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ALICE IN CHAINS + Friends Announce Eighth Annual Fantasy Football League And Charity Auction

For the past eight years, ALICE IN CHAINS vocalist/guitarist Jerry Cantrell and bassist Mike Inez have hosted the Alice In Chains & Friends Fantasy Football League & Auction, donating a spectacular collection of signed musical instruments, memorabilia and experiences for an online auction to benefit...

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KORN's JAMES 'MUNKY' SHAFFER Felt 'Frustration, Shock And Sadness' After Learning Of CHESTER BENNINGTON's Suicide

KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer says that it has been "really hard" for him and his bandmates to deal with the recent passing of Chester Bennington. The LINKIN PARK singer died on July 20 after committing suicide at the age of 41. He had been open with the press and public about his struggles w...

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COREY TAYLOR 'Was Just As Blindsided As Everybody' Else By CHESTER BENNINGTON's Suicide

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor was interviewed earlier this week on the Fox Business program "Kennedy", hosted by former MTV VJ Kennedy. You can now watch the segment below. Speaking about the recent death of LINKIN PARK frontman Chester Bennington, Taylor said: "I was just as blindside...

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LINKIN PARK Earns 11 New Platinum-Single Certifications Following CHESTER BENNINGTON's Death

On August 4, eleven songs spaning LINKIN PARK's entire catalog received new platinum certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). "One Step Closer", "Waiting For The End" and "Leave Out All The Rest" earned their first platinum records, while "What I've Done", "Bleed It...

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CHESTER BENNINGTON To Be Honored By Las Vegas's Fremont Street Experience During 'Viva Vision' Tribute Show

Fremont Street Experience, the five-block entertainment district located in historic Downtown Las Vegas that is home to the "Original Strip," will celebrate the life of late LINKIN PARK frontman Chester Bennington during a rocking six-minute light and sound show representing the official worldwide p...

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SCOTT STAPP: Mental Illness Is Something We All Need To Have More Compassion About

CREED singer Scott Stapp, who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2015 and has since become an advocate of mental health awareness, spoke to the Longview News-Journal about the recent deaths of Chester Bennington and Chris Cornell. "I think the mental illness conversation is something that we al...

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DEF LEPPARD's JOE ELLIOTT Has No Advice For Other Musicians On How To Deal With Music Industry And Fame

In a brand new interview with Forbes, DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott was asked — after seeing what happened to Chester Bennington and Chris Cornell — if he had any advice for artists on how to deal with the music industry and fame. He responded: "Musicians face pressure from outside of your own brai...

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GODSMACK Pays Tribute To CHESTER BENNINGTON, CHRIS CORNELL With LINKIN PARK, TEMPLE OF THE DOG Covers (Video)

GODSMACK paid tribute to Chester Bennington and Chris Cornell last night (Wednesday, August 9) during the band's appearance at Musikfest in Bethlehem, Pennsylvana by performing cover versions of songs originally written and recorded by the LINKIN PARK and SOUNDGARDEN singers, both of whom died by su...

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COREY TAYLOR: Calling CHRIS CORNELL And CHESTER BENNINGTON 'Cowards' Is 'Very Immature' And 'A Cop-Out'

Corey Taylor has slammed people who have have implied Chester Bennington and Chris Cornell were "cowards" for taking their own lives, saying that such criticism is "simplifying a very real issue." The LINKIN PARK singer was found dead late last month at his home in Southern California. A Los Angeles...

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CHESTER BENNINGTON's Family Will Decide Whether 'Carpool Karaoke' Episode Will Air

Chester Bennington's family will decide whether an episode of "Carpool Karaoke: The Series" featuring the late LINKIN PARK singer will air. In an interview Tuesday with the Associated Press, host James Corden said the Apple Music show will "approach it in whichever manner his family, or the people [...

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LINKIN PARK's 'Heavy' Co-Songwriter: 'I Have a Hard Time Listening To It'

American singer/songwriter Julia Michaels (pictured),who co-wrote LINKIN PARK's "Heavy" single, she finds it difficult to listen to the track now in light of Chester Bennington's suicide last month. "I've listened to LINKIN PARK for years," Julia tells Billboard. "When I was growing up, my brother...

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LINKIN PARK Fans Honor CHESTER BENNINGTON At Los Angeles Tribute

Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Los Angeles Sunday night (August 6) to celebrate the life of late LINKIN PARK frontman Chester Bennington. Bands played LINKIN PARK songs in Bennington's memory at the fan-organized event, which took place more than a week a week after a private service was he...

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PAUL STANLEY's Second Book Could Be 'More Diverse In Its Scope' Than 'Face The Music'

KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley says that the upoming follow-up to his autobiography, "Face The Music: A Life Exposed", could turn out to be "a little bit more diverse in its scope." Released in April 2014, "Face The Music: A Life Exposed" debuted at No. 2 on The New York Times' Best Sellers li...

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STAIND And GODSMACK Members Pay Tribute To CHRIS CORNELL, CHESTER BENNINGTON At 'Aaron Lewis And Friends' Concert (Video)

STAIND members Aaron Lewis and Mike Mushok were joined on stage by GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna at last night's (Friday, August 4) Aaron Lewis And Friends benefit concert at Pines Theater at Look Park in Northampton, Massachusetts to pay tribute to SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell and LINKIN PARK vo...

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Watch CHRIS CORNELL's 12-Year-Old Daughter Perform Tribute To Her Late Father And CHESTER BENNINGTON

Toni Cornell, the 12-year-old daughter of late SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell, joined the band ONEREPUBLIC onstage earlier today on ABC's "Good Morning America" to perform the Leonard Cohen song "Hallelujah". The performance, which can be seen at ABCNews.go.com, was a celebration the lives of Corn...