Monthly Archives: April 2017

Longtime Amorphis bassist Niclas Etelävuori quits band due to “(mis)management)”

Posted by on April 27, 2017

Finnish progressive metal giants Amorphis just wrapped up their extensive North American Tour with Swallow the Sun. The journey began in early March and concluded last Sunday (23) in Long Island, New York. While there were a few bumps on their journey, including canceling their NYC date due to snow, it was an overall success. […]

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Here’s the second Stone Sour song of the day, “Song #3”

Posted by on April 27, 2017

  It’s a great day if you’re a fan of Stone Sour. The day began with “Fabuless,” which is a front-runner for the best video of the year even thought it’s not May yet. However, the band wasn’t done releasing songs, as they’ve also released their first active rock radio track. “Song #3” has nothing […]

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Metal By Numbers 4/27: The charts board the Enterprise

Posted by on April 27, 2017

  Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.   We’re still operating with only partial information for the charts, but this week didn’t have any huge debuts anyway, at least relative to the past few weeks. However, I did come across […]

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It’s Flag Day for whores. fans, hear a new song now

Posted by on April 27, 2017

whores. finally put out a full length album last year, and Gold delivered on all fronts. Their tour with Red Fang and Torche found them hanging in with the other bands, who have far more touring experience than them. And while the band’s abrasive and aggressive grooves reminded us a lot of something that would’ve come […]

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Korn reveal how 12 year-old Tye Trujillo ended up playing bass for them

Posted by on April 27, 2017

  When Korn announced that their bassist Fieldy would not be able to accompany them on their South American tour, people were surprised and confused. People were even more surprised and confused when the band announced his fill in, Tye Trujillo, the 12-year-old son of Metallica bassist Rob Trujillo.  In an interview with NME, Korn’s […]

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Tech N9ne has no problems with Phil Anselmo’s past indiscretions

Posted by on April 27, 2017

Rapper Tech N9ne is no stranger to metal. The rapper has gotten System of a Down’s Serj Tankian to appear on a song, as well as Slipknot and Stone Sour’s Corey Taylor. He even shows up on Five Finger Death Punch’s album via their cover of LL Cool J’s “Mama Said Knock You Out.” So […]

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Ghost are looking for 100 churchgoers in Detroit

Posted by on April 27, 2017

  While Ghost might not be releasing a new album for up to a year, that doesn’t mean that they’re doing nothing. In fact, next Friday (5), the band will be in Detroit filming something or other, and they want you to be in it. The band are choosing 100 people to appear as extras […]

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Listen to Stone Sour’s catchy “Fabuless”

Posted by on April 27, 2017

We’ve known that a new Stone Sour cong would be coming, and earlier today, we got not only a song, but a video for the band’s first single, “Fabuless.” The video is amazing, especially if you like wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tubemen, who comprise the whole audience as the band play the song. Towards the end […]

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Local H are Metallica’s ‘Hit The Stage’ contest winners

Posted by on April 26, 2017

This afternoon, Lars Ulrich appeared on Chicago radio station WLUP to announce their winner of the “Hit the Stage” contest. It might have been a giveaway that it was a Chicago station, because Illinois grunge-rockers Local H won the contest. The band, who you might remember from their ’90s anthems “High Fiving MF” and “Bound […]

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Rage Against the Machine… gun

Posted by on April 26, 2017

We’ve written about davie504 before, specifically when the bassist played AC/DC songs on bass strings tuned to A, C,D, and C. So he’s pretty literal, eh? Well yeah, especially now that he’s decided to do a Rage Against the Machine medley on a bass that’s shaped like a machine… gun. Tim Commerford’s got enough iconic […]

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