Alternative Music

DISTURBED‘s David Draiman has thrown his support behind two Jewish men who were allegedly attacked in Brooklyn, New York on Sunday (December 26). According to the New York Post, Blake Zavadsky and Ilan Kaganovich, both 21, were in a shoe shop in Bay Ridge when two attackers allegedly approached them. “They asked us what we were doing in their neighborhood,” Zavadsky told the New York Post. Zavadsky, who was sporting an Israel Defense Forces sweatshirt, said the pair took particular issue with his hoodie. “The one who punched me said if I don’t take my sweatshirt off, he’s going to rock me,” Zavadsky said. “‘How can you support these dirty Jews?'” Zavadsky said the man allegedly asked. When he refused, he got punched twice in the f...

In a recent interview with IndiePower.com, legendary drummer Carmine Appice, best known for his work with VANILLA FUDGE, CACTUS and Rod Stewart, spoke about his friendship with the members of VAN HALEN. “I was friends with all of ’em — [including] Michael Anthony and David [Lee Roth],” he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). I insulted [David], not knowing it. When he came to the rehearsal wearing this outfit, it looked like a pajama set. It looked like it was made out of the Holiday Inn bedspread and curtain set. So I said that. I said, ‘Is that the Holiday Inn? Did you take the Holiday Inn curtain and bedspread and make an outfit?’ And he got insulted. That was the end of the band. [Laughs] It’s funny. “But, yeah, I knew all those guys,R...

Former WHITE LION frontman Mike Tramp will release a new single, “You Only Get To Do It Once”, on January 7. It is described in a press release as “an honest, stripped-down rock song with all elements that make Tramp such a recognized and loved artist — an autobiographic reflection with a disarming chord progression and a melody that will haunt you for days.” Tramp stated about the track: “It seems that all I do these days, is look in the review mirror to see where I’ve been and what I’ve done. When time almost stand still, compared to how it used to move too fast. I now look for things that made me happy and the reason why they did. Being a totally nostalgia freak and one who doesn’t want to let go of the good times and the real times, when ...

MÖTÖRHEAD‘s longtime tour manager Eddie Rocha and production assistant Emma Cederblad recently paid tribute to the band’s iconic leader Ian Fraser “Lemmy” Kilmister by getting MÖTÖRHEAD tattoos on their legs. A short video documenting the process — during which tattoo artist Stina Nyman of Eyescreamtattoo.com apparently blended some of Lemmy‘s ashes with the tattoo ink — can be seen below. A number of Lemmy‘s close personal friends and associates received bullet casings filled with his ashes after his death, including JUDAS PRIEST‘s Rob Halford, UGLY KID JOE singer Whitfield Crane and Doro Pesch. Lemmy died exactly six years ago — on December 28, 2015 — at the age of 70 shortly after learning he had been diagnosed with cancer. He had dealt with sev...

In a new interview with Bass Musician Magazine, former FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH bassist Matt Snell discussed his involvement in KILL DEVIL HILL, the band that once featured former PANTERA bassist Rex Brown and legendary drummer Vinny Appice. “We did a record during 2020. And it’s done,” he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “There’s a couple of little tweaks left, so we’re working on the release plan for that. [Producer] Chris Collier actually did that record. He got a little bit busy doing the [new] KORN record, so we got put back for a couple of weeks, but he’s finishing it up right now. So the record is amazing; it sounds actually fantastic. I’m super excited about it.” Regarding how he came to play bass for KILL DEVIL HILL, M...

RATING: 9/10 It may only be those who sleep with an HM-2 pedal under their pillow who noticed, but WOMBBATH delivered one of the all-time great comeback records with “Downfall Rising” in 2015. A mere six years later, the Swedish death metal veterans are delivering their fifth post-return full-length, and it is by far the most ambitious and adventurous record to ever bear the band’s name. Given that they released two albums in 2020 (“Choirs of the Fallen” and “Tales of Madness”), it seems that WOMBBATH have hit a rich vein of inspiration and are now going for broke, both in terms of quality and quantity. That rare beast, the death metal double album, “Agma” is no old-school nostalgia-fest, instead, this is what happens when a classic sou...

In a recent interview with Rock Show Critique, former MÖTLEY CRÜE singer John Corabi spoke about his nearly decade-long stint (2001-2008) as the rhythm guitarist in RATT. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET) “For the eight years that I was in the band, even when Jizzy [Pearl] was there [singing for the group], RATT was just constantly bickering and fighting within… Now, in the beginning, it was just Warren [DeMartini, guitar] and Bobby [Blotzer, drums]. Warren would say, ‘Bobby, you’re playing the songs too fast.’ And Bobby would go, ‘You’re playing ’em too slow.’ And they would go back and forth. And then meanwhile, our crew guy Craig and me, Robbie [Crane, then-bassist] and Jizzy would go get a sandwich, go home and make a Bundt cak...

Gene Simmons spoke to TMZ Live about the KISS museum which is tentatively scheduled to open in Las Vegas in March. The 2,000-square-foot expansion of the glow-in-the dark attraction Kiss By Monster Mini Golf at the Rio Hotel & Casino will be attached to what will eventually become a 15,000-square-foot KISS-themed space in Masquerade Village. “My personal collection is gonna be at the Rio hotel, and it’s gonna be a chance for all the fans to go up there and see close to ten thousand items — lyrics and things and guitars,” Gene said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “No band has got this. We are the juggernaut of them all in licensing and merchandising. But instead of being in one of my big houses, the fans will be able to go there, see, look, touch, take phot...

In a recent interview with Darren Paltrowitz, host of the “Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz”, CANDLEBOX‘s Kevin Martin was asked if he is the type of artist who works on music every single day. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “No, man. I’m not prolific at all. I probably don’t deserve the success I’ve had. [Laughs] I don’t work very hard at it. And that’s a terrible thing to say, ’cause when I’m in the studio, I do. But I don’t look at music that way. I don’t have that desire. I guess it probably stopped… When I met my wife Natalie is when I really lost that kind of drive to just produce music every day. I fell madly in love, and I still am. So I think I’d much rather hang out with my wi...

In a recent interview with Joe Rock, TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French revealed that he once threatened legal action to prevent iconic motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson from using the TWISTED SISTER name in connection with one of its products. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “There were so many attempts to use the trademark, and I had to sue everybody — I had to keep suing people ’cause I have the trademark. And I got a phone call one day from a guy representing Harley-Davidson. He said, ‘We wanna name our tire ‘Twisted Sister‘, and we did our due diligence and found out you own the trademark. And we’re calling you to let you know we’re gonna use the name and we’re gonna call the tire ‘Twisted Sister‘.’ An...