Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer of KISS meet and greet in Norway during tour
May 30, 2008
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Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer of KISS meet and greet in Norway during tour
KISS drummer Eric Singer and guitarist Tommy Thayer took part in a rare in-store appearance earlier today (Wednesday, May 28) at Dlx Deluxe Music in Helsinki, Finland. According to a posting on KISS‘ official web site, the event was attended by over 1,000 fans.
Check out a photo from the signing session at this location.
Eric and Tommy will make in-store appearance this Thursday, May 29 in Stockholm, Sweden at 4 Sound from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=97902
Van Halen+Red Hot Chili Peppers+Joe Satriani equals a new supergroup called Chickenfoot for new album
May 30, 2008
Van Halen+Red Hot Chili Peppers+Joe Satriani equals a new supergroup called Chickenfoot for new album
According to The Pulse of Radio, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith has joined the new "supergroup" started by former VAN HALEN frontman Sammy Hagar. The band, tentatively called CHICKENFOOT, also features ex-VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony and guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani and will enter the studio to begin recording its debut album this summer. Smith told The Pulse of Radio he got involved in the project by owning a home near Hagar’s place in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. "If you’re in Cabo, of course you know Sammy ’cause he’s, you know, he rules the joint," he said. "And he’s a really nice man, he’s a great guy actually. Somehow he’s taken a liking to me, and we played in Vegas, and we played some cover songs — we’re a good cover band now. He got pretty excited about it and it actually sounded really good. Him and Joe got together up at his place and they wrote like five things together, and we’ll see."
Hagar himself spoke about the project in a recent interview, explaining, "We’ve written eight, nine songs…When people hear the music, it’s LED ZEPPELIN. It’s as good as that. I know that’s a mighty bold statement…We could rival ZEP."
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=97913
Metallica tour set list for Poland was posted
May 30, 2008
Metallica tour set list for Poland was posted
01. Creeping Death
02. For Whom The Bell Tolls
03. Ride The Lightning
04. Harvester Of Sorrow
05. The Unforgiven
06. …And Justice For All
07. Devil’s Dance
08. Disposable Heroes
09. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
10. Master Of Puppets
11. Whiplash
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12. Nothing Else Matters
13. Sad But True
14. One
15. Enter Sandman
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16. Last Caress
17. So What
18. Seek & Destroy
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=97916
Anthrax debut new singer during start of Iron Maiden tour
May 30, 2008
Anthrax debut new singer during start of Iron Maiden tour
ANTHRAX played its first show with new singer Dan Nelson last night (Wednesday, May 28) at Double Door in Chicago, Illinois. In addition to the band’s classic hits from its 25-year career, ANTHRAX for the first time ever performed brand new material from its current writing sessions.
The group’s setlist was as follows:
01. Fight ‘Em Til You Can’t (new song)
02. Random Acts
03. Got The Time
04. Caught In A Mosh
05. Madhouse
06. Revolution Screams (new song)
07. Room For One More
08. Safe Home
09. What Doesn’t Die
10. Antisocial
11. Vampyres (new song)
12. Inside Out
Encore:
13. Indians
14. Only
15. I Am The Law
Rock photographer Chad Lee has posted photos from the concert at www.rockconcertfotos.com.
Commented Lee: "The show has been long sold out, with the Double Dooor being a legendary intimate club here in Chicago and was packed to the rafters. The fans were eager to see the band back in action and hear what Dan had to bring, and they were NOT disappointed.
"The setlist included three new songs from the CD they are currently working on, with one of them being the show opener. Trust me when I say, it has a very classic, heavy ANTHRAX sound to it, and Dan has got PIPES!"
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=97959
Tommy Thayer of KISS is interviewed about his contributions of more solid guitar playing
May 30, 2008
Tommy Thayer of KISS is interviewed about his contributions of more solid guitar playing
Jeff: Your touring role in KISS obviously demands that you play and be the Ace [Frehley] character, as best you can. In your mind, what aspects of your playing, performance or sound does Tommy Thayer bring to the KISS show? Or are you only striving to be the Ace character as perfectly as you can and that is your only goal? You obviously nail (play perfectly) Ace’s solos and do them very consistently each night.
Tommy: We (KISS) talked about this too, that the whole idea for me isn’t to just go up and try to mimic Ace completely; that would come across as being real tribute looking. It’s a fine line between being faithful to what Ace has done with is playing and looks, and then injecting some Tommy Thayer into it. I don’t go out trying to play and sound like Ace. The reason I sound like Ace is because I grew up learning how to play like one of my favorite guitar players since I was 14 years old. So when I play a KISS song, with my style, the way I play, it really sounds a lot like KISS! It just comes out that way because of the influence he and KISS had on my playing. I think that what I bring to the table in the KISS show is a more consistent and solid style of guitar playing. I am not trying to take anything at all away from Ace; Ace is the reason that I am in this band and here at all. To me, Ace was really in his prime back in the ’70s and I think that I bring a new version of what he was doing back then, but in a more solid way. Consistent, ballsy and tight is the best way to describe my contribution to the music and show; night after night.
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=97972
