In celebration of the band's legendary sold-out performances at Wrigley Field on August 20 and August 22, 2016 during the Chicago Cubs' historic World Series championship season, PEARL JAM is set to release documentary film "Let's Play Two" and accompanying soundtrack album. "Let's Play Two" is directed by renowned director/photographer Danny Clinch and produced by ...
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"Get Off Your Ass", the title track of the new album from veteran Los Angeles hard rockers AUTOGRAPH, can be streamed below. The disc will be released on October 6 via EMP Label Group, the U.S.-based label of MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. It will be issued on CD and digital, with a limited-edition vinyl LP ...
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Norwegian progressive black avantgardists ENSLAVED will release their new album, "E", on October 13 via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2015's "In Times" was recorded at Duper & Solslottet Studios in Bergen and was once again mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden. To provide a first taste of ...
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"The Evil Has Landed", a brand new song from QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's seventh album, "Villains", which will be released on August 25 via Matador Records. QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE leader Joshua Homme said: "The title 'Villains' isn't a political statement. It ...
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On July 17, BackstageAxxess conducted an interview with vocalist Josh Todd of JOSH TODD & THE CONFLICT and BUCKCHERRY. You can now listen to the chat below. Speaking about the current status of BUCKCHERRY, Josh said: "BUCKCHERRY is the best it's ever been. We've got new players, Kevin Roentgen on the guitar, and Sean Winchester ...
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Josh Rundquist of That Drummer Guy recently conducted an interview with Metal Blade Records founder and CEO Brian Slagel. You can listen to the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how his forthcoming "For The Sake Of Heaviness: The History Of Metal Blade Records" book came to fruition: Brian: "We ...
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"Rain", the new video from JOSH TODD & THE CONFLICT, the new band featuring singer Josh Todd and guitarist Stevie Dacanay (a.k.a. Stevie D.) of BUCKCHERRY, can be seen below. The song is taken from JOSH TODD & THE CONFLICT's debut album, "Year Of The Tiger", which will be released on September 15 via Century ...
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Veteran Los Angeles hard rockers AUTOGRAPH have signed a deal with EMP Label Group, the U.S.-based label of MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. The band's new album, "Get Off Your Ass", will be released on October 6 on CD and digital, with a limited-edition vinyl LP version available in November. "Get Off Your Ass" is the ...
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Globally and repeatedly the music world has felt the effects of terrorism and how easily it can strike. Whether you're referring to the onstage assassination of Dimebag Darrell, plus four other casualties, at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio or, on a larger scale, the terrifying loss of 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert ...
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Jason Price of Icon Vs. Icon recently conducted an interview with BUCKCHERRY and JOSH TODD & THE CONFLICT singer Josh Todd. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Icon Vs. Icon: How did the ball get rolling for JOSH TODD & THE CONFLICT? Josh: "I was on the road with BUCKCHERRY last ...
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In a brand new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, BUCKCHERRY frontman Josh Todd was asked for his opinion on the recent passing of LINKIN PARK singer Chester Bennington. He responded (hear audio below): "I did not know Chester. But people who commit suicide, it's a very sensitive subject for me, 'cause that ...
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Newly formed alternative rock band THE FELL has released the official music video for its debut single, "Footprints". The clip was filmed in a bomb shelter and biological weapons test site on an active military compound in Poland. "Footprints" will be featured on THE FELL's upcoming album, the release date for which has not yet ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS bassist Flea has said that talk of the band retiring is premature. Flea was asked by TMZ about recent comments made by CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith, in which Smith mused about the end of the band, saying that while he still loved ...
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Josh Todd says that BUCKCHERRY "wasn't a band for a while" prior to the departures of guitarist Keith Nelson and drummer Xavier Muriel earlier this year. The singer made his comments while promoting the upcoming debut album from his JOSH TODD & THE CONFLICT side project, which also features BUCKCHERRY guitarist Stevie Dacanay (a.k.a. Stevie ...
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"Fucked Up", the new video from JOSH TODD & THE CONFLICT, the new band featuring singer Josh Todd and guitarist Stevie Dacanay (a.k.a. Stevie D.) of BUCKCHERRY, can be seen below. The song is taken from JOSH TODD & THE CONFLICT's debut album, "Year Of The Tiger", which will be released on September 15 via ...
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"Stand Up", a new song from the classic thrash metal band TOXIK, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming EP, "Breaking Class", which will be released on August 4. TOXIK's third full-length album will follow by the end of 2017. "We've got the right combination of players for the record ...
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"Where I Stay", the new video from POWERFLO — the band featuring BIOHAZARD's Billy Graziadei and former FEAR FACTORY bassist/guitarist Christian Olde Wolbers alongside Sen Dog from CYPRESS HILL, Rogelio Lozano from DOWNSET, and Brazilian drummer Fernando Schaefer — can be seen below. The song is taken from POWERFLO's self-titled debut album, which was released ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith was asked by podcaster Eddie Trunk on how much longer he thinks the band can continue, 33 years after releasing their first album. Smith replied: "We were riding in a van after a gig and [bassist] Flea was, like, 'How much longer ...
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ROAD TO JERUSALEM is the new Copenhagen, Denmark-based project featuring Per Møller Jensen (drums; THE HAUNTED, INVOCATOR, KONKHRA), Andreas Holma (bass; HYPOCRISY, SCAR SYMMETRY, SOILWORK), Michael Skovbakke (guitar; KONKHRA) and Josh Tyree (vocals). The group is currently recording ten brand new tracks that will compose ROAD TO JERUSALEM's debut album. Guitar leads and bass were ...
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Legendary English guitarist John Sykes (TYGERS OF PAN TANG, THIN LIZZY, WHITESNAKE, BLUE MURDER, SYKES) will release his first album in seventeen years, "Sy-Ops", before the end of 2017. The tentative track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Dawning Of A Brand New Day 02. Believe In Yourself 03. My Guitar 04. Out ...
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STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor has lashed out against his contemporaries for not embracing the fact they are rock bands, calling it "pretentious horseshit." Taylor's comment stems from KISS bassist Gene Simmons's infamous 2014 quote that rock music is finally dead as the result of file sharing and lack of support from record labels who ...
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Josh Rundquist of That Drummer Guy recently conducted an interview with former HANOI ROCKS frontman Michael Monroe. You can listen to the full interview below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how his new solo career-spanning "The Best" compilation came to be: Michael: "Since it's been 30 years since the release of my ...
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STONE SOUR has long outgrown the dismissive and overgeneralized tag “supergroup," stemming of course from its obvious associations and history with mainstream metal juggernaut SLIPKNOT. Like SLIPKNOT, STONE SOUR has cracked Billboard's charts too many times to count, yet its reached far beyond that band's demographic and deeper into the pockets of hard rock, radio ...
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"Hydrograd", the new album from STONE SOUR, can be streamed in its entirety in the YouTube playlist below. The disc will be released on June 30 via Roadrunner Records. "Hydrograd" was recorded at Sphere Studios in North Hollywood, California with producer Jay Ruston, who has previously worked with ANTHRAX and STEEL PANTHER. The band tracked ...
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JOSH TODD & THE CONFLICT, the new band featuring singer Josh Todd and guitarist Stevie Dacanay (a.k.a. Stevie D.) of BUCKCHERRY, will release its debut album, "Year Of The Tiger", September 15 on Century Media. JOSH TODD & THE CONFLICT recently spoke with music journalist Anne Erickson about the new band and musical chemistry between ...
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"Cascade", the new video from WOVENWAR — the band featuring the talents of Jordan Mancino (drums), Nick Hipa (guitar) and Josh Gilbert (bass) of San Diego, California-based metal act AS I LAY DYING, and Shane Blay (vocals) of OH, SLEEPER — can be seen below. The clip was directed and edited by Hipa. "Cascade" is ...
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In a brand new interview with Distorted Sound, STONE SOUR drummer Roy Mayorga spoke about the role the band's latest addition, guitarist Christian Martucci, played during the making of STONE SOUR's new album, "Hydrograd". "Christian was definitely the biggest spark of all," he said. "He came in with a bunch of sketches and ...
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BLIND GUARDIAN frontman Hansi Kürsch has confirmed that he and ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer are working on material for the long-awaited third album from their side project DEMONS & WIZARDS. DEMONS & WIZARDS was launched in 1997 and has released two full-length albums so far: 2000's self-titled effort and 2005's "Touched By The Crimson ...
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STONE SOUR guitarist Josh Rand has responded to NICKELBACK frontman Chad Kroeger after the latter blasted STONE SOUR as "NICKELBACK Lite." Asked about the remarks in a new interview with Musik Universe, Rand said (hear audio below): "There's no sense in me tearing into [Chad]. It's obvious he'd been drinking the entire time he was ...
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The self-titled debut album from POWERFLO — the new band featuring BIOHAZARD's Billy Graziadei and former FEAR FACTORY bassist/guitarist Christian Olde Wolbers alongside Sen Dog from CYPRESS HILL, Rogelio Lozano from DOWNSET, and Brazilian drummer Fernando Schaefer — can be streamed in its entirety using the SoundCloud widget below. The disc will be released on ...
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