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METALLICA: First Look At Cover Of 'Back To The Front' Book About Making Of 'Master Of Puppets'

METALLICA has collaborated with an author named Matt Taylor on a book about the making of the band's classic 1986 album "Master Of Puppets". Taylor, who wrote an acclaimed and extensively detailed book on the making of the movie "Jaws", contacted the band with a proposal to create a definitive histo...

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RUSH's GEDDY LEE Says He Almost Produced METALLICA's 'Master Of Puppets' Album

RUSH bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee has confirmed the longstanding rumor that he almost produced METALLICA's classic 1986 album "Master Of Puppets". He told Noisey: "It's sort of true. There was some discussion with [METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich], back in the day, about working with them. This was befo...

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SLIPKNOT's New Single 'Goodbye' To Impact Rock Radio This Winter

SLIPKNOT has selected "Goodbye" as the next single from its Grammy-nominated new album, ".5: The Gray Chapter". The track will impact rock radio this winter. A sentimental hard-rock ballad, "Goodbye" pays reverent homage to SLIPKNOT's fallen bassist Paul Gray, who passed away in May 2010 from an acc...

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COREY TAYLOR Pays Tribute To SCOTT WEILAND With 'Sex Type Thing' Performance (Video)

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor joined ROYAL MACHINES on stage last night (Monday, December 7) at The Roxy in West Hollywood, California to perform the STONE TEMPLE PILOTS classic "Sex Type Thing" as a tribute to late STP frontman Scott Weiland. Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance...

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Watch TRIVIUM's First Show With New Drummer PAUL WANDTKE

Fan-filmed video footage of TRIVIUM's December 5 performance at Knotfest in Toluca, Mexico can be seen below. The concert marked the band's first appearance with its new drummer, Chicago native Paul Wandtke. Wandtke has previously drummed for the hit musical "Rock Of Ages" and sat behind the kit for...

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SLIPKNOT, LAMB OF GOD, GHOST, SEVENDUST, AUGUST BURNS RED Among GRAMMY AWARDS Nominees

SLIPKNOT, LAMB OF GOD, GHOST, SEVENDUST and AUGUST BURNS RED are among the nominees for the 58th annual Grammy Awards, which will be held on February 15, 2016 at Staples Center in Los Angeles and broadcast on CBS at 8 p.m. ET. The nominees in the "Best Metal Performance" category are as follows: Ban...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR: Heavy Metal Is 'The Last Form Of Music That Really Has No Restraint'

SLIPKNOT members Jim Root (guitar),Corey Taylor (vocals) and Shawn "Clown" Crahan (percussion) took part in a press conference on December 3 in Mexico City ahead of this weekend's Knotfest Mexico festival. You can now watch the question-and-answer session in three parts below. A couple of excerpts...

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MATT SORUM On SCOTT WEILAND: He Was 'Definitely One Of The Greatest' Frontmen In Rock

Matt Sorum has spoken out about the death of his former VELVET REVOLVER bandmate Scott Weiland, saying that he the singer to be remembered for his music and not for his troubled personal life. Weiland was found dead on his band's tour bus Thursday night (December 3). The singer, who was 48 years old...

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TRIVIUM Recruits Drummer PAUL WANDTKE

TRIVIUM has tapped Chicago native Paul Wandtke as the band's new touring drummer. Wandtke made his live debut with TRIVIUM earlier today (Saturday, December 5) at Knotfest in Toluca, Mexico. Commented TRIVIUM guitarist/vocalist Matt Heafy: "I'll keep this short and sweet. Any change we've ever made...

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SLIPKNOT's JAY WEINBERG Talks Drumming In New Video Interview

SLIPKNOT drummer Jay Weinberg spoke with Zildjian while out on tour with the band this past summer. He discussed getting into drumming, being a Zildjian artist, and what his current setup is. Check out the clip below. SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor recently said that his band's refusal to officially r...

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Video: COREY TAYLOR Performs ELVIS PRESLEY, THE POLICE, LIVE Covers In Hawaii

Fan-filmed video footage of Corey Taylor's (SLIPKNOT, STONE SOUR) November 17 solo acoustic performance at The Republik in Honolulu, Hawaii can be seen below. Included are clips of Corey's renditions of "King Of Pain" by THE POLICE, "Lightning Crashes" by LIVE and "Burning Love" by Elvis Presley. In...

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SCOTT WEILAND's VELVET REVOLVER Bandmates: 'His Artistry Will Live On'

Scott Weiland's former bandmates in VELVET REVOLVER — guitarist Slash, bassist Duff McKagan, drummer Matt Sorum and guitarist Dave Kushner — have released the following statement regarding the singer's death: "We are deeply saddened to learn of the loss of our old friend and bandmate, Scott Weiland....

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Ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Singer SCOTT WEILAND Found Dead

**UPDATE #1**: Police audio recordings related to Scott Weiland's death have been posted on the MNPoliceClips.com web site. **UPDATE #2**: According to Billboard.com, the Bloomington, Minnesota Police Department issued a statement at 11:15 p.m. PT detailing the events as such: On December 3 at 8:22...

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NAILS To Begin Recording New Album This Month

Southern California-based four man hatecrew NAILS will begin recording its third full-length album, titled "You Will Never Be One Of Us", on December 27 with producer Kurt Ballou (CONVERGE, HIGH ON FIRE, VALLENFYRE, MISERY INDEX, TODAY IS THE DAY). NAILS head misanthrope Todd Jones comments on the g...

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SKID ROW, FOZZY, LIVING COLOUR, Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Members Pay Tribute To BLACK SABBATH

TOURNIQUET drummer Ted Kirkpatrick has assembled an all-star lineup to pay tribute to BLACK SABBATH as the legendary heavy metal pioneers get ready to embark on their final tour, "The End". Due on January 20, 2016 via Pathogenic Records, "The Doom In Us All - A Tribute To Black Sabbath" features the...