Archive for July 27th, 2012

Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong to Mentor Contestants on ‘The Voice’

Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has joined up with the NBC reality talent show ‘The Voice.’ The TV singing competition will see a bit of a punk rock edge with Armstrong’s inclusion, but don’t expect the musician to grab a seat in one of those revolving chair things, as Armstrong will serve strictly as a mentor to Christina Aguilera’s team. Armstrong recently released a statement declaring his fandom of

Volbeat Frontman Michael Poulsen Talks Success in the U.S., Upcoming Album + More

Volbeat frontman Michael Poulsen will be the guest on Loudwire Radio this weekend. In his interview with host Mike ‘Sandman’ Sanders, the singer-guitarist talks about the Danish band’s U.S. hits, touring and their upcoming album. Tune in this weekend to Loudwire Radio to catch Volbeat’s Michael Poulsen on the show, but in the meantime check out a preview of the interview below: A great pleasure to have on the show

Top 20 Songs: Week of July 23-28, 2012

In this week’s edition of Loudwire’s Top 20 Countdown, Shinedown keeps their No. 1 spot with their single ‘Unity’ off of their latest record ‘Amaryllis.’ The Danish metalers Volbeat also hold steady at No. 2 with their song ‘Still Counting’ off of their 2008 album ‘Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood.’ Adelitas Way move up a spot to come in at No. 3 with their single ‘Criticize,’ while the Offspring and

System of a Down’s Shavo Odadjian: ‘We’ll Never Break Up’

System of a Down announced their hiatus in 2006, eventually returning once again as a cohesive unit in late 2010. However, bassist Shavo Odadjian recently revealed that he never considered System of a Down to have been broken up, despite what many fans perceived about the band’s five-year halt. Furthermore, Shavo has gone even further to reassure fans, stating that he believes the band will “never break up.” During System

10 Years Unchain Video for ‘Backlash’

10 Years, ‘Backlash’

Drowning Pool Officially Announce Jasen Moreno as New Lead Singer

We recently reported that Drowning Pool’s new vocalist is Suicide Hook singer Jasen Moreno and now the band has officially confirmed the news. After parting ways with former singer Ryan McCombs, Drowning Pool recruited Moreno to go on the road with them. He made his live debut with the band on July 8 at a show in Ardmore, Okla.; check out video footage of his performance. In a press release Moreno

Metallica’s Lars Ulrich Expects New Album to See an Early 2014 Release

Although the news broke yesterday that Metallica were to set to begin work in earnest on a new album in September, drummer Lars Ulrich doesn’t want fans to get too anxious about the upcoming release. The Metallica percussionist is “realistically” expecting the band’s 10th album to hit stores in early 2014. Metallica have been incredibly busy as of late, putting together the massive, two-day Orion Music + More Festival, which