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COREY TAYLOR Gives Emotional Speech While Being Honored At 'Rock To Recovery 2' Benefit Concert (Video)

Corey Taylor (SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR) was honored with the "Icon" award at Rock To Recovery's second annual awareness event and benefit on Saturday, September 16 at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood, California. The Rock To Recovery "Icon" award is given each year to a public figure, known far and wid...

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MACHINE HEAD To Release 'Catharsis' Album In January; North American Tour Announced

San Francisco Bay Area metal titans MACHINE HEAD have announced the first U.S. tour dates of their world tour in support of their upcoming album, "Catharsis". A special BLABBERMOUTH.NET presale will begin on Wednesday, September 20 at 10:00 a.m. local time and end on Thursday, September 21 at 10:00...

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FOO FIGHTERS Joined By THE HIVES Frontman For Performance Of AC/DC Classic In Stockholm (Video)

Howlin' Pelle Almqvist, lead singer of the Swedish garage-rock revivalists THE HIVES, joined FOO FIGHTERS on stage during the latter band's invite-only concert on Thursday, September 14 at Vasateatern in Stockholm to perform a cover of the AC/DC song "Let There Be Rock". FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave G...

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GRETA VAN FLEET Vocalist On LED ZEPPELIN Comparisons: 'We'll Take It'

Ravenna Miceli and Steve Pappas from Cleveland.com and Internet radio station oWOW Cleveland conducted an interview with twin brothers Josh and Jake Kiszka of emerging young Michigan rockers GRETA VAN FLEET prior to the band's August 18 show at The Grog Shop in Cleveland, Ohio. You can listen to the...

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Video Premiere: THE SHAPE's 'The World Away'

"The World Away", the new video from the alternative metal act THE SHAPE, can be seen below. The song is the title cut of the Connecticut band's fourth studio album, which was released on August 4 via DME/Monolithic Recordings. THE SHAPE vocalist/guitarist Brian Almeida stated about the song and vid...

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DED Releases FRED DURST-Directed Video For 'Remember The Enemy'

Rising rockers DED have released the official music video for the song "Remember The Enemy". The Phoenix, Arizona-based group reunited with video director Fred Durst for this latest clip, which finds them performing against a lit-up forested backdrop, while clear-eyed vocalist Joe Cotela also makes...

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GEMINI SYNDROME Recruits COAL CHAMBER Guitarist

Los Angeles-based hard rock outfit GEMINI SYNDROME has announced the addition of guitarist Meegs Rascón (COAL CHAMBER) to the group's ranks. GEMINI SYNDROME drummer Brian Medina commented: "We couldn't be more pleased to bring Meegs into the GEMINI SYNDROME family. He is such a creative and innovat...

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AMORPHIS Re-Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST; New Album Due In 2018

Finnish melancholic progressive metallers AMORPHIS have signed a new record deal with their longtime label home, Nuclear Blast. AMORPHIS guitarist Esa Holopainen commented: "I'm really happy to announce that AMORPHIS got re-signed to Nuclear Blast! It's nice to be working with such professional and...

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KID ROCK On CHRIS CORNELL And CHESTER BENNINGTON Suicides: 'I Have No Idea How To Make Any Sense Of It At All'

In a brand new interview with Meltdown of the WRIF radio station, Kid Rock spoke about the passing of Chris Cornell. The SOUNDGARDEN singer died in May as a result of suicide by hanging himself inside his Detroit hotel room. A recovering addict with a prescription for the anti-anxiety medication Ati...

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MIKE PATTON Doesn't Rule Out More FAITH NO MORE Shows: 'If Something Happens, It'll Happen Organically And Naturally'

Mike Patton says that FAITH NO MORE is "on an extended break," two years after the release of the band's acclaimed comeback album, "Sol Invictus". Patton joined FAITH NO MORE in 1989, one year after the departure of original singer Chuck Mosley. Patton sang on the band's Grammy-nominated major label...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Guitarist: 'I Don't Feel Like We Have That PAUL MCCARTNEY Gene'

AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarist Synyster Gates (real name: Brian Haner, Jr.) was interviewed for a recent installment of the "Sounding Off" podcast. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if AVENGED SEVENFOLD ever writes any music on tour, Gates said: "Historically, we've always been… We have to do ev...

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STEELHEART Releases Video For 'Lips Of Rain'

"Lips Of Rain", the new video from STEELHEART — the brainchild of Miljenko Matijevic, whose powerful voice and multi-octave range is the heart and soul of the band — can be seen below. The song is taken from the group's new album, "Through Worlds Of Stardust", which will be released on September 15...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO Explains Breakdown Of His Friendship With YNGWIE MALMSTEEN

Jeff Scott Soto has fired back at Yngwie Malmsteen for implying in a recent interview that the singer contributed nothing to the songwriting on the albums that they recorded together. Soto, who sang on Yngwie's first two albums, 1984's "Rising Force" and 1985's "Marching Out", took issue with the fa...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer Is Feeling Helpless As He Watches His Home State Get Battered By Hurricane Irma

QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Todd La Torre, who was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida and still lives in the area, has posted a video message expressing his concern for the well being of his family as Hurricane Irma approaches his hometown. La Torre, who performed with QUEENSRŸCHE Saturday night at...

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MARK TORNILLO Says He Was 'Extremely Nervous' Replacing UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER In ACCEPT

Australia's "The Moshpit Backstage" podcast recently conducted an interview with vocalist Mark Tornillo of German/American metal veterans ACCEPT. You can listen to the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether new ACCEPT members Christopher Williams (drums...