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By David E. Gehlke AMORPHIS is on album number nine of the Tomi Joutsen era. What began with the 2006's world-beating "Eclipse" has spawned at least another world-beater in 2015's "Under The Red Cloud", with the remaining LPs bearing the Finns' now indelible stamp of progressive, melodic and slightl...

In a new interview with Finland's Chaoszine, FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares was asked to name the first band he ever became a fan of. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "AC/DC. [AC/DC guitarist] Angus Young is the reason why I wanted to play guitar. The minute I saw him, I was n...

San Diego hard-rock/nu metal veterans P.O.D. will release their cover of THE BEATLES classic "Don't Let Me Down" on Thursday, September 25. P.O.D. guitarist Marcos Curiel commented: "As cliché as it may sound, we've always admired THE BEATLES from the very beginning of our songwriting journey. Their...

Grunge ruled the nineties, and it continues to resonate through rock music today. MOTHER LOVE BONE was one of grunge's pioneers, and likely the most obvious bridge between their pioneering new path and the previous era's image and party obsessed glam metal and rock. Frontman Andrew Wood's untimely,...

The Canadian hard rock band FINGER ELEVEN recently went on Side Jams With Bryan Reesman to talk about the activities that bond them as a group, including escape rooms, gaming, hockey, and collecting unusual keepsakes. "We work well in an escape room," said singer Scott Anderson. "We've done over 50...

In a new interview with Shawn Ratches of Laughingmonkeymusic, former ACCEPT and current U.D.O. and DIRKSCHNEIDER frontman Udo Dirkschneider said that his voice has only gotten stronger over time. The 73-year-old singer explained (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "When we had our new booking agen...

In a new interview with Charlotte, North Carolina's WCNC, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford opened up about his faith. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I came to a point in my life that I talk about in my autobiography, 'Confess', where, when you're an alcoholic and when you're a drug ad...

In a new interview with the Springfield, Missouri radio station Q102, former VAN HALEN bassist and current MAMMOTH frontman Wolfgang Van Halen was once again asked for his opinion on the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) in music, particularly when it comes to the creative process. He responded...

In a new interview with the But That 1% With Sona Oganesyan podcast, AVENGED SEVENFOLD's Brooks Wackerman reflected on how he landed the AVENGED gig back in 2014. The drummer, who had been a member of BAD RELIGION since 2001, said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I didn't think I got the gig [...