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SUICIDE SILENCE Completes Work On Sixth Album

California-based extreme metal titans SUICIDE SILENCE have completed work on their sixth studio album. The disc was produced by Steve Evetts (EVERY TIME I DIE, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN) and was mixed by Josh Wilbur (LAMB OF GOD, GOJIRA). A 2020 release date is expected. SUICIDE SILENCE's latest, se...

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The Sound Of Scars

When unexpected reunions turn into long-term campaigns, the results can be wildly variable. Perhaps surprisingly, given the media's inevitable preference for discussing Mina Caputo's personal journey rather than celebrating her music, LIFE OF AGONY have yet to drop the creative ball and arrive at th...

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FOZZY's RICH WARD Says Sharing Stage With IRON MAIDEN In Los Angeles Was 'Incredible'

Adam from Global AZ Media conducted an interview with FOZZY guitarist Rich Ward prior to the band's September 20 show at Encore in Tucson, Arizona. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On when FOZZY plans to release the follow-up to their 2017...

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Video Premiere: BORKNAGAR's 'Voices'

Norway's avant-garde metallers BORKNAGAR will release their new album, "True North", on September 27 via Century Media. The follow-up to 2016's "Winter Thrice" was once again mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios in Sweden. The official music video for the disc's latest sin...

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TOM KEIFER On Bands Using Pre-Recorded Tracks During Live Performances: 'It's Not Something That I Would Wanna Do'

Tom Keifer says that he would never want to rely on pre-recorded tracks during his live performances. In recent years, more and more bands have been given a pass for using backing tracks, drum triggers and other assorted technology that makes concerts more synthetic but also more consistent. Asked b...

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Watch HELMET Perform In Munich During 30th-Anniversary Tour

Fan-filmed video footage of HELMET's September 21 concert in Munich, Germany during the band's 30th-anniversary tour can be seen below. At each stop on HELMET's 30-city European trek, the band is performing a 30-song set with no openers. When the tour was first announced earlier this year, band lead...

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RUSH's GEDDY LEE Is Auctioning Six Classic Guitars From His Private Collection

Geddy Lee of the celebrated Canadian rock trio RUSH has spent the past few years delving deep into the rich history of the instrument that defined his 40-plus-year career as one of rock history's most talented bassists. His focused efforts led him not only to build a world-class, investment-grade co...

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ANTHRAX: Why You Can't Say 'Rock Is Dead'

ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello has dismissed the notion that rock is dead, saying that the genre "will never die." While rock 'n' roll has been king of the music world for decades, in the past few years, it's been unseated by the growing popularity of hip-hop. This has caused many pundits to proclaim t...

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JONATHAN DAVIS On New KORN Album Coming Out At Same Time As Latest Releases From SLIPKNOT And TOOL: 'It's Good To Be In Good Company'

In a brand new interview with Australia's Maniacs, KORN frontman Jonathan Davis was asked if he was "feeling a little déjà vu" knowing that the band's new album, "The Nothing", was being released around the same time as new LPs from TOOL and SLIPKNOT. "It's good to be in good company," he said. "You...

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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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TOOL Has 'Tons Of Material' For Possible Follow-Up To 'Fear Inoculum', Says DANNY CAREY

Danny Carey says that TOOL has "tons of material" for a possible follow-up to last month's "Fear Inoculum". Released 13 years after its predecessor, "Fear Inoculum" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The effort shifted approximately 270,000 equivalent album units in its first week of...

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MINISTRY Announces Limited-Run Visual History Book, 'Prescripture'

A new fully authorized visual history book, "Ministry: Prescripture", by author Aaron Tanner has been announced today. Published by Melodic Virtue, the book is in a limited-edition run of 2,000 copies and contains over 200 pages of rare and unseen photos, artwork and other ephemera that spans MINIST...

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TOOL Guitarist On 'Fear Inoculum' Songwriting Process: 'It's Basically The Same Thing It's Always Been'

Adam Jones spoke to Guitar World magazine about the making of TOOL's new album, "Fear Inoculum", which marked the group's first full-length release in 13 years. Asked where he and his bandmates were coming from when it came to writing this one, especially after so much time away, Jones said: "It's s...

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Mourn The Southern Skies

The next time somebody moans to you about long it takes GUNS 'N' ROSES, METALLICA or TOOL to make a record these days, feel free to remind them that EXHORDER are about to release their first album of new material in 27 years. Admittedly, Vinnie LaBella and Kyle Thomas's seminal crew didn't exist in...

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Sunless

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...