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SOUNDGARDEN To Release New Album In 2016

Guitarist Kim Thayil of reunited grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN tells The Sydney Morning Herald that the band plans to make a new album in the next few months for a 2016 release. "No studio has been chosen and no songs are written yet," says Thayil. "When we finish these shows in Australia [as part ...

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LACUNA COIL's CRISTINA SCABBIA: 'I Believe That The Next Record Might Be Heavier'

Vocalist Cristina Scabbia of Italian heavy rockers LACUNA COIL was interviewed by Lechon Atomico of MetalPR.com prior to the band's February 7 concert in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether there are any p...

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COURTNEY LOVE Says Feud With DAVE GROHL 'Got Stupid'

According to The Pulse Of Radio, Courtney Love told David Letterman on Tuesday night's (February 10) edition of "Late Show" that she and FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl have buried the hatchet once and for all. The widow of Kurt Cobain and the one-time NIRVANA drummer famously feuded for years afte...

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DAVE GROHL Named 2015 'Record Store Day Ambassador'

Record Store Day has announced the appointment of FOO FIGHTERS mainman and former NIRVANA drummer Dave Grohl as the Record Store Day Ambassador 2015. He follows in the footsteps of past titleholders Jack White, Chuck D, Iggy Pop, and Ozzy Osbourne. Record Store Day was conceived in 2007 at a gatheri...

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SOUNDGARDEN, PEARL JAM, Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Members Perform At 'Sonic Evolution' Concert In Seattle (Video)

SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell, PEARL JAM guitarist Mike McCready, GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan, drummer Barrett Martin and the Seattle Symphony performed last night (Friday, January 30) at Benaroya Hall in Seattle as part of a special concert titled "Sonic Evolution". Cornell and the band p...

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First Reviews Surface For KURT COBAIN Documentary 'Montage Of Heck'

"Kurt Cobain: Montage Of Heck", the first documentary about late NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain made with the authorization and cooperation of his family, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Saturday (January 24). According to The Pulse Of Radio, the film was praised in sever...

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PARADISE LOST To Release 'The Plague Within' Album In June

British gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST will release their 14th studio album, "The Plague Within", on June 2 (one day earlier internationally) via Century Media. The CD was recorded at Orgone Studios (GHOST, ULVER, CATHEDRAL, ANGEL WITCH) in London with producer Jaimie Gomez Arellano. Commented...

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SILVERCHAIR Frontman DANIEL JOHNS Covers NIRVANA, Prepares To Release New Music

SILVERCHAIR frontman Daniel Johns performed a heartfelt version of the NIRVANA classic "Smells Like Teen Spirit" at this past Friday's (January 16) "Beat The Drum" event in Sydney, Australia. Johns was watched by 25,000 fans in attendance as he turned the song into a slow piano ballad, backed by a h...

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MAD SEASON's 'Sonic Evolution' Concert Featuring SOUNDGARDEN, PEARL JAM, Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Members; Rehearsal Photos

SOUNDGARDEN's Chris Cornell will perform with MAD SEASON featuring Mike McCready (PEARL JAM) and Duff McKagan (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) plus the Seattle Symphony orchestra at a special "Sonic Evolution" concert at Seattle's Benaroya Hall on January 30. A couple of photos from the rehearsal se...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN: People Overuse The Phrase 'Play With Feeling'

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman recently spoke to Metal Discovery about his February 2014 headline-grabbing comment that aspiring musicians should avoid instrumental music because it's a dead-end street. "I don't have anything against the genre," he said. "[But] I'm not a fan of instrumenta...

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Online Sales Of KURT COBAIN Suicide Note T-Shirts Halted After Fan Complaints

Tank tops featuring screen prints of late NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain's scrawled suicide note, which were reportedly first made available through a seller via the online retailer Etsy, have been yanked from the site after some fans took notice and complained the shirts were in poor taste. Similar t...

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KURT COBAIN Documentary To Include 'Previously Unheard Originals' From Late NIRVANA Frontman

According to a new press release from HBO announcing the cable network's documentary lineup for 2015, the highly anticipated authorized documentary on Kurt Cobain will premiere on May 4 and will include "previously unheard originals" from the late NIRVANA frontman. Kurt Cobain's widow, Courtney Love...

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PARADISE LOST: New Album Title Revealed

According to Decibel magazine, British gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST have set "The Plague Within" as the title of their 14th studio album, tentatively due in April 2015 via Century Media. The CD is being recorded at Orgone Studios (GHOST, ULVER, CATHEDRAL, ANGEL WITCH) in London with producer...

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BILLY CORGAN Angry At 'Middling' Reviews For New SMASHING PUMPKINS Album

Now that the new SMASHING PUMPKINS album, "Monuments To An Elegy", has been released, mainman Billy Corgan said in a new interview with The Guardian that he's stupefied by the "three-star" reviews the disc is getting. Corgan explained, "I thought for sure I would get really strong reviews for our ne...

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REED MULLIN's Star-Studded TEENAGE TIME KILLER Projects Inks Deal With RISE RECORS

TEENAGE TIME KILLER, the new project featuring singer/drummer Reed Mullin of hardcore punk veterans CORROSION OF CONFORMITY alongside a number of well-known musicians from the metal and hardcore scenes, has inked a deal with Rise Records for the reiease its debuit album. The instrumental parts for t...