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MASTODON's BILL KELLIHER Remembers Hearing METALLICA For First Time (Video)

This past summer, FaceCulture conducted an interview with guitarist Bill Kelliher of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. Speaking about his early musical development, Bill said: "When I first heard of METALLICA, that's when my whole guitar rig and s...

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This British metal super group is going to receive a lot of attention and not necessarily for their merits. As the confirmed bassist for SLIPKNOT, KROKODIL guitarist Allesandro "Alex" Venturella (also previously in CRY FOR SILENCE) has brought this band to the global radar in a hurry. Not to be conf...

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BLACK STAR RIDERS: 'The Killer Instinct' Artwork Unveiled

BLACK STAR RIDERS will release their seond studio album, "The Killer Instinct", in February 2015 via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2013's "All Hell Breaks Loose" was recorded in October at a studio in Nashville, Tennessee with producer Nick Raskulinecz (RUSH, FOO FIGHTERS, ALICE IN CHAINS, MASTODO...

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GOJIRA: 22-Minute Video Recap Of North American Tour With MASTODON

A 22-minute video recap of GOJIRA's spring 2014 North American tour with MASTODON can be seen below. In a recent interview with Rocksverige.se, GOJIRA frontman Joseph Duplantier stated about the progress of the songwriting sessions for GOJIRA's follow-up to 2012's "L'Enfant Sauvage" album: "We recor...

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SLIPKNOT, ANTHRAX, MASTODON, MOTÖRHEAD Among GRAMMY AWARDS Nominees

SLIPKNOT, ANTHRAX, MASTODON, MOTÖRHEAD and TENACIOUS D are among the nominees for the 57th annual Grammy Awards, which will be held on February 8, 2015 at Staples Center in Los Angeles and broadcast on CBS at 8 p.m. ET. The nominees in the "Best Metal Performance" category are as follows: ANTHRAX -...

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KILLER BE KILLED To Make Its Live Debut At Next Year's SOUNDWAVE Festival

KILLER BE KILLED, the new band comprised of Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, ex-SEPULTURA),Greg Puciato (THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN),Troy Sanders (MASTODON) and Dave Elitch (ex-THE MARS VOLTA),will make its live debut as part of next year's edition of Australia's Soundwave XV festival, set to take place Feb...

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BLACK STAR RIDERS To Release 'The Killer Instinct' In February

BLACK STAR RIDERS will release their seond studio album, "The Killer Instinct", in February 2015 via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2013's "All Hell Breaks Loose" was recorded in October at a studio in Nashville, Tennessee with producer Nick Raskulinecz (RUSH, FOO FIGHTERS, ALICE IN CHAINS, MASTODO...

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IN FLAMES' GELOTTE Talks Supergroup Project, JESPER STRÖMBLAD And Ex-Singer's Royalty Claim (Video)

Germany's EMP Rock Invasion recently conducted an interview with guitarist Björn Gelotte of Swedish metallers IN FLAMES. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the much-rumored project featuring Gelotte, OPETH vocalist/guitarist Mikael Åke...

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APOCALYPTICA Pens Song For 'Angry Birds Seasons' Video Game

Finnish cello rock band APOCALYPTICA has written and recorded the theme song for the "On Finn Ice" episode of the Angry Birds Seasons puzzle video game in the Angry Birds series, developed by Finnish computer game developer Rovio Entertainment. A video for the track, which was directed by Miika Lomm...

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SEETHER And PAPA ROACH To Team Up For Co-Headlining Tour; Exclusive Pre-Sale Available

Rock titans SEETHER and PAPA ROACH announced today they will join forces to co-headline a month-long nationwide tour beginning early 2015. The powerful double bill (itinerary below) kicks off on January 9 at Hard Rock Live in Orlando, Florida and runs through February 7, with the final performance a...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Premieres 'Phantom Limb' Video on BitTorrent Bundle

Alternative rock giants ALICE IN CHAINS have teamed with BitTorrent Bundle for the video premiere of "Phantom Limb", a thrilling mindbender directed by Roboshobo (a.k.a. Robert Schober; METALLICA, MASTODON, GREEN DAY). Fans can check out the Bundle to stream and download the seven-minute-plus-long "...

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Video: MASTODON Performs 'The Motherload' On 'The Late Show With David Letterman'

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON performed their new single, "The Motherload", on last night's (Monday, October 27) edition of "The Late Show With David Letterman". Check out video footage of their appearance below. "The Motherload" will be released as a special limited-edition 12-inch vinyl p...

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ANTHRAX, MEGADETH, TESTAMENT, MASTODON Members To Take Part In 'Metal Allegiance' Anaheim Event

After a critically acclaimed premiere on the inaugural voyage of MOTÖRHEAD's Motörboat alongside their recent addition as a co-headliner on Shiprocked 2015, Metal Allegiance will be bringing their musical crusade to stateside on January 21, 2015 at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California. A collec...

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SLIPKNOT's TAYLOR Says He Was 'Laughing His Ass Off' When He Said He Was 'Upset' Over Bassist Identity Leak

SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor has denied that he was angry over the leak of the identity of the band's new bassist, insisting that he was "laughing [his] ass off" when he said he was "upset" about the musician's name being revealed in the media. SLIPKNOT's fifth album, ".5: The Gray Chapter", was rel...

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OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Says He 'Never Talked' To BILL KELLIHER, BJÖRN GELOTTE About Possible Collaboration

OPETH vocalist/guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt has shot down rumors of a possible side project with MASTODON guitarist/vocalist Bill Kelliher and IN FLAMES guitarist Björn Gelotte, explaining that he has "never talked" to the other two guys about it. Kelliher recently said that he was hopeful that the co...