Josh Rundquist of That Drummer Guy recently conducted an interview with frontman Joakim Brodén of Swedish metallers SABATON. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band's forthcoming "The Great War" studio album: Joakim: "We just want to do our best. It's getting harder ...
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On December 4, 2015, California-based extreme metal titans SUICIDE SILENCE headlined a special benefit show in support of Mental Health America Of Los Angeles (MHLA) at The Observatory in Santa Ana. Today, the band has announced that the live recordings from the night will be released under the album "Live & Mental" on July 12 ...
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SILVERSTEIN has signed with UNFD. The band will enter the studio later this year to record its ninth studio album for a 2020 release. With the signing announcement comes a brand-new song from SILVERSTEIN, which will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2020. Fans can now listen to "Burn It Down ft. Caleb Shomo" below. Caleb ...
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California rock band OF MICE & MEN has collaborated with Kayzo and Yultron, two prominent electronic producers from the bass front, on a new single called "Night Terror". The track was released today (June 26) on Ultra Music. "Night Terror" is a gut-punching record that gives bass lovers their fix layered with the hard edge ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE frontman Josh Homme posted a new video online in honor of his late friend Anthony Bourdain, whose birthday was Tuesday (June 25). Bourdain took his own life last June. The clip features appearance from THE RACONTEURS, THE STROKES, ROYAL BLOOD, ARCTIC MONKEYS, Colin Hanks ...
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Andy Biersack (BLACK VEIL BRIDES, ANDY BLACK) will make an appearance at San Diego Comic-Con International on July 18. Biersack will be signing copies of his debut comic book, "The Ghost Of Ohio", at the War Machine Marketing booth (#1415) beginning at 1:00 p.m. "The Ghost Of Ohio" is a graphic novel based on an ...
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HALESTORM bassist Josh Smith has told The Sound Lab that the band is "constantly working" on new material. "We've been touring now for about a year on [2018's 'Vicious'] album, and we'll continue through this year," he said at this year's Download festival (see video below). "And as far as next year, we really don't ...
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Billy Gibbons has revealed that he is set to appear on the forthcoming album by QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE. The ZZ TOP founder, who made the revelation while speaking to Eonmusic at Hellfest in France, also disclosed that Dave Grohl has been working with the desert rock band. The news came on ...
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An animated video for the song "Something Good" from THE DAMNED THINGS can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's second album, "High Crimes", which was released on April 26 via Nuclear Blast. The supergroup comprised of members of EVERY TIME I DIE, ANTHRAX and FALL OUT BOY recently confirmed the addition ...
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DIAMOND HEAD guitarist Brian Tatler has once again defended GRETA VAN FLEET over accusations that the Michigan rockers have ripped off LED ZEPPELIN. Despite the fact that GRETA VAN FLEET has managed to sell out shows all over the world, the four-piece has been criticized for channeling a sound uncannily similar to LED ZEPPELIN, with ...
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SOULFLY has announced the "Blood On The Street" 2019 U.S. tour. The 22-date trek will kick off on September 3 in Dallas, Texas and make stops in Baltimore, Houston and Albuquerque before concluding in Los Angeles on September 29. Support on the tour will come from UNEARTH (September 3 - September 16), INCITE, PRISON and ...
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The official lyric video for the song "Deliverance" from FACE WITHOUT FEAR, the new industrial rock band featuring ex-STATIC-X and DOPE guitarist Tripp Eisen, can be seen below. The group, which also features Ken "Mantis" Hoyt (CRUSHPILE) on vocals, T.J. Cooke (METHODICAL) on drums, and Dante on guitar, will make its live debut on August ...
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In an interview with Australia's Keen Eye 4 Concerts, BUCKCHERRY frontman Josh Todd explained what his band does to separate itself from the ever-growing throng of rock and metal bands competing for attention. "First and foremost, you gotta have great songs," he said (audio below). "We've written some good songs over the years, ...
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BADFLOWER has released the official music video for the song "Promise Me", taken from the band's critically acclaimed debut album, "OK, I'M SICK". The track's expressive lyrics and smooth guitar riffs punctuate its message about holding on to love and the hope of youth. BADFLOWER frontman Josh Katz stated about "Promise Me": "The concept of ...
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NOCTURNUS was a unique gem in the fertile Florida death metal scene. Anti-religious and occult thought provided the source inspiration for many Florida death metal acts, while horror movies and real-life gore inspired others. But NOCTURNUS merged a fascination with the occult alongside science fiction themes, something that was unheard of at the time. What's ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of TRIVIUM's entire June 1 performance at the DreamHack convention in Dallas, Texas can be seen below. TRIVIUM's latest album, "The Sin And The Sentence", was released in October 2017 via Roadrunner. The disc was recorded with producer Josh Wilbur (LAMB OF GOD, GOJIRA) at Santa Ana, California's Hybrid Studios. The ...
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BUCKCHERRY has released the third music video from its latest album, "Warpaint". The track "Right Now" is the disc's second official single, following the arrival of "Bent" earlier in the year. The MMA-themed "Right Now" video was filmed at the Affliction Training Center in Seal Beach, California and was directed by Billy Jayne. The clip ...
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Modern progressive rock band COHEED AND CAMBRIA has shared an official music video for "The Pavilion (A Long Way Back)", which is featured on its acclaimed new LP, "The Unheavenly Creatures". The stirring black-and-white performance clip can be seen below. This week, COHEED AND CAMBRIA embarked on "The Unheavenly Skye Tour", a major North American ...
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Tommy Vext spoke to HardDrive Radio about BAD WOLVES' recently completed second album, which tentatively due before the end of the year. "Gutars and bass were tracked in [Las] Vegas with Max Karon, who is one of John's [Boecklin, drums] oldest friends, who also works for GHOST," the singer said. "And then we did production ...
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Andy Hall of Des Moines, Iowa radio station Lazer 103.3 recently conducted an interview with BUCKCHERRY frontman Josh Todd. You can listen to the entire chat via the Soundcloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band's new "Warpaint" studio album: Josh: "We worked really hard on this record and we ...
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BUCKCHERRY vocalist Josh Todd recently spoke with Australia's Heavy magazine. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how the band's new lineup is gelling: Josh: "We're all getting along really well. This is the best lineup of musicians we've had ever had, so the ...
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SHINEDOWN bassist Eric Bass has been forced to leave the band's current tour after recently injuring his back. He is being temporarily replaced by Josh Stern, who previously filled in for guitarist Zach Myers when he had his baby last year. Stern made his 2019 live debut with SHINEDOWN last night (Wednesday, May 21) at ...
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FOZZY members Rich Ward (guitar) and Frank Fontsere (drums) joined Nita Strauss and her solo band on stage on May 15 in Greenville, South Carolina to perform a cover version of the STUCK MOJO classic "Pigwalk". Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. Strauss supported FOZZY on three shows during the band's ...
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Jacoby Shaddix (PAPA ROACH), Mark Lanegan (SCREAMING TREES) and Mark Morales (SONS OF TEXAS) joined LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton for an acoustic set earlier today (Saturday, May 18) at this year's Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival, which is being held May 17-19 in Columbus, Ohio. The event was part of Zippo Encore's ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of THE DAMNED THINGS' May 6 concert at the Chameleon Club in Lancaster, Pennsylvania can be seen below. The supergroup comprised of members of EVERY TIME I DIE, ANTHRAX and FALL OUT BOY recently confirmed the addition of ALKALINE TRIO bassist Dan Andriano to its ranks. He replaces Josh Newton (EVERY TIME ...
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Robert Plant says that PINK FLOYD's "quick one-off" show at Live 8 in 2005 was an inspiration for LED ZEPPELIN's final concert two years later. LED ZEPPELIN's December 10, 2007 performance during the Ahmet Ertegun tribute concert was chronicled on the band's 2012 "Celebration Day" CD and DVD. The set, which featured Jason Bonham subbing ...
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Lunchbox and Promo Brady of the "DomKast" podcast recently conducted an interview with LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton. You can listen to the entire chat via the Spreaker widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how his debut solo album, "Anesthetic", differs from LAMB OF GOD: Mark: "I guess the primary ...
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Grammy-winning rock 'n' roll band GRETA VAN FLEET has announced a three-week fall North American leg of its "March Of The Peaceful Army" tour, set to kick off in Kansas City on Saturday, September 21. The tour will include first-time visits to Kansas City and Irvine, and the band performing a blend of fan-favorites and ...
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Former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and current LIGHT THE TORCH and vocalist Howard Jones recently spoke with Metal Nexus. The full conversation can be viewed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he enjoys performing more when venues are sold out: Howard: "I don't really think that way. It doesn't matter ...
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Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, has told the Long Island, New York radio station 94.3 The Shark that she didn't have any reservations about putting out an album of instrumentals with her debut solo LP, last year's "Controlled Chaos". "Everyone said that I had to put out some ...
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