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Godsmack singer Sully Erna told Des Moines, Iowa radio station Lazer 103.3 that the band’s upcoming seventh album, When Legends Rise, will contain its first full ballad. Erna explained, “We’re debuting our first ballad for Godsmack, which is a bit more epic, like a ‘Dream On’/’November Rain’-style ballad. There’s a lot of textures on this record, a lot of flavors for everybody, and I hope everyone enjoys it.”
Erna added that he thinks the new LP is “really strong,” saying, “I think people are going to love this record, I really do. It’s such a departure from what we’ve done in the past, but at the same time maintaining the integrity and the power of what the band has always been about.” Read More>> [Blabbermouth]
Stone Temple Pilots could have been in a very different place these days if a proposed collaboration with former Black Crowes singer Chris Robinson had worked out. Robinson told AL.com in a new interview that after the Crowes’ recent split, he met up with STP bassist Robert DeLeo and guitarist Dean DeLeo, who were on the lookout for a new vocalist.
Robinson recalled, “You know, we sat down and tried to write some songs and stuff and had a nice time, but nothing really came of it. I was already pretty much on my way to, I kind of wanted to get away from the riff-rock oriented, uh, scarves and necklaces and whatever rock ‘n’ roll — they’re great at it.” Read More>> [Ultimate Classic Rock]
System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian will be a guest on the May 20th episode of Anthony Bourdain‘s CNN series Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown. The two will embark on a tour of Armenia with historian Richard Giragosian. According to the official plot description, “Bourdain takes a wide-angle look at the culture and history of this country . . . Breaking bread with Tankian at the restaurant Dolmama in Yerevan, during dinners with locals, the host explores the native and diaspora Armenian populations’ survival and achievements against the odds.” [The PRP]