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SLAYER's KERRY KING On JEFF HANNEMAN: 'You Can't Make An Addicted Person Get Better If They Don't Want To'
SLAYER's Kerry King told Illinois Entertainer that he wrote the song "Chasing Death", from the band's upcoming "Repentless" album, after his longtime guitar tech, Armand Crump, overdosed and died in 2012. The track was penned partly in an effort to save fellow SLAYER co-founding guitarist Jeff Hanne...July 13, 2015
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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR: 'I'm Just As Stupid As Everybody Else'
SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor released his third book, "You're Making Me Hate You: A Cantankerous Look At The Common Misconception That Humans Have Any Common Sense Left", on Tuesday (July 7) via Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group. The book acts as a commentary on socie...July 11, 2015
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CHILDREN OF BODOM: New Song 'Morrigan' Available For Streaming
Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM will release their ninth studio album, "I Worship Chaos", worldwide on October 2 via Nuclear Blast. The artwork for the CD was created by Finnish artist Tuomas Korpi and can be seen below. "I Worship Chaos" was once again recorded at Helsinki, Finland's Danger Joh...July 10, 2015
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AMORPHIS: Second 'Under The Red Cloud' Studio Webisode
The second in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Under The Red Cloud", the new album from Finnish masters of melancholic metal AMORPHIS, can be seen below. The CD will be released on September 4 via Nuclear Blast. States AMORPHIS guitarist Esa Holopainen: "...July 10, 2015
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MAYHEM FESTIVAL Co-Founder Apologizes To Heavy Metal Fans, Clarifies His 'Gray, Bald And Fat' Comment
Kevin Lyman (pictured),the co-founder of the annual Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, has apologized for his recent remarks regarding the state of the heavy metal scene and the future of the traveling event, explaining that "it is our yearly mission to create the greatest festival for you to c...July 9, 2015
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Video: SLIPKNOT Frontman COREY TAYLOR Performs Acoustic Set At New York City's Irving Plaza
Fan-filmed video footage of SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor's july 7 acoustic performance at Irving Plaza in New York City can be seen below. Taylor's new book, "You're Making Me Hate You: A Cantankerous Look At The Common Misconception That Humans Have Any Common Sense Left", was releas...July 9, 2015
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Heavy Metal Bands 'Got Gray, Bald And Fat' And Chased Girls Away, Says MAYHEM FESTIVAL Co-Founder
Kevin Lyman (pictured),the co-founder of the annual Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, has told the Detroit Free Press that the tour is "at risk of going away at any given moment" due to the limited number of headline-worthy acts in metal. "The bands at the top all demand a certain level of ...July 8, 2015
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Ex-KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Singer HOWARD JONES Discusses Near-Suicide Attempt, Battle With Depression, Anxiety
Former KILLSWITCH ENGAGE singer Howard Jones has revealed that he came close to committing suicide three years before he was fired from the band. Jones — who is now fronting a new outfit called DEVIL YOU KNOW — had a difficult time accepting his newfound fame as a member of KILLSWITCH ENGAGE due to...July 8, 2015
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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR To KANYE WEST: 'You Are Not The Greatest Living Rock Star'
SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor has slammed rapper Kanye West for claiming to be "the greatest living rock star on the planet." West told attendees at last month's Glastonbury festival in England that they were witnessing something special. "You're watching the greatest living rock sta...July 7, 2015
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CHRIS CORNELL's Debut Solo Album To Be Re-Released Under Its Original Title, 'Euphoria Mourning'
When former AUDIOSLAVE and current SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell was about to release his 1999 solo debut, "Euphoria Morning", he was dissuaded from his first choice for the title, "Euphoria Mourning". Now, 16 years later, Universal Music Enterprises is re-releasing the remastered album under its...July 7, 2015
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Former W.A.S.P. Guitarist CHRIS HOLMES Releases 'Born Work Die' Video
"Born Work Die", the new video from former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes's MEAN MAN project, can be seen below. The track appears on Holmes' new album, "Shitting Bricks", to be made available later in the year via M & O Music. MEAN MAN celebrated the release of "Shitting Bricks" with a special...July 6, 2015
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DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN: SPOTIFY Is As Bad As NAPSTER Was For Songwriters And Artists
DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen says that music streaming service Spotify is an exploitative enterprise which is just as bad as Napster, the pioneering file-sharing service which unleashed piracy on the record business and began the cataclysm that caused worldwide revenues to decline from a peak o...July 5, 2015
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CHRIS ADLER Would Never Leave LAMB OF GOD For MEGADETH
LAMB OF GOD and MEGADETH drummer Chris Adler was interviewed on the latest installment of HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta's official podcast, "The Jasta Show". You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the songwriting...July 3, 2015
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SLAYER's PAUL BOSTAPH On Internet Criticism: 'People Are Pretty Brutal With Their Opinions Sometimes'
SLAYER drummer Paul Bostaph spoke to Billboard.com about the differences between when he first initial replaced founding drummer Dave Lombardo in 1992 and his return to the group in 2013. "It was very intimidating [that first time around. But] The Internet did not exist," he said. "There was no soci...July 3, 2015
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METALLICA Co-Manager PETER MENSCH Says There Is A Lack Of Quality New Hard Rock Bands
Peter Mensch, a co-owner of Q Prime, a talent management company that has handled the careers of such artists as METALLICA, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, AC/DC and LED ZEPPELIN's Jimmy Page, spoke about the current state of the music business on the latest edition of BBC Radio 4's "Today" program. You can...July 3, 2015
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