Metal Wani's Chuck Marshall recently conducted an interview with current SOULFLY/CAVALERA CONSPIRACY and former SEPULTURA frontman Max Cavalera. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether the recent "Max And Iggor Cavalera Return To Roots" tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of SEPULTURA's "Roots" had an impact ...
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Agoraphobic News conducted an interview with mainman Patrick Mameli of reactivated Dutch death metal veterans PESTILENCE prior to the band's February 12 concert at SKC Fabrikaon in Novi Sad, Serbia. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On PESTILENCE's new studio album, "Hadeon": Patrick: "The new ...
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Video footage of HELMET performing the "Dead To The World" album track "Life Or Death" on April 28, 2017 at 170 Russell in Melbourne Australia can be seen below. The clip was produced and directed by Richard De Silva. As previously reported, HELMET and PRONG will join forces for a co-headlining U.S. tour in May. ...
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Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, SEPULTURA, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY) was interviewed on the latest episode of "Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon". You can now listen to the chat below. Asked what it was like to leave SEPULTURA in 1996 after the release of what turned out to be one of the band's most successful albums, "Roots", Max said: ...
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Rob Rush of Long Island's 94.3 The Shark radio station recently conducted an interview with MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn. You can listen to the entire chat via the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the climate around MACHINE HEAD's 1994 "Burn My Eyes" debut, which was released on Roadrunner ...
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Daniel Dekay of Banger TV conducted an interview with SEPULTURA frontman Derrick Green aboard this year's installment of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which was held February 1-5. You can watch the entire interview below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his musical beginnings in Cleveland, Ohio: Derrick: "For me, ...
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On January 24, METAL ALLEGIANCE members David Ellefson (MEGADETH), Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, THE WINERY DOGS, SONS OF APOLLO) and Mark Menghi, along with Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA) and Mark Osegueda (DEATH ANGEL), took part in a clinic and question-and-answer session at the Musicians Institute in Los Angeles, California. In the five-minute clip below, which was ...
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Andreas Kisser has once again ruled out the possibility of a reunion of SEPULTURA's classic lineup, saying that he has "faith" in what the band is doing right now. SEPULTURA's classic lineup fell apart in 1996 with the exit of frontman Max Cavalera after the rest of the band fired his wife Gloria as their ...
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DEAD CROSS, the Southern California outfit featuring drummer Dave Lombardo (ex-SLAYER, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, MISFITS) and singer Mike Patton (FAITH NO MORE), will bring its frenetic blitz of thrashing hardcore fury to stages across Europe this summer. They will appear at major festivals, including Primavera Sound (Spain), Hellfest (France), Download (U.K. and France), Grasspop Metal Meeting ...
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HELMET and PRONG will join forces for a co-headlining U.S. tour in May. The trek kicks off May 3 in Atlanta and concludes on May 26 at Baltimore's Maryland Deathfest. PRONG's Tommy Victor said in a statement: "Finally! HELMET and PRONG on tour together at last. The circle is now complete. rom the years of ...
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Fifty heavy metal musicians — including members of KREATOR, SEPULTURA, DESTRUCTION, SABATON, CANNIBAL CORPSE and METAL CHURCH — took part in this year's edition of "Jamming With Waters In International Waters", the official 70000 Tons Of Metal all-star jam hosted by ANNIHILATOR's Jeff Waters. Fan-filmed video footage of the entire event can be seen below ...
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Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station recently conducted an interview with BUTCHER BABIES frontwoman Carla Harvey. You can listen to the chat via the widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how her surroundings inspire her while songwriting: Carla: "With songs, for example on the last album, 'Lilith', Heidi [Shepherd, vocals] and ...
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SOULFLY is putting the finishing touches on its new album for a tentative summer release via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2015's "Archangel" is being recorded with producer Josh Wilbur, who has previously worked with LAMB OF GOD, GOJIRA and ALL THAT REMAINS, among others. Although Max has said in some of his recent interviews ...
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STONE SOUR drummer Roy Mayorga was recently interviewed by JZ of the Little Falls, Minnesota-based radio station FM94. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On the group's latest album, "Hydrograd": Roy: "We made the record with zero expectations. We just put together the best songs we ...
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BODY COUNT, the metal band fronted by hip-hop legend, actor and director Ice-T, performed during the pre-telecast ceremony at the 60th annual Grammy Awards, which was held earlier today (Sunday, January 28) at Madison Square Garden in New York City. BODY COUNT performed the song "Black Hoodie", which was nominated in the "Best Metal Performance" ...
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German metallers POWERWOLF have entered Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden to begin recording their seventh studio album. Due later in the year via Napalm Records, the follow-up to 2015's "Blessed & Possessed" is being produced by Jens Bogren, who has previously worked with KREATOR, DRAGONFORCE, SEPULTURA and PARADISE LOST, among others. A short video ...
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Finnish melancholic progressive metallers AMORPHIS have entered the studio to begin recording their new album, due later in the year via Nuclear Blast. According to a press release, "the pre-production process is already done and most of the recordings have been finished. But this time, the band didn't rush at all and took their time ...
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Casper of Silver Tiger Media recently conducted an interview with SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked if SEPULTURA's latest album, 2017's "Machine Messiah", has been a "game changer" for the band, Kisser responded: "Most definitely. It's an album that it feels [like] it's opening a new ...
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German technical death metal masters OBSCURA have completed their fifth full-length album, "Diluvium", for a summer 2018 release via Relapse Records. The disc was recorded with longtime producer V. Santura (TRIPTYKON, PESTILENCE) at Woodshed Studios in Landshut, Germany. Some special contributors were involved with the making of "Diluvium", including Linus Klausenitzer's father, Prof. Ulf Klausenitzer, ...
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Greek masters of symphonic death metal SEPTICFLESH have released the official music video for the song "Martyr", directed by longtime collaborator Jon Simvonis. The track is taken from the band's tenth full-length album, "Codex Omega", which was released on September 1 via Prosthetic Records. The disc was produced by Jens Bogren, who has previously worked ...
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KMSU 89.7 FM's "Midwest Beatdown" conducted an interview with BUTCHER BABIES frontwomen Heidi Shepherd and Carla Harvey before the band's November 12 concert at the Myth in Maplewood, Minnesota. You can now listen to the chat in three parts below. Speaking about how the members of BUTCHER BABIES have evolved as people, Carla said: "I ...
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The first taste of the material that SOULFLY is planning to record for the follow-up to 2015's "Archangel" album, tentatively due this summer via Nuclear Blast, is available in the clip below. In a recent interview with Metal Wani, Max Cavalera stated about SOULFLY's next disc: "I'm writing right now. When I was home before ...
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United Rock Nations conducted an interview with former SEPULTURA and current CAVALERA CONSPIRACY members Max Cavalera (guitar, vocals) and Igor Cavalera (drums) prior to their December 6 show at Lùsine in Istres, France as part of the "Max & Iggor Cavalera Return To Roots" tour where they were celebrating the 20th anniversary of ...
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Central Mo News recently conducted an interview with BUTCHER BABIES frontwomen Heidi Shepherd and Carla Harvey. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Asked if the music industry has become more accepting of female musicians in the years since the band first started out, Carla said: "I think they're more ...
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In a brand new interview with Metal Wani, Max Cavalera spoke about his plans for SOULFLY's follow-up to 2015's "Archangel" album, tentatively due next summer via Nuclear Blast. "I'm writing right now," he said. "When I was home before [the 'Max & Iggor Cavalera Return To Roots' European tour], I was writing a lot of ...
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On November 30, Sam Sheppard from SINATE conducted an interview with Max Cavalera (CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, SOULFLY, SEPULTURA) in Berlin, Germany during the "Max & Iggor Cavalera Return To Roots" European tour. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about CAVALERA CONSPIRACY's fourth album, "Psychosis", which was released on November 17 via Napalm Records, Max ...
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Dubai-based podcaster and host Basel Anabtawi interviewed SEPULTURA lead guitarist and main songwriter Andreas Kisser hours before the band's December 13 concert in Dubai at the Hard Rock Cafe. You can now watch the chat below. Asked what SEPULTURA was looking for when it was time to replace Max Cavalera as the band's frontman back ...
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We're not going to start this review with the unnecessary "us vs. them" preamble. Max and Igor Cavalera are one hundred percent at peace, as brothers and artists, and with their trusted sidearm, Marc Rizzo, IMO one of the greatest guitarists on the planet still failing to be suitably glorified, the CAVALERA CONSPIRACY has already ...
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On December 3, Igor Cavalera (CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, SEPULTURA) was interviewed by Apes Metal at the Gasometer in Vienna, Austria. You can now watch the chat below. Asked what advice he would give to young, up-and-coming artists who don't have a lot of money to record and promote their music, Igor said: "I don't know. A ...
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Los Angeles-based metal quintet BUTCHER BABIES will return to Europe in February and March 2018 to crush stages and eardrums with its vicious live performances and explosive energy. Confirmed dates are as follows: Feb. 20 - Nottingham (UK) - Rescue Rooms Feb. 21 - Bristol (UK) - Thekla Feb. 22 - Chester (UK) - Live ...
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