Matt Heafy of Trivium recently performed his first acoustic solo performance at Moscot’s Eyewear store in New York City for the Mobileyes Foundation. Check out or review and photos of the intimate performance. When Loudwire sat down with Matt Heafy before his set, he was anxious about playing in front of the small room which held about 50 people, but expressed his excitement for the rare gig. He spoke all
As reported yesterday (Aug. 15), the band Baroness were involved in a horrifying bus accident in England that left several people injured, including the band members themselves. Now, details of the injuries sustained by each of the band members and their crew, as well as the bus driver, have been released. Three of the four members of Baroness suffered serious injuries in the crash, including frontman John Baizley, drummer Allen
Wes Borland might be one of the most mysterious guitarists around. Just when you think you’ve got your head wrapped around his style, he goes and does something you never could have expected. With his band Black Light Burns‘ latest album, ‘The Moment You Realize You’re Going to Fall,’ Borland takes his music – and fans – to a whole new level of musical experimentation. In part one of our
Behemoth frontman Adam ‘Nergal’ Darski is reportedly taking a short step away from the world of music to portray former Nazi Party Foreign Minister of Germany, Joachim von Ribbentrop in the upcoming Polish comedy ‘AmbaSSada (EmbaSSy).’ After being diagnosed with leukemia in August 2010 and undergoing a bone marrow transplant later that year, Nergal’s health has been slowly improving, with everything concerning his treatment “going according to plan.” Since the
Theory of a Deadman are in the midst of wrapping up their summer touring, but there’s still plenty of roads left to be traveled. The rockers are enjoying a solid run in support of ‘The Truth Is …’ album and show no signs of slowing down anytime soon, booking a new batch of dates that will carry them into mid-November. Theory of a Deadman have already had success with the
As a member of both Creed and Alter Bridge, guitarist Mark Tremonti has established himself as a well-respected member of the rock community. Now, the axeman is stepping up to the mic as frontman of his own project, simply called Tremonti, releasing the album ‘All I Was’ in July. Loudwire had the pleasure of speaking with Mark Tremonti when he stopped by our offices recently for a video interview. In Part
Fans anxiously awaiting the follow-up to Pearl Jam’s 2010 album ‘Backspacer’ will have to wait a little longer. Guitarist Mike McCready tells Spin.com that although there were reports the band was spending time together in the studio, they are currently in a ‘holding pattern.’ “We’re just kind of sitting around, writing songs,” he says. “We have about seven ideas so far that we did last year and we’re just kind