Black metal and industrial collide in a butt-ugly conundrum where SKINNY PUPPY and GORGOROTH might be found rubbing elbows if such an unholy event provided itself. Dave Coppola and Tim Winson comprise INVERTIA, hurling themselves and any daring listeners into a five-song digital hell where organized religion leaders will be found twirling upon open fire ...
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The 20th-anniversary reissue of SOUNDGARDEN's breakthrough 1994 album, "Superunknown", sold 5,700 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 51 on The Billboard 200 chart. The 20th-anniversary reissue of "Superunknown" was made available in two deluxe versions outlined below. The Deluxe Edition is a 2-CD package featuring ...
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W.A.S.P. is "about three weeks away from finishing" its new studio album, titled "Golgotha", for an early 2015 release. During a press conference yesterday (Friday, June 6) before the band's performance at this year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg, Sweden, W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless stated about the lyrical inspiration for the upcoming ...
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The 20th-anniversary reissue of SOUNDGARDEN's breakthrough 1994 album, "Superunknown", is likely to sell between 10,000 and 12,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to industry web site Hits Daily Double. The estimate was based on one-day sales reports compiled after the record arrived in stores on June 3 via ...
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In May, "HardDrive" and "HardDrive XL" producer Roxy Myzal conducted an interview with SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell. You can now watch the chat in three parts below. SOUNDGARDEN's breakthrough 1994 album, "Superunknown", was reissued this week in a deluxe 20th anniversary edition featuring a remastered version of the album and plenty of bonus content like ...
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Reunited grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN performed on last night's (Tuesday, June 3) episode of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon". The group played the song "Spoonman" on the program, with an additional performance of "My Wave" available exclusively via the web. Check out the footage below. SOUNDGARDEN's breakthrough 1994 album, "Superunknown", was reissued yesterday in a ...
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Reunited grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN will perform on tonight's (Tuesday, June 3) episode of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon". The group is expected to play the song "Spoonman" on the show, with an additional performance to be made available exclusively via the web. SOUNDGARDEN's breakthrough 1994 album, "Superunknown", is reissued today in a deluxe 20th ...
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"Bitch In The Pit", a brand new song from BODY COUNT, the metal band fronted by hip-hop legend, actor and director Ice-T, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The track is taken from the group's new album, "Manslaughter", which will be released on June 10 via Sumerian. "Most of the inspiration for my ...
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KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley spoke to The Christian Science Monitor about the band's induction into the Rock And Rolll Hall Of Fame and the controversy surrounding the group's non-performance at the event. The Hall Of Fame wanted the original quartet only to play, while KISS leaders Stanley and Gene Simmons insisted on the ...
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In the July 2014 issue of Guitar World magazine, original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley speaks about the band's induction into the Rock And Rolll Hall Of Fame and the controversy surrounding the group's non-performance at the event. The Hall Of Fame wanted the original quartet only to play, while KISS leaders Gene ...
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"Talk Shit, Get Shot", the new video from BODY COUNT, the metal band fronted by hip-hop legend, actor and director Ice-T, can be seen below. The clip was filmed on April 6 at The Morgan in Brooklyn, New York with director Frankie Nasso, who has previously worked with EMMURE and ASKING ALEXANDRIA, among others. "Talk ...
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Matt Pinfield of Fanpass conducted an interview with KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch at this year's Welcome To Rockville festival, which was held April 26-27 at Metro Park in Jacksonville, Florida. You can now watch the chat below. Welch, a former drug addict and reformed Christian, spoke about what it's like touring with KORN since ...
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"Reforging The Crown", the new video from Italian death metallers HOUR OF PENANCE, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's new album, "Regicide", which was released on May 13 via Prosthetic Records. The CD features cover artwork (seen below) by Gyula Havancsák (ANNIHILATOR, DESTRUCTION, GRAVE DIGGER) which, like the album, revolves ...
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"Talk Shit, Get Shot", the new single from BODY COUNT, the metal band fronted by hip-hop legend, actor and director Ice-T, was premiered on the latest episode of the Ice-T's "Final Level" podcast (web site). You can now listen to the track in the YouTube clip below. The song will appear on BODY ...
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MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx says that this group was ready to turn down an opportunity to headline more than a dozen U.S. festivals if it meant that he and his bandmates would have to share the stage with Massachusetts hard rockers GODSMACK. Sixx's latest comments were fueled by his ongoing war of words with ...
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Hip-hop legend, actor and director Ice-T recently spoke to Flama's D-Stroy of "Left Unattended" about Ice-T's upcoming projects — including BODY COUNT's new album, "Manslaughter". You can now watch the chat at TheFlama.com. "People have been asking me to do some music, and I haven't really been inspired to do hip hop for ...
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The new episode of the Ice-T's "Final Level" podcast (web site) features the first interview with the new lineup of his metal band BODY COUNT. The group also engages in an a cappella cover song of the "Mister Ed" theme song. You can now listen to the podcast using the audio player below. ...
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This year, reunited grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN celebrate the 20th anniversary of this groundbreaking album "Superunknown" with a special reissue in two deluxe versions outlined below and available on June 3 via A&M Records/UMe. The Deluxe Edition is a 2-CD package featuring the remastered album along with disc two consisting of demos, rehearsals, B-sides and more. ...
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According to Billboard.com, the Revolver Golden Gods awards show presented by Epiphone, America's only hard-rock and heavy-metal awards show, will return to TV on Saturday, May 24 via VH1 Classic at 8 p.m. ET/PT, produced by Dick Clark Productions and Revolver magazine. The four-hour live show will tape Wednesday, April 23, at Los ...
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Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley says that the band's lead singer, Paul Stanley, is "grasping at straws" by accusing Frehley and fellow KISS co-founder Peter Criss (drums) of anti-Semitism. Stanley — who, like fellow KISS co-founder Gene Simmons, is Jewish — writes in his new book, "Face The Music: A Life Exposed": "Ace and particularly ...
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On March 16, Dunlop TV's Bryan Kehoe caught up with the "Experience Hendrix" tour in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In the clip below, Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) yucks it up a bit and talks about how Jimi Hendrix inspired generations of guitar players. In a November 2013 interview with Music Radar, Wylde stated about ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch is getting ready to write his fourth book. Welch, who has three previous tomes to his credit, told The Pulse Of Radio that his new one will focus on the time he spent away from KORN between 2005 and 2013. "I call 'em like ...
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Celebrating the 20th anniversary of "Superunknown", the pivotal album that seemingly changed alternative rock, the guys from SOUNDGARDEN gave Guitar Center in Seattle an intimate look into their past — from guitarist Kim Thayil's very first jam sessions in singer Chris Cornell's room to bassist Ben Shepherd's Sisyphean task of learning every single chord on ...
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A two-camera fan-filmed mix of UNLEASHED's March 15 performance at this year's Hammerfest, which was held at Hafan y Mor Holiday Park, Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire, Wales, can be seen below. UNLEASHED's new album, "Odalheim", was released in April 2012 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was produced by Fredrik Folkare and recorded in at Chrome ...
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David Farrier of New Zealand's 3 News recently conducted an interview with SYSTEM OF A DOWN singer Serj Tankian. You can now watch the chat at this location. A couple of excerpts follow. 3 News: Are you looking forward to the Christchurch show? Tankian: I am looking forward to it very ...
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According to KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch, his bandmate, KORN bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, got a tattoo of Jesus on the cross on the left side of his face. Head posted a photo on Instagram earlier today (Friday, March 21) showing Fieldy's new mark. Head wrote: "My boy Fieldy's new face tattoo… REPRESENTING." ...
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Italian death metallers HOUR OF PENANCE have unveiled a lyric video for "Resurgence Of The Empire", a new song from the group's upcoming album "Regicide". Check it out below. Due May 13 in North America and May 12 in Europe, "Regicide" features cover artwork (seen below) by Gyula Havancsák (ANNIHILATOR, DESTRUCTION, GRAVE DIGGER) which, like ...
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Video footage of former SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo's March 3 masterclass at Music Academy International in Nancy, France can be seen below. Lombardo sat out SLAYER's Australian tour in February/March 2013 due to a contract dispute with the other members of the group. Filling in for him was Jon Dette (TESTAMENT, ANTHRAX). Dave has since ...
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Ex-SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo says that he "did his best" to work things out with his former bandmates before being fired from the group early last year, claiming that most of the money SLAYER made on tour went to the band's managers and accountants and not the musicians themselves. Lombardo sat out SLAYER's Australian tour ...
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Reunited grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN will perform their groundbreaking album, "Superunknown", in its entirety on Thursday, March 13 at the iTunes Festival during South By Southwest at ACL Live at the Moody Theater in Austin, Texas. The event will be streamed live via the via iTunes store, available on all personal computers and mobile devices. Those ...
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