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DAVE LOMBARDO Says SLAYER's Next Album Will Offer 'Nothing New'

Metal Wani editor in chief Owais "Vitek" Nabi recently conducted an interview with former SLAYER and current PHILM drummer Dave Lombardo. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked how he feels about the material that SLAYER is recording right now and whether he agrees with the statement that it is...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR On 'Gray Chapter' Artwork: 'The Minute I Saw That Image, I Knew That It Was The Cover'

SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor says that when he first saw the image that became the cover artwork for the band's long-awaited fifth album, ".5: The Gray Chapter", he was "so blown away" that he immediately knew SLIPKNOT had found what it was looking for. The ".5: The Gray Chapter" was designed by M...

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Is SLIPKNOT's New Drummer A 'S**tbag'?

Laura Jane Grace, the lead vocalist for the punk-rock band AGAINST ME!, appears to have slammed the group's former drummer, Jay Weinberg (pictured),as a "shitbag" after it was revealed that Weinberg has joined SLIPKNOT as the replacement for Joey Jordison. Weinberg — the 24-year-old son of Max Wein...

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ACE FREHLEY Says PAUL STANLEY And GENE SIMMONS Are 'Trying To Rewrite History'

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley was interviewed on the latest episode of "One On One with Mitch Lafon". You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. Asked why he thinks KISS leaders Paul Stanley continue to bash him in interviews, Frehley said: "I think they're compelled to pu...

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RATED X Featuring JOE LYNN TURNER, CARMINE APPICE, TONY FRANKLIN: Debut Album Details Revealed

Frontiers Music Srl, the Italian-based label known for embracing new music from legendary rock artists, returns with another impactful project: RATED X. Set for release in Europe on November 7 and in North America on November 11, the band's debut album features all-new songs built upon a classic har...

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DAVE LOMBARDO: SLAYER's Manager Will Probably Use Other Musicians To Continue Band After Current Members Are Gone

Julia Bueno of the "Lokaos Rock Show" conducted an interview with former SLAYER and current PHILM drummer Dave Lombardo during his recently completed clinic tour of Brazil. You can now watch the chat below. Asked how he feels about the new lineup of SLAYER — featuring Gary Holt (guitar) and Paul Bos...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE's PAT O'BRIEN Says METALLICA's 'Ride The Lightning' Album 'Still Sounds Crushing'

Paul Southwell of Australia's Loud magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Pat O'Brien of Florida death metallers CANNIBAL CORPSE. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Loud: On this album ["A Skeletal Domain"] you've written about five tracks, which is a fair chunk. Did y...

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SLIPKNOT: Closer Look At New Masks

As with every album cycle, the members of SLIPKNOT have unveiled brand-new masks to coincide with the release of their fifth studio CD, ".5: The Gray Chapter", which will arrive on October 21 via Roadrunner. Buzzfeed has premiered a two-minute "closer look" at the new SLIPKNOT "identities." Check it...

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DAVE LOMBARDO Says 'It's An Honor' To Be An Influence On Younger Drummers

Rock Talk conducted an interview with former SLAYER and current PHILM drummer Dave Lombardo during his recently completed clinic tour of Brazil. You can now watch the chat below. Asked what it feels like to meet fans and fellow drummers who regard him as an integral part of the classic SLAYER sound...

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SLIPKNOT Struggled To Find 'Exact Wording' For New Album Dedication To Late Bassist

SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor says that the band wanted to pay tribute to its late bassist Paul Gray with the group's fifth studio album, ".5: The Gray Chapter", but struggled to get the right wording for the CD title. "We had a handful of [ideas] that we were kind of bandying about," Taylor told Mis...

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VINNIE PAUL: People Really Have To Come To Grips With The Fact That PANTERA Is Over

During a recent interview with Ant May of PlanetMosh, former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott was once again asked about the possibility of a hypothetical PANTERA reunion featuring Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) filling in for the late "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott...

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HELLYEAH's CHAD GRAY On New Lineup: 'The Energy On And Off The Stage Is F**king Amazing'

On September 14, Capital Chaos TV conducted an interview with HELLYEAH vocalist Chad Gray and bassist Kyle Sanders at the Aftershock festival in in Sacramento, California. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about what it's like playing in a band with former PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR: Firing JOEY JORDISON 'Was One Of The Hardest Decisions We Ever Made'

SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor says that firing Joey Jordison, the band's drummer of 18 years, was "one of the hardest decisions" the group ever made, but insists that he and his bandmates are "happy" to have moved on. SLIPKNOT announced its split with Jordison in December 2013 but did not disclose th...

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Ex-DEATH Guitarist PAUL MASVIDAL Didn't Want CYNIC To Become Known As 'The Gay Band'

Former DEATH and current CYNIC member Paul Masvidal (guitar, vocals) spoke to France's TV Rock Live about his decision to openly discuss for the first time his sexuality in the context of his band's music. Masvidal, 43, came out to friends and family in 1991 and later began exploring drag bars and g...

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EXODUS Guitarist LEE ALTUS Discusses 'Blood In Blood Out' Album In Second Making-Of Clip

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS will release their tenth studio album, "Blood In Blood Out", in North America on October 14 via Nuclear Blast. The album art was illustrated by Swedish artist Pär Olofsson, known worldwide for his incredible renderings that have graced the covers o...