In a brand new interview with Ticketmaster, SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor was asked what the last show was that he saw as a fan that absolutely blew him away. He responded: "My wife works in management, so we don't really go to a lot of shows, because we're almost always on the road. ...
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SLIPKNOT will perform its 2001 album "Iowa" in its entirety at the Ozzfest Meets Knotfest festival on Sunday, September 25 at San Manuel Amphitheater and Festival Grounds in San Bernardino, California. Says SLIPKNOT in a statement: "Fifteen years ago, something quite extraordinary happened. Nine men from Iowa went in to a studio in California and ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of BLACK SABBATH's August 23 performance at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey can be seen below. This is the second, and final, leg of the band's "The End" farewell tour. They played across the country earlier this year. SABBATH's setlist for the Holmdel concert was as follows: 01. Black ...
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On Sunday, August 21, Shawn Crahan and Sid Wilson from SLIPKNOT experienced Richard Petty Driving Experience's American Muscle Car Challenge at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Crahan and Wilson drove iconic muscle cars, including a Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, Shelby Ford Mustang and Dodge Challenger Hellcat, around the Speedway at speeds up to 140 mph. SLIPKNOT ...
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Guitarist Troy Seele has announced his departure from ICED EARTH due to family responsibilities. He says: "After close to ten years as a guitarist in ICED EARTH, the time has come for me to step away. "Some of you know, but many do not, that I have a child with autism. In the past, I ...
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Swedish progressive metallers OPETH will release their twelfth album, "Sorceress", on September 30. The band's first effort for Nuclear Blast via OPETH's imprint label Moderbolaget Records is proof chief architect Mikael Åkerfeldt has a near-endless well of greatness inside. From the album's opener "Persephone" to "The Wilde Flowers" and "Strange Brew" to the album's counterpart ...
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Legendary metal band BLACK SABBATH played the second concert of the final U.S. leg of its "The End" tour last night (Friday, August 19) at BB&T Pavilion in Camden, New Jersey. Fan-filmed video footage of show can be seen below. This is the second, and final, leg of the band's farewell tour. They played across ...
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In a recent interview with Exclaim!'s Aggressive Tendencies, SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor gave his opinion on many current issues in addition to discussion the status of his various projects. The latest clip from the chat can be seen below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On using his platform to speak ...
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Sweden's musical alchemists OPETH will release their bewitching twelfth studio album, "Sorceress", on September 30 via the band's imprint label Moderbolaget Records with Nuclear Blast Entertainment. In celebration of the release, the band has planned special shows at historic venues around the world in support of the record, including Radio City Music Hall in New ...
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Legendary metal band BLACK SABBATH kicked off the final U.S. leg of its "The End" tour last night (Wednesday, August 17) at the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York. This is the second, and final, leg of the band's farewell tour. They played across the country earlier this year. SABBATH's setlist for ...
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SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor has told Exclaim!'s Aggressive Tendencies that the band has a distinct sound, whether they're categorized as "nu metal" or a precursor to New Wave Of American Heavy Metal. He said: "I think we're just kind of our own genre, to be honest. I mean, there's all these different genres, ...
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Swedish progressive metallers OPETH will release their twelfth album, "Sorceress", on September 30. The band's first effort for Nuclear Blast via OPETH's imprint label Moderbolaget Records is proof chief architect Mikael Åkerfeldt has a near-endless well of greatness inside. From the album's opener "Persephone" to "The Wilde Flowers" and "Strange Brew" to the album's counterpart ...
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Swedish progressive metallers OPETH will release their twelfth album, "Sorceress", on September 30. The band's first effort for Nuclear Blast via OPETH's imprint label Moderbolaget Records is proof chief architect Mikael Åkerfeldt has a near-endless well of greatness inside. From the album's opener "Persephone" to "The Wilde Flowers" and "Strange Brew" to the album's counterpart ...
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"Le Tour Du Metal" recently conducted an interview with guitarist Corey Beaulieu of Florida metallers TRIVIUM. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On TRIVIUM's frequent drummer changes: Corey: "Well, ever since the first time, when we replaced Travis [Smith], everything's always ...
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Swedish extreme tech-metal pioneers MESHUGGAH will release their eighth album, "The Violent Sleep Of Reason", on October 7 via Nuclear Blast. The effort was inspired by a Goya painting called "The Sleep Of Reason Produces Monsters". "The Violent Sleep Of Reason" was produced by the band and was engineered by Tue Madsen of Puk Studios ...
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Toronto video and music production company Reel Wolf Productions has released the video for "Hail The Villains", featuring Sid Wilson from SLIPKNOT, Necro and Psych Ward. In the video, each of the emcees cosplays as a comic book supervillain as a tribute to the characters that they grew up with. Wilson, who appears in the ...
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Swedish progressive metallers OPETH will release their twelfth album, "Sorceress", on September 30. The band's first effort for Nuclear Blast via OPETH's imprint label Moderbolaget Records is proof chief architect Mikael Åkerfeldt has a near-endless well of greatness inside. From the album's opener "Persephone" to "The Wilde Flowers" and "Strange Brew" to the album's counterpart ...
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Ozzy Osbourne's former mistress Michelle Pugh has opened up about her four-year relationship with the BLACK SABBATH singer, saying that "he made me feel like the most beautiful and worshipped woman in the world." Ozzy and his wife Sharon split in May after she discovered that he was having an affair with the celebrity hair ...
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According to Goss.ie, Irish BLACK SABBATH fans will have to pay €1,358.65 (approximately $1,523.25) for a meet-and-greet with the British heavy metal legends when the band plays in Dublin next January as part of their "The End" farewell tour. "VIP packages" for the event include the chance to meet Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler ...
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SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor spoke to Revolver magazine about the emergency spinal surgery he was forced to undergo in early June, when it was discovered in the course of a routine physical that he had been walking around for years with a broken neck. "I was describing these symptoms that I was having ...
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The official lyric video for "Sorceress", the title track of the new album of the twelfth album from Swedish progressive metallers OPETH, can be seen below. "Sorceress" will be released on September 30. OPETH's first effort for Nuclear Blast via the band's imprint label Moderbolaget Records is proof chief architect Mikael Åkerfeldt has a near-endless ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of SLIPKNOT's July 21 performance at Centre Vidéotron in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada can be seen below. The concert once again saw SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor performing with a neck brace after undergoing surgery last month. Taylor was ordered by doctors to refrain from headbanging and jumping when the band kicked off ...
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Swedish experimental heavy-rock pioneers OPETH will release their highly anticipated new album, "Sorceress", on limited-edition pink vinyl with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Gilda's Club NYC. The band's twelfth studio effrt will be released on September 30 via OPETH's imprint label Moderbolaget Records with Nuclear Blast Entertainment. Additional editions of the vinyl will be ...
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Ozzy Osbourne and his son Jack were guests on last night's episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" to discuss their new reality show called "Ozzy and Jack's World Detour". The series airs on Sundays on the History channel and features the duo traveling the world together, exploring the history behind some of the planet's most storied ...
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Jim Root, one of the two guitarists for SLIPKNOT, spoke to The You Rock Foundation about how he has struggled as an outsider with turbulent thoughts throughout life and how he has used his artistic career path to distract him from them. As someone who is most comfortable playing behind a mask on the stage, ...
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Sharon Osbourne has confirmed that she is trying to work out her marital issues with Ozzy Osbourne, less than three months after she allegedly discovered his affair with a celebrity hairstylist. Ozzy told "Good Morning America" on Monday that he and Sharon were "back on track" after experiencing "bump in the road." "Some days are ...
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STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor has told Billboard.com that the band has written and demoed 18 songs for its sixth studio album, with plans to hit the studio in January for a likely mid-2017 release. "It's some of the best shit we've ever written," Taylor, who is also the vocalist in SLIPKNOT, said. ...
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The first episode of "Ozzy & Jack's World Detour", the new show produced by the History channel starring Ozzy Osbourne and his son Jack, can be viewed in its entirety at History.com. The ten-episode series kicked off on Sunday (July 24) and features the duo traveling the world together, exploring the history behind ...
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Ozzy Osbourne says that his marriage to wife Sharon is "back on track again", less than three months after she allegedly discovered his affair with a celebrity hairstylist. Sharon reportedly kicked Ozzy out of their home after discovering evidence of the affair — and possibly others — back in May. Earlier in the month, she ...
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Swedish progressive metallers OPETH will release their twelfth album, "Sorceress", on September 30. The band's first effort for Nuclear Blast via OPETH's imprint label Moderbolaget Records is proof chief architect Mikael Åkerfeldt has a near-endless well of greatness inside. From the album's opener "Persephone" to "The Wilde Flowers" and "Strange Brew" to the album's counterpart ...
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