Animated AVENGED SEVENFOLD Plays 'Carry On' After 'Black Ops II' Credits
A clip from the "Call Of Duty: Black Ops II" video game where an animated version of AVENGED SEVENFOLD plays the song the band wrote just for the game, "Carry On", can be seen below. The clip features the members of AVENGED SEVENFOLD and characters Raul Menendez and Sergeant Frank Woods "performing" after the credits (skip to about 1:36 in the video).
"Call Of Duty: Black Ops II" arrives in stores on November 13.
The last time AVENGED SEVENFOLD issued new music was also for the"Call Of Duty" series, when they released "Not Ready To Die" as part of the "Call Of The Dead" game expansion pack in 2011.
The band has kept a relatively low profile since completing the touring cycle for its fifth album, 2010's "Nightmare", but guitarist Zacky Vengeance told The Pulse Of Radio that AVENGED SEVENFOLD doesn't like to sit still for very long. "We're not the kind of people to just take a break and say everything's going good, you know, let's rest on our laurels, act like rock stars — we take it very seriously and we certainly aren't just celebrating and doing a victory lap," he said. "We're focused on making our fans happy, keeping each other happy, so we can do this forever."
"Nightmare" was the group's first recording project since the late 2009 death of drummer Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan.
Following overseas tours in April and May of this year, the band last performed at METALLICA's Orion Music + More festival in Atlantic City in late June.
"Not Ready To Die" was the first song recorded with drummer Arin Ilejay, who took over behind the kid in early 2011.
Although the group was reportedly going to begin work on its sixth studio effort this year, there has been no word on its progress.
Source: Blabbermouth.net
Shinedown Announces Co-Headlining Tour with Three Days Grace
Shinedown is adding another leg of U.S. tour dates to their schedule, and they’re taking some friends along with them. The band has just announced that they’ll kick off a co-headlining tour with Three Days Grace in 2013 to further promote their latest release,Amaryllis.
The trek kicks off o February 1 at the iWireless Center in Moline, IL, and will make stops in Green Bay, Knoxville, Lexington and Baltimore, among other cities. P.O.D. will support the band on all the newly-announced dates.
"Shinedown prides itself on always taking our live shows to the next level and giving our fans everything they want -– honest, emotional and incendiary performances,” said frontman Brent Smith in a statement. “This tour is no exception. In fact, we’re raising the bar.”
Here are the tour dates:
2/1 -- Moline, IL, iWireless Center
2/2 -- Madison, WI, Alliant Energy Center
2/5 -- Minneapolis, MN, Target Center
2/6 -- Green Bay, WI, Resch Center
2/8 -- Nashville, TN, Bridgestone Arena
2/9 -- Huntington, WV, Big Sandy Superstore
2/10 -- Knoxville, TN, Knoxville Civic Auditorium Coliseum
2/12 -- Saginaw, MI, DOW Events Center
2/13 -- Battle Creek, MI, Kellogg Arena
2/15 -- Ft. Wayne, IN, Allen Co War Memorial
2/16 -- Lexington, KY, Rupp Arena
2/17 -- Reading, PA, Sovereign Center
2/19 -- Baltimore, MD, 1st Mariner Arena
2/20 -- Lowell, MA, Tsongas Center
Chris Cornell Talks Soundgarden’s Musical Legacy; Says Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan Owes Him $40,000
It’s taken 15 long years, but on Tuesday Soundgarden finally releases their first new studio album in a decade and a half, King Animal. Frontman Chris Cornell says that despite the exceptionally long hiatus, he didn’t feel any pressure while recording the album.
“We have a fan base that knows who we are,” Cornell tells ABC News Radio. “We don’t really have to compete with other bands, there’s no other version of what we do, so there’s no pressure really at all except for we have a musical legacy and whatever we do now, has to live up to that. And that’s a pressure that I suppose we put on ourselves.”
A few months ago, The Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan slammed Soundgarden for making King Animal, claiming that their decision to reunite was motivated solely by money. “I was a fan of Soundgarden, but call [King Animal] for what it is,” Corgan told a Filipino publication. “They’re just out there to have one more round at the till.”
Now, Cornell has fired back at Corgan, saying he remembers a time when money was very important to the Pumpkins frontman. “When Billy Corgan was completely broke, I got him a movie deal with [director] Cameron Crowe where he made $40,000,” Cornell tells ABC News Radio. “He was very happy about that, and he was specifically happy about the $40,000. So next time you see him, tell him owes me my $40,000 back.”
Listen to Trent Reznor’s Score for Call of Duty: Black Ops II Game
As previously reported, Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor signed on to write the theme song for the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops II. Now, the singer is offering you the chance to check out the full track, which is currently streaming on YouTube.
“I look at video games as a true art form,” explained Reznor in a recent video interview. “The chance to be involved in something like this is exciting to me. I feel it’s every bit as viable as film work or music or anything. Video game culture has expanded into the largest form of entertainment.” Call of Duty: Black Ops II arrives in stores on Tuesday, which is the same day that his side project, How to Destroy Angels, will release its new EP, An Omen.
Deluxe Edition of Slash’s Apocalyptic Love Available at Best Buy on November 19
A deluxe edition of Slash’s album with Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators, Apocalyptic Love, will be available exclusively at Best Buy next week. The three-disc deluxe edition includes bonus songs “Crazy Life” and “Carolina,” which don't appear on the regular version of the album, eight previously-unreleased acoustic tracks and a live concert DVD from the album’s release show at Irving Plaza in New York City.The deluxe edition of Apocalyptic Love will only be available at Best Buy and at BestBuy.com beginning on November 19. Apocalyptic Love Deluxe CD track list:
“Apocalyptic Love”
“One Last Thrill”
“Standing in the Sun”
“You’re a Lie”
“No More Heroes”
“Halo”
“We Will Roam”
“Anastasia”
“Not for Me”
“Bad Rain”
“Hard & Fast”
“Far and Away”
“Shots Fired”
“Carolina”
“Crazy Life”
Live at Guitar Center (Acoustic CD) track list:
“Beggars and Hangers On”
“Back from Cali”
“Civil War”
“Fall to Pieces”
“Far and Away”
“Starlight”
“Not for Me”
“Sweet Child O’ Mine”
Live from NY DVD track list:
“Mean Bone”
“Dirty Little Thing”
“One Last Thrill”
“Back from Cali”
“Ghost”
“Standing in the Sun”
“Doctor Alibi”
“Speed Parade”
“Apocalyptic Love”
“Watch This”
“Starlight”
“Just Like Anything”
“Halo”
“You’re a Lie”
“Slither”
“By the Sword”
Kid Rock Says iTunes Prices Aren’t “American”
Just because Kid Rock is allowing his upcoming album, Rebel Soul, to be released on iTunes, it doesn’t mean that the singer is happy about the way the digital retailer runs its business. Rock, a longtime iTunes holdout, says that he feels that the online store’s price structure isn’t exactly fair.
"I still don't believe that all pieces of music are the same price,” Rock tells Billboard.com. “I just don't think that's American."
Rock adds that his decision to sell his music on iTunes was motivated by the habits of the average music consumer. "As a musician, you want the music in as many hands as you can get it into," he explains. "I want people to get the music for the fairest price, and in the most convenient way. And that's really turned into iTunes when you're talking about selling albums."
While it’s unclear whether or not Rock will allow his entire catalog to be sold on iTunes,Rebel Soul will be available starting on November 19. You can purchase the album’s first single, “Let’s Ride,” on iTunes now.
