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Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer would be considered “the new guy” in the band, but he still got to experience a milestone with the group earlier this year when they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. For the guitarist though, he’s not sure what it all means at this point. Klinghoffer told Hitfix of the Rock Hall, “It’s a weird thing to have a
Serj Tankian is a man of many musical tastes as showcased on his eclectic variety of albums over the last decade, so a trip to the record store with the singer provides insight into where his many influences lie. In a new video shot for Amoeba Records’ ‘What in My Bag?’ series, Tankian takes a trip through the Los Angeles record store and shows off what’s catching his eye. On
Congrats are in order for Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor, who received the “Legend” Award at the recent Metal Hammer Award Show in Berlin. Taylor received his honor from U.D.O. singer Udo Dirkschneider. The singer stated, “I’m very lucky to be able to do what I do, but I wouldn’t be able to do this without the fans, without you guys, so thank you so much. I really
There’s nothing like being hit with difficult news, but Lamb of God received the one-two punch of first hearing that one of their fans had died at a show followed by the fact that Randy Blythe was being arrested by Czech police. The group was unaware that there was any issue when arriving in Prague this summer to play a show, so the combination of the news with Blythe’s arrest
Limp Bizkit‘s next stage of their career has had a few stops and starts, and things are ready to start up again next month. Singer Fred Durst revealed via Twitter that things are coming along with the wealth of material that may end up being one or potentially two records. Plus, there’s a new single and video for a track called ‘Pain’ that may be arriving soon. Limp Bizkit have
DragonForce, ‘Seasons’
Alice in Chains have a rich history with Heart, and two of the band’s members have agreed to speak about the Wilson sisters at the upcoming Hollywood Walk of Fame induction. Guitarist Jerry Cantrell and bassist Mike Inez (who also toured as part of Heart’s lineup and appeared on their 2003 ‘Alive in Seattle’ concert disc) will join actress Rita Wilson in sharing testimonials for the group during the Sept.