During a June 16 interview with the KBAD 94.5 FM radio station in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford was asked what he thinks it will take for his band to finally be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. "I don't know," he responded (see video below). We got a Grammy a few years ago, which was highly unexpected and a tremendous thrill. And the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, you know, is a controversial entity. It's not like the Baseball Hall Of Fame or the NFL Hall Of Fame. Those incredible institutions have very...
Fan-filmed video footage of Bobby Blotzer's new RATT performing on June 18 at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts as part of the "Rock The Arena" event can be seen below. Also appearing on the bill were Bret Michaels, Lita Ford,...
Vocalist Mike Muir of Venice, California crossover thrash/hardcore punk legends SUICIDAL TENDENCIES spoke to Jump Metal about the band's recent addition of former SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo. He said: "It's been incredible. It's something that I've always, always… Going back… One of my friends reminded me that twenty-something years ago , I was talking, and I said, 'Oh, man. I would love to hear Dave playing on SUICIDAL songs.' And he's just been one of my favorite drummers, and I've always known him and been friends, but never...
On May 13, former GREAT WHITE and current JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell was interviewed on the "Music Mania" podcast. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his upcoming album, "The Gauntlet": Jack: "It's very eclectic, and there's some stuff on there like nobody's heard. Like there's a song called 'My Addiction', which is straight to the point; I mean, there's no punches drawn about my life and about the things that I've been through. It's...
Finnish band STEVE 'N' SEAGULLS, which shot to fame in 2014 thanks to its bluegrass covers of metal classics, will release its second album, "Brothers In Farms", on September 9 via Spinefarm. The first single, STEVE 'N' SEAGULLS' hillbillified cover of IRON MAIDEN's "Aces High", is slated for release on July 21, with the video following on August 3. Video footage of STEVE 'N' SEAGULLS performing "Aces High" on May 24 in Bologna, Italy can be seen below. What became a genuine international viral phenomenon actually started out on a farm in...
