Marilyn Manson, Slash, Gene Simmons... their names have become synonymous with rock 'n' roll and debauchery. But what about the names Brian Warner, Saul Hudson and Chaim Weitz? They don't quite have that ring to them, do they? That's why some of our favorite rockers have rechristened themselves with brand spankin' new stage names
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"I wanted it big, I wanted it dramatic, I wanted a rock record," Meat Loaf said via press statement regarding his new album. The iconic singer is back with 'Hang Cool Teddy Bear,' his first since 2006's 'Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose...
Epic German metal band Avantasia recruited Scorpions vocalist Klaus Meine to perform guest vocals to the song 'Dying for an Angel' from the band's new album 'The Wicked Symphony,' which comes out May 4. A shortened version of the track can be streamed on frontman Tobias Sammet's Web site...
For years now, party anthem architect Andrew W.K. has been defending himself against online allegations that he is, in fact, not one man, but a record label-concocted persona, forged in the spirit of commerce, who's been portrayed on stage and on record by a number of different actors...
"I just love the idea of being part of the dream, part of the future," Jon Anderson, best known as the frontman of Yes, tells Noisecreep. "Everybody looks to America for some semblance of order. When I tour around Europe, people are thinking of America on such a different level this year...
When former Kiss and Meat Loaf guitarist Bruce Kulick is reminded he has had an amazing career, he takes it in stride. "I can't say I've had a boring career, that's for sure," Kulick told Noisecreep with a laugh. "Certainly, there's no doubt that the Kiss years were really cool...
Veteran guitarist Bob Kulick has had the kind of career that speaks volumes of his range and talent. He's the kind of musician who can lay down guitars on anything from hard rock to R&B and not even flinch. He first came to most music geeks through his work with Kiss in the '70s and his stint playing in Meat Loaf's Neverland Express band. If...
In 1977, 'Bat Out of Hell' was the biggest rock album across the globe. Sung dramatically by Meat Loaf and written by Jim Steinman, the seven-song rock 'n' roll opera remains one of the biggest selling albums of all time. The material's stylistic breadth and technicality needed to be played by top-notch musicians for a tour to ever work...