by Bram Teitelman | Dec 7, 2013 | Grammys Are For Grannies
Last night, the nominees for the 56th Grammy Awards were announced in a ceremony in Los Angeles. While the hard rock and metal performance Grammys were combined a few years back, the phrasing has changed, and the category is merely “Best Metal...
by Bram Teitelman | Jun 13, 2013 | Interviews
I caught up with Vista Chino drummer Brant Bjork shortly before the band’s debut performance at the Orion Music + More Festival. And while it was technically their first performance as Vista Chino, they’d been playing as Kyuss Lives! for the past few...
by Zach Shaw | Mar 1, 2013 | Splits, Updates
Scott Weiland made it pretty clear that his “termination” from Stone Temple Pilots came as a surprise to him. Now the singer is claiming it’s all part of a publicity stunt to boost ticket sales for an upcoming tour. TMZ caught Weiland at the Los Angeles airport prior...
by Zach Shaw | Aug 14, 2012 | Metal Musical Chairs
The battle for the name of Queensryche predictably took a turn for the ugly. However, last month Tate’s legal case was thrown out and the remaining members of Queensryche have been performing under the coveted name. As it turns out, though, that might not stop Tate...
by Zach Shaw | Jul 11, 2012 | Legal Woes, Progressive Updates
Make yourself some popcorn and find a comfortable chair, because there’s a lot of text below. Given the drama building up with Queensryche over the past year, singer Geoff Tate made it clear in an interview with Rolling Stone that the events following his split...