When Did You First Hear Slipknot?
01 August, 2012
ArtistDirect recently asked a bunch of rock and metal artists about the first time they heard Slipknot, and several of the band's fellow Roadrunner acts offered memories.
Korn guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer said, "I came off of a tour and heard their first record. Ross Robinson gave it to me in ...
| Corey Taylor Salutes Jim Root
01 August, 2012
Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor was recently interviewed by the Canadian website Jam!, and in between talking about Slipknot's current tour and brand-new compilation Antennas to Hell, had some words of praise for guitarist Jim Root, who was recently treated for a burst appendix that forced ...
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Slipknot: The Story Of The Numbers
31 July, 2012
Slipknot percussionist/mastermind M. Shawn "Clown" Crahan was recently interviewed by Cincinnati, Ohio's City Beat (https://bit.ly/T1IAhT), and during the course of a typically in-depth conversation, he explained how the nine bandmembers chose their numbers.
"The numbers kind of just fell into place," ...
| Serpentine Path - Relapse Records: Death Metal, Grindcore, Extreme Metal CDs, DVDs, Vinyl, T-Shirts, Hoodies And merchandise
31 July, 2012
SERPENTINE PATH is gearing up to unleash their suffocating debut full length on September 11th via Relapse Records. The band, featuring all three members of NY underground icons Unearthly Trance as well as Tim Bagshaw of UK stoners Electric Wizard and Ramesses, has unleashed their first track from the ...
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Locrian: Premiere Song "Omega Vapors" From The Album 'Clearing/The Final Epoch'
31 July, 2012
Experimental, dark ambient / noise trio LOCRIANhave premiered the track "Omega Vapors" from their upcoming deluxe release of The Clearing/The Final Epoch via Pitchfork here. Previously available only on vinyl, The Clearing will see its release on August 14th as a 2CD/Digital deluxe album with a bonus ...
| Hooded Menace Premiere Title Track From 'Effigies Of Evil' Online; New Album In Stores September 11, 2012
31 July, 2012
Death/doom powerhouses HOODED MENACE are gearing up to unleash 'Effigies of Evil,' their first effort for Relapse Records, on September 11th. Now, fans have their first taste of music from the record as the band has partnered with AOL Noisecreep to unleash the album's title track, "Effigies of Evil".
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Slipknot Live At Download 2009
30 July, 2012
Slipknot's first-ever compilation, Antennas to Hell, is out this week, and while the first disc contains 19 songs spanning their career to date, from "(sic)" to "Snuff," the second disc contains their complete live set from the 2009 Download Festival, itself a major milestone in the band's history. ...
| Dream Theater's 'Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory' Wins RollingStone's Reader Poll!
28 July, 2012
Good music prevails!
Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory, the 1999 albumby progressive hard rock icons DREAM THEATER, has landed the #1 position in Rollingstone.com's readers' poll for "Your Favorite Prog Rock Albums of All Time." Marking their fifth studio release, Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from ...
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The Darkness: Premiere "Street Spirit" On Pitchfork; New Album 'Hot Cakes' Out August 21 On Wind-up Records
27 July, 2012
"Almost edibly irresistible,Hot Cakes is a straight-up motorcycle masterwork, and one that benefits from keeping a clever eye on the wing mirrors at all times. They fly solo like eagles indeed. Only The Darkness would dare to pull off that trick they do like they never stopped pulling it off all those ...
| Slash Redefines The Way Fans Experience Music And Albums With Music Tech Apps "Slash360" And "Amplitube"
27 July, 2012
"In this day and age, if you can take music in a different direction, and show people all the different facets of how music is created and performed it makes the whole picture more interesting. That is our goal." -SLASH
We've moved into the digital music era, but multimedia albums have neglected ...
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AEROSMITH Reunite With RUN-D.M.C.'S DARRYL "D.M.C." McDaniels On "Walk This Way"
27 July, 2012
On Tuesday, July 24 at their sold-out arena show at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, NJ, AEROSMITH were joined by RUN-D.M.C.'sDARRYL "D.M.C." McDANIELS for a performance of the band's two-time (first in 1977 as an AEROSMITH track and then again in 1986 as a RUN D.M.C. and AEROSMITH collaboration) ...
| A Lifelong Affair with Guitars and Music! Virtual and OnSite Media Preview Tours Set for August 10, 2012
26 July, 2012
Cheap Trickʼs Rick Nielsen and the Board of the Burpee Museum of Natural History invite members of the media to attend a preview tour and press conference for their new state of the art exhibit that is a fundraiser for the Burpee and tells the story of Rick's passions for guitars, music and Rock & ...
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The Aerolites Gear Up For Rock Wood Music Hall July 28th
26 July, 2012
Every Saturday is typically a great one at Rock Wood Music Hall, voted by CBS Events as one of the top five music venues in NYC for 2012. The Aerolites will cap off another great night as they take the Rock Wood stage for the first time and continue on their quest to stir a big buzz in the Big Apple.
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| Multi-Platinum Rockers Drowning Pool Announce Jasen Moreno As New Singer
26 July, 2012
All-American anthemic rockers Drowning Pool have confirmed, after much speculation, that fellow Texan Jasen Moreno is their new lead singer. Moreno, who is currently on tour with the band, joined Drowning Pool early this Spring, following the departure of their former lead singer. In an exclusive interview ...
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Slipknot: Wear The Mask
25 July, 2012
Slipknot is proud to announce the launch of the band's first ever digital app, available now across Mac iOS and Android platforms. Appropriately entitled "Slipknot: Wear the Mask," the app is as much about the fans as it is the band. "Wear The Mask" has social, gameplay, and photography aspects, but ...
| Matt & Jackie
25 July, 2012
Trivium frontman Matt Heafy was on the Full Metal Jackie radio show this past weekend, and a transcript of that interview is up now on Loudwire.com. Matt talked to her about headlining in front of 20,000 people in Bulgaria, how they're changing up their set on the current Trespass America tour, growing ...
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Monsters of Rock Cruise Offers Guitar, Drum & Vocal Fantasy Clinics; One-On-One Master Classes with Hard Rock Icons
24 July, 2012
The Monsters of Rock Cruise, the greatest rock cruise to ever hit the seven seas, has announced the launch of three unique fan experiences, the Guitar, Drum & Vocal Fantasy Master Classes. These optional workshops give fans the opportunity to learn from some of the hottest metal musicians in the world ...
| Korn On The BBC!
24 July, 2012
Korn recently recorded two songs for the BBC Radio 1 Rock Show at the legendary Maida Vale studio.
Bands like the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and many more have used this studio through the decades. Check out "Narcissistic Cannibal" above, and "Chaos Lives in Everything" below.
Korn's latest ...
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Dying Fetus New Track 'Dead Whores Love To F***' Streaming At Craveonline
24 July, 2012
CraveOnline is hosting an exclusive stream of the DYING FETUS track entitled "Dead Whores Love to Fuck." This song is only available on the deluxe iTunes edition of the band's latest release Reign Supreme.
Reign Supreme is available for purchase from the Relapse store and digitally on iTunes.
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| Murder Construct: Premiere Brand New Song 'Compelled By Mediocrity'
24 July, 2012
Los Angeles-based death dealers MURDER CONSTRUCT have premiered a lyric video for a new song off of their upcoming debut album Results titled 'Compelled By Mediocrity'. The song, which serves as a cut-throat commentary on the cookie-cutter bands that pass themselves off as "extreme" nowadays can be ...
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