KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch's LOVE AND DEATH side project has released the official music video for "Let Me Love You", a fan-favorite cover of DJ Snake and Justin Bieber's smash hit, featuring powerhouse vocalist Lacey Sturm, formerly of FLYLEAF. Watch the clip below. Welch commented: "'Let Me Love You' has been one of my ...
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Popular TV series "Paradise City" has today released the soundtrack to Season 1 via Sumerian Records. The soundtrack includes a medley of tracks including "Paradise City" bands THE MAVENS and THE FLUX with their covers of "I Don't Believe In Love" and "True Faith", respectively, and includes other songs found on the show such as ...
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According to Columbus Business First, the Alrosa Villa nightclub in Columbus, Ohio, where PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott was murdered more than 16 years ago has finally gotten the green light to be turned into affordable apartments. Plans are afoot to build three four-story buildings providing one-, two-, three-, ...
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Today Live Nation announced it is celebrating the return to live concerts this summer by offering fans $20 all-in tickets to nearly 1,000 shows this year. As Live Nation's outdoor venues across the U.S. begin to open, the time is here to get outside and catch live music with friends, family and loved ones at ...
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KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch spoke to Tommy Carroll from 97.9 GRD about the curent status of the band's bassist, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu. Fieldy announced last month that he would sit out KORN's current tour in order to "heal" after "falling back" on some of his "bad habits." Speaking last Friday (July 16) at the ...
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KORN played its first show with Roberto "Ra" Díaz (SUICIDAL TENDENCIES) last night (Friday, July 16) at the Upheaval festival in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below (courtesy of the "BREWtally Speaking" podcast). Díaz is filling in for Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu on KORN's current tour. Fieldy announced last ...
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Musician Wes Geer and mental health researcher Constance Scharff, PhD know the power of music to heal; music saved both their lives. After nine years of watching more than one hundred thousand non-musicians use music to heal, they teamed up to write "Rock To Recovery: Music As A Catalyst For Human Transformation". Geer was chosen ...
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KORN has enlisted Roberto "Ra" Díaz (SUICIDAL TENDENCIES) to fill in for Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu on the band's upcoming tour. Fieldy announced last month that he would sit out the trek in order to "heal" after "falling back" on some of his "bad habits." "We appreciate your kind words of support in response to the ...
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LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe says that he is about to begin writing his second book. Blythe, whose 2015 memoir, "Dark Days: A Memoir", focused on his ordeal in a Czech Republic prison and his subsequent acquittal, revealed his plans for a follow-up book in an Instagram post earlier today (Thursday, July 8). The ...
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In a new interview with Sofa King Cool, POWERMAN 5000 frontman Spider One was asked how it feels to have been part of the wave of rock bands that were responsible for creating the "nu metal" genre back in the late 1990s. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I don't think ...
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HBO's "Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, And Rage", the first film in the Music Box series, directed by Garret Price ("Love, Antosha") and executive produced by Bill Simmons (HBO's "Andre The Giant", "Showbiz Kids"), tells the story of Woodstock 99, a three-day music festival promoted to echo unity and counterculture idealism of the original 1969 concert ...
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The ultimate book on one of heavy metal's most successful periods "Nu Metal: A Definitive Guide" revisits the remarkable decade from 1994 to 2004 when mainstream charts, magazines, radio and TV were all taken over by a host of diverse artists performing their own brands of hard rock, hip-hop and heavy metal. Written by British ...
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In a new interview with the "Do You Know Jack?" podcast, KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch discussed the 25th anniversary of the band's second album, "Life Is Peachy". Asked how he and his bandmates avoided the dreaded sophomore jinx while making the follow-up to 1994's double-platinum self-titled debut, Brian said: "Defintely it was a thing ...
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BLU WEEKEND, the new band featuring the sons of Scott Weiland and Robert Trujillo, made its live debut this past Sunday (June 27) at the iHollywood Film Fest after-party at Woman's Club Of Hollywood. Noah Weiland and Tye Trujillo previous played together in SUSPECT208, the short-lived rock project which also featured drummer London Hudson, the ...
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The popular vinyl collectible company Funko — best known for its big-headed Pop! figures — has announced one its latest artist collaborations: KORN singer Jonathan Davis. Other artists who have gotten the Pop! Rocks treatment in the past include KISS, IRON MAIDEN, METALLICA, GUNS N' ROSES, AC/DC, Ozzy Osbourne, DEF LEPPARD, Rob Zombie, SLIPKNOT, SLAYER, ...
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LAST IN LINE bassist Phil Soussan spoke to Metal-Net.com about the progress of the writing and recording sessions for the band's third album. The follow-up to 2019's "II" is tentatively due in 2022 via an as-yet-undisclosed record label. "I've been quite motivational with the band," Phil said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). ...
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KORN has offered words of support for bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, who will sit out the band's upcoming tour in order to "heal" after "falling back" on some of his "bad habits." On Monday (June 21), Fieldy broke the news of his absence from the trek, writing in a social media post: "To all KORN ...
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KORN bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu will sit out the band's upcoming tour in order to "heal" after "falling back" on some of his "bad habits." Fieldy broke the news of his absence from the trek in a social media post earlier today. He wrote: "To all KORN fans worldwide. The past 6 years I've been ...
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METALLICA, GUNS N' ROSES, SCORPIONS, DEFTONES, FAITH NO MORE, AVENGED SEVENFOLD and NINE INCH NAILS will headline next year's edition of Hellfest, set to take place over two weekends, June 17-19, 2022 and June 23-26, 2022, in Clisson, France. No less than 350 artists will perform on six stages, with additional appearances by such acts ...
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STAIND's Mike Mushok spoke to Anne Erickson of Audio Ink Radio about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's first studio album since 2011's self-titled effort. "We're working on that now," he said. "Aaron [Lewis, STAIND frontman] is finishing up a country record; he's just about done with it. ...
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Sometimes the scenic route is the only available option. HACKTIVIST have a somewhat fractured history, with several false starts and interminable delays. After their first released material went viral, the UK rap-metal crew released a self-titled EP in 2012, before taking four long years to produce a full-length debut. After one triumphant European tour as ...
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KORN frontman Jonathan Davis has contributed an exclusive song, "Elex", to "Elex II", which is coming soon to PC, Xbox Series S|X, Xbox One, PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. "Elex II" is the sequel to "Elex", the vintage open-world role-playing experience from the award-winning creators of the "Gothic" and "Risen" series "Piranha Bytes". "Elex II" ...
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THE L.I.F.E. PROJECT, the musical collaboration between STONE SOUR guitarist Josh Rand and songwriter and vocalist Casandra Carson, has unveiled another new song, "A World On Fire", from its debut self-titled EP, set to arrive on July 9. Watch the lyric video for "A World On Fire" below. Pre-orders for CD, vinyl and cassette editions ...
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PcP Films and RSL TV have uploaded new video of the Alrosa Villa nightclub in Columbus, Ohio, where PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott was murdered more than 16 years ago. You can now see the two clips below. Earlier this month, it was reported by the The Columbus Dispatch ...
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GOJIRA's Mario Duplantier recently spoke to Metal Hammer magazine about the 10 drummers that changed his life. Among Mario's biggest influences is METALLICA's Lars Ulrich, who was "probably the first drummer that really made me pay attention," Duplantier said. "I was maybe ten or eleven years old and my brother [GOJIRA ...
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According to The Columbus Dispatch, the Alrosa Villa nightclub in Columbus, Ohio, where PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott was murdered more than 16 years ago, will be turned into affordable apartments. Plans are afoot to build three four-story buildings providing one-, two-, three-, and four-bedroom apartments on the site ...
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During an appearance on a recent episode of the "Making Waves: The ShipRocked Podcast", LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton discussed his band's upcoming tour with MEGADETH, TRIVIUM and IN FLAMES. "The Metal Tour Of The Year" was originally scheduled to take place last year, but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Mark said ...
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In a new interview with Australia's Blunt magazine, former SEPULTURA frontman Max Cavalera reflected on the group's groundbreaking 1996 album "Roots", on which he and his bandmates collaborated with the Brazilian Xavante tribe. "It's good that it's still appreciated to this day," he said. "I think 'Roots' was controversial; a lot ...
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SEVENDUST's Clint Lowery has unveiled his fitness transformation after completing the "75 Hard" challenge. The 49-year-old guitarist underwent "75 Hard", which is particularly popular among TikTok users, at the urging of his wife of 11 years, Tara. "75 Hard" is the brainchild of entreprenteur and "Real AF" podcaster Andy Frisella, who set it up as ...
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According to Wall Of Sound, SUSPECT208, the band featuring drummer London Hudson (son of GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash) and bassist Tye Trujillo (son of METALLICA bass player Robert Trujillo), has officially called it quits. Hudson and guitarist Niko Tsangaris are focusing on their new project S8NT ELEKTRIC while Trujillo is ...
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