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M. SHAWN 'CLOWN' CRAHAN: 'Whenever SLIPKNOT Calls It A Day, I Ain't Coming Back'

Jason Roche of LA Weekly recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT mastermind/percussionist M. Shawn "Clown" Crahan. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. LA Weekly: During live performances, you often put yourself at risk of physical injury by doing insane stunts on stage. Has your r...

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PERIPHERY: 'Make Total Destroy' Video Released

"Make Total Destroy", the new video from Maryland-based experimental, progressive metallers PERIPHERY, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's highly anticipated sophomore album, "Periphery II: This Time It's Personal", which is due in North America on July 3 via Sumerian Records and in Eur...

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SLIPKNOT Kicks Off 'Mayhem' Festival Without JIM ROOT; Video Footage Available

SLIPKNOT kicked off its headlining stint at this year's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival yesterday (Saturday, June 30) at San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino, California without guitarist Jim Root, who is out of action while recovering from a burst appendix. The band's setlist was as foll...

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'Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival' Kicks Off With Record-Breaking Attendance

Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, the world's largest touring heavy music festival, kicked off its fifth year yesterday (Saturday, June 30) at San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino, California with a record-breaking attendance of 26,105 — 4,000 more than the previous attendance record set b...

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SLIPKNOT Guitarist To Miss MAYHEM Shows Due To Burst Appendix

SLIPKNOT has released the following statement: "We're sorry to announce that our brother Jim Root [guitar] will not be performing with us at [Rockstar Energy Drink] Mayhem [Festival] today in San Bernardino due to serious health issues. Jim has been seriously sick for the past two weeks and went to...

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SLIPKNOT's CLOWN Says PAUL GRAY Will Never Be Replaced

On Friday, June 29, Robert Herrera sat down with SLIPKNOT mastermind/percussionist M. Shawn "Clown" Crahan during his book signing at Book Soup in Hollywood, California. Clown talked about his photo book, "The Apocalyptic Nightmare Journey"; Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival; and future plans fo...

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AS I LAY DYING: 'Awakened' Cover Artwork Unveiled

The cover artwork for "Awakened", the new album from Diego metallers AS I LAY DYING, was created by Metastazis with Tiffanie Uldry and can be seen below. Due on September 25 via Metal Blade Records, the CD was produced by Bill Stevenson, who has played drums for both the DESCENDENTS and BLACK FLAG a...

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SLIPKNOT's CLOWN: As Long As I'm In The Band, PAUL GRAY Will Not Never Be There

In a brand new interview with The Press-Enterprise, SLIPKNOT mastermind/percussionist M. Shawn "Clown" Crahan spoke about taking part in this summer's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival — the band's first full U.S. tour since losing bassist Paul Gray, who was found dead of an overdose of morphine...

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PERIPHERY: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

"Periphery II: This Time It's Personal", the highly anticipated sophomore album from Maryland-based experimental, progressive metallers PERIPHERY, can be streamed in its entirety in the YouTube clip below. Due in North America on July 3 via Sumerian Records and in Europe on July 16 through Century M...

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ANTHRAX 'Would Really Like To' Release New Studio Album Next Year

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian was interviewed on the June 22-24 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when it airs, go to FullMetalJackieRadio.com. Interview...

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ILL NIÑO Drummer Forced To Miss European Shows

Drummer Dave Chavarri of New Jersey/New York's ILL NIÑO will be forced to miss four shows on the band's current European tour due to a "family emergency." He is being temporarily replaced by Matt Alston, who plays in a band called SANCTORUM and is also Dave's tech. ILL NIÑO states, "[Matt] sounds ba...

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DYING FETUS: 'Reign Supreme' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Reign Supreme", the new album from Maryland extreme metallers DYING FETUS, sold around 3,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 186 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD landed at position No. 5 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which list...

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AS I LAY DYING: 'Cauterize' Lyric Video Released

The official lyric video for "Cauterize", a brand new song from San Diego metallers AS I LAY DYING, can be seen below. The track comes off the band's new album, "Awakened", which will be released on September 25 via Metal Blade Records. The CD was produced by Bill Stevenson, who has played drums for...

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COREY TAYLOR Says 'Antennas To Hell' Is SLIPKNOT's 'Little Salute' To Late Bassist

ARTISTdirect.com editor-in-chief Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ARTISTdirect.com: Is "Antennas To Hell" like a photo album for SLIPKNOT? Taylor: Yeah, I definitely think it's a snapshot. This is our sal...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Confirmed To Headline Friday Night At HARD ROCK HELL VI

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach has been confirmed to headline Friday night at the Hard Rock Hell VI - Fistful Of Rock, which is scheduled to take place November 29 - December 3 at Hafan y Môr in Pwllheli, North Wales. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ACE FREHLEY BAD TOUCH BLACKF...