From their current album “Valley of Bones” the Jackson, Tennessee band has released a video for one of their lyric driven songs. The vocal tone and emotion of singer Josh Brown is really unmatched. Enjoy the video.
We are very surprised about the lineup. Not saying it’s bad and not saying it’s great we just expected something different. Of course Red Hot Chili Peppers has a great fan base, but I expected someone slightly different. We happened to get about 11-12 bands right in our prediction. Megadeth is a major draw for thrash fans and the festival. Some of the bands lower down the list that are much deserving of stage time are Sevendust, Glorious Sons, and Monster Truck. One of the bands that surprised me was At The Drive In. I have been a longtime fan of the band and even the band that launched out of it The Mars Volta. I had no idea that At The Drive In (ATDI) was even back together, and looking through their Facebook they haven’t made a post since 2013 so this should come as a shock to most. The band is super energetic on stage and should create a lot of buzz after their set. As Motley Crue is just finishing up their ‘final tour” it looks like Nikki Sixx is going to spend more time with his project Sixx: Am. To be honest there isn’t really any filler bands on the list. Each band could hold their own on a smaller scale tour. Clutch, Ghost, Avatar, The Sword, Wilson and others are amazing bands that can easily pack a venue by themselves. I expected a much larger set of headliners but they added a tremendous amount of good bands rather than a couple huge headliners and filler bands. I expect a couple more bands to be added and look for some surprises at the festival.
The 10th anniversary of Rock On The Range is slowly approaching. Founder of the festival, Danny Wimmer, has had major success with several festivals around the U.S. including Louder Than Life in Louisville, Kentucky, Carolina Rebellion in Charlotte, North Carolina and several others which round out the loudest month of the year during which most of these festivals occur. Rumor has it that Danny will be making an appearance on a radio station and possibly naming some of the headliners or bands that may be gracing the stage for the big anniversary. So just in case he does name some of them, we wanted to make our predictions prior to Monday. The show will take place May 20th, 21st, and 22nd in Columbus, Ohio as it has for several years. Continue reading
JG
As most of you have heard guitarist of the insanely heavy Louisiana band Drysocket was in a car accident a few weeks ago. The accident caused a tear in an artery in the right side of his neck which caused a blood clot to travel to his brain resulting in a stroke. A surgical procedure was done to allow swelling which will occur and to avoid damaging the left side of his brain in this process. He is doing better now and is awake and speaking and giving everyone pure hell like normal. He will have to have some rehab and a long road to recovery but we are glad the axe slayer is making strides towards getting better. We urge you to keep JG and his family and the band in your thoughts and send good vibes his way. Continue reading
We recently lost one of rock n rolls wildest and most respected characters in Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor former drummer of Motorhead. Max Cavalera (Soulfly, Sepultura, Cavalera Conspiracy, Killer Be Killed) touring with his band Soulfly, his son Richie’s band Incite, and Crowbar. Kirk Windstein of Crowbar along with drummer Tommy Buckley joined the father and son to pay tribute to Phil Taylor by covering the Moterhead hit “Ace Of Spades”. It took place in Ringle, Wisconsin at the The Q & Z Expo Center.
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After teasing about the tour dates for a week now Tool has released tour dates for their upcoming tour via Facebook. The tour is comprised of 8 dates and will begin on January 9th and will start in San Diego, California and end in Charlotte, North Carolina. Opening acts include Primus and 3teeth.
TICKETS FOR THE FOLLOWING SHOWS GO ON-SALE
THIS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20th.
Saturday, January 9 – San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0A004F709FB915FD
Wednesday, January 13 – San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/3A004F70CEC74BD0
Saturday, January 16 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/20004F7096EF6005
Sunday, January 17 – Grand Prairie, TX (Dallas) @ Verizon Theatre
http://axs.com/events/301393/tool-tickets
Tuesday, January 19 – Southaven, MS (Memphis) @ Landers Center
(Ticket link to be added)
Saturday, January 23 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B004F70E3B27BA8
Monday, January 25 – Atlanta, GA @ Infinite Energy Center
http://axs.com/events/301339/tool-tickets?skin=gwinnett
Tuesday, January 26 – Charlotte, NC @ Bojangles Coliseum
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0E004F6FC75B26F5
They advise more info to come so more dates may be added, with Tool you never know. Stay Tuned.
New Jersey natives 40 Below Summer released a new song off their upcoming album “Transmission Infrared”. The track entitled “Mangina” and will be on of the tracks on the new album that has a release date scheduled for October 16th. The band reformed in 2011 after initially breaking up in 2006. The last release was “Fire At Zero Gravity” back in 2013. With all the other nu-metal bands currently dominating the airwaves we expect this album to take off. The song sounds as you would expect any 40 Below Summer song to sound. It has aggressive and melodic parts which is what always made the band stand out. The band is just one of many 90’s and 2000’s nu-metal bands re-emerging with new releases. The band is playing some East Coast shows leading up to an album pre-release show on October 10th at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey.
The satanic cult rockers Ghost are now streaming their new album “Meliora” in its entirety. Make sure to check it out for yourself, we are in the process of jamming it now.
All Them Witches are preparing for another release after their sophomore album “Lightning At The Door” really turned heads. The band has saw success with their retro sound which helps them stand apart from the slew of other bands that are flooding the market. The band has successfully scored a slot on the Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, Kentucky that is usually more mainstream rock and metal. This may be a sign that the band is breaking into the mainstream, but at the same time able to maintain the sound we all grew to love. The band is set to release their 3rd album “Dying Surfer Meets His Maker”, on October 30 via New West Records. They have released a new song from the album (which is streaming below) titled “Dirt Preachers”. The song is more of exactly what any All Them Witches fan would want.
Children Of Bodom have become one of Finland’s finest exports. The speed metal group are preparing to unleash their ninth studio album, “I Worship Chaos”, worldwide on October 2nd, 2015 via Nuclear Blast Records. Today the band has released the first trailer from the album in which bassist Henkka explains the concept behind the artwork (created by Tuomas Korpi) for the new album.
Here is Henkka explaining the artwork.
Artwork by: Tuomas Korpi
I Worship Chaos Track Listing:
01. I Hurt
02. My Bodom (I Am The Only One)
03. Morrigan
04. Horns
05. Prayer For The Afflicted
06. I Worship Chaos
07. Hold Your Tongue
08. Suicide Bomber
09. All For Nothing
10. Widdershins
Bonus Tracks (digibook only):
11. Mistress Of Taboo (Plasmatics cover)
12. Danger Zone (Kenny Loggins cover)
13. Black Winter Day (Amorphis cover)
I Worship Chaos will be available in following formats:
– CD + DVD digibook (incl. bonus DVD and three bonus tracks!)
– CD
– 2LP (black, clear, silver, yellow, picture)
– digibook + canvas (mail order edition)
Here is the first song release from the album “Morrigan”
Pre-order your copy of CHILDREN OF BODOM’s new record here.
Keep up with Children Of Bodom at the following links.
