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SLIPKNOT's JIM ROOT: 'I Think We're Always Going To Deny Who' New Drummer Is

SLIPKNOT guitarist Jim Root says that the band will probably never officially confirm their new drummer's identity because there is no guarantee that the band's latest addition will ever become a full-fledged member of the Iowa-based outfit. "We're not saying who the new drummer is," Root told Guita...

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APOCALYPTICA Taps Producer NICK RASKULINECZ For New Album

Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA have tapped Grammy Award-winning producer Nick Raskulinecz (FOO FIGHTERS, DEFTONES, MASTODON) to helm their new album. APOCALYPTICA's Eicca Toppinen states: "Nothing better could have happened than Nick being on board for this record. The pre-production time we spe...

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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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Former ARCH ENEMY Guitarist CHRISTOPHER AMOTT's ARMAGEDDON Signs With LISTENABLE

ARMAGEDDON, the band led by former ARCH ENEMY guitarist Christopher Amott, has inked a deal with Listenable Records. ARMAGEDDON's new album, "Captivity & Devourment", will be released on January 26, 2015. The CD was mixed by Fredrik Larnemo at Studio Recordia and mastered at Stockholm Mastering....

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APOCALYPTICA Wanted To Make More Of A 'Band Album' With Upcoming Release

Thorium magazine conducted an interview with Eicca Toppinen and Mikko Sirén of Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA on August 9 at the Heavy Montreal festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. Having collaborated with artists like Gavin Rossdale (BUSH),Dave Lombardo (SLAY...

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SLIPKNOT's JIM ROOT: We Put The New Drummer 'Through The Wringer'

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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PHILIP ANSELMO, REX BROWN, SCOTT IAN, CHRIS BRODERICK Perform PANTERA Classics On 'Motörboat' (Video)

Heavy metal all-star band METAL ALLEGIANCE — featuring members of PANTERA, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX and TESTAMENT – played a set of heavy metal's most influential and recognizable songs during MOTÖRHEAD's Motörboat cruise, which took place last week. Taking part in the performance were singers Philip Ansel...

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ANTHRAX's CHARLIE BENANTE Says New Album Is 'Shaping Up To Be Just As Good As' 'Worship Music'

Jack Antonio conducted an interview with ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante on the September 21 episode of "Do You Know Jack?" radio show on CKLB FM. You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud player below. Speaking about the progress of the songwriting sessions for ANTHRAX's follow-up to 2011's...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Says Making 'Gray Chapter' Album Was 'More Emotional Than It Was Stressful'

SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor says that the band didn't feel any pressure making the its first album in six years, ".5: The Gray Chapter", calling the experience "more emotional than it was stressful." The new CD is the first by SLIPKNOT since the 2010 death of bassist Paul Gray and the late 2013 f...

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AEROSMITH's JOE PERRY Announces More Book-Signing Appearances

AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry will sign copies of his memoir, "Rocks: My Life In And Out Of Aerosmith", at the following locations in October: Oct. 07 - New York, NY - Barnes & Noble @ Union Square Oct. 08 - Ridgewood, NJ - Bookends Oct. 09 - Brookline, MA - Brookline Booksmith @ The Coolidge .....

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JOE PERRY Says Writing 'Rocks: My Life In And Out Of Aerosmith' Memoir Was 'Cathartic In Some Ways'

Soundworks Collection recently spoke to AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry about his upcoming memoir, "Rocks: My Life In And Out Of Aerosmith", which is due on October 7. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Asked if writing the book gave him a chance to lay some stuff to res...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Denies 'The Negative One' Was Written About JOEY JORDISON

SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor has denied that the band's new track "The Negative One" was written about the group's former drummer Joey Jordison, claiming that the song's lyrics deal with "the ugliness that we all have in us." The first new tune released by SLIPKNOT in six years, "The Negative One" i...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Compares 'Gray Chapter' Album To QUENTIN TARANTINO Movie

SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor says that the group's fifth studio album and first since 2008's "All Hope Is Gone" will show the emotions that he and his bandmates went through in the four years since he passing of SLIPKNOT's bassist, Paul Gray. The disc, titled ".5: The Gray Chapter", is also the band...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR On 'Gray Chapter' Artwork: 'The Minute I Saw That Image, I Knew That It Was The Cover'

SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor says that when he first saw the image that became the cover artwork for the band's long-awaited fifth album, ".5: The Gray Chapter", he was "so blown away" that he immediately knew SLIPKNOT had found what it was looking for. The ".5: The Gray Chapter" was designed by M...

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Is SLIPKNOT's New Drummer A 'S**tbag'?

Laura Jane Grace, the lead vocalist for the punk-rock band AGAINST ME!, appears to have slammed the group's former drummer, Jay Weinberg (pictured),as a "shitbag" after it was revealed that Weinberg has joined SLIPKNOT as the replacement for Joey Jordison. Weinberg — the 24-year-old son of Max Wein...