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Les Norvégiens de COMMUNIC (Progressive Power Thrash) viennent de publier un clip pour le morceau-titre de leur sixième album, Hiding From The World, à paraître le 20 Novembre prochain via AFM Records.

LIZZY BORDEN sortira une compilation, intitulé Best Of Lizzy Borden, Vol. 2, le 13 Novembre 2020 via Metal Blade Records.
L’album a été remasterisé numériquement par Tom Baker (David Bowie, Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Tom Petty) et les reprises des RAMONES et de BLUE OYSTER CULT ont été mixées par Jay Ruston (Anthrax, Steel Panther, Stone Sour).

Tracklist Best Of Lizzy Borden, Volume II (2020) :

01. My Midnight Things / 02. Long May They Haunt Us / 03. Tomorrow Never Comes / 04. Obsessed With You / 05. (This Ain’t) The Summer Of Love / 06. Under Your Skin / 07. Lovin’ You Is Murder / 08. The Scar Across My Heart / 09. There Will Be Blood Tonight / 10. We Only Come Out At Night / 11. Abnormal / 12. Live Forever / 13. Pet Sematary (Ramones cover) / 14. Burnin’ For You (Blue Öyster Cult cover)

Les Américains de GLACIER (Heavy/Power Metal) viennent de publier un clip pour le titre "Valor" extrait de leur nouvel album, The Passing Of Time, sorti ce jour, 30 Octobre 2020, via No Remorse Records.

PHANTOM ELITE sortira deuxième nouvel album, intitulé Titanium, le 22 janvier 2021 via Frontiers Music srl.

Le groupe est composé de la chanteuse Marina La Torraca (EXIT EDEN, AVANTASIA), du guitariste et bassiste Max van Esch, du claviériste Koen Stam et du batteur Joeri Warmerdam. Le groupe accueille également Amanda Somerville et Stef Rikken aux chants.

Tracklist :

01. Conjure Rains
02. The Race
03. Diamonds And Dark
04. Worst Part Of Me
05. Glass Crown
06. Titanium
07. Bravado
08. Silver Lining
09. Haven
10. Deliverance
11. Eyes Wide Open

ROB ZOMBIE sortira son nouvel album, intitulé The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy, le 12 mars 2021 via Nuclear Blast.

L’album succèdera à The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser sorti en 2016.

Tracklist :

01. Expanding the Head of Zed
02. The Triumph of King Freak (A Crypt of Preservation and Superstition)
03. The Ballad of Sleazy Rider
04. Hovering Over the Dull Earth
05. Shadow of the Cemetery Man
06. A Brief Static Hum and Then the Radio Blared
07. 18th Century Cannibals, Excitable Morlocks and a One-Way Ticket On the Ghost Train
08. The Eternal Struggles of the Howling Man
09. The Much Talked of Metamorphosis
10. The Satanic Rites of Blacula
11. Shower of Stones
12. Shake Your Ass-Smoke Your Grass
13. Boom-Boom-Boom
14. What You Gonna Do with That Gun Mama?
15. Get Loose
16. The Serenity of Witches
17. Crow Killer Blues

Le groupe suédois H.E.A.T a annoncé dans un communiqué le départ du chanteur Erik Grönwall et déclaré dans la foulée qu’il serait remplacé par le chanteur original du groupe Kenny Leckremo.

Kenny Leckremo déclare à propos de son retour : « C’est comme une tentative de rédemption. Je suis ravi d’être de retour et de faire partie de ce qu’est H.E.A.T. aujourd’hui. Je ne suis non plus seulement une ombre du passé, mais une force dans le futur. L’héritage de H.E.A.T se poursuit. »

A propos de son départ, Erik Grönwall commente : « H.E.A.T a vraiment été un lieu pour moi pour grandir en tant qu’individu, chanteur et leader. Les gars ont recruté ce jeune homme de Idol (ndlr : télécrochet suédois équivalent à la Nouvelle Star) et croyaient plus en moi et en mon potentiel que moi-même. J’en suis éternellement reconnaissant. Messieurs, ce fut un plaisir de parcourir le monde avec vous. J’ai beaucoup appris avec vous et vous m’avez rendu plus fort. J’ai hâte de créer d’avantage de souvenirs avec vous, mais plus collectivement qu’en tant que H.E.A.T. »

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WEDNESDAY 13 a sorti son nouveau single, intitulé « Devil Inside », aujourd’hui 30 octobre 2020 via Nuclear Blast.

Le groupe dévoilera la première du clip officiel demain 31 octobre 2020 lors de leur événement en streaming Halloween Spooktacular – Streaming from the World Famous Whiskey A Go-Go depuis Hollywood en Californie.

Le groupe de death metal britannique CARCASS a sorti son nouvel EP, intitulé Despicable, aujourd’hui 30 octobre 2020 via Nuclear Blast.

La sortie du nouvel album Torn Arteries, initialement prévue pour le 7 août 2020, avait été repoussée en raison de la crise sanitaire du coronavirus.


Tracklist:

01. The Living Dead At The Manchester Morgue
02. The Long And Winding Bier Road
03. Under The Scalpel Blade (album version)
04. Slaughtered In Soho

DIAMOND HEAD sortira son nouvel album, intitulé Lightning To The Nations 2020, le 27 novembre 2020.

Il s’agit d’un album proposant des réenregistrements des chansons de Lightning To The Nations paru en 1980.

L’album a été enregistré au cours de plusieurs sessions entre les studios des membres du groupes en France, et les Raw Sound Studios d’Andersen à Londres où les guitares ont été prises entre février et mars de cette année. Rasmus Bom Andersen a ensuite travaillé sur l’album entre avril et juillet. Il a été mixé par le guitariste Brian Tatler et a été masterisé aux studios Metropolis.

L’album propose 4 reprises de LED ZEPPELIN, JUDAS PRIEST, DEEP PURPLE et METALLICA.

Tracklist :

01. Lightning to the Nations
02. The Prince
03. Sucking My Love
04. Am I Evil?
05. Sweet and Innocent
06. It’s Electric
07. Helpless
08. No Remorse (METALLICA cove)
09. Immigrant Song (LED ZEPPELIN cover)
10. Sinner (JUDAS PRIEST cover)
11. Rat Bat Blue (DEEP PURPLE cover)

Les Suédois de ELEINE (Symphonic Metal) viennent de publier un clip pour le morceau-titre de leur troisième album, Dancing In Hell, à paraître le 27 Novembre prochain via Black Lodge Records.

Les Brésiliens d'AQUARIA (Symphonic Power Metal) viennent de dévoiler un nouvel extrait de leur troisième album, Alethea, à paraître le 25 Novembre prochain via Marquee/Avalon. Il s'agit du titre "The Miracle",

Les Autrichiens de GARAGEDAYS (Heavy Metal) viennent de publier un clip pour le titre "To My Soul" extrait de leur quatrième album, Something Black, à paraître le 13 Novembre prochain via El Puerto Records.

L'album a été co-produit, mixé et masterisé par Andy LaRocque (King Diamond) aux Sonictrain Studios, en Suède, et l'artwork a été réalisé par Jobert "Mello" (Sabaton, Primal Fear).

Les Finlandais de SHADOW TRIBE (Melodic Metal) - avec Marko Pukkila (Altaria / Stargazery), Kimmo Perämäk (ex-Celesty / Spiritus Mortis / Masquerage - chant), Simo Pirttimaa (guitare) et Petri Heinonen (King Satan - batterie) - viennent de dévoiler un deuxième extrait de leur premier album, Reality Unveiled, à paraître le 13 Novembre prochain via Pride & Joy Music. Il s'agit du titre "Speck Of Sawdust", à découvrir en écoute ci-dessous.

Les Suédois de H.E.A.T viennent d'annoncer le départ du chanteur Erik Grönwall, remplacé par le chanteur original du groupe, Kenny Leckremo.



Kenny Leckremo déclare à propos de son retour : « C’est comme une tentative de rédemption. Je suis ravi d’être de retour et de faire partie de ce qu’est H.E.A.T. aujourd’hui. Je ne suis plus seulement une ombre du passé, mais une force pour le futur. L’héritage de H.E.A.T se poursuit. »



Erik Grönwall commente : « H.E.A.T m'a vraiment permis de grandir en tant qu’individu, chanteur et leader. Les gars ont recruté ce jeune homme de Idol (ndlr : télécrochet suédois) et croyaient plus en moi et en mon potentiel que moi-même. Je leur en serais éternellement reconnaissant. Messieurs, ce fut un plaisir de parcourir le monde avec vous. J’ai beaucoup appris avec vous et vous m’avez rendu plus fort. »

Les Américains d'HYDROGYN (Hard Rock) viennent de publier un clip pour le titre "Damaged Goods" extrait de leur nouvel album, The Boiling Point, sorti ce jour, 30 Octobre 2020, via RFL Records.

Les Finlandais de MORS SUBITA (Melodic Death Metal) viennent de publier un clip pour le titre "Overthrown" extrait de leur nouvel album, Extinction Era, sorti ce jour, 30 Octobre 2020, via Out Of Line Music.


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Les Américains de BLOODY HAMMERS (Occult Rock / Doom) sortiront leur nouvel album, intitulé Songs Of Unspeakable Terror, le 15 Janvier prochain via Napalm Records.

Les Danois de VOLBEAT (Heavy Rock'n'Roll) viennent de dévoiler un deuxième extrait de leur nouvel album live, Rewind, Replay, Rebound: Live In Deutschland, à paraître le 27 Novembre prochain via Republic Records. Il s'agit du titre "Lonesome Rider"

L'album propose des titres issus de prestations dans des villes allemandes comme Stuttgart, Cologne et Hambourg. Il a été mixé par Jacob Hansen.

Les Italiens de INVISIBLE HORIZON (Metal) sortiront leur premier album, intitulé Deafcon : One, le 27 Novembre prochain via Horus Music.

Les Anglais de CATS IN SPACE (Classic Rock) sortiront leur quatrième album, intitulé Atlantis, le 27 Novembre prochain via Harmony Factory / Cargo Records.
L'album a été produit par le guitariste du groupe, Greg Hart, et mixé par Ian Caple (Simple Minds, Tindersticks). L'artwork a été réalisé par Andy Kitson.

Les Américains de LEVIATHAN (Progressive Metal) sortiront leur nouvel album, intitulé Words Waging War, le 27 Novembre prochain via Stonefellowship Recordings.

BLACK SWAN (Hard Rock) - avec Robin McAuley (Chant - M.S.G), Reb Beach (Guitare - Whitesnake), Jeff Pilson (Basse - Dokken) et Matt Starr (Batterie - Burning Rain) - vient de poster une lyric vidéo pour le titre "Immortal Souls" extrait de son premier album, Shake The World, sorti le 14 Février dernier via Frontiers Music Srl.

SLUDGE HALLOWEEN FLASHBACK … 20 Questions with Alice Cooper – Dated: October 30th 2001
Metal Sludge — Here is a little treat for all your Halloween lovers.

It’s a look back to the year 2001 when we interviewed the legendary shock rocker Alice Cooper.

This 20 Questions was first published on October 30th 2001.

Below is the exact interview with Alice we ran back in 2001, enjoy

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20 Questions With Alice Cooper, October 30th 2001

Surprise!

Being that it’s almost Halloween, we couldn’t think of anybody better to be our Halloween interview than Alice Cooper! He’s a living legend and for some reason he agreed to do our 20 Questions! And he also just released his new CD “Dragontown” and is on tour now. So sit back and enjoy our Halloween treat, 22 Questions with Alice Cooper!

1. What are you currently up to? This is your only chance to plug new CDs, websites, restaurants, hotels, etc.

Alice Cooper: I’m planning on a parody of Sludge.

2. How would you describe the difference between “Brutal Planet” and “Dragontown?”

AC: Each one has 12 different songs about the same topic.

3. Why golf?

AC: Why rock press?

4. What hard rock/heavy metal band should give it up and call it a day?

AC: Anthrax…only because of their name…no one is that unlucky.

5. Rate the following shock rockers on a scale of 1 to 10. 1 being a band that’s not scary or creative at all, and 10 being the perfect shock rock band.

Marilyn Manson = 8
WASP = 0
Ozzy Osbourne = 0 for scary…8 for creativity
Insane Clown Posse = 7
Kiss = 0 for scary…10 for marketing
Motley Crue = 10…for scaring their doctors to death
Mudvayne = 8
Gwar = 9
Twisted Sister = 5
Rob Zombie = 10
Lizzy Borden = minus 6


Anthony Focx of Tommi Gunn is pictured Top Right.
6. Do you remember the name of your drummer in the “Poison” video?

AC: I have no idea…but he told me he was famous.

Note: That’s great! Of course the drummer was Anthony Focx, but we’re not surprised that Alice doesn’t remember him at all.

7. Of all the bands that have played with you, what bands thought they were the biggest “rock stars” and were pains in the ass to deal with?

AC: Judas Priest…except for Rob Halford.

8. What are the latest “little things” that really bother you?

AC: People that recognize me in a hotel lobby and scream my name out as loud as they can for no reason.

Not enough butter on popcorn.

When room service forgets to bring salt and pepper.

That every pants designer thinks that everyone wants to wear baggy pants.

9. Do you find it weird singing “I’m Eighteen” when you’re 53?

AC: No. I’m 53 but Alice is ageless. Alice can be 18, 5 or a hundred.

10. What do you remember about writing or recording the following songs:

Poison = Took a long time to record as Desmond is somewhat of a perfectionist. The background vocals alone took a couple of days.
Elected = John Lennon kept coming down to the studio when we were working on this and kept listening to the test pressing of it. At the time, he said it was his favorite song.
Feed My Frankenstein = Zodiac Mindwarp was the main writer on this. I wish he would do more. more.
Welcome To My Nightmare = I didn’t know I had so much soul until I did that one.
Under My Wheels = Pure Detroit garage rock. And does anyone else think that Suffragette City sounds a lot like this??? (note: Under My Wheels came out first)
Is It My Body = A very deliberately slinky and Stonesy sounding song. Very sexy…much like myself.
Ballad Of Dwight Fry = A tribute to a great unsung actor of horror movies of the same name. He was in the original “Dracula” and “Frankenstein” movies. Ezrin had me record it while I was lying on the floor under a bunch of folding chairs and a table.
Raped And Freezin’ = It was a true story. Sorry, I still can’t talk about it.
Fantasy Man = ’70’s rock sounding. Full of wonderful snotty little cliche’s
Blow Me A Kiss = Written after Columbine happened. The first song I had written with Bob Ezrin in several years.
Hey Stoopid = Alice Cooper’s version of “We Are The World”.
No More Love At Your Convenience = This was the drunkest I ever was in my life. I hope I was joking when I recorded it.

11. A few years back there was a lawsuit between you and Kiss. Something about their song “Dreamin’” from Psycho Circus being a rip off of one of your songs. What was that all about and what was the final result?

AC: I think we all forgot to show up at court. Paul Stanley bought me a cheeseburger to make up for the whole thing. By the way, anyone else notice that I was doing the “Rock N Roll Carnival Tour” before they did the “Psycho Circus” tour?

12. What’s the best story you’ve heard about yourself that you don’t remember doing?

AC: Everything between 78-82. There was one night around 1975 that all I can remember was that I was hanging out with Steven Tyler and we were driving around L.A. with a gun in the car. As far as I know, we could have held up a 7-11.


13. Which do you prefer:

Dead Babies or Billion Dollar Babies = Gummy Babies.
Poison or Warrant = Poison…because they sling their guitars around their heads better.
Bob Marlette or Bob Ezrin = Bob Dylan.
Tiger Woods or Jack Nicklaus = Tiger Woods.
Phoenix Suns or Phoenix Coyotes = Detroit Lions
Megadeth Meatloaf or Mom’s Tuna Casserole = The casserole because I have to spend Sunday night dinner with my mom.
Marriott Courtyard or Marriott Fairfeild = Don’t know what the difference is.
House Of Blues or Hard Rock Cafe = House of Blues for being rustic looking.
Stryper or Creed = Stryper…better stage clothes.
Vincent Price or Bela Lugosi = Vincent Price.

14. What rock star deserves a smack in the mouth and why?

AC: Me. And I’m the only one around that would have the nerve to do it.

15. Rate the following singers on a scale of 1 to 10. 1 being somebody who sucks and 10 being a vocal god.

Marilyn Manson = Oh, stop already with the Marilyn Manson.
Rob Halford = 8
Paul Stanley = 8
Robert Plant = 8.2
Vince Neil = 8?
Ryan Roxie = 8
Lemmy = 8…because of his sensitive ballads
David Lee Roth = 8
Steven Tyler = 10
Dave Mustaine = 8



Ryan Roxie in 1989 during the Electric Angels era.
Alice Cooper rates him an 8 as a singer!
16. You don’t talk to the crowd much during your shows. You pretty much go right into each song. Why is that?

AC: I talk to people all the time. Alice doesn’t talk to anyone.

17. Do you feel responsible for Winger, considering you’re the one who gave Kip his first big break?

AC: Yes, and I have the Winger t-shirt to prove it.

18. What do you remember about the following cities:

Phoenix = Home
Cleveland = Love the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame. Anyone else notice that there is a certain lack of me there?
Munich, Germany = They still try and ban me there everytime we tour there.
Detroit = Home of Rock N Roll.
Dallas = My band tells me they have great strip clubs there.
Melbourne, Australia = Good shopping malls.
Chicago = We recorded the “Killer” album there.
San Francisco = Too hip for me
Tampa = Lightening capitol of the world
Tokyo, Japan = Godzilla means a lot to me
Philadelphia = American Bandstand
London, England = Second home

19. Are we supposed to believe that Alice really stays at Marriotts? Isn’t Alice more a Motel 6 guy?

AC: Last time I stayed at a Motel 6 was 1969. I’m in a Marriot right now.

20. Yes or no, has Alice Cooper ever:

Discussed the birds and the bees with Calico = No, but I will one of these years.
Sang along to a Britney Spears song = Who hasn’t?
Considered suicide = Never
Freebased cocaine = Urban legend
Fallen off the wagon within the last 10 years = Not even 20 years
Had plastic surgery = For what? To look uglier?
Saw Kane Roberts use steroids = Kane used steriods???
Felt anger or jealousy towards Ozzy or Kiss = Only the fact that Ozzy gets more airplay and I think I write better songs. And only the fact that you can’t walk into a Spencer’s Gift shop without tripping over all the Kiss stuff.
Thought about cutting your hair = Never occured me
Purchased a Marilyn Manson CD = Know your competition


21. Your new CD booklet comes with a merchandise catalog that is selling hand signed lyrics sheets for $114.95 and hand signed backstage pass collection for $179.95. What’s next, an Alice Cooper Casket?

AC: No, but how about an Alice Cooper Pocket Fisherman?


Alice Cooper with Eric Singer
22. Time for Metal Sludge’s Word Association. We mention a name and you give us your thoughts.

Nikki Sixx = Hardcore
Dave Mustaine = Heavy metal’s thinking man.
Ted Nugent = We have matching Walther PPK’s.
Gene Simmons = Charles Schwab
Marilyn Manson = Enough!
Fred Durst = Trend setter
Ryan Roxie = Glam chameleon
Ozzy Osbourne = Modern day medical miracle.
Eric Singer = Most drummers are a 5 Iron…Eric is a driver
Spitfire Records = No complaints
Michael Bruce = See Marilyn Manson answer above.
Dee Snider = Survivor
Howard Stern = How many guys are out there that can still offend even New Yorkers?

MOTLEY POO … Tommy Lee on Motley Crue: “I Call Us Sh!t Magnets”

In a new interview with KFC Radio, MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee reflected on the fact that he and his bandmates became one of the biggest rock acts on the planet in the late 1980s and early 1990s, despite going out of their way to bring as much decadence, debauchery and depravity down upon themselves and everyone around them as possible.

"I call us shit magnets," Tommy said (see video below). "For some reason, we were just at the wrong place at the right time. I look back and try to figure it out, like, 'What the fuck just happened?' We were these four guys from fucking L.A. that somehow put a band together, and the fucking band blew up and we went around and toured the world and just created fucking mayhem everywhere. And the four of us are still alive. I don't even understand how that works.

"I think we're all extremely, I believe, lucky," Lee added. "There's talent in there, and there's plain fucking just sheer stupidity that just has had us do what we do, I guess."

MÖTLEY CRÜE's "The Stadium Tour" with DEF LEPPARD, POISON and JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS " was originally scheduled to take place this summer but ended up being pushed back to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic which is sweeping the globe.

When it happens, "The Stadium Tour" will mark the CRÜE's first live dates since wrapping its 2014/2015 farewell tour. CRÜE toured with POISON back in 2011 and DEF LEPPARD teamed up with POISON for a string of road dates in 2017 — but the upcoming jaunt marks the first time all four acts have hit the road together for an extended tour.

Lee's new solo album, "Andro", came out on October 16. The first two singles from the collection, "Knock Me Down" and "Tops", were released in early June.

ROB ZOMBIE sortira son nouvel album, intitulé The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy, le 12 Mars 2021 via Nuclear Blast.

Tracklist The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy (2021) :

01. Expanding The Head Of Zed / 02. The Triumph Of King Freak (A Crypt Of Preservation And Superstition) / 03. The Ballad Of Sleazy Rider / 04. Hovering Over The Dull Earth / 05. Shadow Of The Cemetery Man / 06. A Brief Static Hum And Then The Radio Blared / 07. 18th Century Cannibals, Excitable Morlocks And A One-Way Ticket On The Ghost Train / 08. The Eternal Struggles Of The Howling Man / 09. The Much Talked Of Metamorphosis / 10. The Satanic Rites Of Blacula / 11. Shower Of Stones / 12. Shake Your Ass-Smoke Your Grass / 13. Boom-Boom-Boom / 14. What You Gonna Do With That Gun Mama / 15. Get Loose / 16. The Serenity Of Witches / 17. Crow Killer Blues