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AARON LEWIS On STAIND: 'I Have No Interest Or Creative Need To Go There Right Now'

STAIND has been mostly inactive since 2011 and singer Aaron Lewis said in a new interview that the band is probably going to stay that way for the foreseeable future. Asked by Rolling Stone if the group is on hiatus, Lewis replied: "We haven't broken up. I have no interest or creative need ...

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RIK EMMETT's RESOLUTION9: Lyric Video For 'Human Race' Featuring ALEX LIFESON

TRIUMPH legend Rik Emmett and his new band, RESOLUTION9, will release their electrifying new album, "Res 9", worldwide on November 11 via Mascot Label Group. "Res 9" features contributions from RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson, DREAM THEATER vocalist James LaBrie, and Rik Emmett's onetime TRIUMPH bandmat...

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DISTURBED Drummer: 'I Don't Think We Were Ever A Nu Metal Band To Begin With'

DISTURBED drummer Mike Wengren says that his band was never part of the so-called "nu metal" genre in the mid-'90s to the early 2000s, explaining that his group just "happened to come out around the same time" as some of the other bands who got lumped in that category. Essentially a fusion of rap an...

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Video Premiere: THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA's 'To The Key Of Evergreen'

Most of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA's videos have treaded into unusual territories, and, as it tells a powerful love story that transcends time and space, the one for the band's new song "To The Key Of Evergreen" is no exception. With inspiration from singer Mike Hranica's all-time favorite love story, Vl...

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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Frontman Says Playing With DAVE LOMBARDO Has Been 'So Much Fun'

Metal Wani editor in chief Owais "Vitek" Nabi recently conducted an interview with vocalist Mike Muir of Venice, California crossover thrash/hardcore punk legends SUICIDAL TENDENCIES. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On...

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VAGUS NERVE Feat. Ex-GOD FORBID Guitarist DOC COYLE: Entire Debut EP Available For Streaming

"Visceral", the debut EP from VAGUS NERVE, can be streamed in its entirety using the SoundCloud widget below. Starting as a passion project of ex-GOD FORBID guitarist Doc Coyle and PHYLLOTAXIS singer-songwriter Ravi Orr, VAGUS NERVE became fully realized as a band in 2014 when they enlisted the tale...

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SEVEN: 'Fight' Video Released

"Fight", the new video from U.K./Swedish melodic rockers SEVEN, can be seen below. The song, which was co-written by well-known songwriter Jeff Paris (MR. BIG, VIXEN, Y&T, Paul Stanley),is taken from SEVEN's new album, "Shattered", which was released on September 23 by U.K. label Escape Music L...

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THE AGONIST: Audio Samples Of Entire 'Five' Album

Audio samples of all the songs that are set to appear on "Five", the new album from Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based melodic death metallers THE AGONIST, can be streamed below. Due on September 30 via and Napalm Records, the CD was recorded with producer Mike Plotnikoff, who has previously worked with...

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Video: Ex-METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Performs With CHOPHOUSE BAND In Sebastopol, California

Fan-filmed video footage of former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted and his THE CHOPHOUSE BAND (named after his four recording studio facilities around the U.S. and featuring a fluid roster of players) performing on September 15 at Hopmonk Tavern in Sebastopol, California can be seen below. THE CHOPH...

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LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE To Fill In For MIKE IX WILLIAMS On EYEHATEGOD's U.S. Tour

LAMB OF GOD's Randy Blythe will fill in for EYEHATEGOD vocalist Mike IX Williams on the latter band's fall tour with DISCHARGE and TOXIC HOLOCAUST. Comments Williams: "Once again, rather than cancel an amazing tour, we have chosen for EYEHATEGOD to continue on and give one thousand percent. "This 20...

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Reunited Original Lineup Of SKINLAB To Record New Album

The original lineup of San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB has reformed and is booking select shows where it will perform its 1997 debut album, "Bound, Gagged And Blindfolded", in its entirety. Steev Esquivel (vocals, bass),Paul Hopkins (drums),Gary Wendt (guitar) and Mike Roberts (guitar) ha...

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METALLICA, SLIPKNOT, AEROSMITH, MÖTLEY CRÜE Drummers Featured In 'From The Riser' Book

David Phillips has launched his latest book, "From The Riser: A Drummer's Perspective II", a follow-up to the critically acclaimed "A Drummer's Perspective". The beautifully designed "From The Riser" is a photographic celebration of many of today's greatest drummers and percussionists. It unashamedl...

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Video Premiere: AMON AMARTH's 'Raise Your Horns'

Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH have released the official music video for the song "Raise Your Horns". The clip, which can be seen below, which features cameos from figures across metal, sports, television and horror cinema, including King Diamond, Zakk Wylde, Dave Mustaine, members of SLAYER,...

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Listen To Previously Unreleased TEMPLE OF THE DOG Song 'Angel Of Fire'

TEMPLE OF THE DOG — the Seattle supergroup featuring SOUNDGARDEN's Chris Cornell, PEARL JAM's Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard and Mike McCready, and drummer Matt Cameron (who plays drums with both SOUNDGARDEN and PEARL JAM) — has released a demo version of another song that didn't make the band's self-tit...

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Video Premiere: AIRBOURNE's 'Rivalry'

Australian hard rockers AIRBOURNE have released the video for new single "Rivalry" from the band's forthcoming studio album, "Breakin' Outta Hell". The LP will be issued on September 23. The "Rivalry" clip, which can be seen below, was filmed in the U.K. and Ireland by Dark Fable Media and contrasts...