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COREY TAYLOR On 'CMFT': 'If I Was Gonna Do A Solo Album, It Was Really Gonna Be Me'

In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor spoke about his upcoming debut solo album, "CMFT", which will be released on October 2 via Roadrunner Records. Taylor recorded the effort with his band consisting of Jason Christopher on b...

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How PANTERA Was Influenced By EXHORDER

In a brand new interview with Poisoned Rock webzine, guitarist Marzi Montazeri of New Orleans-based thrash metal pioneers EXHORDER was asked to comment on his band's alleged influence on PANTERA's decision to move from a power metal act to a more aggressive form of thrash. "Look, you're asking a que...

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COREY TAYLOR Is 'Always Ready' To Make Brutal Music With SLIPKNOT: 'Sometimes It's Not Heavy Enough For Me'

In a new interview with Colorado's 95 Rock radio station, SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor was asked if he ever feels the "urge" to go back to making the kind of "brutal" music that characterized the band's first two albums. He responded (hear audio below): "I'm always ready for that. Sometimes it's h...

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JUDAS PRIEST Singer ROB HALFORD Completes Recording Audiobook Version Of His Autobiography, 'Confess'

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford has finished recording the audiobook version of his autobiography, "Confess". "Confess" will arrive on September 29 via Hachette Books. Pre-orders are now available at Amazon. On Wednesday (August 5),Halford shared a photo of him in a recording booth, and he captio...

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SLIPKNOT And STONE SOUR's COREY TAYLOR Makes Major Impact With First-Ever Solo Singles

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor's new single "Black Eyes Blue" is the number one most added song at Active Rock radio, entering the Mediabase / BDS chart at No. 26 and currently sitting at No. 16 on the building chart. This marks the highest debut at the format for Taylor, surpassing p...

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COREY TAYLOR Wants To Record Second Solo Album After Completing SLIPKNOT Touring Cycle

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor will release his debut solo album, "CMFT", on October 2 via Roadrunner Records. Taylor recorded the effort with his band consisting of Jason Christopher on bass, Dustin Schoenhofer on drums, and Zach Throne and Christian Martucci (STONE SOUR) on guitar....

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COREY TAYLOR: 'I've Reached A Point In My Life Where I'm Tired Of Being Miserable Making Music'

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor will release his debut solo album, "CMFT", on October 2 via Roadrunner Records. Taylor recorded the solo effort with his band consisting of Jason Christopher on bass, Dustin Schoenhofer on drums, and Zach Throne and Christian Martucci (STONE SOUR) on gui...

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COREY TAYLOR On Debut Solo LP: 'This Was Probably The Most Enjoyable Album That I've Done Since The First SLIPKNOT'

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor will release his debut solo album, "CMFT", on October 2 via Roadrunner Records. Taylor recorded the solo effort with his band consisting of Jason Christopher on bass, Dustin Schoenhofer on drums, and Zach Throne and Christian Martucci (STONE SOUR) on gui...

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COREY TAYLOR Announces 'CMFT' Solo Album, Unveils First Two Songs

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor will release his debut solo album, "CMFT", on October 2 via Roadrunner Records. The first two singles from the effort, "CMFT Must Be Stopped", accompanied by a wrestling-themed music video, and "Black Eyes Blue", have been unveiled and can be seen/heard...

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ROB HALFORD ReAction Figure Coming Soon From Super7

Super7 is taking pre-orders for its upcoming Rob Halford ReAction figure. The official Super7 x Judas Priest Rob Halford 3 3/4-inch ReAction figure is a 21st century action figure, born of the 1980s. The JUDAS PRIEST singer comes complete with his classic stage outfit, microphone, and whip. Super7 i...

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TONY IOMMI Looks Back On BLACK SABBATH Reunion For LIVE AID Concert: 'It Was Great Being With The Guys Again'

SiriusXM's Volume is taking a special look back at Live Aid, 35 years later, chatting with artists who were there. Volume's "Live Aid Look Back: 35 Years Later", a special two-hour broadcast hosted by SiriusXM's Mark Goodman, Lori Majewski, Nik Carter, Alan Light, Lyndsey Parker and Eddie Trunk, fea...

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JUDAS PRIEST Reschedules '50 Heavy Metal Years' U.S. Tour For Summer/Fall 2021

In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have postponed most of their previously announced fall 2020 U.S. tour dates to the summer/fall of 2021. Unfortunately, not every show was able to be rescheduled. About a dozen concerts had to be canceled. Says JUDAS...

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ROB HALFORD, GEEZER BUTLER, DAVE GROHL, Others Pay Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO On What Would Have Been His 78th Birthday

The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, founded in memory of the late rock legend, will commemorate what would have been Dio's 78th birthday on July 10 with a video in which rock music celebrities talk about what Ronnie and his music has meant to them. Dio lost his months-long battle w...

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DIESEL MACHINE Feat. Ex-HALFORD, DAMAGEPLAN, SOIL Members: 'Evolve' Album Due In August

Metalville Records set an August 21 release date for the long-awaited comeback album from DIESEL MACHINE, "Evolve". DIESEL MACHINE was founded in the mid-1990s by former musicians of the L.A. heavies WORLD IN PAIN and ELEVENTH HOUR. The hard groove metal of the band — consisting of AJ Cavalier (voca...

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JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER: 'We've Got A Bunch Of Songs' For Next Studio Album

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner spoke to Sweetwater's Nick Bowcott about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2018's "Firepower" album. He said (see video below): "We did some writing in February before [the coronavirus pandemic] hit. I think it was during the...