TALLAH drummer Max Portnoy, son of legendary stickman Mike Portnoy (ex-DREAM THEATER, THE WINERY DOGS) has confirmed that he’s now drumming for CODE ORANGE. CODE ORANGE are currently on the road with SLIPKNOT and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, tearing up every town they decend upon. Going under the moniker “Mud Max”, Portnoy has been performing with a...
James Hetfield has revealed that METALLICA originally wanted ARMORED SAINT frontman John Bush as their singer when they were first starting out. Hetfield reflected back on the band’s early days on the latest episode of his SiriusXM show called “Road Dog Brothers”, which airs on the new Mandatory METALLICA channel. The show sees James play...
KORN’s latest member to test positive for COVID-19 is drummer Ray Luzier, who will be sitting out of the band’s upcoming shows with SYSTEM OF A DOWN. A statement issued by KORN earlier today (October 14th) reveals that Aric Improta of FEVER 333/NIGHT VERSES will be filling in for him for their next three shows....
Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach is a big believer in not using taped backing tracks while performing live. As a matter of fact, he is outright passionate about it. “I see all the time our bands are leaving us,” Bach tells Ultimate Classic Rock. “You know, David Lee Roth’s retiring, and KISS say they’re...
You can now check out professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA performing “For Whom The Bell Tolls” on October 8 at the Aftershock festival in Sacramento, California below. Chamie McCurry, chief marketing officer with production company Danny Wimmer Presents, said: “From the beginning of the year, as long as we were going to be allowed...
According to drummer Chad Smith, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS are “almost done” recording their first new album – their first with guitarist John Frusciante since 2006’s “Stadium Arcadium”. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Smith said that the four members of RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS are “getting along great”, and are “really listening to...
GHOST have been announced as the latest in-game collaboration with IRON MAIDEN’s Legacy Of The Beast free-to-play mobile game. Following successful collaborations earlier this year with AMON AMARTH and LACUNA COIL, IRON MAIDEN’s Legacy Of The Beast has now teamed up with frequent touring partners GHOST. Legacy Of The Beast has created a new, limited...
Former NIGHTWISH vocalist Anette Olzon recently spoke with CNN about balancing her singing career with her day job as a nurse in a maternity ward. “I always wanted to help people and work with something that gives me something on the inside,” she said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “I’m a registered nurse. So I started...
A DAY TO REMEMBER bassist and co-founder, Joshua Woodard, has left the band after nearly two decades. Woodard was accused of sexual misconduct in 2020, which the bassist promptly denied. However, with the announcement A DAY TO REMEMBER supporting BRING ME THE HORIZON on the their forthcoming headlining tour, those accusations seem to have resurfaced....
Comedic shredder, and internet genius of the week, Andre Antunes, has uploaded a video to his YouTube channel of Yoko Ono’s “unique” singing styles played over his metal riffs. And it kinda works. Andre has been providing metal soundtracks to a vast amount of characters including wailing church pastors, navy march drills and so many...