Rock

Staind’s Aaron Lewis: ‘It Was Time’ to Get Heavy on New LP [Interview]

Staind releases their seventh studio album today (Sept. 13), and frontman Aaron Lewis took the time to chat with Audio Ink Radio about the new album, the difficult process of recording it and why he wishes he’d never told anyone the meaning behind, “Epiphany.”
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Escape the Fate’s Craig Mabbitt Talks New Music, Uproar [Video]

A few hours before the Detroit, Mich., stop of Uproar, Escape the Fate vocalist Craig Mabbitt checked in to talk about the band’s current single, “Gorgeous Nightmare,” and how surreal it was to play Los Angeles’ famed Sunset Music Festival with Motley Crue.
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Foo Fighters, Rise Against Prep for Launch of Fall Tour

Ready to rock, grunge-style? Foo Fighters kick off a North American arena tour on Sept. 14 in St. Paul, Minn., and the trek closes out Nov. 16 in Boston.
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Evanescence’s Gritty ‘What You Want’ Music Video – Sneak Peek

A sneak peek of goth-pop band Evanescence’s new video for their single, “What You Want,” is available from the band, and you can check it out, below. Amy Lee and company filmed the clip July 30 on a do-it-yourself stage in a Brookly, warehouse. Meiert Avis directed the clip, who is best known for his work with Bruce Springsteen, U2 and Bob Dylan.
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Seether’s John Humphrey: ‘We’re a Live Band’ – Uproar Festival Chat

Audio Ink Radio catches up with post-grunge band Seether at the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival, and drummer John Humphrey says they ‘love playing live.’
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Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews, Carlos Santana to Play Neil Young’s Bridge School Benefit

The 25th anniversary of Neil Young’s first Bridge School Benefit Concert takes place Oct. 22-23 at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif., and the lineup features Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters, Mumford and Sons, Carlos Santana and more.
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Daughtry, Blaqk Audio, Coheed and Cambria Featured on ‘Batman’ Video Game

‘Batman: Arkham City – the Album,’ out Oct. 4, will feature 12 new and original songs by Daughtry, Coheed and Cambria, Panic! At The Disco, Blaqk Audio (feature Davey Havok and Jade Pudget of A.F.I.), Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Serj Tankian, the Boxer Rebellion, the Duke Spirit and more.
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Former Korn guitarist Brian ‘Head’ Welch to Tour with RED

Former Korn guitarist Brian “Head” Welch has announced he will release a new single, “Paralyzed,” on Oct. 4, in conjunction with the music video that same day. The track, produced by Nashville’s Jasen Rauch formerly of RED, will be out on iTunes and other digital outlets. Welch will also tour with fellow Christian hard rockers RED in October.
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Tom Morello on Tool and Creating ‘Mosh Pits in Your Mind’ [Interview]

Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello talks about the Justice Tour, contemporaries Tool and why his alter ego, the Nightwatchman, “creates mosh pits in your mind.”
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12 Stones Release Song Snippets Off, ‘Only Human’

12 Stones may have delayed the release of their new album until next year, but the guys aren’t skipping a beat when it comes to sharing tracks off the release and giving fans an early taste of what’s to come. For the past week, the New Orleans-based hard rock group have released song samples off their upcoming album, Only Human, which is now slated to drop on March 27, 2012, via Executive Music Group.
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