STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor has told Billboard.com that the band has written and demoed 18 songs for its sixth studio album, with plans to hit the studio in January for a likely mid-2017 release. "It's some of the best shit we've ever written," Taylor, who is also the vocalist in SLIPKNOT, said. ...
According to Courthouse News, an appeal has been filed in the case of the federal copyright infringement lawsuit claiming the opening to LED ZEPPELIN's 1971 classic "Stairway To Heaven" was a rip-off of the 1968 instrumental song "Taurus". Michael Skidmore, the trustee of "Taurus" songwriter Randy "California" Wolfe's estate, had brought the claims ...
It's been six years since the four biggest thrash-metal bands — METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX – embarked on what they dubbed the "Big Four" tour, but the memories are still fresh for Scott Ian. In the latest installment of Rolling Stone 's "Had To Be There" series, the (animated) ANTHRAX guitarist recalls ...
On August 26, Eagle Rock Entertainment will unleash "Kiss Rocks Vegas" on DVD+CD ($21.98), Blu-ray+CD ($26.98), DVD+2LP ($39.98), and Deluxe Edition DVD+Blu-ray+2CD ($79.98). Captured in the midst of their 40th anniversary world tour, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Famers sonically shook Vegas during their residency at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel And Casino ...
Fan-filmed video footage of CARCASS's entire July 23 performance at The Observatory in Santa Ana, California can be seen below. CARCASS guitarist Bill Steer told ResidentRockStar.com last week that fans shouldn't expect to see the follow-up to the band's "Surgical Steel" album (2013) anytime soon. He said: "Definitely not, 'cause we're still touring. ...
FAITH NO MORE will release deluxe editions of "King For A Day" and "Album Of The Year" on September 9. These include new remasters of the original album, plus a bonus disc of rarities and B-sides. The reissues will be made available on 2-CD, double 180-gram heavyweight LP and digital plus streaming services. Following the ...
During a recent interview with Aggressive Tendencies, SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor was asked for his opinion of the hugely popular augmented reality mobile game Pokémon Go, which has reportedly been downloaded more than 75 million times since its early July launch. He said: "This Pokémon Go thing… You have to understand, I'm a father, so ...
Kristyn Clarke of PopCultureMadness.com conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarists Kerry King and Gary Holt at the San Diego Comic-Con International on Friday, July 22. You can now watch the chat below. Asked how much input SLAYER had in the upcoming comic series from Dark Horse Comics that was inspired by the band's ...
GIRAFFE TONGUE ORCHESTRA members William DuVall (also of ALICE IN CHAINS), Ben Weinman (also of THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN) and Pete Griffin (formerly of DETHKLOK) took part in a question-and-answer session and acoustic performance for Rolling Stone earlier today (Monday, July 25). You can now watch video footage of their appearance below. GIRAFFE TONGUE ORCHESTRA's ...
