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John Bush has indicated that a solo tour of his ANTHRAX era may take place in 2023, celebrating not only his time with the band, but the anniversary of the release of two of their key releases. Bush made the comments while speaking to Eonmusic about the new ARMORED SAINT album “Punching The Sky”, which is scheduled for release on October 23 via Metal Blade Records. On how the idea behind the “Bushthrax” shows, which first came up in a 2017 interview, had been developed, he said: “We talked about it, and then nothing really happened, really because I don’t think there was enough of interest at the time, and I went back to what I was doing in life. It was really just my agent throwing out some feelers. But you know, one day maybe that can happen. I donR...

Best known as a founding member and bassist of BLUE ÖYSTER CULT for sixteen years, who also played piano, keyboards and guitar, Joe Bouchard spoke to RockHistoryMusic.com about what it was like to have one of his songs covered by METALLICA. “Astronomy”, which was first recorded for BLUE ÖYSTER CULT‘s 1974 album “Secret Treaties”, was interpreted by METALLICA on the band’s 1998 album “Garage Inc.” Regarding how he first crossed paths with METALLICA, Joe said (see video below): “I went to see [them play]. This is about 1995. I didn’t even know that they knew who I was. But I got a backstage pass. They had everybody held up in the catering room; everybody was in the catering room. I had the nice, sort of, management pass; everybody e...

In a new interview with “The Rock N Ragni Show”, TRIXTER bassist P.J. Farley was asked if he thinks the band will return to live activity ever again. He responded (see video below): “Yeah, in one shape or form, or another, it will. Me and Steve [Brown, guitar] are still very much at it. We’re road dogs, and we’re kind of the meat and potatoes there. Really, the key factor is Pete [Loran, vocals] can’t really can’t commit to anything. He basically said that there’s not much he can do. He hasn’t left the band — he won’t just say, ‘Guys, I’m out. I can’t do anything.’ He just said, ‘I can’t really do anything.’ He’s basically kind of saying, ‘So, if you guys wanna go and do it [wi...

In a new appearance on “The Radical With Nick Terzo” podcast, GUNS N’ ROSES guitarist Richard Fortus spoke about how difficult it has been adjusting to the different musicians that have come through the band since he joined GN’R back in late 2001 or early 2002, “I love Robin [Finck, guitar]. I loved his playing. I loved working with him. And, obviously, Tommy [Stinson, bass] is like my brother. We were all very tight. And then there was Bucket [a.k.a. Buckethead, real name Brian Carroll], who was just sort of out on his own. But it was very musical, and it was exciting to be a part of. He’s a phenomenal talent. Man, he’s pretty out there. And he definitely can be difficult to work with. I enjoyed working with him, ’cause he’s very music...