Search results for 'gwar'

News

GWAR Taps CANNABIS CORPSE Guitarist For Upcoming Album, Tour

The masked shredders of GWAR have tapped CANNABIS CORPSE/ANTIETAM 1862 guitarist Brent Purgason (pictured below) to replace their fallen bandmate and friend Cory Smoot, a.k.a. Flattus Maximus, who was found dead as GWAR was about to enter Canada on November 3, 2011. He was 34 years old. During an ap...

News

TESTAMENT: New Video Interview With ERIC PETERSON

Miss Bomb conducted an interview with guitarist Eric Peterson of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 9-12 at Catton Park, Derbyshire in the United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. TESTAMENT's new album...

News

LAMB OF GOD Frontman Interviewed On WRIR 97.3 FM's 'What The Fontaine?!' (Audio)

LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe and GWAR's Dave Brockie (a.k.a. Oderus Urungus) were interviewed on this past Friday's (August 10) edition of the "What The Fontaine?!" show, which airs on the WRIR 97.3 FM radio station in Richmond, Virginia. You can now listen to the entire program using the audio...

News

GWAR Frontman: 'I Don't Need To Berate DAVE MUSTAINE To Make Him Look Like An Asshole'

GWAR frontman Oderus Urungus has slammed MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine for implying during a concert that Barack Obama was somehow responsible for recent mass shootings in Colorado and Wisconsin. While performing with MEGADETH on August 7 in Singapore, Mustaine told the crowd, "Back in my country, my pre...

News

Video: TESTAMENT Guitarist Recording Harmonies For Cover Version Of IRON MAIDEN Classic

Video footage of TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick tracking harmonies at Spin Studios in Long Island City, New York for the band's cover version of the IRON MAIDEN classic "Powerslave" can be seen below. The song is included on the CD/DVD and vinyl versions of TESTAMENT's new album, "Dark Roots Of E...

News

TESTAMENT: More 'Dark Roots Of Earth' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"Dark Roots Of Earth", the new album from San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT, has registered the following first-week chart positions: #21: Austria #62: Belgium #86: Belgium (Flanders) #40: Belgium (Walloonia) #12: Canadian #4: Germany #4: Finland #13: Ireland #32: Netherlands #10: Swit...

News

ERIC PETERSON: 'If TESTAMENT Sees Darker Days, I Don't Know If This Lineup Would Stick'

Classic rock program "Radio Fireball" in Jönköping, Sweden recently conducted an interview with TESTAMENT guitarist, founder and main songwriter Eric Peterson. Asked about what he sees for the future of TESTAMENT's current lineup, beyond the band's new album, "Dark Roots Of Earth", and tour, Eric sa...

News

CIRCLE II CIRCLE: Pro-Shot Footage Of Entire WACKEN OPEN AIR Performance

Professionally filmed video footage of CIRCLE II CIRCLE's entire performance at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which took place August 2-4 in Wacken, Germany, can be seen at this location. The band, led by ex-SAVATAGE vocalist Zak Stevens, is currently touring Europe in celebration of the 15...

News

TESTAMENT Guitarist Interviewed At U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR (Video)

Jägermeister conducted an interview with guitarist Alex Skolnick of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, which is being held August 9-12 at Catton Park, Derbyshire in the United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. TESTAMENT's n...

News

TESTAMENT: Pro-Shot Footage Of Entire BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Concert

Professionally filmed video footage of TESTAMENT's entire August 11 performance at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival at Catton Park, Derbyshire in the United Kingdom can be seen below. TESTAMENT's new album, "Dark Roots Of Earth", sold more than 20,000 copies in the United Stat...

News

TESTAMENT's 'Dark Roots Of Earth' Cracks U.S. Top 15

"Dark Roots Of Earth", the new album from San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT, sold more than 20,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No, 12 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD arrived in stores on July 31 via Nuclear Blast Records. TESTAMENT's...

News

Video: TESTAMENT Guitarist Recording Harmonies For Cover Version Of SCORPIONS Classic

Video footage of TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick tracking harmonies at Spin Studios in Long Island City, New York for the band's cover version of the SCORPIONS classic "Animal Magnetism" can be seen below. The song is included on the CD/DVD and vinyl versions of TESTAMENT's new album, "Dark Roots...

News

TESTAMENT Interviewed At Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR (Video)

German TV channel ZDF Kultur conducted an interview with San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which took place August 2-4 in Wacken, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. Also available is professionally filmed video footage of TESTAMENT's August 4...

News

TESTAMENT: Pro-Shot Footage Of 'True American Hate' Performance From WACKEN OPEN AIR

Professionally filmed video footage of TESTAMENT's August 4 performance at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany can be seen below. TESTAMENT's new album, "Dark Roots Of Earth", is likely to sell between 15,000 and 18,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according...

News

TESTAMENT Guitarist Interviewed On Israel's 'Met Al Metal' (Audio)

Israel's "Met Al Metal" radio show recently conducted an interview with guitarist Eric Peterson of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. TESTAMENT's new album, "Dark Roots Of Earth", is likely to sell between 15,000 and 18,000 copies...