Alternative Music

DREAM THEATER singer James LaBrie spoke to Robert Cavuoto of Myglobalmind about the band winning its first-ever Grammy in the “Best Metal Performance” category in the pre-telecast ceremony at the 64th annual Grammy Awards, which was held on April 3 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. DREAM THEATER was nominated for “The Alien”, a track from its 2021 album “A View From The Top Of The World”. DREAM THEATER‘s previous Grammy nominations were for the song “On The Backs Of Angels”, from 2011’s “A Dramatic Turn Of Events” album, and the single “The Enemy Inside” from 2013’s “Dream Theater”. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Well, it was overwhelming, the feeling, and i...

DISTURBED has apparently completed recording its new album. Earlier today, the band’s singer, David Draiman, took to his Instagram to share a photo of a whiteboard — which appeared to have been taken in a recording studio — charting DISTURBED‘s progress with recording. On the board, 10 songs are listed, featuring such titles as “Hey You”, “Love To Hate” and “Part Of Me”. David captioned the picture: “And that’s a wrap people. #HolyShitIsThisGood #epic @disturbed”. The 10 songtitles listed are as follows: * Hey You * Divisive * Love To Hate * Part Of Me * Won’t Back Down * Unstoppable * Take Back Your Life * Feeding The Fire * Bad Man * Don’t Tell Me Also included on the whiteboard is the guitar tuning for each tr...

During an appearance on the “Midday With Jayme & Grayson” podcast, TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider spoke about his steadfast support of the people of Ukraine using the band’s “We’re Not Gonna Take It” as their battle cry anthem. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I’ve been stunned by the life the song’s had [and] what it’s become. It’s practically a folk song at this point. Anytime anybody isn’t taking something from somebody, they’re screaming, ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’. On the left they’re screaming it, on the right they’re screaming, at sporting events they’re screaming it, and now on the front lines, in the battle for their lives, they’re singing it. ...

STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis bashed President Joe Biden and Dr. Anthony Fauci over vaccine mandates and other policies during a recent concert in Tennessee. The 49-year-old Lewis, an outspoken conservative rocker who reinvented himself as a solo country artist in the last decade, voiced his views on the current political situation in the U.S. before performing his single called “Am I The Only One” during his April 3 concert at The Caverns in Pelham. He told the crowd (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “So I’m not gonna get too crazy with this intro. It’s gotten me in trouble before. “Nobody likes to hear the truth anymore. I don’t understand what is going on. The truth. Does anybody remember what that concept is? My God, it’s so dumbed down...

During an appearance on MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn‘s “No Fuckin’ Regrets With Robb Flynn” podcast, MESHUGGAH guitarist Mårten Hagström discussed the Swedish band’s recently released ninth studio album, “Immutable”. Available now via Atomic Fire, the follow-up to 2016’s “The Violent Sleep Of Reason” was recorded at Sweetspot Studios in Halmstad, Sweden; mixed by Rickard Bengtsson and Staffan Karlsson; and mastered by multiple Grammy Award winner Vlado Meller (METALLICA, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, SYSTEM OF A DOWN). Visionary artist Luminokaya once again created the stunning cover artwork. Hagström said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “It’s a double album, if this was a vinyl. It’s...

At the Dublin stop of HALESTORM‘s recent “An Evening With Halestorm” tour of U.K. and Ireland, drummer Arejay Hale boldly and bravely facilitated a brief stand-up comedy set during the show. He has since told Metal Wani in a new interview that he had mixed feelings about the experience. “That wasn’t my idea,” he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “I didn’t wanna do it. I’ll be honest with you. I was, like, ‘Are you kidding me?’ I was, like, ‘Comedy at a rock and roll show? Nobody’s gonna get it.’ And our manager kept on hounding me about it, like, ‘You’ve gotta do it, you’ve gotta do it!’ ‘Cause I did an open mic night in Nashville one time, just for fun. Everybody came...

VIO-LENCE singer Sean Killian spoke to George Dionne of KNAC.COM about VIO-LENCE/ex-MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel‘s recent revelation that he will miss some of VIO-LENCE‘s upcoming gigs due to his touring commitments with other projects. Killian said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “[Phil has] been asked by LAMB OF GOD to be able to step in for ’em, ’cause a couple of the guys in the band are not down with doing the vaxx,” referring to the COVID-19 vaccine, “so if there’s countries that are still closed by the time they go out, he’ll go out. But we have a solid backup already ready to go. And he’s someone that a lot of people know; I just don’t wanna say who it is. You don’t wanna put it out there and then n...

FOZZY guitarist Rich Ward spoke to SW Wall Interviews about the band’s “Save The World” 2022 U.S. tour, which kicked off on March 31 in Detroit, Michigan and will wrap on May 16 in Sauget, Illinois. Asked what fans can expect to see at the shows, the 53-year-old musician said: “FOZZY really started off as a live band. The fact that someone signed us and gave us the ability to start making records was something that we learned to do over time. Our strength really still lies in being a tremendously entertaining band. And anyone who knows anything about [FOZZY singer] Chris Jericho knows just his natural ability to be the premier showman in any business that he’s in. Chris is, I would say, in the top five of all frontmen in the business today. And then the band t...

Schmier of German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION has compared Russian president Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler for launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February. In a recent interview with BLABBERMOUTH.NET, Schmier shared details of a recent alleged “bot” attack that hit DESTRUCTION‘s social media accounts, prompting him and his bandmates to delete hundreds of posts. Russian bots were revealed to have played a significant role in shaping the 2016 United States presidential election by posting fake and inflammatory posts on social media. The country has reportedly ramped up its disinformation campaign since the start of the war. “We had what I would call a ‘botstorm’ instead of a ‘shitstorm,'” he said. “We had Russian and Lat...