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Legendary Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris is gearing up to release his debut solo album, ‘British Lion.’ After 37 years with Iron Maiden, it may seem like a bizarre time to finally release a solo album, but Harris goes into intricate detail about the ‘British Lion’ album and his intentions for his solo project in a recent interview. Two decades ago, Steve Harris told Raw Magazine that he was beginning
Slipknot / Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor wears many hats, or masks as the case may be. He added author to his resume last summer when he released his first book ‘Seven Deadly Sins: Settling the Argument Between Born Bad and Damaged Goods.’ Taylor seems to have caught the writing bug and has now confirmed that he’s been working on a second book. In a new interview with Minneapolis radio station
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl announced from the stage at the UK’s Reading festival on Sunday night (Aug. 26) that the gig would be their last show for a long time, as it marked the end of their summer tour. However, the band does have a couple of more high-profile gigs at the various festivals throughout September. Near the beginning of the set, according to NME, Grohl addressed the audience,
AC/DC vocalist Brian Johnson has been heard all over radio for years now, but perhaps not in the way that he’s about to. The singer has just inked a deal to host a six-week radio series for the U.K.’s BBC Radio 2. The singer, who penned a book called ‘Rockers and Rollers’ about his experiences with music and cars, will use that as the jumping off point for his series.
Swedish metallers In Flames are enjoying life on the road, and even though they’ve started thinking about a new record, it’s likely that nothing will happen until the touring support for the ‘Sounds of a Playground Fading’ disc starts to wane. Pure Grain Audio (Via Blabbermouth) spoke with In Flames singer Anders Friden, who explained, “We’ll probably continue touring for whole next year, and then we’re gonna think about what we’re
Dream Theater have done their part, and will now wait for the editors to complete their work on a new upcoming live DVD that’s expected to arrive in 2013. The group played Buenos Aires, Argentina last Sunday and Monday (Aug. 19 and 20) at Estadio Luna Park to provide the basis for the upcoming release. Speaking in an interview about the shows with their label Roadrunner Records, guitarist John Petrucci
Mastodon are still making the rounds in support of ‘The Hunter’ album, but the days promoting their latest release appear to be winding down. Singer/bassist Troy Sanders revealed that a new album is definitely on their minds. He told Onslaught Radio (via Blabbermouth) at the Reading Festival, “The future is very unknown, I think. After these two festivals – the Reading and Leeds – we’ll take some time off and