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SKINLAB Announces 'Brothers In Blood' Tour With PISSING RAZORS, SHATTERED SUN

Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB have announced their first live dates of 2018. The short southwestern run, dubbed "Brothers In Blood" tour, will commence on January 25 in San Diego, wrapping on February 3 in Harlingen, Texas. Support on the trek will come from PISSING RAZORS and...

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KORN Frontman Says BABYMETAL Is 'Entertaining As Hell,' Calls Japanese Band's Critics 'Closed-Minded'

KORN frontman Jonathan Davis has defended BABYMETAL against online criticism, saying that the Japanese pop metal act is "entertaining as hell." Established in 2010, BABYMETAL is the offshoot of the Japanese pop idol group SAKURA GAKUIN that performs a distinctly Japanese mix of schoolgirl J-pop and...

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Watch KORN's BRIAN 'HEAD' WELCH Join BABYMETAL On Stage In Idaho

KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch joined BABYMETAL on stage — his face painted in the same white-and-black makeup as the Japanese act's backing band — on June 25 at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa, Idaho. Official video footage from KORN, as well as a couple of fan-filmed clips, of the collaboration...

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How KORN Created A New Subgenre In Heavy Music

Andrea Rock of Warner Music Italy recently conducted an interview with KORN singer Jonathan Davis. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On KORN pioneering a new sound with its self-titled 1994 album: Davis: "It's just what we did. We really...

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KORN Frontman Says Performing Live Is Like 'Having A Therapy Session'

Festival promoters Danny Wimmer Presents (DWP),who are behind the rock fest branding platform called "The World's Loudest Month," have posted an exclusive video interview with KORN singer Jonathan Davis and guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer in which they explain what drives them. You can watch the cl...

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BRIAN 'HEAD' WELCH Says KORN Is All About Intensity

KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch was interviewed on a recent episode of Brazil's "Wikimetal" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether KORN's latest album, 2016's "The Serenity Of Suffering", is a...

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KORN Drummer RAY LUZIER Doesn't Know What 'Nu Metal' Is

Barbara Caserta of Italy's Linea Rock conducted an interview with KORN drummer Ray Luzier after the band's March 12 show at Alcatraz in Milan, Italy with HELLYEAH and HEAVEN SHALL BURN as the support acts. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On...

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Video: KORN Joined By SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR For 'A Different World' Performance In Anaheim

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor joined KORN on stage on Sunday night (March 5) at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California to perform the KORN song "A Different World". Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below. "A Different World" is taken from KORN's latest album,...

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KORN's 'The Serenity Of Summer' Tour With STONE SOUR: BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale

***UPDATE**: A special BLABBERMOUTH.NET presale will begin on Thursday, March 9 at 10:00 a.m. local time and end on Thursday, March 9 at 10:00 p.m. local time. When prompted, type in the presale code "BLIND" to access tickets before the general public. KORN has announced plans for a truly diverse an...

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NIGHTWISH: 'Vehicle Of Spirit' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"Vehicle Of Spirit", the new DVD/Blu-ray from Finland-based symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH, has registered the following first-week chart positions: #1: Finland #1: Germany #1: Sweden #2: Switzerland #3: Netherlands #5: Austria #9: Belgium #10: Spain #15: France "Vehicle Of Spirit" was released in Eu...

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Vehicle Of Spirit

Although he'd never publicly admit to it, main NIGHTWISH man and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen probably had more than his fair share of sleepless nights when Anette Olzon was fronting the band. Dismissed by NIGHTWISH's devoted fan base almost immediately, Olzon's routine health issues, inability to...

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NIGHTWISH: Watch 'My Walden' Performance Clip From 'Vehicle Of Spirit' DVD

A performance clip of the song "My Walden", taken from NIGHTWISH's new DVD, "Vehicle Of Spirit", can be seen below. The live milestone was released in Europe today and will follow in the U.S. on January 6. It features not only two full concerts, but also plenty of bonus material. "The title 'Vehicle...

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NIGHTWISH: Third Trailer For 'Vehicle Of Spirit' DVD

After touring for a year and a half throughout almost every corner of the world and leaving fans of all nationalities breathless, the time has come for NIGHTWISH to immortalize their "Endless Forms Most Beautiful" tour on DVD. Therefore, the symphonic metal visionaries are set to release their new l...

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NIGHTWISH: Second Trailer For 'Vehicle Of Spirit' DVD

After touring for a year and a half throughout almost every corner of the world and leaving fans of all nationalities breathless, the time has come for NIGHTWISH to immortalize their "Endless Forms Most Beautiful" tour on DVD. Therefore, the symphonic metal visionaries are set to release their new l...

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NIGHTWISH: Watch 'Stargazers' Performance Clip From 'Vehicle Of Spirit' DVD

After touring for a year and a half throughout almost every corner of the world and leaving fans of all nationalities breathless, the time has come for NIGHTWISH to immortalize their "Endless Forms Most Beautiful" tour on DVD. Therefore, the symphonic metal visionaries are set to release their new l...