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TOOL's MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN: Rape Allegation Is 'Despicable False Claim'

TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan has denied accusations that he raped a 17-year-old woman in 2000, calling the allegation a "despicable false claim." "Many thanks to those of you who saw right through this despicable false claim that only does damage to the #MeToo movement," Keenan wrote on Twitte...

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ALICE IN CHAINS To Release 'Rainier Fog' Album In August; Listen To New Song 'So Far Under'

ALICE IN CHAINS will release its new album, "Rainier Fog", on August 24. The latest single from the effort, "So Far Under" can be streamed below. About "So Far Under", ALICE IN CHAINS vocalist/guitarist William DuVall says: "It's about feeling completely up against it — outnumbered, surrounded, faci...

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KAMELOT Bassist's SAULT: 'Save Myself' Lyric Video

Rhythm-driven heavy rock band SAULT — featuring members of internationally acclaimed power metal group KAMELOT and groove metal outfit ARCANIUM, and guest appearances by members of KING DIAMOND, ONE EYED DOLL and more — has released a lyric video for the song "Save Myself". The track is taken from S...

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House of Doom

A casino of the damned? Someone dial Anne Rice's agent; there's a potential Lestat story to be fleshed out here. In one of the weirdest experiments in metal, doom legends CANDLEMASS created a soundtrack song for an online gaming experience, "House of Doom". Now, before you trigger-happy zombie mash...

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BURY TOMORROW To Release 'Black Flame' Album In July

Music For Nations, the legendary British heavy metal label responsible for releasing early records by METALLICA, TOOL and OPETH, among others, previously announced that it has teamed up with SonyMusic Independent Network (SIN) to become an active frontline label for the first time in more than a dec...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Guitarist Explains Why So Many Studios Were Used During Making Of New Album

On May 15, ALICE IN CHAINS members Jerry Cantrell and William DuVall took part in an interview and three-song acoustic performance at The Sound Lounge in Chicago, Illinois. You can watch video footage of the event below. Asked why ALICE IN CHAINS used so many different studios to record its upcoming...

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TOOL Singer Begs Bandmates To Finish Recording Their Parts For New Album

According to The Pulse Of Radio, TOOL singer Maynard James Keenan publicly called out his bandmates during the group's show over the weekend at the Northern Invasion festival, asking them to finish recording their parts for the band’s long-awaited new album so that he can record his parts and finall...

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TOOL Members Hold Their First Music Clinic

According to The Pulse Of Radio, the members of TOOL hosted their first in a series of musical clinics in St. Paul, Minnesota on Friday night (May 11). The intimate event, which starred guitarist Adam Jones, drummer Danny Carey, and bassist Justin Chancellor, featured a discussion and demonstration...

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GHOST Leader Says GRAMMY Win 'Meant The World': 'You Can Take That Home To Your Mom'

During his first public "unmasked" interview, which took place at Los Angeles's Grammy Museum on May 1, GHOST frontman Tobias Forge discussed a wide range of topics. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On his writing process: Tobias: "In my head, it's always, like, big piles...

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Eat The Elephant

It's been 14 years since A PERFECT CIRCLE released an album. As Lars Ulrich pointed out during his interview with Maynard James Keenan on the METALLICA drummer's Beats 1 radio show, "It's Electric!", that's nearly how long it took for GUNS N' ROSES to re-emerge with "Chinese Democracy". (Interesting...

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Video Premiere: ALICE IN CHAINS' 'The One You Know'

ALICE IN CHAINS has released the Adam Mason-directed video for its new single, "The One You Know". The song is taken from the band's much-anticipated follow-up to 2013's critically acclaimed album "The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here". Due out later this year, the new disc was recorded in part at Henson S...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Teases 'The One You Know' Single, Video

ALICE IN CHAINS will release a new single and video, "The One You Know", on Friday, May 4 at 6:00 a.m. PDT / 9:00 a.m. EDT. A teaser clip can be seen below. "The One You Know" is the first single from ALICE IN CHAINS' much-anticipated follow-up to 2013's critically acclaimed album "The Devil Put Din...

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NAPALM DEATH's 'You Suffer' Immortalized In Bitcoin's Blockchain

Pioneering British independent record label Earache has launched its brand-new web site, giving it its first full refresh since its original launch in 1995. The web site serves to celebrate all that Earache has achieved over the years… from humble independent record label to international rock power...

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PITCHSHIFTER Breaks Decade-Long Hiatus By Announcing U.K. Tour Celebrating 20th Anniversary

U.K. agitators PITCHSHIFTER have announced a November 2018 U.K. tour to celebrate 20 years of their much-lauded record "www.pitchshifter.com". Since 1989, the band has played in 27 countries with the likes of OZZY OSBOURNE, DEFTONES, PANTERA, BLACK SABBATH, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, TOOL, IGGY POP, A...

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A PERFECT CIRCLE's BILLY HOWERDEL On Working With MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN: 'I Don't Have Any Influence On What He Writes'

France's La Grosse Télé recently conducted an interview with A PERFECT CIRCLE guitarist Billy Howerdel. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On why it took A PERFECT CIRCLE 14 years to release a new studio album: Billy: "There were a lot of s...