A one-minute video in which SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor discusses his favorite big-screen adaptations of Stephen King's work can be seen below. The clip is taken from the "Corey Taylor Collector's Edition" of the documentary "In Search Of Darkness", which will be released in November. Available for one month only, this unique ...
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Former SLIPKNOT percussionist Chris Fehn is hopeful that he can one day return to the band. Fehn sued SLIPKNOT in March, claiming he hadn't been properly compensated for his years of touring and recording with the group. Fehn, a member since 1998, was officially dismissed from the band earlier this year. On Thursday (October 3), ...
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Nita Strauss says that James Hetfield is "rock and roll as fuck" for trying to get his "demons under control." The Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band made the comment less than a week after METALLICA's tour of Australia and New Zealand was called off so that Hetfield could enter rehab to ...
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A one-minute video in which SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor discusses "The Fog", the 1980 American supernatural horror film directed by John Carpenter, who also co-wrote the screenplay and created the music for the film, can be seen below. The clip is taken from the "Corey Taylor Collector's Edition" of the documentary "In ...
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Lars Ulrich says that he is "thinking about" his "brother" James Hetfield, just days after the METALLICA frontman revealed he was returning to a rehab program. Last Friday, METALLICA's tour of Australia and New Zealand was called off so that Hetfield could enter rehab to battle his addictions. The trek was slated to kick off ...
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Tony Iommi says that James Hetfield has "done the right thing seeking help." The BLACK SABBATH guitarist made the comment four days after METALLICA's tour of Australia and New Zealand was called off so that Hetfield could enter rehab to battle his addictions. The trek was slated to kick off on October 17 in Perth ...
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"In Search Of Darkness", a new documentary from SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor, will be released in November. Available for one month only, this unique collector's edition is a must-buy for fans of Taylor and '80s horror films. In this special edition, Corey is joined by '80s icons, modern horror greats, and popular ...
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BEHEMOTH frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski recently answered a number of fan-submitted questions by the readers of U.K.'s Kerrang! magazine. Asked by one fan if he would still term BEHEMOTH as being a black metal band, Nergal said: "I came to the conclusion lately — I've been a fan of LAIBACH and ...
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LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe says that James Hetfield "literally helped save" his life. Blythe made his comments after METALLICA's tour of Australia and New Zealand was called off so that Hetfield could enter rehab to battle his addictions. The trek was slated to kick off on October 17 in Perth and was to ...
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Former METALLICA bassist Ron McGovney has commended James Hetfield for addressing his health issues. McGovney made his comments after METALLICA's tour of Australia and New Zealand was called off so that Hetfield could enter rehab to battle his addictions. The trek was slated to kick off on October 17 in Perth and was to include ...
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Matt Sorum says that James Hetfield is "very strong to take the steps needed to be healthy and happy." The former GUNS N' ROSES drummer made his comments after METALLICA's tour of Australia and New Zealand was called off so that Hetfield could enter rehab to battle his addictions. The trek was slated to kick ...
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HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta says that he "would not have given up drinking if it wasn't for" James Hetfield and "the example he set." Jasta made his comments after METALLICA's tour of Australia and New Zealand was called off so that Hetfield could enter rehab to battle his addictions. The trek was slated to kick ...
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SLIPKNOT is trying to find a way to play in Australia and New Zealand after the band's previously announced run of dates with METALLICA was postponed. Last night, METALLICA's tour of Australia and New Zealand was called off so that frontman James Hetfield could enter rehab to battle his addictions. The trek was slated to ...
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SLIPKNOT has announced the initial details for next year's installment of the Japanese edition of the band's traveling festival, Knotfest Japan. The two-day event will take place on March 20-21, 2020 at the Makuhari Messe near Tokyo, and will feature the Iowa-based masked metallers as headliners on both nights. ANTHRAX will also appear on March ...
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Warner Music Canada has uploaded a "5Q4" (5 Questions For) interview with SLIPKNOT members Jim Root (guitar) and Shawn "Clown" Crahan (percussion). You can now watch it below. Asked how the writing process for SLIPKNOT's latest album, "We Are Not Your Kind", was different to the way the band approached previous LPs, Crahan said: "Every ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of HELMET's September 21 concert in Munich, Germany during the band's 30th-anniversary tour can be seen below. At each stop on HELMET's 30-city European trek, the band is performing a 30-song set with no openers. When the tour was first announced earlier this year, band leader Page Hamilton said: "The day John, ...
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Nikki Sixx has once again called on lawmakers to enact tougher guns laws following mass shootings across the United States that killed at least 35 in August. Speaking to Billboard magazine, the MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist said: "People are, like, 'You're not going to take my guns away.' We're not saying that. ...
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ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello has dismissed the notion that rock is dead, saying that the genre "will never die." While rock 'n' roll has been king of the music world for decades, in the past few years, it's been unseated by the growing popularity of hip-hop. This has caused many pundits to proclaim the genre ...
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Jonathan Davis says that he turned to acts like ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA, QUEEN and DEF LEPPARD for inspiration for the vocals on the latest KORN album, "The Nothing". "They all used to do these crazy, big vocal bits, recording 40 tracks of vocals and harmonies to stack them," Davis told Billboard. ...
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SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor and his son Griffin star in parody of PINK FLOYD's film "The Wall" as part of the web review series "Nostalgia Critic". The long-running online series of comedic reviews takes a look at the 1982 British live-action/animated musical drama film, which was directed by Alan Parker with animated segments by Gerald ...
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MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Phil Campbell will release his debut solo album, "Old Lions Still Roar", on October 25 via Nuclear Blast. The disc, which has been in the works for more than five years, will include guest appearances by Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST), Dee Snider (TWISTED SISTER) and Alice Cooper, among others. The official lyric video ...
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In a brand new interview with Australia's Maniacs, KORN frontman Jonathan Davis was asked if he was "feeling a little déjà vu" knowing that the band's new album, "The Nothing", was being released around the same time as new LPs from TOOL and SLIPKNOT. "It's good to be in good company," ...
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During a recent interview with Italy's Radio Freccia, SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor spoke about the importance of expanding a band's sound without straying too far from the group's musical roots. He said (see video below): "That's one of the cool things about [SLIPKNOT's latest] album ['We Are Not Your Kind'] — ...
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Dave "Snake" Sabo has credited SKID ROW's current vocalist, ZP Theart, with rejuvenating the band, two decades after its split with Sebastian Bach. Bach fronted SKID ROW until 1996, when he was fired. Instead of throwing in the towel, the remaining members took a hiatus and went on to play briefly in a band called ...
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According to The Blast, SLIPKNOT members Corey Taylor and Michael Shawn Crahan (a.k.a. Clown) are asking a judge to throw out Christ Fehn's lawsuit. In the documents, which were filed on Wednesday (September 11) in New York State Supreme Court, Taylor and Crahan claim Fehn's lawsuit was filed in the wrong ...
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California rockers PAPA ROACH have launched a poignant music video for mental health awareness track "Come Around", taken from their tenth studio album, "Who Do You Trust?" Shot on the band's "Who Do You Trust?" U.S. tour at New York's Pier 17 on August 11, the clip features longtime fan Mark Moreno, who has followed ...
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Prior to SLIPKNOT's September 1 performance in Bristow, Virginia, vocalist Corey Taylor was interviewed by film critic Kevin McCarthy. The full conversation can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the process of making the group's latest masks with actor, stunt man and special effects/prosthetic makeup artist Tom Savini: Corey: ...
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In a brand new interview with the WMMR radio station, SLIPKNOT guitarist Jim Root was asked if there are any plans for the band to do something special to celebrate its 25th anniversary next year. He responded: "I don't know, man. I don't know if we're gonna [play] a [whole] record [live]. We did that ...
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Stay Metal Ray has uploaded a video interview with Jim Root in which the SLIPKNOT guitarist goes over the gear he used for the band's summer 2019 "Knotfest Roadshow" tour. Check it out below. "Knotfest Roadshow" kicked off on July 26 in Mountain View, California at Shoreline Amphitheater and continued through September 8 where it ...
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