FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH bassist Chris Kael has defended A PERFECT CIRCLE's strict no-cell-phone policy at all concerts, saying that the Maynard James Keenan-fronted outfit regularly performs previously unreleased material that should not be experienced for the first time through a low-quality YouTube recording. It was reported in early November that more than 60 concertgoers ...
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Rhythm-driven heavy rock band SAULT — featuring members of internationally acclaimed power metal group KAMELOT and groove metal outfit ARCANIUM, and guest appearances by members of KING DIAMOND, ONE EYED DOLL and more — will release its debut full-length album, "Seeds Of Power", on March 2, 2018. Pre-orders are now available via www.saultband.com/shop. ...
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IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson was recently interviewed on the Scandinavian talk show "Skavlan". Also present in the studio were Gro Harlem Brundtland, former prime minister of Norway, and Swedish director and actor Felix Herngren. You can now watch the segment below. Speaking about how he takes care of his singing voice, Bruce said: "Your ...
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TOOL, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, A PERFECT CIRCLE and ALICE IN CHAINS lead the lineup for the fourth annual Northern Invasion, set to take place Saturday, May 12 and Sunday, May 13 at Somerset Amphitheater in Somerset, Wisconsin, just outside the Twin Cities. Northern Invasion 2018 will be bigger and better than ever with over 12 hours ...
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LEGEND OF THE SEAGULLMEN will release its self-titled debut album on February 9, 2018 via Dine Alone Records. The track "Shipswreck", taken from the upcoming disc, can be streamed below. LEGEND OF THE SEAGULLMEN is a genre-destroying supergroup featuring TOOL's Danny Carey on drums, MASTODON's Brent Hinds on guitar, director Jimmy Hayward ("Jonah Hex") on ...
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Today sees the release of AVENGED SEVENFOLD "Live At The Grammy Museum" (Capitol), a special acoustic album recorded during the band’s recent sold-out event at the famed Grammy Museum in downtown Los Angeles. AVENGED SEVENFOLD's Grammy Museum performance of "Roman Sky", directed by Rafa Alcantara, can be seen below. Produced by Joe Barresi (QUEENS OF ...
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A PERFECT CIRCLE's Billy Howerdel has once again defended the band's strict no-cell-phone policy at all concerts, saying that it's "rude" for anyone to be "sticking your phone up in front of the face of the person behind you." The guitarist's latest comments come a month after it was reported that more than 60 concertgoers ...
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Former TRIVIUM members Travis Smith and Brent Young have rejoined forces in a new Florida-based hard rock band called BLACKNOVA. The new group is writing and recording its debut EP for a tentative spring 2018 release. The debut single, "Eclipse From Within", will be accompanied with a music video. The formation of BLACKNOVA began in ...
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The 12th annual Rock On The Range returns to MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, Ohio Friday, May 18, Saturday, May 19 and Sunday, May 20 with its most power-packed lineup to date. America's largest and most acclaimed rock festival features nearly 60 bands on three stages, led by TOOL, AVENGED SEVENFOLD and ALICE IN CHAINS, also ...
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One little-known fact about guitarist Billy Howerdel is that before forming A PERFECT CIRCLE with TOOL singer Maynard James Keenan in 2000, he spent a couple of years working on the GUNS N' ROSES album "Chinese Democracy". Howerdel told Meltdown of the WRIF radio station what he contributed to the record. "I was… ...
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AVENGED SEVENFOLD drummer Brooks Wackerman will hold down the drum chair on "Late Night With Seth Meyers" from Monday, December 4 through Thursday, December 7. His guest stint in THE 8G BAND, the show's house group led by "Portlandia" star Fred Armisen, follows brief residencies by other leading rock drummers, including Danny Carey of TOOL, ...
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IN FLAMES singer Anders Fridén says that he finds it "stupid" when fans watch entire concerts through their cell phones but insists that he "would never throw them out" of the band's shows because of it. A PERFECT CIRCLE made headlines earlier in the month when more than 60 people were forcibly removed from the ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of PROPHETS OF RAGE's entire November 10 performance at Le Zénith in Paris, France can be seen below. PROPHETS OF RAGE is the supergroup featuring Chuck D, Tom Morello and other members of RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE alongside CYPRESS HILL's B-Real. PROPHETS OF RAGE's self-titled debut album was released on September ...
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A PERFECT CIRCLE has released the official music video for "The Doomed", the first new music to be heard from the band's expected 2018 album. The clip, which was directed by Jeremy Danger and Travis Shinn, arrives as the band is in the final two weeks of its North American tour. A PERFECT CIRCLE also ...
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A PERFECT CIRCLE guitarist Billy Howerdel spoke to the Montreal Gazette about the band's strict no-cell-phone policy at all concerts. He said: "First of all, it's just rude. Putting up a phone in front of someone's face so they get to watch the show through it? Getting a memento of the show — ...
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PROPHETS OF RAGE's music video for the song "Hands Up" can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's self-titled debut album, which was released on September 15. The disc was recorded with legendary producer Brendan O'Brien who has done notable work with RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE and AUDIOSLAVE. PROPHETS OF RAGE is ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, A PERFECT CIRCLE frontman Maynard James Keenan has issued a brief response to fans following reports that more than 60 concertgoers were ejected from an APC show over the weekend for taking photos in violation of the band's stated policy. After a fan complained about the policy on Instagram, ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, more than 60 people were forcibly removed from A PERFECT CIRCLE's show on Saturday night (November 4) in Reading, Pennsylvania, according to David Farrar, the general manager of the Santander Arena & Performing Arts Center where the band performed. The concertgoers were ejected for taking pictures during the band's ...
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FOO FIGHTERS, OZZY OSBOURNE, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, BILLY IDOL, GODSMACK, STONE SOUR and FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH lead the bill for the eighth annual Monster Energy Welcome To Rockville, as Florida's biggest rock experience grows to three days — April 27-29 at Metropolitan Park in Jacksonville. Corey Taylor says: "STONE SOUR ...
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Tune in Friday, November 3 to watch the broadcast premiere of the concert special "Prophets Of Rage" on AT&T Audience Network via DirecTV Ch 239, AT&T U-verse Ch 1114 and on-demand through DirecTV Now. Airing at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT the one-hour event titled "Prophets Of Rage" features a full, live concert shot on location at ...
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"Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's longtime girlfriend Rita Haney was recently interviewed by the "Talk Toomey" podcast about a number of topics, including "Dimevision Vol. 2: Roll With It Or Get Rolled Over", the upcoming DVD/CD set featuring video footage of the late PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist captured between the mid-'80s and his later years. You can ...
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ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott was recently interviewed by Greece's Rock Pages. The full chat can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On not including guitarist Jeff Loomis in the writing process for new album "Will To Power": Michael: "I write all the music with Daniel [Erlandsson], our drummer, ...
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The third annual "Bowl For Ronnie" celebrity bowling tournament, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, took place on Friday, October 6 at Pinz bowling center in Studio City, California. This year's event brought in $49,000 for the Dio Cancer Fund, now in its eighth year of raising awareness and much-needed ...
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A brand new A PERFECT CIRCLE song titled "The Doomed" can be streamed below. The track's release follows Friday's (October 13) fifteen-second tease from A PERFECT CIRCLE's official Twitter account and singer Maynard James Keenan recently hinting that a new APC album was on the way. "Fourteen years have passed since we released 'eMOTIVe'," said ...
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A brand new A PERFECT CIRCLE song titled "The Doomed" is rumored to be going for radio adds Monday night (October 16). The track's apparent release follows Friday's (October 13) fifteen-second tease from A PERFECT CIRCLE's official Twitter account and singer Maynard James Keenan recently hinting that a new APC album was on the way. ...
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Poland's E-GitarzystaTV recently conducted an interview with Canadian musician and producer Devin Townsend. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how he approaches the guitar in terms of songwriting: Devin: "I love guitar. I have played guitar for thirty-five years. And when I was a teen, like ...
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Sebastian Bach has once again slammed Christian rockers STRYPER, saying that their music "sucks." The feud beween the former SKID ROW singer and STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet began in November 2016 when Sweet shared a video on Facebook of 16-year-old emerging artist Moriah Formica perfoming the SKID ROW track "I Remember You", along with the ...
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PROPHETS OF RAGE's self-titled debut album, released on September 15 by Fantasy Records, scored top chart entries in multiple countries across the globe in its first week. The album sold more than 21,000 copies in the U.S., entering Billboard's Top 200 Album chart at No. 16. The set's strong international chart showings include a No. ...
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Many have been eagerly awaiting "Add Violence" since Trent Reznor said we should expect a trilogy of Eps; the first, "Not the Actual Events", surfaced in December of 2016. Though Reznor is the infamous heart and soul of NINE INCH NAILS, he is rejoined by his longtime collaborator/cowriter Atticus Ross, the duo has worked on ...
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In a brand new interview with the "SixX Strings" radio show, Dave Lombardo (SLAYER, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, MISFITS, DEAD CROSS) lamented the fact that so many younger drummers rely too much on technology to make their performance sound perfect in the studio and in a live situation. Asked what he thinks music used to be like ...
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