"Taste Like", a new song from Sacramento, California rockers TESLA, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's eighth studio album, "Shock", which will be released on March 8 via UMe. Produced and co-written by DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen, the follow-up to June 2014's "Simplicity" is available on CD, digital, black ...
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German hard rock legends SCORPIONS are preparing to record a "historic" new album with a "famous" producer, guitarist Rudolf Schenker has revealed. The upcoming disc will mark the band's first release since 2017's "Born To Touch Your Feelings - Best Of Rock Ballads", which was an anthology of SCORPIONS' new and classic material. SCORPIONS' last ...
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Sacramento, California rockers TESLA will release their eighth studio album, "Shock", on March 8 via UMe. Produced and co-written by DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen, the follow-up to June 2014's "Simplicity" is available on CD, digital, black vinyl, and limited-edition translucent blue vinyl formats. Fans who pre-order the album will receive the album title track ...
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A short video message from MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine inviting his fans to the upcoming "Experience Hendrix" tour can be seen below. The critically acclaimed multi-artist celebration of Jimi Hendrix's musical genius is returning in 2019 with its biggest ever tour — 30 dates through the East Coast, South and Midwest. What began as a single-show ...
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Former JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens says that the band "needed" to reunite with Rob Halford. Owens joined PRIEST in 1996 after being discovered when the band's drummer was given a videotape of him performing with the PRIEST cover band BRITISH STEEL. JUDAS PRIEST at the time was seeking a replacement for Halford, who ...
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN singer Serj Tankian says that there have been "no further discussions" about the band recording a follow-up to its 2005 albums "Mezmerize" and "Hypnotize". This past summer, SYSTEM guitarist Daron Malakian publicly accused Tankian of not wanting to record, with Tankian responding that creative and financial issues with Malakian led to ...
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On October 22, prior to the Warsaw stop of his "Basstory" European tour, MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson spoke with Poland's Top Guitar. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the motivation behind his "Basstory" tour: David: "I know a lot of our fans grow ...
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According to The Blast, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE bassist Tim Commerford is being sued over an alleged car accident that left the victim with over $65,000 in medical bills. Alec Chaice claims Commerford was driving next to him as he was riding his motorcycle on the 10 Freeway in Los Angeles on April ...
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BLACK STAR RIDERS have demoed more than a dozen songs for their fourth studio album, which they will begin recording next month in Los Angeles. Speaking to Planet Rock ahead of this past weekend's appearance at Planet Rockstock, frontman Ricky Warwick and guitarist Scott Gorham said that the recent addition of guitarist Christian ...
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH singer Ivan Moody says that most big-name rappers that he has met are "about as hard as soft butter" despite the fact that they often portray themselves as hard-nosed, short-fused tough guys. Rivalries and beefs are a longstanding tradition in hip-hop, with many rappers trading lyrical barbs, live or via diss ...
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TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon recently spoke with Jimmy Kay of The Metal Voice. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET and The Metal Voice): On the origins of the two covers albums he released this year: Frank: "I'm a kind of fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants artist. This whole ...
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SPINAL TAP will reunite for a 35th-anniversary screening of the film "This Is Spinal Tap" at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival. The band — Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer — will also perform following the screening. They will be joined by "This is Spinal Tap" director, co-writer and star Rob Reiner for a ...
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WARRANT's longtime drummer Steven Sweet has been diagnosed with moderately aggressive prostate cancer. A GoFundMe campaign has been started by his friend Glenn Noyes to help Steven raise $25,000 to cover the drummer's medical expenses while he is unable to perform live and support his family. A message on the GoFundMe page states: ...
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According to Fox 21 News, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH singer Ivan Moody helped organize a donation of sleeping bags to a nonprofit that serves homeless youth. Urban Peak Colorado Springs was presented with a total of 50 sleeping bags courtesy of local rock station 94.3 KILO. Moody, who is originally from the Denver ...
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Joey Jordison says that his band VIMIC is still "one hundred percent active" despite the fact that the group's Facebook page hasn't been updated in a year. Jordison formed VIMIC in May 2016 after the breakup of his previous band SCAR THE MARTYR. The former SLIPKNOT drummer later said that he wanted to change the ...
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SONS OF APOLLO vocalist Jeff Scott Soto spoke with Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" at the fourth annual "Bowl For Ronnie" celebrity bowling party on October 25 in Studio City, California. The full interview can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how fronting SONS ...
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SINSAENUM drummer Joey Jordison (ex-SLIPKNOT) was recently interviewed by Austria's Stormbringer. The full interview can be viewed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On how he thinks SINSAENUM has changed since the release of the group's first album: Joey: "The band is always evolving, and the songwriting is always evolving. ...
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METALACHI — the world's first and only heavy metal mariachi band — has revealed a brand new music video for its cover of QUEEN's classic anthem "Bohemian Rhapsody", featuring a cameo by comedian Felipe Esparza. The clip — dramatically comedic in true METALACHI fashion — was directed by Michael Estrella. METALACHI's "Bohemian Rhapsody" is taken ...
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36 CRAZYFISTS frontman Brock Lindow has launched a new clothing line called Son Of The North. Lindow spoke about how the idea for Son Of The North came about, explaining in a press release: "When my wife and I began building our clothing brand Son Of The North, it came to life as we felt ...
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STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet has told Sleaze Roxx in a new interview that the band will record a new studio album in 2019. The guitarist/vocalist is also planning on issuing the follow-up to his 2016 solo album, "One Sided War". Other releases in the works include another collection of cover songs from bands ...
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Former SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison has confirmed that he is working on his first-ever book. The 43-year-old musician, who is currently touring Europe with the international death metal supergroup SINSAENUM, revealed that he will tell his life story in book form during an interview with the Impact metal channel. "I've had a couple ...
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The "Experience Hendrix" tour, the critically acclaimed multi-artist celebration of Jimi Hendrix's musical genius is returning in 2019 with its biggest ever tour — 30 dates through the East Coast, South and Midwest. What began as a single-show tribute at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2000 has blossomed into a full-fledged concert ...
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Iconic guitarist Slash and his band SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS are inviting fans to be in their new live music video in Los Angeles on Tuesday, October 16 at the Palladium in Hollywood, California. To take part in the video shoot: For iOS 1. Download the free app Cinebody here ...
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Tim "Ripper" Owens says that he will re-record the albums he made with JUDAS PRIEST because his time with the band has been "erased" from its past. The Ohio-based singer created two studio albums with the British heavy metal legends — 1997's "Jugulator" and 2001's "Demolition" — before the band reunited with Rob Halford. After ...
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"Old School Death Metal" is a commonly discussed sub-subgenre these days, and it gives one a ballpark estimation and idea of what they're getting into. The tag brings to mind the aggressive and horrific sounds of AUTOPSY, DEATH or BOLT THROWER—or BLOOD INCANTATION as far as newer bands taking cue from the elders—rather than, say, ...
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STRYPER guitarist Oz Fox will undergo a brain biopsy after he reportedly fell down during a concert last weekend. Fox suffered a seizure while performing with SIN CITY SINNERS Saturday night (August 11) at Harrah's in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was immediately transported to a local hospital, where medical personnel ran extensive tests to determine ...
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"MRI", the new video from Derek Smalls, the bass force formerly of the fabled heavy metal band formerly known as SPINAL TAP, can be seen below. The song is taken from his first full-length solo venture, "Smalls Change (Meditations Upon Ageing)", which was released on April 13 via Twanky Records/BMG on digital, CD and vinyl. ...
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Rock & Brews restaurants have teamed up with DEF LEPPARD and Seattle-based Elysian Brewing company to introduce Def Leppard Pale to their customers and are offering fans a chance to win tickets to see DEF LEPPARD on tour this year. Known for handcrafted American food, a mix of more than 100 craft and classic styles ...
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SPINAL TAP bassist Derek Smalls — the metallic alter-ego of comedic actor Harry Shearer ("Saturday Night Live", "The Simpsons") — recently discussed his debut solo album, "Smalls Change (Meditations Upon Ageing)", with Meltdown of Detroit, Michigan's WRIF 101.1 FM radio station. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On comparisons of his ...
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Corey Taylor told Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio program in a new interview that the lyrics he's writing for the next SLIPKNOT LP are perhaps his most personal yet. The singer, who separated from his wife more than a year ago and has since gone public with a new relationship, said (hear audio below): ...
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