As the year winds down, Incubus vocalist Brandon Boyd is turning his focus to his solo music, announcing that his latest solo effort, Echoes and Cocoons, is set to arrive next spring. Coinciding with that announcement, we’ve also got new music with the song and video for “Pocket Knife” arriving, complete with artwork for the single done by Boyd himself. And it’s the artistic single artwork that inspired us to reach out to Boyd to…
In May 1995, Metallica entered The Plant Studios in Sausalito, Calif., to record a double album as the follow-up to 1991’s Metallica (aka The Black Album), which catapulted the band from thrash heroes to mainstream rock stars. But by February 1996, Metallica had only finished about half the songs, so they scrapped the double-album plan and opted, instead, to release two records one year apart.The first, Load, came out June 4, 1996. Then in July…
The end of the ‘90s was a time of healing for Korn vocalist Jonathan Davis. After a decade of indulging his most dangerous and depraved rock ‘n’ roll fantasies and suffering a breakdown at the end of the ride, Davis decided to get sober and tone down his extracurricular activities. In conjunction, Korn hired dedicated studio producer Brendan O’Brien to help them stay focused and work at peak efficiency. The resulting album, Issues, came out on Nov.…
Late Metallica legend Cliff Burton left a gigantic impact on heavy metal and remains one of the most influential musicians in the genre’s history. Watch these musicians talk about the bassist, plus a special addition from Cliff’s father Ray.Fans often refer to Cliff Burton as the spiritual battery of Metallica, providing pummeling energy and a rhythmic backbone to the legendary band’s early works. But Dave Mustaine shared a lesser known story about Cliff, explaining how…
When Ozzy Osbourne released his third solo album Bark at the Moon on Nov. 15, 1983, it had been two years since the critically acclaimed Diary of a Madman came out. To say that the period in between the records was turbulent would be an understatement of epic proportions, as it saw a slew of personal and professional issues take place with almost none of them for the better. Still, the former Black Sabbath frontman…