During a recent interview with Australia's Heavy magazine, DEVILDRIVER frontman Dez Fafara spoke at length about his decision to become a vegan four years ago. "I did that for the suffering of animals," Fafara explained," (hear audio below). "If you've ever seen how a cow suffers... Yeah, you may love cheese, but you ...
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Dave The Interview Guy recently conducted an interview with STATIC-X bassist Tony Campos. You can listen to the entire chat via the Spreaker widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On getting the blessing from late frontman Wayne Static's family to proceed with the "Wisconsin Death Trip" 20th-anniversary tour: Tony: "Yeah, absolutely. Every ...
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STATIC-X bassist Tony Campos recently spoke with Australia's Heavy magazine. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the origins of STATIC-X's comeback: Tony: "It all started with five demos that Wayne [Static] had done shortly before his passing that he had given to a ...
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DEVILDRIVER vocalist Dez Fafara recently spoke with Australia's Heavy magazine. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his sobriety: Dez: "I've been sober for almost three and a half years... If you've seen me on stage before, you know it can be volatile; it ...
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STATIC-X bassist Tony Campos says that the vocalist who will wear a mask in the likeness of late frontman Wayne Static during the band's upcoming reunion tour is a "perfectionist" who will "do the performance in the spirit of what Wayne's vibe and energy was." The North American trek, which celebrates the 20th anniversary of ...
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STATIC-X will release a new album titled "Project Regeneration", featuring the last recordings of the band's late frontman Wayne Static, later this year. The rest of the group's original lineup — bassist Tony Campos, drummer Ken Jay and guitarist Koichi Fukuda — will also be featured on the album and in the music videos. Speaking ...
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Tommy Vext spoke to HardDrive Radio about BAD WOLVES' recently completed second album, which tentatively due before the end of the year. "Gutars and bass were tracked in [Las] Vegas with Max Karon, who is one of John's [Boecklin, drums] oldest friends, who also works for GHOST," the singer said. "And then we did production ...
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Finnish goth rock veterans THE 69 EYES have released a teaser for the upcoming music video for their new single, "27 & Done". The song, which is expected to be made available in the coming days, is taken from the band's twelfth studio album, due in September via Nuclear Blast. THE 69 EYES singer Jyrki ...
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Tommy Vext has confirmed that BAD WOLVES have completed work on their second album, tentatively due before the end of the year. "This process of recording this record was seamless," the singer told Nudge of Cincinnati's 102.7 WEBN radio station at this past weekend's Sonic Temple festival in Columbus, Ohio (see video below). "We all ...
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Three members of COAL CHAMBER reunited Friday night (May 10) at an undisclosed location in Los Angeles. Earlier today, vocalist Dez Fafara posted an Instagram photo of him, guitarist Miguel "Meegs" Rascón and bassist Nadja Peulen hanging out at what appears to be a local bar, along with the following caption: "About last night 'WE' ...
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In 2014, DEVILDRIVER and COAL CHAMBER frontman Dez Fafara peeled off his wetsuit and sat down next to his wife Anahstasia to watch the sun disappear into the Pacific. Fresh off yet another grueling tour, he had gone to the beach to wash the road off with a surf session. As the sun sank into ...
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In a brand new inerview with Ghost Cult magazine, horror-punk stalwart Wednesday 13 was asked if he thinks it would be harder for him to launch his band now than when he started his career in music back in the mid-1990s. "Yes and no," he responded (see video below). "It's one of those ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, BAD WOLVES are looking for a new song to cover, following the band's massive breakout success last year with its rendition of the 1993 CRANBERRIES classic "Zombie". Originally scheduled to feature a guest appearance from late CRANBERRIES frontwoman Dolores O’Riordan, the single launched shortly after her death in January ...
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This past weekend, DEVILDRIVER frontman Dez Fafara had his neck and chin tattoos touched up, along with getting some additional ink done, at the Fallen Crow Tattoo Company in Murrieta, California. You can see the before and after photos of Fafara in his two separate Instagram posts below. Last year, Fafara told Loudwire that he ...
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The vocalist who will wear a mask in the likeness of late frontman Wayne Static during STATIC-X's upcoming reunion tour says that he "will represent the vibe of the band very well." The North American trek, which celebrates the 20th anniversary of STATIC-X's platinum-certified "Wisconsin Death Trip" album and pays homage to Static, features co-headliner ...
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Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB will embark on a West Coast tour in August. Support on the 12-date trek will come from Canadian metal upstarts ARRIVAL OF AUTUMN. The tour will kick off on August 18 in Reno, Nevada and make stops in Los Angeles, Seattle, and Denver before the final performance on ...
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California metallers DEVILDRIVER will embark on a European headlining tour in the fall. Frontman Dez Fafara commented: "Absolutely over-the-top excited to come to the EU and knock back a bunch of shows with DEVILDRIVER! Come out and get in the fucking pit. This will be our only EU play in 2019, so don't miss out!" ...
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BAD WOLVES frontman Tommy Vext spoke to Meltdown of the Detroit, Michigan radio station 101 WRIF about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's second album, tentatively due before the end of the year. "Well, I'm currently sitting in traffic on the 101 [freeway] in Los Angeles, California on the way to the ...
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Finnish goth rock legends THE 69 EYES are mixing their twelfth studio album for a September release via Nuclear Blast. The first single from the disc will be made available at the end of May. THE 69 EYES singer Jyrki 69 told Capital Chaos about the new disc (hear audio below): "I'm thinking ...
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STATIC-X has explained its decision to enlist a vocalist who will wear a mask in the likeness of late frontman Wayne Static during the band's upcoming reunion tour. The North American trek, which celebrates the 20th anniversary of STATIC-X's platinum-certified "Wisconsin Death Trip" album and pays homage to Static, features co-headliner DEVILDRIVER and support from ...
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DEVILDRIVER has completed recording its new album with producer Steve Evetts (EVERY TIME I DIE, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN). The follow-up to 2016's "Trust No One" is tentatively due later in the year via Napalm Records. Vocalist Dez Fafara offered an update on the record in an Instagram post, saying: "This is what two years ...
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"Better Off Without", the new video from Canadian metal upstarts ARRIVAL OF AUTUMN, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's second full-length album and Nuclear Blast debut, which was released on March 29. "Harbinger" was produced and mixed by Jason Suecof (DEVILDRIVER, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, ALL THAT REMAINS, TRIVIUM) and ...
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STATIC-X has released a new video featuring the as-yet-undisclosed guitarist/vocalist — rumored to be Edsel Dope from DOPE — who will join the band's surviving members on the "Wisconsin Death Trip" 20th-anniversary tour in June. DOPE will provide support on all legs of the tour — including in North America, Europe and Australia — with ...
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STATIC-X will release a new album titled "Project Regeneration", featuring the last recordings of the band's late frontman Wayne Static, later this year. The rest of the group's original lineup — bassist Tony Campos, drummer Ken Jay and guitarist Koichi Fukuda — will also be featured on the album and in the music videos. Earlier ...
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Wednesday 13 has lamented the fact that so many younger bands rely too much on technology to make their performance sound perfect in the studio and in a live situation. "You have these up and coming bands that just don't even try, or seems like they don't even try, and use an Auto-Tune on their ...
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Canadian metal upstarts ARRIVAL OF AUTUMN will release their second full-length album and Nuclear Blast debut on March 29. "Harbinger" was produced and mixed by Jason Suecof (DEVILDRIVER, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, ALL THAT REMAINS, TRIVIUM) and mastered by Alan Douches (DARKEST HOUR, EVERY TIME I DIE, SUICIDE SILENCE). The lyric video for the second ...
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Horror-punk stalwart Wednesday 13 has confirmed to WMSC's "The Metal Teddy Bear Experience" that his upcoming studio album, "Necrophaze", is being produced and engineered by Michael Spreitzer of DEVILDRIVER. "Zeuss [Chris Harris] produced the last record," Wednesday 13 said (hear audio below). "He's mastering this record, so he's still involved. It was just basically a ...
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BAD WOLVES was one of 2018's biggest breakouts, scoring a massive chart-topping hit with a cover of THE CRANBERRIES' "Zombie". CRANBERRIES singer Dolores O'Riordan was slated to appear on the track, but was found drowned in her hotel room bathtub at the age of 46 on the day she was supposed to record her vocals. ...
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BAD WOLVES guitarist Doc Coyle spoke to Australia's Loud about the musical direction of the material the band is currently recording for its upcoming second album, tentatively due before the end of the year. "It's diverse," he said. "There's stuff that's probably heavier, as or more heavy than the last record. We have ...
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JINJER bassist Eugene Abdiukhanov has told Metalshop TV that the plan is for the Ukrainian metal act to release its next full-length album in the fall. Asked what fans can expect from JINJER's upcoming disc, Eugene said (see video below): "You see what the problem is. Talking about JINJER, everybody needs to understand ...
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