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SOUNDGARDEN Returns To The Studio

According to The Pulse Of Radio, SOUNDGARDEN is officially back in the studio. The band started work on a new album last year, but took a break while singer Chris Cornell toured through the fall in support of his latest solo effort, "Higher Truth". With that trek completed, Cornell posted a brief me...

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POP EVIL: Video Recap Of DETROIT PISTONS Halftime Performance

Michigan darlings POP EVIL last week became the first band to sell out The Machine Shop in Flint, Michigan three nights in a row. In addition, the band got the chance of a lifetime to perform during a Detroit Pistons game against the San Antonio Spurs. POP EVIL played its two hit singles "Footsteps"...

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SOUNDGARDEN's CHRIS CORNELL On DAVID BOWIE: 'Hearing He'd Died Was Just A Really Sad Thing'

SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell has paid tribute to David Bowie, who died on Sunday, two days after his 69th birthday. Cornell told RollingStone.com, in part: "When I woke up [on Monday], I was already thinking about David Bowie. I was checking out his new record a couple of days ago; I was reading...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN: 'TONY IOMMI Wrote Every Riff There Was To Write'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian was recently interviewed on the SiriusXM show "Sway's Universe", hosted by MTV personality Sway Calloway. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the origins of heavy metal: Scott: "People can argue this, and I d...

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Former ANTHRAX Guitarist DAN SPITZ Joins VOICES OF EXTREME

Former ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz has joined VOICES OF EXTREME, the band led by his longtime collaborator Don Chaffin (RED LAMB). Recording has already started for a new six-song EP, to be followed by live shows in all parts of the world. Says Spitz: "This powerful and crushing quartet is reminisce...

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SLAYER: Video Footage Of Entire Moscow Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of SLAYER's entire December 9 concert at Stadium Live in Moscow, Russia can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Repentless 02. Postmortem 03. Hate Worldwide 04. Disciple 05. God Send Death 06. War Ensemble 07. When The Stillness Comes 08. Take Control 09. M...

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CHRIS CORNELL Discusses Death Of SCOTT WEILAND, Musicians' Drug Struggles

SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell said that he doesn't believe the music industry deserves any of the blame for the deaths of fellow grunge icons Scott Weiland (STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, VELVET REVOLVER),Kurt Cobain (NIRVANA) and Layne Staley (ALICE IN CHAINS). He told the 105.7 The Point radio station:...

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SOUNDGARDEN's CHRIS CORNELL Slams One-Original-Member Band Reunions

According to The Pulse Of Radio, SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell said in an interview with radio station DC101 that rock band "reunions" featuring just one original member can be "alienating" to fans, explaining: "Without comparing to specific other bands, a lot of things can happen when a band t...

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Video: CHRIS CORNELL Performs At 'KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas'

Heavy Metal Greg has uploaded video footage of SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell's December 13 performance at the "KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas" concert at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Check it out below. According to The Pulse Of Radio, singer Chris Cornell has told Australia's The Advertis...

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CHRIS CORNELL On Paris Terrorist Attacks: 'I Have A Hard Time Talking About It Onstage'

SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell has commented on the events of November 13 in Paris, France, when more than 129 people were killed in seven coordinated terrorist attacks. The greatest number of deaths took place at the Bataclan, a French music venue where EAGLES OF DEATH METAL were performing when...

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CHRIS CORNELL: SOUNDGARDEN Will Work On New Album After Solo Tour Ends

According to The Pulse Of Radio, singer Chris Cornell has told Australia's The Advertiser that SOUNDGARDEN will resume work on its seventh studio album as soon as he finishes touring behind his latest solo effort, "Higher Truth". The band already began working on new material earlier this year for t...

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LACUNA COIL To Release 'Delirium' Album In 2016

Italian heavy rockers LACUNA COIL have set "Delirium" as the title of its new album, due sometime next year via Century Media. "We entered the studio about a week ago, so we're at the very beginning," LACUNA COIL singer Cristina Scabbia told "Loudwire Nights" host Toni Gonzalez. "We're absolutely ex...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING: Heavy Metal 'Doesn't Alienate Children Against Parents Or Any Age Group'

Maniacs Japan conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King at this year's Loud Park festival, which took place in early October at the Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo, Japan. You can now watch the chat below. On SLAYER's music transcending generations: "I think metal, in general, is a thing...

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SLAYER, TESTAMENT, CARCASS: North American Tour Dates Officially Announced

In support of "Repentless", the band's twelfth studio album and its career-highest chart debut, SLAYER will launch 2016 by pillaging and marauding its way across North America, headlining some two dozen dates over a five-week period. With special guests TESTAMENT and CARCASS on all dates, the tour s...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: '18 And Life On Skid Row' Autobiography Due In April; Cover Unveiled

Dey Street Books (formerly It Books),an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, has set an April 12, 2016 release date for "18 And Life On Skid Row", the much-anticipated autobiography from former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach. HarperCollins has just released final cover for the book to BLABBERMOUTH....