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It’s well documented that not only does Bruce Dickinson reach new heights on the stage with Iron Maiden, but he’s also found a solid second calling by becoming an avid pilot. Over the last decade or so, Dickinson took a job flying with Astraeus Airlines and hosted a five-part miniseries about aviation. The musician also just launched his own aircraft maintenance company in Cardiff, Wales to keep him busy during
Queensryche and former singer Geoff Tate continue to work out the specifics of their parting in court. The latest issue to come up centers on the band’s websites and social networking hubs. According to Blabbermouth.net, Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson, and Scott Rockenfield are accusing Tate of refusing to relinquish control of their website and other media accounts even after the group defeated Tate’s preliminary injunction to keep the band from
While each of the Slipknot band members having a number assigned to them is just part of the fun of following the group, percussionist Shawn Crahan reveals that there was no master plan on how they would lineup and after deciding to adopt the idea, everything fell into place. Crahan tells Cincinnati’s City Beat, “Back when we started we were going to wear a mask and I started wearing coveralls
Whitechapel are one of the many bands on this year’s impressive Mayhem Festival lineup. The Tennessee-based band also released their self-titled, fourth studio album earlier in the year. ‘I Dementia‘ is the disc’s lead single, and it has been making some serious impact on eardrums. So when Loudwire had the opportunity to chat with guitarist Ben Savage, he spoke all about their new album and much more. Congrats on your
Green Day are doing pretty well with their single, ‘Oh, Love,’ as evidenced by the fact that it became only the third song ever to debut atop the Billboard Rock Songs Chart, but it never hurts to have all the support you can get. As such, the band’s website reveals that the current hit single will lead a new Green Day EP that’s being sold exclusively via Walmart outlets. The
We wish a happy birthday today (July 28) to Papa Roach singer Jacoby Shaddix, who celebrates 36 years on this planet. There may be no singer in rock as energetic as Shaddix, whose live wire personality and gregarious nature has served him well as a rock frontman who lives and breathes the music his band performs onstage. And he has shown no signs of slowing down. In fact, in the
Deftones are getting the itch to play, having booked a gig on short notice at the Troubadour in Los Angeles and dropping by the Warner Bros. ski lodge headquarters, also in L.A., for a Friday performance. During the latter event, an audience member managed to record a fairly decent audio quality version of a new track the band played during their set for the staffers and it’s surfaced on the