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SLIPKNOT And STONE SOUR's COREY TAYLOR: My 10 Favorite Metal Albums

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor was among the first people Rolling Stone consulted when the magazine began work on its recently published list of the "100 Greatest Metal Albums Of All Time." Prior to unveiling Taylor's picks, Rolling Stone had posted "favorite metal albums" by METALLIC...

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COREY TAYLOR: 'CHAD KROEGER Is To Rock What KFC Is To Chicken'

Corey Taylor has once fired back at Chad Kroeger after the latter blasted STONE SOUR as "NICKELBACK Lite" and called out Taylor for alleging saying that it was "easy" to write a hit song. Asked about the remarks on the KISW 99.9 radio station at this past weekend's Pain In The Grass event in Auburn,...

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GREGOR MACKINTOSH Says 'Fear Those Who Fear Him' Will Likely Be VALLENFYRE's Final Album

Gregor Mackintosh has revealed that "Fear Those Who Fear Him", the third album from his VALLENFYRE project, will likely be the band's final release. The PARADISE LOST songwriter and guitarist broke the news during an interview with Metal Covenant to promote the follow-up to 2014's "Splinters", which...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST, Preps New Album And Tour

Michael Schenker is one of the most significant rock guitarists in the history of music. He has mesmerized the rock community since the '70s with his characteristic guitar play and contributed not only to SCORPIONS classics such as "Lovedrive", "Coast To Coast" and "Holiday", but also constructed hi...

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Listen To Snippet Of New PARADISE LOST Song 'The Longest Winter'

British gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST will release their new album, "Medusa", on September 1 via Nuclear Blast. With this fifteenth full-length release, the legends are returning to their early beginnings, delivering their heaviest record of the past fifteen years, melding crushing doom metal...

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COREY TAYLOR On JIM ROOT's Exit From STONE SOUR: 'It Was A Difficult Time For Me'

Corey Taylor says that everybody blamed him for Jim Root's exit from STONE SOUR, which made it more "difficult" for the two of them to tour together as members of SLIPKNOT. STONE SOUR in 2015 named Christian Martucci as the permanent replacement for Root, who was dismissed from the band in late 2013...

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COREY TAYLOR Says LED ZEPPELIN And THE ROLLING STONES 'Camps' Were 'Ecstatic' About Having Their Lyrics Used By STONE SOUR

In "Fabuless", one of STONE SOUR's heaviest tracks to be released as a single, singer Corey Taylor name-checks "Been a long time since I rock 'n' rolled" from LED ZEPPELIN's "Rock And Roll" and "It's only rock 'n' roll but I like it" from THE ROLLING STONES' song of the same name. Speaking to the "W...

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Watch LZZY HALE Perform TEMPLE OF THE DOG, SOUNDGARDEN Classics At CHRIS CORNELL Tribute Concert

Lzzy Hale (HALESTORM),Amos Heller (Taylor Swift),Bryan Wickmann (formerly of SEETHER),Christopher Williams (ACCEPT),Meta Dead (THE DEAD DEADS) and Brandon Bruce (TIME TRAP) are among the musicians who took part in "Say Hello 2 Heaven", a tribute concert to Chris Cornell, this past Friday night (...

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SUICIDE SILENCE Guitarist Knew Some Fans Wouldn't Like Controversial Self-Titled Album

"Mike James Rock Show" conducted an interview with guitarist Mark Heylmun of California deathcore masters SUICIDE SILENCE at this year's Download festival, which was held June 9-11 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, England. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by...

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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist: 'I've Never Heard JOE ELLIOTT Sing This Well In My Life'

Brian Casey of the "Maximum Music Morning Show" on Max 93.5 FM in Indianapolis, Indiana, conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen. You can listen to the full chat via the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On DEF LEPPARD's current...

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STONE SOUR Drummer Says Guitarist CHRISTIAN MARTUCCI Was 'Biggest Spark Of All' During Making Of 'Hydrograd'

In a brand new interview with Distorted Sound, STONE SOUR drummer Roy Mayorga spoke about the role the band's latest addition, guitarist Christian Martucci, played during the making of STONE SOUR's new album, "Hydrograd". "Christian was definitely the biggest spark of all," he said. "He came in with...

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SAMMY HAGAR On Possible Reunion With VAN HALEN: 'I Really Think It's Kind Of Inevitable'

In a brand new interview with Rolling Stone, Sammy Hagar was asked if he has spoken to Eddie Van Halen since the final show of the 2004 VAN HALEN reunion tour. He responded: "Nope. The closest thing we've had to a conversation was I wished him a happy birthday two years ago [via Twitter], and I said...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: My Favorite 10 Heavy Metal Albums

Because of JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford's importance to the heavy metal genre, Rolling Stone magazine reached out to him while putting together a list of the "100 Greatest Metal Albums" and asked him to name his personal top 10. He kindly e-mailed a list with a few words about each one and why it...

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How Does METALLICA Pick Its Support Acts? JAMES HETFIELD Explains

Prior to METALLICA's June 18 concert at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois, James Hetfield spoke to WLS-TV about how his band goes about choosing its support acts. He said (see video below): "When we go out and tour, we try and bring bands out that have either done well on their own or we get along...

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New FOO FIGHTERS Album Will Feature 'Biggest Pop Star In The World'

According to The Pulse Of Radio, FOO FIGHTERS mainman Dave Grohl revealed in an interview with BBC One that the band's just-announced new album, "Concrete And Gold", will feature a "bunch of guests," including some "that will really surprise you." Pressed further, Grohl added: "There's one who is pr...