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CHEVELLE: New Album Title, Cover Artwork Unveiled

CHEVELLE has set "The North Corridor" as the title of its next studio album, tentatively due in July. The CD was helmed by Joe Barresi, the American record engineer and producer who has previously worked with bands such as KYUSS, MELVINS, TOOL and QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE. The first single from the e...

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AVATAR Releases 'The Eagle Has Landed' Music Video

Swedish metallers AVATAR have debuted yet another visually stunning music video, for their track "The Eagle Has Landed". Directed by longtime collaborator Johan Carlén, this is the first official music video we've seen from the band from their upcoming album, "Feathers & Flesh", which will be re...

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AC/DC Should Have Hired MARC STORACE Or MARK TORNILLO Instead Of AXL ROSE, Says DESTRUCTION Frontman

Schmier of German thrashers DESTRUCTION has weighed in on the strange situation regarding AC/DC and singer Brian Johnson. The band postponed the last ten dates of its recent North American tour after doctors told Johnson he faced "total hearing loss." AC/DC has since announced that it will use GUNS...

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AVATAR: New Song 'Tooth, Beak & Claw' Available For Streaming

"Tooth, Beak & Claw", a brand new song from Swedish metallers AVATAR, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's new concept album, "Feathers & Flesh", which will be released on Friday, May 13 via Another Century in Europe and Entertainment One (eOne) in North America and Cana...

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TOOL Frontman MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN's Authorized Biography Gets Title, Release Date

TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan's biography, "A Perfect Union Of Contrary Things" will be published on November 8 via Backbeat Books. The book was written by Sarah Jensen and is authorized by Keenan, who has collaborated with Jensen on the book. Official book description: "Here is the authorized...

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Update On New TOOL Album

The moderator of TOOL's official web site recently visited the band's rehearsal loft and offered an update on the progress of their long-awaited new album. He wrote: "At this stage of the writing/arranging process... there are only a couple of 'shorter' songs left to complete (?),along with a segue...

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VOLBEAT: Video Footage Of Studio Sessions For New Album

Danish/American rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT have finished mixing their sixth full-length album with Joe Barresi, the American record engineer and producer who has previously worked with bands such as KYUSS, MELVINS, TOOL, CHEVELLE and QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE. The follow-up to 2013's "Outlaw Gentlemen &...

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TOOL And PUSCIFER Frontman MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN Featured On 'Kids Interview Bands' (Video)

Piper of KidsInterviewBands.com conducted an interview with Maynard James Keenan and Carina Round of PUSCIFER on March 30 at Express Live in Columbus, Ohio. You can now watch the chat below. PUSCIFER launched the "Money $hot - Round 2" tour on March 17 at the Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside,...

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SLAYER's GARY HOLT: 'I Want To Show People Half My Age How This S**t Is Done'

In a brand new interview with Daily Emerald, SLAYER guitarist Gary Holt and drummer Paul Bostaph were asked if it is getting easier to play thrash metal after three decades or if age has started to affect the intensity with which they can perform. Holt said: "Easier? I have really bad back issues. ....

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Hear AVATAR's New Radio Single 'The Eagle Has Landed'

Swedish metallers AVATAR will release their new concept album, "Feathers & Flesh", on Friday, May 13 via Another Century in Europe and Entertainment One (eOne) in North America and Canada. The first official radio single from the CD, "The Eagle Has Landed", can be streamed below. "You've heard O...

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DISTURBED Got 'Better Results' By Working On Music Together In The Same Room

Fitz of the KUPD radio station conducted an interview with DISTURBED guitarist Dan Donegan at this year's Ufest, which was held on March 19 at Ak-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix, Arizona. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the making of DISTURBED's comeback album, last year's "Immortalized",...

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SLAYER/EXODUS Guitarist GARY HOLT Talks About Having His Own Blood Used To Paint Signature ESP Guitar

At this year's NAMM show in Anaheim, California, groundbreaking blood-wielding surrealist Vincent Castiglia and SLAYER/EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt officially revealed a custom-painted Gary Holt signature ESP electric guitar, detailed completely with Holt's very own blood. The blood was drawn from Hol...

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MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN: Extinction-Level Event Will Set Us Straight

According to The Pulse Of Radio, TOOL and PUSCIFER frontman Maynard James Keenan was asked in a new interview with AZCentral.com if he thinks aspects of online culture such as tweeting and trolling have contributed to a drop in intelligence and what could be done about it. He replied: "What I think...

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AVATAR: New Songs 'Regret' And 'House Of Eternal Hunt' Available For Streaming

Swedish metallers AVATAR have launched the first two tracks off their forthcoming concept album, "Feathers & Flesh", which is set for release on Friday, May 13 via Another Century in Europe and Entertainment One (eOne) in North America and Canada. The songs "Regret" and "House Of Eternal Hunt" a...

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PHILIP ANSELMO: 'My Awful Mistake Has Taken A Toll On My Reputation, And Justly So'

DOWN, the band fronted by former PANTERA singer Philip Anselmo, has pulled out of this year's Hellfest in France — two months after the incident when he made a "white power" gesture onstage at a concert. Anselmo performed the PANTERA classic "Walk" at the January 22 "Dimebash" event at the Lucky Str...