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KORN Drummer Explains Why 'Requiem' Contains Only Nine Songs

In a new interview with Midwest Beatdown, KORN drummer Ray Luzier spoke about the fact that the band's new album, "Requiem", consists of only nine songs, with just one being more than four minutes long. "We tracked about, I wanna say 16, 17 tunes or something like that," he said (as transcribed by B...

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Former EXODUS Guitarist RICK HUNOLT Launches New Band DIEHUMANE

Former EXODUS guitarist Rick Hunolt has launched a new band called DIEHUMANE. The news of Hunolt's project was shared by BLIND ILLUSION's Mark Biedermann who took to his Facebook Saturday night (February 19) to write: "Here's what's really going on. Rick Hunolt's new band DIE HUMANE is going to blow...

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SLIPKNOT Shares Official Performance Video For 'The Chapeltown Rag'

SLIPKNOT has released an official performance video for the single "The Chapeltown Rag". The clip was directed by the band's percussionist and visual mastermind M. Shawn "Clown" Crahan and features footage from SLIPKNOT's "Knotfest Roadshow" 2021 tour. The studio version of "The Chapeltown Rag", whi...

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K.K. DOWNING 'Would Fight' To Have TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS-Era JUDAS PRIEST Albums Available

K.K. Downing says that he feels very strongly about making sure the Tim "Ripper" Owens-era JUDAS PRIEST albums are available to the public. The Ohio-based singer created two studio albums with the British heavy metal legends — 1997's "Jugulator" and 2001's "Demolition" — before the band reunited wit...

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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Announces Rescheduled Dates For First Leg Of 'Public Service Announcement' Tour

Last month, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE postponed the start date of its much-anticipated "Public Service Announcement" tour to this summer. The North American leg of the trek was originally slated to begin in March 2020 before it was rescheduled several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The trek will...

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K.K. DOWNING: 'Why I'm Angry' About Not Being Allowed To Rejoin JUDAS PRIEST

In a brand new interview with the "Goldmine" podcast, founding JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing, who is promoting the debut album from his KK'S PRIEST project, spoke about the circumstances that led to his departure from PRIEST more than a decade ago. Regarding the initial announcement that he wa...

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HEART's ANN WILSON To Release 'Fierce Bliss' Solo Album

There is a calm, serene spirituality about Ann Wilson in 2022 which instantly draws you to her. She feels like a warm, wise someone who has seen enough bullshit to know how to avoid it calmly, and someone who is at peace with whatever she needs to be at peace with. Perhaps that is why the soul (and,...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Says He Got COVID-19 Both Before And After He Got Vaccinated

Former JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens says that he has contracted coronavirus twice — once before he got the COVID-19 vaccine and once after. The 54-year-old Akron, Ohio-based musician revealed his latest battle with COVID-19 while responding to a tweet from American stand-up comedian Paula...

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Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING Is 'Over The Moon' About Being Nominated For ROCK HALL For Third Time

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing says that he is "over the moon" about the fact that he has been nominated for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction for the third time. JUDAS PRIEST was previously on the ballot for Rock Hall induction in 2020, but failed to receive enough votes to make...

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SLIPKNOT's JAY WEINBERG Tried To Throw Himself Into 'Every Single Note' Of Band's Latest Single 'The Chapeltown Rag'

During an appearance on "The Sailor Jerry Podcast", SLIPKNOT drummer Jay Weinberg spoke about the songwriting process for the group's latest single, "The Chapeltown Rag", which he performed live with his bandmates for the first time last November at Knotfest Los Angeles. "Coming together with the id...

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New SLIPKNOT Album Has A Title: 'The Artwork's Done', Says COREY TAYLOR

Corey Taylor says that SLIPKNOT's new studio album will arrive within the next three months. The follow-up to 2019's "We Are Not Your Kind" was recorded in 2021 with producer Joe Barresi, who has previously worked with AVENGED SEVENFOLD, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE and CHEVELLE, among many others. The 4...

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Hear KORN's New Single 'Lost In The Grandeur'

KORN's new single, "Lost In The Grandeur", can be streamed below via a video animated and edited by EFFIXX. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Requiem", which will arrive on February 4 via Loma Vista Recordings. Due to the effects of COVID-19 and the inability to play live shows for...

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JAMES HETFIELD Guitar, CHRIS CORNELL 'Be Yourself' Lyrics, SLASH Les Paul And Hat Among Top Sellers At MusiCares Julien's Auctions

Julien's Auctions held on Sunday, January 30, its headline making MusiCares Charity Relief Auction featuring a marquee lineup of instruments, memorabilia, wardrobe, artwork and more offered by some of music's most legendary pop culture icons and idols live in Beverly Hills and online at juliensaucti...

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JIZZY PEARL Has 'Mixed Feelings' About RONNIE JAMES DIO Hologram: 'If People Wanna Go See It, Then That's Okay'

QUIET RIOT singer Jizzy Pearl, whose JIZZY PEARL'S LOVE/HATE band opened for the "Dio Returns" tour in 2019, was asked in a new interview with the "Cobras & Fire" podcast for his take on the Ronnie James Dio hologram. "Dio Returns" featured a holographic image of the legendary metal singer perfo...

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KORN's MUNKY Says He Had COVID-19 For Second Time: 'I've Got A Kick-Ass Immune System'

In a new interview with France's United Rock Nations, KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer was asked about his health, four months after he was forced to sit out some of the band's shows as a result of testing positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. "I'm well," he sa...