After slaying the senses of 50,000 fans at the November 2014 debut of Knotfest Japan, SLIPKNOT, premier Japanese promoter Hayashi International Promotion (H.I.P.), and 5B Artist Management have announced its return in 2016. Set for November 5-6, this marks the second outing of the international festival Knotfest, which debuted in November 2014 to a sold-out ...
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California metallers DEVILDRIVER have tapped former WAYNE STATIC guitarist Diego Ibarra (a.k.a. Ashes) to play bass in their upcoming tour, which kicks off at the end of next month. Ibarra joins DEVILDRIVER as the replacement for former BURY YOUR DEAD guitarist Chris Towning, who appeared on the Dez Fafara-fronted band's 2013 album "Winter Kills". DEVILDRIVER ...
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"Dead And Gone", the new video from Florida-based metallers TRIVIUM, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's seventh studio album, "Silence In The Snow", which was released on October 2, 2015 via Roadrunner. The follow-up to 2013's "Vengeance Falls" was produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette (SLASH, ALTER BRIDGE, THE AMITY AFFLICTION) ...
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California groove metallers DEVILDRIVER will be touring non-stop this year in support of their new album, "Trust No One". In addition to their already announced tour alongside HATEBREED, DEVIL YOU KNOW and ACT OF DEFIANCE, DEVILDRIVER has confirmed a string of North American headline dates. The first run starts prior to the HATEBREED tour and ...
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MEGADETH kicked off the North American leg of its "Dystopia" world tour last night (Saturday, February 20) at South Side Ballroom in Dallas, Texas, The setlist was as follows: 01. Hangar 18 02. Kingmaker 03. Wake Up Dead 04. In My Darkest Hour 05. She-Wolf 06. Sweating Bullets 07. Dawn Patrol 08. Poison Was The ...
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EMP Label Group, the label founded by MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, has signed an exclusive North American distribution deal with Entertainment One (eOne), North America's leading independent music brand. In addition to offering traditional wholesale and managed inventory services to some of North America's largest retailers, eOne will provide a wide range of digital strategic ...
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Former MORBID ANGEL frontman David Vincent has contributed guest vocals to "Manufacturing Evil", the sophomore album from Des Moines thrash merchants GREEN DEATH. Vincent appears on the track "Gates Of Hell". "Manufacturing Evil" will be released on April 1 through MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson's EMP imprint through the legendary label Megaforce. GREEN DEATH was brought ...
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New TRIVIUM drummer Paul Wandtke made his live debut with the band on December 5, 2015 at Knotfest in Mexico. Drum-cam footage of Wandtke performing live TRIVIUM during the band's latest U.S. tour can be seen below. Wandtke previously drummed for the hit musical "Rock Of Ages" and sat behind the kit for KILL HANNAH ...
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California metallers DEVILDRIVER will release their seventh studio album, "Trust No One", on May 13 via Napalm Records. The follow-up to 2013's "Winter Kills" was once again produced by Mark Lewis (ARSIS, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, WHITECHAPEL, DEVILDRIVER, DEICIDE, SIX FEET UNDER) with assistance from Jason Suecof (AUGUST BURNS RED, DEICIDE, DEATH ANGEL). The new ...
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New TRIVIUM drummer Paul Wandtke made his live debut with the band on December 5 at Knotfest in Mexico. More video footage of the concert can be seen below. Wandtke previously drummed for the hit musical "Rock Of Ages" and sat behind the kit for KILL HANNAH during the band's main-support run with the SMASHING ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of MEGADETH's December 5 performance at Knotfest in Toluca, Mexico can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Hangar 18 02. She-Wolf 03. Wake Up Dead 04. In My Darkest Hour 05. Sweating Bullets 06. Dawn Patrol 07. Poison Was The Cure 08. Tornado Of Souls 09. Trust (Spanish ...
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Florida metallers TRIVIUM have commented on their split with drummer Mat Madiro and addition of Paul Wandtke. Wandtke, who previously drummed for the hit musical "Rock Of Ages" and sat behind the kit for KILL HANNAH during the band's main-support run with the SMASHING PUMPKINS, made his live debut with TRIVIUM at this past weekend's ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of TRIVIUM's December 5 performance at Knotfest in Toluca, Mexico can be seen below. The concert marked the band's first appearance with its new drummer, Chicago native Paul Wandtke. Wandtke has previously drummed for the hit musical "Rock Of Ages" and sat behind the kit for KILL HANNAH during the band's main-support ...
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As BLABBERMOUTH.NET exclusively reported on November 10, MEGADETH will team up with SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, CHILDREN OF BODOM and HAVOK for a North American tour in early 2016. The four-band package — which will launch on February 20 in Dallas, Texas and wrap on March 24 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada — will mark ...
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SLIPKNOT members Jim Root (guitar), Corey Taylor (vocals) and Shawn "Clown" Crahan (percussion) took part in a press conference on December 3 in Mexico City ahead of this weekend's Knotfest Mexico festival. You can now watch the question-and-answer session in three parts below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how SLIPKNOT's music ...
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TRIVIUM has tapped Chicago native Paul Wandtke as the band's new touring drummer. Wandtke made his live debut with TRIVIUM earlier today (Saturday, December 5) at Knotfest in Toluca, Mexico. Commented TRIVIUM guitarist/vocalist Matt Heafy: "I'll keep this short and sweet. Any change we've ever made in TRIVIUM has been necessary for the very survival ...
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MEGADETH's North American headlining tour will be announced sometime next week, the band's mainman, Dave Mustaine, revealed earlier today (Saturday, December 5) while chatting with fans via Periscope, a live video streaming platform owned by Twitter. The trek, which will tentatively launch in February, is rumored to also include SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, CHILDREN OF BODOM and ...
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California metallers DEVILDRIVER will release their seventh studio album, "Trust No One", on May 13, 2016 via Napalm Records. The follow-up to 2013's "Winter Kills" was once again produced by Mark Lewis (ARSIS, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, WHITECHAPEL, DEVILDRIVER, DEICIDE, SIX FEET UNDER). The new CD mark the group's first release since the departures of ...
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Jimmy Cabbs conducted an interview with CORROSION OF CONFORMITY members Pepper Keenan (guitar, vocals) and Woody Weatherman (guitar) at this year's Knotfest, which was held October 24-25 in San Bernardino, California. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the reunion of the four-piece lineup of CORROSION ...
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SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor was asked in an interview with the Las Vegas radio station KOMP at this past weekend's Knotfest whether the band's signature masks are created as a group effort or if they are more of an "invidiual thing." He responded (hear audio below): "It's definitely an individual thing. Some of the guys ...
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Fresh from the "HardDrive Live" tour with TREMONTI, Matt Heafy, Corey Beaulieu and Paolo Gregoletto of the Florida metal band TRIVIUM came by the "HardDrive Radio" studio to talk about the tour's best moments, pranks and their guilty pleasures. Check out the clip below. TRIVIUM's new album, "Silence In The Snow", debuted at No. 19 ...
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"Silence In The Snow", the new album from Florida metallers TRIVIUM, debuted at No. 19 on The Billboard 200 chart, having shifted 18,000 equivalent album units in the week ending October 8. The Billboard 200 ranks the most popular albums of the week based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums ...
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Florida metallers TRIVIUM released their new album, "Silence In The Snow", on October 2 via Roadrunner. The follow-up to 2013's "Vengeance Falls" was produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette (SLASH, ALTER BRIDGE, THE AMITY AFFLICTION) and was mixed by Josh Wilbur (GOJIRA, LAMB OF GOD). A track-by-track breakdown of "Silence In The Snow", courtesy of TRIVIUM ...
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California metallers DEVILDRIVER have entered Seahorse Sound Studios in downtown Los Angeles to begin recording their new album for an early 2016 release via Napalm Records. The CD, which is once again being helmed by Mark Lewis (ARSIS, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, WHITECHAPEL, DEVILDRIVER, DEICIDE, SIX FEET UNDER), will mark the group's first release since ...
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With his identity now officially confirmed, SLIPKNOT bassist Alessandro "Vman" Venturella gave U.K.'s Total Guitar magazine a world-first tour of his Status S2 Graphite headless bass. Check out the clip below. SLIPKNOT guitarists Jim Root and Mick Thomson reportedly handled most of the bass duties on the band's latest album, ".5: The Gray ...
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After weeks of fervent anticipation from fans across the globe, Sheffield, England-based band BRING ME THE HORIZON releases "That's The Spirit" — their fifth studio album and Columbia Records debut — everywhere today, including iTunes and Spotify. In just hours, the album has already reached #1 on iTunes in 13 countries and Top 5 in ...
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"Until The World Goes Cold", the new video from Florida metallers TRIVIUM, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "Silence In The Snow", which will be released on October 2 via Roadrunner. The follow-up to 2013's "Vengeance Falls" was produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette (SLASH, ALTER BRIDGE, THE AMITY ...
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"True friends stab you in the front," proclaims BRING ME THE HORIZON's Oli Sykes on the band's just-released new track, "True Friends". Featured on the band's highly anticipated fifth studio album, "That's The Spirit", "True Friends" is available everywhere today, including iTunes. Watch the track's lyric video below. "That's The Spirit", the band's Columbia Records ...
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SLIPKNOT, MEGADETH and LAMB OF GOD are among the confirmed bands for the 2015 installment of the Mexican edition of SLIPKNOT's Knotfest, set to take place December 5 at the Foro Pegaso in Toluca, Mexico. Knotfest Mexico 2015 billing is shaping up as follows: SLIPKNOT MEGADETH LAMB OF GOD HIM A DAY TO REMEMBER TRIVIUM ...
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"Blind Leading The Blind", the new video from Florida metallers TRIVIUM, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "Silence In The Snow", which will be released on October 2 via Roadrunner. The follow-up to 2013's "Vengeance Falls" was produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette (SLASH, ALTER BRIDGE, THE AMITY AFFLICTION) ...
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