TOOL Teases New Album
TOOL has released a short teaser for the band's long-awaited new album. The clip, which can be seen below, gives the first glimpse of what is appears to be the new TOOL logo. TOOL's follow-up to 2006's "10,000...
ALICE IN CHAINS Vocalist/Guitarist WILLIAM DUVALL To Release ‘One Alone’ Solo Album In October
ALICE IN CHAINS vocalist/guitarist William DuVall will release his debut solo album, "One Alone", on October 4 via DVL Recordings. The disc is a smoldering, all-acoustic affair. In contrast to the multi-layered...
SKID ROW Guitarist Was ‘Pissed’ That RHINO Remastered Debut Album For ‘Deluxe’ Digital Reissue
In conjunction with a recent Metal Hammer retrospective on SKID ROW's self-titled 1989 debut, guitarist Dave "Snake" Sabo spoke at length about the album with writer Clay Marshall. Some select "outtakes" from t...
KORN Bassist Hopes Covers Album Will Eventually See Light Of Day
KORN bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu has confirmed that the band has been quietly recording and stockpiling cover tunes for an eventual album. "Over the years, we've been dabbling with covers, and we do have ...
JOHN 5 On NIKKI SIXX: ‘He’s My Best Friend. We Love Each Other.’
In a brand new interview with Jameson Ketchum of Outburn, former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5 spoke about his close friendship with MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx. He said: "Nikki, he'...
PHILIP ANSELMO Joined By MAX CAVALERA For ‘Walk’ Performance At DYNAMO METALFEST (Video)
Max Cavalera (SEPULTURA, SOULFLY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY) joined Philip Anselmo on stage yesterday (Saturday, July 20) at the Dynamo Metalfest in Eindhoven, Netherlands to perform the PANTERA classic "Walk". Video...
LACUNA COIL’s CRISTINA SCABBIA Says New Album ‘Black Anima’ Will Surprise A Lot Of People
Prior to their July 20 performance at the Rock Fest in Cadott, Wisconsin, Italian metal veterans LACUNA COIL spoke to Lou Brutus of HardDrive Radio about the band's upcoming album, "Black Anima". The follow-up ...
SABATON’s PÄR SUNDSTRÖM: ‘I See Negative Things In Altering History’
Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with bassist Pär Sundström of Swedish metallers SABATON. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On ...
LORRAINE LEWIS Was’ Over-The-Moon Excited’ And ‘Nervous As All Hell’ About Joining VIXEN
Clint Switzer of the "Music Mania" podcast recently conducted an interview with VIXEN frontwoman Lorraine Lewis (also of FEMME FATALE). You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribe...
SCOTT STAPP: Getting Sober ‘Really Changed My Life’
"Robb's Metalworks" conducted an interview with CREED frontman Scott Stapp prior to his July 10 concert at Aztec Theater in San Antonio, Texas. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transc...
GRETA VAN FLEET Bassist: ‘Being A Musician Is The Highest Extremes Of Great And Horrible’
Australia's Australia's Heavy magazine recently conducted an interview with bassist Sam Kiszka of Michigan rockers GRETA VAN FLEET. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by...
NICKO MCBRAIN On Joining IRON MAIDEN In 1982: ‘I Was In The Right Place At The Right Time’
Tapped to replace Clive Burr in 1982 after touring activities for "Number Of The Beast" concluded, drummer Nicko McBrain brought a degree of finesse and technicality that was largely missing from IRON MAIDEN's ...
APOCALYPTICA’s PAAVO LÖTJÖNEN: ‘The Magic Of METALLICA Has Not Disappeared Anywhere’
In a recent interview with Australia's Heavy magazine, Paavo Lötjönen of Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA spoke about the impact of their 1996 "Plays Metallica By Four Cellos" debut. Consisting solely of META...
Watch DOKKEN Perform At Iowa Speedway
Fan-filmed video footage of DOKKEN's July 19 concert at the Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube users "John W Elkin" and "D C"). As with all of DOKKEN's recent gigs, DOKKEN's l...
ALICE COOPER To Release ‘Breadcrumbs’ EP In September
Alice Cooper will release a six-song EP, "Breadcrumbs", on September 13 via earMUSIC. Described as a "tribute to the garage rock heroes from his hometown Detroit city," the EP includes covers of MC5's "Sister ...
BAD WOLVES Drummer: ‘We Decided Pretty Early On That We Weren’t Going To Be Some ‘Purist’ Metal Band’
Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with BAD WOLVES bassist Kyle Konkiel and drummer John Boecklin. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET)...
JOEY DEMAIO Says MANOWAR Has Filed A Lawsuit Against HELLFEST Organizers: ‘We Don’t Take S**t From Anybody’
Joey DeMaio says that MANOWAR has filed a lawsuit against the Hellfest organizers over the cancelation of the band's concert at this year's edition of the French heavy metal festival. In was reported on June 2...
MASTODON Drummer Says ‘Crack The Skye’ Album Was ‘A Heavily Decorated Christmas Tree’
MASTODON drummer Brann Dailor spoke to Lou Brutus of HardDrive Radio about the band's recently completed tour, which celebrated the tenth anniversary of its fourth album, 2009's "Crack The Skye". Asked how th...
ACT OF DEFIANCE Singer Launches Atmospheric Doom Metal Band QAALM
"Reflections Doubt", the debut demo from QAALM, the new atmospheric doom metal band featuring ACT OF DEFIANCE and ex-SCAR THE MARTYR singer Henry Derek Elis (on guitar), can be streamed below. Starting a band ...
SABATON: Lyric Video For New Song ’82nd All The Way’
Swedish heavy metal heroes SABATON have released the official lyric video for the song "82nd All The Way". The track is taken from the band's ninth full-length album, "The Great War", which came out on July 19 ...