Taylor Hawkins has revealed that FOO FIGHTERS will begin work on their tenth studio album later this year. Speaking to Rock Sound before the band's August 17 gig in Glasgow, the drummer stated about FOO FIGHTERS' planned follow-up to 2017's "Concrete And Gold": "Well, from what I've heard from our fearless leader, Dave ...
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According to Patch.com, a 62-year-old man died after falling to the ground during this past Sunday's (August 11) "Knotfest Roadshow" concert at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Illinois. Richard Valadez was pronounced dead at 11:34 p.m. The cause of his death is not yet known, and an autopsy is pending, a spokeswoman ...
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In a brand new interview with The Ringer, SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor was asked about the negative pushback he has received from some of his fans for the anti-Donald Trump comments he has made on Twitter and through various media outlets. Asked if that tension is still a problem at all, Taylor said: ...
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Corey Taylor has told Ireland's Overdrive in a new interview that he doesn't ever see SLIPKNOT phasing out the masks like KISS did with the make-up in the '80s. "It's such a part of our art," the singer explained. "It's also part of the reason why we change the masks with every album. ...
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SLIPKNOT has shared "Birth Of The Cruel", the third new song to be released off the band's widely anticipated sixth LP, "We Are Not Your Kind", which will arrive August 9 on Roadrunner Records. "We Are Not Your Kind" was once again recorded at a Los Angeles studio with producer Greg Fidelman, who engineered and ...
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Corey Taylor says that "it's been fascinating" to see the reactions to his new SLIPKNOT mask. SLIPKNOT's new costumes were unveiled in May to coincide with the band's appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Corey worked on his new mask with special effects legend Tom Savini, whose extensive career in the film industry and especially the ...
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Following BEHEMOTH's performance in San Bernardino, California on July 27, guitarist/vocalist Adam "Nergal" Darski spoke with RadioactiveMike Z, host of the Riverside, California radio station 96.7 KCAL-FM program "Wired In The Empire". The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the group's participation in SLIPKNOT's current "Knotfest ...
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SLIPKNOT debuted a brand new look at its concert Tuesday night (July 30) at the Pain In The Grass festival in Auburn, Washington. Replacing the black jumpsuits SLIPKNOT wore at the start of the 2019 touring cycle are mostly white jumpsuits and slightly adjusted masks. SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor worked on his new mask with ...
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SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan spoke to Setlist.fm about how the band goes about creating eclectic setlists and playing music across all six studio albums. He said (see video below): "Right now, we have the best problem we could ever have — we've got six albums for 90 minutes. And it's awesome. Songs ...
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Having released two critically hailed, fan-worshipped works of progressive death metal, 2014's "Wreckage Of Stars" and its 2016 follow-up "Selves We Cannot Forgive", BLACK CROWN INITIATE has found a new label home with Century Media. Formed in Reading, Pennsylvania in 2012, BLACK CROWN INITIATE has created a stir that's stretched far beyond the underground with ...
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Knotfest, the music and lifestyle phenomenon created by SLIPKNOT, has announced lineup for its first-ever event in Mexico City, taking place at the awesome Parque Deportivo Oceanía venue. This year, Knotfest is joining forces with Forcefest, combining two massive festival brands over one weekend. The Knotfest day will take place on Saturday, November 30, headlined ...
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SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan has told Kerrang! magazine that the creative sessions for the band's new album, "We Are Not Your Kind", resulted in far more material than will make the final product when it is finally released next month. "Did we know that this was going to be the album? No. ...
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SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor spoke to Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show about the inspiration for the title of the band's upcoming sixth album, "We Are Not Your Kind". Due on August 9 via Roadrunner, the disc was once again recorded at a Los Angeles studio with producer Greg Fidelman, who engineered ...
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SLIPKNOT kicked off its "Knotfest Roadshow" tour last night (Friday, July 26) at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. The performance marked SLIPKNOT's first full-length U.S. concert since the band played at the Louder Than Life in Louisville, Kentucky on October 2, 2016. SLIPKNOT's set included two new songs: "Unsainted", which will appear on ...
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Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH have released the official music video for the song "Sabbath Mater" from their latest album, "I Loved You At Your Darkest". "We bring you the new video for 'Sabbath Mater'," the band said. "The energy and vibe was made for performance and that's exactly what we accomplished in the video. Oh, ...
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Corey Taylor says he could see SLIPKNOT carrying on without him if he ever decided to leave the band. The vocalist made the comments in the new issue of Metal Hammer magazine when reflecting on how much longer the masked Iowa act could go on for, exactly two decades after the release of ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of SLIPKNOT performing the song "Psychosocial" at this year's edition of the Resurrection Fest, which was held July 3-6 in Viveiro, Spain, can be seen below. SLIPKNOT will embark on a European tour next year in support of its new album, "We Are Not Your Kind". The band, which recently played ...
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SLIPKNOT has shared "Solway Firth", the second new song to be released off the band's widely anticipated sixth LP, "We Are Not Your Kind", which will arrive August 9 on Roadrunner Records. "Solway Firth" is available now at all DSPs along with an official music video directed by the band's own M. Shawn Crahan. Created ...
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Prior to EMPEROR's performance at the recent French festival Hellfest, vocalist Ihsahn spoke with Jorge Fretes of Spain's GoetiaMedia.com. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether, given the fact that the group hasn't recorded an album since 2001, he considers EMPEROR to be ...
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SLIPKNOT has posted a 17-second teaser for a new song, to be included on the band's upcoming "We Are Not Your Kind" album. The clip, in which vocalist Corey Taylor can be heard singing "Today, up on this hill, I'm counting all the killers ...," includes a brief flash showing the SLIPKNOT logo along with ...
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SLIPKNOT will embark on a European tour next year in support of its new album, "We Are Not Your Kind". The band, which recently played a month's worth of European festival dates and headline shows, has released a list of the cities where it will perform in 2020, with more information to be made available ...
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With ten days to go until SLIPKNOT's momentous "Knotfest Roadshow" tour begins, details of the Slipknot Museum have been released. In addition to the strongest heavy rock lineup of the summer — SLIPKNOT with special guests VOLBEAT, GOJIRA and BEHEMOTH — the "Knotfest Roadshow" will feature a specially curated version of the hugely popular Slipknot ...
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Corey Taylor says that SLIPKNOT's upcoming sixth album, "We Are Not Your Kind", features the "darkest" lyrics he has written "in a long time." Due on August 9, the disc was once again recorded at a Los Angeles studio with producer Greg Fidelman, who engineered and mixed SLIPKNOT's 2004 album "Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)" ...
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A three-minute official video recap of SLIPKNOT's just-completed European tour can be seen below. SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor recently spoke to BBC Radio 1's "Rock Show With Daniel P. Carter" about the band's new live show, which received its world premiere on June 7 at Rockfest in Hyvinkää, Finland. "It's been really good," he said. ...
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Corey Taylor says that his new SLIPKNOT mask was meant to be "disturbing." SLIPKNOT's new costumes were unveiled in May to coincide with the band's appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Corey worked on his new mask with special effects legend Tom Savini, whose extensive career in the film industry and especially the horror genre dates ...
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Prior to SLIPKNOT's July 8 performance at the Festival d'été de Québec in Quebec City, Canada, singer Corey Taylor spoke to TVA about how long it takes him to prepare to the band's new stage show. "It takes very little time now, because, obviously, I put the makeup on, I put the mask ...
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BEHEMOTH frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski has shared a video of a couple engaging in a sexual act while in the moshpit during the band's performance Saturday night (July 6) at the Roskilde Festival in Roskilde, Denmark. In an accompanying message, Nergal wrote: "Well, I'm no veteran but I've seen things. I've seen a lot... yesterday ...
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FOO FIGHTERS have released a surprise live EP. Titled "00950025", the three-song effort features "elusive live tracks," namely performances of "For All the Cows" and "Wattershed" from the band's headline set at 1995's Reading festival, as well as a live recording of "Next Year" from a 2000 concert in Melbourne, Australia. Earlier today, FOO FIGHTERS ...
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Jackson has welcomed VOLBEAT guitarist Rob Caggiano to its family of signature artists. Throughout summer 2019, sharp-eyed fans will see the Bronx-born guitarist putting prototypes of his distinctive new Jackson model through their paces at SLIPKNOT's "Knotfest Roadshow" with GOJIRA and BEHEMOTH as well as VOLBEAT's upcoming "Rewind, Replay, Rebound" world tour, which will kick ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of SLIPKNOT's June 25 concert at the Mystic Festival at Tauron Arena in Kraków, Poland can be seen below. SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor recently spoke to BBC Radio 1's "Rock Show With Daniel P. Carter" about the band's new live show, which received its world premiere on June 7 at Rockfest in ...
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