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KORN's BRIAN 'HEAD' WELCH: Revisiting Covers Project 'Could Be A Good Idea'

KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch says that the band could revisit the idea of completing a covers album. In the new issue of Metal Hammer magazine, Welch was asked by a fan if the project will ever be released. He replied: "We have five or six [songs] done, and [singer] Jonathan Davis was really hy...
May 5, 2020
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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI On Making New Music: 'Every Night I Play And Put Something Down' On Tape

In a brand new interview with SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation", BLACK SABBATH's Tony Iommi once again spoke about his plans to record and release new music. The 72-year-old guitar legend, who has kept a relatively low profile since the completion of SABBATH's "The End" tour in February 2017, said that he i...
May 4, 2020
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ENUFF Z'NUFF Announces New Studio Album 'Brainwashed Generation'

ENUFF Z'NUFF will release its new album, "Brainwashed Generation", on July 10 via Frontiers Music Srl. The follow-up to 2018's "Diamond Boy" is described in a press release as "a diverse collection of songs that demonstrate the progression of musical styles in the ENUFF Z'NUFF catalog, all while ret...
May 4, 2020
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If progressive bands have one duty to fulfill, it's to keep the surprises coming. THE HIRSCH EFFEKT have already defied the odds to some degree: singing in their native German and seldom conforming to any particular sub-strand of post-djent heaviness, the Hannover trio have become one of the most we...
May 4, 2020
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THE HELLACOPTERS Are Working On First Album In More Than A Decade

Swedish garage rockers THE HELLACOPTERS are working on their first album in more than a decade. The news of the group's recording activity was broken by guitarist/vocalist Nicke Andersson during an appearance on the latest episode of "Dr Gong's Drumcast". Nicke said: "We're working on a new HELLACOP...
May 3, 2020
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ALL THAT REMAINS Singer Says 'Almost Any Of The Songs' On METALLICA's 'Load' And 'Reload' Albums 'Could Go On A NICKELBACK Record'

ALL THAT REMAINS frontman Phil Labonte says that most of the songs on METALLICA's "Load" and "Reload" albums are sonically very similar to any of the NICKELBACK albums. Labonte compared the legendary heavy metal band to the much-maligned Canadian rockers during a recent appearance on "Breaking The I...
May 3, 2020
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EXODUS's GARY HOLT Opens Up About His COVID-19 Diagnosis: 'It Felt Like Having A Really Nasty Flu'

In a brand new interview with MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn's "No Fuckin' Regrets With Robb Flynn" podcast, EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt talked about his COVID-19 diagnosis and what the touring circuit might look like post-pandemic. The San Francisco Bay Area-based axeman, whose wife was also teste...
May 2, 2020
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EXCITER Is Seeking The 'Right' Record Label For Long-Awaited New Album

On Thursday (April 30),bassist Allan Johnson and guitarist Daniel Dekay of Canadian thrash metal pioneers EXCITER spoke to The Metal Voice about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's long-awaited new album. "We are in the demo stages still," Dekay said. "I know it seems like a lon...
May 2, 2020
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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Reschedules Reunion Tour For 2021

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE has announced the rescheduled dates for its previously announced tour. The reunited quartet — Zack De La Rocha, Tom Morello, Brad Wilk and Tim Commerford — was forced to postpone all of its 2020 shows due to the coronavirus pandemic that is sweeping the globe. The band was s...
May 1, 2020
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MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO's 'More Machine Than Man' Album To Feature Ex-LAMB OF GOD Drummer CHRIS ADLER

Shred guitar pioneer Michael Angelo Batio will release his 12th studio album, "More Machine Than Man", on June 12 via Rat Pak Records. The all-instrumental follow-up to 2013's "Intermezzo" features 13 tracks and is "sure to resonate with past fans, as well as garner new fans along the way," accordin...
May 1, 2020
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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Says RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE's Music 'Grows More And More Relevant Every Day'

In a new interview with Rolling Stone, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was asked what music he has been turning to personally while in quarantine the last few weeks. He responded: "I would say that the Fiona Apple album ['Fetch The Bolt Cutters'] is just stunning. The first day it came out a week ago,...
May 1, 2020
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LAMB OF GOD: 'Memento Mori' Guitar Playthrough Video

A video playthrough of the LAMB OF GOD song "Memento Mori", featuring guitarists Mark Morton and Willie Adler, can be seen below. The track opens the band's forthcoming self-titled album, which is due on June 19 via Epic Records. The follow-up to "VII: Sturm Und Drang" marks LAMB OF GOD's first reco...
May 1, 2020
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MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE Returns To DW Drums

Drum Workshop Inc. (DW) has welcomed back Tommy Lee to its family of artists. Tommy began his relationship with the company as a late '80s pedal endorser and later as one of the first mainstream hard rock players to play DW drums. He toured with his first DW kit during the "Dr. Feelgood" era and wa...
May 1, 2020
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WINGER Has 'Four Or Five Tracks' Written For Next Studio Album

WINGER frontman Kip Winger has confirmed to SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation" that the band has commenced work on material for a new studio album. The disc will be the follow-up to "Better Days Comin'", which came out in 2014. "Reb [Beach, guitar] and I started a new record a few months ago, so we do have f...
April 30, 2020
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KING CRIMSON's JAKKO JAKSZYK To Release 'Secrets & Lies' Solo Album

Jakko Jakszyk has signed a worldwide deal with InsideOut Music for the release of his new solo album, "Secrets & Lies", due in late 2020. Jakko comments: "I'm genuinely thrilled to be signing to Inside Out. I've gotten to know Thomas Waber over the last few years and he has continually encourage...
April 30, 2020