Chris Harris
Will Haven Recruit Slipknot Percussionist for LP, Tour
Sacramento post-hardcore act Will Haven are in the midst of recording their second studio set since reuniting back in 2005, and now they've got a member of Slipknot helping them out in the studio. According to reports, the 'Knot's Chris Fehn will be playing bass on Will Haven's upcoming album and whatever touring the band does in support of the new disc...
Red Sparowes Bassist Calls Jamey Jasta ‘the James Brown of Hardcore’
Long before he was a member of instrumental post-hardcore outfit Red Sparowes, who have an album called 'The Fear Is Excruciating, but Therein Lies the Answer' due in stores April 6, bassist Greg Burns lived in New Haven, Conn., and played in this little hardcore band called Jasta 14...
Eyes Set to Kill, ‘All You Ever Knew’ — New Song
Female-fronted metalcore outfit Eyes Set to Kill have a new album due out on June 8 called 'Broken Frames.' That's two whole months away! But don't fret, ESTK fans: The band has released a new track from the effort. And what's more, they've made it available for free download...
Duff McKagan Officially Joins Jane’s Addiction on Bass
The rumors are true: former Guns N' Roses/current Velvet Revolver bassist Duff McKagan has joined Jane's Addiction, becoming the fifth bassist to join the band since it first formed in 1985. The news was revealed in a series of pictures this week...
Whitechapel, ‘A New Era of Corruption’ — New Album
Deftones frontman Chino Moreno and Acacia Strain vocalist Vincent Bennett will make guest appearances on one of the most anticipated albums of 2010: 'A New Era of Corruption,' the new Whitechapel record, which was produced by Jason Suecof (Trivium, Job for a Cowboy) at his Audiohammer Studios in Orlando, Fla...
Serj Tankian, ‘Imperfect Harmonies’ — New Album
If you're waiting for the return of System of a Down, keep waiting. A few months back, rumors surfaced regarding System and a possible reunion of the long-dormant hard rockers -- rumors that have since been dispelled by former frontman Serj Tankian...
Orgy Planning a Comeback?
These days, it seems like every flash-in-the-pan band that ever had a radio single is getting back together for either a tour or a new album or both. Adema, Cold, Creed, Limp Bizkit have all returned from insignificance...so why shouldn't Orgy, those 'death pop' rockers responsible for the synth-heavy 1999 cover of New Order's 'Blue Monday'
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Ozzy Osbourne, ‘Let Me Hear You Scream’ — New Song
A song from Ozzy Osbourne's forthcoming album, 'Scream,' will debut April 14 during an episode of 'CSI: NY,' according to Ozzy's publicist. The program airs at 10 PM ET and 11 PM PT. 'Scream,' which was originally titled 'Soul Sucka' before Osbourne's camp thought better of it, is expected to land in stores sometime this summer...
Stone Temple Pilots Cut Set Early in Milwaukee
Two days after Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland seemingly lost his balance and fell off stage during the band's March 24 set at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa, things ended early for the band and its fans in Milwaukee on March 26, when the members of STP abandoned Weiland on stage mid-song...
Red Sparowes Question Cult Thinking, Need for Patterns on New LP
On April 6, instrumental post-hardcore supergroup Red Sparowes will issue 'The Fear Is Excruciating, but Therein Lies the Answer,' which, you probably could've guessed from the name, is a concept record. And boy, is it a deep one.
"The concept for this record basically centers around the human need to find patterns or meaning when there may not be one," explains bassist Greg Burns, a for