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BLACK SABBATH, DISTURBED, MEGADETH, OPETH Featured In OZZFEST 2016 Recap Video

A video recap of the first day of Ozzfest Meets Knotfest, which was held on September 24-25, 2016 at San Manuel Amphitheater in Devore, California, can be seen below. About 37,000 people attended the first day of the event, with 3,400 campers on the festival grounds. The Ozzfest lineup was headlined...

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FEAR FACTORY's DINO CAZARES: 'I've Been Very Lucky To Play With Some Of The Best Drummers In My Genre Of Music'

On February 16, FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares took part in a question-and-answer session at the California College Of Music in Pasadena, California. You can now watch video footage of the event below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he ever took the ad...

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Video: SUICIDE SILENCE Performs New Songs In San Antonio

Fan-filmed video footage of California deathcore masters SUICIDE SILENCE perorming on February 19 at Paper Tiger in San Antonio Texas can be seen below. SUICIDE SILENCE vocalist Hernan "Eddie" Hermida last week defended the band's decision to explore new musical territory on the group's latest, self...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR To Release 'America 51' Book In August; Cover Art Unveiled

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor will release his next book called "America 51: A Probe Into The Realities That Are Hiding Inside The Greatest Country In The World", on August 15 via Da Capo Press. The book, whose title is a play on Area 51, the most famous military institution in the wor...

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Ex-SLIPKNOT Drummer JOEY JORDISON Reveals His 'Dream Tour' (Video)

On the latest episode of Digital Tour Bus's "Dream Tour", former SLIPKNOT and current VIMIC drummer Joey Jordison discusses his ultimate tour lineup. The clip, which was filmed on December 28, 2016 at the Bottom Lounge in Chicago, Illinois, can be seen below. Said Jordison: "I've been on a bunch, as...

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KORN Guitarist: You Have To Change With The Music Industry Or Get Left Behind

PureGrainAudio recently conducted an interview with KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On KORN's video for the song "Rotting In Vain" having been viewed more than twelve million times: Munky: "The vid...

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SUICIDE SILENCE Frontman Defends Change In Musical Direction: We 'Wrote A Record That Challenged Us'

Vocalist Hernan "Eddie" Hermida of California deathcore masters SUICIDE SILENCE has defended the band's decision to explore new musical territory on the group's latest, self-titled fifth abum, explaining that "if we didn't do this, it would be doing a disservice to the (band) name." SUICIDE SILENCE...

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GENE SIMMONS Still Believes Rock Is Dead

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has once again defended his controversial "rock is dead" comment, blaming the technology and fans for the current state of affairs. Simmons told Esquire magazine in September 2014 — in an interview conducted by his son Nick — that "rock did not die of old age. It w...

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COREY TAYLOR: New STONE SOUR Record Is 'Probably Coolest Album I've Made Since' SLIPKNOT Debut

STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor has told the BBC Radio 1 "Rock Show" that the band is "almost done" recording its new album, "Hydrograd", tentatively due out this summer via Roadrunner. After promising in earlier interviews that STONE SOUR was going to track the new disc live, "We hit the ground and...

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SLIPKNOT's MICK THOMSON: 'We're Gonna Work On Writing Some S**t'

David "Gus" Griesinger of BackstageAxxess.com conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT guitarist Mick Thomson at last month's NAMM show in Anaheim, California. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about SLIPKNOT's current status, Thomson said: "We just finished… We spent a long time… well, a couple o...

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SLIPKNOT's MICK THOMSON Undergoes Spinal Surgery

SLIPKNOT guitarist Mick Thomson recently underwent spinal surgery at Beverly Hills Spine Surgery in Los Angeles, California. Overseeing the procedure was Brian Perri, DO, an orthopedic spine surgeon who is an attending surgeon Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Thomson revealed the surgery...

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Ex-SLIPKNOT Drummer JOEY JORDISON Shows Off His Tour Gear (Video)

On the latest episode of Digital Tour Bus's "Gear Masters", former SLIPKNOT and current VIMIC drummer Joey Jordison shows off the gear that he used onstage during the latter band's recent run of U.S. dates. The clip, which was filmed on December 28, 2016 at the Bottom Lounge in Chicago, Illinois, ca...

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KORN And STONE SOUR To Join Forces For Summer Tour

KORN (pictured) and STONE SOUR will join forces for a summer U.S. tour beginning in late June. So far the following dates have been confirmed: Jun. 22 - Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre July 20 - Boston, MA @ Xfinity Center Jul. 25 - Toronto, ONT, Canada @ Budweiser Stage Jul. 26 - Philade...

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JOEY JORDISON's VIMIC Postpones European Tour

Former SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison has decided to postpone the previously announced European tour from his new band VIMIC so the latter group can finish work on its debut album, to be released later this year. "The band and I feel horrible but I want to give fans the best experience possible and...

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SUICIDE SILENCE: Listen To New Song 'Silence'

The song "Silence" from California deathcore masters SUICIDE SILENCE can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's new, self-titled album, which will be released on February 24 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment. The CD was produced by Ross Robinson, who has previously worked with KORN, SLI...