In a brand new interview with Bret Vesely of the KUPD radio station, PAPA ROACH frontman Jacoby Shaddix was asked how it felt for the band to be lumped in with all the "nu metal" groups around the time of the release of PAPA ROACH's full-length debut, 2000's "Infest". "It was always a weird thing ...
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In a brand new interview with River Cities' Reader, GHOST mastermind Tobias Forge was asked what he thinks of fame now that his identity has been revealed. He responded: "I have, as much as anyone who has any inclination to rock in a band, always wanted to be in a well-known ...
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OTHERWISE will release its new studio album, "Defy", on November 8 via Mascot Records, a division of Mascot Label Group. The Las Vegas hard-rockers flew out of the traps when they were heralded in their early days by Fox News as one of the best unsigned bands in the U.S. after their debut single, "Soldiers", ...
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Legendary music industry man Allen Kovac was awarded the prestigious "Innovator Award" at the AIM Awards in London tonight. Presented by Helen Smith, executive chair of IMPALA, a special video was sent by Sir Richard Branson, congratulating Allen and recognizing his role as an influential figure in the global music industry. Said Branson in the ...
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Knotfest, the music and lifestyle phenomenon created by multi-platinum, genre-defining metal band SLIPKNOT, has today announced the full lineups for its events in Mexico on November 30 and Colombia on December 6. SLIPKNOT will be headlining both events in support of its new album, "We Are Not Your Kind", which debuted at No. 1 in ...
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SHINEDOWN guitarist Zach Myers says that he has no interest in forming a side project that plays a similar style of music to that of his main band. "For me, man, I see a lot of side projects, and I'm not downing anybody who does a side project — I'm never in someone's situation — ...
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GHOST leader Tobias Forge has commented on the recent controversy surrounding METALLICA after it was revealed that representatives for the iconic heavy metal band allegedly partnered with concert promoter Live Nation to sell portions of their tickets directly to resellers, denying fans the chance to buy tickets first at face value. Last month,
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BAD WOLVES will release their sophomore album, "N.A.T.I.O.N.", on October 25 via Eleven Seven Music. Pre-order the disc and receive an immediate download of tracks "Killing Me Slowly" and "I'll Be There". BAD WOLVES have proven to be the unprecedented global breakthrough rock act of 2018 and aim to continue that momentum with "N.A.T.I.O.N." The ...
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Finnish hard rock quartet SANTA CRUZ will release its fourth album, "Katharsis", via M-Theory Audio on October 18, two days before the group hits the road with ATREYU on a month-long North American tour. Today, the group — which has recently shared European stages with the likes of BON JOVI, STEEL PANTHER and WHITESNAKE, and ...
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SHINEDOWN recently scored its 14th No. 1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs airplay chart, drawing one nearer to the record for the most No. 1s in the survey's history. The only act with more Mainstream Rock Songs No. 1 is THREE DAYS GRACE, with 15. Asked by Canada's PureGrainAudio if SHINEDOWN ever feels ...
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PAPA ROACH frontman Jacoby Shaddix says that struggled with alcoholism for years before finally putting down the bottle and embarking on a "personal revolution." Seven years ago, as the band was working on its 2012 album "The Connection", the singer was hitting rock bottom. He had been battling his addictions for a decade, moving from ...
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Boston Boxing Promotions has announced that Sully Erna, lead singer for multi-platinum hard rock band GODSMACK, will take a on new role on Friday, August 16 at "Scars For Scars" — an evening of professional boxing to benefit The Scars Foundation. Erna will be a professionally licensed cornerman when two-time national PAL amateur champion David ...
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GHOST mastermind Tobias Forge, who was publicly unmasked in 2017 when former bandmembers sued him, forcing him to reveal his identity, has told "Talking Metal" in a new interview that he has had "slightly mixed emotions" about having his anonymity taken away. "Now, a few years later, I don't think about it as much," he ...
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In a brand new interview with The Metal Voice conducted at this weekend's Heavy Montreal festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, GHOST mastermind Tobias Forge was asked if he can ever see his band making a full-blown concept album in the vein of PINK FLOYD's "The Wall". He responded (see video below): "The records ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of GHOST's July 21 performance at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia as the support act for METALLICA can be seen below. In a recent interview with Impericon, GHOST leader Tobias Forge said that METALLICA is "one of the most important bands for me — has been for a long time. Definitely a ...
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In a recent interview with Impericon, GHOST leader Tobias Forge was asked to name his top three favorite bands of all time. He responded (see video below): "I like a lot of different music. If I was to make a top 20, I would have a hard time. Let's say the bands that [have] meant ...
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"Open up, drink it in, don't ask too many questions" — a fitting beginning to "The Violence", the brand new track from British rock outfit ASKING ALEXANDRIA released today, along with an accompanying seven-minute short film written and directed by Jensen Noen and presented by Scissor Films and Sumerian Films. The band has been warning ...
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Before METALLICA and GHOST performed at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England on June 18 as part of their joint European tour, METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett and GHOST leader Tobias Forge sat down for a quick "mid-tour natter" and METALLICA's official fan magazine, So What!, gatecrashed the chinwag. Check out the results in the video below. ...
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PAPA ROACH frontman Jacoby Shaddix spoke to Austria's Mulatschag TV about the band's plans to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its breakthrough album, 2000's "Infest", next year. He said (see video below): "We don't have exact details on what we're gonna do. We definitely know that we wanna celebrate that record. It needs to be ...
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Video footage of PAPA ROACH performing an acoustic version of its song "Come Around" can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's latest album, "Who Do You Trust?", which arrived in January. The disc was produced by Nick "RAS" Furlong and Colin Cunningham except for "Top Of The World", which was produced ...
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Armed with "Faith", the third hit single from GHOST's Grammy-nominated album "Prequelle", No. 15 in this, its fourth week at Active Rock Radio, GHOST premieres a brand-new webisode, "Chapter 7: New World Redro". This chapter first brings the viewer up to date with the Cardinal Copia-Papa Nihil-Sister Imperator storyline and then begins to lay the ...
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SLIPKNOT's longtime manager Cory Brennan of 5B Management spoke to Music Week about the band's own traveling festival Knotfest. Launched in 2012, Knotfest has been held across the globe, playing in the states, as well as Mexico, Japan and Colombia. Artists like DEFTONES, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, PAPA ROACH and BRING ...
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SHINEDOWN has unveiled the music video for explosive new single "Monsters", exploring the ever-present demons and self-sabotaging inner voices that we all battle, and serving as the next visual installment in the story of the "Attention Attention" album. Frontman Brent Smith shares: "The Opus continues... The next chapter to 'Attention Attention' has arrived... Introducing 'Monsters'." ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of PAPA ROACH's entire June 2 concert at Adrenaline Stadium in Moscow, Russia can be seen below. The band is continuing to tour in support of its latest album, "Who Do You Trust?", which arrived in January. The disc was produced by Nick "RAS" Furlong and Colin Cunningham except for "Top Of ...
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PAPA ROACH guitarist Jerry Horton was interviewed by Kaytie of "Cutter's RockCast" at this month's Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival, which took place in Columbus, Ohio. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. Speaking about how the members of PAPA ROACH have managed to stay together for so long, ...
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SHINEDOWN has released the "Get Up" EP via Atlantic Records, featuring a new acoustic version of the band's hit crossover anthem "Get Up", along with the original song and the piano version. "'Get Up' is a song about empathy, it's a song about not being afraid to fail, it's a song about inspiring others and ...
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PAPA ROACH has released the official music video for "Not The Only One", taken from the band's latest album, "Who Do You Trust?" The clip was shot in Aberdeen and Leeds on PAPA ROACH's recent headline tour of the U.K. by director Bryson Roatch. Singer Jacoby Shaddix said: "I love to get out on my ...
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Alex Haber of Heavy New York conducted an interview with PAPA ROACH guitarist Jerry Horton at this year's Sonic Temple festival in Columbus, Ohio. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether their latest studio album, "Who Do You Trust?" is meant to stand out ...
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PAPA ROACH frontman Jacoby Shaddix has confirmed to HardDrive Radio that the band will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its breakthrough album, 2000's "Infest", next year. Shaddix told Lou Brutus at last weekend's Sonic Temple festival (see video below): "On the way to the airport two days ago, with my son Jagger in the car, ...
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