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Footage Surfaces of Corey Taylor Recording Insane Screams on Slipknot’s Iowa: Watch
Slipknot’s Iowa stands as one of the band’s landmark achievements and one of the finest alternative metal albums of all-time, due in large part to frontman Corey Taylor’s extreme vocal performances. A rare clip has now surfaced of Taylor recording a particularly brutal take for the song “Gently” back on March 10th, 2001. If you thought his screams were vicious on the album, hearing them isolated — sans reverb or effects — is even more jaw-dropping. The 45-second footage sees Taylor in the dark, candlelit studio, unleashing terrifying throat-shredding screams and guttural howls. They sound so intense, it’s a wonder Taylor didn’t damage his vocal cords in the process. Advertisement Related Video One of the top comments on the video reads, “Those screams sound so painful. Not in any kind of g...
Evanescence’s Amy Lee Joins Korn for “Freak on a Leash” at Joint Tour Kickoff: Video + Setlists
Korn and Evanescence kicked off their co-headlining US tour on Tuesday night (August 16th) in Denver. Among the highlights was Evanescence singer Amy Lee joining Korn onstage for their set-closing performance of “Freak on a Leash.” The month-long outing continues through a September 16th show in Ridgefield, Washington, with tickets available via Ticketmaster. After an opening set by Jeris Johnson, Evanescence took the stage next, playing a 15-song show that included six songs from their most recent album, 2021’s The Bitter Truth, alongside older favorites like “Going Under,” “Bring Me to Life,” and “My Immortal.” Advertisement Related Video Korn closed out the night with a 16-song set that only featured two songs from their latest album, 2022’s Requiem. In fact, the nu-metal pioneers sprea...
Metallica’s James Hetfield Files for Divorce from Wife of 25 Years: Report
Metallica frontman James Hetfield quietly filed for divorce from his wife, Francesca, earlier this year, according to TMZ. The couple has been married for 25 years and share three children together. TMZ cites sources as revealing that Hetfield filed divorce papers in Colorado, but was able to keep it under wraps, as the filing was never publicly reported. James and Francesca married on August 17th, 1997, and the metal icon has often credited his wife with helping him through tough times, including his battles with addiction. Advertisement Related Video Recalling one of his rehab stints in the early 2000s, Hetfield told The Joe Rogan Experience podcast in 2016, “My wife did the right thing, she kicked my ass right out of the house and that scared the shit out of me. She said, ‘Hey, you’re n...
Alice in Chains Kick Off US Tour with First Show in Three Years: Video + Setlist
Alice in Chains launched their summer US tour with co-headliners Breaking Benjamin and special guests Bush on Wednesday night (August 10th) in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania. The show marked AIC’s first concert in three years, after last playing in September 2019. The 30-city outing runs through an October 8th show in Mansfield, Massachusetts, with tickets available via Ticketmaster. With their seminal sophomore album, Dirt, turning 30 years old this year, AIC’s 15-song set was heavy on tunes from the 1992 classic. All told, AIC played six songs from Dirt, including “Angry Chair,” “Dam That River,” “Down in a Hole,” “Rooster,” “Them Bones,” and “Would?” Other tunes from the Layne Staley era of the band included set-opener “Again,” “Grind,” “Man in the Box,” and “No Excuses.” Advertisement Rela...
25-Foot Inflatable Ozzy Osbourne Embarks on US Tour
A 25-foot inflatable Ozzy Osbourne that appeared at San Diego’s Comic Con is heading on a cross-country tour. The promotional campaign comes in support of Ozzy’s forthcoming album Patient Number 9, which drops on September 9th. Fans can get a chance to see the massive inflatable Ozzy — designed by renowned artist Todd McFarlane — in select cities leading up to the release date. Comic Con attendees were the first to glimpse inflatable Ozzy, who has since appeared on the Venice Boardwalk in Los Angeles, atop the East Hollywood complex Gold Diggers, and along the Las Vegas strip. His next destination is the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota this weekend. Advertisement Related Video According to a press release, the month-long tour will close out in New York City the week of the al...
Rage Against the Machine Kick Off Five-Night Stand at Madison Square Garden: Recap + Photos
Rage Against the Machine have embarked on their “Public Service Announcement Tour,” which the quartet launched last month at the Alpine Valley Music Theater in East Troy, Wisconsin. Marking the band’s first live shows in 11 years, the ongoing trek was originally scheduled to ignite in 2020, but was postponed twice due to the global pandemic. The first leg is winding down with a five-night stand at New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden, which began with a show on Monday night (August 8th). A UK/European run begins later this month, plus a second leg of US and Canadian shows is set for early 2023, with tickets available here. Monday night’s show at MSG saw Rage Against the Machine playing to a completely sold-out crowd. Still healing from a leg injury sustained during the band’s Chicag...
How to Get Tickets to the “Trinity of Terror” Tour
Black Veil Brides, Ice Nine Kills, and Motionless In White have joined together for the co-headlining “Trinity of Terror” tour. Get tickets here, and read on for more details on the upcoming tour. What Is the “Trinity of Terror” Tour? The “Trinity of Terror” collective will be on the road for the rest of the summer as part of the previously announced “Part II” of their ongoing tour. The trek resumes on August 30th at Colorado’s Red Rocks, followed by stops in Nebraska, Oklahoma, Indiana and Ohio. They’ll head east to Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Asheville, North Carolina in early September, then return to the Midwest for shows in Wisconsin, Michigan, Kansas, and Missouri. The final performance for “Part II” takes place in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 18th. Advertisement Related Video “Part...
Robert Fripp and Toyah Jump Aboard Ozzy Osbourne’s “Crazy Train”: Watch
Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox pay tribute to the Prince of Darkness in their latest “Sunday Lunch” performance. The King Crimson guitarist and his singer wife perform Ozzy Osbourne’s signature solo hit “Crazy Train” with their usual frisky flair. In yet another revealing ensemble (see-through top and black pasties), Toyah pays homage to Ozzy by adding a cross necklace and fringe evening gloves, mimicking the fringe sleeves that Ozzy has sported on several onstage outfits. Fripp, meanwhile, does his best to play the late Randy Rhoads’ iconic guitar riff. The hilarity ensues when Toyah rubs the fringe all over Robert’s face as he’s trying to focus on his guitar-playing, with the prog-rock legend unsuccessfully attempting to blow the material away from his noggin. At the end of the performan...
Tenacious D’s Jack Black and Kyle Gass on ’90s Alt-Comedy and the Story of Their Career
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS It’s the podcast of destiny as Jack Black and Kyle Gass of Tenacious D join Kyle Meredith With… Advertisement The hard rocking comedy duo talk about their contribution to the Audible Original Words + Music series, Tenacious D: The Road to Redunktion, which sees them telling the story of the band from their early beginnings to the present day. They detail the orchestrated music that was written for the series, debate dynamic ticketing, and their plans to get the vote out for the upcoming midterms during next month’s tour. (Get tickets to those dates here!) Black and Gass also tell us about the early ...
Slipknot Unleash Wide-Ranging New Song “Yen”: Stream
Slipknot have unveiled the new song “Yen” from their upcoming album, THE END, SO FAR. The new track marks the second single from the forthcoming LP, which arrives on September 30th. “Yen” is a wide-ranging song that starts with a slow instrumental build leading to a melodic opening verse by singer Corey Taylor, before kicking in with heavier vocals and instrumentation in the chorus. The track gets downright experimental at the 3-minute mark, delving into industrial and noise, as Slipknot continue to venture into new territory more than a quarter century into their career. Advertisement Related Video The song follows previous single “The Dying Song (Time To Sing),” which was released upon the album’s announcement last month, as well as “The Chapeltown Rag,” which arrived late last year. The...
Local H Announce Here Comes the Zoo 20th Anniversary Tour
Local H are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their album Here Comes the Zoo with a Fall 2022 North American tour. The extensive run of dates begins September 11th in Omaha, Nebraska, and runs through December 13th in Toronto. The veteran alt-rockers will hit most markets along the way. Tickets for select shows are on sale now via Ticketmaster. Related Video Here Comes the Zoo was released in March 2002 marked Local H’s fourth studio album. It followed their most successful effort, 1996’s As Good as Dead (featuring the widely-heard hit “Bound for the Floor”) and the acclaimed 1998 follow-up Pack Up the Cats. Advertisement Despite their strong association with post-Nirvana grunge in the 1990s, Local H would barrel into the new millennium without sacrificing their signature sound...
Deftones Announce 2022 Dia de Los Deftones Fest with Turnstile, Phantogram, and More
Deftones have announced the lineup for their annual Dia de Los Deftones festival, which is set to take place November 5th at Gallagher Square at Petco Park in San Diego, California. Joining the alt-metal veterans on the bill this year are Turnstile, Phantogram, Freddie Gibbs, and more. Tickets for the one-day fest go on sale to the general public on Friday (August 5th) at 10 a.m. PT via Ticketmaster, with VIP packages and a band pre-sale available Wednesday at 10 a.m. PT using the code ANOTRES. A separate Live Nation pre-sale begins Thursday at 10 a.m. PT. This year marks the third Dia de Los Deftones overall, but the first since 2019, after the band skipped the fest the past two years due to the pandemic. Joining the aforementioned acts on the 2022 bill are Audrey Nuna, Destroy Boys, Prov...
