METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo spoke to "The Vinyl Guide" about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to the band's 2016 album "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct". He said (hear audio below): "We communicate every week, which is really great, so we have our connection intact. And what we've started doing is basically just really ...
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ROGER TAYLOR Believes QUEEN Would Still Be Making Music If FREDDIE MERCURY Was Alive
Roger Taylor thinks QUEEN would still be making music if Freddie Mercury was alive. The drummer told BBC Radio 6 Music: "I do believe that. Me and Freddie… he was my closest friend and we were very, very close. We came up together and we literally lived in each other's pockets ...
THE OFFSPRING's New Album Is 'On Hold'
THE OFFSPRING vocalist/guitarist Bryan "Dexter" Holland spoke to Kylie Olsson of Download TV about the status of the band's long-awaited tenth album. The follow-up to 2012's "Days Go By" was once again produced by Bob Rock, who also worked on the band's last two LPs. Dexter said (see video below): "It's basically done. We were ...
THEORY OF A DEADMAN Announces 'Live From MTELUS' Concert Stream
THEORY OF A DEADMAN (a.k.a. THEORY) has announced "Live From MTELUS", a 30-minute concert stream set to air tonight at 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT on the band's official YouTube channel. Captured during THEORY's recent headline tour at Montreal's MTELUS performing arts center, the historic performance sees THEORY delivering a career-spanning set in ...
KILLING JOKE's JAZ COLEMAN Launches BLACK & RED Project
KILLING JOKE's Jaz Coleman has announced his new project BLACK & RED, a collaboration with Ondrej Smeykal. BLACK & RED's debut single, "On The Day The Earth Went Mad", is available across all digital platforms. The single is also available as a limited-edition numbered red vinyl 10-inch via Cadiz Music. Coleman said: "The BLACK & ...
JOEY JORDISON Reflects On SLIPKNOT's Debut Album For Its 21st Anniversary
Former SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison has reflected on the 21st anniversary of the band's classic debut album. "Slipknot" arrived in 1999 via Roadrunner Records and was eventually certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA). Although it is considered by many to be SLIPKNOT's official debut, it was preceded by the independently ...
Official NIRVANA Jigsaw Puzzles To Be Released In September
NIRVANA will get the jigsaw puzzle treatment this summer. "Nevermind" and "In Utero" will be made available on September 4, 2020 as 500-piece puzzles, plus there will be a 1000-piece version of "Nevermind" out on September 18, 2020. Zee Productions will release the album covers as jigsaws via its Rock Saws imprint. The iconic arts ...
Watch Pro-Shot Video Of METALLICA's Entire 1999 Concert In Bogotá
METALLICA has posted another video as part of its new concert series, "#MetallicaMondays", where the band is streaming a complete live show for fans on the group's YouTube channel and on Facebook every week. The latest concert to be shared was recorded on May 2, 1999 at at Parque Simón Bolívar in Bogotá, Colombia. Says ...
TYPE O NEGATIVE's JOHNNY KELLY Remembers PETER STEELE: 'For The Most Part, He Was A Clown'
In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station, former TYPE O NEGATIVE and current DANZIG drummer Johnny Kelly remembered TYPE O's late frontman frontman Peter Steele who passed away in April 2010 from heart failure at the age of 48. "Peter, for the most part, he was a ...