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COREY TAYLOR Says PAUL GRAY's Musical Contributions To SLIPKNOT Were 'Almost Orchestral'
This past week, Zane Lowe of U.K.'s BBC Radio 1 conducted an interview with singer SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. SLIPKNOT's current stint on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival tour is the band's first U.S. trek since the May...July 21, 2012
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Official 'Sound City' Trailer Released
The official trailer for "Sound City", the new feature-length documentary directed and produced by FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl, can be seen below. The film, about the legendary and now defunct recording studio in Van Nuys, California, was conceived by Grohl after he bought an equally famous Nev...July 20, 2012
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STONE SOUR To Make Never-Before-Released Demos Available To Fan-Club Members
STONE SOUR guitarist Josh Rand is hand-picking never-before-released demos from the band's archives to share with members of the group's official "Dead Generation" fan club. The first recording to be released, a demo version of "Get Inside" from 2000, will be posted this Friday, July 20, to be follo...July 19, 2012
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COREY TAYLOR Says 'It's Gonna Be A Couple Of Years' Before Fans See New SLIPKNOT Album
On July 11, Scotty Mars of "The Scotty Mars Show", which airs on the Live 105 radio station in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below. On having to be carried off stage at a concert in Texas...July 18, 2012
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IRON MAIDEN Bassist To Release 'British Lion' Solo Album
Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) has announced the release of IRON MAIDEN founder Steve Harris' debut solo/side project album. Entitled "British Lion" and comprising ten songs that Steve and his collaborators have been working on for the past few years between IRON MAIDEN tours and releases, it is...July 18, 2012
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DUFF MCKAGAN Joins SLASH On Stage In Seattle (Video)
Duff McKagan joined his VELVET REVOLVER and ex-GUNS N' ROSES bandmate Slash on stage last night (Friday, July 13) at Showbox SoDo in Seattle, Washington to perform two GN'R classics, "It's So Easy" and "Paradise City". After the show, Slash took to his Twitter account to say, "Thanks to Duff McKagan...July 14, 2012
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SLIPKNOT's SHAWN CRAHAN Talks About The 'Thought Process' Behind Next Studio Album
SLIPKNOT co-founder/conceptualist/percussionist Shawn M. Crahan (a.k.a. Clown) recently spoke to Caller.com about the band's plans to enter the studio to begin recording the long-awaited follow-up to 2008's "All Hope is Gone". The forthcoming effort will mark SLIPKNOT's first release since the May 2...July 14, 2012
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COREY TAYLOR On New STONE SOUR Song 'Taciturn'
ARTISTdirect.com editor-in-chief Rick Florino recently spoke to STONE SOUR/SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor about the song "Taciturn", which will appear on STONE SOUR's forthcoming fourth album, "House Of Gold And Bones". "House Of Gold And Bones", a two-part concept effort, was recorded at Sound Farm...July 13, 2012
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ADAM LAMBERT 'Would Love' To Record New Music With QUEEN
"American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert has revealed he "would love" to make an album of original material with legendary British rockers QUEEN. QUEEN's Roger Taylor and Brian May joined forces with Lambert for a series of European dates, including two shows at London, England's Hammersmith Apollo th...July 13, 2012
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MARTY FRIEDMAN To Headline 'Guitar Universe 2012' European Tour
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman will embark on the "Guitar Universe 2012" European tour in October. Support on the trek will come from Israel's Yossi Sassi (ORPHANED LAND) and France's Stéphan Forté (ADAGIO). Commented Marty: "Yossi and I became friends on my 2011 solo tour. We came up with...July 12, 2012
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SLIPKNOT Frontman Passes Out On Stage In Dallas; 'Knotfest' Pay-Per-View Event Announced
SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor passed out at the end of the last song of the band's set last night (Tueday, July 10) at the Dallas, Texas stop of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival tour. He tweeted earlier today, "I'm fine — just overheated in Dallas last night. Ready and waiting for Houston!...July 11, 2012
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GEEZER BUTLER Remembers RONNIE JAMES DIO On What Would Have Been Singer's 70th Birthday
Legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio, best known for his work with BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW and his own band DIO, would have celebrated his 70th birthday today (Tuesday, July 10) had he not passed away of stomach cancer on May 16, 2010 at the age of 67. In a posting on his official web ...July 10, 2012
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FREDDIE MERCURY: 'The Great Pretender' DVD, Blu-Ray Coming In September
Eagle Rock Entertainment has announce the September 25 release of the Freddie Mercury DVD and Blu-ray, "The Great Pretender". Created by the same team behind the widely acclaimed "Queen: Days Of Our Lives" BBC documentary, "The Great Pretender", in similar vein, presents a compelling insight into it...July 10, 2012
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AEROSMITH To Perform At 'iHeartRadio Music Festival'
AEROSMITH is one of the artists that will perform at Clear Channel's 2012 iHeartRadio Music Festival, set to take place September 21-22 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. "Music is the lifeblood of so much of what we do at Clear Channel, and our listeners are the reason for everything we do. We'...July 9, 2012
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MACHINE HEAD Frontman Discusses Epiphone Love/Death Baritone Flying-V Signature Guitar
In early June, Gibson conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Robb Flynn of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD at the Rock Am Ring festival in Nürburgring, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. Flynn worked closely with Epiphone engineers to create the Epiphone Robb Flynn Love...July 7, 2012
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