THE NEW MUTANTS director Josh Boone and CBS All Access’ 10-episode limited series adaptation of Stephen King’s THE STAND has cast some of its leads. James Marsden (WESTWORLD, STRAW DOGS) will play Stu Redman, Amber Heard (AQUAMAN, ALL THE BOYS LOVE MANDY LANE) will play Nadine Cross, Whoopi Goldberg (GHOST) will play Mother Abagail, and Greg Kinnear […]
Sammy Hagar says that David Lee Roth “refuses to acknowledge” that VAN HALEN “was even more successful” during Sammy‘s tenure with the band. Hagar replaced David Lee Roth in VAN HALEN in 1985 and recorded four studio albums with the band — “5150”, “OU812”, “For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge” and “Balance” — all of which topped the U.S. chart. The highest-charting Roth-led VAN HALEN album was a No. 2, and it took until “1984” to achieve that. (2012’s “A […]
Tim “Ripper” Owens says that the recently completed North American leg of the “Dio Returns” tour changed a lot of people’s opinions about the Ronnie James Dio hologram. Dio died in 2010 at the age of 67 from stomach cancer. His hologram was created by a company called Eyellusion — with Ronnie‘s widow and manager Wendy Dio as part of the team — and made its […]
Toto’s former frontman Bobby Kimball had an intense showdown with cops at the airport after allegedly touching a child’s butt with his cane while in line at a TSA checkpoint. The incident went down in June and according to cops … officers wanted to question Kimball after someone accused him of inappropriately contacting a 4-year-old girl. Cops […]
Lionsgate and Saban Films will release Rob Zombie‘s new film, “3 From Hell”, in nearly 900 theaters on September 16, 17 and 18, 2019 through Fathom‘s Digital Broadcast Network. Fathom Events will broadcast the unrated version to theaters with each night featuring unique bonus content. On September 16, moviegoers will see a special video introduction from Rob Zombie with the first 50 attendees at each […]
Steve Adler says that he is “alive and well,” less than a week after he was hospitalized for a self-inflicted stab wound. The former GUNS N’ ROSES drummer addressed the incident in a video message posted to his Facebook page earlier today. In the clip, which can be seen below, Adler says: “I’m really sorry about all this media confusion that’s been […]
In a recent interview with “Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon”, legendary rocker Ted Nugent was asked why he thinks he hasn’t gotten the recognition that he deserves as a guitar player. He responded (hear audio below): “This isn’t ego. I have an ego, because I have self-esteem, because I put my heart and soul into being the best […]
Gene Simmons says that Peter Criss and Ace Frehley have both been invited to appear on KISS‘s “End of the Road” tour. The trek, which kicked off in January, features the band’s current lineup, consisting of Simmons, guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley, drummer Eric Singer and guitarist Tommy Thayer. As recently as this week, Ace said that he was open to playing with KISS again despite his social media outburst earlier this year in […]
Randy Blythe says that the culture of outrage has become so pervasive in today’s world that people are quick to condemn others in self-righteous indignation even before they have the facts. Speaking to Kerrang! magazine, the LAMB OF GOD frontman bemoaned today’s call-out culture and how it is negatively impacting artistry. “In today’s world, there’s a culture of outrage,” Randy said. “If […]
MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson spoke to “The Classic Metal Show” in what was quite possibly his first interview since the band’s leader, Dave Mustaine, announced his throat cancer diagnosis. You can now listen to the chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):On Mustaine‘s revelation that he has been diagnosed with throat cancer: Ellefson: “We were kind of bracing for the bomb […]
