Matt Holt, former singer of NOTHINGFACE, passed away at home in Maryland on April 15. He had been battling a degenerative illness for several years. He is survived by his parents and his younger brother. While he had not been active musically in recent years, Holt, who toured the world several times over with his ...
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HELLYEAH guitarist Tom Maxwell has revealed that he has already begun composing material for the follow-up to the band's 2016 album, "Unden!able". "I'm already there, yeah," he told Metalshop TV in a new interview (see video below). "I'm already thinking next record. I'm already starting to write. [I'm] not quite there yet." He continued: "I'm ...
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According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a 20-year-old man has filed a lawsuit over an incident at the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival on July 29, 2015 when he was allegedly bashed on the head with a skateboard. Joshua James Dugas is suing Atlanta, Live Nation Entertainment and the Truth Initiative Foundation, claiming the ...
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IN THIS MOMENT has completed work on its long-awaited follow-up to 2014's "Black Widow" album for a tentative summer release via Atlantic. The new disc was once again recorded at The Hideout Recording Studio in Las Vegas, Nevada with producer Kevin Churko, who has previously worked with FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, HELLYEAH, PAPA ROACH and ...
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France's LoudTV.net conducted an interview with HELLYEAH guitarist Tom Maxwell during the band's recent European tour as the support act for KORN. You can watch the chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the European tour with KORN: Tom: "It's great. We've been friends for a long time and it's ...
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Chad Gray spoke to Metal On Loud about HELLYEAH's cover of the 1982 Phil Collins hit "I Don't Care Anymore", from the band's new album, "Unden!able". The song features a guitar track from late PANTERA guitarist — and HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott's brother — "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, which the siblings first recorded ...
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Metal-Heads.de conducted an interview with HELLYEAH singer Chad Gray before the band's March 25 concert in Düsseldorf, Germany as the support act for KORN. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the lyrical message behind HELLYEAH's latest single, "Love Falls", Gray said: "It's really important to me to write kind of ...
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In September 2014, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons made headlines when he declared in an Esquire article that rock was "finally dead." In the months and years that followed, many a musician has weighed in on the topic in a variety of interviews, with some digging a little deeper into Simmons's full comments and others just ...
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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 KORN's 2016 "The Serenity Of ...
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Hard rock powerhouse 3 DOORS DOWN is headlining the Scars And Stripes music festival at the Downtown Las Vegas Event Center Saturday, June 3. The multi-platinum band, which celebrated its twentieth anniversary last year with the release of its sixth studio album, "Us And The Night", has rocked audiences around the world of the strength ...
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Former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott celebrated his 53rd birthday on stage during the latter band's concert this past Saturday, March 11 at the Samsung Hall in Duebendorf (Zurich), Switzerland. Prior to launching into the song "Startariot", HELLYEAH was joined on stage by three members of the headlining band KORN — bassist ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of HELLYEAH's March 7 performance at Brewster Street Icehouse in Corpus Christi, Texas can be seen below. HELLYEAH's fifth album, "Unden!able", was released on June 3, 2016 via Eleven Seven Music. The effort marks the first time HELLYEAH's current lineup — vocalist Chad Gray, guitarists Tom Maxwell and Christian Brady, drummer Vinnie ...
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SEETHER has announced the fifth annual Rise Above Fest, with some exciting new developments. Due to popular demand, the multi-stage music festival has expanded to two days for the first time in its history. Rise Above Fest, which supports suicide prevention and mental illness, is the largest suicide awareness music event in the world and ...
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Atlantic recording group IN THIS MOMENT has announced plans for a major North American tour. The "Half God Half Devil" tour begins Friday, April 7 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin's Eagles Ballroom and then continues through mid-May. The Los Angeles-based hard rock band will be joined throughout the trek by MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, AVATAR and GEMINI SYNDROME. ...
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IN FLAMES guitarist Björn Gelotte says that bassist Peter Iwers left the band at the end of last year because he was "done" with the touring lifestyle. Iwers issued a statement in November saying that he was exiting IN FLAMES "to pursue other endeavors." He has since been replaced by Håkan Skoger who made his ...
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The official video for the song "Love Falls" from HELLYEAH can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's fifth album, "Unden!able", which was released on June 3, 2016 via Eleven Seven Music. The effort marks the first time HELLYEAH's current lineup — vocalist Chad Gray, guitarists Tom Maxwell and Christian Brady, drummer ...
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The second annual Chicago Open Air will bring together an all-star lineup of rock's top artists on Friday, July 14, Saturday, July 15 and Sunday, July 16 at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois, just outside Chicago. The three-day music, craft beer and Gourmet Man Food festival will feature over 40 performances, including legendary rock artists ...
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Russian "rock goddess" Moscow is on a mission to take over the world of rock. With musical influences ranging from MÖTLEY CRÜE to ASKING ALEXANDRIA, Moscow strongly believes that it's time to reflect on the legacy of rock icons and integrate a post-hardcore twist to their sound. Quickly making a name for herself on the ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of VIMIC's December 30 performance at the Aztec Theater in San Antonio, Texas as the support act for HELLYEAH can be seen below. VIMIC is the new band featuring former SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison alongside singer Kalen Chase Musmecci, who has toured with KORN as a backing vocalist and percussionist, and Joey's ...
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Philip Anselmo says that he doesn't have anything in common with Vinnie Paul Abbott at all, explaining that "anything out of that dude's mouth seems sour." Vinnie Paul made headlines in October when he said that it was "sad" to see Anselmo doing "a lot of things" that have tarnished PANTERA's image in the fifteen ...
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Bob Coburn, the influential DJ and longtime host of the syndicated radio program "Rockline", passed away earlier today after a battle with stage four lung cancer. He was 68 years old. KLOS program director Keith Cunningham told All Access: "The outpouring of support has been jaw dropping. The radio and music industries lost ...
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Mischievous Mel of Rockwell Unscene recently conducted an interview with HELLYEAH singer Chad Gray prior to the band's December 9 show at the Belasco theater in Los Angeles as the support act for IN FLAMES. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band's current tour with ...
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Rockstar Interviews recently spoke to HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott and bassist Kyle Sanders. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the wide acceptance of Pro Tools recording software, with the vast majority of music being recorded digitally onto computer hard drives, Vinnie Paul said: "I would give anything if it went back ...
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The official lyric video for the song "Love Falls" from HELLYEAH can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's fifth album, "Unden!able", which was released on June 3 via Eleven Seven Music. The effort marks the first time HELLYEAH's current lineup — vocalist Chad Gray, guitarists Tom Maxwell and Christian Brady, drummer ...
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Mexico's AlterEgoMedia.TV recently conducted an interview with former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what he's listening to at the moment: Vinnie: "I just heard the new METALLICA track ['Hardwired'], and it's slammin', man — it ...
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Legendary musicians — including Jerry Cantrell (ALICE IN CHAINS), Vinnie Paul Abbott (PANTERA, HELLYEAH) and THE CIRCLE's Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham and Vic Johnson — as well as boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya joined forces with Sammy Hagar at his mecca in Mexico, the Cabo Wabo Cantina, to rock night three of his annual ...
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Meltdown of the WRIF radio station in Detroit, Michigan 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. Speaking about the impact GUNS N' ROSES' classic debut album, "Appetite For Destruction" had on him at the time of ...
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HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott spoke to Lithium Magazine about the band's cover of Phil Collins's "I Don't Care Anymore". The song is taken from HELLYEAH's new album, "Unden!able", which arrived on June 3. "I Don't Care Anymore" features a guitar track from late PANTERA guitarist and Vinnie Paul's brother "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, ...
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Vinnie Paul Abbott says that "it's sad" to see Philip Anselmo doing "a lot of things" that have tarnished PANTERA's image in the fifteen years since the band's split. The former PANTERA drummer's comments came during an interview he and his HELLYEAH bandmates gave to R7 before the latter group's September 7 performance at the ...
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On September 6, Gastão Moreira of Brazil's Kazagastão (KZG) conducted an interview with HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott and singer Chad Gray. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On working with producer Kevin Churko on the last two HELLYEAH albums: Vinnie: "It was time to have ...
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