Impact Ventures, the parent company of TNA Wrestling and Impact Wrestling, today announced the appointment of Billy Corgan as its new president. Current president Dixie Carter becomes chairman and chief strategy officer of Impact. As president, Billy Corgan will be responsible for leading day-to-day operations for Impact and its affiliated brands. As chairman, Carter will ...
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"Le Tour Du Metal" recently conducted an interview with guitarist Corey Beaulieu of Florida metallers TRIVIUM. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On TRIVIUM's frequent drummer changes: Corey: "Well, ever since the first time, when we replaced Travis [Smith], everything's always ...
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Pavillon webzine conducted an interview with guitarist Corey Beaulieu of Florida metallers TRIVIUM when the band played at the French edition of the Download festival on June 12 in Paris. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether TRIVIUM still writes new music on ...
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"Dead And Gone", the new performance video from Florida metallers TRIVIUM, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's "Silence In The Snow" album, 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) and ...
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Few rock bands were as successful as the SCORPIONS by the mid-eighties — headlining arenas/stadiums worldwide, scoring two mega-selling albums (the platinum-certified "Blackout" and the triple-platinum-certified "Love At First Sting") and two hit singles/videos ("No One Like You" and "Rock You Like a Hurricane"). But what quite a few newcomers to the band didn't realize ...
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Quality fan-filmed video footage of TRIVIUM's June 7 performance at Rockhal in Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg can be seen below. TRIVIUM guitarist Corey Beauileu was recently asked by Spotlightnews.com if the band has already begun writing material for the follow-up to last year's "Silence In The Snow" album. He responded: "You know, we're always writing ...
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TRIVIUM bassist Paolo Gregoletto had admitted that he was "worried" about the band's future after frontman Matt Heafy was forced to change his vocal style following a health scare. TRIVIUM canceled a number of shows in May 2014 after Heafy overworked his vocal cords during a gig in Columbus, Ohio, and his doctor told him ...
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Following a 2015 sellout, Louder Than Life returns to Champions Park near downtown Louisville October 1-2, 2016 for the third annual destination festival celebrating the region's culture and cuisine, and featuring award-winning bourbons and spirits, Gourmet Man Food, craft beer and some of the biggest names in rock music. SLIPKNOT and AVENGED SEVENFOLD top a ...
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JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford will join the Japanese teenage girl pop metal band BABYMETAL for their performance at the 2016 Alternative Press Music Awards, set to take place the evening of July 18 at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio. "Honestly, I am still at a loss of what to feel," says BABYMETAL's Su-Metal. ...
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TRIVIUM guitarist Corey Beauileu was asked by Spotlightnews.com if the band has already begun writing material for the follow-up to last year's "Silence In The Snow" album. He responded: "You know, we're always writing during our down time. We don't really write that much anymore [while we're] on tour. Maybe if we just ...
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Rodolfo Roman's "The Roman Show" conducted an interview with TRIVIUM guitarist Corey Beaulieu at this year's edition of the Fort Rock festival, which was held on Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1 at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Florida. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about how TRIVIUM keeps its songwriting fresh ...
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RED SUN RISING has notched the second No. 1 single of its career with "Emotionless", the latest track released from the Ohio-based act's debut album, "Polyester Zeal". Singer Mike Protich explained to The Pulse Of Radio that the idea for "Emotionless" came to him in his sleep. "This one was a dream that I had ...
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In response to a recent lawsuit filed against the members of FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH by their label, Prospect Park LLC, the band has released the following statement: "Desperate people do desperate things. "We are saddened, but not surprised by the recent lawsuit filed by Prospect Park, LLC against the members of FIVE FINGER DEATH ...
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After a five-year break during which individual members pursued other projects, three founding members of AKERCOCKE — Jason Mendonca, Paul Scanlan and David Gray — have returned to their original purpose; to create new, exciting and innovative music. Complemented by the addition of bass player Nathaniel Underwood, AKERCOCKE is presently producing its sixth studio album, ...
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According to Manchester Evening News, Canadian technical death metallers GORGUTS became victims of unprovoked vandalism late last month when a man smashed through their tour bus window with his bare hand. The incident took place on March 29 at 12:35 a.m. when the band's coach was parked outside the Sound Control venue on ...
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CHEAP TRICK drummer and 2016 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Bun E. Carlos will release his new solo album, "Greetings From Bunezuela!", on June 24 via Entertainment One Music (eOne Music). The collection features 13 rock songs, 10 of which are covers, including "Armenia in The Sky" (THE WHO), "Idea" (THE BEE GEES), ...
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Ex-SMASHING PUMPKINS guitarist James Iha rejoined his former bandmates on stage last night (Saturday, March 26) at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Iha, who celebrated his 48th birthday Saturday, surprised the audience by walking out on stage with guitar in hand and sitting in with the group for alongside PUMPKINS leader Billy Corgan ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, SMASHING PUMPKINS mainman Billy Corgan says that the band will never follow the popular trend of the last few years and play albums in full during concerts. Speaking with Rolling Stone, Corgan said, "The idea of getting up and playing an album that was never meant to ...
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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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Über Röck recently conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Über Röck: We have this new nine-album box set, "Eagles And Dragons", to discuss. It starts with "Solid Ball Of Rock" and ends with "Into The Labyrinth". What ...
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ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian says that he would "make all of the Internet go away" if he could because it would be "much better for the music business." In a new interview clip released by ANTHRAX's European record label Nuclear Blast, Ian talks about the amazing commercial success of Adele's "25" album, which broke records ...
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The 2016 HardDrive Live Tour is set to hit the road next month with SICK PUPPIES, RED SUN RISING, STITCHED UP HEART, HUDSON and SMASHING SATELLITES confirmed for the upcoming month-long trek. The tour is scheduled to kick off in Houston, Texas on April 22 and will run through May 21, when it will wrap ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, BRING ME THE HORIZON singer Oli Sykes toppled COLDPLAY's dinner table during his band's performance at the NME Awards in London on Wednesday night (February 17). In footage filmed by fans, Sykes can be seen descending from a balcony area directly toward COLDPLAY's table then jumping onto it and ...
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TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider discussed the band's movie, "We Are Twisted F*cking Sister!", during an appearance this past Monday, February 15 on "Good Day LA", the morning television news and entertainment program airing on KTTV, a Fox owned-and-operated television station in Los Angeles, California. You can now watch the interview below. "We Are Twisted ...
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Building on their fans' demands for more of last year's brief, but critically acclaimed "In Plainsong" tour, THE SMASHING PUMPKINS return to the road this spring to bring the "Acoustic-Electro Evening" across the country for a full run of classic North American theaters. Last year's shows sold out in a matter of minutes, and the ...
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Former MACHINE HEAD drummer Chris Kontos has slammed Robb Flynn and Philip Anselmo in the aftermath of last week's incident when the ex-PANTERA singer made a "white power" gesture onstage at a concert. Anselmo performed the PANTERA classic "Walk" at the January 22 "Dimebash" event at the Lucky Strike Live in Hollywood, California in honor ...
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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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Dale Griffin, the drummer and co-founder of the British glam-rock band MOTT THE HOOPLE, has died at the age of 67 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. He passed away in his sleep on Sunday night, said Peter Purnell from Dale's record label Angel Air. Born in Ross-on Wye, Herefordshire, Griffin attended Ross Grammar ...
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The TWISTED SISTER movie "We Are Twisted F*cking Sister!" a 134-minute documentary film by Andrew Horn, will be presented in theaters via Music Box Films in February. The first-ever documentary of the band that defined an early MTV with their no-holds-barred music videos opens in New York and Los Angeles on February 19 with a ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell said in an interview with radio station DC101 that rock band "reunions" featuring just one original member can be "alienating" to fans, explaining: "Without comparing to specific other bands, a lot of things can happen when a band takes a decade or more off, and ...
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