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Slipknot’s Jim Root and Mick Thomson Named “Best Metal Guitarists In The World.”

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According to a poll on the Music Radar website, Slipknot’s Jim Root and Mick Thomson have been named “Best Metal Guitarists In The World.” The pair received over 17,000 votes, beating out such names as James Hetfield (Metallica); James “Munky” Shaffer and Brian “Head” Welch (Korn); Olavi Mikkonen and Johan Söderberg (Amon Amarth); Richard Z.Kruspe and Paul Landers (Rammstein); Phil Sgrosso and Nick Hipa, Sean Long and Mat Welsh (While She Sleeps); Kerry King and Gary Holt (Slayer); Adam Dutkiewicz and Joel Stroetzel (Killswitch Engage); and Alexi Laiho and Daniel Freyberg (Children Of Bodom) in a vote by fans of the site. Slipknot’s new album We Are Not Your Kind released on August 9th via Roadrunner Records/Elecktra. Continue reading →


Rammstein – Deutschland [Single Review]

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Anticipation can cloud over artistic impact. After the best part of a decade, single ‘Mein Land’ and live opener ‘Ramm4’ are the only glimpses of new material the world has seen from the mighty Teutonic titans. Since 2009’s stellar Liebe Ist Für Alle Da (Universal), the world has held its breath in baited wait for a seventh Rammstein studio album. Does this towering decade of monolithic expectation dull the impact of brand new single, ‘Deutschland’? Continue reading →


Rammstein Closes In On New Album, Release And World Tour For 2019

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As we previously reported Rammstein are completing their long-awaited new album, due out in 2019. Likely due to be their final album and world tour, the new records will be their first since 2009’s Liebe Ist Für Alle Da. According to a new interview with guitarist Richard Z. Kruspe, he has revealed that the new album will be mixed at a Los Angeles studio beginning in mid-December with Rich Costey (Muse, Rage Against The Machine And Franz Ferdinand). The band plans to tour for at least three years following the release. The band already announced a string of dates for next summer.  Continue reading →