It's been three years since VELVET REVOLVER parted ways with singer Scott Weiland, and time appears to have healed all wounds. Although Weiland and the band split on unfriendly terms, the vocalist told Classic Rock magazine, "We patched things up and we get along. I see them every now and again, we text each other. ...
August 2011 - Blabbermouth Archive
ALICE COOPER: More 'Welcome 2 My Nightmare' Details Revealed
Legendary rockers Alice Cooper will release his hugely anticipated new album, "Welcome 2 My Nightmare", later this year via Universal Music Group. Recorded with longtime collaborator Bob Ezrin, who produced the original multi-platinum "Welcome To My Nightmare" album in 1975, the record picks up right where they left off, with Alice trapped in his own ...
CANCER BATS Begins Work On New Material
Canadian metallers CANCER BATS have commenced the songwriting process for their fourth album, tentatively due in 2012. More information will be made available soon. CANCER BATS was nominated in the "Rock Album of the Year" category at the 2011 Juno Awards (the Canadian equivalent of the Grammy Awards). The band faced off against ...
SWORN: New Song Available For Streaming
"The Silver Asylum", a brand new song from Norwegian extreme metallers SWORN, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The song comes off the band's third album, tentatively due in late 2011/early 2012 via an as-yet-undetermined label. SWORN previously stated about its material, "Earlier there's been a mix between very melodic/atmospheric tracks and straight ...
AGE OF WOE To Release Seven-Inch Single
Gothenburg, Sweden-based metallers AGE OF WOE will release their self-titled debut seven-inch single digitally this autumn via Pivotal Rockordings. Consisting of members of END OF ALL, MASSMORD, THE PROCESS and NO HAWAII, the band is fueled by the desire to explore new soundscapes in the vast landscapes of punk and metal, leaving the Gothenburg sound ...
SOULFLY's First Performance With New Bassist, Drummer; Video Available
SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera's son Zyon sat behind the drum kit for the band's July 31 performance at the Lokerse festival in Lokeren, Belgium following the rumored recent departure of the group's longtime drummer, Joe Nunez. The concert also marked the debut appearance with SOULFLY of the band's new bassist Tony Campos (STATIC-X, PRONG, ASESINO, ...