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Today Marks 10th Anniversary Of DIMEBAG DARRELL's Death

Today (Monday, December 8) marks the 10th anniversary of the death of PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. Abbott, one of the most beloved and respected musicians in hard rock, was shot onstage during a DAMAGEPLAN concert on this date in 2004 at the Alrosa Villa club in Columbu...

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SLIPKNOT: Fan-Filmed Footage Of Uncasville Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of SLIPKNOT's December 5 performance at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut can be seen below. SLIPKNOT's first major headlining tour in support of its new album, ".5: The Gray Chapter", dubbed "Prepare For Hell", also features KORN and KING 810. The trek kicked off on Oc...

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THE PRETTY RECKLESS Performs Acoustic Version Of 'House On A Hill' At TeamRock Studios (Video)

Video footage of THE PRETTY RECKLESS performing an acoustic version of the song "House On A Hill" in the studios of TeamRock can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's latest album, "Going To Hell", which came out in March. "Going To Hell" yielded two No. 1 rock radio hits with "Heaven .....

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COREY TAYLOR: 'I Don't Know' If JOEY JORDISON Will Ever Return To SLIPKNOT

MusikUniverse.net conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor before the band's November 30 concert in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether the new SLIPKNOT musicians — believed to be drumme...

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Former SLIPKNOT Drum Tech Confirms Identities Of New Drummer, Bassist

A former drum tech for SLIPKNOT has posted a photo of his personal itinerary which lists all the current members of the band, including their new drummer and bassist, whose identiies SLIPKNOT has not officially revealed. As expected, the itinerary lists SLIPKNOT's new drummer as Jay Weinberg, son of...

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COREY TAYLOR On STONE SOUR's Split With JIM ROOT: 'It Was The Right Decision'

STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor says that Jim Root "wasn't happy" before he was dismissed from the group late last year so that the guitarist could work on material for the new SLIPKNOT album, explaining that the split was necessary "to make sure that both bands could still exist." Root recently comp...

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QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT Perform On UK's 'The X Factor' (Video)

QUEEN and "American Idol" finalist Adam Lambert performed QUEEN's classic song "Somebody To Love" on last night's (Sunday, November 30) episode of UK's "The X Factor" show. You can watch video footage of their appearance below (courtesy of QUEEN's official YouTube channel). QUEEN + Adam Lambert will...

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SLIPKNOT, LINKIN PARK, JUDAS PRIEST Confirmed For Next Year's ROCK ON THE RANGE

Rock On The Range, America's premier hard rock festival, returns to central Ohio's Columbus Crew Stadium May 15, 16 and 17, 2015 for its ninth year with a stellar lineup of top rock bands led by multiplatinum band LINKIN PARK, global rock juggernauts SLIPKNOT and heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST — w...

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COREY TAYLOR Doesn't Think SLIPKNOT Will Ever Perform Without Masks

Jesse Modz of Ontario, Canada's 97.7 HTZ-FM radio station recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Asked if he thinks SLIPKNOT could ever be SLIPKNOT without the masks, Taylor said: "I think in a way we could...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO 'This Is Your Life' Vinyl Version Video Overview

A special limited-edition vinyl release of selections from Ronnie James Dio's "This Is Your Life" tribute compilation was made available from Rhino for Record Store Day, Friday, November 28. The limited release of 5500 units features "Neon Knights" by ANTHRAX, "Rainbow In The Dark" by Corey Taylor,...

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DAVE GROHL: I Knew Nothing About New Orleans Or Jazz Before 'Sonic Highways'

FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl admitted in a new interview with Rolling Stone that he knew nothing about the history and culture of New Orleans before he and the band traveled there for the sixth episode of their HBO series "Sonic Highways". According to The Pulse Of Radio, Grohl explained, "Befor...

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NIKKI SIXX: Artists Should Force Change In 'One-Sided Business Model'

MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX: A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx has clarified his position in the ongoing debate surrounding Taylor Swift decision to pull her music from Spotify, saying that a more important issue artist lawyers need to address is a "legal loophole" called "breakage," where record labels "get advance...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO STAND UP AND SHOUT CANCER FUND Presents $100K to T. J. MARTELL FOUNDATION

The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, the charity founded in memory of the late rock singer, recently presented the T.J. Martell Foundation for Leukemia, Cancer and AIDS Research with a check for $100,000, bringing the organization's total gift to $400,000. These monies are earmarked...

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COREY TAYLOR: 'I Don't Think Rock Is Dead. I Think The Old Way Is Dead.'

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor took part in a question-and-answer session with music students at the Brennan Rock & Roll Academy in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on November 9. Check out video footage of the session, as well as an interview with the B102.7 radio station, below. A coup...

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NIKKI SIXX Weighs In On SPOTIFY Debate

MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX: A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx has weighed in on the ongoing debate surrounding Taylor Swift decision to pull her music from Spotify, saying that the singer's back catalog of music is available on YouTube, where she is "making even less money" than she is through the popular streaming...