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Anyone who’s ever seen Arejay Hale play drums with his band Halestorm knows that he takes on a passion and ferocity that’s hard to put words to. With that in mind, some fans have taken to comparing him to a character from the Muppets – the lovable, hard to contain, drumstick wielding Animal. In a new interview with EMURG, Hale weighs in on the comparison, giving it his full seal
It’s debatable of where the music hot spot was over the weekend, but one of the highlights was Foo Fighters‘ set at San Francisco’s Outside Lands Festival. ? Foo Fighters marked the occasion by pulling out a rarely played song for the show. Dave Grohl told the audience that it was a special show and the band had been working on the song ‘Aurora’ to play live specifically for the event.
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has been talking trash about just everyone in music this year, and now beloved grunge goliaths Soundgarden are no exception. Corgan, who has presided over several incarnations of his band he’s led since 1988, shared his thoughts on Soundgarden during a recent interview with PhilStar.com. After lamenting the rise of ‘American Idol‘ wannabes with “no respect for the tradition of music,” Corgan was asked for his
GWAR are back at full strength! Singer Oderus Urungus has revealed the band has found a replacement for late guitarist Cory Smoot (Flattus Maximus), and will announce the new member of the band in just a few days. At the time of Smoot’s tragic death in 2011, Oderus Urungus revealed that there would never be another Flattus Maximus in the group. The singer has now revealed that there will be
Limp Bizkit have done plenty of touring in recent years, but it’s been noticeable that the group haven’t played very much in the United States. Singer Fred Durst tells Kerrang! that a good reason for that was the band realizing that American audiences had moved on. He told Kerrang! (via The PRP), “We don’t play back home. We’ve boycotted America for many years now. I don’t know, I just don’t
Down continue on their path to victory as they dominate the competition, with their latest victim being Chevelle. Will they be able to do it again against today’s challengers? Three Days Grace heat things up with their brand new single ‘Chalk Outline’ off of their upcoming ‘Transit of Venus’ due out Oct. 2. There is no word about a full tour yet, but the band does have a handful of
Evanescence rose to mainstream success early in their career, but with their release of their latest self-titled disc, founding member Amy Lee considers her band more of an underground success. As the band kicks off the Carnival of Madness tour, Lee sat down with Fuse to talk about touring with Halestorm, her writing process and why she thinks Evanescence never fit in. When asked where her band fits in, Lee