SLIPKNOT bassist Alessandro "VMan" Venturella told Bass Guitar Magazine that he landed in the band after getting a phone call from Jim Root while working with MASTODON as guitarist Brent Hinds's tech. "Me and Jim became friends while I was teching," Venturella said. "He was asking if I knew any bass ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of OPETH's August 2 performance at the 2019 edition of the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany can be seen below. OPETH's latest album, "In Cauda Venenum", landed at No. 13 on the U.K. chart and No. 5 on the German chart. The band's previous LP, 2016's "Sorceress", peaked at ...
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Technical death metal veterans NILE will release their ninth studio album, "Vile Nilotic Rites", on November 1 via Nuclear Blast. The official lyric video for the disc's second single, the album's title track, can be seen below. Karl Sanders commented: "'Vile Nilotic Rites' was a depraved yet fun song to write and record. Now that ...
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Former JOURNEY singer Steve Perry says that fans can expect more new material from him, including "Christmas music." Perry's first solo album in more than two decades, "Traces", was released exactly a year ago — on October 5, 2018 — via Fantasy Records (a division of Concord Records/UMG). He credited his late girlfriend, psychologist Kellie ...
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Tying in with the upcoming October 11 release of the Freddie Mercury "Never Boring" solo box set, this week will see a brand new version of perhaps Freddie's most (in)famous solo video — for his single "Living On My Own" from his "Mr. Bad Guy" album, released on YouTube. The album is one of three ...
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Swedish prog-metal/rock legends OPETH will make their awaited return to North America in 2020 for a winter tour with labelmates GRAVEYARD. This will be the band's first tour of the U.S.A. and Canada in support of their newly released, critically praised album "In Cauda Venenum" that is available now via Moderbolaget / Nuclear Blast. The ...
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Josh Rundquist of That Drummer Guy recently conducted an interview with FATES WARNING frontman Ray Alder. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On releasing his first solo album, "What The Water Wants": Ray: "Honestly, FATES was really busy doing a lot of ...
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According to Official Charts, OPETH is on track to have its first-ever Top 10 album in the U.K. with "In Cauda Venenum". In the early stages of the U.K. chart week, the album looks like it could land at No. 8. The U.K. singles and albums charts are published late Friday ...
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One of former VAN HALEN and current THE CIRCLE frontman Sammy Hagar's best-known solo hits is the 1987 power ballad "Give To Live". In recent years, that song's title has taken on new meaning for Hagar, who has become of rock's most charitable figures. In addition to his annual "Acoustic-4-A-Cure" benefit concert that raises funds ...
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Warner Music Canada has uploaded a "5Q4" (5 Questions For) interview with SLIPKNOT members Jim Root (guitar) and Shawn "Clown" Crahan (percussion). You can now watch it below. Asked how the writing process for SLIPKNOT's latest album, "We Are Not Your Kind", was different to the way the band approached previous LPs, Crahan said: "Every ...
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Wendy Dio, president and co-founder of the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, recently hosted a hoedown BBQ benefitting the organization at her home in Ojai, California. The $1000-a-plate event featured food specially prepared by the FOO FIGHTERS' Dave Grohl and his BackbeatBBQ and signature drinks created for the event by the ...
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Having well and truly rocked North America with 25 giant shows across the summer which drew universally ecstatic reviews and played to sold-out audiences totalling close to 400,000 spectators, QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT have finally announced that they will bring their brand new, hugely anticipated "Rhapsody" concert experience to European audiences next year. In what ...
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Former STYX vocalist Dennis DeYoung recently spoke with Brian Casey of the Muncie, Indiana radio station Max 93.5. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the late, unexpected success of STYX's now-classic single "Lady": Dennis: "It was written originally for the first album in '72, but ...
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VAN HALEN vocalist David Lee Roth recently discussed his upcoming Las Vegas residency with John and Lern of the St. Louis radio station KSHE 95. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what to expect from the residency: David: "VAN HALEN is a billion-dollar franchise just ...
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In a brand new interview with the WMMR radio station, SLIPKNOT guitarist Jim Root was asked if there are any plans for the band to do something special to celebrate its 25th anniversary next year. He responded: "I don't know, man. I don't know if we're gonna [play] a [whole] record [live]. We did that ...
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"Bods Mayhem Hour" recently conducted an interview with former OVERKILL guitarist Bobby Gustafson about his new band, SATANS TAINT. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On SATANS TAINT's second studio album, "Destruction Ritual": Bobby: "I just think that it had to be just my determination to ...
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Stay Metal Ray has uploaded a video interview with Jim Root in which the SLIPKNOT guitarist goes over the gear he used for the band's summer 2019 "Knotfest Roadshow" tour. Check it out below. "Knotfest Roadshow" kicked off on July 26 in Mountain View, California at Shoreline Amphitheater and continued through September 8 where it ...
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During a recent conversation with Andrew McKaysmith of the "Scars And Guitars" podcast, veteran drummer Gene Hoglan (TESTAMENT, DARK ANGEL, DETHKLOK, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD) discussed his time in the pioneering metal band DEATH, with whom he played from 1993 to 1995. "Chuck [Schuldiner] was very open-minded, and he was into having his musicians that were ...
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KORN has announced a groundbreaking dramatized anthology podcast series, "The Nothing", which was written and created by Adam Mason and Simon Boyes with KORN. The official visualizer for the band's new song "Can You Hear Me" doubles as a trailer for the upcoming podcast series and can be seen below. "The Nothing", a six-part dramatized ...
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Technical death metal veterans NILE will release their ninth studio album, "Vile Nilotic Rites", on November 1 via Nuclear Blast. The official lyric video for the disc's first single, "Long Shadows Of Dread", can be seen below. Karl Sanders commented: "I am thankful the day has finally arrived that we can share with fans the ...
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A new KORN song called "Can You Hear Me" can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "The Nothing", which will be released on September 13 via Roadrunner/Elektra. The follow-up to 2016's "The Serenity Of Suffering" was once again produced by Nick Raskulinecz. "The Nothing" track listing: 01. The End ...
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Alice Cooper has defended the guitar playing of his HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES bandmate and famous actor Johnny Depp, saying he's "as good a guitar player as anybody." In addition to HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES, Depp has appeared on stage with guitar legend Jeff Beck and has played on studio recordings with AEROSMITH and MARILYN MANSON. In a recent ...
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SLIPKNOT's Jim Root has responded to fan criticism about the apparent lack of guitar solos on the band's new album, "We Are Not Your Kind". "I see a lot of comments like, 'Where are the guitar solos on this record?'" Jim said in an interview with "The Art And Span Show". "Well, obviously, Mick [Thomson, ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of DEMONS & WIZARDS, the side project of ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer and BLIND GUARDIAN singer Hansi Kürsch, performing the song "The Gunslinger" earlier this month at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany can be seen below. "What an insane roller-coaster ride. This clip is a great legacy ...
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SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor says it will be "really cool" for fans to finally hear a set of 11 previously unreleased songs recorded by four members of the band during the sessions for its 2008 LP "All Hope Is Gone". Percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan revealed the existence of the music last year, saying that he, ...
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Corey Taylor says that none of the speculation about the identity of SLIPKNOT's newest member — the percussionist nicknamed "Tortilla Man" (pictured above) — thus far has been correct. Tortilla Man joined SLIPKNOT three months ago, when he was first featured in the video for comeback single "Unsainted". Since then, there has been much speculation ...
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From the brain trust of revered desert rock veterans Gary Arce (YAWNING MAN) and Bob Balch (FU MANCHU) comes the new psychedelic-stoner rock outfit BIG SCENIC NOWHERE. The band will release its debut EP, "Dying On The Mountain", on September 13 via Blues Funeral Recordings. As friends and pioneering legends in the Palm Desert rock ...
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Some fans believe that they have finally figured out the identity of SLIPKNOT's newest member — the percussionist nicknamed "Tortilla Man." Tortilla Man joined SLIPKNOT three months ago, when he was first featured in the video for comeback single "Unsainted". Since then, there has been much speculation about his name, with some SLIPKNOT fans getting ...
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SONS OF APOLLO — the progressive metal supergroup featuring vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (TALISMAN, JOURNEY), bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, DAVID LEE ROTH), guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (GUNS N' ROSES), keyboardist Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION) and drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, THE WINERY DOGS) — has announced an early 2020 tour of ...
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