TOOL drummer Danny Carey recently sat down with SKINNY PUPPY’s cEvin Key (a.k.a. Kevin Crompton) this past Sunday (August 9) and spoke about what he and his bandmates have doing in their coronavirus downtime. Carey said: “TOOL hasn’t been jamming. We’ve been just kind on hiatus. Nothing’s really been happening. But I think it’s time. We kept hoping that we were gonna get back out, so we were just kind of, ‘Hey, enjoy this while it lasts,’ but now it’s looking like it could go to the rest of the year, so we need to get the lead out and...
IRON MAIDEN Remember Their Longtime Producer MARTIN BIRCH
IRON MAIDEN recently took to the internet to pay tribute to their longtime producer Martin Birch who died on Sunday, August 9 at 71 years of age. Birch was a British music producer who was best known for working with IRON MAIDEN for 11 years as the producer and engineer of such albums as “Killers”, “The Number Of The Beast”, “Piece Of Mind” and “Somewhere In Time”. Earlier today, MAIDEN bassist and founder Steve Harris said about Birch: “He was just absolutely brilliant. He wasn’t just a producer, he was a hands-on engineer too, so he knew how to get...
MOTIONLESS IN WHITE Drop New EP ‘Another Life/Eternally Yours: Motion Picture Collection’
MOTIONLESS IN WHITE just dropped a new EP titled “Another Life/Eternally Yours: Motion Picture Collection” which was produced by Justin Deblieck and mixed by Steve Sopchack. For the project, the acclaimed Scranton, Pennsylvania band reimagined, and reinvigorated two fan-favorite singles: “Another Life” and “Eternally Yours”. Additionally, they included brand new cinematic instrumental tracks for both. For this big screen-worthy interpretation of “Another Life”, they recruited dark pop Estonian artist Kerli to contribute an emotionally charged vocal. Over a bed of orchestral strings and sparse piano, frontman Chris Motionless locks into a haunting and hypnotic duet with her. The official music...
SEBASTIAN BACH Has Words For Bands Who Choose To Play Live During Covid-19 Pandemic
Sebastian Bach really hasn’t been at a loss for words lately. Just recently the former SKID ROW frontman blasted those bands who choose to continue to perform amidst the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. It may have actually been directed more at one band in particular which you’ll see in a second. As we all know, the coronavirus has essentially destroyed the live event industry this summer with most tours and shows getting pushed to 2021, That being said, some states, including South Dakota, have done better than others during the pandemic when it comes to infection numbers state wide. As a...
Legendary IRON MAIDEN Producer MARTIN BIRCH Dead At 71
In some sad news, we have learned that legendary British record producer Martin Birch, who is best known for engineering and producing albums by DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW, FLEETWOOD MAC, WHITESNAKE, BLACK SABBATH, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT and IRON MAIDEN, died over the weekend (Sunday, August 9) at the age of 71. Birch’s death was confirmed by WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale, who tweeted: “It is with a very heavy heart I’ve just had verified my very dear friend & producer Martin Birch has passed away. “Martin was a huge part of my life…helping me from the first time we met through until...
METALLICA Announce ‘Encore Drive-In Nights’ Shows Across North America
Well it looks like we now know why the guys in METALLICA have been rehearsing together in their rehearsal space in San Rafael, California lately. As it turns out, they will be the first rock/metal band to be featured in the ‘Encore Drive-In Nights’ series. The show will be shot specially for the Encore Drive-In Nights Series at a location near the band’s Northern California headquarters and will subsequently be edited and mixed by METALLICA’s award-winning production team to the highest standards possible. When does this go down you may be asking? Mark your calendars for August 29 as the...
ENTOMBED A.D. Singer Diagnosed With Uncurable Cancer
In some very sad news, former ENTOMBED and current ENTOMBED A.D. singer Lars-Göran Petrov has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. The news broke earlier today (August 9, 2020) on a post published to ENTOMBED A.D.’s social media page. The band shared a photo of Petrov at what appears to be a treatment center, and included the following message: “Sad news.. LG Petrov has been struck by cancer and he is undergoing chemo treatment to try and control it. Our thoughts and and strength goes out to our brother. If you want to support him In these hard times, click on...
The official music video for “Torch The Faith”, the title track from the debut album from PSYCHOSEXUAL, the new rock band fronted by former FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH drummer Jeremy Spencer, can be seen above. The album dropped back on on July 31 through Spencer’s own independent label 6ex Records. The effort was co-produced by Spencer with DROWNING POOL producer Shawn McGhee. “This year has been uniquely challenging, to say the least — for all of us — but releasing ‘Torch The Faith’ is an actual dream come true,” said Spencer, who sports a Mephistophelian mask as singer/frontman Devil Daddy...
MEGADETH’s DAVE ELLEFSON Unleashes Cover Of JUDAS PRIEST’s ‘Freewheel Burning’
As you may or may not have heard, MEGADETH bassist/co-founder David Ellefson’s solo band ELLEFSON will release the album “No Cover” on October 2 via Combat Records. The LP features a bunch of cover songs, including classic tracks from MOTÖRHEAD, W.A.S.P., DEF LEPPARD, CHEAP TRICK, QUEEN, JUDAS PRIEST, TWISTED SISTER, FASTWAY, FIGHT, DEAD KENNEDYS, and more. The album also has some killer cover art by Melody Myers, who has previously worked with ALTITUDES AND ATTITUDE and ESCAPE THE FATE, among others. You can now actually check out ELLEFSON’s cover of the JUDAS PRIEST classic “Freewheel Burning” just below this article. ...
It Looks Like We Finally Know The Identity Of SLIPKNOT’s TORTILLA MAN
It appears that the identity of SLIPKNOT’s TORTILLA MAN may have finally been revealed by the band’s official merchandise store which is taking pre-orders for the “Pfaff Neck Gaiter Face Cover”. This badass neck gaiter features the mask design worn by the SLIPKNOT percussionist nicknamed “Tortilla Man, and is made of elastic soft and breathable fabric. Tortilla Man joined SLIPKNOT 15 months ago, when he was first featured in the video for the song “Unsainted” which led to wide spread speculation about his name. Just who was it behind that tortilla mask? This past February, several photos were posted to...