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KID ROCK Called Out For Vulgar Slam Of TAYLOR SWIFT

According to The Pulse Of Radio, Kid Rock was called out on social media on Friday (August 9) after sending a crude tweet about Taylor Swift, implying her recent decision to speak out about LGBTQ rights and other political issues is a ploy to be cast in movies. Rock, a diehard supporter of Donald Tr...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR: 'The Less I Say About CHRIS FEHN, The Better'

In a brand new interview with Vulture, SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor was asked what kind of work goes into keeping friendships and business partnerships alive that long when there are nine bandmembers involved. He responded: "The great thing about the business part of it is that because we're from...

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SAINT ASONIA Collaborated With BREAKING BENJAMIN, STARSET Members On 'Flawed Design'

SAINT ASONIA vocalist/guitarist Adam Gontier (ex-THREE DAYS GRACE) and guitarist Mike Mushok (also of STAIND) recently spoke with Paulie Walnuts of HardDrive Radio. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the group's newest members, dru...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR: 'There Are Too Many F**king Guns In America'

SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor has pushed back against comments from politicians linking the most recent spate of mass shootings to popular culture. In televised remarks from the White House on Monday, President Donald Trump called for curbing "gruesome and grisly video games" that contribute to a "...

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SLIPKNOT's JIM ROOT Says CHRIS FEHN Was 'A Big Part Of The Band Visually'

Jim Root says that Chris Fehn was "a big part" of SLIPKNOT's visual presentation but insists that the former percussionist's absence had no impact on the making of the band's latest album. Fehn sued SLIPKNOT in March, claiming he hadn't been properly compensated for his years of touring and recordin...

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Watch RUSH Perform 'Distant Early Warning' From 'Cinema Strangiato' Film

A performance video of the song "Distant Early Warning" from Canadian rock legends RUSH can be seen below. The clip is taken from the new RUSH film, "Cinema Strangiato: An Annual Exercise In Fan Indulgence", which will get a one-night-only cinematic screening on August 21. The film, which takes view...

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Video Premiere: AS I LAY DYING's 'Shaped By Fire'

California metallers AS I LAY DYING will release their seventh album, "Shaped By Fire", on September 20 via Nuclear Blast Records. The disc was produced by the band and was mixed by Joseph McQueen at Sparrow Sound in Los Angeles, California, while mastering was completed by Ted Jensen at Sterling So...

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I PREVAIL Goes Platinum With TAYLOR SWIFT Cover

According to The Pulse Of Radio, I PREVAIL currently has the No. 3 track at rock radio with "Breaking Down", but the band has just been awarded a platinum certification for another song entirely. The Michigan act has just been handed a platinum award for sales of its cover of Taylor Swift's "Blank S...

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We Are Not Your Kind

Few would have expected how big SLIPKNOT was going to become considering their humble beginnings in America's Heartland. But the Des Moines, Iowa-based band has become seemingly larger than life to some. They're a household name. They are veritable rock stars. They are a modern-day KISS. Some metal...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR On His Latest Divorce: 'It Took Me At Least A Year To Feel Good About Myself'

SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor has told Loudwire that some of the band's sixth album, "We Are Not Your Kind", was written while he was forced to figure out who he was following his recent divorce, without relapsing into substance abuse. "Here's the thing: When I got out of that relationship, it was eu...

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SLIPKNOT Guitarist Is 'Surprised' Nobody Has Figured Out TORTILLA MAN's Real Identity

SLIPKNOT guitarist Jim Root says that he is "surprised" fans haven't been able to figure out the identity of the band'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"....

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COREY TAYLOR Says SLIPKNOT Will Never Perform Unmasked: 'It's Such A Part Of Our Art'

Corey Taylor has told Ireland's Overdrive in a new interview that he doesn't ever see SLIPKNOT phasing out the masks like KISS did with the make-up in the '80s. "It's such a part of our art," the singer explained. "It's also part of the reason why we change the masks with every album. Unlike KISS, t...

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JIM ROOT: COREY TAYLOR And I 'Would Have Ended Up Killing Each Other' If I Stayed In STONE SOUR

Jim Root says that he and Corey Taylor would have ended up killing each other if he had stayed in STONE SOUR. Root was dismissed from STONE SOUR at the end of 2013 — even as he and Taylor were working together on a new SLIPKNOT album. In the latest issue of Metal Hammer, which features SLIPKNOT on...

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Watch Unboxing Of MOTÖRHEAD's '1979' Box Set

After several years of planning, MOTÖRHEAD and BMG recently announced the start of an exciting, extensive and detailed ultra-fan-friendly release program spanning the band's career from the '70s, '80s, 90s, and beyond. Kicking things off with the "Motörhead '79" campaign, it celebrates the 40th anni...

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Listen To New SLIPKNOT Song 'Birth Of The Cruel'

SLIPKNOT has shared "Birth Of The Cruel", the third new song to be released off the band's widely anticipated sixth LP, "We Are Not Your Kind", which will arrive August 9 on Roadrunner Records. "We Are Not Your Kind" was once again recorded at a Los Angeles studio with producer Greg Fidelman, who en...