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Linkin Park‘s Chester Bennington may be one of the top rockers in the business thanks to his time with the band, but the singer knows he’s lucky and admitted during a recent “Town Hall” meeting with fans that there is a part of his past he would change if he could. He told the crowd, “The one thing I regret probably more than anything else in my life was dropping
Slash knows something good when he sees it, and the guitarist doesn’t plan to change things up again with his lineup. Slash put together a band after recording his debut solo effort with a number of guest singers, and that band carried over into his second set, ‘Apocalyptic Love.’ Though it was assumed, it now looks as though his band, who’ve dubbed themselves Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, will continue
Deftones fans recently had reason to get excited, as the band debuted a pair of new tracks in Los Angeles in anticipation of their forthcoming record. However, singer Chino Moreno says that people shouldn’t necessarily look to ‘Rosemary‘ and ‘Roller Derby‘ for clues as to how the rest of the record will sound. The singer tells QMI Agency, “I don’t think those two songs are the ones that best represent
Back in August of 2011 Alexisonfire officially announced that they were breaking up after the linup suffered some shake-ups. Dallas Green left the band to focus on his acoustic folk project City and Colour and Wade MacNeil became the new singer for Gallows. Even though this was a blow to Alexisonfire fans, the band did promise one last tour together to celebrate the band’s tenth anniversary. The nine dates announced
In 2011, Incubus celebrated their 20th anniversary as a band with a string of intimate shows for their fans. Fortunately for you, Incubus documented the entire thing. Now, a year later, the band is releasing video footage and audio of their six day celebration in downtown Los Angeles, dubbed ‘Incubus HQ Live.’ The unique experience can be consumed a few different ways. The first package drops on Aug. 14 and
On today’s Daily Reload, Slipknot’s Corey Taylor vents on the difficulties of crafting a new record without Paul Gray and we bring you exclusive coverage and photos of the band’s New Jersey show; Alexisonfire announce farewell tour dates; and Napalm Death will be embarking on a tour with Municipal Waste and Exhumed. Also, CKY’s Jess Margera talks about his high school band with Bam Margera and Ryan Dunn; Dave Navarro
The Company Band consist of an all-star lineup from groove and hard rock oriented acts. The group features Clutch vocalist Neil Fallon, CKY drummer Jess Margera and Fireball Ministry frontman James Rota. We recently were given the opportunity to speak with Margera and Rota before their recent Brooklyn, N.Y., performance, where they spoke about their new EP, ‘Pros & Cons,’ how the band formed and Jess Margera’s high school band with