Search results for 'joel hoekstra'

News

'The Complete History Of Black Sabbath: What Evil Lurks' Book Due In October

2016 marks the last time BLACK SABBATH will be on tour, and likely the last time the band will be fully active in its current incarnation. So there’s no better time for the legendary band's entire history to be fully documented with the new book "The Complete History Of Black Sabbath: What Evil Lurk...

News

STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET On U.S. Presidential Race: 'There's Major Flaws With Both' Candidates

STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet was interviewed for the latest episode of the "Talking Metal" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. Asked if he has been following the U.S. presidential race, Sweet said: "In the past few weeks, not as much, but prior to that, I was r...

News

THE AMITY AFFLICTION: Listen To New Song 'All F**ked Up'

Roadrunner recording group THE AMITY AFFLICTION has debuted the official lyric video for "All Fucked Up", the latest single its their highly anticipated new album, "This Could Be Heartbreak". The full-length disc arrives on Friday, August 12. THE AMITY AFFLICTION will celebrate "This Could Be Heartb...

News

GODSMACK Frontman SULLY ERNA Releases Title Track Of 'Hometown Life' Solo Album

Sully Erna — founder, vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for the multi-platinum rock band GODSMACK — will release a new solo album, "Hometown Life", on Friday, September 30 via BMG. Composed by Sully on piano and acoustic guitar and produced in his New Hampshire studio, "Hometown Life" offers a depa...

News

AIRBOURNE: Lyric Video For 'Breakin' Outta Hell' Title Track

The official lyric video for "Breakin' Outta Hell", the title track of the fourth studio album from Australian hard rockers AIRBOURNE, can be seen below. The CD will be released on September 16 via Spinefarm. The "Breakin' Outta Hell" lyric video — created by Richard Oakes from Dark Fable Media — ma...

News

Could STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET Ever Sing For VAN HALEN? 'It Would Be A Match Made In Heaven,' He Says

STRYPER's Michael Sweet says that he would "absolutely" front VAN HALEN if he was ever asked to step in as a replacement for either David Lee Roth or Sammy Hagar. Sweet, who in 2008 joined the legendary group BOSTON on vocals and guitar for their 54-city summer headlining tour of North America, disc...

News

THE BLOODLINE Writing Sophomore Album

Chicago-based metal band THE BLOODLINE, which features former members of DIRGE WITHIN and DIVINE HERESY, is writing material for its sophomore album. Guitarist Shaun Glass states: "So far I would say the songs have a tad more diversity in the songs and focus on big grooves and huge melodies. One new...

News

STRYPER Frontman MICHAEL SWEET Releases 'Bizarre' Video

"Bizarre", the new video from STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet, can be seen below. The song is taken from Sweet's seventh solo album, "One Sided War", which will be released on August 26 via Rat Pak Records. Backing Michael on the record are WHITESNAKE guitarist Joel Hoekstra, EVANESCENCE drummer Will...

News

METALLICA: Updated Edition Of CLIFF BURTON Biography To Include New Afterword By ANTHRAX Bassist

"To Live Is To Die: The Life And Death Of Metallica's Cliff Burton", written by British author Joel McIver in 2008, will be republished in updated form on September 6 by Jawbone Press. The comprehensive, 312-page biography comes with a foreword by METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett, a new afterword by...

News

DAVID COVERDALE Opens Home To U.K.'s VINTAGE TV

David Coverdale was interviewed by rock journalist Nicky Horne for "Here I Go Again: David Coverdale", which is set to air in the U.K. on Vintage TV on July 26 at 10:30 p.m. Horne visited the former DEEP PURPLE and current WHITESNAKE frontman at Coverdale's home and studio in Reno, Nevada, and they...

News

Video: MACHINE HEAD, DEATH ANGEL Members Rehearse For 'Robb Flynn Birthday Bash'

Members of SLAYER, MACHINE HEAD, RANCID, DEATH ANGEL, FORBIDDEN and VIO-LENCE will perform at the Robb Flynn Birthday Bash on Saturday, July 23 at the Oakland Metro Operahouse in Oakland, California. The all-star jam will consist of old-school metal, glam, punk, and hip-hop covers from the '70s, '80...

News

WHITESNAKE: Video Footage Of Villafranca Di Verona Performance

Fan-filmed video footage of WHITESNAKE's July 14 performance in Villafranca di Verona, Italy can be seen below. WHITESNAKE is continuing to tour in support of its twelfth studio album, "The Purple Album", which was released in May 2015 via Frontiers Music Srl. The effort is billed as "a re-imaginati...

News

THE AMITY AFFLICTION Releases Video For 'This Could Be Heartbreak' Title Track

Roadrunner Records group THE AMITY AFFLICTION has announced the release of "This Could Be Heartbreak", the title track and new single from their highly anticipated new album. The "This Could Be Heartbreak" full-length disc arrives on Friday, August 12. "This Could Be Heartbreak" is available now for...

News

STRYPER Frontman MICHAEL SWEET To Release 'One Sided War' Solo Album

STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet will release his seventh solo album, "One Sided War", on August 26 via Rat Pak Records. Backing Michael on the record are WHITESNAKE guitarist Joel Hoekstra, EVANESCENCE drummer Will Hunt, bassist John O'Boyle and East Coast shred-master Ethan Brosh. "One Sided War" sh...

News

Listen To Title Track Of AIRBOURNE's New Album, 'Breakin' Outta Hell'

Australian hard rockers AIRBOURNE will release their fourth studio album, "Breakin' Outta Hell", on September 16 via Spinefarm. The disc's title track, which also serves as the first single and video, can be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. "Breakin' Outta Hell" was produced by Bob Marlet...