The first in a series of track-by-track-breakdown videos for CHILDREN OF BODOM's ninth studio album, "I Worship Chaos", can be seen below. "I Worship Chaos" will be released on October 2 via Nuclear Blast. The artwork for the CD was created by Finnish artist Tuomas Korpi and can be seen below. "I Worship Chaos" was ...
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Guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho and keyboardist Janne Wirman of Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM answered fans' questions live earlier today (Tuesday, August 25) on the band's YouTube channel. Check out the video chat below. CHILDREN OF BODOM's ninth studio album, "I Worship Chaos", will be released on October 2 via Nuclear Blast. The artwork for the ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of THE LOCAL BAND, the Finnish covers act featuring Alexi Laiho (CHILDREN OF BODOM), Jussi69 (THE 69 EYES), Olli Herman (RECKLESS LOVE) and Archie Kuosmanen (SANTA CRUZ), performing on August 14 at Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland can be seen below. The group's setlist consisted of 1980s "hair metal" classics, including tracks originally ...
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In less than two years since forming, SONS OF TEXAS are steadily working their way through the mainstream rock sector. Their debut album "Baptized in the Rio Grande" has all the staples of a successful contemporary hard rock album, which is good for making a quick strike impression upon their AOR-targeted audience. That being said, ...
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Alexi Laiho of Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM turned the Senate Square in Helsinki, Finland into an amazing metal arena this past Friday, August 14. Alexi composed a commissioned song for the Helsinki Festival, and he invited 100 electric guitarists to join him in performing it on the big stage. Alexi's core backing band for ...
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The official lyric video for "I Worship Chaos", the title track of the ninth studio album from Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM, can be seen below. The CD will be released on October 2 via Nuclear Blast. The artwork for the CD was created by Finnish artist Tuomas Korpi and can be seen below. "I ...
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Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM will release their ninth studio album, "I Worship Chaos", worldwide on October 2 via Nuclear Blast. The artwork for the CD was created by Finnish artist Tuomas Korpi and can be seen below. The third trailer for "I Worship Chaos", in which the CHILDREN OF BODOM members talk about the ...
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TJ Fowler of Skullbanger Media conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho of Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM before the band's August 1 appearance at the Kuopio RockCock festival. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On lyrical surprises on CHILDREN OF BODOM's new album, ...
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In a brand new interview with Overdrive, FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares was asked about Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival co-founder Kevin Lyman's recent comment that metal has gotten "gray, bald and fat," and that it had no worthy future headlining acts to take over from the classic bands like BLACK SABBATH, IRON ...
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LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe has slammed Kevin Lyman over comments the co-founder of the annual Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival made regarding the state of the heavy metal scene and the future of the traveling event. In an article published on July 8 by Detroit Free Press, Lyman was ...
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Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM will release their ninth studio album, "I Worship Chaos", worldwide on October 2 via Nuclear Blast. The artwork for the CD was created by Finnish artist Tuomas Korpi and can be seen below. The second trailer for "I Worship Chaos", in which the CHILDREN OF BODOM members talk about the ...
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LoudTV.net recently conducted an interview with one of the Nameless Ghouls from Swedish occult rockers GHOST. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how GHOST's new album, "Meliora", compares to 2013's "Infestissumam": "Whereas the previous album, stylistically, was hovering in a baroque milieu, this ...
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Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM will release their ninth studio album, "I Worship Chaos", worldwide on October 2 via Nuclear Blast. The artwork for the CD was created by Finnish artist Tuomas Korpi and can be seen below. A trailer for "I Worship Chaos" in which CHILDREN OF BODOM bassist Henkka Seppälä (a.k.a. Henkka T. ...
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The official lyric video for the song "Berlin Model 32" from Swedish hard rockers BLACK TRIP can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's second album, "Shadowline", which will be released on August 28 in Europe and September 4 in the USA through Steamhammer/SPV as a digipak CD and colored vinyl LP ...
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AEROSMITH drummer Joey Kramer spoke to CNBC's "Halftime Report" about his Rockin' & Roastin' organic coffee line. You can now watch the chat below. Rockin' & Roastin' was established by Kramer in 2012 as an online business after having trouble finding a decent cup of coffee on the road while touring with AEROSMITH. In October ...
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SLAYER guitarist Kerry King has slammed Kevin Lyman over comments the co-founder of the annual Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival made regarding the state of the heavy metal scene and the future of the traveling event. In an article published on July 8 by Detroit Free Press, Lyman was quoted a ...
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Keyboardist Janne Wirman of Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM was interviewed at this year's edition of the Graspop Metal Meeting, which was held last month in Dessel, Belgium. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On CHILDREN OF BODOM's upcoming ninth studio album, "I Worship Chaos": "The ...
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METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich says that streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music are good for music but accepts that streaming platforms benefit established artists more than they do the aspiring ones who have yet to break through. METALLICA famously sued the Napster file-sharing service in 2000 after the band discovered that a leaked demo ...
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Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM will release their ninth studio album, "I Worship Chaos", worldwide on October 2 via Nuclear Blast. The artwork for the CD was created by Finnish artist Tuomas Korpi and can be seen below. "I Worship Chaos" was once again recorded at Helsinki, Finland's Danger Johnny Studios and was produced by ...
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Kevin Lyman (pictured), the co-founder of the annual Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, has apologized for his recent remarks regarding the state of the heavy metal scene and the future of the traveling event, explaining that "it is our yearly mission to create the greatest festival for you to come out celebrate and herald heavy ...
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Kevin Lyman (pictured), the co-founder of the annual Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, has told the Detroit Free Press that the tour is "at risk of going away at any given moment" due to the limited number of headline-worthy acts in metal. "The bands at the top all demand a certain level of ...
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Kaaos TV conducted an interview with CHILDREN OF BODOM and WARMEN members Janne Wirman and Antti Wirman at the Tuska open-air festival in Helsinki, Finland on June 28. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On when they realized that they needed to part ways ...
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Swedish hard rockers BLACK TRIP are back and they are on a mission! Their first all-killer-no-filler album "Goin' Under", released in 2014 (2013 in Scandinavia), was soaked in the true spirit of the NWOBHM and showed that great heavy metal music still can be made. With bands like IRON MAIDEN, SAXON, THIN LIZZY and '70s-era ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of CHILDREN OF BODOM's entire June 19 performance at Hellfest in Clisson, France can be seen below. CHILDREN OF BODOM has recruited Antti Wirman, the younger brother of the band's keyboardist Janne Wirman, to handle second-guitar duties for their upcoming shows. Antti, who has been a member of Janne's band WARMEN ...
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Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM will release their ninth studio album, "I Worship Chaos", worldwide on October 2 via Nuclear Blast. The artwork for the CD was created by Finnish artist Tuomas Korpi and can be seen below. "I Worship Chaos" was once again recorded at Helsinki, Finland's Danger Johnny Studios and was produced by ...
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METALLICA performed at the 2015 X-Games on June 6 in Austin, Texas. Other artists playing at the extreme sports showcase included Nicki Minaj, Talib Kweli, Kid Ink, PENNYWISE and JOYWAVE. Regarding being dubbed the perfect soundtrack to the X Games, METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett told Man Cave Daily that he saw the similarities ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of CHILDREN OF BODOM's June 6 performance at Laulurinne in Joensuu, Finland can be seen below. CHILDREN OF BODOM has recruited Antti Wirman, the younger brother of the band's keyboardist Janne Wirman, to handle second-guitar duties for their upcoming shows. Antti, who has been a member of Janne's band WARMEN since 2001, ...
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Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM will release their ninth studio album, "I Worship Chaos", worldwide on October 2 via Nuclear Blast. The artwork for the CD was created by Finnish artist Tuomas Korpi and can be seen below. "I Worship Chaos" was once again recorded at Helsinki, Finland's Danger Johnny Studios and was produced by ...
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Dan Padavona, the son of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO, RAINBOW), has released his second full-length novel, "Dark Vanishings", a post-apocalyptic horror/adventure novel that is the first in a series. Episode Two of "Dark Vanishings" is scheduled for release in late June, with the third episode slated ...
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Bassist Lexxi Foxx of Los Angeles glam-metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER spoke to The Daily Times about the band's penchant for both paying tribute to and lampooning the heyday of '80s "hair metal." "That's something we wanted to do — bring back heavy metal," Foxx said. "That era was so fun, because it's cool ...
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