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TOM MORELLO: How I Found Out About CHRIS CORNELL's Suicide
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE and PROPHETS OF RAGE guitarist Tom Morello was recently interviewed by Matt Everitt of the BBC 6 Music series "The First Time". You can now listen to the chat at this location. Asked how he first found out about the May 2017 suicide of his onetime AUDIOSLAVE bandmate Chris C...January 7, 2019
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Is METALLICA's 'One' A Ripoff Of DARK ANGEL's 'Darkness Descends'? GENE HOGLAN Weighs In
Gene Hoglan says that he once joked about suing the members of METALLICA for allegedly "ripping off" a DARK ANGEL song for their classic track "One". The DARK ANGEL drummer revealed his band's musical connection to METALLICA while discussing the evolution of double-bass drumming during a recent appe...January 6, 2019
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SIMON WRIGHT On His Departure From AC/DC: 'I Really Lost My Enthusiasm For Things'
Drummer Simon Wright, currently of DIO DISCIPLES and also known for his work in AC/DC, DIO, RHINO BUCKET and UFO, was recently interviewed by the "Talking Metal" podcast. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his memories of the recor...January 5, 2019
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COREY TAYLOR Wants To Record 'Dark Jazz' Album, Including 'Jazzy' Versions Of SLIPKNOT Songs
During last month's appearance on RadioVegas.Rocks's "Chaotic Radio", SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor was asked if he would ever consider trying to cross over to country music, like other rockers have done in recent years. "No," he responded (hear audio below). "Even coming from Iowa —...January 5, 2019
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DISTURBED Guitarist On Writing Process: 'I Don't Think About What The Expectations Are From The Record Label Or Management'
Australia's Heavy magazine recently conducted an interview with DISTURBED guitarist Dan Donegan. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the fact that DISTURBED's latest album, "Evolution", features as many acoustic-rooted ballads as it...January 4, 2019
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Former CRUCIFIED BARBARA Guitarist On Band's Split: 'It Was Time For Us To Move Forward'
Former CRUCIFIED BARBARA guitarist Klara "Force" Rönnqvist Fors has told France's Loud TV that the band's 2016 split had been a long time coming. "It had been kind of a hard time for a while, so it was time for us to move forward," she said (see video below). "It was just the next step in life — to...January 4, 2019
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Belgium's ENTHRONED Signs With SEASON OF MIST
Belgian black metal veterans ENTHRONED have inked a deal with Season Of Mist. The band's new album will be released later this year. The group comments: "ENTHRONED hordes worldwide, the time has come to break the silence. So it is with great pleasure that we can finally announce the new label with w...January 4, 2019
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Watch KING DIAMOND Perform 'Welcome Home' From 'Songs For The Dead Live' DVD/Blu-Ray
A performance clip of "Welcome Home (Live At Graspop)", taken from the forthcoming KING DIAMOND DVD/Blu-ray, "Songs For The Dead Live", can be viewed below. The set will be released on January 25 via Metal Blade Records. There is only one King Diamond, and for more than thirty years the great Dane...January 3, 2019
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SLIPKNOT's M. SHAWN CRAHAN On Upcoming Album And Tour: 'We're All Ready To Go'
SLIPKNOT percussionist M. Shawn Crahan (a.k.a. Clown) has told Kerrang! magazine that he has "never" gone into an album and touring cycle feeling as refreshed and ready as he is right now. "Not even the first time," he said. "It's always been a mess. I'm not gonna say it's not gonna be a mess now, b...January 3, 2019
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'Lords Of Chaos' Norwegian Black Metal Movie To Be Released In February
The English-language film "Lords Of Chaos", based on true events in the Norwegian black metal music scene in the early 1990s, will open in theaters February 8 and on demand on February 22. Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund (METALLICA, RAMMSTEIN) directed the film, which is being released by Gunpowder...January 2, 2019
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ACE FREHLEY Says His Speech At VINNIE PAUL's Funeral 'Went Over Perfectly'
During a recent appearance on the "Never Not Funny" podcast, original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley recalled attending the funeral of PANTERA and HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott last June in Arlington, Texas. "It was crazy, because I had a speech planned, and it went over perfectly," Ace said (hea...January 2, 2019
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DEMONS & WIZARDS Feat. JON SCHAFFER And HANSI KÜRSCH: Long-Awaited Third Album To Arrive In January 2020
DEMONS & WIZARDS, the side project of ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer and BLIND GUARDIAN singer Hansi Kürsch, is tentatively planning to release its long-awaited third album in January 2020. Schaffer spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to 2005's "Touched By The Cri...January 1, 2019
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WITHIN TEMPTATION Singer Discusses Dangers Of Digital Age
In a recent interview with Insert Review Here, WITHIN TEMPTATION vocalist Sharon Den Adel spoke about the strong symbolism in the lyrical themes on the band's latest album, "Resist", surrounding questions of personal freedom in a dystopian future. Asked what some of her thematic inspirations for the...January 1, 2019
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NIGHTWISH's TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN: 'I Don't Think I Would Be Here Without METALLICA'
Serena Solomon of Nordic Metal conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen prior to the band's December 14 concert at Gatorade Center in Turku, Finland, as part of their career-spanning "Decades" tour. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribe...December 31, 2018
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JESSE LEACH On Recording Next KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Album: 'This Was The Single Hardest Process I've Ever Had To Deal With'
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's Jesse Leach has finished laying down the vocal tracks for the band's new album, tentatively due in early 2019. The follow-up to 2016's "Incarnate" will mark the Massachusetts metallers' third full-length effort since the return of Leach, who rejoined the group in 2012. Leach took...December 29, 2018
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