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CLOWN: Why SLIPKNOT Hasn't Staged Livestream Concert During Pandemic

In the fifth of a six-part interview with Terry "Beez" Bezer of Knotfest.com's "Mosh Talks With Beez", SLIPKNOT percussionist and co-founder M. Shawn "Clown" Crahan was asked if he and his bandmates have considered staging a livestream concert during the coronavirus pandemic. He responded (as transc...

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ALEXI LAIHO's BODOM AFTER MIDNIGHT: 'Payback's A Bitch' Visualizer Available Now

The official visualizer for the song "Payback's A Bitch" from BODOM AFTER MIDNIGHT, the band launched by ex-CHILDREN OF BODOM guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho, can be seen below. The track is taken from BODOM AFTER MIDNIGHT's debut EP, "Paint The Sky With Blood", which is being released today (Friday,...

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TRIVIUM's MATT HEAFY: COVID-19 Is 'Very Real'

TRIVIUM frontman Matt Heafy says that even healthy people with no pre-existing conditions can get very sick with COVID-19. Heafy made the comment in order to push back against the belief that the novel coronavirus only affects the elderly and people with underlying conditions, such as asthma, diabet...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN's MAMMOTH WVH Releases Lyric Video For 'Feel'

Continuing to build upon the release of the tracks "Don't Back Down" and "Think It Over" last month, MAMMOTH WVH is releasing another track from the album for fans. "Feel" is the fifth song to be released from the upcoming debut album from Wolfgang Van Halen. The song is an up-tempo rocker that furt...

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Late CHILDREN OF BODOM Frontman ALEXI LAIHO's Personally Owned Gear Is Now Up For Sale By His Estate

Musamaailma, the Finnish retailer, importer and wholesaler of musical instruments, is currently selling gear personally owned and used by the late CHILDREN OF BODOM and BODOM AFTER MIDNIGHT co-founder, guitarist and frontman Alexi Laiho, who passed away in December 2020. Musamaailma is selling these...

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TED NUGENT Changes His Tune: 'The Pandemic Is Real, And The People That Are Sick Are Real'

Ted Nugent has walked back his comment that COVID-19 is "not a real pandemic" — days after testing positive for the novel coronavirus. The 72-year-old pro-gun activist revealed his COVID-19 diagnosis in a video on Monday (April 19),saying that he had never felt so sick in his entire life. He also s...

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THE PRETTY RECKLESS Is First Female-Fronted Act To Have Six No. 1 Singles On 'Mainstream Rock Airplay' Chart

THE PRETTY RECKLESS's "And So It Went" has topped Billboard's Mainstream Rock Airplay chart. The song, which features a guest appearance by RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello, has become the band's sixth single to land at No. 1 on the chart. THE PRETTY RECKLESS's previous chart-topper wa...

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KORN Wrote A New Album While In Quarantine

KORN frontman Jonathan Davis has told Kerrang! magazine that he and his bandmates have used their coronavirus downtime to work on new music. "We just got done writing a record," he said, before adding: "The band is in different spots all over the place now, too. I'm in Bakersfield, a couple of guys...

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RAMMSTEIN's TILL LINDEMANN Releases Russian-Language Solo Single

RAMMSTEIN frontman Till Lindemann has released a new solo single, "Lubimiy Gorod", sung entirely in Russian, for the original motion picture "Devyatayev", which came out on April 29. Translated as "Beloved Town", the piano-led ballad was composed by Yevgeniy Dolmatovsky (lyrics) and Nikita Bogoslovs...

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Resurrection

Before I tell you exactly how brilliant (and insane) the new FIREWING album is, it's essential to address the Brazilian band's name. Is this a taste of things to come? Will future bands simply change one letter from another band's name and hope that nobody notices? You don't have to be a member of F...

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THE OFFSPRING: Why We Reworked 'Come Out And Play' Into PSA Urging People To 'Get Vaccinated'

THE OFFSPRING singer Bryan "Dexter" Holland and guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman spoke to New York's Q104.3 radio station about their decision to encourage fans to receive their COVID-19 vaccines by reworking the chorus of their 1994 classic "Come Out And Play" to say "you gotta go get vaccinated...

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Watch MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Deliver 'Gibson Guitar Riff' At Nashville SC Vs. FC Cincinnati Game

MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine made an appearance at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennesseee on Saturday, April 17 prior to Nashville SC's kick-off game of its 2021 MLS season against FC Cincinnati. Mustaine performed the Gibson Guitar Riff — a pregame ritual that sees different performers throughout the...

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WEEZER's 'Homage' To Metal World, 'Van Weezer', To Arrive In May

WEEZER's long-awaited homage to metal to the world, "Van Weezer", will be released on May 7 via Crush Music/Atlantic Records. A new song from the album, "I Need Some Of That", can be heard below. "I Need Some Of That" follows the release of last year's "Hero" and "Beginning Of The End", as well as...

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EXODUS's Cancer-Stricken Drummer TOM HUNTING Needs Help With Mounting Medical Costs

A GoFundMe campaign has been launched for EXODUS drummer Tom Hunting, who recently started treatment for squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the stomach. The campaign, titled "Help Tom Hunting with his cancer battle!," was organized by EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt and created on Tuesday, April 20. In les...

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JOE BONAMASSA Announces New Live Album 'Now Serving: Royal Tea - Live From The Ryman'

Last year when COVID-19 put the live touring industry on hold, guitar hero Joe Bonamassa did something unprecedented for his fans — he put together a one-night-only show at the iconic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee to be livestreamed for fans everywhere. That night he united people across...