PAPA ROACH frontman Jacoby Shaddix spoke to WDR's "Rockpalast" at last month's Summer Breeze festival in Germany about how being on the road for long periods of time can exacerbate mental health struggles. "I struggled with substance-abuse issues [and] alcoholism," he said. "I'm almost seven years sober, off drinking alcohol and doing drugs, ...
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ALL THAT REMAINS singer Phil Labonte has confirmed to "Jon's Untitled Podcast" that the band's new album is "done." As for the musical direction of the follow-up to last year's "Madness", Phil said (hear audio below): "I don't wanna start talking about what the new record sounds like yet. 'Cause we haven't talked about the ...
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Ian Gillan has reunited with his pre-DEEP PURPLE band THE JAVELINS to record the group's debut album. "Ian Gillan And The Javelins" was released August 31 as a CD digipak, a vinyl LP and a digital download. The 16-track collection features covers of American blues, rock 'n' roll, soul and country tunes, including renditions of ...
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PAPA ROACH's Jerry Horton has revealed to Morgan Richards Interviews that the band is "about 85 percent finished" making the follow-up to last year's "Crooked Teeth" album. The new disc will arrive "either at the end of this year or the beginning of next year," according to the guitarist. Speaking about how PAPA ROACH's upcoming ...
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Ian Gillan has reunited with his pre-DEEP PURPLE band THE JAVELINS to record the group's debut album. "Ian Gillan And The Javelins" will be released August 31 as a CD digipak, a vinyl LP and a digital download. The 16-track collection features covers of American blues, rock 'n' roll, soul and country tunes, including renditions ...
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Devoting his career to fronting such hit bands as RIOT, MESSIAH'S KISS and HOLY MOTHER, Mike Tirelli has been hailed as one of the most acclaimed metal singers of his time. But now, the highly versatile vocalist is debuting an EP with his new band RISING FIVE, which he formed with fellow MESSIAH'S KISS bassist ...
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A spectacular music lineup has been announced for ShipRocked 2019, celebrating a decade of rock 'n' roll on the high seas January 26-31, 2019 onboard Carnival Valor for the first time. The greatest vacation ever will feature performances from PAPA ROACH, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, I PREVAIL, NOTHING MORE, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, SEVENDUST, MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, ...
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FROM ASHES TO NEW has released the official music video for "Broken", the follow-up single to the hit "Crazy", which recently reached No. 2 on the U.S. rock radio chart. The track conveys a message of perseverance and believing in yourself when others try to push you down and hold you back in life. It's ...
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PAPA ROACH frontman Jacoby Shaddix spoke to Andy Hall of the Lazer 103.3 radio station about the progress of the songwriting and recording sessions for the band's follow-up to 2017's "Crooked Teeth" album. He said (hear audio below): "Right when we got done with 'Crooked Teeth', writing and recording that record, we were supposed to ...
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Ian Gillan has reunited with his pre-DEEP PURPLE band THE JAVELINS to record the group's debut album. "Ian Gillan And The Javelins" will be released August 31 as a CD digipak, a vinyl LP and a digital download. The 16-track collection features covers of American blues, rock 'n' roll, soul and country tunes, including renditions ...
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Ian Gillan has reunited with his pre-DEEP PURPLE band THE JAVELINS to record the group's debut album. "Ian Gillan And The Javelins" will be released August 31 as a CD digipak, a vinyl LP and a digital download. The 16-track collection features covers of American blues, rock 'n' roll, soul and country tunes, including renditions ...
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Massachusetts metallers ALL THAT REMAINS are putting the finishing touches on the songwriting process for the follow-up to last year's "Madness" album. Singer Phil Labonte told the Rock 94.7 radio station at last weekend's Rock USA festival in Oshkosh, Wisconsin (see video below): "We have another record that we are just about finished writing. We ...
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NONPOINT will release its tenth album, "X", on August 24. The follow-up to 2016's "The Poison Red" was produced by Fred Archambault, who has previously worked with ATREYU and AVENGED SEVENFOLD, among others. A track from "X", titled "Fix This", can be streamed below. On "X", the quintet — Elias Soriano (vocals), Robb Rivera (drums), ...
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Ian Gillan has reunited with his pre-DEEP PURPLE band THE JAVELINS to record the group's debut album. "Ian Gillan And The Javelins" will be released August 31 as a CD digipak, a vinyl LP and a digital download. The 16-track collection features covers of American blues, rock 'n' roll, soul and country tunes, including renditions ...
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NONPOINT will release its tenth album, "X", on August 24. The follow-up to 2016's "The Poison Red" was produced by Fred Archambault, who has previously woked with ATREYU and AVENGED SEVENFOLD, among others. On "X", the quintet — Elias Soriano (vocals), Robb Rivera (drums), Rasheed Thomas (guitar), Adam Woloszyn (bass), and B.C. Kochmit (guitar) — ...
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GHOST frontman Tobias Forge recently spoke with Germany's Star FM. The complete two-part conversation can be streamed below (Forge's responses begin at the 6:48 mark). A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he was surprised that GHOST's mystique was preserved for several album cycles: Tobias: "Yes, I guess so. I ...
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THE PRETTY RECKLESS singer Taylor Momsen has released a music video for her cover version of Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land". The clip, which features photos by late THE PRETTY RECKLESS producer Kato Khandwala, with sound by Jonathan Wyman, can be seen below. Khandwala passed away on April 25 from injuries sustained in ...
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Every DEEP PURPLE true lover knows how much their magic and powerful style is the result of many different influences brought in by the single members, all merging into the powerful sound loved by millions of rock fans. Ian Gillan's love for American soul and R&B as well as skiffle and early rock and roll ...
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Former PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott has died. He was 54 years old. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Vinnie passed away Friday in Las Vegas, where he owned a home. No other details of his death were immediately available. The drummer's passing was confirmed on both his personal and PANTERA's Facebook pages, ...
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GHOST leader Tobias Forge said in a new interview that his legal battle with several of the band's former members was validation that he "must be doing something right." Forge, who founded the group eight years ago, was sued by four ex-members in April 2017 who accused the singer of cheating them out of their ...
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GHOST has announced a massive North American fall tour. The trek, which includes the Swedish band's previously announced headline arena dates at The Forum in Los Angeles, California and Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, will kick off on November 1 in Chicago, Illinois and wrap on December 15 in Brooklyn. A special BLABBERMOUTH.NET presale ...
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GHOST's new album, "Prequelle", landed at position No. 3 on this week's Billboard 200 chart. The disc, which arrived on June 1, shifted 66,000 equivalent album units in the week ending June 7. Of that sum, between 61,000 were in traditional album sales. GHOST's first week benefits from a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer in ...
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According to Hits Daily Double, GHOST's new album, "Prequelle", will likely land at position No. 3 on this weekend's Billboard 200 chart. The disc, which arrived on June 1, is expected to shift between 49,000 and 54,000 equivalent album units in the week ending June 7. Of that sum, between 46,000 and 51,000 are projected ...
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Swedish rockers GHOST has been one of the most divisive acts in metal since the band hit the ground running with its 2010 debut "Opus Eponymous". Arguments over the band's comic book-esque imagery and stage personas — mostly centered around the face-painted, Papal regalia wearing frontman initially known as Papa Emeritus — overwhelmed the merits ...
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105.7 The Point's Donny Fandango recently conducted an interview with GHOST leader Tobias Forge. You can listen to the chat below. Speaking about how GHOST's current theater tour will compare to the band's upcoming performances at arenas, Forge said: "It's two different things. When you go into a theater, you're basically presenting everything through a ...
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PAPA ROACH frontman Jacoby Shaddix was recent interviewed by 105.1 FM The Blaze's "The Morning Blaze". You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Speaking about how PAPA ROACH has adapted to all the changes that have taken place in the music industry, Jacoby said: "From the business industry side, we ...
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GHOST leader and frontman Tobias Forge says that he hasn't "felt very anonymous for many years," this in spite of the great efforts he went through to conceal his true identity through various incarnations of his stage alter-ego Papa Emeritus. Forge has since "retired" Papa Emeritus and now performs as Cardinal Copia. Since GHOST arrived ...
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BAD WOLVES' debut album, "Disobey", bowed at No. 23 on the Billboard 200 chat with 19,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending May 17. The disc includes the group's massively successful cover of THE CRANBERRIES hit "Zombie". The track hit the Top 15 on the American rock radio chart and was No. 1 ...
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Massachusetts metallers ALL THAT REMAINS have completed writing five songs for the follow-up to last year's "Madness" album. Singer Phil Labonte said in a tweet: "I'm pretty proud of the lyrics and can't wait to share them with you guys. It'll be a min, but it's some angry stuff." "Madness" was released in April 2017 ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of GHOST's May 20 concert at Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C. can be seen below. GHOST played the first official show of the "Rats! On The Road" U.S. tour on May 5 at Riverside Municipal Auditorium in Riverside, California. In addition to the previously released new single "Rats", which opened the concert, ...
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