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SEBASTIAN BACH Has Until End Of Year To Complete His Autobiography

On August 31, Mike Preston of Psycho Babble TV conducted an interview with former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach at the Farm Rock festival in Wauconda, Illinois. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On why he covered APRIL WINE's "Rock N' R...

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NICKELBACK's CHAD KROEGER On Campaign To Ban Band From London: 'I Love It'

A British man named Craig Mandell recently launched a crowdfunding campaign to have NICKELBACK banned from playing in London, explaining, "With your help, we can ensure that the band do not schedule any gigs here, do not attempt to come here — nor even phone here." The Pulse Of Radio asked NICKELBAC...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Comments On New Bassist's Identity Leak: 'I Was So Upset'

SLIPKNOT's fifth album, ".5: The Gray Chapter", will be released on October 21 via Roadrunner. It's the band's first CD without founding drummer Joey Jordison, who was fired in 2013, and late bassist Paul Gray. The identities of the band's new bassist and drummer have not yet been revealed, but both...

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RIKKI ROCKETT: 'POISON Will Continue On As Long As It Makes Sense'

POISON drummer Rikki Rockett was interviewed on the "92 Minutes Of Hair With Mel" show on the Las Vegas, Nevada radio station KOMP 92.3. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. Asked about rumors and speculation about a possible rift within POISON, particularly as it relates...

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THE PRETTY RECKLESS Acoustic Album In The Works

THE PRETTY RECKLESS singer Taylor Momsen has confirmed that the band is working on an acoustic album, to be released in the coming months. "We just recorded an acoustic version of a medley," Momsen told LA Rock of the Jacksonville, North Carolina radio station Rock 105.5 on September 17 (see video b...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE's PAT O'BRIEN Says METALLICA's 'Ride The Lightning' Album 'Still Sounds Crushing'

Paul Southwell of Australia's Loud magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Pat O'Brien of Florida death metallers CANNIBAL CORPSE. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Loud: On this album ["A Skeletal Domain"] you've written about five tracks, which is a fair chunk. Did y...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR: Firing JOEY JORDISON 'Was One Of The Hardest Decisions We Ever Made'

SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor says that firing Joey Jordison, the band's drummer of 18 years, was "one of the hardest decisions" the group ever made, but insists that he and his bandmates are "happy" to have moved on. SLIPKNOT announced its split with Jordison in December 2013 but did not disclose th...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR: '.5: The Gray Chapter' Is 'Moody', 'Artistic' And 'Heavy As Hell'

Sid Black of the 94.3 KILO radio station in Colorado Springs, Colorado has just conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On SLIPKNOT's touring plans in support of the...

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Is This First Glimpse Of SLIPKNOT Singer COREY TAYLOR's New Mask?

As with every album cycle, the members of SLIPKNOT are expected to unveil brand-new masks to coincide with the release of their fifth studio CD, ".5: The Gray Chapter", which will arrive on October 21 via Roadrunner. What appears to be the first glimpse (sort of) of SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor's ne...

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SLIPKNOT To Release '.5: The Gray Chapter' In October

SLIPKNOT's fifth album, ".5: The Gray Chapter", will be made available on October 21 via Roadrunner. The CD will include 14 songs, plus two bonus tracks for the deluxe edition. ".5: The Gray Chapter" track listing: 01. XIX 02. Sarcastrophe 03. Aov 04. The Devil In I 05. Killpop 06. Skeptic 07. Lech...

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AC/DC Drummer PHIL RUDD: 'There Will Be Another Tour'

AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has refuted rumors that the band will cease touring, saying that "we will probably all have to be dead before it stops." AC/DC was at one point expected to celebrate its 40th anniversary this year by playing 40 shows in selected cities around the world, which have not yet bee...

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Splinters

Greg Mackintosh from PARADISE LOST was obviously shaken to the core by the loss of his father. Mackintosh dedicated the first album of his brutal side project, VALLENFYRE, "A Fragile King", to his dad. Now Mackintosh conjures up "Splinters", a harsh, depressing and noisome affair designed for bloodl...

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This Wicked Nest

The metal pride of Houston, HELSTAR, are back once more with the core lineup of James Rivera, Larry Barragan and Rob Trevino, while bassist Jerry Abarca remains out on extended leave due to a reported stomach-related illness. Subbing for Abarca onstage is Mike LePond, while Mikey Lewis continues to...

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Ex-SKID ROW Drummer PHIL VARONE Says His Former Bandmates Are 'Clueless, Jealous Dummies'

Ex-SKID ROW drummer Phil Varone has slammed his former bandmates as "clueless, jealous dummies" whose recent "piece-of-shit records" are best used as "a set of drink coasters." During an interview on the latest edition of "The Classic Metal Show", SKID ROW guitarist Dave "Snake" Sabo was asked about...

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HELLYEAH's TOM MAXWELL: 'I Didn't Want To Be A Southern Rock/Metal Band'

RockRevoltMagazine.com recently conducted an interview with HELLYEAH guitarist Tom Maxwell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. RockRevoltMagazine.com: You guys brought in an outside producer for this one with Kevin Churko taking over the reins. Tom: I think our label approached him abo...