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SLIPKNOT's SHAWN 'CLOWN' CRAHAN On Coronavirus Pandemic: 'I Don't Have Time To Be Ill'

SLIPKNOT percussionist M. Shawn "Clown" Crahan recently spoke to PENNYWISE guitarist Fletcher Dragge about how he is dealing with the COVID-19 crisis. He said (hear audio below): "I won't watch TV or buy into any of it because they run the loop — they start, they'll go seven minutes, they'll speak o...

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WINSTON MCCALL On New PARKWAY DRIVE Material: I'm 'Trying To Find A More Primal Connection To The Actual Music'

Vocalist Winston McCall of Australian metallers PARKWAY DRIVE has confirmed to Terry "Beez" Bezer of Knotfest.com that he and his bandmates are using their coronavirus downtime to work on material for the follow-up to 2018's "Reverence" album. He said (see video below): "Right now, in terms of the c...

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AEROSMITH Reschedules European Tour For Spring/Summer 2021

Legendary rockers AEROSMITH have postponed their previously announced European tour due to the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe. The new dates will now kick off on May 29, 2021 in Moscow, Russia and end on July 15, 2021 in Vienna, Austria. AEROSMITH announced the postponement in a social medi...

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All Of SLIPKNOT's 2020 Tour Dates Are Being Moved To 2021: 'Same Time Next Year,' Says COREY TAYLOR

SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor has confirmed that all of the band's previously announced 2020 tour dates have been scrapped due to the coronavirus pandemic which is sweeping the globe. "This whole year was booked, and some stuff that hadn't necessarily been announced…," he said during an appearance...

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IN THIS MOMENT's CHRIS HOWORTH On Future Of Live Concerts: 'Eventually It'll Get Back To Normal'

IN THIS MOMENT guitarist Chris Howorth spoke to RadioactiveMike Z, host of the 96.7 KCAL-FM radio program "Wired In The Empire", about how he is dealing with the COVID-19 crisis and what the touring circuit might look like post-pandemic. Asked how he envisions concerts returning once the threat of t...

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JOAN JETT: 'There Is Systemic Racism And Inequality In This Country'

Joan Jett has spoken out about inclusivity and racism after George Floyd, a black man, was killed by a white police officer last week, sparking protest movements across the U.S. On Monday (June 1),Jett took to her Twitter to write: "There is systemic racism and inequality in this country and until...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET: 'There's No Stronger Solution To Our Worldwide Turmoil Than Jesus'

Michael Sweet of openly Christian hard rockers STRYPER says there is "no stronger solution to our worldwide turmoil than Jesus." Less than a week after George Floyd's death at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, cities across the U.S. are bracing for more violence-marred protests in the comin...

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PEARL JAM: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Making Of Animated 'Retrograde' Video

PEARL JAM has released behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the band's animated video for the song "Retrograde". The clip, directed by Emmy-winning Australian filmmaker Josh Wakely ("Beat Bugs"),features teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg as a fortune teller revealing the dire c...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's IVAN MOODY Says 'Our Government Is Failing Us' With Its Coronavirus Response

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH singer Ivan Moody has weighed in two of the biggest hot-button issues facing the U.S.: the government response to the coronavirus pandemic, and the alleged murder of a black man who died while in a Minneapolis police officer's custody. Late Thursday night (May 28),Moody shar...

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PAPA ROACH's Next Album Will Include 'Heavy' And 'Aggressive' Songs With 'Massive, Pummeling Riffs'

PAPA ROACH frontman Jacoby Shaddix spoke to "Zippo Encore Live With Jose Mangin" about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to 2019's "Who Do You Trust?" album. He said (see video below): "We went in for a second round of songwriting, and now we have, I think, seven or eight pi...

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TRAPT Releases Lyric Video For 'Make It Out Alive'

American rockers TRAPT have released the official lyric video for their new song "Make It Out Alive". The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Shadow Work", which will be released on July 3 via The Label Group/INgrooves. The first three singles — "Make It Out Alive", "Tell Me How You Real...

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OVERKILL's BOBBY 'BLITZ' ELLSWORTH On Coronavirus Pandemic: 'I'm Really Optimistic With Regard To Where This Is Gonna Go'

In a new interview with the "Brutally Delicious" podcast, OVERKILL frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth spoke about how he is dealing with the coronavirus crisis and what the touring circuit might look like post-pandemic. "We're all in this — musicians, carpenters, chefs, lawyers — everybody's in it," B...

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MEGADETH's KIKO LOUREIRO is 'Ashamed' Of Brazilian Government's Response To Coronavirus Pandemic

MEGADETH's Kiko Loureiro says that he is "ashamed" of the Brazilian government's chaotic response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Brazilian-born guitarist, who currently lives in his wife's home country of Finland, discussed the COVID-19 crisis during a May 15 Instagram Live chat with ex-NIGHTWISH...

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HALESTORM's LZZY HALE Says A Lot Of Fans Don't Realize How Dependent Bands Are On Touring To Make Ends Meet

HALESTORM frontwoman Lzzy Hale made headlines earlier in the month when she wrote on social media that "most of the bands you know and love won't make it out" of the music industry shutdown caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Asked in a new interview with Forbes to clarify her remarks, she said: "We...

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SHINEDOWN's BRENT SMITH On Coronavirus Crisis: 'The Universe Is Testing All Of Us In A Lot Of Ways'

SHINEDOWN singer Brent Smith spoke to Australia's "Everblack" podcast about how he is dealing with the coronavirus crisis and what the touring circuit might look like post-pandemic. "To be perfectly honest, I don't know if in America people will feel comfortable doing mass gatherings until they know...