New Jersey six-piece band FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY will release its fifth studio album, "The Sea Of Tragic Beasts", on October 25 via Nuclear Blast Records (Human Warfare in Australia). The official music video for the disc's first single, "Mirrors", directed by Max Moore, can be seen below. Producer, guitarist, principal songwriter and cofounder Will ...
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SUM 41 recently performed a METALLICA medley live at the SiriusXM studios. Video of the five-minute medley, consisting of the songs "For Whom The Bell Tolls", "Enter Sandman" and "Master Of Puppets", can be seen below. In a 2017 interview with No Future, SUM 41 frontman Deryck Whibley professed his love for METALLICA, saying: "They ...
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In conjunction with a recent Metal Hammer retrospective on SKID ROW's 1989 self-titled debut, former vocalist Sebastian Bach spoke at length about the album with writer Clay Marshall. Select "outtakes" from the interview appear below (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his initial impressions of SKID ROW upon receiving the band's demo: Sebastian: "My very first ...
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Bruce Dickinson was one of the speakers at this year's MABS (Management & Business Summit), which was held June 5-6 in Madrid, Spain. The IRON MAIDEN singer user his appearance at the event to discuss his various ventures as a pilot, entrepreneur, author, broadcaster and bona fide rock legend. Speaking about how businesses can go ...
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BLACK STAR RIDERS and THIN LIZZY guitarist Scott Gorham was recently interviewed by the "Australian Rock Show" podcast. During the chat, which can be heard in its entirety below, Gorham was quizzed on how THIN LIZZY's twin-guitar harmony sound was born and whether it was inspired by any other artists. "Hand on heart, there was ...
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EUROPE frontman Joey Tempest has confirmed to Finland's Kaaos TV that he and his bandmates have "started talking about" making the follow-up to 2017' "Walk The Earth" album. "Everybody is collecting ideas individually," he said (see video below). "And that's how we start. And sometimes we start something we call the 'Sunday club,' where every ...
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According to University Of Exeter, LED ZEPPELIN singer Robert Plant has finally received £8 he was due for playing a gig more than 40 years ago — during a university graduation ceremony. The musician has helped the legendary music industry figure who played a key role in his career celebrate being awarded an ...
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Danish/American hard rock group VOLBEAT has just released its new song "Cheapside Sloggers", featuring a guest guitar solo by Gary Holt of EXODUS and SLAYER. The track comes off VOLBEAT's forthcoming seventh album, "Rewind, Replay, Rebound", due on August 2 via Republic Records. "I wanted to add something new and not typical, so why not ...
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KORN's Andzej Gavriss-directed music video for the song "You'll Never Find Me" can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "The Nothing", which will be released on September 13 via Roadrunner/Elektra. The follow-up to 2016's "The Serenity Of Suffering" was once again produced by Nick Raskulinecz. KORN guitarist Brian "Head" ...
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SEETHER will enter the studio in the fall to begin recording the follow-up to 2017's "Poison The Parish" albumfor a tentative early 2020 release. Speaking to Meltdown fo Detroit's WRIF radio station at last weekend's Riff Fest, guitarist Corey Lowery stated about SEETHER's plans for a new LP: "We're gonna start working on a new ...
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California rockers THE OFFSPRING recently completed work on their 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. Asked by the iHeartRadio Canada for an update on the new disc, guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman said (see video below): ...
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Ryan Martinie says that he doesn't know if MUDVAYNE will ever reunite. It's been just under a decade since MUDVAYNE released its self-titled fifth album and little has been heard about the group during that time. The bassist, who joined MUDVAYNE after the recording of the 1997 "Kill, I Oughtta" EP, told MetalSucks ...
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KORN's official music video for the song "You'll Never Find Me" will make its online debut tomorrow (Thursday, July 18). A teaser for the clip is available below. "You'll Never Find Me" is taken from KORN's upcoming album, "The Nothing", which will be released on September 13 via Roadrunner/Elektra. The follow-up to 2016's "The Serenity ...
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Former FOREIGNER singer Lou Gramm spoke to Kiki Classic Rock about his previously announced plan to release some new solo material later this year. "I've got masters from my solo albums, and that's basically what I'm using," he said (see video below). "'Cause my solo albums always had 10 songs on it, but we always ...
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Matt Sorum has praised Geezer Butler, calling his DEADLAND RITUAL bandmate "top of the list" of people he has played with. The former GUNS N' ROSES drummer made his comments on Wednesday (July 17) while wishing the BLACK SABBATH legend a happy 70th birthday. Sorum posted an Instagram photo of Butler and wrote in an ...
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In the six-and-a-half-minute video below, MEGADETH's David Ellefson gives an in-depth overview of his all-new X Series Signature David Ellefson Concert Bass CBXM IV and V models, running down its features from headstock to bridge and sharing his design inspiration. "When we started designing these, my first thought was 'let's do something more traditional,'" says ...
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IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris says that he doesn't care that his band has yet to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame despite the fact that it has been eligible since 2004. "I don't mind that we're not in things like that," he told Rolling Stone in a new ...
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Former THE RUNAWAYS singer Cherie Currie recently spoke to "Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon" about the band's classic song "Cherry Bomb", which was written by RUNAWAYS manager Kim Fowley and guitarist Joan Jett for the group's self-titled debut album. The title is a play on Cherie's name, who was just 16 when this song was ...
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According to The Blast, the estate of the late STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer Scott Weiland has generated over a million dollars since his passing. Weiland's ex-wife Mary filed court documents this week giving the state of affairs of the estate since he died more than three years ago. Weiland's will named her executor ...
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British rockers SKUNK ANANSIE have released the official music video for their new single, "What You Do For Love". The clip for the band's first new song in three years includes footage from the recent European leg of SKUNK ANANSIE's "[email protected]" tour, along with the video of the group recording the track in a London ...
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In a recent interview with Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show, LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe was asked how his life experiences have shaped him as a person. He responded (hear audio below): "Well, I haven't had a boring life, that's for sure. I haven't led a safe life. That's just not for ...
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Former ACCEPT frontman David Reece has inked a deal with El Puerto Records for the release of his next solo album. The singer had previously worked with El Puerto on the two albums from his SAINTED SINNERS project. El Puerto label boss Torsten Ihlenfeld commented: "[It is] great to work with David again. Reece released ...
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MEGADETH drummer Dirk Verbeuren has uploaded a new Instagram photo of frontman Dave Mustaine working in pre-production on the band's upcoming 16th studio album. The sessions for the disc are taking place in Franklin, Tennessee with co-producer Chris Rakestraw, who previously worked on 2016's "Dystopia" album. Dirk wrote in an accompanying caption: "@davemustaine doing what ...
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Biff Byford has explained why he believes SAXON never achieved the same kind of commercial success in America as fellow British bands IRON MAIDEN and DEF LEPPARD. Although SAXON is widely recognized as one of New Wave Of British Heavy Metal's pioneering exponents, the band has failed to mirror its European success in the U.S. ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of CANDLEMASS's July 13 performance at the Bang Your Head!!! festival in Balingen, Germany can be seen below. CANDLEMASS's 12th album, "The Door To Doom", was released in February via Napalm Records. The disc includes the song "Astorolus - The Great Octopus", which features a guest guitar solo by none other than ...
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A short video of QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre laying down the drum tracks for the band's latest album, "The Verdict", can be seen below. Released in March via Century Media Records, the disc was produced, mixed, and mastered by Chris "Zeuss" Harris (ROB ZOMBIE, ICED EARTH, HATEBREED) at Uberbeatz in Lynwood, Washington; Planet-Z in ...
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ARTE Concert has uploaded professionally filmed video footage of ANTHRAX's June 23 performance at Hellfest in Clisson, France. Check it out below. ANTHRAX performed the song "Now It's Dark" live for the first time in more than 27 years on June 8 at Batschkapp in Frankfurt, Germany. The band has played it again at most ...
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On October 4, Finnish melodic death metal masters INSOMNIUM will release their new album, "Heart Like A Grave", via Century Media Records. Consisting of 10 songs and over an hour of music, the disc evolved to be an epic tour de force of Finnish melancholy. With four composers in the band, the sound of INSOMNIUM ...
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Tickets for SLAYER's November 30 show at the "Fabulous" Forum went on sale last Friday and by the end of the day, had sold out. Due to the quick sellout, today SLAYER announces a second Forum show now confirmed for Friday, November 29 for fans who may have missed out on getting tickets. This show ...
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THE DARK ELEMENT, the project featuring former NIGHTWISH vocalist Anette Olzon and Finnish guitarist and songwriter Jani Liimatainen, will release its second album, "Songs The Night Sings", on November 8 via Frontiers Music Srl. The follow-up to 2017's "The Dark Element" was mixed by Jacob Hansen, who has previously worked with VOLBEAT and AMARANTHE, among ...
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