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COREY TAYLOR Talks 'Audio Secrecy', Horror Movies With BLOODY DISGUSTING

Bloody-Disgusting.com recently conducted an interview with STONE SOUR/SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Bloody-Disgusting.com: Where did the inspiration for the lyrics of "Audio Secrecy" come from? Corey: Basically, it's a road map of the last five year...

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Former AEROSMITH A&R Guru Says 'Jealousy' Is Behind Band's 'American Idol' Squabbles

Former Geffen Records executive John Kalodner, who oversaw AEROSMITH's late Eighties comeback and some of their biggest albums, such as "Permanent Vacation" and "Pump", told the New York Post that the band's guitarist, Joe Perry, was "completely wrong" when he stated in a recent interview that singe...

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CHIMAIRA Frontman Says There Are Too Many Deathcore Bands Who Sound The Same

The Scream Queen recently conducted an interview with vocalist Mark Hunter of Cleveland, Ohio metallers CHIMAIRA. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Scream Queen: I saw you guys back in 2005 at the Sounds of the Underground tour. A lot has changed since then with metal. What do you...

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VENOMIN JAMES To Release 'Crowe Valley Blues' Next Week

Cleveland, Ohio-based metal band VENOMIN JAMES will release its second album, "Crowe Valley Blues", on September 14 via Auburn Records. The self-produced CD, which was issued overseas in July, was recorded at the band's own Supernatural Sound studio in Kirtland, Ohio and includes the four-track "Dea...

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METALLICA To Release 'Six Feet Down Under' EP

METALLICA's official web site has been updated with the following message: "We're getting psyched up for our return to Australia and New Zealand next week . . . It's been six long years since we've visited and we're ready to throw down! The nice people at Universal Music were so darn excited that th...

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MIKE INEZ, BILLY SHEEHAN To Appear At BASS PLAYER LIVE!

Bass Player LIVE! is back to bring players, manufacturers, and artists together in an intimate environment for hands-on access to the latest instruments, equipment and instruction on playing technique and application. Special guest appearances and performances will include Victor Wooten, Billy Sheeh...

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FORBIDDEN: 'Omega Wave' Cover Artwork Revealed

The cover artwork for "Omega Wave", the much-anticipated new album from reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN, can be viewed below. FORBIDDEN guitarist/songwriter Craig Locicero had the following to say about his collaborative process with artist Kent Mathieu, the visual elements th...

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BANGALORE CHOIR's DAVID REECE Interviewed By METAL EXPRESS RADIO (Audio)

Norway's Metal Express Radio recently conducted an interview with lead vocalist David Reece of the reunited melodic hard rock band BANGALORE CHOIR. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. "Cadence", the new studio album from BANGALORE CHOIR, will be released on September 24 via...

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EVAN SEINFELD: BLABBERMOUTH.NET Is 'Lamest, Weakest, Pussiest Web Site In Entire Music Genre'

Chris Harris of Gun Shy Assassin has posted some of the "leftover" quotes from his recent interview with vocalist/bassist-turned-porn-actor Evan Seinfeld (BIOHAZARD). Towards the end of the interview, Evan started talking about haters — people who either hate his band or the fact that he gets to bon...

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BORKNAGAR: South American Tour Canceled

BORKNAGAR's previously announced South American tour has been canceled. Commented BORKNAGAR mainman Øystein G. Brun: "Sometimes reality bites and it is with a graven heart we have to inform you all that we are forced to pull the plug on the South American tour in September. At this point, too many o...

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PRIMAL FEAR, Ex-BLACK SABBATH, RIOT Members Featured On New PHENOMENA Album

Escape Music has set a September 24 release date for the much-anticipated new album from Tom Galley, the creator of PHENOMENA, titled "Blind Faith". The effort features guest contributions from countless renowned musicians such as: * Mike DeMeo (RIOT, MASTERPLAN) * Rob Moratti and Ian Crichton (SAGA...

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Slakthus Gamleby

Can anyone stop, or even slow down Rogga Johansson (PAGANIZER, BONE GNAWER, REVOLTING, THE GROTESQUERY, etc)? The answer is "no." The guy is a Swedish death metal juggernaut with the need to constantly create. His calling card has always been crushing, old-school Swedish death metal and there is ple...

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Opinion: STEVEN TYLER Is 'Terrible Choice' For 'Idol'

According to The Pulse of Radio, entertainment industry web site The Wrap published an article on Thursday (August 19) making the case that AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler would be a "terrible choice" for a new judge on "American Idol". Writer Dominic Patten says in the piece that Tyler, who's rumor...

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LIQUID GRAVEYARD Signs With RISING RECORDS

LIQUID GRAVEYARD, the new band featuring former CANCER frontman John Walker, has inked a deal with the British record label Rising Records. The group is finishing up the songwriting process for its second album, which will be recorded and mixed at Sadman Studios in Madrid, Spain and mastered at Finn...

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JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE: Tour Dates Announced

JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE will celebrate the life and music of his father — the legendary LED ZEPPELIN drummer John Bonham. The limited engagement of concert dates — timed to take place just after the 30th anniversary of John's passing on September 25, 1980 — will launch in North Americ...