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Sean Kinney Of Alice In Chains Swims In Leather Pants Kevin Costner Style [AUDIO]

Dalton Castle — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:04:07 +0000

Alice in Chains drummer and original band member Sean Kinney opened up to me about his music and favorite swim attire. As Q-Ruption 2013 grows near I felt it was important to get inside the head of one of the largest acts of the show. Alice in chains have been rocking people’s faces off since [...]

Six-Year-Old Drummer Jaxon Smith Rocks Out Foo Fighters' 'Pretender' on YouTube

Liz Ramanand — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 21:34:10 +0000

This past weekend, a YouTube video of adorable 6-year-old self-taught drummer Jaxon Smith playing drums to the Foo Fighters hit ‘The Pretender’ went viral. As one viewer commentated, ”[It] took John Bonham long enough to reincarnate himself…,” referring to the late Led Zeppelin stickman. The video was uploaded in February but did not go viral until [...]

Five Finger Death Punch Drummer on Playing for the Troops, Writing Honest Rock

Anne Erickson — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 23:21:02 +0000

Five Finger Death Punch are known for their heavy grooves and angst-y vocals, but the gents have also earned a good reputation for performing regularly for the U.S. troops overseas. The guys were recently in Iraq, and drummer Jeremy Spencer says it’s an experience they wouldn’t trade for anything.

Motley Crue's Tommy Lee on Vegas Residency: It's Going to Be Mind-Blowing

Mary Ouellette — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 17:00:23 +0000

In what seems like a marriage made in rock ‘n’ roll heaven, last night Motley Crue announced their upcoming residency at the Joint at Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas for 12 shows, Feb. 3-19, 2012.

Marilyn Manson Loses Drummer Chris Vrenna

Jon Wiederhorn — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:59:15 +0000

Marilyn Manson drummer and keyboardist, Chris Vrenna, has left the band to spend more time working on his band Tweaker, scoring music for films and video games, DJing and producing other artists. “I’m incredibly proud of the work I did with Manson and look forward to the release of [the band's next album] ‘Born Villain,’” [...]

Coheed and Cambria Reunite With Drummer Josh Eppard

BJ Ragone — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:22:54 +0000

Progressive rockers Coheed and Cambria announced yesterday that they will be reuniting with former drummer Josh Eppard after a 5 year absence. New York natives Coheed and Cambria made the announcement yesterday that drummer Josh Eppard was officially back in the band, replacing drummer Chris Pennie, who replaced Eppard back in 2006. Eppard comes back [...]

Drummer Parts Ways With Coheed and Cambria

Liz Ramanand — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 23:00:33 +0000

Drummer Chris Pennie has split from Coheed and Cambria after four years with the band in order to concentrate on his other group Return to Earth. Return to Earth also includes vocalist Ron Scalzo and guitarist Brett Aveni. Not to mention Pennie also wants to focus on Flight Mannequins, his music production company. Pennie, who [...]

My Chemical Romance Drummer Michael Pedicone Fired for Stealing

Shauna Wright — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:00:44 +0000

Michael Pedicone, who’s been the drummer for My Chemical Romance since 2010, has been fired for stealing from the band.

What exactly he took is still unclear, but the band’s guitarist, Frank Iero, made his displeasure clear in a news post on MCR’s website.

Travis Barker Combines Punk,Hip Hop & Slash In New Song [VIDEO]

BJ Ragone — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 17:15:40 +0000

Travis Barker is best known as the drummer of Blink 182, but he also a very skilled producer. In his new song he called on his buddies in the Transplants to help out as well as legendary guitarist Slash. I knew that Travis Barker was even dabbling in a solo record, but I’ll be honest, [...]

Stone Sour Drummer Suffers Stroke

BJ Ragone — Wed, 18 May 2011 12:04:57 +0000

Roy Mayorga has suffered a minor stroke causing the band to cancel the remaining shows left on their schedule. After a show in Des Moines, Iowa Stone Sour drummer Roy Mayorga got sick, and it turns out it’s because he suffered from a minor stroke. No worries though, the band said he he will make [...]

Ginger Fish Parts Ways With Marilyn Manson

Jennifer Beaudoin — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 19:19:39 +0000

After 15 years of riding the road, touring the world and playing countless shows together, drummer Ginger Fish of Marilyn Manson has announced that he is leaving the band.