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IN THIS MOMENT Guitarist Explains 'Mother' Album Title

Ronni Hunter of the 99.7 The Blitz radio station conducted an interview with IN THIS MOMENT guitarist Chris Howorth at this year's Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival, which is being held May 17-19 in Columbus, Ohio. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBER...

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SOUNDGARDEN's KIM THAYIL On CHRIS CORNELL: 'It's Important To Recognize The Breadth Of His Work Over Time'

SOUNDGARDEN guitarist Kim Thayil recently spoke to Kerrang! magazine about last year's expansive release that encapsulated Chris Cornell's multi-faceted 33-year career, with the blessing of the late singer's widow, Vicky. "It's important to recognize the breadth of his work over time," Kim said. "Fr...

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Will The Real DAVID DRAIMAN Please Stand Up?

A DISTURBED mega-fan and David Draiman lookalike was invited to join the band on stage during last night's (Wednesday, May 15) concert in Manchester, England. Draiman plucked Carlos Pau-Real from the crowd at the O2 Apollo after noticing the Portuguese native's familiar appearance, complete with the...

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Revelations Of Oblivion

Hellions rejoice! POSSESSED are back and this is absolutely no kind of false dawn. Full disclosure: this is not so much a review, more an extended love letter to Jeff Becerra. Why? Because comebacks are not supposed to be this convincing or this thrilling. Legendary bands are not generally inclined...

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VOLBEAT To Release 'Rewind, Replay, Rebound' Album In August

Danish/American hard rock group VOLBEAT will release its seventh album, "Rewind, Replay, Rebound", on August 2 via Republic Records. For the album, VOLBEAT — Michael Poulsen (guitars/vocals),Rob Caggiano (guitars),Kaspar Boye Larsen (bass),and Jon Larsen (drums) — builds upon its distinct, psycho...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN's DARON MALAKIAN: 'Three Of Us Don't See Eye To Eye' With SERJ TANKIAN On Where To Take The Band

SYSTEM OF A DOWN guitarist Daron Malakian says that "creative differences" between singer Serj Tankian and the rest of the band are to be blamed for stalled attempts to record a follow-up to their "Mezmerize" and "Hypnotize" albums, which came out in 2005. Last summer, Malakian publicly accused Tank...

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HATE: 'Sovereign Sanctity' Video Released

"Sovereign Sanctity", the new music video from Polish death metallers HATE, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's 11th full-length album, "Auric Gates Of Veles", which will be released on June 14 via Metal Blade Records. The "Sovereign Sanctity" clip was produced by 9LITER FILMY and f...

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Unbreakable

It would be easy to be cynical about NEW YEARS DAY. From a metalhead's perspective, music this overtly commercial and expensive sounding can often seem soulless and contrived, like some ageing label executive's idea of what metal fans want to hear. "Unbreakable" certainly fits that template to a gre...

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DAVE GROHL, COURTNEY LOVE, FRANCES BEAN COBAIN Involved In NIRVANA Legal Battle

Courtney Love and daughter Frances Bean Cobain, along with NIRVANA members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic have joined together for the legal battle against designer Marc Jacobs over a design featured in the brand's "Redux Grunge" collection. According to court documents obtained by The Blast, Marc J...

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ZAKK WYLDE: I'll Put OZZY's Vocal Performance On First BLACK SABBATH Album Up Against Any Of His Peers

Zakk Wylde says that he would put Ozzy Osbourne's vocal performance on BLACK SABBATH's 1970 self-titled debut up against any other singers within the rock genre. While not considered the most technically proficient of vocalists, Osbourne's distinctive wail and phrasing helped define early heavy meta...

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TOOL, JUDAS PRIEST, Others Have Their EPICENTER Festival Performances Canceled Due To Severe Weather

TOOL, JUDAS PRIEST and THE CULT are among the artists who had their sets canceled earlier tonight (Saturday, May 11) at the Epicenter music festival in Rockingham, North Carolina because of severe weather. The festival organizers released a statement, saying: "For the safety of fans, artists, and st...

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ARCH/MATHEOS Feat. JIM MATHEOS And JOHN ARCH: 'Tethered' Music Video

"Tethered", the new video from ARCH/MATHEOS, the project featuring founding FATES WARNING members John Arch (vocals) and Jim Matheos (guitar),can be seen below. The song is taken from ARCH/MATHEOS's second album, "Winter Ethereal", which is being released today (Friday, May 10) via Metal Blade Reco...

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TOM MORELLO Releases Reimagined Version Of 'Every Step That I Take' Feat. PORTUGAL. THE MAN And VIC MENSA

Musician and activist Tom Morello has released a reimagined version of his song "Every Step That I Take" exclusively on Amazon Music. Originally released on his 2018 album "The Atlas Underground", the new Amazon Original version features rock heavyweights PORTUGAL. THE MAN and rapper Vic Mensa and i...

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Someone Tried To Sell One Of LAMB OF GOD's Stolen Guitars On OfferUp

According to the Phoenix New Times, Phoenix police have confirmed that someone tried to sell LAMB OF GOD guitarist Willie Adler's "Warbird" guitar on OfferUp.com on Saturday, three days after it was stolen from the venue where the band performed. OfferUp lets users buy and sell directly without givi...

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BLINK-182 Releases New Single, 'Blame It On My Youth'

Grammy-nominated California punk pop heavyweights BLINK-182 have released a new single, "Blame It On My Youth", via Columbia Records. The song was produced by Tim Pagnotta and is available on all streaming services. The official lyric video for "Blame It On My Youth" was created by renowned graffiti...