Corey Taylor, Stone Sour/Slipknot frontman has been interviewed by the Sydney Morning Herald, view the snippits below:

On being concerned with STONE SOUR's connection to an alcoholic concoction:

“It's a very unfortunate drink — whiskey, sour and orange juice and it's quite gross — it's never on our rider. We look at it like the METALLICA syndrome. At the end of the day METALLICA doesn't mean anything as a word but as a band and a body of music it means everything. That's the way we look at it, we define it by the music we make.”

On an early attempt by the band at a clever promotion that backfired:

“The second show we ever did we had this stupid idea to basically set up a deal at the bar for dollar STONE SOUR shots. We all did one before the show and we almost puked. It was like, 'Wow, this was really not a good idea.' Of course they only sold five at the end of the gig and all five were to the people in the band. It was a lesson learned — we try and get as far away from that connotation as possible.”

On why he resurrected STONE SOUR in 2002:

“I wanted to do something different and SLIPKNOT was so different to anything I'd ever done. But there was a sense of diversity that kind of got weeded out when we did the first two [SLIPKNOT] albums. I think that's why I started looking around for something different, right around the Iowa album. Luckily, STONE SOUR was here. Now I've got both.”

On letting SLIKNOT and STONE SOUR run side by side:

“You lose a lot of sleep; you're not always that healthy but at the end of the day it's worth it. My whole thing in this business is legacy; the money can come and go, the fans are great but at the end of the day if you don't leave something behind that's worth s— then why even do it? I hope that's what I'm doing.”

Read the entire interview here.

SOURCE: BLABBERMOUTH

Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine has been interviewed by Malaysia’s The Star Online, check out the excerpts below:

On touring with HEAVEN AND HELL (which is actually the version of BLACK SABBATH featuring singer Ronnie James Dio):

“A lot of people thought this package would attract a BLACK SABBATH audience with pockets of MEGADETH fans doing their mosh pits. But it hasn't been like that. From where I stand in front of the stage — only the drummer has a better view, because he's slightly higher — I'm seeing a surprising number of young people. And for whatever reason, more girls than at your typical heavy metal concert.”

On undergoing 18 months of physical therapy after developing a serious nerve disorder in 2002:

“Even though rebellion is a young man's game, I still respond to the 'put up or shut up' challenge. I just saw a video in which an established artist was obviously spoofing a new star, and it just made him look bitter and jealous. That's not me. I don't have any resentment toward the bands we're passing the baton to. But it did make me sit up and realize that if I still wanted to be in the race, I'd better start running.”

On the new MEGADETH CD, “United Abominations“, which contains enough vintage fury to please the faithful:

“I grew up full of anger until people finally loved me into right thinking. I no longer have that to tap into, but when you look around, there's plenty to be angry about.”

On the fact that the need for speed among the newer MEGADETH members (guitarist Glen Drover, bassist James Lomenzo and drummer Shawn Drover) may exceed his own:

“If the Drover brothers had their way, the record would be even faster. But I'm built for comfort more than speed. I'd rather ride in a really slow Mercedes than a really fast Volkswagen.”

Read the entire interview here.

SOURCE: BLABBERMOUTH

The brand spanking new Trivium video for The Rising is now up exclusively on the UK frontpage of MySpace!

Whilst following them out on tour, Metal Hammer bagged a rather surprising exclusive news snippet from Trivium frontman Matt 'Hayfever' Heafy regarding the new, ahem, direction the band will take on the next album.

Legendary comedian Andrew Dice Clay recently revealed what he really thinks of our boys Shadows Fall. Enjoy…

Shadows Fall new album Threads Of Life is out now, so go pick up a copy to see if ADC is justified in some of his views.

The awesome Stone Sour are to release a special, enhanced edition of their album “Come What(ever) May“. The special edition album has a multitude of bonus material:

Unreleased and unavailable tracks, including a cover of Chris Issak’s “Wicked Game”.

The bonus DVD will include the videos:

“Come What(ever) May“
“30/30-150”
“Through Glass“
“Sillyworld”
“Made of Scars“
Never seen before full concert – filmed in Moscow, for their first and only visit to Russia in October 2006

Grammy nominated Stone Sour’s guitarist Josh Rand insight into the release:

“Now before all of you fans get upset about a re-release, (because I know how you are), let me just say that I am an avid music fan and a record collector. That's why, when the decision was made to release a special edition, we knew that it had to be just that: special,”

“We added everything we could possibly get our hands on, including an entire show from Russia, making it only the greatest special edition ever! You guys are gonna love it!”

The track listing for the

36 Crazyfists have issued the following update:

Catch the first & second installments of Kerrangs! Give It A Name trilogy of video podcasts, Katie Parsons and Simon Young chat to LOSTALONE, ALEXISONFIRE, THE SLEEPING, THE USED, JULIETTE AND THE LICKS, FIGHTSTAR and MOST IMPORTANTLY MADINA LAKE!

To find out more go to http://www2.kerrang.com/podcast/

Madina Lake recently took over the UK for the Give It a Name festival. We've got a slick recap for you below. For a higher-quality version, visit our video section. Don't forget to grab a copy of From them, through us, to you online today

One of those leftfield kinda acts where Roadrunner is concerned, Kerrang UK described the quartet as pure punk pop genius!

Fans of My Chemical Romance take note!

The Madina Lake site

Black Stone Cherry were interviewed by Roadrunner Sweden in Pub Anchor, Stockholm, Sweden. The guys also performed an acoustic set, you can view the interview and set at this location.

The self-titled debut album is in stores now and you can buy it online at this location.

Drummer John Fred Young spoke about life on the road:

“It's different, you know,” he said. “It's different from just doing two or three dates and coming back home. And, you know, we grew up as brothers and definitely, you know, we thought we knew each other really well, and now we even know each other more. It's very different but it's fun, yeah.”

SOURCE: BLABBERMOUTH