French metallers GOJIRA have revealed a video on their YouTube channel showing the recording of the upcoming album ‘L’Enfant Sauvage‘ (‘wild child’), which will be released on the 25th of June. Check out the video below:
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On 2 April 2012, 25 years to the day since the passing of drum legend Buddy Rich, the London Palladium played host to the Buddy Rich 25th Anniversary Memorial Concert, featuring a host of stellar drummers performing with the Buddy Rich Big Band and Rhythm Magazine was there capturing content from behind-the-scenes. They caught up with PORCUPINE TREE‘s Gavin Harrison whilst backstage and they spoke about his performance, why he loves Buddy and the time his father took him to see the great man peform. Check out the video below:
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Gavin’s band mate Steven Wilson is set to release his new project ‘Storm Corrosion’ with OPETH’s Mikael Akerfeldt and you can read more by clicking here.
Our friends over at Roadrunner US caught up with vocalist Joel Birch from Australia’s THE AMITY AFFLICTION and they spoke about how the band feels about starting off new in the US, the worst venue they have ever played, what to expect from the band’s new material and much more. Check out the clip below:
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You may have spotted the series of ‘Amaryllis’ track by track clips that we’ve been posting, featuring SHINEDOWN frontman Brent Smith. Well, Classic Rock have posted the third and final clip in the series and you can watch it below – and we’ve copied and pasted all three parts, in case you missed them:
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KOí¿N were recently in the UK touring their new album ‘The Path Of Totality’ and O2 Academy TV caught up with bass player Fieldy whilst the band were in the country. He spoke about KOí¿N’s pre-gig rituals as well as giving advice for bass players on how to best develop their sound. Check out both videos below:
THEORY OF A DEADMAN frontman, Tyler Conolly, caught up with Sonic Shocks when the band were in London earlier this year and they had a lengthy chat about everything from the new album, the UK tour and coming back to the UK for Download Festival in June this year. Check it out below:
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DOUG STANHOPE spoke to The Quietus recently about his current UK tour, his latest DVD ‘Before Turning The Gun On Himself’ and his Twitter feud with Allison Pearson, amongst other things! You can read an extract from that interview below:
You’ve been engaged in a high-profile Twitter spat lately. [With Daily Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson, in which he was accused of “threatening her with cancer”.]
DS: Yeah. that’s been fun. I’m looking forward to seeing the police report on that one. The funny thing is it’s usually the other way around – a comedian says something stupid or shocking, and a reporter calls them out on it. Reversing the process is pretty enjoyable.
Is having an internet brawl when you’ve got a tour to promote a bit like a boxer trash-talking ahead of a fight?
DS: Oh yeah, it’s great that way. The publicity has been terrific.
You say on your website, “I should have done more benefit shows when I had the act for it.” Did you ever really have a benefit-friendly act?
DS: Well, I used to have an act. I’ve been talking to audiences the same way for 20 years. But it used to be more polished. It used to be that I could probably put together 15 minutes, if I really had to, that wouldn’t scare the hell out of the audience at one of those things. But now, it’s something you need to be acclimatised to. if you see my show for the first time and you’re not expecting it, it will not go down well.
Read the full interview on The Quietus by clicking here.
Click here to find dates and tickets for Doug’s current UK tour.
Next month sees the release of the highly anticipated debut album from STORM CORROSION – a new collaborative project between PORCUPINE TREE‘s Steven Wilson and OPETH‘s Mikael
The awesome new issue of Metal Hammer is packing not just one, but TWO FREE CDS – featuring a track by SOULFLY! The magazine also takes a look at what exactly is on the horizon for SLIPKNOT as they caught up with the Iowa icons when they tore Australia’s SOUNDWAVE FESTIVAL a new one, witnessing them bring the heavy alongside the likes of MACHINE HEAD, MASTODON and many more.
And speaking of big, prog is arguably bigger than ever right now, which is why they sat down DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci with rising six-stringer Jake Bowen from PERIPHERY to compare techniques, ideologies and their own thoughts on why prog is here to stay.
DEVILDRIVER frontman Dez Fafara has never been one to shy away from a debate, which is why Metal Hammer decided to ask him to give them his thoughts on The Devil’s role in modern heavy metal, while on a slightly less Satanic slant, they also spoke to SLASH about crabs. Yes, that kind.
Plus, they caught up with the returning SHINEDOWN, as well as finding out more about new bands in the shape of OPETH / PORCUPINE TREE supergroup STORM CORROSION.
TRIVIUM stopped by KRDL Rock 93.7 Radio station recently where they played acoustic versions of ‘Dying in Your Arms‘ and ‘Built to Fall‘ from their latest album ‘In Waves‘. You can watch that footage from that session below:
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