All posts by Carl O'Rourke

  Velvet Revolver guitarist Dave Kushner revealed on Fueled By Death Cast (via Alternative Natiom) that the band came very close to continuing without Scott Weiland, reaching the point where they actually hired someone.   “We had this guy [...]

  On the occasion of Kiss bassist, singer and co-founder Gene Simmons‘ Vault Experience in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, the Demon reunited for the first time in 20 years with former Kiss guitarist Vinnie Vincent.   Both musicians took to the stage [...]

  Former Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher was recently interviewed by Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich on Beats 1. Gallagher recalled the drummer texting him the day after he quit Oasis.   “I remember, I think it was the day after I left Oasis, I got [...]

Dublin, Ireland played its part in what was to be a week of momentous milestones for Symphonic Metal legends, Epica. The current front-runners of the sub-genre have been gearing up to celebrate 1000 shows together on Saturday, April 14th in the same venue [...]

  Guitar virtuoso Gus G has spent a great deal of time performing with some of Heavy Metal’s finest including Arch Enemy, Kamelot and Ozzy Osbourne to name but a few. With his solo album ‘Fearless’ set to drop on April 20th, Gus sat [...]

  Chip Z’Nuff discussed Steven Adler’s 2016 return to Guns N’ Roses on the fan podcast Appetite For Distortion. Alternative Nation transcribed the story.   “Steven loves the whole camp, he loves Fernando the manager, he really likes the whole [...]

  Dee Snider says that he has no regrets about calling it a day with Twisted Sister, explaining that he wanted to “step away gracefully” before it was too late.   The band called it quits in 2016 after finishing a farewell [...]

  Symphonic Metal legends Epica made their first ever stop off in Dublin, Ireland to perform at the Tivoli Theatre on Tuesday night. Before the show, the mastermind behind the band, guitarist Mark Jansen took the time out to sit down and talk with [...]