“The health concerns for artists and their crew that come with traveling extensively from city to city during this time have meant that myself and my team feel this is the best course of action to keep everybody on my tour team safe and well.”

He also explains how the band came to re-work two songs originally intended for Chinese Democracy.

“Of course I know… The family asked for privacy at that time, and I respect that.”

The band will also be reissuing their first three albums in January.

The band will play with pre-recorded drum tracks instead.

New music from Soften the Glare.

A laid-back, mostly acoustic ditty.

As toned down a song as you’ll ever hear from ETID.

The stream will feature performances from Slipknot, of course, but also Killswitch Engage, Code Orange, and others.

One of the fifteen or twenty best songs ever called “Siren Song.”

All their gear was stolen and shows were canceled due to Serj Tankian’s Covid-19. But fans stepped up big-time with a successful GoFundMe.

They’ll release a new album, 4, in February.

The shows, which would have also included Korn, Helmet, and Russian Circles, will now take place in February.

Here’s your guide to all of this week’s heaviest new releases! Includes Dream Theater, Cradle of Filth, Every Time I Die, and more!!!

It will focus on rarely- and never-before-performed songs.

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Death metal coming to a city near you.

“I dismissed it as a load of crap but when it all came out I felt like an accessory to murder after the fact.”

The ex-Megadeth bassist says he had a lot of support during the difficult ordeal.

“I said, ‘Sebastian, you didn’t write anything. If you don’t write f*cking something, you don’t get it.'”