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Musicians rally around L7 bassist following recent diagnosis with an aggressive form of brain cancer.

In a new interview with songwriter/producer Chris Sernel of Oh, Hush! Reads, guitarist Kim Thayil discussed the album he and the other surviving members of SOUNDGARDEN are working on featuring previously unreleased recordings they made with late frontman Chris Cornell before his 2017 death. Thayil,...

In a new interview with Ross Golan of the And The Writer Is… podcast, BUSH frontman Gavin Rossdale was asked about the relationship between his band and other groups from the 1990s, particularly as he and his BUSH bandmates were often viewed with suspicion by the media for cashing in on the grunge w...

Peal Jam's Eddie Vedder and Mike McCready covered a Bob Dylan classic at one of the most star-studded concerts ever staged, then headed out to party with the folk-rock legend

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"Neil is the only one who would be a big fan of the band and then get rid of Eddie"

On November 25, 1974, David Bowie and Bruce Springsteen met for the very first time at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia. It was an awkward encounter for both men

Rock icon Ann Wilson and acclaimed psych-rock outfit TRIPSITTER have announced their new album, "Consecrated Ground", arriving August 14. Alongside the announcement, the group has released the album's lead single, "I Will Not Be Coming Back", available now on all streaming platforms. A fearless coll...

Platinum-certified melodic metalcore heavyweights I PREVAIL have released a new single, "Paradise", a collaboration with the Los Angeles-based nu-metal/alt-rock songstress Amira Elfeky. Reflecting on how the partnership came together, I PREVAIL said in a statement: "We've been fans of Amira for a wh...

They used pseudonyms to play small shows.

In a new interview with Anita Stelmasiuk of 90 The Original, SOUNDGARDEN guitarist Kim Thayil was asked whom he would pick to be the new PEARL JAM drummer following the recent departure of Matt Cameron. Kim responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "If I had to pick… Well, I guess Josh Freese...

Thirty years on, a salute to 10 brilliant records from 1996 that deserved better

Metal News: Halestorm, Testament, Ex-Pearl Jam, Etc. Members Unite On King Ultramega’S Cover Of Soundgarden’S “Loud Love”

Mark Menghi's Chris Cornell tribute project have taken on a pivotal early Soundgarden single.

(Denver-based NCS writer Gonzo enjoyed a glorious couple of nights at the inaugural edition of Flatline Fest on June 13-14, and delivered to us the following enthusiastic report, accompanied by photos made by Jacob Juno.) For heavy music, the US festival circuit is quietly growing into something that defies conventional logic. Recent years have seen [...]

Fans of Soundgarden and Halestorm are going to love this: Lzzy Hale has teamed up with Chris Cornell tribute project King Ultramega and Testament guitar lord Alex Skolnick to crank out the classic “Loud Love.” The single is King Ultramega’s latest salute to Cornell, and follows a recent cover of the late singer s solo song “Dead Wishes” that featured vocals from Mastodon’s Brann Dailor. Now, project leader and bassist Mark Menghi has connected with Hale, Skolnick and one time Pearl Jam drummer Dave Krusen to tackle Louder Than Love’s de facto title cut with a heavy groove. A performance vid combines footage of all four performers leaning into the track, Hale delivering a mighty and tributary howl from a room where an Alice Cooper mask watches her every move. Hale explains in a statement that she isn’t trying to imitate Cornell, but noted that jumping into a cover like this is about “placing yourself inside the song so you can steal its soul.” “I feel like I’m always learning something from Chris. Every few years I’ll discover something deeper in his lyrics, or higher in his range. But there is an authenticity that comes with Chris that can’t be taught or trained for,” she says. “I believe every word he writes. I’m inspired by his control over his animalistic vocal range, and his poetry, but also how honestly he sings.” “If you listen to the OG version of Loud Love , Chris’ vocals are just absolute insanity and who better than Lzzy to tackle this,” Menghi adds. “Lzzy has complete vocal dominance, carries such a strong presence and quite frankly is one of the best vocalists in modern rock today. Seattle was a very turbulent place in the late 80s / early 90s and I think the best thing to come out of it was all the great music,” says Krusen. “I was a huge Soundgarden fan. I got to meet Chris and Matt [Cameron] when we [Pearl Jam] were working on Ten and they were working on Temple Of the Dog. It was a huge thrill for me. “The fact that I was asked to be a part of this King Ultramega record was a huge honor. I was very intimidated to try and tackle the drum parts in ‘Loud Love,’ but the guys I was recording with made it no pressure and a lot of fun.” King Ultramega s Loud Love is out now via Reigning Phoenix Music. Proceeds for the single will go towards MusiCares, an arts nonprofit that “provides mental health services, addiction recovery support, and emergency assistance to members of the music community.”

The singer/guitarist teams with Testament, Metal Allegiance and ex-Pearl Jam members on the latest single by King Ultramega

Eddie Vedder, in partnership with young people from Chicago-based Guitars Over Guns, has released the original song "Better Believe", produced by Andrew Watt, Andre "Add-2" Daniels, Paul LaMalfa and Eddie Vedder. Debuted during a live performance at the Obama Presidential Center dedication today, Ju...

During a June 17 appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", LIVING COLOUR singer Corey Glover confirmed that he and his bandmates are continuing work on the long-awaited follow-up to 2017's "Shade" album. Asked what stage of the songwriting and recording process LIVING COLOUR is in at...

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