Alternative Music

THE DARKNESS singer Justin Hawkins has weighed in on PUDDLE OF MUDD‘s cover version of a NIRVANA classic which went viral two years ago. The 47-year-old British-born rocker who currently lives in Switzerland offered his assessment of PUDDLE OF MUDD frontman Wes Scantlin‘s 2020 rendition of “About A Girl” via his YouTube series “Justin Hawkins Rides Again” where he shares a mixture of serious musician analysis and fun hot takes to his 112,000 subscribers. PUDDLE OF MUDD‘s acoustic performance of the track at the SiriusXM studios was uploaded to YouTube in January 2020 but didn’t blow up on the video-sharing platform until three months later, with detractors blasting Scantlin‘s off-key take on the iconic song. Earlier today (Sunday, April...

According to Daily Mail, Ozzy Osbourne, who revealed two years ago that he was battling Parkinson’s disease, has applied for permission for a “rehabilitation” wing at his historic Grade II listed home in Buckinghamshire, England. The extension will feature “an abundance of stopping and sitting” spaces, “discreet grab rails and aids” and “soft non-slip surfaces” as well as a self-contained nurse’s flat. There is also a “pool house orangery”, “garden room” and a “health and welfare exercise studio”. Architect Lynne Walker writes in the plans that “it is the ambition that the design creates a transition of flowing inside outside garden spaces, largely lit by natural light with folding doors o...

Two years ago, Swiss hard rock legends KROKUS postponed their last-ever concerts in USA and Canada due to the coronavirus pandemic that is sweeping the globe. The 13-date trek was originally scheduled to kick off at Canton Hall in Dallas, Texas on September 18, 2020 and conclude at Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California on October 10, 2020. Asked in a new interview with “Interviewing The Legends With Ray Shasho” if KROKUS will ever perform again, singer Marc Storace said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “We consciously said we’re gonna stop while the going was good, while the band level is kickass and we’re all standing and delivering and end on a good note. In 2019, in December, we played the Hallenstadion in Zurich, and after that we played the Mo...

LAMB OF GOD performed without singer Randy Blythe and bassist John Campbell at the band’s concert Friday night (April 22) in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The show at the Resch Center was part of “The Metal Tour Of The Year” with MEGADETH, TRIVIUM and IN FLAMES, which kicked off on April 9 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Blythe, who previously missed the band’s concert in Grand Rapids, Michigan four days ago after testing positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, was replaced at the Green Bay gig by Joe Badolato, vocalist for New Jersey deathcore outfit FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY. Filling in for Campbell was former MACHINE HEAD and current VIO-LENCE guitarist Phil Demmel, who previously stepped in for LAMB OF GOD guitarist Willie Adler during LOG‘s Januar...

SEPULTURA drummer Eloy Casagrande, who recently underwent surgery after breaking his right leg in a stage accident, was hospitalized again earlier this week with a kidney infection. On Friday (April 22), the 31-year-old Brazilian musician took to his Instagram to share a few photos from the hospital in São Paulo, and he included the following message: “Yesterday I was in a physical therapy session and I had a sudden pain in my abdomen. I had to rush to the hospital. I was diagnosed with a kidney infection (pyelonephritis) due to a stone that blocked the Ureter (the tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder). I had to go into an emergency surgery to have a ‘double J’ inserted between the bladder and kidney to unclog the canal. The calculus is still there, but ...

MÖTLEY CRÜE has teamed up with Brewtality Coffee Co. to help you kickstart your mornings with a rich-flavored high-caffeine, high-octane blend dark roast, and espresso blend French roast. Kickstart My Heart is a dark roast coffee with a bold, smooth and never bitter taste, that you will instantly want to rock out to. Espresso Blend French Roast will get your taste buds buzzing, with notes of dark chocolate, brown sugar and toffee. A short promotional video for MÖTLEY CRÜE‘s new line of coffee, featuring the band’s drummer Tommy Lee, can be seen below. For more information, click here. In a classic 2000 episode of “MTV Cribs”, Lee revealed that he had his own professionally installed Starbucks cappuccino machine at his home. Two years ago, he confirmed to the ̶...

QUEENSRŸCHE members Michael Wilton (guitar) and Eddie Jackson (bass) have fired back at their estranged drummer Scott Rockenfield, accusing him of abandoning his position as a member of the band and misappropriating the group’s assets to his own personal benefit. Last October, Rockenfield filed a lawsuit against Wilton and Jackson, alleging, among other things, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and wrongful discharge. In the lawsuit, which was filed in Snohomish County Superior Court, Rockenfield claimed that he took paternal leave of absence from QUEENSRŸCHE in February 2017 after his fiancée experienced complications during the birth of their son and had to have an emergency Cesarean delivery. According to the drummer, his leave of absence was approved by the members of ...

Legendary drummer Dave Lombardo, who is currently on the road with TESTAMENT, spoke about his former band SLAYER during a meet-and-greet before TESTAMENT‘s April 16 concert at Sunshine Theater in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Asked what his favorite memories are of his time with the thrash metal icons, Lombardo said: “I think the early tours where we were just insane, we were just crazy, those were fun times. As we got older, everybody just started going their separate ways. But I think the early days were fun times — you know, the pictures that you see of all of us together and the EXODUS guys as well. That period.” Lombardo, who has spent most of the recent years between crossover pioneers SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, horror-punk icons MISFITS, hardcore supergroup DEAD CROSS and MR....

The artwork created for METALLICA‘s 1996 album “Load” and its companion release, 1997’s “Reload”, was a source of controversy among the band’s fans. “Load” featured a photo called “Semen And Blood III”, which consisted of cow blood and artist Andres Serrano‘s own semen between two plates of Plexiglas, while the cover of “Reload” was adorned with a similar Serrano photo titled “Piss And Blood XXVI”. In a new interview with Metal Hammer, Serrano was asked what the reaction was from METALLICA‘s fanbase and the band to the “Load” and “Reload” covers. He said: “I think the images were a hit. I read a review once where the ‘Load’ album was named No. 1 on...

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted spoke to the 98.7 The Gater radio station about the April 23 show he will perform with his THE CHOPHOUSE BAND at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre in Jupiter, Florida. It is a benefit event for the Goldner Conservatory, a professional conservatory that offers the highest caliber of artistic education to students of all ages. “During my COVID downtime, I was in upstate New York. I wrote about 35 new songs during that,” he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “I brought it back to my boys. I was sending them the tapes, the demos, sending it up to them to learn them… And that’s what we’re going to do at the Maltz. We’re playing a couple of songs that people are familiar with, inspired by Johnny Cash and stuff, but most o...