Rum Bum Records has announced the signing of SALIVA. The band —Bobby Amaru (vocals), Dave Novotny (bass), Paul Crosby (drums) andWayne Swinny (guitar) — will enter the studio in January 2013 to begin recording its new album for a late spring release.
"The addition of SALIVA further expands our reputation of cultivating artists that have a unique sound and style," said Luis Bacardi, owner ofRum Bum Records. "We are thrilled to continue to grow our artist portfolio with quality musicians and look forward to playing a significant role in the band's continued success."
Since forming in Memphis in 1996, SALIVA has produced a number of chart-topping hits and earned a Grammy nomination for "Best Hard RockPerformance" for their record "Your Disease". A number of tracks from records have also been featured in major films, including "The Fast And The Furious" and "Talladega Nights" as well as successful games likeTiger Woods PGA.
"We want to sell 10 million records," said SALIVA's frontman Bobby Amaru. "We are all looking forward to getting in the studio and recording an album that will do just that. In the end, what's most important is coming out with songs that we're excited to play, that our fans are excited to hear and that the combination of the two results in a great tour. That's what it's all about."
SALIVA's last studio album was 2011's "Under Your Skin", which featured the Top 5 rock single "Never Should've Let You Go".
Vocalist Josey Scott left SALIVA last year to pursue a solo Christian recording career.
Rum Bum Records is an independent record label based in South Florida. Led by a team of industry veterans dedicated to finding original talent of all genres, the label offers worldwide distribution, and provides artists with the resources necessary to develop and expand their careers.
Source: Blabbermouth.net
Bullet for My Valentine Talks Spontaneous Recording Process for Temper Temper
When Bullet for My Valentine headed into the studio to record their forth studio album,Temper Temper, the band decided to try something different. Frontman Matthew Tucksays that the band experimented with new songwriting and recording processes for the forthcoming release, which is due on February 12, 2013.
“[Temper Temper] was a very different affair really compared to anything we’ve ever really done,” the singer tells ABC News Radio. “We didn’t do any demoing, pre-writing or anything for this record. The concept behind it was just go to the studio, write and record as we went along and, kind of, capture that spontaneity and excitement. It was just a very quick process rather than kind of just re-recording track and track which you’ve demoed over the last couple of years.”
Tuck adds that if the process was different, fans can expect the band to head for familiar sonic territory on Temper Temper, as the new release will be similar to their 2010 album,Fever.
“It’s definitely got kind of the same feel and vibe as Fever,” he reveals. “Partly because where we want to go musically is [to] stray away from the metal a bit and just concentrate more on, kind of like, a hard rock, slamming kind of mid-tempo vibe, but have the metal influences still in there.”
Items from Heart, Ozzy Osbourne, Other Stars Being Auctioned to Benefit Ailing Tour Bus Driver
Heart, Ozzy Osbourne and The Grateful Dead's Bob Weir are among the artists who have contributed items or concert packages to an eBay auction that will raise money forDonny Silva, a longtime tour bus driver for many artists who is suffering from stage-four colon cancer. Proceeds raised will help Silva with his medical expenses, as he has no health insurance.
Heart's Ann and Nancy Wilson have donated a package that includes a signed electric guitar, an autographed guitar strap and the sisters' personal laminates from their band's 2008 tour with Journey and Cheap Trick. Osbourne, meanwhile, has contributed a signed photo and a collection of Black Sabbath guitar picks. As for Weir, he's offering a pair of tickets and post-show passes to any one of his upcoming solo concerts or byFurthur, his side project group with founding Dead bassist Phil Lesh.
Other items up for bid include collectibles signed by The Beach Boys, Motley Crue andElton John band members Davey Johnstone and Nigel Olsson, as well as a set of guitar picks donated by the Eagles.
The auction runs until December 6. Check out all the lots being auctioned here.
Pearl Jam Bassist Ament Talks Speedy Recording Process for RNDM’s Acts
Jeff Ament says Acts, the debut album of his side project, RNDM, was one of the quickest albums he’s ever made. The Pearl Jam bassist reveals that the recording process for the release only took a few days.
“We basically did the recording in four days and one night,” Ament tells ARTISTDirect.com. “[The band] got in at about seven at night. We started recording at nine. We recorded one song, and we had [the album] four full days after that.”
Ament adds that he hopes he can make some new music with RNDM before he’s called back to finish Pearl Jam’s follow-up to 2009’s Backspacer. “I'm probably not going to get busy with Pearl Jam until March or something,” he explains. “I'm up for whatever. There's a little bit of momentum within [RNDM] right now so I think we want to keep it moving.”
OZZY On New SABBATH Album: 'I Hope People Who Have Waited All These Years Aren't Disappointed'
Scott Kara of The New Zealand Herald recently conducted an interview with the legendary BLACK SABBATHsingerOzzy Osbourne. A few excerpts from the chat follow below.
On how BLACK SABBATH came to be such a respected band:
Osbourne: "It's a really weird thing, because what we did, we just did. We didn't go, 'Oh, we're going to write this way, and we're going to record that way, and it's going to come out like this'. And 45 years up the road who would have thought it's still going to be current and people were going to look upon it as the foundations of heavy metal? I mean, you don't realise that sort of thing, you just do it."
On not being completely confortable with BLACK SABBATH being considered originators of the "heavy metal" genre:
Osbourne: "Not everything BLACK SABBATH did was about the devil, or about heavy metal because 'Changes' was a beautiful song. But all they ever remember is that I sing about the devil and 'Iron Man', you know."
On how the members of BLACK SABBATH — with the exception of drummer Bill Ward, who is sitting out the band's reunion due to a contractual dispute — are getting along nowadays:
Osbourne: "What's different now is that none of us get drunk or stoned or any of that stuff. We're all clean, and all in control of ourselves, we're not intimidated by each other, there are no arguments, and it's the way it should be. But when we were kids we had egos. When you're 21 and you get some success it takes a while to get your head around. You have an ego, you have the spoils of success, the cars, the houses, the money, the alcohol, the drugs, the groupies, and all the rest of it, and if you go through all of that and you are lucky enough to survive you get married, you get divorced, you get married again, and it's a journey. But we've done it all so what it boils down to now is the music - and that's what got us where we are in the first place. We have come through the other side, we're still able to work together, and that's where the enjoyment comes from. It's been a lot of fun making this record."
On the recording sessions for the new BLACK SABBATH album, which were interrupted by guitarist Tony Iommi's diagnosis with lymphona at the beginning of this year:
Osbourne: "[The treatment] has been a bit rough on him but he still manages to come up with those great riffs. It's been more than 30 years since I really seriously worked with the guys. We had a try a few years back but nothing came of it. But for some reason the timing is right and we've done about 15 songs. BLACK SABBATH is very unique in the respect that nothing is formulated. It's very unpredictable. I just hope the people who have waited all these years aren't disappointed."
Source: Blabbermouth.net
Kid Rock Debuts at #5 on Billboard 200; Led Zeppelin in at #9
Kid Rock and Led Zeppelin both scored top-ten positions on the Billboard 200 albums chart this week.
Kid Rock scored the #5 spot with his ninth studio album, Rebel Soul, which sold 146,000 copies, according to Nielsen Soundscan. It's a bit of a drop from his previous release, 2010's Born Free, which also entered the Billboard 200 albums chart at #5, but moved 189,000 copies in its first week out. In addition, Rebel Soul is the first of Kid Rock’s albums to be sold digitally. The album debuted at #3 on the Digital Album Chart, racking up 57,000 downloads sold.
Meanwhile, Led Zeppelin's Celebration Day album sold 101,000 copies during its first week in stores to land at #9 on the tally. The release, which is available in a variety of audio and video formats, documents the legendary band's December 2007 reunion concert at London's O2 Arena. Celebration Day is Led Zeppelin's 13th album to reach the top 10 of the Billboard 200. The last official release from the band to do so was the 2007 hits compilation Mothership, which bowed at #7 in December of that year.
Bassist Nick Oliveri Reunites with Queens of the Stone Age, Kyuss Lives!
You can add Nick Oliveri to the list of guest stars on Queens of the Stone Age’s upcoming album.
The former QOTSA bassist recently posted a message on the Facebook page of his side project, Mondo Generator, revealing that he “recently recorded his vocals on a new Queens of the Stone Age song” for the band’s sixth studio album. In addition, the Facebook post notes that Oliveri has also ”re-joined” his other band, Kyuss Lives!
The bassist joins Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor and Foo Fightersfrontman/former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl who are also working on tracks for the forthcoming QOTSA album.
Oliveri left QOTSA in 2004, but has recently reconciled with frontman Josh Homme, who contributed vocals on “The Last Train” on Mondo Generator’s latest release, Hell Comes to Your Heart.
Andrew WK “Disappointed and Puzzled” by Canceled Cultural Ambassador Trip to Bahrain
Andrew WK isn’t happy that his trip to the Middle Eastern country of Bahrain has been canceled.
Last week, the notoriously hard-partying singer posted a message on his website declaring that he'd accepted a State Department invitation to travel to the Middle Eastern country of Bahrain in December to “promote partying and positive power.” However, Andrew WK’s excitement about the trip was short-lived: senior embassy staff officially canceled the trek on Monday, citing concerns about the artist's work.
“I’m disappointed and puzzled by their change of heart and last-minute decision,” said Andrew WK in a statement on his website. “When I was originally invited by our contact, it seemed everyone was aware of what I stand for with my positive attitude. I was thrilled at the opportunity to represent my country and the spirit of inclusive and open-minded freedom that makes our nation so special and inspiring.”
The singer goes on to say that the trip had been in the works for over a year, noting that he’s upset that he went through an “extensive” background check and booked all his flights, only to have it canceled just one week before he was scheduled to leave.
“I would’ve done a great job and represented our nation with dignity and pride,” he explains. “Despite all these challenges, I still would love to go and I vow to continue partying, and working every day to unite our human race through the power of positive partying.”
Beastie Boys File Motion to Dismiss Copyright Lawsuit
The day before Adam "MCA" Yauch's death, the Beastie Boys and their music publishers and record company -- Universal Music, Brooklyn Dust Music and Capitol Records -- were slapped with a federal lawsuit in New York over alleged unauthorized use of copyrighted music on the group's first two albums. Now lawyers for the Beasties are asking a judge to dismiss the suit.
In the suit, TufAmerica claims that copyrighted recordings it controls of Trouble Funk’s "Say What" and "Drop the Bomb" were sampled without approval on the Beasties’ 1986 debut album Licensed to Ill and their 1989 album Paul's Boutique.
According to documents cited by The Hollywood Reporter, attorneys for the Beastie Boys filed a motion to dismiss the suit on Monday claiming that the action comes well after the “Copyright Act's three-year statute of limitations.”
TufAmerica aruges that it took so long for the case to be filed because the allegedly “concealed” Trouble Funk samples were only recently discovered “after conducting a careful audio analysis.”
The Beastie's legal team argues that if it is true that any use of copyrighted material was so disguised as to take more than 20 years to discover, then TufAmerica can't prove "substantial similarity" between the material it controls and the Beastie's material -- a key test in a copyright infringement case. In the document cited by The Hollywood Reporter, the Beasties lawyers write that if “the casual observer cannot identify Plaintiff's musical compositions and sound recordings...there can be no substantial similarity."
Sevendust to Release Black Out the Sun in March; Announce North American Tour Dates
Sevendust has a new release headed our way. The band will drop their ninth studio album, Black Out the Sun, on March 26, 2013. The first single from the upcoming album, “Decay,” will be released to radio and available for download at online retail outlets starting on January 22, 2013.
Before Black Out the Sun arrives in stores, the band will be hitting the road for a North American tour. The trek kicks off on February 2 at Ziggy’s in Winston-Salem and will make stops in Portland, Nashville, Biloxi and Little Rock, among other cities. Lacuna Coil will support the band on all dates. Tickets for the upcoming tour will go on sale on Friday.
More shows will be announced in the coming months. Here are the tour dates:
2/2 -- Winston-Salem, NC, Ziggy’s
2/3 -- Jacksonville, NC, Hooligans
2/5 -- Lancaster, PA, Chameleon Club
2/6 -- Clifton Park, NY, Upstate Concert Hall
2/7 -- Portland, ME, The Asylum
2/8 -- Allentown, PA, Crocodile Rock
2/9 -- Lynchburg, VA, Phase 2
2/10 -- Nashville, TN, Marathon Music Works
2/12 -- Fayetteville, AR, George’s Majestic Lounge
2/14 -- Biloxi, MS, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
2/15 -- Broussard, LA, The Station
2/16 -- Beaumont, TX, Dixie Dance Hall
2/17 -- Little Rock, AR, Revolution! Music Room
2/19 -- Springfield, IL, Boondocks
2/21 -- Bloomington, IL, The Castle Theatre
2/22 -- South Bend, IN, Club Fever
2/23 -- Cedar Rapids, IA, Pepsi Pavilion
SEVENDUST Plays Snippet Of New Song At Orlando Concert
SEVENDUST played a short snippet of a new song during the band's November 25 concert at the House Of Blues in Orlando, Florida. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below.
SEVENDUST's ninth album, "Black Out The Sun", is tentatively due in April 2013. The CD was recorded at Architekt Music studios in Butler, New Jersey with engineer Mike Ferretti.
"The craziest thing about this record is finishing it in about a month," guitarist John Connolly told Revolver magazine. "We haven't done that since our debut album [1997's self-titled effort]. This is one of the fastest records we've ever made, but also one of the strongest — working off instinct mostly."
According to Connolly, SEVENDUST's forthcoming CD finds the band exploring "a darker vibe," but "there's still plenty of melody," he added. "The record fits right in with 'Animosity' [2002], 'Alpha' [2007], and our self-titled album. Lots of heavy stuff and some more mellow, moody songs as well It's a nice balance of what makes for the SEVENDUST sound."
Songtitles set to appear on the 12-track CD, which was produced by the bandmembers themselves, include "Mountain" and "Murder Bar". The latter was reportedly inspired by a Butler, New Jersey bar across from the hotel where SEVENDUST was staying while recording the new CD. Rumor had it the place was popular with many of New Jersey's murderers.
"It's a basic SEVENDUST record," guitarist Clint Lowery recently told"Source Of The Sound With Wendy Campbell". "There's nothing, like, too completely different than anything we've done before. It's got a darker vibe to it. We've got a good amount of the programming element in there. It's a lot of what we do — it's heavy and it's got its melodic element in it. So if you're a SEVENDUST fan, it's more along the lines of the second and third records we did — it's kind of like that. It's got a couple of throwback vibes to it. 'Animosity' and 'Home' [1999], if I can put those two records together, it would [sound similar to the new CD]."
SEVENDUST's last CD, "Cold Day Memory", sold around 27,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 12 on the Billboard 200 chart.
The band's previous effort, "Chapter VII: Hope and Sorrow", opened with 25,000 units back in April 2008 to land at position No. 19.
"Cold Day Memory" was released on April 20, 2010 on the band's own7Bros. Records, through Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group.
DROWNING POOL's New Lineup Interviewed On 'Custom Trends' TV Show
Texas heavy rockers DROWNING POOL were recently interviewed on the"Custom Trends" TV show on the Kpxb-ION Network. You can now watch the chat below.
DROWNING POOL's video for the song "Saturday Night" was directed by Jon Bertorelli and produced by Daniel Livschultz, both of Vulpine Films. The track comes off the band's fifth album, which is due out in early 2013 viaEleven Seven Music. The band teamed up with producer Kato Khandwalla at House of Loud Studios in New Jersey, as well as John Feldmann (THE USED, STORY OF THE YEAR), and completed the album in Dallas.
"Saturday Night" is the first video to be made available with DROWNING POOL's fourth singer, Jasen Moreno, who replaced Ryan McCombs.
McCombs exited the group at the end of 2011 after a six-year stint in the lineup. He sang on two studio efforts by DROWNING POOL, 2007's "Full Circle" and 2010's self-titled fourth album.
Moreno, who previously sang in fellow Texas band THE SUICIDE HOOK, made his live debut as a member of DROWNING POOL on July 8 at a club in Ardmore, Oklahoma.
According to a press release: "Not only is the adrenaline-inducing video for'Saturday Night' the first look at Moreno as lead man, it's a rebel rousing point-of-view following one man's eventful evening and includesDROWNING POOL fans. The band called out to fans via Facebook and included them in the performance footage as well as the motel party scene."
Commented DROWNING POOL bassist Stevie Benton: "'Saturday Night'is a song about squeezing the most out of every single day of your life. It's about enjoying yourself and not apologizing for a damn thing. The video follows an average guy in his quest to 'party like a rock star.' The next time you are sitting around doing nothing, we hope this song inspires you to make something happen."
Another new DROWNING POOL song called "In Memory Of…" was released in August to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the passing of the band's original singer, Dave Williams.
Williams died on tour in 2002 after singing on the band's debut, "Sinner". He was replaced by Jason "Gong" Jones, who also contributed to one record, "Desensitized", before being shown the door in 2004.
In a posting on the band's official Facebook page, DROWNING POOLguitarist C.J. Pierce wrote, "It's been a real pleasure for all of us working with Jasen Moreno. He jumped right in and stepped up to the plate. He's everything we hoped for in a singer."
He continued, "Jasen came in and got straight to work on new music for our next CD. Out of respect to all past singers, and most importantly theDROWNING POOL fans, he learned every song from every CD we've made in the past as well.
"Jasen has brought us not only a new voice but a new fire to theDROWNING POOL sound. We all can't wait to get the new music out to there to everyone with the live show.
"Looking forward to the rest of our career with Jasen. The singer switch is finally over!"
In an exclusive interview in the September 2012 issue of Guitar Worldmagazine, Moreno said, "I am extremely happy and very grateful to be a part of the DROWNING POOL family. Everyone's been so welcoming, especially the fans. I can't praise them enough. They've made me feel right at home. This first run of live shows couldn't have gone any better!"
DROWNING POOL is:
C.J. Pierce - Guitar, Vocals Stevie Benton - Bass, Vocals Mike Luce - Drums, Vocals Jasen Moreno - Vocals
Interview:
"Saturday Night" video:
RANDY BLYTHE On Manslaughter Charge: 'I Am Innocent, I Believe That In My Heart Of Hearts'
LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe was released from a prison in Prague on August 2, more than a month after he was arrested and incarcerated. Blythe was facing the possibility of conviction and a long-term jail sentence after a 2010 incident in which a fan attending a LAMB OF GOD show died almost a month later, allegedly from injuries sustained when he was thrown off the stage.
Randy spoke to U.K.'s Metal Hammer about his ordeal and how he plans to spend the next few weeks while he awaits word from the Czech Republic about whether he will have to return in order to face trial. A couple of excerpts from the chat — which can be found in the October 2012 issue of the magazine — follow below.
Metal Hammer: The statement you put out was very respectful to the family involved and obviously that was important to you.
Blythe: "It was hugely important. That's the worst thing about this. Going to prison sucks, and being in prison is not fun, but what I went through and the uncertainty I face now is absolutely nothing compared to what this family is going through. They lost their son and that's about as bad as it gets for a human being, to lose a child. That's not supposed to happen. I can't claim responsibility for this because I am innocent, I believe that in my heart of hearts; if I thought I was guilty, then I wouldn't even have accepted bail. I was raised by very moral parents who said you have to face up and take responsibility for your actions. But I believe I'm innocent… I know I'm innocent."
Metal Hammer: Do you even remember the gig or was it just another show?
Blythe: "It was the first time we'd ever played in Prague so I remember that. I remember I read during the day, and I remember that gig and a lot of people being onstage. Then as soon as I got off stage, my publicist called, and told me Paul Gray [SLIPKNOT] was dead. This was right after we got off stage. All of that makes that show memorable."
Metal Hammer: You weren't aware of anyone getting hurt?
Blythe: "No, there's people that get hurt at every metal show, but it's not like we ran away after the show. We were there until late in the morning, the crew was unloading and I was sitting out in the alleyway calling people because people were blowing up my phone like, 'Is it true that Paul Grayis dead?' I was very sad and I spent a lot of time talking, but the show itself, I just remember a ton of people being onstage who should not have been onstage. We had no knowledge that anyone was hurt. But, like I said about the parents, my feelings about the justice or injustice of this has nothing to do with the reality that they are totally suffering through this. They need some answers and I feel ethically obliged, if I'm called to trial, to at least give my side of the story and explain to the best of my knowledge what happened so they can get some closure. I don't have guilt over this because I am innocent, but it feels awful inside to me, terrible. A fan of the band is dead and his family suffering. It's a very unfortunate situation and one I'd rather not have to deal with, but if you're a good human being, an adult and a responsible, compassionate human being, then you show up and do the right thing, and that's going and giving these people some answers."
Metal Hammer: What does this mean, not just for LAMB OF GOD, but for future metal shows? Clearly there wasn't enough security, but at the same time people do stagedive and it is dangerous.
Blythe: "Yeah, I had 44 stitches right in my head from a BRUTAL TRUTHshow. I left the stage at Milwaukee Metalfest and split my skull open and had to go to the hospital. When you crowd surf or go into a moshpit, or somehow make it to the stage, you have to realize you can get hurt. I have the scars and the broken bones to prove it because I've been going to shows since I was a kid. If anything good comes out of this, it would be the need for trained security who are aware of what goes on at a show and the type of energy and dancing, so they're not only there to keep the band safe, but to keep the audience safe. We've seen kids coming over the barrier and we've often yelled at security. I can't put on a good show if I'm worried about my fans getting hurt. There needs to be adequate security because this stuff is dangerous! There's an inherent danger in jumping off a stage and I've done it again and again and again."
Metal Hammer: Does it make you more wary of inviting contact with the audience?
Blythe: "Well, we're at a point where, long before this show, people don't need to be getting on stage, because they run into you and can knock you off or run into the equipment and you can't play. But the whole stagediving thing is a real touchy thing and it's hard to explain to people who aren't in this. Someone will come whipping past me who's made it past security and got onstage, they run and jump, clear the barricade and I'm often like, 'Good job! That was badass!' What am I gonna do, get mad? I did the same when I was a kid! But at the same time, if you're gonna do that, you have to accept the fact that you might break your fucking neck, or someone else's. I've stagedived a lot in our career and I always back way up and make sure people see I'm coming, because I don't want to break someone's neck. This has definitely made me more wary about stagediving myself, not for my security but for everybody's. I skateboard and I've busted myself up. I could have broken my neck or killed myself, and that's a risk I take and I accept that risk because it's something I like to do. If people do this stuff, they need to realize that."
Metal Hammer: Obviously you can't plan too far ahead since you don't know if you'll be facing trial. what's next for you?
Blythe: "I don't know if I'll have to go back or not. I'm assuming I will. I'm assuming it will be in December or January, but we'll tour the States starting in October for a month or so. We have to make some money because the legal bills are exorbitant. We had to borrow that bail money and it's almost half a million dollars. None of us make the kind of money to be able to pay that off no worries. And the way we make money is by playing shows, but we can't play shows if I'm in prison. One tour already got cancelled and we had a meeting today talking about the mechanics of keeping the business running when money is just bleeding out. It's difficult, but it's better than being in prison. And I will go back. I'm a man of my word and I told the judge I would go back. As I've previously expressed, I think it's the ethical thing to do."
Metal Hammer: What's the worst-case scenario?
Blythe: "Ten years with no time off for good behavior. For my particular charge — we're saying manslaughter, but it's assault in the fourth degree with intent, resulting in the death of this young man — the sentence for that is five to 10 years with no time off. So the worst-case scenario is that get out when I'm 51, 52 years old. It's not something I really try to dwell on too much, because it's scary. I don't want to go to prison, I don't want that to happen, but the fact of the matter is it could happen. I will deal with it as it comes, that's all! can do. If you have one foot in the past and one foot in the future, you're pissing on the present. And right now, all! have is the present so I prepare myself the best I can. My band is behind me and my family's behind me and we're gonna do our best to prove my innocence. But worrying about a nebulous uncertain future, or being super-bummed out that l went to prison for 37 days does me no good."
The entire interview can be found in the October 2012 issue of Metal Hammer, which can be ordered at this location.
Source: Blabbermouth.net
Perry Farrell Promises Next Jane’s Addiction Tour Will Be “Theatrical”
Perry Farrell is cooking up something special for Jane’s Addiction’s next tour. The singer says the band’s upcoming fifth studio album has inspired him to create a unique stage show.
"The next album is going to be something that the world has never experienced," Farrell tells Billboard.com. "I'm building it simultaneously with the live show in mind…It's going to be theatrical and we're going to take it to another level. I want to really give you a new experience.”
The singer adds that he wrote “close to 60 songs” for the forthcoming release while he was laid up in bed, recovering from a recent knee surgery. "I was kind of forced to write and I'm just having such a great time and it's coming out so well,” he explains. “When you take that much time to write and think about music and the show, good things are going to happen."
Farrell says that he hopes to release the new Jane's album sometime in 2013.
Percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan Says It’s “Nobody’s Business” When Next Slipknot Album Comes Out
For months now, members of Slipknot have expressed different opinions about when the band expects to begin recording their first album without late bassist Paul Gray, who died in 2010. Percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan says that fans shouldn’t be focused on when they can get new music from the band.
“It’s kind of nobody’s business what we’re gonna do, when we’re gonna do it, how we’re gonna do it,” Crahan tells ABC News Radio. “We’re musicians. I’m writing music every day of my life, my singer’s writing lyrics every day of his life, other people in the band are writing songs, that’s never gonna stop but when, how and all that…everybody’s just gotta wait and see.”
Crahan adds that if Gray was still alive, fans would already have the band’s fifth studio album in their record collections. “If Paul wouldn’t have passed we’d actually be finalizing our fifth record cycle right now,” he explains. “Instead of going out and writing, we decided to sporadically tour and share the loss with our fans.”
While Slipknot is currently on a break, the band has scheduled two festival appearances for 2013. They will be performing headlining sets at the inaugural Ozzfest Japan in May and at the U.K.’s Download Festival in June.
Dave Grohl, Eddie Vedder, Rest of Bon Jovi Added to12.12.12: The Concert for Sandy Relief
The lineup for the 12.12.12: The Concert for Sandy Relief is going to rock even harder.
Producers of the star-studded Hurricane Sandy relief benefit concert in New York City have announced that Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and Pearl Jam lead singerEddie Vedder have been added to the bill that already includes Paul McCartney, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, The Who, Alicia Keys, Kanye West, andPink Floyd's Roger Waters. In addition, Jon Bon Jovi, who was originally slated to perform alone, will now perform with the rest of Bon Jovi, who have also joined the lineup.
Proceeds from the event will go to the Robin Hood Relief Fund, which is providing money, materials and information to charitable organizations in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are that are helping assist the families and areas hit hardest by the storm.
Tickets for the Madison Square Garden event will be available starting December 3 at 12 p.m. ET via Ticketmaster. The show will also be telecast, but those details are not yet available.
The Black Keys Settle Lawsuits Against Home Depot, Pizza Hut
The Black Keys have settled the lawsuits they filed against Home Depot and Pizza Hut in June, in which they claimed the companies used their music without permission.
The band stated that Home Depot used parts of their hit "Lonely Boy" in a power tools commercial. They further claimed Pizza Hut sampled another song, "Gold on the Ceiling," in a commercial for its Cheesy Bites Pizza.
The terms of the settlements have not been disclosed.
The Black Keys will move to formally dismiss the cases by early January.
Kid Rock Announces Rebel Soul Tour Dates
Kid Rock has now announced the first set of dates for a North American headlining tour in support of his recently-released album, Rebel Soul.
The trek kicks off on February 2 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City and will make stops in Nashville; New Orleans; Tulsa, OK; and Memphis, TN among other cities. Buckcherryand Hellbound Glory will support Rock on all dates.
Tickets for most of the concerts will go on sale on December 7 at 10 a.m. local venue time. Visit KidRock.com for more information.
In other Kid Rock news, the singer will be performing “Let’s Ride,” the first single fromRebel Soul, at the upcoming WWE Tribute to the Troops event that airs on USA on December 19 at 9 p.m ET. A second showing of the program can be seen a few days later on December 22 at 9 p.m. ET on NBC.
Here are the new tour dates, with more to come soon:
2/2 -- Kansas City, MO, Sprint Center
2/5 -- Springfield, MO, JQH Arena
2/7 -- Beaumont, TX, Ford Park Event Center
2/9 -- Tulsa, OK, BOK Center
2/10 -- Wichita, KS, INTRUST Bank Arena
2/13 -- Bossier City, LA, CenturyLink Center
2/15 -- Nashville, TN, Bridgestone Arena
2/16 -- Greenville, SC, Bi-Lo Center
2/18 -- Fort Myers, FL, Germain Arena
2/20 -- Pensacola, FL, Pensacola Civic Center
2/21 -- New Orleans, LA, New Orleans Arena
2/23 -- Birmingham, AL, BJCC Arena
2/24 -- Huntsville, AL, Von Braun Center
2/26 -- Greensboro, NC, Greensboro Coliseum Complex
2/27 -- Knoxville, TN, Knoxville Civic Auditorium
3/1 -- Memphis, TN, FedEx Forum
3/2 -- Louisville, KY, KFC Yum! Center
Mother Of Ailing DEFTONES Bassist Gives Update On His Condition
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, the mother of DEFTONES bassist Chi Cheng has posted a lengthy message online giving an update on Cheng's condition and the possibility of new treatments for him. Cheng has been in a semi-comatose state for more than four years after being seriously injured in a car accident in November 2008. In addition to not recovering full consciousness, Cheng has been in and out of hospitals for various infections as his family has struggled with the mounting costs of care since he lost his health insurance a few months after the accident.
According to Cheng's mother, Cheng is currently living in a rented house and attended by family members and various medical assistants. He is unable to speak, yet can move his legs on command. His family recently had to sell Cheng's childhood home due to legal complications after his father died in April, although they've managed to buy a new one and are waiting for it to be repainted before moving in.
The family is considering stem cell therapy as one possible treatment forCheng. His brother Ming recently told Revolver, "They don't even do it (stem cell therapy) in the U.S. yet. It's a miracle he's still with us. He's alive and kicking and he's fighting, and I think there's a reason for it. I'm hoping there's a light at the end of the tunnel for Chi."
Despite his several battles with pneumonia, breathing problems and other setbacks, Cheng's mother wrote that her son "seems intent on staying around a while longer. Since you all have been such a huge part of making that possible, we have so much gratitude for your support and prayers . . . The love and compassion that you give Chi and us makes our world such a better place."
DEFTONES have held several benefit concerts and continue to donate money from the band's tours. Singer Chino Moreno said that the group's fans have continued to help as well. "Whatever people can do, it's all appreciated, and it's all just in the hopes that there will be one day where he can talk back and have a conversation and see his kids and, you know, continue on living, you know," he said. "That's what we pray and hope for, you know what I mean, that's all we can do."
DEFTONES issued their seventh studio album, titled "Koi No Yokan", on November 13. The CD entered the Billboard album chart at No. 11 with sales of 65,000 copies.
The disc follows up 2010's "Diamond Eyes" and is the second recorded with bassist Sergio Vega filling in for Cheng.
HINDER: New Song Available For Streaming
"Anyone But You", a brand new song from HINDER, can be streamed using the audio player below (courtesy of AOL's Noisecreep). The track comes off the band's fourth album, "Welcome To The Freakshow", which will be released on December 4 via Republic Records.
According to The Pulse Of Radio, HINDER frontman Austin Winkler toldBillboard on that a "really dark drug binge" fueled much of his songwriting on "Welcome To The Freakshow". Winkler explained to The Pulse Of Radio what his state of mind was during this tough period. "I was in a very, very, very dark addiction, and you can kind of hear the turmoil in my voice and stuff like that," he said. "And, you know, as soon as we got the record done I went into treatment to get help, and it's interesting to go back and listen to it now."
Winkler told Billboard that he entered rehab as soon as the record was finished. The album follows 2010's "All American Nightmare".
The first single, "Save Me", touches on Winkler's struggle, with him saying, "I had a really nasty attitude in that song, but I had a blast singing and recording it. I think it's our heaviest single yet, and we're getting a pretty good response."
The vocalist called the new disc "really diverse," adding that "it's going to surprise a lot of people."
HINDER plans to mount a full tour once 2013 rolls around.
"Anyone But You" audio stream (courtesy of AOL's Noisecreep):
Source: Blabbermouth.com
Andrew WK, a Cultural Ambassador? State Dept. Says Not So Fast
Andrew WK has been appointed as a cultural ambassador to Bahrain. At least, that's according to Andrew WK. The U.S. State Department, however, says not so fast.
In a message posted on Andrew WK's website Friday, the notoriously hard-partying singer declares that he's accepted a State Department invitation to travel to the Middle Eastern country of Bahrain in December to “promote partying and positive power.” He goes on to say he'll visit “elementary schools, the University of Bahrain, music venues, and more, all while promoting partying and world peace.” He concludes, "I feel very privileged and humbled by the chance to represent the United States of America and show the good people of Bahrain the power of positive partying. I can hardly wait for this adventure!”
If the idea of Andrew WK acting as an official cultural ambassador sounds odd to you, you're apparently not alone. A State Department spokesperson tells ABC News Radio, “While Andrew WK was invited to participate in a cultural speakers program in Bahrain, the embassy says that the program was a mistake and didn’t meet our standards, so it was canceled."
Further confirmation came at Monday's State Department press briefing, when spokesperson Victoria Nuland said an entity in Bahrain approached the embassy about co-sponsoring an event with Andrew WK, which was initially approved. However, it was canceled upon further review by senior embassy staff, who decided it wouldn't be an appropriate use of U.S. funds.
Kid Rock to Re-Record Devil Without a Cause in 2013
Kid Rock is planning to re-record his best-selling album, Devil Without a Cause, in honor of the 15th anniversary of its release. Rock says that he plans on dropping his re-imagined version of the 1998 album in August.
"Some of [the songs] will be exactly like they were and some of them will have the sensibilities of what we've learned playing those songs live for 15 years," Rock tellsBillboard.com. "I'm not going to say they're going to be better than the originals; that's tough to top. But I think…we've twisted them up so much to where it's very interesting, very cool."
Rock added that he also hopes to schedule a concert dedicated to Devil Without a Causesometime next year. "That seems like a fun thing that fans seem to like with other bands doing it," he explains. "Even though it's not the most original idea at this point, I think it would be something cool for the fans to see."
Preview Rage Against the Machine's XX Album Online Now
If you can’t wait to check out the 20th anniversary special edition of Rage Against the Machine’s self-titled debut album, XX, you’re in luck. Revolver is currently streaming every song from the double-disc set on its website. XX will be available in CD, digital and vinyl formats on Tuesday. Special and deluxe editions of the album will be released as well. The 20th Anniversary Special Edition features the remastered debut album and B-sides from the album’s original recording sessions on one CD; a second CD contains the band's original demos. The package will also contain a DVD featuring videos and previously unreleased performances of “Take the Power Back,” “Bombtrack,” and “Wake Up.”
The 20th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set will include everything listed above as well as an additional DVD of previously unreleased concert footage from 1991, 1994, 1996, and 2010. That package also includes a 12" vinyl LP and a two-sided poster. In addition, a vinyl edition of the remastered album will be released.
Members of Metallica to Be Featured in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Video Game
Metallica fans will get to perform some skateboarding tricks as frontman James Hetfieldand bassist Rob Trujillio in the latest version of long-running video game series, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater.
According to a post on the game's Facebook page, the heavy metal icons will be featured in an upcoming download pack for XBox 360 and Playstation 3, titled Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 HD Revert Pack, which will be released on December 4.
Musical guest characters are nothing new for the game, as previous installments have included late Beastie Boys rapper Adam "MCA" Yauch, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong.
Stone Sour, Slash, Tool, Deftones Added to Ozzfest Japan
The lineup for the inaugural Ozzfest Japan just keeps getting bigger. Event producers have just announced they've added Stone Sour, Slash, Tool and Deftones to a roster that already includes headliners Black Sabbath and Slipknot.
“We’ve assembled an amazing lineup for the first-ever Ozzfest Japan,” said Ozzfest founder Sharon Osbourne in a statement. “Black Sabbath, Slipknot, Tool, Slash, what more could you ask for? And we still have plenty of surprises to come. The Ozzfest Japan line-up will rival any of our previous festivals.”
Ozzfest Japan runs May 11-12, 2013 at the Makuhari Messe arena, just outside of Tokyo.
According to TMZ.com, LIMP BIZKIT's DJ Lethal(real name Leor Dimant) is being sued by a driver who alleges that Lethal crashed into her last December. The woman has hired famed personal-injury lawyer Larry H. Parker — who has won 91 percent of his cases — to represent her, and is seeking an undisclosed amount. In the claim, which was filed on November 5 in Los Angeles, she alleges she suffered physical injuries, loss of wages and damages to her car after Lethal smashed into her on the 101 freeway.
Lethal tells TMZ.com he's not worried about the lawsuit. "It was a fender bender," he said. "No one got hurt. Cops were on the scene and no one complained of injuries. I had no idea there was even a lawsuit." As forParker, Lethal said, "That dude must be hurting for cash taking on a fender bender. I haven't seen a commercial from him in years. That commission on the 2.1-million guy must be long gone on hair plugs and Viagra."
Source: Blabbermouth.net
Soundgarden Debuts at #5 on Billboard 200; Green Day in at #9
Soundgarden and Green Day both scored positions in the top 10 on the Billboard 200 albums chart this week.
Soundgarden scored the #5 spot with their first album in 16 years, King Animal, which sold 83,000 copies, according to Nielsen Soundscan. While King Animal’s first-week sales performance is impressive, it doesn’t come close to the initial success of the band's previous release, 1996's Down on the Upside, which racked up 176,000 copies in its first week and claimed the #2 spot on the list.
Meanwhile, the second installment of Green Day’s trilogy, ¡Dos!, clocked in at #9 with 69,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen Soundscan. ¡Dos! didn’t do as well as the band’s previous release, ¡Uno!, which debuted and peaked at #2 on the tally, selling 139,000 copies its first week out. Green Day’s final album in the series, ¡Tré!, will arrive in stores on December 11.
Green Day to Release New Documentary, ¡Quatro!, in 2013
Green Day wants to give you an inside look at what the band went through while making their album trilogy. The band has revealed that they’ve created a new documentary, ¡Quatro!, which will be released sometime in 2013. The film features a number of the band’s live performances in select cities across the U.S. as well as behind-the-scenes footage of the band in the studio.
"Over the last year while we were recording our trilogy, we posted multiple clips every week so fans can see parts of the recording process of ¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tré!," said bassistMike Dirnt in a statement. "¡Quatro! brings our fans one step closer by giving them even more access and revealing what it was like for us to make these records."
Highlights from the upcoming film will premiere on VH1 on November 28 at midnight.
Scott Weiland Campaigns for Velvet Revolver Reunion; Talks New Solo Album
Scott Weiland is still hoping that he can reunite with Velvet Revolver. The singer says that he’s ready to put any differences aside and make some new music with his former band mates.
"I think it's the perfect time for Velvet Revolver to get back together," Weiland tellsRolling Stone. "I think that's exciting to look forward to. It's the old cliché, 'If the gods of rock want it to happen, then it will.'"
Weiland adds that if he returns to Velvet Revolver, he hopes that the guys will take advantage of making music for other projects. “There have been some things that have stood in the way [of a reunion] that aren't anything that have to do with the band,” he explains. “But now we're sorting through things, and we want to start writing for some big film opportunities that have come our way, and try to set things up the way we set things up when we initially got together.”
Whether he gets back together with Velvet Revolver or not, Weiland reveals that he plans on taking some time off from his other band, Stone Temple Pilots, to work on a new solo album in 2013 with his new solo band, Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts.
"I think the band needs to take some time off and be creative again,” he notes. “I don’t think that touring consistently with a greatest hits package gets you anywhere. It diminishes things."
Dave Grohl Talks “Completely Ridiculous” Recording Sessions with Queens of the Stone Age for Upcoming Album
As previously reported, Foo Fighters frontman/former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl is back behind the drum kit for Queens of the Stone Age’s forthcoming new album. During an interview with BBC Radio 1’s Zane Lowe, Grohl says he’s enjoying the creative freedom that the band is giving him for the new tracks.
“With Queens of the Stone Age, like, there were no boundaries with that band, there were no limits with them, it was like if you did something insane, you’d do more,” he explains. “I’ll do something so completely ridiculous, I’ll [think], 'There’s no way that thatJosh [Homme] isn’t going to let me do that,' and he’ll say, 'Do that for forty-five seconds, over and over again, that’s become, like, part of the song, that is a big part of the song,' and that’s the way they work.”
Grohl adds that he has an enormous amount of respect for the band and is thrilled to be working with them again. "When you walk into a festival backstage with Queens of the Stone Age, it’s like, the record stops,” he notes. “People stop and they stare, and it’s like, Queens of the Stone Age are, without question, the baddest rock and roll band in the world! And they still are.”
A title and release date for the forthcoming album has yet to be announced.
Perry Farrell Looking to Record Next Jane’s Addiction Album in 2013
It appears that Jane’s Addiction fans won’t have to wait another eight years for the band to drop their next album. Frontman Perry Farrell says he’s been busy writing “over 60 songs” for the band’s fifth studio album over the last few months while at home recovering from a recent surgery.
"I haven't written this much or been this prolific since I started when I was in my 20s," Farrell tells Rolling Stone. "It's been coming out fantastic. I'm super excited. Everything will really start to jell and come together probably this time next year."
The singer adds that the band will be exploring some new creative avenues for the forthcoming release. "It's not going to be [a continuation of] The Great Escape Artist," he explains. "I just came up with this other twist to doing the next record. At this point I want to start fresh with a fresh angle."
Puddle of Mudd's Wes Scantlin Cleared of Public Intoxication Charge
Wes Scantlin of Puddle of Mudd has had charges dropped against him following an alleged drunken brawl on a JetBlue flight, according to TMZ.com.
The singer was arrested in September in Austin, Texas, after a plane on which he was traveling was forced to make an emergency landing following an argument between Scantlin and a flight attendant. Scantlin, who was charged with public intoxication, insisted that he did nothing wrong.
He was reportedly cleared of the charge last week due to “insufficient evidence.”
Scantlin could have faced a prison sentence if the charge had stood. He struck a plea deal for cocaine possession in July that required him to stay out of trouble for 18 months.
Beck Working on New Studio Album
While Beck stunned fans earlier this year by announcing that his next release would be a book of sheet music, Beck Hansen’s Song Reader, the singer has now revealed that he’s working on a new studio album.
Speaking on Australian radio station Triple J, Beck says that he’s been working on the forthcoming album for quite a while and will release the tracks in a “pretty much standard format.”
“I started a record, largely recorded in 2008, so I’m trying to carve out some time from all the production work I’m doing to finish those songs before they become records from a lost era,” he explains. “It’s going on a half-decade at this point.”
While we wait for Beck’s next album, you can pick up Beck Hansen’s Song Reader on December 7. The 108-page book features sheet music for twenty new songs, including two instrumentals, along with original artwork from more than a dozen different artists.
"Drink Drank Drunk", the new video from HELLYEAH, can be seen below. The clip was filmed on May 27 at the Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, Oklahoma.
"Drink Drank Drunk" comes off HELLYEAH's third album, "Band Of Brothers", which sold 19,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 19 on The Billboard 200 chart.
Released on July 17 via HELLYEAH's new label home, Eleven Seven Music, "Band Of Brothers" was recorded in Dallas, Texas at Vinnie Paul Abbott's home studio, VP's Upstairs Studio, and was produced by the band and Jeremy Parker (GODSMACK, EVANESCENCE), who also served as engineer. Gray told The Pulse Of Radio that the album represents the first time that the members of the band have fully embraced their musical roots. "It's definitely my favorite HELLYEAH record to date, for sure," he said. "I think the first couple were kind of experiments and stuff, and I think we kind of kept what we've done individually away from HELLYEAH, with our, you know, previous bands and stuff, and this time it was like we just kind of said, 'Screw it,' we just kind of quit being afraid to be ourselves. I'm really, really proud of it, I think we all are."
The band has stated that "Band Of Brothers" is a heavier, more metal-sounding effort that either its self-titled 2007 debut or 2010's"Stampede".
"Band Of Brothers" track listing:
01. War In Me
02. Band Of Brothers
03. Rage/Burn
04. Drink Drank Drunk
05. Bigger God
06. Between You And Nowhere
07. Call It
08. Why Does It Always
09. WM Free
10. Dig Myself A Hole
11. What It Takes To Be Me
"Drink Drank Drunk" video:
Professionally filmed video footage of entire Rocklahoma performance:
ROB ZOMBIE Contributes Artwork To 'Classic Monsters' Group Art Show
Year-round horror haven Halloween Town opens the "Tribute to Classic Monsters" group art show on December 1. The opening night event is from 7 to 11 p.m. and the exhibit runs until December 30. The show features original artwork based on the classic movie monsters with artists ranging from multiple Academy Award-winning special FX makeup artist Rick Baker to film director and horror rock legend Rob Zombie. (Please note: Rob Zombie will not be in attendance due to touring.) The artwork will span many styles, from traditional two-dimensional paintings from accomplished artists such as Travis Louie, Chet Zar and Daniel Horne to three dimensional and sculptural works from veteran Hollywood FX artists, and other Hollywood professionals from animation to storyboard artists.
Halloween Town offers the horror, art, and pop culture enthusiast everything from books and gifts to apparel and home decor, and everything in between. Its sister store Halloween Town Costumes offers all types of costumes, wigs, makeup and accessories year round just one block away at 3021 W. Magnolia Bl.
Halloween Town is located at: 2921 W. Magnolia Blvd. Burbank, CA 91505.
DARK NEW DAY: 'Lost' Album 'Hail Mary' To Be Released In February
Pavement Entertainment has acquired the rights to the "long-lost" "Hail Mary" album from DARK NEW DAY — the band featuring Clint Lowery(guitar; SEVENDUST), Corey Lowery (bass; ex-STEREOMUD, STUCK MOJO), Brett Hestla (vocals, guitar; ex-CREED, VIRGOS MERLOT), Will Hunt (drums; EVANESCENCE, ex-SKRAPE, TOMMY LEE) and Bradley "BC" Kochmit (guitar; SWITCHED a.k.a. SW1TCHED). The CD was to be the follow-up to the group's debut effort, "Twelve Year Silence", but it was never released.
"Hail Mary" will finally be made available on February 19, 2013 and will be distributed via MRI/RED in North America and SPV in Europe. The CD contains "twelve tracks of in-your-face hard rock that only DARK NEW DAY can deliver," according to a press release.
Commented Hunt: "We in DARK NEW DAY are extremely excited that our 'lost' album is finally going to get the proper release and treatment it deserves. We're excited for fans to hear what two years of writing, struggle, and growth did for us. You'll hear a band that wasn't afraid to embrace experimentation and forge new sonic territory. You'll also hear a band at times grind out some of the darkest, heaviest, lyrically intense music of its career. This record is sonically amazing and we're very proud of it. We hope that this is just a stepping stone to another record in the very near future. Enjoy!"
Tim King, director of A&R for Pavement, states: “I've been a fan ofDARK NEW DAY ever since I bought the debut at Best Buy back in 2005 (yes, I supported my friends and bought the album!!). As their A&R guy, I'm thrilled to be able to work 'Hail Mary', but as a fan I'm even more excited to let everyone finally hear this amazing album."
DARK NEW DAY may have been new to fans of the bandmembers' previous groups, but it was really a reunion that was twelve years in the making, as the members of DARK NEW DAY literally grew up together. Brothers Clint and Corey Lowery and childhood friend Troy McLawhornmet singer Brett Hestla and drummer Will Hunt while touring as kids in the Southeast club circuit. "We were playing a circuit that had a lot of older people in it, in their twenties, and we were all kids, so we could identify with each other," said Hunt in a 2005 interview. "We really came into ourselves on that circuit," added Corey. "It was like going to rock 'n' roll high school — you'd always try and turn it up because you wanted to impress each other."
SHINEDOWN Vocalist BRENT SMITH On Past, Present And Future
Chris Epting of AOL's Noisecreep recently conducted an interview withSHINEDOWN frontman Brent Smith. You can now watch the chat below.
SHINEDOWN only just released its fourth album, "Amaryllis", earlier this year, but Brent Smith told NME TV in a new interview that he has a surprise for fans. Smith revealed, "I've thought about new material. It's funny because — and you're actually the very first person I'll tell this too — we've actually, we have another record of material. It's actually recorded."
While not giving any details on what the album is called or when it might surface, Smith said about the music, "It's still very massive. It has a very epic feel to it, but the tempos are a little slower and the subject matter is a little different. I would say it's actually a bit darker — a little bit more mischievous."
Smith also did not indicate whether the new disc was recorded at the same time as "Amaryllis" — which is quite possible since that set took 14 months to complete.
SHINEDOWN will head out on the road with THREE DAYS GRACE and special guests P.O.D. beginning on February 1 in Moline, Illinois.
"Amaryllis", which debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard album chart, has produced the hit singles "Bully", "Unity" and "Enemies".
Source: Blabbermouth.net
Scott Weiland Is Engaged
Scott Weiland is getting hitched…for the third time. The Stone Temple Pilots frontman has recently gotten engaged to his girlfriend, photographer Jamie Wachtel, Rolling Stone is reporting.
"I am incredibly happy," Weiland tells Rolling Stone. "She is incredibly beautiful in every aspect of the word. We're getting married in the spring, and our families will be living together…she's the greatest thing that's happened to me in a long, long time."
Weiland met Wachtel while the singer was filming music videos for his 2011 Christmas album, The Most Wonderful Time of the Year. "I had fallen in love a couple times in my life and then for a long time, I've been very disappointed and to the point where I've been resolved to the fact that possibly it would never happen again and almost accepted that it would be OK,” he explains. “And then I met her."
In other Weiland news, the singer is about to embark on a five-date solo tour which kicks off on November 25 at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside, PA. The trek will make stops at the Highline Ballroom in New York City on November 26, The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ on November 28, Ram’s Head Live in Baltimore on November 29 and at the Ricochet Bar & Lounge in Miami on December 2. For more info, visit ScottWeiland.com.
Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan: Mellon Collie Mixed "Nihilism, Sentimentality and Epic Hope"
On December 3, The Smashing Pumpkins will continue their re-release program by putting out special editions of their 1995 album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.
Frontman Billy Corgan says that Mellon Collie was about “capturing the spirit of the times” and not about making a perfect album. “Mellon Collie is weird in that it's a combination of nihilism, sentimentality and epic hope,” the singer tells Rolling Stone. “That was where the generation was at that moment.”
Corgan adds that the album was the appropriate creative “swan song” for the band’s original lineup. “It really was the last time the four of us worked together in earnest,” the singer tells Rolling Stone. “And maybe I picked up on that; maybe I sensed that and maybe that had something to do with the sort of the desperation and the approach to try and get as much as possible out of it.” Mellon Collie will be available in a variety of formats, including standard and deluxe digital versions and a vinyl package. All versions will include a remastered edition of the original album, while the deluxe versions will include 64 previously unreleased or alternate versions of Mellon Collie-era tracks. The physical version of the deluxe package will also include a live DVD documenting a 1996 concert at Brixton Academy in London, as well as a few performances the band made on the German TV series Rockpalast that same year.
Dropkick Murphys Announces Dates for 2013 St. Patrick Day Tour
Dropkick Murphys has just revealed the dates for their 2013 St. Patrick’s Day Tour. The North American trek kicks off on February 21 at the House of Blues in Cleveland, and includes two-night residencies in Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and New York, as well as single shows in Chicago, Dallas and Atlanta, among other cities. The tour wraps with a three-night stint at three different locations in the band’s hometown of Boston, MA.
In other Dropkick news, the band will be releasing their eighth studio album, Signed and Sealed in Blood on January 8. The album will be available in a variety of formats, including standard and deluxe digital versions and a vinyl package. Fans who pre-order the album at the band’s official webstore on November 23 will have access to an exclusive ticket pre-sale for all the recently-announced shows.
Here are the tour dates:
2/21 -- Cleveland, OH, House of Blues
2/22 -- Chicago, IL, Aragon Ballroom
2/23 -- Duluth, MN, Twin Ports Brewfest
2/24 -- Minneapolis, MN, Myth
2/26 -- Dallas, TX, House of Blues
2/27 -- Austin, TX, Stubb's
2/28 -- Houston, TX, House Of Blues
3/2 -- Lake Buena Vista, FL, House Of Blues
3/3 -- St. Petersburg, FL, Jannus Live
3/4 -- Atlanta, GA, Tabernacle
3/5 -- Charlotte, NC, The Fillmore Charlotte
3/6 -- Norfolk, VA, The NorVa
3/8 -- Philadelphia, PA, Electric Factory
3/9 -- Philadelphia, PA, Electric Factory
3/10 -- Washington, DC, 9:30 Club
3/11 -- Washington, DC, 9:30 Club
3/12 -- New York, NY, Terminal 5
3/13 -- New York, NY, Terminal 5
3/15 -- Boston, MA, TD Garden
3/16 -- Boston, MA, Brighton Music Hall
3/17 -- Boston, MA, House of Blues
Disturbed Frontman Draiman to Release “Vilify” from Side Project Device in February
Earlier this year, Disturbed frontman David Draiman teamed up with former Filterguitarist Geno Lenardo to create a new side project called Device. Now the band has announced on their Facebook page that they'll deliver their first single,“Vilify,” sometime in early February.
A full-length debut album from the band is expected to arrive in April. Blabbermouth.netis reporting that some of the song titles that are expected to be a part of the release include "You Think You Know," "Recover," "Hunted" and "War of Lies."
Puscifer to Release New EP, Donkey Punch the Night
Puscifer has a new release headed our way. The band has announced that they will be releasing a new EP, Donkey Punch the Night, on February 19. The eight-track collection will feature two new songs, covers of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” and Accept’s “Balls to the Wall,” as well as remixes by Big Black Delta, Sonoio, plus more.
“While continuing our tradition of releasing a few new songs at a time I also had an itch that needed scratching, and that it was ‘Balls to the Wall,’ said frontman James Maynard Keenan in a statement. “Which was followed by an even harder to reach itch known as ‘Bohemian Rhapsody.’ And scratch them we did.”
Here is the track list:
“Bohemian Rhapsody” (O.G. Mix)
“Breathe”
“Dear Brother”
“Balls to the Wall” (PIllow Fight Mix)
“Breathe” (Drumcell rework)
“Dear Brother” (Denton rework by Big Black Delta)
“Balls to the Wall” (Silent Servant El Guapo Mix)
“Bohemian Rhapsody” (Sonoio rework)
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Guitarist Says Leaked Song Is Not Representative Of Forthcoming Album
Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE are currently mixing their new album with veteran British producer Andy Sneap (MEGADETH,TESTAMENT, EXODUS, ACCEPT, ARCH ENEMY, NEVERMORE) for an early 2013 release via Roadrunner Records. The recording sessions for the CD were overseen by KILLSWITCH ENGAGE guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz, an acclaimed producer in his own right who has previously worked with ALL THAT REMAINS, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA and AS I LAY DYING, among others.
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's forthcoming album will mark the return of the band's original vocalist, Jesse Leach, who rejoined the group earlier this year following the departure of Howard Jones after nine years and three successful albums. Having Leach — who had appeared on the band's first two albums and more recently played with Dutkiewicz in a new project,TIMES OF GRACE — back in the fold has "felt 100 percent natural," Adamtells Guitar World magazine. "Jesse sounds a little different from Howard — he's obviously not a big black man," he says with a laugh. "But he's bringing his own thing to it."
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE fans have already had the opportunity to hear one of the cuts that will appear on the upcoming CD: a rough mix of the song"No End In Sight" was recently leaked online, and as a result the band has started playing it live. "It's actually the one tune that's pretty different from the other stuff," Dutkiewicz tells Guitar World. "Overall the rest of the album is a little faster, a little meaner, a little growlier — thrashy but with lots of clean parts. We're going a little more extreme this time."
In an interview with the "Brock And The Fatguy" radio show, Leachstated about KILLSWITCH ENGAGEd's new material, "People are gonna be really surprised; [we're] setting the bar up high once again. It's really fast and it's really heavy. It's not what people are going to anticipate, I'm sure. I literally am getting chills right now talking about it. It's gonna blow the doors off people, man. It's gonna be great."
Leach sang on the band's first self-titled album, which came out in 2000, and on their landmark release, 2002's genre-defining "Alive Or Just Breathing".
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's April 22 performance at at the New England Metal & Hardcore Festival marked the band's first concert with Leach in more than nine years.
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE will celebrate the 10th anniversary of "Alive Or Just Breathing" by performing the entire album during their U.S. headlining tour in November/December. Support on the trek will come from SHADOWS FALL and ACARO.
New KILLSWITCH ENGAGE song "No End In Sight" (demo version) audio stream:
SOIL Singer Defends Band's Decision To Launch Fundraising Campaign For New Album
SOIL singer Ryan McCombs has defended the band's decision to launch an interactive pre-sale campaign on Kickstarter to enable fans to participate in the release of the band's forthcoming album. Fans will receive exclusive shirts, a chance to have dinner with the band, autographed merchandise, attend studio sessions, an exclusive new MP3 download of the first studio song with McCombs since 2004's "Redefine"album and more. They also will be the first to receive the new album when it's released.
After a SOIL fan posted a message on the band's Facebook page calling the musicians "cheap motherfuckers" and telling them to "use [their] own money to record [their] music and not ask the fans like him, who have " always paid top price" for their CDs, McCombs responded in the following way: "I hope that, before assuming we were asking for handouts, you went to the Kickstarter site where you can see that we are actually offering opportunities to people to do things and recieve things they normally wouldn't. And, in fact, the most basic package is only asking you to pay for the CD beforehand, allowing the money to go to making an pushing the hell out of this CD the right way instead of lining a disk jockeys' pockets.
"Please understand if we had the money that our music has made others over the years instead of being on the bottom of the food chain within the business we've been in, we would gladly fund it. Without question. The industry is a mess.
"Here is one of many simple facts that would leave you scratching your head: I personally have NEVER recieved a dime for the sales of any CD I have been a part of. The contracts you sign are set up to make that so. But you sign it 'cause if you don't, there are a million bands that will.
"I am sure that the music I have been a part of has bought plenty of cars and made plenty of house payments for many managers and the types over the years.
"Because your CD is on the same shelf as METALLICA's doesn't mean you're making METALLICA money.
"The industry is fucked. For every METALLICA, there are hundreds of bands such as ourselves counting on the shows we play to pay the monthly bills at home.
"I didn't like this option, but it is a possible answer that allows a band to control their fate, and again, offers special things to the fans that allow us to do what we do. I'm sorry this pisses you off so much, as I realize you don't know the financial facts of most bands in the industry. What we are doing here is risking taking the unpaved road in hopes of finding a way for bands like ourselves to survive. The paved road has led to the utter destruction of so many bands that deserved so much more. If taking the unpaved road leads to success, then perhaps it opens the door for others to follow and survive as well."
"For a band that is signed to a label, they HAVE to sell CDs. Do they get royally screwed? HELL YES!!! But if they do not sell enough CDs to be viewed as worthwhile by the label, they will get dropped.
"I had a conversation with a teenage fan once that just couldn't see what was wrong with illegally downloading a CD. Until, that is, I asked him what his Dad did for a living. He happened to be an auto worker. I then asked him, 'What if tomorrow EVERYONE in the world could come to your Dad's auto plant and drive off with any car they wanted, free of charge? How long will your Dad have a job if the product he creates doesn't make the owner of the company money?' It took a quick second but the light came on and he got it.
"If a band you like is employed by a label, buying the CD is absolutely supporting them... It's buying that product that they create.
"If I meet a band on the road and I like the people in the band, I go out and buy the CD. If friends within the industry release a new CD, I go buy the CD. It keeps them being able to do what they do, employment-wise. They aren't making shit off of it, but their boss is and that will keep them employed.
"What is happening more and more frequently is that even if a band can stay employed, eventually they, or members of the band, will reach a point that their cut isn't taking care of the bills at home and they have to choose between family/obligation and a dream that has ended up being very different then the one they had as an aspiring musician.
"We have survived as long as we have because of the support that people like yourself have given us for 12 years. I could never thank people enough for that. But because of the state of things in the industry through those years, we are where we are but we're not ready to fold our cards yet. There needs to be change.
"Like I stated before, this path is unpaved and a bit scary, but we have made a lot of connections over the years and we know a lot about the steps needed to hopefully be successful in this venture. If we are, perhaps we will give an alternative method to those kick-ass bands that fall though the cracks year after year after year.
"Hopefully you went and looked at the Kickstarter site and saw that we aren't asking for handouts. I couldn't be a part of that. We are simply offering the CD and packages to anyone interested. People like you that have always went out and bought that CD to help that band. We're just actually using that help to make the CD and not buy an executive's new car. We are trying to raise the funding for the recording and mixing of the CD. Anything else from the Kickstarter above and beyond will go towards helping out with the marketing, radio, publicity, etc. It's going to be tough, but for once in our careers, we'll be calling the shots, making the calls. I, too, have paid for many, many demos in my day.. but there is a large budget difference between a demo or shopping quality CD and the type you have to have for a chance at radio, movies, TV, etc. I know those are outlets that by us being allowed to be us musically may not have wide open doors to us, but I also think people are a little tired of the cookie cutter.
"We ran through a door in Chicago that DISTURBED kicked open years ago.. No ego here,.. it's the truth. If another door isn't kicked open soon, the rock/metal genre is going to be the way of the dinosaur."
SOIL will hit the road with FOZZY on a nine-date U.K. tour launching November 27 in Stoke, England and wrapping up December 6 in Brighton, England. The trek marks both bands' first return to the United Kingdom since highly successful appearances at this year's Download festival. The tour will also feature the U.K.'s own BREED 77.
SOIL released its first-ever DVD, entitled "Re-LIVE-Ing The Scars", on May 8 via Bieler Bros. Records. The two-disc set, which was recorded live on October 14, 2011 at Electric Ballroom in London, England, contains an audio CD version of the same concert. Also included is over one hour of backstage and behind-the-scenes bonus footage and photos.
SOIL's recording lineup for "Re-LIVE-Ing The Scars" consisted of founding members Ryan McCombs (vocals; ex-DROWNING POOL), Tim King (bass) and Adam Zadel (guitar) alongside former STAIND drummerJon Wysocki.
ZAKK WYLDE Jams With SLASH In Buenos Aires; Video Available
Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) joined Slash(GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) on stage for a jam last night (Saturday, November 17) at Estadio Cubierto Malvinas Argentinas in Buenos Aires, Argentina. You can watch fan-filmed video footage of the performance below.
After the concert, Slash's lead singer, Myles Kennedy, tweeted, "Zakk Wylde jammed with us this evening in Buenos Aires. That guy can punish a fretboard. BLACK LABEL SOCIETY [who opened the cocert] was awesome as well."
Zakk tweeted: "BIG BL LOVE To SLASH n Co.!!!! Always Great Seeing you n Listening to You TEAR it UP My BROTHER!!! BIG BL Thanks To SLASH/MYLES n The CONSPIRATORS for letting Is Roll w/Them... GREAT PEOPLE=GREAT TIMES"
Slash tweeted: "Many thanks to Zakk for jamming w/us tonight. It was an honor & a privilege. iiii]; )'"
In a 2011 interview with Music Radar, Zakk stated about GUNS N' ROSES lead singer Axl Rose, "I've been friends with Axl for a long time. He's the last of the great frontmen. Seriously, who else is there? You hadElvis and Mick Jagger, then you had Jim Morrison and Freddie Mercury, Robert Plant, Ronnie Van Zandt, and of course you can't forget about Ozzy [Osbourne], David Lee Roth… After all them, Axl came out, and it was like, Wow! The ultimate frontman, you know? You've gotta give it up for Axl. Amazing songs, amazing production —'Appetite''s one of the greatest records of all time. The guy's got the whole nine yards. As a frontman, nobody's come close to him since he busted out."
ROCK ON THE RANGE Expands To Three Days In 2013
Rock On The Range, America's premier destination rock festival, is about to get bigger. The annual event is expanding to three days and will hit hard with performances from some of rock's biggest names on each night of the festival: Friday, May 17, Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19, 2013.
Now in its seventh year, Rock On The Range will again take place at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio and be marked by a spectacular lineup of rock heavyweights. With the addition of some notable headliners on Friday, festival organizers are also working on a series of additional enhancements for Rock On The Range 2013. Improvements, added amenities and updates will be announced in early 2013 with the festival's lineup.
"We are constantly working to improve upon the success of Rock On The Range," says Gary Spivack, co-executive producer of the multi-stage music and lifestyle event for Right Arm Entertainment. "For one, we'll have more ticket buying options than ever before and incentives for the 'Rangers' to buy early. Also, no longer will the Friday night be solely a 'pre-party;' it will be incorporated into the full weekend truly making Rock On The Range the biggest destination festival for rock 'n roll in the United States."
Pre-sale layaway tickets, including Weekend Field GA and Weekend Stadium GA tickets, go on sale Cyber Monday: November 26 at 10:00 a.m. ET through www.rockontherange.com. A four-ticket minimum purchase is required. Layaway tickets will be available for purchase through February 28, 2013 and regular tickets will go on sale in January 2013.
Once again Rock On The Range will offer premiere VIP Packages, Hotel and Ticket Bundles and Camping packages. All packages will also go on sale Thursday, November 29 at 10:00 a.m. ET. Details and prices for VIP, Hotel, and Camping Packages are online at www.rockontherange.com.
"Rock On The Range has become a high-profile national event and a staple of Crew Stadium over the past six years," said Columbus Crew President and General Manager Mark McCullers. "With more than 70,000 fans from 49 states attending Rock On The Range in 2012, we fully expect the seventh installment to be the best music festival to date in our venue."
The band lineup for Rock On The Range 2013 will be announced early next year.
Presented by Right Arm Entertainment, AEG live and Crew Stadium,Rock On The Range is a multi-stage music and lifestyle event featuring a potent lineup of bands on three stages and is proud to be sponsored byMonster Energy and Jägermeister. The nationally renowned festival, centrally located in the heart of the country, has annually drawn weekend crowds in excess of 70,000 since its inception in 2007.
Source: Blabbermouth.net
Dave Grohl to Deliver Keynote Speech at 2013 SXSW Festival
Dave Grohl has signed on to be the keynote speaker at the 2013 South by Southwest Music and Media Conference and Festival in Austin, Texas. The Foo Fighters frontman will present his keynote address on March 14 at the Austin Convention Center, the event's main venue.
Grohl joins a long list of illustrious music artists who have helped kick off the annual extravaganza, including Bruce Springsteen, Robert Plant, Pete Townshend and Neil Young.
The South by Southwest music festival, which runs from March 12 to March 17, offers a variety of industry-related events to help educate musicians and assist them in networking. In addition, more than 2,000 artists -- both established and emerging -- perform at dozens of venues in Austin in conjunction with the event. To learn more about the South by Southwest fest, visit SXSW.com.
Godsmack’s Sully Erna Reveals Release Date, Track List forAvalon Live
Godsmack frontman Sully Erna has released new details about his upcoming solo live CD/DVD package, Avalon Live. The set will arrive in stores on December 18 and will feature 14 tracks which were recorded during Erna’s solo concert on December 16, 2011 at The Wilbur Theatre in Boston.
In addition to the standard CD/DVD release, a limited edition box set featuring five DVDs and two CDs will also be available. It includes audio and video of the concert as well as a 40-minute behind-the-scenes documentary, a DVD of bloopers and outtakes of Erna in the studio, along with a number of videos from Avalon.
The package also contains a number of extra goodies, including a limited edition t-shirt, hat, guitar pick, poster, coffee table book, commemorative backstage pass and custom Sully Erna necklace. Plus, each box set you buy will enter you into a “Golden Ticket” contest where you can win an all-expense-paid trip with the singer to Las Vegas, New York, Avalon Catalina Island, Napa and Boston. Other prizes include autographed guitars, custom hand drums and handwritten lyrics. Only 5,000 copies of the box set will be offered for sale.
Here is the track list for the standard Avalon Live DVD:
“Avalon”
"Sinner’s Prayer"
"Broken Road"
"The Departed"
"My Light"
"Cast Out"
"Piano Solo"
"Until Then"
"The Rise"
"Eyes of a Child"
"7 Years"
"Serenity"
"The Chain"
"Hey Jude"
Linkin Park, Tenacious D to Perform on Video Game Awards
Producers for the Video Game Awards have announced that Linkin Park and Tenacious D will perform at next month’s event.
LP will perform their single “Castle of Glass” on the telecast, which is nominated for Best Song in a Game for Medal of Honor: Warfighter. In addition, Tenacious D will make their second appearance at the VGAs, performing the title song from their latest album, Rize of the Fenix.
The Video Game Awards will be broadcast live on December 7 at 9 p.m. ET on Spike and will be hosted by actor Samuel L. Jackson. If you’d rather watch the show on your computer, you can join the audience online at Spike.com and GameTrailers.com.
New Kurt Cobain Documentary Coming in 2014
A new documentary about Kurt Cobain is headed our way. Filmmaker Brett Morgan, who recently directed the Rolling Stones documentary Crossfire Hurricane, says that he’s currently working on a new film about the late Nirvana frontman.
"Kurt was not only an amazing songwriter and musician, he was an incredible artist and filmmaker,” Morgen tells the New York Post. “So we are going to do the movie sort of like a third-person autobiography -- [as] if Kurt was around and making a film about his life."
Morgan adds that he’s been working with Cobain’s wife, Hole frontwoman Courtney Love, on developing the project since 2007. "Courtney is the one that brought me into this," he explains. "We’ve been trying to find the right time to put this film together and the time is now."
Morgan expects that his documentary on Cobain will be released sometime in 2014.
Coheed and Cambria Goes Boating in “The Afterman” Video; Release Demo Collection for Record Store Day
On Friday, Coheed and Cambria premiered the video for “The Afterman,” the title track from their concept double album.
The storyline revolves around The Afterman’s wife, Meri, who watches from the beach as her husband’s spaceship explodes over the ocean. Meri sees The Afterman, aka Sirius Amory, fall into the water and rows out to pick him up. The two spend some time together before Meri falls asleep and Amory sinks into the ocean and disappears.
While the second installment of the double album, The Afterman: Descension, is set to be released on February 5, 2013, the band will release a vinyl album, The Afterman: Ascension (Big Beige Demos), on November 23 for Record Store Day. The collection of demos features mostly acoustic versions of each song from The Afterman: Ascensionwhich were recorded in frontman Claudio Sanchez’s home studio.
Track list for The Afterman: Ascension (Big Beige Demos):
“Domino the Destitute” (Demo)
“The Afterman” (Demo)
“Mothers of Men” (Demo)
“Goodnight, Fair Lady” (Demo)
“Holly Wood the Cracked” (Demo)
“Vic the Butcher” (Demo)
“Evagria the Faithful” (Demo)
“Subtraction” (Demo)
PAPA ROACH: Official 'Before I Die' Lyric Video Released
The official lyric video for the song "Before I Die" from Californian rockersPAPA ROACH can be seen below. The band recently filmed a video for the track, which included an underwater scene.
"Before I Die" comes off PAPA ROACH's new album, "The Connection", which sold 22,000 copies in its first week of release to debut at No. 17 on the Billboard album chart.
PAPA ROACH performed for a worldwide live stream and took questions from fans on October 23 via YouTube, marking the first time the band played live since vocalist Jacoby Shaddix underwent surgery in September to remove nodes from his vocal cords. Shaddix's condition forced him to stop singing and led his band to drop off this past summer's Rockstar Energy Uproar Festival tour.
Shaddix told The Pulse Of Radio that pulling out of that tour and going straight into surgery was probably the smartest thing he could have done. "Best decision I ever made," he said. "You know, it was a tough decision, but best decision. Went in and got the surgery — I was freaking out. I remember I was going into surgery, I'm like, tear rolling down my face, like, 'God, please guide this surgeon's hands,' cause, you know, I mean, shit could go bad real quick."
Shaddix told Loudwire, "I couldn't talk at all so that sucked. It was the longest silence of my life since I was born; I just wanted to talk so bad."
Even before his vocal problems started, Shaddix admitted in several new interviews that he came close to committing suicide earlier in the year as he struggled with both marital problems and falling off the wagon.
MACHINE HEAD Frontman's Hernia Surgery: Second Video Diary Posted Online
Guitarist/vocalist Robb Flynn of San Francisco Bay Area metallersMACHINE HEAD underwent successful surgery yesterday (Wednesday, November 14) at Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, Minnesota to repair his double inguinal hernia.
The second in a series of video diaries documenting Flynn's operation and his recovery can be seen below.
Flynn had planned to go under the knife in January 2013 after completing a North American tour with DETHKLOK, ALL THAT REMAINS and THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER. He had hoped to continue the trek despite extreme discomfort, but it's become too difficult to carry on.
Flynn will return home to California to recover, rest and recuperate. The band will rejoin the tour in Portland, Oregon on November 24.
MACHINE HEAD has just released a new live album, "Machine Fucking Head Live", via Roadrunner Records. It's the band's second live effort;"Hellalive" was released in 2003.
"Machine Fucking Head Live" was recorded at various tour stops across the globe last year. It features songs from throughout the band's expansive catalog, including crowd favorites like "Imperium","Aesthetics of Hate", "Locust", "Ten Ton Hammer", "This is the End"and "Halo".
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Source: Blabbermouth.net
Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello Gives Thanks to “Passionate Fans,” Addresses Recording Rumors
Later this month, Rage Against the Machine will release a 20th anniversary edition of their self-titled debut album, titled XX. Guitarist Tom Morello says that the band decided to put together the special package as a thank you to their dedicated fan base."We are blessed with having perhaps the most passionate fans to ever listen to a bootlegged recording or mosh at a show, so I want to really give them a motherlode of Rage Against the Machine history, past and present," Morello tells Billboard.com.
The guitarist adds that while it “doesn’t feel like 20 years” since the band release their debut effort, he’s happy that their politically-charged music has echoed strongly through the years.
"We're able to take pride in the fact that in the history of rock music there has never been a more popular band with as radical politics as Rage Against the Machine, nor has there been a band with more radical politics than Rage Against the Machine that has been as popular,” explains Morello. “That is the lasting testament to the first shot fired by this album and how it continues to resonate with rebels around the world."
In addition, Morello squashed any circulating rumors that the band are working on a new studio album, declaring that RATM has “no plans beyond” dropping XX.
While we’ll be able to get our hands on XX on November 27, Morello hints that there may be more live CD/DVD sets from the band headed our way in the future.
Star-Studded 40th Anniversary American Music Awards Air Sunday on ABC
The 40th annual American Music Awards airs on ABC this weekend, and rock fans have a few reasons to watch the telecast. Not the least of these is the presence of Linkin Park, who will be performing on the show in addition to competing against Gotye and The Black Keys for Favorite Alternative Rock Artist. fun. will also be fighting for honors, duking it out with Gotye for New Artist of the Year and going against Maroon 5, One Direction and The Wanted for Favorite Pop/Rock Duo or Group.
Tune in to see who'll take home the trophies when the AMAs are broadcast live on Sunday night at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Soundgarden’s King Animal Expected to Sell 70K-75K Copies Its First Week
Soundgarden’s first studio album in over 15 years, King Animal, is expected to make a big splash on the Billboard 200 album chart next week.
According to industry website Hits Daily Double, sales for Soundgarden's sixth studio album are projected to be somewhere between 70,000 to 75,000 copies its first week out. Even so, and if those estimates prove accurate, the new album won’t come close to the initial success of the band's previous release, 1996's Down on the Upside, which racked up 176,000 copies in its first week and claimed the #2 spot on the tally.
The Billboard 200 chart's top 10 will be released on Wednesday.
Watch Blur Perform “Under the Westway” from Live CD/DVD Set, Parklive
Blur is giving us a taste of their upcoming new live CD/DVD set, Parklive. The band has posted a video excerpt that features the guys performing the band’s recently-released single, “Under the Westway,” during their gig at the 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony Celebration Concert in London. Parklive will be available on December 3 in a variety of configurations, with the largest being a five-disc set. That package features the band’s full-length concert in Hyde Park on two CDs, a DVD of that show, and a two-CD album, Blur -- Live at the 100 Club, which contains a number of live performances the guys recorded over the summer. In addition, the package will include a 60-page book featuring exclusive photos from all of the band’s recent performances.
To check out Parklive's full track list, visit Blur’s webstore.
Hollywood Undead Taps Slipknot’s Shawn "Clown" Crahan to Direct “We Are” Video
Hollywood Undead has announced that Slipknot percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahanwill direct the video for “We Are,” the first single from Undead's upcoming album, Notes from the Underground.
"We are very excited to be working with someone that thinks as progressively about their art as we do,” said Da Kurlzz in a statement. “Clown is a great director, and together we are going to deliver something truly memorable."
A release date for the video has yet to be announced. Notes from the Underground is expected to arrive in stores sometime in January.
MACHINE HEAD Frontman's Hernia Surgery: Video Diary Posted Online
Guitarist/vocalist Robb Flynn of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD underwent successful surgery earlier today (Wednesday, November 14) at Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, Minnesota to repair his double inguinal hernia.
A five-minute video diary of Flynn's operation can be seen below.
Flynn had planned to go under the knife in January 2013 after completing a North American tour with DETHKLOK, ALL THAT REMAINS and THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER. He had hoped to continue the trek despite extreme discomfort, but it's become too difficult to carry on.
Flynn will return home to California to recover, rest and recuperate. The band will rejoin the tour in Portland, Oregon on November 24.
MACHINE HEAD has just released a new live album, "Machine Fucking Head Live", via Roadrunner Records. It's the band's second live effort;"Hellalive" was released in 2003.
"Machine Fucking Head Live" was recorded at various tour stops across the globe last year. It features songs from throughout the band's expansive catalog, including crowd favorites like "Imperium","Aesthetics of Hate", "Locust", "Ten Ton Hammer", "This is the End"and "Halo".
AVENGED SEVENFOLD Singer Says New Album Is 'Coming Along Nicely
AVENGED SEVENFOLD returned to the public eye this week with its new song and video "Carry On", which is included in the just-released blockbuster video game "Call Of Duty: Black Ops II". Lead singer M. Shadows told The Pulse Of Radio that ever since recording that song in August, AVENGED has been working steadily on album number six. "I try not to say too much about the album because you know how the Internet world is, so I'll just say this: we have a direction, we're sticking to that direction, and we feel really very happy writing in these terms that we've laid out for ourselves," he said. "The album is coming along very nicely, we're excited to get in the studio, we have about six songs that I'm really happy with right now, and we're continuing to write every single day."
The new disc is expected out in June or July of 2013 and will follow up 2010's "Nightmare". That album was the first No. 1 record of AVENGED SEVENFOLD's career and followed the December 2009 death of drummerJimmy "The Rev" Sullivan.
The new CD will be the first written and recorded by AVENGED SEVENFOLD without any musical contributions from Sullivan, who wrote a large amount of the material for "Nightmare" before his death from drug and alcohol abuse.
Meanwhile, "Call Of Duty: Black Ops II", which features a score by Trent Reznor in addition to the new AVENGED SEVENFOLD song and dozens of others, arrived in stores on Tuesday (November 13) and is anticipated to sell in record-breaking numbers.
AVENGED SEVENFOLD previously had a song called "Not Ready To Die"on the expansion pack for the 2011 game "Call Of Duty: Call Of The Dead".
HINDER Frontman Says 'Dark Drug Binge' Fueled New Album
According to The Pulse Of Radio, HINDER frontman Austin Winkler toldBillboard on Wednesday (November 14) that a "really dark drug binge" fueled much of his songwriting on the band's upcoming fourth album,"Welcome To The Freakshow". Winkler explained to The Pulse Of Radio what his state of mind was during this tough period. "I was in a very, very, very dark addiction, and you can kind of hear the turmoil in my voice and stuff like that," he said. "And, you know, as soon as we got the record done I went into treatment to get help, and it's interesting to go back and listen to it now."
Winkler told Billboard that he entered rehab as soon as the record was finished. The album is due out on December 4 and follows 2010's "All American Nightmare".
The first single, "Save Me", touches on Winkler's struggle, with him saying, "I had a really nasty attitude in that song, but I had a blast singing and recording it. I think it's our heaviest single yet, and we're getting a pretty good response."
The vocalist called the new disc "really diverse," adding that "it's going to surprise a lot of people."
HINDER will open for LYNYRD SKYNYRD on November 16 in Durant, Oklahoma and plans to mount a full tour once 2013 rolls around.
Source: Blabbermouth.net
Trent Reznor Working on Track for New Queens of the Stone Age Album
Trent Reznor is going to be a part of the new Queens of the Stone Age album.
The Nine Inch Nails frontman revealed during a Reddit Ask Me Anything session on Tuesday that he’ll be lending his talents to a track on the forthcoming release. When Reznor was asked what upcoming projects he’s working on, he replied, “A number of things. Tweaking some things for the HTDA full LP (coming in Spring), helping Josh out on a new QOTSA track, working with [NIN tour producer] Roy [Bennett], starting rehearsals for two bands."
The news comes just one week after QOTSA frontman Josh Homme revealed that Foo Fighters frontman/former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl will once again take his place behind the drum kit for the band’s upcoming album.
A title and release date for the forthcoming album has yet to be announced.
Brandon Flowers, Gavin Rossdale Make People's List of Sexiest Men Alive 2012
People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive for 2012 is actor Channing Tatum, but the magazine has also selected a pair of rock musicians to feature in its annual issue rounding up celebrity hotties.
In a feature called "United States of Sexy,"People magazine has chosen 50 swoon-worthy guys to represent their respective home states. For Utah, it’s The Killersfrontman Brandon Flowers. The singer spent the first 16 years of his life living in Payson and Nephi before making the move to the band’s hometown of Las Vegas.
In addition, Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale pops up in another People Sexiest Men Alive feature called "Hollywood's Sexiest Family Men," thanks to his relationship with No Doubt frontwoman Gwen Stefani and their two sons, Kingston and Zuma.
You can check out the entire spectrum of hunky guys when People's Sexiest Men Alive issue hits stands this Friday.
AWOLNATION Extends North American Tour, SchedulesLetterman Performance
AWOLNATION isn’t done promoting their debut album, Megalithic Symphony. The band just announced that they will be kicking off a string of North American tour dates next month. The trek begins on December 1 at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago and will make stops in Seattle, Las Vegas, Boston and Baltimore.
In addition, AWOLNATION will be making a special appearance on CBS' Late Show withDavid Letterman on December 11. The guys will perform “Kill Your Heroes,” the latest single from Megalithic Symphony.
Here are the tour dates:
12/1 -- Chicago, IL, Aragon Ballroom
12/4 -- Seattle, WA, Key Arena
12/6 -- Las Vegas, NV, The Joint/Hard Rock
12/12 -- Boston, MA, House of Blues
12/13 -- Baltimore, MD, Ram’s Head Live
Jack White, Alabama Shakes, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros to Rock Austin City Limits in 2013
The long-running PBS series Austin City Limits has an impressive and diverse lineup of artists on tap for the second half of its 38th season. Jack White, Alabama Shakes, andEdward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros will all be featured in upcoming episodes of the show, which begin airing in January. Austin City Limits executive producer Terry Lickona says in a statement, “ACL takes pride in our eclectic mix of musical styles and we truly have something for everyone’s taste in the second half of our new season –- from rock and punk to country, pop, jazz, blues and Latin! Each artist has a unique and original style or sound, which is always our goal.”
Jack White’s episode, which features a one-hour set from the singer, will kick things off on January 5. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros’ episode can be seen on February 9, and you can catch a performance from Alabama Shakes when their episode airs on February 16. Visit ACLTV.com for more information.
Stone Sour Sings While a Man Fights to Survive in “Absolute Zero” Video
Stone Sour taunts a man who’s being held captive in the new video for “Absolute Zero,” the next single from the first installment of their concept double album, House of Gold & Bones.
The four-minute clip, which is streaming on RollingStone.com, features a man who is desperately trying to escape a graffiti-covered room as his body is being twisted. In addition, the band makes an appearance in the video as well, appearing as shadows on the walls.
"'Absolute Zero' is the anti-hero anthem of House of Gold and Bones Part One," frontmanCorey Taylor tells Rolling Stone. "It essentially lets you know that the hero isn't perfect, but he will do whatever is necessary. The video is loosely based on the fact that in the short story, the hero ends up in a very strange world and he has to figure out what's going on and what he'll do."
The second part of the concept album, House of Gold & Bones Part 2, is expected to be released sometime next year. In addition, a four-issue comic book mini-series based on the album will be available starting April 17, 2013.
ALL THAT REMAINS' 'A War You Cannot Win' Cracks U.S. Top 15
"A War You Cannot Win", the new album from Massachusetts metallersALL THAT REMAINS, sold 25,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 13 on The Billboard 200 chart.
The band's previous CD, "For We Are Many", opened with 29,000 units to enter the chart at No. 10.
"Overcome", the 2008 CD from ALL THAT REMAINS, registered a first-week tally of 29,000 copies to debut at No. 16.
"A War You Cannot Win" sees ALL THAT REMAINS reunited with longtime producer Adam Dutkiewicz (THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, AS I LAY DYING, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE). The record is the culmination of an intense writing period for the group that began shortly after their 18-month tour in support of "For We Are Many".
The "A War You Cannot Win" cover artwork was created by Paul R. Brown (STONE SOUR, SLIPKNOT, MÖTLEY CRÜE, KORN, GODSMACK,AVENGED SEVENFOLD) and can be seen below.
ALL THAT REMAINS has created an exclusive new "A War You Cannot Win"-inspired super-limited-edition skate deck, which is available forpurchase here.
"A War You Cannot Win" track listing:
01. Down Through The Ages
02. You Can't Fill My Shadow
03. Stand Up
04. A Call To All Non-Believers
05. Asking Too Much
06. Intro
07. Just Moments In Time
08. What If I Was Nothing
09. Sing For Liberty
10. Not Fading
11. Calculating Loneliness
12. A War You Cannot Win
ALL THAT REMAINS earlier in the month hit the road with DETHKLOK,MACHINE HEAD and THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER. ALL THAT REMAINSis serving as direct support to DETHKLOK (alternating with MACHINE HEAD). The trek will make more than 30 stops throughout the United States and Canada before coming to an end in New York City.
Source: Blabbermouth.net
Soundgarden Celebrates Release of King Animal with Limited Edition Shoes
In honor of the release of their first studio album in over 15 years, King Animal,Soundgarden has partnered with the Converse shoe company to design a new pair of shoes to mark the occasion.
The limited edition Chuck Taylor All Star sneakers feature the album artwork from King Animal, along with a Soundgarden logo on the heel. A pair of the new shoes will run you $65, and only 60 pairs will be made available for sale. You can buy yours now at Converse's store in Santa Monica, California or at Converse.com.
Previously Unpublished Photos of Nirvana Featured in New Interactive eBook
Nirvana fans now have the opportunity to check out dozens of never-before-seen early photographs of late frontman Kurt Cobain and the band’s original lineup in a new eBook,Experiencing Nirvana: Grunge in Europe, 1989. The 165-page interactive eBook documents the band’s first trip to Europe from November 27 through December 4, 1989, as they traveled from Rome to London. Experiencing Nirvana: Grunge in Europe, 1989 sells for $9.99 at Apple's iBookstore. A portion of the eBook’s proceeds will go to the Vera Project, which offers music and arts programs for young people in Nirvana’s hometown of Seattle, Washington.
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.
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE: 'Temper Temper' Video Released
"Temper Temper", the new video from Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, can be seen below. The track is the title cut of the band's fourth album, which will be released on February 11, 2013 in the U.K. viaSony Music. The song will be released on November 25 across all digital providers.
"Temper Temper" was once again produced by Don Gilmore (LINKIN PARK, GOOD CHARLOTTE), who worked on the group's last LP, 2010's"Fever", and was mixed by noted engineer Chris Lord-Alge (DEFTONES,NICKELBACK, AVENGED SEVENFOLD).
In a recent interview with South Africa's Voice Of Rock Radio, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE frontman Matt Tuck stated about the band's upcoming album, "For me, it's a huge compliment that [Gilmore] really didn't have much input [this time around], 'cause on the last record he did, and it kind of opened my eyes to write differently and to think about, not slowing things down, but kind of… there's no restraint on screaming and restraint on a million miles an hour. It's not necessary, really. We've kind of done that [already]. So on this record, [he kind of] sat back and let me do it without having much input, which to me, knowing Don, is a huge compliment, 'cause it means I've kind of done it right by my own. So, yeah, we've definitely fucking nailed it on this record. I know it's a long way before coming out and anyone's gonna hear anything, but I've lived with [it] and I know what it is, and trust me, it's good."
As previously reported, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE will embark on a U.K. tour in March. Support on all dates will come from HALESTORM.
Source: Blabbermouth.net
Jane’s Addiction Looking to Create Viral Video for “Splash a Little Water on It”
Jane’s Addiction is hoping to create a special video for “Splash a Little Water on It,” a track from their latest album, The Great Escape Artist. Frontman Perry Farrell says that while he has a concept in mind for the video, he just needs to find the money to make it.
“I’ve been trying to get the money to do a video for [‘Splash a Little Water on It’],” the singer tells ABC News Radio. “It’s not going to be a radio single, it’s going to be, hopefully, a viral video piece that you’re be able to see on YouTube and all the other great places where people look at and view music today.”
Farrell notes that the song’s lyrics deal with the consequences of partying too hard. “’Splash a Little Water’ is about a couple who notoriously stay up very, very late and then at the same time they’ve got these obligations,” he explains. “So, you get yourself up and you get yourself over to the bathroom mirror and you splash a little water on your face and see if you come alive, try to get your mind working.”
Farrell previously told ABC News Radio that the band will be heading into the studio sometime this month to begin working on a new “body of music that would be maybe 45 minutes long.”
30 Seconds to Mars to Deliver Next Album in 2013
Good news for 30 Seconds to Mars fans: frontman Jared Leto has revealed that next year will see the band release their follow-up to 2009's This Is War.
During a recent interview with BBC Radio 1’s Zane Lowe, Leto says the guys have been recording new material for the upcoming release and have "cut out a lot of fat and focused on the core of what we do" for their forthcoming album. "I really think that this could be the best thing that we've ever done,” notes Leto. “It's stronger, better and more evolved. It's a complete transformation for us."
You’ll get your first chance to hear the band’s new music if you attend their performance at next year’s Download Festival in the U.K. That outing takes place June 14-16 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, England.
Green Day Confirms Appearances at 2013 Rock am Ring & Rock im Park Festivals
Although Green Day has cancelled all their upcoming tour dates in support of their trio of new albums while frontman Billie Joe Armstrong is in rehab, the band has just revealedon their website that they will be performing at Germany’s Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals next year.
Other bands set to perform at the events include Korn, 30 Seconds to Mars, Paramore,The Prodigy, Five Finger Death Punch, fun. and Stone Sour, plus more.
The Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals will take place on June 7-9, 2013 in the towns of Nürburgring and Nürnberg, respectively. For more information and to see the full lineup of the fests, visit Rock-am-Ring.com.
Pearl Jam Launches “Instant Classic” Bootleg Series
Pearl Jam has unveiled a new bootleg series for their fans. According to a post on PJ’s website, the “Instant Classic” series will feature the latest live recording of concerts that “stand out immediately as ‘one for the books’ in the band's eyes.”
The first release from the series will be the band’s September 30 performance at the Adams Center in Missoula, Montana, which was part of a rally and fundraiser for SenatorJon Tester. For a limited time, the band is offering their epic set -- which features a guest appearance from Mudhoney frontman Mark Arm and guitarist Steve Turner -- for $4.99 from now until Tuesday. After that, the price will increase to $9.99.
For more information and to buy your copy of the Montana bootleg, visit Pearl Jam’s webstore.
Kid Rock Excited to Perform for "Hometown Fans" at Detroit Lions Halftime Show
For the second time in three years, Kid Rock will be the halftime entertainment at the Detroit Lions' Thanksgiving game. Rock will perform "Detroit, Michigan," a track off his upcoming release, Rebel Soul, which arrives in stores on November 19.
"It's great because I'm home for Thanksgiving, number one, and it's a huge television audience," Rock tells Billboard.com. "I get to be in front of the hometown fans and it's great to have my family down there and then go eat some turkey and watch the next football game.”
Hopefully, the Lions' fans will be happy that Rock has been selected to perform at the upcoming Thanksgiving game. Last year, the team’s faithful launched an unsuccessful attempt to dump Nickelback as the halftime entertainment at the Lions' Thanksgiving game against the Green Bay Packers.
You’ll be able to see Rock’s performance during the halftime show at the Detroit Lions' 73rd Thanksgiving Day Classic against the Houston Texans. The halftime show is sponsored by United Way, and is designed to inspire people to get involved in their communities, with a particular goal to encourage young people to be healthy and active.
Buckcherry Announces Fan Casting Call for Video Shoot on Tuesday
Buckcherry wants you to be in the video for a new song from their upcoming album,Confessions.
The band posted a note on their website announcing a casting call for the video on Tuesday, and all their fans in Los Angeles are invited to attend. The guys are looking for “skaters, punks, rock & roll, punk rock, unique, special, high energy” males and females, ages 18-35, to participate in the shoot.
If you want to participate in the shoot you’ll need to go down to the First Christian Church at 4390 Colfax Avenue in North Hollywood, California before 9 a.m. PT. In addition, you’ll need to send your full name and phone number in an email to jaynecasting@gmail.com to be considered for the video.
Chris Cornell Acoustic Concert to Benefit Hurricane Sandy Relief
If you're a Soundgarden fan in the New York area, here's your chance to hear some great music and help a great cause. Frontman Chris Cornell will perform a one-off acoustic concert on Monday night, November 12, at the Bowery Ballroom, with all proceeds going to Hurricane Sandy relief via the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City.
Cornell and Soundgarden were scheduled to be in New York City anyway, promoting their new CD, King Animal, which goes on sale Tuesday.
Tickets for the acoustic benefit show go on sale Friday beginning at 3:00 p.m. ET via Ticketmaster. Doors open for the show Monday night at 8:30 ET. For more details, visit ChrisCornell.com.
One Dead, 19 Injured After Scaffolding Collapses Outside Linkin Park Concert in South Africa
One woman is dead and 19 others were injured following the collapse of scaffolding outside of a Linkin Park show in Cape Town, South Africa on Wednesday. According toBillboard.com, high winds were the cause of the incident, which occurred before the concert began in the parking area outside Cape Town Stadium.
The band was made aware of the accident after the show, and posted a statement on their website in which they offer their “heartfelt condolences” to everyone affected by the collapse. It reads:
"Following our performance tonight at Cape Town Stadium, we were advised that several people were injured as a result of the collapse of an advertising tower erected by Lucozade in the parking area outside the venue. We wish to express our deep sadness and concern for those injured and our heartfelt condolences to the family of the fan who died as a result of her injuries. Though we have had no relationship with the sponsor or the entity responsible for erecting the structure, we take the safety of our fans very seriously and our thoughts are with all of those who were affected by this tragedy."
Linkin Park is continuing with their tour of South Africa. They are scheduled to perform in Johannesburg on Saturday.
Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell Says King Animal Album Title Doesn’t Have “Any Specific Meaning”
Chris Cornell says that there isn’t any special hidden meaning behind the title of the band’s first studio album in more than 15 years, King Animal. The Soundgarden frontman notes that he chooses the titles of the band's albums based on emotional responses that he receives from the music in them.
"To me, [King Animal] is more of a feeling,” the singer tells Fuse in a video interview. “That's what's required for a title of a Soundgarden album because if there’s any specific meaning, then it's not going to encompass the feel of the entire album from song to song. It can't mean anything."
Cornell adds that there’s one aspect of the King Animal’s title that he especially enjoys. "There's something about [King Animal] that's confident, which I like,” reveals the singer. “Sort of taking ownership of who we are and how we feel about the music within."
Soundgarden has posted a stream of every song from King Animal on iTunes, where it'll remain from now until the album's release on Tuesday.
Stream Deftones’ New Album, Koi No Yokan, in Its Entirety
If you can’t wait to check out Deftones seventh studio album, Koi No Yokan, you’re in luck.RollingStone.com is currently streaming every song from the new album on its website. Koi No Yokan, which arrives in stores on Tuesday, contains 11 tracks including the first single, “Tempest.” You can also pick up a limited edition bundle of the album at the band’s official website. That package features a physical CD and digital copy of Koi No Yokan, an instant download of “Tempest,” an exclusive lithograph and a t-shirt.
Korn Has 15 New Songs Written for Next Album; Reunites with Former Guitarist Welch for Two Concerts in Germany
For a couple of months now, Korn has been busy working on their next album. GuitaristJames "Munky" Shaffer has revealed that the guys have amassed a large amount of material in that time and they are moving forward with securing a producer.
“We have 15 new Korn songs written, which is really cool,” Shaffer tells Revolver. “We have massive choruses and we have riff sections. We're kind of waiting for [frontman]Jonathan [Davis] to put lyric ideas on them so we can move into the recording process.”
Shaffer adds that the forthcoming album won’t sound anything like their 2011 dubstep album, The Path to Totality. “We’re not gonna try to put out a dance album,” he explains. “It’s very much going to be a metal album and I think a guitar-heavy record.”
In other Korn news, the band has announced on their Facebook page that they will be reuniting with former guitarist Brian "Head" Welch to perform two full shows next year in Germany. This will be the first time that Welch has sat in with the band for a full concert since 2004. Korn's shows with Welch will take place at next year's Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals on June 7-9, 2013 in the towns of Nürburgring and Nürnberg, respectively.
Korn Guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer Welcomes Second Child
Korn guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer and his wife, actress Evis Xheneti, are the parents of a baby boy. Blabbermouth.net is reporting that the couple welcomed their first child together,D'Angelo Draxon Shaffer, on Wednesday morning. Shaffer and Xheneti were married earlier this year in Paris.
D'Angelo is Shaffer’s second child. He also has a daughter named Carmella Star from his first marriage to Stephanie Roush.
ALL THAT REMAINS: 'A War You Cannot Win' Projected To Sell 20K-25K First Week
"A War You Cannot Win", the new album from Massachusetts metallersALL THAT REMAINS, is likely to sell between 20,000 and 25,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to industry web site Hits Daily Double. The estimate was based on one-day sales reports compiled after the record arrived in stores on November 6 via Razor & Tie/Prosthetic.
ALL THAT REMAINS' previous album, "For We Are Many", opened with 29,000 units to land at position No. 10 on The Billboard 200 chart.
"Overcome", the 2008 CD from ALL THAT REMAINS, registered a first-week tally of 29,000 copies to enter the chart at No. 16.
"A War You Cannot Win" sees ALL THAT REMAINS reunited with longtime producer Adam Dutkiewicz (THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, AS I LAY DYING, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE). The record is the culmination of an intense writing period for the group that began shortly after their 18-month tour in support of "For We Are Many".
The "A War You Cannot Win" cover artwork was created by Paul R. Brown (STONE SOUR, SLIPKNOT, MÖTLEY CRÜE, KORN, GODSMACK,AVENGED SEVENFOLD) and can be seen below.
ALL THAT REMAINS has created an exclusive new "A War You Cannot Win"-inspired super-limited-edition skate deck, which is available forpurchase here.
"A War You Cannot Win" track listing:
01. Down Through The Ages
02. You Can't Fill My Shadow
03. Stand Up
04. A Call To All Non-Believers
05. Asking Too Much
06. Intro
07. Just Moments In Time
08. What If I Was Nothing
09. Sing For Liberty
10. Not Fading
11. Calculating Loneliness
12. A War You Cannot Win
ALL THAT REMAINS has just hit the road with DETHKLOK, MACHINE HEAD and THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER. ALL THAT REMAINS is serving as direct support to DETHKLOK (alternating with MACHINE HEAD). The trek will make more than 30 stops throughout the United States and Canada before coming to an end in New York City.
Source: Blabbermouth.net
Corey Taylor Looking to Star in Animated Series, The Executioner
Corey Taylor is hoping to expand his resume to include voice-over acting in cartoons. The Stone Sour frontman reveals that he’s been in talks to voice the lead character in a new animated series that’s currently in development.“It’s by the same people who work at Adult Swim and they’re putting together this thing called The Executioner," Taylor tells MetalSucks.net. “It’s basically about this Middle Ages executioner who unfortunately gets blasted into the future, where he walks about with no shirt, a hood over his head and a giant axe, and he sets himself up as a door-to-door executioner.”
No word yet on when The Executioner will debut.
Frontman Brent Smith Says Shinedown Has Recorded Next Album; Calls Forthcoming Release “Darker” and “Mischievous”
Less than a year after Shinedown released Amaryllis, frontman Brent Smith has now revealed that the guys have already finished recording their next studio album. "We've actually done another record of material,” Smith tells NME.com in a video interview. “It's actually recorded."
Smith adds that fans can expect the band to explore new creative avenues on the follow-up to Amaryllis. “It has a very epic feel to it,” he explains. “The tempos are a little slower and the subject matter is a little different. I would say it's actually a bit darker. A little bit more mischievous.”
A release date for the album has yet to be announced.
Green Day Teaches a Womanizer a Lesson in “Stray Heart” Video
Green Day proves that you shouldn’t toy with women’s affections in the video for “Stray Heart,” the first single from the second album in band’s trilogy, ¡Dos!
The video, which is streaming at NME.com, tells the story of a man whose heart has literally jumped out of his chest and runs around sleeping with different women. The man chases his disembodied heart around town, while his womanizing ways wind up getting him in trouble with a number of women, especially his girlfriend. ¡Dos!will be released on Tuesday. You’ll be able to get your hands on the third album of the trilogy, ¡Tré!, on December 11.
Dropkick Murphys Stroll Down Memory Lane in “Rose Tattoo” Video
Dropkick Murphys spend some time reminiscing about their past in the new video for “Rose Tattoo,” from the band’s upcoming eighth studio album, Signed and Sealed in Blood.
The five-minute clip, which is streaming on RollingStone.com, features the band huddled around a table at a bar, interspersed with candid photos of the band, their tattoos, fans, friends and family.
"The lyrics and story of this song document important moments, milestones and people in my life as shown through the tattoos on my body," bassist Ken Casey tells Rolling Stone. "To do a video that also has photos and images of the bands' fans who wear our mark for life adds even more emotion and meaning to the video for us." Signed and Sealed in Blood will arrive in stores on January 8, 2013.
Lenny Kravitz Added to UR1 Music Festival Lineup
Event producers for the inaugural UR1 Music Festival in Miami have revealed that Lenny Kravitz will be one of the headliners at next month’s event. The singer joins the lineup for the first edition of the fest, which already includes Jane's Addiction, Slash, fun.,Keane, The Offspring and Animal Collective.
"We are amazed and incredibly grateful for the support we have gotten from some of the biggest artists in the world," said UR1 co-founder Alex Omes in a statement provided to ABC News Radio. "We are going to give Miami one of the most incredible shows it has ever experienced!"
The UR1 Music Festival runs December 8-9 at the Bayfront Park & Amphitheater in Miami, FL. To see the complete festival artist roster, head over to UR1Festival.com.
Trent Reznor Says New Nine Inch Nails Music Is "in the Works"
Good news for Nine Inch Nails fans: frontman Trent Reznor says that he’s working on new material for the band. “There will be new [NIN] music,” Reznor tells Rolling Stone. “There are some things in the works."
Reznor adds that while he’s busy promoting the upcoming release of An Omen EP from his side project, How to Destroy Angels, he is considering scheduling a NIN tour in the near future. “If it feels right, it's a possibility," he reveals. "Having a few years doing other things, I've enjoyed [them] and…there will be a place for stuff that falls in the Nine Inch Nails column of things. We'll see what happens here." An Omen features six tracks and is set to hit stores on November 13. A full-length album from the band is expected in spring of 2013.
ROB ZOMBIE To Be Honored At 'New York City Horror Film Festival'
On Friday, November 9, Rob Zombie will attend the 10th annual New York City Horror Film Festival, where he will receive the Michael J. Hein award for "Personal Achievement In Direction." Zombie will also show to the audience in attendance a special "Director's Choice" screening of one of his films.
Although online ticket sales have now ended, fans can purchase tickets to the event on the door.
To find out more, go to the New York City Horror Film Festivalweb site.
Zombie last month released the first official trailer for his upcoming film"The Lords Of Salem". The horror film, Zombie's fifth live-action feature, stars his wife Sheri Moon Zombie as a Massachusetts DJ who discovers that playing a mysterious record somehow activates a curse placed on her town by a coven of witches 300 years ago.
Zombie told The Pulse Of Radio a while back that this is the first time he's made a movie with explicitly supernatural overtones. "Yeah, the other ones aren't at all, I don't think," he said. "' [House Of 1000]Corpses' was just this crazy, bloody, you know, 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' thing, and 'Devil's Rejects' was always meant to be sort of like a post-modern Western, and the 'Halloween' films, I tried to make them not supernatural on purpose. So yeah, this will be the first one that's sort of about supernatural things coming back to life. It's good. I'm excited. It's gonna be very different than the other films."
The genuinely creepy trailer offers a barrage of Satanic imagery, including witches burning at the stake, pagan animal masks, bizarre rituals andSheri Moon Zombie straddling a demonic goat.
The film premiered in September at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it was picked up for distribution by Anchor Bay. The company will release it sometime in early 2013.
Source:Blabbermouth.net
Soundgarden Streams Entire King Animal Album on iTunes
If you can’t wait to check out King Animal, Soundgarden’s first studio album in more than 15 years, you’re in luck. The band has posted a stream of every song from the new album on iTunes, where it'll remain from now until the album's release date on Tuesday. King Animal features 13 new tracks and will be available on CD, digital and vinyl formats. A deluxe version of the album will be released as well, which includes the standard album's 13 tracks, as well as demos of “Worse Dreams,” “Black Saturday,” and “By Crooked Steps.” An iTunes deluxe version will also be released, which contains everything from the deluxe issue, along with an additional demo of “Halfway There.”
In addition, Soundgarden has put together the King Animal Box Set, which features a vinyl copy of the album, a deluxe CD version of the release, an exclusive live DVD of the band’s performance in Hyde Park, and five exclusive lithographs. That package is slated for release on January 31, 2013. You can pre-order the box set now at the band’swebsite.
Dave Grohl Reunites with Queens of the Stone Age for Their Upcoming Album
Foo Fighters frontman/former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl is back with Queens of the Stone Age. During an interview with BBC Radio 1’s Zane Lowe on Tuesday, QOTSA frontman Josh Homme revealed that Grohl has once again taken his place behind the drum kit for the band’s upcoming album. You may remember that Grohl previously helped out the band ten years ago by playing drums on their 2002 album, Songs for the Deaf.
As further evidence that Grohl is part of QOTSA’s current recording sessions, the guys posted a photo on their Twitter account of a mixing board which features a fader labeled, “Dave - Drums.”
A title and release date for the forthcoming album has yet to be announced.
Coheed and Cambria Talks Songwriting Process forAfterman; Movie Adaptation of Amory Wars
Coheed and Cambria frontman Claudio Sanchez has revealed that the songwriting process for the band's double album, The Afterman, was different from any other album the band has made. The singer says that instead of developing songs to go along with a story, he decided to create a story around the tracks he penned for Afterman.“With those [other] records I always kind of understood what story I was going to tell,” Sanchez tells ABC News Radio. “With Afterman, there was no concept, I allowed the songs to really tell me what they wanted to be in terms of that world and really inspire what would become The Afterman story.”
The singer adds that he’s looking forward to developing the band’s ongoing sci-fi tale,Amory Wars, into a live-action feature film with Mark Wahlberg's Leverage Productions. “At the moment, it’s really just a partnership between Amory Wars and Leverage,” explains Sanchez. “It’s just these two worlds kind of coming together, and together we’ll try to make that become a reality. It’s really just kind of in the beginning stages. It’s kind of exciting, we’ll see what happens.”
You can expect the second installment of the album, The Afterman: Descension, to arrive in stores on February 5, 2013. It will be supported by a six-week stretch of tour dates focusing on smaller, intimate venues.
Stream Green Day’s New Album, ¡Dos!, in Its Entirety
While the second album in Green Day’s trilogy, ¡Dos!, won’t be in stores until next week, fans now have the chance to preview the songs online. The band is currently offering a stream of the entire new album at RollingStone.com from now until its release date on Tuesday.
You’ll be able to get your hands on the third album in Green Day's trilogy, ¡Tré!, on December 11.
30 Seconds to Mars Frontman Jared Leto to Star in Movie About AIDS
Actor and 30 Seconds to Mars frontman Jared Leto will be joining Matthew McConaugheyand Jennifer Garner in a new film project entitled The Dallas Buyer’s Club. It will be Leto’s first acting gig in three years, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The drama centers on a Texas man, played by McConaughey, who after being diagnosed with AIDS and given six months to live, resorts to smuggling alternative drugs into the U.S. to help himself and others. It's based on a true story.
Leto will portray a flamboyant cross-dresser with HIV who helps McConaughey's character. Filming begins next week in New Orleans.
As singer for 30 Seconds to Mars, Leto adopted the pseudonym Bartholomew Cubbinsto direct the band’s documentary Artifact, which won the People’s Choice documentary award at the Toronto Film Festival in September.
Queens of the Stone Age, 30 Seconds to Mars Added to UK's Download Festival
The lineup for this year’s Download Festival in the U.K. just keeps getting bigger. Event producers have just announced they've added Queens of the Stone Age and 30 Seconds to Mars to a roster that already includes headliners Slipknot, Iron Maiden andRammstein. Other bands added to the expanded lineup include Alice in Chains, The Gaslight Anthem and Motörhead, among others.
The three-day Download Festival runs June 14-16 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, England.
Members of The Black Keys, The Strokes to Perform at Petty Fest in Los Angeles
For the first time ever, Petty Fest is coming to Los Angeles. According to the event’s producers, The Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney along with guitarist Nick Valensiand drummer Fabrizio Moretti of The Strokes are set to perform at the charity event -- which will raise money for those affected by Hurricane Sandy –- on November 14-15 at the El Rey Theater. Other artists expected to take the stage include former Guns N’ Roses drummer Matt Sorum, Guster’s Ryan Miller and Butch Walker, plus many more.
The long-running Petty Fest, which began in New York City, traditionally features a number of artists performing music from legendary singer Tom Petty’s extensive catalog. The sixth annual New York version of the event, which took place last month, raised more than $15,000 for Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, a charity organization that provides financial assistance to musicians facing illness or disability.
Chevelle to Release Greatest Hits Album, Stray Arrows -- A Collection of Favorites, Next Month
Riding high on the success of their latest album, Hats Off to the Bull, Chevelle has just announced that they’ll be releasing their first-ever greatest hits CD next month. TitledStray Arrows -- A Collection of Favorites, the compilation album arrives in stores on December 4 and will feature 12 songs, including the brand-new track "Fizgig.”Stray Arrows -- A Collection of Favorites features hits from every part of Chevelle’s career, including "Send the Pain Below," and "The Red,” from 2002’s Wonder What’s Next, as well as “Vitamin R (Leading Us Along)” and “The Clincher” from 2004’s This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In). It also features “Face to the Floor," “Same Old Trip,” “The Meddler,” and the title track from Hats Off to the Bull, among others.
Here’s the track list for Stray Arrows -- A Collection of Favorites:
“Jars”
“Same Old Trip”
“Vitamin R (Leading Us Along)”
“The Red”
“I Get It”
“Face to the Floor”
“Send the Pain Below”
“Sleep Apnea”
“The Clincher”
“Hats Off to the Bull”
“The Meddler”
“Fizgig”
ALL THAT REMAINS: Entire New Album Available For Streaming
"A War You Cannot Win", the new album from Massachusetts metallers ALL THAT REMAINS, is available for streaming in its entirety at AOL Music. Due on November 6 via Razor & Tie/Prosthetic, the CD sees the band reunited with longtime producer Adam Dutkiewicz (THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, AS I LAY DYING, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE). The record is the culmination of an intense writing period for the group that began shortly after their 18-month tour in support of "For We Are Many".
The "A War You Cannot Win" cover artwork was created by Paul R. Brown (STONE SOUR, SLIPKNOT, MÖTLEY CRÜE, KORN, GODSMACK,AVENGED SEVENFOLD) and can be seen below.
ALL THAT REMAINS has created an exclusive new "A War You Cannot Win"-inspired super-limited-edition skate deck, which is available now for purchase here.
"A War You Cannot Win" track listing:
01. Down Through The Ages
02. You Can't Fill My Shadow
03. Stand Up
04. A Call To All Non-Believers
05. Asking Too Much
06. Intro
07. Just Moments In Time
08. What If I Was Nothing
09. Sing For Liberty
10. Not Fading
11. Calculating Loneliness
12. A War You Cannot Win
ALL THAT REMAINS has just hit the road with DETHKLOK, MACHINE HEAD and THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER. ALL THAT REMAINS is serving as direct support to DETHKLOK (alternating with MACHINE HEAD). The trek will make more than 30 stops throughout the United States and Canada before coming to an end in New York City.
Source: Blabbermouth.net
Coheed and Cambria Announce Release Date of The Afterman: Descension and Supporting Tour Dates
Less than one month after the release of their album The Afterman: Ascension, Coheed and Cambria have announced the release date of the follow-up, and the dates of its supporting tour. The Afterman: Descension will drop on February 5, 2013 and will be supported by a six-week stretch of tour dates focusing on smaller, intimate venues.
In a press statement, the band says that the new album will "continue the conceptual storyline from volume one, where Sirius Amory, i.e., 'The Afterman,' is a scientist/cosmonaut who goes on celestial mission and makes what is arguably the most important discovery ever known to mankind. But upon his return, he discovers his ambitiousness may have brought him fleeting fame, but also tragic repercussions."
The press release also states that the band expects sales of Descension to do "just as well if not better than" Ascension which sold more than 50,000 units during the first week following its release on October 9.
Coheed and Cambria's tour dates are as follows:
2/4 -- Washington, DC, 9:30 Club
2/5 -- Washington, DC, 9:30 Club
2/7 -- Pittsburgh, PA, Stage AE
2/8 -- Detroit, MI, The Fillmore Detroit
2/9 -- Chicago, IL, Congress Theatre
2/10 -- Minneapolis, MN, First Avenue
2/12 -- Des Moines, IA, Val Air Ballroom
2/14 -- Denver, CO, Ogden Theatre
2/15 -- Salt Lake City, UT - SaltAir
2/17 -- Portland, OR, Roseland Theater
2/18 -- Vancouver, BC, Vogue Theatre
2/19 -- Seattle, WA, Showbox SoDo
2/21 -- San Francisco, CA, Warfield Theater
2/22 -- Los Angeles, CA, The Wiltern
2/25 -- San Diego, CA, House of Blues
2/26 -- The Marquee, Tempe, AZ
2/27 -- Albuquerque, NM, Sunshine Theatre
3/1 -- Austin, TX, Stubb's
3/2 -- Houston, TX, Bayou Music Center
3/3 -- Dallas, TX, Palladium Ballroom
3/5 -- Atlanta, GA, Tabernacle
3/6 -- Saint Petersburg, FL, Jannus Live
3/7 -- Lake Buena Vista, FL, House of Blues
3/8 -- Miami Beach, FL, The Fillmore
3/10 -- Charlotte, NC, The Fillmore Charlotte
3/11 -- Philadelphia, PA, Electric Factory
3/14 -- Boston, MA, House of Blues
3/16 -- New York, NY, Radio City Music Hall
Chris Cornell and Ben Shepherd Write Soundgarden Music for Their Kids
Soundgarden's King Animal is set to drop on January 31, and much has happened to the Soundgarden guys in the 15 years since their last release. All four of the guys have kept busy professionally, with solo albums, side bands and contributions to other artists' projects. Three of them -- Chris Cornell, Matt Cameron and Ben Shepherd -- are also fathers and that more than anything, they say, influenced the music on King Animal.
Ben Shepherd tells SPIN.com that if the guitar riff in their new song "Halfway There" seems simple, it's on purpose -- he wrote it so that he could someday teach it to his daughter. The lyrics of another song, "Bones of Birds," were written by Chris Cornell about bearing witness to his kids' innocence slipping away as they get older.
Cornell says that the most interesting thing about playing his new music for his kids is that they have immediate, unguarded reaponses. Says the singer, "They actually respond. They don't have the references that adults have, so everything is immediate. It's always interesting to see what they react to in whatever I'm working on at the moment. And they don't even want to discuss why. That's a lesson to remember: My son doesn't care about why."
A last-minute reminder: if you pre-order King Animal directly from soundgardenworld.com before 11:59 p.m. PT on November 7 -- that's Wednesday -- you'll be sent a ticket pre-sale password for shows on the band's special mini-tour, at Irving Plaza in New York City on November 13, The Phoenix in Toronto on November 16 and The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles on November 27.
Buckcherry Guys Have Fun on the Road
The guys in Buckcherry work hard, playing almost 100 shows this year alone; but don't feel too badly for them. A source close to the band tells ABC News Radio that between concert dates, and sometimes even on show days themselves, the guys manage to pack in lots of recreation.
Singer Josh Todd is a huge go-kart racer, to the extent of researching tour stops in advance for racetracks so as to spend as much time there as possible, even on gig days. Josh's love of racing extends to the big leagues of NASCAR -- if there's a track near a tour date, you'll find him there on race day.
Guitarist Keith Nelson has recently discovered bowling and can be found at bowling alleys close to Buckcherry concert venues. The source says, "He can spend hours there; he's pretty diehard." Stevie D.'s hobby is a little more under-the-radar but no less an obsession; he loves photography and has an extensive camera collection, some of which he takes on the road with him to shoot with whenever he has time.
The Buckcherry guys are enjoying a couple of weeks off after their recent tour of Japan; they leave for a string of European dates on November 20. They are prepping songs for a new album, called Confessions, which will be released early next year. On the band'swebsite, Josh Todd says the album is based on the seven deadly sins -- lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride -- and will include a film component shot by the singer himself.
Courtney Love Says No Nirvana Broadway Show
If you're a Nirvana fan who's offended by the recent rumors of a possible Kurt CobainBroadway musical, Courtney Love's on your side.
The rumor was started by Britney Spears's ex-manager Sam Lufti, who spent most of the last few weeks trying to sue Spears for a lot of money. His lawsuit failed, but, as previously reported, Lufti did let it slip during his testimony that he and Love -- who he has also sometimes co-managed -- were "working on a possible motion picture or Broadway musical based on the Nirvana catalogue, based on [Courtney's] life and Kurt Cobain's," according to press accounts.
No way, says Courtney. She tells U.K. newspaper The Observer simply, "There will be no musical. Sometimes it's better to leave things alone."
Courtney Love says she learned her lesson the hard way. Contrary to what some suspicious Nirvana fans have grumbled over the years, Love says she regrets the one time she allowed a Nirvana track to be used commercially. She said, "I said yes once -- to [Moulin Rouge director] Baz Luhrmann to use eight seconds of 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' in [the movie]. But he wasn't allowed to use it in the marketing. I didn't get the part in the film. I was so pissed off I made up the term to 'Baz' somebody."
Love was also upset by last year's movie The Muppets, which used "Smells Like Teen Spirit" in a scene where a barbershop quartet crooned the tune to Jack Black, who was tied up in the barber chair. Months after the movie came out, Love told TMZ that the song was used without her permission and called that a "raping" of her late husband's memory. The surviving members of Nirvana did give their permission for The Muppets to use the song, and Dave Grohl even appeared in the film. She tells The Observer she considered suing over the use but was persuaded not to by her manager.
Ozzy Osbourne's Wife, Sharon, Reveals She Underwent a Double Mastectomy
Ozzy Osbourne's wife and manager, Sharon Osbourne, says she was so fearful of getting breast cancer after discovering she carries a gene that increases her chances of developing the disease that she opted to undergo a double mastectomy and has “no regrets.”
In an exclusive interview with the U.K.'s Hello! magazine, Osbourne says, "As soon as I found out I had the breast cancer gene, I thought, 'The odds are not in my favor.'" The 60-year-old Osbourne, who beat colon cancer 10 years ago, explains, "I've had cancer before and didn't want to live under that cloud. I decided to take everything off and had a double mastectomy. For me, it was a no-brainer."
The Ozzfest founder and The Talk co-host tells the magazine, "I want to be around a long time and be a grandmother...I didn't even think of my breasts in a nostalgic way. I just wanted to live without that fear."
Osbourne also reveals that she is now against plastic surgery after learning from doctors that her breast implants had leaked into her stomach wall.
"Sometimes I'll see a photo and I'll think, 'My face looks plastic'; it can look so unnatural from certain angles," Sharon declares. "Now I am definitely, definitely done. You can't buy your youth back, no matter how much money you've got."
Former Live Frontman Ed Kowalczyk to Release New Solo EP
Former Live lead singer Ed Kowalczyk [ko-WAHL-chik] has announced the impending release of some new music. An EP called The Garden will be available as a digital download November 19. The collection will feature five original songs and five alternate versions of those songs, remixed by other artists. Kowalczyk says he's working on another full-length solo album, to be released in spring of next year.
"As a touring and recording musician, I've been amazed over the years at how much my songs develop and evolve from the original studio recordings," Kowalczyk said in a statement. "With the remixes on The Garden EP, I wanted to try to hyper-speed that process a bit and deconstruct my versions of the songs by handing them off to other creative people right at the beginning."
The singer is currently on his I Alone solo acoustic tour performing solo material and Live hits. Kowalczyk left Live in 2009. Last summer, as previously reported, his former band mates sued in an attempt to get Kowalczyk to stop promoting himself as "Ed Kowalczyk of Live."
Linkin Park Asks Fans to Donate Money to Help Victims of Hurricane Sandy
Linkin Park wants their fans to help those affected by Hurricane Sandy. In a video interview with AXSLive, multi-instrumentalist Mike Shinoda says you can offer support to victims of the storm by donating funds to LP's non-profit organization, Music for Relief.
“I was talking to the fans the next morning and they…uploaded some pictures that were horrendous, stuff under water and cars, like, basically just demolished, destroyed by the hurricane,” explains Shinoda. “I know that a lot of fans from all over the place are looking for ways to help out so that’s why we’re trying to spread the word about Music for Relief.”
To make a donation, visit MusicforRelief.org.
RANDY BLYTHE's Illness Forces LAMB OF GOD's Las Vegas Concert Cancelation
LAMB OF GOD was forced to cancel its performance at the House Of Blues in Las Vegas, Nevada last night (Thursday, November 1) after the band's lead singer, Randy Blythe, was taken ill.
After support act IN FLAMES played an extended set, the members ofLAMB OF GOD minus Randy walked out onto the stage (see video below) and apologized to the crowd, explaining that the show was being rescheduled for December 12 and that the tickets will still be valid.
Blythe was released from a prison in Prague on August 2, more than a month after he was arrested and incarcerated. Blythe was facing the possibility of conviction and a long-term jail sentence after a 2010 incident in which a fan attending a LAMB OF GOD show died almost a month later, allegedly from injuries sustained when he was thrown off the stage.Blythe's predicament galvanized the heavy rock community, with artists across the hard rock genre pledging their support.
Interviewed by a Czech media outlet before boarding the plane to go home, Blythe said, "I'm relieved to be out of jail but if it's necessary for me to return to Prague to go to this court thing, I certainly will, I'm no flight risk."
Blythe added that he had no memory at all of the incident in question, saying, "I feel very bad that a fan of my band is dead and his family has to go through it, it's terrible, I feel awful for them but it's a tragic coincidence . . . we had no knowledge whatsoever that someone had been injured much less died."
The case is expected to be heard in court in January.
Source: Blabbermouth.net
Soundgarden Announces Intimate Concerts, TV Appearances to Promote King Animal
In celebration of the release of Soundgarden’s first album in 15 years, King Animal, the guys have scheduled three intimate North American concerts later this month. The band will make stops at Irving Plaza in New York City on November 13, The Phoenix in Toronto on November 16 and The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles on November 27.
Fans who pre-order King Animal before 11:59 p.m. PT on November 7 will be sent a password which allows access to a special ticket pre-sale for the concerts that will take place on November 8 at 12 p.m. local venue time. Tickets will be available to the general public at 10 a.m. local venue time on November 9.
If you miss out on getting tickets to the newly-announced shows, the band is giving you a few more chances to see them live. Soundgarden will be taking part in the CBS Interactive webcast series Live on Letterman, which will stream live on November 12 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.com and VEVO.com. That's the day before their new album, King Animal, is released. The guys also will appear on Late Show with David Letterman later that same night. In addition, the band will be performing tracks from King Animal on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! on November 26.
Kid Rock’s New Album, Rebel Soul, to Be Sold on iTunes
After a long holdout, Kid Rock is now on iTunes. The singer’s upcoming album, Rebel Soul, is now available for pre-order on the digital retailer for the first time.
A source tells Billboard.com that Rock decided to put his music up for sale on iTunes because he could "no longer ignore how much money he was leaving on the table."
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.
Nickelback's Chad Kroeger's Wedding to Avril Lavigne Will Be "The Most Unique...the Planet Has Probably Ever Seen"
Nickelback's Chad Kroeger and Avril Lavigne and are certainly an unusual couple, so it's not surprising that their upcoming wedding will be out of the ordinary as well.
Speaking to Men's Health magazine, Kroeger says that he has control over "nothing" about the wedding, adding, "I just show up." But he's not worried, he explains, because as he puts it, "[Avril] has traversed these territories before." That means Lavigne's already been married; Kroeger has not.
"It's nice to have her to guide me through this...she's got great ideas. I would have gone a little too traditional, I think, and she's giving it a rock and roll edge," Kroeger explains about Lavigne's concept for their wedding. "Let's just say she's taking the bull by the horns and steering the ship towards what is going to be the most unique wedding that the planet has probably ever seen."
As for whether or not Kroeger approves of his and Lavigne's couple nickname, "Chavril," he tells the magazine, "Oh, we predicted that long ago. We pegged it before we decided we were going to spill the beans. We went through a list." He laughs, "Our other guess was AdChav, which sounds like some sort of jet fuel. Chavril was the better choice, and sure enough, that's what the media went with."
That's not to say that Kroeger and Lavigne dislike the name. He admits, "When one of us is trying to get the others attention from across the room, we'll say 'Hey Chavril!' It's funny how fast your head turns around, followed by a lot of laughter.
As for whether or not Kroeger has stopped his philandering rock star ways since he and Lavigne got engaged, he tells the magazine, "After this many years of being a lead singer in a touring rock band, I've had my fair share of fun. But those days are long behind me...I don't think my libido has changed. I just think that my Rolodex has been confiscated. And I'm okay with that."
Soundgarden to Release King Animal Box Set in 2013; Posts Stream of "Non-State Actor"
Soundgarden has just announced some special configurations of their first album in 15 years, King Animal. In addition to releasing a standard CD, the band will drop a deluxe edition, an iTunes version and a box set.
The deluxe CD version and digital deluxe version of the album will feature the standard album's 13 tracks, as well as demos of “Worse Dreams,” “Black Saturday,” and “By Crooked Steps.” The iTunes deluxe version contains everything from the digital deluxe issue, along with an additional demo of “Halfway There.”
In addition, Soundgarden has put together the King Animal Box Set, which features a vinyl copy of the album, a deluxe CD version of the release, an exclusive live DVD of the band’s performance in Hyde Park, and five exclusive lithographs. That package is slated for release on January 31, 2013. You can pre-order the box set now at the band’swebsite.
In other Soundgarden news, they've posted a stream of another cut from King Animal, “Non-State Actor,” on YouTube. The video features the song accompanied by black-and-white footage of an American flag flapping in the wind.
Muse Releases Lyric Video for "Follow Me"
Muse has released a lyrics video for their next single, "Follow Me," from their recently-released album, The 2nd Law. In the four-minute clip, the lyrics to the song appear on the screen as psychedelic lights and images flash around them.
Frontman Matt Bellamy has said that the track was inspired by a trip to the doctor’s office with his then-pregnant wife, Kate Hudson. “A couple of days before Kate gave birth [to Bingham] we went for a check-up and I recorded [my baby’s heartbeat] on my iPhone as I thought it was an amazing sound,” Bellamy told U.K. newspaper The Sun. “Then I wrote the lyrics about wanting to lead and protect, all the feelings that having a kid evokes.”
Stone Sour’s Corey Taylor Looking to Make Movies Based on House of Gold and Bones
Stone Sour might be getting into the movie business. Frontman Corey Taylor says that he hopes to turn his concept double album, House of Gold and Bones, into two feature films sometime in the future.
“That’s my endgame, really,” the singer tells U.K. retailer Attitude Clothing in a video interview. “I’d love to make these into two movies. I’m kind of in a position where I can do that now, I have the film company with [percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan] fromSlipknot.” Taylor adds that while he’s met some “really creative people” with whom he’d like to work on the films, he hasn’t yet talked to them about the project.
The first installment of the album, House of Gold and Bones Part 1, debuted at #7 on theBillboard200 albums chart this week with 31,000 units sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The second installment, House of Gold & Bones Part 2, is expected to be released sometime next year. In addition, a four-issue comic book mini-series based on the album will be available starting April 17, 2013.
Axl Rose Says Next Guns N’ Roses Album Will Arrive “Sooner” than Chinese Democracy
While it took Guns N’ Roses 15 years to release its sixth studio album, Chinese Democracy, frontman Axl Rose is promising that it won’t be that long before we get the band’s next album. Rose says that there were a number of issues he faced while makingChinese Democracy which made it difficult to release the album until 2008.
"I had to deal with so many other things that don't have to do with music but have to do with the industry," Rose tells USA Today. "There wasn't anyone to work with or trust. Someone would come in to help produce and the reality was they just wanted to mix it and get it out the door. [The next album] will come out sooner."
The singer adds that his ex-girlfriend Stephanie Seymour and former GN'R guitaristSlash and bassist Duff McKagan didn’t make things any easier for him to write lyrics for the album. "At the time of the [Use Your Illusion] tours, Slash and Duff said, 'You're an idiot, you're a loser,'" he reveals. “I didn't write for years. I was also trying to figure out what I wanted to say, when it's right to be venting and when you're digging a bigger hole. Lyrics on Chinese took a long time."
Rose noted that the band’s current lineup is hard on work on ideas for their next release. “All the guys are writing, and we recorded a lot of songs over the years,” he explains. “We'll figure out what we feel best about.”
As for reuniting with the band’s former lineup, Rose says that the decision to work together again isn’t up to him. "I feel that ball's not in my court," says the singer. "I'm surviving this war, not the one who created this war."
Guns N’ Roses kicks off a series of shows at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on Wednesday, where they’ll be paying tribute to the 25th anniversary of the release of their debut album, Appetite for Destruction.
Stone Sour’s House of Gold and Bones Part 1 Debuts at #7 on the Billboard Albums Chart
Stone Sour’s House of Gold and Bones Part 1 debuted at #7 on the Billboard200 albums chart this week. The first part of the double-CD sold 31,000 units, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
It's a bit of a drop from the band's previous release, 2010's Audio Secrecy, which entered the Billboard 200 albums chart at #6, moving 46,000 copies in its first week out.
Fans will need to wait a while for the second installment, House of Gold & Bones Part 2,which is expected to be released sometime next year. In addition, a four-issue comic book mini-series based on the album will be available starting April 17, 2013.
Jane’s Addiction Cover the Rolling Stones for Songs of Anarchy: Vol. 2
Jane’s Addiction has recorded something special for the upcoming soundtrack for Sons of Anarchy. Producers of the FX series have announced that the guys have contributed a previously unreleased cover of The Rolling Stones classic hit “Sympathy for the Devil” for the second album of music from their TV show, titled Songs of Anarchy: Vol. 2.
“When Jane's Addiction said they were into the idea of doing 'Sympathy for the Devil' for the show, we were completely blown away,” said Sons of Anarchy music composer Bob Thiele. “This was made all the more sweet because theirs was the first and only door we knocked on. Jane’s Addiction is one of the few post 60’s/70’s, iconic bands that resonates with our show’s mythology.”
In addition, guitarist Dave Navarro will show off his acting skills in the last two episodes of the show’s current season. Navarro will play a member of the Latino crime organization known as the Byz-Lats, who are involved with actor Jimmy Smits' character, Nero.
Guitars Signed by Metallica, Aerosmith, Green Day & More Being Sold at Upcoming Auction
More than 80 guitars autographed by Metallica, Aerosmith, Green Day, Anthrax, Slayerand many other stars are among the items that will be up for bid at an upcoming auction in Los Angeles. The Icons & Idols Rock 'n' Roll auction will take place December 1 and 2 at the Beverly Hills gallery of Julien's Auctions, while bids also will be accepted online.
In addition to the guitars, the sale includes instruments that have been either played or autographed by founding Pink Floyd singer/bassist Roger Waters, former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash, plus U2 and Def Leppard. The auction also features a pair of Converse tennis shoes that U2 guitarist The Edge wore throughout the band’s U2 360 Tour, as well as a number of signed items by Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant.
In all, more than 450 items will be up for bids. Proceeds raised by the sale of many of the collectibles will benefit various charities supported by the artists.
You can see the items at the Julien's Auctions gallery from November 19 to November 30. For more information, visit JuliensAuctions.com.
Bass Trashed by Kurt Cobain in “Smells Like Teen Spirit” Video Goes Up for Auction
If you're a die-hard Nirvana fan, here's your opportunity to own a rare piece of band memorabilia. According to the Irish Independent, the bass guitar that late singer Kurt Cobain smashed in the music video for the band's 1991 hit, “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” is going up for auction at Christie's in London on November 29. The broken instrument is expected to bring in between 15,000 and 25,000 pounds -- about $24,000 to $40,000 -- at auction.
The newspaper adds that former bassist Krist Novoselic specifically purchased the instrument from a pawn shop because he knew it was going to be trashed during the video shoot. While it’s unclear who’s selling the smashed instrument, it was originally taken by one of the teenage extras featured in the video.
The Smashing Pumpkins Postpone Dates Due to Hurricane Sandy
The Smashing Pumpkins have been forced to postpone four concert dates in the Northeast due to the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
A new date for Wednesday night's scheduled show in Brooklyn, New York, has yet to be announced. The November 2 show in Camden, New Jersey, has been pushed back to December 8; the November 3 show in Fairfax, Virginia, is postponed until December 9; and the Uncasville, Connecticut, show planned for November 4 has yet to be rescheduled.
Tickets for these shows will be honored on the new dates.
Soundgarden Set to Rock Live at Letterman Webcast on November 12
Soundgarden will be the next band to take part in the exclusive CBS Interactive webcast series Live on Letterman. The band’s performance will stream live on November 12 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.com and VEVO.com. That's the day before their new album, King Animal, is released.
During their set at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City, the veteran rockers are expected to play some tunes from King Animal as well as a selection of their classic songs. Following the live event, the concert will be available for viewing on demand at the official Live on Letterman website. Previous artists who have performed on the Live on Letterman series include Foo Fighters, Wilco, My Morning Jacket and Coldplay.
Soundgarden also will appear on Late Show with David Letterman later that same night. The program airs on CBS at 11:35 p.m. ET/10:35 p.m. CT.
Marilyn Manson Wins "Fright Night" Award
Marilyn Manson's just received a nice treat for Halloween: an award for his unique fashion style.
Manson was one of the nominees for the 2012 Fright Night Awards, which were designed to promote awareness of blood cancer. The virtual awards asked fans to vote for their favorite "frights" in 21 different categories, including music, movies, TV and more. Now, the winners have been revealed. Manson has been named "Favorite Male Celebrity Who Dresses for Halloween Every Day," beating off stiff competition from Ozzy Osbourne, figure skater Johnny Weir, gossip blogger Perez Hilton and LMFAO’sRedfoo.
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