With A Vengeance, the new band featuring singer Tommy Vext (ex-Bad Wolves), guitarist Chris Cain (Bad Wolves), guitarist Angel Vivaldi, drummer Austin D’Amond (Chimaira), and bassist Xander Raymond Charles (ex-Ill Niño), have shared a teaser for their new song “Shared Light.” You can check that out below. Notably, Vext also revealed that Periphery vocalist Spencer Sotelo was involved in the project.
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Watch Queens Of The Stone Age Reunite With Nick Oliveri For A Live Performance Of “Auto Pilot”
During their April 24 show at the Joshua Tree Retreat Center in Joshua Tree, CA, Queens Of The Stone Age were joined onstage by former bassist/vocalist Nick Oliveri for a performance of “Auto Pilot.” You can see fan-filmed footage of that below:
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Godsmack’s Sully Erna: “There’s Probably Gonna Be Some New Music Coming”
During a recent appearance on SiriusXM’s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk,” Godsmack’s Sully Erna discussed the possibility of new material from the band. According to him, “there’s probably gonna be some new music coming” with a different lineup.
Erna said the following when asked about previous comments in which he claimed “Lighting Up The Sky” would be their final album:
“I think some press misunderstood that. What I had said was, if I remember correctly — I don’t know; maybe I was a little foggy at the time — but I just said that I was pretty sure that this would be the last full body of work from GODSMACK, from the original members, that we wouldn’t be able to do this anymore because these guys [guitarist Tony Rombola and drummer Shannon Larkin] were gonna kind of take their final curtain call and bow out. And I knew that this was most likely gonna be the last full body of work from the original members. But now here we are. Me and [bassist] Robbie [Merrill] had a long talk. We were, like, ‘Well.’ We had a decision to make, and we said, ‘Well, we’ve still got some gas in the tank here. I don’t really wanna hang it up yet.’ And he’s, like, ‘Let’s go around.’ And so we brought in these new guys, and it’s sounding great. So we’re, like, yeah, there’s probably gonna be some new music coming. I mean, it may not hit the streets till early ’27, but we’re gonna do something, for sure. But it just won’t be with all the original members anymore.”
He continued when asked if he will keep making music whether it’s for Godsmack or something else:
“Yeah, for sure. I mean, I’ll always write music. Even if I don’t tour anymore, even if I never made another record again, I am always gonna write music. I may write and produce and arrange for other artists. I might just do stuff for solo, collabs, things like that. Music’s in my blood. I’m not giving up music. But there’ll be a time and place where I’ll just be, like, ‘Well, maybe it’s…’ And we’ll see how this goes. Listen, me and Robbie even said, hey, if we go out there and this just isn’t feeling good anymore because it’s not our brothers and it’s a bit foreign feeling, then… We made a decision, just like we did when we started this band, to say, ‘Hey, you know what?! We had a good run.’ Give each other a big hug. Neil Peart himself told me ‘nothing great lasts forever’. And that’s kind of how I feel. And so when that day comes, we’ll give each other a big hug and we’ll call it a good run and we’ll step away from it. But right now I don’t think that’s happening. This band sounds better than ever. We have two new guys that are breathing some new life into the energy in this band, and for sure some new music’s gonna come eventually. We’re gonna be doing a bunch of touring, and then we’ll see how it goes, how it feels.”
Erna also added the following about recruiting guitarist Sam Koltun and drummer Wade Murff:
“Sam’s on board now full-time, and he’s gonna be the new player from this point forward. And the drummer that we chose, his name is Wade Murff. He’s worked with DAUGHTRY and some other acts. A fairly under-the-radar kind of guy. A strong player. A great dude. Really good with attention to details, as Sam is.
I have complete confidence in this, although we start rehearsals next week. I’m just really confident that this is gonna be just as good, if not better than ever, because these guys came in with the right attitude. They honored the catalog, they honored the playing. They didn’t try to reinvent it. And as you know, a guitar can sound like a guitar, a drum can sound like a drum. Until you replace the vocalist, that’s when the sound really changes. So I really feel that the fans will be able to come and enjoy the music as they have always known it, because it won’t sound foreign to them, like there’s a new singer singing GODSMACK stuff. And plus their showmanship even elevates it a little bit more. I mean, Shannon’s hard to replace. He’s the GOAT [Greatest Of All Time]. If you see that dude play, he’s a tough cookie to replicate or replace live visually. But this guy, Wade, he’s strong. He’s got some great chops, and he’s really playing the stuff solid. I’m very happy to take them on tour and introduce them. And this is gonna start the next chapter in our life here, GODSMACK 2.0.”
[via Blabbermouth]
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Yngwie Malmsteen “Just Finished Recording A New Album”
During a recent interview with Eddie Trunk at the Monsters Of Rock festival in São Paulo, Brazil, Yngwie Malmsteen offered an update on his new album. Notably, the effort is already finished.
Malmsteen said the following:
“I just finished recording a new album. I’ve been in the studio almost five months straight.”
He went on to discuss the musical direction:
“Well, it’s very Malmsteen-esque. It will be everything you expect and then some.”
He also confirmed it will feature some vocals:
“Oh, yeah. I sing about four songs. And then [the rest of it is] instrumental. It’s a mix. But it’s made especially for the vinyl. So it’s exactly 46 minutes [long]. I made it especially so it’s gonna be a vinyl record. It’s gonna come out on everything, but it’s made to fit perfectly on a vinyl LP.”
He also discussed his mindset for the record:
“I have the luxury of owning my own [recording studio], so I go in when I’m inspired. And I decided a long time ago, I’m not gonna try to do something special, either what other people think I should do or decide [ahead of time which direction to go] — except sometimes [I say], ‘Okay, I’m gonna make a blues album,’ or, ‘I’m gonna make an acoustic album,’ which has happened. But when I make the records that are, let’s say, an Yngwie Malmsteen album, I just let it flow. And I come up with maybe a hundred ideas and I use nine or 10. So I take the best of what I think is the best, the most dramatic stuff, most interesting stuff — not necessarily a decided direction or whatever. It’s just natural, whatever comes out. And this particular album is gonna be very neoclassical.”
He also added the following when asked about getting a bigger audience for instrumental music:
“I don’t know, but I decided a long time ago to make honest music. Not to try to do something that’s fashionable or follow a trend or do what other people say. But what I’ve always done is [made] passionate music. Like [Italian violinist and composer] Niccolò Paganini said, one must feel strongly to make others feel strongly. So I feel very strongly about the music, and apparently that translates out. So it seems to work.”
He also offered an update on his touring plans:
“We go to Europe in June, and then we go home a little bit, and then we go back to Europe in July. And then in September, I think we’re in Asia. Then October, November, United States.”
[via Blabbermouth]
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Baroness To Enter The Studio In July To Work On New Album
Baroness are planning to enter the studio in July to work on their new album. Guitarist Gina Gleason told Guitar World the following about that:
“The past year we’ve been touring the Red and Blue records. I’m a huge fan of those records, especially Blue. We’ve also been working on new music for the better part of a year and a half. The challenge now is whittling it down and finding the identity of the album, before going into the studio around July.”
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Poison’s Bret Michaels: “Maybe In The Next Year Or Two, We Put Together The Most Incredible Poison Tour”
During a recent interview with New York’s Q104.3, Poison’s Bret Michaels addressed the possibility of a “Look What the Cat Dragged In” 41st anniversary tour once again. He said the following:
“It was, I gotta tell you, 40 awesome years. And honest to God, I hope to God that… I love the Bret Michaels band. I’m grateful for C.C. [DeVille] and Rikki [Rockett] and Bobby [Dall] and Poison. And maybe in the next year or two, we put together the most incredible Poison tour as well. But right now, [I am on the road with my solo band as part of the] ‘Live & Amplified’ [tour], and we’re killing it. And we’re just having fun. I’m enjoying every bit of music and just being out there and loving a great time on the road.”
[via Blabbermouth]
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