimson Idol 25th Anniversary World Tour" Monday night (September 25) at Trädgår'n in Gothenburg, Sweden. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. Aquiles said...

News

Video: MINISTRY Performs New Song 'Antifa' At Chicago's RIOT FEST

Industrial metal veterans MINISTRY played a new song called "Antifa" during their September 15 appearance at this year's edition of the Riot Fest at Douglas Park in Chicago, Illinois. Video footage of the performance can be seen below (courtesy of In The Loop magazine). "Antifa" is expected to be in...

News

DORO's Next Album Is 'Eighty Percent Done'

Doro Pesch says that her forthcoming album will contain "more anthems than usual," and will include a guest appearance by her former WARLOCK bandmate Tommy Bolan. The long-awaited follow-up to 2012's "Raise Your Fist" will arrive in August 2018 and will be the German singer's first release since las...

News

DORO PESCH On The Demise Of WARLOCK: 'I Never Wanted To Have A Solo Career'

Chris Akin of "The Classic Metal Show" recently conducted an interview with German metal queen Doro Pesch. You can listen to the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how she feels about WARLOCK's "Triumph And Agony" album, which is celebrating its thirtieth a...

News

DORO's Next Studio Album To Feature Guest Appearances By AMON AMARTH, SABATON, KREATOR Members

Doro Pesch's forthcoming album will contain a special "anthem" featuring guest appearances by a number of prominent metal musicians, including members of AMON AMARTH, KREATOR and SABATON. The long-awaited follow-up to 2012's "Raise Your Fist" will arrive in August 2018 and will be the German singer...

News

PAPA ROACH Cancels Tour Dates So JACOBY SHADDIX Can Undergo Vocal Cord Surgery

PAPA ROACH has canceled its previously announced shows in the Oregon, Illinois and Alaska so that singer Jacoby Shaddix can undergo vocal cord surgery. Says the band in a statement: "This week, Jacoby was advised by his doctors and vocal specialists to have surgery on his vocal cord and to give his...

News

GRIM REAPER's STEVE GRIMMETT Plays First Concert Since Losing His Leg (Video)

STEVE GRIMMETT'S GRIM REAPER, the revamped version of the cult '80s British metal act GRIM REAPER, played its first concert since the band's lead singer, Steve Grimmett, had his right leg partially amputated. Fan-filmed video footage of the July 14 gig — which saw Grimmett walking with a prosthetic...

News

STEVEN TYLER To Headline STARKEY HEARING FOUNDATION's 'So The World May Hear Awards Gala' In July

Starkey Hearing Foundation has announced that Steven Tyler, one of the most powerful frontmen in music, will headline the 17th annual So The World May Hear Awards Gala benefiting Starkey Hearing Foundation on July 16, at the Saint Paul RiverCentre in Saint Paul, Minnesota. This year's guest list als...

News

SHADOWSIDE To Release 'Shades Of Humanity' Album In July

Brazilian/Swedish metallers SHADOWSIDE will release their new album, "Shades Of Humanity", in Japan on July 26 via Spiritual Beast, in North America/Europe on July 28 via EMP Label Group (the U.S.-based label of MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson),and in Brazil on September 4 via Furia Music. "Shades...

News

W.A.S.P.'s DOUGLAS BLAIR Performs With STEVEN WILSON BAND Drummer CRAIG BLUNDELL At ROCK ACADEMY FINLAND Event

Douglas Blair (W.A.S.P.) recently joined Craig Blundell (STEVEN WILSON) onstage in Turku, Finland, where Blundell held a Roland V-series drum clinic/workshop. The pair performed two compositions by Blair's Boston "power duo" SIGNAL2NOISE — with Blair playing his innovative eight-string GuitarCross a...

News

JANE'S ADDICTION's DAVE NAVARRO To Perform National Anthem For 'Bellator NYC: Sonnen Vs. Silva'

World-renowned musician, artist and filmmaker Dave Navarro of JANE'S ADDICTION will perform the national anthem prior to the main event for Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva at the legendary Madison Square Garden in New York City on Saturday, June 24. Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva, the biggest event i...

News

ANTHRAX Releases 'Leftoverthrax' Two-Track Digital Single

ANTHRAX will return to European shores later this month in support of its current album, "For All Kings", which was released more than a year ago. To mark the occasion, the band has released a digital two-track single titled "Leftoverthrax", including cover versions of KANSAS's "Carry On Wayward Son...