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EXODUS frontman Steve “Zetro” Souza, who has gone on record in the past as a supporter of former U.S. president Donald Trump, discussed the state of American politics in a new interview with Andrew McKaysmith of Australia’s “Scars And Guitars” podcast. After McKaysmith told Souza that he doesn’t think “there is any question” that Zetro‘s past “support for Trump was well placed given the shit show” that America has “as a president these days,” Souza said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “They disliked the person,” referring to the hatred that Trump elicited from most Democrats and even some Republicans. “What other leader in the world in history, if you tweet, would come right back at you an...

KnuckleBonz, creator of the Rock Iconz music collectible series, has announced the production of a set of PANTERA “Reinventing The Steel” collectible statues, available for pre-order now at this location. This is a limited-edition collectible; only 3,000 of each statue are made by hand and sold worldwide. All Rock Iconz statues are officially licensed, limited-edition collectibles. This is a fine-arts process where each statue is hand-cast, painted and numbered. These statues are each created in 1/9 scale. Each statue comes with a certificate of authenticity on the base of the statue. Fans can get the set of four statues — one each of Philip Anselmo, “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott, Rex Brown and Vinnie Paul Abbott — for $558, or order their favorite member of PANTERA indi...

KIX frontman Steve Whiteman spoke to “The Chuck Shute Podcast” about the band’s return to the live stage during the pandemic. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “KIX was busy as hell at the end of May. We worked from May, June, July, August, I mean, almost every weekend — two, three shows a week — just to make up for all the shows that we missed through COVID. And then we got COVID, and we had to shut it down for about a month. We missed another eight shows. “It was weird, ’cause I got it… And we were vaccinated, so nobody really was in harm’s way; it was very mild for all of us,” he continued. “But I would get it one week, then Mark [Schenker, bass] would come up with it the next week, then Bob Paré [guitar] got it. It sprea...

SLIPKNOT has just released a new single, “The Chapeltown Rag”. The track, which can be streamed below, was produced by Joe Baressi, who has previously worked with AVENGED SEVENFOLD, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE and CHEVELLE, among many others. SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor described the song to Knotfest.com as “a punisher,” saying it documents what happens when the distortions of mass media circulate within the echo chambers of social media. “It’s classic SLIPKNOT,” said Corey about the track, which is inspired by a Netflix documentary he watched about the Yorkshire Ripper serial killer who murdered multiple women in the West Yorkshire, United Kingdom suburb Chapeltown in the late 1970s. “And it’s frenetic. But lyrically, it’s coming ...

Travis Scott has delivered the updated version of “ESCAPE PLAN” and the brand new single entitled “MAFIA,” the latter of which features an appearance from J. Cole. “ESCAPE PLAN” was first debuted live by Scott at Rolling Loud New York, when he publicly performed the new verse, after several teasers. Meanwhile, “MAFIA” hears production from Jahaan Sweet and Boi-1da and a contribution from J. Cole. Scott initially teased the release of new music on social media just before Astroworld Festival, writing, “F*CK IT LET’S START IT UP.” Astroworld Festival takes place November 5 to 6, with Scott’s set to be exclusively livestreamed on Apple Music. Fans can tune in on November 5 at 7 p.m. PT/10 p.m. ET. Stream Travis Scott’s “ESCAPE PLAN / MAFIA” on Spotify and Apple Music. In other new music ...

Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars have delivered their brand new Silk Sonic single, “Smokin’ Out the Window.” Clocking in at over three minutes, the cut arrives with an accompanying music video co-directed by Mars and John Esparza, which sees the pair continuing their ’70s motif complete with orange and brown hues. ”Smokin’ Out the Window” follows predecessor singles “Skate” and “Leave the Door Open,” with all three singles set to appear on their forthcoming debut album An Evening With Silk Sonic. The record is will drop next week and rumored to feature Childish Gambino and Ariana Grande; album host Bootsy Collins announced the release date on Instagram and initially tagged the two artists in the caption, leading fans to believe that Gambino and Grande contributed to the LP. Watch Silk So...

The Weeknd and Post Malone have dropped off their latest collaborative track “One Right Now,” which is billed as the first single off Posty’s forthcoming album. Clocking in at just a little over three minutes, the single features production from Louis Bell, Brian Lee, and Andrew Bolooki and was initially teased by the two artists earlier this week. “One Right Now” follows The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia’s joint effort “Moth to a Flame,” which released in late October, and Posty’s appearance on Young Thug’s “Livin It Up.” While not a lot of info is known about Malone’s Hollywood’s Bleeding followup, The Weeknd confirmed in an episode of Memento Mori that his After Hours successor is complete. Affectionately calling the record “the Dawn,” Abel shared, “I hope y’all had a great summer...

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