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Slipknot singer Corey Taylor has canceled his upcoming North American solo tour, issuing a statement apologizing to fans, explaining that he must take a reprieve for his health. Taylor, who last year released his second solo album, CMF2, was due to tour the U.S. and Canada with support from Des Rocs and Jigsaw Youth throughout February and

Former Night Ranger guitarist Jeff Watson recalled his band’s early tour dates with KISS, and explained why the headline act’s dressing rooms always smelled like burnt toast. As a result of the experience in early 1983 – as one of the openers on KISS’ Creatures of the Night road trip – Watson said he permanently

Bad Omens fans grew a bit concerned last month when frontman Noah Sebastian deleted all of his social media profiles. In a new interview with Metal Hammer, the singer explained what he doesn’t like about being a musician on social media, which is likely why he got rid of it. Coincidentally, part of the reason Bad

While Rage Against The Machine have said they are never performing live or touring again, they have left behind enough moments on stage that will likely be remembered as much as their music. From standing nude in front of a packed crowd at Lollapalooza to shutting down the New York Stock Exchange, RATM lived up to

Bring Me the Horizon are kicking off 2024 in grand fashion, dropping the new single “Kool-Aid,” their first offering since the exit of keyboardist Jordan Fish. The band has been in the midst of what was proposed as a four EP series titled Post Human. The group kicked off the series in 2020 with their

Slaughter to Prevail vocalist Alex Terrible has revealed why he moved to the United States and left his native Russia in a lengthy new explainer video on his YouTube channel. Terrible now lives in Florida, which is where he and the deathcore band moved in 2022 after a protracted process complicated by that year’s Russian

Rage Against the Machine “will not be touring or playing live again,” says drummer Brad Wilk in a new statement posted today (Jan. 3). “Bottom of my heart. Thank you to every person who has ever supported us,” Wilk writes in the caption of a statement that reads: I know a lot of people are waiting

Elizabeth Zharoff, the vocal coach behind the YouTube channel The Charismatic Voice, has just reacted to AC/DC‘s humorous hit “Big Balls.” With some laughs, confusion and, perhaps, a bit of fear and concern. First Impression Aside from the expert analysis of vocal performances, one of Zharoff’s strengths is her commentary on the music on the

On the heels of wrapping up the busiest year of Mammoth WVH‘s career — a year that included the release of one of Loudwire’s favorite albums, Mammoth II — Wolfgang Van Halen took some time to reflect with the Loudwire Nights audience. “I think I’m just my own toughest critic,” Van Halen told host Chuck

Matt Skiba has continually expressed gratitude for the seven years he spent in Blink-182,replacing Tom DeLonge. Still, there’s one thing he’d change if he could go back in time. During an appearance on the Tuna On Toast with Stryker podcast, Skiba, who will released Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs with Alkaline Trio later this year, revealed why

Happy New Year. Everything is fresh, but we’ll all have a chance eventually to turn another year older. As January gets ready to kick off, here’s your chance to see if you share a birthday with one of your favorite rockers! The month of January is responsible for providing some of our greatest rock and

A genre that changed the world of metal forever, nu-metal had a firm 10-year grasp on music from around 1994 until 2004, and essentially defined a large chunk of pop-culture. Combining elements of metal, electronica, funk and hip-hop, nu-metal was forever innovative and hard to nail down sonically as it was all about breaking the

Sweden melodic death metallers Arch Enemy and  longtime guitarist Jeff Loomis have gone their separate ways. The decision is said to be cordial, and In his place will be  (ex-The Absence, ex-Sanctuary). Yesterday (Dec. 30), the band posted the following announcement to their official site (and on social media): “Arch Enemy and long running member

Released in 1983, Metallica’s first LP – Kill ‘Em All – is one of the most influential thrash/speed metal albums of all time. In a recent interview with the Metal Mayhem ROC podcast, Kirk Hammett revealed that late UFO guitarist Paul Chapman indirectly shaped how he approached Kill “Em All. Two months prior, Chapman’s daughter

Grateful Dead sound tech, producer and archivist John Cutler died on Dec. 24 at the age of 73 after a long illness, his brother confirmed. Cutler’s first role with the Jerry Garcia-fronted band was to oversee arrangements for its trip to Egypt in 1978. Afterwards he played a key role in recording their shows and

Nicko McBrain feared he wouldn’t be able to play drums again after suffering a stroke. The 71-year-old Iron Maiden drummer was hospitalized earlier this year and he admitted his first thought was that he’d be unable to honor his commitments to the band’s tour, but worked hard to regain his fitness and stamina. He told

Fifty-odd years ago, Michael Lang, Artie Kornfeld, Joel Rosenman, and John P. Roberts put on what has come to be arguably the best-known music festival of all time: the Woodstock Music and Art Fair. Advertised as three days of peace and music, the event attracted some 400,000 attendees (twice the expected 200,000 maximum) who were

System of a Down‘s members have remained vigilant advocates for their homeland of Armenia over the years, campaigning for the recognition of the 1915 genocide and calling out modern day atrocities as well. Earlier this week, independent presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. issued a statement voicing his support for Artsakh and his desire to use