On November 16, fans can celebrate the recorded legacy of musical icon and singer/songwriter Chris Cornell with the 17-track self-titled album, "Chris Cornell", and a 64-track limited-edition deluxe box set. The first release since his passing in 2017, the album will be made available by Cornell's wife, Vicky Cornell, on behalf of the Chris Cornell ...
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Visionary singer-songwriter and musician Perry Farrell has signed an exclusive worldwide record deal with BMG to release his new solo album, "Kind Heaven", a musical scene-setter for his immersive entertainment destination "Kind Heaven" set to open at The LINQ Promenade in Las Vegas next year. Slated for release in 2019, "Kind Heaven" marks the first ...
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ALICE IN CHAINS bassist Mike Inez recently spoke with Metal Wani. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET and Metal Wani). On the group's new album, "Rainier Fog": Mike: "It was just really kind of special record. To go back to Seattle and record was just amazing ...
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Kim Thayil has told Seattle Times in a new interview that more SOUNDGARDEN releases are in the works. The guitarist, who is managing the band's catalog, is working with Sub Pop on possible compilations, live albums and other unreleased material, as well as discussing potential projects with A&M. While Thayil plans to continue ...
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Although two of the three surviving SOUNDGARDEN bandmembers — drummer Matt Cameron and guitarist Kim Thayil — reunited in June for Denmark's Northside festival as part of a supergroup called MC5, there are no plans for them to re-team with bassist Ben Shepherd as they continue to mourn singer Chris Cornell's death. "We're just still ...
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On Sunday, October 7, Vicky Cornell and the Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) celebrated Seattle's son, music icon and late Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Chris Cornell, with the public unveiling of a commemorative statue. The life-size statue, commissioned and donated to the museum by Vicky Cornell, will stand outside MoPOP's south entrance facing Fifth Avenue North. ...
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On November 16, fans can celebrate the recorded legacy of musical icon and singer/songwriter Chris Cornell with the 17-track self-titled album, "Chris Cornell", and a 64-track limited-edition deluxe box set. The first release since his passing in 2017, the album will be made available by Cornell's wife, Vicky Cornell, on behalf of the Chris Cornell ...
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Corey Taylor has confirmed to Australia's Heavy magazine that STONE SOUR has already begun working on material for the follow-up to last year's "Hydrograd" album. "We started writing new music pretty much as soon as we got on the road," he said (hear audio below). "We just can't be stopped; we're just gluttons for punishment ...
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The official lyric video for the song "Can You Hear Me" from FIFTH ANGEL can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's first new album in almost 30 years, "The Third Secret", which will be released on October 26 through Nuclear Blast Records. "The Third Secret" features the incredible talents of guitarist ...
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SOUNDGARDEN guitarist Kim Thayil has told Billboard in a new interview that nothing was visibly amiss with Chris Cornell during the band's May 17, 2017 concert at the Fillmore in Detroit prior to the singer's suicide. "I thought the show was good," Thayil said. "I remember Chris had just gotten in [to town] ...
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STONE SOUR's music video for an acoustic version of the song "Mercy" can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's acclaimed 2017 LP, "Hydrograd", which was released as a deluxe edition on August 31. The two-disc set, "Hydrograd Deluxe Edition", collects unreleased covers, b-sides, live recordings and alternate versions of songs from ...
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STONE SOUR played a short acoustic set Friday afternoon (August 31) on the stage in the parking lot of the Zippo/Case Museum in Bradford, Pennsylvania. The event was part of the company's Zippo Sessions, exclusive, intimate acoustic sessions with some of the hottest bands playing at the major festivals that the Zippo Encore booth attends. ...
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FIFTH ANGEL recently put the finishing touches on its first new album in almost 30 years, "The Third Secret", which will be released on October 26 through Nuclear Blast Records. But before their fans can put their hands on the new record, there's more news to announce from the FIFTH ANGEL camp. Guitarist Ed Archer, ...
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FIFTH ANGEL's first new album in almost 30 years, "The Third Secret", will be released on October 26 via Nuclear Blast. The album features the incredible talents of guitarist and lead vocalist Kendall Bechtel, bassist John Macko and drummer and backing vocalist Ken Mary. Macko says: "When we began this process, we always were mindful ...
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"Knievel Has Landed", the new video from STONE SOUR, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's acclaimed 2017 LP, "Hydrograd", which will be released as a deluxe edition on August 31. The two-disc set, "Hydrograd Deluxe Edition", collects unreleased covers, b-sides, live recordings and alternate versions of songs from "Hydrograd". Available ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, ALICE IN CHAINS frontman William DuVall revealed in a new interview with Kerrang! that the band's new song "Never Fade" was inspired by his grandmother, late SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell, and late ALICE IN CHAINS vocalist Layne Staley. DuVall explained: "I think there was some residue from the past ...
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On Sunday, October 7, Vicky Cornell and the Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) will celebrate Seattle's son, music icon and late Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Chris Cornell, with the public unveiling of a commemorative statue. Following the unveiling, footage of SOUNDGARDEN's performance at The Wiltern, captured by the Artist Den, will be screened inside MoPOP's Sky ...
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STONE SOUR guitarist Josh Rand has admitted that staying clean and sober on the road has been "more difficult" than he expected. Rand received treatment earlier this year for "an alcohol and Xanax dependency" which forced him to sit out one of the the band's tours. Josh performed with STONE SOUR on the ShipRocked cruise ...
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Years of anticipation are about to come to an end with the September 7 release of their self-titled debut album from DOWNPOUR. The band, which features members of SHADOWS FALL and UNEARTH, has marked this long-awaited announcement with the premiere of album track "Truth In Suffering". The album is available for pre-order through DOWNPOUR's
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Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of STONE SOUR's video for "Song #3" can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's latest album, "Hydrograd", which was released in June 2017 via Roadrunner Records. STONE SOUR will release a deluxe edition of "Hydrograd" on August 31. The two-disc set, "Hydrograd Deluxe Edition", collects unreleased ...
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STONE SOUR drummer Roy Mayorga was recently interviewed by Metalshop TV. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the success of the band's recent touring: Roy: "It's been awesome. Off the charts. This whole run, the past year and a half we've been out, ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of STONE SOUR performing an acoustic version of the song "Miracles" as part of the the "Zippo Sessions" at this past May's Rock On The Range festival in Columbus, Ohio can be seen below. STONE SOUR recently unveiled details of a deluxe release for its acclaimed 2017 LP, "Hydrograd". The two-disc ...
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ROYAL TUSK has signed a worldwide deal with Entertainment One (eOne). The band's new album, "Tusk II", will be released on October 26. The first single from the disc, a song called "Aftermath", can be streamed below. "'Aftermath' laments the way the constant bombardment of horrific events has desensitized us to ultra-violence," says vocalist Daniel ...
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Richmond, Virginia's psychedelic heavyweights WINDHAND have unveiled "Grey Garden", the Jordan Vance-directed video and lead single off their forthcoming album, "Eternal Return". Due on October 5 via Relapse Records, "Eternal Return" is a complete life-to-death journey. As unplanned things go, it's an observation of as well as a reflection on life's ups and downs, joys ...
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ALICE IN CHAINS frontman William DuVall spoke to NME about his band's decision to mark the first anniversary of Chris Cornell's passing by covering SOUNDGARDEN's "Hunted Down" and "Boot Camp" this past May at the Rock On The Range festival in Columbus, Ohio. "That was a very moving and poignant experience," he said. ...
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The Reelz cable network has set an August 12 premiere date for "Autopsy: The Last Hours Of Chris Cornell". Earlier in the year, the show's producers were at Shepherd's Bush Hall in England, where the program recreated SOUNDGARDEN's and singer Chris Cornell's last show at the Fox Theatre in Detroit. It was also revealed that ...
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Chris Cornell will be commemorated in his hometown of Seattle with a statue that will be raised in a public ceremony on Wednesday, August 29. His widow, Vicky Cornell, commissioned sculptor Nick Marras to create a lifesize bronze statue showcasing the rock legend in one of his iconic poses with his signature boots, dog tag, ...
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Today, on what would have been the 54th birthday of Seattle's son, music icon and late Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Chris Cornell, Vicky Cornell announced her late husband will be commemorated in his hometown with a statue that will be raised in a public ceremony on Wednesday, August 29. Ms. Cornell commissioned sculptor Nick Marras to ...
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Ascending Arkansas progressive doom quartet PALLBEARER will head to European shores next week for a run of shows and festival appearances and has announced a fall 2018 North American tour with Sweden's TRIBULATION. In anticipation of the forthcoming tour dates, PALLBEARER has unleashed a live music video for the track "Thorns", taken from the band's ...
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Late SOUNDGARDEN and AUDIOSLAVE vocalist Chris Cornell is one of the many artists whom HEART singer Ann Wilson pays tribute to with her new collection, "Immortal", due out September 14. The album will feature Wilson's versions of classic songs by such icons as Cornell, David Bowie, Tom Petty, Glenn Frey, George Michael, Amy Winehouse, Leslie ...
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