Alternative Music

Eicca Toppinen of Finnish cello metallers APOCALYPTICA spoke to Mexico’s Summa Inferno about his band’s plans for a follow-up to 2020’s “Cell-0” LP. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “We have started to talk about the next possible album. But in the meanwhile, we’ve been recording individual songs so we could release something constantly. So now we have already [planned out the] three next releases after [the recent single] ‘I’ll Get Through It’. We’re gonna have something for the later [part] of the year as well; we’re gonna have something for the winter. So we are working on different fields — on the instrumental field, on some special fields and then also on the vocal field. “I would guess we’...

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has blasted people who object to his stage banter, saying they shouldn’t be attending his band’s concerts anyway. The 60-year-old guitarist/vocalist, who has a history of making wacky political conjectures, made his comments during MEGADETH‘s performance last night (Tuesday, April 12) at Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado as part of the group’s “The Metal Tour Of The Year” with LAMB OF GOD. Mustaine said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “The last couple of nights I’ve been talking from the stage. It’s been a long time, and we’ve all been waiting for live music again. And there’s some people who have taken exception to some things that I’ve said from the stage the las...

SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker has once again responded to criticism from his brother Michael after the former UFO axeman accused him of being a “dangerous bully” who “takes advantage” his younger sibling. Michael Schenker gave a number of interviews in recent years in which he questioned his brother’s integrity, going so far as to call Rudolf “a con artist” who “completely adopted” Michael‘s image as his own. He also denounced the SCORPIONS for “distorting” the story of his brief tenure with the band and lamented the fact that he gave Rudolf his “portion” of the songwriting credit for the classic SCORPIONS song “Coast To Coast”. It all came to light, Michael said, when he was approached to...

Danish/American rock and rollers VOLBEAT have released the official music video for the song “Temple Of Ekur”. The clip, which was directed by Shan Dan and VisualHype, can be seen below. “Temple Of Ekur” is taken from VOLBEAT‘s eighth studio album, “Servant Of The Mind”, which was released in December via Republic Records. Revolver called “Servant Of The Mind” “excellent… the darkest and heaviest VOLBEAT offering yet.” For the LP, the band, which consists of Michael Poulsen (guitar, vocals), Larsen, Rob Caggiano (guitars) and Kaspar Boye Larsen (bass), took its signature heavy metal, psychobilly and punk ‘n’ roll sound up a notch while showcasing Poulsen‘s keen ability for songwriting and storytelling. R...

SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor stopped the band’s concert this past Monday (April 11) in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada mid-song in order to alert paramedics to a fan who had fallen in the pit. A video of Taylor addressing the audience during the show at Canada Life Centre can be seen below. In the clip, he can be heard saying: “All right, guys. Make sure they got room, make sure they got room. Everybody back up. Give them room, give ’em room… Here we go. Okay. Hold on. Everybody make room. Everybody back up. Come on. Make some room. They can’t breathe if everybody’s around them.” When the crowd began applauding, Taylor was quick to caution: “Hold on, guys. No applause yet. I wanna make sure that they’re okay. I wanna make sure that they get out ...

Helsinki, Finland “goth ‘n’ roll” pioneers THE 69 EYES have released “Drive”, a catchy new single and the first of several new tracks to be made available in the next months. The band is currently in the studio recording its 13th album, to be released in 2023 via Atomic Fire Records (worldwide excluding Finland). THE 69 EYES guitarist Bazie comments: “The inspiration came from the same pool of music I have always liked, mostly from the ’80s. “I never plan anything; just grab my guitar and see what comes up. We jammed a lot more as a band this time and came up with song ideas from all the guys. ‘Drive’ started from one little riff, which I had for a long time. It took a while, but it was worth it. It still sounds exciting, an...

POISON frontman and lifelong Type 1 diabetic Bret Michaels is lending his voice to the Affordable Insulin Now act which would cap insulin prices at $35 for people with private health plans and Medicare Part D plans. Michaels, currently on a solo tour and about to embark on “The Stadium Tour” with POISON this summer, fully favors the Affordable Insulin Now act and encourages his friends and followers to make sure they tell their representatives and government officials to vote in favor of the act. Michaels partnered with EASE T1D and worked with California aenator Richard Roth to fight for the passage of what became SB97 in California, bringing much-needed diabetes education to school children. “All diabetics deserve a fighting chance to afford insulin,” states Micha...