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STONE SOUR To Release 'Hydrograd' Album

STONE SOUR has set "Hydrograd" as the title of its new album, tentatively due this summer via Roadrunner Records. The disc is being recorded at Sphere Studios in North Hollywood, California. During this past weekend's NAMM show in Anaheim, California, STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor told Rock Cella...

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Update: PAUL WANDTKE Says He Was Fired By TRIVIUM In November

Drummer Paul Wandtke says that he found out via BLABBERMOUTH.NET that was fired from TRIVIUM. On December 22, BLABBERMOUTH.NET exclusively reported the rumor that TRIVIUM had parted ways with Wandtke and welcomed Alex Bent, a member of BATTLECROSS and DECREPIT BIRTH who previously played with TESTAM...

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Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist, JANE'S ADDICTION Drummer Perform 'Knockin' On Heaven's Door' At NAMM (Video)

MzHollywood has uploaded video footage of former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke performing a cover version of the Bob Dylan song "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" (which has been famously covered by GUNS N' ROSES) at the Korg booth at the 2017 NAMM show, which was held this weekend at the Anaheim Co...

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ACT OF DEFIANCE/Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS BRODERICK: Watch Highlights Of Replay Guitar Exchange Clinic

Replay Guitar Exchange, a Tampa, Florida store that specializes in new, pre-owned and vintage guitars and professional sound equipment, hosted a free guitar clinic by former MEGADETH and current ACT OF DEFIANCE guitarist Chris Broderick on November 18, 2016. Some of the highlights of the event can b...

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BOBBY 'BLITZ' ELLSWORTH Says A Potential OVERKILL Biography Wouldn't Air 'Dirty Laundry'

Matt Coe of Dead Rhetoric recently conducted an interview with vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL. A few excerpts follow below. Dead Rhetoric: "The Grinding Wheel" is the 18th studio album for OVERKILL. Seems like this is another three-dimensional record to...

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TRIVIUM Frontman Downplays Latest Drummer Switch; PAUL WANDTKE Confirms Exit From Band

Drummer Paul Wandtke has confirmed that he is no longer a touring member of the Florida-based metal band TRIVIUM. On December 22, BLABBERMOUTH.NET exclusively reported the rumor that TRIVIUM had parted ways with Wandtke and welcomed Alex Bent, a member of BATTLECROSS and DECREPIT BIRTH who has previ...

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RATT Singer STEPHEN PEARCY's New Solo Song 'Ten Miles Wide' Available For Streaming

"Ten Miles Wide", a brand new song from RATT singer Stephen Pearcy, can be streamed below. The track is taken from Stephen's fourth solo album, "Smash", which will be released on January 27 via Frontiers Music Srl. Speaking about the songwriting process for his solo material, Pearcy told Music Exist...

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TRIVIUM Frontman Says Last Three Drummers, Including PAUL WANDTKE, Were 'Session Players'

Matt Heafy says that TRIVIUM's last three drummers were nothing more than "session players" but has stopped short of confirming that the band has fired its drummer of the past year, Paul Wandtke. On December 22, BLABBERMOUTH.NET exclusively reported the rumor that TRIVIUM had parted ways with Wandtk...

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SOUNDGARDEN: Remixed Deluxe Edition Of 'Ultramega OK' Due In March

Seattle grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN will release a remixed deluxe edition of "Ultramega OK" on March 10 via Sub Pop. This remixed and expanded reissue is a long-planned "correction" of the legendary band's Grammy-nominated debut full-length. "Ultramega OK" was originally recorded and released in 1988...

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Ex-SLIPKNOT Drummer JOEY JORDISON: 'I'm Literally Stronger Than I've Ever Been In My Life'

Neomedia Group recently conducted an interview with former SLIPKNOT and current VIMIC and SINSAENUM drummer Joey Jordison. You can listen to the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how he recovered from acute transverse myelitis, an inflammation of the spinal...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS BRODERICK Featured In Latest Episode Of ERNIE BALL's 'String Theory'

Ernie Ball's latest "String Theory" episode features former MEGADETH and current ACT OF DEFIANCE guitarist Chris Broderick. In the seven-minute clip below, Broderick talks about how he discovered the guys who influenced his style of play ("I got into the shredders — Yngwie [Malmsteen], [Paul] Gilber...

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MATT SORUM Talks About Getting Out Of His 'Comfort Zone' After Playing With DUFF MCKAGAN For 25 Years

Rob Rush, the evening host on the 94.3 The Shark radio station, recently conducted an interview with drummer Matt Sorum (KINGS OF CHAOS, VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES, THE CULT). You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Asked what question he is most tired of answering with rega...

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GREG LAKE's Posthumous Memoir 'Lucky Man' To Be Published This Spring

Little, Brown has acquired the memoir of the late Greg Lake, the former frontman of progressive rock group EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER. The memoir, called "Lucky Man", is written in Lake's own words and was completed just before the rock star died from cancer last month, according to Andreas Campomar...

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STONE SOUR Begins Recording New Album

STONE SOUR has entered Sphere Studios in North Hollywood, California to begin recording its new album for a tentative summer 2017 release via Roadrunner Records. STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor recently told Matt Pinfield that the band had written and demoed eighteen songs for its sixth studio effo...

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A PERFECT CIRCLE Announces Spring Tour, Begins Work On New Album

A PERFECT CIRCLE will trek across North America this spring in the outfit's first tour since 2011, with the month long outing kicking off at The Pearl in Las Vegas (April 7 and 8). The band previously announced a May 7 performance at the Hollywood Bowl as well as a trio of festival dates: Welcome .....