STONE TEMPLE PILOTS embark upon a new sonic adventure with "Perdida", the band's first-ever acoustic album. It includes 10 deeply personal songs that weave introspective lyrics together with unexpected instruments to take listeners on an emotional and musical journey through letting go and starting over. "You have to live it to write it," says guitarist ...
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Gary Holt says that he is "forever honored to have been a part of" SLAYER. The guitarist, who is also a member of San Francisco Bay Area thrash icons EXODUS, has been the touring axeman for SLAYER since January 2011 when Jeff Hanneman contracted necrotizing fasciitis, also known as flesh-eating disease, from a spider bite ...
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Andrew McKaysmith of the "Scars And Guitars" podcast recently conducted an interview with former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether his latest solo album, "Invasion", is his "most definitive statement to ...
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Capital Chaos TV has uploaded video footage of LACUNA COIL's entire October 3 performance in Sacramento, California. Check it out below. LACUNA COIL's latest album, "Black Anima", was released on October 11. The deluxe edition of "Black Anima" comes with a limited-edition custom deck, created with the help of artist Micah ...
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Greece's "TV War" recently conducted an interview with EMPEROR frontman Ihsahn (real name: Vegard Sverre Tveitan). You can watch the entire chat below (the interview starts at the 11:30 mark). A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether it was deliberate that his 2016 "Arktis" studio album and 2018's "Àmr" sound different from one ...
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Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station recently conducted an interview with drum legend Dave Lombardo (SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, DEAD CROSS, MISFITS, MR. BUNGLE, FANTÔMAS, GRIP INC., SLAYER). A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he will ever transition out of full-time touring into studio and film scoring work: Dave: "No. ...
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Allie Jorgensen of LA Metal Media recently conducted an interview with frontwoman Cristina Scabbia and bassist Marco Coti Zelati of Italian heavy rockers LACUNA COIL. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the title of LACUNA COIL's new studio album, "Black Anima": Cristina: ...
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On November 19, Camden Town, London officially became home to the global Music Walk Of Fame. Honored to receive the first stone were global rock legends THE WHO. Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend were presented with their award by PRIMAL SCREAM's Bobby Gillespie, watched by fans and friends, including Jazzie B and Suggs. Designed as ...
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In a new interview with Shawn SixX of Boston's WAAF radio station, legendary drummer Vinny Appice said that he doesn't expect the rumored 2020 stadium tour by MÖTLEY CRÜE, DEF LEPPARD and POISON to have a significant impact on the touring activities of LAST IN LINE, the band he shares with ...
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Chris Akin of "The Classic Metal Show" recently conducted an interview with LIFE OF AGONY bassist Alan Robert. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band's new studio album, "The Sound Of Scars": Alan: "It does continue the story of 'River Runs Red' in a ...
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A new four-minute video in which the members of SONS OF APOLLO — featuring former DREAM THEATER members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (ex-GUNS N' ROSES), Billy Sheehan (THE WINERY DOGS, MR. BIG, DAVID LEE ROTH) and Jeff Scott Soto (ex-JOURNEY, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN'S RISING FORCE) — discuss their new single, "Goodbye Divinity", ...
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Backbeat Books has set a March 2020 publication date for "I Am Michael Alago: Breathing Music. Signing Metallica. Beating Death." by record label executive, photographer and author Michael Alago. Recently featured in a Netflix documentary, Alago delves into a deeper scope of his life and passion for music, sharing how he consistently beat the odds, ...
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REVOLUTION SAINTS, the band featuring Deen Castronovo (JOURNEY, BAD ENGLISH), Doug Aldrich (THE DEAD DAISIES, WHITESNAKE, DIO), and Jack Blades (NIGHT RANGER, DAMN YANKEES), will release its third full-length studio album, "Rise", on January 24, 2020 via Frontiers Music Srl. As with the first two well-received albums, REVOLUTION SAINTS are bringing back the classic melodic ...
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Y&T's long-awaited documentary, "Y&T: On With The Show - The Documentary", will be released on DVD on November 26 and on Blu-ray on December 31. This documentary, narrated by Eddie Trunk and told by frontman Dave Meniketti, along with interviews of past and present bandmembers, will tell the great story that ...
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BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi has reacted to the passing of Terry O'Neill, the British photographer known for his famous shots of celebrities in the 1960s and 1970s. Earlier today, Iommi took to his social media to write: "Sad to hear about Terry O'Neil, he was a really nice guy and it was an honour ...
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Innovative hybrid publisher Riverdale Avenue Books has published the first mainstream book on the breakout rock band GRETA VAN FLEET. Hard work is its own reward, and nobody knows that better than the heavy rock band GRETA VAN FLEET, who, in a matter of years, has raced from obscurity as teens growing up in the ...
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On Saturday, November 16, Canadian rock legends TRIUMPH reformed their classic lineup — consisting of drummer Gil Moore, guitarist Rik Emmett, and bassist Mike Levine — and played together publicly at an invite-only event to approx 300 "superfans" at MetalWorks studio in Mississauga (a suburb of Toronto), Ontario, Canada. According to ...
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Super Metal World recently conducted an interview with frontwoman Tatiana Shmailyuk of Ukrainian modern metal frontrunners JINJER. You can listen to the entire chat at this location. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the reaction to their new studio album, "Macro": Tatiana: "So far, I ...
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With the first decade of NEW YEARS DAY, rock music's breakout band, wrapping up, singer Ash Costello and co. are excited to announce the release of their first box set, "Through The Years". The limited-edition set features all seven of NEW YEARS DAY's albums available for the first time on custom colored vinyl, a Blu-ray ...
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"Goodbye Divinity", the new Vicente Cordero-directed video from SONS OF APOLLO — featuring former DREAM THEATER members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (ex-GUNS N' ROSES), Billy Sheehan (THE WINERY DOGS, MR. BIG, DAVID LEE ROTH) and Jeff Scott Soto (ex-JOURNEY, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN'S RISING FORCE) — can be seen below. The song is ...
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THE DEAD DAISIES — the hard rock "collective" founded by Australian musician and businessman David Lowy — has entered La Fabrique Studios in the south of France to record its as-yet-untitled new album. A video recap of the first week in the studio can be seen below. This past August, THE DEAD DAISIES released "Righteous ...
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DREAM THEATER vocalist James LaBrie recently spoke with Two Doods Reviews. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he plays any instruments: James: "I grabbed a guitar two years ago, so I'm slowly learning the dexterity that's involved in guitar playing, ...
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JOURNEY's Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry and Neal Schon are among the nominated artists for next year's Songwriters Hall Of Fame. The 51st annual Induction & Awards Gala will be held on June 11 in New York City. The Songwriters Hall Of Fame is dedicated to recognizing the work and lives of those composers and lyricists ...
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Zoltan Bathory has told News & Record that much of the band's forthcoming album will find singer Ivan Moody, who is the group's primary lyricist, chronicling his struggles with alcohol and his journey to recovery and sobriety. "He came through hell. He came back. And that ...
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SONS OF APOLLO — former DREAM THEATER members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (ex-GUNS N' ROSES), Billy Sheehan (THE WINERY DOGS, MR. BIG, DAVID LEE ROTH) and Jeff Scott Soto (ex-JOURNEY, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN'S RISING FORCE) — are ready to ring in the new decade with a sonic boom with their second studio ...
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Already respected as one of the finest drummers in the world, Dave Lombardo (SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, DEAD CROSS, MISFITS, MR. BUNGLE, FANTÔMAS, GRIP INC., SLAYER) has accomplished another longtime goal, adding film scoring to his already-massive resume. The Cuban-American drummer's debut film score will be showcased this weekend with the DOC NYC world premiere of director ...
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Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee and JOURNEY keyboardist Jonathan Cain is joined by Grammy-nominated, platinum-selling NEWSBOYS frontman Michael Tait for his newest Christmas single, "Wonder Of Wonders". Available now from Identity Records at iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, Google Play, iHeartRadio and more outlets globally, the song was produced at Cain's Addiction Sound ...
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REVOLUTION SAINTS, the band featuring Deen Castronovo (JOURNEY, BAD ENGLISH), Doug Aldrich (THE DEAD DAISIES, WHITESNAKE, DIO), and Jack Blades (NIGHT RANGER, DAMN YANKEES), has released a new song called "When The Heartache Has Gone". The track, which is available digitally, is taken from the band's forthcoming third full-length studio album, due in early 2020 ...
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Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life recently conducted an interview with guitarist Anton Kabanen of Finnish melodic metallers BEAST IN BLACK. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the fast success of BEAST IN BLACK, which was formed after Kabanen's 2015 split ...
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French metallers ALCEST have spent the last decade evolving from their earlier beginnings as a band that seemed torn between moody melody and black metal trappings to stand tall in the corner of the metallic spectrum that is fully immersed in hypnotic shoe-gaze elements. "Les Voyages de l'Âme" (2012) saw them pull off an impressive ...
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