FOREIGNER guitarist/saxophonist Thom Gimbel recently spoke with Debra Miller of the Evansville, Indiana radio station WIKY. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On studying music at Boston's Berklee College of Music: Thom: "It was hard. I got there and I thought I was good because I ...
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PUDDLE OF MUDD vocalist Wes Scantlin recently spoke with Andy Hall of the Des Moines, Iowa radio station Lazer 103.3. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his newfound sobriety: Wes: "It's been a long road, but it's well worth it... It was definitely God. He ...
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Philip Anselmo's EN MINOR played its second show ever Friday night (August 16) at the Psycho Las Vegas festival at the House Of Blues in Las, Nevada. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. The Psycho Las Vegas performance took place just two days after EN MINOR made its live debut at ...
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HIGHLY SUSPECT has announced its third album, "MCID", with two new singles, "16" and "Upper Drugs". The project is an adventurous new chapter for HIGHLY SUSPECT and spans across rock, hip-hop and pop, and includes features from Young Thug, Tee Grizzley, GOJIRA and NOTHING BUT THIEVES. "MCID" is based on inconceivable true-life experiences (and perceptions) ...
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Philip H. Anselmo's EN MINOR made its live debut Wednesday night (August 14) at One Eyed Jacks in New Orleans, Louisiana. The concert served as the release party for EN MINOR's debut seven-inch, which was released on August 2 via Housecore Records. Fan-filmed video footage of the show can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube ...
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VISIONS OF ATLANTIS frontwoman Clémentine Delauney has spoken out against cell-phone use at concerts, saying that "it's very frustrating" to "sing in front of a sea of screens." Asked by The Metal Gods Meltdown for her opinion on fans filming live shows using their phone cameras, Clémentine said (hear audio below): "I hate it. I ...
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Philip H. Anselmo's EN MINOR will make its live debut tonight (Wednesday, August 14) at One Eyed Jacks in New Orleans, Louisiana. The concert will serve as the release party for EN MINOR's debut seven-inch, which was released on August 2 via Housecore Records. A project inadvertently in the making since Anselmo's earliest ...
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In 2010, a Massachusetts-based research company called Knome used a blood sample taken from Ozzy Osbourne to map out his genetic code and attempt to figure out how he has survived after years of abusing drugs and alcohol. Researchers at Knome hoped that analyzing Ozzy's blood and DNA would give them insight into how drugs ...
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BC Kochmit has announced his departure from NONPOINT. The guitarist, who joined NONPOINT in 2014 as the replacement for Dave Lizzio, played on the band's last two studio albums, 2016's "The Poison Red" and 2018's "X". The news of Kochmit's exit from NONPOINT was broken by the group on its Facebook page. NONPOINT wrote: "It's ...
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In a recent interview with the Peoria, Illinois radio station 105.7 The X Rocks, SKILLET frontman John Cooper spoke about the band's knack for mixing hard-driving rock, grunge, metal and alternative sounds with a life-affirming, Christian message. He said: "It's funny. I was doing an interview recently — I don't remember where we were — ...
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Canadian cannabis and fertilizer company Invictus announced today that rock icon Gene Simmons has abdicated his position as the company's "chief evangelist officer." "It has been a pleasure to work with Gene. He has been a valuable asset to the company," said Trevor Dixon, president and chief executive officer of Invictus. "Gene has pledged his ...
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Video of Philip H. Anselmo's EN MINOR project performing an acoustic version of the song "On The Floor" at Anselmo's home and barn studio, Nödferatu's Lair, just outside of New Orleans, can be seen below (courtesy of Revolver). "On The Floor" appears on EN MINOR's debut seven-inch, which was released on August 2 ...
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"[Mind Over Mind]", the new music video from Atlanta, Georgia's NORMA JEAN, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's eighth studio album, "All Hail", which will be released on October 25 via Solid State Records. The disc was recorded earlier this year with producer Will Putney (EVERY TIME I DIE, BODY ...
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Celebrating thirty years of music, British rockers THUNDER will release a 28-track album titled simply "The Greatest Hits" on September 27 through BMG. Featuring tracks from each of the band's 12 studio albums, it is the first-ever collection to actually be sanctioned by the group, but also compiled by the members of THUNDER themselves. The ...
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STYX bassist Ricky Phillips has confirmed that the band is far along in the songwriting process for the follow-up to "The Mission". Released in June 2017, that disc marked STYX's first new LP in 14 years. It was recorded at Blackbird Studios in Nashville, co-produced and co-written with Will Evankovich, a longtime collaborator of Tommy ...
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Nikki Sixx has paid tribute to his former bandmate Lizzie Grey, who died this morning at a Las Vegas hospital. Lizzie (a.k.a. Stephen Perry), 60, had long been suffering from a rare brain disorder known as Lewy Body Disease and had been undergoing treatment for years. Earlier today, the MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist took to his ...
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Sunset Strip music legend and longtime SPIDERS & SNAKES frontman Lizzie Grey — probably best known for co-penning the MÖTLEY CRUE song "Public Enemy #1" — passed away in his sleep this morning at a Las Vegas hospital surrounded by his wife Jennifer and daughters Ariel and Annabelle. Lizzie (a.k.a. Stephen Perry), 60, had long ...
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Philip Anselmo spoke to Revolver about his decision to play a number of PANTERA songs during the current European tour with his solo band, PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS. "We were about a month out from touring [the second ILLEGALS album, 'Choosing Mental Illness As A Virtue'] when Vince Paul [Abbott, PANTERA ...
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"On The Floor", the first song from Philip H. Anselmo's EN MINOR project, can be streamed below. The track will appear on EN MINOR's debut seven-inch, which will be released on August 2 via Housecore Records. A project inadvertently in the making since Anselmo's earliest days as a child in the French Quarter, the band ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES and current SIXX:A.M. guitarist DJ Ashba spoke to "Vegas Junkeez" about the status of his PYROMANTIC project. Although he originally formed PYROMANTIC as a collaboration with his SIXX:A.M. bandmate James Michael, the project has since evolved into an Ashba solo thing, with Michael announcing last year that he was stepping away ...
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For the first time ever, MANOWAR will open its vast archives and give its fans the chance to hear the official history of the band, straight from the source. The glory and the battles; the secrets, and the triumphs of steel; life on the road and in the studio... Witness MANOWAR bassist Joey DeMaio in ...
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California rockers OF MICE & MEN have announced a North American headlining tour in the fall. Support on the trek will come from FOR THE FALLEN DREAMS, THOUSAND BELOW and BLOODBATHER. Dubbed "The Earth Tour", it will kick off September 23 in Los Angeles and end on October 19 in Mesa, Arizona. Tour dates: Sep. ...
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KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch has uploaded a new seven-minute video in which he discusses his 2005 conversion to Christianity and the impact his new awareness has had on his life, his family and the influential rock band that he co-founded more than 25 years ago. In the clip, the musician — whose recently released ...
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Calgary-based hard rock quintet KOBRA AND THE LOTUS will release its new studio album, "Evolution", on September 20 via Napalm Records. The upcoming LP sees the band imbued with a new fire that comes through by way of undeniable hooks, soaring guitar riffs, marching drum beats, and the soulful, bombastic vocal delivery of lead singer ...
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California rockers OF MICE & MEN will release their new album, "Earthandsky", on September 27 via Rise Records. The disc will include the previously released tracks "Mushroom Cloud" and "How To Survive", as well as the newly issued single "Earth & Sky". The official music video for the latter song, directed by directed by Mark ...
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KORN bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu has confirmed that the band has been quietly recording and stockpiling cover tunes for an eventual album. "Over the years, we've been dabbling with covers, and we do have a handful of covers that we haven't released," he told "The Art And Span Show" in a new interview. ...
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Joey DeMaio says that MANOWAR has filed a lawsuit against the Hellfest organizers over the cancelation of the band's concert at this year's edition of the French heavy metal festival. In was reported on June 21 that MANOWAR's performance at the annual event in Clisson was called off just hours before the veteran metal group ...
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During a day off in Los Angeles on tour with JUDAS PRIEST, Richie Faulkner sat down with Gibson to discuss his early musical influences, his first performance with PRIEST and the brand new Flying V from Gibson's "Original Collection." Introduced in 1958 and only made in limited quantities, the Gibson Flying V has taken flight ...
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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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GODSMACK vocalist Sully Erna recently spoke with Andy Hall of the Des Moines, Iowa radio station Lazer 103.3. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band's latest album, "When Legends Rise": Sully: "I've got to tell you, it's really been an impressive album cycle so ...
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