The official video for "Archangel", the title track of the tenth studio album from SOULFLY, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Robert Sexton, who has previously worked with HELLYEAH, DEATH ANGEL, THE DWARVES and THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, among others. Released on August 14 via Nuclear Blast Entertainment, "Archangel" was produced and ...
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PureGrainAudio spoke to Chad Gray, lead singer of HELLYEAH and MUDVAYNE, on July 15 at the Toronto, Ontario, Canada stop of this year's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival for episode 8 of "Tales Of Touring Terror". Gray is no stranger to travel. He's fronted bands that have played the world over dozens of ...
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According to Stuff.co.nz, former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott was denied entry to The Rockpool pool hall in Christchurch, New Zealand over the weekend because he refused to remove a bandana he was wearing. The Rockpool owner Peter Whittaker did not comment on the Vinnie Paul incident but said people ...
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On August 2, former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott took part in a question-and-answer session at the DFW Acura Performance Showroom in Dallas, Texas. You can now watch video footage of the chat below. Speaking about the bands that inspired him to become a drummer, Vinnie Paul said: "VAN HALEN [was] a ...
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AUDIOTOPSY, the new band featuring guitarist Greg Tribbett (MUDVAYNE, HELLYEAH), drummer Matt McDonough (MUDVAYNE), vocalist Billy Keeton (SKRAPE) and bassist Perry Stern, will release its debut album, "Natural Causes", on August 28 via Napalm. The CD was produced by the AUDIOTOPSY bandmembers at The Porch Studio in Orlando, Florida with engineer Tim Laud. The "Audiotopsy" ...
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On July 17, Kristyn Clarke of PopCultureMadness.com conducted an interview with HELLYEAH guitarist Tom Maxwell at the Camden, New Jersey stop of this year's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the future of U.S. festivals like Mayhem, Maxwell said: "I think the traveling festival is ...
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SUNFLOWER DEAD, the infectious active rock band from Long Beach, California, will release its sophomore studio album, "It's Time To Get Weird", on October 30 via the group's own label Bloody Bat Records. The CD was produced by Dave Fortman (EVANESCENCE, GODSMACK, SLIPKNOT) and Mikey Doling (GEMINI SYNDROME) and consists of 12 new tracks, including ...
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Guitarist Greg Tribbett hasn't ruled out making another album with MUDVAYNE, explaining that "it's just a matter of time" before the bandmembers' schedules align so that they can record the follow-up to 2009's self-titled CD. It's been six years since MUDVAYNE released its fifth album and little has been heard about the band since then. ...
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Rodney Holder of Australia's Music Business Facts recently conducted an interview with former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether HELLYEAH is a company or a partnership: Vinnie: "We're just a ...
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Ohio metallers MUSHROOMHEAD have defended their decision to prominently feature the Confederate flag — also known as the rebel flag — on their t-shirts and other merchandise, explaining that "a true rebel stands up for what they believe is right, not against what's right." The Confederate flag's symbolism is the subject of an emotional debate ...
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On July 31, Jay Nanda of San Antonio Metal Music Examiner and AXS.com conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Gary Holt and drummer Paul Bostaph at the San Antonio, Texas stop of this year's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. You can now watch the chat below. The 2015 Mayhem Festival generated controversy earlier ...
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Former PANTERA and current DOWN and SUPERJOINT singer Philip Anselmo was interviewed on a recent edition of "The Classic Metal Show", which is heard live on Saturdays from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. EST at TheClassicMetalShow.com. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked about a recent claim by John ...
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This year's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival could very well turn out to be the event's last, if the latest couple of social-media posts by Mayhem co-founder John Reese are anything to go by. The 2015 edition of Mayhem kicked off on June 26 in Chula Vista, California and wrapped last night (Sunday, August 2) ...
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Brent Hinds (MASTODON) and William Duvall (ALICE IN CHAINS) are among the musicians who make guest appearances on the debut solo album from Bevan Davies, the American musician best known as the drummer for the groups STILL RAIN, MADFLY, COMES WITH THE FALL and DANZIG. Also appearing on the CD are Nate Utz (THE BLONDZ), ...
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MusikUniverse.mu recently conducted an interview with former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On HELLYEAH's musical direction for the next album: "[2014's] 'Blood For Blood' sets the tone of where we're gonna go from now on ...
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John Reese (pictured with SLAYER's Kerry King), the co-founder of the annual Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, has penned an "open letter" to the heavy metal community, asking everyone to support the genre and not continue to make divisive comments regarding the event. After Reese's partner, Kevin Lyman, said in an interview earlier ...
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Howie D. from Hard Edge Radio and National Rock Review recently conducted an interview with HELLYEAH and MUDVAYNE singer Chad Gray. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what he would still like to accomplish with HELLYEAH: "I just ...
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Everett "Vic" Firth, founder of leading drumstick manufacturing company Vic Firth Company, has died. He was 85. A statement on the Vic Firth Facebook page reads: "To our dear friends around the world: We are heartbroken to share the news with you that Vic has passed away. "Vic was an inspiration to all of us. ...
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Vocalist Dave Matrise of Wisconsin death metallers JUNGLE ROT has slammed Kerry King over the SLAYER guitarist's controversial comments about the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, saying that Kerry "could've waited until he was done after the tour to open his mouth." In a recent interview with Metal Insider, King criticized this year's ...
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SLAYER guitarist Kerry King says that the organizers of the annual Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival "tried to reinvent" the event this year and "didn't put enough thought into it," resulting in poor attendance figures. In a recent interview with Metal Insider, King criticized this year's edition of Mayhem, saying: "Do I know ...
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Music Junkie Press conducted an interview with HELLYEAH guitarist Tom Maxwell and bassist Kyle Sanders during this year's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. You can now watch the chat below. HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott recently revealed that the band will enter the studio in October with "Blood For Blood" producer Kevin Churko to begin ...
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At this past Sunday night's (July 19) Rockstar Energy Mayhem Drink Festival in Hartford, Connecticut, Metal Insider asked SLAYER guitarist Kerry King about Mayhem co-founder Kevin Lyman's recent comment that metal "chased girls away" because the genre "got gray, bald and fat." King responded: "It's a very generalizing statement and it ...
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Former PANTERA singer Philip Anselmo says that he had nothing to do with the decision to remove the "Hesher Dream T-Shirt" — which combines Confederate flag imagery with a nude blonde woman and a potleaf — from the band's official webstore. The Confederate flag's symbolism is the subject of an emotional debate in the South ...
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SLAYER guitarist Kerry King has slammed Kevin Lyman over comments the co-founder of the annual Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival made regarding the state of the heavy metal scene and the future of the traveling event. In an article published on July 8 by Detroit Free Press, Lyman was quoted a ...
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Nev Pearce of Australia's "Rabid Noise" podcast recently conducted an interview with former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked if it's too early for fans to expect the follow-up to HELLYEAH's 2014 album "Blood For Blood" in the near future, Vinnie said: "No, not ...
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Former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott says that the controversy over the Confederate flag is merely a "knee-jerk reaction to something that happened" and it encroaches on people's freedom-of-expression rights. The Confederate flag's symbolism is the subject of an emotional debate in the South in the aftermath of the massacre of nine ...
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HELLYEAH guitarist Tom Maxwell spoke to Australia's Hawkesbury Gazette about the band's fourth album, last year's "Blood For Blood", which was made after the departures of bassist Bob "Zilla" Kahaha and guitarist Greg Tribbett. "We're really in love with this record," Maxwell said. "For us, it's our first album. It's the record we've ...
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Kevin Lyman (pictured), the co-founder of the annual Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, has apologized for his recent remarks regarding the state of the heavy metal scene and the future of the traveling event, explaining that "it is our yearly mission to create the greatest festival for you to come out celebrate and herald heavy ...
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HELLYEAH has been added as a co-headliner of Michigan's Dirt Fest 2015, alongside DOWN. This marks the first time former PANTERA bandmates Philip Anselmo and Vinnie Paul Abbott have been billed together as headliners (albeit on different days) since the band's split in 2003. HELLYEAH, featuring Vinnie Paul, Chad Gray (MUDVAYNE), Tom Maxwell (NOTHINGFACE), Kyle ...
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Kevin Lyman (pictured), the co-founder of the annual Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, has told the Detroit Free Press that the tour is "at risk of going away at any given moment" due to the limited number of headline-worthy acts in metal. "The bands at the top all demand a certain level of ...
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