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SOUNDGARDEN's Career Chronicled In New Book, 'Dark Black And Blue: The Soundgarden Story'

There have been countless books penned about the leading grunge bands — namely NIRVANA and PEARL JAM. Surprisingly, few have been assembled about the mighty SOUNDGARDEN. But this is about to change, with the arrival of "Dark Black And Blue: The Soundgarden Story". Written by author/journalist (and l...

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ALTER BRIDGE Frontman On Producer ELVIS BASKETTE: 'He's Not Going To Let Anything Slide By If Anybody's Tempted To Phone It In'

HardDrive Radio's Paulie Walnuts recently conducted an interview with ALTER BRIDGE vocalist Myles Kennedy and guitarist Mark Tremonti. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On why ALTER BRIDGE chose to work with producer Michael "Elvis" Baskett...

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INSOMNIUM Drummer: 'Heart Like A Grave' Is 'Easily The Strongest Record We Have Ever Done'

Gonzalo Pozo of Sonic Perspectives recently conducted an interview with drummer Markus Hirvonen of Finnish melodic death metallers INSOMNIUM. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On incorporating more "Finnish melancholia" into INSOMNIUM's...

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CHEVELLE Is Putting Finishing Touches On 'Melodic' New Album

CHEVELLE vocalist/guitarist Pete Loeffler spoke to Radioactive MikeZ, host of the 96.7 KCAL-FM program "Wired In The Empire", about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's new album. The disc was recorded in part this past May at Joe's House Of Compression studio in Pasadena, Californi...

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LACUNA COIL: Making Of 'Reckless' Video

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Reckless", the new video from Italian metallers LACUNA COIL, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Roberto Saku Cinardi and continues the story of previously released single "Layers Of Time". Both songs are taken from the band's forthcoming album,...

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KORN's JONATHAN DAVIS: How DEF LEPPARD Influenced Recording Process For 'The Nothing' Album

Jonathan Davis says that he turned to acts like ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA, QUEEN and DEF LEPPARD for inspiration for the vocals on the latest KORN album, "The Nothing". "They all used to do these crazy, big vocal bits, recording 40 tracks of vocals and harmonies to stack them," Davis told Billboard....

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Former CANDLEMASS Singer MATS LEVÉN To Release SKYBLOOD Debut In November

His name belongs to the most influential and illustrious ones in Swedish metal. Mats Levén's distinctive and colorful voice has graced albums by CANDLEMASS, THERION, KRUX, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN and AT VANCE. Now, after lending his voice to others for decades, fans can finally witness the charismatic sing...

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AVATARIUM To Release 'The Fire I Long For' Album In November

On November 22, doom metal wizards AVATARIUM return with their dark gospel to open another chapter of their hauntingly beautiful otherworld. Only two years after taking the fans by storm with "Hurricanes And Halos", which has been named "album of the month" by magazines worldwide, the Swedes announc...

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Video Premiere: LEPROUS's 'Alleviate'

Norwegian rock outfit LEPROUS has released the official music video for its new single, "Alleviate". The clip was directed by directed by Troll Toftenes of the Vardøger Story Agency. The song is taken from the band's sixth and most ambitious studio album, "Pitfalls", which is due on October 25 world...

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ABIGAIL WILLIAMS To Release 'Walk Beyond The Dark' Album In November

The black sheep of the black metal scene ABIGAIL WILLIAMS returns with its boldest and most diverse offering to date, "Walk Beyond The Dark", available November 15 via Blood Music. The band recently revealed the first single from the album, "I Will Depart", whetting fans' appetites for ABIGAIL WILLI...

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ALICE IN CHAINS' JERRY CANTRELL On 'Rainier Fog' Album: 'We're Still Working At Our Peak'

ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell spoke to the 105.7 The Point radio station about the band's latest album, 2018's "Rainier Fog". The band's first new studio effort in five years was nominated for a Grammy for best rock album — ALICE IN CHAINS' first Grammy nomination since 2010. "I...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR ON 'Solway Firth': 'It's Probably One Of The Heaviest Songs We've Written In 15 Years'

During a recent interview with Italy's Radio Freccia, SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor spoke about the importance of expanding a band's sound without straying too far from the group's musical roots. He said (see video below): "That's one of the cool things about [SLIPKNOT's latest] album ['We Are Not...

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SCOOTER WARD On Having Writer's Block: ‘I Wanted It To Be Perfect For The Fans And Perfect For COLD'

Scotty J from Rock Titan conducted an interview with COLD frontman Scooter Ward prior to the band's September 7 show at Chameleon Club in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the release of "The Things We Can't Stop...

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Bands will pay the price for picking a shit name. It may have seemed terribly post-modern and in-jokey at the time, but being lumbered with a name like PET SLIMMERS OF THE YEAR was never a smart move. Sensibly, this UK-based post-metal crew have trimmed that unwieldy tag down to the simpler PSOTY: s...

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GLENN HUGHES Says He Gave It His 'All' When He Performed The Night Of His Mother's Passing

In a recent interview with Antihero magazine, legendary bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION) spoke about the impact that the 2017 passing of his mother had on him. He responded: "Well, I'm an only child and my father had passed a year before my mum. My father passed a...