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DISTURBED Frontman Says AXL ROSE Is 'Worthy Of Tremendous Praise' For Pulling Off AC/DC Gig

"Loudwire Nights" host Toni Gonzalez spoke with DISTURBED's David Draiman and Dan Donegan at Rock On The Range about AC/DC's decision to use Axl Rose as the the lead singer of the band's current tour after Brian Johnson was advised to stop playing live or "risk total hearing loss." Draiman was the f...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman Confirms New Song Was Written Partly About PHILIP ANSELMO 'White Power' Incident

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn has confirmed that he re-wrote part of the lyrics for the band's new song "Is There Anybody Out There?" to include lines that are a commentary on the "white power" gesture Philip Anselmo made onstage in January. Anselmo performed the PANTERA classic "Walk" at the Jan...

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QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT: Pro-Shot Footage Of ROCK IN RIO LISBOA Performance

Professionally filmed video footage of QUEEN and "American Idol" finalist Adam Lambert performing on May 20 at the Rock In Rio Lisboa festival in Lisbon, Portugal can be seen below. QUEEN guitarist Brian May recently said about the band's current European tour: "I feel so privileged that we can stil...

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VICIOUS RUMORS: 'Concussion Protocol' Album Artwork, Track Listing Unveiled; Teaser Available

San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS will release their twelfth studio album, "Concussion Protocol", on August 26 via SPV/Steamhammer. It will be made available as a digipak version (including a poster),on 2LP gatefold red vinyl and as a digital download. The CD features eleven brand new...

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BRIAN JOHNSON Meets With Creator Of In-Ear Device, Says He Was 'Amazed' By New Technology

AC/DC singer Brian Johnson met last month with Stephen Ambrose, an expert in the field of audio technology who offered publicly to help Johnson return to the stage despite his hearing loss. Ambrose, who invented the in-ear monitors that are widely used on stage nowadays by musicians around the world...

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TOM MORELLO On PROPHETS OF RAGE's Formation: 'It's Bigger Than Us'

A two-minute video clip in which PROPHETS OF RAGE, the new supergroup combining members of RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, CYPRESS HILL and PUBLIC ENEMY, explain why they formed their new group during today's political climate can be seen below. PROPHETS OF RAGE performed its first show on Tuesday night (...

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BLACK SABBATH's GEEZER BUTLER Contributes To Reward For Dog Killer

According to MyNewsLA.com, BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler has contributed $2,500 for information leading to the arrest of a man who police say slammed a small dog to death against a Boyle Heights, California sidewalk. His contribution boosted the reward to $22,500 being offered for information...

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BRIAN 'HEAD' WELCH Was 'Totally' Accepted By His KORN Bandmates After Conversion To Christianity

KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch was interviewed on a recent episode of "The Jesse Lee Peterson Radio Show". You can now watch video footage of his appearance below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On why he ended up doing drugs: Welch: "I think people that do drugs a...

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VOLBEAT's MICHAEL POULSEN On 'Seal The Deal & Let's Boogie': 'It's Our Strongest Record So Far'

Finland's Kaaos TV recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Michael Poulsen of Danish/American rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether the making of VOLBEAT's sixth full-len...

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AC/DC With AXL ROSE: Rescheduled U.S. Tour Dates Announced

The rescheduled dates of AC/DC's North American tour — which will be the band's first concerts here with GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose on lead vocals — have been announced. The group will kick things off at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina on August 27, just five days after Rose c...

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MACHINE HEAD To Release 'Is There Anybody Out There?' Single This Friday

San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD will release a brand new single, titled "Is There Anybody Out There?", on June 3. "The song is about love, loneliness, racism, and not getting what is going on in the world/America," comments MACHINE HEAD guitarist/vocalist Robb Flynn. "It's very much ab...

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AC/DC's ANGUS YOUNG, CLIFF WILLIAMS Talk Mixing Up Setist, Band Energy On European Tour (Video)

AC/DC has released a new video video interview with AC/DC guitarist Angus Young and bassist Cliff Williams in which they discuss the band's current European tour with GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose. "The band energy is really up there," said Cliff. "It's doing really well. We've thrown some differe...

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PROPHETS OF RAGE Feat. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Members: Video Footage Of Live Debut

PROPHETS OF RAGE, the new supergroup featuring the instrumental members of RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE alongside rappers Chuck D from PUBLIC ENEMY and B-Real from CYPRESS HILL, made its live debut last night (Tuesday, May 31) at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. Tickets went on sale Tue...

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PROPHETS OF RAGE Feat. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Members: Debut Show Announced

PROPHETS OF RAGE, the new band featuring members of RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE alongside rappers Chuck D (PUBLIC ENEMY) and B-Real (CYPRESS HILL),will make its live debut tonight (Tuesday, May 31) at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. Tickets go on sale this morning at 10 a.m. PT at th...

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Female Heavy Metal Bassists Discuss Art Of Headbanging On Stage (Audio)

Kim Chakanetsa of the BBC World Service recently quizzed two heavy metal bass guitarists about their roles in their bands, how they learnt to headbang, and juggling the music with their day jobs. You can now listen to the program at BBC.co.uk. Doris Yeh tours all over the world with best-selling ...