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ALICE COOPER Is Working On Two New ‘Entirely Different’ Kinds Of ‘Hard Rock Albums’
During an appearance on this past Thursday’s (January 27) episode of SiriusXM‘s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk”, legendary rocker Alice Cooper confirmed that he is putting together ideas for the follow-up to last year’s “Detroit Stories” LP. “I’m working on two albums right now, actually — two studio albums,” he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “And all I can say is that one is written — totally written — and we’ll be doing bed tracks for that one pretty soon. And then the other one is just a touch in the future, but that’s being written right now too. They’re two entirely different kinds of albums, but they’re Alice Cooper pure rock and roll albums. The two albums will really be hard rock a...
Ex-SKID ROW Drummer PHIL VARONE Says SEBASTIAN BACH Is ‘In A War With Himself’
Former SKID ROW drummer Phil Varone has once again responded to ex-SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach‘s claim that Varone‘s decision to pose nude for an Playgirl is “further proof that the name ‘SKID ROW‘ has completely lost all credibility, cool, accuracy and is now devoid of all meaning in every way.” Varone, who was one of eight patients featured on the “Celebrity Rehab” spin-off series “Sex Rehab With Dr. Drew”, was featured on the cover of Playgirl more than a decade ago. The publication, which included a 16-page spread on Varone, hit newsstands in December 2010. A short time after Varone‘s appearance in Playgirl was announced, Bach took to his Twitter to write: “[This is] further proof that the name ‘SKID ROW&#...
Action, Murder, Musical and Romance: The Afterparty Cast and Creator on the Art of Genre-Bending
Technically, The Afterparty is one show, a murder mystery in the style of Agatha Christie that tracks what happens when the celebration following a high school reunion becomes the site of tragedy for an obnoxious pop singer (Dave Franco). But it also could be said to be many different shows, as every member of the all-star cast, including Sam Richardson, Zoë Chao, Ben Schwartz, Ike Barinholtz, Ilana Glazer, and Jamie Demetriou, is a suspect, and as Detective Danner (Tiffany Haddish) interviews them, their version of events mimics a popular genre of entertainment. Each episode thus focuses on one genre, from rom-com to action movie to musical and more, as meticulously recreated by creator Chris Miller, which he says evolved organically out of his original concept for the series. Advertiseme...
KORN’s MUNKY Says He Had COVID-19 For Second Time: ‘I’ve Got A Kick-Ass Immune System’
In a new interview with France’s United Rock Nations, KORN guitarist James “Munky” Shaffer was asked about his health, four months after he was forced to sit out some of the band’s shows as a result of testing positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. “I’m well,” he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “I’m healthy. I’ve this stupid COVID crap; I’ve had it twice now. I had it [the second time] two weeks ago, and finally I got through. So I’m healthy. I’ve got a kick-ass immune system. We’re planning shows at the end of the month and then we’re planning a tour in March and then we’re planning to come to Europe and play some big festivals and get to come to Fra...
ALL THAT REMAINS Releases Part Two Of New ‘The Fall Of Ideals’ Documentary
Part two of a new documentary celebrating the 15th anniversary of ALL THAT REMAINS‘ breakthrough album “The Fall Of Ideals” is available below. ALL THAT REMAINS will embark on “The Fall Of Ideals” 15th-anniversary trek this spring, kicking off on March 12 in Worcester, Massachusetts, and running through May 20 in Hartford, Connecticut. MISS MAY I, VARIALS and TALLAH will serve as support. ALL THAT REMAINS will perform “The Fall Of Ideals” in full on this run. “The Fall Of Ideals” was reissued last November. The best-selling title features such fan favorites as “This Calling”, “Six” and “The Air That I Breathe”. In addition to the wide release, the band has exclusive colored vinyl variants with deluxe ...
MACHINE HEAD’s ROBB FLYNN And JARED MACEACHERN Perform Entire ‘Catharsis’ Album For Fourth Anniversary (Video)
MACHINE HEAD‘s Robb Flynn and Jared MacEachern held the latest “Electric Happy Hour” on Friday, January 28 during which they celebrated the fourth anniversary of “Catharsis”, the band’s ninth studio album, by performing it in its entirety. You can now watch video of the performance below. In a message accompanying the YouTube release of the video, MACHINE HEAD said: “Due to the wildly varying guitar tunings used on the album, the boyz have been forced to modify the running order of the play-thru but this has only served to increase the ferocity of the set-list. Album opener ‘Volatile’ and live set firm favorite ‘Catharsis’ are followed up by the deep cuts ‘Beyond the Pale’, ‘Psychotic’ and ‘Hope...
SAXON’s BIFF BYFORD: ‘I Don’t Think Guys Like Me Retire’
In a new interview with Ruben Mosqueda of Photo Concerto, SAXON frontman Biff Byford was asked if he can picture himself retiring in the not-too-distant future. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBBERMOUTH.NET): “No, retirement is not really [something I think about] at all, really. That word, I don’t really relate to it much, because if I retired, I’d be doing something with music. I don’t think guys like me retire.” The 71-year-old singer continued: “You get bands that retire, then, like, six months later the singer brings out a solo album. He’s not really retiring, is he? Retiring a band and retiring yourself, I suppose it’s totally different, isn’t it?” Four years ago, Byford dismissed Jay Jay French as “a silly little ...
Tucker Carlson Is Sending a Camera Crew on Tour with Kid Rock
One of the most moronic personalities in TV news is teaming up with one of the most moronic personalities in music. Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson has announced that the next installment of his Tucker Carlson Originals series will spotlight the controversy-ridden rap-rocker, Kid Rock. Carlson’s documentary crew is joining Kid Rock on his 2022 “Bad Reputation” Tour, which kicks off this March, vaccine mandates be damned. By the TV host’s twisted logic, Kid Rock’s homophobia, racism, anti-Semitism, and COVID-19 recklessness are all worthy of celebration. “One thing you never see in the entertainment business is anybody thinking for himself,” Carlson whined during Tucker Carlson Tonight over the weekend. “So when one of them stands alone, we applaud.” Advertisement Related Vide...
Dorothy Announces New Album and Tour, Unveils “Rest in Peace”: Stream
Dorothy has returned with a dramatic new single, “Rest in Peace,” as well as details on a new album, Gifts From the Holy Ghost, and a 2022 US tour. While Gifts From the Holy Ghost has no release date yet, a press release reveals that the album will arrive this spring. The headlining tour, meanwhile, kicks off March 21st in San Diego and runs through a May 19th gig in Anaheim, California. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster. The music video for “Rest in Peace” certainly fits the song, with Dorothy appearing in an elegant, mysterious black veil in one scene, performing with her band in another, and appearing in a room with chains hanging from the ceiling in yet another visual. Watch the Nick Peterson-directed and Linda Strawberry-edited music video below. Advertisement Related Video Dorot...
Kanye West Will Not Be Allowed to Tour Australia if Unvaccinated, Warns Prime Minister
Australia’s prime minister has warned Kanye West that he will not allowed to tour the country unless he is vaccinated. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, West’s team recently put a hold on Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium for a proposed concert in March. Several other shows across the country are reportedly also on the books. However, when asked about the rapper’s planned visit to Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he would only be welcome if he is vaccinated. Advertisement Related Video “The rules are you have to be fully vaccinated, they’re the rules,” Morrison said. “They apply to everybody as people have seen. It doesn’t matter who you are, they’re the rules. Follow the rules [and] you can come, if you don’t follow the rules you can’t.” Australia’s Home Affairs Department sta...
Corey Taylor to Machine Gun Kelly: Don’t “Talk Shit” About “Bands That Have Been Doing This for 20 F**king Years”
Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has shared a further explanation about his beef with Machine Gun Kelly, telling a crowd on the recent ShipRocked cruise that the rapper turned pop-punk singer doesn’t get to “f**king run [his] mouth about bands that have been doing this for 20 f**king years.” As we previously detailed in a comprehensive timeline of the feud between Taylor and Machine Gun Kelly, the bad blood seemed to start when Taylor apparently referenced MGK during an early 2021 interview, saying, “I [hate] the artists who failed in one genre and decided to go rock — and I think he knows who he is.” Machine Gun Kelly then called out Taylor and Slipknot when both acts were playing Chicago’s Riot Fest at the same time on different stages. “You all want to know what I’m happy that I’m not doi...
CLIFF BURTON Was ‘So Nervous’ When GEDDY LEE Came To See METALLICA Perform
As part of METALLICA‘s 40th-anniversary celebrations, the band’s longtime photographer Ross Halfin was the subject of a 90-minute question-and-answer session with Steffan Chirazi, the editor of METALLICA‘s fan-club magazine So What!, on December 18, 2021 at Elk’s Lodge in San Francisco, California. Ostensibly to discuss Halfin‘s book documenting METALLICA‘s “Black” album era — “Metallica: The Black Album In Black & White” — the conversation also looked back over Halfin‘s career, focusing on his decades of work with the band. METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett dropped in for a chat too, and the audience chipped in with several questions of their own. Reflecting on one of METALLICA‘s early tours, Hammett said: “G...
