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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...

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Would OVERKILL, TESTAMENT Or EXODUS Be Included In Expanded 'Big Four'? BOBBY 'BLITZ' ELLSWORTH Weighs In

In a brand new interview with the Houston Press, vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL was asked if the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX — were ever expanded to a "Big Five," who would get the extra slot: TES...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Says He Is 'Probably The Most Famous Person That No One's Ever Heard Of'

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor says that the fact that he is not a household name has helped him avoid all the "crappy side effects" of being the frontman of not only one but two world-renowned metal bands. Asked how he unplugs from his many different projects, which have included solo...

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GENE SIMMONS: It's Sad That RAY RICE's Wife 'Isn't Copping To Fact She Was Abused'

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has commented on the NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's decision to suspend former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice indefinitely after video surfaced of Rice coldcocking his then-fiancée (now wife) at an Atlantic City, New Jersey casino earlier this year. Durin...

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COREY TAYLOR: SLIPKNOT 'Couldn't Find A Direction' Following PAUL GRAY's Death

SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor says that the band had a hard time finding a "direction" in the four years since the passing of the group's bassist Paul Gray and credits the SLIPKNOT fans for helping the band get through the pain of losing one of its key members. "There were a handful of moments wher...

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PAUL DI'ANNO's ARCHITECTS OF CHAOZ To Enter Studio In February

ARCHITECTS OF CHAOZ, the new band featuring former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno alongside members of Paul's longtime German touring backing group THE PHANTOMZ, will enter a German studio in February to begin recording its debut album for a tentative May 2015 release. ARCHITECTS OF CHAOZ says: "Lo...

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Ex-SLAYER Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO: Video Footage Of São Paulo Clinic

Fan-filmed video footage of former SLAYER and current PHILM drummer Dave Lombardo's September 3 clinic in São Paulo, Brazil can be seen below. In a recent interview with Brazil's Portal 7, Lombardo was asked if he has any plans to ever get back together with the members of SLAYER. He replied: "I hav...

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COREY TAYLOR: SLIPKNOT Is Using Internet As Tool To Build Excitement For New Album

SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor believes that the band has been able to successfully use the Internet to build anticipation for its long-awaited fifth studio album, ".5: The Gray Chapter", calling the process "a lost art" which not enough other artists are taking advantage of. Asked in a recent inter...

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ACE FREHLEY Talks To GUITAR CENTER About Musical Beginnings, Relationship With GIBSON And LES PAUL

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley graced Guitar Center with his legendary presence at the the company's Hollywood Vintage Room where he talked about what it feels like to play music, his musical beginnings, and his relationship with Gibson and the Les Paul. Check out the footage below. "Space Inva...

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New SLIPKNOT Bassist's Identity Revealed?

The new SLIPKNOT bassist, who is featured in the band's just-released video for the song "The Devil In I", is believed to be Alessandro "Vman" Venturella, who has served as a guitar tech for MASTODON, FIGHTSTAR and COHEED AND CAMBRIA and was also a member of KROKODIL. A recent interview with Venture...

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COREY TAYLOR Laughs Off GENE SIMMONS' 'Rock Is Dead' Remark

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor has a response to KISS bassist Gene Simmons' recent comment that "rock is dead" and it's a simple "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA." The singer posted his reply on Twitter after a fan asked him if "rock music [is] dead like Gene Simmons said." Simmons told Esquire maga...

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BRUCE DICKINSON, GLENN HUGHES Perform DEEP PURPLE's 'Burn': Clip From 'Celebrating Jon Lord' DVD

"Celebrating Jon Lord - At The Royal Albert Hall" will be released on DVD, Blu-ray and CD on September 26 via earMUSIC. A "Burn" performance clip from "Celebrating Jon Lord - At The Royal Albert Hall" featuring Glenn Hughes and Bruce Dickinson can be seen below. It was in 2006 when, once a year, a ....

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CANNIBAL CORPSE's PAUL MAZURKIEWICZ Talks To COAL REGION ROCK About 'A Skeletal Domain' Album (Audio)

Coal Region Rock recently conducted an interview with drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz of Florida death metallers CANNIBAL CORPSE. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. CANNIBAL CORPSE's new album, "A Skeletal Domain", will be released on September 16 via Metal Blade Records. The CANNIB...