Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has made no secret of his adoration for AC/DC, so it makes sense that the death of guitarist Malcolm Young would hit him hard. Grohl wrote an open letter to honor Young, who passed away on Saturday (Nov. 18) at the age of 64. “Thank you, Malcolm for the songs, and the feel, and the cool, and the years of…
Corey Taylor: Don’t Believe the Slipknot Rumors
Corey Taylor of Stone Sour and Slipknot wants to clarify some news stories that were floating around last week. Following an interview in which Taylor simply stated that he has yet to hear new Slipknot music, a bunch of outlets posted stories implying there was drama in the Slipknot camp. Not so, says Taylor. “Everybody do me a favor and take these ‘Slipknot’ clickbait ‘news stories’…
Video: Five Finger Death Punch, Stone Sour, Greta Van Fleet, Starset and Palisades at Louder than Life!
Watch: I caught up with some great bands at Louder than Life festival this year, including Five Finger Death Punch, Stone Sour (Corey Taylor and Roy Mayorga), Greta Van Fleet, Starset and Palisades! Check out the Audio Ink Radio video interview here. Thanks to Rebecca Frisbie for filming. ► SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/audioinkradio ▼ SOCIAL http://instagram.com/ericksonanne http://facebook.com/ashlleyanne http://twitter.com/ anneerickson Snapchat: AnneErickson ► FEATURED IN THIS…
Soundgarden Reunites with Chris Cornell’s Widow
Late Soundgarden, Audioslave and Temple of the Dog frontman Chris Cornell was posthumously awarded with The inaugural Promise Award, given by the Los Angeles Committee of Human Rights Watch, at an event in Los Angeles this week. Cornell’s widow Vicky was given The Promise award in honor of her late husband by System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian. At the event, Vicky was joined…
What Are the Top 10 Greatest Pop-Punk Albums of All Time?
What defines “pop-punk?” If you ask Rolling Stone, they’ll tell you it’s Green Day’s 1994 breakthrough album “Dookie.” The magazine recently ranked the 50 greatest pop-punk albums of all time, and they put “Dookie” as their No. 1 pick. “Green Day’s third LP is a pop-punk gut-punch, perfectly marrying tight melody with a get-bent mentality,” Rolling Stone states. “After the grunge-dominated early Nineties, that irreverence was a…