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STRYPER To Begin Recording New Album In February

Guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet of Christian metallers STRYPER is "in writing mode" for the band's next studio album for a 2015 release via Frontiers. He writes on Facebook: "We start pre-production mid-January and we begin tracking on February 1." STRYPER's original lineup comprised of Michael Swe...

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JOHN 5: Rock Is Not Dead, But Music Industry Has Completely Changed

Former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5 (real name: John William Lowery) has responded to KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons' recent comment that "rock is dead." Simmons told Esquire magazine in September — in an interview conducted by his son Nick — that "rock did not die of o...

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ALICE IN CHAINS' JERRY CANTRELL On EDDIE VAN HALEN: 'There's Nobody Like Him'

ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell took over the airwaves earlier today (Wednesday, November 12) on the KLOS 95.5 FM radio station in Los Angeles, California as a guest DJ with Melissa Maxx. You can watch video footage of his appearance in five parts below. Speaking about VAN HALEN, Cantrell s...

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Ex-SLAYER Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO Working On 'Insidious: Chapter 3' Score

Former SLAYER and current PHILM drummer Dave Lombardo is collaborating with American composer and actor Joseph Bishara on the score the upcoming horror prequel "Insidious: Chapter 3". The third installment in the "Insidious" franchise was written and directed by Leigh Whannell in his directorial deb...

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VOLBEAT Has Ideas For Ten New Songs, Says MICHAEL POULSEN

During an appearance on HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta's official podcast, "The Jasta Show", guitarist/vocalist Michael Poulsen of Danish/American metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to last year's "Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Talks New Album, Football On 'The Rich Eisen Show' (Video)

SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor joined "The Rich Eisen Show" guest hosts Randy and Jason Sklar on October 17 to talk about the band's fifth studio album, ".5: The Gray Chapter", Taylor's love for the Indianapolis Colts and Peyton Manning and how he rehearses at full speed under the mask. You can watc...

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SKID ROW's SNAKE: No One Has The Ability Anymore To Sit Down For An Hour And Listen To Full-Length Album

Rock 'N' Load conducted an interview with SKID ROW guitarist Dave "Snake" Sabo on October 24 at Warehouse 23 in Wakefield, England. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about how commercial rock music has been affected by television singing competition shows like "American Idol" and "The X Fac...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Interviewed By 97.1 THE EAGLE ROCKS Contest Winner (Audio)

Anne Marie, a listener of the Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas radio station 97.1 The Eagle Rocks, recently won her way backstage to interview SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor. You can now check out the chat below. SLIPKNOT's long-awaited fifth studio album, ".5: The Gray Chapter", sold around 1...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's JASON HOOK To Help Tell Story Of Music's Unsung Heroes In 'Hired Gun'

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Jason Hook, documentarian Fran Strine ("Dolly Parton: Live In London", "Battlefield Of The Mind") and music manager/producer Jamie Talbot have joined forces to tell a compelling story of world-renowned players who are not household names. We've heard them perform at...

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CARCASS: Fan-Filmed Footage Of Entire Richmond Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of CARCASS' entire November 5 performance at The Broadberry in Richmond, Virginia can be seen below. CARCASS will issue a collection of previously unreleased and hard-to-find tracks this November. Titled "Surgical Remission / Surplus Steel", all the songs on the EP were reco...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Performs At PISTONS Vs BUCKS NBA Game; Video Available

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach performed during the halftime show of the NBA game featuring the Detroit Pistons and the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday, November 7 at The Palace Of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below. Bach's new solo...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Signs New Worldwide Deal With NUCLEAR BLAST

British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH have inked a new worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast. CRADLE OF FILTH vocalist Dani Filth commented "Nuclear Blast owner Markus Staiger has been trying to snare the band ever since I flew over to see him way back in 1996 as a viable label option, after we left...

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METALLICA: Pro-Shot Footage Of BLIZZCON Performance

METALLICA performed live at this year's BlizzCon gaming convention on Saturday, November 8 in Anaheim, California. As with previous years, the performance took place during the convention's closing ceremony. Check out video footage of the performance below. Also available is a backstage interview wi...

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JUDAS PRIEST Singer ROB HALFORD: Heavy Metal Is Not Destructive

In a recent interview with the Laredo, Texas radio station Hot 106.1, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford was asked how things have changed since the infamous 1990 trial in which PRIEST was accused of inserting subliminal messages into its music. "You put somebody in front of me that can absolutely say...

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MOTÖRHEAD's MIKKEY DEE: Writing New Songs That Sound Like Old Songs Is 'Very, Very Hard'

Germany's EMP Rock Invasion recently conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD drummer Mikkey Dee. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the limitations of coming up with new MOTÖRHEAD material, Mikkey said: "We have a very tight framework to work within. And to write new songs that sound lik...