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[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, February 02, 2013 6:00:46 PM 
 
TOPIC: Judas Priest Tour First Show Setlist
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, June 08, 2011 3:21:09 PM 
 They played at least 1 song for every single album that Rob sings on. I have no problem with this because Jugulator and Demolition were terrible albums, aside from a couple of songs of course.

Also, relax.

This is the FIRST show of a huge 2 year world tour.

The band have all confirmed that they rehearsed and practice MANY songs, loads more than they usually do, and they ARE going to mix the setlist up a bit.

This setlist is not playing it safe.

How can performing super rare and never before played songs be safe? It's not.

  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Steven killingmachine from Wednesday, June 08, 2011 11:09:47 AM)
TOPIC: Judas Priest Tour First Show Setlist
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, June 07, 2011 5:02:45 PM 
 Looked a little something like this.

Rapid Fire
Metal Gods
Heading Out To The Highway
Judas Rising
Starkreaker
Victim of Changes
Never Satisfied
Diamonds and Rust - acoustic
Prophecy
Nightcrawler
Turbo Lover
Beyond The Realms of Death
The Sentinel
Blood Red Skies (No fucking joke.)
Green Manalishi
Breaking the Law
Painkiller

Encore:
Electric Eye
Hell Bent For Leather
You've Got Another Thing Comin'
TOPIC: NEW BOX Set announced
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, May 24, 2011 9:35:06 PM 
 If you read the entire press conference coverage, Rob himself said that several tracks are completely done and ready to be released, and the new album will be released next year. They're also thinking of playing a new song or two on the tour coming up.
TOPIC: Your latest Priest purchase
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, December 14, 2010 7:56:25 PM 
There isn't haha. Really nice paintings and artwork though,very much in the older styles, very European.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Wednesday, October 06, 2010 1:07:17 PM)
TOPIC: The Heavy Metal Alphabet
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, December 10, 2010 4:20:22 PM 
Well since I can't post pictures on here, here's a link to the picture! :D

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=150707

Can you guess all the band names used?
TOPIC: Farewell Priest
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, December 07, 2010 4:24:27 PM 
Well I would assume its because Priest's music is a LOT harder to perform then literally every single song Motorhead, Saxon or Dio have written. Harder to perform = harder on the body. Rob and co aren't exactly young anymore and imagine they just want to finally not have to worry about touring and whatnot after this is over. They'd like to retire. Wouldn't you at 60 years old? Rob isn't going to stop though, that's for sure. I would not be surprised if he puts out another Halford album eventually.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Tuesday, December 07, 2010 4:04:34 PM)
TOPIC: Farewell Priest
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, December 07, 2010 3:36:50 PM 
This comes as a complete surprise and shock for me. After so much talk of taking a break and then coming back in 2011 for a brand new album in the classic 80's vein of Screaming For Vengence and British Steel. And now this? A farewell tour? Very surprised by this. Even more so considering the live performance Priest has been putting on lately. I mean every single one of them are at their best musicianship wise. It's kind of impossible to get WORSE at you're instrument haha. Rob vocals have been phenomenal live these days. I'd actually say he's performing just as good if not better than on the 2001 Resurrection tour. Some of his screams are actually sounding just as good as the FIGHT days, 20 odd years ago... But I suppose its time eh? Rob's nearly 60 years old. Everyone else is either older or a bit younger. So I have to go see this tour, otherwise I'll never get to see them it's lookin' like. I just wish they'd do at least one more album before they finally call it a day. Not saying Nostradamus was a shitty album to end they're career on, its just not a PRIEST album ya know? Would have been nice to have that a "Priest Metal" album. Nontheless I am excited for this tour. They're gonna be playing a shit ton of classic songs by the sounds of it, so it should be a blast. They said they're gonna be playing songs that made Priest a household name in world of metal, so I'm expecting some 70's shit thrown in there. SINNNNNEEERR!!!!!
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, November 28, 2010 11:17:37 AM 
Hey Nostradamus contained just about every single music outing Priest has ever done. Except like Point of Entry and Turbo haha. Plus it covered some new ground as well, as most Priest records do. It is a VERY metal record.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Brian_Evans from Saturday, November 27, 2010 9:32:37 AM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, November 27, 2010 9:18:17 AM 
As for the tour dates? I would assume its a European tour, mainly festivals in the late spring and summer. They all talked about bringing the British Steel tour to Europe. Maybe it'll finally happy? Maybe they'll finally do a Nostradamus show or two?!?!? :D:D
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, November 13, 2010 12:07:48 AM 
I own a KING V. :D
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by K2M from Tuesday, November 09, 2010 5:29:44 PM)
TOPIC: Next Priest Studio Album
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, October 01, 2010 1:36:55 PM 
Hey man don't lose faith! Look at that song The Mower Rob created for the new Halford album. That is the most brutal song Rob's ever sang on, and features some of his most intense vocals, which were recorded IN 2010. And AOR and Nostradamus? They've both got some roaring fast and screaming tracks on there. Priest will always be able to deliver the goods, the band themselves said the next album they do could be a return to the classic Priest sound after touring with British Steel so much.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Friday, October 01, 2010 2:30:01 AM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, September 30, 2010 9:38:34 AM 
So how many of you have the new Halford album - Made of Metal?
TOPIC: top 10 drummers
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, September 16, 2010 2:32:27 PM 
Yes.
TOPIC: Next Priest Studio Album
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, July 24, 2010 3:17:07 PM 
But we already have Painkiller.... Why would you want the band to rehash old material instead of progressing forward and doing what they WANT to.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Brian_Evans from Saturday, July 24, 2010 1:18:59 PM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, July 19, 2010 12:57:50 AM 
First Halford Show In 7 Years

View videos here:http://www.youtube.com/user/HobRalford


HALFORD, the band fronted by JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford, played its first show in more than seven years last night (Saturday, July 17) at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, California.

The group's setlist was as follows:

01. Silent Screams
02. Made Of Metal
03. Resurrection
04. Made In Hell
05. Never Again
06. Drop Out
07. Golgotha
08. Heart Of A Lion
09. Never Satisfied
10. I Am Alive
11. Saviour

Encore:

12. Crystal
13. Rock The World Forever

Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be viewed below.

Prior to the San Francisco show, HALFORD's last gig took place on June 6, 2003 in Anaheim, California.

HALFORD released a new single, "The Mower", on June 25 via HalfordMusic.com. The track is the first single from HALFORD's new album, "Halford IV - Made Of Metal", which will be released in October.

HALFORD's last album, "Halford III - Winter Songs", sold 1,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 26 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

"Halford III - Winter Songs" was Rob's first solo release in more than seven years, and it included a collection of new Halford-penned tracks plus traditional holiday favorites presented with original arrangements by HALFORD (Rob Halford on vocals, Roy Z. on guitar, Metal Mike Chlasciak on guitar, Mike Davis on bass and Bobby Jarzombek on drums).

Metal God Records and Rob Halford recently announced plans to release "Halford - Live In Anaheim Original 2CD Soundtrack", "Halford Crucible - Remixed & Remastered" and "Halford - Live In Anaheim" DVD, a 5.1, 23-song, two-plus-hour film documenting Rob Halford's 2002-2003 solo release ("Crucible") and tour.

Armed with metal's most diverse band of the decade, "Halford - Live In Anaheim" is an intimate, in-your-face, solo performance featuring HALFORD, FIGHT and JUDAS PRIEST classics: "Golgotha", "The Heretic", "Sun", "Into The Pit", "Light Comes Out Of Black", "Painkiller", "Rapid Fire", "Never Satisfied", and more. Also featured are bonus live tracks from HALFORD's Tokyo, Japan performances February 2003.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, July 10, 2010 1:43:52 PM 
Immortal - First Time On DVD

Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL will release a concert DVD, "The Seventh Date Of Blashyrkh", on August 6 via Nuclear Blast. The disc will include professionally filmed video footage of the band's headlining performance at the 2007 edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, which was held August 2-4, 2007 in Wacken, Germany.

A trailer for the DVD can be viewed below.

In a recent interview with About.com, IMMORTAL's Demonaz stated about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to last year's "All Shall Fall", "We already have three songs for the next album. We'll be working on the album this year. And we have material for a lot of other songs, so maybe in August we'll be finished with half the album. But we haven't come so far that I can see the end of the album."

He continued, "I think we'll try to work with the songs and make them classic IMMORTAL songs.

"The next album will be different than 'All Shall Fall'. I think the songs will come off as one package.

"Every album is different for us, but we won't try too many new things. We'll stick to the plan and make the music we like.

"Don't expect something revolutionary. (laughs)"

"All Shall Fall" sold around 3,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 162 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD landed at No. 7 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

"All Shall Fall" entered the German chart at position No. 33 and Finnish chart at No. 20. In the band's home country, the CD landed at No. 23 in its opening week.

"All Shall Fall" was released in North America on October 6, 2009 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD, which was issued in Europe on September 25, 2009, was recorded at Grieghallen and Abyss studios in Norway and Sweden, respectively.

The "Blashyrkh Limited Edition Bag" version of "All Shall Fall" includes:

* Digipak version of "All Shall Fall"
* Logo t-shirt (size of your choice)
* Abbath's replica battle axe in the form of a stainless steel pendant
* Four buttons
* Double-sided poster
* Special black IMMORTAL plastic bag

"All Shall Fall" was also made available in the following formats:

* Standard jewelcase CD
* Limited-edition digipack
* Limited-edition 180g vinyl
* Limited-edition picture disc
* Limited-edition box, only available through Nuclear Blast webshop.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPTWFoTsZuo

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, June 25, 2010 5:04:50 PM 
The new Halford track is fucking mindblowing.

That is all.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, June 23, 2010 5:07:26 PM 

Rust In Peace: Live DVD Announced



The final night of MEGADETH's historic month-long "Rust In Peace" 20th anniversary tour has been captured for the upcoming "Rust In Peace Live" Blu-ray, DVD and CD, due out September 7 on Shout! Factory.

On March 31, 2010, at this incredibly special show at the legendary Hollywood Palladium, not far from where Dave Mustaine formed the band in 1983, MEGADETH played their landmark, genre-defining 1990 "Rust In Peace" album in its entirety, in addition to other MEGADETH favorites. "Rust In Peace Live" also marks the return of original bassist David Ellefson (MEGADETH 1983-2002) to the iconic multi-platinum group after eight years. Ellefson (bass), joins Mustaine (lead vocals, guitar), Shawn Drover (drums) and Chris Broderick (guitar).

"Rust In Peace Live" features the entire "Rust In Peace" track listing, including all-time classics "Holy Wars...The Punishment Due" and "Hangar 18" along with bonus fan favorites from various other MEGADETH releases such as "Symphony For Destruction", "Peace Sells" and "Skin O' My Teeth".

MEGADETH founder/frontman/guitarist Dave Mustaine explains, "We are pumped to be able to share the 'RIP Live' concert with you all around the world. The anniversary and David Ellefson coming back was better than a facelift and a bottle of Viagra for old [MEGADETH mascot] Vic."

The 80-minute "Rust In Peace Live" DVD (5.1 Dolby Surround 16:9 Widescreen) and Blu-ray (5.1 DTS Master Audio 1080p High Definition) were directed by Kerry Asmussen (GREEN DAY, JAY-Z, Coachella). The DVD and Blu-ray will also include behind-the-scenes footage, including a rare glimpse of the band rehearsing in their dressing room as they prepare to take the stage.

"Rust In Peace" is considered one of the best metal albums of all time by fans and critics and debuted at #23 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart in the U.S. and #8 in the U.K. The album showcased a much tighter sound, with Mustaine's writing style adopting a rhythmically complex progressive edge, prompting All Music Guide to cite "Rust In Peace" as "MEGADETH's strongest musical effort." The album received Grammy nominations in 1990 and 1991 for "Best Metal Performance." Emphasizing the massive impact of "Rust In Peace" in the July 2010 issue of Guitar World, writer Richard Bienstock calls it "one of the pinnacles of the first wave of thrash metal." He continues, "A defining quality of MEGADETH's sound — and the one that perhaps most sets them apart from their 'Big Four' thrash brethren, METALLICA, SLAYER and ANTHRAX — has always been the band's fiery mix of speed-metal ferocity and progressive instrumental virtuosity… nowhere has this combination been displayed better than on 'Rust In Peace'."

The full track listing for the "Rust In Peace Live" CD, DVD and Blu-ray is as follows:

"Rust In Peace" Live:

01. Holy Wars...The Punishment Due
02. Hangar 18
03. Take No Prisoners
04. Five Magics
05. Poison Was The Cure
06. Lucretia
07. Tornado Of Souls
08. Dawn Patrol
09. Rust In Peace...Polaris

Bonus Content:

10. Skin O' My Teeth (Countdown To Extinction)
11. In My Darkest Hour (So Far, So Good…So What!)
12. She-Wolf (Cryptic Writings)
13. Trust (Cryptic Writings)
14. Symphony Of Destruction (Countdown To Extinction)
15. Peace Sells (Peace Sells…But Who's Buying?)
16. Holy Wars – Reprise (Rust In Peace)

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, June 22, 2010 10:56:12 PM 

Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, And Anthrax Perform "Am I Evil?" On Stage Together

View it here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AdzqU4I1MM&feature=player_embedded

Members of SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX joined METALLICA on stage earlier tonight (Tuesday, June 22) in Sofia, Bulgaria to perform the DIAMOND HEAD classic "Am I Evil?" METALLICA's James Hetfield, MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine and ANTHRAX's Joey Belladonna all took turns singing, with various other bandmembers playing guitar, bass and pounding on snare drums.

"After 29 years of doing this to reach this apex is just so fucking cool," tweeted ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian moments after the performance. "It was a monumental moment of epic proportions. I'm so high from the experience I can't sleep."

The last time Mustaine performed with METALLICA was on April 9, 1983 at the legendary Brooklyn, New York club L'Amour. He was unceremoniously fired by the band just weeks before they entered the studio to record their debut album, "Kill 'Em All", and was replaced by former EXODUS axeman Kirk Hammett.

***UPDATE: First photos and low-quality video footage of the performance can be viewed below.***

NOTE: All photos below courtesy of MetOnTour.com

METALLICA's setlist was as follows:

01. Creeping Death
02. For Whom The Bell Tolls
03. Fuel
04. Harvester Of Sorrow
05. Fade To Black
06. That Was Just Your Life
07. Cyanide
08. Sad But True
09. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
10. All Nightmare Long
11. One
12. Master Of Puppets
13. Blackened
14. Nothing Else Matters
15. Enter Sandman
- - - - - - - -
16. Am I Evil? (w/ Big Four)
17. Hit The Lights
18. Seek and Destroy

Today's "Big Four" show, as part of the Sonisphere festival, will be beamed to more than 450 movie theatres in more than 140 markets in the U.S., along with cities in Europe, Canada and Latin America. In addition, it is being recorded for a forthcoming "Big Four" DVD.

The concert will be broadcast to theatres in high definition. Delayed screenings are planned for Australia, South Africa and New Zealand.

METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX — the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — played together for the first time in history last Wednesday night (June 16) in front of 81,000 fans at the Sonisphere festival at Bemowo Airport in Warsaw, Poland.

TOPIC: Your latest Priest purchase
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, June 19, 2010 11:24:32 PM 
Its fucking amazing man.

Flawless. Nobody can watch that DVD and say, "What the fuck was that? This shit is terrible! What a cash grab!"

Its not possible.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by acolyte55 from Saturday, June 19, 2010 5:48:19 PM)
TOPIC: Your latest Priest purchase
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, June 16, 2010 8:59:38 PM 
Can't man I have no money to spare for that stuff right now.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by hellrider 31038 from Wednesday, June 16, 2010 6:07:40 PM)
TOPIC: Your latest Priest purchase
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, June 16, 2010 6:06:01 PM 
Man Halford is one active fucker. SO much good stuff released and planning to be released.

Winter Songs
Live In Anaheim DVD
Live in Anaheim CD X2
Crucible R&R
Halford 4
Halford 2010 TOUR
2 new Halford shirts
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, June 15, 2010 12:41:40 AM 
They brought back Wrath Child and Dance of Death on the Houston date, I'm not sure about after that.



Ronnie James Dio Tribute Concert Announced


On May 16, Ronnie James Dio passed away and the world of music mourned the loss of the greatest voice of heavy metal.

Dio was a truly iconic figure in music, whose work with ELF, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH, DIO and most recently, HEAVEN & HELL defined a genre.

HEAVEN & HELL was set to be on the road in Europe this summer when news came through that despite the amazing progress he was making Ronnie wouldn't be well enough to tour and those shows were canceled. But now, remaining members Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice are set to play a one-off show to celebrate his life and work. According to Black-Sabbath.com, the band will be completed by Glenn Hughes (BLACK SABBATH, DEEP PURPLE, TRAPEZE) and Jorn Lande (MASTERPLAN) who will both contribute vocals.

Hughes was a close friend of Ronnie's for many years and performed a musical tribute at Ronnie's funeral service in Los Angeles.

Although Norwegian Jorn Lande is best known as the vocalist for power metal band MASTERPLAN, he has also released many solo albums, including a tribute to Ronnie.

The concert promises to be a fitting celebration to a man that the metal scene owes so much.

"It's going to be a very emotional occasion," said Butler in a statement.

"Ronnie loved his fans like no one else I know — and they loved him. It will be a privilege doing a gig in honor of his memory, and to help towards his charity. Above all, I hope it encourages people to have regular check-ups for this disease. Early detection is vital, and greatly improves the chance of a cure.

"I know everyone has heard that a million times before, but seeing one of your best friends die, because we all think we're immune from this disease, really brings it home.

"Do it for yourself, your family, your friends. Ronnie would be proud of you."

Tony Iommi added: "Ronnie's passing has left a huge hole. We hadn't anywhere near finished what we set out to do as a band together. He was so looking forward to the European tour and we hope this appearance will go some way to fulfilling that."

The Ronnie James Dio "Stand Up And Shout" Cancer Fund program description:

* The fund is committed to the early detection and prevention of cancer through facilitating access to medical screening and medical educational programs.

* The fund supports programs designed to integrate medical knowledge into local communities such as cancer screening programs, education on nutrition in cancer prevention, exercise and overall wellness."

* The goal of the fund is to reduce the risk of developing life threatening cancers by offering access to preventative medical services."

* Furthering the commitment for patients to access to quality medical care related to cancer, the fund seeks to assist families burdened by the cost of caring for loved ones with cancer."

Tickets for High Voltage festival are priced £135 (for weekend tickets) and £75 (for day tickets). There is no booking fee for Classic Rock Presents High Voltage tickets. Other VIP packages available alongside standard tickets from www.highvoltagefestival.com or 24hr cc ticketline 0871 230 5582.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Painkiller87 from Friday, June 11, 2010 3:10:56 PM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, June 10, 2010 10:01:33 PM 
That article is nearly 2 years old man. The news about Dio not being in game was announced way before it was released. I haven't got a fucking clue why that article is on the front page again.

There is a Brutal Legend 2 coming out, but that article itself is old as fuck. Even the trailer is from the first game.

It's not low because Dio wasn't dead at the time.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by hellrider 31038 from Thursday, June 10, 2010 8:14:09 PM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, June 10, 2010 3:23:00 PM 

Iron Maiden New Tour Setlist Revealed

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN kicked off their "The Final Frontier World Tour" last night (Wednesday, June 9) at the at Superpages.com Center in Dallas, Rexas.

The band's setlist was as follows:

01. The Wicker Man
02. The Ghost Of The Navigator
03. Brighter Than A Thousand Suns
04. El Dorado
05. Paschendale
06. The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg
07. These Colours Don't Run
08. Blood Brothers
09. Wildest Dreams
10. No More Lies
11. Brave New World
12. Fear Of The Dark
13. Iron Maiden

Encore:

14. The Number Of the Beast
15. Hallowed Be Thy Name
16. Running Free

Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be viewed below.

Iron Maiden (Get to see the new Eddie in action)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhwUHK7U4iE&feature=player_embedded

Opening + Wicker Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBRnlOtqng8&feature=player_embedded


Edited at: Thursday, June 10, 2010 3:23:31 PM
TOPIC: Boxers or Briefs? Granny Pants or Thongs?
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, May 27, 2010 12:09:28 PM 
Who is that?
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guitardude from Wednesday, May 26, 2010 5:28:46 PM)
TOPIC: Your latest Priest purchase
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, May 24, 2010 7:10:15 PM 
I got that shirt a couple weeks ago too man! Sweet fuckin shirt.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Monday, October 05, 2009 6:48:41 PM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, May 16, 2010 1:47:46 PM 

R.I.P. Ronnie James Dio, One of the Best


Wendy Dio, wife/manager of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW), has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET:

"Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45 a.m. [on Sunday] 16th May. Many, many friends and family were able to say their private goodbyes before he peacefully passed away.

"Ronnie knew how much he was loved by all.

"We so appreciate the love and support that you have all given us.

"Please give us a few days of privacy to deal with this terrible loss.

"Please know he loved you all and his music will live on forever."

It was only a month ago that Dio, 67, spoke about his battle with cancer with the Artisan News Service on the "black carpet" of the Revolver Golden Gods Awards, which took place on April 8 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles. When asked about how he had been feeling since he was diagnosed with the disease late last year, Dio said, "Well, I feel good and bad at times. It's a long process. Chemotherapy is a... I never realized what a difficult thing it was to go through. It's a real cumulative effect — the more you have, the more it piles up on top and it takes longer and longer to get over it. I find it very difficult to eat. I don't like to eat anyway, so I guess that's OK. But I know I have to. But this makes it very, very hard. But if you're determined to beat it, then you have to go with what you believe is going to beat it for you, and in this case it's that. I go to a great hospital in Houston called M.D. Anderson, which I think is the best hospital in the world, I have the best doctor in the world, Dr. Ajani, who I really trust and I really believe in, so I think I've done all the right things. It makes me feel positive about my life and positive that there is a lot more of it to live."

Earlier this month, HEAVEN & HELL canceled its summer tour plans in Europe due to Dio's treatment for stomach cancer. The band said in a statement that Dio wasn't "well enough to tour this summer. We hope that everyone understands and want to thank fans and industry colleagues for their continuing support at this time."

Ronnie James Dio had performed with ELF, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH, and his own band DIO. Other musical projects included the collective fundraiser "Hear 'n Aid". He is widely hailed as one of the most powerful singers in heavy metal, renowned for his consistently powerful voice and for popularizing the "devil's horns" hand gesture in metal culture. He was most recently involved with HEAVEN & HELL, a project which also included former BLACK SABBATH bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice. Their first and only studio album, "The Devil You Know", was released on April 28, 2009.

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, May 10, 2010 12:17:19 PM 
Joey Belladonna Reunites With Anthrax

With rumors swirling since ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante and bassist Frank Bello were seen together with former ANTHRAX vocalist Joey Belladonna late last month in New York, the band — Benante, Bello, and guitarists Scott Ian and Rob Caggiano — is elated to announce that Belladonna has officially rejoined the band. In his once and current capacity, Belladonna will make his first appearance with ANTHRAX this summer when the band joins METALLICA, SLAYER, and MEGADETH — the "Big Four" founding bands of the thrash genre — to co-headline a series of Sonisphere Festivals in ten European cities, as well as playing a handful of ANTHRAX-headlined shows (itinerary is below).

"I am super-excited about this," said Scott Ian. "Joey and the rest of the band came to see me play at a club in New York, I hadn't seen Joey for years, since the end of the reunion tour. Joey taps me on the shoulder, instant big hug, it felt like no time had gone by. The band dynamic is an interesting one — in ANTHRAX, Joey and I spent so many years of our lives together, we grew up together, we know each other so well, so it was like no time was lost."

Belladonna, an essential part of ANTHRAX's lineup from 1985 to 1992, sang on some of the band's most popular albums including "Spreading the Disease", "Among the Living" and "Persistence of Time". He had reunited with original members of ANTHRAX for the 2005-2007 "Among the Living Tour", but this situation is different. Explained Belladonna, "I had been in touch with Charlie and Frank, then I got a call from their manager who said that everyone wanted me back in the band. I thought, 'are you guys for real? You want me up there, fronting the band like it was before?' I was thrilled. We've already started to reconnect with the old ways of having conversations. Everything is easy going and feels really good."

"We're going to do these summer shows and gel as a band," explained Charlie Benante, "get comfortable playing with each other again, and the energy from that should go right into making new music."

Immediately following the final Sonisphere festival in early August, the band will fly back to the U.S. and begin writing and rehearsing for a new album that's expected to be out in early 2011.

"We've got an unusual luxury of hindsight," added Ian. "We finished an album a year ago, we've lived with those 12 songs since then, and we can look back on them and see what we really love and what we can make even better, especially with Joey back in the fold."

Added Benante, "There are five or six songs from a year ago that we don't want to change, we love them the way they are, other than having Joey making them his own with his vocals. Then there's another five or six that we may want to rework, and then there are a bunch of other tunes that are still in the early stages, that we want to finish.

"The band has been on an emotional roller coaster since last summer," Benante continued, "but I think everything that we've had to deal with during that time was pushing us toward this, to Joey being back in ANTHRAX, and the timing couldn't be more perfect or appropriate. To have Joey with us playing these shows with METALLICA, SLAYER and MEGADETH is the way it should be — as ANTHRAX's vocalist from '85 to '92, he was part of the 'Big Four.'"

"John was a real stand-up guy about the situation," said Ian, about John Bush, ANTHRAX's vocalist from 1992 to 2005 and for some of ANTHRAX's most recent live shows. "He knew we wanted to move forward at full speed, that we needed a total commitment to ANTHRAX, and he knew that wasn't what he wanted. We certainly wish John well. We've had so many great times with him, and we appreciate his stepping in last summer at the last minute, and performing with us since then. He will always be an integral part of the ANTHRAX family."

With worldwide sales in excess of 10-million, ANTHRAX is about to celebrate its 29th year as a band. Over its career, ANTHRAX has received multiple gold and platinum albums, multiple Grammy nominations, and a host of other accolades from the press, industry and fans.

ANTHRAX has scheduled the following dates:

Jun. 16 - Warsaw, Poland @ Sonisphere
Jun. 18 - Wil, Switzerland @ Sonisphere
Jun. 19 - Mimon, Czech Republic @ Sonisphere
Jun. 20 - Vienna, Austria @ Arena Wien
Jun. 22 - Sofia, Bulgaria @ Sonisphere
Jun. 24 - Athens, Greece @ Sonisphere
Jun. 26 - Bucharest, Romania @ Sonisphere
Jun. 27 - Istanbul, Turkey @ Sonisphere
Jul. 31 - Knebworth, UK @ Sonisphere
Aug. 01 - Lokerse, Belgium @ Lokerse FeeSten Festival
Aug. 03 - Hengelo, Netherlands @ Metropool
Aug. 05 - Moscow, Russia @ B1
Aug. 07 - Stockholm, Sweden @ Sonisphere
Aug. 08 - Pori, Finland @ Sonisphere
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, April 28, 2010 3:09:54 PM 
Oh my god none of you realise how fucking RETARDED you all sound. None of you have a bloody clue what your talking about. Ya might think you do but trust me you dont, not the slightest. I'm not even gonna bother to correct all that horse shit, its not worth it.

Anyway, see ya's around whenever. At least on the Q people UNDERSTAND how the fucking music industry works.
TOPIC: CRAPPIEST "METAL" ALBUM OF ALL TIME!!!!
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, April 28, 2010 6:56:03 AM 
Now what in god's name is that? Thats exactly the same as literally every other 80's metal bands videos. Do you hate an entire decades worth of music now too? I swear man if you dont start saying you LIKE something I'm gonna fuckin lose it. Cheer up fucker.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by jimmyjames from Tuesday, April 27, 2010 11:06:37 PM)
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[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, April 27, 2010 7:58:38 PM 
Oh my lord man you just cant take no for answer can you?

Remixing an album (that needed it badly) thats over a decade old to release again because it is out of print isn't a cash grab.

Of course he's selling it. Why wouldn't he.............. it costs a lot of money to make this stuff........

Rock In Rio isn't an album........... its a DVD. There is no official audio release for that............. the two live Halford albums are Live Insurrection and Live In Anaheim. Holy fuck man.

Whats the problem with purchasing the same album (a way better version) that you bought for probably half the price over a decade ago? Again, Cheap fucker.

No 95% of the time is exaggerating a bit dont you think? I've heard many bonus tracks from tons of bands that are better then most of the songs on the album. There's a difference between Japanese bonus tracks and putting stuff on that you shelved 30 years ago.

I will enjoy my brand new products and the re-released ones as well. Because now, I dont have to inconvience myself getting that extra content because its ALL on one package. And it sure as fuck isn't expensive either.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by jimmyjames from Tuesday, April 27, 2010 6:48:35 PM)
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[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, April 27, 2010 5:12:35 PM 
Thats not the point, your only considering yourself in the equation.

These albums weren't in print anymore. You could not go to a store and buy these albums. That was impossible.

These albums are for people that want a better product OR younger fans that dont already own them....... get it?

Nobody really likes buying stuff second hand, especially online. So why not make these albums available again? Thats the point of releasing them....... so people can buy them again if they want to and the fans that want to buy them for the first time CAN.

Its not lame or pathetic or a cash grab at all. Its giving the fans a product they couldn't buy otherwise.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Brian_Evans from Tuesday, April 27, 2010 4:55:32 PM)
TOPIC: picture of you
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, April 27, 2010 4:09:28 PM 
Me a couple months ago.

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, April 27, 2010 3:28:57 PM 

Oh for fucks sakes man are you seriously doing this? 

Now I gotta repeat everything I just said because your negative attitude can't seem to understand what is happening right now.

Fact #1.
You're a fucking douchebag.

#2. A Small Deadly Spacae wasn't released as a substandard product. An album is a band's mindset and vision at the time. Thats what they created. Most bands dont have the opportunity to go back and change stuff due to master tapes being lost and record contracts, rights, etc etc. Rob Halford acquired the rights and masteres to ALL his solo work recently. What would you do in that situation as a MUSICIAN who wants to express his art that is no longer available? RELEASE IT AGAIN DUMBASS. He's not guilty of putting out a substandard product, you're just a childish twat that wants the last word. Grow up. Its how people making MONEY. TO LIVE. Seriously, its amazing how fucking ignorant your being to me telling you that the remix is BETTER, and you just say "Pfft, no its not, your stupid, this is gay." You haven't even heard it. Did you even listen to the youtube clip I posted here? I really doubt you did. Seriously man, grow up.

#3. Every single one of his albums has been out of print for years. He's re-released them in NEW and improved formats, different verions for those who dont want to own the same product a couple times, etc etc.

#4. Rob isn't ripping the fans off. He's GIVING them back something they could no longer acquire. How's is that ripping them off? Or are you really that fucking cheap? These albums have not been available in stores for YEARS. Some of them over a decade. If you had the rights and the power to give thousands of people something they're all screaming for, would you give it to them? The thing is he's doing a lot more then just giving them the same thing again, he's making an overall better package, tweaking things that make it better, adding new audio and even artwork. Thats well worth buying it again a fucking DECADE later if you ask me.

#5. Where are you getting 3 live albums from out of the Halford catalogue. Last time I checked there is TWO live albums. Live Insurrection and the new 2 disc live set of the DVD coming out.

#6. Do you even understand why albums are released with bonus tracks? Obviously you dont from the way your talking about them. Bonus tracks are 100% of the time released in places like Japan and Russia and occasionally Europe because they PAY MORE for the albums. Why not give them a little something extra to compensate for the extra cost? Thats the whole point of bonus tracks. Rob's putting those bonus tracks on the albums now so that EVERYONE has a fair chance to get them. Its not a matter of why they weren't good enough in the first place, because they're obviously amazing fucking songs, its a gift to people that pay more for the album. Not cheap fuckers like yourself.

#7. Die hard fans won't and will not buy every single thing. I consider myself a die hard fan of Rob Halford associated things in general. I dont have every single Priest album. I dont have every single thing Rob's ever done. Am I gonna buy these 3 new releases? Fucking right I am, because there a WAYY BETTER PRODUCT THEN WHAT I ALREADY HAVE. Why WOULDN"T I buy Crucible remixed/remastered? Its got a better sound/production, its got more songs, more and new artwork and linear notes. Whats NOT to like?

Anyway enjoy your 10 year old Cd's. I can only imagine what kind of shit you'll reply to me with. Thing is everything I said is true, everything you've said so far is a piss poor attitude grasping for anything to fling at me to shut me down. That's called being a douchebag.


  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by jimmyjames from Tuesday, April 27, 2010 2:35:23 PM)
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[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, April 27, 2010 11:07:02 AM 

Halford Announces First Tour Date: HeavyMTL Festival in Montreal

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford has confirmed that his solo band, HALFORD, will perform at this year's edition of the Heavy MTL festival on July 24, 2010 at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

“I am excited to re-introduce the HALFORD band — Mike Chlasciak and Roy Z. on guitars, Mike Davis on bass and Bobby Jarzombek on drums — to the metal fans in Canada this summer," explains Rob Halford.

"We are looking forward to performing a strong set and unveiling a new track for the Montreal Heavy MTL festival."

Metal God Records and Rob Halford have announced plans to release "Halford - Live In Anaheim Original 2CD Soundtrack" (June 21), "Halford Crucible - Remixed & Remastered" (July 12) and "Halford - Live In Anaheim" DVD (August 3) a 5.1, 23-song, two-plus-hour film documenting Rob Halford's 2002-2003 solo release ("Crucible") and tour.

Armed with metal's most diverse band of the decade, "Halford - Live In Anaheim" is an intimate, in-your-face, solo performance featuring HALFORD, FIGHT and JUDAS PRIEST classics: "Golgotha", "The Heretic", "Sun", "Into The Pit", "Light Comes Out Of Black", "Painkiller", "Rapid Fire", "Never Satisfied", and more. Also featured are bonus live tracks from HALFORD's Tokyo, Japan performances February 2003.

Captured months prior to reuniting with JUDAS PRIEST in 2003, The Metal God debuts new HALFORD guitarist Roy Z. and bassist Mike Davis along with original HALFORD members Metal Mike Chlasciak (guitars) and Bobby Jarzombek (drums) in rare performances from Anaheim, California and Tokyo, Japan.

The Metal God will also hit the road this summer and fall 2010, for his first solo tour in more than seven years; supporting "Halford - Live In Anaheim", "Crucible - Remixed & Remastered" and his entire HALFORD, FIGHT and JUDAS PRIEST catalog.

Rob Halford comments: "I am pleased to be releasing 'Crucible - Remixed & Remastered'; along with 'Halford - Live In Anaheim' DVD and CDs this year. The HALFORD band have not toured for more than seven years, and everyone knows how important my solo work is to me. While the other members of JUDAS PRIEST enjoy a well-deserved break for the remainder of 2010, I am very excited about getting HALFORD onto as many stages as we can before year's end."

Stay in touch with Rob Halford and his HALFORD band members at RobHalford.com throughout 2010 for NEW HALFORD music, digital releases and Metal God Apparel, limited concert ticket giveaways, limited meet-and-greets, tour dates, news and more.

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, April 27, 2010 11:06:15 AM 

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. This tour is in support of the 3 new releases coming out.

Anaheim DVD.
Anaheim double live album.
CRUCIBLE REMIXED AND REMASTERED.



NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT CHRISTMAS SONGS.


  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Head banger from Tuesday, April 27, 2010 5:27:32 AM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, April 26, 2010 11:32:51 PM 

You would want to purchase the album again because the remix is a million times better then the original? Like I just said. Remixes are DIFFERENT from the original. Its the songs reworked and in this case the remix is way better then the original. Production wise, vocal wise, instrument wise, arrangement wise, its ALL better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq6khIFk5Bc

And the main reason Halford is releasing all this stuff again IS BECAUSE ITS OUT OF PRINT. When was the last time you saw this shit in a music store? I for one personally can't wait for the Anaheim DVD and double live album because its gonna be fucking amazing. 

Also can't wait for the Crucible remix/remaster because it DOES sound better, and it also has ALL of the Crucible songs you previously could only get on the Jap or Euro versions.

Is that not reason enough?

I'm not a picky person at all but when they is an overall BETTER product out there, why not get the best one available?


  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by jimmyjames from Monday, April 26, 2010 9:57:38 PM)
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[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, April 26, 2010 9:34:18 PM 
Well thats not narrowminded at all.

Have you heard the remix of A Small deadly Space that comes in the Fight boxset? Its like a completely different album. AMAZING album as well.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by jimmyjames from Monday, April 26, 2010 7:21:49 PM)
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[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, April 26, 2010 10:52:46 AM 
Megadeth - Rust In Peace / Slayer - Seasons in The Abyss, American Carnage Tour

MEGADETH and SLAYER, who last toured the U.S. together 19 years ago on the "Clash of the Titans" extravaganza, have confirmed that they will each perform, start to finish, their 1990 releases — SLAYER's world-wide, million-selling "Seasons In The Abyss" and MEGADETH's platinum "Rust In Peace" — on the upcoming Canadian and American Carnage tours. The six-date Canadian Carnage kicks off July 23 in Quebec City, while the 19-city American Carnage dates begin August 11 in Glens Falls, NY (complete itinerary is below). With SLAYER and MEGADETH co-headlining, TESTAMENT will be special guest on all dates.

Tickets purchased for the Canadian and American Carnage shows when they first went on sale late last year will be honored for the rescheduled dates.

Nineteen hundred and ninety was one stellar year for fans of intense heavy metal, as both "Rust In Peace" and "Seasons in the Abyss" are considered to be among the genre's all-time classics. "War Ensemble", "Holy Wars...The Punishment Due", "Dead Skin Mask", "Hangar 18", "Seasons In The Abyss" — the preeminent list of metal standards that these two albums spawned has rarely been matched by others.

SLAYER — guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, bassist/vocalist Tom Araya, and drummer Dave Lombardo — scored a major breakthrough upon the original release of "Seasons In The Abyss" (SLAYER's fifth studio album overall), as it was the group' first album to hit the U.S. Top 40, and saw SLAYER playing to the biggest crowds of their career on '91's "Clash of the Titans" tour.

MEGADETH's fourth album, "Rust In Peace", saw the band cement their status as one of the most important metal bands with masterpieces like "Hangar 18" and "Holy Wars...The Punishment Due", as well as a top 25 debut on the Billboard chart. The album has been hailed as one of the greatest heavy metal albums of all time, with IGN recently naming it one of the most influential metal albums ever. MEGADETH is now rejoined by original bassist Dave Ellefson and are firing on all cylinders.

The American Carnage tour, originally scheduled to take place in January and February, had to be postponed due to SLAYER vocalist/bassist Tom Araya's treatment for severe back pain, an occupational hazard for the rocker who is known for aggressively swinging his long mane of hair while performing. A surgical procedure in January corrected the problem once and for all, and he felt better almost immediately.

"Right after the surgery," said Araya, "I could tell that the issue was fixed. There's no more pain, it just feels really good. I'm really excited and I'm anxious to get together with the rest of the guys and start rehearsing again. We cancelled two tours, and I don't feel great about that, but I couldn't deal with the pain anymore, and that's now completely gone. I know the fans are excited to see the band - the tour is on, we're keeping our word, there will be no more cancellations."

Complete dates for the MEGADETH/SLAYER Canadian and American Carnage are as follows:

Canadian Carnage:

Jul. 23 - Pavillon de la Jeunesse, Quebec City, QC CANADA
Jul. 24 - Heavy MTL, Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal, QC CANADA
Jul. 26 - Metro Centre, Halifax, NS CANADA
Jul. 27- Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, NB CANADA
Jul. 29 - Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ONT CANADA
Jul. 30 - John Labatt Centre Center, London, ONT CANADA

American Carnage:

Aug. 11 - Glens Falls Civic Center, Glens Falls, NY
Aug. 12 - Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ
Aug. 14 - Tsongas Arena, Boston, MA
Aug. 15 - Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, NJ
Aug. 16 - Chevrolet Theatre, Wallingford, CT
Aug. 18 - Tower City Amphitheatre, Cleveland, OH
Aug. 19 - Joe Lewis Arena, Detroit,MI
Aug. 20 - UIC Pavillon, Chicago, IL
Aug. 21 - Roy Wilkins Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN
Aug. 23 - Cap Fed Park @ Sandstone, Kansas City, KS
Aug. 25 - Magness Arena, Denver, CO
Aug. 26 - Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, NM
Aug. 27 - Dodge Theatre, Phoenix, AZ
Aug. 29 - Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre, San Diego, CA
Aug. 30 - Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA
Aug. 31 - Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA
Sep. 01 - Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA
Sep. 03 - Wamu Theatre, Seattle, WA
Sep. 04 - Washington County Fairgrounds, Portland, OR
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, April 25, 2010 8:52:26 PM 
Crucible needed the remaster badly. Same as A Small Deadly Space. They both sound a million times better production wise now being reMIXED and mastered. Eveyrthing is less muddied and more upfront.

Now Resurrection on the other hand, THAT didn't need a remaster haha.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Sunday, April 25, 2010 8:05:44 PM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, April 25, 2010 5:13:55 PM 
Is nobody excited except me?
TOPIC: CRAPPIEST "METAL" ALBUM OF ALL TIME!!!!
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, April 24, 2010 9:24:39 PM 
And he does just as good a job as Rob does, shocker. Now if it was Painkiller, that'd be different. Something that actually requires singing skills.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by jimmyjames from Saturday, April 17, 2010 2:41:21 PM)
TOPIC: CRAPPIEST "METAL" ALBUM OF ALL TIME!!!!
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, April 24, 2010 9:23:54 PM 
Thats one of my favorite songs off that album. Its a good ballad, something that doesn't come up very much anymore.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by jimmyjames from Friday, April 16, 2010 3:00:03 PM)
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[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, April 23, 2010 8:35:37 PM 
Halford Are BACK! With a new TOUR and RELEASES.

Metal God Records and Rob Halford have announced plans to release "Halford - Live In Anaheim Original 2CD Soundtrack" (June 21), "Halford Crucible - Remixed & Remastered" (July 12) and "Halford - Live In Anaheim" DVD (August 3) a 5.1, 23-song, two-plus-hour film documenting Rob Halford's 2002-2003 solo release ("Crucible") and tour.

Armed with metal's most diverse band of the decade, "Halford - Live In Anaheim" is an intimate, in-your-face, solo performance featuring HALFORD, FIGHT and JUDAS PRIEST classics: "Golgotha", "The Heretic", "Sun", "Into The Pit", "Light Comes Out Of Black", "Painkiller", "Rapid Fire", "Never Satisfied", and more. Also featured are bonus live tracks from HALFORD's Tokyo, Japan performances February 2003.

Captured months prior to reuniting with JUDAS PRIEST in 2003, The Metal God debuts new HALFORD guitarist Roy Z. and bassist Mike Davis along with original HALFORD members Metal Mike Chlasciak (guitars) and Bobby Jarzombek (drums) in rare performances from Anaheim, California and Tokyo, Japan.

The Metal God will also hit the road this summer and fall 2010, for his first solo tour in more than seven years; supporting "Halford - Live In Anaheim", "Crucible - Remixed & Remastered" and his entire HALFORD, FIGHT and JUDAS PRIEST catalog.

Rob Halford comments: "I am pleased to be releasing 'Crucible - Remixed & Remastered'; along with 'Halford - Live In Anaheim' DVD and CDs this year. The HALFORD band have not toured for more than seven years, and everyone knows how important my solo work is to me. While the other members of JUDAS PRIEST enjoy a well-deserved break for the remainder of 2010, I am very excited about getting HALFORD onto as many stages as we can before year's end."

Stay in touch with Rob Halford and his HALFORD band members at RobHalford.com throughout 2010 for NEW HALFORD music, digital releases and Metal God Apparel, limited concert ticket giveaways, limited meet-and-greets, tour dates, news and more.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, April 23, 2010 9:50:25 AM 
New Rammstein Video for Haifisch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXO0585d6vk
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, April 21, 2010 7:26:24 PM 
Dave Mustaine Interview

Chris A. of Hardrock Haven recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Hardrock Haven: As MEGADETH's frontman, is the fact that you always keep the band stocked with incredible guitarists designed to give you the opportunity to "step out" a bit with your vocals or does it push you to be a better guitar player?

Dave Mustaine: Well, if it's afforded me the opportunity to step out as a vocalist, I haven't done it yet, 'cause I'm not a very confident with myself as a singer. I wasn't a singer when I started, I just liked playing the guitar, and in fact, in my last band that's all I did — play lead guitar. That's what my trade is. I remember one night on New Year's Eve, me and Dave Ellefson [MEGADETH bassist] were rehearsing and we had some guy come down and audition for the band and he walked in and had fucking eyeliner on. He did have a bunch of beer and me and Dave were living in Dave's van mooching off chicks at the time, so we drank all of his beer, and let him sing awhile as long as the beer lasted. After it was gone, we said "You're fired." I mean, I can't have a guy with eyeliner in MEGADETH, for Pete's sake! So Dave said, "Why don't you sing?" I tried it but it felt like I had a railroad spike going through my eyeballs because I didn't know how to breathe. When you sing, if you push all that air out of your body singing, no matter how cool you think you might look, you're doing down because you're gonna faint. I tried singing, I didn't like it but ended up doing it because we couldn't find anyone.

Hardrock Haven: Did you take any vocal lessons?

Dave Mustaine: I took two vocal lessons, but I won't tell you their names. One was a 70-year-old woman in Hollywood who stood behind me and stuck her hands down my pants. I thought, you know, this is fucked up. Then there was another one by a guy in Hollywood who asked me to unbutton my pants so he could examine my diaphragm. I said, "Dude, my diaphragm is up here. Diaphragms in pants belong in females." So I'm not sure what my private parts have to do with a vocal lesson but I guess it's got something to do with breathing. It was really too weird for me. I thought, if this is part of being a vocalist, I'll be a professional yeller.

Hardrock Haven: Your newest release, "Endgame", is a great metal disc, what was the inspiration behind your song "1320'"? Obviously, it's about drag racing but what prompted to you write the song?

Dave Mustaine: What happened was when I was a kid, I used to go to the Orange County International Raceway. I was an entrepreneur. My mom moved out when I was 13 so I had to learn how to live on the streets so I was sort of like Oliver Twist. I was a street urchin. I would go to the racetrack and buy a ticket. On the way to the track I would stop by the drugstore and I got a pack of those rainbow pens. I went inside and they stamped my hand, I went back outside into the parking lot and pan-handled tickets all day for all the booze and drugs and cash that I could possibly stuff in my little teenage pockets. Then I would go inside and watch the main event and watch the nitro cars. Ever since I was 13 I've been fascinated with racing. I would go to the fairgrounds and watch motocross, I love the smell of the motorcycles and the speedway. It's kind of a bummer now because you're so close to the track and people are fucking drunk off their butts and they want me to sign shit and take photos and I just wanna see the race. For me, if I go out to do something I'm going out to do something, not sign autographs. That's why I don't go out very much because I don't want people to think that I'm a snob. I don't want to be rude, I try to be fan-friendly because I know who gave me this fabulous lifestyle — the gift came from the Lord, but I wouldn't be here without the fan support.

Hardrock Haven: You've got an autobiography about to be published. What was it like for you to see the part of your life that your going to make public laid out in paper?

Dave Mustaine: It's been out there forever, because I've been very open about my career since I started. I don't think there's any reason to hide shit because people find out. And if you take the wind out of their sails they can't use it against you. It's not self-deprecation or anything like that, but for me, I think what it is this righteous transparency that when you people talk to me they know what they are getting. They know that I'm not a bullshitter and they know that I'm fairly intelligent on stuff I'm talking about because if I don't know about a subject, I won't talk about it.

Read the entire interview from Hardrock Haven.
TOPIC: Check out Glenn's website
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, April 19, 2010 3:47:34 PM 

Now that is a fucking update for a website.

TOPIC: JP.com Versus The Q
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, April 18, 2010 11:28:13 AM 
What? No he doesn't. A band should NEVER have to get involved with petty little arguments that the members have over something like politics.
Rob owns the site but its not his job to fix arguments..... thats asking a bit much. And yes the website is his name, but its not about HIM, its about his MUSICAL CAREER and everything he's done. Nobody goes to that site because they think he's a great guy. They go because of the music he's created.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Moonspell from Saturday, April 17, 2010 9:55:03 PM)
TOPIC: JP.com Versus The Q
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, April 17, 2010 7:58:40 AM 
You don't even know why it got removed TEMPORARILY.

It will be back, trust me.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by simon1 from Saturday, April 17, 2010 1:48:16 AM)
TOPIC: JP.com Versus The Q
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, April 16, 2010 8:27:06 AM 
Why does everyone here have such animosity towards the Mods? They AREN'T like that. I've NEVER seen them ban someone because they want to / can / disagreeing with them. NEVER. I've been on that site for a few years now....... honestly the Mods aren't even ALLOWED to do that....... they don't have that power. ADMIN and MODS are two different things.

As for people actually thinking that this site is a decent band site though...... its really not. At all. I've been a member of a LOT of band sites, and this is one of the worst by far. Not for the people or anything, but for the way the site is designed and run. We get updated like every odd MONTH. The site hasn't changed besides the colors for years. The last Poll we had was whether or not we liked Rising in the East. The store is fucking horrible. We don't have ANY of the bands official videos. We don't even have the correct LYRICS for god's sake.

That said, I do keep coming back here because I enjoy the people.


And yeah Simon, you did break some rules, don't fucking pretend to be innocent because you're not.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Moonspell from Thursday, April 15, 2010 11:02:25 PM)
TOPIC: JP.com Versus The Q
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, April 15, 2010 2:03:28 PM 
And I can understand where your all coming from if you've had trouble from some people there but I can say this that the mods do NOT just ban people whenever they feel like it or for the hell of it.

There's a lot of nice people there, its just like moving to any other different forum. You aren't going to know how people or act until you spend some time there and learn when there being a dick or having a laugh.
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TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, April 14, 2010 5:57:28 PM 
You DON'T want to hear me solo.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by K2M from Wednesday, April 14, 2010 5:19:59 PM)
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, April 13, 2010 5:24:30 PM 
That I am NOT.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by K2M from Tuesday, April 13, 2010 5:19:53 PM)
TOPIC: Judas Priest Bootlegs
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, April 13, 2010 2:47:31 PM 
No I dont mean that. Bootlegs are illegal in general. A lot of people on the Q are hardcore traders but its more an issue of Metal God Entertainment being there that we can no longer trade Priest and Halford bootlegs openly.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Tuesday, April 13, 2010 1:28:06 PM)
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, April 13, 2010 2:44:52 PM 
I used to do power chords with my index and ring finger, but I needed to work on my pinky strength badly, so now I do them with my pinky instead.

I'm a rhythm guitarist so I dont have to worry about soloing. :D
TOPIC: Judas Priest Bootlegs
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, April 13, 2010 10:40:28 AM 
Well the bootleg issue on the Q is more for LEGAL reasons ever since Metal God Entertainment.
TOPIC: JP.com Versus The Q
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, April 12, 2010 4:23:49 PM 
The layout is exactly the same as here its just backwards. Newest posts are at the end of the thread. Thats the only real difference besides things being spaced differently.
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, April 12, 2010 3:32:19 PM 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhjzS9kJByw

Here's a video of Paschendale.

I did a couple faster tunes on there too just look around haha.
TOPIC: JP.com Versus The Q
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, April 11, 2010 11:14:21 PM 
I prefer the Q because we actually get fucking UPDATED there.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, April 09, 2010 10:15:15 AM 
New Megadeth Video "The Right to Go Insane" Released

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=138229
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, April 09, 2010 9:52:01 AM 
New Dimebag/Damageplan Song Coming In The Next Metal Hammer Magazine.

This month's issue of U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine comes packaged with a previously unheard track that was recorded by the late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott.

SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo, who produced the song, tells the magazine, "I got the track and put it into Pro Tools and trimmed the edges and made it shine a bit but the true producer and engineer was Dime. The sounds you hear are the ones he recorded, I just cleaned it up.

"I've never done anything like this and it was an honor to work on something that no one has ever heard and to be one of the first to listen to it.

"[Dime's former girlfriend] Rita [Haney] told me about the song, about Zakk [Wylde] and the whole the story about them getting together and ending up drunk. It's really cool.

"Rita fills me in and all the stories are so great. They had such a nice life.

"I've come know more about him and his impact later in life than I did at the time. You really appreciate his art and what he contributes to metal."

Other bands featured on the CD include SOULFLY, BLEEDING THROUGH, CANCER BATS and THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN.

"Dimebag" Darrell was co-founder and lead guitarist for PANTERA. When PANTERA broke up in 2003, Dimebag and his brother Vinnie Paul formed DAMAGEPLAN. On Dec. 8, 2004, while performing with DAMAGEPLAN at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio, Dimebag was shot and killed onstage by Nathan Gale. He was 38 years old.

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, April 08, 2010 10:46:42 AM 
Rush - Time Machine Tour

RUSH — Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart — is without question one of the most inventive and compelling groups in rock history, equally famed for both its virtuoso musicianship and provocative songwriting.

Announced today, the "Time Machine Tour" is an evening with RUSH, where they will perform their classics, give a taste of the future — and for the first time ever — feature the "Moving Pictures" album live in its entirety.

The band is currently working on their 20th studio album with producer Nick Raskulinecz (co-producer from 2007's "Snakes & Arrows") and in addition to their classics plan to showcase a few new tunes live this summer.

"We were off for a year and a half, and now it's just pouring. Everything is totally crazy and there's not a minute left in the day. We've got these half-dozen songs, and we'll probably go in the studio and work on a couple of them and see how it goes, perhaps release something — and I say perhaps — and then we plan on being on the road," says guitarist Alex Lifeson.

This summer's Live Nation-promoted tour will visit approximately 40 cities throughout North America beginning June 29 in Albuquerque, NM and finishing October 2 in West Palm Beach, FL with stops along the way in Boston, Chicago, Denver, Dallas, Holmdel, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Toronto, Washington, and more along the way (complete tour itinerary follows).

RUSH has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and garnered untold legions of devoted and admiring fans. According to the RIAA, RUSH's sales statistics place RUSH third after THE BEATLES and THE ROLLING STONES for the most consecutive gold or platinum studio albums by a rock band.

Released in 1981, "Moving Pictures" was their most successful album, certified four-times platinum and features some of RUSH's most well known songs and perennial radio favourites "Tom Sawyer", "Limelight" and the Grammy-nominated instrumental "YYZ".

"Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage", a documentary created by filmmakers Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn (whose filmography also includes "Iron Maiden: Flight 666", "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" and "Global Metal") will premiere at New York's Tribeca Film Festival on April 24, followed by the Canadian premiere at Toronto's Hot Docs festival on April 29. The band was also recently showcased in the comedy "I Love You Man" where they play themselves in a concert scene featuring actors Paul Rudd and Jason Segal as ubra-fans, a performance which has exposed the band to a whole new generation.

Inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame this past March alongside Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen and Gordon Lightfoot, RUSH has also been nominated for multiple Grammy Awards and won a number of Juno Awards. They were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1994 and bestowed the Order of Canada in 1997. Consistently celebrated and respected worldwide, RUSH is the most successful Canadian rock band of all time and they remain one of the biggest grossing arena rock bands ever.

Tickets for the "Time Machine Tour" will go on sale beginning April 16 in San Francisco, Uncasville, Saratoga Springs, Denver, Chicago, Wantagh, Seattle and Holmdel at LiveNation.com. Tickets for performances in Milwaukee, Sarnia and Syracuse go on sale April 17. Check local listings for ticket information.

Citi cardmembers will have access to pre-sale tickets through Citi's Private Pass Program beginning April 13 in select markets. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com.

The dates are as follows:

Jun. 29 - Hard Rock Casino Albuquerque presents The Pavilion - Albuquerque, NM
Jul. 01 - Starlight Theatre - Kansas City, MO
Jul. 02 - Miller Lite Oasis on the Summerfest Grounds - Milwaukee, WI
Jul. 05 - Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island - Chicago, IL
Jul. 19 - Mohegan Sun Arena - Uncasville, CT
Jul. 21 - Susquehanna Bank Center - Camden, NJ
Jul. 23 - Saratoga Performing Arts Center - Saratoga Springs, NY
Jul. 24 - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater - Wantagh, NY
Aug. 05 - USANA Amphitheatre - West Valley City, UT
Aug. 07 - White River Amphitheatre - Auburn, WA
Aug. 09 - Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View - Mountain View, CA
Aug. 11 - The Forum - Inglewood - Inglewood, CA
Aug. 13 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater - Irvine, CA
Aug. 14 - MGM Grand Garden Arena - Las Vegas, NV
Aug. 16 - Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO
Aug. 20 - INTRUST Bank Arena - Wichita, KS
Aug. 22 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis - Maryland Heights, MO
Aug. 25 - Qwest Center Omaha - Omaha, NE
Aug. 27 - Minnesota State Fair - St. Paul, MN
Aug. 29 - Nationwide Arena - Columbus, OH
Aug. 31 - Allentown Fairgrounds Grandstand - Allentown, PA
Sep. 02 - New York State Fair Grandstand - Syracuse, NY
Sep. 03 - PNC Bank Arts Center - Holmdel, NJ
Sep. 14 - TD Garden - Boston, MA
Sep. 16 - Consol Energy Center - Pittsburgh, PA
Sep. 18 - Jiffy Lube Live - Bristow, VA
Sep. 21 - BOK Center - Tulsa, OK
Sep. 23 - AT&T Center - San Antonio, TX
Sep. 25 - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion - The Woodlands, TX
Sep. 26 - Superpages.com Center - Dallas, TX
Sep. 29 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Alpharetta, GA
Oct. 01 - Ford Amphitheatre - Tampa, FL
Oct. 02 - Cruzan Amphitheatre - West Palm Beach, FL

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, March 29, 2010 9:31:40 PM 
Dio Cancer Update

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=137635
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, March 25, 2010 5:54:49 PM 
AC/DC - Let There Be Rock DVD Release Date Announced

"Let There Be Rock", the AC/DC concert documentary that was filmed December 1979 at the Pavillion De Paris, will receive its long-awaited DVD release in January 2011. Eddie Trunk, the co-host of the VH1 Classic television program "That Metal Show", was interviewed about the band's impact for one of the DVD's bonus features. He writes on his blog, "[The company which is releasing the DVD is] doing some cleanups to the audio and video and making it as high-def as the source will allow." He adds, "I can tell you I have an advance and it looks and sounds great, but they are making it even better!"

According to the All Music Guide, "Let There Be Rock" was released in France a year after it was filmed, though American release was delayed until well after the band had established themselves in the States with new vocalist Brian Johnson and the multi-platinum success of the "Back In Black" album.

In his review of the original "Let There Be Rock" film, Fred Beldin of the All Music Guide writes, "Director Eric Dionysis captures the excitement of the live show with an energetic style and effective close-up shots, though the staged interviews and sub-'The Song Remains The Same' fantasy sequences show the band to be bemused but not convinced by these attempts to add some arty depth to the proceedings. The highlight of the extracurricular segments is Bon Scott, radiating warmth and humility in these last interviews before his untimely death at age 33 from alcohol poisoning."

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, March 24, 2010 6:22:59 PM 
Not really...

The deluxe version of British Steel coming out has the remastered album, a Live DVD with bonus stuff on it, and a Live CD which is either the audio from the DVD or quite possibly a 1980 concert......... thats yet to be confirmed.

Thats a lot of extra stuff for a "reissue".

The Iced Earth thing is a cash in, the British Steel thing isnt. 2/3 of it is new stuff.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by jimmyjames from Wednesday, March 24, 2010 2:35:50 PM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, March 24, 2010 10:20:27 AM 
Iced Earth: Box Of the Wicked

ICED EARTH's "Box Of The Wicked" will be released in Europe on April 26 (three days earlier in Germany) and May 18 in the U.S. via SPV/Steamhammer Records. The set is limited to 10,000 copies worldwide.

While ICED EARTH's 1998 album "Something Wicked This Way Comes" provided a general overview of the story guitarist/songwriter Jon Schaffer has been conceptualizing for well over a decade, the saga was fully brought to life with the release of the back-to-back conceptual albums "Framing Armageddon" and "The Crucible of Man". The albums provided answers to mysteries the previous releases created, and the timeliness of the story in today's world were guaranteed to keep people thinking and guessing. Schaffer's ability to convey the central themes and events of the story without always revealing exactly "why" characters' decisions are made and "how" events come to pass will keep fans of the saga coming back as future mediums for the "Something Wicked" storyline are revealed.

The whole saga is now included in this high-quality hardcover boxset (height 13 cm, depth 4.5 cm, width 14.5 cm) featuring the original digipak CDs "Framing Armageddon" and "The Crucible Of Man" as well as the original digipaks EPs "Overture Of The Wicked" and "I Walk Among You". In addition, the boxset includes a bonus cardboard CD with one song from "Framing Armageddon" now sung by Matt Barlow and three previously unreleased live tracks from the Belgian Graspop Metal Meeting festival in 2008, also featuring Barlow on vocals. The boxset will come with a full-color A1 poster and a 12-page booklet with previously unseen photos and liner notes.

Digipak CD - "Framing Armageddon"

01. Overture
02. Something Wicked (Part 1)
03. Invasion
04. Motivation of Man
05. Setian Massacre
06. A Charge to Keep
07. Reflections
08. Ten Thousand Strong
09. Execution
10. Order of the Rose
11. Cataclysm
12. The Clouding
13. Infiltrate and Assimilate
14. Retribution Through the Ages
15. Something Wicked (Part 2)
16. The Domino Decree
17. Framing Armageddon
18. When Stars Collide (Born is He)
19. The Awakening

Digipak Single - "Overture Of The Wicked"

01. Ten Thousand Strong
02. Prophecy (re-recorded version of the original from 1998 with Tim "Ripper" Owens on vocals)
03. Birth of the Wicked (re-recorded version of the original from 1998 with Tim "Ripper" Owens on vocals)
04. The Coming Curse (re-recorded version of the original from 1998 with Tim "Ripper" Owens on vocals)

Digipak CD - "The Crucible Of Man"

01. In Sacred Flames
02. Behold The Wicked Child
03. Minions Of The Watch
04. The Revealing
05. A Gift Or A Curse
06. Crown Of The Fallen
07. The Dimension Gauntlet
08. I Walk Alone
09. Harbringer Of Fate
10. Crucify The King
11. Sacrificial Kingdoms
12. Something Wicked (Part 3)
13. Divide Devour
14. Come What May
15. Epilogue

Digipak Single - "I Walk Among You"

01. I Walk Alone
02. Setian Massacre (re-recorded version of the "Framing Armageddon" track with Matt Barlow on vocals)
03. The Clouding (re-recorded version of the "Framing Armageddon" track with Matt Barlow on vocals)

Bonus CD (cardboard sleeve)

01. A Charge To Keep (re-recorded version of the "Framing Armageddon" track with Matt Barlow on vocals)
02. Dark Saga (previously unreleased, Live At Graspop Festival, Belgium June 2008)
03. Iced Earth (previously unreleased, Live At Graspop Festival, Belgium June 2008)
04. Pure Evil (previously unreleased, Live At Graspop Festival, Belgium June 2008)

Plus:

* High-quality 12-page booklet with previously unseen photos and liner notes
* Full-color A1 poster 

TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, March 21, 2010 1:08:55 PM 
Thanks I guess haha.

But yeah I'm definitly gonna do a better version when I get some free time. The only part I have to figure out is that part at the very end where I was strumming really fast sliding down the neck.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guitardude from Sunday, March 21, 2010 11:48:25 AM)
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, March 18, 2010 8:36:52 AM 
Hey guys here's me fucking up Nostradamus. I didn't try very hard at all haha. I can play the song a LOT better than that. I just thought this one was hilarious because its so BAD haha.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NUY1tirmlk
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, March 11, 2010 9:17:39 PM 
I just feel more comfortable with the thumb over, I switch between hanging and planted on the neck a lot. I just do what feels naturally, but I aim aware of the "proper" technique and all that stuff.

As for my fingers, can't really help that haha, my fingers are fucked. Especially the pinky and ring finger, they lock all the time.

The guitar is fixed now. I even learned how to set the intonation properly by myself too.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by SDBinNY from Thursday, March 11, 2010 5:59:46 PM)
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, March 09, 2010 3:52:47 PM 
Here's a new video of me sucking at Night Crawler.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaJNW-4hbks
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, March 08, 2010 7:42:17 PM 

Dragon Force Singer Leaves Band

The U.S. branch of Roadrunner Records released a story at approximately 6:03 p.m. EST today (Monday, March 8) via its official web site (and distributed through the site's official RSS feed) containing the following text (Note: The story has since been removed from the site):

"DRAGONFORCE have split with lead singer ZP Theart. The band issued the following statement regarding the matter:

"'It is with great regret that DRAGONFORCE announce a parting of the ways with singer ZP Theart. This is due to insurmountable differences of musical opinion but the rest of the band sincerely wishes ZP great success with his future projects.

"'While the creative core members have begun writing the fifth album, they have also started a worldwide search for a new vocalist.'

"'We are looking for a powerful, melodic singer to write a new chapter of DRAGONFORCE with us,' said guitarist Herman Li.

"Anyone wishing to audition for the vacant position should apply following the instructions right here."

A screenshot of the story as it appeared in Google Reader (a web-based aggregator, capable of reading Atom and RSS feeds online or offline) can be viewed below.

DRAGONFORCE's latest album, 2008's "Ultra Beatdown", sold 24,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 18 on The Billboard 200 chart.

DRAGONFORCE had its first two studio albums — "Valley Of The Damned" and "Sonic Firestorm" — reissued on February 22, 2010 via Spinefarm Records U.K. Both titles were made available with updated packaging and bonus audio/DVD content, some of it exclusive to these releases.

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, March 08, 2010 7:36:28 PM 
Extreme: "Take Us Alive" DVD

Reunited Massachusetts hard rockers EXTREME will release the "Take Us Alive" live CD and DVD on April 23 in Europe and May 4 in the U.S. via Frontiers Records.

In 2008, following a 13-year hiatus, EXTREME returned to the stage for its "Take Us Alive" world tour, which encompassed 75 cities and multiple continents in support of the band's new record, "Saudades de Rock".

This recording captures EXTREME at the peak of its game with a renewed enthusiasm led by Gary Cherone's spellbinding stage performance and powerful vocals, Nuno Bettencourt's ferocious guitar, Pat Badger's flawless bass and Kevin Figueiredo's pounding drums and spot-on back-up vocals.

This brilliant performance was recorded on the last night of their tour at the House of Blues on August 8, 2009 in EXTREME's hometown of Boston.

"We wanted to do something really special for our hometown fans that were there for us since the beginning… the club days," states Nuno. "It was the last night of the tour and we couldn't think of a better way to celebrate than by bringing it back to where it all started… Boston."

The concert showcases material from all five EXTREME albums and exhibits the band's broad stylistic abilities. Features include a blistering rendition of the LED ZEPPELIN-minded "Comfortably Dumb", the scorching "Play With Me", the funked-up "Cupid's Dead" as well as the anthemic "Get The Funk Out". Songs like EXTREME's #1 hit "More Than Words" and the Top 5 single "Hole Hearted" highlight the crowds enthusiasm and loyal support their fan base has had for this beloved foursome.

"As much as we enjoy recording, for me, I've always loved playing live for the fans," Cherone says. "We couldn't wait to get out there and play for our fans."

The DVD will contain four unreleased bonus videos from "Saudades de Rock" — "King of the Ladies", "Interface", "Run" and "Ghost". The clips were produced by Nuno Bettencourt.

"This DVD/CD is a culmination of all the years we played together and the chemistry the four of us put out live," explains Bettencourt.

"Take Us Alive" concert track listing:

01. Decadence Dance
02. Comfortably Dumb
03. Rest in Peace
04. It's a Monster
05. Star
06. Tell me Something I Don't Know
07. Medley - Kid Ego / Little Girls / Teacher's Pet
08. Play With Me
09. Midnight Express
10. More Than Words
11. Ghost
12. Cupid's Dead
13. Take us Alive
14. Flight of the Wounded Bumblebee
15. Get the Funk Out
16. Am I Ever Gonna Change
17. Hole Hearted

Bonus music videos (DVD only)

18. King of the Ladies
19. Interface
20. Run
21. Ghost
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, March 08, 2010 12:47:16 PM 
Judas Priest's British Steel: The Legacy Edition

Sony Music has set a May 11 release date (one day earlier internationally) for "British Steel: Legacy Edition", the limited deluxe expanded edition of JUDAS PRIEST's classic 1980 album "British Steel".

"British Steel" was the sixth studio album by JUDAS PRIEST. Released on April 14, 1980 and produced by Tom Allom, "British Steel" was recorded at Tittenhurst Park in England — a mansion owned at the time by former THE BEATLES member Ringo Starr, and previously owned by John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

"British Steel" has long been considered one of metals all-time classics. It was with this release that PRIEST truly broke through to the masses, with a pair of tracks that have become fixtures on rock radio — the enduring anthems "Breaking The Law" and "Living After Midnight". But like all classic albums, there is not a single weak track detected on "British Steel", as evidenced by such standouts as the perennial concert highlight "Metal Gods", as well as "Rapid Fire", "Grinder", "United" and "The Rage", among others.

In 2009 JUDAS PRIEST performed the "British Steel" album in its entirety for the first time ever as part of their 30th anniversary USA tour. A filmed recording of the show on the August 17, 2009 at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida will be included in both the limited-edition deluxe and deluxe releases. The show was captured in front of a vibrant American audience and in full 5.1 surround and stereo sound. Known for their high-energy and spectacular stage shows the band played the entire "British Steel" album in sequence as well as a number of other well-know tracks from their catalog.

The live concert was mixed in stereo and 5.1 by the original "British Steel" producer Tom Allom. In addition, the DVD will include the bonus content of "The Making Of British Steel", a 30-minute doc featuring the four original band members. This new DVD brings the live PRIEST experience like no other live recording.

"British Steel: Legacy Edition" will come in two formats:

* Limited edition deluxe three-disc to include original album, live DVD and live CD (***TO BE CONFIRMED***)
* Deluxe two-disc to include original album plus live DVD

Full track listings are as follows:

Disc 1 - Remastered Album

01. Rapid Fire
02. Metal Gods
03. Breaking The Law
04. Grinder
05. United
06. You Don't Have To Be Old To Be Wise
07. Living After Midnight
08. The Rage
09. Steeler

Bonus Tracks:

10. Red, White & Blue
11. Grinder (Live)

Disc 2 - DVD

01. Rapid Fire
02. Metal Gods
03. Breaking The Law
04. Grinder
05. United
06. You Don't Have To Be Old To Be Wise
07. Living After Midnight
08. The Rage
09. Steeler
10. The Ripper
11. Prophecy
12. Hell Patrol
13. Victim Of Changes
14. Freewheel Burning
15. Diamonds And Rust
16. You've Got Another Thing Coming

Disc 3 - Live Album (***TO BE CONFIRMED***)

01. Rapid Fire
02. Metal Gods
03. Breaking The Law
04. Grinder
05. United
06. You Don't Have To Be Old To Be Wise
07. Living After Midnight
08. The Rage
09. Steeler
10. The Ripper
11. Hell Patrol
12. Victim Of Changes
13. Freewheel Burning
14. Diamonds And Rust
15. You've Got Another Thing Coming






TOPIC: Next Priest Studio Album
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, March 07, 2010 11:42:53 AM 
Nope.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by hellrider 31038 from Sunday, March 07, 2010 11:20:32 AM)
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, March 04, 2010 4:45:39 PM 
Eventually.

Gonna try to do Nostradamus, Freewheel Burning, Metal Meltdown, possibly some other Priest stuff. Black Magic by Slayer. I by Sabbath hopefully. Maybe some old school Metallica. We'll see haha.

But for now I'm just gonna take it into the store to see what they can do about the grounding issues and that pot being burnt out or whatever. Somethings not right anyway.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guitardude from Thursday, March 04, 2010 4:01:46 PM)
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, March 04, 2010 1:11:27 PM 
Yeah it did take a while haha, but it was totally worth it.

For that kind of guitar the action is so LOW..... its amazing how low it is. Get some fretbuzz but you get that everywhere.

This guitar is definitly a step up from the previous version they had of it.

And my knob setup is strange.

You know how the first knob is suppose to be volume? It isnt..... its like a second tone knob, except BOTH knobs work at the same time for whatever pickup selection you have. It makes no sense haha.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, March 04, 2010 12:10:24 PM 

HUGE IRON MAIDEN NEWS
http://www.ironmaiden.com/

TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, March 04, 2010 11:51:00 AM 







Edited at: Thursday, March 04, 2010 11:51:27 AM
TOPIC: Star Trek or Star Wars?....
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, February 19, 2010 11:52:12 AM 
Star Wars.

Star Trek is for ninies.
TOPIC: Metal Blah Blah Blah
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, February 18, 2010 7:53:31 PM 
By joining the Iron Maiden Fanclub you get:

- Ticket pre-sales in as many countries as possible.
- Entry to the 'First To The Barrier' draws they hold for many shows.
- Full access to IronMaiden.com where we post exclusive diaries, photos and video updates from the road.
- You'll be automatically entered into our monthly prize draw, for a chance to win signed Maiden goodies.
- Membership of our Fanclub community forum where you can chat with fans all over the world.

+ for full members:

- 3 colour magazines a year
- Membership pack including a glossy photo of the band, exclusive fanclub sticker, membership card and enamel club badge (replica of Steve Harris' bass)
- Discounted prices on products in the Official Iron Maiden Shop
- The chance to buy special Fanclub-only products from the Official Iron Maiden Shop
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by hellrider 31038 from Thursday, February 18, 2010 4:15:17 PM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, February 18, 2010 7:16:55 PM 
New Jimi Hendrix Video Released

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=135362
TOPIC: Metal Blah Blah Blah
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, February 18, 2010 11:02:23 AM 
Some do haha, most deserve better.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Head banger from Thursday, February 18, 2010 10:51:48 AM)
TOPIC: Judas Priest Bootlegs
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, February 18, 2010 11:00:30 AM 
Yeah man definitly next time, it's gonna be epic. I'll be able to afford it next time around as well haha.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by hellrider 31038 from Saturday, January 30, 2010 12:07:22 AM)
TOPIC: Boxers or Briefs? Granny Pants or Thongs?
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, February 16, 2010 10:28:06 AM 
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, February 16, 2010 8:05:00 AM 
Actually they did say somewhere that the new material is different from the last 3 albums. Its got some different stuff overall going on compared to everything they've done.

I hope its good.
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, February 15, 2010 9:25:54 PM 
Iron Maiden Completes Recording New Album

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN have completed the recording process for their new album at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas with producer Kevin Shirley. According to a posting on Kevin's official web site, "There's still work to do, but the band portion is complete and in the can, so to speak."

Shirley also worked on the last three MAIDEN albums — 2000's "Brave New World", 2003's "Dance of Death" and 2006's "A Matter of Life and Death".

The next IRON MAIDEN album will be the band's fifteenth studio record, and they face a challenge to follow up "A Matter of Life and Death", which was received well critically and saw the group play the whole album on tour.

Speaking at last year's premiere of the band's documentary film "Iron Maiden: Flight 666", guitarist Adrian Smith stated, "There's always a bit of pressure to follow up the last album, in a way it's good because it motivates you.

"We never get complacent; we always try our best for our own sake as much as anything else. As far as pressure for another album, we just do what we do — we've been doing it long enough now, we know what we're doing. [laughs]"

IRON MAIDEN guitarist Janick Gers revealed to BBC News in November that the band was on its way "to Paris for three weeks to work on some new stuff." He added, "The most important thing for a band is to create new music, otherwise you're not valid — you become a parody."

IRON MAIDEN will headline this year's edition of the U.K.'s Sonisphere festival, which will be held Saturday, July 31, 2010 and Sunday, August 1, 2010 at Knebworth.
TOPIC: Iron Maiden Discussion
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, February 15, 2010 5:08:34 PM 
That's because they aren't scared to go past the first four frets and actually TRY different things unlike so many bands nowadays. That's their signature sound and they probably wont ever deviate from it.
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TOPIC: British Steel 3 Disc Boxset in May!!!
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, February 15, 2010 5:06:13 PM 
Not to mention they filmed no shows on the Ram It Down or Painkiller tour.

All the proshot stuff from the Painkiller tour was filmed by either another group, or the video footage that was being streamed to the big screens the people there could see at the time.
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TOPIC: British Steel 3 Disc Boxset in May!!!
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, February 11, 2010 5:59:51 AM 
They aren't remastering a remaster.

Its a special edition of British Steel.

British Steel remastered (current version available) + Live at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Florida DVD + Audio CD from the show.

They'd be completely insane not to release SOME sort of documentation of the British Steel tour, it was great!

It's not crap, its giving the fans an amazing live package to hold us over till the next release.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by jimmyjames from Tuesday, February 09, 2010 8:12:42 PM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, February 08, 2010 7:51:42 PM 

David Ellefson Rejoins Megadeth

Megadeth founder and frontman Dave Mustaine has announced the return of original bassist David Ellefson (1983-2002) to the iconic multi-platinum group.  This reunion is appropriately timed to Megadeth’s upcoming historic month-long Rust In Peace 20th anniversary tour which launches March 1 in Spokane, WA.  At these incredibly special shows, Megadeth will play their landmark, genre-defining 1990 album Rust In Peace in its entirety, in addition to other Megadeth favorites.

"This shows the power of brotherly love and forgiveness,” Mustaine says.  “David Ellefson belongs in Megadeth. Next we are going to show you the power of getting your asses kicked...HARD!"

David Ellefson concurs: "This is a huge moment for all of us, band and fans alike. It is a great celebration of the music from one of the biggest landmark albums of our career."

Ellefson will join Mustaine and Megadeth band members Shawn Drover (drums) and Chris Broderick (guitar) on tour in support of the group’s current CD Endgame, which has received some of the highest critical accolades of the band’s career.

"We'd like to thank James LoMenzo for several years of loyal service on the bass, and wish him the very best," Mustaine adds.

For more information on Megadeth, go to: www.megadeth.com.

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, February 08, 2010 6:50:41 PM 

Disturbed Begin Recording New Album


According to The Pulse of Radio, DISTURBED has hit the studio in its hometown of Chicago to begin recording its fifth album, with a tentative summer release date planned. The group has not yet announced a title for the project, which will follow up 2008's "Indestructible". Guitarist Dan Donegan told The Pulse of Radio that DISTURBED had 15 to 18 songs ready to go, adding that the band doesn't like to waste time once it gets started. "I mean, we definitely go in there very prepared," he said. "We never enter the studio unless we feel like, right now, if these are the songs we record, that we would have an album that we're proud of and we're excited about. And we put everything under the microscope and examine it the best we can to make sure that we're prepared. We don't like going in there wasting time. We go in there to work, and to try to make the best album we can."

Meanwhile, the band has set March 23 as the release date for the 10th anniversary edition of its debut album, "The Sickness". The set, which will also be available on vinyl, will feature B-sides, new artwork, and exclusive online content.

Around the same time, the group will re-launch its website with a special section, accessible only by a code included with new copies of "The Sickness", that will feature clips of the quartet in the studio recording their new album.

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, February 08, 2010 6:49:18 PM 
Bill Ward Interview

Jarrod Dicker of Stay Thirsty recently conducted an interview with legendary BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Stay Thirsty: What are you currently involved in musically? Does the Bill Ward band still participate in the modern music scene?

Bill Ward: Oh, yeah! This year [2009] I've worked non-stop. I'm in the process of finishing up three albums, which are ALL my albums. When I write songs, I usually write everything (tracks), so I compose in guitar, bass, keyboards, melody arrangements, the vocals…just everything really. So I'm really active inside my own music…

Stay Thirsty: And I'm assuming drums as well?

Bill Ward: And drums of course [laughs], forgot all about the drums. But that's what I've been doing throughout the year and I'm hoping to bring out three fresh albums in 2010. The first one hopefully in the spring, then one in the summer and then trying to get one towards the end of October, right before Halloween. So that's what I'm doing right now. Well I go back into the studio on Tuesday, making sure the tracks are ready for 2010. I'm always busy.

Stay Thirsty: On these upcoming albums, are you the sole musician or do you have a group accompanying you on the tracks?

Bill Ward: When I say I write, I write the parts and so forth, but I have other players that play the music. On the newest work, that's coming out in the spring, Keith Lynch (Bill Ward band veteran) is playing guitar. Paul Ill is playing some bass and then I have a couple of other guys that will play bass as well. Paul's also from early years of the Bill Ward band. And then I have my own drummer, Ronnie Ciago, who's playing on several tracks. I'm playing drums on several tracks too, so it's pretty much a band album if you'd like. There are some guests coming onto the following two albums after the spring one, but it's all under wraps right now [laughs]. They're rock and rollers, man… so they agreed to do it but now let's get them all together in a room and nail it!

Stay Thirsty: Currently, how is your relationship with BLACK SABBATH alumni Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi?

Bill Ward: My relationship with Ozzy is brilliant. I am picking Ozzy first because I speak with him the most often. I talked to Oz a couple days ago. We speak once or twice a week, so we're always in contact with each other. My relationship with Tony is very good at the moment. I spoke with him last week as well. And Geezer never talks on the telephone so I e-mailed Geez, I don't know, just a few weeks ago. I'm in constant contact with all of them, pretty much.

Stay Thirsty: Do you still hold a relationship with Ronnie James Dio? Recent news revealed that he is battling cancer…

Bill Ward: Oh shit yea. For quite a while we did the whole "Heaven and Hell" album together, so I felt like I spent a lot of time with him. We wrote together and played together and did some of the business things together. I also spent a lot of social time with him and his family as well.

Stay Thirsty: In 1979, SABBATH made the decision to fire Ozzy claiming pressure from the record label and various other complications and frustrations. It was you who was chosen to break the news to Ozzy. Why so?

Bill Ward: I just thought that it would be easier if I just did it. I've been in that position before with other musicians; I just felt that I ought to do it. It just felt like the right thing to do at the time. It was a very difficult and depressing time for all of us. I felt it was the right thing to do, for me to talk to Oz. We were close. I volunteered myself.

Stay Thirsty: You left (fired) BLACK SABBATH one year after Ozzy's dismissal. How difficult of a time was this for you; 1) the separation from Ozzy and 2) your constant battle with addiction?

Bill Ward: Yes, it was a very difficult time. I was indeed feeling the loss of not having Ozzy in the band. I also had something happen to me, which had nothing to do with Ronnie or BLACK SABBATH or anything. I'm an alcoholic and a drug addict and my addiction was running rampant with me. I was losing all "control." I thought I had control of it and I did not. I was completely hit so hard with everything that I was unable to function properly. So I reached a point where I put the alcohol and the narcotics before the band and that had never happened before in my life (1980). This is something that I am not proud of, but it is something that happened to me. It actually became more important for me to drink and get high than to perform on stage. That's changed a lot since; my priorities are the right way round again. But back in 1980 it was very bad…very, very bad.

Stay Thirsty: As previously mentioned by other music critics and historians, the drumming style you use doubles the bass and guitar riffs played by accompanying band members. How did you step into this method? Who inspired you to play this particular way?

Bill Ward: As far as drummers are concerned, when I was a child growing up I was really attracted to artists like Gene Kupra and Louis Bellson and Buddy Rich; a lot of the drummers that played in the popular big bands of the '40s. I would listen to their records. My mother and father listened to them because the GIs in World War II had brought that music over with them. So my mother and father became real quick fans of American music. When I was growing up in the early '50s, four or five years old, I listened to these bands and thought it was great. It was pretty much all we had, except for the early rock and roll like THE PLATTERS and a few other bands that were still doing the "crooner"-type ballads.

Stay Thirsty: This is a question I like to ask older, more established musicians: Now that we are in the digital age of mp3's and music piracy, it seems that the concept and idea around a record has vanished. Fans prefer to buy singles rather than listen to the entire piece of work. What are your particular feelings on this matter?

Bill Ward: I have some feelings about it. If I say anything, I must preface it by saying that we [SABBATH] were all brought up in the age of the '60s at a time when how you made a record was that you would release it out and people actually bought it. [laughs] So it's very different today. It can be a little bit frustrating. I think it's a shame that we get bootlegged so much, we were always bootlegged anyway, but now people are just grabbing a copy downloading it and not thinking twice about it. It's just difficult for me to be supportive of that. I mean, it's always been music first and money somewhere down the line. But now, it's really tough to actually make a living in this business.

Stay Thirsty: As I said before, we are in a more digital age. Do you think that music piracy and "ripping off" musicians is a product of the times?

Bill Ward: Now it's this ruthless dog-bite-dog world, but it was definitely like that before the whole "age" you speak of. The '60s and the '70s had their assholes as well. What really pisses me off isn't what necessarily is happening with me, but what is happening with younger bands. They're some great musicians who need to be cut a break, man, and someone needs to invest some time in them. The only ones that invest time in them, what once was enormous record companies, are falling like broken giants now. I see a lot of the casualties coming out of it. It's a shame, there's a lot of people in the industry who I wish weren't in the industry because they don't know anything about the industry or music or anything. You asked me a question there, and a little long and drawn out answer but there it is…

Read the entire interview from Stay Thirsty.
Edited at: Monday, February 08, 2010 6:56:53 PM
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, February 08, 2010 6:48:35 PM 
KK Downing Comments On Grammy Win

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing has issued the following update:

"At last, after five nominations, I am happy to say the PRIEST has at last come home with a Grammy Award!

"I know that some of you may think that the awards are geared up mainly for the pop and country fraternity. But, really, it is a celebration of music excellence around the globe that inspires people in all corners of the world. And when it comes to metal, I think that as long as it gets the recognition and acceptance that it deserves, then I am happy. And I am especially happy for you the fans. I feel that it is your award too; you have been loyal campaigners staying loyal to the music that we all love whilst giving your support to so many bands throughout the decades. None least other than JUDAS PRIEST. For this I thank you and wish for us all be winners time and time again for the good of heavy metal.

"Meanwhile, we are continuing to put together the cool package I was speaking of and that is the 30th anniversary reissue of 'British Steel' and live DVD of the 2009 'British Steel Tour'. There will also be hopefully some bonus stuff too. I can't make any promises, but we are determined to make it as good as it can be.

"I guess many of you are already planning which of the festivals you are going to go this year. Again I think it's going to be a bumper year with tons of great bands to see. One thing is for sure: if PRIEST has a rare summer off this year, you will definitely see me at as many festivals as I can get too. So keep an eye out for me and as usual a good place to look would be in the beer tent!"
TOPIC: So.. If you only have 5 Judas Priest albums?
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, February 08, 2010 3:14:12 PM 
Honestly when I think Priest I never think Prog and vice versa.

Priest have always progressed there sound for sure, but when I think Progressive I think Rush and Dream Theater.

Nostradamus itself is a culmination of everything Priest has done up to that point while STILL trying new genres out and expanding on more.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Nicky007 from Monday, December 21, 2009 4:02:53 AM)
TOPIC: So.. If you only have 5 Judas Priest albums?
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, February 08, 2010 3:05:56 PM 
Painkiller
British Steel
Victim of Changes
Unleashed In The East
Nostradamus
TOPIC: British Steel 3 Disc Boxset in May!!!
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, February 08, 2010 3:04:29 PM 
Sorry double post.
Edited at: Monday, February 08, 2010 3:04:47 PM
TOPIC: British Steel 3 Disc Boxset in May!!!
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, February 08, 2010 3:04:25 PM 
Damn you and you're posting faster than I can at work! *shakes fist*
TOPIC: Your latest Priest purchase
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, February 07, 2010 10:32:43 PM 
Damn man, I'm gonna have to pay you make a jacket for me someday haha. You should totally get into the leather business and whatnot man, you do great work.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by hellrider 31038 from Monday, January 18, 2010 11:03:17 PM)
TOPIC: Valentine's Day 2010
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, February 07, 2010 3:33:19 PM 
I'm actually working Valentines day I think.

I'm an Apple Advisor for iPods at a call center.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Sunday, February 07, 2010 1:27:28 PM)
TOPIC: Valentine's Day 2010
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, February 07, 2010 1:23:37 PM 

Well its just about that time again. Me and Wendy met one another on the this coming 14th 3 years ago. She left yesterday.

Valentine's day still sucks.

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, February 04, 2010 10:20:39 AM 
Dio Era Sabbath Albums Getting Rereleased..... Again

Universal Music has set an April 5 release date for the deluxe expanded editions of BLACK SABBATH's classic albums "Heaven And Hell" (1980), "Mob Rules" (1981) and "Live Evil" (1982).

The details are as follows:

"Heaven And Hell" (1980):

Disc One:

01. Neon Knights
02. Children Of The Sea
03. Lady Evil
04. Heaven And Hell
05. Wishing Well
06. Die Young
07. Walk Away
08. Lonely Is The Word

Disc Two:

01. Children Of The Sea (Live)
02. Heaven And Hell (Live)
03. Lady Evil (Mono Edit)
04. Neon Knights (Video - Live)
05. Die Young (Video - Live)
06. Neon Knights (Live, Hartford, CT, USA, '80)
07. Children Of The Sea (Live, Hartford, CT, USA '80)
08. Heaven And Hell (Live, Hartford, CT, USA '80)
09. Die Young (Live, Hartford, CT, USA '80)

"Mob Rules" (1981):

Disc One:

01. Turn Up The Night
02. Voodoo
03. The Sign Of The Southern Cross
04. E5150
05. The Mob Rules
06. Country Girl
07. Slipping Away
08. Falling Off The Edge Of The World
09. Over And Over

Bonus Tracks:

10. Die Young (Live - 12" version)
11. The Mob Rules (Alternative Version)

Disc Two:

01. E5150 (Live)
02. Neon Knights (Live)
03. N.I.B. (Live)
04. Children Of The Sea (Live)
05. Country Girl (Live)
06. Black Sabbath (Live)
07. War Pigs (Live)
08. Slipping Away (Live)
09. Iron Man (Live)
10. The Mob Rules (Live)
11. Heaven And Hell (Live)
12. Paranoid (Live)
13. Voodoo (Live)
14. Children Of The Grave (Live)

"Live Evil" (1982):

Disc One:

01. E5150
02. Neon Knights
03. N.I.B.
04. Children Of The Sea
05. Voodoo
06. Black Sabbath
07. War Pigs
08. Iron Man

Disc Two:

01. The Mob Rules
02. Heaven And Hell
03. The Sign Of The Southern Cross / Heaven And Hell (continued)
04. Paranoid
05. Children Of The Grave
06. Fluff

* Original Ronnie James Dio crowd interaction and audience noise restored
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, February 01, 2010 10:37:08 PM 

Willy Wonka For Metalheads
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zw4zRwU2wc

Ernie Ball has partnered with longtime endorsee Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) to provide 20 guitarists a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attend a private masterclass with Slash in Hollywood, California. Hidden inside select packs of Ernie Ball electric guitar string sets are five different-colored picks — gold, silver, red, black, and white. Each pick has a corresponding prize including:

* Gold – Flight, hotel, and ticket to attend a private masterclass with Slash
* Silver - Custom Ernie Ball Music Man instrument
* Red - $500.00 Guitar Center shopping spree
* Black - Signed copies of Slash's solo record.
* White - Free packs of Ernie Ball strings.

"I'm honored to partner with Ernie Ball and work with up-and-coming rock and roll musicians, and I'm keen to see what comes from it," said Slash.

Available exclusively at Guitar Center, over 1,000 prizes will be available in all Slinkys, Coated Slinkys, Classic Pure Nickel and 7 String Sets.

The promotion runs from February 1 - April 30, 2010, and will coincide with the worldwide release of Slash's new solo album.

For more information, visit www.ernieball.com/slash.

The iconic guitarist's new album is scheduled to hit stores on April 6, 2010 and features an incredible list of guest appearances, including Ozzy Osbourne, M. Shadows, Fergie, Adam Levine, Lemmy Kilmister, and more. 

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, February 01, 2010 10:00:57 AM 
Canadian Carnage Tour Rescheduled Dates, Third Times the Charm

SLAYER and MEGADETH are thrilled to announce the new, confirmed routing for the "American Carnage" North American Tour, which will commence with the rescheduled "Canadian Carnage East" dates in Quebec City on Friday, July 23. SLAYER will then head to Europe for a run of festival dates, returning to kick off the "American Carnage" leg in Albany, NY on August 11.

"American Carnage" will play 26 dates across the United States and Eastern Canada up to the Labor Day weekend, ending in Portland, Oregon on September 4. TESTAMENT will be special guest on all shows. Tickets purchased for the "American Carnage" shows when they first went on sale late last year will be honored for these rescheduled dates.

Due to venue availability and other conflicts, the shows originally scheduled in El Paso, Houston, Nashville, Duluth, and Louisville cannot be rescheduled at this time, and ticket holders may obtain refunds at point of purchase. However, new cities have been added to the "American Carnage" itinerary, with dates now scheduled in Cleveland, Kansas City, San Diego, and Sacramento. The confirmed, complete itinerary is below.

The "American Carnage" tour, originally scheduled to take place in January and February, had to be put on hold due to SLAYER's vocalist/bassist Tom Araya's ongoing, minimally-invasive treatments for what was diagnosed as a cervical radiculopathy, an occupational hazard for the rocker who is known for aggressively swinging his long mane of hair while performing. Right after the first of the year, Araya made the difficult decision to undergo a surgical procedure, called an anterior cervical discectomy with fusion, a relatively routine practice with an excellent recovery rate. That surgery took place early last week.

"The doctors said that Tom's surgery went very smoothly and was a resounding success," said Rick Sales, longtime SLAYER manager. "He's home now, doing really well, and he said the numbness in his fingers had already diminished considerably."

Shortly after the surgery, SLAYER's Kerry King received a text from Tom: "Awake and feeling good, actually whatever he did, it feels better."

The "American Carnage" tour will mark the first time that SLAYER, MEGADETH and TESTAMENT will have toured the U.S. together since 1991's epic "Clash of the Titans" tour, making this truly a "must-see" event.

SLAYER recently announced the rescheduling of its headline tour in Europe, and MEGADETH and TESTAMENT are currently on tour together playing U.S. cities that will not be on the "American Carnage" itinerary.

"American Carnage" North American tour dates:

Jul. 23 - Pavillon de la Jeunesse, Quebec City, QC CANADA
Jul. 24 - Heavy MTL, Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal, QC CANADA
Jul. 26 - Metro Centre, Halifax, NS CANADA
Jul. 27 - Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, NB CANADA
Jul. 29 - Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ONT CANADA
Jul. 30 - John Labatt Centre Center, London, ONT CANADA
Aug. 11 - Glens Falls Civic Center, Glens Falls, NY
Aug. 12 - Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ
Aug. 14 - Tsongas Arena, Boston, MA
Aug. 15 - Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, NJ
Aug. 16 - Chevrolet Theatre, Wallingford, CT
Aug. 18 - Tower City Amphitheatre, Cleveland, OH
Aug. 19 - Joe Louis Arena, Detroit,MI
Aug. 20 - UIC Pavillon, Chicago, IL
Aug. 21 - Roy Wilkins Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN
Aug. 23 - Cap Fed Park @Sandstone, Kansas City, KS
Aug. 25 - Magness Arena, Denver, CO
Aug. 26 - Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, NM
Aug. 27 - Dodge Theatre, Phoenix, AZ
Aug. 29 - Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre, San Diego, CA
Aug. 30 - Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA
Aug. 31 - Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA
Sep. 01 - Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA
Sep. 03 - Wamu Theatre, Seattle, WA
Sep. 04 - Washington County Fairgrounds, Portland, OR 

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, January 31, 2010 6:55:23 PM 

Judas Priest Win First Grammy

JUDAS PRIEST was honored with a Grammy in the "Best Metal Performance" category in the pre-telecast ceremony at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards, which are being held tonight (Sunday, January 31) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. JUDAS PRIEST was nominated for the track "Dissident Aggressor", from the band's 2009 live album "A Touch of Evil: Live". The band's lead vocalist Rob Halford and drummer Scott Travis accepted the award at the event.

In his acceptance speech, Halford said, "The fifth time is the charm." According to AOL's Noisecreep, he mentioned that PRIEST have been making metal for 25 years and that they still love what they do. He also remembered to thank all the radio stations and press that have supported the band, and he dedicated the award to all heavy metal fans.

The nominees in this year's "Metal" category were as follows:

* JUDAS PRIEST - "Dissident Aggressor" (from "A Touch of Evil: Live"
* LAMB OF GOD - "Set to Fail" (from "Wrath")
* MEGADETH - "Head Crusher" (from "Endgame")
* MINISTRY - "Señor Peligro" (from "Adios...")
* SLAYER - "Hate Worldwide" (from "World Painted Blood")

Only albums released between October 1, 2008 through August 31, 2009 could be considered for this year's awards.

The Grammys are determined by 12,000 music industry professionals who belong to the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences.

The 52nd annual Grammy Awards will be broadcast live in high definition TV and 5.1 Surround Sound on CBS from 8:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. EST.

Nominations for the 52nd annual Grammy Awards were announced on December 2, 2009 by The Recording Academy and reflected an eclectic mix of the best and brightest over the past year in music, as determined by the voting members of The Academy. For the second year, nominations for the annual Grammy Awards were announced on primetime television as part of "The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music's Biggest Night". The one-hour special — broadcast live on CBS from Club Nokia at L.A. live — featured the announcement of nominations in several categories as well as performances by the BLACK EYED PEAS, DJ/producer David Guetta, Maxwell, Nick Jonas & THE ADMINISTRATION, Sugarland, and host LL Cool J. Presenters included LINKIN PARK, George Lopez, Katy Perry, Smokey Robinson, Ringo Starr, T-Pain, and Dwight Yoakam.

A complete list of Grammy nominees can be found at this location.



TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, January 30, 2010 10:19:55 AM 

New White Wizzard Video "Over The Top"

Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfnIBnz2_zw


"Over The Top", the new video from Los Angeles traditional metal heroes WHITE WIZZARD, can be viewed below. The clip sees WHITE WIZZARD trade their axes for guns, as the five members turn into rugged outlaws and bring true heavy metal to the wild west.

Filmed with director Dave Vorhes, the video strays from today's standard dark videos and instead features a light-hearted and entertaining story. Fans of WHITE WIZZARD's first music video for "High Speed GTO" will instantly recognize "Over the Top" as a sequel, with the same fun approach. The legendary White Wizzard himself may even make an appearance!

"Over The Top", WHITE WIZZARD's full-length follow-up to the "High Speed GTO" mini-album, will be released on February 8 in Europe and March 9 in the U.S. via Earache Records. The CD was recorded with producer Ralph Patlan (MEGADETH, UFO, MICHAEL SCHENKER) and contains "10 songs that will rip your head off," according to bassist Jon Leon. The limited-edition CD version includes two bonus tracks of classic metal covers.

WHITE WIZZARD formed in 2007 and shortly afterwards recorded its "High Speed GTO" demo, which only made it into the hands of a few select fans. Following a brief period of inactivity, the demo fell into the hands of Earache Records and the "High Speed GTO" song was included on "Heavy Metal Killers", a compilation featuring 13 tracks from the best new traditional-sounding heavy metal bands. Earache Records released the "High Speed GTO" tracks as a mini-album last summer.

For more information, visit www.myspace.com/whitewizzard.

TOPIC: Judas Priest Bootlegs
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, January 29, 2010 10:07:21 PM 
Man the show sounded so epic.

I didn't know Grinder could be so heavy....... holy fuck.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by hellrider 31038 from Friday, January 29, 2010 8:09:52 PM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, January 28, 2010 6:37:55 PM 
Nope.
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, January 26, 2010 6:45:48 PM 
Testament are also playing "The Legacy" in its entirety on the tour.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, January 25, 2010 6:04:14 PM 
Megadeth, Testament, And Exodus North American Tour Dates

The mighty MEGADETH will join forces with TESTAMENT and EXODUS for a month-long jaunt that will find these thrash titans crisscrossing the nation on the "Rust in Peace" twentieth anniversary tour. These will be incredibly special shows that will delight MEGADETH fans, as the band will be playing their landmark, genre-defining album, 1990's "Rust in Peace", in its entirety, in addition to other MEGADETH set list favorites.

The tour will kick off on March 1 in Spokane, Washington and will run through the end of the month.

The dates are as follows, with tickets going on sale this Friday, January 29.

March 01 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory
March 02 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory
March 03 - Medford, OR - Medford Armory
March 06 - Calgary, AB - Big Four (TESTAMENT w/ special guests)
March 07 - Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Centre (TESTAMENT w/ special guests)
March 08 - Saskatoon, SK - Prairieland Exhibition Hall
March 11 - Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theater
March 12 - Pittsburgh, PA - Palace Theater
March 13 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
March 15 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
March 16 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live
March 18 - Scranton, PA - Scranton Cultural Center
March 19 - Norfolk, VA - The NorVa
March 21 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
March 22 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
March 23 - Memphis, TN - Minglewood Hall
March 25 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
March 26 - Austin, TX - Stubb’s Amphitheater
March 27 - Lubbock, TX - The Pavilion
March 28 - El Paso, TX - Club 101
March 30 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theater
March 31 - Hollywood, CA - Hollywood Palladium (TESTAMENT w/ special guests)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, January 25, 2010 6:00:44 PM 
New Ozzy Documentry

Filming for "Wreckage Of My Past", the forthcoming film documenting the life of music icon Ozzy Osbourne as he approaches his 60th birthday, has apparently been completed. The documentary is being directed by Mike Piscitelli and is written and produced by Jordan Tappis. It will be the first release from Jacko Productions, a company started by Ozzy's son Jack.

A brief Twitter message from Piscitelli, posted this past Friday (January 22), reads, "My last shoot day with Ozzy..."

Newly sober, Ozzy has finally reached a point of clarity as he looks back on a lifetime of unresolved issues, unparalleled success, misdiagnosed diseases, severed ties, and a recurring dependency on drugs and alcohol. Due in theaters later in 2010, "Wreckage Of My Past" is a film about reconciling the past and looking toward the future.

Jack Osbourne is executive-producing "Wreckage Of My Past" along with his mother, Sharon Osbourne, Ozzy's longtime manager.

Jack and Sharon are financing the film themselves.

Filming for "Wreckage Of My Past" began in January 2008. The documentary will reportedly include interviews with all the principal members of BLACK SABBATH, the various incarnations of Ozzy's solo band, family and friends. But the trick, Jack said, was getting them to be truthful. "The hard thing is getting people to be honest and not have it be a fluff piece, because that's not what we're trying to do," he told RollingStone.com. "I'm trying to paint a realistic picture of who my father is. I think 'The Osbournes', to a degree, tarnished the public's perception of my dad as a bit of a senile, funny, bumbling guy. Yeah, my dad can be that guy, but it's not him. I think that almost discredited who he is as an artist. My dad's not an idiot — he's nothing short of a genius, in my opinion. He does have huge flaws, and we're trying to really paint an honest picture of that."

According to Variety, Jack Osbourne filmed several of his father's concerts, compiled early archive footage, and was hoping to secure an interview with Ozzy's first wife. He was planning to put the footage together with Piscitelli and Tappis before talking to distributors.

"I want people to see John Osbourne as the guy I grew up with, the tormented, complex musician whose personal demons manifest themselves in so many crazy, unique ways," Osbourne said. "He's agreed to it but is putting up his guard, massively afraid of putting his true self out there on display for people to see."
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, January 25, 2010 5:56:03 PM 
Give These Guys (And a Gal) A Chance

"Arrival", the new video from WILDESTARR — the band featuring original VICIOUS RUMORS bassist Dave Starr (now on all guitar and bass) and vocalist London Wilde — can be viewed below. According to a press release, the clip is "a visually stunning sci-fi work of art combining dark elements of 'Blade Runner', 'Batman', 'The Outer Limits', and classic film noir."

"Arrival" is the title track of WILDESTARR's debut album, which came out last August through the band's own label, Furnace Maximus Records. According to a press release, the CD contains "10 original tracks of searing melodic metal, in the vein of JUDAS PRIEST, VICIOUS RUMORS, SAVATAGE and EVANESCENCE."

Dave previously stated about "Arrival", "We spent three years working on this record, and the results are just amazing. It has been a real labor of love for London and I, and this is by far the best record I have ever done in my career. Although I am very proud of my past with VICIOUS RUMORS and all the great records we did, I can honestly say that this new album is better than anything I have ever done before. Great songs, great playing, great production, and London is going to really turn some heads with her amazing vocals; I have never heard a woman sound like this before, she has pipes that people are comparing to Rob Halford, Geoff Tate, and Carl Albert."

For more information and a free download of the album's title track, visit www.wildestarr.com. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq63YyUMt78&feature=player_embedded
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, January 25, 2010 5:46:19 PM 
String In The Tail Release Date

Veteran German hard rockers SCORPIONS will release their final studio album, "Sting In The Tail", in North America on March 23 via Universal Music Enterprises. The CD was recorded at a studio in Hannover, Germany with Swedish producers Mikael "Nord" Andersson and Martin Hansen (the team behind THE RASMUS' "Dead Letters" CD).

TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, January 24, 2010 10:00:43 AM 
Canadian.

And yes it still makes a big difference.

For example go on the Apple website and look at the prices between the products.

www.apple.com/us

www.apple.com/ca

They dont even show you the prices for the iPhone in Canada!
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, January 23, 2010 8:30:08 PM 

Scorpions Retiring

It was always our pleasure, our purpose in life, our passion and we were fortunate enough to make music for you - whether it was live on stage or in the studio, creating new songs.

While we were working on our album these past few months, we could literally feel how powerful and creative our work was – and how much fun we were still having, in the process. But there was also something else: We want to end the Scorpion’s extraordinary career on a high note. We are extremely grateful for the fact that we still have the same passion for music we’ve always had since the beginning. This is why, especially now, we agree we have reached the end of the road. We finish our career with an album we consider to be one of the best we have ever recorded and with a tour that will start in our home country Germany and take us to five different continents over the next few years.

We want you, our fans, to be the first to know about this. Thank you for your never-ending support throughout the years!

We uploaded the very first snippets from our new album for you.

And now… let’s get the party started and get ready for a “Sting in the Tail”!

See you on the world tour,

Yours

Scorpions

TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, January 23, 2010 11:48:15 AM 
Funny you mention that.

I just ordered the new JS320t whatever the fuck its called.

The new JS series King V. The grey one on there site.

I think its gonna be worth it man. It was only like 358$. Jackson is always fucking great.

I ALSO found what I THINK is a first run 2 channel Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier at the instrument store.......

Does anyone know how rare those are and how amazing they are....? Its only like 1,500$.......
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, January 23, 2010 11:46:11 AM 
Lips of Anvil Interview

Raoul Hernandez of The Austin Chronicle recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Canadian metal legends ANVIL. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

The Austin Chronicle: In the film, getting a record label is a main concern. After the film, you got one. "This is Thirteen" came out on VH1 Classic Records. Was that what you thought it would be?

Lips: Well, I knew that once the movie came out and there was publicity there's gonna be labels wanting to be part of it. It's such a herding business out there. It's really obvious. It was just a question of what they were willing to do for us — what was on the table. What was the convenience of it for us, or was there any convenience for us. But it had gotten to the point where we couldn't keep up with mail order stuff. The supply can't meet the demand because we didn't have the resources. What happened was we did a licensing deal with VH1 Records and it came out in October.

The Austin Chronicle: On the new album, back-to-back songs "Feed the Greed" and "Big Business" address the music business. How is it now to be in the music business, "agents, managers, a record company?" How's that treating you?

Lips: As horrible as it always was [dissolves into laughter]. [Then, resigned] It's always been the same. It's a pound of flesh, no doubt about it. It's all about co-dependency. They need you and you need them. It's never just one-sided: "Oh, we're going to help you out." They help themselves. It's a business. That's the way it is. They have no choice and you've got to deal with it. That's the way it is.

The Austin Chronicle: Strange to want something that in the end is going to be dysfunctional.

Lips: I'm not sure what you mean by that?

The Austin Chronicle: Like you said, they need you and you need them, but the "music business" is already something of an oxymoron. It's fucked up from the get-go.

Lips: That's right. What choice do you have? No one does anything for nothing. Every inch you pay for and it comes out of your hide. Realistically it's all coming from you as the artist, but you're giving up massive percentages to forge forward. That's just the nature of it. No one's going to do anything for you unless they're getting a piece. The potential of you getting very wealthy is certainly there, but not while you have a whole trainload of people to pay. You're going to maintain and you're going to keep the train going down the track, but you're not going to become a millionaire because it costs too much [chuckles]. Just like anything, you sustain it and eventually you'll get there, but immediate, it isn't like that. It costs a lot of money to make money. It's just the nature of business, and particularly the music business, which is even that much more exaggerated.

The Austin Chronicle: In the film, is it Robb's [Reiner, drums] sister who expresses no small amount of pessimism about the band? Your families must be blown away by this turnaround of events.

Lips: Yeah, they're really celebrating it. It's been wonderful. At the same time, it's a double-edged sword. I'm away from home. My wife is flipped out because she's got so many responsibilities that I'm not there to help her with. Life is filled with challenges, so you always have to be careful of what you wish for. And I'm not saying that I should be careful of what I wish for.... Nothing comes without a price. Those are the balances in life. I knew that going into this. When I was told I was going to do a movie I knew it would be what it's ending up to be, and I also knew what came with it. I'm going to be away from home. I'm not going to be home for my son. I'm not going to be home for my wife. I'm not going to be there to cut the grass, to shovel the snow — to generally be there. This is an extraordinarily time consuming endeavor and I realized that. That's the price you pay. Before this all happened I told my son when he was 7, 8 years old — we watched "The Osbournes" — I said, "We're going to become like the Osbourne family. People are going to know us wherever we go. I'm not going to be home all the time. I'm going to be out playing and you're not going to see me a lot." And everything I warned him about is now transpiring, but it doesn't make it easier. All these things lay heavy on your woman at home — you're not there. These are the costs. It's not that I'm complaining. I'm just stating reality — state of mind — for what it is. It's great. It's absolutely amazing, but like I said, there's certain aspects that you have to be aware are going to take place. You have to be on top of it and be as understanding as you possibly can to the other people around you. Everything that I do has an effect on everybody else. It's not completely a selfish endeavor.

The Austin Chronicle: You worked for this for so long. You put all of your dreams into this and it happened. What's the next dream?

Lips: Hmmm. I really don't think this dream could come to anywhere near an end because I would still like to pay off the mortgage on my house. You know, pay for my son's education in another six, seven years when he finishes high school and so forth. There's a lot yet to go, man. Freedom is still quite a ways away from my perspective and I'm working on it. There's goals and aspirations that I still have to reach at this point. Obviously, yes, I'm very famous and things have turned around for the band and we're very busy, but at the same time, like I said, there's a huge choo-choo train that people are hungry and want a piece of and it's going to take a while to go down that track until everybody gets fed and I see the end of the tunnel. I'm aiming at things financially that I'm hoping to get to. And that's not a complaint. I'm totally willing and able and excited and full of hope, so it's all good. As long as it continues to create more music and more tours and continue on it's never over. Just like it wasn't over for THE ROLLING STONES after so many years. You have to write another album and go out on tour. It never stops. That's the beautiful thing about it. It's not just something that's a means to an end, like you become a dentist and go every day and fix people's teeth [chuckles].

Read the entire interview from The Austin Chronicle.
TOPIC: They should rerelease ATOE Live, with more tracks
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, January 23, 2010 11:45:08 AM 
That was only played on the British Steel tour if I remember correctly, so no Hell Patrol.

It'll be on the new British Steel Dvd though!!!! Keep that in mind.
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TOPIC: Judas Priest Bootlegs
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, January 22, 2010 5:15:56 PM 

I've recently acquired the bootleg of the 2009 British Steel show at the Toronto Molson Amphitheather. 

The show I was suppose to go to... my first Priest show...

TOPIC: They should rerelease ATOE Live, with more tracks
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, January 22, 2010 5:11:11 PM 
Okay let me clear it up for you guys.

The entire albums focus was to release a Live CD FULL of songs that have never been released on a live CD with Rob.

Thats why there is no Sinner, or Exciter, or Demonizer (never played live) or anything like that, because its all been released before.

So far the only bonus tracks I know of Angel (Russian) and Worth Fighting For (Japan).

Also, the British Steel tour hasn't been recorded for live audio releases as far as I know. So it was only from the tours previous to it starting at 2005.

Does that clear it up guys?
Edited at: Friday, January 22, 2010 5:13:11 PM
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, January 22, 2010 3:57:58 PM 
"Soul Sucka" Is NOT The Name of the New Ozzy Album! YAY!

Ozzy Osbourne has scrapped "Soul Sucka" as the working title of his new solo album. "When we put that on the Internet none of my fan base liked the title," Osbourne tells RollingStone.com. "They were like, 'I can't imagine me walking around the fucking house with the words 'Soul Sucka' on my T-shirt.' So I was like, 'Fuck it. I've got to come up with something else!'" The now-untitled set is due out in July, the same month Osbourne says that Ozzfest will return after a one-year break. "After Ozzfest I'm doing the most extensive tour of my life," he says. "It'll be something like, 3,025 dates."
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, January 22, 2010 3:55:56 PM 
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=133905

Follow the link if you want to see the new promo video for Rob Zombie's "Sick Bubble-Gun"
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, January 22, 2010 3:53:55 PM 
Joe Perry: Still Being A Douche

According to The Pulse of Radio, AEROSMITH plans to begin auditioning new singers next month, with guitarist Joe Perry telling Canada's QMI Agency that the band is "already getting the word out there." He added that they will "start having some auditions, making some phone calls. Hopefully, we'll have found a new singer by the summer, and AEROSMITH will be able to go back out on the road." The group aims to replace original frontman Steven Tyler, who announced last fall that he was taking two years off to pursue a solo project before later checking himself into rehab for an addiction to painkillers.

Although Tyler stated that he planned to be "writing, recording and performing with AEROSMITH" once his stint in rehab was completed, Perry said that the rest of the group is not sure what Tyler's status is: "It's kind of hard to get a straight answer about what's going on. He has to have leg surgery and foot surgery and it's basically going to take him out of the picture for about a year, year and a half. So, in the meantime, the rest of the band wants to play."

Perry pointed out that the band hired fill-ins for bassist Tom Hamilton and guitarist Brad Whitford last year when both were ill, saying, "That's basically how I look at it; we need another singer to fill in."

Perry has said in other interviews that AEROSMITH might lean toward hiring an established "name" vocalist to tour with the group, and there were a few people they already had in mind.

But he also told QMI that the door is open for Tyler to return: "I'm ready to write with him, to play on stage with him anytime he's physically ready and wants to do it. But it's really up to him . . . the last things he said to the press were that he wanted to work with the band and sing with the band, so we'll see."

Meanwhile, Palm Springs, California newspaper the Desert Sun reported that Tyler made a surprise appearance at a local bar called the Tilted Kilt on Tuesday night (January 19), not far from the Betty Ford Center where he is in rehab. Tyler, accompanied by a publicist and management rep, reportedly sang the AEROSMITH hit "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" during a karaoke competition. One witness claimed that he only drank Shirley Temples and left after singing.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, January 22, 2010 3:50:50 PM 

Philip Anselmo Interview

DOWN frontman Philip Anselmo has confirmed to U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine that the group is currently working on a new album for a summer release. In addition, he has been working with "a shitload of bands" for his Housecore record label, including RED RIVER REVIVAL, EVIL ARMY, haarp (all lower case) and WARBEAST.

"I've been in the studio with this dirty rock band, kinda very much like AC/DC-influenced rock band called RED RIVER REVIVAL," he said. "I just got out of the studio with the mighty haarp — that's all in lower-case letters. They are fucking brutal and slow. They're more different than anything else out there; so fucking different — these fuckers are outrageous. They're from New Orleans, and they're probably the best local band for a long time... since the '90s. We've got EVIL ARMY, haarp and WARBEAST from Texas — that's Bruce from RIGOR MORTIS's band. He's the singer from RIGOR MORTIS. It's fucking brutal. It's true thrash. So well-executed, double-guitar brutality. I'm going to mix the new ARSON ANTHEM next week, which is fucking outrageous as well. It's never-ending, man."

On March 16, 2009, Anselmo spoke passionately and candidly about his music career and his history with — and the dangers of — drugs, particularly heroin, during an appearance at the Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana. When asked whether he was sober, he explained that "sober" is a "harsh" word.

"A sober person is absolutely clean of anything that is considered legally wrong or illegal," Anselmo clarified to Metal Hammer. "I smoke pot, man. Matter of fact, since my back surgery I have severe nerve damage down my left leg, and I find that marijuana actually helps that very much. I'm not saying it's completely medicinal, but it doesn't hurt that it fucking helps! I might have a few beers too, mostly on Sundays during games or if there's a big fight, but I will remind you... after three beers, if I don't take some asprin in the morning I'm going to wake up with the worst fucking hangover. So that's my half sober."

Photo below courtesy of DownOnTour.com

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, January 22, 2010 3:49:12 PM 
Mick Mars Interview

Mike Devlin of the Canwest News Service recently conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below:

On MÖTLEY CRÜE's stories of debauchery, excess and ego:

Mars: "I did my fair share of drinking and drugging, but, to me, it was, and still is, always about the music. You can take everything away from me and I'll play in sweats and a T-shirt with no shoes on stage. As long as I have my music, it's all I really, honestly care about. Playing the best that I can, writing the best that I can, good, bad or indifferent, it's my passion. That's the most important thing to me on the planet."

On living with ankylosing spondylitis, a form of arthritis that causes severe joint pain:

Mars: "Some days are good, some days are worse than others. But, on an average, it's pretty steady. You become accustomed to it after a while. I deal with it. I don't care, as long as I can play."

On the success of MÖTLEY CRÜE's latest album, "Saints Of Los Angeles":

Mars: "I have to put it all on the fans. They are very loyal to us. Our fans are hardcore. They came to our gigs when they were (teenagers). Now they've had their families and it's back around again. They're bringing their kids to the concerts, but they haven't lost that respect. They are fans of MÖTLEY and our music. And now they want to share it with the next generation."

Read the entire interview from Canwest News Service.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, January 22, 2010 3:48:25 PM 
New 3 Disc DVD Set From King Diamong Release Date Announced

Massacre Records has set a March 26 European release date for "At The Graves", the long-awaited three-disc DVD set from KING DIAMOND. "This has taken so much longer than expected because of so many technical issues that I won't bore you to death, but we recently acquired a brand new noise-reduction program that we're using to enhance all the footage, and it's amazing how much better everything is beginning to look compared to the original tapes," the band's singer and namesake wrote in an October 2009 online posting.

On October 13, 2009, Metal Blade Records re-released KING DIAMOND's "The Spider's Lullabye" and "The Graveyard" albums. Both LPs were remastered by KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy La Rocque and each title includes bonus material that purchasers are able to obtain digitally. Both "The Spider's Lullabye" and "The Graveyard" include live "bootleg" versions (with video footage) of the following songs: "The Spider's Lullabye" from the album of the same name, and "Trick Or Treat" and "Up From The Grave" from "The Graveyard".
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, January 19, 2010 8:38:40 PM 
I've almost got Nostradamus down pretty friggin good as well.

All learned by ear too! :D:D:D

I just cant do the fuckin black metal breakdown thing in the middle after the second chorus.
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TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, January 19, 2010 4:25:08 PM 
Hey man its been a while. Still up for some FPS action on Steam haha? :D

But yeah the Spider amps are a great starter amp. Mainly because you can get that average metal tone out of it, and it has all the effects pedals built right into it. With hundreds of presets to tweak.

Its ALSO a good thing, because you learn that it sucks ass, and learn very quickly that basically everything has better tone haha.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by maiden/priest6666 from Tuesday, January 19, 2010 8:36:58 AM)
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, January 18, 2010 12:02:16 PM 
Im procrastinating as usual haha. I learned Freewheen Burning though. :D
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by hellrider 31038 from Monday, January 18, 2010 12:31:55 AM)
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, January 15, 2010 11:15:51 PM 
Nononononononono stop right there.

Dont ever buy another Spider amp again unless its the Spider Valve mk 2 amp.

Basically everything is better than a Spider amp. I have a Spider 3 as well.
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TOPIC: Tetris.... TO THE EXTREME!
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, January 15, 2010 10:38:53 PM 
http://firstpersontetris.com/?tetris

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
TOPIC: picture of you
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, January 13, 2010 12:03:43 PM 
Well, would you want to kiss a broom?
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TOPIC: picture of you
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, January 13, 2010 11:42:31 AM 
Lookin good man.
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, January 12, 2010 9:14:34 PM 
New Airbourne Song Available For Streaming

"No Way But The Hard Way", the new single from Australian hard rockers AIRBOURNE, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The song comes off the group's sophomore album, "No Guts. No Glory.", which is scheduled for release on March 8 via Roadrunner Records.

AIRBOURNE recently filmed a video for "No Way But The Hard Way" with director (and SUM 41 drummer) Stephen Martin "Steve" Jocz (BOWLING FOR SOUP).
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, January 12, 2010 9:13:33 PM 
New W.A.S.P. Promo Video - Babylon's Burning

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktQfK3Jo-zk

"Babylon's Burning", the new video from W.A.S.P., can be viewed on YouTube. The song comes off the band's new album, "Babylon", which entered the U.K. "Rock Albums" chart at position No. 15. The CD was released in Europe on October 12 through Global Music (via Demolition Records) and was made available in the U.S. on November 17.

Regarding how he came up with the album's concept, frontman Blackie Lawless recently told AOL's Noisecreep, "I'll tell you basically where it started. It was about a year ago when all this global financial crisis — supposed crisis — was going on. In the news, everybody was talking about this global meltdown. I heard different politicians in different places — especially over here in the E.U. [where Blackie was at the time of the interview] — these guys are saying, 'Maybe it's time that we should start thinking about a one-world government.' Then I heard another guy say, 'Well, speaking of a one-world government, maybe we should have a one-world currency.'"

He added, "What really got me was there was a guy who spoke up in Brussels and said by 2017 they're going to have all the E.U. microchipped. When he said that, I stood there with my mouth hanging open. When I heard that — this is potential 666 that kind of thing — I went online and I started doing a detailed research of microchipping.

"It's actually more widespread than even I thought it was. At home, there's a school — I can't remember if it's a high school — they already had some of the students microchipped there for school lunches and stuff like that. It's an experimental thing. All the kids do for lunch is they wave their hand in front of the thing that reads the computer bar. It's all done and they go eat.

"There's a doctor over here that I saw in Finland. He's the biggest [general practitioner] nutrition specialist. He said he believed this will be the first generation of babies to be microchipped in the E.U. I'm listening to all this, [thinking], 'These guys understand what they're saying? This is direct, direct prophecy coming out of the Bible.' When I heard all this coming out a year ago, the first thing you think when you hear a politician use the word 'crisis,' is it's usually code for trying to figure out some way to take some more freedom away from you, or certainly to tax you one way or another."

According to Lawless, the Bible's book of Revelation and the book of Daniel was "astonishingly accurate in the description of what these guys were talking about. These guys are talking 2017. That's eight years from now. That's not a long time from now. Twenty years ago, I wrote a record called 'Headless Children' and there's a line in there, it says, 'Four horsemen sit high up in this saddle in waiting and ride the ride the bloody trail of no return.' I heard these guys talking, are we closer to that potential Armageddon scenario than we are then?

"What I am trying to do is with any kind of art, you're trying to make people think. All art is designed to provoke thought — whether it's movies, or music, or sculpture or painting. It's all designed to get you to think, to also understand in a particular scenario like this: Elections have consequences. Don't just think your voice doesn't matter. I used to think it's me and my one voice doesn't matter. We do know that groups of people coming together really can make a huge difference, whether it is or it isn't.

"In democratic society, elections have consequences. Don't just look at some guy because he's speaking well, or you think he's going to be OK or something like that. Go dig into the guy's background. Look at what this guy is really standing for and try to make a decision from there. I understand we all get busy lives. But in democratic societies, you have a responsibility to really make your votes be heard and not just go along with the status quo."
TOPIC: Random Facts Thread
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, January 12, 2010 7:57:04 AM 
Thats never gonna go away.

Creativeness only exists in a select few, everyone else copies.
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TOPIC: Anorexia Nervosa - Metal Meltdown
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, January 12, 2010 7:55:42 AM 
I dont expect everyone to like, especially folks who aren't fans of more extreme styles of music,

If you listen carefully the dude is NAILING the screams and notes though.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by FreakyMetalHead from Monday, January 11, 2010 11:01:30 PM)
TOPIC: Anorexia Nervosa - Metal Meltdown
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, January 10, 2010 10:39:51 PM 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06_dHGTUh50

I never thought anyone would be able to do a GOOD job of this song and not make it sound fucking retarded...... I stand corrected.

It's like a brutal black metal version.....
TOPIC: Next Priest Studio Album
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, January 10, 2010 1:12:31 PM 
Scream of the fright*


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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, January 03, 2010 11:51:08 AM 
Iron Maiden - 8 New Songs Written

On Friday, January 1, IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain told Eddie Trunk — co-host of the VH1 Classic television program "That Metal Show" who has a long-running radio show, "Friday Night Rocks", on New York's Q104.3 FM — that the band will enter the studio in a couple weeks to start work on a new CD. According to Trunk, Nicko "said there was about eight songs written so far so the band would probably need to come up with a few more new songs while recording. [He added that] the material was a little different than past albums and they were taking their time with the recording schedule." McBrain also stated that the "new CD probably won't come out until 2011," according to Trunk.

IRON MAIDEN guitarist Janick Gers revealed to BBC News in November that the band was on its way "to Paris for three weeks to work on some new stuff." He added, "The most important thing for a band is to create new music, otherwise you're not valid — you become a parody."
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, January 02, 2010 10:51:10 PM 
I can play most of it, I'll have to learn the rest of it.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by hellrider 31038 from Saturday, January 02, 2010 7:51:11 PM)
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, January 02, 2010 6:15:36 PM 
Thanks man.

Anything you'd like to see me do besides Painkiller haha? i cant do that one all the way through
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, January 02, 2010 2:59:16 PM 
Here's cover videos of R.A.M.O.N.E.S. and No Class I made earlier today!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwi3g6g0itU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yQbz...eature=channel
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, December 31, 2009 11:58:43 PM 
Christopher Lee, Oldest Metal Fucker Ever!
Legendary actor Christopher Lee, who has appeared in such cinematic milestones as "Lord Of The Rings", "Star Wars", "The Man with the Golden Gun" and "Dracula", will release "Charlemagne", a concept album with original words and symphonic metal music, on March 15, 2010.

Composer Marco Sabiu, best known for his collaborations with Kylie Minogue, TAKE THAT, Pavarotti and Morricone, has created a truly epic canvas by introducing modern metal symphonies, in a style which resembles a movie score. Marie-Claire Calvet, a graduate from Bristol University, transports the listener into "The Dark Ages", with a very powerful storyline and mesmerizing lyrics. A full orchestra, heavy metal musicians, choir and special guest vocalists bring the legend of Charlemagne to life.

Lee has previously collaborated with MANOWAR and RHAPSODY OF FIRE.

For more information, visit www.myspace.com/charlemagnemusical.
TOPIC: So what the fuck did you get for Christmas? :D
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, December 25, 2009 1:12:09 PM 
I got me an Immortal Damned In Black T-shirt. Says "Hordes Of Evil March" on the back. Its purty neat.

And I got Iron Maiden's first album. And Operation Mindcrime.

Thats it for metal stuff this year.
TOPIC: The riddle topic
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, December 24, 2009 10:29:27 PM 
Welll your damned and one smart 16 year old haha.

You're pretty much right, the answer was the Government.
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TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, December 24, 2009 11:41:08 AM 
Can anyone here tell me anything about the Mesa Boogie Rectifier amps and the Road King amps especially?
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, December 22, 2009 11:46:06 PM 
Fan-filmed video footage Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST) performing the PRIEST classic "Living After Midnight" with an all-star band consisting of Slash (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER), Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN) and Steve Lukather (TOTO) on December 16, 2009 at the 95.5 KLOS Mark And Brian Christmas Show at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California can be viewed below (courtesy of "shandalous"). Other artists performing that night were HEART, FOREIGNER and Richie Sambora (BON JOVI).

The setlist for the Slash / Bonham portion of the show was as follows:

01. Black Dog (feat. Frankie Perez on vocals)
02. Talk To You Later (feat. Fee Waybill on vocals)
03. Living After Midnight (feat. Rob Halford on vocals)
04. We Three Kings (feat. Rob Halford on vocals)

The RobHalford.com staff captured exclusive rehearsal, soundcheck and performance footage. Once edited, the footage will be made available as a free download on a date to be confirmed next month (January 2010).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyupbyvfJ40&feature=player_embedded
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, December 22, 2009 9:17:10 AM 
Rob's Favorite Horror Movies

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford recently spoke to Bloody Disgusting about his favorite horror movies. They are as follows:

01. The Shining
02. The Exorcist
03. Nosferatu
04. Carnival of Souls
05. White Zombie
06. The Terror
07. The Hunchback of Notre Dame
08. The Amazing Mr. X
09. Phantom from 10,000 Leagues
10. The Brain that Wouldn't Die
11. The Giant Helomonster


Read Halford's comments about a few of the above-mentioned flicks at this location.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, December 22, 2009 9:14:35 AM 
The Formation of Damnation Reissue Details

San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT are preparing to take the stage once again in support of their highly acclaimed 2008 release, "The Formation Of Damnation". TESTAMENT will be hitting the road as special guests with fellow thrash legends MEGADETH and SLAYER on the "American Carnage" tour beginning on January 18 in Seattle, Washington.

"The Formation Of Damnation" will be reissued in a deluxe tour edition just in time for the upcoming trek. The two-disc edition will include the band's comeback album plus bonus footage of classic tracks and more.

Disc 1:

01. The Persecuted Won’t Forget
02. Killing Season
03. Afterlife
04. The Evil Has Landed
05. The Formation Of Damnation
06. Henchmen Ride
07. More Than Meets The Eye
08. Dangers Of The Faithless
09. False Evidence Appearing Real (F.E.A.R.)
10. Leave Me Forever

Disc 2

* "The New Order" *Audio and Video
* "Practice What You Preach" *Audio and Video
* "Souls Of Black" *Audio and Video
* "More Than Meets The Eye" music video

* Recorded in Alcatraz for MTV's "52/52" TESTAMENT campaign

The deluxe tour edition will be in stores on February 23, although fans will be able to pick up the release on all of the dates of the upcoming "American Carnage" tour prior to it hitting stores.

As a special exclusive to the dedicated TESTAMENT legions, there will be a VIP package available for purchase. This VIP package makes a great stocking stuffer for every TESTAMENT fan. Now is your chance to give your friends and family the metal Christmas present they have always wanted.

The TESTAMENT "VIP Pack" is available for all of the shows and includes the following:

* One general admission ticket with early entry
* Exclusive meet-and-greet with the members of TESTAMENT
* Personal photograph with the band
* Autograph session (includes 8x10 photo)
* Exclusive TESTAMENT Affliction shirt
* Collectible tour poster (limited, numbered)
* Exclusive TESTAMENT music skin
* Official VIP meet-and-greet laminate
* Official set of TESTAMENT guitar picks
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, December 21, 2009 4:49:53 PM 
JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing has released his latest video blog featuring his holiday and winter greetings from Finland along with a 2009 wrap-up. Watch the four-minute clip below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9C_LEtA4ig&feature=player_embedded
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, December 21, 2009 1:51:05 PM 
And here is the video for it!

http://www.rocktube.us/DOoAvXXkdhR/Rammstein_Ich_Tu_Dir_Weh_New_Video_2009_.html
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, December 19, 2009 5:07:05 PM 
GNR Perform Longest Concert In Bands History

According to a Twitter message by GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, tonight's (Saturday, December 19) GN'R concert in Tokyo, Japan was the band's longest performance ever at three hours and 37 minutes.

The group's setlist was as follows:

01. Chinese Democracy
02. Welcome to the Jungle
03. It's So Easy
04. Mr. Brownstone
05. Catcher in the Rye
06. Sorry
07. Band Jam (I Want You Back, Jackson 5)
08. If the World
09. Richard Fortus Solo (James Bond Theme)
10. Live and Let Die
11. Dizzy Reed Solo (Ziggy Stardust)
12. Street of Dreams
13. Band Jam
14. You Could Be Mine
15. Rocket Queen
16. My Michelle
17. DJ Ashba Solo
18. Sweet Child O' Mine
19. Shackler's Revenge
20. I.R.S.
21. Band Jam
22. Axl Rose piano solo
23. November Rain
24. Band Jam
25. Whole Lotta Rosie
26. Knockin' on Heaven's Door
27. Scraped
28. Prostitute
29. Jam
30. This I Love
31. Frank Ferrer Solo (We Will Rock You)
32. Out Ta Get Me
33. Ron Thal solo (Pink Panther Theme/Don't Cry)
34. Don't Cry (Axl, Ron and DJ)
35. Nightrain

Encore:

36. Madagascar
37. There Was a Time
38. My Generation
39. Better
40. Patience
41. Nice Boys
42. Paradise City
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, December 19, 2009 10:32:47 AM 
Rammstein To Debute New Promo Video On Monday

"Ich Tu Dir Weh" (English translation: "I'll Hurt You"), the new video from German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN, will make its online debut on on Monday, December 21 at 1:00 p.m. CET at visit-x/rammstein. According to a press release, the clip "is the ultimate distillation of a RAMMSTEIN concert into five minutes. As with the preceding video, 'Pussy', Jonas Åkerlund [METALLICA, SATYRICON, MADONNA, THE PRODIGY] stands at the helm as director, and for 'Ich Tu Dir Weh', he captures the show on the band's 'rehearsal stage' in 35mm. A full-bodied format to do filmic justice to RAMMSTEIN's own brand of 'widescreen' staging.

"The plan was simple. Åkerlund uses the language of grand cinema, RAMMSTEIN delivers the rest: the theatre, the flesh, the frenzy. The result is formidable. 'Ich Tu Dir Weh' shows the band at its purest and most concentrated. A beast, only awakened to life onstage under the spell of fire and a maddening roar."

"Ich Tu Dir Weh" comes off RAMMSTEIN's new album, "Liebe Ist Für All Da", which sold 22,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 13 on The Billboard 200 chart. Previously, the group's best rank came with its 1998 chart debut, "Sehnsucht", which peaked at No. 45 off the strength of its only U.S. radio chart hit, "Du Hast". Although the band just had its highest chart debut, "Reise, Reise" sold over 26,000 copies in the U.S. its opening week of sales.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, December 18, 2009 2:40:10 PM 
Immortal North American Tour Dates

Abbath, Horgh, Apollyon, and Demonaz of the Norwegian black metal band IMMORTAL have issued the following statement:

"North American hordes, we are coming your way! After the fantastic experiences we had in New York and Los Angeles in 2007, we are returning next year, and this time we will make sure we visit our Canadian hordes on the East coast as well! We will see you during Easter 2010, which will be a dark and cold one!"

Confirmed tour dates for "Blashyrkh in North America 2010" are as follows:

Mar. 27 - Toronto, ON – Canada @ Opera House
Mar. 28 - Montreal, QC - Canada @ Metropolis
Mar. 30 - Brooklyn, NY @ Masonic Temple
Apr. 02 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Avalon

VIP meet-and-greet tickets are available for purchase:

They will be limited at each show and will include a laminate pass, early entrance to the venue, a limited print poster, and a signing session with the members of IMMORTAL following their performance. The VIP tickets for the Brooklyn, New York show will include an additional meet-and-greet with the band after their sound check.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, December 18, 2009 11:19:14 AM 

Ozzy's New Album Title Announced

According to NME.com, Ozzy Osbourne has set "Soul Sucka" as the title of his next album, which is slated to come out in June. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Let It Die", "Diggin' Me Down" and the title track.

The album, produced by Osbourne and Kevin Churko, will be the first to feature new guitarist Gus G. (FIREWIND).

Ozzy Osbourne's latest CD, "Black Rain", was certified gold on December 14, 2007 by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for shipments in excess of 500,000 copies in the United States.

"Black Rain" was reissued on November 20, 2007 as a "Special Limited-Edition Tour Package" featuring a bonus CD of live tracks and B-sides. The bonus CD includes the following cuts:

01. I Don't Wanna Stop (live)
02. Not Going Away (live)
03. Here For You (live)
04. Nightmare
05. Can't Save You
06. Love To Hate

"Black Rain" debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard album chart, with first-week sales of 152,000 copies.

TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, December 17, 2009 10:12:54 AM 
So yeah I got OWNED hardcore at the music store day before yesterday.

I was just looking for my regular light or medium gauge nicklewound strings for metal and rock.

I don't know much about strings yet so i asked about these cool looking FLATwound ones and the fucking MANAGER of the store said there all the same......

Obviously he was lying to make me buy the more expensive Flatwound ones, or he honestly knows jack shit about music and its instruments.

Flatwound strings are NOOOOOOOT the same as regular strings. There JAZZ strings. TThere completely smooth, hard to bend, extremely dull, has no balls.

And these were medium gauge, and oh my god, there the biggest fucking medium gauge strings I've ever seen. I had to file down the slots in the nut on my guitar. I tried not to make them deeper because that would fuck other strings up once I switch back, but I just tried to widen them so they'd fit.

And I can't tune higher than C.......

Looks like its Rammstein and Rob Zombie for me for a few weeks.
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, December 17, 2009 10:08:47 AM 
I just picked it up along with my England one  a while back. I didn't even know what it was at the time haha. My thoughts were "Hey that looks pretty cool! I'll take that one too!"
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, December 15, 2009 4:44:33 PM 

Judas Priestess!

JUDAS PRIESTESS, the New York City-based all-girl JUDAS PRIEST tribute band, has scheduled the following dates:

Jan. 23 - Rose's Cantina Backstage Rock Bar - Groton, Connecticut
Jan. 29 - Brooklyn Bowl - Williamsburg, New York
Feb. 06 - Seaside Tavern - Stamford, Connecticut

JUDAS PRIESTESS is band of hard-rocking chicks hell-bent on hitting stages across the USA and tearing up the classic headbangers of the undisputed masters of metal, JUDAS PRIEST.

Formed in July 2009, this spike-and-chain-clad group of loud and grinding heavy metal-lovin' gals crashed head-on into the music scene a scant four months after forming and have already begun to receive critical acclaim from the press.

For more information, visit www.myspace.com/judaspriestessband.



Grinderhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyrP0zeZOsE&feature=player_embedded





TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, December 15, 2009 4:42:12 PM 

Man the Sonisphere festival is fucking SIIIIIIIIIICK!

Check that shit out man.

http://uk.sonispherefestivals.com/


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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, December 14, 2009 10:05:24 PM 
THE BIG FOUR THRASH BANDS ARE GOING TO SHARE THE SAME STAGE AT THE TRAVELING FESTIVAL "SONISPHERE".

BE THERE.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, December 14, 2009 9:13:20 AM 
New Sebastian Bach Song "Live The Life"

Live the Life:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bisUsBazT6k


Fan-filmed video footage of former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach and his solo band performing a brand new song called "Live The Life" on December 13, 2009 at Pakkahuone in Tampere, Finland can be viewed below.

Bach's current solo band includes guitarists Nick Sterling and Johnny Chromatic, drummer Bobby Jarzombek and bassist Rob DeLuca.

Bach recently stated about his new bandmates: "I can't tell ya how happy I am with my band and my new guitar player Nick Sterling! This dude is gonna blow you all away! He plays incredible and we got some new jams that will kick your ass! The whole band is rockin' and we can't wait to see you all LIVE on tour!!"

Bach and DANKO JONES will support GUNS N' ROSES on their upcoming Canadian tour in January/February.

Dominick Tancredi will play bass for Bach on December 21 in Moscow, Russia.

Sebastian recently collaborated with HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta on several tracks for Bach's new solo album, with Nick and Charlie Bellmore of the Connecticut band PHANTOMS assisting during the pre-production process. The singer has also written material with John 5 (ROB ZOMBIE, MARILYN MANSON).

Bach is best known for selling 20 million albums as the former lead singer of SKID ROW. He has gone on to star on Broadway and television, including five seasons on CW's "Gilmore Girls", as well as hit shows on VH1, MTV and CMT. Bach's most recent studio project was "Angel Down", his first solo album since 1999. The record features 14 songs with a guest appearance by GUNS N' ROSES front man Axl Rose on three cuts, including a blistering version of AEROSMITH's "Back In The Saddle".


Edited at: Monday, December 14, 2009 9:14:00 AM
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, December 10, 2009 11:15:28 PM 
Dio's First Chemo Treatment Successful

Legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) was diagnosed with the early stages of stomach cancer and is currently receiving treatment at the Mayo Clinic. His wife/manager Wendy Dio has issued the following update on Ronnie's condition:

"Well, it has been a very exhausting month. After all the never-ending tests in Los Angeles, we flew to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, and as soon as we arrived, we got a call from the MD Anderson Hospital that they had an appointment for us with the doctor we originally wanted, so we then flew to Houston to the clinic, and, of course, MORE tests, but Ronnie finished receiving his first chemo treatment on Wednesday, and all is going very well.

"I would like to thank Tony Martell from the T.J. Martell Foundation, Dr. Stuart Aaronson from Mount Sinai, Lindsay Brown and Mike Carden from Eagle Records, and our very own Dr. Sandeep Kapoor, for all your help in getting us into MD Anderson, and also our friends Geezer and Gloria Butler, who flew to Houston to be with Ronnie while he had his chemo.

"Ronnie and I are totally overwhelmed by the amount of well wishes that we have received from friends and fans — we are reading them all. Some make us laugh, some make us cry, but all of them are so filled with love that it gives us so much support and makes Ronnie even more determined to fight this battle and win.

"Thank you all for the positive energy and prayers."

According to a posting on the BLACK SABBATH fan site Black-Sabbath.com, fans can send get-well cards to Ronnie James Dio through the official fan club address:

Dio Fan Club
12400 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 624
Studio City, CA
91604

Additionally, if you'd like to send an email to Ronnie, you can do so via [email protected]. After a short time, Black-Sabbath.com webmaster Joe Siegler will print them out and pass them over to Ronnie and Wendy Dio.

Dio, 67, has performed with ELF, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH, and his own band DIO. Other musical projects include the collective fundraiser "Hear 'n Aid". He is widely hailed as one of the most powerful singers in heavy metal, renowned for his consistently powerful voice and for popularizing the "devil's horns" hand gesture in metal culture. He is currently involved with HEAVEN & HELL, a project which also includes Iommi and other former BLACK SABBATH bandmates Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice. Their first studio album, "The Devil You Know", was released on April 28, 2009.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, December 10, 2009 12:58:00 AM 
Slash, Rob Halford, And Jason Bonham to Perform Together

Slash (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER), Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST) and Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN) will perform at the 95.5 KLOS Mark And Brian Christmas Show at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday December 16. Joining them on stage will be Steve Lukather (TOTO) and Keith Emerson to create an all-star band. Other artists performing that night will be HEART, FOREIGNER and Richie Sambora (BON JOVI).

As top-rated syndicated morning show personalities, Mark Thompson and Brian Phelps of the Los Angeles-based "Mark And Brian Show" entertain audiences live with their dauntless comedy weekday mornings from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
TOPIC: 1001 ways to know you're a Judas Priest fan
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, December 09, 2009 4:22:46 PM 

What about that Nightmare/The dream Time song? You like that? It sounds like it belongs in a really cheesy 80s horror movie. Not very rock n roll.

But yeah looking at the tracklisting it is better then I thought. Its just the horribleness of those songs that suck that ruins it for me haha.

Normally Motorhead albums work like this.

4 or 5 sweet fucking songs.

The rest are medicore. Usually about war, dissing god, etc.

Thats been there standard for DECADES haha.

On this one though, those songs that are bad and so bad it ruins the album for me.


  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Wednesday, December 09, 2009 4:10:31 PM)
TOPIC: 1001 ways to know you're a Judas Priest fan
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, December 09, 2009 10:49:59 AM 

Dont forget 1916.

That album is fucking horrible.

Give or take like 4 or 5 songs.

TOPIC: 1001 ways to know you're a Judas Priest fan
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, December 07, 2009 9:00:28 PM 
No, I'm not a nutswinger.

That is fucking retarded, you realise that right?

According to that, AGREEING with someone or simply LIKING someone, automatically makes you a nutswinger. Seriously dude, how old are you? Grow the fuck up. No offense.

I get what your saying about those two old tapes, I have Metal works on VHS, I traded it for a Deicide DVD, my buddy didn't know what he had. I'm with you on that one though that they should definitly get into gear and release this stuff but it is NOT there desicion. Its the record companies desicion, and Priest have had an absolute shit history with record companies.

Half the reason Rob got out of Priest to do his solo project was because of record companies. He contractually was not allowed to release solo music, he quit/got fired/who cares.

If they choose to release those I'd be right in line too on day 1, but I feel that those are NEVER going to be released again. Might as well just forget about it, and by some lucky surprise chance, we might get to see them someday again, highly unlikely though.

But you do really need to stop assuming that every single one of us goes out and guys every single thing the band release. I have almost the entire discography, BUT I only have ONE greatest hits CD, because it has sweet live shit on it, and the Metalogy boxset.

The other boxset that Priest have is unofficial and just a rehash from there shit record company Gull that they first signed to. Guess whats in the boxset.

Rocka Rolla, Sad Wings of Destiny, and then Rocka Rolla and sad Wings of destiny AGAIN in the Hero, Hero format. Brilliant, fuck Gull are retarded.

I like many others, refuse to buy the ridiculous amounts of Greatest Hits Cd's that bands have nowadays. There a good starting point, but thats all, I don't believe anyone owns a ton of greatest hits Cds from one band, if they were that serious they'd buy the discography instead, not 7 Greatest Hits Cds.

I do think the band cares what we say. Obviously KK does, have you looked at his site at all? He answers fan questions every month and it has loads of cool stuff.

Rob Obviously does too. The Halford Quorum was begging for YEARS for him to release the Rock in Rio show Halford did in 2001, and he finally did last year or this year, and DEDICATED IT TO THE QUORUM!. The fans! Who the fuck does that? Barely anyone.
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TOPIC: 1001 ways to know you're a Judas Priest fan
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, December 07, 2009 11:33:53 AM 
No no no, you don't get it. At all.

Its not as easy as "digging it up and releasing it". Not by a long shot. The band have released EVERY single concert they've filmed professionally. They've officially stated this many times.

There is NO footage from Unleashed in the East. OR ANYTHING from that time period. NOTHING is official, anything that DOES exist is bootleg or just a few second live performance taped by the BBC or some shit.

THE FOOTAGE DOES NOT EXIST. GET OVER IT.

And no, the majority of us here are NOT fan boys or girls that will buy everything they release. That is so STUPID.

I haven't bought A TOuch of Evil: Live yet, am I fan boy? I Don't overly want to buy it either. I guess according to your theory that instantly makes me not a fan boy.

As for those of us that DO buy every single release the band puts out is because #1, they love the band and will support it to no end, you CANNOT bring someone down for supporting something. That is childish and pathetic.

#2 They have a broader sense of musical acceptability and are NOT "elitists" like you seem to be. They simple have a broader range of music they enjoy, and whether you like it or not doesn't mean its wrong, what you like and dont like is your opinion, it can also make you extremely close minded at the same time. If you listen to a lot of other stuff besides typical metal, forget everything I just said.

#3 Some of us are collectors, its NICE to be able to show off something, like a collection of great music. Buying shit releases is involved in that, but thats all subjective and extremely opinion based.

The band owes us nothing. They give us quality releases (could be better though) nearly every year. They tour the world almost EVERY YEAR many times over just to show the fans there love. Thats all the band can do for us, give us a great live show while they still can, and give us great releases while they still can because once there gone thats all we have left. Personally I'm gonna treasure my Priest collection once Priest are done. Are you?
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, December 03, 2009 9:05:52 PM 
Send Dio A Get Well Card Or Email!

According to a posting on the BLACK SABBATH fan site Black-Sabbath.com, fans can send get-well cards to legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) through the official fan club address here:

Dio Fan Club
12400 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 624
Studio City, CA
91604

Additionally, if you'd like to send an email to Ronnie, you can do so via [email protected]. After a short time, Black-Sabbath.com webmaster Joe Siegler will print them out and pass them over to Ronnie and his wife/manager Wendy Dio.

Ronnie James Dio was diagnosed with the early stages of stomach cancer and is currently receiving treatment at the Mayo Clinic.

Dio, 67, has performed with ELF, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH, and his own band DIO. Other musical projects include the collective fundraiser "Hear 'n Aid". He is widely hailed as one of the most powerful singers in heavy metal, renowned for his consistently powerful voice and for popularizing the "devil's horns" hand gesture in metal culture. He is currently involved with HEAVEN & HELL, a project which also includes Iommi and other former BLACK SABBATH bandmates Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice. Their first studio album, "The Devil You Know", was released on April 28, 2009.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, December 03, 2009 9:02:56 PM 
KK Downing Video Blog

A new guitar-related video blog from JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing filmed few weeks ago in Finland has been posted on his official YouTube channel. Check out K.K. introducing a classic instrument from the past below.

JUDAS PRIEST's August 17, 2009 performance at the Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida was filmed for a DVD that will be included in a forthcoming expanded 30th-anniversary edition of their 1980 classic, "British Steel".

As they have done at all of their U.S. summer dates this year, PRIEST performed the "British Steel" album in its entirety at the Seminole Hard Rock Arena.

JUDAS PRIEST kicked off its "British Steel" 30th-anniversary tour on June 29 at the Murat Theatre in Indianapolis, Indiana. Halford told Noisecreep, "It's like suddenly, thirty years have come upon us and we're about to celebrate. The album's technical anniversary is April of next year, but want to start the party early."

Halford added, "In today's economy, all artists have to think of something to do differently. We decided that this would be a great opportunity to do something that PRIEST has never done before, which is to play an album in its entirety. The band and the name 'JUDAS PRIEST' have both been around since 1969, so it is our fortieth anniversary, too. We seem to be in a constant celebration mode!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_36TBpbJMU
TOPIC: Most Respected Member
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, December 02, 2009 7:23:03 PM 
And this sums up why I barely come around anymore or read anything.

Its sure pleasant to see that pathetic piece of shit still here that started this thread, considering he's been harassing this board and its members for YEARS.... thats.... yeah....get a life. Nuff said.

I'm gonna download Firefox now because I NOW have Windows 7 finally!
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, December 02, 2009 10:34:45 AM 

Dimebag Tribute Album Info Released

The complete track listing has been revealed for the forthcoming "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) tribute album, which will be released on the cover of the 200th issue of U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine. The CD and the magazine, which will coincide with the five-year anniversary of Dimebag's passing, will be made available on December 16.

The "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott tribute album will include the following artists/cuts:

01. ZAKK WYLDE - "Suicide Note Pt. 1"
02. MACHINE HEAD - "Fucking Hostile"
03. MALEFICE - "I'm Broken"
04. AVENGED SEVENFOLD - "Walk"
05. EVILE - "Cemetery Gates"
06. FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH - "A New Level"
07. BIOHAZARD - "Mouth For War"
08. SYLOSIS - "Strength Beyond Strength"
09. CHIMAIRA - "Slaughtered"
10. UNEARTH - "Sandblasted Skin"
11. THROWDOWN - "Becoming"
12. KIUAS - "This Love"
13. THIS IS HELL - "Rise"

AVENGED SEVENFOLD's "Walk" audio stream:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7PIhpySka4&feature=player_embedded#at=62

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn told Metal Hammer about the band's decision to cover the "Vulgar Display Of Power" classic "Fucking Hostile", "It was either that or 'Strength Beyond Strength' from 'Far Beyond Driven'. In the end, we decided that we wanted to do a classic. We chose 'Fucking Hostile' because it’s two and a half minutes of pure, raging metal. It's short, fast and brutal."

He continued, "There's some real intricate riffing parts in there. We'd jammed it before but we'd never sat down and analyzed it properly. I think we did a great job on it."

The song by EVILE turned out to be bassist Mike Alexander's very last and was recorded just before he himself died of a pulmonary embolism, a blockage of an artery in the lung, on October 5, 2009 while on tour with the band in Sweden.

"Dimebag" Darrell Abbott was co-founder and lead guitarist for PANTERA. When PANTERA broke up in 2003, Dimebag and his brother Vinnie Paul formed DAMAGEPLAN. On Dec. 8, 2004, while performing with DAMAGEPLAN at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio, Dimebag was shot and killed onstage by Nathan Gale. He was 38 years old.

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, December 02, 2009 10:32:00 AM 
New Upcoming ACDC DVD

According to 10Musica.com, AC/DC's three sold-out shows at the River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina on December 2, 3 and 6 (65,000 capacity each) will be filmed for a future DVD release. Additional footage at the stadium will be shot on Saturday, December 5 without the presence of an audience.

AC/DC arrived in Buenos Aires on Sunday, November 29.

AC/DC released a limited-edition box set called "Backtracks" on November 10. The set, which comes in two versions, was made available only through the ACDCBacktracks.com web site. As previously speculated, the "deluxe" package is housed inside a fully operational AC/DC amplifier and comes in a limited, autographed run of 50,000 copies. Included in the set are three CDs of live and studio rarities, two DVDs, a vinyl LP also containing studio rarities, a 164-page coffee table book, fine art lithographs of rare photos, a reproduction of an early AC/DC concert flyer and other memorabilia, including a button, guitar pick, and more.

A standard edition features two CDs of live and studio material, a single DVD plus bonus videos.

The first DVD is the long-awaited video compilation "Family Jewels 3", which rounds up the group's music videos, live performances, and promotional clips from 1992 to 2009. The second DVD, "Live At The Circus Krone", captures a complete club show that the band played in Munich in 2003.

Among the studio rarities included in the set are alternate versions of a number of early AC/DC tracks, as well as the never-before-released "Love Song", possibly the only ballad the band ever wrote with original singer Bon Scott.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, December 01, 2009 5:09:42 PM 
Joe Perry wants singers to send tapes to his manager.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, November 30, 2009 10:21:13 PM 
Rob Halford commented on Dio's stomach cancer.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=131215
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, November 29, 2009 12:37:13 PM 
Ov Hell Debut Album Info Released

OV HELL, the new black metal project featuring DIMMU BORGIR vocalist Shagrath and ex-GORGOROTH bassist King, has completed work on its debut album, "The Underworld Regime", for a February 2010 release via Indie Recordings. The CD was recorded at Earshot Studio and features Shagrath on vocals, King on bass, Frost (SATYRICON) on drums, Ice Dale (ENSLAVED) on guitar and Teloch (NIDINGR, GOD SEED) on guitar. The album was produced by Herbrand Larsen and mastered at the Livingroom studios by Espen Berg and Shagrath in November 2009. King composed all of the music for "The Underworld Regime", while Shagrath wrote all lyrics, with contributions from Silenoz and Sarah Owens.

"The Underworld Regime" track listing:

01. Devil’s Harlot
02. Post Modern Sadist
03. Invoker
04. Perpetual Night
05. Ghosting
06. Acts of Sin
07. Krigsatte Faner
08. Hill Norge

Commented Shagrath: "The majestic OV HELL has become a band that reflects our roots — raw, ugly, arrogantly blasphemous — with uncompromising truth from two influential Norwegian musicians needing to express our primitive side, straight out OV HELL."

Added King: "It's been a little hell to actually see this music form into a band, but when I'm now listening to the final result, it has been worth the hard work we have put into this album!"

Two rough-mix sample tracks from "The Underworld Regime" can be heard on the band's MySpace page.

In a recent interview with MetalNews.pl, King stated about OV HELL's debut album, "It is always hard to describe your own music and it usually ends up like meaningless self-promotion of your own album. It will, however, contain music most people would define as black metal. I'm not claiming we have reinvented the wheel, but I don't think have heard any band to date we could be seen as copycats of. I have not heard all the bands in the world and can, of course, be mistaken.

"The album will contain a mixture of our different musical preferences and the personalities involved, which hopefully will lead to something original and new. I have to say, though, that I am more occupied of developing myself spiritually and musically than strive to be viewed as original by fans."

"The will to relive 1994 in black metal these days should be against all that black metal is all about. Presenting others' art and ideas almost 15 years later, mostly based on nostalgic reflections, show that you don't have the capacity to adapt to your own chaos and so on develop to a strong individual unique being. Recycling your own ideas will show that you are not capable of change and in other words should be viewed as dead.

"A person who is not able to change opinions, learn from his mistakes and have the ability to grow and change should not shout for people's attention but be quiet.

"I am grateful that I have had musicians with me on this record that do NOT possess these qualities."

TOPIC: The best Motorhead tribute band EVER!
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, November 28, 2009 11:35:11 PM 
Its so good! How come everyone else covering Motorhead is just fucking shit but when Abbath and whoever does it, it sounds exactly like Motorhead.
TOPIC: The best Motorhead tribute band EVER!
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, November 28, 2009 10:06:53 PM 
You'll never guess who's doing the vocals there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-JxEc_-si0
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, November 27, 2009 1:16:04 PM 
This is how I hold it:

TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, November 27, 2009 1:10:45 PM 
Naa that doesn't help either. I don't hold the pick the proper way. With your thumb and the side of your index finger or even at the proper 45% angle. I do it all backwards.

I hold the pick with my pretty much the whole tip of my thumb, nearly down to the middle knockle. I use the tip of my index finger for the other side, and occasionally my finger finger tip at the same time..

Like this:


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TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, November 26, 2009 5:14:52 PM 
I'm still working on my goal of learning all the rhythm parts of Painkiller by ear. I've like 85-90% done.

I literally can't do punch harmonics though, because of the way I hold my pick. So I do fake ones where the natural harmonics are. You just pick the harmonic like regular, but as soon as you do, press down on that fret and it keeps the harmonic tone, so it SOUNDS like a pinch harmonic, but its actually not. I can only do it in certain places, so that second riff in Painkiller is pretty well impossible for me right now haha.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Thursday, November 26, 2009 2:44:10 PM)
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, November 26, 2009 1:52:31 AM 
I can't do that one!
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by hellrider 31038 from Thursday, November 26, 2009 12:00:47 AM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, November 25, 2009 9:15:26 PM 



Eddie Trunk, co-host of the VH1 Classic television program "That Metal Show" who has a long-running radio show, "Friday Night Rocks", on New York's Q104.3 FM, has posted the following message on his official web site:

"Just hung up the phone with both Wendy Dio and Ronnie James Dio himself.

"Obviously, the news was just released about Ronnie having stomach cancer. I was aware of this a number of days ago, but did not say anything public until Ronnie's camp was ready to release the news.

"As I have said in the past, Ronnie has always been one of my closest friends and biggest supporters over the many years we have worked together doing various things. We have a friendship far beyond just music and he being a musician and me being a host. So I have been in a knot over this news when I was first told about it around a week ago.

"The results of the many tests he has had were made known yesterday, so now he knows exactly what he is dealing with and will soon find out the course of action. The GREAT news is that it did not spread and is in an early stage!

"I just hung up with him and he sounded great. The usual RJD, totally commited to 'killing the dragon,' and he will! He is not in pain, sounded great, and was ready to do what he has to do and get back on stage and sing like only he can!

"It was great to have spent about 20 minutes on the phone with him and hear how positive he was and thankful for all the support from his many fans. He's already made a few changes to his diet that he said has helped him feel great and admitted his days of having a few drinks are mostl likely behind him.

"I will share what I can when I can, but know Ronnie is ready to fight and win, and anyone who knows the man knows he will succeed!

"Let's all continue to keep him in our thoughts and prayers going forward for a speedy recovery. Yes, Ronnie is a great singer and icon for the music we love, but he is an even better person and I know he will beat this!"

Pictured below is Eddie Trunk with Ronnie James Dio.

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, November 25, 2009 9:02:24 PM 
http://www.facebook.com/KISS?v=app_181757350917

Kiss are streaming a concert live RIGHT NOW. So if you wanna see it, get your fucking ass on there.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, November 25, 2009 3:35:09 PM 
Thats fucking bad news.

Its good they caugh it very early otherwise we not get to see Dio perform ever again!

  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by momo from Wednesday, November 25, 2009 3:03:23 PM)
TOPIC: Most Respected Member
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, November 25, 2009 9:26:14 AM 
Who cares? Respect isn't earned through a point system or whos this site lists as your friend.
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, November 25, 2009 9:23:36 AM 
I'm thinking about doing Metal Militia actually. Have been for a while.

I know one thing though, I should practice this shit more before I record it haha.

Thanks everyone.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Tuesday, November 24, 2009 11:02:25 PM)
TOPIC: HALFORD 3 Winter Songs
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, November 24, 2009 7:20:38 PM 
Well they all said it will most likely be a straight ahead metal album.

And Rob said he's gonna do Halford 4! And possibly another Christmas album , which ISN"T 4, but something different.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Tuesday, November 24, 2009 3:49:04 PM)
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, November 24, 2009 3:30:31 PM 
Here's a video I made today covering Leather Rebel! Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRtBaxoTt64
TOPIC: The riddle topic
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, November 21, 2009 9:13:15 PM 
Nobody wants to take a stab at it?
TOPIC: HALFORD 3 Winter Songs
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, November 19, 2009 10:57:15 PM 
I always said Fight was basically Rob's version of Pantera. Thats what it started with anyway, he was heavily into that at the time.

War of Words is rated as a top 5 metal release of the entire 90's.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by JT_Small_Deadly_Space from Thursday, November 19, 2009 7:39:26 AM)
TOPIC: Favorite and Least Favorite Album?
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, November 19, 2009 4:21:41 PM 
I'm listening to Turbo right now. Its on Parenta Guidance actually.

I love Turbo haha. Its so cheesy its good.
TOPIC: Popularity?
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, November 19, 2009 9:58:17 AM 
People aren't used to bands actually BEING bands anymore. Its always one dude, or a group with a guys name in it. I love the expression when I give them the facts of how retarded they are.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by icecreamman from Wednesday, November 18, 2009 9:26:18 PM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, November 18, 2009 4:39:09 PM 
Do it.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Head banger from Wednesday, November 18, 2009 12:38:04 PM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, November 18, 2009 12:17:17 PM 
Well they are doing the Canadian Carnage tour still. It got Rescheduled on account of Tom's neck surgery. Here's the Canadian dates:

Feb. 16 - Colisée Pepsi - Quebec City, QC
Feb. 19 - Air Canada Centre - Toronto, ON
Feb. 20 - Centre Bell - Montreal, QC
Feb. 22 - Moncton Coliseum - Moncton, NB
Feb. 23 - Metro Centre - Halifax, NS

Dio Cancels European Tour - Hospitalized

DIO — the band fronted by legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) — has cancelled its previously announced European tour after Ronnie was taken ill. "Ronnie has been hospitalized and we are waiting for further news," the singer's wife/manager Wendy Dio told BLABBERMOUTH.NET.

DIO's lineup for the European tour was supposed to include WHITESNAKE/ex-DIO axeman Doug Aldrich due to the fact that the band's regular guitarist, Craig Goldy, had prior touring commitments with BUDGIE in Australia.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Head banger from Wednesday, November 18, 2009 7:15:25 AM)
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, November 18, 2009 12:13:27 PM 
Nice, I've got the bigger 75 watt version. They are sweet amps, but definitly NOT a stage or live amp. Gotta bend down and press the buttons instead of a pedal haha.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by METAL MELTDOWN from Wednesday, November 18, 2009 8:40:56 AM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, November 17, 2009 9:50:50 PM 
FUCK I Hate Rebuying CDs!

Bay Area thrash legends TESTAMENT are taking the stage once again in support of their 2008 release, "The Formation of Damnation", TESTAMENT will be touring as special guest with fellow thrash legends MEGADETH and SLAYER. The tour will feature the classic lineup of vocalist Chuck Billy, guitarists Eric Peterson and Alex Skolnick, bassist Greg Christian, and drummer Paul Bostaph and will mark the 20th anniversary of these major players taking the stage together on the same stage as MEGADETH and SLAYER.

"The Formation of Damnation" will be reissued just in time for this amazing tour with SLAYER and MEGADETH with a bonus CD that contains live renditions of the classics "The New Order", "Practice What You Preach" and "Souls Of Black". The tracks will also feature enhanced video clips recorded in Alcatraz for their MTV special "52/52" campaign feature as well as the music video for "More Than Meets The Eye". This special album re-release with bonus material will be in stores on February 23. TESTAMENT will have the tour reissue available on all of the dates of the upcoming "American Carnage" tour prior to it hitting stores.

As a special exclusive to the dedicated TESTAMENT legions, there will be an exclusive VIP package available for purchase. The TESTAMENT VIP Pack will include the following:

* One general admission ticket with early entry
* Exclusive meet-and-greet with the members of TESTAMENT
* Personal photograph with the band
* Autograph session (includes 8x10 photo)
* Exclusive TESTAMENT Affliction shirt
* Collectible tour poster (limited, numbered)
* Exclusive TESTAMENT music skin
* Official VIP meet-and-greet laminate
* Official set of TESTAMENT guitar picks

The password for the TESTAMENT ticket pre-sale is "Damnation". VIP packs and tickets will be available at Ticketmaster.com.

For more information, visit www.testamentlegions.com.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF41291cn0w&feature=player_embedded#at=93
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, November 17, 2009 9:43:35 PM 
I see a Line 6!
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, November 17, 2009 9:42:24 PM 
That fuckin sucks man. I don't know why they build arenas and stadiums with shit acoustics when they know bands will eventually play there.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guitardude from Tuesday, November 17, 2009 8:43:39 PM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, November 17, 2009 4:18:48 PM 

Rob Takes part in the Creepshow Video Podcast

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=130547

TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, November 16, 2009 10:49:39 PM 

Here`s just a simple cover I did of Motorhead`s new song `Rock Out`.

Woops, forgot the link haha.

Here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8acGZmuBrUQ


Edited at: Monday, November 16, 2009 11:07:11 PM
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, November 16, 2009 8:57:56 PM 
Rob was on Nights With Alice Cooper.

Follow the link:

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=130492
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, November 16, 2009 2:21:49 PM 
Take Back The Horns!



Motivated by what he calls the "systematic abuse" of the metal horns, heavy metal icon and frontman for the legendary band TWISTED SISTER, Dee Snider has launched a web site dedicated to the reclamation of our iconic heavy metal symbol, TakeBackTheHorns.com.

"The rampant misuse and overuse of the metal horns is an insult to true fans of the music form it represents," says Dee, "They were never intended to be thrown by members of the hip hop, country and pop communities. We fought long and hard for the music we love to be recognized. They have no right to use our sign!" ??

While absolutely recognizing the humor in the situation, TakeBackTheHorns.com is dedicated to not only raise awareness of this abuse, but the site has been designed to inform and educate the reader on the history and proper use of the metal horns. Dee Snider hopes it will unify the massive, heavy metal community in the fight to stop the metal horns' further exploitation and degradation. Says Dee, "I appreciate the appeal of throwing the horns and even acknowledge that its overuse shows just how far the acceptance of heavy metal has come as a music form. But when little Johnny throws the horns to his mom because he's successfully made a number two, things have gone way too far."

TakeBackTheHorns.com also contains a section for visitors to post photos of abusers of the horns and an interactive "Metal or Not" rating system to help define and decide the proper usage of the iconic symbol. ??

Dee goes on to say, "In the '80s, I went to Washington, D.C. to defend heavy metal and fight censorship. Now it's time for me to defend the music I love again and fight a very different enemy. I need headbangers the world over to join me in this important fight. Let's say to the purveyors of other music forms, the usurpers of our mark...get your own damn sign bee-otch! Let's take back the horns...dot com!"
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, November 15, 2009 8:39:39 PM 
Ronnie James Dio Discusses Heaven & Hell's Future

Robert Gray of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO). A few excerpts from the chat follow below.

Ultimate-Guitar.com: When you reunited with Tony [Iommi] and Geezer [Butler], were you worried that a repeat of the "Dehumanizer" situation would occur?

Dio: No, no. We were very, very smart about the way we dealt with things, and I think we learnt lessons from what had happened to us before, with the two break ups before that. I think it's a pretty good indication that we want to play in a band together, and that it's something we do a lot, because we keep getting back together again. But yeah, I think we took it really slowly. We didn't make plans to do something that we couldn't deliver, either to ourselves, or to someone we'd promised to do something, say a tour or whatever. We didn't make these long term plans, and that allowed a lot of mistakes not to happen. Again, we've all grown up a lot. We really appreciate each other more than we ever did before, and we were always good friends — that was never a problem. Contrary to what people may believe, we never had arguments. In fact, I don't remember ever having an argument. Of course, nothing physical ever happened, so it seems really odd that we did break up that many times. I guess a lot of it was because of some political things that were going on, and again, we were younger, and did things that we shouldn't have done. So yeah, there's always that thought in the back of your mind, if this could happen again, and if this will be another "Dehumanizer" situation. We're not allowing that to happen though; we have communication now, we talk, and we really, really spend a lot of time together, which was something we didn't do before. Because of all the lessons that we learnt from the past, I don't worry about that ever happening. If it did happen, I think we're confident enough in the things that we did in the past, and the things that we can still do without each other, so it wouldn't be the end of the world. But we really, genuinely enjoy making music together, and being around each other, so I don't see that happening. We're too cautious about it now.

Ultimate-Guitar.com: How does the chemistry within the DIO band differ to the chemistry within HEAVEN & HELL?

Dio: Well, I think one of the differences is that I'm a lot more in control of my own situation because it is the DIO band, and I can make a lot of decisions that are mine and mine alone. With SABBATH, we're very democratic. We don't do things behind each others' backs, and unless we all agree to it, it doesn't happen. That sometimes can make life a little bit more difficult if I don't agree with the decision of the other two, but that's the way we've set it up, so that's the way it works. So far, I've not seen any problems with that. So really, it's the difference between having a little bit more of a — certainly not a dictatorship, but let's put it that way anyway — a little bit more of a dictatorship, and a whole lot more democracy in SABBATH. That's really the difference in the chemistry. As far as the people go, we are all different people. Tony and Geezer have done this for such a long time, and I've known them for such a long time, with all the things we've done together. We share different experiences in the DIO band, and life is made of all those experiences. Our experiences in the DIO band bring us close together, with the things we have done, and the things we're about to do. All the things we've done in SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, whatever we're gonna call it, those are different experiences, but yet they're all enjoyable ones. As far as chemistry goes, there's no lack of chemistry on either side. It's just as I said before; it's more my decision with the DIO band, and much more democratic the other way.

Ultimate-Guitar.com: You also recorded some voice work for "Brütal Legend", but unfortunately those parts weren't used. What are your thoughts on that?

Dio: I was looking forward to seeing the finale, and it was very interesting to do. We went to a place called Skywalker Ranch, which is where George Lucas' original studio was. A brilliant place, with memorabilia everywhere. There was a great atmosphere, and I enjoyed doing it, but at the end of the day, it just didn't work out. Perhaps my voice characterization wasn't what they were looking for. It's not what I do, truthfully. They asked, and I thought it was interesting to be a part of, but at the end of the day, if it wasn't right, then it wasn't right. At the end of the day, I don't harbour any bad feelings about that at all. It doesn't matter to me.

Ultimate-Guitar.com: Some have added two and two together, and have come up with five, alleging that your parts weren't used because Ozzy (Osbourne) contributed to "Brütal Legend", and supposedly didn't want you to be a part of the project. What are your thoughts on that rumor?

Dio: I've heard that rumor, and people do put two and two together, or sometimes put two and two together and it equals five, so perhaps they're wrong about that. I don't accuse anyone unless I know exactly what's going on. I don't know if that's the case. It certainly seems coincidental, I must admit. It does. I'm not gonna throw the blame to anyone, though. Perhaps that wasn't the reason, and perhaps it wasn't because Ozzy was a part of it. Again, it just doesn't bother me at all. I'm very thick-skinned when it comes to that, and I don't really care if they did that. If someone did do that, then I think it just shows small-mindedness, but I'm not gonna accuse anyone till I know what's going on.

Ultimate-Guitar.com: Do you see yourself recording a new HEAVEN & HELL album?

Dio: Yeah. I think so — I do think so. I think we'll probably tour a little bit first in the interim time. Of course, we're dealing with Tony's hand at the moment too. We would've been touring more with HEAVEN & HELL, and probably wouldn't even have organized this DIO tour, if it hadn't been for the fact that Tony has tendon problems in his hand, and had to be operated on. That gave me the time to do this that we're talking about now, which is the tour, and working more on "Magica". At the moment, we're waiting to see how Tony's hand is going to recuperate. We have no plans to break this up. I think we're all excited about doing another album at some point. I don't think we want to rush into it right now, but perhaps during this time off, between Tony's recovery and us getting back together with HEAVEN & HELL, we'll be able to get together and write some more songs. We can do that, certainly. To answer your question, yeah, I think we will.

Ultimate-Guitar.com: How does the future of the DIO band look?

Dio: I think it looks really good. Once again, as I said before, there are people in this band who really, really want to be in this band, and who really love the music that we make. They love the majesty of it, the bigness of it, sometimes the heaviness of it, and just all the great songs that have been done from year to year. Those songs never die; they're fun for me to play after all these years, and they're certainly fun for Rudy [Sarzo] and Simon [Wright] and Craig [Goldy] to play, and they do such a wonderful job of it. It has a great future, as far as I'm concerned. I'm not trying to take away from what I'll be doing with HEAVEN & HELL, because once I apply myself to HEAVEN & HELL, that's the only thing I'll focus on. As you suggested earlier though, in the back of my mind there's always that thought about the DIO band, because again, it's been such a big part of my life. It's given me such great songs to be able to play, and so many people who have made their way to this band as fans, and as friends. It's something that's never going to die, not in my mind, and it's something that I'll carry on and do.

Read the entire interview from Ultimate-Guitar.com.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, November 15, 2009 12:41:23 AM 

Well I DO like the idea of releasing different concerts on the DVDs.

Europe has the France concert.

Mexico has the Mexican one.

Canada has the Canadian one.

And each DVD has like 3 shows on it.

So we're getting 9 Metallica performances on DVD next year I guess.


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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, November 14, 2009 2:49:30 PM 

MORE fucking Metallica DVD's....


Disposable Heroes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82-XO...layer_embedded

According to El Espectador, Universal Music in Mexico has set a November 30 release date for METALLICA's "Orgullo, Pasión Y Gloria - Tres Noches En La Ciudad De México" (Pride, Passion And Glory Three Nights In Mexico City) DVD, recorded on June 4, 6 and 7 of this year at Foro Sol, Ciudad de México. The disc will contain 19 songs including the following:

* Creeping Death
* For Whom The Bell Tolls
* Ride The Lightning
* One
* The Memory Remains
* Sad But True
* The Unforgiven
* The Day That Never Comes
* Master Of Puppets
* Nothing Else Matters
* Seek And Destroy
* Enter Sandman

The DVD packaging features work of legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin (LED ZEPPELIN, AC/DC, THE WHO, IRON MAIDEN).

To promote this launch, the first 5,000 people to buy tickets for METALLICA's March 10, 2010 concert in Bogotá, Columbia will have access to the first edition of the DVD.

The band played Mexico City for the first time in a decade in June, with the group keeping the shows on its schedule despite the outbreak of swine flu that originated in the area.

AVENGED SEVENFOLD and a Mexican act called RESORTE served as the opening acts.

METALLICA's setlists for the three Mexico City concerts were as follows:

June 4, 2009:

01. That Was Just Your Life
02. The End Of The Line
03. Creeping Death
04. Holier Than Thou
05. One
06. Broken, Beat And Scarred
07. Cyanide
08. Sad But True
09. The Unforgiven
10. All Nightmare Long
11. The Day That Never Comes
12. Master Of Puppets
13. Blackened
14. Nothing Else Matters
15. Enter Sandman
- - - - - - - -
16. Helpless
17. Trapped Under Ice
18. Seek and Destroy

June 6, 2009:

01. Creeping Death
02. For Whom The Bell Tolls
03. Ride The Lightning
04. Disposable Heroes
05. One
06. Broken, Beat And Scarred
07. The Memory Remains
08. Sad But True
09. Turn The Page
10. All Nightmare Long
11. The Day That Never Comes
12. Master Of Puppets
13. Fight Fire With Fire
14. Nothing Else Matters
15. Enter Sandman
- - - - - - - -
16. The Prince
17. No Remorse
18. Seek and Destroy

June 7, 2009:

01. Creeping Death
02. Fuel
03. Wherever I May Roam
04. Harvester Of Sorrow
05. Fade To Black
06. Cyanide
07. ...And Justice For All
08. Sad But True
09. The Day That Never Comes
10. All Nightmare Long
11. One
12. Master Of Puppets
13. Dyers Eve
14. Nothing Else Matters
15. Enter Sandman
- - - - - - - -
16. The Wait
17. Hit The Lights
18. Seek and Destroy

Official Metallica.com footage from the Mexico City concerts can be viewed below.

METALLICA has issued several DVDs in the past, including "Cliff 'Em All", "Cunning Stunts", "S&M With The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra" and "A Year And A Half".

According to MetOnTour.com, which is described as "your FREE virtual backstage pass to every METALLICA show," METALLICA will release a new DVD featuring footage from the band's Canadian performances in Quebec City, Quebec (October 31 and November 1) and Ottawa, Ontario (November 3). Drummer Lars Ulrich commented from the stage at the second Quebec City show, "I couldn't think of a better city for METALLICA to film a DVD." The concerts were filmed by the band's longtime friend and collaborator, famed video director Wayne Isham.

METALLICA has set November 23 as the release date for "Francais Por Une Nuit", or "French For One Night", the full-length concert DVD that the band filmed in Nimes, France on July 7, 2009. The show took place at a historic Roman amphitheatre called the Arenes de Nimes. In addition to the band's complete 18-song set, the disc also includes interviews with the group and five video clips shot by members of the audience. Although initially announced as a France-only release, fan demand has led to Metallica also making the set available through their web site, Metallica.com, as well as the site of the French branch of the band's record company.

A statement posted on the band's web site said, "ALL aspects of the project are French as the show was filmed, recorded, and edited with French camera and recording crews, the artwork on the package and special box set (more on that in a minute!) were created by a French design team; even the credits are in French."

The DVD will come in three formats: standard DVD or Blu-ray in a digipack including a 16-page booklet, and a deluxe limited edition box set that includes the DVD, a copy of "Death Magnetic" on CD, a T-shirt, laminated pass, and five exclusive photos.

TOPIC: HALFORD 3 Winter Songs
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, November 13, 2009 9:39:35 PM 
Yup thats the one!
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Friday, November 13, 2009 9:26:51 PM)
TOPIC: HALFORD 3 Winter Songs
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, November 13, 2009 9:22:37 PM 
Don't question my sources!!!


  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by hellrider 31038 from Friday, November 13, 2009 12:44:56 AM)
TOPIC: HALFORD 3 Winter Songs
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, November 12, 2009 4:08:18 PM 
Halford's "Winter Songs" album has sold roughly 1,400 units so far.
TOPIC: A THREAD FOR US OLD TIMERS!!!!
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, November 10, 2009 11:43:56 PM 
I'm not a big Cheap Trick fan haha. My tastes are a little more heavy. But saying that doesn't make much sense either cause I bought a John Denver CD not too long ago.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Tuesday, November 10, 2009 11:42:15 PM)
TOPIC: A THREAD FOR US OLD TIMERS!!!!
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, November 10, 2009 11:39:45 PM 
Hey I never heard that song before leave me alone haha. I DID see Cheap Trick in concert though, so I should know more probably.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Tuesday, November 10, 2009 11:37:43 PM)
TOPIC: like Megadeth? Discuss them here.......
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, November 10, 2009 11:38:31 PM 

There pretty cool guys, except Dave. He shouldn't do interviews.

TOPIC: A THREAD FOR US OLD TIMERS!!!!
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, November 10, 2009 11:36:30 PM 
You're all old!
TOPIC: Random Facts Thread
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, November 10, 2009 9:06:12 PM 
Oh god Linkin Park haha. There only good song is like Numb, someone should do a metal cover, it'd be better for sure.

I just really love Rammstein. Like you said, very original band.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Tuesday, November 10, 2009 4:30:26 PM)
TOPIC: Random Facts Thread
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, November 10, 2009 4:08:12 PM 
Well there not nu-metal. There industrial, dance/electro tinged Metal. Nu Metal is more like Limp Bizcit or however you spell there retarded name.

Have you seen any live Rammstein footage? Are you aware of the show they put on haha?

Here I'll send you a PM with some of there finger moments.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Tuesday, November 10, 2009 3:25:33 AM)
TOPIC: Random Facts Thread
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, November 09, 2009 11:04:59 PM 
Rammstein are fuckin' amazing. Fact.
TOPIC: Random Facts Thread
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, November 09, 2009 9:40:55 PM 
Well it wouldn't be the first time someone got jumped by two black guys haha. People are fucked nowadays.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by hellrider 31038 from Monday, November 09, 2009 7:43:27 PM)
TOPIC: What album should i buy?
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, November 09, 2009 5:15:31 PM 
Gonna be fuckin brutal.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by SkyRideR from Monday, November 09, 2009 5:14:04 PM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, November 09, 2009 4:52:51 PM 
Holy balls, me and my mom watched all the videos from the new Rammstein tour, the first show from last night.

Oh my god. Rammstein are better then ever. Seriously. Its ridiculous.

TONS of new pyro, new stage gimmicks. When you guys see what they do for Pussy, think BUCK DICH live about 20 times worse.

And Mr. Till Lindemann! Holy fuck. Remember how he was getting kinda chubby there near the end of the Reise, Reise tour? He is fucking JACKED as shit right now. Nobody his age SHOULD look as ripped as him. He was very out of shape in January earlier this year, what the fuck happened??? No homo.

Till's Rippedness:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKGqS_kwChY

Seriously, go see these guys. I'm gonna fucking cut my wrists if I don't get to see Rammstein on this tour.
TOPIC: Your latest Priest purchase
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, November 08, 2009 10:45:13 PM 
The only things I need to get from Priest now are:

Turbo remastered. I have a regular version.

Demolition (with the 2 bonus tracks, instead of 3 because Whats My Name? is a HORRIBLE fucking song)

Live Meltdown

Live In London CD & DVD.

And Electric Eye DVD too, I sold my copy a while ago.
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, November 07, 2009 4:48:12 PM 
The Vetta is like 2 or 3 times the price of MKII. And from the specs and stuff I read, it just seems like it has a tone of stuff you'd never use or need.  Although the footswitch that you can get for it to control all the built in pedals sounds fuckin sweet.

Can the MKII do the pedal thing too?
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guitardude from Saturday, November 07, 2009 4:34:12 PM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, November 07, 2009 3:55:36 PM 
Iron Maiden To Begin New Album

Guitarist Janick Gers of British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN revealed to BBC News that the band has already started writing songs for its 15th studio album. "We're going to Paris for three weeks to work on some new stuff," Gers said at the Classic Rock Roll Of Honour Awards 2009 on November 2 at the Park Lane Hotel in London, England. "The most important thing for a band is to create new music, otherwise you're not valid — you become a parody."

MAIDEN became the first outfit in history to travel round the world in a customized jet during their "Somewhere Back in Time" tour, as detailed in award-winning movie "Flight 666".

The Boeing 757 carried musicians, crew, gear and guests with singer Bruce Dickinson, a qualified airline pilot, at the controls.

Speaking in the Iron Maiden Fan Club magazine, IRON MAIDEN manager Rod Smallwood recently said, "It took a long time to set up the last tour because of the plane. It had never been done before and we didn't know what we were letting ourselves in for. The idea came a couple of years before that and we got into it a year ahead of the game.

"I'm starting to get my head round what we're going to do next summer. It hasn't been decided yet but we'll do something, so I've got to speak to promoters and agents.

"Now we know the plane works, by Christmas we'll have the pattern set. We'll probably be going for the plane and getting that held for us.

"But at the moment, the album's the key thing on the agenda. The guys will be getting together shortly and they're probably starting to get their heads round new ideas for songs individually. Some of them may meet up before we formally get together.

"We'll spend a period writing, we'll take Christmas off and then we'll get into recording. We'll finish the album in time for it to be out next year and I'm just getting my head round what we want to do touring-wise.

"We'll be doing some new places on the next tour. I won't tell you where they are - they're not finalized yet, but some work has been done. One place we can't play that we'd like to is Bolivia — the altitude is just too high for the type of physical performance the guys do. It's a shame."
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, November 07, 2009 3:51:15 PM 
Ripper Owens to Sing for Aerosmith? Naa I'm just fuckin with ya's!

AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry told the Las Vegas Sun on Friday (November 6) that singer Steven Tyler quit the band following a recent concert in Abu Dhabi.

"Steven quit as far as I can tell," Perry said. "I don't know any more than you do about it. I got off the plane two nights ago. I saw online that Steven said that he was going to leave the band. I don't know for how long, indefinitely or whatever. Other than that, I don't know."

Part of the problem, Perry said, is that Tyler doesn't return his phone calls.

"He's notorious for that," Perry said. "That's one thing I've learned to live with. I try to overlook it. I like to pick my battles. Frankly, the last few months I've been wanting not to rock the boat. I don't want him canceling any more gigs. We really wanted to do these last four. We just kind of didn't want to call him out or anything and get him anymore pissed off, for whatever reason. So we just let things lie. So we did the gigs and, like I said, I got off the plane and saw this online. That's how I know about it."

Perry said he arrived home in Boston on Wednesday and read on the Internet that Tyler planned to leave the band.

"He has had no contact with me or the other band members," Perry said.

He says he hopes to keep AEROSMITH together, with or without Tyler, but he was so stunned by recent developments he doesn't know what's going to happen.

"Right now I'm adjusting to how we're going to go on," Perry said. "AEROSMITH is such a powerful band, I mean it's like a steam locomotive. You just can't disregard 40 years of four guys who play together as well as they do. We're just trying to — at least I am — trying to figure out what direction the band should take.

"As far as replacing Steve, it's not just about that, it's also four guys that play extremely well together, and I'm not going to see that go to waste. I really don't know what path it's going to take at this point, but we'll probably find somebody else that will sing in those spots where we need a singer and then we'll be able to move the Aerosmith up a notch, move the vibe up a notch."

Read more from the Las Vegas Sun.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, November 07, 2009 3:48:12 PM 
JUDAS PRIEST/HALFORD singer Rob Halford will be the featured guest on tonight's (Saturday, November 7) edition of "The Classic Metal Show".

"The Classic Metal Show" can be heard every Saturday night between 9:00 p.m. EST and 3:00 a.m. EST at www.cmsradio.net.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, November 07, 2009 3:44:40 PM 
Its two shows. Look at the dates in the top left corner.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by jimmyjames from Saturday, November 07, 2009 2:14:50 PM)
TOPIC: Random Facts Thread
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, November 07, 2009 10:50:40 AM 
One of them haha.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Head banger from Saturday, November 07, 2009 10:47:50 AM)
TOPIC: Random Facts Thread
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, November 07, 2009 10:43:38 AM 
Nope I'm just too lazy to go hope in the shower haha. I gotta later though, going to town. I clean up pretty good when I wanna!
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Saturday, November 07, 2009 10:37:11 AM)
TOPIC: Random Facts Thread
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, November 07, 2009 10:32:57 AM 
I haven't showered in like 4 days,
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, November 06, 2009 11:31:03 PM 
Holy balls, give that to me!
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Maple Syrup from Friday, November 06, 2009 10:00:49 PM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, November 06, 2009 9:45:41 PM 
Lemmy is Badass.

The Belfast Telegraph recently conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister. A few excerpts from the chat follow below.

On living life in the fast lane and possible retirement:

"I can't think of anything better to do, can you? I can't see retirement being any better than running round the world chasing birds."

On staying on the road for long periods of time:

"Tours really blur after a while. But every tour's good, as long as you're not crippled!"

On how many other veteran acts take five or more years between albums:

"I think the band kind of dies about the third year in without another album. If I sold as many records as AC/DC, I'd do one every six fucking months!"

On MOTÖRHEAD's influence, with everyone from METALLICA to Dave Grohl crediting the English rockers for having inspired them:

"It's nice to be complimented. If we made somebody pick up a guitar and make music, then it can't be all bad."

On resisting calls to reunite with guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke and drummer Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor — the mob that recorded seminal metal masterpieces like "Overkill", "Bomber" and "Ace of Spades":

"It wouldn't be fair on these two [current drummer Mikkey Dee and guitarist Phil Campbell]. These guys have played 'Ace of Spades' a lot more times than Phil [Taylor] or Eddie did. We've been working too hard at this band now to put it on hold while I go fucking around with the other two. I'm loyal. I was loyal to Phil and Eddie, too, until they weren't loyal to me any more."

On his lyrics, which continue to rail against the injustices of modern society:

"It's all war and child porn. Mankind hasn't progressed beyond the caves. All we've got are bigger weapons. We can just kill our enemies from further away. We don't have to see what we did."

Read the entire interview from Belfast Telegraph.
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, November 06, 2009 8:40:30 PM 

Still my Spider 3.

I've been kind of interested in getting a new amp for a while and then I saw you guys talking about the Spider Valke MkII amp.1,500$ isn't a half bad price.

What do you guys think of the Spider valve MkII COMPARED to the Vetta? There both Line 6.


  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guitardude from Friday, November 06, 2009 6:47:32 PM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, November 06, 2009 2:26:59 PM 
Zakk Wylde Interview

Joe Bosso of MusicRadar.com recently conducted an interview with Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY). An excerpt from the chat follows below.

MusicRadar.com: Of course, the other major thing that's happened in the last year has been your split with Ozzy...

Zakk: "Well, I'll tell you how it went down. This is how it went down. Oz and mom (Sharon Osbourne), they said, 'Zakk, son, we need to talk to you.' They sat me down at the kitchen table and said, 'Zakk, we're very proud of you, but you're 42 years old now. We just think it's about time you take your wife and your kids and you get the fuck outta your bedroom and grow the fuck up and get a job — because me and your mother want to enjoy our life now. I think we've done enough. You're 42, now get the fuck out of the house!'"

MusicRadar.com: And make something of yourself.

Zakk: "Yes! So that's where we're at right now. [laughs] That's what happened. As rough as it was for me, I had to accept it." [laughs]

MusicRadar.com: Now, I know Ozzy is like family to you, but when it all did happen - I know you were kind of kidding — it seemed to take people surprise...

Zakk: "Well, I found out from Neil Zlozower, 'cause he was doing a photo shoot with Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley. He calls up and goes, 'Hey dude, I hear you're not playing with Ozzy anymore.' I go, 'Where'd you hear this?" And he's like, 'I heard it from Gene and Paul.' So I go, 'Well, I guess I'm not playing with Ozzy!'" [laughs]

MusicRadar.com: But was it a shock?

Zakk: "It's always been this way: 'We're going out on the road.' It's like, 'When?' 'Tomorrow.' 'What?!'

"I'm the last person to find out anything, you know? 'Wait a minute…I have three kids?' [laughs] 'Yeah, they're 17, 16 and 7, man, so we need some college money now.'

"But I've been with Oz since I was 19; I'm fucking 42 years old. It's just like…like with my dad passing away, same with my mom…I don't go, 'Oh, this sucks.' I never ask; I always thank.

"At least I got to spend 23 years with the boss. And he knows I'll always be there with him. Gus [G., of FIREWIND], who's playing with [Ozzy now], he's fucking awesome. So I hope he has a millisecond of the good time I had — that's a fucking lifetime. Gus will have a fucking blast, you know what I mean?"

You can read the entire interview at MusicRadar.com. The chat can also be streamed using the audio player below.
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, November 06, 2009 2:26:13 PM 
My first amp WAS my Line 6 Spider 3. It can do anything I want to basically. There great amps.

But out of all the 400+ present tones, they all suck ass except like 4 of them.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by K2M from Friday, November 06, 2009 1:54:45 PM)
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, November 05, 2009 9:38:09 PM 

All of that shit is so confusing haha.

So many different combinations of EVERYTHING. Ever little detail fucks with your tone, its insane.

TOPIC: HALFORD 3 Winter Songs
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, November 05, 2009 4:13:48 PM 
But I like those 4 other songs on Point of Entry! I hate you!
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[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, November 04, 2009 3:22:30 PM 
Metallica To Release a Billion More Dvd's!

According to MetOnTour.com, which is described as "your FREE virtual backstage pass to every METALLICA show," METALLICA will release a new DVD featuring footage from the band's Canadian performances in Quebec City, Quebec (October 31 and November 1) and Ottawa, Ontario (November 3). Drummer Lars Ulrich commented from the stage at the second Quebec City show, "I couldn't think of a better city for METALLICA to film a DVD." The concerts were filmed by the band's longtime friend and collaborator, famed video director Wayne Isham.

The band's setlists were as follows:

October 31, 2009 at Colisée Pepsi in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada:

01. That Was Just Your Life
02. The End Of The Line
03. For Whom The Bell Tolls
04. Holier Than Thou
05. One
06. Broken, Beat And Scarred
07. Cyanide
08. Sad But True
09. Turn the Page
10. All Nightmare Long
11. The Day That Never Comes
12. Master Of Puppets
13. Damage, Inc.
14. Nothing Else Matters
15. Enter Sandman
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16. Breadfan
17. Phantom Lord
18. Seek and Destroy

November 1, 2009 at Colisée Pepsi in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada:

01. That Was Just Your Life
02. The End Of The Line
03. The Four Horsemen
04. The Shortest Straw
05. One
06. Broken, Beat And Scarred
07. My Apocalypse
08. Sad But True
09. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
10. The Judas Kiss
11. The Day That Never Comes
12. Master Of Puppets
13. Battery
14. Nothing Else Matters
15. Enter Sandman
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16. Killing Time
17. Whiplash
18. Seek and Destroy

November 3, 2009 at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada:

01. That Was Just Your Life
02. The End Of The Line
03. Creeping Death
04. Fuel
05. Fade To Black
06. Broken, Beat And Scarred
07. Cyanide
08. Sad But True
09. One
10. All Nightmare Long
11. The Day That Never Comes
12. Master Of Puppets
13. Battery
14. Nothing Else Matters
15. Enter Sandman
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16. Last Caress
17. Motorbreath
18. Seek and Destroy

Wayne Isham, 51, is an American movie director who has directed music videos of many popular artists such as MÖTLEY CRÜE, SIMPLE PLAN, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, PANTERA, 'N SYNC, SHANIA TWAIN, GODSMACK, BRITNEY SPEARS, LEONA LEWIS, PINK FLOYD, SHERYL CROW, JOSS STONE, MADONNA, AVRIL LAVIGNE, DEF LEPPARD and BON JOVI, among others.

Previous METALLICA videos that were directed by Wayne Isham:

* "Enter Sandman"
* "Wherever I May Roam"
* "Sad But True"
* "Fuel"
* "No Leaf Clover"
* "Nothing Else Matters" (from "S&M")
* "I Disappear"
* "Frantic"
* "Broken, Beat And Scarred"

Official Metallica.com footage from METALLICA's October 31, 2009 concert Colisée Pepsi in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada can be viewed below.

METALLICA has set November 23 as the release date for "Francais Por Une Nuit", or "French For One Night", the full-length concert DVD that the band filmed in Nimes, France on July 7, 2009. The show took place at a historic Roman amphitheatre called the Arenes de Nimes. In addition to the band's complete 18-song set, the disc also includes interviews with the group and five video clips shot by members of the audience. Although initially announced as a France-only release, fan demand has led to Metallica also making the set available through their web site, Metallica.com, as well as the site of the French branch of the band's record company.

A statement posted on the band's web site said, "ALL aspects of the project are French as the show was filmed, recorded, and edited with French camera and recording crews, the artwork on the package and special box set (more on that in a minute!) were created by a French design team; even the credits are in French."

The DVD will come in three formats: standard DVD or Blu-ray in a digipack including a 16-page booklet, and a deluxe limited edition box set that includes the DVD, a copy of "Death Magnetic" on CD, a T-shirt, laminated pass, and five exclusive photos.
TOPIC: Popularity?
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, November 03, 2009 8:56:24 PM 
Its on Garage Inc......

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garage_Inc.
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[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, November 03, 2009 8:50:20 PM 
Well there is a point where your ears literally start to bleed, that might be too loud.
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[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, November 03, 2009 5:07:02 PM 
KK Downing Interview

Golf365 recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing. An excerpt from the chat follows below.

Golf365: Is it true DEF LEPPARD got you into golf?

Downing: Yeah, kind of. They challenged us to a game of golf and we challenged them to tennis. That sort of got us back into golf, because I'd played before but after that we started playing on tour a lot. It made sense because we had the time. We'd get in a cab, me and Glenn (Tipton; fellow JUDAS PRIEST guitarist), didn't know where we were going, didn't care, we'd just ask the driver which was the best course in the area, he'd take us and we'd end up playing some great courses. One time we were in Denver and asked for the top course, ended up at Arrowhead. The memories of that course and to think I played there — it was a special place.

Golf365: You've been on tour in the States this summer. Did you get to play much?

Downing: Only twice — we played Harding Park and then in Florida. They were getting Harding Park ready for the Presidents Cup, putting the bleachers up behind the greens. It was nice but not specced up for a tournament then though. The greens were good but it's a public course and has a lot of traffic so they were full of pitch marks. It was like a leopard skin. You could tell it would scrub up nicely though.

Golf365: What have been the best courses you've played in the States then?

Downing: I think maybe Jack Nicklaus' Desert Highlands resort in Arizona. That was, like, wow! It was the first time I saw round tees as well which blew me away. But then I just love Arizona for golf. I've played plenty of other great places: Doral, LaCosta, Torrey Pines, Cherry Hills ...

Golf365: Pebble Beach?

Downing: No, never played Pebble Beach. Royal Quebec, Cog Hill. I tell you, for years that was the best I had played. It was like: "How come no one talks about Cog Hill?" This summer we stayed at Las Colinas where they play the Byron Nelson but I didn't get to play it. I've played there before. We always stay there actually, played there when Alice Cooper opened for us. I lived in Hawaii for a while and I played all the courses there including Waialae and Kapalua; I love Hawaiian golf. But even some of the no-name courses are great. You know, up in the north — Dakota, Idaho, getting up into those Canadian pines. The drama is fantastic. I reckon you can never build enough drama into a golf course.

Golf365: How do you find the differences between the U.S. and British golf?

Downing: Golf is much more welcoming in the States and I think that's where I got it from, my vision for this place. But then, whenever you are an entertainer in the States they love it. Over here they worry a bit about your reputation.

Golf365: Tell us about your early experiences of playing golf in the UK.

Downing: Well, golf's moved on a long way since I first thought about it. Coming from the Black Country, I know that it used to be a sport for people of a certain class. It wasn't that working class people didn't want to play because you'd see them knocking a ball around in the park. But where could they play? It reminds me of the way things are in Japan now. I don't know what the stats are but I've played there and I've felt guilty playing — yeah, guilty! It's something like 9 out of 10 Japanese golfers won't get to see a course!

Read more from Golf365.
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, November 03, 2009 1:23:48 PM 

What do you think of the Line 6 caps on there site that go with the MKII head? I like having things that match. :D


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[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, November 03, 2009 10:56:19 AM 
Rush To Discuss Their Future

RUSH drummer Neil Peart has updated the "News Weather And Sports" section of his web site with his latest entry, entitled "Autumn Serenade". An excerpt follows below.

"In this autumn of 2009, the three of us are poised on another kind of 'reinvention.' We have agreed to meet in Los Angeles in November, and discuss our future.

"We learned many years ago that when we finish one long project — like a two-year tour following a year or so of writing and recording for 'Snakes & Arrows' — we don’t make any further plans for a while. It's good to feel truly free for a time, and to clear your mind to focus on what you'd really like to do next. Of course, these are parlous times in the music business, so our time-honored pattern of touring, recording, and touring is no longer the obvious way to do things. The music world — or at least the business of it — is very different now, even since 2006, when we began work on 'Snakes & Arrows'. The importance of 'the album' is not what it was, and there is currently a reversion to a musical climate rather like the 1950s, when only 'the song' matters. Radio, downloads, and 'shuffle' settings are inimical to collected works. Because of that reality, record company advances that used to pay for album projects are a thing of the past, so if that was what we wanted to do, we'd be on our own... To this point, the three of us haven't even discussed what we might discuss, so to speak — so our ideas and shared enthusiasm for the entity of RUSH will be fresh, spontaneous, and quite likely exciting. For myself, I'm open to anything we can all agree on (I've pointed out before that in a three-piece band, we need consensus, not democracy — it's no good having one outvoted and unhappy member). My favorite group activity is always songwriting and recording, and I've got some lyrical ideas and those new drumming frontiers to explore. However, those rhythmic concepts would also be inspiring for a new drum solo, if we decided to do a tour of some kind, maybe with an orchestra. We could write and record just a few songs, and release them some way. Or there were a couple of film-and-music projects we had discussed in the past. In any case, there are enough possibilities for future collaboration, and I am curious to see what we'll come up with."

Read more at this location.
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, November 02, 2009 8:42:37 PM 
Same man, I'm extremely interested in the Spider Valve MkII. And for about 800$ thats fucking sweet, but I need a cab to go with it right? Heads don't generate sound right?
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[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, November 02, 2009 12:20:39 AM 
Man when are you gonna open a leather and studs store? I would seriously buy the shit you make, its insane.
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[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, November 01, 2009 7:15:28 PM 
Motorhead To Enter Studio In February

MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister told ABORT Magazine's E.S. Day in a new interview that the band will hit the studio in February "to rehearse, write and record" its next album. The forthcoming CD will be the follow-up to "Motörizer", which sold a little more than 6,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 82 on The Billboard 200 chart. The album was recorded in part (drums only) at FOO FIGHTERS frontman/ex-NIRVANA drummer Dave Grohl's Studio 606 in Northridge, California with producer Cameron Webb, who also worked on "Kiss of Death" and 2004's "Inferno".

On November 2, U.K.-based publisher John Blake Publishing Co. will release the authorized book "Motörhead: In The Studio" by biographer Jake Brown, featuring exclusive interviews with MOTÖRHEAD mainman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister.

"Motörhead: In The Studio" is described in a press release as "the first comprehensive study of the in-studio making of MOTÖRHEAD's legendary catalog — including such classics as 'Overkill', 'Bomber', 'Ace of Spades', 'Orgasmatron', 'March or Die' and 'Motörizer', among others — told via first-hand interviews with engineers and legendary producers as Tony Platt, Trevor Hallesy, Will Reid, Thom Panunzio, John Burns, Howard Benson, Ryan Dorn, Mark Dearnley, Chuck Reed, Peter Solley, Arabella Rodriguez, Cameron Webb, and former drummer Pete Gill." The book's cover was conceived by Kilmister and features the band's classic warpig logo sporting sunglasses and headphones.

"Motörhead: In The Studio" is available for pre-order at Amazon.com.

MOTÖRHEAD performed its classic song "Iron Fist" on the October 8 edition of ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!". Video of the band's appearance can be viewed below.

MOTÖRHEAD drummer Mikkey Dee finished third in the reality-TV competition "Kändisdjungeln", the Swedish version of the popular U.K. and U.S. show "I'm a Celebrity…Get Me out of Here!". Dee was eliminated during the series' fifteenth episode, which aired on September 25.

Dee, 45, sat out most of MOTÖRHEAD's recent North American tour in order to take part in "Kändisdjungeln", which was filmed in the jungles of Malaysia. Filling in for him on the dates that he missed was former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsA3hzdnC6c&feature=player_embedded

TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, November 01, 2009 6:56:07 PM 
I can play it a lot better when I don't have a camera in my face haha.
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TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, November 01, 2009 3:18:04 PM 
Okay here's my Victim of changes video with lots of mistakes and poorly practice lead bits I learned 20 minutes before I recorded the video! Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN9hZfq-Xp0
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, November 01, 2009 10:59:19 AM 
Slayer Release 20 Minute Video/Graphic Novel

SLAYER's video graphic novel "Playing With Dolls" can be viewed below. The clip is available for viewing only through the weekend, and then on Tuesday as part of the "deluxe-edition" version of the band's new album, "World Painted Blood". (Note: The video will be removed from MySpace after this weekend.)

No mere music video, the 20-minute "Playing with Dolls" was created and directed by Mark Brooks ("Metalocalypse") and is a stark, 12-part nightmare that breathes corrupt life into SLAYER's latest syllabus of stalkers, psychopaths and serial killers, merging their aberrant psyches into the supremely focused desire of a single, merciless malcontent. A methodical distillation of one man's lethal frenzy, the film follows the gruesome outbursts of a nameless protagonist. He is not an indiscriminate murder junkie, but rather a highly creative snuff-artist with a deeply personal sense of purpose — a man for whom murder is the only conceivable way forward. With a black heart hardened by tragedy, he chooses his victims carefully. His methods are as grisly and varied as they are poetic.

Inspired by the songs on "World Painted Blood" — in particular Jeff Hanneman's "Playing With Dolls", from which the horror short takes its title — the film blends elements of animation and still-photography into a visual style similar to that of a graphic novel. The soundtrack for the "Playing With Dolls" short features clips from all 11 of the songs on "World Painted Blood"; in addition, the music bed for episode No. 7 is taken from "Atrocity Vendor", a new song that is not on the album.

"It's not live action and it's not animated," Brooks explains. "It's a weird hybrid of the two, and I haven't seen a lot of things done this way."

"It's a little weirder than your regular blood n' guts type thing," he says of the storyline, "which I think is a reflection of SLAYER's music."

But make no mistake: There is blood, and plenty of it. As the real-life boyfriend of one of the film's "victims" told Brooks after a private screening, "I almost threw up while I watching that. And I think that's a compliment."

SLAYER — bassist/vocalist Tom Araya, guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, and drummer Dave Lombardo — started recording "World Painted Blood", the band's 10th studio album, last October in a Los Angeles studio with producer Greg Feldeman, and completed it this past May. Recording "World Painted Blood" was a unique experience for SLAYER who has historically begun the recording process with all songs written and fully rehearsed. This time, they did the bulk of writing and song development while in the studio. According to drummer Dave Lombardo, "On this record, we worked a lot more collectively, we were more attentive to each other's ideas and willing to try them, which only benefited the album." "World Painted Blood" is indeed a SLAYER album, and consequently deals with topics such as death and destruction, war, serial killers, and the Apocalypse. "Psychopathy Red", leaked online a year ago, was inspired by the heinous Russian serial killer Andrei Chikatilo, a.k.a. the Rostov Ripper, who confessed to brutally murdering 56 children. "Beauty Through Order" (Kerry King: "one of Jeff's songs, it has a very heavy 'do me' intro to it then explodes with a really cool vibe,") "Unit 731", "Playing With Dolls" (Lombardo: an awesome track, great song structure, great vibe"), "Public Display of Dismemberment", and "Americon", a King composition. Of "Americon", King explains, "It's about what I think the rest of the world thinks of America. We may not be big on a lot of people's lists, but I don't care what you think of my government, of my economy, or whatever. I live here and this is one of the best places that I've ever found to live. So fuck you if you don't like it."

"World Painted Blood" will initially ship with four special collector's edition CD covers. Each of the four covers will display one-fourth of a provocative continental map illustrated with human skulls and bones; when placed together, the four images form a complete and grisly map of the world. All four of the initial CD packages will include a special blood-red, see-through top panel with the map displayed beneath it.

Log on to www.slayer.net to pre-order your copy of "World Painted Blood".

Video:
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=129646
TOPIC: Favorite and Least Favorite Album?
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, October 31, 2009 9:39:14 PM 

Lets discuss and give some reasons to back up your opinions and statements.

Whats your favorite album? Why? Least Favorite Album? Why?


Well I guess my favorite album would be Painkiller for sure. It was my introduction to metal. The entire album is just.... metal... the entire time. Which is sort of strange because I love the ballads just as much as the mid paced songs and speed metal oriented songs. Painkiller is just 100% metal all the through. To me its there peak as musicians, though I think Nostradamus is there "Masterpiece". Both have something different to offer. But Painkiller is just my favorite hands done.

As for my least favorite? I imagine it'd be something by the Ripper era. I haven't heard Demolition yet but I haven't heard exactly thrilling reviews of it. Jugulator does have some great songs on it, lyrics aside. Call me a fanboy I suppose because I generally do like everything Priest does. Blame that on me liking almost every style of music ever created though.

But since I gotta pick, either Turbo or something from the Ripper era. I like them, just not as much as say Screaming for Vengeance, Painkiller, or Nostradamus.

TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, October 31, 2009 9:01:03 PM 
One thing I don't like about Line 6 amps is all the effects. There IN the amp, therefore you gotta press the buttons. How would a effects pedal work on a Line 6 amp?
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TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, October 31, 2009 5:01:35 PM 
About 700$ more haha.

Well even so, 1500$ more or less is not half bad for that.
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TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, October 31, 2009 4:55:16 PM 
This Spider Valve MKII Head is like 800$ nearly. Thats not a half bad price. I wonder how much it would cost with a cab underneath it.
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[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, October 30, 2009 11:05:15 PM 
Ozzy, Ray Davies & Lou Reed perform with Metallica

Ozzy Osbourne (BLACK SABBATH), Ray Davies (THE KINKS) and Lou Reed joined METALLICA on stage earlier tonight (Friday, October 30) at Madison Square Garden in New York City for their performance at the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame 25th anniversary concert.

METALLICA's setlist was as follows:

01. For Whom The Bell Tolls
02. One
03. Turn The Page
04. Sweet Jane (w/ Lou Reed)
05. White Light White Heat (w/ Lou Reed)
06. Iron Man (w/ Ozzy Osbourne)
07. Paranoid (w/ Ozzy Osbourne)
08. You Really Got Me (w/ Ray Davies)
09. All Day And All Of The Night (w/ Ray Davies)
10. Stone Cold Crazy
11. Enter Sandman

In his review of the concert, John Soeder of The Plain Dealer writes, "METALLICA was on hand to represent the harder side of rock. The headbanging portion of the evening commenced with 'For Whom the Bell Tolls'.

"In addition to a sampling of their own fist-pumping anthems, singer-guitarist James Hetfield, guitarist Kirk Hammett, bassist Robert Trujillo and drummer Lars Ulrich took a stab at BOB SEGER's 'Turn the Page' before summoning an impressive supporting cast.

"'Go (expletive) crazy!' Ozzy Osbourne instructed as METALLICA accompanied him on 'Iron Man' and 'Paranoid'.

"The inspired pairings continued as METALLICA tore through 'Sweet Jane' with Lou Reed and 'You Really Got Me' with Ray Davies."

Check out photos of METALLICA's performance from The Plain Dealer.

METALLICA was inducted into the Hall of Fame this past April.

Tonight's show also featured U2, BECK, BUDDY GUY, ARETHA FRANKLIN, ANNIE LENNOX, LENNY KRAVITZ and JERRY LEE LEWIS.

Highlights of both nights' Madison Square Garden concerts will be part of a four-hour broadcast next month on HBO.
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, October 30, 2009 10:17:47 PM 
A Bogner amp mixed with a Line 6? I never tried a Bogner amp before....hmm.
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[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, October 30, 2009 10:07:58 PM 

Scorpions - Live In the Jungle DVD

In August 2007, Germany's most successful music export worldwide, SCORPIONS, ventured deep into the Brazilian jungle for a sold-out show in front of 40,000 enthusiastic fans the band played a concert in Manaus, the metropolis on the Amazon river. A cooperation with Greenpeace was already existent at this point and when the band returned to South America the next year, they happily intensified it.

Kaus Meine, lead singer of the SCORPIONS, recollects, "Due to the unbelievable success we returned to Manaus in 2008, but we also played Rio, Sao Paulo and Recife again. During the show in Belem, we accepted Greenpeace's invitation to participate in a three-hour flight across the rainforest in order to get a picture of the proceeding destruction (an area twice the size of Germany has been destroyed by fire so far). We wholeheartedly supported Greenpeace with large banners saying 'Stop the deforestation' during these shows and part of the proceeds from this DVD will consequently be given to this organization that is commited in so many parts of the world."

For many years, Greenpeace has been fighting against the rapid deforestation of the amazon rainforest and for the preservation of the habitat of numerous animal and plant species and also of more than 180 native peoples counting more than 200,000 people altogether. Scientists assume that the rainforest will be gone by 2050 — given a constant "deforestation speed." The consequences would be disastrous: People would lose their homes, animals and plants would become extinct and the impact on the world climate would be bomb-like.

The SCORPIONS have now commited themselves to protecting this unique ecosystem. The rock icons' DVD "Amazonia - Live In The Jungle" not only includes the complete show played in Recife on September 7, 2008 and a "Special Feature – supported by Greenpeace" consisting of five live videos from their legendary concert in Manaus in 2007, but also a Greenpeace documentation of the SCORPIONS' legendary flight across the amazon rainforest. Royalties of DVDs sold in Brazil and Mexico predominately go to Greenpeace Brazil's projects to protect the ancient forest.

Musically, the DVD is a highlight as well. Meine says, "During the 2008 tour we had the pleasure to perform with Brazilian guest musicians. It was a wonderful experience and demonstrated very well how music builds bridges and brings people from different cultures together."

In a closing statement, the musician addresses his South American fans and says, "We want to thank our Brazilian fans for the support and the incredible enthusiasm. To quote James: '3 words: You kick ass.' Brazil rocks!!!"


TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, October 29, 2009 5:34:14 PM 

All I have is my JS series Jackson King V and my Line 6 Spider 3 amp.

I love Line 6 amps, I just can't get into any other brand.

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TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, October 29, 2009 5:31:31 PM 
No I mean I literally can't play them haha.
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TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, October 29, 2009 3:42:18 PM 
I'm seriously considering doing a cover of Victim of Changes.

It just makes no sense to do without the solos though. Maybe I could just shorten those bits up?
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, October 29, 2009 12:46:59 PM 
Rob Zombie Kicks Off New Tour

The Pulse of Radio reports: Rob Zombie kicks off his first North American tour in two years on Thursday (October 29) in Phoenix, Arizona, and he said on a conference call with reporters earlier this week that fans can expect surprises in both the set list and stage production. "We have a lot of new things this time, you know," he said. "We didn't want to go out and just do the same old show, so we've dug deep and we've kind of tried to mix it up. You know, there's always the obvious songs that you have to play for people that they want to hear, but we're actually going back and we're grabbing some songs that I've actually never played live ever. And as far as the stage show, there's been some pretty incredible advancements in digital technology, so we have a pretty high-tech show going on. It's pretty awesome."

Meanwhile, it was announced late Wednesday (October 28) that Zombie has left Geffen Records, his label home for 18 years, and signed a new deal with Roadrunner Records' Loud & Proud imprint. The label will release his new album, "Hellbilly Deluxe 2", in early 2010.

Zombie sold more than 15 million records on Geffen as a solo artist and with WHITE ZOMBIE. He said in a statement, "It certainly wasn't an easy decision to make after all this time, but it had to be done. I love this new record and wanted to surround myself with an excited new group of people who can reignite my enthusiasm for working within a hard rock record label. Roadrunner seems to be the perfect place."

Zombie added that he will play songs from "Hellbilly Deluxe 2" on the tour, although the record's release has been pushed back. Geffen was initially supposed to issue the CD on November 17. It was abruptly yanked from that date, with sources saying that Zombie was at odds with his longtime label.

The singer also said he "toyed with" the idea of bringing out the original "Hellbilly Deluxe" stage set from 1998, but decided in favor of an updated version.

Zombie performed on the second day of the Loud Park festival, which was held October 17-18 at Makuhari Messe, a convention center in Japan located in the western region of Chiba Prefecture, close to Tokyo. Photos of the performance can be viewed below.







TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, October 29, 2009 11:24:59 AM 
If he mentioned us we'd be swarmed with internet forum trolls and new retards wondering who Judas Priest are and why Nostradamus is such a shit album.

Just be glad that Unleashed isn't like Alive!. Alive is completely done in the studio.

Unleashed in the East is live, with Rob's vocals completely overdubbed in ONE take. So essentially is like 2 shows put together.
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, October 28, 2009 5:03:37 PM 
Rammstein's New Album Cracks Top 15 Us Charts

"Liebe Ist Für Alle Da", the new album from the German rock band RAMMSTEIN, sold 22,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 13 on The Billboard 200 chart. Previously, the group's best rank came with its 1998 chart debut, "Sehnsucht", which peaked at No. 45 off the strength of its only U.S. radio chart hit, "Du Hast". Although the band just had its highest chart debut, "Reise, Reise" sold over 26,000 copies in the U.S. its opening week of sales.

Worldwide chart positions reaffirm RAMMSTEIN's status as one of the most internationally popular rock bands with seven #1 sales chart positions including their native Germany as well as platinum and gold certifications already awarded for numerous European countries.

"Liebe Ist Für Alle Da" arrived in stores on October 20 through a marketing and distribution deal with Vagrant Records and Universal Music Germany. The album was produced by Jacob Hellner and RAMMSTEIN, with recording done at Northern California's Sonoma Mountain Studio. The first single from the 11-track release is "Pussy", which was released as a digital single on September 22 and accompanied by one of the year's most viral videos.

A short film featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of RAMMSTEIN's "Pussy" video can be viewed below (courtesy of IGN Video).

"Liebe Ist Für Alle Da" track listing:

01. Rammlied
02. Ich Tu Dir Weh
03. Waidmann's Heil
04. Haifisch
05. B******
06. Fruehling In Paris
07. Weiner Blut
08. Pussy
09. Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da
10. Mehr
11. Roter Sand

RAMMSTEIN is:

Till Lindemann - Vocals
Paul Landers - Guitar
Richard Z. Kruspe - Guitar
Oliver Riedel - Bass
Christoph Schneider - Drums
Flake Lorenz - Keyboards
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, October 28, 2009 5:00:00 PM 
Is This Our Jackyle One?

It's official! On October 28, 2009 at 1:48 a.m. (EST), Cleveland, Ohio JUDAS PRIEST fan Jim Bartek finished listening to PRIEST's "Nostradamus" from start to finish for the 500th straight day!

His unique and unusual accomplishment has been covered in media outlets all around the world, including the New York Times, Rolling Stone magazine, the Associated Press, the Howard Stern radio network, major commercial FM rock radio stations and morning shows across the country, to name just a few. Bartek also had a chance to meet all of the members of JUDAS PRIEST on July 14, 2009 during their summer tour stop in Cleveland.

Bartek plans to finally end the streak, much to the relief of his friends and family, sometime in November. A date will soon be set where friends, followers, supporters and PRIEST fans will gather for a party at a local drinking establishment in Cleveland with Bartek to share one final listen together.

Bartek shares his own personal thoughts and prophecies on the "Nostradamus" album and his listening streak:

"The time has come to put to rest one of the greatest, most exciting, and craziest times of my life. My listening streak of 'Nostradamus' will soon come to an end.

"October 28th marks the 500th consecutive day of at least one listen of JUDAS PRIEST's epic 'Nostradamus' since its release in 2008.

"I would never in my life have thought anything like this could have ever happened, or could I have ever imagined doing something like this to begin with. It's hard to believe it has been nearly a year and a half already. The time has flown by.

"'Nostradamus' will go down as my favorite album of all time. I feel it is a masterful piece of work, with a story line that I thought was very easy to follow and understand. PRIEST gave an excellent overview of Nostradamus' life in a mere hour and 45 minutes. The music and the vocals, while not straight-on metal as standard PRIEST, still give an amazing metal performance into a very interesting subject.

"The 'streak', as most people call it, has been exciting and the rewards have been plentiful.

"I never planned to do anything like this. It just developed and took on a life of its own after several early on air mentions by Bill Peters during his WJCU 'Metal On Metal' radio program. I listen to his show religiously every Friday night. He was taking a poll on what his listeners thought of the new album and I was one of the only ones who responded favorably out of the hundreds of listeners who participated. I told him I even liked it so much that I was listening to it every day in its entirety since the release date, which was a week earlier at the time. I would check in with him every week and he would always ask if the streak was still going. After just over a month, he interviewed me live on the radio to give his listeners my personal review on the album and talk about the streak. I then checked in every couple of weeks to give live updates. By this time, more people were starting to come around and warm up to the album and were intently following my streak. The national media picked up on the story and the rest is history.

"All of the interviews, the news stories and people talking about it when I am out and about at local metal shows have just been overwhelming. The singer from the Metal Blade band RAVAGE came up to me after their Cleveland show and said, 'Hey, you're the 'Nostradamus' guy. It's an honor to meet you and have you see our show. We have all been following your streak in Boston.' I was even spotted and asked about it recently at a Cleveland Browns football game!

"I never would have thought in a million years this would have been such a big thing. It is amazing all the worldwide attention it has generated.

"Obviously the most exciting reward came when JUDAS PRIEST and their management took notice and invited me backstage before their show in July to meet and discuss 'Nostradamus' with them. This was the most exciting and memorable night of my life. A chance to meet my all-time favorite band was something I will never forget.

"It is going to feel weird not hearing the record every day since it has been a part of my life for all this time. I can just see my dog (Clarence) looking at me the first few days without a listen wanting to know where his 'Nostradamus' is. I think he has enjoyed the streak as much as I have!

"It has been an experience I will treasure. It has also been an experience that has been the craziest time of my life!

"I have to thank my friends and family, and all the people in the metal community for their support through this. The 'Metal On Metal' radio show, the 'Classic Metal Show', all the radio stations, newspapers, magazines and hundreds of internet sites that wrote about it. This truly has been an experience I will never forget.Last but not least, I would like to thank the metal gods themselves, JUDAS PRIEST, for releasing an album that made a huge impact on my life.

"Rob (Halford) told me to keep the streak going. You never know, I may change my mind and just cancel that party! Even if it does actually come to an end, it does not mean the 'Nostradamus' album will now be shelved. I at least see a couple of listens a week in my future as I still LOVE the record!"

Pictured below: WJCU "Metal On Metal" DJ Bill Peters (left) with Jim "Nostradamus" Bartek (right) moments before he went backstage to meet JUDAS PRIEST on July 14, 2009 in Cleveland at the Time-Warner Cable Amphitheater.









TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, October 28, 2009 3:55:28 PM 
Those people are called "posers".
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Wednesday, October 28, 2009 3:03:06 PM)
TOPIC: NOSTRADAMUS EVERYDAY!
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, October 28, 2009 11:50:57 AM 
Holy balls, Batman!

I might have to listen to Nostradamus later tonight haha.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, October 27, 2009 10:43:29 PM 

Dio Interview

Dio’s website calls him “the grand wizard of classic rock”. He’s been recording since 1958, and first achieved recognition with his band Elf, who supported Deep Purple in 1972. He then joined Rainbow, and sang with Black Sabbath after Ozzy Osbourne was kicked out.

In 1983 he released his first solo album, Holy Diver, the title track of which was recently covered by the metalcore band Killswitch Engage. He currently fronts Heaven And Hell, a return to the Black Sabbath line-up he was part of.

Do you collect anything weird?
Frogs. I was in Cornwall in 1975 and discovered a little shop, and inside there was a frog playing guitar, and I just couldn’t help myself. I started to collect frogs, and I have a lot of people who care about me and give them to me. I have a frog with a large phallic member with a teacup on it.
 
Do you believe in ghosts?
When I was in Rainbow, we were at a place called the Château, north of Paris. There wasn’t a lot to do other than record, so one day we had a séance. We contacted this woman named Sarah who kept saying nothing but, “Kill Thomas, kill Thomas, kill Thomas”. This went on for a week.

So we asked Sarah some questions, and found out Thomas was her son, who she wanted us to kill because he killed her, in childbirth. We asked if we could talk to someone else and the glass started to go everywhere. It said: “I am Baal. I create chaos. You will never finish this project.” It got a lot more involved than that. That’s the tip of the iceberg.
 
What’s the closest you’ve come to death?
An automobile accident in the early days of Elf. Our driver was killed, as well as my best friend and lead guitar player. I went through the windscreen and then back, ripped a part of my scalp off, broke a leg and broke an arm.

One of the guitar players in the back hit his face on the engine and had 16 stitches near his eye, and one almost had his legs amputated… it just went on and on. Just a horrible experience.

Do you have any recurring dreams?
I have nightmares on the road – I guess that’s just the stress of being in different places and having a different diet. The worst one was waking up in a bus and seeing all the people who’ve died before me and someone saying: “Don’t worry, you’ll be with us soon.”

Have you ever had a crush on someone that most people would think was gross?
Sophia Loren’s lower lip. I always just thought she had a magnificent lower lip.

What does your orgasm face look like?
I don’t know… I don’t think I’ve ever really looked! Probably white and sticky.

Have you ever seen any quirky genitalia?
I had a guitar player who had a crooked cock. It was hard to miss; I guess he was proud of it. Sometimes we had to pee together and you know, you check it out.

I thought you weren’t meant to!
Yeah, you can sneak a peek! You can look and go, “Holy, look at the size…” and then tell your friends, “Some guy was in the toilet with a knob like a bell!” But you don’t give it a stare, for sure.

What’s the oddest thing you’ve eaten?
I don’t eat vegetables, because I can’t stand the sliminess – like green beans. Or anything that looks like it’s got something still growing inside it. I do eat potatoes, they’re like a quasi-vegetable; and I’ll eat tomatoes as long as they’re crushed up in a sauce. Other than that, I only eat meat. So, kangaroo.

What’s the strangest thing a fan’s ever sent to you?
I can name almost all the frogs. The strangest things are books of the dead – but I figure that’d be expected.

What’s the strangest thing in your house?
Aside from myself? Sometimes you collect so many things they start cohabitating. I’m looking at a frog, and next to the frog is a wolf, and then there’s another frog who’s playing the saxophone, and next to him is a gargoyle on a candlestick, and next to him is Henry VIII. And I have some really beautiful crosses.

What’s the biggest animal you’ve killed?
A squirrel, accidentally. I love animals. I’ve always had dogs and cats. They put things in perspective: I see how wonderfully made they are and how flawed we are.
 
And now, the classic Bizarre challenge: choose between coprophilia, necrophilia and bestiality and explain your decision.
If I had to choose, bestiality. I certainly don’t want to screw any dead people and I don’t want to eat shit; at least there’s some kind of sexualness going on in the other one that I can get a live perspective on, anyway.
 
Which animal?
A spider. A black widow, of course!
 
What would go through your head when it started to eat you after sex?
“Ouch” is the first thing I’d say, and “stop” would be next, and “Oh my God” – you know, the usual epithets hurled out when these things happen, when you get eaten by a spider.
 
Do you think the sex would be good?
Probably not.

TOPIC: The riddle topic
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, October 27, 2009 10:26:28 PM 
Yup. Bingo.

Here I'll try to make one up.

What is incapable of telling the truth, but yet is trusted and loved by billions of people everyday.

I think this one might be very easy for some people.
TOPIC: The riddle topic
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, October 27, 2009 9:32:34 PM 
What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, and has a bed but never sleeps??
TOPIC: HALFORD 3 Winter Songs
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, October 27, 2009 4:17:27 PM 
The entire Crucible album is amazing. Every single song is great. The bonus tracks especially.
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, October 27, 2009 2:20:07 PM 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZINWr3fIDw4

Thats another video I made today. Just me playing my egyptian type riff thing I made like half a year ago.
TOPIC: Next Priest Studio Album
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, October 27, 2009 2:16:03 PM 
Well I can say I'd definitly take Iron Maiden over the Halford bands work BUT I love both bands. They both have great music.

And the weird thing about Maiden, they do it because they love it. At this point, well, 20 years ago, they coulda retired and they'd still be as huge right now. Its ridiculous how famous and loyal there fans are. At this point they don't NEED to do anything. And you can tell on stage too, they love every second of being up there.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by JT_Small_Deadly_Space from Tuesday, October 27, 2009 9:34:03 AM)
TOPIC: HALFORD 3 Winter Songs
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, October 27, 2009 2:13:23 PM 
The tone on the guitars is great.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by K2M from Tuesday, October 27, 2009 1:20:44 PM)
TOPIC: Next Priest Studio Album
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, October 27, 2009 7:31:57 AM 
Make Maiden look like a wannabe band? Sorry but that is NEVER going to happen in any of our life times.

Maiden have gottan ridiculously huge on there own terms of music, performance, and recording music, without ANY radio air play or publicity whatsoever.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by JT_Small_Deadly_Space from Tuesday, October 27, 2009 4:27:30 AM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, October 26, 2009 9:09:39 PM 
Alright I was gonna say hahaha.

But you should definitly give the christmas album a listen. There's definitly some shit on it, but there ARE some good tunes. Just pretend there not christmas songs haha.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by jimmyjames from Monday, October 26, 2009 5:50:02 PM)
TOPIC: top 10 drummers
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, October 26, 2009 10:56:23 AM 
Oh I'm not a big fan of his voice either haha, don't worry about that.

But Mickey Dee is a phenominal drummer. Not just fast and good at double bass, he's technical as shit. Not so much nowdays because he's with Motorohead, but with King Diamond he was.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Skybreaker from Thursday, October 22, 2009 10:08:48 AM)
TOPIC: NOSTRADAMUS EVERYDAY!
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, October 26, 2009 10:52:10 AM 
Alright man its cool, no problem at all. You can like whoever you want, but I WILL tell you my opinion if its asked for haha.

You should definitly listen to more Priest though. SOOO many better songs than Breaking the Law.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Goliath29 from Sunday, October 25, 2009 11:50:04 PM)
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, October 26, 2009 10:48:18 AM 
Hmm... I'm not sure anymore. Might be nearer to a year and a half. I'll have to ask Wendy, she follows dates better then I do.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guitardude from Sunday, October 25, 2009 7:53:15 PM)
TOPIC: What album should i buy?
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, October 26, 2009 10:46:10 AM 
All there albums are greatest hits.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by soul stealer from Monday, October 26, 2009 8:52:26 AM)
TOPIC: What album should i buy?
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, October 25, 2009 7:11:22 PM 
How about buy all of them.
TOPIC: Next Priest Studio Album
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, October 25, 2009 4:00:23 PM 
That is strange. Well I don't really know then.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by hellrider 31038 from Sunday, October 25, 2009 2:27:45 PM)
TOPIC: NOSTRADAMUS EVERYDAY!
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, October 25, 2009 1:43:46 PM 
I always felt like I was born about 30 or 40 years too late haha.

I'm extremely open to all types of music but I definitly know what I do and don't like. And I'm always gonna give something a fair chance, and always listen to correction if someone can correct me.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by ron h from Sunday, October 25, 2009 12:57:39 PM)
TOPIC: Next Priest Studio Album
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, October 25, 2009 1:41:33 PM 
Well ya  can't blame them really.

Its like Slayer. Who goes to a Slayer concert to see the opening band, know what I mean? Maiden and Slayer's opening bands get treated horribly and its the impatient fans fault.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by hellrider 31038 from Sunday, October 25, 2009 11:52:33 AM)
TOPIC: what music are ya listening to right....now?
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, October 25, 2009 11:30:13 AM 
Black Sabbath - Falling of the Edge of the World
TOPIC: NOSTRADAMUS EVERYDAY!
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, October 25, 2009 11:29:13 AM 
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Rolling Stone Magazine, and the Grammy's are ALL controlled by the same snuty, ingorant, close minded, conceited people.

They think there musical tastes and likings are "elite" and above everyone else because THEY like it. That doesn't mean its good if Rolling Stone likes something. Notice how they slag EVERYTHING that IS good? I mean come on. Seriously. There music CRITICS and JOURNALISTS, they're obsessed with their own opinions because somebody reads it.

The Mars Volta might be good technically as musicians, but that Tetragrammaton song is fucking HORRIBLE, its just NOISE.
I don't care HOW good you are, if you can't write a song that actually sounds like a song, don't write music.

I'll never understand these modern rock bands. Its all just mindless power chord strumming nowadays with WHINNY lyrics that aren't even cool, there boarder line emo. Why play When You Were Young when you can play Fight Fire With Fire? 

#1 Its better technically.
#2 Its Funner.
#3 Its not fucking whinning, its badass.

Maybe thats why everyone nowdays are such fucking retards, the media is shoveling literally shit down our throats and labeling it as acceptable musical talent.
TOPIC: NOSTRADAMUS EVERYDAY!
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, October 24, 2009 11:37:13 PM 
I play guitar, I posted a short video of myself in the Guitar thread in the main section. Its nothing fancy.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Goliath29 from Saturday, October 24, 2009 9:32:31 PM)
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:36:44 PM 
And sorry if anyones confused, I'm not left handed, the video is just mirrored for some reason. I fixed that so no more videos like that.
TOPIC: NOSTRADAMUS EVERYDAY!
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, October 24, 2009 6:30:42 PM 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVzyT-gWQjc

  
I actually really like this over Tetregrammaton. At least THIS has a beat and you can tell what the fuck is going on because there's not 25 people playing solos on different instruments,

 [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by HOT ROCKIN' METAL GODDESS from Saturday, October 24, 2009 6:05:07 PM)
Edited at: Saturday, October 24, 2009 6:33:07 PM
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, October 24, 2009 6:30:03 PM 
Hey everyone, here's just a crappy little video of me playing some riffs I wrote a little while ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEXH3mevemo

Tell me what you think. I can handle it haha.
TOPIC: Video Games
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, October 24, 2009 5:44:01 PM 
Damn I didn't know you played hhaha. I'll PM you man.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Saturday, October 24, 2009 4:12:08 PM)
TOPIC: NOSTRADAMUS EVERYDAY!
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, October 24, 2009 5:36:48 PM 

Okay I checked out that song Tetragrammaton.

What the fuck happened to music? Thats all I gotta say.

I still say Rush should have gotten that grammy.


Edited at: Saturday, October 24, 2009 5:37:13 PM
TOPIC: Video Games
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, October 24, 2009 3:51:15 PM 
Does anyone here play Steam games? Like Half Life 2, CS: S, Left 4 Dead, etc.?

If so, PM me and I'll give you my account name to add to your friends.
TOPIC: NOSTRADAMUS EVERYDAY!
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, October 24, 2009 3:43:23 PM 
What the fuck haha? I don't need to "earn" respect from anyone here. Its a fucking INTERNET FORUM. You need to deal with the fact that nobody is going to agree with your musical taste 100% of the time.

In my opinon, the Mars Volta are one of the shittiest fucking bands going these days. It doesn't matter how technically good you are a musician, if you can't write half decent songs that are gonna stand the test of time and get everyone's ears listening, why bother ya know?

I'm no hypocrite and I'm definitly not ignorant. You said you weren't as old as many Priest fans are here, so I fairly assumed you were younger then 20, thats not being ignorant, you brought that assumption on yourself. And being assumed that your younger then most here, its generally fair to assume you don't know as much about music in gneral that most people here would know.

For someone 29 years old and claims to be into tons and tons of music, not just metal, you are quite surprisingly ignorant when you assumptions made about you from your own words. I'm gonna only be 19 in this January coming up, I'll be the first one to tell you I don't know everything and CERTAINLY not everything about music. I'm still learning, just like evverrryyyone else. Including you. So don't be so quick to mount yourself on the high horse next time. Thats my advice.   [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Goliath29 from Saturday, October 24, 2009 9:10:11 AM)
Edited at: Saturday, October 24, 2009 3:46:44 PM
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, October 24, 2009 3:35:07 PM 
Hey man its  paycheck. See many serious hair metal bands getting famous like they are? Nope.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Saturday, October 24, 2009 3:46:40 AM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, October 24, 2009 12:11:45 AM 

I already replied to this, where'd my message go haha?

Anyway, yeah they ARE the Spinal Tap hair metal band.

Nothing they do is serious.

I mean look CLOSELY at WHO is in the band, see anyone familiar? You might not recognise him but RUSS PARISH, one fo FIGHT'S original guitarists is in the band. Hes the middle right, with the purple bandana.


  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Friday, October 23, 2009 5:32:44 PM)
TOPIC: Next Priest Studio Album
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, October 24, 2009 12:08:48 AM 
Oh fuck no haha, its far from there best work for sure. Thats just crazy to say that.

Pretty much all of Brave New World was good, a few fillar songs like at the end of the album. Overall very good though.

I enjoyed A Matter of Life and Death. I mean I BETTER haha, I only have the CD, a poster, and the long sleeve shirt haha. I enjoyed it.

The only thing it needed was a FAST song. Different Worlds wasn't it.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Friday, October 23, 2009 4:51:52 PM)
TOPIC: 1001 ways to know you're a Judas Priest fan
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, October 23, 2009 4:06:43 PM 
What????? What's wrong with Priest... Live! and A Touch of Evil: Live aside from Rob's vocals sucking ass on Painkiller?
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Friday, October 23, 2009 3:26:57 PM)
TOPIC: NOSTRADAMUS EVERYDAY!
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, October 23, 2009 4:02:07 PM 

You can do a LOT better then Mars Volta, trust me.

Not sure how old you are, I'm almost 19. I remembered when I first joined this board a few years ago. I was looking around with wonder and all these cool song titles like Genocide and Tyrant and wondering what the songs were. Now, I have almost there entire discography, minus 3 Ripper albums.

Judas Priest opened metal up for me. And now I listen to a ton of different genres of metal, and music as a whole. There's only a very SMALL number of subgenres of music I don't like.

Open your mind up, but not to shit like Mars volta.


  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Goliath29 from Thursday, October 22, 2009 10:24:58 PM)
TOPIC: Next Priest Studio Album
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, October 23, 2009 3:59:25 PM 
There are some.... not good songs on it for sure haha. But the good ones make up for it.

Gates of Tomorrow
New Frontier
Face in the Sand
Age of Innocence

Those to me are the only songs that aren't really that great.

I dunno. I just really like it. Dance of Death, Journeyman, Paschendale, No More Lies, and you could throw in Montsegur. Those are definitly the best songs on it.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Friday, October 23, 2009 3:23:57 PM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, October 23, 2009 12:16:59 PM 

Dio to Play New Song On European Tour

Legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO) has revealed to Classic Rock magazine that DIO will play a new song on the band's upcoming European tour, which kicks off next month.

"It's called 'Electra', which will be released as a limited-edition single, although I'm not sure as yet just how we intend to put it out," he said.

"However, it was important to me that DIO didn't just come over on the back of the old material, but that we had something fresh to offer.:

The band — also featuring guitarist Doug Aldrich, bassist Rudy Sarzo, drummer Simon Wright and keyboard player Scott Warren — will perform mostly material from its own catalog this time around, with nothing at all included from Dio's time with BLACK SABBATH.

"We'll probably do a coupe of things from RAINBOW, but there's no point in doing anything by SABBATH. I've been doing that with HEAVEN & HELL. There are a lot of people out there who are fans of DIO the band, rather than of me as the former singer with RAINBOW and BLACK SABBATH, and for them we'll do some material we've not done for a long time from the DIO era."

According to the singer, DIO is planning on recording two new albums next year. "I want to finish the story started with the 'Magica' album [released in 2000]," he said. "There are two parts left, and we'll do those together. At moment, though, I'm not sure when we'll be recording. Part of the reason for this is that there's more happening with HEAVEN & HELL."

TOPIC: Next Priest Studio Album
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, October 23, 2009 12:11:38 PM 

Understandable. Maiden rip themselves off everytime they write a song, but people like it, I do, Maiden are amazing haha. I think even there last three albums since they got back together have been VERY good. Especially Dance of death. The song itself is one of the best they've ever written.


  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by JT_Small_Deadly_Space from Friday, October 23, 2009 3:36:22 AM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, October 22, 2009 10:29:02 PM 
Senile old fool? Since when is a musician doing what he wants to musically being senile, foolish, or in any stupid?

Its called having variety and trying something different. You try writing the same style of songs for years and see if you don't want something different.

Have you even listened to the first two songs? There pretty fucking heavy. The only difference is its Christmas themed lyrically.

There's also a free new song from Winter Songs on Rob's music site. Its called Christmas for Everyone. Its definitly not metal, a christmas song with a rock edge.

http://www.halfordmusic.com/Storefront/Browse.aspx?mode=item&category=7033&item=124081
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Painkiller87 from Thursday, October 22, 2009 2:30:25 PM)
TOPIC: Next Priest Studio Album
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, October 22, 2009 10:11:59 PM 
You should listen to more Iron Maiden.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by JT_Small_Deadly_Space from Thursday, October 22, 2009 3:31:02 AM)
TOPIC: Judas Priest Trivia (Mach 2)
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, October 21, 2009 3:16:45 PM 
Nice, did not know that, thanks for the info. You're still wrong though.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Phantom A6 from Wednesday, October 21, 2009 4:07:38 AM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, October 20, 2009 4:46:59 PM 
WELLLLL that wasn't half bad actually. I enjoyed it. James is starting to "sing" less and do his vocals more like the Black album tour, which is better then of late.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Tuesday, October 20, 2009 4:01:33 PM)
TOPIC: top 10 drummers
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, October 20, 2009 4:29:01 PM 
Listen to the songs DRUMMING though.

Now go listen to old school King Diamond.

Tell me who's a better drummer.

Mickey Dee or Dave Holland. Dave didn't even drum with his wrists. He drummed with his arms. HUGE mistake as a drummer. Basically the best drum fill he could DO was at the first of Riding on the Wind.

We all know Ram It Down was like 80% drum machine. So don't even SAY he did Hard As Iron haha.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Skybreaker from Tuesday, October 20, 2009 2:21:34 PM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, October 20, 2009 4:23:12 PM 
FUCK I keep forgetting I finally have highspeed. I can actually WATCH those videos now haha.

I can't imagine there any good vocally though.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Tuesday, October 20, 2009 4:01:33 PM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, October 20, 2009 3:49:37 PM 
RAMMSTEIN'S NEW ALBUM IS FUCKING AMAZING.

BUY IT.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, October 20, 2009 1:57:37 PM 
Metallica DVD - Francais Pour Une Nuit

METALLICA's official web site has been updated with the following message:

"On July 7th of this year, we were honored to perform at Arenes de Nimes, the historic Roman amphitheatre in Nimes, France, easily one of the most spectacular venues in the world. We thought it would be a memorable night, so we asked our friends in France to bring along a film crew to document the festivities. The result is 'Francais Pour Une Nuit' (translation: 'French For One Night'), the DVD of the evening including the full show, interviews with us, and five videos shot by YOU, our buddies in the audience. All this and more will be available starting November 23, 2009!

"'Francais Pour Une Nuit' was extra special for us because not only was it filmed in France, but ALL aspects of the project are French as the show was filmed, recorded, and edited with French camera and recording crews, the artwork on the package and special box set (more on that in a minute!) were created by a French design team; even the credits are in French. The only non-French parts: the three Americans and one Dane on stage and the photos shot by Englishman Ross Halfin.

"The DVD will be available in retail stores in France only, at www.metallica.com, or you may order online through the record company at www.metallicanimes.com. There will be three formats available: Standard DVD in a digipack including a 16 page booklet, Blu-ray DVD, also in a digipack with the booklet, and the deluxe limited edition box set (it's actually a tin) that includes the DVD, a copy of 'Death Magnetic' on CD, a T-shirt, laminated pass, and five exclusive photos."

13 of the 18 songs the band performed at the Nimes concert aired on October 10 on the French TV channel Canal+ and can be viewed below.

According to the MetOnTour.com web site, which is described as "your FREE virtual backstage pass to every METALLICA show," METALLICA's setlist for the Nimes concert was as follows:

01. Blackened
02. Creeping Death
03. Fuel
04. Harvester Of Sorrow
05. Fade to Black
06. Broken, Beat And Scarred
07. Cyanide
08. Sad But True
09. One
10. All Nightmare Long
11. The Day That Never Comes
12. Master Of Puppets
13. Dyers Eve
14. Nothing Else Matters
15. Enter Sandman
- - - - - - - - - - - -
16. Stone Cold Crazy
17. Motorbreath
18. Seek and Destroy

METALLICA also documented its three shows in Mexico City for DVD, although that looks like it will be released in Latin America only.

METALLICA has added single-song downloads to the LiveMetallica.com web site. Instead of buying only entire concerts, fans can pick whatever individual songs they want from any concert they choose from. Every song that the band has recorded in concert since 2004, covering a span of 269 shows, is available for 99 cents per MP3. Full shows are still $9.95 as MP3 files and $12.95 as higher-quality FLAC files.

Frontman James Hetfield told The Pulse of Radio about deciding to release individual songs, "Yeah, I think the song-per-song vs. album is kind of a long lost battle, I think. You know, people in the fast-food world we live in want what they want, and want it now, and when they're done with it, they're done with it. So yeah, it's about time, and I think it's the right move."

LiveMetallica.com was launched in March 2004 and makes downloads available for purchase of every show the band has played since then, often within hours of the gig's finale.

More than 300,000 downloads have been purchased at the site since its launch.

The "Vault" section of the site offers free downloads of shows recorded before 2004.

More shows will crop up at the site in upcoming weeks, since METALLICA just launched a new North American tour last month. The band has dates booked through mid-December.









Blackened
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrbf4TvuwGE&feature=player_embedded

Creeping Death
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wcmxX5pKc4&feature=player_embedded
TOPIC: Greatest Guitar Riffs
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, October 19, 2009 5:04:04 PM 
Rammstein - Rein Raus
TOPIC: Judas Priest Trivia (Mach 2)
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, October 19, 2009 5:01:17 PM 
Correct.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Saturday, October 17, 2009 12:33:04 PM)
TOPIC: Judas Priest Trivia (Mach 2)
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, October 19, 2009 5:01:08 PM 
Where did you hear that?
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Phantom A6 from Saturday, October 17, 2009 3:35:16 PM)
TOPIC: top 10 drummers
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, October 19, 2009 4:19:22 PM 
Dave Holland is far from a great drummer.
TOPIC: August 17th Florida show LIVE DVD
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, October 19, 2009 11:01:10 AM 
As far as I know, the British Steel Live DVD is coming out next year on the date that British Steel was originally released.
TOPIC: Entire British Steel in Japan?
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, October 19, 2009 10:55:36 AM 
As far as I know its the British Steel setlist again.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Maple Syrup from Monday, October 19, 2009 9:54:33 AM)
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, October 18, 2009 11:28:24 PM 
What would you guys say is the BEST Kelly on this page?

http://www.jacksonguitars.com/products/products.php?group=Kelly-Body

I'm swaying more towards the USA one. Anyone care to put more info in? I'm just curious. Not buying.
TOPIC: Your Classic Heavy Metal Album Of The Day
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, October 18, 2009 3:16:10 PM 
TOPIC: Next Priest Studio Album
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, October 18, 2009 3:13:43 PM 
I read a lot of interviews haha. They all said they wanna do that though. Nostradamus was made, its done now. They got that out of there system. Back to the metal.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by hellrider 31038 from Sunday, October 18, 2009 12:02:48 AM)
TOPIC: Next Priest Studio Album
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, October 17, 2009 9:19:21 PM 
Well that's Halford doing Christmas music. Judas priest has never done that so don't worry! All the members in the band are saying they want to hammer our a pure metal album like British Steel for the next Cd.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Monday, October 12, 2009 4:20:31 PM)
TOPIC: Song Game
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, October 17, 2009 6:16:56 PM 
On Fire - Van Halen
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by adrianaec_88 from Saturday, October 17, 2009 3:51:05 PM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, October 17, 2009 2:20:05 PM 
Looks exactly the same.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Saturday, October 17, 2009 1:01:56 PM)
TOPIC: Judas Priest Trivia (Mach 2)
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, October 17, 2009 12:31:36 PM 
Here's one for some people that might not know.

Who engineered, produced, and co-wrote a song for Judas Priest?
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, October 17, 2009 12:22:51 PM 
PM me and tell me what you mean.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guitardude from Saturday, October 17, 2009 11:50:41 AM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, October 17, 2009 10:38:46 AM 
Alright I'm back. Now leave me alone!
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, October 04, 2009 11:00:27 AM 
Its a fact, Metal Cures Cancer.

Margaret Priebe, the 85-year-old METALLICA fan who became a viral sensation after her story appeared in Thursday's St. Petersburg Times, was invited backstage for a meet-and-greet prior to the band's show last night (Saturday, October 3) at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida. Each member of METALLICA spent a little time with her, sharing stories of her favorite album, "S&M". Guitarist Kirk Hammett also mentioned that his mother now has some competition! In addition, guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield dedicated the song "Nothing Else Matters" to Margaret at the sold-out concert, which was attended by more than 18,000 people.

Nine years ago, Margaret turned on the radio and discovered METALLICA's 1999 "S&M" album, recorded with the San Francisco Symphony, according to the St. Petersburg Times. She had never heard such a racket before — but she loved it. Last year, she endured a cancer battle with help from her trusty MP3 player, loaded up with METALLICA, JUDAS PRIEST, OZZY OSBOURNE. She's cancer-free now, but still cranks the tunes.

"I like METALLICA — there's nothing wrong with them," said Margaret. "People think I'm weird. But I'm sorry, I like it loud."

"Mom likes Lars [Ulrich, METALLICA's drummer]," said her son, Jim, 48, who builds Koi ponds and waterfalls. "She likes drummers."

"Lars is cute," said Margaret. "But I like 'em all."

For the St. Petersburg Times story, Margaret was asked if she'd like to meet METALLICA — Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo. She smiled and said "Oh sure," but added "I wouldn't know what to say! I'd be so nervous!"

Photos below courtesy of Metallica.com

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, October 03, 2009 4:00:10 PM 
Hey guys I should be back on the 17th hopefully. Everyone still here haha?
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, September 11, 2009 1:10:06 PM 
Nope guys I haven't got that high speed connection yet and probably won't for a long time, Aliant is a bastard of an internet company.

Anyway here's some Rammstein news since you all know about the new Halford 3 album haha.

New Rammstein Album Artwork and Details Reveiled

RAMMSTEIN, the Berlin, Germany-based industrial metal sextet well known for its controversial and fiery live performances, has set "Liebe Ist Für Alle Da" as the title of its new album, due in the U.S. on October 20 via Vagrant Records (October 16 in Germany). The CD artwork can be viewed below. The band's first new album in four years contains 11 songs which were once again mixed and mastered by Jacob Hellner in Stockholm, Sweden. Pre-production for the new release was done at Castle Beerenstedt in eastern Germany's Halle/Saale while the bulk of the recording was done in late 2008 at Northern California's Sonoma Mountain Studio.

"Liebe Ist Für Alle Da" track listing:

01. Rammlied
02. Ich Tu Dir Weh
03. Waidmann's Heil
04. Haifisch
05. B******
06. Fruehling In Paris
07. Weiner Blut
08. Pussy
09. Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da
10. Mehr
11. Roter Sand

U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine has posted a complete track-by-track guide to the new RAMMSTEIN album.

RAMMSTEIN will release a new single, "Pussy", on September 18. It will be made available a two-song digipack, also featuring the track "Rammlied" as the B-side. A video for "Pussy" was recently shot with renowned Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund, who has previously worked with METALLICA, SATYRICON, MADONNA and THE PRODIGY, among others.

RAMMSTEIN's last tour through the U.S. was in 2001 in support of "Mutter", and as they continued to sonically and visually explore societal and sexual taboos, RAMMSTEIN has found themselves embroiled in further controversies both here and abroad throughout the last decade.

RAMMSTEIN retains an aura of mystery due in part to their ambiguous lyrics (sung almost entirely in German) while their chart-topping releases and sold-out worldwide tours prove that fans can't get enough of this enigmatic group.

RAMMSTEIN is:

Till Lindemann - Vocals
Paul Landers - Guitar
Richard Z. Kruspe - Guitar
Oliver Riedel - Bass
Christoph Schneider - Drums
Flake Lorenz - Keyboards

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, September 03, 2009 12:06:55 PM 
Stephen Pearcy Recording Vocals For New Ratt Album

Californian rockers RATT have returned to the studio to resume recording their first studio release in 10 years. The CD is being produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette, whose credits include PUDDLE OF MUDD, CHEVELLE, SALIVA, LIMP BIZKIT, ALTER BRIDGE and THREE DAYS GRACE, to name a few.

According to a posting on RATT's MySpace page, "Stephen [Pearcy] is recording lead vocals now. Guitars and backup vocals [will be tracked] next week."

RATT was scheduled to spend a month or so recording the new album in Mathews, Virginia — the first time the band has stepped outside of Los Angeles to track a new CD in 20-plus years. A January 2010 release via Loud & Proud/Roadrunner Records is expected.

Quality video footage of RATT's July 28, 2009 performance at the Nokia Theatre in New York City can be viewed below (courtesy of "bretthejet").

RATT and EXTREME recently teamed up to bring you this summer's most rockin' tour lineup. The tour, which features sets from both bands with RATT closing, kicked off on July 12 in Amarillo, Texas and ran through August 7 in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire. In celebration of the 25th anniversary of their landmark debut "Out Of The Cellar", RATT played the album in its entirety.

Over the past two years, RATT has toured the world in support of their releases "Tell The World - The Very Best Of Ratt" and their first-ever DVD, "Videos from the Cellar - The Atlantic Years". During this time, the current lineup of Stephen Pearcy, Warren DeMartini, Bobby Blotzer, Robbie Crane and Carlos Cavazo played shows in Australia, Colombia and Peru for the first time in their careers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4F-N_UMnOc&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eroadrunnerrecords%2Ecom%2Fblabbermouth%2Enet%2Fnews%2Easpx%3Fmode%3DArticle%26newsitemID%3D126322&feature=player_embedded
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, September 03, 2009 12:05:58 PM 
Scorpions Hard At Work For New Album

Vocalist Klaus Meine of German hard rock legends SCORPIONS has issued the following update:

"Dear fans, the last few months on the road just flew by — and as always, it was fantastic and exciting to play for you. But now we are back in our studio in Hannover with our Swedish producers Mikael 'Nord' [Andersson] and Martin Hansen [the team behind THE RASMUS' "Dead Letters" CD] to work on our new album. We have a lot of new songs and are very much looking forward to the creative time ahead of us. Hopefully, when this time comes to an end, we will be able to present another awesome album that rocks and finds a place in your heart. If everything goes as planned, our new album will be released to the public spring of 2010.

"There's more: This October, the world wide release of our new DVD, 'Amazonia –Life in the Jungle!' will be heading your way."

Added guitarist Rudolf Schenker: "It is such a great feeling to be back in the studio and creating something new and genuine. As early as the first recording day with my bandmates, I realized pure creativity is in the air. I am sure that our new album will surprise all our fans. We are up to something big, so let your curiosity get the best of you!"

Stated guitarist Matthias Jabs: "Now that our 'Humanity World Tour' is over and we toured the world twice very successfully, it is time to record new songs, to write new songs — songs that come from the heart and relate to our fans' emotions around the world. I am very excited about recording our new album with lots of energy and feeling. As always though, the bar is set very high, especially as I like to measure it with our albums 'Blackout' and 'Love at First Sting'."

SCORPIONS recently extended their record deal with Ariola, which is part of the international media conglomerate Sony BMG Music Entertainment.

The band's latest CD, "Humanity - Hour 1", was produced by James Michael and co-produced by songwriter/producer Desmond Child, who has worked with such high-profile pop/rock artists as AEROSMITH, BON JOVI, ALICE COOPER, KISS, RICKY MARTIN, CHER, MICHAEL BOLTON and BONNIE TYLER.

The Best Buy edition of "Humanity - Hour 1" includes an exclusive track, "Cold". "Cold" was previously included on the Japanese pressing of the CD along with another bonus cut, a radio edit of "Love Will Keep Us Alive".

Rudolf Schenker will release his official German-language autobiography, "Rock Your Life", in Germany on October 14. An English-language version is also planned. More details will be revealed soon.

An 18-minute interview with SCORPIONS frontman Klaus Meine conducted by the band's webmaster Wolfgang Strauß on January 10, 2009 in Cologne, Germany can be viewed below.

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=50149982
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, September 03, 2009 12:04:24 PM 

New Slayer Album Releasing November 3rd

California thrash metal veterans SLAYER will release their new album, "World Painted Blood", in the U.S. on November 3 (one day earlier internationally) via American Recordings/Columbia Records.

The final track listing for the CD is as follows:

01. World Painted Blood
02. Unit 731
03. Snuff
04. Beauty Through Order
05. Hate Worldwide
06. Public Display Of Dismemberment
07. Human Strain
08. Americon
09. Psychopathy Red
10. Playing With Dolls
11. Not Of This God

"As we're so excited about 'World Painted Blood'," said the band's drummer, Dave Lombardo, "we wanted to do something special for the packaging, and have been working with some really cool ideas. They've taken time to get just right, and with our headlining the Mayhem tour for most of the summer, it's just taken that much longer to get all these great ideas exactly the way we want them."

There will be three different editions of "World Painted Blood" —a limited-edition CD with multiple CD covers, a deluxe edition CD/DVD, and a high-quality, 180-gram vinyl edition; specifics for all editions will be detailed shortly.

"We hope our fans will like everything about 'World Painted Blood' as much as we do," Lombardo continued. "Recording this new album has been one of the greatest experiences we've had as a band. We were together during the writing process more than we had been for past albums, we worked more collectively, everyone's suggestions and ideas were heard and considered, and that camaraderie is definitely heard in the new album."

Former Metal Edge editor-in-chief Phil Freeman has written the first track-by-track review of "World Painted Blood" for MSN Music's Heavy Metal Superfan site. After describing each of the album's 11 tracks in detail, he concludes: "A lot of people say SLAYER hasn't really been great since 'Seasons in the Abyss'. Those people are wrong. The Paul Bostaph years had a lot to recommend them ('Diabolus in Musica' is a seriously underrated album), and 'Christ Illusion' showed that SLAYER could experiment with dissonance and melody, and kick their own playing and songwriting up a notch when they wanted to. The bandmembers have given a lot of interviews talking about how a lot of this album was written in the studio. Listening to it, you can't tell. That's really impressive. Much the way METALLICA's 'Death Magnetic' combined the thrash of their early years with the hard-rock grooves of their 1990s work, 'World Painted Blood' builds on the success of every SLAYER album before it. It's not a legacy-polishing effort; it's the next step in a still-ongoing journey. Highly recommended."

Read the entire review at this location.

SLAYER recently made another track from "World Painted Blood" available for streaming at Hot Topic's ShockHound.com web site. The limited-edition single, a Kerry King composition, is titled "Hate Worldwide", and is available exclusively as a CD-single at Hot Topic stores.

"It's a really cool track, and Tom's voice sounds incredible on it," said King. "The last line in the song's chorus is '..spread a little hate worldwide,' and that's what we've been doing for 25 years."

"World Painted Blood" was recorded in Los Angeles over two time periods, during October 2008 and then between late January and March 2009. The CD was produced by Greg Fidelman, who's spent time in the studio with METALLICA, THE GOSSIP, THE (INTERNATIONAL) NOISE CONSPIRACY, SLIPKNOT and others, and executive-produced by longtime SLAYER colleague Rick Rubin, who suggested Fidelman for the project.

SLAYER — Araya, guitarists King and Jeff Hanneman, and Lombardo — recently co-headlined the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival with MARILYN MANSON, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, among others.

New Songs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6mRcjBjRMs&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eroadrunnerrecords%2Ecom%2Fblabbermouth%2Enet%2Fnews%2Easpx%3Fmode%3DArticle%26newsitemID%3D126335&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub2RGIWw5cM&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eroadrunnerrecords%2Ecom%2Fblabbermouth%2Enet%2Fnews%2Easpx%3Fmode%3DArticle%26newsitemID%3D126335&feature=player_embedded

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, September 03, 2009 12:00:24 PM 
Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer & Anthrax to Tour?

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King has told U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine that he has heard through the grapevine that METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich is plotting a tour that would include METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX.

Should this tour materialize, this would be the first time that the so-called "Big Four" of thrash have toured together as part of the same bill. MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX were joined by opening act ALICE IN CHAINS for the U.S. Clash Of The Titans tour in 1991, while METALLICA and MEGADETH last shared a U.K. stage at Milton Keynes Bowl in 1993.

In an interview conducted yesterday (Wednesday, September 2) in London, Metal Hammer asked Kerry if there had been a temptation to bring the co-headline tour that SLAYER are about to embark on with MEGADETH in Australia and Canada to U.K. shores.

"I think it would be cool but I knew we had this planned before all of this MEGADETH stuff started happening," said King. "They're going to Australia with us, they're going to Canada again with us. I think it would be cool for the European fans to bring that over here because, shit, we didn't even consider playing with those guys since 1990."

So could it be possible that we could get a tour that includes the "Big Four?"

"I've heard people referencing Lars," said King. "I don't know Lars that well and I haven't heard it from Lars, but apparently he's talking to somebody about it. Maybe us, METALLICA, MEGADETH (and), I think he even threw in ANTHRAX and I said in this day and age, I know we had that time together, but how do you leave out MACHINE HEAD? There's better options than ANTHRAX and that's nothing against ANTHRAX, but they've just been in pieces for quite some time and that doesn't make as much sense to me." 

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, July 09, 2009 6:33:57 PM 
Me and Wendy have been talking on msn, the phone, and webcam for over 2 years now. Me not being here won't affect that at all.

And HELLRIDER. I expect a full review of the Toronto show tonight!
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, July 04, 2009 6:59:54 PM 
Hey guys, just a note of advisement.

I haven't been around lately because school ended, thus ending my connection to high speed haha. I have dialup and this site goes SLOW AS ASS on dialup, along with Blabbermouth so I literally can't post news or even bother with this site anymore. It just takes too long and too slow do load anything.

I'm not leaving the site, I'm just not coming back until I can get on a highspeed connection. I don't know when that'll be though, hopefully soon.

See you all around later.
TOPIC: Song Game
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, June 12, 2009 8:52:49 AM 
Real Good Looking Boy - The Who
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, June 12, 2009 7:06:54 AM 
Headcrusher!

Members of MEGADETH's official fan club, MegaFanClub, are now able to view a six-minute video featuring the band's British producer Andy "Undie" Sneap (NEVERMORE, ARCH ENEMY, EXODUS) describing the process of mixing the new MEGADETH track "Headcrusher" at his studio in Derbyshire, U.K. Watch Andy work at the mixing console and listen to "Headcrusher" from MEGADETH's forthcoming album, set to be released in September via Roadrunner Records.

Says Sneap: "It's certainly old-school MEGADETH — that's what I like."

MEGADETH's twelfth studio album was recorded at the band's own Vic's Garage studio in San Marcos, California.

Other songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Nothing Left To Lose But My Mind", "The Hardest Part of Letting Go... Is Saying Goodbye", "Bite The Hand That Feeds", "1320", "How The Story Ends", "This Day We Fight" and "Endgame".

MEGADETH's forthcoming LP will be the group's first with guitarist Chris Broderick, who replaced Glen Drover at the end of 2007.

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine recently stated about the band's new CD, "It is fast, it is heavy, there is singing, yelling, speaking, and guest voices (maybe not singing — more like in 'Captive Honor'), the soloing is insane." He added, "We have some great song concepts, like 'Nothing Left To Lose' is a song about having been wiped out, like so many Americans, from the recession and potential depression years of 2000, or 'Bite The Hand That Feeds', which is a song about the greed of the fiduciary leaders of the financial world and how they just didn't care about the responsibility they had to the public. There are also songs like '1320', a song about nitro fuel funny cars (something I enjoy), 'How The Story Ends' and 'This Day We Fight', both inspired by warrior creed from the great Sun Tzu with the use of drums and flags in ancient war, and an impassioned plea from Aragorn to his loyal fighters in 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy, respectively. I also have some bizarre songs, like 'Headcrusher', which is about the medieval torture device, and 'Endgame', which is about a bill that ex-President George W. Bush signed into law that gave him the power to put American citizens in concentration camps that are actually called 'detention centers' here in the United States, and a favorite lyric of mine on this record about the North Hollywood bank robbery of 1997 (or 1998)."

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, June 12, 2009 7:04:19 AM 
Eddie Van Halen Interview

Spinner.com recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen. An excerpt from the chat follows below.

Spinner.com: You didn't start off playing guitar, did you?

Eddie: I never took guitar lessons. I took classical piano lessons from the age of six when we lived in Holland. And when we moved to America, it was just the typical thing except I was really good at it; so was my brother. Long Beach City College had this contest, it was a piano recital, and I won three years in a row. But I stopped playing piano for one reason: I was forced to do it and I wasn't allowed to play what I wanted, so it wasn't fun. So I rebelled and bought myself a drum kit. And my brother quit playing piano, too, and he started playing guitar. Well, Alex started playing my drums and he got better than me, so I said, "OK, fuck you, I'll play your guitar."

Spinner.com: Talk about your recording/writing technique now.

Eddie: It takes me a good hour to loosen up my fingers and I always just leave the DAT tape rolling or something, or a cassette, anything, and after two and a half, three hours, you kind of get into a zone that I'm kind of relearning because I'm not drinking anymore. When I used to drink, it would get me there quicker. It's kind of the zone where you're not thinking, where you're just open to anything and I just believe that when you play long enough you're able to execute with your fingers, whatever God gives you, and God's not gonna give you nothing if you don't practice or play. So after a couple, three hours, God says, "OK, he's ready. I'll throw him a bone." And God's got a sense of humor, too — sometimes he gives me shit, 'cause not everything I do I like.

Spinner.com: I think every writer hits upon moments where you know you've reached something special. What are a couple of those moments for you?

Eddie: It's like "Jump": It was our only No. 1 single, and believe it or not I built my studio to put that song on our record 'cause everyone hated it, same with the song "Right Now". Alex and I tracked the whole thing, certain people didn't want to be a part of it, then it wins a Grammy and a MTV Award for Video of the Year, and all of a sudden it's like, "Hey, yeah, great!" But it was like pulling teeth to get the person to sing the damn song. And there are certain things that I fight for because I do write all the music so I think I have a little bit of say in how things should go. I'm not a tyrant, as a lot of people think. I just expect other people, if you're in this band, to work as hard as I do.

Read the entire interview at Spinner.com.
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[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, June 12, 2009 7:01:55 AM 
Bret Michaels Releases Statement On Tony Awards

POISON singer Bret Michaels has released the following statement regarding the incident at Sunday's (June 7) Tony Awards when he got clocked in the head by a descending set piece during his band's performance.

"I am trying to remain very positive and somewhat humorous about the whole situation.

"I apologize that I did not make a statement earlier as I have been feeling pretty beat up over the last few days. The fact is I was honored to be asked to perform at the event. The entire 'Rock of Ages' production [with whom POISON performed] were awesome, and even though I was completely out of my element, I was really enjoying myself prior to my injury. In fact, all involved at the awards show treated me good.

"I had a great time at the Tonys right up until I got blindsided. I must admit it was a little blurry after that. In hindsight, there is no doubt I got my bell rung. Unfortunately, it has been posted and perhaps funny to watch, but I can assure you it has been painful to experience.

"In all honesty, I had absolutely no idea what struck my head. Upon impact, I thought a piece of the lighting rig had fallen out of the ceiling and as I fell back it seemed like my head struck the stage and I blacked out for a second. When I opened my eyes, I noticed a large set prop coming down straight for me. I immediately pushed myself out of the way, and amidst the chaos, I laid on the floor and asked, 'What the hell just happened?' My nose, mouth and the back of my head felt numb. I vaguely remember asking Big John [head of Bret's security], 'Do I have any teeth left in my mouth?' I knew I could move my arms and legs and that was an instant relief. Somebody handed me a towel to wipe the blood from my face, and in my dazed state, I recall staring at what seemed to be Shrek, a talking goat head and several monkey like creatures.

"Over the last few days, a lot of speculation as to what happened and who is to blame have surfaced. I need to make clear at no point since the incident occurred do I feel like the accident was malicious in any way and I feel this will all work itself out. However, I must state I found it a little strange that the only statement released by the Tony organization was that I missed my mark and that I was completely fine. First, I thought, 'What mark?' as there was no official mark, just a retracting drum riser and an overhead prop being rapidly lowered which was out of my view. Second, I think it was slightly irresponsible for them to report that I was fine without full knowledge of my condition when a doctor hadn't even looked at me yet and I surely don't remember any x-ray machines backstage.

"I am not looking for an apology; I only hoped that on a human level that the Tony organization's representative would have expressed some concern for injury in their statement or at the very least claim they would be looking into the matter. Whether it was a miscommunication, missed cue or missed mark, no matter what the situation was, the prop should have been stopped, or at least slowed for a few more seconds, until I cleared the stage. I apparently had less than two seconds to avoid being hit. It was evident I was backing up and moving in the direction to exit the stage for at least 30 to 40 feet and it is plain to see I had no clue this prop was descending. For God's sake, they have at least a five second delay to prevent the airing of unapproved expletives and nudity!

"For the record, never at any point during my Sunday morning rehearsal was I ever instructed that the piece was coming down and that I had very little time to get off the stage; otherwise, believe me, I would have stopped or at least ducked so as not to be knocked out at the Tonys.

"Trust me, I never wanted any of this to happen. I was simply doing as I was told, which was to exit the stage as POISON's song 'Nothin' but a Good Time' came to a close.

"I feel for the actors and actresses who put in so much time and hard work on or off Broadway to get to the Tonys. This is their moment and I am sorry that some of it may have gotten overshadowed by my thick rocker cranium being struck by a stage prop.

"On a high note, I hear it was the highest-rated Tonys they have had in years. However, I was bummed that I did not get to see any of the acts perform during the Tonys as I have never seen a play on Broadway before. [I] probably would have enjoyed it, and [I was] even more bummed that I did not get to attend the after parties, 'cuz rumor has it Anne Hathaway was going to be there and she is hot.

"I would like to personally thank Bobby and C.C., Mark Hogue, Larry Morand and my crew, along with Liza Minnelli, Mark Indelicato and Carole Propp, for rushing to my dressing room to check on my condition.

"In closing, I truly appreciate everyone's concern. I thank the good Lord I have a thick skull and I have a feeling this may have been my first and final curtain call at the Tonys."

Photos of Bret Michaels' nose fracture and busted lip can be viewed below. The POISON singer and reality TV star's publicist Joann Mignano said that Michaels received three stitches in his lip and had a CAT scan on Monday (June 8) as a precautionary measure. "His neck was hurt in an accident years ago, so he's being cautious," she told People magazine. "He said he wanted to make sure this was all looked at and taken care of, and I said it was the right thing to do."

Michaels, who is currently on a solo tour, postponed his show scheduled for last night in Myrtle Beach to Thursday, August 6. Bret Michaels solo tour dates will resume June 12 in Gadsden Alabama and will continue throughout the summer.
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[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, June 12, 2009 6:59:26 AM 
Metal Mike Solo Album Title Revealed

Guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM, SEBASTIAN BACH) has set "The Metalworker" as the title of his upcoming solo album. Songtitles set to apear on the CD include "Don't Shoot The Crown", "Tonight We Ride", "Grand Tourismo Berlinetta" and "Sever The Gods".

"The Metalworker" will be accompanied by a heavy metal guitar instructional DVD showcasing the album tracks.

Mike last year concluded a U.S. trek as a sideman axe-slinger for ex-SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach. Bach played the sheds and arenas last summer with DOKKEN and POISON on the "Live, Raw & Uncut" tour.

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[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, June 12, 2009 6:58:47 AM 
Yup, and I'm still looking forward to it.
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[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, June 11, 2009 9:44:58 AM 
New Manowar EP

MANOWAR's new album, "Hammer Of The Gods", which is the first installment of "The Asgard Saga", the band's unique multimedia fantasy adventure with best-selling author Wolfgang Hohlbein, is tentatively due this fall. An EP, "Thunder in the Sky", will precede the full-length CD and will feature the following track listing:

CD 1:

01. Thunder In The Sky
02. God Or Man
03. Let The Gods Decide
04. Father
05. Die With Honor
06. The Crown And The Ring (2008)

CD 2:

"Father" sung in the following languages:

* German
* Italian
* Romanian
* Hungarian
* Bulgarian
* Norwegian
* Spanish
* French
* Greek
* Turkish
* Polish
* Japanese
* Croatian
* Portuguese
* Finnish

MANOWAR will head to Moscow, Russia for an exclusive concert on July 24 at the outdoor Gorky Park Green Theater. This will be the seventh major event that the band will be headlining this summer and the first time MANOWAR will perform at an outdoor arena in Russia!

MANOWAR is scheduled to headline six of Europe's largest heavy metal festivals as part of the "Death To Infidels Tour!" The self-proclaimed "Kings of Metal" have long crusaded to keep the spirit of "true metal" alive. In 2009, the crusade blazes through Europe armed with allies, HOLYHELL, and the legions of faithful metal warriors following the call to raise their arms, lock their wrists and sound the cry "hail and kill!"

The band sets forth on the crusade to conquer false metal tyranny, starting with Europe this summer while headlining Provinssirock in Seinajoki, Finland on June 13, 2009; Hellfest in Clisson, France on June 21, 2009; the Metalway festival in Zaragoza, Spain on June 27, 2009; the B'estfest Aftershock in Bucharest, Romania on July 5, 2009; and the Norway Rock Festival in Kvindesal on July 10, 2009. The grand finale of the tour will be MANOWAR's call to arms for true metal warriors the world over , the Magic Circle Festival III, on July 18, 2009 at the Loreley on the Rhine River in Germany where the world premiere of songs from their forthcoming CD will be performed.
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[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, June 11, 2009 9:42:30 AM 
Anvil Supporting AC/DC On Certain Dates

Steve "Lips" Kudlow, the guitarist/vocalist of the Canadian heavy metal legends ANVIL, spoke to the National Post about his band's upcoming opening-act shows with AC/DC at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts on July 28 and Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on July 31.

"Doing the gig is the easy part, getting the gig is what's tough," says Lips. "I last saw AC/DC with my 11-year-old at the Air Canada Centre. Now, he'll get to see me open for the band in the States. It's bombastic, man. Really, really incredible stuff."

ANVIL landed the gigs based on the overwhelming response to and incredible buzz created by the critically acclaimed documentary "Anvil! The Story of Anvil".

"What it came down to is the fact that AC/DC will benefit because they're the guys who extended a hand to help ANVIL out," Lips adds. "I don't know if they saw the movie or not. I just know a decision was made by Angus [Young, AC/DC's guitarist] and he wanted see ANVIL triumph and succeed."

In between recording their new album and playing Gillete Stadium in Boston on July 28 and Giant Stadium on July 31, ANVIL is also looking at possible tour dates with METALLICA and hoping to join AC/DC on August's Canadian leg of their tour.

"All this stuff that’s happening to us now could never have happened if we didn’t play for more than thirty years," Lips says. "I got to tell you, man, it couldn't happen at a better time in our lives. It bought me a retirement fund, if nothing else."

"Anvil! The Story of Anvil" is the directorial debut of screenwriter Sacha Gervasi ("The Terminal") and was produced by Rebecca Yeldham ("The Kite Runner" and "The Motorcycle Diaries"). The film follows Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Robb Reiner and their band, ANVIL, which released one of the heaviest albums in metal history, 1982's "Metal on Metal". The album influenced an entire musical generation of rock bands, including METALLICA, SLAYER, and ANTHRAX, who all went on to sell millions of records. ANVIL, on the other hand, took a different path — straight to obscurity. The film is both entertaining and touching as it follows their last-ditch quest for the fame and fortune that has been so elusive to them. "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" is a timeless tale of survival and the unadulterated passion it takes to follow your dream, year after year.

Praised as "the best documentary I've seen in years," by documentarian Michael Moore, "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" contains appearances by an array of heavy metal icons, including METALLICA's Lars Ulrich, former member of GUNS N' ROSES, Slash, ANTHRAX's Scott Ian, and SLAYER's Tom Araya, among others.
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[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, June 11, 2009 9:39:21 AM 
Nicko McBrain Talks "Flight 666"

Mark Morton of Heavy Metal Examiner recently conducted an interview with IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain. An excerpt from the chat follows below.

Heavy Metal Examiner: Was there an extensive group discussion about participating in the ["Flight 666"] movie, or was it an executive decision from Rod Smallwood [manager] saying that you had to do it?

Nicko: No, no, no, Lord almighty. There were many, many discussions. It kicked off one night after a show in Europe. We were talking amongst the band — we do talk to each other, contrary to popular belief. Bruce [Dickinson, vocals] came up with the idea about getting our own jet airliner and touring around the world.

We discussed the places we've never been to, places we wanted to go to, how much money it costs to tour these places, and how cost-prohibitive these places were. And Bruce said, "Well, we'll have our own magic carpet!" Then we started thinking that that might be a great idea; we could get a 747! And Bruce said that he was thinking more along the lines of a 757, because he wasn't rated for the 747. Then we pitched it to Rod, and discussed the logistics of where we wanted to go. And originally, the idea for taking the 757 was so we could take all our gear, have Bruce pilot it, and bring all of our family along. Then someone said, "Well, we have to take all the journalists of the world with us, too, because this is an historic event!"

"Hhhhhmmmm," said Rod, "why don't we document this here bloody trip. It is historic, after all. Nobody's ever done this before — customize a 757 and whatnot. Even better, we should have a documentary crew 24/7 for the duration of the tour!" Boy, that's when it went down like a fountain in a 2-man submarine, believe me. There was a bit of rumbling, a bit of grumbling, some trepidation…my lord, trepidation! So yeah, it wasn't a matter of "yeah, let's all do it."

There were a few of us who weren't very happy with the idea of these people coming and living with us for two months, with access to us 24/7. There were a couple of meetings we had where we ended up convinced that it was the best thing to do, because it was so historic. And to be very honest with you, I'm glad we did it, because we came out with this wonderful "Flight 666" movie.

And I have to take my hat off to Rod Smallwood, because he oversaw the running of how the film was presented, chronologically. He did a fantastic job editing that film with Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn. But yeah, we had a bit of a problem with agreeing to give these guys access to us, but through the love-hate relationship, we came out with more love than hate. And I'm pleased to say that Scot and Sam and all the crew are now very much a part of the IRON MAIDEN family.

Heavy Metal Examiner: Obviously, there had to be a period of adjustment with these guys in your faces all the time. Were there any eruptions or rows that developed out of this, off camera?

Nicko: Not really, no. There were moments where I'm sure they got some growling and grumblings on film somewhere; especially from me… 'cause I told them to f*** off more than once. Me, moreso than anyone else in the band. Yeah, Janick [Gers, guitar] used to tell them to just p*** off and whatever. The one thing I have to say is that they went above the call of duty when they were recording the concert footage for the movie. They would come up to me about an hour before the show, and Sam would say, "Hey Nick, we'd like to shoot you tonight from this side of the stage. Are you okay with that?" And I would go, "F*** yeah, of course you can!" It was always a "whatever you want" kinda vibe, and they never stepped on anyone's toes.

And that is one of the hardest things to do — film IRON MAIDEN live. If someone comes up to the front with a camera, and Bruce is there, he'll put a boot in it. During Rock In Rio, I'm not sure if you can see it, but at one point, there was a camera pointed down at me, and he climbed up this ladder and ripped it right out — $30,000 worth of camera, just gone! But no, we didn't really have any problems with them. If we weren't happy about something, they wouldn't tape or overstep the line.

Read the entire interview from Heavy Metal Examiner.
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[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, June 11, 2009 9:38:11 AM 
Metal Mike To Release Guitar Instructional Dvd

Guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, SEBASTIAN BACH, PAINMUSEUM) has issued the following update:

"In addition to my upcoming solo record, I have a special surprise to all the guitar players. Yep, you guessed it — I'm preparing my first guitar instructional DVD.

I'm excited about this. Well, I guess I do not need to state that the DVD will be about heavy metal — do I? Honestly, what else could it be? One piece of information that I can share with you all is that I have partnered with a well-known distributor to release a no-holds-barred DVD teaching all the metalheads specific things on the guitar — Metal Mike-style! More news soon.

"For those who can not wait, check out my guitar instructional books that are currently available at the MetalMikeArmoryStore.com.

"'Ridiculous Riffs For The Terrifying Guitarist': Awesome licks, trick, tips and ideas on metal soloing. Everything is explained right with theory. Including regular notation and tablature. Only $20.

"'Monster Coordination - Guitar Boot Camp': Killer work out manual to get you improving and on track. As a bonus, I answer many many questions I have been asked from students all over the world. Only $20."
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[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, June 11, 2009 9:35:38 AM 

He's Still Trying to Pucker...... *slaps forehead*

Photos of Bret Michaels' nose fracture and busted lip, which he suffered after getting hit in the head by a set piece during Sunday's (June 7) Tony Awards, can be viewed below. The POISON singer and reality TV star's publicist Joann Mignano said that Michaels received three stitches in his lip and had a CAT scan on Monday (June 8) as a precautionary measure. "His neck was hurt in an accident years ago, so he's being cautious," she told People magazine. "He said he wanted to make sure this was all looked at and taken care of, and I said it was the right thing to do."

Michael' rep also said reports that the accident was caused by Michaels missing his mark are inaccurate. "He did exactly what they asked him to do in rehearsal, where everything went fine. And when the sign came down [at the show], it smacked him on the head."

Michaels, who is currently on a solo tour, has postponed show scheduled for tonight in Myrtle Beach to Thursday, August 6. Bret Michaels solo tour dates will resume June 12 in Gadsden Alabama and will continue throughout the summer.

Michaels and POISON performed during the show's opening number. Michaels' injury occurred as he was leaving the stage and smacked into a piece of scenery.

In a lengthy statement released late Tuesday, Michaels' representatives blasted the Tonys for dismissing the incident, and put the blame for Bret's injuries squarely on a "lack of communication" between the "Rock of Love" star and "the producers, directors, stage managers and crew" of the awards show.

"I find it surprising that a Tony spokesperson would brush off this incident with a comment stating 'Mr. Michaels missed his mark' with no mention of concern for his condition," spokesperson Janna Elias says in the statement. "If everyone at the Tonys [was] aware that Bret missed his mark, then they should have been aware enough to stop the set piece from hitting him or at least slowed it down until he cleared the stage. I feel had this incident happened to Liza Minnelli, Dolly Parton or Elton John, the Tonys would have at least issued a letter of concern.

"Bret has performed live, with POISON or solo, for over 20 years and on a daily basis is around pyro, lasers and a moving light show. He understands that there is always an element of risk in any live performance, but Bret entrusts his safety to the crew, whose job it is to make sure the show goes off without a hitch," the statement continues. "However, in this situation Bret was not on his stage but was at the mercy of the Tonys. He was performing on the Tonys stage and had the reasonable expectation that that safety of the artist was a priority, and at no time did he do anything over-the-top or outlandish that would have put himself or others in a dangerous situation."



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[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, June 11, 2009 9:33:24 AM 
Bruce Dickinson Interview

JAM! Music recently conducted an interview with vocalist Bruce Dickinson of British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

JAM! Music: Flying every day and playing every night seems like a heck of a schedule.

Bruce: Well, it would be if I did that. The documentary ["Flight 666"] might give that impression, but that's just something people have read into it. If we did an aviation documentary, you'd see how it actually works. I'm not allowed to fly after doing a show — I have to wait 12 hours. That's a regulatory issue. So when you see me flying, we've had a rest day after the show and then left the next day. And at all times on the airplane, we had three pilots as an insurance policy against one getting sick. In fact, one did get food poisoning and I had to take over. If they'd shown that, you'd have seen me flying in shorts and a T-shirt.

JAM! Music: Are there similarities between being a pilot and being a rock singer?

Bruce: Well, the image of the pilot is somebody who is always in control. And the image of a rock star is somebody who is always out of control. The truth is, as a pilot, you're not as in control as some people think. You're constantly managing risk. Doesn't mean the airplane's not safe; but the amount of control you have over nature is not absolute. Now flip to your rock-star head and you're running around on stage salivating like a maniac, yelling, screaming, snarling. But in fact, the show is quite tightly controlled. If it weren't disciplined, the band would fall apart. So the appearances are different. But under the surface, they're not so different. A pilot has to be aware of his environment and all the things that might affect the airplane. As a singer, you're juggling the audience's emotions and you've got to be aware of all the things that might affect that evening's proceedings.

JAM! Music: Tell me about working with Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen. How did you pick them?

Bruce: They kind of picked us, really. When we met them, we were a little suspicious at first. We're always suspicious of people with cameras. We've trusted people in the past who have been rather vile. Our worry was that we were going to end up with (METALLICA's) "Some Kind of Monster". Which is not us, but I know how the cutting room works. But then we got to trust them. And what they came up with was great. It wasn't a live performance; it wasn't about big egos; it wasn't blowing smoke up everybody's ass; it was about the fans. The audience are the stars of this documentary. They just did a fantastic job. They got under all of our skins without getting on our nerves.

JAM! Music: You've got so many oars in the water — singing, flying, fencing, writing, hosting TV programs. How do you juggle all those balls?

Bruce: I just do loads of interviews. It makes it so easy; I don't have to do any of that. I just talk about it.

JAM! Music: If you had to only do one thing, which would it be?

Bruce: I'd have to sing. You can train people to fly. But there must be something to what I do that's special to a lot of people. And you have to go with the thing that's the most special.

Read the entire interview at JAM! Music.
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[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, June 11, 2009 9:32:01 AM 
Rob Halford Says Nostradamus Is Still Going to Be Performed

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford has told Noisecreep that the band is still planning on performing its latest album, "Nostradamus", in its entirety on an upcoming tour, since the lyrical material lends itself to such an endeavor. When probed about whether or not PRIEST would do a "Nostradamus" set, Halford said, "We would love to. In fact, we jumped the gun. We anticipated doing it towards the end of this year. It will be a massive presentation and undertaking, but we have no time to do it the way we want to, yet. So let us do 'British Steel' and at the end of this tour, we'll get into production mode to celebrate the new album. We have great ideas and we'd love to present it, but it has to be a special event environment. 'Nostradamus' is a metal album and has a tremendous amount of potential to be interpreted in different ways."

Halford hinted that the album can be performed as a full-fledged classical opera or by an instrumental orchestra. "Anything is possible in today's wonderful world," he said. "The entertainment world is full of crossovers, like the musical 'Wicked', which I hope to go see next week. Book and movies can be turned it Broadway musicals so we can transform 'Nostradamus' anyway we'd like."
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[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, June 09, 2009 10:49:57 AM 
Possible New Metallica DVD Setlist

The four members of METALLICA took part in a press conference prior to the band's June 4, 2009 concert at Foro Sol in Mexico City, Mexico. A four-minute clip featuring highlights from the press conference can be viewed below. Also available is footage from the tuning room where the band can be seen rehearsing songs for the Mexico City show.

The group's setlist was as follows:

01. That Was Just Your Life
02. The End Of The Line
03. Creeping Death
04. Holier Than Thou
05. One
06. Broken, Beat And Scarred
07. Cyanide
08. Sad But True
09. The Unforgiven
10. All Nightmare Long
11. The Day That Never Comes
12. Master Of Puppets
13. Blackened
14. Nothing Else Matters
15. Enter Sandman
- - - - - - - -
16. Helpless
17. Trapped Under Ice
18. Seek and Destroy

METALLICA filmed its three concerts in Mexico City for a future DVD release. The band played Mexico City for the first time in a decade on June 4, June 6 and June 7, with the group keeping the shows on its schedule despite the recent outbreak of swine flu that originated in the area.

AVENGED SEVENFOLD and a Mexican act called RESORTE served as the opening acts.

METALLICA is also scheduled to shoot footage for a DVD this summer, when the band plays a show in France on July 7. That DVD, however, will be a French release only.

METALLICA has issued several DVDs in the past, including "Cliff 'Em All", "Cunning Stunts", "S&M With The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra" and "A Year And A Half".
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[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, June 09, 2009 10:47:50 AM 
KISS!

Promotional Partners company will release a series of KISS Mr. Potato Head toys, complete with interchangeable parts. This collectors set includes all four members of KISS: The Demon, The Spaceman, The Catman and The Starchild. A variety of KISS costumes, instruments, hairstyles, footwear and faces are included to mix and match.

The KISS Potato Heads are scheduled for a mid-July release.

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[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, June 09, 2009 10:42:44 AM 
David Coverdale Interview

Metro.co.uk recently conducted an interview with WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Metro.co.uk: Have you got a guilty karaoke song?

Coverdale: No. I f***in' don't, but my hairdresser is the king of karaoke. I told him to stay clear of BON JOV songs because that's a bit too high for his butchness. And he disobeyed my guidance and paid the price for it in front of 60 of his nearest and dearest. I think I did a Sinatra melody. It must have been instantly forgettable because I completely forgot about it until right this second. But that is my only karaoke experience other than signing off on agent stuff. It's actually big money these days to let them use your tunes.

Metro.co.uk: Is it true you have a four-octave range?

Coverdale: I have no idea. I practice rock 'n' roll ventriloquism: I throw the voice and hopefully it gets there. It's going very well, seeing that dogs can hear it. I am delighted that I go from a whisper to a scream. Ritchie Blackmore said it is a man's voice and that's a big compliment. I like having a man's voice.

Metro.co.uk: Any idea how many people have popped their cherry to "Slide It In"?

Coverdale: Certainly a lot of people in the media — reluctantly at times — tell me they did. It's also very good for pole dancing. All these things do not figure when one's putting these songs together. I am 58 this September, so I have got a couple of good years left and I got a gold record for a new album in days when you're not supposed to be able to sell records. Somebody out there seems to support the SNAKE.

Metro.co.uk: Didn't the model on the "Slide It In" cover faint because of the snake?

Coverdale: There were actually two girls. The first one was 17 years old and she fainted dead away. We had to get another model in to do the back cover. Basically the press dictated the sexist response from WHITESNAKE. The more the press jumped on that, the more I pushed back with the sexist aspect. Regardless, we had a very high percentage of fine young ladies at our shows. They were the loudest singing along to "Slide It In", to be perfectly honest. A lot of other songs were tongue-in-cheek stuff. And fortunately I had the substance of other songs to forge a soon-to-be 40-year career.

Metro.co.uk: What has been your most rock 'n' roll moment?

Coverdale: When we were in California we jammed with DEEP PURPLE and we had this beautiful private plane called the Starship and we had Warner Brothers sending movies that hadn't been released. We kept getting this message that somebody called Miss Lovelace wanted to see us but we ignored it. We actually got on the plane and took off and put on "Deep Throat" and only then found out who Linda Lovelace was. That was a sad moment, but there you go.

Read the entire interview at Metro.co.uk.


New Blaze Bayley Live Cd Released

British heavy metal vocalist Blaze Bayley (ex-IRON MAIDEN, WOLFSBANE) has just released "The Night That Will Not Die", a double live CD containing his entire December 13, 2008 concert at Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland. It features two hours of live perfomance material, including songs from the new album, "The Man Who Would Not Die". A concert DVD, "The Night That Will Not Die", was released in April via Blaze Bayley Recordings.

The track listing for the "The Night That Will Not Die" two-CD set is as follows:

Disc 1:

01. The Man Who Would Not Die
02. Blackmailer
03. Smile Back At Death
04. Alive
05. Identity
06. Kill And Destroy
07. Ghost In The Machine
08. Ten Seconds
09. Futureal
10. The Launch
11. Lord Of The Flies
12. Leap Of Faith

Disc 2:

01. Edge Of Darkness
02. Crack In The System
03. Voices From The Past
04. Stare At The Sun
05. Born As A Stranger
06. Man On The Edge
07. While You Were Gone
08. Samurai
09. Robot

You can order a copy at this location.

Blaze reportedly dedicated the song "While You Were Gone" at the Pratteln concert to his wife/manager Debbie Hartland, who died in late September after suffering a brain hemorrhage while in the hospital.

TOPIC: A drum solo before Painkiller would be awesome
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, June 08, 2009 7:58:21 AM 
If anything I completely disagree. Solos from band members and just general fucking around is entertaining. Have you ever see anything on the Live Shit: Binge & Purge boxset from Metallica? That black album show in it is one of the best concerts I've ever seen. Lars does like 3 drum solos haha.

And besides, it doesn't make a lot of sense to want to have more songs in the set is they can't take a break. Rush plays on average 3 hours a show, but part way through they take a 15 minute break and play really bad comedy and shit over the big screens to keep people entertained. If anything a drum solo would be good for Priest because it gives Rob a break, thus keeping his voice in better shape and being able to do more songs AND a longer concert.
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TOPIC: picture of you
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, June 08, 2009 7:54:58 AM 
Never stopped me and Wendy. If you don't know who she is she's Little Indian Angel.
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, June 08, 2009 7:34:39 AM 
Michael Anthony Interview

Earlier this week, Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited conducted an interview with former VAN HALEN and current CHICKENFOOT bassist Michael Anthony. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Classic Rock Revisited: How much do personalities have to do with a band like CHICKENFOOT?

Michael: It has a lot to do with it. On stage is one thing, but off stage is another. It is kind of interesting, because sometimes you wonder how these four personalities are going to mesh. I have partied enough times with Chad [Smith, drums] down in Cabo to know what he is like. We are saying now, that we should have called this band "ONE GENIUS & A BUNCH OF IDIOTS." Joe [Satriani] balances the rest of us out. Joe Satriani is a methodical, and structured, kind of guy — thank God for that. Every day, he came to the studio with his staff paper while the rest of us were saying that we should put up a blackboard and scribble down what we needed to work on. Joe would say, "No, we are not going to do that." You really need someone like that in the studio. Of course, we had Andy Johns [producer] in to do this thing with us. He is a great engineer and a great producer. He really was like the fifth member of the band. He was out in the studio with us, making suggestions and everything. He knew when we had a take. He would say, "Play it as many times as you want, but that is the one right there." He would go outside and have a cigarette and say, "Let me know when you guys are through goofing around because this is the take we are using." We just went out on a little nine-show thing and everyone got along great. I was wondering if Chad was going to make us wear socks on our dicks. I told him that he should leave his socks at home.

Classic Rock Revisited: Does being around great guitar players and great producers even phase you anymore?

Michael: No, it really doesn't. Playing with Eddie [Van Halen], and now playing with Joe, where there is not another guitar player . . . Sammy didn't even put on a guitar while we were doing this. When we are live, he plays a little bit here and there. My position is to really anchor the thing down. CREAM was one of the only bands that when [Eric] Clapton went into a solo, it was almost like there were three different solos going on. They would, somehow, come right back into the song. You can lose your perspective and wonder where the song is going, and even, what song it is, but Chad and I click so well together that we can play anything and know where we are. We play so well together, that when Joe plays a solo, it doesn't sound like anything drops out. That shows that everyone knows what they need to do in a band like this. It shows that everyone knows how to make it sound good.

Classic Rock Revisited: Eddie Van Halen told RollingStone.com that Michael quit VAN HALEN and was not fired.

Michael: I am so far past that… I wish that he would be too. Unfortunately, he is a bitter guy. At my age, at this point in my life, I don't want to be bitter. I want to hang around positive people, and I could not find three more positive guys than the guys I am playing with now. Why keep rehashing the past? They were asking Eddie questions that had nothing to do with that. They said, "Have you heard CHICKENFOOT?" And he goes, "Yeah, but by the way, Michael Anthony wasn't fired; he quit." It had nothing to do with anything. I never quit the band. At one point, I was forced to make a decision to sit on my hands, at home, and do nothing for a number of years, or go out and play some shows on a tour with Sammy and Dave [Lee Roth]. What would you do? I felt that I was doing those guys a service by going out and flying the VAN HALEN flag and letting people know that VAN HALEN is still here. My last name is not "Van Halen." People tend to forget you. I didn't want people to go, "That is that guy that used to play in VAN HALEN. What's his name again?" The fans wanted to hear that music. I was kind of forced into a situation like that. I never quit the band. When we did the 2004 reunion, Eddie didn't even want me to be a part of that because he was so torqued up that I was buddies with Sammy. Why can't I be buddies with Sammy and still play with VAN HALEN? With those guys, it was a cut-and-dried situation. You are in or you are out. You are with us or you are not. He still keeps bringing this stuff up. I talked to Joe Bosso [of MusicRadar.com] yesterday about it, because Rolling Stone was on his back for a response. I wanted the fans to know that I never left the band. For whatever happened, I am not a bitter person about it. I loved VAN HALEN; I loved everything we did. Hell, I was one of the only two guys who showed up for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. I love the legacy of the band but I am moving on. I am in a great place with CHICKENFOOT. Ed needs to do that too. [Eddie says he's] got a studio right there at [his] house, and [he says] that [he has] a million songs written. Well, go ahead and record some, and go out and have fun. Let's look back fondly at VAN HALEN and what it was. How was that? I am not a guy who gets mad. A lot of people are looking at my response and going, "Oh my God, Mike grew a set of balls." I didn't grow a set of balls. I just got tired of rehashing this shit. I am tired of it. I would always skate around the subject, but this is the way it is. I have gotten on with it and they need to get on with it too. They need to go out and remember why they are in this business.

Read the entire interview from Classic Rock Revisited. 
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, June 08, 2009 7:33:23 AM 
Nicko McBrain Talks "Flight 666"

Kory Grow of Revolver magazine recently conducted an interview with IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Revolver: IRON MAIDEN have done so many concert films, documentaries, and music-video DVDs over the years. Other than the jet, what makes "Flight 666" special for you?

McBrain: It's a bit of the agony and the ecstasy on this one. It was the first time that we had had 24-7 cameras with us. Not just filming the backstage stuff and the concert; it was filming us going to work and coming from work, while we're at work, and then when we're not working. We were always a very private band. We never were and we still aren't a band that would chase the limelight, chase the paparazzi. We steer clear of places where we knew people would be at to take photographs for OK magazine. When you look at the film… they had 500 hours worth of film to edit from. And there's a lot of it [laughs] that are those sort of things that you didn't want people to see that's on the cutting-room floor. They did a fantastic job.

Revolver: One thing that stood out in the video was, do you play barefoot?

McBrain: Yes, I do. It's something I used to do when I was a kid. As I started playing stronger, heavier, hard-hitting music as I got into my teenage and into my adult life, I started using a Ludwig Speed King pedal. You can't play one of them in bare feet, because it's not very smooth; there are holes in it. So I went to using boxing boots, and so over the years of my drumming, I went from barefoot to boxing boots to back to bare feet when I switched to a DW pedal. And I've been playing barefoot for, I don't know, eight or nine years. The only reason I like to play in bare feet is because I have more freedom.

Revolver: Is IRON MAIDEN working on a new album?

McBrain: We start working on a new record in November. We've got November and the first couple of weeks of December booked into writing. We're gonna do a new album in January 2010, and we should tour with that in late summer, fall time. That's the plan. Hopefully, God willing, everybody's health is good and we can get on with it and get out there again.

Read the entire interview from Revolver magazine.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, June 08, 2009 7:26:37 AM 
Joe Elliott STILL A Douchebag

InTheNews.co.uk recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott . A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

InTheNews.co.uk: Are there benefits to having a one-armed drummer?

Elliott: He's actually a better drummer now! He plays more to the song than the ego. If a drummer can do a complicated fill, he will. But if he can't, you can prove to yourself you don't need it. People always joke about Ringo [Starr] being a s**t drummer — he wasn't, he was a simple drummer! (laughs) So was Charlie Watts. We encourage Rick to do simple fills. We're not trying to write EMERSON LAKE AND PALMER! (laughs)

InTheNews.co.uk: "Adrenalize" is also being released and then came out at an interesting time too — the L.A. riots were going on and grunge was beginning to take off. Do you remember it having an affect on your sales or fans?

Elliott: Not at all. "Adrenalize" was exactly what everybody expected — we'd nailed America twice and this time beat Springsteen to number one and had five weeks at the top. Only about a dozen artists ever managed that in the '90s, really.

InTheNews.co.uk: So the sales weren't noticeably affected?

Elliott: No, grunge didn't really take root until late 92, early 93. It was like the rise of punk — in 1979, after the SEX PISTOLS had released their album and THE CLASH were heading to world domination, the biggest-selling record was "Breakfast in America" by SUPERTRAMP! (laughs) We were flying around the States in a private plane with an album that sold seven million copies — grunge was happening, and we were replying "So??" It didn't hurt us until '96. We need to go somewhere else with our sound and if anything, grunge gave us a kick.

InTheNews.co.uk: Was going back to basics with "Slang" a risk in 1996?

Elliott: We were looking at each other saying: "We are all aware that this is commercial suicide, right? Yep, we are? Ok… " But we were all really happy with that, we weren't doing it for the money — we didn't need it — we were doing it for the right reasons. We were trying not to be us, but another side of us. Every band does it, KISS did it with "The Elder", but that was actually a rubbish record!

InTheNews.co.uk: This year you've got the 40 cities tour with POISON and CHEAP TRICK. After so long in the band, can it be gruelling or is it still just great to be on the road?

Elliott: We can do 40 dates for breakfast! What gets gruelling is doing the same thing year-in, year-out. At every venue, those tours can feel like you were only there a week ago. But what's great about these big tour is being on the road with different people — last year, it was BILLY IDOL and JOAN JETT, the year before was STYX, FOREIGNER and REO SPEEDWAGON, the year before was JOURNEY and before that we were doing baseball stadiums with BRYAN ADAMS. That keeps it fresh for the time you're not on stage — you get to drink coffee with different rock stars!

Read the entire interview from InTheNews.co.uk.
TOPIC: Touch of Evil (Live) - Preview clips
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, June 04, 2009 12:44:37 PM 
What's Spinal Tap about the new live album?
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TOPIC: Touch of Evil (Live) - Preview clips
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, June 04, 2009 12:27:27 PM 
I know Beyond the Realms of Death is from Rising in the East. Pretty sure Painkiller is too.
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, June 04, 2009 12:18:41 PM 
New Slayer Album Title Revealed

BLABBERMOUTH.NET can exclusively reveal that California thrashers SLAYER have set "World Painted Blood" as the title of their new album, tentatively due late summer via American Recordings/Columbia Records. The forthcoming CD is being produced by Greg Fidelman and will include the album's title track and "Psychopathy Red" (both of which are Jeff Hanneman-penned tunes), the latter of which was made available as a limited-edition seven-inch vinyl disc on April 18, 2009 as part of the third annual Record Store Day.

Prior to the new album release, SLAYER will join forces with MEGADETH to perform together for the first time in more than 15 years when they co-headline four shows in Canada in late June. The tour, dubbed "Canadian Carnage", will also feature MACHINE HEAD and SUICIDE SILENCE, and will see MEGADETH and SLAYER each closing two of the four shows. SLAYER will also co-headline with MARILYN MANSON on the five-week Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival, set to kick off July 10 in Sacramento, California.

On May 19, BLABBERMOUTH.NET spoke to SLAYER guitarist Kerry King about the band's new CD and their upcoming touring activities. Highlights of that conversation follow below.

On the status of the new album recording sessions:

Kerry: "Probably today was the last day for touch-ups. The longer you let that go on, you can keep fixing it forever; you've just gotta cut the line at one point and say, 'We're done.' But I think Tom [Araya] finishes up vocals today, and then it's just gotta get mixed."

On whether producer Greg Fidelman is going to be mixing the album as well:

Kerry: "To my knowledge, I think he's doing it. I don't always pay attention to that. But I haven't heard anything to the contrary, so I would imagine, yeah."

On Greg Fidelman being a somewhat odd choice for a producer considering that a lot of fans seem to blame him for the distorted sound on METALLICA's "Death Magnetic" album:

Kerry: "I would never do that because — no offense to him or METALLICA — but it's not Greg's fault for the last 15 years of METALLICA. I think he made a decent record with them. I think 'Death Magnetic' is pretty cool. I mean, It's not the glory of the '80s, but it's better than 'St. Anger', you know what I mean?! You're dealing with hard-headed dudes. We're the same way. When you're in the business for as long as us and them [METALLICA] are, you don't always [listen to] everybody's opinion; you've kind of got your own opinion. I blame everybody, not just him. [Laughs]"

On the songwriting/recording process for the new album:

Kerry: "We were over-ready [when we recorded 2006's 'Christ Illusion']. My songs [for the new album] came together since the middle of January — that was super-fast. I [attended] the NAMM show in the middle of January [2009], the big trade show out here [in California]. I might have had some riffs [at that point], but I had no songs. So everything I've done [songwriting-wise] has been put together since then. And this time when we went into the studio, we were, like, under-ready, because there were songs that hadn't even been finished, so we actually had to teach Dave [Lombardo; drums] some of them in the studio, which is totally unique for us. When you do it like that, you risk songs sounding the same and vocal ideas being similar, but I think everything sounds really different. . . [We did it that way because] we had a window of time that we secured Greg Fidelman [for and] we wanted to keep that happening, so after the NAMM show came around, I went, 'Shit, I'd better get some fuckin' songs happening.' So I got off my ass and really worked at it."

On how he would describe the new material:

Kerry: "I think 'Christ Illusion' and 'God Hates Us All' [2001] were compared to faster records like 'Reign In Blood' [1986]. I think this one, when it's all said and done, will be compared to 'Seasons In The Abyss' [1990], because I think 'Seasons' was a little bit of everything, as far as SLAYER goes. I think this one has a little bit of everything — more so than anything we've done since 'Seasons'. So I would imagine people are gonna compare it to that one."

On how the songwriting is split between him and fellow guitarist Jeff Hanneman this time around:

Kerry: "I don't know which songs... We've got 13 songs. I don't even know if they're all done, it's been such a hectic recording thing, but musically I wrote six and he wrote seven. It's about as down the middle as you can get."

"I think, as a general description [I tend to write the faster stuff and Jeff comes up with the moodier material], but that's not to say that Jeff won't write fast and I won't write slow, but generally I'm the fast, thrashier dude and Jeff's definitely the more moodier guy, but trail off into each one's domain every once in a while."

"I think everything [Jeff's] done came up at least since November. Because we did those first three songs [including 'Psychopathy Red'] in October and those were all his. I don't know if he's worked just since January like I have. I would imagine he probably worked a little earlier than that."

On why not all 13 songs that are being recorded will make it to the finished album:

Kerry: "I got out of that mindset that was popular in the '90s when everybody put as much material on CDs as would fit. I just think that's a waste of time, and I think it's a waste of song ideas, because everybody I've ever heard do that, maybe two or three songs are good and the rest is just filler. All my favorite records from whan I was growing up had 10 songs tops, and they're all kick-ass, so I just [think back to] how I perceived records as when I was a fan."
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, June 04, 2009 12:15:50 PM 
Aerosmith To Play All of "Toys In The Attic"

Steven Tyler and Joey Kramer of AEROSMITH stopped by the WZLX radio station in Boston, Massachusetts on Tuesday, June 2. They talked to Chuck Nolan, Carter Alan, and Kenny Young about their upcoming tour, the upcoming books, jamming with members of LED ZEPPELIN in London and getting wedding invitations. They also confirmed reports that they will play the whole ""Toys In The Attic" album on the upcoming trek with ZZ TOP.

You can now listen to the interview at this location.

Asked which album he'd like to play in its entirety on tour, AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry recently told VH1 Classic Radio, "I think 'Toys In The Attic' would be fun. We do a lot of songs off the first four records anyway. We've jammed on 'Uncle Salty' onstage a few times. The later records with more songs on them, they would take up too much time in the set. We need to leave some room for some of the other standards."

"Toys In The Attic", AEROSMITH's third album, was released in 1975 and is one of their most successful efforts. It includes the classic singles "Walk This Way" and "Sweet Emotion", as well as "Adam's Apple", "Big Ten-Inch Record", "Round And Round", "Uncle Salty" and the title track.

By playing one record from front to back on this tour, AEROSMITH will join the ranks of other classic rock artists doing the same this summer. MÖTLEY CRÜE plans to perform 1989's "Dr. Feelgood" in its entirety, while JUDAS PRIEST is going to blast through all of 1980's "British Steel".

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, June 04, 2009 12:09:49 PM 
Ratt To Enter Studio This Month

Reactivated California rockers RATT will enter the studio mid-June to begin recording their first new material since 1999's self-titled album. A late 2009 release via Loud & Proud/Roadrunner Records is expected.

Fan-filmed video footage of RATT performing the song "Nobody Rides For Free" on May 28, 2009 at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, Tennessee can be viewed below (courtesy of "Metalbabe86"). Photos of the concert are available at this location (courtesy of "Rockchick86"). Playing rhythm guitar for RATT during the show was John Corabi (MÖTLEY CRÜE, UNION), who was filling in for Carlos Cavazo (QUIET RIOT).

Over the past two years, RATT has toured the world in support of their releases "Tell The World - The Very Best Of Ratt" and their first-ever DVD, "Videos from the Cellar - The Atlantic Years". During this time, the current lineup of Stephen Pearcy, Warren DeMartini, Bobby Blotzer, Robbie Crane and Carlos Cavazo played shows in Australia, Colombia and Peru for the first time in their careers.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, June 04, 2009 11:53:35 AM 
Extreme/Ratt Tourdates

Celebrated rock pioneers RATT and EXTREME have teamed up to bring you this summer's most rockin' tour lineup. The tour, which will feature sets from both bands with RATT closing, kicks off on July 12 in Amarillo, Texas and runs through August 7 in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire. It will cross the U.S. and cover 16 markets, with more to be announced soon. In celebration of the 25th anniversary of their landmark debut "Out Of The Cellar", RATT will be playing the album in its entirety.

Both bands are excited about the double bill. "Warren DeMartini and Nuno Bettencourt on same stage, same night?? 'Nuff said, we'll see you there!" says RATT's Bobby Blotzer. EXTREME's Nuno Bettencourt concurs, "One hot summer night. Two bands fully loaded with musicianship. Mix in one part memorable songwriting. Add nine ounces of passionate performers. Throw in three well-respected guitarists. Add a touch of West Coast raunch and a hint of East Coast funk. And you get yourself a recipe for one night of unforgettable rock and roll."

The dates are as follows:

Jul. 10 - Pryor, OK - Rocklahoma **
Jul. 12 - Amarillo, TX - Midnight Rodeo
Jul. 13 - San Antonio, TX - Scout Bar
Jul. 14 - Odessa, TX - Dos Amigos
Jul. 16 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theater
Jul. 17 - Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern Theater
Jul. 18 - Las Vegas, NV - Hard Rock
Jul. 19 - Anaheim, CA - Grove
Jul. 22 - Denver, CO - Ogdon Theater
Jul. 23 - Kansas City - Crossroads
Jul. 24 - Chicago, IL - House Of Blues
Jul. 25 - Toledo OH - Harley Davidson-LOT **
Jul. 26 - Cheswick, PA - Ches-a-rena
Jul. 28 - New York, NY - Nokia Theater
Jul. 30 - Westbury, NY - Westbury Theater
Aug. 02 - Allentown, PA - Crock Rock Festival
Aug. 05 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx ***
Aug. 06 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
Aug. 07 - Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino
Aug. 08 - Clearfield, PA - ClearfieldCountyFairgrounds **
Aug. 15 - Sky City, NM - Sky City Casino **
Aug. 29 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Casino **

** RATT only
*** EXTREME only 

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, June 02, 2009 12:27:29 PM 
Mmhmm, good to know somebody reads this stuff.
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, June 02, 2009 12:25:00 PM 
Tarja Turunen Checks In

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has issued the following update:

"My friends, the tour is happily over. But very soon, we will start next shows in Europe.

"There is no time really to relax since I have to keep on rehearsing for them. I will go to make a visit at my vocal coach who is most probably going to 'kill' me again. Just kidding; she is just magnificent help and amazingly kind lady.

"Mexican show was great and it was nice to see the reaction of the audience when they heard the new songs in our set list. I spoke with many fans and they felt that the show was a lot better than my first visit in Mexico.

"As always, I learn new things about myself and from my music through my musical journey and it is very rewarding to hear good feedback from my supporters.

"Thank you Mexico! As I said during the show, I hope to see you next time with my new album.

"It was also wonderful to make for the first time a show in Venezuela and to see that I have an audience there! I got to meet many fans in the singing session I did in Caracas and the feeling was really overwhelming.

"The local promoter got very emotional to see how people were reacting towards me and told me that he had never seen anything like that before. The devotion of the fans was unexpected for him and for some local media. Not for me ;)

"The final challenge was to make four shows in Buenos Aires. Everything went fine and I was very happy to be able to finish the tour with these shows here. Especially the last two shows in La Trastienda were great, because the audience was seated and they could follow every little details of our show. For me it was nice to see their expressions closer and to feel their love.

"I would like to do similar kind of concerts in other countries, but promoters haven't realized yet that my fans would like it too.

"I am sure the band was happy with the tour. Every one of them already flew to different destinations and in couple of weeks we'll find each other in Budapest where we'll start rehearsing for the summer shows. Can't wait to get there!

"Next week I will face another challenge when I am performing with [Argentine] band RATA BLANCA in Luna Park stadium [in Buenos Aires]. I have to learn few of their songs, which means I am going to sing in Spanish again!!!!! Let's see how that goes. I am expecting to have a great time with RATA on stage. Was very nice to receive their invitation."

Tarja Turunen has set "What Lies Beneath" as the working title of her new solo CD, tentatively due before the end of the year. She says, "With [2007's] 'My Winter Storm', I chose the name of the album in the early stages and that helped me to create the concept for the album. With the new album, I decided to do it the same way, so I searched for an inspiring title and all the songs are one way or another related to it."

Regarding the songwriting process for the new CD, Turunen said, "In the last months I've been writing a lot of music for my new album. Songwriting is always an amazing learning experience, and it has been a pleasure to discuss music with different people.

"The album process is still going on and I have more songs that are in the working. It is sounding very promising. The songs are absolutely more mature, wild, and emotional and they sound more me, if I can say so.

"The biggest difference in preparing this new album is that I will be taking the time that I need until the songs are in a shape that I am happy with. No matter how long it takes. I want it to be perfect for me. No hurry; no pressure."
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, June 02, 2009 12:21:18 PM 
Anvil Interview

Michael Dunaway of PasteMagazine.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow and drummer Robb Reiner of Canadian heavy metal legends ANVIL. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

PasteMagazine.com: The movie has gotten an incredible reception, at Sundance and at several other festivals.

Steve "Lips" Kudlow: We debuted the movie at Sundance and it basically blew the roof off. But Sacha [Gervasi, director] is very clever. He didn't want to sell the movie cheap, and he didn't want to sell it alone. He wanted to keep the movie and the band intact together, as a unit. He wouldn't move on any deals unless the two were hand in hand. It took a year and a half of winning awards at all these film festivals, and eventually, VH1 heard about it.

Robb Reiner: And we found our right man.

Kudlow: And we found our right man. Rick Krim is one of the nicest people we've ever met, and he put the whole weight of VH1 behind us. And now we're off.

Reiner: Sacha could have sold out to someone like Miramax or Universal or whomever. He had those chances.

Kudlow: But then the band and the movie would have been separate, and it wouldn't have had the longevity. This is a slow burn; it's not a flash in the pan. We are utilizing the actual audience to spread the word rather than soaking the media with paid advertising.

Reiner: It's word of mouth. It's organic.

Kudlow: And what's beautiful and unique about it is that the epilogue is being written by the audience. It's a beautiful thing.

PasteMagazine.com: You've been on stage your whole life, and now Sacha is following you around with a camera the whole time. What was that like?

Kudlow: It was amazing, actually, the circumstances that led up to it. I mean, let's start from the beginning. We met this kid when he was 15 years old at the Marquee club in London, just this English headbanger, and he became our drum roadie. So we took him on the road, took him on the joyride of his life, he had all of his first sexual encounters, we really corrupted him well! We called him Teabag. And we gave him a life experience he would never forget. Eventually, of course, he had to finish school and he disappeared out of our lives. We never forgot about him, and we always wondered whatever happened to him. Then, in the summer of 2005, I got an e-mail from him, and it was like, "Holy shit! Teabag has returned! And he's this Hollywood bigshot now, working with Spielberg!" So we go down to his place in L.A., and he has a stack of every one of our albums. He says, "I was sitting down listening to an album by METALLICA, and I said, 'This sounds just like my friends ANVIL. I wonder what happened to them?'" And about a week later he comes to Toronto and says, "I want to make a film about you." I started bawling my eyes out. It was like we both went on our journeys, and now we've come back together to make this movie. It was like perfect kismet, everything we had both been through was focused to make this movie. And I thought, this is it! The moment has arrived!

PasteMagazine.com: That enthusiasm for what you do really comes through in this film, and it's really inspiring. It reminds me of that great Bill Mallonee line about the minor-league ballplayer, "We may not make it out of the bush leagues, but that's not why we're here." I watched this film thinking, "Even if these guys never make it back up to the top, they're going to rock it out every night because they love it so much." It's beautiful.

Reiner: That's really the truth.

Kudlow: It's like I always say, you don't have to win the race to enjoy the race. I think we all have a responsibility to make the best of our lives. And to enjoy our lives. And we get so much enjoyment and fun out of being in the band and creating this music. How could you ever stop that? It's like saying "I've already had kids, why would I keep having sex?" Well, no! When I'm up on stage playing and singing, that is the almighty orgasm for me. And I'm not going to give it up!

PasteMagazine.com: Tell me about the new album you're working on. It'll be your fourteenth album, right?

Reiner: That's right. It's called "Juggernaut of Justice". All of the songs are now written. We'll hopefully record it at the beginning of next year. We've also recorded the song "Thumb Hang", which is mentioned in the movie. It'll be on the soundtrack.

Kudlow: You know, we wrote that thing when we were about 14 and we had had a school lesson on the Spanish Inquisition. And we just put it away and never bothered with it. But after the movie, that's what everybody wants to hear. So Sacha put in the credits that we're going to finally record it and we said, "What? We are?"

Reiner: And it actually turns out to be a really good song.

Kudlow: Shockingly.

Read the entire interview from PasteMagazine.com.
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[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, June 02, 2009 12:18:56 PM 
Tim Ripper Owens Interview

Robert Gray of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with merican heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) as part of a series entitled "Hit The Lights." Several excerpts from the chat follow below.

On how his solo debut, "Play My Game", came to fruition:

"After I left ICED EARTH, we began talking about possibly arranging tracks for BEYOND FEAR's next album. The management thought it would be a great time for me to issue a solo album, so the wheels started turning. I started writing some music, and made some phone calls. The project began to come together, and all these great musicians guested upon 'Play My Game'. We recorded the album in Los Angeles, and began the process roughly a year ago."

On whether he felt slightly restricting in past groups like JUDAS PRIEST and ICED EARTH:

"Yes, I was restricted. I couldn't really write with JUDAS PRIEST, but I actually understood the situation with JUDAS PRIEST. It didn't really bother me. I think it bothered me more with ICED EARTH, as I felt like I probably had something to give to the table that time. I really wasn't able to contribute, so I felt more restricted with ICED EARTH, though I understood. I understood it with both groups. This made me go onwards, and save all my material for my own project."

On how Chris Caffery and Bob Kulick came to contribute to "Play My Game":

"I've known them for years. I met Chris Caffery in '96, and we've been really good friends. Bob Kulick and I have appeared on some albums together for years, years and years. A lot of these guys who guested upon 'Play My Game' are friends. Michael Wilton, Jeff Loomis, Bobby Jarzombek — so many great musicians feature on the album who are friends. Also, I made new friends who I just met, ones who guested on 'Play My Game' — Billy Sheehan, for example. Having so many stars to guest, and to meet them, was just awesome."

On whether scheduling conflicts prevented certain musicians from guesting upon "Play My Game":

"Yeah, scheduling conflicts were always a problem. TRIVIUM's Corey Beaulieu was interested in contributing, and even SEPULTURA's Andreas Kisser. Andreas and I have worked on some material, so I wanted him to play upon a song. He said that he couldn't, and was leaving for a tour the following day. Since he couldn't lay down a part here, or there, we were somewhat screwed."

On "Play My Game"'s lyrical content:

"I think the album's lyrics are much like 'Beyond Fear', in that the album pretty much tackles every topic. 'Play My Game' tackles many topics, whether it be losing a loved one, spaceships, the cover up of political scandals, or ex relationships. Whatever the topic might be, everything is really upon 'Play My Game'. 'Play My Game' has a song about cars, and a song about evil things in the shadows, for example. Really, the album's lyrics are right across the board, and that's how I always write. I'm not a dungeons-and-dragons writer, and am not a writer that will write about extremely corny subjects all the time. I'm a writer that'll write about everything. Whatever comes to mind, and whatever I feel needs to be written about, I'll write about."

Read the entire interview at Ultimate-Guitar.com.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, June 02, 2009 12:16:03 PM 
Marilyn Manson Comments On New Album

Amy Sciarretto of Noisecreep recently conducted an interview with Marilyn Manson. An excerpt from the chat follows below.

Noisecreep: How much did your reunion with bassist Twiggy Ramirez spark the creativity on this record?

Manson: It's about me realizing the importance of loss, I even say, "I am going to teach you about loss." There are various degrees of things going on in my life and when you get back with a friend, you realize the void that it created, when it's back together. It was as if no time had passed. Separately, we did a lot on our own and we both can stand on our own. What we do together on this record, no one else can do. This is the record we wanted to make, at the right time, as friends. We needed each other. We had gone through parallel emotions with relationships and didn't have each other as best friends to say, "I am going through this torment." He came to the plate with this music which sounded like what I wanted to say. It was intimidating, for me, that I had to take it up a level, and do and say something I had not said before. My part as the singer and lyricist took place between November and January 5. I finished on my birthday. During that period, I lived alone, which I had never done before. I had gone from living with my parents as everyone does, to starting a band, going on tour and living in hotels and in and out of different relationships. Then in November, the last relationship I was in ended with me living alone and it became a process. I spent, by choice, the holiday season alone!

Noisecreep: You don't seem like a big "holiday celebration" type guy!

Manson: I am not big on holidays, but I spent Christmas, New Year's Eve and my birthday entirely alone. I returned to the studio, did the last three tracks. I woke up thinking, "I have to sing this song and finish this record," which isn't about giving up what you are. It's about seeing what doesn't work and hating everyone and trying to destroy it. Without that feeling, the song "Devour" would not exist. That's about a murder/suicide that almost happened and the song is why it didn't happen, so it began the record. The person who wrote that song is not the same person who wrote the last track, "15". I changed, people make mistakes. Now, I see that showing kindness and love shouldn't be mistaken for weakness. I am not desperate for love; it is something I have decided upon. I could have ended [the record] being null, like ["American Psycho"'s] Patrick Bateman, without any sense of reality or contact with humanity. Track "15" is like when you walk out of theater, after the end title credits and what you didn't expect to happen...happened.

Read the entire interview from Noisecreep.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, June 02, 2009 12:14:14 PM 
The Cult Frontman Comments On Upcoming Tour

In July, THE CULT will kick off an international tour on which the band will play its seminal, 1985 "Love" album from start to finish.

The "Love" album is viewed by fans and worldwide media as THE CULT's pre-eminent release. From the immediately recognizable opening notes of "She Sells Sanctuary", through Billy Duffy's psychedelic guitar strains on "Phoenix", to the resolve of Ian Astbury's haunting baritone on "Brother Wolf, Sister Moon", THE CULT created an album that maneuvers as a tour de force.

"[Playing the album live] gives some context to what THE CULT are, in terms of what we do have a claim to — building this post-modern world," singer Ian Astbury told Billboard.com. "We're one of the principal architects to that world, in a way. For me, it's kind of like, 'Hey, wait a minute, I don't want my legacy to be 'Sonic Temple'. It's amazing how many people come up and say, 'Hey dude, where's the cowboy hat and long hair?' I haven't looked like that in like 16 years."

"The band is redefining the live album experience with the 'Love Live Tour'; nothing is comparable to witnessing THE CULT, fully engaged in the live creation of arguably their seminal album," stated stated THE CULT manager Tom Vitorino. "For fans this will be the greatest tour yet, and for those just discovering THE CULT, this staging will envelop them in a pure performance experience."

THE CULT will be delivering spectacular production, along with the intense performances that fans have come to expect. The evening's finale will include an encore of THE CULT's greatest hits, spanning the bands' storied career. The band has been working closely with their art/ design team creating an arresting set, with dramatic effects, using state-of-the art technology.

Continuing their historic creative partnership, Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy began writing together this winter, and have since recorded several songs at The Sunset Marquis Villa Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California. Their highly anticipated new tracks will be the follow up to THE CULT's 2007 release, the critically acclaimed "Born Into This". As of press time, the band is keeping options open to drop new tracks in conjunction with the tour.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, June 02, 2009 12:11:26 PM 
Def Leppard/Taylor Swift Concert DVD

CMT has partnered with Big Machine Records for the first DVD release of its critically acclaimed series "CMT Crossroads", when the episode featuring TAYLOR SWIFT and DEF LEPPARD hits stores on Tuesday, June 16. "CMT Crossroads: Taylor Swift And Def Leppard" includes 11 electrifying performances by 2008's best-selling artist among all genres of music and Great Britain's premier arena rock band. The DVD will be available exclusively at a low price of $11.88, in Wal-Mart stores in the U.S. and Canada, including Sam's Club and on Walmart.com, and hits shelves the same day SWIFT and DEF LEPPARD are scheduled to appear on the 2009 CMT Music Awards. Their performance of "Photograph" is also up for both "Performance of the Year" and "Wide Open Country Video" of the Year at the CMT Music Awards.

The DVD is currently available for presale at this location.

Taped before a standing-room only audience in Nashville, Swift fulfilled her "childhood dream" when she walked onstage and performed with DEF LEPPARD. Lead singer Joe Elliott and Swift swapped lyrics on such hit songs as "Photograph", "Hysteria", "Pour Some Sugar On Me", "Picture To Burn" and "Love Story". The DVD has special features that include extended and new interviews with the artists, and never-before-seen performances.

"CMT Crossroads: Taylor Swift And Def Leppard" DVD track listing is as follows:

01. Photograph
02. Picture To Burn
03. Love Story
04. Hysteria
05. Teardrops On My Guitar
06. When Love & Hate Collide
07. Should've Said No
08. Pour Some Sugar On Me

Exclusive Bonus Performances:

09. Our Song
10. Love
11. Two Steps Behind

"Performing with DEF LEPPARD was awesome!" said Swift. "It was the coolest thing in the world to have my band on stage with them, because for the past two years, before we go on stage we listen to DEF LEPPARD and just rock out and jump around. And then, we were playing on the same stage as they were. It was the most amazing feeling in the world, and we were all just trying to act cool the whole time."

"What an absolute pleasure it was to work with Taylor and her band who are a great set of musicians," says LEPPARD's Elliott. "Myself and Taylor blended really well together, I think, and everybody, both bands and the crowd, had a great time. I'm really glad we had the opportunity to do this."

In addition to the performances, the one-hour show featured reheasal, behind-the-scenes and interview footage.

Videos, picture galleres and information about the show can be found at CMT.com.

DEF LEPPARD and Taylor Swift join an elite group of performers who have taped "CMT Crossroads", which pairs country music stars with popular artists from other genrespop, rock, R&B to play together, swap stories, and share their common love of music. Previous episodes of "Crossroads" have included Lindsey Buckingham and LITTLE BIG TOWN; BON JOVI and SUGARLAND; John Fogerty and Keith Urban; Kelly Clarkson and Reba McEntire; Joss Stone and LeAnne Rimes; Robert Plant and Alison Krauss; and most recently MAROON 5 and Sara Evans.


Edited at: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 12:11:59 PM
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, June 02, 2009 12:08:40 PM 
Ozzy Joins "Brutal Legend" Voice Casting

According to The Escapist, the upcoming Brütal Legend game will feature the voice and likeness of BLACK SABBATH vocalist Ozzy Osbourne as The Guardian Of Metal.

At EA's E3 press conference, Double Fine studio head and Brütal Legend creator Tim Schafer announced (see video below) that Osbourne would join a cast that includes metal greats like Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST), Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH), Lemmy Kilmister (MOTÖRHEAD) and Lita Ford.

Brütal Legend will be available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system and the PlayStation computer entertainment system on October 13 in North America and on October 16 in Europe.

Brütal Legend is a third-person action game rich in combat, imagery and storytelling, delivering lighter-flicking fun sure to melt your face off.

Those ready to rock can start by visiting the newly re-launched Brütal Legend web site (www.brutallegend.com), the best source online for all things Brütal Legend, from trailers to screenshots, concept art to exclusive blogs from the Double Fine studio team, epic polls and more! Over time, the site and its content will evolve and grow, so remember to check in whenever you feel the Metal Gods calling you. Sign up for exclusive updates through the Brütal Legend newsletter, or follow Brütal Legend on Twitter for intimate access and new information nearly every day.

Brütal Legend tells the tale of Eddie Riggs, played by Jack Black. The ultimate roadie, Eddie is the first person anyone calls when they need guitars tuned or stages rigged, and has a love for hot rods and a photographic memory for every heavy metal album cover, and the lyrics those albums contained. One night, a stage accident knocks Eddie unconscious, and he awakens in a world that looks very strange yet oddly familiar, a world where every heavy metal album cover and lyric Eddie knows has come to life, and where the evil emperor Doviculus and his demon army, The Tainted Coil, have enslaved the last remaining humans. When an oppressed people request Eddie's knowledge of modern warfare, he pulls from his own experience in the only occupation he's ever had, a roadie for a heavy metal band, and under his command, this barbaric force of hot-rods, Marshall stacks, leather, and chrome will bring this ancient world into the age of metal.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, June 02, 2009 12:07:09 PM 
Another Top Whatever List

Headbang, a Turkish rock and metal magazine which is sold as a Blue Jean magazine supplement, has published its list of top 30 heavy metal and hard rock vocalists of all time (as compiled by the magazine's writers). It is as follows:

01. Bruce Dickinson (IRON MAIDEN, BRUCE DICKINSON)
02. Ronnie James Dio (ex-ELF, ex-RAINBOW, ex-BLACK SABBATH, DIO, HEAVEN AND HELL)
03. Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST, FIGTH, 2WO, HALFORD)
04. Ozzy Osbourne (ex-BLACK SABBATH, OZZY OSBOURNE)
05. James Hetfield (METALLICA)
06. Mike Patton (FAITH NO MORE, MR. BUNGLE, FANTOMAS, TOMAHAWK, PEEPING TOM...)
07. Sebastian Bach (ex-SKID ROW, DAMNOCRACY, SEBASTIAN BACH)
08. Klaus Meine (SCORPIONS)
09. Bon Scott (AC/DC)
10. Blackie Lawless (W.A.S.P.)
11. King Diamond (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE)
12. Serj Tankian (SYSTEM OF A DOWN, SERJ TANKIAN)
13. Ian Gillan (ex-EPISODE SIX, ex-BLACK SABBATH, DEEP PURPLE, GILLAN)
14. Alice Cooper (ALICE COOPER)
15. Axl Rose (GUNS N' ROSES)
16. Geoff Tate (QUEENSRŸCHE)
17. Corey Taylor (SLIPKNOT, STONE SOUR)
18. Eric Adams (MANOWAR)
19. Michael Kiske (ex-HELLOWEEN, SUPARED, AVANTASIA, PLACE VENDOME)
20. Lemmy Kilmister (ex-HAWKWIND, MOTÖRHEAD, THE HEAD CAT)
21. Jon Oliva (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, JON OLIVA'S PAIN)
22. Max Cavalera (ex-SEPULTURA, SOULFLY, NAILBOMB, THE CAVALERA CONSPIRACY)
23. Jonathan Davis (KORN, JONATHAN DAVIS)
24. Philip Anselmo (ex-PANTERA, DOWN, SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ARSON ANTHEM)
25. Udo Dirkschneider (ex-ACCEPT, U.D.O)
26. Mike Muir (SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, INFECTIOUS GROOVES, CYCO MIKO, NO MERCY)
27. Brian Johnson (AC/DC)
28. David Coverdale (WHITESNAKE, EX-DEEP PURPLE)
29. Paul Di'Anno (ex-IRON MAIDEN)
30. Jorn Lande (VAGABOND, MASTERPLAN, ARK, MILLENNIUM, BEYOND TWILIGHT, AYREON, AVANTASIA)

Launched in 1987, Blue Jean is Turkey's oldest youth and music magazine with a monthly circulation of 20-25,000.

Headbang, which was first published in March 2007, is the most popular rock and metal magazine in Turkey. It is also said to be the country's only monthly music magazine with rock and metal content.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, June 02, 2009 12:05:52 PM 
Eddie Van Halen Interview

David Wild of RollingStone.com conducted an interview with Eddie Van Halen at the third annual Spike Guys' Choice Awards, which was taped this past Saturday night (May 30) in Culver City, California. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

RollingStone.com: The VAN HALEN tour was such a success. Were you pleasantly surprised?

Eddie Van Halen: You never know. But I do know this. Janie [Eddie's fiancée/publicist] and I are getting married on the 27th of June, and then we'll go on a honeymoon. Then Dave [Lee Roth], Wolfie [Van Halen], Alex [Van Halen] and I are going into the studio and record some new music and go on tour about a year from now.

RollingStone.com: Did the VAN HALEN tour help fire up some new musical ideas?

Eddie Van Halen: No, I am always writing, you know. But we're a true band now. It wasn't just a reunion one-off thing. I've already gone to Dave's house four or five times over the last month. I've got so much music. It's just trying to figure out what Dave's into because we haven't written together in a long time. But it's great. It feels like we've always felt in the beginning. But I'm sober, so it's different. He's sober, so it's different. It's a wonderful feeling.

RollingStone.com: Have you heard CHICKENFOOT?

Eddie Van Halen: No, I haven't.

RollingStone.com: No particular interest?

Eddie Van Halen: Well, I don't listen to anything really, for one.

RollingStone.com: You make your own music?

Eddie Van Halen: Yeah, I'm too busy doing my own thing. I wish them well. The funny thing is that everyone who quits the band always claims they got fired by me. Hey, I'm not the bad guy here. When [Sammy] Hagar left the band, Mike [Michael Anthony] went with him. Then when we get back together with Dave, and all of a sudden, he wants back in. It's like, "No, dude, you quit the band." So my son became the bass player. But we didn't give Mike the boot to have my son play. He was around. We didn't have a bass player. "Hey Wolfie, you want to play?"

Read the entire interview from RollingStone.com.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, June 02, 2009 12:03:50 PM 
Paul Di'Anno "Comments" On Iron Maiden

Former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno took part in a press conference last month during his solo tour of Argentina. When asked about the rumors that his drug use had something to do with his split with IRON MAIDEN, Di'Anno responded, "Where the fuck do you people get this from? I left IRON MAIDEN because they were going too heavy metal, and IRON MAIDEN is a money-making machine, and I don't give a fuck about it. It was not about drugs; it was nothing like that. Me and Steve [Harris]... I [wrote] the song 'Killers', Steve had [what he thought] were better songs. I thought his songs were shit. Nothing to do with drugs; nothing whatsoever. Check your facts or otherwise this interview is over... I hate that! I fucking hate that! Because people... You say something but you don't know. Well, I'm telling you. IRON MAIDEN is Steve Harris' band. It doesn't matter about anybody else — whether it's Dave Murray, Clive [Burr], me... it's Steve Harris' band and all it is is money, money, money, money — nobody else counts. And I wrote fuckin' 20-times better songs than his, but I only got one song on the 'Killers' album because it's Steve's — he must have this. Fuckin' Adolf Hitler. I'm not interested. So there you go. But you need to take drugs when you're with IRON MAIDEN because they're so fucking boring. And the only drugs were aspirin, because Steve [making hand gesture as if someone is speaking into his ear]... Fuckin' headache."

Video footage of the question-and-answer session can be viewed below. (Note: The above quote can be heard starting at around the six-minute, 25-second mark.)

In a recent interview with PyroMusic.net, Paul Di'Anno stated about the status of his new solo album, "We started to record it last year in Germany, but have since had some business problems associated with the production company involved with this project, so I may start another new album quite soon now. At the moment I am just concentrating on touring, as this is taking up 100% of my time right now."

Regarding his autobiography, entitled "The Beast", which came out several years ago, Di'Anno said, "Well, I thought if I am gonna write an autobiography, then I had better go for it with nothing held back. I didn't want it to be just another one of those poncy, pampering my ego autobiography rock books, where I would spend the whole time trying to fucking congratulate myself like so many others, so I just told it like it was. Also I was fucking sick and tired of every other fucker writing whatever they felt like writing about me, so this was a way of shutting them all up and telling them all to fuck off. After it was released, I got some mixed reactions, but generally it has worked for me as putting my life out there as it was."
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, June 02, 2009 12:01:51 PM 
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[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, May 29, 2009 12:19:30 PM 
New Steve Vai Boxset To Be Released

Legendary guitarist Steve Vai will release his famed "Naked Tracks" on CD for the first time in early June. Previously sold on Vai.com and iTunes as downloads only, Vai wanted to give his fans and players of all ages something special — an excellent practice tool for any guitarist.

Commented Vai: "Through the years, whenever I would mix my records I would usually do a mix of specific songs without the lead guitar. This allowed me to play along with the track or make loops to jam to, and because I figured perhaps some day maybe others would like to do the same. Voila! We have arrived at some day!"

"Naked Tracks" is housed in a special limited-edition digipack box set. This series of play-along CDs is designed to help create an atmosphere of focus so you can shred yourself into a personally-induced inspirational nirvana. Included in the set are five CDs featuring backing tracks from the following albums:

* "Passion And Warfare"
* "Sex & Religion"
* "Alien Love Secrets"
* "Fire Garden"
* "The Ultra Zone"
* "Alive In An Ultra World"
* "Real Illusions: Reflections"

You can download the liner notes, transcripts, tab, lead sheet and scores all available soon at www.vai.com/nakedtracks. Here Vai will give the various parameters regarding the key, scale, time signature and more of each track as well as guitar solo transcripts and tabs.

Steve Vai is one of the most influential guitarists of our time. The "Naked Tracks" box-set is a testament to his vanguard approach and creative mindset. This box set is a must-have for the aspiring guitarist, the seasoned guitarist and for all Steve Vai collectors.

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, May 29, 2009 12:16:31 PM 
Ozzy Files Lawsuit Against Tony Iommi For "Black Sabbath" Name

According to the New York Post, Ozzy Osbourne has filed a lawsuit against his BLACK SABBATH bandmate Tony Iommi, claiming that Iommi illegally took sole ownership of the band's name in a filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Osbourne is suing Iommi for a 50 percent interest in the "Black Sabbath" trademark, along with a portion of Iommi's profits from use of the name.

The Manhattan federal court suit also charges that Osbourne's "signature lead vocals" are largely responsible for the band's "extraordinary success," noting that its popularity plummeted during his absence from 1980 through 1996.

Ozzy's suit follows one filed by Iommi in December 2008 against Live Nation. In that filing, Iommi claims the concert giant sold merchandise bearing the band's logo, despite the 2006 expiration of a merchandising deal, reportedly worth nearly $80 million. Soon after that agreement concluded, Iommi reclaimed the band's trademark.

Iommi's suit argues Live Nation continued to sell more than 100 items of merchandise featuring the band's likeness, name and logo, despite the receipt of cease-and-desist orders from the guitarist's camp. Iommi's suit seeks damages in the amount of three times the profits from the merchandise sales, plus a halt to the BLACK SABBATH product sales.

Iommi and Geezer Butler have both said some less than kind things about working with Osbourne in a new interview with Decibel magazine. The pair recently completed a new studio album as HEAVEN & HELL, the post-Ozzy version of SABBATH featuring vocalist Ronnie James Dio, and Butler said that working with Dio was much easier than Osbourne. He explained, "Ronnie's a songwriter in his own right — he's got tons of ideas. Whereas Ozzy . . . in the old days, he'd come up with a vocal line and I'd write the lyrics. Ronnie is 100 percent involved in both the musical side and the vocal side, and he writes his own lyrics as well."

Butler added that Osbourne didn't take him seriously as a songwriter, saying, "If we were with Ozzy and I came in with the killer riff of all time, Ozzy wouldn't even think of doing it because I'm not the guitarist and that's the way he thinks . . . That's why it was so bloody hard to write anything."

Butler said about HEAVEN & HELL's debut CD, "The Devil You Know", "If we'd written this album with Ozzy, we'd still be working on the first track."

Iommi added that there was a sharp difference between the singers live as well, saying, "It was great being with Ozzy on the road . . . but with Ronnie it's a lot different, because we go out and we know exactly what we're gonna be doing. With Ozzy, we didn't really know. It was touch and go sometimes on some of those early shows, whether he was gonna turn up, if he'd be able to sing, if his voice was gone, or what. We'd have to cancel shows, which Geezer and myself really hated. But with Ronnie, we've never canceled a show."

HEAVEN & HELL will tour Europe later this spring and summer, with North American dates scheduled for August.

Ozzy Osbourne is currently working on his next solo album.

Tony Iommi's filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office:



BLACK SABBATH "reunion" promotional photo (1999):

TOPIC: How long have you been a Priest fan?
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, May 28, 2009 11:13:19 AM 
April, 2005.
TOPIC: New live album
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, May 28, 2009 11:10:10 AM 
How many Priest Cd's do you own if you don't have Unleashed In The East man? It's there BEST live Cd. It's 100% definitive 70's Priest before they went commercial on us.
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TOPIC: New live album
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, May 28, 2009 11:05:31 AM 
No no non onononono you don't get it.

GNR is WAYYYY bigger then STP or Velvet Revolver.

PRiest is WAAYYYYYYYY bigger then Fight or Halford.

Iron Maiden isss WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYY bigger then Bruce Dickinson.

Black Sabbath is WAAAAAAAAAAYYYYY bigger then Ozzy or Dio.

Dave Mustaine doesn't play Metallica songs does he? No. Just because he wrote a few doesn't mean he should play them with his band, and he doesn't.

They do NOT play other peoples songs and why should they? They have an extremely large back catelogue and it makes no sense to be a band of that stature and play other peoples songs. One off covers like Johnny B. Goode are one thing, bringing another artists songs in as a permentant part of the set is another.

Metallica is an exception but when you think about it, those covers they play every night like Am I Evil? have almost become METALLICA songs because there almost expected at there shows now.
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TOPIC: Is Ripper Owens owed an apology by 'Priest?
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, May 28, 2009 11:00:06 AM 
No because that's stupid.

There not ignoring the Ripper era. I think they meant previously unreleased with ROB singing. Ripper is probably just as excited about this live Cd as we are. He IS a Priest fan too ya know.
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TOPIC: Your Classic Heavy Metal Album Of The Day
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, May 28, 2009 10:54:53 AM 
Check btjunkie.com
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, May 28, 2009 10:45:08 AM 
Metallica Comment On Upcoming DVD Shoots

METALLICA has posted the following message on the band's official web site:

"There's been a little chatter here and there about us filming a few shows this summer for potential release on DVD and among the countless Internet rumors, these ones are actually true! We thought it would be cool to document a few shows that are unique and sure to be extra memorable for us, and hopefully for you too . . . First up are the three sold out shows in Mexico City, Mexico at Foro Sol on June 4, 6, 7 and later this summer, we also plan to have the cameras rolling at the sold-out show in Nimes, France at Arenes de Nimes, the historic Roman amphitheatre where we'll be on July 7. For any METALLICA friends going to these shows, bring your war faces and don't be scared of the cameras!!"

METALLICA has issued several DVDs in the past, including "Cliff 'Em All", "Cunning Stunts", "S&M With The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra" and "A Year And A Half".

The band, recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, continues to tour behind "Death Magnetic", which has sold 1.77 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. They'll play Europe throughout the summer before returning to North America in the fall.


Paul Rodgers To Spend 2009 Writing New Material

Apart from a brief set of summer dates with BAD COMPANY, Paul Rodgers says that he plans on spending the rest of 2009 at home relaxing and working on solo material. "Frankly, I have a fantastic happy home (laughs) and I overlook the lake," he tells The Pulse of Radio. "And I actually want to spend some more time creating the music. Y'know, one of my dreams was always to have a piano — a room with a piano overlooking the ocean or a lake. Well, I have that and I'd like to spend some time on it if I may, please. So that's what I plan to do this year."

Rodgers recently announced that he has parted ways with Brian May and Roger Taylor of QUEEN, ending their five-year association. Rumors began spreading when after last year's European dates behind their first studio album together, "The Cosmos Rocks", the band failed to announce any North American dates. Rodgers told Billboard, "At this point we're gonna sit back from this. My arrangement with (May and Taylor) was similar to my arrangement with Jimmy Page in THE FIRM in that it was never meant to be a permanent arrangement."

Rodgers, who'll be reuniting with BAD COMPANY this summer for a string of dates, added that he was ultimately proud of his association with QUEEN, saying, "I think we made a huge success of it, actually. We did two world tours and a couple of live recordings, and . . . made a studio album which was pretty historical for (them) because they hadn't really gone in the studio with anybody and recorded something like that for a very long time. So it was quite an achievement, I think."

He went on to say, "There were some fantastic emails we received that almost had me in tears . . . There were a lot of younger people who had given up the idea they'd ever see anything like QUEEN live again, and there it was, full-on. When Brian first called up and said, 'Do you fancy a couple dates, just for fun, in Europe, I said 'great' — and it turned into so much more than that."

Rodgers explained that he drew the line this summer when BAD COMPANY suggested that the band hit the road for longer than their 10-date reunion trek. "They did sort of want a sort of full on four-month tour," he said. "And I said, I'd rather keep it — I just came off a massive QUEEN tour, and to cut a long story short, I like to keep my touring brief. Y'know, short and sweet and I learned that lesson many years ago. And I went out with QUEEN for three or four months, and I thought (laughs), "Yeah, this is the last time I go out for three or four months.' I'm gonna go out and keep it short and sweet, so that's what we're doing here."

BAD COMPANY with special guests the DOOBIE BROTHERS kick off their summer dates on June 19 in Atlanta at Chastain Park Amphitheatre.

On August 8, the band will release their new concert DVD, "Bad Company - Hard Rock Live", which will be also be available exclusively at shows during the concert run. Prior to their one performance in 2008, the band had not performed together in nearly a decade. 

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, May 28, 2009 10:40:29 AM 
Zakk Wylde On... Everything!

Gibson.com recently conducted an interview with Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

On songwriting:

Zakk: "I don't just write lyrics; I write about things that are real to me. Let me tell you something that was hysterical. I was working on 'Down to Earth' with Ozzy and they brought in these professional songwriters. Meanwhile, I'm writing all these songs that later went into BLACK LABEL — like 'Love Reign Down', with that power riff that Ozzy sounds great singing over it, which was about my mother passing away, and 'Bleed for Me', which is about God … But what do I know. I guess I'm not a real songwriter, because these guys, I shit you not, decided to write a love song for Ozzy and came up with: 'Girl, you are so pretty/girl, you are so fine/girl, I brought you this flower/girl, would you be mine?' And Ozz is just sitting there saying nothing, and I'm saying, 'You're joking, right? Am I getting punked?' The truth is everybody just wants to get their two cents in, if they've earned it or not. I laugh when I go into a music store and there's a title called 'How to Write Songs'. You can't teach someone how to write a song. Angus Young didn't read a couple books to learn how to write 'Hells Bells'. All the bands and musicians I grew up on and loved, like LED ZEPPELIN and JIMI HENDRIX … it's their names that are on their songs. That's the beauty of buying a record by a real artist. GUNS N' ROSES' 'Appetite for Destruction' was written by GUNS N' ROSES, not some weak-asses like those lame songwriters for AEROSMITH. AEROSMITH wrote great songs like 'Dream On' and 'Back in the Saddle' when they were on booze and drugs. Next thing you know, they get sober and bring songwriters in and then it's the most watered down s***. If you can't write songs you're just a puppet as phony as BRITNEY SPEARS and all those boy bands. If you can't sit behind a piano or pick up a guitar and write a song, then you don't have any business making records."

On METALLICA and "Some Kind of Monster":

Zakk: "When I saw the guys, I said, 'What were you thinkin'?' Who needs a psychiatrist? Like I need marriage counseling? I've been married for 24 years. Look, I'm gonna get in fights with the wife and that's life, man. You got the high and the lows. You're in a band, you're gonna fight, you're gonna get over it or it wasn't meant to be any more. The bottom line is this: Tough times don't last; tough people do. Once Mom sent me to Promises rehab. I said, 'Promises rehab?' I'll make you a promise right now: either I'm going to cap myself or some mother is going to die in this joint.' And one of the bylaws of BLACK LABEL is 'suicide is not an option.' I got in there and had no time for those weak-willed assholes. One guy said he just couldn't get out of bed in the morning to get to the group therapy meetings. I said, 'Hey, sometimes I don't want to get up on that stage but you get your damn jock strap on, you man up, and you do it.' I've got no time for weak-willed bull****. I was cut from the same cloth as General Patton. Hey, lions are born lions. They are not made. Berserkers are born berserkers. They are not made. Marines are born Marines. They are not made. Get tough or get out."

Read the entire interview from Gibson.com.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, May 28, 2009 10:37:19 AM 
Steven Adler On GNR Reuion (It isn't happening just so you don't get your hopes up)

A BLABBERMOUTH.NET visitor by the name of Phillip O'Brien has submitted the following report:

Original GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler is still holding out for a reunion with the band's "Appetite For Destruction" lineup.

Adler, currently on a drum-clinic tour of Australia presented by Allans Music, answered a number of questions to fans at the Sydney clinic last night (Wednesday, May 27).

Most queries had to do with Adler's relationship with GN'R frontman Axl Rose and whether Steven is hopeful of a reunion.

Adler didn't hold back.

"Axl is being a real selfish prick about it," he said. "Forget about the original band for a second. Axl's not thinking about the fans. The fans want a reunion desperately. It's really sad because we are all still alive and I know there's so many people that want to see us. I hope Axl gets it together soon while the fans still want it."

Adler praised Axl Rose for his past efforts.

"Axl is a genius and I still love the guy," he insisted. "Last time we met — about two three years ago — things were great. We shared a $3000 bottle of tequila and things went smooth.

"I really hope for the fans that we do a reunion tour."

Adler said he'll return home from Australia later this week where he'll record a track on the upcoming solo album by former GN'R member Slash.

"I'm so happy that Slash asked me to be on this album and I record with him as soon as I return home," he said. "After that I'm going to hit the recording studio with (ADLER'S APPETITE) to do a new album. We'll be touring the U.S. after that.”

On his first drum kit:

"My first drum kit was actually my mother's Tupperware. I couldn't afford drums when I was a kid. I bought my first set of drums off a friend at school."

On his favourite GUNS N' ROSES song:

"I'd have to say 'Nightrain'. So much adrenaline rushes through me when I play that."

On whether he still listens to "Appetite For Destruction":

"All the time. I can never get sick of that."

On getting kicked out of GUNS N' ROSES:

"It was devastating. My dream had been taken away from me. Saddest part was I had their backs; we were a gang. There were so many times when I had their backs. I used to get into fights at bars defending them. We we a gang. I guess the hardest part was Slash not having my back. We were childhood friends and that was the hardest part not having Slash's back when I got kicked out. But my grandfather told me a good piece of advice and that's time heals all wounds. I'm excited to have Slash back as a friend and to be working with him again."
TOPIC: Judas Priest performing live
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, May 27, 2009 1:04:32 PM 
Well if there's official tour dates for a date you heard about them playing on, it's always gonna be the one listed by THEM, not an email from whoever.
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TOPIC: New live album
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, May 27, 2009 12:57:57 PM 
I don't see the problem with Rob and Priest playing Ripper era PRIEST songs. Those songs are a major part of there career and there's no need to ignore them. Just play the good ones haha. 

Look at Iron Maiden. They still play Paul and Blaze era songs and they sound amazing with Bruce singing. Blaze's era is argueable.. terrible... but they only play the good ones and they sound LIGHTYEARS better with Bruce singing them. Rob singing the Ripper era songs would be no problem. Songs like Jugulator, Cathedral Spires especially, those would be good.

But as for Priest playing Halford songs... that makes no sense man. Iron Maiden don't do Bruce solo stuff. Black Sabbath doesn't do Dio or Ozzy stuff, etc. I'm not sure if anyone is gonna get to hear those Halford songs live again. Rob's already talking about the next Priest album and said when he retires he wants to be with Priest.
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TOPIC: Your Classic Heavy Metal Album Of The Day
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, May 27, 2009 12:47:39 PM 
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, May 27, 2009 12:31:24 PM 
Rob Halford Discusses new Live Record

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports: JUDAS PRIEST has chosen 10 songs not previously released in live album form for its next concert set — "A Touch of Evil: Live", which is due out July 14, in the midst of the band's U.S. summer tour.

"A Touch of Evil" includes live renderings of longtime fan favorites such as "Painkiller", "Dissident Aggressor", "Riding on the Wind", "Between the Hammer & the Anvil" and "Eat Me Alive", as well as "Hellrider" from "Angel of Retribution", the group's 2004 reunion album with frontman Rob Halford, and two tracks — "Death" and "Prophecy" — from last year's rock opera "Nostradamus".

"I love those songs," Halford tells Billboard.com. "All of those songs just crush. Because they've never been recorded live in this way, it's just something fresh to put out. And when you listen to it and think this band has been around for three decades, with a combined age of 250-something years...I mean, how cool is that? It's a very fierce record and just captures the band's attitude and feeling in a very strong, determined way."

Read the entire article from Billboard.com.

Recorded by Martin Walker and Brian Thorene during JUDAS PRIEST's mammoth 2005 and 2008 world tours, "A Touch Of Evil: Live" marks the first PRIEST album that producer Tom Allom has worked on since 1988 (co-producing along with the band). It was such Allom-produced albums as the aforementioned "Unleashed In The East", as well as "British Steel" and "Screaming For Vengeance" (among others) that made PRIEST not only one of the premier metal acts, but one of the leading global rock acts.

"A Touch Of Evil: Live" track listing:

01. Judas Rising
02. Hellrider
03. Between The Hammer & The Anvil
04. Riding On The Wind
05. Death
06. Beyond The Realms Of Death
07. Dissident Aggressor
08. A Touch Of Evil
09. Eat Me Alive
10. Prophecy
11. Painkiller
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, May 27, 2009 12:13:58 PM 
Tony Iommi Discusses The Devil You Know

Robert Gray of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with HEAVEN & HELL / BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi as part of a series entitled "Hit The Lights." Topics of discussion included the HEAVEN & HELL album "The Devil You Know", working at Rockfield Studios, reuniting with Ronnie James Dio, and what has prevented the recording of a new BLACK SABBATH album with Ozzy Osbourne. Several excerpts from the interview follow below:

On how "The Devil You Know" came to fruition:

"We toured Japan as part of our last trek, and went out for dinner. We began chatting, and had a few drinks. Someone said, 'Does anybody fancy writing a new album?' and everyone replied, 'Yeah, that's an idea. Why don't we do that?' Really, that's how 'The Devil You Know' started."

On how things developed following initial writing sessions for "The Devil You Know":

"We just wrote some material at my studio — 'Breaking Into Heaven' was the first track we wrote, I think. I just then continued to write some riffs and gather some ideas, placing them onto a CD. The other members did the same. We agreed to meet up in Los Angeles, due to the simple reason that Geezer, Ronnie and Vinny are all based in Los Angeles. It made more sense for me to travel to Los Angeles, as opposed to everyone travelling to England. I travelled to Los Angeles, and we then just all presented our ideas. We listened to all our ideas in a room, and said, 'Yeah, let's work on this idea.' When we finished writing 'The Devil You Know' in Los Angeles, we went into a pre-production stage where we played everything live, and just kept on playing that material until we got used to playing each song. When we went to Wales, we could just enter the studio, and play those songs. We didn't have to play those songs five to six times, as we knew them, and could play them within the first two takes. That was the great thing about recording 'The Devil You Know'."

On "The Devil You Know" featuring many mid-paced tracks:

"Yeah, we did write a few mid-paced tracks. If you listen back to a lot of our material, you'll realize that it's very similarly mid-paced. Not everything we've written has been fast, though I think people seem to think that we always write fast tracks. We don't. We might include two to three quick tracks on an album, but that's usually about it. We've never written a whole album with solely fast material. We always wrote a selection of slow and fast songs, and that's really what we did in writing 'The Devil You Know''s tracks. We wrote two to three fast songs, while the the rest are mid-tempo. We could write an album of fast songs, but what we do is write material that we like at the time."

On what has prevented a new BLACK SABBATH album being recorded with Ozzy Osbourne:

"Really, one of the problems was communication, and being able to get down to work onto a new album. Ozzy had all these ongoing MTV projects, and various other projects. If you're going to record an album, you've got to channel all your concentration into that. You can't spend a day recording an album, spend another day handling a TV project, and spend another day conducting interviews. You've got to move onwards, and record an album. You have to channel your mind into recording that album, and become involved in making that album. You have to give a hundred percent commitment. Otherwise, it isn't worth making an album."

On bassist Geezer Butler stating that scrapped BLACK SABBATH material resembled Ozzy Osbourne's solo material:

"That's possible, though I can't remember. Ozzy has recorded a lot of solo material, and one of the problems with him is the fact that he tends to combine his solo career into what we're up to. We don't want our sound to be the same as his solo material. Sometimes he treated BLACK SABBATH like that, and we're not that type of group."

On whether HEAVEN & HELL will perform all of the tracks from "Heaven and Hell" during 2010 to celebrate its thirtieth anniversary:

"We might perform all of 'Heaven and Hell''s tracks live. To be honest, time creeps up on you so quickly that you forget how long it's been. The first SABBATH album was released nearly forty years ago."

Read the entire interview at Ultimate-Guitar.com.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, May 27, 2009 12:10:04 PM 
LONG ass Tony Iommi Interview

In one of the most revealing and candid musician-to-musician interviews ever recorded, "Face To Face" host Rick Wakeman holds court with his longtime friend, the guitar icon Tony Iommi, who is best known as the founding member of pioneering heavy metal band BLACK SABBATH. Although it was over 30 years ago when Wakeman was asked to contribute his keyboard skills on BLACK SABBATH's legendary "Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath" album, the pair reminisce with ease, as Rick gathers the evidence on why Tony Iommi is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential guitarists in rock music. He is, after all, considered to be the man who, more or less, single-handedly invented the heavy metal riff.

Some phenomenal rock and roll anecdotage follows; recalling tales of his school years with Ozzy Osbourne, their evolving friendship, his early influences and the formation of SABBATH. Iommi explains some of the more unknown mechanics behind their writing and recording methods, right from their initial explosion into the industry, through to the relentless touring across the world, the drink, the drugs, the highs, the lows, the boozing on aeroplanes and the hedonistic happenings surrounding the departure of Ozzy from SABBATH in 1979.

Tony Iommi sets the record straight on some of the myths surrounding Ozzy's exit and the subsequent survival and success for SABBATH during the years before they reunited with him in the '90s. Iommi delivers the hilarious account of when he witnessed the unique meeting of Brian Wilson of the BEACH BOYS and Ozzy backstage at Buckingham Palace (a concert to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002) and brings us up to speed on how it feels to be working with Ronnie James Dio, Geezer Butler, and Vinny Appice in the acclaimed HEAVEN & HELL band.

To view the entire 60-minute episode, visit www.rockondigital.com. 
TOPIC: New live album
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, May 27, 2009 12:07:08 PM 
Rob said he'd like to do that....
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TOPIC: Next Priest Studio Album
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, May 22, 2009 10:55:01 AM 

I'm not hearing the similarities in the songs you listed man sorry haha.

Devil's Child sounds nothing like Revelations. Revelations isn't even really a fast song.

Same with P&P.

Death doesn't sound a thing like Dissident Agressor at all.

ETc. you see my point. The songs compared aren't even the same vibe or feel really.

I see what your trying to do but my advice is take Nostradamus for what it is, don't compare it to every other Priest album because you'll never enjoy it then. The only thing on the album that reminds me of another Priest song is Nostradamus and Painkiller, and that's just the main riff in both of them. There basically the same fucking riff haha.


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TOPIC: The Next Judas Preist Album
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, May 22, 2009 10:49:07 AM 
I like S&M... *cries a little*

But yeah AOR was FAR from an expirement. The only experimental thing they did on that album was Lochness and they've ALWAYS had songs like that on at least most of there albums. The slower more epic numbers like Blood Red Skies. There all in the same vein.

Point of Enty, Turbo, and Nostradamus were huge leaps of faith. I haven't heard Demolition yet but I will someday.

Even when you think about it, Nostradamus was still VERY like to there 70's material in the terms of the more epic and moody numbers, which are abundent on there 70's album. The drama and passion is RIGHT there again like 35 years ago but I guess the only reason people don't like it is because it's not like what they did in the 80's. 70's and 80's Priest are completely different animals.
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, May 21, 2009 12:42:34 PM 
Kerry King Interview

California thrashers SLAYER are putting the finishing touches on their new album with producer Greg Fidelman for a late summer release via American Recordings/Sony BMG. The forthcoming CD will include the song "Psychopathy Red", which was made available as a limited-edition seven-inch vinyl disc on April 18, 2009 as part of the third annual Record Store Day.

Prior to the new album release, SLAYER will join forces with MEGADETH to perform together for the first time in more than 15 years when they co-headline four shows in Canada in late June. The tour, dubbed "Canadian Carnage", will also feature MACHINE HEAD and SUICIDE SILENCE, and will see MEGADETH and SLAYER each closing two of the four shows. SLAYER will also co-headline with MARILYN MANSON on the five-week Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival, set to kick off July 10 in Sacramento, California.

On Tuesday, May 19, BLABBERMOUTH.NET spoke to SLAYER guitarist Kerry King about the band's new CD and their upcoming touring activities. Highlights of that conversation follow below.

On the status of the new album recording sessions:

Kerry: "Probably today was the last day for touch-ups. The longer you let that go on, you can keep fixing it forever; you've just gotta cut the line at one point and say, 'We're done.' But I think Tom [Araya] finishes up vocals today, and then it's just gotta get mixed."

On whether producer Greg Fidelman is going to be mixing the album as well:

Kerry: "To my knowledge, I think he's doing it. I don't always pay attention to that. But I haven't heard anything to the contrary, so I would imagine, yeah."

On Greg Fidelman being a somewhat odd choice for a producer considering that a lot of fans seem to blame him for the distorted sound on METALLICA's "Death Magnetic" album:

Kerry: "I would never do that because — no offense to him or METALLICA — but it's not Greg's fault for the last 15 years of METALLICA. I think he made a decent record with them. I think 'Death Magnetic' is pretty cool. I mean, It's not the glory of the '80s, but it's better than 'St. Anger', you know what I mean?! You're dealing with hard-headed dudes. We're the same way. When you're in the business for as long as us and them [METALLICA] are, you don't always [listen to] everybody's opinion; you've kind of got your own opinion. I blame everybody, not just him. [Laughs]"

On the songwriting/recording process for the new album:

Kerry: "We were over-ready [when we recorded 2006's 'Christ Illusion']. My songs [for the new album] came together since the middle of January — that was super-fast. I [attended] the NAMM show in the middle of January [2009], the big trade show out here [in California]. I might have had some riffs [at that point], but I had no songs. So everything I've done [songwriting-wise] has been put together since then. And this time when we went into the studio, we were, like, under-ready, because there were songs that hadn't even been finished, so we actually had to teach Dave [Lombardo; drums] some of them in the studio, which is totally unique for us. When you do it like that, you risk songs sounding the same and vocal ideas being similar, but I think everything sounds really different. . . [We did it that way because] we had a window of time that we secured Greg Fidelman [for and] we wanted to keep that happening, so after the NAMM show came around, I went, 'Shit, I'd better get some fuckin' songs happening.' So I got off my ass and really worked at it."

On how he would describe the new material:

Kerry: "I think 'Christ Illusion' and 'God Hates Us All' [2001] were compared to faster records like 'Reign In Blood' [1986]. I think this one, when it's all said and done, will be compared to 'Seasons In The Abyss' [1990], because I think 'Seasons' was a little bit of everything, as far as SLAYER goes. I think this one has a little bit of everything — more so than anything we've done since 'Seasons'. So I would imagine people are gonna compare it to that one."

On how the songwriting is split between him and fellow guitarist Jeff Hanneman this time around:

Kerry: "I don't know which songs... We've got 13 songs. I don't even know if they're all done, it's been such a hectic recording thing, but musically I wrote six and he wrote seven. It's about as down the middle as you can get."

"I think, as a general description [I tend to write the faster stuff and Jeff comes up with the moodier material], but that's not to say that Jeff won't write fast and I won't write slow, but generally I'm the fast, thrashier dude and Jeff's definitely the more moodier guy, but trail off into each one's domain every once in a while."

"I think everything [Jeff's] done came up at least since November. Because we did those first three songs [including 'Psychopathy Red'] in October and those were all his. I don't know if he's worked just since January like I have. I would imagine he probably worked a little earlier than that."

On why not all 13 songs that are being recorded will make it to the finished album:

Kerry: "I got out of that mindset that was popular in the '90s when everybody put as much material on CDs as would fit. I just think that's a waste of time, and I think it's a waste of song ideas, because everybody I've ever heard do that, maybe two or three songs are good and the rest is just filler. All my favorite records from whan I was growing up had 10 songs tops, and they're all kick-ass, so I just [think back to] how I perceived records as when I was a fan."

On upcoming Canadian mini-tour with MEGADETH and MACHINE HEAD:

Kerry: "I think it's good for the fans because anybody that's been into this kind of music since the mid-'90s has never seen a tour like that. So, if it goes well, maybe a year or two down the line, we'll do it all through Europe, we'll do it all through America, but these first four [shows], they seem to be selling pretty awesome, and from a fan's perspective, I think it's cool. I think it's even cooler that MACHINE HEAD is on it — I think that's gonna be awesome. I've been trying to tour with them — again — for the last couple of years, so at least we'll get a few shows under our belt."

On whether he would ever consider playing an entire album again from beginning to end the way SLAYER started doing with "Reign In Blood" a few years ago:

Kerry: "I hope not. [Laughs] It alienates part of your crowd. Sure, we could do it with 'Reign In Blood' 'cause everybody thinks that's the quintessential thrash album of all time, so it means a lot to a lot people. But to dedicate that much of your set time to one record when there is so much of your career you're gonna leave out... It's cool, but I hope we never get in a... I'm getting ahead of myself. I'm sure somebody's gonna say, 'Hey, why don't you guys do 'Seasons'?' I hope we don't have to, because I like to do our setlist with a big variety of our history. We never really had a down period where people don't like what we've put out, so we don't have to let it gravitate to one time frame — we can play songs from the '80s, and we can play songs from the '90s and we can play songs from the last decade."

On whether he considers recording and putting out albums to be less important for SLAYER as a band because of the state of the record industry and whether releasing new CDs is nothing more than an excuse to go out on the road:

Kerry: "We don't really need an excuse. I think we're a band that's been around long enough to where when we come around, people will come out to see us, but I think new music definitely helps because there's something new to go see as part of your show. Every time you put one out, the industry's so different — you don't know how you're gonna market it, you don't know if it's gonna be a record that's [just] available online, but metal fans seem to like to have the disc and the artwork and all that other shit, so in my line of work, I think it's still important to have new music [available to promote]."

On whether he's contemplating retiring from SLAYER at some point in the not-too-distant future once he has reached a certain age:

Kerry: "I'm not, but I'm only one of four people, so... I don't know what's in everybody else's head. I'm into it. I'm thinking about — while we're on this hot writing spree — making up stuff for the next record and just leaving it sit until the time comes when we need it. I'm looking forward to the next record. I'm already thinking about stuff we can put on there."
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, May 21, 2009 12:40:58 PM 
Tarja Turunen Interview

Sonic Cathedral webzine recently conducted an interview with former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen. An excerpt from the chat follows below.

Sonic Cathedral: This is your first time touring solo [without NIGHTWISH] in the United States. What made you decide to come out here finally?

Tarja: You know, this is my third try, I think, already to come here, so I'm actually really, really happy it finally came true. My wishes were fulfilled. You know, I have lots of followers here in the United States and they have been supporting me a lot in my solo career as well as in my previous career with NIGHTWISH. So it has been really marvelous to get their support and now it's very important for me to give my best for them. Back to them somehow. This gratitude that I have.

Sonic Cathedral: Speaking of NIGHTWISH, you were let go in a very bad public way. It's been a few years since the letter and you seem much happier now. How have things been for you after going through that experience?

Tarja: Well, many things have changed. Actually, the whole career as a solo artist is radically different than being a member of a band. I mean, everything is different. The whole organization around me. I have to be deciding more things on my own. I mean, there is so many things. Also the responsibility that I'm carrying on my own is, of course, very different than before. But the thing is that I have learned so many things. Every day is such a different day and I'm also writing songs on my own today so I'm really happy to be able to do that. To have that sort of freedom to explore what is inside of my soul and my heart. Then let people hear that. What's really there. That has been a really beautiful thing.

Sonic Cathedral: So you're doing a lot more writing. What is it like to be more involved in that process rather than just being the singer?

Tarja: Of course it gets more personal. That's what it all is. I mean, it gets really personal and, you know, it's just very rewarding. I have to be so honest with the music today; that's because I believe in that. I don't know if this is a very naive thought in a way, but I believe if you are honest with the music then people can reach the message easier and the music touches them. I mean, music is the emotion for me and that's all about it. I want to deliver emotions for the audience. For the listeners. That is it. That's the beauty in it. It's so lovely to be a musician. It's a privilege today to be an artist.

Sonic Cathedral: You have a second album you have been working on called "What Lies Beneath".

Tarja: Yes.

Sonic Cathedral: How has that been coming along and when can we expect it?

Tarja: Well, I have quite many songs already. (Laughs) Actually I wrote around 20 songs already which are not all going to be the album, of course. (Laughs) Otherwise I need to make a double album again. (Laughs) But, I mean, that there are lots of good songs. Kind of a same continuance process from "My Winter Storm" to the next one but the radical difference is the variety of songs that will be offered but more or less radical with the heavier guitars and with overall heavier songs. Then also some moody sounds...So I still want to keep on the same line but make a radical difference to the songs even more than "My Winter Storm".

Sonic Cathedral: So you're going to stay in the heavy metal genre for this one?

Tarja: Yeah, of course. Of course. Come on. (Laughs) It's part of me. But you know part of me. (Laughs)

Read the entire interview from Sonic Cathedral.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, May 21, 2009 12:26:46 PM 
"Twilight" Actor to Portray Varg Vikernes In New Film

Jackson Rathbone, the teen heartthrob from "Twilight", has reportedly agreed to play Varg Vikernes (a.k.a. Count Grishnackh) — the former BURZUM mastermind who is currently serving a Norwegian prison term for the August 1993 murder of MAYHEM guitarist Oystein Aarseth (a.k.a. Euronymous) and setting fire to three churches — in the upcoming movie "Lords Of Chaos".

Based on Michael Moynihan and Didrik Soderlind's book of the same name, the film depicts true events and revolves around the black metal sub-culture that spawned a wave of murders and church arsons across Norway in the early 1990s.

Making his English-language debut with "Lords Of Chaos" will be hot Japanese director Sion Sono.

Stuart Pollok of Los Angeles-based Saltire Entertainment, Ko Mori of Eleven Arts and Oh Jungwan of Korea's Bom Productions are producing the film, which starts shooting in Norway in mid-September.

When asked why he chose to make the "Lords Of Chaos" movie, Pollok — who was in Cannes this past week to sell the project — told Dagbladet.no, "It's a fascinating subject, a visually great world and a funny portrait of Norway. Quite possibly, black metal is Norway's greatest cultural export of the last 20 years."

Rathbone plays Jasper in Summit's "Twilight" series and is currently shooting the lead role in M. Night Shyamalan's $140-million "The Last Airbender" for Paramount Pictures.

In a 2004 statement posted on the Burzum.org web site, Vikernes slammed the "Lord Of Chaos" book as "a pool of mud," insisting that "the vast majority of all the statements made in this book are either misinterpretations; taken out of context; misunderstandings; malicious lies made by enemies; a result of ignorance; extreme exaggerations; and/or third-hand information at best. This includes the statements attributed to me!" He went on to say, "This book serves only one single purpose and that is to create a myth around my name and to mystify me. If that was their objective they have indeed succeeded with their work. Well, the book seems to have served one other purpose too. The authors have managed to fill the heads of a generation of metal fans with lies. What could have been a righteous revolt has been made into some pathetic, embarrassing, brain-dead, impotent and traditional poser-culture best exemplified by bands like DIMMU BORGIR — and indeed VENOM!"



Varg Vikernes:



Jackson Rathbone:

TOPIC: New live album
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, May 20, 2009 9:43:03 PM 

Well this is definitly a very RARE move in the record industry. 

To sell a live album with absolutely NO hits on it. Just fan favorites is an extremely brave and bold move on Judas Priest's part.

I wonder if they got a chance to record Solar Angels when they performed it. 

Come on people DON'T complain you've all been BEGGING that they don't release another live album with Breaking the law and Another Thing Comin' for YEARS now. Your finally getting it and your complaining.

TOPIC: How would you feel about the setlist if...
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, May 15, 2009 11:35:14 AM 
But then it would be basically denying there entire 70's back catalogue.


To have most of Painkiller, some of AOR and Nostradamus, and then the hits, yeah, not really a good setlist and it would be hard as fuck for Rob to sing. Keep in mind the band, not just what you want to hear.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Cobras-Aura from Friday, May 15, 2009 3:22:41 AM)
TOPIC: Bon Scott vs Brian Johnson
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, May 07, 2009 11:47:11 AM 
I never understood people that say it was a bad move for them to hire a singer that sounded exactly the same, it makes me wonder if they've ever listened to ACDC.

Brian and Bon sound nothing a like. Bring screams his balls off all the time is quite bluesy and gritty. Bon on the other hand, barely ever raised his voice and had sort of talked his way through songs. Both are amazing for sure but I haven't really heard enough of the albums to pick one.
TOPIC: What are youo listening rigt now?
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, May 07, 2009 11:43:58 AM 
I WISH I was listening to Sonne by Rammstein.
TOPIC: Metallica Sucks
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, May 07, 2009 11:42:17 AM 
Well James has basically been wearing the same outfit since the Justice tour haha. Maybe the Puppets tour even. Just the good old black pants and shirt with wrist bands.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Wednesday, May 06, 2009 4:10:44 PM)
TOPIC: Your latest Priest purchase
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, May 07, 2009 11:38:48 AM 
Did you happen to get the Rock In Rio Halford Dvd?

It comes with Resurrection Remasted (it basically sounds the sound) with the japanese bonus tracks and the 2 new bonus tracks. You can also buy Resurrection Remastered seperately in a jewel case with all the bonus tracks as well.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Tuesday, May 05, 2009 8:30:42 PM)
TOPIC: How Old Are You?
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, May 07, 2009 11:27:17 AM 

18 here.

TOPIC: Your Classic Heavy Metal Album Of The Day
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, May 07, 2009 10:53:55 AM 
I thought Brave New World was very good for a sort of comeback album. A few duds but it's overall very good to me. And did you ever notice that the riff at the end of Wickerman, the Wooo Ohhh Ohh oh part, is EXACTLY the same fucking riff as the galloping chorus riff in Out of the Silent Planet? It's just played faster.

I also liked A Matter of Life and Death as well. The Legacy is my favorite song off it.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Wednesday, May 06, 2009 5:56:53 PM)
TOPIC: Your Classic Heavy Metal Album Of The Day
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, May 07, 2009 10:52:15 AM 
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dance of Death ALSO HAD DANCE OF DEATH! GReat friggin song!
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Wednesday, May 06, 2009 6:16:32 PM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, May 07, 2009 10:45:36 AM 
I know eh? I REALLY wanna see Rammstein this time around. And also, they did confirm that there will be US dates this time as well. So be patient.


Wacken To Be Streamed Live For The First Time

The 20th Wacken Open Air metal festival has been sold out for months already. But fans who couldn't get a ticket shouldn't despair, because the Wacken summer begins in May in Berlin at the "Wacken Rocks Berlin" festival, reaches its climax at the end of July with the legendary Open Air in Wacken and its live stream broadcast from the rock fan's Mecca, and doesn't finish until late in August with the twin festival "Wacken Rocks Seaside" and "Wacken Rocks South" in Aurich and Rieden/Kreuth respectively.

So the good news is that there are still tickets available for all three "Wacken Rocks" festivals! The warm-up for the legendary Wacken metal festival kicks off on May 30 in Berlin's Spandau Citadel with the first of three "Wacken Rocks" festivals. "Wacken Rocks Berlin" offers fans acts and artists like DER W, VOLBEAT, HEAVEN SHALL BURN and D.A.D.

Then, at the end of July, the metal world divides up into two camps: the more than 70,000 lucky ones who will rock the earth on site at the 20th Wacken Open Air in Wacken, and the global metal community who will be attending remote via the biggest online metal live stream ever. Because the second piece of good news is that just as in 2008, the music portal Rockalarm.de will be broadcasting the festival exclusively on the Internet in collaboration with Tempodome.

The transmission begins in the morning and goes on until the early morning. Gigs happening simultaneously on two separate stages will be filmed and broadcast one after the other. In addition to experiencing the concerts in top sound and picture quality, online fans will also be able to chat, vote and headbang in their own four walls. And the virtual road to the festival is well paved too: Tickets for the big weekend are on sale for various prices at www.eventim.de/wacken. The three-day pass guarantees at least 40 hours of live programme and costs 6.90 euros until May 15 ("Early Metalheadz" ticket), 10.90 euros from May 15 May to July 15 ("Wacken Rulez" ticket) and 15.90 euros from then on ("Headbangers Heaven" ticket).

Fans who still have the energy to rock on will then be served the ultimate heavy metal deal at the end of August: The double festival "Wacken Rocks Seaside" and "Wacken Rocks South" will be on almost simultaneously and with identical line-ups in Aurich (August 28-30) and in Rieden-Kreuth (August 27-29). Here, metal fans who couldn't get a ticket for Wacken, or who simply can't get enough, can finish off the festival year with acts like IN EXTREMO, DER W, EDGUY, DORO, HEAVEN SHALL BURN, U.D.O., STRATOVARIUS and many many more.

The organizers of the Wacken Open Air have joined forces again as they did last year to offer the live stream of the festival together: CTS Eventim AG, Europe's ticketing market leader, is handling the live stream tickets; the interactive live stream specialist Tempodome.com is responsible for the Internet broadcast; and Rockalarm.com, the portal for all fans of hard rock, will be presenting the stream exclusively on its web site.

"We are very happy that the organisers of the Wacken Open Air have entrusted us with the live Internet broadcast of the festival together with Tempodome and Rockalarm. We invite all metal fans around the world to jump into the biggest virtual mosh pit the world has ever seen!" says Malte Blumenthal, New Media vice president at CTS Eventim AG and CEO of Tempodome.com.

"In 2009 we'll be everywhere and online with the entire world," adds Holger Hübner, partner in the Wacken organizer ICS Festival Service. "The Wacken Rocks festivals and the Wacken Online live stream will be rocking the web again this year!"

The exact schedule for the Wacken Online live stream will be published in the weeks to come.

Wacken Open Air festival billing is shaping up as follows:

AIRBOURNE
AMON AMARTH
ASP
AXEL RUDI PELL
BORKNAGAR
BRING ME THE HORIZON
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
CALLEJON
CATHEDRAL
D-A-D
DORO
DRAGONFORCE
EINHERJER
ENDSTILLE
ENGEL
ENSLAVED
EPICA
ETHS
GAMMA RAY
GWAR
HAMMERFALL
HEAVEN AND HELL
IN EXTREMO
IN FLAMES
KAMPFAR
KINGDOM OF SORROW
KORPIKLAANI
LACUNA COIL
MACHINE HEAD
MAGO DE OZ
MAMBO KURT
MOTÖRHEAD
NAPALM DEATH
NEVERMORE
PAIN
RAGE
RUNNING WILD
SARKE
SAXON
SCHANDMAUL
SUBWAY TO SALLY
TESTAMENT
TRACEDAWN
TRISTANIA
TROUBLE
TURISAS
UFO
VOLBEAT
VREID
WALLS OF JERICHO
WHIPLASH


  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by LadyBathory9 from Wednesday, May 06, 2009 1:28:06 PM)
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, May 06, 2009 1:06:52 PM 
I don't like negotiating haha. I've got too good of a conscience and don't like doing stuff like that haha.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guitardude from Tuesday, May 05, 2009 1:25:12 PM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, May 06, 2009 1:05:44 PM 
Rammstein Announce European Tour! FUCK YEAH!

German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN have announced the following European dates:

Nov. 08 - Portugal Lisbon Pavilhão Atlântico
Nov. 10 - Spain Madrid Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid
Nov. 12 - Spain Barcelona Pavelló Olímpic de Badalona
Nov. 14 - Spain Bilbao Bizkaia Arena
Nov. 16 - France Nantes Zénith Nantes Métropole
Nov. 18 - Switzerland Basel St. Jakobshalle
Nov. 19 - Switzerland Geneva Arena de Genève
Nov. 21 - Austria Vienna Stadthalle
Nov. 23 - Germany Munic Olympiahalle
Nov. 24 - Germany Leipzig Arena
Nov. 25 - Czech Republic Prague O2 Arena
Nov. 27 - Poland Katowice Spodek
Nov. 29 - Germany Cologne Lanxess Arena
Dec. 02 - France Lyon Halle Tony Garnier
Dec. 03 - France Strasbourg Zénith
Dec. 04 - Luxembourg Luxembourg Rockhal
Dec. 06 - Netherlands Arnheim GelreDome
Dec. 08 - France Paris Bercy
Dec. 09 - France Paris Bercy
Dec. 10 - Belgium Antwerp Sportpaleis
Dec. 11 - Germany Frankfurt Festhalle
Dec. 12 - Germany Stuttgart Schleyer-Halle
Dec. 14 - Germany Hamburg Color Line Arena
Dec. 15 - Denmark Copenhagen Forum
Dec. 17 - Germany Rostock HanseMesse
Dec. 18 - Germany Berlin Velodrom
Dec. 19 - Germany Berlin Velodrom

RAMMSTEIN recorded the initial tracks for the band's new album in Los Angeles with Jacob Hellner and the production team of Ulf Kruckenberg and Florian Ammon. A studio was rented near San Francisco for the bulk of the main recording work.
TOPIC: Ac/Dc vs. Priest
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, May 05, 2009 11:43:00 AM 
Pretty much yeah but Malcom is a very important part of ACDC. Can't say the same for bass and drums though haha.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Head banger from Tuesday, May 05, 2009 11:38:02 AM)
TOPIC: 1 year ago today since we first heard Nostradamus
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, May 05, 2009 11:29:45 AM 
Where have you read that Priest are never going to perform Nostradamus live?

Ironically, the band keeps saying they are GOING to play it sometime later in the year or at the latest next year. They all want to.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by metalmaz from Sunday, May 03, 2009 11:00:41 AM)
TOPIC: Ac/Dc vs. Priest
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, May 05, 2009 11:24:05 AM 
Yuo do realize ACDC has two guitarists right? Angus and Malcom....

Sure Angus is the lead guitarist but Malcom rights pretty much all the music. Without him ACDC probably be half as good as they are,
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by max beardsall from Saturday, April 18, 2009 5:13:28 AM)
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, May 05, 2009 11:19:10 AM 
Yeah man it was the King V KV2 brand new from the Jackson site. $2,800+. Where the hell are you guys finding new ones for under 2 grand besides ebay?
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by K2M from Monday, May 04, 2009 1:25:25 PM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, May 05, 2009 11:11:04 AM 
Ratt To Play Entire "Out of the Cellar" Album At Rocklahoma

California rockers RATT have been confirmed for the third annual Rocklahoma festival, set to take place July 9-12, 2009 on the Catch The Fever Festival Grounds in Pryor, Oklahoma.

At Rocklahoma, RATT will be celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of the band's debut album, "Out Of The Cellar", featuring such hits as "Round And Round" and 'Lack Of Communication". The group will perform the multi-platinum-selling LP in its entirety at the festival.

Commented RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer: "The metal gods of Oklahoma must have a soft spot in their hearts for Ratt N Roll. We are so pumped to be asked again for an unprecedented third consecutive year to rock the thousands of rodents in Oklahoma! We will put every ounce of Ratt N Roll sweat into a kick ass Friday night along with all of our other friends in the accompanying bands, so get ready to bang thy heads! Thank you Oklahoma concert promoters and fans!!"

The festival billing is shaping up as follows:

Thursday, July 9:

ANTHRAX
SAXON
OVERKILL
METAL CHURCH
LEATHERWOLF

Friday, July 10:

RATT
NIGHT RANGER
WARRANT
DANGER DANGER
HELIX
HURRICANE ALICE

Saturday, July 11:

STRYPER
THIN LIZZY
KIX
KEEL
GYPSY PISTOLEROS

Sunday, July 12:

TWISTED SISTER
SKID ROW
GREAT WHITE
NELSON
BONFIRE
VIXEN

The third annual Rocklahoma will have over ninety bands on four stages.

Rocklahoma is one of the largest rock festivals of its type featuring music from the Eighties. Attendance has come from all fifty states and six out of seven continents.

Both Playboy and Rolling Stone in 2008 called Rocklahoma one of the top festivals that should not be missed.

Catch The Fever Festival Grounds is located four miles north of Pryor, Oklahoma and has 6,200 assigned and numbered seats, as well as general admission on the lawn for over 50,000 people. The grounds also feature over 4,000 campsites, on-site parking, bathroom facilities, a convenience store, Rocklahoma also has a Picture Alley that allows anyone in attendance to approach the stage during any performance and take photographs of a favorite artist at close range.

Rocklahoma offers a one-day and four-day general admission passes, along with V.I.P. Passes that includes all the food and drink you want for all four days.

The public can also order tickets online at www.feverfest.com, or charge by phone at 1-866-310-2288. Tickets can also be purchased at any of the 3,200 O'Reilly Auto Parts across the nation.
TOPIC: Heaven and Hell NEW album
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, May 04, 2009 1:02:17 PM 
It's a pretty badass new album. It's like the Ozzy style Sabbath music, slow and doomy, but with Dio singing.
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, May 04, 2009 12:29:10 PM 
Okay I went to the music store today and I asked them about the exact model of the KV2 on the Jackson site in black. It came to about 2,800$.......
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by SDBinNY from Monday, May 04, 2009 4:01:48 AM)
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, May 03, 2009 9:32:44 PM 
Okay I get it now. Thanks for pointing it out for me.

Well I took a look at the KV2's and did a bit of research and I guess all the parts and shit I named off WAS a KV2 hahaha. So I'll save myself a few thousand and get a KV2 I guess. There bloody nice guitars. 

Expensive though. How much did you get your's for?
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by SDBinNY from Wednesday, April 29, 2009 12:20:08 PM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, April 29, 2009 12:17:03 PM 
KK Comments On New Golf Course

U.K.'s BirminghamPost.net reports that JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing is piling a big part of his fortune into a magnificent golf course around the mansion he bought near Bridgnorth.

K.K. bought Astbury Hall, five miles outside Bridgnorth, in the most beautiful Shropshire countryside you could imagine.

That was in 1985 and the 300-acre estate supported a large herd of prime milking cows.

But whenever K.K.'s eyes roved the rolling land outside his lounge window he dreamed of creating a golf course of a quality to match his own meticulous standards.

"I've played golf all over the world on some of the best golf courses and I want a course to match those," he said.

"I'm not after the £20-a-day-including-lunch market. It takes a lot of money, and I mean a lot of money, to provide a great golf course but as long as I can attract enough money to pay for it I'll be happy."

"I'm not cutting corners. I'm aiming at golfers who are passionate about the game and appreciate five-star golf and a five-star clubhouse."

Read more from BirminghamPost.net.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, April 29, 2009 12:09:42 PM 
Pyromania and Andrenalize Reissue Details

DEF LEPPARD, Britain's greatest arena rock band, is set to release deluxe editions of the classic albums "Pyromania" and "Adrenalize" on June 8 (U.K.) / June 9 (world) / June 16 (North America). The band also headline Dublin's O2 Arena on Friday, June 12 and headline the U.K.'s Download festival on Sunday, June 14.

Having sold over 65 million albums worldwide since their debut release in 1980 and proved themselves one of rock music's hardest working and consistently powerful live bands (playing to over 50 million fans in the last 15 years alone), DEF LEPPARD's timely deluxe editions are a must for any discerning music fan.

DEF LEPPARD remains one of only five rock groups who can claim two separate original 10-million-plus-selling albums in the U.S. ("Pyromania" being one of them). The others are THE BEATLES, LED ZEPPELIN, PINK FLOYD and VAN HALEN.

Both deluxe editions will feature deluxe digipack gatefold packaging with expanded booklets containing rare and previously unseen photographs, comprehensive sleeve notes telling the story behind each album and include images of rare single covers and memorabilia from the period. Liner notes come from Rolling Stone's David Fricke.

"Pyromania", DEF LEPPARD's third album originally released in 1983, was the album that took the band to the global stage. Produced by Robert "Mutt" Lange, the album sold over 10 million copies in the USA alone and spawned the huge singles "Photograph", "Rock Of Ages" and "Foolin'". The deluxe edition features a remastered version of the original album and a bonus disc of a previously unreleased 15-track show from The Forum in Los Angeles in 1983.

The full track listing follows:

Disc One - Pyromania:

01. Rock! Rock! (Til You Drop)
02. Photograph
03. Stagefright
04. Too Late For Love
05. Die Hard The Hunter
06. Foolin'
07. Rock Of Ages
08. Comin' Under Fire
09. Action! Not Words
10. Billy's Got A Gun

Disc Two - Live L.A. Forum 1983:

01. Rock! Rock! (Til You Drop)
02. Rock Brigade
03. High 'N' Dry (Saturday Night)
04. Another Hit And Run
05. Billy's Got A Gun
06. Mirror Mirror (Look Into My Eyes)
07. Foolin'
08. Photograph
09. Rock Of Ages
10. Bringin' On The Heartbreak
11. Switch 625
12. Let It Go
13. Wasted
14. Stagefright
15. Travellin' Band

"Adrenalize", DEF LEPPARD's fifth studio album from 1992, followed the enormous "Hysteria" (released in 1987) and cemented the band as the dominant arena rock band. The album was recorded following the tragic death of guitarist Steve Clark — with Phil Collen recording all guitar parts — and dedicated to his memory. The album featured huge singles such as "Let's Get Rocked" and "Make Love Like A Man" and debuted at No. 1 in both the U.K. and USA (and went on to sell over 7 million copies worldwide). The album was produced by DEF LEPPARD and Mike Shipley with Robert "Mutt" Lange as executive producer. The deluxe edition features a remastered version of the original album with a bonus disc of rare, live, acoustic and demo versions.

The full track listing follows:

Disc One - Adrenalize:

01. Let's Get Rocked
02. Heaven Is
03. Make Love Like A Man
04. Tonight
05. White Lightning
06. Stand Up (Kick Love Into Motion)
07. Personal Property
08. Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad
09. I Wanna Touch U
10. Tear It Down

Disc Two - Rare, Live and Acoustic:

01. Hysteria - In The Clubs In Your Face (Bonn 29/05/92)
02. Photograph - In The Clubs In Your Face
03. Pour Some Sugar On Me - In The Clubs In Your Face
04. Let's Get Rocked - In The Clubs In Your Face
05. You Can't Always Get What You Want - B-Side
06. Little Wing With Hothouse Flowers - B-Side
07. Tonight (Version 2-Demo Version) - B-Side
08. Now I'm Here (Live) - B-Side
09. Two Steps Behind (Acoustic) B-Side
10. Tonight (Acoustic) - B-Side
11. Too Late For Love (Live) - B-Side
12. Women (Live) - B-Side


Toni Iommi Comments On The Devil You Know

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports: "The Devil You Know" is either the first album by HEAVEN & HELL or the third studio set from the third lineup of BLACK SABBATH. Either way, guitarist Tony Iommi says there's much more where that came from.

"There were loads of ideas," Iommi tells Billboard.com. "We've got enough to make another album if we wanted. We probably wouldn't use that stuff again, but we had more than enough" for "The Devil You Know". Iommi says the remaining material are "ideas — a verse or a riff, lots of bits, really." But he adds that with "The Devil You Know" just coming out Tuesday, HEAVEN & HELL isn't close to thinking about a next album.

"We're gonna be pretty tied up in touring for a bit," Iommi says, "and then when it comes to what we're gonna do afterwards, I don't know — but I'm sure we'll sort that out."

Read the entire article from Billboard.com. 


Geoff Tate Interview

QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate recently spoke to Goldmine contributor Bryan Reesman about the inspiration behind and making of their new album "American Soldier", finding new ways to make money in the music biz, golfing with Doc McGhee, and his wine brand, Insania. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

On "American Soldier" being the first release in the band's 28-year history on which Michael Wilton played all of the guitars:

"There wasn't anybody there to say, 'Ah no, let's do it like this instead.' He really got to follow his vision. He didn't have to compromise on the guitar end, which is nice."

On the QUEENSRŸCHE songwriting dynamic:

"We definitely let it flow, but we definitely have the committee, which is myself, Eddie [Jackson, bass], and the producer that we're working with [at the time]. (In this case, Jason Slater with Kelly Gray.) Eddie and I are probably the ones in the band that care the most about what's happening and police everybody and make sure everybody's doing what they need to be doing, given that we allow them the freedom to express themselves. But we reserve the final call for deciding what the deep end is. Somebody has to put a marker down that says it's 'six feet deep here' by the poolside. Somebody has to got to write that in, so that's mostly my job: 'That solo is really cool, so let's ask some questions. Does it fit the mood of the song? Does it make you want to cry? Does it show that you can play guitar really fast?' We all have to feel fine with the answer."

On "Operation: Mindcrime II" selling approximately 150,000 copies domestically compared to the original "Mindcrime", which sold more than a million:

"We don't make any money selling records anymore. Very few people do. We still love doing it and still do it, but we do it differently. Money comes from other places. It's not just showing up; you've got to go look for it and figure out ways of making money."

"I remember in 1999 I was at this celebrity golf tournament, and the team I got assigned to had Doc McGhee, who is a pretty well-known band manager. Doc is a very smart man, and I said, 'Doc, what's happening to the business? What's happening to the music industry?' He was puffing on a big old cigar and said in a very grandfatherly type [of] delivery, 'Well, boy, it's changing.' I said, 'Yeah, I'm really concerned. Record sales seem to be plummeting, and there's all this downloading going on. What's the industry doing to stop that?' He said, 'The whole industry is doing absolutely nothing. The whole thing is going to go in the toilet.' 'What are we going to do?' 'Well, we're going to find other ways of making it work. I just read this really cool book and you've got to check it out. It's called 'Who Moved My Cheese?'"

"You can't stay in one place and expect to make a living in that same place all your life. It doesn't work that way. You've got to go where the food is. You've got to go where the money is. And you've got to go where the supplies are. So it was actually really good advice, and I thank him for that. It definitely made me look at what we do and try to modify it so we could make a living. And we are. We do very well considering the economy and the state of our industry."

On how finding new avenues of expression and new ways to reinvent oneself comes from determination and passion:

“Believe it or not, people are multidimensional. Their interests lie in other areas besides what they do for a living or perhaps what they are famous for. You pursue those things with passion. Say you like real estate. You're fascinated by the numbers and figuring out the deals, and you like the art of the deal and cutting deals with people. You start going into that and having some success because you throw yourself into it. Say you love fine dining and Bordeaux-style wines. That's me, baby. I love it.

"I think that's the key to life. Someone once told me if you want to change your life, lean in that direction [of interest]. Start focusing on it and looking at it and understanding it, and pretty soon you'll be doing it and having success at it."

Read the entire interview from Goldmine. 

TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, April 29, 2009 12:00:23 PM 

Okay, could you send me some pictures of a guitar with bindings (neck, body, or both) and one without so I know what they look like?


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TOPIC: 1 year ago today since we first heard Nostradamus
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, April 28, 2009 11:39:27 AM 
I like to call Nostradamus a dynamic piece of symphonic metal. But at the same time extremely overblown haha. But I do love the record anyway.
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TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, April 28, 2009 11:29:14 AM 
I know I was just wondering what the hell the point of it was haha. 

I'm gonna get a through neck body, 81/85 EMG combo (still not sure about that), might get that EMG EXP or whatever the fuck it's called EQ switch, 24(it's not a real guitar unless it's got 24!!!) fret maple neck (ebony fretboard), alder body I think, sharkfin inlays (just cause I like them a little more), a 2300 Kahler Tremolo system most likely (still looking into different ones like classic Floyd's too), solid black paint job and chrome hardwear. Oh yeah it's a King V too haha.

Basically it'll look like this, with hardwear, knobs, and pickup differences. But this is the basic idea:


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TOPIC: Death or Visions?
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, April 28, 2009 11:17:11 AM 
I dunno, can't choose, two completely different styles of songs. Visions is great and has a great chorus.

Death is a great doom metal song with a very big haunting choir of Rob's at the end haha.
TOPIC: Song Game
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, April 28, 2009 11:14:28 AM 
Stillborn - Black Label Society
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TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, April 28, 2009 11:09:08 AM 
Alright I was looking into the Jackson Custom Shop last night and this is gonna sound stupid but... what the fuck are bindings haha? Like body, neck, and headstock bindings and do I need them? What's the point? What are they?
TOPIC: Your Classic Heavy Metal Album Of The Day
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, April 23, 2009 12:30:24 PM 
Ride the Lightning because I'm wearing a Ride The Lightning sweater and a Ride The Lightning T-shirt.

TOPIC: 1 year ago today since we first heard Nostradamus
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, April 23, 2009 12:27:54 PM 
Hey man Rob said that when (not if), when Priest do a new album it will NOT be like Nostradamus. That was a one time thing and they aren't going to do that again. Keep your faith.
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, April 21, 2009 12:39:34 PM 
Sam Dunn Comments on Flight 666

Mike Devlin of the Canwest News Service recently conducted an interview with directors Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn of Banger Films Inc., creators of "Iron Maiden: Flight 666", the feature-length documentary film which follows the IRON MAIDEN bandmembers on the first leg of their "Somewhere Back In Time World Tour" in February and March of 2008.

"This film was way harder than we expected," said Dunn, 35. "I think we went into it with the assumption that because we were focusing on a specific band and not an entire genre of music that it was going to be easier. It wasn't — at all. In terms of piecing together the story and establishing rhythm, it was a totally different challenge for us."

The filmmakers shot 500 hours of live performances and behind-the-scenes footage, which the band's crew brushed aside as if it were nothing. "They said we weren't hard enough," McFadyen, 40, recalled with a laugh.

"Being out on a tour like this, the anxiety you feel is that you might miss a golden moment," McFadyen added. "It was all-hands-on-deck. We shot each concert with five cameras, and in between shows, whether we were on the plane or in a police escort going to the hotel, we could have any number of four cameras going at once."

The film was financed by the band, yet Dunn and McFadyen still think they captured a side of their lives never before seen on film.

"It's a very visceral journey with IRON MAIDEN on this massive global tour," Dunn said. "We wanted to make a film MAIDEN fans could be proud of and give some insight into the band that they've never had before."

Read more from the Canwest News Service.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, April 21, 2009 12:28:31 PM 
Klause Meine Interview

Deutsche Welle recently conducted an interview with SCORPIONS frontman Klaus Meine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow.

Deutsche Welle: Why have you stayed in Hanover? Many stars choose to move to LA or New York, yet you have chosen to stay in a relatively small German city.

Klaus Meine: The most important thing is to have a place you can come back to, where your roots, family and friends are. Those are things you can't transplant. We're cosmopolitan and have been traveling around the world for so many years. Wherever we are, the music helps us to feel connected and we never really feel like strangers, whether we're in Siberia or the Amazon. But it's really important to be able to come back to the place where your roots are, where your family and friends are.

Deutsche Welle: You recently received an Echo music award for your life's work. Does that make you feel old?

Klaus Meine: No, not at all. We're very honored. The Echo is a very important award and it's a big honor to receive one. We don't see it as a final cadence, but rather as an incentive, or motivation to keep playing for our fans in the coming years and to do that which has kept us going for so many years - that is, living our dream of making rock music.

Deutsche Welle: What are you currently working on?

Klaus Meine: We're working in the studio at the moment and preparing a new project. After a very turbulent 2008 with 60 shows in 22 countries, we're now trying to breathe a bit and charge our batteries — but also to be creative.

We're working on new songs that will hopefully come out towards the end of the year. That's really a lot of fun, after doing all those concerts.

Deutsche Welle: "Wind of Change", one of your best-known songs, became something of hymn for political change in eastern Europe. Was the song conceived as something of an ode to perestroika?

Klaus Meine: Of course not. When you write a song, you might have a certain feeling about it, but you can never be sure how a song is going to develop and what will become of it - if it will become a Top Ten hit, a number one hit, or in this case even an international hit that became like a hymn to the end of the Cold War for many people from East and West. Something like that can't be imagined or planned.

The only thing I did was try to express in the music all the emotions and everything we experienced in 1988 and 1989. We really had the feeling that the world was changing before our eyes — at the latest in August 1989 in Moscow. We had the feeling that the Cold War could be over soon, but of course no one thought that the Berlin Wall would fall just a few months later and that so much in our own country, Germany, and in eastern Europe would change. So this song has a particularly special story, which goes way beyond just being a "hit."

It's a nice feeling to know that the song touched so many people and, for many, will always be associated with these historical events.

Read the entire interview from Deutsche Welle

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, April 21, 2009 12:25:32 PM 
Geezer Butler Discusses "The Devil You Know"

Justin Donnelly conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal bassist Geezer Butler (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH) on Friday, April 17. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

On the writing and recording process for HEAVEN & HELL's debut album, "The Devil You Know":

"All together, it took about twelve weeks to write 'The Devil You Know'. We seriously started laying down the ground work on the new album about last May, where we did about six weeks worth of writing. We then took a break and went out on tour for a month in the U.S. (The 'Metal Masters' tour), before we came back, and did another six weeks writing. That was about it. We had finished writing the album in around twelve weeks. I think we had another couple of ideas and songs that we were working on, but they weren't as strong as the ten songs that appear on the album, so we didn't pursue them any further. We felt that ten was a good number of tracks, so we left it at that. Once we had finished writing, we went right into rehearsals, and played everything live so that we got to know the songs really well. All the bass runs, the drums rolls and all that kind of stuff were worked out during the rehearsal sessions. So when we got into the studio, it took us about three weeks to put down the tracks, and around a month to mix the album. It was a really quick process for us, because usually it takes us fucking ages to record an album. So we were all pretty happy with the studio experience this time around."

On the album title, "The Devil You Know":

"Everybody was asking me if I had any ideas for the title of the album. So I got a few titles together, and that was the one that everybody seemed to like. So you can say that I was the one responsible for coming up with 'The Devil You Know'. The meaning behind the title is really quite simple. Everybody still calls us and sees us as BLACK SABBATH. So even though we call ourselves HEAVEN & HELL, we're still very much the devil you know in the sense that we're still BLACK SABBATH. That's the story behind that."

On the addition of the numbers twenty-five and forty-one on either side of the band's familiar winged demon logo on the front cover of the HEAVEN & HELL album:

"I've seen tons of explanations on the forums! Some of them have been really quite funny! (Laughs) But the real meaning behind the numbers is quite simple. We've had the winged demon logo for a long time, and the record company wanted to use that logo once again on the new album. So I thought that rather than do the same thing once again, I decided that we needed to do something a little different. So I came up with a verse from the bible. It's from the gospel according to Matthew, chapter twenty-five, verse forty-one. The verse goes, 'Then He will also say to those on His left, 'Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels!' It's about those who sit at the left hand side of God who are cast down into hell. That's all."

On HEAVEN & HELL's tourng plans:

"The tour starts on May 5th in South America and Columbia. That should be interesting. We then go from South America to Russia, and then we'll be playing a lot of the European summer festivals. That will include some gigs in Germany and France as well. And then I think we're back in the U.S. in August. Obviously with a new album, we'll be playing some new songs on this tour. We start rehearsals tomorrow, so in the lead up to that, I've been listening to the album again and again. At this moment, I really like 'Follow The Tears'. It's a track that's taken a few listens for me to really appreciate. It's really grown on me a lot. I really like 'Eating The Cannibals' as well now. That wasn't one of my favorites before, but that's come up in my estimation as well. So we'll be playing at least four songs off the new album. Well at least for South America and Europe anyway. We'll also be including tracks like 'Time Machine' (from 'Dehumanizer') into the set this time around, because we didn't get to play that last time we were on tour. I think it's really good to vary the set list from tour to tour. I think that if there wasn't a new album from us, we wouldn't have bothered touring. But with a new album behind us, it does give us something new to work with. And it's also more of a challenge too, especially when it comes to trying to remember everything again! (Laughs) It gets a little difficult at my age! (Laughs) At the moment, we're just seeing how things go, so we've only booked shows up until September. I think we'll probably see this year out, and then maybe do a few things next summer. After that, I think that will be it. We'll just have to wait and see what's happening at the time. That's the good thing about this band. I think when you're not planning something, it's always a surprise when something good does happen. But hopefully the album will do well for us, and we'll be able to revisit a lot of the places we played a couple of years ago, including Australia. I really do hope we get back down there! I love it down there."

Read the entire interview at this location.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, April 21, 2009 12:21:27 PM 
Bonus Details For "The Devil You Know" Released

BLACK SABBATH fan site Black-Sabbath.com has revealed the details of several "exclusive" physical and digital retail versions of HEAVEN & HELL's forthcoming debut album, "The Devil In You", which is scheduled to arrive in North America on April 28 from Rhino for a suggested list price of $18.98 (physical) and $9.99 (digital). The effort will also be released as double vinyl LP featuring a laser etched design and exclusive poster on May 12.

The details are as follows:

* Best Buy will offer an exclusive version featuring a DVD with unreleased video of the band recording the album including studio performances, interviews, and other behind-the-scenes content. (See several clips from the DVD below.)

* Wal-Mart will offer an exclusive alternate cover (see image below) that prominently features the traditional BLACK SABBATH devil logo. When finalizing the cover, the band narrowed it down to their two favorites but had a difficult time making a final decision. Now the alternate cover will also be available as a Wal-Mart exclusive.

* iTunes will offer an exclusive version with previously unreleased live recordings of "Die Young" and "I" from the band's 2007 European tour.

* Select independent retail stores will offer exclusive HEAVEN & HELL T-shirts and/or copies of the album signed by the entire band, while supplies last. See below for a list of all participating stores and contact them directly for more details.

Participating independent retail stores:

* Cactus Music - Houston, TX
* The Exchange - Cleveland, OH
* Independent Records - Denver, CO
* Looney Tunes - Long Island, NY
* Newbury Comics - 28 total stores in Boston, MA area
* Record Theatre - Buffalo, NY
* Record & Tape Traders - Washington D.C.
* Rolling Stone - Chicago, IL
* Silver Platters - Seattle, WA
* The Omega Order - online only
* Vintage Vinyl - Fords, NJ
* Zias - Phoenix, AZ, Tucson, AZ & Las Vegas, NV

HEAVEN & HELL is the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar), Ronnie James Dio (vocals), Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums).



TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, April 21, 2009 12:16:39 PM 

God Seed Dvd In The Works

Video footage of GOD SEED (formerly known as the Gaahl-fronted of GORGOROTH) performing the song "Teeth Grinding" on July 25, 2008 at the Hortensfestivalen in Horten, Norway can be viewed below (clip shot by Harald Sleetrød). This track is a preview of footage that will be used on the forthcoming GOD SEED DVD, which is currently in the works.

GOD SEED's Gaahl (vocals) and King (bass) entered the studio on August 25, 2008 in the their hometown of Bergen, Norway to begin recording eight new tracks composed by the bassist for an as-yet-untitled new album, due later in the year via Indie Recordings. Along with Gaahl, King and Frost (SATYRICON) on drums, the band's full recording lineup includes Teloch (guitar) and Ice Dale (guitar). ENSLAVED's Herbrand Larsen once again produced the group in the studio.

In a recent interview with the Imhotep webzine, King stated about the band's name, "GOD SEED represent a more spiritual side to us than what GORGOROTH would. 'God Seed' is also the title of a track from our last album released under the 'GORGOROTH' banner and in that respect it symbolizes what is brought from the past. GOD SEED represents the will to grow; the will to be the super man so to speak. I think it's a suitable name for what we will represent in the future. I am also aware of the fact that we use the word God in the name. It will challenge the weak minded in the respect that we in the past used the word Satan a lot, but it's all about the same thing. The God within man and the God within nature. I never believed in a Christian force named Satan. I believe in the God within man."




Release Date for "Brütal Legend" Video Game
The Brütal Legend game — which features the voices of a number of metal superstars, including Rob Halford from JUDAS PRIEST, Lemmy Kilmister from MOTÖRHEAD and Ronnie James Dio from BLACK SABBATH — will be available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system and the PlayStation computer entertainment system on October 13 in North America and on October 16 in Europe.

From the mind of Tim Schafer and Double Fine Productions, Brütal Legend is a third-person action game rich in combat, imagery and storytelling, delivering lighter-flicking fun sure to melt your face off.

Those ready to rock can start today by visiting the newly re-launched Brütal Legend web site (www.brutallegend.com), the best source online for all things Brütal Legend, from trailers to screenshots, concept art to exclusive blogs from the Double Fine studio team, epic polls and more! Over time, the site and its content will evolve and grow, so remember to check in whenever you feel the Metal Gods calling you. Sign up for exclusive updates through the Brütal Legend newsletter, or follow Brütal Legend on Twitter for intimate access and new information nearly every day.

Brütal Legend tells the tale of Eddie Riggs, played by Jack Black. The ultimate roadie, Eddie is the first person anyone calls when they need guitars tuned or stages rigged, and has a love for hot rods and a photographic memory for every heavy metal album cover, and the lyrics those albums contained. One night, a stage accident knocks Eddie unconscious, and he awakens in a world that looks very strange yet oddly familiar, a world where every heavy metal album cover and lyric Eddie knows has come to life, and where the evil emperor Doviculus and his demon army, The Tainted Coil, have enslaved the last remaining humans. When an oppressed people request Eddie's knowledge of modern warfare, he pulls from his own experience in the only occupation he's ever had, a roadie for a heavy metal band, and under his command, this barbaric force of hot-rods, Marshall stacks, leather, and chrome will bring this ancient world into the age of metal.

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, April 18, 2009 3:47:24 PM 
Joe Satriani Interview

Robert Gray of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Joe Satriani as part of a series entitled "Hit The Lights." Topics of discussion included CHICKENFOOT's formation, the group's debut album, "Soap On A Rope" and "Down the Drain", touring Europe, and the man's impending copyright case against COLDPLAY. Several excerpts from the interview follow below:

On how CHICKENFOOT came together:

"I've known Sammy (Hagar, ex-VAN HALEN vocalist) for quite a long time, and we live in the same area. For a short period, we were actually part of a group together called PLANET US. He called me roughly a year and a half ago, and asked me to join him onstage just for fun. We jammed at the end of one of his Las Vegas shows, and that was really the beginning of the CHICKENFOOT experience. Chad (Smith, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer), Mike (Michael Anthony, ex-VAN HALEN bassist) and myself all just thought we would jam, and have a good time, though it turned out to be profoundly good. We looked at each other onstage, and said, 'Wow, we should be a group. What will we do about that?' We took it from there. We promised each other that we should write some tracks, should get together, and should see if we could take things towards the next step. For roughly nine months, we pursued this here and there, but then we finally put our feet down, and said, 'OK, let's enter the studio, and pursue this for real.'"

On CHICKENFOOT's name:

"I think it was just a goofy code name. We had to call ourselves something, and thought about possible names in the meantime. We thought of clever names, though I never thought any name was as good as CHICKENFOOT. (laughs) CHICKENFOOT is just a name which is so eerie, yet at the same time, is perfect. I wasn't surprised when the public overwhelmed us somewhat by just constantly referring to us as CHICKENFOOT. The name just stuck, I guess."

On whether a music video will be recorded for CHICKENFOOT's debut album:

"We have to film some videos. I've noticed that in my schedule, a video shoot will occur during May. I don't know which track that music video will be filmed for, though such things have to be put into place. 'Chickenfoot' will generate a couple of tracks worth of videos."

On whether a second CHICKENFOOT album will be recorded:

"I really hope so — I could see CHICKENFOOT recording three to four albums."

On where his copyright case against COLDPLAY is currently at:

"Our respective lawyers are talking to one other, and trading papers. There's much protocol which needs to be followed. These types of cases tend to drag on, and with very little interesting news for months and months (laughs). None of us are meant to discuss any of the really interesting aspects, so all I can say is that the case is still ongoing."

On COLDPLAY winning a Grammy for "Viva la Vida":

"I'm happy for the group, and in a very weird way, I was happy to hear my melody being celebrated. However, I was slightly confused that NARAS (National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc.), the organisation which handles the Grammy Awards, would even consider nominating a track which they knew was heavily contested. These are the people who voted for MILLI VANILLI, though it isn't really their job, I suppose."

Read the entire interview at Ultimate-Guitar.com.

COLDPLAY vs. Joe Satriani:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxSIAXGakuk&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eroadrunnerrecords%2Ecom%2Fblabbermouth%2Enet%2F&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=De3lvudmOAw&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eroadrunnerrecords%2Ecom%2Fblabbermouth%2Enet%2F&feature=player_embedded

TOPIC: Judas Priest Trivia (Mach 2)
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, April 16, 2009 11:25:06 AM 
What song was Rob supposedly humming when KK and Ian went to his house to hear him sing and possibly hire him?

I don't know the answer I just wanna know too.
TOPIC: Name that song!
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, April 16, 2009 11:19:31 AM 
GenoCIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDEE!!!!!!!!!!
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TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, April 16, 2009 11:13:11 AM 
Okay I need some opinions on this since I'm eventually gonna get a custom built King V someday.

What is a good tremolo system to get? I always hear Floyd's suck dick now, and all sorts of others are better. I haven't got a clue. Anyone wanna PM me or just post it here?
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, April 16, 2009 10:41:09 AM 
Megadeth Update

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has issued the following update:

"This week has been fantastic! [Producer] Andy Sneap is back at the helm in Vic's Garage [MEGADETH's recording studio in San Marcos, California] and it is such a natural thing to see Andy here with me, that I am thinking of trying to find him an American supermodel that will marry him and spend the rest of their lives in San Diego make records for me and making whoppee for Android!

"Seriously, though, I love working with Andy. I have had some greats over the years, and Andy is one of them. We have been making some serious soulful and aggressive vocal performances.

"Now, let me tell you about Chris Broderick's [MEGADETH guitarist] soloing!

"This guy is like Tony Montana. I have never ever heard a guitar player this good. Sorry, Marty [Friedman, ex-MEGADETH guitarist], I try to keep you in the fans' memory, but they are going to have a hard time once they hear Chris. I mean, we all worked hard to get Chris to where he is right now, but nothing that I could have done, and I mean very little, if not zero was contributed by me. Chris is a genius, a virtuoso, a master, and I am the proudest I have ever been in my musical life right now.

"Even Justis [Dave's son] said, 'He stomps Marty Friedman, dad.' What a blessing to have such a cool son!!!

"I have to get going. I have a crazy day today again. I need to finish the song I was singing yesterday called 'This Day We Fight'. This was influenced by the 'Lord of the Rings'. I am also in the middle of finishing up a lyric this morning called tentatively, 'How The Movie Ends'. We’ll see if the title sticks by the time the disc is finished."

MEGADETH's new album is tentatively due in September via Roadrunner Records.

Mustaine revealed during a recent interview that MEGADETH is in talks to play some shows with SLAYER later in the year. No further details are currently available. 


Immortal Begin Recording New Album

Norwegian black metallers IMMORTAL have commenced recording their new album. According to the band's management, "They will be working in both Grieghallen [Norway] and Abyss [Sweden] studios this time."

IMMORTAL guitarist Demonaz was interviewed last year by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "Full Metal Racket" (based in Australia). Download the 10-minute audio file in MP3 format at this location (4 MB).

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, April 15, 2009 12:28:08 PM 

Geezer Butler Comments On New Heaven & Hell Cd

HEAVEN & HELL/BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler has told Decibel magazine that working with singer Ronnie James Dio is a hell of a lot easier than working with Ozzy Osbourne. "Ronnie's a songwriter in his own right — he's got tons of ideas," the bassist said. "Whereas Ozzy... in the old days, he'd come up with a vocal line and I'd write the lyrics. Ronnie is 100 percent involved in both the musical side and the vocal side, and he writes his own lyrics as well."

Ozzy never took Butler's musical ideas seriously, either. "If we were with Ozzy and I came in with the killer riff of all time, Ozzy wouldn't even think of doing it because I'm not the guitarist and that's the way he thinks," Butler said. "When we tried to do a SABBATH album in 2001, we all gave each other CDs of our riffs or song ideas. Ozzy didn't even listen to mine. Because I'm not a guitarist, he felt I shouldn't be playing guitar. That's why it was so bloody hard to write anything."

Geezer Butler on HEAVEN & HELL's debut CD, "The Devil You Know": "If we'd written this album with Ozzy, we'd still be working on the first track."

The contrast between Ozzy and Dio comes into even sharper focus on tour. "It was great being with Ozzy on the road," HEAVEN & HELL/BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi enthuses. "We had a great time and we still will have hopefully at some point, but with Ronnie it's a lot different, because we go out and we know exactly what we're gonna be doing. With Ozzy, we didn't really know. It was touch and go sometimes on some of those early shows, whether he was gonna turn up, if he'd be able to sing, if his voice was gone, or what. We'd have to cancel shows, which Geezer and myself really hated. But with Ronnie, we've never cancelled a show. He'd have to be seriously, seriously ill before we cancelled a show."

Read the entire interview in the May 2009 issue of Decibel magazine, available on newsstands now.

For more information, visit DecibelMagazine.com 

 

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, April 15, 2009 12:20:51 PM 
Flight 666 Release Details

"Iron Maiden: Flight 666", the feature-length documentary film which follows the IRON MAIDEN bandmembers on the first leg of their "Somewhere Back In Time World Tour" in February and March of 2008, will be released on extended Blu-ray and DVD formats, alongside a double-CD soundtrack album and limited edition double-vinyl picture disc. It will be available Monday, May 25 on EMI Records in Europe, and Tuesday, June 9 on EMI Records Canada and UMe in the USA.

For "Iron Maiden: Flight 666", IRON MAIDEN was accompanied everywhere by award-winning documentary makers Banger Productions from Toronto in Canada, who have received international critical acclaim for their previous movies "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" and recently "Global Metal". Producer/presenter Sam Dunn and his team bring an intimate, behind-the-scenes view of this remarkable journey, with a close look at the logistics involved and following Team Maiden in the cockpit, on the plane and on and offstage, getting to the heart of this global adventure of a band that has very rarely even let cameras backstage before.

Shot in high definition and with superb 5.1 surround sound, mixed by the band's producer Kevin "Caveman" Shirley, "Flight 666" brings to the screen all the drama, excitement and hysteria that followed the band around the world every time Ed Force One (the band's plane) touched down in a new country. The film documents the intensity of the punishing show schedules, the struggle with the time zones, the pressures of ensuring that every performance matched the energy of the many thousands of ecstatic and expectant fans from many cultural backgrounds, unusual angles from the spectacular shows... and, of course, the fun had on the way!

A special international "Iron Maiden Day" is being planned for April 21 with simultaneous showings of "Iron Maiden: Flight 666" in selected digital cinemas around the world.

As a very special bonus for the fans, MAIDEN has included a second disc of the entire set from the 2008 segment of this tour with the DVD (and as a long-play Blu-ray). Sixteen songs from sixteen different cities in eleven countries around the world, for the first time ever encompassing such varied places and cultures in one concert. (See full track listing below). In addition to a standard double DVD, EMI will release a special souvenir limited-edition deluxe DVD with 30-page booklet. The soundtrack audio version of the live show will be available on two CDs, as a limited-edition vinyl set with two picture discs, and a digital download especially for those fans who do not have DVD access or just want to enjoy the show as a great live album. All are lavishly packaged as an ultimate memento of a tour to remember!

To recognize the global phenomenon of MAIDEN, the Blu-ray/DVD are also subtitled in Hindi, Japanese, Dutch, German, Spanish, Brazilian, French, Italian, Portuguese and Swedish.

Comments band manager Rod Smallwood; "It's been a mammoth undertaking. From the first twinkle in Bruce's eye it's taken about three years to put band, crew and equipment in a giant flying 'splitter bus', to go through all the long and tiresome prep and safety regulations and planning, to the actual filming and of the tour itself, through to post production and right up to putting together all these items in the very best quality possible for our fans."

"It's great that with Maiden Day on Tuesday April 21, we can give our fans the opportunity of seeing this digitally on big screen in Hi Def with the full-on 5.1 sound experience with other fans around them. It was also very rewarding that it has won the prestigious SXSW Film Festival Award for Best Music Documentary.

"The 'Somewhere Back in Time Tour' reached almost 2 million fans in 39 countries and, if there is one thing l know from managing MAIDEN all these years, it's that our fans are not happy to wait too long, so we are delighted that EMI (Ume USA) are rush-releasing the DVD. This closes the chapter on an absolutely brilliant experience delving into the past for the band, myself and my team, the crew and hopefully all of you fans out there. After the summer and some deserved time off, we will concentrate on the 'new,' with the band starting to put together material for a brand new studio album due sometime later in 2010. And, of course, after that we will look forward to seeing all our fans again!!"

The film "Flight 666" is being released in the following manner:

* Long-play Blu-ray with "Flight 666: The Film" and "Flight 666: The Concert" (215 minutes)

* Double DVD

- Disc One: "Flight 666: The Film" (112 minutes)
- Disc Two: "Flight 666: The Concert" (104 minutes)

* Plus limited-edition deluxe double DVD of the above with special packaging and 30-page booklet

* "Flight 666: The Original Soundtrack" album - Double CD*

* "Flight 666: The Original Soundtrack" album - Limited Edition Double Vinyl Picture Disc

Full track listing for the bonus concert footage on DVD and Blu-ray, plus the double Live Soundtrack CD

CD 1:

01. Aces High
Bandra Kurla Complex/Mumbai, India
February 1, 2008
02. 2 Minutes To Midnight
Rod Laver Arena/Melbourne, Australia
February 7, 2008
03. Revelations
Acer Arena/Sydney, Australia
February 9, 2008
04. The Trooper
Makuhari Messe/Tokyo, Japan
February 16, 2008
05. Wasted Years
Arena Monterrey/Monterrey, Mexico
February 22, 2008
06. The Number Of The Beast
The Forum/Los Angeles, USA
February 19, 2008
07. Can I Play With Madness
Foro Sol/Mexico City, Mexico
February 24, 2008
08. Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
Izod Center/New Jersey, USA
March 14, 2008

CD 2:

01. Powerslave
Saprissa Stadium/San Jose, Costa Rica
February 26, 2008
02. Heaven Can Wait
Palmeiras Stadium/Sao Paulo, Brazil
March 2, 2008
03. Run To The Hills
Simon Bolivar Park/Bogota, Colombia
February 28, 2008
04. Fear Of The Dark
Ferrocarril Oeste Stadium/Buenos Aires, Argentina
March 7, 2008
05. Iron Maiden
Pista Atletica/Santiago, Chile
March 9, 2008
06. Moonchild
Coliseo de Puerto Rico/San Juan, Puerto Rico
March 12, 2008
07. The Clairvoyant
Pedreira Paulo Leminski/Curitiba, Brazil
March 4, 2008
08. Hallowed Be Thy Name
Air Canada Centre/Toronto, Canada
March 16, 2008

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, April 10, 2009 10:08:16 PM 
Bruce Dickinson Talks About Performing

Sophie Heawood of U.K.'s Times Online reports: What dawns on you, while watching IRON MAIDEN's live show, with its bombast and pyramids and 20ft robots, is how curiously lacking in aggression it is. Passion, yes, but it's not a fight. (A roadie tells me that he's been working for MAIDEN for 30 years and has never seen a punch-up.) Singer Bruce Dickinson agrees. "Oh no, it's not fighting. It's not a big f***-you at all. That's a pointless waste of energy. There is the potential on the one hand for rage and chaos, or passion and exultation on the other — and that's my choice: to try to levitate all these people who have come along. And I don't do it — they do it themselves — but you have to sort of provide the framework."

He says that he began performing in small clubs, and learnt from one of his childhood heroes, Ian Gillan, the DEEP PURPLE singer, how to bring your audience in. "I said to him one night, 'What's your secret?' And he said, 'Always look 'em in the eyes.' I thought, OK, I'll try it — but how far can I actually see? And I discovered it was entirely possible to look right the way to the back of a show and see somebody. I thought, well, if you grab that person, then everybody around them suddenly goes 'Wow' and you energize that whole area suddenly. I started working that — in the end you can do it in stadiums."

Read the entire report from Times Online. 


Canadian metal legends VOIVOD have set set "Infini" as the title of their final album, due in North America on June 16 via The End Records and Germany on June 12 through Nuclear Blast (the rest of Europe is expected to receive the CD on June 15).

Regarding the album title, VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin said, "There were many titles thrown around, but I thought of 'Infini' and everybody liked it. Also, it looks great in sci-fi fonts."

The track listing for the CD is as follows:

01. God Phones
02. From The Cave
03. Earthache
04. Global Warning
05. A Room With A View
06. Destroy After Reading
07. Treasure Chase
08. Krap Radio
09. In Orbit
10. Deathproof
11. Pyramidome
12. Morpheus
13. Volcano

Total running time: 57:57

The follow-up to 2006's "Katorz" will mark the second album in the band's 20-plus-year career that did not feature founding guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour working alongside his bandmembers in the studio. "Infini" will also mark the first VOIVOD album to feature Jean-Yves "Blacky" Thériault on bass since 1991's "Angel Rat" and their first release with D'Amour's replacement Dan Mongrain on guitar.

VOIVOD made its trimphant return to the stage on June 22, 2008 in front of 22,500 fans as part of the Heavy MTL festival at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The group was joined by original bass player Jean-Yves Theriault ("Blacky") for the first time in 17 years. Dan Mongrain from the Quebec band MARTYR, a good friend of the band, played guitar. Songs from the early catalogue were the focus for the Heavy MTL set, including VOIVOD's cover of the PINK FLOYD classic "Astronomy Domine", which closed the show before the band took a bow center stage and shared a group hug.

Released in July 2006 on The End Records, "Katorz" was assembled, recorded and released by the band (drummer Michel "Away" Langevin, singer Denis "Snake" Belanger and former METALLICA bassist Jason "Jasonic" Newsted) and producer Glen Robinson using demos left by founding guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour, who succumbed to colon cancer in August 2005. The CD has sold more than 10,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

VOIVOD won the "Best Metal/Hardcore Album" award for "Katorz" in September 2007 at the annual Quebec Independent Music Awards (GAMIQ) in Montreal, Quebec.

Newsted is still very much part of the VOIVOD family and did work with the band on the new record along with Jean-Yves Theriault and Eric Forrest. However, Newsted is unable to perform live at this point.

VOIVOD 2008:



Professionally filmed video footage of VOIVOD performing the song "Voivod" on September 20, 2008 at Club Citta in Kawasaki, Japan can be viewed below. The band was in Japan taking part in the two-night Thrash Domination 2008 event alongside TESTAMENT and FORBIDDEN.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXY0-6LjqOY&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eroadrunnerrecords%2Ecom%2Fblabbermouth%2Enet%2F&feature=player_embedded

MetalUniverse.net posted a video clip of VOIVOD performing the song "Nothingface" at the Trois Rivières Metalfest, which was held November 7-8, 2008 at the Bâtisse Industrielle in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. Watch the footage below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAx4o4mugT0&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eroadrunnerrecords%2Ecom%2Fblabbermouth%2Enet%2F&feature=player_embedded
TOPIC: Song Game
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, April 10, 2009 4:44:42 PM 
Goddamn Electric - Pantera
TOPIC: Rest In Peace Maddrakkett
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, April 10, 2009 4:39:14 PM 
R.I.P. Maddrakkett. Those info pages taught me an awful lot haha.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, April 10, 2009 4:22:48 PM 
Geoff Tate Interview

FuryRocks recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate. An excerpt from the chat follows below.

FuryRocks: Can you tell us a little about Mike Stone's [guitar] departure?

Tate: When Chris DeGarmo, one of our founding members left in 1997, we decided to carry on with the second guitar position open and play with different people. It worked out really well for us, to play with people who bring a different perspective. It helps us to pull from different musical pallets. Mike is an amazing guitarist, writer, and vocalist. He had a real passion for pursing his own goals and starts his own band. He was also a great person to hang with. It's one thing to be a great musician who does the job well but it's important to have someone in the band who you want to spend time with. We are going to miss him and wish him the best of luck in his new project and future endeavors.

FuryRocks: Was it difficult to carry on when Chris left the band?

Tate: After Chris left, there were a few albums that we were really trying to find our legs. Chris was a major component to the band, he was the "go-to guy." He knew all the business of the band; he had the relationships with the record companies and management and was a major creative influence of the band. When he left, we struggled, we didn't know how we could carry on since he did so much and we had become accustom to the working situation. We had to reassign all the duties that Chris took care of to the rest of the band (laughing). We had to find where our strengths were and that took a while.

FuryRocks: What do you attribute the success and longevity of QUEENSRŸCHE to?

Tate: Tenacity (laughing). All of us have a passion for music which is what drew us together. We all have vast record collections and all like different styles of music which has been beneficial to us in the sense it has kept thing interesting from a creative standpoint. When you have that shared passion, it's easy to work together. You don't have to work that hard to manufacture things, because it's already there, you just have to let it happen. It's a magical combination that we all appreciate and are grateful for. We also find that life is pretty inspirational. You get to travel and meet people who provide us with so much input; there is never a dull moment and never a lack of material to write about. We meet so many people all the time and have interesting conversations that we can pull from to write a song or an album. Also, the fact is that we change our albums up quite a bit. Our fans never know what type of record we will put out and I think they find that interesting. They have watched the band evolve and change.

Read the entire interview from FuryRocks.


Slayer Members Comment On Albums

Sam Roudman of Filter magazine recently spoke to the four members of SLAYER for a lengthy interview which appears in its issue #35. An excerpt from the article on the "Reign In Blood" / "South Of Heaven" / "Seasons In The Abyss" years follows below.

"Reign in Blood":

Tom Araya (bass, vocals): On that first album [together], [producer Rick] Rubin made sure that he recorded. He wanted to duplicate what he was hearing.

Kerry King (guitar): It was the first time you actually heard SLAYER in its pure ferocity, and it made a big difference. One funny thing about that album is if it came out today, no one would give a shit. They'd say, "That's cool." But at the time it came out it made such a difference. People still reflect on that as a poignant time, where shit changed.

Jeff Hanneman (guitar): "Angel of Death" was a big problem. I remember getting a phone call after the album was done: Sony wasn't going to release it. I remember being at home, pissed, throwing things. What the fuck? I didn't think anything was wrong with "Angel of Death" or anything else we did, it's a documentary! There's no "Heil Hitler," or "white people rule," it's a documentary; grow up, people. It took months before they picked it up again. Finally, we got signed by a distributor.

"South of Heaven" / "Seasons in the Abyss":

Dave Lombardo (drums): I think "Heaven" is more slowed-down. "Reign in Blood" was played very fast, but that's the picture of that album. "South of Heaven" is just a whole different record; it has more color to it.

Tom Araya: We purposefully didn't want to do another fast album. But there are a lot of people now that say ["South of Heaven" is] an underrated record.

Kerry King: My problem with the record is that I never thought Tom should have sung as much as he did. That's not his fault; we all came to that decision. But looking back, after "South of Heaven", that's what I said going into "Seasons" — "I don't care if you got the melody, but you can't lose that ferocity in your voice…" There wasn't enough anger in the presentation. I think we combined the two with "Seasons"; like, "That's where it needed to be, that is the imprint of SLAYER from now, so it is written, so it is done!" [Laughs]

In the late '80s, with "Reign" and "South", and by the time we had "Seasons" happening, there were tons of bands doing it. It's like a recurring cycle; when something gets popular, record companies sign anything that sounds remotely like 'em, and it kills the genre.

Read more from www.filter-mag.com.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, April 08, 2009 6:27:40 PM 
Ronnie James Dio Writing Autobiography

According to U.K.'s Classic Rock magazine, legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO) has begun writing his autobiography. It will "not be centered around myself so much as me telling my life story through the stories of those around me," he is quoted as saying.

Dio explained that he's fitting the writing around a hectic schedule with HEAVEN & HELL, which is scheduled to release its debut album, "The Devil You Know", later this month.

"Every time I feel I'm getting halfway there, another halfway comes along," he said. "But yes, I'm writing it and it's certainly going to be very, very interesting for people interested in the bands I've been in and the people I've played with.

"You have to have a focal point, and I guess that had to be me. It's an autobiography, but within it, I tell the stories that somehow explain a little bit what [former RAINBOW mastermind] Ritchie [Blackmore]'s like or [BLACK SABBATH's] Tony [Iommi]'s like or Geezer [Butler]'s like. I don't analyze them, but just in telling the tales I paint everyone in as good a light as possible. It's not a tell-all book."

According to Dio, anyone expecting to read about on-the-road debauchery and excesses will be disappointed. "I've tried to live my life on a very straight path,' he told Classic Rock. "I'm not Nikki Sixx [MÖTLEY CRÜE] or people who go over the edge. That's alluring to a lot of people, but I'm sure being a little bit different is alluring to some other people, too."

The as-yet-untitled book is tentatively due next year.

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, April 07, 2009 12:18:46 PM 
Gorgoroth Band & Name Owned By Guitarist Infernos Now

GORGOROTH mastermind/guitarist Infernus (real name: Roger Tiegs) was interviewed late last week by Justin M. Norton of About.com. Infernus discussed his legal battle, the status of GORGOROTH's upcoming album and his thoughts about former bandmates Gaahl and King. Excerpts follow:

About.com: Do you feel vindicated by the decision?

Infernus: I am always more or less angry at someone or something: fellow co-workers, politics at practice here in Norway, the law system, God, and even a few ex-members now and then. But concerning the outcome of this case, which I won, I am of course happy. I am not really surprised about it, but I am content and happy.

This is not just a victory for common sense and reason, nor is it only a victory for me and my band. It is a victory for the music scene. This will set a standard in terms of legal issues in Norway, at least, so that musicians and artists who come up with a concept of their own can focus on what should be their main concern: the creative aspect of their life. People can feel safe not having to do tons of paperwork to be able to protect their ideas and immaterial belongings in case of future issues where, as in this case, there might come some seventh bass player and try to claim the name of a band he had no part in creating.

About.com: Did you ever consider abandoning the case and playing music under another name?

Infernus: Running a court case always represents some kind of a risk. I was not 100 percent sure I would win I have to admit, even though I knew I was right. I allied myself with some rather strong forces working in the same direction, so the outcome was more or less clear. I have problems understanding that the counterparts (King and Gaahl) might honestly have believed they could win a case like this, and it is still a mystery for me why they would not accept my offer not to take them to court. They should just have quit and found themselves another name and started their own band. But they had to do it the hard way, and we all know the outcome of that by now.

About.com: What is next for GORGOROTH now that the court case has passed? Will you finish up "Quantos Possunt ad Satanitatem Trahunt" and begin touring?

Infernus: I have been in studio rehearsing/arranging/doing pre-recordings for this album for more or less a year now. We are using the studio of my new drummer and co-producer Tomas Asklund in Sweden, Monolith Studio. We will work pretty effectively in the upcoming period to (finish) rehearsals for future live activities as well, when all the guys are here doing their part of the recording. We are looking at a mix in the end of June, then mastering in July. There will be an October release on Regain Records, the label I chose for GORGOROTH back in 2005, before the legal issues came up.

About.com: What will the new music sound like? Can we expect something in the vein of "Under The Sign of Hell" with Pest and Tormentor back in the band? You now have close to what many consider the classic GORGOROTH lineup back in place.

Infernus: I would like the listener to decide what it sounds like. It never, in my eyes, looks especially good having a musician or songwriter going on in an interview pestering people with his or her own personal opinions on topics like this. I can say we are working hard on it and are going to be able to stand behind this product upon release around October this year. It is time for some real metal.

Read the entire interview at About.com.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, April 07, 2009 12:17:07 PM 
The Birth of Slayer

Sam Roudman of Filter magazine recently spoke to the four members of SLAYER for a lengthy interview which appears in its issue #35. An excerpt from the article on the band's formative years follows below.

Tom Araya (bass, vocals): "This Top 40 band I was in was getting a new guitar player — a music teacher who Kerry [King, guitar] was a student of. When that guitar player got booted and was replaced by Kerry, then I got booted. That was right out of high school, in '79. I was working at the hospital and going to school to become a respiratory therapist. I got in contact with Kerry like a year later; he said he wanted to put a new band together."

Jeff Hanneman (guitar): "In '81, we started playing covers, and then I got into punk and that changed my perspective. I don't remember the specific bands because they were just backyard bands at parties, but it was just the speed and anger of punk… I don't know how to describe it. I don't write music; I don't read notes. [The punks] played dark riffs — whereas metal was more melodic, there were heavy riffs, heavy chord patterns; but punk was just…angry. It was fast, and right then and there I thought, 'Fuck listening to metal, this stuff is more interesting, it's more energetic.'"

Dave Lombardo (drums): "In the early days, the greatest thing we came across was mixing metal and punk together to create the SLAYER style. We were being influenced by bands like IRON MAIDEN, VENOM, MERCYFUL FATE and a lot of punk stuff, so it all grew from what we were being exposed to at the time."

Kerry King: "We were from L.A., and everybody said the Bay Area was where all the thrash was. We never understood the L.A. thing; why guys wanted to dress like girls, and why girls liked that — POISON, RATT, L.A. GUNS. We didn't get it. And so us dressing up in leather and spikes and chains and nails and Alice Cooper makeup for the first record was our way of rebelling and being the anti-L.A. Their subject matter was so safe; that might be part of what pushed us over the edge to be the opposite."

Hanneman: "My dad was in World War II and my two older brothers were in Vietnam, and when I was young I would hear them talk about all that stuff. Even though they weren't sitting around telling war stories, it would spill into conversation, which made it darker for me. If they were bragging about how many people they killed it probably wouldn't have been as interesting, but they were trying to keep it from the rest of the family and so I started to get into it. It was just a natural thing to write about.

"Not too long after the band started, my dad was cleaning out his closet and he had a bunch of medals he had taken off of dead Nazis, and he goes, 'You can have these; I was just going to throw them out.' I started to research what these medals meant, and it just snowballed. In a way, it actually helped SLAYER out; it started a controversy because everybody thought we were Nazis. Anybody who knew us knew we weren't, so we played along with it a little bit."

Read more from www.filter-mag.com.

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, April 07, 2009 12:03:06 PM 
Bruce Dickinson Talks About Flight 666

U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine recently conducted an interview with IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson about "Iron Maiden: Flight 666", the feature-length documentary film which follows the IRON MAIDEN bandmembers on the first leg of their "Somewhere Back In Time World Tour" in February and March of 2008. An excerpt from the chat follows below.

Metal Hammer: Film…tour documentaries are small, fan-based kind of thing…but the scale of this thing, it's a completely different beast…was that the intention?

Bruce: I don't know what it was intended to be because the…all we did was be in it.

Metal Hammer: No reservations about the movie?

Bruce: I probably had less than the other guys because I'm used to doing lots of interviews and things like that. Adrian [Smith, guitar] was a little wary but I think he kind of warmed to them because they were nice guys and they did just join in and became part of the crew. So, just as if somebody… we're all arsing around dressed as transvestite Scotsmen wearing Ken Dodd wigs and some of the crew got out their mobiles and started taking pictures, you don't say, "No pictures!" because they're your mates and everyone's having a laugh, so it was actually the same with the documentary crew, which could've been a dangerous thing if they'd decided to fuck us over…but it was their impressions telling the story.

Metal Hammer: The story of the movie is about the fans and their connection with the band, right?

Bruce: I think that is, by and large, the real story of MAIDEN. None of us go around courting celebrity for the sake of it. It is frankly, occasionally useful as a device to get attention for the band but it's only ever used very, very sparingly, even then. So really the story is about the band and the fans, because that's what's created everything. All the media that's been focused on MAIDEN over the last few years would be utterly meaningless if it wasn't for the fans responding to it.

Bruce on the live footage: "Well, they filmed enough of it! What's great is that they just used excerpts. I think there's an amazing atmosphere, and a fucking amazing live DVD that could come out of it. We never allowed anybody… I'm renowned for almost Ritchie Blackmore-esque hatred for cameramen on stage because I find it a real intrusion and you get locked into this fantasy world of music and visions and you're in the middle of being the Ancient Mariner and this fucking bloke's sticking his camera in your face and you just want to deck him. It's like, 'Get out of my dream!' So you really have to know somebody quite well to trust them. If I see McMurtrie's head sticking up above the parapet, I don't throw anything at it these days, but if I didn't know he was I'd murder him! So you really have to trust people who get up on stage with you because it's our little world."

Read more from Metal Hammer.

TOPIC: Are Priest still metal?
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, April 06, 2009 11:13:14 AM 
Alright I forgot about this thread, and the fact that I said I said I'd stay out. Oh well, too late now.

So how am I a piece of work though? You didn't read a single one of my posts, that was pretty obvious right from the start, and you can't even come up with decent arguements for what you were saying. So again I'll ask...

How are Priest not classically influenced and why is anything classical/orchestral/opera NOT a part of metal? I already explained all this, but you haven't come up with 1 excuse (not even a bad one). You just say "it's gay, orchestra music sucks". Seriously dude, I would love to actually see you at least TRY to participate in this arguement.

Here are some facts:

- Glenn Tipton himself will tell you Priest's music and his guitar playing is heavily influenced by classical playing. That doesn't mean Just Nostradamus. That means his guitar playing, and Priest's music, NOT album.

-It's a well know FACT that Metal is indeed heavily influenced in classical music. Like I said, look up Iron Maiden's music. There is nothing sad about it, your just extremely closed minded and can't understand that "Metal" ISN'T just one sound and feeling. 

-Metal draws it's roots from deep in the blues, rock n roll, and classical music.
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, April 06, 2009 10:50:11 AM 
Venom To Re-Issue "Black Metal + Live DVD"

British black metal pioneers VENOM are planning to release a special edition version of their "Black Metal" album later this year. According to the band, the new set will contain bonus tracks and a DVD of the "7th Date of Hell" video of VENOM performing live at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, England in 1984.

On October 22, 2008, a two-album Japan-only cardboard sleeve reissue series from VENOM was made available via Universal Music featuring the following LPs:

* "Welcome To Hell" (1981)
* "Black Metal" (1982)

Each cardboard sleeve reissue features the high-fidelity SHM-CD format (compatible with standard CD players).

"Hell", the new album from VENOM, was released in North America in September 2008 via Universal Music Enterprises. A promotional video for the CD can be viewed at this location.

VENOM made "Hell" available in a digipack edition via Nuclear Blast's mailorder featuring two bonus tracks — "In League With Satan" and "Burn In Hell" — and an inverted cross. Limited to 333 copies, it can be ordered here.

A complete track from "Hell" has been made available for streaming on the band's official web site. Check out the song "Straight To Hell" at this location. Streaming audio samples of eight songs from "Hell" are available here.

VENOM in 2007parted ways with guitarist Mykvs (a.k.a. Mike Hickey; ex-CARCASS, CATHEDRAL). "Personal unavoidable commitments in the U.S. have forced Mykvs to announce that he cannot commit 100% to VENOM's schedule," the band previously wrote in a statement. A new guitarist by the name of Rage has been drafted in to replace Mykvs.





TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, April 06, 2009 10:44:56 AM 
Ratt Announce New Record Deal

Loud & Proud/Roadrunner Records has officially announced the signing of a worldwide deal with Los Angeles hard rockers RATT. The band is set to begin recording its first new material since 1999's self-titled album this spring.

One of the most popular rock acts of the past 20 years, RATT's brand of guitar-driven melodic rock helped shape the L.A. metal scene. The band boasts a deep catalog of hits including smashes like "Round and Round", "Lay It Down", "You're In Love", "Lack of Communication" and "Wanted Man", which are beloved by fans the world over. The band has gone on to sell millions of albums worldwide. With 1984's mega-platinum debut "Out of the Cellar" celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, the band is looking forward to starting a new chapter with new music to complement the impressive legacy they have established over two-plus decades.

"This deal is a great opportunity for us to get our new music to RATT fans worldwide," says frontman Stephen Pearcy. "We are super-excited about the new material!"

Over the past two years, RATT has toured the world in support of their releases "Tell The World - The Very Best Of Ratt" and their first-ever DVD, "Videos from the Cellar - The Atlantic Years". During this time, the current lineup of Stephen Pearcy, Warren DeMartini, Bobby Blotzer, Robbie Crane and Carlos Cavazo played shows in Australia, Colombia and Peru for the first time in their careers.

"The fans deserve the credit for making this happen. When we saw the band in concert and witnessed their passion and excitement, it was obvious that the time was right for RATT to make new music," says Tom Lipsky, Loud & Proud President.

Guitarist Warren DeMartini adds, "We look forward to working with our friend and veteran record exec Tom Lipsky."

The new album is set for a fall release and will be supported by a world tour.


Kiss Announce "First Ever Fan Tour"

KISS is celebrating 35 years of rockin' the world like no other band has ever done before. The legendary band, currently touring soccer stadiums of South America, announced from Brazil today that their upcoming U.S. and Canadian tour will be the world's first to put fans in charge of where their favorite artist plays. By partnering with Eventful, the leading social media company for events, fans will "Demand" where KISS will perform on their latest trek across the top-voted North American markets beginning this September. No matter where the fans say —from stadiums to cornfields — if there are enough votes, KISS will be there! And in order to keep the competition fair for smaller cities, final site selection will weigh population size versus total votes.

Today at the zero hour of exactly 3:00 p.m. EDT, an official video announcement by the band's Paul Stanley, Eric Singer, Tommy Thayer and Gene Simmons (see video at KISSonline.com) kicks off this first-ever promotion. Immediately following the video's debut run, fans across the U.S. and Canada can cast their votes at www.eventful.com/KISS to have their town included on the KISS 2009 North American tour. Fans will be able to vote, and check the tally of what cities are in the lead, 24/7 across the Web at the previous sites; as well as on KISS' MySpace and Facebook, Ticketmaster's KISS page, VH1Classic.com, and many more.

Even after garnering more than 30 gold and platinum records and in excess of 90 million albums sold worldwide, KISS continues to prove the band makes the fans their #1 priority.

"KISS has never followed the rules — we have always broken them. KISS has never listened to critics-we have always listened only to the fans," said Gene Simmons. "It's time to give back to the fans with bigger shows and longer set lists. And for the first time anywhere, we want our fans to tell us where they want us, and when."

Said Paul Stanley, "No band has ever given their fans the power to decide what cities they play, and no fans deserve it more than ours. We're leaving the next U.S. and Canadian tour up to the Army. When they stand up, they will be counted!"

Just for voting for their town, all KISS fans will have the opportunity to purchase pre-sale tickets prior to the general on-sale. In addition to joining in on the major campaigns launched by rock radio in each city, fans are also incentivized to create their own viral videos online, motivating their fellow residents to participate in casting votes for a KISS show in their city. City-specific "best-of" compilation reels of these videos will be shown on jumbo screens at venues before each concert.

On this upcoming tour, fans will be treated to a set of some of rock's greatest hits, including "Rock and Roll All Nite", "I Was Made for Lovin' You", "Detroit Rock City", "God Gave Rock & Roll to You" and "Shout It Out Loud", among many others. The band is currently recording its first new studio album in 11 years (produced by Paul Stanley). 

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, April 03, 2009 9:08:50 PM 

James Hetfield Interview

Seth Colter Walls of Newsweek.com recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Newsweek: How about this Rock and Roll Hall of Fame business? Is that really "metal?"

Hetfield: It certainly wasn't in my mind, even two years ago. Then we had the good fortune to go play and induct BLACK SABBATH, and that's when it hit me: hey, aren't we eligible? It is somewhat surreal. One of the greatest things is that we're still relevant, still enjoying each other's company, still making heavy music. We are going to make it as much of a family reunion as possible.

Newsweek: Have you invited Dave Mustaine, even though you and Lars Ulrich fired him?

Hetfield: I would have to say we cast the net very wide, including Mustaine. I want everyone possible to show up. You've seen the ridiculous drama, like with VAN HALEN, that totally messes everything up. I don't get it. This is a celebration of life and accomplishment, not by your means only.

Newsweek: Is it exhausting, keeping up the right image for the fans? You were widely mocked last year when a photo of you shopping at an Armani store surfaced. (See picture below.)

Hetfield: It's awesome. I welcome that. We've got such passion around METALLICA, making fun of us or completely worshiping. There's passion there, and that's what matters. When I'm holding my wife's bag in front of—

Newsweek: So it wasn't your bag? You weren't shopping at Armani?

Hetfield: It was not mine. But it really doesn't matter. It's summertime, and I've got flip-flops and shorts on. We're kicking it. That's what I wear. People's image of what you're supposed to be is really amazing. Maybe you're a full-on headbanger from Latvia and you just don't see me like that very often. Or even fans in America — they love to poke fun and rip you to shreds, but if you're laughing, they can't.

Newsweek: You recently met with ACRASSICAUDA, the Iraqi metal band who have been resettled as refugees in America (see video below). How was that?

Hetfield: I'm amazed by the fact that there was a heavy-metal band in Iraq, and that they got the attention. And that they have this passion, and society is crushing it, but they find a way to keep going. When they showed up [at our concert], it was a pretty big deal. At first they were cowering. They literally turned and put their faces against the wall. It was just a different culture. But I was open and outspoken and in their face, which is very unlike what they were able to do. And, man, within moments, though, they saw the love and they felt pretty comfortable. Handing over that guitar was a pretty big deal to me. Here's the key, open it. Welcome to America.

Read the entire interview at Newsweek.com.

TOPIC: Movie "line" trivia...
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, April 03, 2009 12:09:45 PM 
Okay here's one from a newer movie.

"I'm not locked in here with you!! You're Locked in here with ME!!"
TOPIC: Things that make you laugh!
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, April 03, 2009 12:08:03 PM 

That looks like it has an awfully large backseat.


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[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, April 02, 2009 5:20:35 PM 
Scorpions To Record New Album Later This Year

According to a posting on the SCORPIONS fan site ScorpsNews.com, the German hard rock veterans will enter the studio in late 2009 to begin work on a new album for a 2010 release. It looks like they will be recording the new CD in their home country this time, but that could change.

The SCORPIONS will play 40 dates all around the world in 2009 starting tomorrow night (Friday, April 3) in France. The band's management is also said to be in talks with another major rock act about a possible joint tour of North America in 2010.

SCORPIONS' latest album, "Humanity - Hour 1", was produced by James Michael and co-produced by songwriter/producer Desmond Child, who has worked with such high-profile pop/rock artists as AEROSMITH, BON JOVI, ALICE COOPER, KISS, RICKY MARTIN, CHER, MICHAEL BOLTON and BONNIE TYLER.

The Best Buy edition of "Humanity - Hour 1" includes an exclusive track, "Cold". "Cold" was previously included on the Japanese pressing of the CD along with another bonus cut, a radio edit of "Love Will Keep Us Alive".


New Jon Olivia's Pain Album Planned

JON OLIVA'S PAIN drummer Christopher Kinder has issued the following update:

"JON OLIVA'S PAIN is currently in final negotiations with AFM Records for the release of our fourth CD (due out October 2009) and our first live DVD, to be filmed in early 2010. We are planning a two-hour show with a setlist consisting of the four JON OLIVA'S PAIN CDs as well as a healthy assault of SAVATAGE classics!

"We are very happy with our relationship and agressive promotion that AFM Records has consistently delivered... and we are sincerely greatful for their support and dedication!

"With regards to the upcoming CD... We have completed 90% of the arrangements for 11 songs plus two additional bonus tracks. This CD should prove to be much heavier and far more agressive overall than our previous releases. A few epic songs are always part of the equation, but we wanted to make a record that was more in line with 'Maniacal Renderings' meets 'Hall of Mountain King'.... and the current demos prove to be just that.

"We will begin recording at Morrisound Studios in July and deliver the record on time for an October release. Oliva continues to write at a feverish pace and he is hell bent on delivering one of his most agressive and powerful vocal performances to date!

"The upcoming European festival/club tour dates are almost complete. We are stoked to be hitting a number of countries that we have not yet performed in, including Turkey, Romania and Finland. This will be our busiest summer tour to date and a true testament to our increasing fan base who are supporting JON OLIVA'S PAIN and the rich SAVATAGE history with great enthusiasm."

For a list of upcoming shows, visit www.jonoliva.net.

JON OLIVA'S PAIN's latest album, "Global Warning", was released in the U.S. in May 2008 via Locomotive Records. The CD features a guest appearance by guitarist Ralph Santolla (OBITUARY, ex-DEICIDE, DEATH, ICED EARTH) on two songs: "Adding the Cost" and "You'll Never Know".


Bill Ward Talks About Sabbath Reunion

Original BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward will be interviewed by Ian Camfield of U.K.s Xfm Radio on Saturday, April 4 between 10:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m.

If you are in U.K., you can listen to the show by tuning in to 104.9 FM on digital radio, or you can stream the program via the Internet at www.xfm.co.uk.

39 years after its 1970 release, BLACK SABBATH's "Paranoid" album is being re-released as a three-CD deluxe edition, featuring the original album, a quadraphonic mix and a disc full of instrumental and alternate versions.

Ward tells Shropshire Star: "There was some spare tape left, so we said, 'Let's see if we can get another song and we all went down the pub which is the best place to work — well, it was then — and when we got back Tony [Iommi, guitar] had got a really, really good riff. Tony and Geezer [Butler, bass] and myself just sat in and just started playing and it didn't take long at all to have the song with all its parts pretty much done. I think within the afternoon it was taken care of. Ozzy [Osbourne, vocals] had his jamming lyrics, almost rough stuff, as we jammed down the first things. It probably [was] pretty much in the ballpark, his melody's there. We did that with quite a lot of our songs and we would change that around until we reached the final album version."

Ward insists the door is not shut on the idea of a full-blown reunion of BLACK SABBATH's original lineup.

"I have an open mind when it comes to SABBATH," he tells Shropshire Star. "We just haven't done anything for the last three years. But the door's wide open as far as BLACK SABBATH is concerned.

"Playing, doing anything with the original band, that's where I would like to be."

He adds: "Ozzy and I have maintained our relationship, and I've maintained my relationship with the other fellas pretty much all the way through. Nobody's far from each other.

"I saw Oz on his birthday. We went to Vegas and that's the last time I saw him. But I actually spoke to him about three or four days ago. He's doing fantastic, he's doing really well."
TOPIC: 1001 ways to know you're a Judas Priest fan
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, April 02, 2009 11:13:48 AM 
Pretty much yes.
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TOPIC: Metallica Sucks
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, April 02, 2009 11:07:18 AM 
Bass doesn't make albums great (unless your like Geezer Butler haha) but the Justice album defniitly would have been a lot better with better production.

Bring James vocals more up front.

Make the drums 5 fuckin times louder.

Put some goddamn Mid on the guitars and make them like the first three albums.

And most importantly, include the fucking bass this time!
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TOPIC: Your Classic Hard Rock Album Of The Day
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, April 02, 2009 11:04:02 AM 
I agree. No band that fits in the "hair metal" genre is Metal at all. It was a term invented (to suit the look mainly) of those bands and it was the closest thing the Strip had to metal at that time. I do enjoy hair metal bands (in small doses and not the obscure ones cause they all sound the fuckin same to me, I like originality) but metal is still my favorite genre. Priest, Maiden and Sabbath all the way.
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, April 02, 2009 10:55:05 AM 
Van Halen Debut To Be Re-Released On Vinyl

As part of their ongoing vinyl reissue series, Warner/Rhino on Tuesday (March 31) quietly released VAN HALEN's groundbreaking self-titled 1978 debut record on 180-gram vinyl.

One of the most explosive and accomplished hard rock albums ever produced, VAN HALEN's 1978 self-titled debut altered perceptions of what the guitar could do and it set the template for the sound of rock and roll for the next decade. From the instrumental blow-out of "Eruption" and the gritty pop of "Feel Your Love Tonight", to the strutting riff of "Ain't Talkin' Bout Love" and the grandiose reworking of THE KINKS' "You Really Got Me", VAN HALEN amply demonstrates the drive, showmanship and musicianship that would turn them into rock revolutionaries!

"Van Halen" vinyl reissue details:

* Mastered from the original analog master tapes by Kevin Grey at Acoustech Mastering, using half-speed mastering for superior sound
* Pressed on high-quality 180-gram (180g) weight vinyl for longer life and superior sound
* Features all-original artwork and packaging

Most experts agree that the richness and depth of the original master tapes is truly captured only on vinyl. This should sound better than both the original vinyl, and the remastered CD.

For more information, visit VanHalenStore.com.



TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, April 02, 2009 10:42:43 AM 
New Dave Mustaine Amp

Marshall Amplification has announced the release of the Marshall 1960DM Dave Mustaine Signature Cabinet.

In 1962, a new amplifier became available to guitarists, bringing with it a whole new approach to how the guitar was played. Not only that but a new concept in speaker cabinet design was emerging from the same company; a single cabinet containing 4 x 12" speakers, that could be "stacked" on top of one another. The company behind this was Marshall Amplification, and the visionary Jim Marshall.

21 years later, in 1983 a new band emerged on the San Francisco bay area, bringing with them a unique, new sound for a generation. The music had a distinctive guitar style, often involving complex, intricate musical passages. The lyrics were profound and gave a sharp, cynical view of modern society. The band MEGADETH, the visionary Dave Mustaine.

The Dave Mustaine signature range consists of two cabinets, the 1960A-DM, which carries the classic angled look, and the 1960B-DM, the base, straight front cabinet.
Together they make one hell of a stack!

Hand-built in Marshall's U.K. factory, the company's development engineers have worked closely with Dave over the last year, and have devised Marshall's most visually and sonically striking product to date. Hand-sealed for an enhanced response, the baffle is fixed inside the cabinet housing and loaded with G12-V30 Marshall Celestion custom Dave Mustaine Vintage Speakers. This "sealed" construction gives tightly focused, aggressive projection to the sound and is exactly to Dave's specification.

Cosmetically, the cabinet looks like no other. Built with 15mm Birch Ply, the cabinet has a more open face look, with a diamond pattern, black powder coated steel kick grille to protect the speakers. Covered in rugged "Carbon Fibre" patterned, slate black vinyl, the cabs are finished with high impact-resistant cabinet fixtures and durable Manganese-Phosphate plated screws and rivets. The final touch is a
custom plaque in the corner of the cab, carrying the signatures of both Dave Mustaine and Dr. Jim Marshall OBE.

Included with each 1960DM cabinet is a DVD presented by Dave and featuring the building of the cabinet. There is also a heavy duty dust cover with a custom artwork and a product completion certificate hand-signed by the Marshall production staff.



TOPIC: Since British Steel will be played on US tour.....
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, April 01, 2009 12:15:48 PM 
Gotta remember at the time that Painkiller was one of there biggest failures commercially, but ironically, 20 years later it's considered one of the best metal albums period. Weird.
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TOPIC: Metallica Sucks
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, April 01, 2009 12:13:44 PM 
I enjoyed the Black album for what it was. It had some ballads and rock tunes for sure but it did have some heavy as shit songs. Like Through The Never, I'd say is the closest to the good Metallica, Sad But True is heavy as fuck. Enter Sandman is catchy but lyrically it's not amazing. The rest is kinda meh after the first few tunes.
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, April 01, 2009 12:08:57 PM 
No I'm saying the Molson Amphitheater in Toronto holds 16,000 people cause it says so on there site. That thing is fuckin massive for an amphitheater.


Jason Newsted To Perform At Metallica Induction Ceremony

A day after former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted told Billboard.com that his replacement, Robert Trujillo, would not take part in the performance part of Saturday night's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cleveland, a spokesman for the group's label, Warner Bros. Records, clarified that "Jason and Robert will both be playing METALLICA's induction songs." He did not indicate what the songs would be or if Newsted and Trujillo would be on stage together or separately.

METALLICA is flying in from Paris, where the group plays Wednesday and Thursday nights, with plans to rehearse with Newsted at soundcheck on Friday.

Earlier this week, Newsted — who was METALLICA's bassist from 1986-2001 — said that when Lars Ulrich called to invite him to play at the ceremony, the drummer told him that "Robert's not gonna play at all...He wants to be there as a fan, too, and wants to see the 'black' album (1991's 'Metallica') band." Newsted added that he never expected to play in the first place and was "totally on board" with the idea of the current version of METALLICA performing without him.

"I felt strongly they should go as that band and represent because...they're strong right now together," Newsted said. "There was no negativity, no hubbub or jealousy or silly, childish...It was years ago, man. We're just gonna have a...great celebration." 


Stay Hungry Re-Issue Details Revealed

TWISTED SISTER has set a June 23 release date for the 25th-anniversary reissue of "Stay Hungry" featuring loads of bonus material, including one brand new track, "30", that the band recently recorded.

The package includes:

* "Stay Hungry" remastered
* Ten never-before-heard songs originally demoed for "Stay Hungry"
* Five early demos of songs from "Stay Hungry"
* One brand new song
* One rare radio spot using "SMF" as the music bed

"Stay Hungry" bonus tracks:

* "Death From Above"
* "Prime Motivator"
* "Were Not Gonna Take It"
* "Death Run"
* "This One's For You"
* "SMF"
* "We're Coming On"
* "Call My Name"
* "Burn In Hell"
* "Pay The Price"
* "What's Love Without You"
* "Our Voice Will Be Heard"
* "You've Got To Fight"
* "The Price"
* "Stay Hungry"
* "30"

TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French commented: "A couple of years ago, while playing to 80,000 fans in Quebec after not playing there since 1984, it struck me just how important our album 'Stay Hungry' had become. It broke sales records in 8 countries and the videos made us international stars. Canada especially had gone crazy for the album and bought it at a much greater proportional rate against U.S. sales then any album in recent memory.

"We had just released our re-recorded version of it called 'Still Hungry'. While talking to our fans in Canada, it struck me how many still preferred the original 'Stay Hungry'. Maybe, as band members, we were just too close to the whole thing. Maybe we just weren't seeing it and, more importantly, hearing it through the eyes of the fans who had spent the last 23 years with their ears tuned in to the sound of the original record. I knew that in two years a milestone was approaching. In May of 2009, the 25th anniversary of 'Stay Hungry' would arrive. I started to think of a way to recognize and celebrate the music and the times which had become so important to the lives of not only our millions of fans around the world, but also to acknowledge the importance and relevance of all of the music created by the hard rock bands of that period. What became obvious to me was that just re-mastering the original record was not a reason to re-release it. The only way this could be 'special' was to locate any material that was recorded by us at the time and never released so as to make a truly great two-disc package.

"Much to the band's surprise, Atlantic/Rhino discovered a series of cassettes that comprised almost a whole extra albums worth of material. This original music was part of the 'demo' process used in making 'Stay Hungry'. These tapes were recorded in December 1983 at Nino's studios in Baldwin, Long Island along with all the songs that wound up on the finished album. I completely forgot that these tapes ever existed. The band barely remembered these songs ever being recorded. Most of the songs, upon fresh listening, are shockingly good. Remember, these are demos which means that they are unfinished versions of songs. Maybe some day we will actually fully finish and record some of them if you, the fans, yell loudly enough. Don't ask me why some didn't make the record; the politics of that question are too deep to get into. Suffice it to say, we are proud of this material and, to make the re-release really special, we also recorded our first new song in 10 years — a song called '30'."

Italian news blog Musica Metal uploaded video footage (see below) of TWISTED SISTER performing the song "The Price" (which originally appeared on the "Stay Hungry" album) at the first edition of the Rock Of Ages festival, which was held on September 13, 2008 in Milan, Italy.




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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, March 30, 2009 5:29:21 PM 

More Bands Announced For Rocklahoma 3

Rocklahoma, the premier eighties music festival in the United States being held July 9-12 in Pryor, Oklahoma announces Thursday as "Heavy Metal Day."

General Manager of Catch the Fever Music Festivals Mark Nuessle had this to say, "Rocklahoma is a celebration of the eighties music that made rock great! Our Thursday lineup consists of a heavier sound as we spotlight the music of SAXON, OVERKILL, METAL CHURCH, LEATHERWOLF and, of course, recently announced headliner ANTHRAX!"

LEATHERWOLF's vocalist/guitarist Mike Olivieri stated, "It is definitely an honor to bring the triple axe attack to Rocklahoma this year and being part of such a stellar lineup of bands. I'm looking forward to playing a great show and help make this year the best four days of classic metal anywhere on the planet. We'll see you there!"

D.D. Verni of OVERKILL said, "We're psyched to be part of the Rocklahoma festival! OVERKILL have been doing the summer festivals in Europe for many years and it's always a great time. So doing one in America with old friends like ANTHRAX and METAL CHURCH should be a fricken blast."

The third annual Rocklahoma will have over ninety bands on four stages. Additional bands will be announced in the coming weeks.

On the three side stages, Rocklahoma has partnered with Retrospect Records to showcase additional bands of the Eighties.

Rocklahoma festival billing is shaping up as follows:

TWISTED SISTER
ANTHRAX
OVERKILL
METAL CHURCH
LEATHERWOLF
GREAT WHITE
VIXEN
SAXON
HURRICANE ALICE
HELIX
DANGER DANGER
WARRANT
NIGHT RANGER
GYPSY PISTOLEROS
NELSON
KEEL
KIX
BANG TANGO
BEAUTIFUL CREATURES
L.A. GUNS
BRITNY FOX
FASTER PUSSYCAT
LILLIAN AXE
DIRTY PENNY
HERMAN RAREBELL
BONFIRE
ICON
BIG COCK
BATON ROUGE
LORD TRACY
SILENT RAGE
WARRIOR
PAIR-A-DICE
JULLIET
WILD STREET
VOUGAN

Rocklahoma is one of the largest rock festivals of its type featuring music from the Eighties. Attendance has come from all fifty states and six out of seven continents.

Both Playboy and Rolling Stone in 2008 called Rocklahoma one of the top festivals that should not be missed.

Catch The Fever Festival Grounds is located four miles north of Pryor, Oklahoma and has 6,200 assigned and numbered seats, as well as general admission on the lawn for over 50,000 people. The grounds also feature over 4,000 campsites, on-site parking, bathroom facilities, a convenience store, Rocklahoma also has a Picture Alley that allows anyone in attendance to approach the stage during any performance and take photographs of a favorite artist at close range.

Rocklahoma offers a one-day and four-day general admission passes, along with V.I.P. Passes that includes all the food and drink you want for all four days.

The public can also order tickets online at www.feverfest.com, or charge by phone at 1-866-310-2288. Tickets can also be purchased at any of the 3,200 O'Reilly Auto Parts across the nation.


Mistresses Of Metal To Air April 3rd

The 1980s were a decade of unprecedented decadence. Wall Street was booming, cocaine was the chic drug of choice, and L.A.'s notorious glam metal scene was in full swing on the Sunset Strip. Ruling that scene were the heavy hitting hair bands and the women who loved them. Narrated by former "Cherry Pie" video girl Bobbie Brown, "VH1 Rock Doc: Do It For The Band: The Women of the Sunset Strip" premiering Friday, April 3 at 11 p.m. on VH1 and Saturday, April 4 at 10p on VH1 Classic tells the story of the mistresses of metal — the women who played a big part in the L.A. rock scene but never got any credit — until now. These are the girls who sacrificed everything for the band — they clothed, bathed, fed, housed, and loved rock stars like Tommy Lee, Nikki Sixx, Slash, Axl Rose, Blackie Lawless, Jani Lane and many others. Viewers will get a first hand look at what it was like to live life in the fast lane as the women reveal secrets and share stories about a time when the only rule was that there weren't any.

These women, who played pivotal roles in the lives of these male superstars, reveal never-before-shared secrets and stories delivered with candid alacrity like only retired strippers/showgirls turned present-day PTA moms can. We'll hear from:

* Adriana — former 7th Veil stripper, who dated Steven Adler, and was de-crabbed by Axl. She later saved Axl's life when he O.D.'d the week before "Appetite for Destruction" was released and went on to sleep with him in the studio one day as the guys wanted sounds of live sex to mix into their album;

* Gaby Gaby Hey, also a former stripper, who kept socks, cigarettes and booze on hand for the guys who would crash at her pad. Every Friday night they'd toss her apartment furniture over the balcony into the pool below then eat her poor man's spaghetti (noodles and butter);

* Pamela - a music video girl, saved Tommy Lee's life at the Flynt Mansion only to watch him get up the next morning and swill a whole bottle of Jack Daniels. Not long after, Pam became a born-again Christian and prayed hard the night Nikki Sixx O.D.'d and watched in relief as he also "resurrected."


Track By Track Review Of "The Devil You Know"

A track-by-track review of "The Devil You Know", the debut album from HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar), Ronnie James Dio (vocals), Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — is available at MetalHammer.co.uk.

"The Devil You Know", featuring 10 soon-to-be-classic tracks from the Dio-fronted version of BLACK SABBATH, arrives in North America on April 28 from Rhino for a suggested list price of $18.98 (physical) and $9.99 (digital). It will also be made available as a limited-edition CD+DVD featuring band interviews and rehearsal footage. More information will be made available soon.

Roadrunner Records last week announced the signing of HEAVEN & HELL for the territories of Europe, Australia, New Zealand and South America.

HEAVEN & HELL's new single, "Bible Black", is available for streaming in its entirety below. The track begins with Tony Iommi on acoustic guitar behind Dio's plaintive wail before the rhythm shifts to a menacing stomp for the rest of this dark tale about a book of sinister scriptures. One of the first songs written for the album, Dio says it established a tone for the rest of the LP. "When you start off with a blockbuster like that, it makes the rest of the album so much easier because it gives you a benchmark to measure the other songs against."

"The Devil You Know" track listing:

01. Atom And Evil
02. Fear
03. Bible Black
04. Double The Pain
05. Rock And Roll Angel
06. The Turn Of The Screw
07. Eating The Cannibals
08. Follow The Tears
09. Neverwhere
10. Breaking Into Heaven

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7cX098kSjQ&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eroadrunnerrecords%2Ecom%2Fblabbermouth%2Enet%2F&feature=player_embedded

TOPIC: Your Classic Heavy Metal Album Of The Day
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, March 29, 2009 9:31:37 PM 
Hey JD are you a fan of Immortal at all? I love there shit. It's not satanic at all, more along the lines of if  Dio went black metal hahaha. 

Ever hear the joke about Immortal?

Norway has 22 words for snow but Immortal has 23.
TOPIC: Metallica Sucks
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, March 29, 2009 9:22:18 PM 
Haha yeah good old spelling errors. I don't check half of what I write anyway haha. Rob does write from the heart in Priest too, he just creates a mini story in most of the songs.
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, March 29, 2009 9:07:20 PM 
Geoff Tate Explains New Track "Middle Of Hell"

Video footage of QUEENSRŸCHE vocalist Geoff Tate talking about the band's new song "Middle Of Hell" can be viewed at this location.

Tate recently stated about the track: "The title of this song came from a something a soldier's dad had said on the eve of his son's deployment. He asked his son to be careful because he was going into hell. The soldier wrote back to his family a month after being overseas and told his dad, 'You were right, I'm in the middle of hell.' A soldier named Anthony was on humvee patrol in Baghdad. His vehicle was blown up with a buried mine and Anthony was severely injured and almost died. He said that patrolling the streets was incredibly tense because every time the vehicle would stop there were hundreds of people surrounding you and they didn't seem happy. They didn't want soldiers there. Everyone was dressed as a civilian so how do you know who the enemy is? How do you deal with that? You're on constant alert, watching for something out of the ordinary.

"He also told a story about being back home from his tour of duty and was pulled over by the police. When he asked what he was doing wrong, the officer said that he was driving down the middle of the road. Anthony said he was sorry, but he'd just gotten back from Iraq, where they couldn't drive in the actual lanes because that's where the bombs were. That inspired the line in the song, 'We drive straight down the centerline. No mistakes, not like last time. You don't want to be on the wrong side of Hell.' The chorus says, 'I'm all right. I'll be all right,' and that's a mantra these guys constantly repeat to themselves. They may have lost an arm, a leg, and an eye, but they'll still keep telling themselves they're going to be all right.

"Musically this turned out very hypnotic, it's very representative of driving. I put down a saxophone solo that Michael plays off with the guitar, intercepting and colliding at different times so the song has a mesmerizing feel with an underlying tension."

QUEENSRŸCHE's twelfth studio release, the epic concept album "American Soldier", is available for streaming in its entirety at VH1.com.

"American Soldier" track listing

01. Sliver
02. Unafraid
03. Hundred Mile Stare
04. At 30,000 Ft.
05. A Dead Man's Words
06. The Killer
07. Middle Of Hell
08. If I Were King
09. Man Down!
10. Remember Me
11. Home Again
12. The Voice

"American Soldier" will be available from Atco/Rhino on March 31 for a suggested list price of $18.98 (CD) and $9.99 (digital). The ambitious album encompasses a dozen songs inspired by numerous interviews with veterans conducted by Geoff Tate, the group's singer and chief songwriter, who was intent on telling their story using their words. After speaking with soldiers who served in various conflicts — from World War II to Iraq — Tate turned their firsthand experiences from the frontlines into an unflinching musical examination of the life of a solider and the consequences of war.

Parker Lundgren, a member of QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate's solo band, has officially joined QUEENSRŸCHE as the group's new touring guitarist.

Lundgren, who is apparently engaged to Tate's daughter Miranda, played several shows with the QUEENSRŸCHE frontman last September and joined Tate and QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton for a rare all-acoustic set at KISW's annual Holiday Hangover Ball on December 12, 2008 at Showbox SoDo in Seattle, Washington.

According to The Breakdown Room, AnybodyListening.net's QUEENSRŸCHE discussion forum, the band has lined up an acoustic performance for its hometown Seattle fans on Saturday, April 4.

The details are as follows:

Saturday, April 4 at 2:00 p.m.
Silver Platters (Queen Anne)
701 5th Avenue North
Seattle, Washington

TOPIC: Metallica Sucks
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, March 28, 2009 8:59:44 PM 
Why do you had to admit liking the Halford band? The were freakin' wicker. As well as Fight too. Here's looking forward to Halford 4 if it ever sees the light of day.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Saturday, March 28, 2009 5:15:32 PM)
TOPIC: Judas Priest to play all of British Stel in 2010
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, March 28, 2009 8:49:36 PM 
Smaller venues? You know most amphitheaters are actually pretty big right? The show I might be going to in Toronto is a 16,000 seater.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by MG_Metalgoddess from Friday, March 27, 2009 4:49:22 PM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, March 28, 2009 8:36:51 PM 
The Devil You Know Limited CD+DVD Release?

HEAVEN & HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar), Ronnie James Dio (vocals), Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — will make its long-awaited new album, "The Devil You Know", available as a limited-edition CD+DVD featuring band interviews and rehearsal footage. More information will be made available soon.

"The Devil You Know", featuring 10 soon-to-be-classic tracks from the Dio-fronted version of BLACK SABBATH, arrives in North America on April 28 from Rhino for a suggested list price of $18.98 (physical) and $9.99 (digital).

Roadrunner Records this week announced the signing of HEAVEN & HELL for the territories of Europe, Australia, New Zealand and South America.

HEAVEN & HELL's new single, "Bible Black", is available for streaming in its entirety below. The track begins with Tony Iommi on acoustic guitar behind Dio's plaintive wail before the rhythm shifts to a menacing stomp for the rest of this dark tale about a book of sinister scriptures. One of the first songs written for the album, Dio says it established a tone for the rest of the LP. "When you start off with a blockbuster like that, it makes the rest of the album so much easier because it gives you a benchmark to measure the other songs against."

"The Devil You Know" track listing:

01. Atom And Evil
02. Fear
03. Bible Black
04. Double The Pain
05. Rock And Roll Angel
06. The Turn Of The Screw
07. Eating The Cannibals
08. Follow The Tears
09. Neverwhere
10. Breaking Into Heaven


Gene Simmons Update On New Kiss Album

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has issued the following update:

"Today, went through the entire set we intend on playing in the forthcoming South American swing of our KISS Alive 35 world tour. If you've seen some of the media coming out of South America, you'll notice we're mostly playing soccer stadiums... and we're told the tix are almost all gone.

"Today was a special day — we all lined up to get yellow fever shots. Great. No one was anxious to get stung by a needle, but if that's what it takes for us to get together with 50,000 close friends, we'll role up our sleeves.

"We've also been recording our first new studio album in 11 years! Produced by Paul Stanley. And having Paul simply decide things works better. Democracy is highly overrated. Paul is kickin' ass. The material sounds great and Tommy [Thayer] and Eric [Singer] are in great form.

"We have four tunes recorded. If you're a fan of our stuff from about 1977, you'll feel right at home. All of us have taken up the songwriting call to arms in the same spirit we once did — without a care in the world and without outside writers. Nothing to prove to anyone. Just doing what comes naturally. Ignoring fashions, trends and with a personal vow from all of us: no rapping. There are plenty of people out there doing this and they don't need four pale-faced guys pretending they're from the hood. Besides, I'm not sure how to correctly pronounce 'wassup.'

"Tommy is finishing his solo tune. Sounds great, I can tell you. And Eric is going to sing on the album.

"Most importantly, we are having the time of our lives, and can't wait to see our friends south of the border.

"We hop on our jet April 1, on the way to gig #1 — Santiago.

"See you all there...Or maybe later!" 

TOPIC: Your Classic Heavy Metal Album Of The Day
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, March 27, 2009 12:51:48 PM 
Have you heard the new song Bible Black? It's amazing haha. Take a look in the news thread.
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TOPIC: Motivational Pictures
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, March 27, 2009 12:48:40 PM 
Alright I got most of them on the Halford site. Just scroll down on the main forum to the Movies/Books/Video Games etc section and click on the Motivational Pictures thread. The ones I posted are mine. 

What did the Halo one say I forget now?
TOPIC: Judas Priest to play all of British Stel in 2010
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, March 27, 2009 12:42:35 PM 
Keep in mind that British Steel is only 35 minutes long. That leaves about another hour and 20 minutes or so for more songs. There's definitly gonna be more then 17 songs.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Cobras-Aura from Wednesday, March 25, 2009 4:07:37 AM)
TOPIC: Non-famous bands or bands with non-english lyrics
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, March 27, 2009 12:34:13 PM 
The music is so good it doesn't need solos haha. And the videos are meant to shock people and freak them out. It's called getting publicity and getting people talking haha.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by _strat_ from Sunday, February 22, 2009 11:28:30 PM)
TOPIC: Since British Steel will be played on US tour.....
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, March 27, 2009 12:32:05 PM 
And yes, Priest are still planning the Nostradamus tour and production. It is not cancelled and WILL happen.
TOPIC: Since British Steel will be played on US tour.....
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, March 27, 2009 12:31:15 PM 
The band does enjoy Rocka Rolla, they just hate the production. I got the "remastered" Rocka Rolla with Diamonds and Rust as a bonus track and it all sounds grea to me.
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, March 27, 2009 12:16:22 PM 
Testament Perform Entire First Two Albums

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT played their first two albums, 1987's "The Legacy" and 1988's "The New Order" in their entirety (almost) live at the Islington Academy in London, England on March 25, 2009.

Photos of the event can be found at RockersDigest.com.

TESTAMENT's setlist was as follows:

01. Over The Wall
02. The Haunting
03. Burnt Offerings
04. C.O.T.L.O.D.
05. Raging Waters
06. First Strike Is Deadly
07. Do Or Die
08. Alone In The Dark
09. Apocalyptic City
10. Musical Death (A Dirge) (excerpt)
11. Eerie Inhabitants
12. The New Order
13. Trial By Fire
14. Into The Pit
15. The Preacher
16. A Day Of Reckoning
17. Reign Of Terror
18. Disciples Of The Watch
19. Rapid Fire (jam)
20. More Than Meets The Eye
21. The Formation Of Damnation

TESTAMENT will embark on a North American headlining tour in May/June. Support on the trek will come from UNEARTH and LAZARUS A.D.

TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy commented: "It was really exciting last summer touring with JUDAS PRIEST, HEAVEN AND HELL, and MOTÖRHEAD, playing in front of all the old-school as well as new-school metalheads. Now we look forward to CRUSHING on our first headline tour on the Damnation Vacation U.S. run. Heavy metal forever!!!"

Prosthetic Records has set an April 14 release date for "Live at Eindhoven '87", a complete recording of TESTAMENT's performance at the 1987 edition of the Dynamo Open Air festival. A metal history lesson of the highest order, "Live at Eindhoven '87" sees the group's original lineup — vocalist Chuck Billy, guitarists Alex Skolnick and Eric Peterson, bassist Greg Christian, and drummer Louie Clemente — at their absolute hungriest.

In addition to recently re-releasing TESTAMENT's 1997 album "Demonic" — hailed as "the most evil-sounding album of their career" (AMG) — and 1999's "The Gathering" (praised by Metal Hammer as the most important metal album of the late '90s), as well as the 2001 re-recordings collection "First Strike Still Deadly", Prosthetic has also just reissued "Demonic" and "The Gathering" on gatefold, etched double-vinyl. Strictly limited to 1,000 copies each, each pressing also includes 100 colored LPs (gold for "The Gathering", red for "Demonic"). 


More British Steel Shit...

For the past few years, JUDAS PRIEST has unquestionably ruled the U.S. summer concert scene, having been a part of both the top-grossing Ozzfest and Metal Masters tours. And this summer, PRIEST has done it again, by uniting with WHITESNAKE for a series of stateside shows. PRIEST will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of the classic album "British Steel" (it was originally issued in April 1980), by performing the album in its entirety for the very first time ever live on stage! In addition they will be playing some old favorites.

Along with 1982’s "Screaming for Vengeance" and 1990's "Painkiller", "British Steel" has long been considered one of metal's all-time classics. It was with this release that PRIEST truly broke through to the masses, with a pair of tracks that have become fixtures on rock radio — the enduring anthems "Breaking the Law" and "Living After Midnight". But like all classic albums, there is not a single weak track detected on "British Steel", as evidenced by such standouts as the perennial concert highlight, "Metal Gods", as well as "Rapid Fire", "Grinder", "United" and "The Rage", among others.

Produced by Tom Allom, "British Steel" was recorded at the Tittenhurst Park in England — which is a mansion owned at the time by former THE BEATLES member Ringo Starr, and previously owned by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. In 2001, the album was remastered and reissued with extra bonus tracks, and also was the subject of an in-depth study as part of the popular "Classic Albums" DVD series.

"British Steel" original track listing:

01. Rapid Fire
02. Metal Gods
03. Breaking the Law
04. Grinder
05. United
06. You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise
07. Living After Midnight
08. The Rage
09. Steeler

JUDAS PRIEST — singer Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis — remain as popular as ever to this day, confirmed once and for all upon the release of 2008's "Nostradamus", which became their highest-ever charting album in the U.S. Two years earlier, the group was the inaugural inductees into the "VH1 Rock Honors". The forthcoming summer dates with WHITESNAKE are surely not to be missed by metalheads from coast to coast, especially now that fans will be reintroduced up close and personal to the mighty "British Steel".

Along with PRIEST, WHITESNAKE is certainly one of the most instantly identifiable names in all of hard rock. PRIEST and WHITESNAKE toured together in 2005 (in Mexico and South America), resulting in such a well-received and great package that since then, both groups have been planning to work together again. This summer, U.S. fans will finally get their wish.

"The opportunity to perform live on stage in its entirety the whole of 'British Steel' is a dream come true for all of us! We're really excited and looking forward to presenting the album live on stage. Fans will be able to enjoy a taste of true heavy metal when it was in its early, raw state!" said the group in a statement. "Plus, we will of course be throwing in a few other PRIEST classics!"

The dates are as follows:

Jul. 01 - The Family Arena St. Charles, MO
Jul. 02 - Summerfe - (Harley Davidson Stage) Milwaukee, WI
Jul. 03 - Taste of Minnesota at Harriet Island - St. Paul, MN *
Jul. 07 - Comca - Center - Mansfield, MA *
Jul. 08 - CMAC - Canadaigua, NY *
Jul. 09 - Molson Amphitheatre - Toronto, ONT *
Jul. 11 - PNC Bank Arts Center - Holmdel, NJ *
Jul. 12 - Nikon at Jones Beach - Wantagh, NY *
Jul. 14 - Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre - Cleveland, OH *
Jul. 15 - DTE Energy Music Theatre - Clarkston, MI *
Jul. 17 - Moondance Jam - Walker, MN *
Jul. 18 - Rockfest/Cheppewa Valley Music Cadott, WI
Jul. 21 - PNC Pavillion @ Riverbend Music - Cincinnati, OH *
Jul. 29 - California Mid State Fair - Paso Robles, CA *
Jul. 31 - Sleep Train Pavillion - Concord, CA *
Aug. 01 - 98 Rock Jamboree @ Sleep Train Amp* Marysville, CA *
Aug. 02 - Gibson Amphitheatre - Universal City, CA *
Aug. 04 - SDSU Open Air Theatre - San Diego, CA *
Aug. 05 - Pacific Ampitheatre/OC Fair - Costa Mesa, CA *
Aug. 07 - Dodge Theatre - Phoenix, AZ *
Aug. 08 - Thomas & Mack Center - Las Vegas, NV *
Aug. 10 - Sandia Casino Albuquerque, NM
Aug. 11 - Red Rocks Ampitheatre - Morrison, CO *

* With WHITESNAKE

New Video For Metallica's "Broken, Beat & Scarred

METALLICA's video for the song "Broken, Beat And Scarred" is available for viewing at Metallica.com. It can also be seen below. The performance clip was shot by METALLICA's longtime friend and collaborator, famed video director Wayne Isham, on December 13, 2008 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California and December 12, 2008 at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California.

Commented the band: "We're having so much fun out on the road that we thought, hey, why not film it? So we invited our good friend Wayne Isham and his crew to join us for a few shows in California in December of 2008 . . . We go way back with Wayne (several vids from the 'Black' album up through 'Frantic' and the 'Cunning Stunts' DVD) and as always, Wayne rocked it!"

Wayne Isham, 50, is an American movie director who has directed music videos of many popular artists such as MÖTLEY CRÜE, SIMPLE PLAN, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, PANTERA, 'N SYNC, SHANIA TWAIN, GODSMACK, BRITNEY SPEARS, LEONA LEWIS, PINK FLOYD, SHERYL CROW, JOSS STONE, MADONNA, AVRIL LAVIGNE, DEF LEPPARD and BON JOVI, among others.

Previous METALLICA videos that were directed by Wayne Isham:

* Enter Sandman
* Wherever I May Roam
* Sad But True
* Fuel
* No Leaf Clover
* Nothing Else Matters (from "S&M")
* I Disappear
* Frantic
TOPIC: Judas Priest to play all of British Stel in 2010
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, March 24, 2009 10:16:22 PM 
We'll see about Nostradamus live. After all the whole band has been repeating over and over that they ARE going to play the entire album live. They've only been in production and planning for 3 fuckin years now haha.

But anyway...

Is anyone going to see Priest play British Steel in Toronto at the Molson Amphitheater on July 9th??????

I might possibly be going to see them on this and would love to meet anyone from the boards if there attending. I know some people from the Q are going as well.
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, March 24, 2009 7:10:47 PM 
Halford: Live In Anaheim Due In September

Rob Halford's Metal God Entertainment has struck up a new Canadian distribution alliance with Conveyor/Universal Music Canada. Beginning April 7, Metal God Entertainment and Conveyor/UMC will release the following titles from the HALFORD band:

* "Resurrection World Tour Live At Rock In Rio III" (50 GB Blu-ray)
* "Resurrection – Remastered" (CD)
* "Live Insurrection – Remastered" (2–CD Live Performance from HALFORD's 2001 world tour)

The "Halford Crucible World Tour – Live In Anaheim" film will follow in September. Additional details to be announced in August.

Metal God Entertainment and Conveyor/UMC will also debut on April 7 Rob Halford's FIGHT titles:

* "K5 - The War Of Words Demos" (CD)
* "War Of Words – The Film" (Digi CD + DVD)
* FIGHT box set "Into The Pit" featuring "War Of Words – Remixed & Remastered" (CD), "Mutations – Remastered" (CD), "A Small Deadly Space – Remixed & Remastered" (CD 2008), a rare DVD "Fight Live In Phoenix" and 28-page full-color booklet.

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=44252386


King Diamond Interview

Carlos Ramirez of IGN recently conducted an interview with Danish heavy metal singer King Diamond (MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND) about his involvement with the forthcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica game. An excerpt from the chat follows below.

IGN: First off, I have to ask you, did you ever play Guitar Hero or any other video games before you were approached to do this project?

King Diamond: I actually do play games. It's a great way to relax and not think about everything else going on in your life. I love playing the military type of games. I'm into the ones where you have a mission to run and all of that kind of stuff. Games like Fallout are great. You just get lost in it. But now with this METALLICA game, I have to really start getting good. The company did a great job with it and I know everyone who already plays Guitar Hero will really like it.

IGN: Throughout your career, metal heads have tried to imitate your high pitched singing voice and the results have been disastrous. Now with this game coming out, I'm sure that won't change.

Diamond: [Laughing] Yeah I have heard that through the years from fans and some parents even. I know people get together and have parties at bars and at home playing Guitar Hero so it will be fun to hear them singing along to these tracks.

IGN: One of the things you recorded for the game was the song "Evil" which you first laid down in 1983. Did you do anything different in the tracking?

Diamond: Well, the main thing about that is besides the drummer, we have all of the same people playing on this new version that were there for the original sessions. It was very interesting going back to listen to the records and trying to figure out all of the vocal layering and harmonies. We couldn't find the original tapes anywhere so we started over. Hank (Shermann) might have changed a few things in the guitar solos but they were just improvement types of things. He's obviously playing better these days because that was so long ago but that's really the only big changes. The craziest part of the recording process for me was the technical part of it. Since this was going to be for Guitar Hero we had to have a separate track for every instrument. There was no panning or that kind of stuff going on. I think these new versions came out really great. Once the game is out, I know that the songs will be available on iTunes too.

IGN: How do you feel about video game culture and its impact on music? They are musicians who think it has taken away attention from it and made younger people lazier but some think it has opened up new avenues for their music to get out there.

Diamond: I've always said that video games are positive thing. Like I was saying before, I find it as a really relaxing thing. It's a nice way to escape for a while. For the musicians who are against the whole thing, I think they are crazy. Look how many times people are exposed to music they like that they normally wouldn't have been exposed to. Video games have opened up so many people onto cool bands so I have never understood the argument against them.

Read the entire interview from IGN.


New Signature KK Downing Guitar



KxK Guitars as unveiled the brand new K.K. Downing signature guitar model. With years of R&D refinement, KxK has delivered a guitar that satisfies the needs of one of metals most iconic guitarists. The original two were in K.K.'s hands just in time for the 2008 world tour and now they are available to players and fans in a limited quantity.

All KxK guitars are neck-through guitars built exclusively in the United States using only top-shelf components and craftsmanship.

For this special signature model, the features include:

* 3 Piece Maple neck
* Mahogany body
* Scalloped Maple or Ebony fretboard
* K inlays
* 24.75" scale
* Floyd Rose Speedloader Chrome
* EMG 81/85
* 1 Volume Push/Pull switch for
* Pickup selection
* Dunlop flush mount strap locks
* 24 Dunlop 6120 frets
* Kluson vintage tuners (tuners are for visuals only)
* Battery Box
* Dual carbon fiber rods
* Dual action truss rod
* Available with or without the K.K. Downing pearl body logo
* Each guitar is numbered in order
* Finish options are: Lightning White, Diablo Red, or Black
* G&G hard shell case included

Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price: $2,999.00 USD

When asked about his new signature model in a recent interview, K.K. Downing replied: "I can play a whole set without even changing guitars, that's how good it is."

All KxK K.K. Downing signature model guitars will be built to order and only available factory direct from KxK Guitars.

For more information, visit www.kxkguitars.com.


Steven Adler Interview

Sonic Excess recently conducted an interview with original GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Sonic Excess: In 2005, ADLER'S APPETITE recorded an EP with original material. Do you have any plans on going into the studio and recording a full-length album?

Adler: Absolutely! Next week (first week in April 2009), once we finish this tour up, I am going to go home for a few days and just sleep. We have done 22 shows, so I am going to sleep for a few days, then I am going to have a couple meetings with Slash. I have been working with Slash. I am producing the record and playing on it, of course, so that will be in a week or two that we finish with this (the final date on the tour).

Sonic Excess: Is that going to be Slash's solo record?

Adler: No, that is going to be my record, but I am going to play a song on Slash's solo record too, so I will be doing some recording with him on that, but he is going to be producing my record.

Sonic Excess: Now are you going to have any guest appearance on your record?

Adler: Of course, we want eight cover songs. With each song we do we want at least one person who played on the original version to play on my record. I am thinking about changing the name to ADLER'S GNR too, because you cannot copyright the letters. I am one-fifth of the band just like he is one-fifth of the band (Axl Rose). At least I'm out their playing the songs people want to hear.

Sonic Excess: So this is not going to be just a regular recording, it is going to have everyone on it?

Adler: Yeah. I want to do it old school with a two-inch tape and not with computers. I want an old sound — not perfect and crispy. I do not want to take away the magic of the songs that I redo. Nowadays people go into the studio and record a song, the drummer will play 30 seconds of the beat and type the rest of it in on a computer. I want it all real, that's how we did "Appetite", it was done in one take. It was anything goes, whatever happens happens.

Sonic Excess: The last time I did an interview with you, I had asked you about the new GUNS N' ROSES lineup and you said that "there is no new GUNS N' ROSES." Do you still feel the same way and have you heard "Chinese Democracy" yet?

Adler: Yeah, Axl should have named the band W.A.R. for W. Axl Rose and I think that would have been much better.

Sonic Excess: Axl Rose did a recent interview with Del James and when asked about a GUNS N' ROSES reunion, Axl gave a reason for not considering it and listed why involving every former member Axl said "Steven [Adler] brings assorted ambulance-chasing attorneys and the nightmare of his mother. One gig, or even a couple songs, could mean years of behind-the-scenes legal aftermath." What is your response to that?

Adler: I do not know why he would say that. My mother thing is over and I do not know why he is still going on with that. Now that I'm back in control and have power of attorney, I don't know why he would say ambulance chaser. I don't get it.

Read the entire interview from Sonic Excess.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, March 24, 2009 6:15:15 PM 
New Sabbath Song Available: Bible Black

Click on the little music player in the middle of the page between the paragraphs.

http://www.noisecreep.com/2009/03/24/heaven-and-hell-bible-black-song-premiere/
TOPIC: Metallica Sucks
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, March 24, 2009 3:51:44 PM 
The Four Horsemen is way better then The Mechanix!
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, March 23, 2009 11:39:15 AM 
New Primal Fear Album Info Revealed

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR will release their new album, "16.6", in Europe on May 22 and in the U.S. on June 7 via Frontiers Records.

The track listing is as follows:

01. Before The Devil Knows You're Dead
02. Riding The Eagle
03. Six Times Dead (16.6)
04. Black Rain
05. Under The Radar
06. 5.0 / Torn
07. Soar
08. Killbound
09. No Smoke Without Fire
10. Night After Night
11. Smith & Wesson
12. The Exorcist
13. Hands Of Time

Limited edition bonus tracks:

14. Cry Havoc
15. Scream
16. Six Times Dead (16.6) (video)

Japanese bonus track:

17. No Smoke Without Fire (remix)

"16.6: (Before The Devil Knows You're Dead)" was recorded at House Of Music studios in Winterbach, Germany with Dennis Ward and Achim Köhler. The CD marks the group's first release with guitarist Magnus Karlsson (ALLEN/LANDE, STARBREAKER), who replaced Stefan Leibing last year. Returning guitarist Henny Wolter and Karlsson participated in the songwriting and pre-production, which took place at Karlsson's Stuntguitar Studio in Sweden. The band spent four weeks at House Of Music recording the effort, which was mastered by Ted Jensen at the Sterling Sound in New York City.

PRIMAL FEAR will return to Atlanta, Georgia to co-headline this year's ProgPower USA showcase on September 10 alongside VANDEN PLAS. PRIMAL FEAR says, "We're working on more East Coast shows from Florida to New York. We're [also] working on a tour in South America for August and the first show of the European tour is confirmed. The Metalfest at JBs in Dudley, U.K. [on September 25-27] will be part of the European tour 2009!"

PRIMAL FEAR's last album, "New Religion", in 2007 landed on the Swedish chart at No. 67. It also entered the German chart at No. 60. The CD was released in the U.S. on January 29, 2008 via Locomotive/Ryko. Guest musicians on the album include Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY, ex-HELLOWEEN) and Simone Simons (EPICA).

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, March 23, 2009 11:34:42 AM 

Gaahl And King Lose Battle For Gorgoroth Name

Former GORGOROTH members Gaahl (vocals; real name: Kristian Espedal) and King (bass; real name: Tom Cato Visnes), who recently lost a court battle against guitarist Infernus (real name: Roger Tiegs) over the rights to the GORGOROTH band name, have chosen the new banner of GOD SEED to represent their art in the future.

GOD SEED was chosen for many reasons; it represents the will to grow, the god within man and nature and the will to reach one's highest potential. "God Seed" is also the title of a track from the last album released under the "GORGOROTH" banner and in that respect it symbolizes what is brought from the past into a new beginning and a new future.

Gaahl and King's new CD, which has been in the works as a "GORGOROTH" album, will now be released as the first GOD SEED LP and should be in stores in late 2009 via the group's new label home, Norway's Indie Recordings.

King comments: "The past 18 months has been a struggle on many levels. Therefore I'm very excited about GOD SEED — even on a personal level. Hopefully this will lead to growth to me personally and for the band as a whole. It's time to use my energy on something that wants to live, rather than to use my energy on something that wants to die and be part of my past!!!"

Gaahl and King entered the studio on August 25, 2008 in the their hometown of Bergen, Norway to begin recording eight new tracks composed by the bassist for an as-yet-untitled new album. Along with Gaahl, King and Frost (SATYRICON) on drums, the full recording lineup includes Teloch (guitar) and Ice Dale (guitar). ENSLAVED's Herbrand Larsen once again produced the band in the studio.



TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, March 16, 2009 4:15:27 PM 
Adrian Smith Talks New Maiden Album

U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Adrian Smith of British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN. An excerpt from the chat follows below.

Metal Hammer: Talking to everybody else, the attention seems to be now turning to a new album…

Adrian Smith: "Yeah, we were talking about it briefly the other day and I've been thinking about it every day since because there are so many ways we can go with it. It'd be nice if we had the songs now and we could come off tour and go straight into the studio match-fit, as it were. Usually we have a long time off, and the way we play in the studio is as live, so it's always a bit tense at first because we haven't played for six months. I'd ideally like to go in [soon]. Again, it's a day-to-day thing, you go in, take it as you find it, try and do the best job you can.”

Metal Hammer: We've noticed one thing that was different from 12 months ago, when we interviewed Steve [Harris, bass], he said, "We've always said, 'We're only going to do 15 albums, we're coming up to it, there's going to be an ending point.'" Is everyone seeing things a little differently now?

Adrian: "Look, we write music, we're musicians, we'll carry on. The great thing is that there's clearly a huge audience out there waiting to hear what we're going to do right now; and in the real world, that's not a very common situation, so you have to appreciate it. It's not always easy to make an album; you've got six guys with their own ideas and focusing it into one outcome is quite difficult."

Metal Hammer: Is it the case that you use up every idea for an album each time, and that there's never anything left over from that for next time?

Adrian: "I know a lot of bands who demo stuff from 30 songs or something and then break up when they're trying to pick 10 because you get the ego and the each guy wants to get their ideas in, so we just try to write 10 or 12 songs, and get everybody's best ideas in there. You soon know when you start playing it whether it's going to fly or not. You just have to do the best you can. It's difficult for everybody to be happy with the album: there's always a compromise, but as long as you can get through it and come out the other side and still be a band that's what it's all about. Sometimes creative conflict is good in songwriting, it brings out the best in everyone."

Read more from www.metalhammer.co.uk.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, March 16, 2009 3:28:53 PM 
Tim Ripper Owens Solo Album Artwork Revealed

Powerhouse American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) will release his first solo album, "Play My Game", in May via SPV/Steamhammer. The offering consists of around a dozen brand-new tracks that Owens composed himself or together with renowned friends, such as Bob Kulick, Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA), Mike Callahan (ex-EARSHOT) and John Comprix (BEYOND FEAR, RINGWORM).

The list of guest musicians featured on Owens' solo debut is even more spectacular:

Guitar:

Bob Kulick
Bruce Kulick (GRAND FUNK RAILROAD, ex-KISS)
Carlos Cavazo (RATT, ex-QUIET RIOT)
Craig Goldy (DIO)
Zeil Zaza
Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA)
Mike Callahan (ex-EARSHOT)
John Comprix (BEYOND FEAR, RINGWORM).
Doug Aldrich (WHITESNAKE)
Michael Wilton (QUEENSRŸCHE)
Jeff Loomis (NEVERMORE)
Steve Stevens (BILLY IDOL)

Bass:

Marco Mendoza (ex-WHITESNAKE)
Billy Sheehan (MR BIG, ex-DAVID LEE ROTH)
Dave Ellefson (ex-MEGADETH)
Rudy Sarzo (DIO, ex-OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT)
James Lomenzo (MEGADETH)
Tony Franklin (ex-BLUE MURDER)
Dennis Hayes (BEYOND FEAR)

Drums:

Simon Wright (DIO, ex-AC/DC)
Vinny Appice (HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO)
Ray Luzier (KORN, DAVID LEE ROTH)
Bobby Jarzombek (SEBASTIAN BACH, RIOT, HALFORD)
Brett Chassen

Fans and experts alike will love this sensational all-star lineup and may rest assured that the haunting songs will effortlessly live up to this illustrious cast of musicians: Tim "Ripper" Owens has never sounded more impressive, melodic and multi-faceted!

"I've gotten better as a songwriter," Owens explains. "And I also write songs that the fans can really get into and get their fist pounding in the air. I've always been a great fan of the BLACK SABBATH lineup featuring Ronnie James Dio, and I love JUDAS PRIEST. Both bands delivered records that are straightforward and go directly to the bloodstream — which also happens to be my compositional approach."

"Play My Game" will be released on the following dates:

Germany, Austria, Switzerland: May 15
Rest of Europe: May 18
USA, Canada: May 19

Check out the cover artwork below.

"Play My Game" track listing and individual song credits:

* 01. Starting Over

Written by: Tim Owens, Bob Kulick

Guitar - Bob Kulick
Bass - Rudy Sarzo
Drums - Simon Wright

* 02. Believe

Written by: Tim Owens

Guitar - John Comprix
Bass - Rudy Sarzo
Drums - Simon Wright
Lead Guitar - Craig Goldy

* 03. The Cover Up

Written by: Tim Owens

Guitar - John Comprix
Bass - James Lomenzo
Drums - Brett Chassen
Lead Guitar - Jeff Loomis

* 04. Pick Yourself Up

Written by: Tim Owens, Mike Callahan

Guitar - Mike Callahan/Bob Kulick
Bass - Dennis Hayes
Drums - Ray Luzier
Lead Guitar - Steve Stevens

* 05. It Is Me

Written by: Tim Owens

Guitar - John Comprix
Bass - Rudy Sarzo
Drums - Simon Wright
Lead Guitar - Carlos Cavazo

* 06. No Good Goodbyes

Written by: Tim Owens, Bob Kulick, Brett Chassen

Guitar - Bob Kulick
Bass - Billy Sheehan
Drums - Brett Chassen
Lead Guitar - Bruce Kulick

* 07. The World Is Blind

Written by: Tim Owens

Guitar - John Comprix
Bass - Billy Sheehan
Drums - Simon Wright
Lead Guitar - Doug Aldrich

* 08. To Live Again

Written by: Tim Owens

Guitar - Michael Wilton/Bob Kulick
Bass - David Ellefson
Drums - Simon Wright
Lead Guitar - Michael Wilton

* 09. The Light

Written by: Tim Owens, Bob Kulick

Guitar - Bob Kulick
Bass - Tony Franklin
Drums - Bobby Jarzombek

* 10. Play My Game

Written by: Tim Owens, John Comprix

Guitar - John Comprix
Bass - Rudy Sarzo
Drums - Simon Wright
Lead Guitar - Neil Zaza

* 11. Death Race

Written by: Tim Owens, John Comprix

Guitar - John Comprix
Bass - James Lomenzo
Drums - Brett Chassen

* 12. The Shadows Are Alive

Written by: Tim Owens, Chris Caffery

Guitar - Chris Caffery
Bass - Marco Mendoza
Drums - Simon Wright

* 13. A Challenge (bonus track; iTunes exclusive)

Written by: Tim Owens, Bob Kulick

Guitar - Bob Kulick
Bass - Rudy Sarzo
Drums - Vinny Appice







Pantera Boxset In the Works
During an appearance on the March 6 edition of "The Jim Rome Show" (one of the nation's premiere sports radio talk shows), DOWN/ex-PANTERA bassist Rex Brown confirmed that a PANTERA box set is in the works. According to Rex, the set will consist of much more than a simple repackaging of the existing CDs.

You can listen to a portion of the interview below.

PANTERA's career overview CD, "The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits!" (Elektra/Rhino), was certified platinum on January 13, 2006 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments in excess of one million copies in the U.S. The band's classic "Vulgar Display of Power" (Elektra) album was certified double-platinum in 2004, signifying shipments of more than 2,000,000 units in the U.S. since its February 25, 1992 release.

Rhino Video in April 2006 released PANTERA's "3 Vulgar Videos From Hell" — a three-DVD set featuring all the band's videos as well as live footage shot during the Monsters of Rock gig in Moscow. Originally released on DVD in 1999, this version features the same content with improved menus and all-new Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. In fact, it is the first PANTERA release ever in 5.1 Surround Sound. It features: "Cowboys From Hell The Videos", "Vulgar Video", "3 Watch It Go", and "Pantera Live From Monsters of Rock In Moscow".

Dimebag Darrell was co-founder and lead guitarist for PANTERA. When PANTERA broke up in 2003, Dimebag and his brother Vinnie Paul formed DAMAGEPLAN. On Dec. 8, 2004, while performing with DAMAGEPLAN at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio, Dimebag was shot and killed onstage by Nathan Gale. He was 38 years old.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, March 16, 2009 3:25:26 PM 
Judas Priest To Play Entire British Steel Album for 30th Anniversary

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST will celebrate the 30th anniversary of their classic 1980 album "British Steel" by embarking on a special tour next year featuring a performance of that LP in its entirety. This information was revealed by the band's guitarists, K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton, during an interview they gave to the Spanish web site Rafabasa.com yesterday (Sunday, March 15) prior to the Madrid concert on JUDAS PRIEST's "Priest Feast" tour. In addition, Tipton told Rafabasa.com that a planned "Nostradamus" tour with material exclusively from that album (featuring a full theatrical production) will now likely be postponed until a later date.

JUDAS PRIEST has announced the following U.S. dates:

Jul. 01 - The Family Arena - St. Charles, MO
Jul. 02 - Summerfest, Harley Davidson Stage - Milwaukee, WI
Jul. 03 - Taste Of Minnesota at Harriet Island - St. Paul, MN
Jul. 09 - Molson Amphitheatre - Toronto, ON
Jul. 11 - PNC Banks Arts Center - Holmdel, NJ
Jul. 12 - Nikon At Jones Beach Theater - Wantagh, NY
Jul. 17 - Moondance Jam 18 - Walker, MN
Jul. 18 - Rockfest/Chippewa Valley Music - Cadott, WI
Aug. 02 - Gibson Amphitheatre - Universal City, CA

More shows will be announced soon.

PRIEST competed last month for a Grammy Award in the "Hard Rock" category for "Visions" and "Metal" category for "Nostradamus", a pair of tunes from the band's 16th studio album, "Nostradamus".

According to Reuters/Billboard, JUDAS PRIEST's Sony BMG label puts sales of "Nostradamus" at 500,000 units worldwide; that includes 100,000 logged by Nielsen SoundScan in the United States.

TOPIC: Song Game
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, March 12, 2009 11:47:42 AM 
Damned In Black - Immortal
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[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, March 12, 2009 11:47:18 AM 
I don't know what happened. The site USED to let me post pictures without doing something like that.

Waste of fucking time I guess. They were funny as shit too.
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TOPIC: Metal Blah Blah Blah
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, March 12, 2009 11:46:38 AM 
Dropping in to say hi to everyone.

Now I'm leaving haha.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, March 12, 2009 11:44:49 AM 
VH1 Acquires Rights To Anvil: The Story of Anvil Documentry

VH1 has acquired the exclusive rights for the critically acclaimed documentary "Anvil! The Story of Anvil". VH1 will handle the television and DVD release and distribute the film theatrically in association with Abramorama. The world television premiere on VH1 this summer and the subsequent DVD release of the film follow a network-wide, multi-platform promotional campaign supporting the theatrical film release April 10, 2009 in New York and Los Angeles followed by a national roll-out.

"Anvil! The Story of Anvil" is the directorial debut of screenwriter Sacha Gervasi ("The Terminal") and was produced by Rebecca Yeldham ("The Kite Runner" and "The Motorcycle Diaries"). The film follows Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Robb Reiner and their band, ANVIL, which released one of the heaviest albums in metal history, 1982's "Metal on Metal". The album influenced an entire musical generation of rock bands, including METALLICA, SLAYER, and ANTHRAX, who all went on to sell millions of records. ANVIL, on the other hand, took a different path — straight to obscurity. The film is both entertaining and touching as it follows their last-ditch quest for the fame and fortune that has been so elusive to them. "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" is a timeless tale of survival and the unadulterated passion it takes to follow your dream, year after year.

Ironically, life is now looking up for the band. After years of playing to empty bars and working dead end jobs, the band is beginning to find the success that evaded them for decades. They have recently been signed by manager Rick Sales (SLAYER), U.S. agent Scott Sokol (MEGADETH, HEAVEN AND HELL), and U.K. agent Steve Strange (COLDPLAY). The band is being welcomed with open arms everywhere they go. Their latest fan, Sarah Brown (wife of the Prime Minister), attended the red carpet premiere of the film in the UK. Now with a U.S. tour, the support of VH1 and VH1 Classic, a feature documentary, and an immeasurable amount of will and determination, the band is picking up where they left off twenty five years ago.

"When I was sixteen years old, ANVIL was my favorite band in the world," said Sacha Gervasi, director of the film. "I couldn't believe it when I met Lips and Robb in London and they invited me to come out on the road with them. Running away to join the rock and roll circus was, of course, an experience I never forgot. When I met the band again twenty years later I was completely awed and inspired to discover that they simply refused to give up on the dream they had had as kids. It makes me intensely happy and proud to see the band finally getting the recognition they so richly deserve. ANVIL rocks!"

"Anvil! The Story of Anvil" premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, where it received acclaim from critics and audiences alike. It went on to win the Audience Awards at the 2008 Los Angeles Film Festival, 2008 Sydney Film Festival, and 2009 Jameson Dublin International Film Festival, as well as the Best Documentary Feature Awards at 2008 Galway Film Fleadh, 2008 Calgary Film Festival, 2008 Edmonton Film Festival, and 2009 Jameson Dublin International Film Festival. The film was also nominated for the Truer Than Fiction Award at the 2009 Film Independent Spirit Awards. The film was released in the UK to critical acclaim on February 20, 2009.

"This film is so much more than a documentary about the roots of metal. It's a story about the power of perseverance and friendship and the passion that drives them," said Tom Calderone, President of VH1. "'Anvil! The Story of Anvil' has a huge heart and will resonate with all of our viewers. This is the type of project that drew me into the VH1 fold and makes me especially proud to work here."

Praised as "the best documentary I've seen in years," by documentarian Michael Moore, the London Times calls it "possibly the greatest film yet made about rock and roll;" "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" contains appearances by an array of heavy metal icons, including METALLICA's Lars Ulrich, former member of GUNS N' ROSES Slash, ANTHRAX's Scott Ian, and SLAYER's Tom Araya, among others.

"Sacha knew from the beginning that this was not just a 'metal' film. In my first encounter with ANVIL, it was impossible not to be moved by their loyalty, determination and mad, blind faith. How sweet it is to see them now ride this tide of success — not just to be heard, finally — but to be heralded for their humbling tenacity and devotion to their art and to each other," said producer Rebecca Yeldham.

VH1 has thrown the full support of the network behind ANVIL, the band's music and the film on all platforms. The timing of this support from not only VH1 but from the music and film industry coincides with the realization of ANVIL's lifelong dream to "make it."

Timed to the release of the film in April, VH1 Classic will serve as the exclusive presenter for the band's U.S. tour. "VH1 Classic Presents: The Anvil Experience" will cover seven markets and upcoming dates, venues and ticket information will be available immediately on the film's website anvilmovie.com and VH1Classic.com. At each tour stop, the film will be played immediately followed by a short performance by the band.

Tour Dates:

April 06 - New York, NY - Blender Theater
April 12 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's
April 14 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
April 16 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
April 17 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
April 21 - Pontiac, MI - Crofoot Ballroom
April 22 - Chicago, IL - Metro

Additional elements include:

* In an unprecedented move, for the first time ever the network will run the full length movie trailer of the film like a music video throughout all VH1 video hours — morning, overnights, on VH1 Classic and on VH1.com and VH1Classic.com.

* In the weeks leading up to the theatrical release, VH1 will be creating a VH1 News package that will include a new interview with Lips and Robb.

* On VH1.com and VH1Classic.com, Robb and Lips will be featured on an episode of the original series "My Playlist" as they discuss their influences and favorite classic rock songs.

* VH1 Classic will air an episode of its original talk show "That Metal Show" with Robb and Lips and will center on ANVIL's career, music, upcoming tour and the film. This episode will run timed to the film's April theatrical release and will then repeat promoting the film's television premiere on VH1 and the film's availability on DVD.

The DVD release and world television premiere of the film on VH1 and VH1 Classic this summer will be supported by significant on-air promos on VH1 and VH1 Classic and dedicated online promotion on VH1.com. Each telecast will include a customized on-screen graphic supporting the DVD release which will be made available to fans at a later date yet to be announced. Promotional excerpt clips of the film will also be supported and streamed on FVOD, online and wireless.

"Anvil! The Story of Anvil" is directed by Sacha Gervasi and produced by Rebecca Yeldham, with cinematography by Chris Soos, editing by Jeff Renfroe and Andrew Dickler, and music supervision by Dana Sano.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, March 12, 2009 11:38:42 AM 
Black Sabbath Album Art Is Official

After finishing several heralded world tours as HEAVEN & HELL last summer, Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Vinny Appice were tighter than ever before, both musically and personally.

Agreeing that it would be a shame to stop making music together at tour's end, the quartet began writing, first in England at Iommi's home studio and later in Los Angeles at Dio's studio. "The band had gotten too good to just walk away," Dio says. "We wanted to show people that we were still capable of giving them new music that measured up to what we'd done in the past."

With that goal in mind, the band once again converged on Rockfield Studios in Wales last winter, the same place they used 17 years earlier to record their last album, "Dehumanizer". The result is the long-awaited new album, "The Devil You Know", featuring 10 soon-to-be-classic tracks from the Dio-fronted version of BLACK SABBATH. The highly anticipated set arrives on April 28 from Rhino for a suggested list price of $18.98 (physical) and $9.99 (digital).

It took less than three weeks to finish the album, with most of the songs only needing a couple of takes. "It was good to play them live in the studio. It keeps you on edge," Iommi says. "I mean, somewhere along the line we were gonna have to play them live; might as well start in the studio." Butler adds: "We've learned from the past that you can kill a song doing it over and over. The first SABBATH albums were done in two or three days. Technically they weren't great, but vibe-wise they were great. If you capture that feeling, that's all you need."

"Bible Black", the epic first single, begins with Iommi on acoustic guitar behind Dio's plaintive wail before the rhythm shifts to a menacing stomp for the rest of this dark tale about a book of sinister scriptures. One of the first songs written for the album, Dio says it established a tone for the rest of the album. "When you start off with a blockbuster like that, it makes the rest of the album so much easier because it gives you a benchmark to measure the other songs against."

Iommi proves he hasn't lost the ability to inspire six-string envy, unleashing riffs like a pack of rabid hellhounds on "Atom And Evil", "Fear", "Neverwhere", and "Eating The Cannibals", a tune about doing more than biting the hand that feeds. Butler and Appice slow the pace while ramping up the intensity on "Follow The Tears" and "Double The Pain" and "Breaking Into Heaven", the latter diverging from its glacial procession for Dio's majestic chorus about fallen angels planning an attack on paradise.

"The Devil You Know" track listing:

01. Atom And Evil
02. Fear
03. Bible Black
04. Double The Pain
05. Rock And Roll Angel
06. The Turn Of The Screw
07. Eating The Cannibals
08. Follow The Tears
09. Neverwhere
10. Breaking Into Heaven



TOPIC: Motivational Pictures
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[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, March 11, 2009 12:31:25 PM 
TOPIC: Motivational Pictures
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, March 11, 2009 12:25:11 PM 
I'm bored in computer class, so I'm making motivational pictures!

This one is more of an iside joke but it's still funny.

TOPIC: Judas Priest tone
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, March 10, 2009 11:39:23 AM 
I just fuck around with it till I get something I like the sound of, my little Spider 3 Line 6 amp and my Jackson King V.
TOPIC: Something pissing you off? Say it in here..
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, March 10, 2009 11:35:23 AM 

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TOPIC: Something pissing you off? Say it in here..
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, March 10, 2009 11:35:21 AM 
I've never clicked on the recent post haha. I just click on the threads that interest me.
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TOPIC: Metallica Sucks
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:42:32 AM 
I would probably listen to Megadeth if they had a slightly heavier sound (face it everyone, there like "lite-thrash") and someone else was singing. In my opinion, they would probably be a great thrash band then and have sold a LOT more records haha.
TOPIC: Metallica Sucks
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, March 08, 2009 11:52:26 AM 
Send it back as used recycled toilet paper or just recycled toilet paper? Haha.
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, March 06, 2009 5:52:14 PM 
New Queensryche Single and Complete Album Lyrics Available

AnybodyListening.net has posted the lyrics to QUEENSRŸCHE's forthcoming album, "American Soldier". Check them out at this location.

QUEENSRŸCHE's twelfth studio release, the epic concept album "American Soldier", will be available from Atco/Rhino on March 31 for a suggested list price of $18.98 (CD) and $9.99 (digital). The ambitious album encompasses a dozen songs inspired by numerous interviews with veterans conducted by Geoff Tate, the group's singer and chief songwriter, who was intent on telling their story using their words. After speaking with soldiers who served in various conflicts — from World War II to Iraq — Tate turned their firsthand experiences from the frontlines into an unflinching musical examination of the life of a solider and the consequences of war.

"American Soldier" was written by Tate and producer Jason Slater, along with drummer Scott Rockenfield, and contributors Kelly Gray and Damon Johnson. Slater returns to the QUEENSRŸCHE creative process in the same capacity that worked for the band with the writing and recording of "Operation: Mindcrime II", which was released in 2006 and debuted at #14 on The Billboard 200, selling more than 40,000 records in its first week. The album was QUEENSRŸCHE's highest chart debut since "Promised Land", in 1994. Both "Promised Land" and "Operation: Mindcrime" (1988) have been certified platinum, selling more than one million albums each in America alone, and "Empire" (1990) has reached triple-platinum status. The band's first three albums–their self-titled EP (1983), "The Warning" (1984), and "Rage For Order" (1986) — have all been certified gold, selling more than 500,000 copies each.

In a first for QUEENSRŸCHE, all of the guitar tracks on "American Soldier" were recorded by Michael Wilton.

"American Soldier" track listing

01. Sliver
02. Unafraid
03. Hundred Mile Stare
04. At 30,000 Ft.
05. A Dead Man's Words
06. The Killer
07. Middle Of Hell
08. If I Were King
09. Man Down!
10. Remember Me
11. Home Again
12. The Voice

"If I Were King" (audio stream), the first single from "American Soldier", is now available for download from all digital retailers. "If I Were King" was written based on an interview lead singer Geoff Tate conducted with Sean Lenahan, a veteran of U.S. conflicts in Somalia and Kosovo. Some chilling sound bites from Tate's interview with Lenahan can be heard at various points in the song.


New Sabbath Album Cover? Friggin' Wicked.

A photo of what appears to be the final artwork for "The Devil You Know", the forthcoming debut album from HEAVEN AND HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar), Ronnie James Dio (vocals), Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — has popped up online and can be viewed below.

"The Devil You Know" is scheduled for release on April 28 via Rhino. The LP was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales, U.K. where the 1992 SABBATH album "Dehumanizer" was also tracked.

The track listing for the CD is as follows:

01. Atom & Evil
02. Fear
03. Bible Black
04. Double the Pain
05. Rock & Roll Angel
06. The Turn of the Screw
07. Eating the Cannibals
08. Follow the Tears
09. Neverwhere
10. Breaking into Heaven

"Everyone had so much fun playing together that we didn't want it to end," says the group in a press release. "We started writing together and the songs started flowing like we never stopped. We wound up writing and recording an album that stands up to anything we've ever done. We're really proud of the music and excited for people to hear it."

"Each of us submitted a CD of our ideas, and we narrowed it down from there," Iommi told Classic Rock. "In some ways it was like picking up where we'd left off with 'Dehumanizer'."

In a recent interview with Revolver magazine, Ronnie James Dio described the material on the HEAVEN AND HELL album as "a real cross-section of everything we've done, from 'Heaven and Hell' through 'Mob Rules' and 'Dehumanizer'. I think there's a lot of 'Dehumanizer' in it, but a lot of other things, too, a real good blend of what this band has represented."

HEAVEN AND HELL will premier "The Devil You Know" on the April 29 edition of the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET. An encore presentation of the show will air on May 4. Fans are encouraged to speak with HEAVEN AND HELL by calling 1-800-344-ROCK (7625).

For more information, visit RocklineRadio.com.

Three years ago, Dio, Iommi, Butler and Appice reunited to record a trio of new songs for Rhino's "Black Sabbath: The Dio Years" before launching a highly anticipated and greatly acclaimed world tour under their new moniker HEAVEN AND HELL. Revitalized by the reunion, the lineup returned to the studio to record the first-ever full-length studio album from HEAVEN AND HELL. To whet the fans' appetites for the new album, HEAVEN AND HELL hit the road last summer for a short stint on the Metal Masters Tour, a month-long North American trek with JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD, and TESTAMENT.

Regarding the band's decision to continue to operate as HEAVEN AND HELL rather than BLACK SABBATH, Iommi told Billboard.com last year, "It really is BLACK SABBATH, whatever we do. We just choose to go out as HEAVEN AND HELL so everyone knows what they're getting [and] so people won't expect to hear 'Iron Man' and all those songs. We've done them for so many years, it's nice to do just all the stuff with did with Ronnie again."

BLACK SABBATH's "The Rules Of Hell" box set — which features all three of SABBATH's Dio-era studio releases ("Heaven And Hell", "Mob Rules", "Dehumanizer") and its double live collection ("Live Evil"), each remastered for the first time — sold around 2,650 copies in the United States in its first week of release back in July 2008, according to Nielsen SoundScan."The Rules Of Hell" comes packaged in a deluxe slipcase with extensive liner notes featuring all new interviews with the band.

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, March 05, 2009 4:07:03 PM 
Get your asses on the Judas Priest Store.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, March 05, 2009 12:38:34 PM 
Saxon Added To Rocklahoma

British heavy metal legends SAXON have been confirmed for the third annual Rocklahoma festival, set to take place July 9-12, 2009 on the Catch The Fever Festival Grounds in Pryor, Oklahoma. Also scheduled to appear are TWISTED SISTER, GREAT WHITE, NELSON, KEEL, KIX, HARLOW, GYPSY PISTOLEROS and ex-SCORPIONS drummer Herman Rarebell's new band HERMAN ZE GERMAN AND FRIENDS. Rumored acts include POISON and DEF LEPPARD.

Rocklahoma is one of the largest rock festivals of its type featuring music from the Eighties. Attendance has come from all fifty states and six out of seven continents.

Both Playboy and Rolling Stone in 2008 called Rocklahoma one of the top festivals that should not be missed.

Catch The Fever Festival Grounds is located four miles north of Pryor, Oklahoma and has 6,200 assigned and numbered seats, as well as general admission on the lawn for over 50,000 people. The grounds also feature over 4,000 campsites, on-site parking, bathroom facilities, a convenience store, Rocklahoma also has a Picture Alley that allows anyone in attendance to approach the stage during any performance and take photographs of a favorite artist at close range.

Rocklahoma offers a one-day and four-day general admission passes, along with V.I.P. Passes that includes all the food and drink you want for all four days.

The public can also order tickets online at www.feverfest.com, or charge by phone at 1-866-310-2288. Tickets can also be purchased at any of the 3,200 O'Reilly Auto Parts across the nation.
TOPIC: Upcoming Nostradamus tour
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, March 05, 2009 12:35:21 PM 
Well if they do the whole album live, I imagine they would do it exactly the way Maiden did A Matter of Life and Death.

They play the whole album first, then play 4 or 5 hits afterwards, and leave. It wouldn't be the same I think if you ended the concert with Nostradamus because they way Future of Mankind ends is a perfect way to close the album.
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TOPIC: Song Game
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, March 04, 2009 11:44:01 AM 
Cat Scratch Fever - Ted Nugent
TOPIC: Something pissing you off? Say it in here..
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, March 04, 2009 11:41:16 AM 
It's pissing me off that school is boring as shit BUT I made a deal with myself not to skip anymore for a while and go to class.
TOPIC: They should do a music video for Death
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, March 04, 2009 11:12:17 AM 
Nice concept, sounds like a good idea, email Murray or someone and see what they can do haha.

After all, it's never too late to film a video or release another single in the middle of the tour. Just ask Michael Jackson and Metallica!

ACDC also just filmed a new video for Anything Goes as well.
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TOPIC: Next Priest Studio Album
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, March 04, 2009 11:09:42 AM 
I'd definitly be up for that. Priest never really had a thrash album haha. Painkiller could slightly (barely) fall into that category I guess but Priest are a melodic band. There isn't really a lot of melody in your typical thrash song. 

Hell, if they churned out Nostradamus 2 I wouldn't be complaining haha. There damn good at slow songs and fast songs.
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TOPIC: And the setlist is STILL the same on 2nd Euro leg
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, February 25, 2009 9:45:38 AM 
Are you really that surprised though?
TOPIC: Judas Priest Trivia (Mach 2)
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, February 22, 2009 7:50:42 PM 

Without looking, what is track number 6 on Screaming For Vengeance?

TOPIC: Non-famous bands or bands with non-english lyrics
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, February 22, 2009 7:45:58 PM 
Ummm...... how about fuckin' RAMMSTEIN!
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, February 19, 2009 1:03:17 PM 
Rammstein to Begin Mixing New Album

German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN have updated their official web site with the following message:

"After finishing the first part of their studio recordings [for the new RAMMSTEIN album] successfully, RAMMSTEIN have started to put the final touches to their new songs. For example, they're thinking about the usage of strings and choirs. Therefore, the band sat down with the orchestra arranger Sven Helbig last week. Aside from the last musical changes, the final lyrical changes are being made, too. We're highly awaiting the next steps of the album production: the mixing of the songs. It is supposed to start mid-March and will take about six up to eight weeks."

RAMMSTEIN recorded the initial tracks for the new album in Los Angeles with Jacob Hellner and the production team of Ulf Kruckenberg and Florian Ammon. A studio was rented near San Francisco for the bulk of the main recording work.

RAMMSTEIN's "Völkerball" DVD was released in North America in September 2007. The disc features performances from France, England, Japan and Russia. The DVD was released in three different formats. The standard two-disc DVD/CD package contains a 140-minute live video and 75-minute live CD. The special-edition package also includes a tour documentary and a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Reise, Reise". Finally, the limited collectors' edition contains four discs packaged in a 190-page book with photos from the tour.

RAMMSTEIN's last album, "Rosenrot", received its long-overdue U.S. release in March 2006 via Universal Music. The CD, which was certified platinum in Germany for sales in excess of 200,000 copies within two weeks of release in October 2005, topped the official album chart in Germany, Austria and Finland, and landed at No. 2 in Sweden and Denmark, No. 4 in the Netherlands and the Czech Republic, No. 5 in France, No. 6 in Mexico, No. 11 in Italy and No. 29 in the U.K. In addition, "Rosenrot" achieved gold status in Austria, the Czech Republic and Switzerland.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, February 19, 2009 1:00:07 PM 
New All Acoustic Album Due From Yngwie

Legendary Swedish guitarist YNGWIE MALMSTEEN will release an all-instrumental acoustic album, "Angels Of Love", which will contain rearrangements of his ballad songs played on acoustic guitar and string and choir arrangements only. It is a masterpiece showing the tender, delicate version of his classic songs as well as a new composition. A March 10 release via Rising Force Records is expected.

"Perpetual Flame", the new album from Malmsteen, sold around 2,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Released on October 14, 2008, the CD is the first-ever Yngwie effort to be issued via Rising Force Records (distributed via Koch) and it marks the debut of Malmsteen's new singer, ex-JUDAS PRIEST/ICED EARTH frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens.

YNGWIE MALMSTEEN will team up with DEEP PURPLE for the following Japanese dates:

April 08 - Tokyo, JPN @ International Forum
April 09 - Zepp, JPN @ Nagoya
April 10 - Hiroshima, JPN @ Koseinenkin Kaikan
April 12 - Kanazawa, JPN @ Kanko Kaikan
April 13 - Osaka, JPN @ Koseinenkin Kaikan
April 15 - Tokyo, JPN @ International Forum

Yngwie Malmsteen was inducted into Hollywood's RockWalk on October 13, 2008 in front of the Guitar Center at 7425 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

Hollywood's RockWalk is the only sidewalk gallery dedicated to honoring those artists who have made a significant impact and lasting contribution to the growth and evolution of rock 'n' roll, blues and R&B. Yngwie Malmsteen's handprints will reside alongside the handprints, signatures, and faces of other equally accomplished musicians and innovators such as Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Bonnie Raitt, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Brian Wilson, Stevie Wonder, John Lee Hooker and EARTH WIND & FIRE, among numerous others.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, February 18, 2009 4:52:19 PM 
Doro Interview

Sweden's Metalshrine web site recently conducted an interview with the German metal queen Doro Pesch. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Metalshrine: What's it like celebrating 25 years [as a heavy metal singer]?

Doro Pesch: Oh, man, I tell you... I can't believe it. Time flew by. I still remember when I had my first band and times went so quickly. I definitely have great memories and I never thought it would get this exciting. We just celebrated my 25th anniversary in my home town, in Düsseldorf, Germany and we had many guests and many guests from the past and the '80s. And actually one of the highlights, we did like a little reunion with my old WARLOCK band members and sometimes I turned around and looked at my drummer and remembering that he joined the band when he was like 15 and now he's a grown man and his daughter is now 15. It was so amazing!

Metalshrine: I guess things turned out better than you thought when you started out?

Doro: You know, when we started out we just wanted to do music. Actually, when I had my first band, the word heavy metal wasn't even around. At least we didn't know about it and there weren't any magazines and then a couple of years later came the first fanzines. A couple of fans were always listening when we were rehearsing and some people said, "Are you a heavy metal band?" and we said, "Yeah, sounds cool!" I think we were really lucky to be at the right time and the right place and to me, metal always meant freedom. To do whatever you feel like with full power and energy. I love hardcore stuff and diehard stuff, but I love anthems and very melodic stuff, so it always meant freedom. I always tried to do my best and I didn't think that we would survive that long. After we did the second album, "Hellbound"... it was so difficult to make and it took about a year and it was really painful and I was so exhausted I said I would never ever do a record again in my life and now it's record number 17. I guess what doesn't kill you makes you harder.

Metalshrine: What was it from the beginning that turned you on to metal? Were there any special records you bought or discovered when you were younger? What really got you into the metal scene?

Doro: I remember my first concert was WHITESNAKE in 1980 and it was amazing. David Coverdale was a god. He was so good! Then I thought that every concert would be like that but they weren't. Next band I saw, I was still working and the only one with a car so I always had to pick up everybody and we were running late... I was a big JUDAS PRIEST fan and I had a PRIEST record at home, but back then there weren't any magazines... so we walked into the concert and everybody was freaking out and it was great and the I turned to my guitar player and said, "It's so unbelievable! I'm so blown away!" and he said, "Hey, that's not PRIEST!" I said "Really?", and it was ACCEPT. They were, like, mind-blowing and then came PRIEST and that was unbelievable too, but then I became an ACCEPT fan too. I remember we had the first record out "Burning The Witches" and it had been out for just two or three weeks and some promoter asked us if we wanted to play and it was either Belgium or Holland and I don't remember the club, but I remember the venue and it was pretty nice, maybe a couple of hundred people. He said, "Well, there's another band playing and I think you guys would fit with them. Do you want to play?" We said, "Yeah!" and he said, "The other band is from America and they're brand new." So we did the gig and it was great and there was so much energy and it was crazy and stage-diving going on. After we played, we said, "Let's check out the other band!" Some people said they were from San Francisco and they just had first their record out and it was METALLICA! So I became a total METALLICA fan and the beginning of metal was super exciting. And yeah... we had our first record out and we signed to Mausoleum Records in Belgium, and, to be honest, it was just because they had the coolest logo. That was the way to go. We had no idea and we just wanted to make music. We didn't know anything about the business aspects and we didn't care. We just thought, "Cool, we're doing a record!" Then the record became very successful and we were totally surprised. W had no idea that so many people knew about the band and it was getting more and more exciting and then we got picked up by another label, Polygram, and then some people said that we could play the legendary Monsters Of Rock festival. It was in '86 and a great lineup with OZZY, SCORPIONS, MOTÖRHEAD, DEF LEPPARD, MICHAEL SCHENKER and us. Then we got on the JUDAS PRIEST tour in 86 and it was the first time I came to Sweden. It was like a dream come true and then I quit my job, when we got the PRIEST tour.

Read the entire interview from Metalshrine.


Aerosmith Bassist Update

AEROSMITH bassist Tom Hamilton has issued the following update:

"The big news is that we had our first meeting and strategy session with our producer Brendan O'Brien [VELVET REVOLVER, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, PEARL JAM, AC/DC, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS]. We've been wanting to work with him for a while. The meeting came on the heels of the band all working together for the first two weeks. Things are moving along and it's now on the fast track. We had a day where we all got to listen to everyone's songs and ideas. In the next few weeks we'll be narrowing down what we've got. We can already see things coming into focus — even as new ideas are popping up right and left. Joe [Perry, guitar] survived his knee operation and has obviously done lots of playing during his recuperation.

"On a personal note — I went to Disney World this past weekend and took a few spins on the Rockin' Rollercoaster. I couldn't stop feeling the irony of the fact that we have a ride and it's been there so long. Still not quite used to it!

"Our guide did a masterful job of moving us around so I could spy on all the people getting ready to go. We went out front and watched everyone in line listening to our music and anticipating the experience. Then we snuck into the area where you see a film of us 'in the studio.' It was dark enough so I could actually stand there and watch it. I haven't looked at that footage for a few years. My hair was a bit on the short side but I was re-satisfied by my choice of the blue satin shirt.

"After that we quickly infiltrated the area where the riders actually get into their seats. It was hilarious seeing people nervously try to get ready for the intensity of the ride. It was awesome hearing the screams of the recently launched competing with 'Back in the Saddle' screaming out of the sound system. Then it was our turn. I've been on the thing many times but not for a while. Just like everyone else my pulse rate leaped. I got the full force of that "uh oh here we go" feeling.

"When it first starts you rush to the beginning of a tunnel and stop...and wait for what feels like an eon. Then out of nowhere, just as your head's about to pop from adrenalin, a massive mechanism flings you down the track like a kid throwing a paper plane. You hit sixty miles an hour in well under four seconds. After that, you're in the hands of physics as you plunge into 4g loops and wickedly exhilarating corkscrews for two solid minutes. At the end of the ride you wind up, where else?... The gift shop. I was still lightly stunned from our second or third turn as I wandered in. That's when the recognition factor kicked in. Pens, paper, t-shirts and snapshot cameras came up out of nowhere for a frantic fifteen minute autograph and picture blast. It was almost as scary and fun as the ride!" 
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, February 18, 2009 11:43:01 AM 
That amplies more to someone like Corpsegrinder haha.
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TOPIC: Would you like to hear all of Nostradamus live?
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, February 18, 2009 11:41:56 AM 
Same here man, it sucks ass.
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, February 18, 2009 11:32:42 AM 

Tim "Ripper" Owens Solo Album

Powerhouse American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) will release his first solo album, "Play My Game", in May via SPV/Steamhammer. The offering consists of around a dozen brand-new tracks that Owens composed himself or together with renowned friends, such as Bob Kulick, Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA), Mike Callahan (ex-EARSHOT) and John Comprix (BEYOND FEAR, RINGWORM).

The list of guest musicians featured on Owens' solo debut is even more spectacular:

Guitar:

Bob Kulick
Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA)
Mike Callahan (ex-EARSHOT)
John Comprix (BEYOND FEAR, RINGWORM).
Doug Aldrich (WHITESNAKE)
Michael Wilton (QUEENSRŸCHE)
Jeff Loomis (NEVERMORE)
Steve Stevens (BILLY IDOL)

Bass:

Marco Mendoza (ex-WHITESNAKE)
Billy Sheehan (MR BIG, ex-DAVID LEE ROTH)
Dave Ellefson (ex-MEGADETH)
Rudy Sarzo (DIO, ex-OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT)
James Lomenzo (MEGADETH)
Tony Franklin (ex-BLUE MURDER)
Dennis Hayes (BEYOND FEAR)

Drums:

Simon Wright (DIO, ex-AC/DC)
Vinny Appice (HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO)
Ray Luzier (KORN, DAVID LEE ROTH)
Bobby Jarzombek (SEBASTIAN BACH, RIOT, ex-HALFORD)
Brett Chassen

Fans and experts alike will love this sensational all-star lineup and may rest assured that the haunting songs will effortlessly live up to this illustrious cast of musicians: Tim "Ripper" Owens has never sounded more impressive, melodic and multi-faceted!

"I've gotten better as a songwriter," Owens explains. "And I also write songs that the fans can really get into and get their fist pounding in the air. I've always been a great fan of the BLACK SABBATH lineup featuring Ronnie James Dio, and I love JUDAS PRIEST. Both bands delivered records that are straightforward and go directly to the bloodstream — which also happens to be my compositional approach."

"Play My Game" will be released on the following dates:

Germany, Austria, Switzerland: May 15
Rest of Europe: May 18
USA, Canada: May 19


Samples of "American Soldier"

Audio samples of all 12 tracks that appear on QUEENSRŸCHE's upcoming album, "American Soldier", are available for streaming at Rhino.com.


Delux 3-Disc Edition of Paranoid to be Released

On April 6, Universal Music in the U.K. will release the deluxe expanded edition of BLACK SABBATH's classic "Paranoid album.

"Paranoid" is the first release in a set of BLACK SABBATH deluxe expanded editions. Each remastered album includes an additional disc of previously unheard outtakes, demos and instrumental tracks taken from the original studio sessions.

"Paranoid" is expanded to a triple-disc containing the extremely rare 1974 Quadraphonic mix of the album. The album also includes deluxe digipak gatefold packaging with expanded booklets containing rare and previously unseen photographs, comprehensive sleeve-notes telling the story behind each album and include images of rare single covers and memorabilia from the period.

"Paranoid" is the second album by the British heavy metal band BLACK SABBATH. It was released in the United Kingdom during September 1970, and contains some of their most famous work, including the songs "Iron Man", "War Pigs" and the title track. The album is regarded as a classic of the heavy metal genre and one of the most influental heavy metal albums. It has been certified four-times-platinum, having sold over four million copies in the U.S. alone, making it BLACK SABBATH's best-selling album.

The "Paranoid" single, released before the album, reached No. 4 in the U.K. Pushed by its success, the album hit number one in the U.K., and is the only BLACK SABBATH album to have done so. The U.S. release was held until January 1971, as the "Black Sabbath" album was still on the charts at the time of "Paranoid"'s U.K. release. The album broke into the top ten in the U.S. in March 1971, and would go on to sell four million copies in the U.S. alone, with virtually no radio airplay.

"Paranoid" deluxe expanded edition track listing:

Disc 1 (Original Album):

01. War Pigs
02. Paranoid
03. Planet Caravan
04. Iron Man
05. Electric Funeral
06. Hand Of Doom
07. Rat Salad
08. Fairies Wear Boots

Disc 2 (1974 Quadrophonic Mix):

01. War Pigs
02. Paranoid
03. Planet Caravan
04. Iron Man
05. Electric Funeral
06. Hand Of Doom
07. Rat Salad
08. Fairies Wear Boots

Disc 3 (Previously Unreleased Bonus Tracks):

Tracks 1-8 recorded at Regent Sound Studios, June 16-17, 1970:

01. War Pigs (instrumental)
02. Paranoid (alternative lyrical version)
03. Planet Caravan (alternative lyrical version)
04. Iron Man (instrumental)
05. Electric Funeral (instrumental)
06. Hand Of Doom (instrumental)
07. Rat Salad (instrumental)
08. Fairies Wear Boots (instrumental)


New Oldschool Live Testament Album to Be Released

Prosthetic Records has set an April 14 release date for "Live at Eindhoven '87", a complete recording of TESTAMENT's performance at the 1987 edition of the Dynamo Open Air festival. A metal history lesson of the highest order, "Live at Eindhoven '87" sees the group's original lineup — vocalist Chuck Billy, guitarists Alex Skolnick and Eric Peterson, bassist Greg Christian, and drummer Louie Clemente — at their absolute hungriest.

"Live at Eindhoven '87" track listing:

01. Disciples of the Watch
02. The Haunting
03. Apocalyptic City
04. First Strike Is Deadly
05. Burnt Offerings
06. Alex Skolnick Guitar Solo
07. Over The Wall
08. Do Or Die
09. Curse of the Legion of Death (C.O.T.L.O.D.)
10. Reign of Terror

Before Wacken, there was Dynamo.

For 20 years, the Dynamo Open Air festival — originally held in 1986 to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Dynamo rock club in Eindhoven, Holland — was one of metal's most important annual events, peaking in 1995 when 118,000 fans packed the grounds of an abandoned Dutch military airport to see four dozen acts play on three different stages over three June days.

In 1987, though, Dynamo was still in its infancy. For that matter, so was the performer who would leave the biggest mark on the event that year — Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT. After their debut album, "The Legacy", made instant waves worldwide, the group was invited to make their European debut at the second Dynamo festival.

After a "warm-up" show at the 300-capacity Dynamo club the night before, TESTAMENT took the stage on a rainy June 8, 1987 and floored the 14,000 fans in attendance with an aggressive, fiery 45-minute set that showcased much of the material on "The Legacy". Five songs from their performance were captured on the EP "Live at Eindhoven", which was issued as a cassette and a 12" LP. However, the band's full set was never released officially — until now.

Featuring a stunning remastered sound, new artwork by Carson Slovak (CENTURY, ALL THAT REMAINS, ANTAGONIST) and liner notes by Skolnick, "Live at Eindhoven '87" is a must-have for TESTAMENT fans both old and new. Excerpts from the album's liner notes can currently be viewed on Skolnick's Skolnotes blog, while the above-mentioned version of "Disciples of the Watch" can be heard at this location. The Prosthetic Webshop is offering $12 pre-orders.

In addition to recently re-releasing TESTAMENT's 1997 album "Demonic" — hailed as "the most evil-sounding album of their career" (AMG) — and 1999's "The Gathering" (praised by Metal Hammer as the most important metal album of the late '90s), as well as the 2001 re-recordings collection "First Strike Still Deadly", Prosthetic has also just reissued "Demonic" and "The Gathering" on gatefold, etched double-vinyl. Strictly limited to 1,000 copies each, each pressing also includes 100 colored LPs (gold for "The Gathering", red for "Demonic"). 




Duff McKagan Interview

RollingStone.com conducted a brief interview with bassist Duff McKagan (VELVET REVOLVER, DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) last week. A couple of excerpts follow below.

On a possible GUNS N' ROSES reunion:

"People ask me that all the time. I certainly don't sit here and go, 'God, I wish that's going to happen.' I don't even know what's going to happen in four weeks from now in my life so I'm not going to be one of those guys who's like, 'Fuck that, that'll never happen.' It could very well happen. It would have to be right and it would have to be righteous for everybody and for the fans and it would have to be like a kick-ass thing or it would just kind of be sour, I think… I mean, I love Axl [Rose]. We've been through a lot of shit together and shit nobody can take away from us no matter what people try to make of a squabble."

On former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler taking part in the VH1 "reality" shows "Celebrity Rehab" and "Sober House":

"I watched about four minutes… somebody said, 'Dude, you got to watch this thing.' It was too hard for me to watch. My stomach started getting queasy and I couldn't watch it. It seems a little dirty, the whole deal. I know the Dr. Drew guy, and he is a strong member of the sober community and he's helped a lot of people and I think his thing is, 'Hey man, if one person can get sober out of this whole experience… great.' I'll put it this way: if I was still using, I would never go on that show. I don't get it. I just don't like reality TV."

Read more from RollingStone.com. 


Motley Crue on A&E

MÖTLEY CRÜE is the subject of a new episode of the A&E series "Biography" airing Thursday night (February 19) at 10:00 p.m. ET on the cable channel. A preview can be seen below.

A decription of the program reads as follows: "The poster boys for Eighties hair metal, MÖTLEY CRÜE parlayed whiplash hard-rock songs, melodic power ballads and a hedonistic image into platinum-level heavy-metal superstardom, topping the charts with 'Dr. Feelgood' and coming close with 'Theatre of Pain', 'Girls, Girls Girls' and a greatest-hits collection. MÖTLEY CRÜE lived the rock-and-roll lifestyle to its fullest, with celebrity marriages, substance abuse and scrapes with the law."

MÖTLEY CRÜE will make an official announcement for this summer's Crüe Fest — the second edition of the CRÜE's own festival-style package tour — on Monday, March 16. Until then, the official Crüe Fest 2 web site is hosting the countdown clock. Additionally, a hotline has been established. Fans can call 818-748-9075 to hear a pre-recorded message from CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx. Long-distance charges apply.


Edited at: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 11:36:31 AM
TOPIC: old school period........
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, February 17, 2009 1:05:47 PM 
Damn! I was gonna say the one in the middle.
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, February 17, 2009 12:00:51 PM 
New Van Halen Album?


Album On Hold Until WOLFGANG Graduates - Feb. 17, 2009
World Entertainment News Network reports that Eddie Van Halen has told Hustler magazine that VAN HALEN has put its plans for a new studio album on hold so that so the group's youngest member, Wolfgang Van Halen (Eddie's 17-year-old son), can finish high school.

Eddie Van Halen said, "We're just waiting for the right time. I took Wolfie out of school for a whole year to do the tour. It was just a bad time because the 11th grade is the year when they prep you for college. First he graduates, then we'll sit down, give (frontman) Dave (Lee Roth) a call and see if he feels like whooping and hollering a little bit. I've got a ton of music."

He added, "Just a few weeks ago I almost yanked him out of school. But I do want him to graduate. The thing is, he already has a profession and a career that he's successful, talented and gifted at."

VAN HALEN recruited Wolfgang, then 15, to play bass with the band when they kicked off its 2007 world tour.

Eddie Van Halen told Hustler, "He showed me a thing or two. Like when we were rehearsing for the tour, I hadn't played some of the songs in almost 25 years, so I had to relearn the shit. I'd start playing and Wolfgang would say, 'Dad, you're playing it wrong.' I'm going, 'Shit, of all people to kick my ass, it's my own son.'"

Eddie Van Halen will marry his fiancée/publicist Janie Liszewski this summer in a ceremony officiated by his older brother and bandmate Alex. The couple will wed in the backyard of Van Halen's California home in June.

Eddie Van Halen told Hustler, "It's a small wedding, with only family and a few close friends here at home in our backyard. It'll be nice. My brother is going to marry us. He can actually legally marry us. He's an ordained minister. Reverend Al. It's gonna be great."
TOPIC: Anybody like my idea of this slightly changed set?
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, February 13, 2009 4:20:12 PM 

But Wheels of Fire is a filler song on AOR. Devil's Child is bad ass. Have you seen the Live Vengeance Dvd?


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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, February 13, 2009 4:06:29 PM 
The Digital Metalica Boxset: Or in other words, there entire fucking discography haha.

Multi-platinum hard-rock band METALLICA will release "The Complete Metallica" — a digital "box set" containing their entire official discography, exclusively via iTunes beginning March 31. The package will be available from all other digital service providers beginning April 28.

"The Complete Metallica" is a great way for new and long-term fans to purchase the band's entire official catalog , with 163 tracks for a great value. The box set includes all of METALLICA's studio albums — 1983's "Kill 'Em All", 1984's "Ride the Lightning", 1986's "Master of Puppets", 1988's "...And Justice for All", and the five consecutive No. 1 albums 1991's "Metallica", 1996's "Load", 1997's "Reload", 2003's "St. Anger", and the current blockbuster, the Grammy Award-winning "Death Magnetic". It also includes their double album of covers, 1998's "Garage Inc.", the 1999 live album "S&M", the 2004 EP "Some Kind of Monster" (from the documentary of the same title), the 2007 EP "Live From Live Earth", and "I Disappear" from the 2000 "Mission Impossible 2" soundtrack. In addition, buyers will receive eight bonus live tracks: "The Four Horseman", "Whiplash", "For Whom The Bell Tolls", "Creeping Death", "Battery", "The Thing That Should Not Be", "One", and "...And Justice For All".

"The Complete Metallica" will be released during a high-profile period for the Los Angeles-based hard-rock heroes. On March 29, Activision will release the highly anticipated video game Guitar Hero: Metallica, featuring 28 songs from the band's nearly 30-year career. In addition, METALLICA will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, which honors legendary rock and roll performers, in a ceremony to take place in Cleveland on April 4.

METALLICA has just completed its first proper tour of the United States and Canada in four years in support of the platinum-selling "Death Magnetic", which debuted at No. 1 in September 2008 and won two Grammy Awards for "Best Metal Performance" (for the track "My Apocalypse") and "Best Recording Package." They are currently on an extensive European tour.
TOPIC: So what if Rob Halford decides to leave again?
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, February 10, 2009 1:09:15 PM 
If Halford leaves the band, which ain't gonna happen I hope and think, the band will just cease. There near ready to retire anyway, maybe another album or two after this. And don't forget Halford wants to put out the forth Halford album and tour with it, and he said he wants to end his career with Priest.
TOPIC: Your Classic Heavy Metal Album Of The Day
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, February 10, 2009 1:04:52 PM 
TOPIC: Megadeth vs Metallica
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, February 10, 2009 1:04:02 PM 
Metalliac.
TOPIC: Metallica Sucks
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, February 10, 2009 1:02:55 PM 
First 5 Metallica albums are great metal releases. After that.... no. Death Magnetic was pretty good though.
TOPIC: Next Priest Studio Album
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, February 10, 2009 1:00:40 PM 

Technically, Scott is lightyears better than Holland, but I do get where your coming from with the feel that Holland had. Scott looks bored as shit haha.


  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Maple Syrup from Friday, February 06, 2009 2:36:38 PM)
TOPIC: picture of you
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, February 10, 2009 12:58:01 PM 
Can't be too careful on the internet, but I trust you and most here haha.
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, February 10, 2009 12:57:25 PM 
And the Grammy's were even worse.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, February 10, 2009 12:57:11 PM 

Also, Chinese Democracy still sucks ass.

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, February 10, 2009 12:56:50 PM 

Heaven and Hell New Album Title And Release Date Announced

HEAVEN AND HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Tony Iommi (guitar), Ronnie James Dio (vocals), Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — has set "The Devil You Know" as the title of its debut album, due on April 28 via Rhino. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Bible Black", "Rock & Roll Angel", "Breaking Into Heaven", "Atom & Evil" and "Eating the Cannibals". The LP was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales, U.K. where the 1992 SABBATH album "Dehumanizer" was also tracked.

"Everyone had so much fun playing together that we didn't want it to end," says the group. "We started writing together and the songs started flowing like we never stopped. We wound up writing and recording an album that stands up to anything we've ever done. We're really proud of the music and excited for people to hear it."

"Each of us submitted a CD of our ideas, and we narrowed it down from there," Iommi told Classic Rock. "In some ways it was like picking up where we'd left off with 'Dehumanizer'."

In a recent interview with Revolver magazine, Ronnie James Dio described the material on the HEAVEN AND HELL album as "a real cross-section of everything we've done, from 'Heaven and Hell' through 'Mob Rules' and 'Dehumanizer'. I think there's a lot of 'Dehumanizer' in it, but a lot of other things, too, a real good blend of what this band has represented."

Three years ago, Dio, Iommi, Butler and Appice reunited to record a trio of new songs for Rhino's "Black Sabbath: The Dio Years" before launching a highly anticipated and greatly acclaimed world tour under their new moniker HEAVEN AND HELL. Revitalized by the reunion, the lineup returned to the studio to record the first-ever full-length studio album from HEAVEN AND HELL. To whet the fans' appetites for the new album, HEAVEN AND HELL hit the road last summer for a short stint on the Metal Masters Tour, a month-long North American trek with JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD, and TESTAMENT.

Regarding the band's decision to continue to operate as HEAVEN AND HELL rather than BLACK SABBATH, Iommi told Billboard.com last year, "It really is BLACK SABBATH, whatever we do. We just choose to go out as HEAVEN AND HELL so everyone knows what they're getting [and] so people won't expect to hear 'Iron Man' and all those songs. We've done them for so many years, it's nice to do just all the stuff with did with Ronnie again."

BLACK SABBATH's "The Rules Of Hell" box set — which features all three of SABBATH's Dio-era studio releases ("Heaven And Hell", "Mob Rules", "Dehumanizer") and its double live collection ("Live Evil"), each remastered for the first time — sold around 2,650 copies in the United States in its first week of release back in July 2008, according to Nielsen SoundScan."The Rules Of Hell" comes packaged in a deluxe slipcase with extensive liner notes featuring all new interviews with the band.

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, February 10, 2009 12:54:51 PM 
!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HATE YOU!!!
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Tuesday, January 27, 2009 9:17:56 PM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, January 27, 2009 9:09:36 PM 
For Anyone that has 6000$ laying around and wants 2 sweet ass guitars.....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170296206368
TOPIC: Your latest Priest purchase
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, January 27, 2009 8:58:17 AM 
And you didn't get me one??? 
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Deep Freeze from Saturday, January 24, 2009 5:45:26 PM)
TOPIC: Rob Halford
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, January 27, 2009 8:56:44 AM 
I wouldn't be bothered to see Testament, there friggin wicked.
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TOPIC: Your latest Priest purchase
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, January 27, 2009 8:55:18 AM 
Damn right man, it's a great album. I think you just acquired the taste for that kind of music suddenly haha. Maybe you should try some Nightwish and expand on it a bit? Nightwish are a bloody good band if you haven't listened to them before.

Think like big epic orchestra with sometimes heavy ass music. Tarja is a great singer but it's a shame they fired her. You should check out there cover of The Phantom of the Opera. That song is amazing. Great metal screams in it too!
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TOPIC: What minor changes do you want to see in the set?
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, January 27, 2009 8:52:53 AM 
I would like it if they left out You Got Another Thing Comin for once. The only person that seems to enjoy performing it is Rob, but ya never know. I think Blood Red Skies would make a fine replacement and it's about the same length.
TOPIC: picture of you
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, January 27, 2009 8:51:29 AM 
I guess I was the lucky one eh?
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, January 27, 2009 8:42:58 AM 
Complete American Soldier Details Revealed

QUEENSRŸCHE envisions war through the eyes of a soldier with the band's twelfth studio release, the epic concept album "American Soldier". The ambitious album encompasses a dozen songs inspired by numerous interviews with veterans conducted by Geoff Tate, the group's singer and chief songwriter, who was intent on telling their story using their words. After speaking with soldiers who served in various conflicts — from World War II to Iraq — Tate turned their firsthand experiences from the frontlines into an unflinching musical examination of the life of a solider and the consequences of war.

"American Soldier" will be available from Atco/Rhino on March 31 for a suggested list price of $18.98 (CD) and $9.99 (digital).

Tate, Michael Wilton (guitar), Ed Jackson (bass) and Scott Rockenfield (drums) recorded the album in 2008 over the course of nine months. The idea for "American Soldier", Tate says, came from hearing stories from fans that are veterans, as well as his own father, who served in both Korea and Vietnam. "My father was a career military man, but until very recently he never spoke about what he went through," he states. "I think that reticence is true of a lot of veterans, which means most people never truly understand what it means to be a soldier at war. Hearing what he and some of our fans have endured made me want to share their stories with the world. This is an album about the soldiers, for the soldiers, as told by the soldiers themselves."

Those stories resonate at the heart of "American Soldier", imbuing each song with vivid details about both the emotional and physical impacts of war, evoking war zone battles ("Middle Of Hell"), sacrifice ("The Killer"), loss ("If I Were King"), the longing for home ("Remember Me"), and adjusting to society after returning from war ("Man Down!").

Tate recorded many of his interviews with the soldiers, and some dialogue from these discussions is mixed into several of tracks, allowing the soldiers' own words to help tell their compelling stories. The band also brought a few of the soldiers into the studio with them to record vocals. The verses of the track "Unafraid" feature the voices of Chris Devine, a Vietnam veteran, and Sean Lenahan, a veteran of Somalia, recalling their war experiences while Tate provides the anthemic chorus. Also making a guest vocal appearance is Tate's 10-year-old daughter Emily on the gripping duet "Home Again", which examines the emotional toll of war from two perspectives, with Geoff singing from the soldier's point of view and his daughter singing from the viewpoint of the child left behind.

Making the album, Tate says, was an enlightening process. "I was surprised to learn how little has changed through the generations," he reveals. "I spoke with a Vietnam vet whose experience wasn't all that different from a soldier who fought in Somalia almost 30 years later. But what surprised me the most was how antiwar most soldiers are. To me, that makes their sacrifices even more moving."

Soon after the release of "American Soldier", QUEENSRŸCHE will launch an extensive spring tour of the U.S., with international dates to follow later in 2009. The shows will be presented in three suites, with the band performing sets from "American Soldier", "Rage For Order", and "Empire". The first date of the tour will be April 16 at Snoqualmie Casino in the band's hometown of Seattle.

"American Soldier" track listing

01. Sliver
02. Unafraid
03. Hundred Mile Stare
04. At 30,000 Ft.
05. A Dead Man's Words
06. The Killer
07. Middle Of Hell
08. If I Were King
09. Man Down!
10. Remember Me
11. Home Again
12. The Voice

A snippet of the song, "If I Were King" is featured in the new tour commerical for Snoqualmie Casino.


To download the MP3 of the radio spot, click here. (10 seconds of the song's chorus can be heard at the :21-:31 mark.)




Ambitious Plans for Sebastian Bach

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has issued the following update via his official newsletter, dubbed the "Daily DeBachle":

"My plan in 2009 is to release two CDs, if possible. One will be the CD I am working on with Jeffrey Steele and Vicky McGehee, the team that brought you 'Battle with the Bottle' [the song Bach sang on CMT's hit series, 'Gone Country']. The other CD will be a straight-up, hard-ass rocker, the follow-up to 'Angel Down'. I plan on writing this record with my band, Roy Z ['Angel Down' producer who has worked with JUDAS PRIEST, BRUCE DICKINSON, HALFORD and HELLOWEEN] hopefully, and definitely Jamey Jasta of the band HATEBREED. Jamey and I are getting together this month to record some demos. I am not going to make a HATEBREED record, I am going to work on material with Jamey that will be heavy and anthemic but still make sense next to the other CDs I have done. I am also planning on releasing a new DVD in 2009. Can't go into the details quite yet, but there will be more high-quality live DVD material coming your way this year, a la 'Roadrage'. Looks like I will be starting work on the new DVD this month.

"Don't get confused by me doing a 'country' album and a 'rock' album at the same time. I have always hated labels. What I have learned over my lifetime is, I don't make decisions for my voice, my voice makes decisions for me. I have to get out of the way of my own voice so it can be heard loud and clear. My only objective in making CDs is to make them 'good.' Hopefully these two new CDs will fall into this category!"


Anthrax, "Worship Music"

ANTHRAX, one of heavy metal's all-time great acts who, along with SLAYER, METALLICA and MEGADETH, are credited with co-founding the thrash genre, will be returning with "Worship Music", the band's first new studio album in six years and a full-on supporting world tour. "Worship Music" is set for a June release on Megaforce Records. The album marks the studio debut of new singer Dan Nelson who joins longtime members Scott Ian (rhythm guitar), Frank Bello (bass), Charlie Benante (drums), and Rob Caggiano (lead guitar). According to early reports, "Worship Music" is ANTHRAX's heaviest album to date.

In addition, 2009 marks the 25-year anniversary of the release of ANTHRAX's debut album, 1984's "Fistful of Metal". "I can't even process that it's been 25 years," said co-founding member Ian. "It's insane to me, because when you think about it, who does anything for that long, let alone in the same band? Start making a list of bands that are still around 25 years after their first album, and it's going to be a pretty short list."

About ANTHRAX's new "Worship Music", Benante explains, "This album has been in the making for two and half, maybe three years. After the reunion tour ended, we all went our separate ways. I started to write songs again, but I had no voice for them in mind, I didn't know who would be the singer. So Scott, Frankie and I got together and just started putting some songs together. This was pretty much the way 'Spreading the Disease' was done, too — we wrote those songs without a definite singer in mind. Then, in October of 2007, I was talking to Rob Caggiano who said he found this guy in Long Island who he thought would be really good — Dan Nelson. So I did some research, called him up, and flew him out to Chicago."

According to Bello, it didn't take much time to realize that they had found their man. "Dan brought in the obligatory 'breath of fresh air,' but it really WAS. He has a killer voice and he's a good guy, and really fits ANTHRAX. The guy sings like nobody I've heard — I'm really proud of what he's done. This is the new ANTHRAX — yes, it does sound different, but it's in the same heavy/melodic vein. I don't compare it, I just see it as, 'I love the challenge of having a new ANTHRAX.'"

"While making this album," added Nelson, "I found that if I just tried to approach my vocals from the heart, to not over think anything, I could bring a fresh, heavier yet still melodic approach to an already brutal style of music. Being the singer of ANTHRAX has already proven to be a great opportunity to play with great musicians."

Shortly after the lineup was solidified, Nelson was welcomed into the ANTHRAX fold via a true baptism by fire — opening up a pair of sold out shows for the mighty IRON MAIDEN in California. "The second night, we're backstage," recalls Ian, "[IRON MAIDEN singer] Bruce Dickinson came over to our dressing room to say hi, and he says to me, 'Your new singer, Dan, is amazing. I was watching you guys from the side of the stage last night — he totally fits you guys, he's perfect. His voice is incredible and strong. I loved it!' And I was like, 'Would you come inside and tell Dan? He'd love to hear it from you.' We walk in the dressing room and I'm like, 'Where's Dan?' And I hear from the bathroom, 'I'm in here, taking a crap!' It was so great — not that we're looking for validation, but when Bruce Dickinson comes up and is congratulating you on your new singer, it's a pretty cool moment."

With sessions just about to wrap for "Worship Music", Benante already has a few favorite songs that he can't wait for the band's fans to sink their teeth into. "This one song called 'Down Goes the Sun', is probably, for me, the most epic song that I've come up with, it has a lot of life in it. There's a song called 'Earth on Hell', which is a play on the words 'hell on earth.' That could have been on our 'Among the Living' record. There's another song called 'Fight 'Em 'Til You Can't', which is about zombies — who doesn't love a good zombie song?" Other standout tracks include "Vampyres" (Bello: "It's a dark, heavy groove with some serious, amazing vocals and a great, big chorus"), "Crawl" (Bello: "Another dark song, it's going to throw people for a loop"), "The Devil You Know" (Ian: "It's an almost AC/DC groove filtered through an ANTHRAX lens"), and "The Giant" (Ian: "It's so brutally in-your-face").

The release of "Worship Music" also sees ANTHRAX's "return home" to their original label, Megaforce Records. "I just had a nice conversation with Missi Callazzo [Vice President of Megaforce] about how terrific it is to be home again. It's come around full circle. Missi has done above and beyond for this band — including getting us on 'Married...With Children'! Missi absolutely knows how to work a record, she is someone who believes in and lives ANTHRAX, and we haven't had that in a long time. She knows the band inside and out. She's like a sister of ours." Callazzo herself voices the same sentiment. "It is a thrill and an honor to be releasing the new album by such a pioneering artist. — and Megaforce always defined one another and it will be great fun to do it again in 2009."


 Randy Rhoads Documentry Still In Production

Director  of Dakota Pictures is continuing work on the long-awaited documentary film on the life of celebrated rock guitarist Randy Rhoads (OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT). He says, "We began filming this documentary March 19, 2007 and I am hoping by the same time this year that we will finally be done with that aspect of production.

"Two years is a very long time to spend shooting a film; however, not that long for a documentary of this nature.

"I remember reading an article in the Hollywood Reporter several months ago regarding a documentary due out about singer Patti Smith. They were interviewing the director who claimed that it took him seven years from start to finish. I remember thinking that seven years seems like an eternity to work on one project, but as we approach two years, I can now see how that could be possible.

"While shooting all through 2008, we began editing as well. It took eight months just to sift through all of the interviews dealing with the period of 1975-1979 to create a cohesive story from that time period.

Things have slowed for the moment as we have just hired two writers to deliver a narrative script for the voiceover dialogue.

"As for the remaining interviews, in a perfect world there are only six to go. Two of them take place in Australia, one in Arizona and three in Los Angeles. Then there are the re-shoots. Fortunately, we have only found one remaining for the moment, having already re-shot two interviews several months ago.

"This documentary has taken us across the United States more than once, as we have shot in New York, New Jersey, Florida, Nevada to name a few. In addition, we just recently returned from England where we filmed Bernie Tormé, Lindsay Bridgwater, Johnny Cook, Chris Tsangrides, Pete Way, Lee Kerslake, Max Norman and a few surprise interviews. We also shot extensively at Ridge Farm studios where the band lived and recorded for long periods of time while the records were being produced.

"With six interviews to go and ninety seven in the can, I will report again when all the principal photography is complete and the editing is further along."

A number of photos taken at Randy Rhoads's gravesite at the Mountain View Cemetery in San Bernardino, CA on March 19, 2007 to mark the 25th anniversary of Randy's passing have been posted online at this location.

With the blessings of the family of Randy Rhoads, Dakota Pictures and director Peter Margolis began filming the "Randy Rhoads Documentary" in 2007 at the Mountain View Cemetery. In hopes to fully capture the significance of the 25th anniversary of Randy's passing, the filmmakers interviewed as many of Randy's fans as possible.

In 1982, Rhoads, the then-lead guitarist for OZZY OSBOURNE, and two others were killed at Flying Baron Estates, just outside Leesburg, Florida, when their small plane struck Osbourne's tour bus, then crashed into a mansion.

TOPIC: "Classic" songs you hate?!
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, January 22, 2009 11:36:08 AM 
Your in luck. They gave that song a break this time around.
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TOPIC: Your latest Priest purchase
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, January 22, 2009 11:33:20 AM 
Took a while to like it eh? Haha, well I'm glad you do now.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by hellrider 31038 from Wednesday, January 21, 2009 10:15:43 PM)
TOPIC: what albums have you bought recently?
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, January 22, 2009 11:31:11 AM 
I ordered Gorgoroth's Twilight of the Idols album the other day. Can't wait for that. I was gonna order Immortal's Sons of Northern Darkness but they couldn't get it in for some reason, so I just got some Gorgoroth.
TOPIC: FREE SPEAK
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, January 22, 2009 11:29:32 AM 
Pretty much yeah.
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TOPIC: Song Game
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, January 22, 2009 11:26:33 AM 
Shame, Shame, Shame - Ratt
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, January 22, 2009 11:23:53 AM 
New Queensryche Album Artwork and Release Date?

Rhino has reportedly set a March 31 release date for "American Soldier", the new album from Seattle progressive rockers QUEENSRŸCHE. A preview of what appears to be the CD's artwork can be viewed on the poster below (view tiny image in the bottom left-hand corner).

As previously reported, QUEENSRŸCHE will premiere "American Soldier" and perform live on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn on Wednesday, April 1 at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET. Fans are encouraged to speak with QUEENSRŸCHE by calling 1-800-344-ROCK (7625).

For more information, visit RocklineRadio.com.

According to AnybodyListening.net, QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton has revealed that he has recorded all the guitar parts for "American Soldier". He said in an online posting, "I have been slammed with making the deadline for the new QUEENSRŸCHE opus. I recorded all the guitars this time so it should sound more like the original 'RŸCHE."

QUEENSRŸCHE's twelfth studio album, "American Soldier", is a concept effort which finds the band once again tackling some heavy subject matter, this time focusing on telling the story of war from a firsthand perspective. Singer and chief songwriter Geoff Tate has spent the last few years conducting extensive interviews with veterans and has crafted their thoughts into this epic tale. "American Soldier" examines American wars from World War II through Iraq from the viewpoint of those in the trenches and on the frontlines. Following the album's release, QUEENSRŸCHE plans to present tracks from the album live on an extensive spring tour of the U.S., with international dates to follow later in 2009.

"American Soldier" will contain 12 tracks, including the following:

* Dead Man's Words
* Unafraid
* 100 Mile Stare
* At Thirty Thousand Feet
* Man Down
* Remember Me
* If I Were King

A snippet of the song, "If I Were King" is featured in the new tour commerical for Snoqualmie Casino.

To download the MP3 of the radio spot, click here. (10 seconds of the song's chorus can be heard at the :21-:31 mark.)




Sebastian Bach Speaks out Against Downloading, etc.

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has defended his practice of removing videos from YouTube that contain officially released recordings that he appears on.

A registered member of Bach's official message board who has used some of SKID ROW's music in his World Of Warcraft YouTube videos wrote in an online post that he received five e-mails from a YouTube representative saying that "a copyright owner has claimed content in one of your videos." Insisting that his YouTube clips were made "just for fun" and are nothing more than "just captures of a game" with music dubbed over them, the Bach/SKID ROW fan, who goes by the name "baranthalas", wrote, "What I would like to know is, is Bach or other guys in SKID ROW are in charge of copyright issues of SKID ROW songs? Because in my videos songs like 'Slave To The Grind' or 'Livin' On A Chain Gang' are perfect! . . . I want to use those songs [in] my movies. So help me out, who should I send [an] email [to regarding] this issue?"

In response to "baranthalas"' question, Bach wrote in the same thread, "This is so crazy to me. I know you don't mean any harm in using my music for your videos, but what every person under 30, it seems like, doesn't realize: we make our living by making music. No one has the right but us, the musicians, to upload our music to the Internet! It is so insane to me that anyone even wants to be in a band anymore sometimes. If you upload our song to your site, why would someone go buy the CD? If they can go to your site and hear it for free? It's absolutely unbelievable. It's also like beating your head against a wall.

"If I see any 'Roadrage' [a film by Sebastian Bach which was included in last summer's limited-edition 'Angel Down' CD/DVD package], 'Angel Down', 'Forever Wild' [Bach's official DVD], 'Jesus Christ Superstar', 'Jekyll & Hide', anything that I did not consent to be on the Internet, I have it taken down. It's nobody's right but mine to put my art on the Internet. Bootlegs are different. They are not supposed to be professional-looking or sounding, so I don't really care so much about that. But if I put a CD out or a DVD, and put my name on it, it makes me furious to see it all being given away for free and there is next to nothing I can do about it.

"Ace [referring to another registered member of the Bach message board, Acekicken, who in November 2008 launched a 'countdown' to the release of Sebastian's next studio album], you know that countdown you got goin'? Add about another 10 years onto that, because it's shit like this that make me and a lot of other musicians say, 'Fuck this.' No one has intentionally done anything wrong; it's just assumed these days if you make music than it should be free. This does NOT exactly make us all run skip and jump into the studio as quick as we can. It's like the dude in THE WHITE STRIPES said: 'Playing music now is like being a carpenter and all the work has left town.'

"I would suggest if you want music for your video game videos, learn how to play an instrument, write a song, record it, and use it in your video. Because I have to feed my children and pay my bills with mine."



TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, January 19, 2009 9:53:30 PM 

Thought you might be interested.

The legendary guitarists of METALLICA, Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield, have worked with ESP Guitars to create their newest additions to the ESP and LTD Signature Series. The ESP KH-2 Ouija and LTD KH-Ouija are the latest models from Hammett, while the new James Hetfield model is the ESP Iron Cross.

"As most METALLICA fans know, the original Ouija model was a custom created for Kirk, and only a handful were made," says Matt Masciandaro, ESP President. "Not only are we bringing back the Ouija for the first time in more than a decade, but we're offering it in a white finish for the first time ever. For the Iron Cross, we're offering the guitar that James has been using for much of METALLICA's 'Death Magnetic' world tour, and will only be making this model during 2009.”

Available in limited quantities during 2009 only, the new Ouija model remains true to the original, with a neck-thru-body 25.5" scale design, alder body, maple neck, 24XJ frets, Gotoh tuners, an original Floyd Rose bridge, EMG 81 (B) / 60 (N) active pickups, and is available in both black and white finishes. Upgrades to the original model include mirror inlays and an ebony fingerboard.

The LTD KH-Ouija offers similar features to the ESP version, substituting a 1000-Series Floyd Rose bridge, ESP tuners, and a rosewood fingerboard (and is only available in black).

Available in limited quantities during 2009 only, the ESP James Hetfield Signature Iron Cross is currently featured on METALLICA's "Death Magnetic" world tour. Painstaking effort has gone into recreating every nuance of James' original guitar, while adding some new appointments to make it a truly unique signature ESP. Features include a set-neck, 24.75" scale, mahogany body with maple cap, mahogany neck, 22 XJ EVO "Gold" Ni- Free alloy frets, distressed gold hardware that includes Sperzel locking tuners, Schaller straplocks, Tonepros Locking bridge and tailpiece, and special EMG 81 (B) / 60 (N) active pickups with distressed gold covers. The guitar's finish is a highly distressed black with a gold racing stripe and a metal iron cross on the body top.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3RxFvWHozk&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=112778

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDPHI5tXZz4&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=112778

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV3UTw1ajqM&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=112778

TOPIC: JP with 2 Grammy nominations
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, January 18, 2009 9:43:09 PM 
I'd love to hear that personally.
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, January 18, 2009 9:28:11 PM 
Motorhead Scheduled Tour Dates

MOTÖRHEAD has scheduled the following dates:

Mar. 06 - UAE, Dubai Desert Rock, Festival
Apr. 10 - Argentina, Buenos Aires, Estadio Malvinas
Apr. 15 - Brazil, Goiania, Clube Jaó
Apr. 17 - Brazil, Recife, Chevrolet Hall
Apr. 18 - Brazil, Sao Paulo, Via Funchal
Jul. 02 - Romania, B'est Fest / Bucharest, Romexpo

MOTÖRHEAD took part in its first record-signing in Europe since 1992 on December 10, 2008 at Media Markt in Bäckebol (about 10 minutes of the city center), Gothenburg, Sweden. The event, which was held a few hours before the band's show at Scandinavium with AIRBOURNE and WITCHCRAFT, was attended by around 300 people. Fans were being asked to provide only one item per person to be signed but Lemmy and the rest of the band reportedly autographed everything that was being placed in front of them.

Photos can be found at www.rocknblog.se.

MOTÖRHEAD's previously announced Musink tour with SOCIAL DISTORTION, which was scheduled to launch January 30, 2009, was canceled due to the current economic climate.

On November 21, Walt Disney Pictures released "Bolt", starring the voices of John Travolta and Miley Cyrus, and featuring MOTÖRHEAD's song "Dog-Face Boy" from the band's "Sacrifice" album. The song is in a mailroom scene where a young worker is listening to it on his headphones and inadvertently wraps super-dog Bolt up in a box that gets shipped off to New York City.

Stranger things have happened, as Disney isn't the first to pick up on the MOTÖRHEAD mystique: there was a MOTÖRHEAD song in the "SpongeBob SquarePants" movie, too. Just goes to show you that there are MOTÖRHEAD fans of all ages everywhere. And says Lemmy, the band's indestructible and renowned leader, "It's never too early to get the kids started on our music!"


International Blastbeat Day: January 29th

Alexis Petridis of The Guardian reports that James Hoare, deputy editor of Terrorizer magazine is agitating to have January 29 declared International Blastbeat Celebration Day. The idea started out as a joke on Good Bad Music for Bad, Bad Times, a remarkable blog written by Erich Keller, a European literature student and former frontman of acclaimed Swiss grindcore band FEAR OF GOD.

"A blastbeat is a kind of very, very rapid repeat hitting of the drums, usually in excess of 180bpms, so it sounds kind of like an apocalyptic typing pool," explains Hoare. "Most people associate it with NAPALM DEATH and EXTREME NOISE TERROR, because there was that period when John Peel was playing them a lot in the late '80s and NAPALM DEATH's drummer Mick Harris came up with the name, but blastbeats crop up in some of the strangest places. The BEASTIE BOYS used one on one of their early punk records, 'Pollywog Stew'." He thinks for a moment. "It's difficult to say what its appeal is, really. I think it's just because it's extreme."

Read the entire article from The Guardian.
TOPIC: Your Classic Heavy Metal Album Of The Day
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, January 16, 2009 1:06:32 PM 
That is a damn good greatest hits Cd.
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, January 16, 2009 12:56:21 PM 
Lars Ulrich Interview

Greg Kot of ChicagoTribune.com recently conducted an interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

ChicagoTribune.com: "Death Magnetic" was portrayed as a conscious return to the style of your '80s albums. Do you agree?

Ulrich: It didn't start that way. We just wanted to make the best record possible. We had a weird taboo relationship with our early records that we felt scared to revisit because we'd be in some way cheapening them. Rick [Rubin] made us feel pretty good about doing that: going back and not copying, but trying to put ourselves in the same head space as much as possible. ... Rick felt that none of our records had ever captured the frenetic energy that we get in a live situation. Our records always got watered down in execution. He wanted us to play together, lock in with each other, and play with energy in a really connected way instead of overdubbing and being all perfect.

ChicagoTribune.com: How do you respond to accusations that the record was botched in the mixing process and sounds distorted?

Ulrich: A METALLICA record is too loud for people? That's a statement in itself. The irony of that. Welcome to the world of digital recordings, compression overload, MP3's. People are moving in a different direction and things are becoming more linear, less dynamic. We can't put out records for every niche in our fan base. We attract such a diverse group of people, we can't please everybody. METALLICA has made career out of doing what we need to do for ourselves … I love the way the album sounds. Rick pushed it as far as he needs to go. Did he push it too far, farther than some people wanted? Absolutely. In a world of compression, maybe it's too hot for some people. But there is some perverse beauty in knowing that a METALLICA record is considered too loud.

ChicagoTribune.com: Did you read the reviews of the record? Do you care?

Ulrich: We read the reviews. If an artist of any magnitude says he doesn't read reviews, I'd say 99 percent of them are lying. We follow criticisms and evaluations of what we do without necessarily affecting what we do. You can read reviews without altering creative process, without turning into a parody. … [But] we made a bunch of top-10 lists. There is so much goodwill and positive energy. It's the best-received album since the "black" album 200 years ago [the self-titled 1991 album]. It's doing as well or better than anyone expected.

ChicagoTribune.com: But for a long time anger was a necessary ingredient in METALLICA's music. How do you maintain that when things are so settled?

Ulrich: That's the $64,000 question. Is it necessary? I would answer back. I don't have the answer. If we can spit out a record like "Death Magnetic" 27 years into a career, it can't be that bad. I was listening to [the 1988 METALLICA song] "Dyers Eve" the other night. Incredible lyrics, but James isn't that guy anymore. I think there is such validity in what is coming out of him now. It doesn't necessarily succeed or fail on whether his anger can get up to "Dyers Eve" level. There are enough other things that work to keep it from being comical. Rubin would tell us if it gets comical. I know there are 5 or 10 out there who feel it's comical, but the majority feel there is something left. Otherwise, I hope we'd be the first ones out of here.

Read the entire interview from ChicagoTribune.com. 


Nightwish Frontwoman Explains Issues In The Band

The latest issue of MeNaiset, the most popular women's magazine in Finland, features a cover story on NIGHTWISH frontwoman Anette Olzon. The Swedish singer was interviewed for the article, which focuses on Anette's personal life and the behind-the-scenes politics that comes along with being in one of Finland's biggest rock exports.

According to Anette, she had a meltdown during the band's recent South American tour and walked offstage halfway through NIGHTWISH's concert in Belo Horizonte, Brazil because she lost her voice after being exposed to an excessive amount of smoke.

Olzon: "It's a big deal for a singer to lose his or her voice on stage. On the other hand, if the same situation had arisen six months earlier, I definitely wouldn't have walked off stage. Also the stress and the bad vibe within the band reached a boling point in Brazil."

Anette says the atmosphere on the road was tense and she had a hard time dealing with the stress that comes along with being away from home for weeks at a time.

"[The other guys in NIGHTWISH] have had ten years of experience in this business," she says. "I only have two years under my belt. When people become tired of each other, they become alienated from one another. Every group needs a war sometimes and we hadn't had one in the entire time I have been in the band. We spent our time tiptoeing around each other rather than arguing.

She continued: "A big fight clears the air. Everyone was tired but we got everything resolved. There's no point in dwelling on the past; you have to think ahead. On stage, though, everything is fine and we all have fun. The hassles away from the stage are the cause of most of the stress. It's not just about music; you have to constantly deal with new people and things around you."

One of the changes that Anette made is that she hired a well-known Swedish manager to handle her personal affairs. Olzon believes that in the long run, the expertise of a big company like the one she is currently working with will also help King Foo Entertaiment, which manages NIGHTWISH.

Olzon: "It was a hard decision for me [to hire a personal manager] because I didn't want problems with the band. I said that I have different needs in these areas than the rest of the guys. I, for example, need clothing sponsors which doesn't interest the rest of the band. Now I have a person who will be able to take care of that kind of stuff."

The fact that her new manager is Swedish has helped Anette deal with the business end of things better. Against her initial expectations, working in English has proved to be a little bit more complicated for Anette. There is also the fact that King Foo has worked with the NIGHTWISH guys for ten years and is therefore more at their service.

Anette emphasizes that her decision to hire a personal manager is more about making practical things run more smoothly than an attempt to create division or separate herself from the rest of the band. Now she doesn't have to get snappy if the band's manager hasn't done something and the rest of the group doesn't have to worry about Anette's special needs.

Olzon: "I now understand that [original NIGHTWISH singer] Tarja Turunen surely had a good reason to have her own manager and so do I. That doesn't affect my desire to be in the band, though. I believe this decision will help all of us."

Artists who are required to do a lot of traveling as part of their jobs have different ways of making themselves feel at home. For Anette, one way to achieve this was to tattoo the name of her son, Seth, on her right leg. The boy, who is old enough to attend school, is the apple of Anette's eye. Even though she spends a lot of time away from home, Anette — who divorced Seth's father after she joined NIGHTWISH — beams with excitement when talking about the normal, everyday things she does with her son.

Olzon: "Of course, it's hard sometimes. When I'm away a lot, he asks when he can come and join me on the road. We [NIGHTWISH] rarely play near my home, and he has his school, so the visits on tour don't happen very often. I still feel great knowing how proud of me Seth is."

Anette says her son loves the entire group. The bandmembers are his idols and he wants to be a guitarist when he grows up.

One of Seth's favorite moments took place when NIGHTWISH performed at the Metaltown festival in Gothenburg, Sweden.

"Seth came onstage to bow with us," says Anette. "I, of course, want to protect him, but I had to allow him that chance. He says that it was so cool to be on stage that he wants to come along next time and he decided to become a rock star when he grows up."






Guitar Hero: Metallica Release Date

According to a posting on METALLICA's official web site, the Guitar Hero: Metallica game will be released in North America on March 29 for Xbox 360 and Sony Playstation 3. Europeans will get the game in early May. Nintendo Wii and PS2 will follow later in the spring, also most likely in early May.

METALLICA is only the second act to get its own version of Guitar Hero, following last year's AEROSMITH game. METALLICA frontman James Hetfield told The Pulse of Radio some of the reasons why his band has embraced the video game phenomenon. "A lot of kids that maybe wanted to play guitar, or even, especially adults that wanted to play guitar and never did, they're getting a chance to somewhat live a little bit of that in their living room or whatever it is," he said. "And it's a good way to get your music out there. With all the big record stores closing up, getting music to people, it's getting a little limiting. But there are many places, new places to explore, and one of them is Guitar Hero."

METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo told The Pulse of Radio about the extensive motion-capture process that the band has to go through in order to make them come to life in the game. "We're basically in wetsuits, and you've got all these little tassels, what would be like tassels on your body, that helps trigger the image in the computer," he said. "It's like a performance in a wetsuit, so you're very hot, you're up there, you're headbanging, you're under the lights, but it's a workout. You know, they usually want you to do a song, like, five times or more, so it's a lot of work."

A post at the METALLICA web site revealed that the new game "allows you to play as us in either single instrument or band career game modes in your choice of some famous settings or new venues with in-the-round staging."

The game will include 28 METALLICA songs, as well as tracks from ALICE IN CHAINS, FOO FIGHTERS, QUEEN, MACHINE HEAD and others.

According to gaming site 1UP.com, Guitar Hero: Metallica will include a new difficulty level for drummers, featuring double bass drum pedals, along with new METALLICA guitar tones.


Michael Wilton Recorded All Guitars For New Queensryche Album

According to AnybodyListening.net, QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton has revealed that he has recorded all the guitar parts for the band's upcoming album, "American Soldier". He said in an online posting, "I have been slammed with making the deadline for the new QUEENSRŸCHE opus. I recorded all the guitars this time so it should sound more like the original 'RŸCHE."

Due in April 2009 via Rhino, QUEENSRŸCHE's twelfth studio album, "American Soldier", is a concept effort which finds the band once again tackling some heavy subject matter, this time focusing on telling the story of war from a firsthand perspective. Singer and chief songwriter Geoff Tate has spent the last few years conducting extensive interviews with veterans and has crafted their thoughts into this epic tale. "American Soldier" examines American wars from World War II through Iraq from the viewpoint of those in the trenches and on the frontlines. Following the album's release, QUEENSRŸCHE plans to present tracks from the album live on an extensive spring tour of the U.S., with international dates to follow later in 2009.

"American Soldier" will contain 12 tracks, including the following:

* Dead Man's Words
* Unafraid
* 100 Mile Stare
* At Thirty Thousand Feet
* Man Down
* Remember Me
* If I Were King

A snippet of the song, "If I Were King" is featured in the new tour commerical for Snoqualmie Casino.

To download the MP3 of the radio spot, click here. (10 seconds of the song's chorus can be heard at the :21-:31 mark)


Edited at: Friday, January 16, 2009 1:04:59 PM
TOPIC: Are Priest still metal?
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, January 16, 2009 12:51:03 PM 
I'll stay out of this thread sure, but not because you said so, but because you too much a fuckin idiot to even hold a respectful conversation that isn't ignorant as shit, like you are, so I'll be off now.
TOPIC: Are Priest still metal?
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, January 16, 2009 12:43:52 PM 
Oh my god...... are you seriously that stupid?

I KNOW you didn't say any of that, I!!! said that, not you. I only said it BECAUSE you were doing the exact same fucking thing to ME. JEsus Christ buddy, do you really have that much trouble following a conversation? READ THE FUCKING WORDS.

And no Iron Maiden on piano isn't pathetic, your just a closed minded ignorant fuck that doesn't even understand or appreciate music in general.
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TOPIC: REVIEW OF NOSTRADAMUS
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, January 15, 2009 11:19:46 AM 
That was harsh Blood Sucker, you really think it's that bad?
TOPIC: Song Game
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, January 15, 2009 11:12:08 AM 
Whorehouse Blues - Motorhead
TOPIC: what albums have you bought recently?
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, January 15, 2009 11:02:36 AM 
Fuck man that's a steal. Pick up the Dvd next, it's amazing.
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, January 15, 2009 10:51:15 AM 
McBrain Inducted into Drum Legends Hall of Fame

IRON MAIDEN's Nicko McBrain was inducted into Guitar Center's "Drum-Legends" Hall of Fame on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at Guitar Center's Drum-Off grand finals in Los Angeles. McBrain also performed the MAIDEN classics "The Trooper" and "Hallowed Be Thy Name" at the event, which was held at the historic Music Box at Fonda Theater. The show also featured performances from drumming greats Jason Bittner (SHADOWS FALL), an exclusive collaboration by Thomas Pridgen (MARS VOLTA) and Thomas Lang and a headlining performance by PAPA ROACH. The evening was hosted by Stephen Perkins (JANE'S ADDICTION).


And it's official, Metallica are being inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame.
TOPIC: Are Priest still metal?
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, January 15, 2009 10:46:27 AM 
I understand that you have your own opinions and I respect them, BUT to deny simple and well known facts like metal having a good size of classical/orchestral influence is completely ignorant and close minded. Just being the guitars aren't crunch crunch doesn't mean its not metal. Things were metal because crunch was even brought into metal.
TOPIC: Are Priest still metal?
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, January 15, 2009 10:41:36 AM 
I only said you were or thought those things because you were doing the exact same thing to me. Assuming, so are you gonna stop doing that or what? As soon as you do, I will too.

I didn't say classical was my favorite style of music, or metal with classical elements, I love it all the same though.

I agree that Rush aren't metal, there just prog rock, still a good band though.

But I don't see how Iron Maiden songs done on piano is sad though. They sound amazing. Like I said, they sound as if they were written on piano's originally. Not all bands music can do that, but some do. And there's nothing sad about being able to play an instrument other then guitar and drums. If anything, piano is more challanging then guitar simple because your playing the guitar oriented parts and the bass parts all at the same time. And controlling different effects with your foot too, like making notes sustain and whatnot.
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, January 14, 2009 9:51:11 PM 

Metallica Vocal Secrets

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhrUH5hZo5o

TOPIC: Are Priest still metal?
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, January 13, 2009 10:59:33 AM 
Really? Wow I didn't know that haha. There is a reason Ripper is not considered one of the top 4 metal singers, and Rob. But if he likes Tim over Rob, fair enough, but to say Ripper is a better singer, that's just retarded haha.

But again, he's pretty ignorant to facts of things and how things are. Probably not even aware that there is a difference between Singers and Vocalists. 

Singers:
Rob Halford
Bruce Dickinson
Goeff Tate
Ronnie James Dio can also sing when he chooses.

Vocalists:
Ripper
James Hetfield
Tom Araya
Axl Rose for the most part. He ain't much of a singer.

Also for Numero Uno on the arguement of metal and classical/orchestra whatever arguement:

Look up some Iron Maiden songs done on Piano on youtube. You might be surprised how "classical" they are. And if you actually argue that Maiden aren't a metal band, I'm gonna have to assume you have something wrong with you.
This is the arguement I've been saying. METAL HAS CLASSICAL elements that work amazingly well with orchestras and whatnot. NOT all of it is or can, but for the most part, most of it does work well. Whether you want to admit it or not. But then again I wouldn't expect you to know that really because all you listen to is screaming heavy metal 24/7. Open your mind man, I don't want to argue with you over what you think isn't a fact, but actually is.

Back to Maiden songs on Piano. If you put an orchestra behind that, it'd sound amazing and exactly like those old composers hundreds of years ago, EXACTLY. Listen to Sanitarium done on the piano (the not thrash parts), it sounds like it was written for piano. 

Now bands like Slayer and what not don't work well, because that would sound like shit on a piano. 

Look at all the bands that have used orchestras in there music and it turned out great.

Priest.
Metallica.
Maiden.
Scorpions.
Nightwish.
etc.

About the Metal: A Headbanger's Journey, because I know your too ignorant to even read my post:

I didn't form any of my opinions or even pretty much learned anything from the movie that I don't already know. It's just a very well done documentry on metal, and most of it's genres in general. Have you seen it? If you did, you'll know the thing I'm talking about at the first of it when he explains the connection to classical music. 

And like I said IN MY OTHER POST. I didn't learn that from the DVD, I've been saying that for years because I realized the connection by myself, because I have an open mind to ALL types of music. Not saying that's better, it just helps a lot forming opinions and respecting music.
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TOPIC: picture of you
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, January 13, 2009 10:48:06 AM 

Funny, the same could be said of you. No "mature" at all. I don't who you are or how long you've been here, but the only reason people are siding against you is because..... can you guess it? Your a dick? Being an assfuck? Yeah that's the reason, we respect each other around here. Just because it's a forum doesn't mean these people haven't met each other or actually KNOW each other in real life. Most of us don't, but some do, keep that in mind. We all come on here to discuss music, and whatever else comes about. Nobody goes on the internet to get harrassed or made fun of, and if that's the ONLY thing you do on the internet, you should really get a life. Not saying you do that, just  stating the fact, if someone does that, they need a life.


  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by blood red skies/dreamer from Tuesday, January 13, 2009 12:03:39 AM)
TOPIC: Are Priest still metal?
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, January 13, 2009 10:37:48 AM 
Oh for fuck's sake buddy, it's not hard to tell your an ignorant shit that really NEEDS top open his mind. 

READ MY POST, it's not hard to tell you haven't dont that either. I don't need a goddamn film to tell me what is and isn't. I form my own opinions from what i see and hear. How fucking old are you buddy? You sure as hell don't come off as an adult, at all.

If you seriously think ONE genre of music is good for you, fair enough, but it's a FACT your missing out on an awful lot of good music. Even try different SUB-genres if really feel like you can't branch out and open your mind. Fuck buddy, I bet your even a homophobe haha.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Numero Uno from Monday, January 12, 2009 1:22:55 PM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, January 13, 2009 10:33:32 AM 
Twisted Sister Guitarist Interview

Metal Asylum recently conducted an interview with TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Metal Asylum: Were there any other TWISTED SISTER shows professionally recorded that you wanted to release instead of the one at the Astoria, or was the Astoria show planned for DVD?

Jay Jay: We knew that show was great, but we didn't know how it was going to translate to tape, which you never know until you see the playback. So we knew the night was special because everybody in the band walked off the stage and said it was special. We knew the night was special because the crowd went completely insane (not that they always don't go insane) but there is levels of insanity. They went absolutely insane, and it was England, and we have a history of somehow rising to the occasion in that country. The night before we headlined a big festival in the Midlands and Brian Johnson from AC/DC came up and played with us, and that was special because we revere AC/DC. So that was special. So the stars we aligned per say and the show was great. The original thought was the show at the Astoria would be shot for pay-per-view and then we forgot about it. Ummm… then occasionally I'd have conversations with the record label and they said, "We gotta take a look at this show." We have a mutual friend, Hayley Warren, who is a rock/metal DJ in England who also happens to be a video producer (who has done a few projects) and she said she would love to have a crack at this concert. So I said, "What would it be like if a fan edited our concert?" We gave her three songs and said, "Go for it." We mixed three songs in the studio, sent the raw tracks to Haley, she edited it, we watched them and said, "Geez, that's exactly what we thought it was." So we commissioned her to do it and then the label said, "Let's make it a two-for-one package to make it worthwhile," and that's what we did. Are there other shows in the can? Yeah, but you have to be judicious on how you spread out your product. We have many labels — Eagle Rock, Demolition, Rhino — and we you have that many partners you can't screw anyone over. You have to spread these things out. Last Christmas we had a DVD out, this year we have the "Live at the Astoria" DVD. Next May it will be the 25th anniversary of the album "Stay Hungry", so Rhino is going to do a re-release of the album with the remastered original record, plus a new song we just recorded called "30", plus six or seven alternate versions of the songs from "Stay Hungry", plus six or seven songs from the sessions that never were on the album. So we have a lot of product to space out. Look, don't these rap artists still release records ten years after they are dead?? [Laughs] Isn't it amazing that Biggie Smalls continues to release records even after he is dead and 2 Pac seems to have a new album out every year? Brilliant! I mean, let's record four hundred songs and have our wives release them every few years. So like that, we are also trying to elongate the legacy of TWISTED SISTER.

Metal Asylum: I have read that TWISTED SISTER will be taking off the makeup after the anniversary celebration for "Stay Hungry". Is this true?

Jay Jay: Yes, that is what we will do after the 25th-anniversary tour.

Metal Asylum: Do you feel the fans may be disappointed since it has only been about six years since the band started touring again with the makeup?

Jay Jay: Here, let me tell you a story. This past summer we played many festivals and one of the best we played since we came back was a one day festival in Holland. I think it was a Monsters of Rock or something like that. Imagine this as a fan…. you get KANSAS, REO SPEEDWAGON, MOTÖRHEAD, WHITESNAKE, TWISTED SISTER, KISS, DEF LEPPARD, JOURNEY in one afternoon. You get two stages and just hit after hit after hit. These European festivals are the best. We never played with KISS so we were thinking this is our chance to take them out; you know, it's like a bloodsport with us. So what happens, the band gets to the festival. Dee's [Snider, vocals] flight leaves really late from New York due to a rain storm, in fact it leaves so late Dee's on the tarmac in New York city waiting for the plane to take off, goes to sleep, wakes up still in New York. He lands one hour before we are to go on stage, two hours away by car. So we had to helicopter him in and couldn't go on stage with any stage clothes. So for the first time we have to go on stage with t-shirts and jeans. Now let's put this in perspective: it's us, MOTÖRHEAD, JOURNEY, KISS, DEF LEPPARD, and we want to be at our possible best, right?? And we walk on stage with t-shirts and jeans. The next day in the paper there is a review of the festival. Reviewer says great festival, great bands. But TWISTED SISTER was the only band who had a picture in the paper. What did they say about the other bands? "As great as KISS and all these other bands are, TWISTED SISTER was the only band that resonated with everyone." So what does that tell you about the makeup and if the fans will be disappointed? It's not gonna make much of a difference.

Metal Asylum: What are TWISTED SISTER's plans for 2009?

Jay Jay: We will be touring Europe and the U.S. playing "Stay Hungry" start to finish and since "A Twisted Christmas" was so successful we will be pursuing the "Twisted Christmas" musical project but I urge fans to check with the TWISTED SISTER website for updates on all these projects and events.

Metal Asylum: Now after TWISTED SISTER take off the makeup, will you still play shows under the BENT BROTHER moniker?

Jay Jay: Oh, well, that's gonna be difficult because now maybe BENT BROTHER will turn into TWISTED SISTER. [Laughs] Actually that's kinda funny. I didn't think of that one. Since BENT BROTHER is the ultimate TWISTED SISTER band, maybe BENT BROTHER will be so annoyed that TWISTED SISTER isn't wearing makeup that they insist upon it for occasional shows.

You can read the rest of the interview at Metal Asylum.

Photos of TWISTED SISTER's "Twisted Sister, A Twisted Christmas On Broadway" holiday extravaganza, which was held on December 5, 2008 at the Nokia Theatre in New York City, can be found on the BrooklynVegan web site. The show featured the band performing songs its now-classic rockin' holiday CD and DVD, "A Twisted Christmas", with a special guest appearance by '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford, including "I'll Be Home For Christmas", "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", "Deck The Halls", and "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" inspired by their biggest hit, "We're Not Gonna Take It". 


Entire New Kreator Album Available For Streaming

"Hordes Of Chaos", the brand new album from German thrashers KREATOR, is available for streaming in its entirety at the web site of MTV Germany.

KREATOR will release "Hordes Of Chaos" in Europe on January 19, 2009 via SPV Records (except in Germany, where it will be issued on January 16). The CD will arrive in the U.S. on January 13.

The new album will be available in three different versions. The jewel case edition includes the ten regular album songs, and the deluxe version features an additional bonus DVD with an atmospheric making-of in super-8 quality courtesy of a Berlin filmmaker. As a third option, the ultra-deluxe version comes with a t-shirt, a worthwhile photo book and an extended version of the bonus DVD, as well as the CD.

The "Hordes Of Chaos" artwork was created once again by Joachim Luetke. Luetke designed the artwork for KREATOR's last album, "Enemy Of God", as well as past releases from bands like DIMMU BORGIR, ARCH ENEMY and RAGE.

"Hordes Of Chaos" track listing:

Limited Edition:

01. Hordes Of Chaos (A Necrologue For The Elite)
02. Warcurse
03. Escalation
04. Amok Run
05. Destroy What Destroys You
06. Radical Resistance
07. Absolute Misanthropy
08. To The Afterborn
09. Corpses Of Liberty
10. Demon Prince

Bonus DVD

* The Making of "Hordes Of Chaos" directed by Stephanie von Beauvais; Running time: approximately 20 minutes

Jewel Case:

01. Hordes Of Chaos (A Necrologue For The Elite)
02. Warcurse
03. Escalation
04. Amok Run
05. Destroy What Destroys You
06. Radical Resistance
07. Absolute Misanthropy
08. To The Afterborn
09. Corpses Of Liberty
10. Demon Prince

LP:

Side 1:

01. Hordes Of Chaos (A Necrologue For The Elite)
02. Warcurse
03. Escalation
04. Amok Run
05. Destroy What Destroys You

Side 2:

06. Radical Resistance
07. Absolute Misanthropy
08. To The Afterborn
09. Corpses Of Liberty
10. Demon Prince

A teaser for the CD can be viewed below.

According to a press release, "Hordes Of Chaos" is "a powerhouse featuring rigorous thrash attacks and KREATOR's familiarly intelligent lyrics about self-determination and the dangers of contemporary war propaganda."

"Hordes Of Chaos" was recorded at Berlin's Tritonus studios under the direction of producer Moses Schneider. Schneider is renowned for his fresh and exceptionally dynamic working methods with bands and artists such as BEATSTEAKS and TOCOTRONIC.

"We consciously decided on Moses as our producer for the live recording of the basic tracks at the studio," band mastermind Mille Petrozza explains. "This was the first time since 'Pleasure To Kill' that we worked in this way. The new album is a 100% realistic reflection of KREATOR's live qualities. Instead of exploring every little detail to sterile perfection with the help of computer technology, this time around we wanted to deliver as dynamic a production as possible. There can be no doubt that we've achieved our target in 'Hordes Of Chaos'." The album was mixed in London by Colin Richardson (SLIPKNOT, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, CRADLE OF FILTH).

KREATOR is putting the finishing touches on its new video for the title track of "Hordes Of Chaos". The clip was shot on November 2 in Berlin, Germany with director Jörn Heitmann (RAMMSTEIN), who has also worked on the band's video for the song "Enemy Of God".





TOPIC: The Deep Freeze Well Wishers Thread
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, January 12, 2009 8:06:35 AM 
BAH! 3.5 inches in nothing! Try 2 feet!
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by METALMANJP from Thursday, December 18, 2008 11:03:09 AM)
TOPIC: Are Priest still metal?
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, January 12, 2009 7:18:49 AM 
Well if you actually READ my post, you wouldn't have even said that buddy, learn to read before you try top argue... seriously man. How far did you get into my post? Like the first sentence?....... 

  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Numero Uno from Friday, January 09, 2009 9:32:28 AM)
TOPIC: Are Priest still metal?
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, January 12, 2009 7:17:46 AM 
And you need to open your mind to something other then screaming heavy metal 24/7.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Numero Uno from Sunday, January 11, 2009 4:06:03 PM)
TOPIC: Song Game
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, January 12, 2009 7:15:34 AM 
Rock and Roll Children  - Dio
TOPIC: picture of you
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, January 12, 2009 7:14:58 AM 
I envy your T-shirt haha.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by I.M.P. from Monday, January 12, 2009 12:48:03 AM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, January 12, 2009 7:12:45 AM 
Steven Tyler Interview

Elle recently conducted an interview with AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Elle: What can you tell me about your first sexual experience?

Steven Tyler: It was at the age of seven with twins.

Elle: Where does a boy go to find naughty prepubescent twins?

Steven Tyler: They sat next to me in the church choir. They were French.

Elle: At that age, I can't imagine you got the full ménage à trois.

Steven Tyler: They took me home one day, and we had a you-show-me-yours-I'll-show-you-mine session. Isn't that great? You know, I look at their pictures now and think to myself, How much sweeter does it get? And isn't it crazy that my ex-wife Teresa was a twin and my girlfriend now is a twin?

Elle: So in your marriage to Teresa, was there ever any serious talk of bringing the other twin into the bedroom?

Steven Tyler: I asked her for years and I got so smacked down.

Elle: Over the years, your relationship with AEROSMITH's guitarist Joe Perry has been more contentious than many bad marriages, but you still play together. How do you manage that relationship?

Steven Tyler: There's that famous saying, "This thing is bigger than both of us." Some guys will have terrible feelings about an ex-wife they had a child with, but after giving birth to something so beautiful, how can you hate that person? We've given birth to those songs.

Elle: Has any female celebrity ever shunned your advances?

Steven Tyler: Never. I'm a persistent motherfucker. I'm very sensual and very rhythm-oriented and into poetry. Women can feel that.

Elle: Tell me a story of public humiliation that involves a woman.

Steven Tyler: I can't really think about anything other than things I really don't want to talk about — like divorces, or my girlfriend, Erin, getting in a fight in a club defending my honor, and then people saying she got me on drugs, which is the furthest thing from the truth. That's the press for you.

Elle: How exactly did your girlfriend defend your honor?

Steven Tyler: A girl was sitting on my lap too long, and my girlfriend just threw her off. It turned into a brawl.

Elle: But the question remains: Why was this girl sitting in your lap for so long?

Steven Tyler: That might have been my fault.

Read the entire interview from Elle.com.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, January 12, 2009 7:10:57 AM 
Chuck Billy Comments On "Christmas Metal Symphony"

TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy has commented on his appearance at the "Christmas Metal Symphony" show, which was held December 28, 2008 at 013, Tilburg, Holland.

The concert included appearances by such renowned hard rock and heavy metal artists as Doro Pesch, Chuck Billy, Russell Allen (SYMPHONY X), Mats Levén (THERION, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN), Johan Edlund (TIAMAT), Ian Parry (CONSORTIUM PROJECT, ELEGY), Marcela Bovio (STREAM OF PASSION, AYREON), Floor Jansen (AFTER FOREVER) and George Oosthoek (ORPHANAGE). They were backed by a six-piece band and a 30-piece classical orchestra as they performed the finest metal songs of all time. This unique show contained songs from all metal genres — from prog-metal to rock, from death to speed and from industrial to symphonic.

The backing band consisted of the following musicians:

Koen Herfst (EPICA) - Drums
Marcel Coenen (SUN CAGED) - Guitar
Johan Van Stratum (STREAM OF PASSION) - Bass
Frank Schiphorst (CONTROL HUMAN DELETE) - Guitar
Jeffrey Revet (STREAM OF PASSION) - Keyboards
Joost van den Broek (AFTER FOREVER) – Keyboards

Billy commented on the performance: "It was a challenge I've wanted to pursue for a long time, since I've never had the opportunity to sing with an orchestra. The songs took a new life with them. The arrangements they came up with were really spooky and eerie. When I did the first rehearsal, I wanted to pay attention to the music ahead of the performance. It was so cool sounding, I was blown away. It's definitely something I would like to try more with TESTAMENT."

Fan-filmed video footage of Chuck's performance at the "Christmas Metal Symphony" show can be viewed below.

A number of high-quality photos of the concert are available at Metal-Experience.com.

The complete setlist was as follows:

01. Blood Of Kingu (THERION) (feat. Mats Levén, Marcela Bovio)
02. Victim Of Changes (JUDAS PRIEST) (feat. Mats Levén)
03. Son Of The Staves Of Time (THERION) (feat. Mats Levén, Marcela Bovio)
04. Passion (STREAM OF PASSION) (feat. Marcela Bovio)
05. Out In The Real World (STREAM OF PASSION) (feat. Marcela Bovio)
06. Enter Sandman (METALLICA) (feat. Ian Parry)
07. Paranoid (BLACK SABBATH) (feat. Ian Parry)
08. Breaking The Law (JUDAS PRIEST) (feat. Doro Pesch, Ian Parry)
09. All We Are (DORO) (feat. Doro Pesch, Floor Jansen)
10. I Rule The Ruins (DORO) (feat. Doro)
11. Souls Of Black (TESTAMENT) (feat. Chuck Billy)
12. Return To Serenity (TESTAMENT) (feat. Chuck Billy, Mats Levén)
13. More Than Meets The Eye (TESTAMENT) (feat. Chuck Billy, George Oosthoek)
14. Arise (SEPULTURA) (feat. George Oosthoek)
15. Mountains Of Madness (ORPHANAGE) (feat. George Oosthoek, Floor Jansen)
16. A New Level (PANTERA) (feat. George Oosthoek)
17. Cain (TIAMAT) (feat. Johan Edlund)
18. Brighter Than The Sun (TIAMAT) (feat. Johan Edlund, Marcela Bovio)
19. When The Smoke Is Going Down (SCORPIONS) (feat. Johan Edlund)
20. My Pledge Of Allegiance No. 1 (AFTER FOREVER) (feat. George Oosthoek, Floor Jansen)
21. Equally Destructive (AFTER FOREVER) (feat. Floor Jansen)
22. The Evil That Man Do (IRON MAIDEN) (feat. Floor Jansen)
23. Intro Based on "The Odyssey" (SYMPHONY X) (orchestra only)
24. Evolution (The Grand Design) (SYMPHONY X) (feat. Russell Allen)
25. Paradise Lost (SYMPHONY X) (feat. Russell Allen)
26. Dawn Of A Million Souls (AYREON) (feat. Russell Allen)
27. Phantom Of The Opera (NIGHTWISH version) (feat. Russell Allen, Floor Jansen)


KK and Glenn Interview

Greg Prato of GuitarSite.com recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarists K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

GuitarSite.com: How did the idea of "Nostradamus" come up?

Downing: I thought if we don't do [a concept album] now, maybe we won't, because it's a big project to do something like that. We pulled it together fairly quickly — it might have been a couple of years, but we did some shows during that time. We could start to see connections with Nostradamus. We've always done "content," like "Blood Red Skies" and "Electric Eye" — y'know, fantasy things — over the years. So we thought, "This is 'ready made,' almost." The more we read up on him, it was intriguing really.

Tipton: After the last album, "Angel of Retribution", we already decided a concept album would be the way to go. It was in Germany somewhere — we talked to our manager, Bill Curbishley. Bill suggested Nostradamus, and it just went from there. He had such an interesting life story — it wasn't really his prophecies that we were intrigued about, it was his life. For a guy from the 16th century, he's certainly left his mark. He was a very intelligent guy obviously, to come up with these prophecies. A man of vision, and wasn't afraid to speak out. He lost his wife and daughter tragically in the Plague, and the church came after him and exiled him. Then, he found a new love and a new life. He had a really interesting life and he inspired us. It just seemed to fall into place.

GuitarSite.com: How did you approach "Nostradamus" as a guitarist?

Tipton: Funnily enough, a lot of the concepts and early compositions on this were done on keyboards. We wanted a slightly different angle. Some of them came from messing around on keyboards and then putting it to the guitar. As a songwriter, what I do a lot is I have "bursts" on the guitar. I don't touch it for a long time, and then I pick it up and play it intensely. I like to play the guitar when I want to play it. I wouldn't say I've got a love/hate relationship with it, but there are days when I don't want to know and I'm not really productive. But then there are other days when I can't wait to pick it up, and that's when I'm prolific. When we get together, we pool all our ideas. So we just did the same with "Nostradamus".

Downing: We had the first synthesizer guitars back in '85, which we used on the "Turbo" album — but we only used various non-classical sounds. So, pulled that out — an old Roland whatever it was — and it was full of pops and squeaks, so I thought, "This is no good." So I went out and bought a Godin guitar, and spoke to [Godin], and they sent another one over. Then, spoke to Roland — the GR28, got one of those. Also got the Axon rack-mounted module. Started to play guitar, and what came out was string sounds and voice sounds. I found it was pretty exhilarating to do that. I think it's fair to say that without real radical effects, it's difficult to get atmosphere.

GuitarSite.com: What is your take on the current state of metal guitar?

Downing: There's a lot going on, but a lot is fast and furious, and pretty aggressive, really. I grew up in the '60s, and experienced the evolution of it all — from blues to progressive blues, rock, hard rock, heavy rock, and heavy metal. I'd have to say I'm a big classic metal fan. But some of the new stuff is exciting — there's no two ways about it.

Tipton: I think there's some great guitar players out there that are restricted by the current trends and so-called "rules" of metal — where you shouldn't play too much lead. I think that's a shame. You don't have to overindulge, but I know a lot of great guitar players — you watch them play a set and they hardly play any lead. As long as the lead breaks are appropriate — they can be short, they can be long — they should be played. I'd like to see more of them break the rules down and do what they want to do. Because I know they're capable of a lot more than what they're playing. It's time to break the chains.

Read the entire interview from GuitarSite.com. 


New Cannibal Corpse Song Available

The title track of CANNIBAL CORPSE's forthcoming album, "Evisceration Plague", is available for streaming at this location.

"Evisceration Plague" is scheduled for release on February 3, 2009 via Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2006's "Kill" was produced by Erik Rutan (HATE ETERNAL, MORBID ANGEL) at his Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Commented bassist Alex Webster: "In CANNIBAL CORPSE, our goal has always been to try and make each new album we record our heaviest. That goal was a bit more challenging this time since we were extremely satisfied with our last album 'Kill', but we knew that by working with producer Erik Rutan at Mana Recording Studios again, we would be able to start at that same level of heaviness and take it even further. Now that we can hear the finished product, I would say we've been able to achieve this goal, and I think our fans will agree. 'Evisceration Plague' has the best guitar sound we've ever recorded, and the entire band has never played with more precision and power. We can't wait until you all get a chance to hear the album in early 2009, because we think you'll be as happy with it as we are."

"Evisceration Plague" track listing:

01. Priests of Sodom
02. Scalding Hail
03. To Decompose
04. A Cauldron of Hate
05. Beheading and Burning
06. Evidence in the Furnace
07. Carnivorous Swarm
08. Evisceration Plague
09. Shatter Their Bones
10. Carrion Sculpted Entity
11. Unnatural
12. Skewered From Ear to Eye

"Evisceration Plague" will be available as a limited-edition digipack including a bonus track and bonus DVD, jewelcase CD and on limited splatter vinyl.

The "Evisceration Plague" artwork can be viewed below.

Commented Alex Webster, "For 'Evisceration Plague' we enlisted legendary gore/horror artist Vincent Locke, who has done artwork for all of our releases. He did two pieces for us this time, a dark and foreboding cover piece, and a violent and gory piece for the interior of the CD packaging. Vince has shown once again that he is a master of capturing a macabre and eerie vibe with his artwork."



TOPIC: Are Priest still metal?
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, January 09, 2009 8:59:16 AM 
Umm are you a fuckin idiot? 

Seriously, listen to metal, then listen to orchestra music. GOOD orchestra music. Everything they do is so similar it's ridiculous.

Go watch Metal: A Headbanger's Journey.

He explains it perfectly at the very first of the damn movie. And no, I did not get that from that movie, I've been saying that for years now.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Numero Uno from Thursday, January 08, 2009 3:16:59 PM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, January 09, 2009 8:51:46 AM 
Haha naa I'm just posting news at school now when I can.


Halford Interview

http://blogcritics.org/archives/2009/01/08/201301.php


Yngwie Interview

Steph Perry of Rock Notes conducted an interview with legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen on December 2, 2008. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Rock Notes: How did you hook up with [former JUDAS PRIEST singer] Tim "Ripper" Owens?

Yngwie: Well, this has something to do with exactly what happened with the recording. Because I had Doogie [White] in the band, and I wrote the songs, and the songs started getting more and more finished. The keyboard player came in and spent a couple of weeks on the keyboards. Then I started the lyrics for "Be Careful What You Wish For" and "Live To Fight Another Day". I wrote them thinking that's who I want to have, I mean that's what I had in my head. So the songs were finished by the time Tim came in. I actually tried to do a couple songs with Doogie and it didn't work out. I said to Doogie in a cool way, "Look, I'm going this way and this just isn't going to work out." It's almost like casting for a movie. You need someone to take that role. I'm a movie freak anyway. I'm into movies more than anything. Everybody always asks me, "What do you think of the new bands?" and I'm sure they're great. The bands that I still listen to are QUEEN and DEEP PURPLE and JIMI HENDRIX and stuff like that. It's not that I don't like the new stuff, it's just that I don't want to ever fucking look at what I do as work because then I don't want to do it anymore. So when I'm working on it, it has to be an inspired process. When I don't work on music, I want to like watch a movie or read a book or play some tennis or whatever. When I grew up in Sweden, I grew up in some sort of a fucking moon landscape. It was like nothing there. I'm not going to get into politics or shit like that right now, but when I hear all these people moaning and bitching about America, "You gotta change, you gotta change." Let me tell you something, you guys don't know how good you have it! This is the greatest country on God's earth! There is no better place, no better country, this is the ultimate place to live in, with warts and all. There is no place that could even be a pimple on this country's ass! And people better start being happy about that, because if you get "the change," you better be careful what you wish for. I'm telling you, that's not what you want, man; this is the greatest country on earth. Leave it like it is! I'm the living proof, living breathing proof. I came to this country with one guitar and one extra pair of pants. That was it! I was a teenager and everything and beyond I ever dreamt of has come true. And I could've never done it anywhere else. The only reason it was possible is because this is the country of the individual, this is the country where hard work will reward you, this is the country of no you don't get shit if you don't do shit. This the country that rewards hard work and rewards ambition. And where I came from, it was the exact opposite. If you did nothing you got everything paid for, if you work really hard they just take your money. So I know what I'm talking about when it comes to these things... I love this country more than anything I would go and fight and die for this country.

Rock Notes: What is the biggest misconception about you?

Yngwie: Let's face it, in the past when I first started out and all that I probably had a fucking attitude. I was very confident and very young and I probably said and did things I shouldn't have. So some people have based their opinion or theory of who I am on that. Which is okay, because it happens to me almost every day I do these interviews and I hear people say, "Oh, man you're really cool and I was so worried about talking to you." You learn when you're in this business that no matter what you do or no matter what you say there's going to be a certain element of people that are going to try to bring you down.

Rock Notes: It's pretty cool that some of your new material was chosen for Rock Band downloadable content. What goes through your mind when you learn that your songs will be featured in such a popular video game?

Yngwie: I have to be honest with you. My kid is ten years old and a couple of years ago I brought him to one of those video game stores and said, "Hey, go get whatever you want." And the guy that worked there knew who I was. He goes, "Hey, check this out," and put this plastic guitar on and starts playing "Smoke On The Water" or whatever. And I'm going, "What the hell is this?" But I have to be honest with you, this Rock Band and this Guitar Hero, it's all been good for me! Because even if it doesn't say Yngwie Malmsteen, it is stuff that relates to what I do, and let's say ten years ago, the guitar was pretty much dead in this country. To me, this is fucking great! If the kid plays some game like Halo, or whatever they're doing, that's cool. But this is something that introduces them to music and good rock and roll. Not long ago I was sitting in the airport with one of my bandmates and this little kid, like six years old, goes to me, "Are you guys in the band?" and I go like, "Yeah, we're in the band." And he says, "I want to be in a band!" This is so cool because this didn't happen before. And all the kids you see at my shows now? So I think it's a good thing. I think it's cool. I was very skeptical at first but I think it's good now.

Read the entire interview from Rock Notes.


Testament To Perform First Two Albums In London

San Francisco thrash metal legends TESTAMENT will play their classic first two albums — "The Legacy" and "The New World Order" — for one night only at Islington Academy in London, England on March 25.

This unique "Metal Hammer Presents..." event will showcase the face-melting albums that kick-started the TESTAMENT story and helped create a monumental legacy that now stretches over 25 years. The set is also set to include a neck-cracking encore that will be drawn from the very best of the rest of the band's back catalog, possibly including cuts from the group's 2008 Metal Hammer Golden Gods "Album Of The Year", "The Formation Of Damnation".

Founding guitarist Eric Peterson spoke exclusively to Metal Hammer about this one-off event: "If anybody's gonna get a special show it's London! They don't say the term 'London Rocks' around the world for nothing! Oi! We will expect all the legions to be present at this show! Heavy futten met-all!"

Tickets are available now.


New Kerry King Signature Guitar: Beast V

Owen O'Malley of Gearwire reports that 2009 will see the arrival of two new Kerry King (SLAYER) signature collection guitars from B.C. Rich, called the Beast V and the Beast V NT. The Beast V is a hybrid design combining the Beast and Speed V body shapes, touting the Beast horns and the extended fins of the V. It's the Jackalope of B.C. Rich body styles. The Beast V NT will sport a neck-through construction, active B.C. Rich pickups and a Khaler Tremolo, while the standard Beast V will be outfitted with a string-through / tune-o-matic bridge and B.C. Rich B.D.S.M. humbuckers.

Kerry King will be take part in a special fan meet-and-greet at the Jägermeister Pit Area at Supercross at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California on Saturday, January 17 at 4:00 p.m. Be sure to stick around for a FREE live performance from the band STRUNG OUT at 5:00 p.m. on the Jägermeister Mobile Stage.

Jägermeister has come on board as a major sponsor of Supercross for the 2009 race season. Jägermeister / MDK / KTM just inked a deal with AMA Supercross riders Travis Preston and Josh Summey. Jägermeister will also debut its Freestyle Motocross Jump Team to perform at supercross events. The Jägermeister Freestyle Jump Team will include riders from around the world, including "Cowboy" Kenny Bartram.

Anaheim Supercross Pits open at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 17. 




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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, January 08, 2009 8:20:23 AM 
New Live Cd/DVD Documentry From Nightwish

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have revealed the cover artwork of their new CD/DVD, "Made In Hong Kong (And In Various Other Places)", due on March 6 via Nuclear Blast Records. The set will contain a DVD documentary (with a running time of approximately 45 minutes) of NIGHTWISH's world tour in support of the band's latest album, "Dark Passion Play", as well as a CD featuring live recordings from the trek. The documentary footage was reportedly directed by Ville Lipiäinen.

Fan-filmed video footage of NIGHTWISH performing in Hong Kong on January 24, 2008 can be viewed below.

NIGHTWISH issued a digital-only collection of demos and B-sides titled "The Sound of Nightwish Reborn", on September 2, 2008. This release, which clocks in at nearly 70 minutes of music, retains "must-have" status for all NIGHTWISH diehards, since it includes a bevy of exclusive material, such as demo versions of songs from the "Dark Passion Play" sessions that were recorded prior to singer Anette Olzon joining the band and that feature Marco Tapani Hietala handling the vocals, as well as B-sides. 


Glenn Tipton Interview

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton has spoken exclusively to Classic Rock magazine to defend the lineup of the band's Priest Feast U.K. tour, which was recently forced to downsize some venues and even cancel a show. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Classic Rock: When Classic Rock spoke to [JUDAS PRIEST singer] Rob Halford before the festival tour, he expressed mild reservations regarding his vocal power — "At the age of 56, there are some things that I know I can't sing anymore". How do feel about that situation?

Tipton: With that type of comment, I think that Rob is selling himself short. To me, he's singing better than he's ever sung.

Classic Rock: Really? There has been some criticism from the fans.

Tipton: Rob still has the biggest range of any heavy metal singer I know, and he's been singing spot-on. He's still doing great.

Classic Rock: There's also been internet outcry regarding MEGADETH and TESTAMENT's places on the Priest Feast bill, some fans preferring a lighter act like the SCORPIONS instead.

Tipton: The SCORPIONS are great friends of ours and it's always a pleasure to play with them, but we've been out together quite a few times. We are very happy with the choices of MEGADETH and TESTAMENT. We wanted a classical metal bill. A lot of the bills that go out these days are intentionally diverse, the intention being to attract more people. All it really does is split things. At Priest Feast, everyone will be in the same frame of mind.

Classic Rock: With the Nottingham cancellation, the smaller venue in Manchester and two-tickets-for-one deals in Sheffield or Birmingham, might your plan have backfired?

Tipton: No. That's down to the agents booking too many gigs in such a confined area. Had they come to us and said, "What do you think of this?" we'd have told them. There's a financial crisis going on and people don't have much money to spend. They were being too optimistic.

Classic Rock: There's a recession going on.

Tipton: Absolutely. There's no shame in what we've done. If you're playing Manchester, Sheffield, Nottingham and Birmingham... they're all in close proximity. Kids have only got so much money.
TOPIC: The Love Thread
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, January 07, 2009 9:56:58 PM 
For fuck's sake Bev, you know we all enjoy your back! Haha, well I do anyway. I like seeing all the old regulars from however long ago.
Okay enough big font haha. Welcome back though.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Bev from Thursday, November 27, 2008 5:34:55 AM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, January 07, 2009 9:05:37 PM 
http://www.padavona.com/photos/general.html

This site is awesome if you wanna see some extremely early Ronnie James Dio photos, history, and music.
TOPIC: Metal Blah Blah Blah
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, January 07, 2009 11:39:54 AM 
Hey everybody, just stopping in to say high. Can't say anything else though haha, class is over in a couple minutes.
TOPIC: BIRTHDAYS
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, January 07, 2009 11:36:37 AM 
Thank you. I'm tempted to skip my last period of school, it's my damn birthday after all haha. I'm in school right now.
TOPIC: Song Game
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, January 07, 2009 11:35:27 AM 
All or Nothing - Ratt
TOPIC: GREATEST "METAL" ALBUM OF ALL TIME!!!!
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, January 07, 2009 11:34:23 AM 
Best metal album? Easy.

Painkiller haha.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, January 07, 2009 11:33:04 AM 

Haha thanks Bev, I just can't be arsed to post the news here anymore, and there's barely anything good to begin with anymore either.

Dialup is just driving me nuts now posting news. What should take about 5 or 10 odd minutes takes me like 40. And then it might not even post right by the time I get it all collected and posted!


  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Bev from Wednesday, January 07, 2009 6:23:42 AM)
TOPIC: new JUDAS PRIEST album 2009?
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, January 06, 2009 12:55:24 PM 
What Cd?
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by SkyRideR from Wednesday, December 24, 2008 10:43:47 AM)
TOPIC: List of Birthday for members on board
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, January 06, 2009 12:47:27 PM 
Haha I pop in sometimes, I'm always here though, just don't post much.

Thanks HB.
TOPIC: Are Priest still metal?
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, January 06, 2009 12:38:46 PM 
Also just wanted to add...

If anything Priest are back to the style of metal they had in the 70'. Dramatic heavy music. If you notice there aren't exactly a tone of fast songs on Sad Wings of Destiny. With Nostradamus, they've got all the types of songs that are on there, plus some more different styles, and this time around is just has a big orchestral sound.
TOPIC: Are Priest still metal?
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, January 06, 2009 12:36:06 PM 
What's your point though? Are you saying that the slower songs aren't metal? Or slow metal songs in general aren't metal? 

You've heard of Sabbath right?...

Obviously you've never made the connection with Heavy Metal and Orchestra music either, so please try to haha. Those fuckers back then were as metal as the guys today, we just have distortion nowadays.
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TOPIC: THE SAME IMPORTANCE
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, January 06, 2009 12:31:23 PM 
There wouldn't be TOO much of an outcry I would think ya know? I mean I've never heard anyone play Painkiller quite like Scott does, the drums are always too thin or something with other people, or not turned up enough haha. They could definitly find someone that could do his job just as well though.
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TOPIC: Song Game
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, January 06, 2009 12:27:27 PM 
Don't Go - Judas Priest

Can't think of anything else right now haha.
TOPIC: Solo Halford or Solo Dickinson
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, January 06, 2009 12:24:44 PM 
I like em both a lot. Halford and Fight stuff is great. Bruce's solo stuff is more rock n roll and Maidenish.
TOPIC: Your latest Priest purchase
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, January 06, 2009 12:22:54 PM 

I got Jugulator yesterday, still gotta listen to it though.

TOPIC: List of Birthday for members on board
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, January 06, 2009 12:19:41 PM 
It's my birthday tomorrow.
TOPIC: Metal Blah Blah Blah
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, December 24, 2008 10:08:03 PM 
Merry Christmas everyone. Have a good time tonight and lots of presents tomorrow!
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, December 12, 2008 11:31:56 AM 
Axl Rose Interview

Reclusive GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose broke his silence last night (Thursday, December 11) by answering fan questions on the message boards of two of the most popular GUNS N' ROSES fan sites on the Web — MyGNR.com and Here Today… Gone To Hell!

BLABBERMOUTH.NET has collected some of the more interesting bits from the question-and-answer session and is re-posting them here for your reading enjoyment. (Note: Some of Axl's responses were slightly edited for clarity.)

Q: How come you always come on stage so late at gigs?

Axl: "I've been an after-midnight type since I was sneakin' out of my house in junior high [school]. With [the] old GUNS [lineup], we preferred [to take the stage at] 12:00 a.m. or so. When we moved to theaters etc., obviously that changes but it's never changed inside me. Doesn't matter what I do, so generally that's when I'm more myself. This isn't to mess with anyone that has an early schedule to keep, it's just personal preference. And in regard to the size [of] venues, I'm on record as preferring whatever venues allow for our schedule, but management and promoters can do a lot in their own interests behind the scenes that can rarely be avoided and their greed or whatever leads to a lot of double talk and ugly behind nonsense that generally eventually ruins things for everyone. Translated: once a tour is scheduled, however, it's like parting the seas to change. As far as being late, I've been that way my whole life. It drove Izzy [Stradlin] crazy but he would check himself and freely admit I was generally actually doing something that had to get done rather than watching basketball, etc."

On a video for the new GUNS N' ROSES song "Better":

Axl: "The 'Better' music video will be out in a week or so. Monumental promotion will start very soon!"

Q: Who do you listen to for hardcore blues? I'm a blues singer and I can tell from your work that you have at least got way into a couple of blues records.

Axl: "BESSIE SMITH, ZEP 1, ROBERT JOHNSON, TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION, JANICE [presumably referring to JANIS JOPLIN — Ed.]."

Q: Axl, do you really have two or three other albums of material?

Axl: "For now, we'll concentrate and keep our focus on this album, but I will say I've always thought of it as a double. And no offense, but no one's trying to talk in parables. The issues are a bit more complex than anyone would like."

Q: Hey, Axl, is the [unreleased GUNS N' ROSES] song "Atlas Shrugged" as epic as the book? Who is your favorite character from the book?

Axl: "Song doesn't have all that much to do with the book other than trying to do what you believe in and a line about shoulders not being wide enough."

Q: Axl, was there ever a cover B and cover C for "Chinese Democracy"?

Axl: "Yes, there are. There are two more covers/back-cover combos and the real booklet that is all artwork that will be out shortly in some form. It's been an ugly battle that hasn't made any sense to anyone and whether anyone cares about such things the booklet or artwork has always been something I've been passionate about and to release the album with unapproved and unseen final artwork with a first work-only error-filled draft when others more recent were readily available still has not been explained but is finally getting cleared up. My fave is the 'How Are You' grenade cover."

Q: Axl, how do you feel about KANYE [WEST's new album] outselling "Chinese Democracy"? Do you like KANYE's music?

Axl: "I met Kanye at the Versace awards. He was very gracious. I love 'Gold Digger' and told him so. I'm a big fan of his stage performance as he seems to go for it physically which I relate more to. Before our release, I sent him a message that any nonsense from the media had nothing to do with us and wished him the best. I'm humbled we've done as well as we have considering."

Q: Just wanted to ask if you had any fond memories from the U.K. leg of the tour from 2006, particularly the concert in Glasgow in July?

Axl: "Glasgow was great. I think that's where I got to do a lot of slides on the stage. Was like a race track or something, right?"

Q: Axl, thanks for "Chinese Democracy", which I personally think is your best work. What's your pick for album of the year? And have you heard the new METALLICA album ["Death Magnetic"]?

Axl: "Ours, of course!! Yes, [I have heard the new METALLICA]. I like it."

Q: Axl will you tour Australia next year, and when are you looking at doing so? If you could work with [former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist] Buckethead again, would you have him just in studio, or also would you welcome him in the touring lineup?

Axl: "Austrailia's great and the crowds are really alive. No plans [to tour there] yet but I'm sure there will be.

"I have no issues with Bucket. It's hard to tell what was real or not in things we were told by Merck [former GUNS N' ROSES manager Merck Mercuriadis, who was fired by Axl Rose in December 2006 — Ed.]. He's more than welcome to tour with us in some form or other provided we're both interested at the time and come to some type of reasonable terms. Personally, I have a blast with Bucket on tour and get a big kick out of the guy. A lot of feelings were hurt on this side of the fence in how things went down, and unfortunately, others used our silence and the public's not knowing for their own purposes at both Bucket's and our expense."

Q: Now that you said that, please tell us if Robin's [Finck, GUNS N' ROSES guitarist who is currently on the road with NINE INCH NAILS] out or not... because, otherwise, we'll be reading several "Axl wants Bucket back and Robin/Bumble/Richard out"-type of threads for the entire '09 year and these threads annoy us, the new lineup fans.

Axl: "It really is what it is. No decisions have been made by either him, I or us that I'm aware of. When we're touring or working in the studio, or there's social things like a friend's dinner or party, whatever, we would hang. But as people get older, they have their own lives. The STONES aren't going bowling every Tuesday, etc.

"Robin leads one of the most different lives I know of, starting with the trapeze in his backyard to the TV in his closet.

"Robin's work on the next is done so there's not lots for him to do here except the elusive promo and he'd rather be on stage. It's more about seeing where things are when GUNS decides it's right for a tour and if we're able to make agreements we both are comfortable and can live with at that time."

Q: As a native Colombian, I must ask: In 1992, while performing "November Rain" in Bogota (in November), it rained. Wait no....it poured. How weird was that, eh?

Axl: "Very surreal and religious feeling. So was being chased by the military in our plane down the runway gettin' outta Dodge there!!"

Q: Just wondering what stops you from playing more guitar live?

Axl: "Skill."

Q: Axl, I'm fixing to pack everyhting I own into my car and drive out to L.A. from Arkansas to give a career in music a shot. Any advice? Or should I just shit in my pants, dive in and swim?

Axl: "Follow your heart, don't sell out, and read every book on the bix [music business] you can find."

Q: "Catcher N' The Rye" is one of the best songs on the ["Chinese Democracy"] album. Why no Brian? [QUEEN guitarist Brian May recorded a guest appearance on the track back in 1999, but his contributions were removed from the final album version of the song.]

Axl: "There's a few reasons, and none of them all that big and definitely not in spite or to slight anyone.

"First off, obviously I knew people liked the song, but the Brian appreciation really only showed up in force publicly after we had moved on in GUNS. In fact, not many seemed to care and most comments were aimed at why Slash, in their opinions, should be here.

"Brian's solo itself is a personal fave of mine and I really couldn't understand, as he's such a rock legend, why it wasn't openly appreciated more at the time.

"In actuality, all that feel and emotion referred to now had a lot to do with Sean [Beavan, one of the producers who worked on 'Chinese Democracy'] and I and the parts I chose out of Brian's different runs, versions, practice runs, etc., to make sure we had those elements in one version. It's entirely constructed from edits based around one specific note Brian hit in a throwaway take. And though Brian seems to have warmed a bit to it, at least publicly, he was unfortunately none too pleased at the time with our handiwork. I remember looking at Brian standing to my left and him staring at the big studio speakers a bit aghast saying, 'But that's not what I played.'

"Sean Beavan and I were not in any way tring to mess with Brian, we just did what we do and then try and do our best to stand up for our decisions."

Q: Axl, are you still thinking of suing Dr Pepper's ass?

Axl: "Sure, but the actions taken so far had nothing to do with me and I was taken off guard as I had specifically told our team, 'Who fucking cares?! Right now we have a record to deal with.' My feelings are after their public response. It was cute. Maybe the guy who got it rolling originally meant well, but it turned out sour and maybe it's just me, but he seems like maybe he wants a bit too much attention so..."

Q: When [is] the [GUNS N' ROSES] online shop opening?

Axl: "I haven't been involved much in any of our merch and the reasons are it's been a mess legally for years. Unbeknownst to most of you, I was recently sued again by [former GUNS N' ROSES members] Duff [McKagan] and Slash for some murky Merckiness that I was unaware and not involved in. Fortunately that was resolved but it got ugly and took a while going into arbitration. Merck shifted our merch from some of our newer styles to incorporating more of the old with some scam that actually and surprisingly lost sales in comparison but that's old news. What I look forward to is incorporating the new artwork into our merch and getting some for myself. I think you'll like a lot of it. My vote's for the 'How Are You' grenade and the 'Sorry' automatic rifle artwork on shirts, etc."

Q: How do you feel about artists covering your songs ?

Axl: "Depends, but in general it's great."

Q: I know this is jumping the gun big time, but any tentative idea when you would like to see the next CD come out?

Axl: "No, maybe same bat time, same bat channel next year but we'll have to see."

Q: Is there anything in the past that you have now looked back on and thought, "Maybe I could have handled that differently?" Also, what are your ongoing hopes for GUNS N' ROSES in the future? I have cyclothemia and sometimes get this feeling that I can't be around people and need my own space and area. How do you find the bipolar affect you, if you don't mind me asking, that is?

Axl: "Of course, but in the world of sports and litigation....

"I've not been diagnosed as being bipolar though many misconstrue statements I made earlier as alluding to such and unfortunately there's been an abundance of misguided or unqualified speculation of various events but I definitely can relate to needing my own space.

"In my world, all bipolar means (and not to offend or make light of those suffering from a genuine condition or involved with those who are) is that someone can try to take cheap uneducated shots or try to claim I'm bipolar thus justifying why they should get paid a financial settlement for whatever nonsense they're up to. Fortunately that hasn't proved successful."

Q: What is your honest opinion on why the old lineup disintegrated? What is your honest opinion on why it took so long for "Chinese Democracy" to come out? I think that's what most people want to know but dare not ask.

Axl: "Two great but complicated questions, and I agree that people would like to know at least my take on things. Not avoiding them here, but they deserve more than I can give, as we've been at this a little while. But I'm attempting to speak out on several issues, these being a major focus over the coming weeks and months. What I can say now is you've been told a lot of things in order for others to promote themselves that factually they cannot back up in regard to either. They are complicated legally, financially and have devoured a good portion of my life.

"The record 'Chinese Democracy' you may have is nothing short of a miracle in almost each and every way that either it or I exist, in my opinion, under the bizarre and ugly conditions of the last over 15 years."

Q: I am curious as to your relationship with Mickey Rourke. He's one of my favourite actors, and I saw an interview with him recently where he said you were kind enough to give him songs for "The Wrestler". My question is: how long do you and Mickey go back, and do you have any interesting stories from "back in the day?" You guys strike me as being pretty similar in a lot of ways (I mean, as far as personalities and what you've been through in your lives) and it's cool for me to see two of my pop culture "heroes," for lack of better description, being friends, and also making similarly timed "comebacks." (Or whatever you want to call it.)

Axl: "Mickey and I haven't really hung much but have a lot of mutual friends over the years. He's always been massively supportive. I've always been a big fan of his as well. It's probably better for both of us we didn't hang directly back in the day!!"

Q: Hey, Axl, is Mickey going to pay you back for letting them use "Sweet Child O' Mine" in "The Wrestler" by starring in a new GUNS video?

Axl: "Actually, Mickey agreed to play The Shackler if we were to make a vid for [the song 'Shackler's Revenge']."

Q: Axl, have you been in contact with [original GUNS N' ROSES drummer] Steven Adler at all? Not as far as playing with him or anything, just to, like, lend him support? [Adler appeared this year on the reality television show "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew" during an attempt to get off drugs. He was subsequently arrested in Los Angeles on July 18, after someone called police to report he was causing a disturbance.]

Axl: "I do wish Steven the best and in my heart hope that he finds some peace and security. As far as direct contact, no. It, unfortunately, gets too messy too quick. In Steven's mind, I'm the one who holds the keys and power over his happiness, so I'm the bad guy pretty quickly."

Q: Axl, why did you change [the title of the "Chinese Democracy" track] "The Blues" to "Street Of Dreams"?

Axl: "'The Blues' was my first working title and I was never comfortable with it in the sense that I felt that should be used with a bluesier-based song. And here in Hollywood, with the Walk Of Fame, etc., I had always seen that imagery in my head when I think of it. I also like the idea of the song having, in effect, two titles."

Q: Axl, I would like to know why you avoid the press so much. I think it's definitely hurting album sales, I mean, you haven't even done one interview. I know for sure you'd be able to get a few magazine covers. So why don't you? Why be such a hermit/recluse?

Axl: "That's your opinion and it very well could be true. What I have to say a lot of people have no desire to hear."

Q: Thanks for playing "Rocket Queen" in Melbourne. The red bike was awesome.

Axl: "I think it's in the 'Better' vid. Not sure if we cut it."

Q: I have one question for you, Axl. What is stopping the fans from seeing you Slash, Duff and Izzy back on stage together?

Axl: "You've been lied to and misled for such a long time that sorting through all that here is virtually impossible. A lot will come out over time, but the truth has been out there for a long time as well but that doesn't give you what you want, so this dance just goes on and on."

Final message for fans:

"Thanks everyone and thanks for all the support and the positive comments both tonight and over the years. I hope to do this again soon, maybe sooner than you'd think! And you didn't scare me off — I'm just burnt and would rather not mispeak on issues that may mean a lot to some. Thanks again."


Eric Singer Interview

Fury Rocks recently conducted an interview with KISS/ALICE COOPER drummer Eric Singer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Fury Rocks: In the '80s it seemed that a lot of drummers wanted to be fast and faster like Dave Lombardo (SLAYER), for example. What do you think about it?

Singer: I call it the "Drummer Olympics." It's like who can be the fastest human in the race. I gotta say, there are some amazing drummers nowadays. I think the reason is that nowadays they have much better tools to learn from than when I grew up. At that time we didn't have DVDs, videos, MTV and all these instruction tapes and private lessons. Now you can go and take lessons from some of these drummers by buying their instruction DVDs, using computer programs. Now you have all this best information available to you. These kids have a lot of great learning tools nowadays. I also realized that I never had the ambition to be faster than everybody. That is not important to me. I leave it up to the guys that enjoy it. When I see it, I am blown away by these guys' fantastic technique. I admire what they do but it is not something that I aspire to do.

Fury Rocks: You grew up during the beat generation. In that time, the drums were recorded with only two microphones and the sound was, let's say, slight. Nowadays drummers have much more possibilities. Where do you see further capabilities?

Singer: I was influenced by a lot of '60s music, but probably more by the '70s stuff. I was born 1958 so by the time the early '70s were around, I was a teenager. That's the age when music has the most impact. Well, I think everybody should explore whatever different styles and technologies that they like. For me, I still like the idea of just playing real drums and live in a band. In some bands it works good with backing tracks or loops, you know, especially in bands like those of MADONNA and BEYONCÉ. Something like this would have these really big productions on record and to reproduce it live you almost have to do it. And also they have everything with the lights synchronized with the computers and with the dancers, it is very important to keep in. To me, one of the most important things in rock 'n' roll is the human aspect. You know, playing the instruments and keeping it real and live. The beauty is, sometimes you are not having such a good night and you make mistakes. But the great thing is, when you play the next show you have the chance to make it better or try something different and experiment. And that's the beauty of playing live drums. To me, you can't reinvent the wheel. I mean, a drummer is basically a drummer. The function of a drummer in the band is to hold the beat and to provide the rhythm. A drummer like Terry Bozzio really took drumming to another level and created it more to an individual voice of an instrument, he has done some incredible things like making drums an instrument that is not just only there to keep time. But that's not the kind of drummer I am. I enjoy just playing live in a band and doing my part of creating this chemistry of sound.

Read the entire interview from Fury Rocks. 


The acclaimed history of Finnish symphonic metal superstars NIGHTWISH, "Once Upon a Nightwish: The Official Biography 1996-2006", will soon be available in a new, improved English edition through North American publisher Bazillion Points. Pre-orders are being accepted now for books shipping with limited metal badges on December 31.

In this remarkably revealing official biography, author Mape Ollila charts the rise from village student project to global stardom, gaining unprecedented access not just to the members of NIGHTWISH past and present; but also their families, their loyal and lewd crew, their peers, their critics, and countless other insiders from the NIGHTWISH adventure. The book lays bare the creative firepower and personal demons of songwriter Tuomas Holopainen; the unique talents and traits of guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, drummer Jukka Nevalainen, and bassist Marco Hietala; and the true reasons behind the 2005 departure of vocalist Tarja Turunen — in the band's words and hers.

Along the way, the band struggles with religious protesters, fortune-tellers, naked crew members, health problems, shady promoters, out-of-control fans, and the growing pains of an ever-steeper rock star learning curve. Happily ever after or not, these unique Finnish personalities are brought to life in this journey. For longtime fans and newcomers seeking the backstory of how NIGHTWISH came to where they are today, this is rare public airing of the mysteries that exist... Once Upon a Nightwish.

The 352-page paperback has been revamped by Bazillion Points from earlier Finnish editions, and features extensive corrections, with 32 pages of rare color images dating back to the dawn of the band, and a complete list of international concert appearances from the entire Tarja Turunen era, all on exquisite 100gsm paper with a glossy folding cover.







Judas Priest Commited To Nostradamus Performance

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford has told FMQB.com that the band is "absolutely committed" to doing an elaborate stage show where it will play its new concept album, "Nostradamus", in its entirety, but it likely won't happen until later in 2009.

"We talk about it constantly, and that's what we’re going to do at the end of the world tour sometime next year," Halford said. "At the back end of the summer, we're going to wind up the regular tour. Then we'll go straight into production for the 'Nostradamus' show and we'll probably do a DVD to go along with that. We'll more than likely launch it in London or somewhere in the U.K., because that's our home base. Then we'll see what happens. My gut feeling tells me that once it's been delivered, everybody will want to see it and feel it live, and that might entail taking it to a lot of places around the planet. It's going to be great. It's something we've been looking forward to doing for a long time after actually making the record itself. The next step is to perform it in its entirety, which we've never done before."

Read more from FMQB.com.

TOPIC: picture of you
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, December 11, 2008 12:08:21 PM 
There should be a training process before people join haha, I'm tired of explaining it.
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, December 10, 2008 3:52:29 PM 
100 Greatest Songs To Air This Month

This month VH1 is paying tribute to the ultimate rock gods by counting down the "100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs". The five-part compilation, hosted by POISON singer Bret Michaels, will feature the most awesome guitar-driven, head-banging jams in rock history — from AC/DC to LED ZEPPELIN and everything in between. VH1 will take viewers behind-the-scenes of the greatest hard rock hits with special rarely-seen footage and brand new exclusive interviews with rock’s most famous faces. METALLICA, MÖTLEY CRÜE, NIRVANA, THE WHO, VAN HALEN, and LED ZEPPELIN are just some of the legendary artists to be profiled.

Each new hour-long episode of VH1's "100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs" will premiere on Monday, December 29 - Friday, January 2 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The series will give viewers the chance to rock out to the 100 best and most influential hard rock songs of all time. Along with the revelation of each anthem's back-story, the five-night event will also feature updates on where various rock idols are today. The countdown will allow viewers to reminisce about the glory days of guitar smashing and party crashing, roadies and groupies, and everything else hard rock stands for. Tune in to see which songs made the list and what band holds the rights to the greatest hard rock song of all time.

VH1's "100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs" is a production of VH1 with Chris Martin serving as senior producer, Hilary Spiegelman serving as series producer, and Jeff Olde, Shelly Tatro, Rick Hankey and Bernie Kaminski serving as executive producers for VH1. 


Glenn Tipton Interview

Ian Harvey of UK's Shropshire Star recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton. A few excerpts from the chat follow below.

On where the name of the upcoming European tour, "Priest Feast", came from:

"We just thought it had got a nice ring to it. We'd just done the Metal Masters tour in the States and we had HEAVEN AND HELL on the go with us and MOTÖRHEAD and TESTAMENT and we just felt it's great to get a classic metal bill and the audience is united and unified. It really worked in the States so we thought we'd do the same in Europe."

On whether UK fans expect a similar show to the one JUDAS PRIEST has been touring with around the world this year:

"It'll be more or less the same. We'll probably change a couple of numbers but it'll be more or less the same, because this is quite a different set for us. We've brought a couple of 'new old songs' back like 'Devil's Child', 'Hell Patrol', 'Dissident Aggressor' and 'The Sinner' and we've still got a lot of the classic songs such as 'Painkiller' and 'Hell Bent for Leather'. We've also injected some 'Nostradamus' in there. We open with 'Dawn of Creation' which is the intro tape and we play 'Prophecy' and we do a track called 'Death', so we're introducing people to 'Nostradamus' slowly and that's the way we've always done it when we have a new album. Three tracks is enough while we wait for people to really get to know it."

On "Nostradamus":

"'Nostradamus' was great album to do. It was a mammoth task and it was very ambitious but once we started to write we were very inspired by the man and his life. We didn't start out to write a two-album concept project but before we knew we were so inspired and we became so prolific that it just flowed from us. I think it was the choice of material and the man himself. Whether you believe in his prophecies or not he's still remembered vividly today 500 years on, so he was a very intelligent person. And his life was full of tragedy in the sense that he lost his wife and daughter in the plague and the church exiled him and then he found a whole new life. That combined with the alchemy and the mystery surrounding his prophecies, it made for very good inspiration."

On the talk that PRIEST might at some point perform the whole two hours-plus of "Nostradamus" in concert:

"We'd like to do that. Our intention right from day one when we started to compose it was at some point in the future to play it in its entirety in special venues around the world and that's something we've still got in mind, something we really want to do. It'll either be late 2009 or 2010."

On the fact that today's teenage metal fans are turning up to support the band:

"We've found more and more in recent years that we've got younger kids there. They've been turned on to the band by their parents or they've discovered the band themselves. A younger generation definitively are into PRIEST and that's great, it bodes well not just for us but for heavy metal and a lot of other bands out there."

Read the entire interview from Shropshire Star.

Fan-filmed video footage of JUDAS PRIEST's November 14, 2008 concert at Citibank Hall in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil can be viewed below (clips uploaded by "moraismacedo").

"Painkiller":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFDM7lk9TbQ&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2

"Sinner":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDYdZdHElnA&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, December 10, 2008 10:36:34 AM 
Glenn Tipton Interview

Ian Harvey of UK's Shropshire Star recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton. A few excerpts from the chat follow below.

On where the name of the upcoming European tour, "Priest Feast", came from:

"We just thought it had got a nice ring to it. We'd just done the Metal Masters tour in the States and we had HEAVEN AND HELL on the go with us and MOTÖRHEAD and TESTAMENT and we just felt it's great to get a classic metal bill and the audience is united and unified. It really worked in the States so we thought we'd do the same in Europe."

On whether UK fans expect a similar show to the one JUDAS PRIEST has been touring with around the world this year:

"It'll be more or less the same. We'll probably change a couple of numbers but it'll be more or less the same, because this is quite a different set for us. We've brought a couple of 'new old songs' back like 'Devil's Child', 'Hell Patrol', 'Dissident Aggressor' and 'The Sinner' and we've still got a lot of the classic songs such as 'Painkiller' and 'Hell Bent for Leather'. We've also injected some 'Nostradamus' in there. We open with 'Dawn of Creation' which is the intro tape and we play 'Prophecy' and we do a track called 'Death', so we're introducing people to 'Nostradamus' slowly and that's the way we've always done it when we have a new album. Three tracks is enough while we wait for people to really get to know it."

On "Nostradamus":

"'Nostradamus' was great album to do. It was a mammoth task and it was very ambitious but once we started to write we were very inspired by the man and his life. We didn't start out to write a two-album concept project but before we knew we were so inspired and we became so prolific that it just flowed from us. I think it was the choice of material and the man himself. Whether you believe in his prophecies or not he's still remembered vividly today 500 years on, so he was a very intelligent person. And his life was full of tragedy in the sense that he lost his wife and daughter in the plague and the church exiled him and then he found a whole new life. That combined with the alchemy and the mystery surrounding his prophecies, it made for very good inspiration."

On the talk that PRIEST might at some point perform the whole two hours-plus of "Nostradamus" in concert:

"We'd like to do that. Our intention right from day one when we started to compose it was at some point in the future to play it in its entirety in special venues around the world and that's something we've still got in mind, something we really want to do. It'll either be late 2009 or 2010."

On the fact that today's teenage metal fans are turning up to support the band:

"We've found more and more in recent years that we've got younger kids there. They've been turned on to the band by their parents or they've discovered the band themselves. A younger generation definitively are into PRIEST and that's great, it bodes well not just for us but for heavy metal and a lot of other bands out there."

Read the entire interview from Shropshire Star.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, December 09, 2008 12:19:12 PM 
Geezer Completes Recording Tracks

The unofficial BLACK SABBATH web site Black-Sabbath.com reports that bassist Geezer Butler has finished laying down his tracks for the new album from HEAVEN AND HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Ronnie James Dio (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Butler and Vinny Appice (drums). The group's first LP since SABBATH's "Dehumanizer" (1992) is being recorded at Rockfield studios in Wales, England (where "Dehumanizer" was also recorded) for an early 2009 release via Rhino Records. According to Butler, he is going to be filming some sort of "making-of" documentary, although it is unclear if that footage will appear on the disc, or as a DVD extra.

Two years ago, Dio, Iommi, Butler and Appice reunited to record a trio of new songs for Rhino's "Black Sabbath: The Dio Years" before launching a highly anticipated and greatly acclaimed world tour under their new moniker HEAVEN AND HELL. Revitalized by the reunion, the lineup is back in the studio now recording the first-ever full-length studio album from HEAVEN AND HELL. To whet the fans' appetites for the new album, HEAVEN AND HELL returned to the road this past summer for a short stint on the Metal Masters Tour, a month-long North American trek with JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD, and TESTAMENT.

Regarding the band's decision to continue to operate as HEAVEN AND HELL rather than BLACK SABBATH, Iommi told Billboard.com earlier this year, "It really is BLACK SABBATH, whatever we do. We just choose to go out as HEAVEN AND HELL so everyone knows what they're getting [and] so people won't expect to hear 'Iron Man' and all those songs. We've done them for so many years, it's nice to do just all the stuff with did with Ronnie again."

HEAVEN AND HELL will hit the road in early 2009 in support of the new album. So far the following shows have been announced:

June 3-6 - Sölvesborg, Sweden - Sweden Rock
June 13 - Burgum, The Netherlands - Waldrock
June 19-21 - Clisson, France - Hellfest

BLACK SABBATH's "The Rules Of Hell" box set — which features all three of SABBATH's Dio-era studio releases ("Heaven And Hell", "Mob Rules", "Dehumanizer") and its double live collection ("Live Evil"), each remastered for the first time — sold around 2,650 copies in the United States in its first week of release back in July 2008, according to Nielsen SoundScan."The Rules Of Hell" comes packaged in a deluxe slipcase with extensive liner notes featuring all new interviews with the band.


James Hetfield Interview

Fish Griwkowsky of the Sun Media recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Sun Media: How do you react to the fact fans are saying this is the best album in years, maybe decades? You're not taking it as an insult?

James: It's kinda good. No, there's plenty of other things to consider as insults. We feel good about every record, but this one seems to be getting extra good response. With (2003's) "St. Anger", time will tell. Not to consider us like LED ZEPPELIN or anything, but the third ZEP album they were talking smack about, but now it's one of my favorite. Time will tell. It has to erase all the other stuff attached to it. Like "Load" and the (semen and blood) photos. And "St. Anger" and the whole movie about the collapse of METALLICA. This one, right out the gate. Pretty amazed.

Sun Media: How much did Rick Rubin as a producer have to do with that, bringing back the solos and long songs?

James: He had a lot to do with making us feel like it was OK. A lot of our fears about not progressing as a band were showing. Don't look back, because that's the sign of failure. Resting on your laurels, sitting fat on the couch. Along the way we forgot some of the essential tools that make us unique. He helped us embrace our past. Lars (Ulrich) and I have always been battling. I'd rather have a shorter song, say the same amount in a shorter sentence. If an eight-minute song sounds like it's 10 minutes, there's a problem.

Sun Media: I like "All Nightmare Long" the most of the new batch. Who are you hunting in it?

James: I like to keep it as vague as possible, so it can plug into your life. It almost didn't make it. The chorus is a leftover from "St. Anger". It was an attempt to get back to the H.P. Lovecraft mythos with "The Thing that Should not Be", "The Call of Ktulu". This was about the hounds of Tindalos, which was another crazy mindf--- about these wolves that hunt through their nightmares and the only way you can get away from them is stay with angels. You can't even escape through sleep.

Sun Media: Do you think people forget that you are an artist, down deep. You have something to say.

James: We're a big, easy target. 'Cause of Napster. 'Cause of the movie. Things people can easily throw darts at. I'll sit and talk about the feeling of going onstage and what a high it is for me, the new high, and the respect people pay you by coming out to see us live, in weather like this. And you get a kid on his deathbed and his one thing is he wants to meet METALLICA — and you go "F---, yeah." We do this because we feel it. People always complain about something. If you face yourself and stand up strong, you're OK. You can't go wrong.

Read the entire interview from Sun Media. 


Joe Satriani Talks About Coldplay Ripping Him Off

Legendary rock guitarist Joe Satriani has spoken to MusicRadar.com about his decision to sue COLDPLAY, accusing the Grammy-nominated stars of plagiarizing one of his songs.

According to Reuters, Satriani's copyright infringement suit, filed on Thursday (December 4) in Los Angeles federal court, claims the COLDPLAY song "Viva La Vida" incorporates "substantial original portions" of his 2004 instrumental "If I Could Fly".

The 52-year-old guitar virtuoso is seeking a jury trial, damages and "any and all profits" attributable to the alleged copyright infringement.

Speaking to MusicRadar.com on December 6, Joe Satriani recalled the exact emotion he felt when he first heard COLDPLAY's "Viva La Vida".

"The second I heard, I knew... I felt like a dagger went right through my heart. It hurt so much," Satriani said. "The second I heard it, I knew it was [my own] 'If I Could Fly'."

As it turned out, Satriani wasn't the only one who noticed the similarity between "If I Could Fly" and "Viva La Vida".

"Almost immediately, from the minute their song came out, my e-mail box flooded with people going, 'Have you heard this song by COLDPLAY? They ripped you off man,'" he said. "I mean, I couldn't tell you how many e-mails I received.

"Everybody noticed the similarities between the songs. It's pretty obvious. It's as simple as that — when you listen to a song and you say, 'Wow, that's a real rip-off.'"

Read more from MusicRadar.com.


Metallica Release Video For All Nightmare Long

"All Nightmare Long", the new video from METALLICA, can be viewed at Metallica.com. It is also available below.

METALLICA performed "All Nightmare Long" live for the first time this past Friday night (December 5) during the band's headlining appearance at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich recently told RollingStone.com that the band's massive world tour behind "Death Magnetic" could very well last beyond next year. "We're booked up through August of next year, and right now we're sort of laying out fall of '09 and the spring of '10," he said. "We're waiting for a few other countries to be actually formalized as nations so we can be the first band in. We're also waiting for the polar caps to stabilize so we can go play there. There's talk about some other planets too."

Regarding the band's first American arena tour in four years, Lars said, "It's great to be back indoors. We're right in the thick of it in the middle of the arena. It completely exposes every nuance and that adds a real tone of vitality and excitement."

METALLICA will wrap up the current leg of its North American tour on December 20 in Oakland. 


Gene Simmons: If I was President...

Fish Griwkowsky of the Edmonton Sun conducted an interview this past Friday (December 5) with KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons during the rock star's visit to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to cut the ribbon on a new Future Shop (see video below) while simultaneously promoting his new Guitar Hero axe.

When asked what he would do if he was president of the United States, Simmons replied, "You couldn't pay me enough. Because a lot of people would try to knock me off. Because I don't give a s---. I have a Schwarzeneggerian point of view. Which is if you have enough money to say, to do ... what you think is right that you're elected for, there are no political repercussions and you don't care. Not about your party, not about anything.

"So Schwarzenegger disagrees with the Republicans down there and wants women to have the right to determine their birthing rights — and the Republicans down there go nuts.

"I (also) like guys like Joe Lieberman, a Democrat who supported John McCain. Because, 'My country, right or wrong,' is actually a foolish idea. No, my country right, and if it's wrong I gotta try and fix it. If your political party's wrong, you've got to have the integrity of self.

"So if I became president, if you deal drugs, I'd have public executions on the spot. Watch how fast drug use goes down. And [points to the Edmonton Sun photographer] if he's a drug addict, into cocaine and stuff like that, and he's been given (an ultimatum) and you're not off of it, you will find your (butt) in the tundra of Alaska chopping wood.

"Because you're not allowed to be in this society and torture everybody else, by stealing money from your mom (for example), because nobody has the guts in this permissive society to get the cancer out.

"And some of that means that individual rights have to be curtailed. Too (expletive) bad. Because nowadays, everybody locks their doors because they're afraid that, you know, crack addicts will come in and you can't even kill the guy. 'Excessive violence.' What are you talking about? The guy just broke into your home! Kill him!

"So, you don't want to put me in charge. Drug problem? It would disappear. Gangs? I'd have snipers. Ooh, take them out, fast. You won't have gangs for long. [Affects street swagger]: 'Man, we like to go shoot!' [Back to Simmons]: You'll be dead. You won't know who got you."

Read the rest of Simmons' response from the Edmonton Sun.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, December 07, 2008 8:56:16 PM 

James Hetfield Interview

Graeme Wood of The Cape Breton Post recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

The Cape Breton Post: Are you happy with this new-old direction [on "Death Magnetic"]?

Hetfield: Yes, it feels right. It feels like the right time. I certainly know fans have forever been asking, basically telling us what to do, which for us, it doesn't work. Whether it's my Dad or a fan it never worked. I had to feel it myself, and eventually we go to the point where we were able to embrace the stuff we've done in the past and not keep running from it.

The Cape Breton Post: Talk to me about the new album and you being sober now. You went through alcohol addiction, so did that change your writing in any sense (since) thrash metal is so synonymous with drinking?

Hetfield: The fans will have to say. This new album, I think, is pretty darn good and (I'm) completely clean and sober. There's always people that worry for you, too . . . And then I write the angriest stuff of my life on "St. Anger" and everyone hates it or something. You know, you can't do it for others. You have to be the artist (who's) making the art.

The Cape Breton Post: You figured things out in terms of your private life so does that make you and the band get along more than ever before?

Hetfield: Absolutely. I think the fact is that we can read each other better because we know each other better, and want to know each other better, and we're able to communicate a lot better . . . We've been through some tough times and because (we've) walked through the fire and survived it there's almost a kind of honour that you have with each other — that we've gone through this we don't need to go there it again."

The Cape Breton Post: You've mentioned before it's important to talk about death. Maybe you can elaborate on that.

Hetfield: The band came close to calling it quits. We got to the point where egos, and resentments and things had grown so big and strong that it was almost an impossible hill to climb. So the fact that we got through that and came out with the strongest album I think in a long time is a testament to hard work and to sticking it through because you never know what's going to happen. And for us it was close to death and it's a pretty scary thought. And obviously there's life after METALLICA but is it worth it? So we started talking about that in the metaphor of life and death.

The Cape Breton Post: Are you still political in a sense?

Hetfield: Never was. lyrically I was writing from what I felt . . . A lot of the things that we do are hopefully universal (such as) plugging into emotion — it's human. Songs like "One" and "Disposable Heroes" talk about more of the ugly side of war. And there's more than just those songs. The song "Don't Tread on Me" showed the other side of that. We in the band have pretty diverse political opinions and it's best to leave that at the door. It gets in the way, it's a roadblock. Looking at the bigger picture, we all want to protect our families and there are certain ways we think it should be done. But we all have concerns about the globe and mankind and where it's going and I don't think we're the first people to have concerns about that.

Read the entire interview from The Cape Breton Post.

TOPIC: Your Classic Heavy Metal Album Of The Day
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, December 05, 2008 11:28:38 AM 
I was listening to that on the way to school this morning!
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, December 04, 2008 11:15:07 AM 
KK Downing Signature Guitar from KxK

http://www.kxkguitars.com/KKDV1.html
TOPIC: What books are you reading or read ?
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, December 04, 2008 11:02:39 AM 
I decided to borrow Alice Cooper's biography, Golf Monster, today from the library. And it's definitly worth it. Fuck it's a good book haha. Funny and lots of cool stories.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, December 04, 2008 10:59:03 AM 
Visions Nominated For A Grammy

METALLICA, JUDAS PRIEST, MÖTLEY CRÜE, SLIPKNOT and DISTURBED are among the nominees for the 51th annual Grammy Awards, which will be held on Sunday, February 8, 2009 at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

The nominees in the "Hard Rock", "Metal", "Rock Instrumental" and "Rock" categories are as follows:

Best Hard Rock Performance:

DISTURBED - "Inside The Fire"
JUDAS PRIEST - "Visions"
THE MARS VOLTA - "Wax Simulacra"
MÖTLEY CRÜE - "Saints Of Los Angeles"
ROB ZOMBIE - "Lords Of Salem"

Best Metal Performance:

DRAGONFORCE - "Heroes Of Our Time"
JUDAS PRIEST - "Nostradamus"
METALLICA - "My Apocalypse"
MINISTRY - "Under My Thumb"
SLIPKNOT - "Psychosocial"

Best Rock Instrumental Performance:

DAVID GILMOUR - Castellorizon
METALLICA - Suicide & Redemption
NINE INCH NAILS - 34 Ghosts I-IV
RUSH - Hope (Live For The Art Of Peace)
ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA - Peaches En Regalia

Best Rock Album:

COLDPLAY - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
KID ROCK - Rock N Roll Jesus
KINGS OF LEON - Only By The Night
METALLICA - Death Magnetic
THE RACONTEURS - Consolers Of The Lonely

For the first time, nominations were announced on prime-time television as part of "The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! - Countdown To Music's Biggest Night". The one-hour special — broadcast live on CBS from Nokia Theatre L.A Live — featured past Grammy winners and nominees reading nominations in several categories, as well as performing songs from the Grammy Hall Of Fame in celebration of the grand opening of the Grammy Museum.

Grammy ballots for the final round of voting will be mailed on December 17 to the voting members of The Recording Academy. They are due back to the accounting firm Deloitte by January 14, 2009, when they will be tabulated and the results kept secret until the telecast.

The 51st annual Grammy Awards will be broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8 to 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). 


Bon Scott Film in the Works

Paul Cashmere of Australia's Undercover News reports that filmmaker Eddie Martin is working on a movie about AC/DC legend Bon Scott.

The yet-to-be titled movie is in its early stages. "We've been working heavily on it for a couple of months. It's early days," Martin tells Undercover News. "We are in the writing process. We've been meeting with Gaby, Mary, Irene and THE VALENTINES crew, people like Vince Lovegrove, Bon's early friends." (Irene was Bon's former wife).

Eddie says he is still looking for people from the era who knew Bon. "It is at research stage," he says.

Read the entire article from Undercover News. 


Rob Zombie Rumored to Direct Halloween 2

The Pulse of Radio reports that Rob Zombie is rumored to be directing the sequel to his hit 2007 remake of "Halloween", according to Shock Till You Drop. A source told the horror movie web site that following the departure of French directors Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo from the project, Zombie had agreed to step in again as director. A representative for Zombie had no comment on the matter, while the film's producers, Trancas International, planned to issue a press release regarding the movie before the end of this week.

"Halloween", a "re-imagining" of the 1978 horror classic, was Zombie's third film as a director and biggest hit yet, grossing $31 million in its opening weekend, more than his two previous films combined.

Zombie's next film was supposed to be "Tyrannosaurus Rex", about an aging wrestler battling a vicious motorcycle gang. But Zombie himself recently stated that he had not even written the script for the film yet.

More recently, Zombie has been recording his fourth studio album for a 2009 release and issued the song "War Zone" on the soundtrack of the new movie "Punisher: War Zone". The long-awaited boxed set from his previous band, WHITE ZOMBIE, called "Let Sleeping Corpses Lie", came out last week.

John Carpenter filmed his 1978 indie chiller on a $325,000 budget. The film made roughly $47 million at the domestic box office, and still ranks among the most impressive budget-to-box office ratios in history. Zombie's studio-approved "Halloween" cost about $20 million.

The three-disc unrated collector's edition DVD of Rob Zombie's "Halloween" hit stores nationwide on October 7. According to Rob, "The set contains an all-new four-and-a-half-hour documentary about the making of the film!" 


New Doro Album Cover and Titled Revealed

German metal queen Doro Pesch has set "Fear No Evil" as the title of her new album, due on January 23, 2009 via AFM Records. The CD's cover art can be viewed below.

Pesch will release a new single, "Herzblut", on December 12 via AFM. It will feature four versions of the title track, each recorded in a different language.

"Herzblut" track listing:

01. Herzblut (Single Version)
02. Herzblut (Album Version)
03. A Fond Le Coeur - Herzblut (French)
04. Te Doy Mi Corazon - Herzblut (Spanish)
05. Eu Dou-Te O Meu Coração - Herzblut (Portuguese)
06. Share My Fate

"Celebrate (The Night Of The Warlock)", the latest single from Doro Pesch, recently registered the following chart positions:

Germany: #75
Spain: #20

"Celebrate (The Night Of The Warlock)" was released in Germany on October 31 and most of the rest of Europe on November 3 via AFM Records. The EP contains three versions of the single's title cut "Celebrate" — including one that features guest appearances by Liv Kristine (LEAVES' EYES), Veronica Freeman (BENEDICTUM), GIRLSCHOOL, Floor Jansen (AFTER FOREVER) and Angela Gossow (ARCH ENEMY), and another that was recorded with the help of Biff Byford (SAXON).

"Celebrate (The Night Of The Warlock)" track listing:

01. Celebrate (feat: Doro + fans)
02. Celebrate (feat: Doro + Biff [SAXON])
03. Celebrate (feat: Doro + Angela [ARCH ENEMY), Sabina [HOLY MOSES), Veronica [BENEDICTUM), Liv Kristine [LEAVES' EYES), GIRLSCHOOL and Floor [AFTER FOREVER])
04. Rescue Me (non-album version)
05. Night Of the Warlock (single version)

Pesch will celebrate her 25th anniversary as a performer with a special concert in her hometown of Düsseldorf, Germany on December 13 at the ISS Dome. Also scheduled to appear are ARCH ENEMY and LEAVES' EYES, among other acts.



TOPIC: new JUDAS PRIEST album 2009?
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, December 04, 2008 10:50:55 AM 
KK said there hoping to have a live albm out next year. Don't get your hopes up though, KK is known to talk a lot sometimes.

I'm right there with you guys though hoping for something to buy from Priest.
TOPIC: Song Game
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, December 03, 2008 12:44:16 PM 
Locked In - Judas Priest
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, December 02, 2008 9:22:54 AM 
Metal Mike Interview: New Halford Material

Jason Price of Live-Metal.Net recently conducted an interview with guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM, SEBASTIAN BACH). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Live-Metal.Net: What is the current status of your band PAINMUSEUM?

Chlasciak: Well, it was interesting because I really felt that we put out a unique album in the metal world. It wasn't easily categorized and it was a kick-ass metal record. Anytime we got some shows, to be very honest, I got sidetracked. I got sidetracked into going to California to work on some HALFORD music. I got sidetracked by going on tour with Sebastian. I got sidetracked by going on tour with TESTAMENT and just living life. I don't regret any of those things because they were all really nice things to be involved with but that is what happened. The record has been out and it has become too old to really go out and tour on. That is what happened with PAINMUSEUM. I was really, really relieved because even though the music industry didn't know what to make of it, the fans really embraced it. It was a critically acclaimed album which I thought was a really nice for a band's first album. To cut to the chase, I already have a whole album done and demoed in the fashion that I mentioned earlier. There are 12 songs, some awesome music in there. I am just not sure whether I am going to make it a PAINMUSEUM type of release or if it will be my own solo album with half of it being instrumental and half having a singer on it.

Live-Metal.Net: Any idea when we can look forward to a release of that material?

Chlasciak: I am hoping to for it to see the light around the latter part of 2009. While I am working on that, I will also be working on my first heavy metal instructional DVD.

Live-Metal.Net: Any idea on when we might some activity on a new release from HALFORD?

Chlasciak: Rob's band, the musicians, are quite prolific, and probably some of the most professional guys that I have ever been on stage with. There is so much material that has been accumulated over the past few years. It is just a matter of wrapping it all up and cutting out the songs that are not as good as the others, mixing it and then releasing it.

Live-Metal.Net: Well, it sounds like we definitely have something to look forward to at least!

Chlasciak: Yes, certainly. As you can imagine, we have to be very respectful to Rob's commitment to JUDAS PRIEST because we all know what that band means to him. We would all like to have one more stab at going out and playing some new music. We all feel, and this is including Rob, that the HALFORD band was a little more than just a solo artist hiring a bunch of dudes to play cover songs. We really have something to say as a band. It was just a little unfortunate, in my eyes, to release an album like "Crucible" and not have a fair shot at promoting it. That's alright and it's all cool and we have all been busy but when the day comes that we all get together and play as a unit, it is going to be really fun! Not only for us, but hopefully for the fans as well! It seems like there are a lot of them out there.

Live-Metal.Net: What do you think about the state of metal music today?

Chlasciak: I think there are a lot of positives. I think, for one, the scene has become really strong, and two, you know the stereotypes and segregation of metal styles that we saw in the '80s and '90s is almost gone. You know, now you can have a death metal singer and a clean singer in the same band. You could break into a Sunset Strip riff and then into a SLAYER riff and no one is going to tell you that you are kinda doing it wrong. I love that because who wants to be held up in the box. Remember in the late '80s, it got as bad as "If you liked IRON MAIDEN, you can't like JUDAS PRIEST." [laughs] That is so ridiculous, that is how you kill something, by segregating it into small little underground pockets. I love that metal is strong right now. There are always going to be bands that are going to be more commercially accepted or commercially minded with the material that they put out. If that makes them happy, good for them but I really love bands who take the later route. One of my favorite bands of all time is DEATH. I thought that Chuck Schuldiner was doing such productive and great things. I really respect that. I think it is important to stand out from the pack because it is all about being individual and doing your own thing. That is really the idea behind heavy metal.

Read the entire interview from Live-Metal.Net.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, November 30, 2008 5:08:53 PM 
Paul Stanley Interview

AskMen.com recently conducted an interview with KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

AskMen.com: Can fans look forward to new KISS material in the near future?

Stanley: Actually, it looks like we'll be going in the studio shortly to do the first new KISS album in 10 years. It's going to be very much a vintage, classic, '70s KISS album without much regard to what's happened since then; it's back to the roots.

AskMen.com: Back in the '80s, a decision was made in order to respect the fans that Vinnie [Vincent] and [Eric] Carr would have to wear new face makeup; why was the decision made to allow [Eric] Singer and [Tommy] Thayer to wear the makeup of original members?

Stanley: It wasn't to respect the fans; it was a misstep, if anything. The idea that we should dilute the four icons, which are world-known (not by name, but by character) and come up with like "Frog Man" or "Turtle Boy" was a big misstep. Those iconic figures are known worldwide; you show anybody in the world a photo of KISS and they'll tell you it's KISS. So, it just sold everybody short to think that when somebody left the band that they should take those characters with them. In a sense, we all created each others' characters because it was the four of us together and the synergy between the four of us that made those characters. Could we have done it on our own? I don't think so. It was all of us together that came up with it.

AskMen.com: Is there any truth to the rumors about a "Kiss II" reality show?

Stanley: It's kind of gotten distorted into something that it really isn't. The idea that some guys are going to take our place and we're going to go home is never going to happen. Really, what it was and remains is the idea that Gene and I have created and nurtured something for 35 years… [and] as successful and consistent as we've been kind of makes people wonder what it would be like if we put together another band and gave [them] that experience. It's much closer to that.

Read the entire interview at AskMen.com. 


Black Sabbath Begin Recording New Record

HEAVEN AND HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Ronnie James Dio (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums) — has entered Rockfield studios in Wales, England to begin recording its new album, the group's first since SABBATH's "Dehumanizer" (which was also recorded at Rockfield) in 1992. An early 2009 release via Rhino Records is expected.

Two years ago, Dio, Iommi, Butler and Appice reunited to record a trio of new songs for Rhino's "Black Sabbath: The Dio Years" before launching a highly anticipated and greatly acclaimed world tour under their new moniker HEAVEN AND HELL. Revitalized by the reunion, the lineup is back in the studio now recording the first-ever full-length studio album from HEAVEN AND HELL. To whet the fans' appetites for the new album, HEAVEN AND HELL returned to the road this past summer for a short stint on the Metal Masters Tour, a month-long North American trek with JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD, and TESTAMENT.

Regarding the band's decision to continue to operate as HEAVEN AND HELL rather than BLACK SABBATH, Iommi told Billboard.com earlier this year, "It really is BLACK SABBATH, whatever we do. We just choose to go out as HEAVEN AND HELL so everyone knows what they're getting [and] so people won't expect to hear 'Iron Man' and all those songs. We've done them for so many years, it's nice to do just all the stuff with did with Ronnie again."

HEAVEN AND HELL will hit the road in early 2009 in support of the new album. So far the following shows have been announced:

June 3-6 - Sölvesborg, Sweden - Sweden Rock Festival
June 19-21 - Clisson, France - Hellfest

BLACK SABBATH's "The Rules Of Hell" box set — which features all three of SABBATH's Dio-era studio releases ("Heaven And Hell", "Mob Rules", "Dehumanizer") and its double live collection ("Live Evil"), each remastered for the first time — sold around 2,650 copies in the United States in its first week of release back in July 2008, according to Nielsen SoundScan."The Rules Of Hell" comes packaged in a deluxe slipcase with extensive liner notes featuring all new interviews with the band.

Fan-filmed video footage of HEAVEN AND HELL performing the song "Neon Knights" on August 31, 2008 at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California can be viewed below (clip uploaded by YouTube user "rockynhome").

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9o5Vj3kAqEo&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=3


Twisted Sister Release Video For "I'll Be Home For Christmas" Featuring Lita Ford

"I'll Be Home For Christmas", the third in the series of videos from TWISTED SISTER's now-classic rockin' holiday CD and DVD, "A Twisted Christmas" — featuring TWISTED versions of beloved Christmas classics — can be viewed below. The clip, which features '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford in her first video in 20 years, intersperses live concert footage of TWISTED SISTER and the TS bandmembers on their tour bus (and, of course, a hilarious twist of an ending), and it's by far the biggest production of all the "A Twisted Christmas" videos.

TWISTED SISTER recently announced the "Twisted Sister, A Twisted Christmas On Broadway" holiday extravaganza, Friday, December 5, 2008 at the Nokia Theatre Times Square in New York City.

The show will feature the band performing songs from "A Twisted Christmas", including "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", "Deck The Halls", "I'll Be Home For Christmas" and "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" inspired by their biggest hit, "We're Not Gonna Take It".

Formed in 1973, TWISTED SISTER dominated the radio airwaves and MTV with such monster hits as "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock", still staples at classic rock radio and television. To date, the band has sold over 10 million albums worldwide, boasts 34 silver, gold and platinum certifications from eight countries and has toured in 22 different countries. TWISTED SISTER has given over 9,000 performances in its thirty-plus-year career.

Tickets for "Twisted Sister Presents A Twisted Christmas on Broadway" went on sale to the general public in late September. For the ultimate TWISTED fan, a VIP package is available inclusive of a general-admission ticket, a personally autographed merchandise item, and a meet-and-greet and photo with TWISTED SISTER.

Tickets are available through the Nokia Theatre Times Square box office located at 1515 Broadway at 44th and/or Ticketmaster.com.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1EvZPPx_Es&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=3

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, November 28, 2008 8:33:45 AM 
Final Leg Of Somewhere Back In Time

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN have announced five shows in Brazil as part of the fourth and final leg of their Somewhere Back In Time World Tour.

The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows:

Feb. 13 - Dubai, UAE - Media City Amphitheatre
Feb. 15 - Bangalore, India Royal - Challenge Rock In India
Feb. 20 - Auckland, New Zealand - Mount Smart Stadium
Feb. 21 - Christchurch, New Zealand - AMI Stadium
Feb. 25 - Monterrey, Mexico - Estadio - Technologico
Feb. 26 - Guadalajara, Mexico - Arena VFG Jalisco
Feb. 28 - Mexico City, Mexico - Fero Sol Stadium Complex
Mar. 05 - Caracas, Venezuela - Estadio
Mar. 07 - Bogota, Colombia - Simon Bolivar Park
Mar. 12 - Manaus, Brazil - Sambrodromo
Mar. 14 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - Apoteose
Mar. 15 - Sao Paulo, Brazil - Autdromo De Interlagos
Mar. 18 - Recife, Brazil - Estadio Municipal
Mar. 20 - Brasilia, Brazil - Brasilia Camping
Mar. 22 - Santiago, Chile - Estadio Nacional

For more information, go to www.mondoentretenimento.com.br

This will be the first time that the band has ever played in the beautiful coastal city of Recife, the capital city Brasilia, and Manaus, situated on the Amazon in the very heart of the rainforest. It will also be its first visit to Rio for six years.

Following massive demand for tickets and the rapid sellout of the 40,000-capacity Palmeiras Stadium in Sao Paulo earlier this year, the band will also return there again, but this time in a much bigger venue, the famous Formula One Grand Prix circuit Interlagos, where Lewis Hamilton sealed the Formula One world championship last month. Other than Formula One racing, the only other events ever to be arranged there are a concert by KISS in 1999, Brazil's Skol Beat electronic dance festival and an appearance by His Holiness the Pope, for whom hundreds of thousands turned out. It promises to be a very special event.

Following the huge international success of their spectacular Somewhere Back In Time World Tour 08, IRON MAIDEN will be taking to the skies once again in 2009 for a fourth and final leg starting in Dubai on February 13.

Loaded up with a full complement of band, crew and twelve tons of stage set and equipment, the band's customized Boeing 757, christened Ed Force One by the fans and flown again by Astraeus Airlines captain and MAIDEN vocalist Bruce Dickinson, will once again be circumnavigating 80,000 km around the planet for concerts in 19 cities in eleven countries, making it a staggering 37 countries in total visited on this tour, playing to almost two million fans.

Taking off in early February, MAIDEN will make their first appearances in New Zealand for 16 years via Dubai and Bangalore followed by the long haul journey for a return to Mexico in some even larger venues and then finishing with an extended run through Central and South America to include countries and cities they have not visited before.

The Somewhere Back In Time tour revisits the band's history by focusing almost entirely on the '80s in both choice of songs played and the stage set, which is based around the legendary Egyptian production of the 1984-85 Powerslave Tour which was featured on the recent DVD "Live After Death". This is arguably the most elaborate and spectacular show the band have ever presented, and will include some key elements of their Somewhere In Time tour of 1986/7, such as the Cyborg Eddie.

Comments Bruce Dickinson, "This unique way of touring earlier this year with everyone and all our gear onboard the plane helped to make 2008 easily one of the most successful, exciting and fun years in the band's career. Taking Ed Force One around the planet and playing to our fans in so many different countries was an incredible experience for all of us. For me personally, flying and performing was one of the most challenging and satisfying things I've ever attempted despite the rigours and all the logistical difficulties we encountered. In fact it was so much fun we decided to do it again as a final leg of this tour All in all this will be a fantastic way to round off a tremendous year for the band before we take a bit of time off and then start work on a new studio album."

Says Steve Harris, "We will once again be loading onto the plane as much of the production and stage set as we can ram in, along with arranging plenty of pyro for all the shows!! We will also be changing round the set list and replacing some of the songs, mainly with songs from the first four albums as the Early Days tour a few years back didn't visit any of these places so we thought the fans would like to hear some of that even earlier material. This tour is likely to be the last time we play many of these songs live so we really will be giving it everything we have got!"

The IRON MAIDEN plane Ed Force One has been back in regular airline service since the end of the first leg in March this year and has been used for the "Bruce Air" fan club flying trips during the European leg of the tour, as well as Bruce flying various missions to bring troops back home from tours of duty in Afghanistan and collecting stranded British tourists in the recent major airline closures. However the Boeing 757 will be taken back into the hanger soon to be completely refitted and its MAIDEN livery restored, this having been removed due to fears of evil ju-ju spirits — Eddie! — inhabiting the plane from worried passengers on its summer route from Central Africa!

IRON MAIDEN has made arrangements with the local promoters to facilitate a special first ticket pre-sale to members of its fan club, which will mean they will be guaranteed to get a ticket, and be able buy the best seats where applicable. 


Confirmed: New STUDIO Kiss Album

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has told Jane Stevenson of Canada's Sun Media that the veteran glam rockers are writing songs for a new album that he expects they will record next year and release next summer. KISS singer/guitarist Paul Stanley will produce the disc. The band will follow the album's release with a limited tour.

"We'll do a handful of shows just to keep in the game (next) summer, maybe 10 (dates), some Canadian shows," Simmons told the Sun Media. "I know Halifax is one, but before you get out there and start the baseball season, they hold exhibition games, that's what we're doing. 'Cause once we go out, it's going to be for a year and a half."

As for rumblings of a co-headlining tour with QUEEN, Simmons said, "Oh, I've heard that, but we don't know until it's real. I would be happy to step up on that stage. I'd (also) love to step up on a stage with the STONES."

Read more from Sun Media. 


Yngwie Malmsteen Interview

Pat Prince of Powerline A.D. recently conducted an interview with legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Powerline A.D.: Do you ever compare yourself — competitively — with some of the other contemporary guitarists out there?

Yngwie: Never. And it's not because I'm arrogant. … It's just that I wouldn't go out and buy a record and listen to it. If I'm working on an album, I listen to that. The last thing I do is think about what other people do because I am so occupied with what I do. When I was a little kid I had my heroes that I listened to, and my biggest heroes are Bach, Vivaldi, and Paganini, but I don't even listen to that anymore.

Powerline A.D.: Well, you certainly had guitarists that influenced you, like Hendrix…

Yngwie: No. That's not true.

Powerline A.D.: No? I had read that you saw Hendrix on television when you were a kid and that's what got you interested in guitar.

Yngwie: Yes, I was seven years old and I saw him on television. On the day he died they showed a video of him lighting his guitar on fire, and that made me want to start playing guitar. I didn't hear any music. It was just a visual. That was the impact that made me want to play, but musically if you listen to my stuff, there's no Hendrix in there. Maybe, maybe, some of the ballad stuff.

Powerline A.D.: Never influenced by European guitarists like Schenker or Uli Roth?

Yngwie: When I was a little kid, really little, like seven to ten, it was Ritchie Blackmore. And there was no one else. And then after that, I stopped listening to guitar players all together.

Powerline A.D.: Back in the '80s, when you first came to America to join STEELER, there was quite a buzz about you. It reminded me about what I used to read about Clapton in the '60s, when they used to spray paint "Clapton is God" across London. How have you dealt with such high expectations over the years?

Yngwie: I learned really early on that whether it's praise or criticism, you have to take everything with a grain of salt. The one thing I know is that I'm my own worst critic anyway. No one criticizes me as hard as I do. I'm very picky and to this day, a perfectionist. And, of course, it's great that people dig what you do. All the praise is very nice and rewarding.

Powerline A.D.: What do you think of the term "shredder?"

Yngwie: Well, you can shred cheese, you can shred carrots, you can shred a lot of things, and I suppose I shred notes. I guess it's just a word because when I first came to the States many years ago as a teenager, people would come up to me and say, "Hey, dude. You shred, dude." I didn't know what they were talking about at first but then, of course, I came to understand it. I don't mind it. It's all good.

Powerline A.D.: Since being in the '80s bands STEELER and ALCATRAZZ, have you been asked to join any other established bands?

Yngwie: There have been some people that approached me but I had been in bands since I was ten years old in Sweden and I was always the leader. I was always the writer, the lead guitar player, the lead singer… I was always the guy, so when I came to America I knew I had to take the route and go through some bands til I became the leader again. When all of that was finished, I started off where I left off in Sweden, basically, with RISING FORCE. I've always made sure that I end up in a position where I have control, because to be happy in a sort of democracy, that doesn't work for me. I'm definitely a dictator. It's just the way I am with music. I guess I'm the same way a painter would be, except I'm doing this in a rock and roll fashion. A lot of people, you know, just don't understand and sometimes I give up trying to explain it.

Powerline A.D.: But, say, someone like Axl Rose came up to you and asked you to join GUNS N' ROSES — a real once-in-a-lifetime opportunity — would you do it?

Yngwie: Probably not. But as a guest spot, I'm always open to that. I'm always flexible to do that. When I do play on other people's records, I'm theirs to command. I will do exactly what they want. That's just being a professional. And I've done that quite a lot. But as a permanent thing, probably not. But, who knows. You never know.

Powerline A.D.: What do you prefer: life on the road and playing live, or creating music in the studio?

Yngwie: Well, they're very very different things. I love playing live and the sound, when you're in a good hall, with the band just cranking it, it's just amazing. I try to get that sound in the studio. A lot of people try to recreate their albums on stage. I try to do it the other way around... that live feeling in the studio. But the studio is also a laboratory where you can be a crazy scientist forever, and change things around. Live, it's like a battlezone, like being dropped right in the warzone for battle. I really love both of it. It's a great contrast. Doing the same thing in such different environments is cool.

Read the entire interview from Powerline A.D.

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, November 26, 2008 4:40:40 PM 
GNR Letter To Dr. Pepper, They Aren't Happy.

BLABBERMOUTH.NET has obtained a copy of the entire three-page letter (see below) that was sent by GUNS N' ROSES' and Axl Rose's lawyer to Dr Pepper, accusing the soda maker of failing to deliver on its "Chinese Democracy" free soda promotion, which the band was never involved in.

According to Billboard.biz, Beverly Hills-based Alan Gutman has written to Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. president and CEO Larry Young, accusing the company of operating an online redemption scheme that was an "unmitigated disaster which defrauded customers." Gutman is demanding that Dr Pepper makes good on its offer by extending the period for the offer; he also wants full-page apologies in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today and The Wall Street Journal.

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Yngwie Malmsteen Interview


Hard Rock Hideout recently conducted an interview with legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Hard Rock Hideout: If you could give advice to any young guitar players out there, what would you tell them?

Yngwie Malmsteen: It all depends on what they want to achieve. If they want to achieve greatness and be like something that is out of the ordinary, it is a lot of hard work. There are no shortcuts to that. Obviously, if they wanted to learn how to play, they can learn bits and things and carry on. It all depends on what they want to do. If they want to be serious, there is a lot of hard work involved.

Hard Rock Hideout: There have been a lot of classic hard rock and metal acts reunite over the last few years. Ron Keel has recently announced the reunion of KEEL for several live shows next year. Can you see yourself doing a STEELER or ALCATRAZZ reunion in the near future?

Yngwie Malmsteen: I have been contacted a lot about that. I don't know. I will never say never.

Hard Rock Hideout: What is your opinion on the current guitarists of today?

Yngwie Malmsteen: I haven't really kept track of them. I am so extremely busy with what I am doing myself. When I am not playing music I am usually doing other things. Playing around with my Ferraris and playing tennis and things like that. What I understand there is a new group of kids that are very serious about playing which is great, I think that is a good thing.

Hard Rock Hideout: Why do you think hard rock/metal was able to maintain its popularity in Europe and Asia but not here in the states?

Yngwie Malmsteen: I am not even sure about that. What I do know is rock and roll and metal never goes away ever. It took the backseat in America in the '90s. In Japan and South America it was still really big. I never followed trends so I don't know the exact function of them. I think there must be somebody in league to changing things. When the glam metal thing of the late '80s became too glammy, then instead of having two bottles of hairspray in your hair, it became better not to wash your hair at all. To me it's all trend stuff. I don't follow that stuff. I just do what I feel is the right thing. I don't know what the reason is for that. It's not fashion.

Hard Rock Hideout: Did your involvement in the G3 tour with Joe Satriani and Steve Vai help get your music back out there in the U.S.?

Yngwie Malmsteen: It had some impact, sure, yeah. I think that it helped all three of us, but I think the most important thing now, that you can see nowadays are kids are being introduced to this music through video games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero. This seems to be a big influence on kids. It's a new thing to them.

Hard Rock Hideout: What do you think about the new generation of music fans being introduced to hard rock and metal through games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band?

Yngwie Malmsteen: When we were younger, it was radio and MTV. It is just a different way of getting it. If they have a game that has rock and roll in it, that is going to introduce the kids to the music. That is good. It is cool.

Hard Rock Hideout: Your son Antonio is 10 now right? Has he taken on your passion for music yet?

Yngwie Malmsteen: Yeah. Not in the same way that I did. When I grew up, there was no TV, nothing. The guitar could be my whole life. The kids today have Internet and TV and games and all that stuff. When he does pick up the guitar, he is a natural, for sure. For sure he is going to play. I was so extreme, I was playing 24/7 all my life. That was bizarre anyway, kind of like a (laughs) a circus freak, you know.

Read the entire interview from Hard Rock Hideout.

Fan-filmed video footage of Yngwie Malmsteen's October 26, 2008 concert at the Blender Theater in New York City can be viewed below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44BSupa5nqk&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Lars Ulrich Interview

Stereo Warning has posted the third and final part of a new interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Stereo Warning: Let's talk about art for a bit. How did you become an art collector?

Ulrich: We had art all over the house when I was growing up. It's been a passion of mine for 20-25 years. It's one area where I can go and be myself. It's not about being in METALLICA or being the drummer in a rock band. I'm accepted for who I am in the art circles. I love going into artist spaces and galleries and auction houses. It's great because it has absolutely nothing to do with METALLICA. It's my place of sanctuary.

Stereo Warning: What was the first painting you bought?

Ulrich: The first piece that I got was a Warhol. It's a lithograph of three apples that my parents had when I was growing up. My parents sold it when they divorced and I chased it down and bought it back. So I have the apples that were hanging in the dining room when I was growing up.

Stereo Warning: How did you get into Basquiat?

Ulrich: Basquiat is just so incredible in his rawness and he was the last great American painter who got a lot of his inspiration and influence from a lot of guys that I really like, like Jean Dubufett and Asger Jorn. I really like paintings. I'm not much into conceptual art. I respect it but it's not something that does a lot for me.

Stereo Warning: Do you feel any nostalgia for the paintings?

Ulrich: Yes, but it's also an exercise that I force myself to go through because you don't own art. The artists own art. You just hold on to it to enjoy it for a while. It becomes a revolving door, and I have to continue to put those paintings out there. There is very little art that I hoard. I've had 10-15 great years with some of these paintings and now it's time to get some other ones.

Read the entire interview from Stereo Warning.

According to The New York Times, Lars Ulrich found a buyer for "Untitled (Boxer)" (see image below), a 1982 painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat, in a sale of contemporary art at Christie's on November 12. Depicting a victorious black boxer against a richly painted background filled with the artist's signature graffiti scrawl, it was estimated at $12 million to $16 million, and a buyer on the telephone bought it for $12 million, or $13.5 million including commission.
TOPIC: what albums have you bought recently?
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, November 25, 2008 12:59:58 PM 
I wish I had those. I can get Brave New World easily but Dehumanizer is a bit harder.
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TOPIC: Song Game
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, November 25, 2008 12:56:58 PM 

Ride My Rocket - Pantera

TOPIC: Fire Burns Below
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, November 25, 2008 12:55:56 PM 

I love this song as well, but I'd prefer regular tabs because most people can't read sheet music. I never understoof what was so great about sheet music anyway. Takes tons and tons or practice and it's fairly confusing through that, while tabs on the other hand, give you the string and frets to hit and that's it. Additional info is clearly stated as well.

The only positive for sheet music I can think of is you can pretty much play anything by reading it, whether you heard the song or not, but why would you be playing a song you've never even heard? Sort of strange, but good for on the fly moments I suppose.

TOPIC: what albums have you bought recently?
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, November 21, 2008 7:29:51 AM 
Think of it more as an Officially Unofficial release.

I was really wanting to get this as well, how is it?

I recently bought Testament's new one, The Formation of Damnation, bloody great album.
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TOPIC: Song Game
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, November 21, 2008 7:28:03 AM 
Seasons in the Abyss - Slayer
TOPIC: Fast Priest vs Slow Priest
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, November 21, 2008 7:25:50 AM 
I think they do both amazingly well. And I love all aspects of Priest.
TOPIC: picture of you
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, November 21, 2008 7:24:26 AM 
I have no idea what you mean by a dual compound radius neck, guitardude, but I like my guitar the way it is haha.

I got the guitar second hand at the local music store for 300.30$ Didn't come with anything. Just the guitar and nothing else. But I went back a couple days later for a guitar case and they gave me one for free haha. And it's a nice case too. So all I need now I guess is an amp, my own strap, guitar chords, and a stand too for convience at home instead of pulling it in or out of the case all the time or leaning it against something.

I've been fiddlin' around with guitars since about last Christmas, a little after.

I don't know really much about anything to get for my guitar.

I know when I see a strap I want, I'm definitly gonna get it.

I don't really know about strings for whenever mine wear out or break.

Not too sure about amps but I really like these Line 6 ones at the music store. Got a lot of good preset tones that are heavy as fuck.

Couldn't tell ya about distortion pedals though. Or ANY kind of pedal haha.

There is two small chips in the paint right on the lower point of the V and another about an inch or so away from it. But you gotta expect that second hand. 

I was wondering too, with my kind of guitar and the way the strings go into the body, would I be able to get a Floyd put on it or would I just be better off buying another guitar like that with one already on it?
TOPIC: Your latest Priest purchase
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, November 21, 2008 7:16:32 AM 
Give me that fucking Vengeance poster!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, November 20, 2008 5:21:05 PM 
Dr. Pepper To Hold Up There End of the Bargain.

Don't cry, GUNS N' ROSES fans. The agonizing wait for the 17-years-in-the-making masterpiece "Chinese Democracy" will finally be over (fingers crossed) on November 23, 2008. Sure, there have been more rumored release dates than the 23 flavors of Dr Pepper, but if "Chinese Democracy" hits stores as announced, it's going to be so easy, easy for every American to get a free Dr Pepper as promised.

"We never thought this day would come," said Tony Jacobs, vice president of marketing for Dr Pepper. "But now that it's here, all we can say is: The Dr Pepper's on us."

Dr Pepper is ready to give out free soda coupons to every American when the album releases on November 23, 2008. If you're out to get a free Dr Pepper just follow these simple steps:

How to get your free Dr Pepper:

1. On the Nov. 23, 2008 release date, go to www.drpepper.com
2. Register your information to receive a coupon for one free 20-oz. Dr Pepper.
3. When your coupon arrives, redeem it wherever Dr Pepper is sold.
4. Drink your Dr Pepper slowly to experience all 23 flavors. Dr's orders.

Coupons will be available for 24 hours, starting at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on Nov. 23, 2008. Allow 4-6 weeks for coupon to arrive. Coupons will expire on February 28, 2009. Limit one coupon per person. Full terms and conditions available at www.drpepper.com.


Rob Zombie Interview

SpookyDan of Bloody-Disgusting.com conducted an interview with Rob Zombie about his new track "War Zone", which is now available on iTunes and Lionsgate's soundtrack for "Punisher: War Zone". During the interview, Zombie also talked a bit about the new WHITE ZOMBIE box set, his forthcoming solo album and the status of his animated feature project, "The Haunted World Of El Superbeasto". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

On the new song "War Zone":

"It came about like most movie songs do, you get a call asking to do a song for a film. Usually there is not a lot of time, which is why you usually submit a remix or an old song. But in this case I was already in the recording studio, and there was enough time. I haven't seen the movie yet, they gave me the script, so I knew the vibe of the movie and I tried to incorporate that into the song. I was happy to have that come up because what it really did was give us a nice kick in the ass, to HAVE TO finish a song. We had been recording for a while, but we really had not finished any songs yet. That really became the domino effect to finish all of the songs."

On the WHITE ZOMBIE box set "Let Sleeping Corpses Lie":

"I didn't want anyone to think that it was the beginning of something, but rather the end of something. Putting the box set together really made me appreciate what I am doing now even more. It was time to get the box set when I found a window of time available, I just figured if not now, when? CDs probably wont even exist for much longer. What good is a box set without the box? We were always a band that was slightly out of time and out of step, so it has aged pretty well. I think we did a lot of good stuff in the beginning, very groundbreaking, but you know it just became this painful situation most of the time as it went on. I haven't spoken to any of the WHITE ZOMBIE band members since our last show."

On the upcoming ROB ZOMBIE album:

"We will probably be finished with the new CD by the end of the year. The unique thing about this record is that this is the first time since WHITE ZOMBIE that I actually recorded with the band. In the sense that these are the guys I tour with and that I hang out with were a band and we recorded as a band. It's got a much more solid vibe, more intricate and interesting record just due to the fact that there are always four people in the room at all times, contributing and working. For me it's great, because my solo records have always been a bit disjointed due to the changing roster of musicians. Great things come out of situations where you feel a great vibe, and that is what's going on here. This is the first full thing with us together."

Read the entire interview at Bloody-Disgusting.com. 
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:23:12 PM 
Whole Chinese Democracy Available For Streaming
GUNS N' ROSES' new album, "Chinese Democracy", will be available for streaming in its entirety on the band's official MySpace page starting tomorrow, Thursday, November 20 until the LP's release date, November 23.

Dutch retailer vanLeest has posted 30-second samples of all the tracks that appear on "Chinese Democracy". Check them out at this location.

The song "Better" off "Chinese Democracy" received its world premier Monday morning (November 17) on a number of U.S. stations, including Q104.3 FM, which is currently streaming the track at this location.

"Chinese Democracy" will be released in the U.S. exclusively through Best Buy. The 14-song set will be available on CD, vinyl, and as a download. While singer Axl Rose has remained silent, co-managers Irving Azoff and Andy Gould said in a statement, "The release of 'Chinese Democracy' marks a historic moment in rock n'roll. We're launching with a monumental campaign...that matches the groundbreaking sound of the album itself. GUNS N' ROSES fans have every reason to celebrate, for this is only the beginning."

One new song, "Shackler's Revenge", debuted on September 14 through the Rock Band 2 video game, while another, called "If The World", can be heard in the new film "Body of Lies".

"Chinese Democracy" is the first album of new material from GUNS N' ROSES since 1991's "Use Your Illusion I" and "Use Your Illusion II".


Rob Zombie Interview

RollingStone.com recently conducted an interview with Rob Zombie. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

RollingStone.com: How long have you actually been working on putting together [the new WHITE ZOMBIE box set] "Let Sleeping Corpses Lie"?

Rob: I haven't really been working on it for very long. I've been talking about it for a long time. A couple of years ago we started compiling tracks and tracking down all the different WHITE ZOMBIE members to get them to sign off on it. Then I made a movie and went on tour, so it's been dragging on for a couple of years. When I finally focused on it, I whipped the whole thing together in a couple of weeks.

RollingStone.com: Was there anything you came across that you forgot existed?

Rob: All the songs on the box set were actually released, but a lot of the early stuff on vinyl I barely remembered. Every time I heard one of those songs I thought, "What is this song?" Back then I was never happy with the records. I'd make it, listen to it once and never listen to it again. I'm sure there are tons of demos lying around too, but I didn't want to get into that.

RollingStone.com: So with the box set done, are you working on a new movie or a new record?"

Rob: I just finished the sound mix on "The Haunted World of El Superbeasto". After three and a half years, it's finally done.

RollingStone.com: What sort of release will that get?

Rob: We're trying to figure that out. It's the Astro Creep of animated films. I look at it and say "This could be fucking huge!" But everybody else could say, "Who the fuck is going to get this?" So in the meantime, I'm in the studio making a new record.

RollingStone.com: Do you know when it might be ready?

Rob: It's almost done. We're hoping to finish by the end of December, but it's probably too early to talk about a release date.

RollingStone.com: Are you trying anything new?

Rob: It's the first full-fledged band I've had since WHITE ZOMBIE. I've always had a revolving roster of studio and touring musicians, but the three guys in my band now have been on tour with me for years. So we're making it as a band. It's called ROB ZOMBIE, but we're treating it like a band.

RollingStone.com: Is it weird getting back into the band mentality?

Rob: I never liked being solo. I just did that because WHITE ZOMBIE became an unworkable situation. But you want to be in a band. The comaraderie is what's fun about it. There's nothing fun about a guy by himself in a studio.

Read the entire interview from RollingStone.com. 


James Hetfield Interview

Andrew Dansby of the Houston Chronicle recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Houston Chronicle: Do you feel sobriety changed the way you write?

Hetfield: I can say I've taken off the black-cloud glasses. It's pretty amazing and continues to be. I'm not here to preach about it, to say it's got to be this way for everyone. But it feels like things happened where I didn't get the full effect, and now I do. Better late than never.

Houston Chronicle: Yet you have a death-filled album titled "Death Magnetic" . . .

Hetfield: Well, you can't turn that off. (Laughs.) We stick to pretty core stuff. When I try to tell a story tell or explain history or something it always comes out wrong. When I can get dark and universal with it, it's a little more real. But we've heard a lot of things like, "I caught you smiling. How're you going to write songs?" It happens, man. I'm not going to spend the rest of my life trying to sort out the first half of it. It's a work in progress.

Houston Chronicle: "St. Anger" gets beaten to death in print, even by you guys. Is it safe to say you don't love your albums equally?

Hetfield: I would love to love them all equally. They all have their own heart and history. I love the "Death Magnetic" record. And I guess you're kind of trained to bad-mouth the record before. "St. Anger" was a statement. It was more a statement than a collection of songs.

Houston Chronicle: More than any other it seemed to have the least distance between singer and narrator.

Hetfield: It sounds fragmented and angry, which is how we were. I still think it'll have its time. Certain albums they rise and fall. There are so many records that I listen to now that I didn't as kid; I thought were crap. I listen now and go, "That's a really good album."

Houston Chronicle: You guys have an uneasy history with GUNS N' ROSES. Have you heard Axl Rose's new record? Do you even care?

Hetfield: I'll certainly listen to it. But I haven't lost sleep waiting for it. I thought we took a long time to make an album. But you know he's late for everything so it makes total sense. We saw him play at a festival in Germany two years ago. He's a good frontman. He's eccentric, but all artists are. If they don't show that they're quirky, they're lying to you. They're either pretending they're not or they're pretending they're an artist.

Read the entire interview from Houston Chronicle. 


Kirk Hammet Interview

Bam of NewsOK.com recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett. A few excerpts from the chat follow below.

NewsOK.com: One of the things I obviously noticed about this album ["Death Magnetic"] is all those super-fast thrash solos that we haven't heard in a few albums: Was that fun to do and was it a conscious choice or just how the album developed?

Hammett: It was totally conscious, you know, I kind of looked back at what I used to do in the past, and took cues from that same sort of approach, that same sort of attitude, and how it could fit in with the music we're doing now. You know, in retrospect, when I kind of like glance over all the guitar solos … over the course of the album, I kind of realized, that I just really, like I said, I went for the jugular. I mean, there's absolutely no subtlety whatsoever. (laughs) I pretty much went in there with the attitude of just doing the fastest, most aggressive, loud, raunchy-sounding solos that I could possibly dream up for the material, and yeah, you know, it really suits the songs well I think. There's a level of energy that guitar solos have that really just kind of like amplify what the music is doing at that point in time. You know, a lot of the albums that we made in the '90s, a lot of guitar solos were much more melodic, and much more blues-based, and much more laid back, which is fine, but for this album, that approach really didn't work so well. So, like I said, just kind of went for it and let it rip.

NewsOK.com: Was there more pressure coming back after such a long period? It had been five years since you'd had album, so was there that pressure to really hit one out of the park, so to speak?

Hammett: You know, we kind of feel that a little bit. You know, whenever we go into the studio to make an album, there's always a little pressure to just come up with what we do best, which is write the best songs that we can possibly write at that point and just try to make the best album that we possibly can. And we follow through with that. You know, a lot of the times, the concepts are just different. Like for "Load" and "Reload", the concept was to kind of like play more laidback, more groove-oriented, kind of blues-based sort of heavy rock, heavy metal. For me, I mean, "Load" and "Reload" are kind of like subconscious tributes to the classic hard rock we kind of grew up on when we were all teenagers. And you know, with this album, the concept was just again to make a really heavy album with progressive flavors here and there, a lot like the stuff we did in the '80s. And to make the best album we possibly can. I guess to answer your question, there's pressure to do the best we can, under whatever circumstances and to follow through with whatever we're thinking conceptually.

NewsOK.com: You guys are on the short list for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Is that gratifying? Is that exciting? Is it kind weird that so much time has passed so fast?

Hammett: You know, it is pretty cool to be nominated and to be acknowledged by the industry. It kind of vindicates all the blood, sweat and tears and sacrifice and long hours, all the traveling, and all the ups and down that you've experienced over the course of 25 years or so. And it kind of makes me feel that wow, you know, it's been a great, great journey, and now the industry's actually recognizing it and considering us for the Hall Of Fame. And that's a great feeling. I mean, it really is exciting, and I really hope we win, obviously. (laughs) In fact, you know, I was just thinking today, "Oh my God, I gotta start working on my acceptance speech 'cause I want it to be perfect." (laugh)

NewsOK.com: Is it really gratifying to be cited as an influence, because a lot of hard rock, metal and thrash bands cite you as an influence. Is that pretty thrilled? Is it something you never considered when you started this?

Hammett: When we started doing this, we just wanted to make music that we wanted to hear. We wanted to play music that was fun to listen to and fun to play and exciting for us and that was the intention. … And you know, it's … inspired a lot of bands and continues to inspire bands, generations of bands now, and it's super, super flattering. And you know, again, it's very gratifying to know that you've helped other musicians to kind of like help set them on their paths and set them in a direction that you kind of forged. And it's great to know, I mean, because to be known as a band that's had an impact on musical culture, I mean, that's great to me. Because I know what sort of influence a band like LED ZEPPELIN had on my life — just to like name one band among many — and to know that we mean that same sort of thing to a bunch of people out there of all ages, denominations, whatever, you know, again, it's very, very gratifying. It's very cool to know. …

NewsOK.com: It has been 25 years now, are you really just glad and grateful that the band came knocking on your door? Have you looked back with the recent success and Rock Hall nomination? Are you happy with where you are?

Hammett: Oh, yeah, absolutely. I'm absolutely thrilled that 25 years into it we're still able to like put out an album that's relevant and that mends people and that we're able to go out on tour, especially at a time like this when the economy's all shot to hell and there's just a lot of things wrong in the world. You know, it just feels good to be able to go on tour and that people are spending their hard-earned money to buy tickets to see us, to have a good time. I have no regrets whatsoever. You know, we've done some pretty dodgy things in the past careerwise, but I don't regret any of it because it's been an amazing learning experience and a lot of great music has come out of it. You know, that's what I pretty much think about that.

Read the entire interview at NewsOK.com. 

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, November 18, 2008 5:49:58 PM 
Lemmy Interview

MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister is featured in the December/January issue of Inked magazine (on newsstands today, November 18). Lemmy, after a long night of partying until after dawn on tour in Las Vegas, sits down with Jon Wiederhorn for an in-depth question-and-answer session about the band's new record, "Motörizer", his tattoos, politics, strippers, porn stars, ghosts, UFOs, Nazi memorabilia, speed, acid, and other things that keep his world rocking. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Inked: When did you get your first tattoo?

Lemmy: In 1973 when I was in HAWKWIND. We were in Dayton, Ohio, on a Sunday, and the tattoo shop was the only place open. We were totally fuckin' bored, so we all went down there and got a derisive hippie tattoo. Mine was a marijuana leaf, which I've since had covered up because it looked like a pizza with wings.

Inked: What's your favorite tattoo?

Lemmy: The Ace of Spades one, but you can't read that anymore. It says "Born to Lose, Live to Win" around it, but the words have bled into each other. That was done in 1979 in Holland.

Inked: You've probably seen some wild MOTÖRHEAD tattoos over the years.

Lemmy: No shit, man. A friend of ours in Germany has his entire back covered with the logo and he's got us tattooed on the sides of his head and chest. He's got our faces on the calves of his legs.

Inked: Is it strange to see your face tattooed on someone?

Lemmy: If it's a good picture, I don't mind, but if I look like a pig with a goiter, then it's not so good. I've seen both.

Inked: "Motörizer" has some fairly political lyrics.

Lemmy: Yeah, one of 'em's about Iraq, "When the Eagle Screams". I wrote that because I know the history of war. I've studied it, and this is a prime example of money sending boys to their deaths. The interest's winning over the logic. Everybody knew there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq because we sold them everything they had. I'll tell you a funny story. You know when the British invaded Iraq with you guys? We didn't have any desert uniforms. We only had the green and the khaki because we sold all the desert uniforms to Iraq three years before. Isn't that great? I just hate all politicians. They're all bastards.

Inked: Your signature song is "Ace of Spades". Are you a big gambler?

Lemmy: No, not really, I just like to play. Like it says in the song, "The pleasure is to play, makes no difference what you say." No gambler ever wins, not in the long run. The most I've lost at any one time is three grand. I won nine grand on one pull of a lever seven years ago at the Venetian in Vegas. I put two grand back and took seven grand home. That's very good for me.

Inked: You often go to strip clubs. Are you a fan of the lap dance?

Lemmy: Sure. It's a tease, but you can sometimes talk them into it, you know? And you can only talk them into it if you have a lap dance. You can't convince them to go home with you from the bar.

Inked: Ever hook up with a porn star?

Lemmy: Five of them over the years, actually.

Inked: Anyone we'd recognize?

Lemmy: I don't kill and tell.

Inked: Are porn stars better in bed than regular girls?

Lemmy: No, they're just the same, but then again I'm not as good in bed as the people I usually fuck, so I suppose it evens out.

Inked: Any hobbies?

Lemmy: Mostly chasing women, I suppose. Actually, no, that's a career. The music's the hobby.

Inked: You told Maxim you've slept with 2,000 women.

Lemmy: No, I said 1,000 and I think they inflated it a bit. But I'm not keeping count, you know?

Inked: You wrote one of Ozzy Osbourne's biggest ballads, "Mama I'm Coming Home". How did that happen?

Lemmy: Just after I moved to the States, Sharon [Osbourne] rang up and said, "Can you write four songs for me," and made me an offer I couldn't refuse. One of them was "Mama I'm Coming Home". I made more money out of those four songs than I did in 15 years with MOTÖRHEAD. And then I wrote two more for "Ozzmosis".

Inked: You seem to have a love/hate relationship with Sharon.

Lemmy: No, it was just she took over our management for a month in 1991. And when we went to Japan, she sent a tour manager over with us and he fucked up all the money and then said it was our fault. She trusted his word over ours, which is fairly natural because she was his guy. But I never forgave her until last week when she finally said, "Okay, I believe you."

Inked: Are you at all religious?

Lemmy: I'm an agnostic, really. I'll wait and see … and I can wait. But I'm not afraid of dying. What's the point of being afraid of the inevitable. I just hope it won't be in a hospital surrounded by assholes and tubes up your nose, you know? My ethic is, "Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die." You can be as careful as you want, but you're gonna die anyway, so why not have fun.

Inked: The world is at war and the economy and the environment are a mess. Is mankind doomed?

Lemmy: Don't kid yourself. It is too late. We're done. Pretty soon we'll all be extinct or living in hermetically sealed caves because we're poisoning the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat. Any questions? And it's not like we haven't known this, but businesses wanted the money more than they wanted their children to live. Isn't that wonderful? You can count on mankind every time.

For the full interview, go to www.inkedmag.com.

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, November 18, 2008 4:37:07 PM 
Keel Reunion

2009 will mark '80s hard rock band KEEL's 25th anniversary and the passing of two decades since the original lineup played on stage together.

Unlike most of their contemporaries, none of the members has ever performed as KEEL since 1989.

Ron Keel, guitarists Marc Ferrari and Bryan Jay, drummer Dwain Miller along with Geno Arce (Ron's longtime bassist) are preparing to perform again for the first time in 20 years.

With the high volume of requests for the band to reunite, the members felt the time is right to deliver the show fans everywhere have been demanding: a KEEL reunion.

"It would not have been right without these guys," says Ron Keel.

Plans are for KEEL to reunite at a select number of festivals and showcase dates in 2009 to perform all their hits and classic favorites in celebration of 25 years of rock 'n' roll history. The KEEL debut reunion concert will take place in Hollywood on Saturday, January 31. The location for this historic event will be Club Vodka at The Knitting Factory.

In 1985, KEEL's "The Right To Rock" became the fastest-selling debut in A&M Records' history and the band was proclaimed the "Best New Band" by Metal Edge and Circus magazines. The album's title track was a hit on radio and MTV and remains a staple on VH1 Classic, in addition to the group’s subsequent hits "Tears Of Fire", "Because The Night", "Somebody's Waiting" and "Rock & Roll Outlaw". The group developed a reputation as one of the genre's most entertaining live acts, opening for heavyweights like BON JOVI, AEROSMITH and VAN HALEN, among many others.

For more information, visit KeelReunion.com.



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George Lynch Interview

Blogs N' Roses recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB, SOULS OF WE). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Blogs N' Roses: You're a pretty disciplined musician, what percentage of your life is dedicated to just playing the guitar?

Lynch: A very, very small percentage, unfortunately. I wouldn't say small, that probably isn't accurate, but I spend a lot more time on the business of music rather than the playing of music. My obligations to play are so heavy that I've got a guitar in my hands a lot of the time, but as far as sitting around and doing disciplined practicing and tearing stuff apart and reading and expanding my knowledge base, I unfortunately don't get to do much of that.

Blogs N' Roses: You are an actual guitar hero, what do you think about the Guitar Hero games?

Lynch: I think it inspires a lot in interest in guitar but I don't think it's relative to guitar. I think it might be a transitional thing, it could introduce people to the idea of wanting to play real guitar, but I haven't met anybody that's good at one and good at the other. I know lots of shreddy guitar players that couldn't play a note on Guitar Hero, including myself, and lots of kids that can get to the DRAGONFORCE level with one hand tied behind their back, blindfolded and couldn't play a C chord. I know Best Buy is starting to sell musical instruments and I think that makes sense because you get these people that are Rock Band and Guitar Hero and they are going to want to make the transition to real music.

Blogs N' Roses: A couple of months ago I read an an excerpt of an interview and you were talking about DOKKEN and you were saying basically that you and Don [Dokken] wouldn't have a problem with it (a reunion) and you're pretty much just waiting until the right time. Is that the situation, are you guys still on hold?

Lynch: Well, there's no dialogue there, so I don't know. That's really an unanswerable question. I mean, I'm totally fine with it but to get four people at our age, at our points in our careers where everybody's really busy... Mick Brown's [drums] in TED NUGENT working his ass off, Jeff [Pilson, bass] has been in FOREIGNER for four years making tons of money, having tons of success... Why? You know, what's the point? I think the problem has always been...people go, "It's personalities." It's not. It's really money. It's always behind all of it.

Blogs N' Roses: It's management behind it saying, "Hey, you guys should hook up so we can make some money."

Lynch: Uhh, no. It's within the band. There's certain components of the band that are very much thinking that it's all about them. My position is, and I think most of the rest of the guys is, that unless it's going to be an equitable situation like it was for most of the time we were together, that it just isn't going to happen. I think Don enjoys having the control of his DOKKEN tribute band, so good for him.

Blogs N' Roses: So if it happens, it happens and if not that's cool also?

Lynch: Oh yeah, I'm down. If they gave me my 25%, we go and do a real record; no games, no bullshit, no lies, everything's up and up and transparent and go out and create some closure for the fans and ourselves, I think that would be a wonderful thing for everybody. Everybody wins, why not? But uh, a lot of egos there... The thing is, you get bands that achieve some success and then they break up and there's always this one-upmanship thing going on, you know.

Blogs N' Roses: Yeah, it's kinda like Humpty Dumpty, right? It's never the same.

Lynch: "I don't need you guys!" "No, well, I don't need you either!" Well, maybe the people that we worked so hard to get to, that we sold them on our music and they loved the band and the personalities... maybe we should give them this and it wouldn't be a bad thing for anybody. It's music, it's a lot better than having a day job!

Blogs N' Roses: Yeah, it is!

Lynch: They're offering us millions of dollars to go back! Your own TV show, your own record, giant tour all around the world... "Nah!" Fuck! That shit pisses me off. I try to do everything I can. I work as hard as I can. I say no to very little; thus, why I'm here tonight. I don't necessarily have to do this, but it keeps my chops up and keeps me busy. I never ever try to pretend I'm a rock star, I don't give a fuck because you go up, you come down and meet the same people on the way down, then you gotta live with yourself. Try to stay humble…and play the best I can and stay relevant, and that's all you can do. But when you get involved with other people that don't think that way, you get the conflicts.

Read the entire interview from Blogs N' Roses.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wom-O1hBIPk&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


New Rush Compilation Artwork Revealed

The cover artwork for RUSH's forthcoming "Retrospective 3" set can be viewed below.

Due on January 27, 2009, "Retrospective 3" will reportedly fulfill the band's obligation to Atlantic Records. Although denied by a spokesman for RUSH in a statement to Classic Rock magazine, it has been rumored that RUSH is negotiating a future contract with Rounder Records, who released the "R30" DVD in 2005.

"Retrospective 3" track listing:

CD:

01. One Little Victory (remix)
02. Dreamline
03. Workin' Them Angels
04. Presto
05. Bravado
06. Driven
07. The Pass
08. Animate
09. Roll the Bones
10. Ghost of a Chance (live)
11. Nobody's Hero
12. Leave That Thing Alone
13. Earthshine (remix)
14. Far Cry

DVD:

01. Stick it Out
02. Nobody's Hero
03. Half the World
04. Driven
05. Roll the Bones
06. Show Don't Tell
07. The Pass
08. Superconductor
09. Far Cry
10. Malignant Narcissism
11. The Seeker (live)
12. Secret Touch (live)
13. Resist (live)




Vince Neil To Do Solo Album

RollingStone.com recently conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

RollingStone.com: If you could go back and see MÖTLEY from the early days, how do you think you'd react to them as a new band?

Vince: I'd probably go, "What the fuck are these guys thinking about, man!" Bands don't do what we used to do. Bands don't have the theatrics. We were lighting ourselves on fire. I had a chainsaw and cut a nun's head off. You don't see that shit at all anymore, which is kind of sad.

RollingStone.com: MÖTLEY CRÜE is an active band now, but you've gone through periods where you've stopped, split up, done different things.

Vince: Yeah, there was a breakup a long time ago, but give us a break. You can't put out a record and tour every single year. People like to talk about us, and the press makes more of what happens with MÖTLEY than it really is. Me and Tommy [Lee] have been friends for 30 years. How many people can really say they still have a friend from 30 years ago? Not very many. And if they did, I'll bet you fought with the guy. I'll bet you had an argument.

RollingStone.com: Any more solo projects in the works?

Vince: I'll be recording my record in April, when MÖTLEY's off, before Crüe Fest 2 starts. Then I'll probably release it in early November, when MÖTLEY's finishing this tour.

RollingStone.com: Are you in the same state of mind with the solo projects?

Vince: No, it's a different set of guys, a different style of music. It's a little more aggressive than MÖTLEY, more like an AC/DC vein. Obviously, we play smaller places, which is cool with me. I get the best of both worlds. I love playing in theaters, and I don't mind opening for somebody else. It's very humbling but it's cool.

Read the entire interview from RollingStone.com.


Geddy Lee Comments On New Live DVD

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports: For its new DVD, "Snakes & Arrows Live", RUSH took a somewhat different approach than on its last two video releases, 2003's "Rush in Rio" and 2005's "R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour".

"With this one we wanted to focus on the playing," singer/bassist/keyboardist Geddy Lee tells Billboard.com. "So a lot of the camera work features the interaction between Neil (Peart), Alex (Lifeson) and myself, a lot of the details that you don't normally cover in a DVD performance. So for fans of the music who love to see what everybody's fingers are doing and how we interact back and forth with each other, that became the overriding focus on this one."

Read more from Billboard.com. 

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, November 17, 2008 9:50:47 PM 
Tom Araya Interview

Austrian heavy 'zine Stormbringer.at conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Tom Araya of the California thrash metal veterans SLAYER prior to the band's November 16, 2008 concert in Vienna, Austria. Watch the 24-minute chat below.

During the interview, Araya was asked if he has heard METALLICA's new album, "Death Magnetic", and what he thinks of it. "You don't wanna know," Araya replied. "I heard the album. That's all you wanna know. I heard the album… That's why when they [the SLAYER management] said, 'We wanna release this [new SLAYER song], 'Psychopathy Red'.' And this is after listening to the [METALLICA] album. I'm like, 'Yeah, that sounds like a great idea. Let's release this song and give it away, because at least the fans will know what they're getting with our album.' [Laughs] I'm being serious. When I heard the METALLICA album, it didn't appeal to me at all. And all I could think about was, 'Man, what happened?' And then they wanted to record three songs to help sell the tour, that we're working on new material, and I'm like, I thought it was a great idea to release this song. Because people then can have something to compare something to — [show them] that Rick [Rubin, SLAYER and METALLICA producer] still has it. It wasn't Rick. And that was kind of a way to show people, 'Hey, it's not Rick Rubin. It's the band. It's what the band brings to the table. People are always comparing albums. So now they have something that they can compare it to. And they know that this is what they're gonna be getting with our record. You're gonna be getting SLAYER."

On the topic of Barack Obama's election victory and whether he thinks Obama will be able to deliver on all the promises he has made, Araya said, "I think that he'll be able to do whatever it is that the House of Representatives and the Senate allow him to do. He's only the President — they're the ones who vote on things. So if he says, 'I want this to pass' and he gives it to them. And, say, some of them don't agree with him. They don't really like what he's doing anyways. 'You know what? I'm gonna vote 'No' on this.' You know what I mean? And the Democrats have the majority in both the Congress and the Senate — they have the majority. Now we're gonna find out who's on his side or not. Because if the majority are all Democrats and he wants to pass a bill, it should pass — 'cause they're all Democracts and they all feel the same way and they all agree. But that's not how it works. Everybody has their own agenda; everybody wants their piece of the pie. So in order for them to get their piece of the pie… or in order for the President to get his piece, I wanna write this in because I want my piece. So they start adding things to bills. This will tell [us] if the Democrats are really with him — if this was all really because they wanted change or was it just because they wanted to vote a black man in as President. I can tell you this: he's not dumb; he's a pretty smart guy. It really depends on the people on the Congress and the Senate, whether they're gonna allow him to do the things that he wants to do. I can tell you what's really freaky and weird about him — everybody was celebrating that he won, [but] nobody knows him. All over the world, all over the world — people were celebrating that he won. But nobody knows him. He's been a Senator for two years. Never really accomplished much as a Senator. He has done stuff, but never really accomplished something as a Senator, [for people] to say, 'Oh, yeah, he did this,' and everybody would know him for that. But the whole world was celebrating. Why? Nobody knows him. But everybody was happy that he became President. Can you explain that to me? Can you explain to me why people here in Vienna would be happy that Barack won, that he won the presidency? Or what would give them reason to celebrate. I can understand in Kenya, I can understand them celebrating, because he's their blood. It doesn't matter how much blood you've got, your Dad's from Kenya, your blood is from Kenya, so they're happy as shit, and I don't blame them. I think that's great. Because that's part of their blood who's now President of the United States. That's their connection to them. But why everybody else? Everybody around the world celebrated that he won, but nobody can tell you why they celebrated. You have to have a reason to celebrate something . . . I found that very strange. The whole world is celebrating [that] this guy [won], and nobody knows him. I read an article [from] a journalist who was with him for 21 months, on the plane with him during the [campaign] — 21 months! — and at the end of the article, [the journalist] said that after traveling with Barack Obama for 21 months, 'I still don't know what kind of a presidency this man will have.' You ever been with someone for roughly two years and not known about them? That was the final statement in that article. He's been with this person for 21 months, and after 21 months, he still couldn't tell you what kind of a president he would be. It's scary. [In two years], you would know. You would have some idea of what kind of person this person is or how he will be as something. That's the strangest thing about this guy — that everybody is celebrating, but nobody knows him."

A non-CD-quality version of SLAYER's new track "Psychopathy Red" — which is set to appear on the band's forthcoming album, due out summer 2009 — has surfaced on YouTube and can be streamed below. The Jeff Hanneman-penned song gives a chilling look into the twisted mind of Andrei Chikatilo, a notorious Russian serial killer.

The members of SLAYER spent a couple of weeks in a Southern California recording studio last month tracking three new songs, including "Psychopathy Red".

SLAYER kicked off the European "Unholy Alliance Tour: Chapter III" on October 27 at the Manchester Apollo in Manchester, England. The trek is scheduled to wrap in Helsinki, Finland on November 27. The band plans to return to the studio early next year to finish recording the new album.

Fans who attend any of the upcoming European "Unholy Alliance Tour: Chapter III" dates, will receive "Psychopathy Red" via an exclusive download card that will also include special material from the entire tour's lineup — SLAYER, MASTODON, TRIVIUM and AMON AMARTH. The download card, along with a limited edition "Unholy Alliance Tour" clothing patch, will be given away free only to ticket holders when they arrive at their local venue the night of the show.

"The Unholy Alliance Tour" first launched in fall 2004 with a European edition that featured SLIPKNOT, SLAYER, MASTODON and HATEBREED. The venture was so successful, the first North American trek, dubbed "The Unholy Alliance Tour, Chapter II: Preaching to The Perverted", kicked off in summer 2006 with SLAYER, LAMB OF GOD, CHILDREN OF BODOM, MASTODON, and THINE EYES BLEED stomping and screaming its way to 30 U.S. and Canadian cities. The European run of "Unholy Alliance Tour, Chapter II" took place in fall 2006, featuring SLAYER, IN FLAMES, CHILDREN OF BODOM, LAMB OF GOD, and THINE EYES BLEED.

Interview:

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=46660022

"Psychopathy Red" stream (studio recording):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub2RGIWw5cM&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Motley Crue Footage at Reopening of the Hollyood Palladium

MÖTLEY CRÜE returned to Sunset Blvd., the place where it all began 27 years ago, this past Friday, November 14 for a show at the newly renovated Hollywood Palladium. The band joined JAY-Z, GYM CLASS HEROES, THE ROOTS, JONAS BROTHERS, RISE AGAINST, MUDVAYNE, ONEREPUBLIC, BACKSTREET BOYS and others at the reopening of the legendary venue.

Watch fan-filmed video footage of the concert below (clips uploaded by "lisapolisa").

MÖTLEY CRÜE has revealed the dates and venues for its upcoming North American arena tour, which will begin on February 9 in San Diego and finish up on March 18 in Portland, Maine. The bill will also include HINDER, THEORY OF A DEADMAN and THE LAST VEGAS, winners of the first "Guitar Center On-Stage: Your Chance to Make Rock History" contest. Tickets for the road trip go on sale Friday (November 21) in most markets, with prices ranging from $25 to $75. This will be the CRÜE's first North American trek since this past summer's Crüe Fest package.

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx told The Pulse of Radio that the band always has one goal whenever it goes onstage. "If we're the greatest we can be, that's exciting, and that's what I believe that Mick (Mars, guitar) and Tommy (Lee, drums) and Vince (Neil, vocals) all want too," he said. "They want to be the greatest rock band that MÖTLEY CRÜE can be. That's why we always try to come up with new, twisted versions of our production, and I think our shows are so potent and, I think, contagious. It's fun and it's horrifying all at the same time."

Many of the dates on the new tour will be in cities that Crüe Fest did not reach. Another edition of Crüe Fest is in the works for next summer.

MÖTLEY CRÜE is hitting the road in support of its latest studio album, "Saints of Los Angeles", which has sold 236,000 copies since coming out last June.

CRÜE's classic album "Dr. Feelgood" is now available in its entirety for Rock Band. The album is available now for Xbox 360, and October 16 for PS3. The complete download includes ten songs and will be available for $15.99 (1280 Microsoft Points) or $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points) per track.

Originally released on September 1, 1989, the CD, along with all of the band's studio albums, has just been re-released by Motley Records/Eleven Seven Music. "Dr. Feelgood" was recorded by all four original band members and is the band's highest-charting CD to date. It was the first album the band recorded after their quest for sobriety and rehabilitation in 1989 and the band has stated in various interviews that they view it as their most musically solid album due in no small part to their new sobriety. To date, "Dr. Feelgood" has sold more than 6 million copies in the U.S. alone.

"Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ-qHc02L0E&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

"Looks That Kill":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTVCm_AmfVo&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

"Home Sweet Home":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP_3BfcbWYY&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

Mick Mars solo + "Live Wire":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mY-D0q9fFvo&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

"Shout At The Devil":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anUknVEy81E&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Rammstein In The Studio Footage

Video footage of Christoph Schneider from German industrial metallers RAMMSTEIN laying down tracks for the group's new CD earlier this month at a studio in Los Angeles can be viewed below.

RAMMSTEIN is recording the initial tracks for the new album in Los Angeles with b>Jacob Hellner and the production team of Ulf Kruckenberg and Florian Ammon. A studio has been rented near San Francisco for the bulk of the main recording work, which will be completed before the end of the year. An early 2009 release is expected.

RAMMSTEIN's "Völkerball" DVD was released in North America in September 2007. The disc features performances from France, England, Japan and Russia. The DVD was released in three different formats. The standard two-disc DVD/CD package contains a 140-minute live video and 75-minute live CD. The special-edition package also includes a tour documentary and a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Reise, Reise". Finally, the limited collectors' edition contains four discs packaged in a 190-page book with photos from the tour.

RAMMSTEIN's last album, "Rosenrot", received its long-overdue U.S. release in March 2006 via Universal Music. The CD, which was certified platinum in Germany for sales in excess of 200,000 copies within two weeks of release in October 2005, topped the official album chart in Germany, Austria and Finland, and landed at No. 2 in Sweden and Denmark, No. 4 in the Netherlands and the Czech Republic, No. 5 in France, No. 6 in Mexico, No. 11 in Italy and No. 29 in the U.K. In addition, "Rosenrot" achieved gold status in Austria, the Czech Republic and Switzerland.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtNIE76lpTs&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Motorhead's New Video, Rock Out, Available Now

"Rock Out", the new video from MOTÖRHEAD, can be viewed below.

According to MyCentralJersey.com, the "Rock Out" clip features an appearance by Luke Painton, a 10-year-old boy from South Plainfield, New Jersey.

"The kids in school didn't believe me when I told them," Luke Painton said. "I'm going to put it on my iPod and bring it to school."

One of the video's producers, Wes Orshoski, was pleased with Painton's performance.

"Luke was very nervous at first, but he killed it in the end," said Orshoski. "It was probably my favorite part of the video."

Luke and his 15-year-old brother Tanner, who both play guitar, went to a Masters of Metal concert in August with their parents, Jim and Dale.

"These guys were heroes of mine since I was Luke's age," Jim Painton said of MOTÖRHEAD. "I used to watch their videos in the early 1980s on UHF, the 'Heavy Metal Power Hour'. I'm probably as excited as Luke about this."

Read the entire report from MyCentralJersey.com.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4b3MBkOx5k&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2

TOPIC: Metal Gods tab
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, November 17, 2008 4:03:24 PM 

Yes that's the part I want to learn. That main first riff.

Well there's pretty much only two riffs. That one and the marching awesome one. I got the marching one down pretty good.

I'll practice what you said for the first one. And try to make it sound right, thanks.


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TOPIC: picture of you
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, November 17, 2008 3:57:05 PM 
Me with my first guitar I got a few weeks ago. I love it haha.

TOPIC: The DF / MM / MP PROJECT
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, November 17, 2008 1:06:50 PM 
So is the Reinforced idea still up in the air after this new release possibly?
TOPIC: Song Game
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, November 17, 2008 1:05:09 PM 
Tequila Sunrise - The Eagles
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, November 17, 2008 1:03:13 PM 
Official Studio Version Debut of "Better"

Another song off GUNS N' ROSES' long-awaited new album, "Chinese Democracy", "Better", received its world premier this morning (Monday, November 17) on a number of U.S. stations, including Q104.3 FM, which is currently streaming the track at this location.

"Chinese Democracy" will be released in the U.S. on November 23 exclusively through Best Buy. The 14-song set will be available on CD, vinyl, and as a download. While singer Axl Rose has remained silent, co-managers Irving Azoff and Andy Gould said in a statement, "The release of 'Chinese Democracy' marks a historic moment in rock n'roll. We're launching with a monumental campaign...that matches the groundbreaking sound of the album itself. GUNS N' ROSES fans have every reason to celebrate, for this is only the beginning."

One new song, "Shackler's Revenge", debuted on September 14 through the Rock Band 2 video game, while another, called "If The World", can be heard in the new film "Body of Lies".

"Chinese Democracy" is the first album of new material from GUNS N' ROSES since 1991's "Use Your Illusion I" and "Use Your Illusion II".
TOPIC: Metal Gods tab
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, November 15, 2008 4:15:38 PM 
Does anyone know how to play this,

I'm going crazy trying to find the correct tabs the way priest plays it. Everywhere I look, there wrong, even the tabs on this site are wrong which is odd.....

Any help would be much appreciated. Someone really needs to tab this out for people like me haha, please and thank you.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, November 14, 2008 4:36:02 PM 
Lita Ford Interview

Jason Price of Live-Metal.net recently conducted an interview with '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Live-Metal.net: You recently announced that you will be working on a new album for a 2009 release, what can you tell us about the project?

Lita: Heavier than ever, nastier than ever, more sexual than ever… Very personal lyrics — yeah me and Jim [husband Jim Gillette; ex-NITRO] are freaks! There will be no denying that when everyone hears the new songs!

Live-Metal.net: Would the new material be "Classic Lita" or more of a departure? Sonically, what can we expect?

Lita: Raunchy filth with a touch of class and a whole lotta ass!

Live-Metal.net: What do you hope that people come away with after listening to your music or seeing your live performance?

Lita: Listening to my music — I guess high on the list would be that chicks can rock a guitar! Also, with these songs I tried to show that you can be a mom, have a family, make dinner and still be a FREAK with your man when the kids go to sleep! Just because we're getting older and have real lives doesn't mean we have to get boring! Actually, we're getting freakier and freakier! When you hear the songs, you'll know what I'm talking about! The live show is all about forgetting everything and having fun. I want the audience to forget all their problems and responsibilities for an hour and just rock. Feel that intense energy that I did when I was 13. Hopefully I can cause the same kind of impact that my first concert had on me!

Live-Metal.net: Is their something that jumps out at you in your mind as the defining moment of your career?

Lita: A tidal wave coming at me and it's happening right now! Actually, I do kind of have something. Sometimes when I'm walking through an airport or having a bite to eat at a restaurant someone will come up to me and tell me how they started playing guitar because of me. Or a girl will start crying and tell me that my music really helped her through some rough times. I'm so glad to know that I've touched so many people's lives. It's a wonderful feeling to know you've helped people. People that you don't even know. I love that.

Read the entire interview at Live-Metal.net.


New Limited Edition Motley Crue Boxset

MÖTLEY CRÜE has released a limited-edition box set which includes: a 12" x 12" "Shout At The Devil" lithographic print, hand signed by the band, and 180-gram vinyl reissues of six classic MÖTLEY CRÜE albums, taken from the original analog masters of "Too Fast For Love", "Shout At The Devil", "Theatre Of Pain", "Girls, Girls, Girls", "Dr. Feelgood" and "Saints Of Los Angeles".

This strictly limited-edition collectible, individually numbered (1/500), is packaged in a black leather box with gold leaf lettering.

Pre-order at this location. Your limited-edition MÖTLEY CRÜE deluxe vinyl box set will ship within six weeks after placing your order.



TOPIC: Anybody feel the lack of new songs on tour?
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, November 13, 2008 7:28:11 AM 
Yes, be patient, there gonna play the whole damn thing near the end of 2009.
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, November 10, 2008 4:58:11 PM 
Final Leg of "Somewhere Back In Time Tour"

Following the huge international success of their spectacular Somewhere Back In Time World Tour 08, IRON MAIDEN will be taking to the skies once again in 2009 for a fourth and final leg starting in Dubai on February 13.

Loaded up with a full complement of band, crew and twelve tons of stage set and equipment, the band's customized Boeing 757, christened Ed Force One by the fans and flown again by Astraeus Airlines captain and MAIDEN vocalist Bruce Dickinson, will once again be circumnavigating 80,000 km around the planet for concerts in 19 cities in eleven countries, making it a staggering 37 countries in total visited on this tour, playing to almost two million fans.

Taking off in early February, MAIDEN will make their first appearances in New Zealand for 16 years via Dubai and Bangalore followed by the long haul journey for a return to Mexico in some even larger venues and then finishing with an extended run through Central and South America to include countries and cities they have not visited before.

The dates are as follows:

Feb. 13 - Dubai, UAE - Media City Amphitheatre
Feb. 15 - Bangalore, India Royal - Challenge Rock In India
Feb. 20 - Auckland, New Zealand - Mount Smart Stadium
Feb. 21 - Christchurch, New Zealand - AMI Stadium
Feb. 25 - Monterrey, Mexico - Estadio - Technologico
Feb. 26 - Guadalajara, Mexico - Arena VFG Jalisco
Feb. 28 - Mexico City, Mexico - Fero Sol Stadium Complex

March 1 – March 29th March 2009 - South and Central America: details to be advised soon.

The Somewhere Back In Time tour revisits the band's history by focusing almost entirely on the '80s in both choice of songs played and the stage set, which is based around the legendary Egyptian production of the 1984-85 Powerslave Tour which was featured on the recent DVD "Live After Death". This is arguably the most elaborate and spectacular show the band have ever presented, and will include some key elements of their Somewhere In Time tour of 1986/7, such as the Cyborg Eddie.

Comments Bruce Dickinson, "This unique way of touring earlier this year with everyone and all our gear onboard the plane helped to make 2008 easily one of the most successful, exciting and fun years in the band's career. Taking Ed Force One around the planet and playing to our fans in so many different countries was an incredible experience for all of us. For me personally, flying and performing was one of the most challenging and satisfying things I've ever attempted despite the rigours and all the logistical difficulties we encountered. In fact it was so much fun we decided to do it again as a final leg of this tour All in all this will be a fantastic way to round off a tremendous year for the band before we take a bit of time off and then start work on a new studio album."

Says Steve Harris, "We will once again be loading onto the plane as much of the production and stage set as we can ram in, along with arranging plenty of pyro for all the shows!! We will also be changing round the set list and replacing some of the songs, mainly with songs from the first four albums as the Early Days tour a few years back didn't visit any of these places so we thought the fans would like to hear some of that even earlier material. This tour is likely to be the last time we play many of these songs live so we really will be giving it everything we have got!"

The IRON MAIDEN plane Ed Force One has been back in regular airline service since the end of the first leg in March this year and has been used for the "Bruce Air" fan club flying trips during the European leg of the tour, as well as Bruce flying various missions to bring troops back home from tours of duty in Afghanistan and collecting stranded British tourists in the recent major airline closures. However the Boeing 757 will be taken back into the hanger soon to be completely refitted and its MAIDEN livery restored, this having been removed due to fears of evil ju-ju spirits — Eddie! — inhabiting the plane from worried passengers on its summer route from Central Africa!

IRON MAIDEN have made arrangements with the local promoters to facilitate a special first ticket pre-sale to members of their fan club, which will mean they will be guaranteed to get a ticket, and be able buy the best seats where applicable. 


Ozzy In Cellphone Commercial

Samsung Mobile has teamed up with Ozzy Osbourne to promote the Samsung Propel, a fun and trendy messaging phone with a full QWERTY keyboard available in multiple color options. In the 30-second commercial, which can be viewed below, Ozzy gets around the marbles in his mouth by texting, according to USA Today. When Osbourne tries to order coffee, hail a cab or talk to his shrink, he's often misunderstood, until he texts with the new Samsung Propel phone.

"The guy does mumble," says Samsung chief marketer Bill Ogle, adding he still has wide appeal. "Older folks like him because of his BLACK SABBATH days, but kids like him even more."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDZIqXXlMlA&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, November 06, 2008 4:15:06 PM 
Downhell Cover Into the Pit

DOWNHELL, the Korean band featuring drummer Mike Terrana (MASTERPLAN, TARJA TURUNEN, RAGE), has posted a live version of its cover of FIGHT's "Into The Pit" on MySpace.

DOWNHELL recently released the video for the song "Karma" (see below). The clip was shot in Kyunggi-do, Korea with director Cho Byung Ho, who has previously worked worked with some of Korea's top artists, including Lee Hyo Ree. The track comes off the group's "Karma" EP, which was released last month via Dope Entertainment. The CD was recorded at MOL Studio in Seoul, Korea with engineer Cho Sang Hyun (VASSLINE, CRASH) and features cover artwork by Gustavo Sazes (FIREWIND, SERENITY, KRISIUN). The logo was designed by Travis Smith, who will also create the art for the band's forthcoming album, "A Relative Coexistence".

"Karma" track listing:

01. Karma (English Version)
02. Karma (Korean Version)
03. Electric Soul 2
04. Into The Pit (FIGHT cover)
05. Hwadu (English Version)

For more information, visit www.myspace.com/downhellmetal.


THIS Guy is REALLY Obsessed With Nostradamus!

Friday, November 7, 2008 will mark the 145th straight day Cleveland, Ohio JUDAS PRIEST fan Jim Bartek has listened to PRIEST's "Nostradamus", a double-disc concept album based on the mysterious, world-known 16th century French prophet Nostradamus, in its entirety from start to finish since the initial release. To put his obsession in better perspective, this translates to approximately 249 hours or one-and-a-half weeks of his life listening to the album. There have even been some days when Bartek has listened to the entire album multiple times so the numbers are higher than reported. He owns all the various configurations released and mixes between listening to the 2-CD and 3-LP sets.

Asked why this album has made such an impact in his life, Bartek responds, "I wish I could answer that! I don't know, it just grabs me and I enjoy listening to it. I honestly wish I could pinpoint and give a rock solid answer but I can't." Bartek adds "The flow of the record and the way you can just feel what the guy (Nostradamus) was going through from the way PRIEST play and sing it. Rob's [Halford] vocals tell you exactly how the guy is feeling at a particular moment. It all just fits perfectly. I'm not tired of it yet. It's an epic record about a very interesting subject."

Bartek is holding hopes the band fulfills its promise to perform the album in its entirety and says if the dates are limited he promises to travel to be there. He has become a popular cult icon in the Cleveland area with PRIEST fans and is asked often while out in public, where he can be seen sporting his "Nostradamus" t-shirt (see below), if the streak is still going. He is a true "fan" in every sense of the word.

Both "The Classic Metal Show" and Cleveland's WJCU "Metal On Metal" radio programs have interviewed Bartek.

Bartek returns to the "Metal On Metal" show this Friday, November 7 at 7:30 p.m. (EST) to tell his story and give an update on the listening streak. You can listen to the program live via the Internet at www.wjcu.org.

To listen to an audio archive of his interview on "The Classic Metal Show" in September, click here.

In a recent interview with UGO.com, JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford stated about the fan response to "Nostradamus", "I think we've still got a long way to go with 'Nostradamus', as far as settling into the psyche of the listeners — it's a big piece of work. It has to be understood from the beginning to the end — although you can pull tracks out and listen to them separately. It's like watching 'The Lord of the Rings' — you have to watch all three to get the whole story. It's the same with 'Nostradamus' — you've really got to be able to delve into it and fully understand the story, musically, and where the message is, to grab the concept of it. So it's still in the early stages, and we're still on this wonderful world tour — primarily to be back out amongst our metalhead fans all over the world, who we haven't seen for two years. We're still continuing to take the music around the world, and play some bits from 'Nostradamus' and mix up the rest of the set. It's just 'left the gate,' so to speak, so I can't wait to see where we're at with it in two or three years' time."

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, November 05, 2008 9:25:31 PM 
Kerry King Interview

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King told music web site The Quietus backstage at the London stop of the band's current "Unholy Alliance" European tour said that he would like to record two more albums with SLAYER before the group finally calls it quits. "We're talking of going in the studio next February and getting the next record out, so if we do things in a timely manner, I don't see there's any reason why we can't have more than one album out [before SLAYER packs it in]," he said. "So if we do get a record out next year — and everything's pointing to yes — before the summer time when we tour, then I'd want to start working on another one because we're all having a good time. I think the time's gonna come when somebody just says, 'I'm done. I don't wanna do this anymore.' Because we've been doing it more than half of our lives. [Laughs] But I'm having a blast! You saw the show yesterday — I had a blast yesterday. I'm going to have more of a blast today because I'm more familiar with the set we're doing."

King also revealed that if SLAYER did split up, he could pretty much play with "anybody who is anybody," but he wouldn't consider becoming a producer or working with another band at the same level as SLAYER. "I don't have the patience to be a producer," he explained. "I don't know how those people do that because I'll get it really close to good, and it sounds great, but I know it's not good enough, really. I mean, I get tired of playing the songs, so I would also get tired of telling someone to play it again. I would say, 'Fuck it. Get the fuck out of here. We're done.' [Laughs] You know, I'd be the asshole producer! But I've got so many friends in this business — more than anyone else [in SLAYER] because I hang out more, so I've got a lot of options and I could just about play with anybody who is anybody. I wouldn't have to start over but I'm certainly not going to start another career as long as this one."

Read the entire interview at The Quietus.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, November 04, 2008 9:49:15 PM 
Paul Di'Anno is Back! With a Lot of Covers!

Video footage of ROCKFELLAS — the Brazil-based band featuring Paul Di'Anno (IRON MAIDEN), Jean Dolabella (SEPULTURA), Marcão (CHARLIE BROWN JR) and Canisso (RAIMUNDOS) — performing covers of several hard rock clasics on September 25, 2008 at Manifesto Bar in São Paulo, Brazil can be viewed below.

Paul Di'Anno will return for his first U.S. tour in 15 years in November-January. So far the following dates have been confirmed:

Nov. 28 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
Nov. 29 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
Nov. 30 - Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony
Dec. 03 - Farmingdale, NY @ Crazy Donkey
Dec. 04 - Yonkers, NY @ The Haunt
Dec. 05 - Clifton, NJ @ Dingbatz
Dec. 06 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
Dec. 07 - Toronto, Ontario @ Kathedral
Dec. 09 - Cleveland, OH @ Jigsaw Saloon
Dec. 11 - Mt. Clemens, MI @ Emerald Theater
Dec. 13 - Murfeesboro, NC @ Zakks
Dec. 14 - Raleigh, NC @ Volume 11
Dec. 19 - El Paso, TX @ Uncle Paulies Pub
Dec. 20 - San Antonio, TX @ Roadhouse Pavilion
Dec. 26 - San Juan Capistrano, CA @ Coach House
Dec. 27 - Redondo Beach, CA @ Brixton
Jan. 02 - San Marcos, CA @ Jumping Turtle
Jan. 03 - West Hollywood, CA @ Key Club
Jan. 08 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
Jan. 09 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Jan. 12 - Aurora, CO @ Iliff Park Saloon
Jan. 16 - St. Petersburg, FL @ The Garage

Di'Anno recently entered the studio with German producer Deiter Roth to begin recording his new album for a 2009 release. Di'Anno stated in June 2008, "I have already fully recorded five of the songs in Germany (at Dieter's studio) and I will have the whole album finished by the end of this year. The album is very different to anything else I have ever recorded and I am so very excited about this album as it really is the business."

Di'Anno in 2006 re-released his 2000 effort, "Nomad", with a few tracklist alterations, under the title "The Living Dead" (Cleopatra Records). The package comes with a bonus DVD that contains the music video for "The Living Dead" and an exclusive in-depth, tell-all interview in which Di'Anno discusses his days with IRON MAIDEN.

"Ace of Spades" (MOTÖRHEAD):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHW3mhiY-eE&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

"Highway To Hell" (AC/DC):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y03EnYi8mRA&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

"Ain't Talking About Love" (VAN HALEN):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osBoXudqzQc&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

"Rock And Roll" (LED ZEPPELIN):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6yxPtQbYdM&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

"Detroit Rock City" (KISS):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKiTgZEqmCM&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

"Breaking The Law" (JUDAS PRIEST):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS2NWqfmjsI&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

"Message In A Bottle" (THE POLICE):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlggWxyPJzE&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, November 02, 2008 6:19:40 PM 
Two James Hetfield Interviews

Aaron Beck of The Columbus Dispatch recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

The Columbus Dispatch: You've been doing this since you were a teenager. What do you physically and mentally still get out of playing METALLICA music?

Hetfield: When I don't pick up the guitar, I get depressed. When I'm at home and starting to get bummed out, my wife will point it out: "Well, you haven't played guitar in a couple of weeks." Then I'll sit down and play. It's my weapon; it's my pacifier; it's kind of everything just to write one riff and then feel good about myself: "Oh, yes! I'm still relevant!" But just using different amps, different guitars — I truly believe, finding an older guitar that might cost some crazy amount of money, you get this thing, and there's something living in it. It's still got riffs in it, and I think they're grateful that you have the guitar. I think the souls of these guitars speak.

The Columbus Dispatch: You've had to be onstage and singing a few times without a guitar, most notably after you were burned onstage in Montreal in the early '90s. What does that feel like?

Hetfield: It sucks. You're up there and you're singing, but a lot of our songs have some pretty long instrumental bits and it's, like, "What the hell am I going to do here? Head backstage, do some laundry?" You can only be a cheerleader for so much, and it looks kind of silly. I did not like it. It is kind of job security when you can play guitar and sing.

The Columbus Dispatch: What is in your mind when you go onstage now versus, say, 1990?

Hetfield: We get pretty inspired when we go in the tuning room beforehand and jam together and maybe write a riff. We bond that way, then we hit the stage. I don't know if it's us against them anymore; it's more just us. In the old days, it was us against them: "Let's kill 'em! Let's smash it!" Now it's more "Let's go out there and show them what a force to be reckoned with we are and see how many new fans we can disease with METALLICA and see if they'll come back."

The Columbus Dispatch: How did having children change your approach to your job?

Hetfield: At the beginning, it was a big struggle, me being the first one having kids and drummer Lars (Ulrich) soon after. Trying to separate the two was hard, you know? "I have to carve out time for family," and it wasn't well-received. Then it became more of a normal thing for us. We have to balance these two things and have them live together. We have to get everyone knowing each other. There's really a lot of fear for the wives — "What's going on out on the road?" and "Why don't they want us coming out?" Sometimes it is what it is, and sometimes it's "I need my space." But as soon as you invite 'em, sometimes it's, like, "No, I don't want to go" (laughs). But the kids have brought such a joy to all of us. I think it inspires us, and it's made us happier so we can be even more "metal" (laughs), if that makes any sense.

Read the entire interview from The Columbus Dispatch. 

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield recently spoke to Rolling Stone magazine about the band's nomination for induction into the 2009 Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in its second year of eligibility, with the band qualifying because it has been recording for 25 years. An excerpt from the chat follows below.

Rolling Stone: Most likely, METALLICA will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame next April. Who will be onstage with you?

Hetfield: "Everyone that played on a record should be there. You're considered for the Hall 25 years after your first recording, not after you formed."

Rolling Stone: That would omit Dave Mustaine [former METALLICA guitarist and current MEGADETH mainman].

Hetfield: "He wasn't on a record. Jason Newsted [former METALLICA bassist] should be up there — he was in the band for 14 years and played on quite a few records. And so should Robert [Trujillo; current METALLICA bassist]."

Rolling Stone: Will it be weird to be there with Jason?

Hetfield: "There's no reason for it to be weird. We don't want to be part of the soap opera of the Hall of Fame. Everybody wants a train wreck, like with BLONDIE onstage arguing over crap [in 2006]. That really cheapens the moment."

METALLICA got the largest number of votes in the Cleveland Plain Dealer's ninth annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame poll, which asked both print and online readers to pick which nominees on the latest Hall of Fame ballot are the ones they feel most worthy of induction. More than 250 ballots were cast, with RUN-DMC, WAR, THE STOOGES and LITTLE ANTHONY AND THE IMPERIALS rounding out the picks. Only five acts are inducted each year, with this year's list of hopefuls also including JEFF BECK, CHIC, WANDA JACKSON and BOBBY WOMACK.

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich told the Plain Dealer about the results, "That's really nice to hear," adding, "It's been a great year for METALLICA. There's a lot of love and goodwill from the fans, from the critics, from the peers, from all the sixth-graders over at my son's school. There's a lot of love everywhere I look. It's amazing to be able to say 27 years into your career that you actually feel like you're on top of your game."

The inductees will be announced this month, with the ceremony scheduled for the Hall of Fame in Cleveland next spring.

METALLICA is currently on the road in support of "Death Magnetic", which entered the Billboard chart last month at No. 1. 

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, November 01, 2008 3:48:51 PM 
Rob Halford Interview

Greg Prato of UGO.com recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

UGO.com: How has the tour in support of "Nostradamus" been thus far, and what has the fans' reaction been to the new material?

Rob Halford: I think we've still got a long way to go with "Nostradamus", as far as settling into the psyche of the listeners — it's a big piece of work. It has to be understood from the beginning to the end – although you can pull tracks out and listen to them separately. It's like watching "The Lord of the Rings" — you have to watch all three to get the whole story. It's the same with "Nostradamus" — you've really got to be able to delve into it and fully understand the story, musically, and where the message is, to grab the concept of it. So it's still in the early stages, and we're still on this wonderful world tour — primarily to be back out amongst our metalhead fans all over the world, who we haven't seen for two years. We're still continuing to take the music around the world, and play some bits from "Nostradamus" and mix up the rest of the set. It's just "left the gate," so to speak, so I can't wait to see where we're at with it in two or three years' time.

UGO.com: It's been a little over ten years since you told the public you were gay. Looking back now, what prompted you to make it publicly known at that point, and not earlier?

Rob Halford: When you're a public figure, I think there's an expectation of knowing everything about a person. That's just the world that we live in. It was just becoming increasingly uncomfortable for myself to need — if the need was there - to hide that part of my person. So I did it primarily for myself — to set myself free of this wall that you put around. When you break that wall down, you're a different person to a great degree in the public's eye — you just remove all the innuendo and all of the comments, and remarks become futile. It's like spent ammunition. So you expose yourself even more to everything that you are as a person. For me, it was just a very important mental thing, more than anything else. Beyond that, it was just really incredible to see and feel the response back from the metal community, who basically said, "I don't give a fuck — as long as you keep singing metal, I don't really care." I think that was a great testimony to the openness and the human aspect of the metal community — being able to take that as it was. That's great. It was a good thing, and there was a lot of peripheral feedback that you never even consider. People saying, "Because of what you did, it gave me that extra push to do it myself." Wonderful, wonderful emails and so forth — even now when I meet people at meet-and-greets, that thank me for whatever it was that helped them through that moment themselves. You don't think about that — it just happens. So a lot of good came out of it.

UGO.com: Have any other metal musicians subsequently thanked you or said you inspired them to come to terms with their sexuality, as well?

Rob Halford: No — it would be ridiculous to think that the people that you know of, that there isn't at least one other gay metalhead out there. But then again, it's a personal choice — whether you want to step forward or not. I'd like to think that what I did, and that it didn't affect my career, is an encouragement. But then again, you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. It's very much a private/personal choice to make.

UGO.com: What's in store for you and PRIEST in the future?

Rob Halford: We're finishing up this last part of the world tour with Mexico and South America, then we'll take a holiday break. And then we're back out on the road in February — we start a UK/European tour with MEGADETH and TESTAMENT. I don't know who we'll be working with in the States, but we'll do another leg in the States in the spring. And then, we're going into full-on "Nostradamus" preparation mode, to perform all of that mighty opus live on stage towards the end of the year. So we'll probably be DVDing that, and at the same time, there should be the HALFORD "Crucible" CD/DVD — much like we've done with this "Resurrection" package. So, there's a lot more metal to come…

Read the entire interview from UGO.com.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, October 29, 2008 9:21:10 PM 
Details on The New Queensryche Album Revealed
QUEENSRŸCHE is currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on its twelfth studio album, "American Soldier". The concept effort, due this spring from Rhino/Atco, finds the band once again tackling some heavy subject matter, this time focusing on telling the story of war from a firsthand perspective. Singer and chief songwriter Geoff Tate has spent the last few years conducting extensive interviews with veterans and has crafted their thoughts into this epic tale. "American Soldier" examines American wars from World War II through Iraq from the viewpoint of those in the trenches and on the frontlines. Following the album's release, QUEENSRŸCHE plans to present tracks from the album live on an extensive spring tour of the U.S., with international dates to follow later in 2009. The first date of the tour will be a hometown gig at Seattle's Snoqualmie Casino on April 16.

"QUEENSRŸCHE has always had incredible support from members of the Armed Services," says Tate. "It seems like after every show, I'd end up speaking with a fan that was or had been involved with the military. The more and more I began to hear their accounts and feelings, the more I really felt a conviction to tell their story. Over the last two years, I've conducted dozens of one-on-one interviews with veterans of many different American wars. I listened to their amazing and moving recounts and did my best to examine war through their eyes." 


AC/DC Photos and Footage

High-quality photos of the first show of AC/DC's "Black Ice" world tour, which kicked off last night (Tuesday, October 28) at the Wachovia Arena in Wilkes-Barre, Pennylvania, can be found at this location. More pictures are available at AC/DC Italia.

The group's setlist was as follows:

01. Rock 'N Roll Train
02. Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be
03. Back In Black
04. Big Jack
05. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
06. Thunderstruck
07. Black Ice
08. The Jack
09. Hells Bells
10. War Machine
11. Anything Goes
12. You Shook Me All Night Long
13. TNT
14. Whole Lotta Rosie
15. Let There Be Rock
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16. Highway To Hell
17. For Those About To Rock

Video footage of the opening cartoon video followed by the "Rock 'N' Roll Train" performance from last night's concert can be viewed below. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAsBGbHpmKg&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


New Slayer Song Available

A non-CD-quality version of SLAYER's new track "Psychopathy Red" — which is set to appear on the band's forthcoming album, due out summer 2009 — has surfaced on YouTube and can be streamed below. The Jeff Hanneman-penned song gives a chilling look into the twisted mind of Andrei Chikatilo, a notorious Russian serial killer.

The members of SLAYER spent a couple of weeks in a Southern California recording studio earlier this month tracking three new songs, including "Psychopathy Red".

SLAYER kicked off the European "Unholy Alliance Tour: Chapter III" Monday night (October 27) at the Manchester Apollo in Manchester, England. The trek is scheduled to wrap in Helsinki, Finland on November 27. The band plans to return to the studio early next year to finish recording the new album.

A couple of short video clips of SLAYER in the studio recording the new track "Psychopathy Red" can be viewed below.

Fans who attend any of the upcoming European "Unholy Alliance Tour: Chapter III" dates, will receive "Psychopathy Red" via an exclusive download card that will also include special material from the entire tour's lineup — SLAYER, MASTODON, TRIVIUM and AMON AMARTH. The download card, along with a limited edition "Unholy Alliance Tour" clothing patch, will be given away free only to ticket holders when they arrive at their local venue the night of the show.

"The Unholy Alliance Tour" first launched in fall 2004 with a European edition that featured SLIPKNOT, SLAYER, MASTODON and HATEBREED. The venture was so successful, the first North American trek, dubbed "The Unholy Alliance Tour, Chapter II: Preaching to The Perverted", kicked off in summer 2006 with SLAYER, LAMB OF GOD, CHILDREN OF BODOM, MASTODON, and THINE EYES BLEED stomping and screaming its way to 30 U.S. and Canadian cities. The European run of "Unholy Alliance Tour, Chapter II" took place in fall 2006, featuring SLAYER, IN FLAMES, CHILDREN OF BODOM, LAMB OF GOD, and THINE EYES BLEED.

SLAYER won a Grammy in the "Best Metal Performance" category in the pre-telecast ceremony at the 50th annual Grammy Awards, which was held on February 10 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. SLAYER was nominated for the track "The Final Six", from the band's 2007 limited-edition "Christ Illusion". The song, written by Araya and guitarist Jeff Hanneman and produced by Josh Abraham, is a chilling look at a hypothesized end of the world. The track made its debut in July 2007 as the "Single of the Week" on MySpace where it had accumulated more than 750,000 plays, an astounding number for a song that received no commercial airplay.

"Psychopathy Red" stream:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub2RGIWw5cM&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

Behind the scenes - "Psychopathy Red" recording sessions part 1:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjqKnz0NnwI&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

Behind the scenes - "Psychopathy Red" recording sessions part 2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HlevdByOaI&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Rob Zombie Interview

Blender.com recently conducted an interview with Rob Zombie. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Blender.com: Your next movie, "Tyrannosaurus Rex", is shrouded in mystery, but we do know that it's not about dinosaurs. What can you tell us about it?

Zombie: Well, it's not about anything at the moment because I'm not actually working on it yet. It's become one of those projects that got announced way too early. The movie I'm actually working on is "The Haunted World of El Superbeasto". I've been working on that for three years, and I'm actually in the last weeks of it — I'm mixing the sound this week. I'm not sure of the release date yet, but that'll be out probably early 2009. It's a full-length adult animated comedy. I don't even want to talk about "Tyrannosaurus Rex". I hate talking about projects that are that far in the future. Things change so often.

Blender.com: There's a WHITE ZOMBIE box set coming out next month. When will we hear any new music from you?

Zombie: You'll never hear any music from WHITE ZOMBIE. And as far as me, I'm finishing up a record that should be done around Thanksgiving. I don't know the release date yet, but in early 2009 I should have a new record. It's the first record that I've made with the [touring] band that I've had for a while now. Really, this is the first time since WHITE ZOMBIE that I've actually made a record with a band. Usually it's myself with sort of a rotation of musicians. And I think that for that reason the new record has a really solid vibe to it. There's something to be said for a band of guys who are really playing and working things out rather than a person all by himself.

Read the entire interview from Blender.com. 
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, October 29, 2008 7:52:46 AM 
Gaahl Interview

Götz Kühnemund of Germany's Rock Hard magazine (web site) recently conducted a revealing interview with GORGOROTH frontman Gaahl (real name: Kristian Espedal) in which the controversial black metal singer spoke publicly for the first time about his sexual orientation and his political beliefs. The chat, which appears in issue 258 of the magazine, was translated exclusively for BLABBERMOUTH.NET and appears below in its entirety.

For a long time GORGOROTH frontman Gaahl was deemed "the evil face of black metal." There was nothing anyone wouldn't put past him or try to pin on him. In his native Norway, he regularly finds himself on the front page of the biggest daily newspapers — as Satan personified or national bogeyman supreme. But now this villain of all people has outed himself as gay and reveals a few sides to his personality very few people would've thought possible.

Rock Hard: I think it's pretty ballsy that you've outed yourself as gay. I'd love to ask you two or three questions on the subject, if you don't mind.

Gaahl: "Sure, no problem."

Rock Hard: When I met you, we talked pretty extensively about an old JUDAS PRIEST live video that had made a strong impression on you. Was Rob Halford coming out a partial factor in your publicly acknowledging your own sexual preference?

Gaahl: "No. Rob Halford is a big musical inspiration for me, but nothing more. It doesn't feel to me as if I've outed myself because up until now the whole thing was a non-issue for me. All this evolved very naturally. I feel how I feel and I've never made any secret about it."

Rock Hard: But there are people that do not accept homosexuality. Isn't it true that you were in fact attacked by someone in the backstage area at Wacken [Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany]?

Gaahl: "That's something that went down behind my back. Nobody has ever said anything derogatory to my face in person."

Rock Hard: But King (GORGOROTH bassist) witnessed something and told me about it later (Note: there was a vicious brawl backstage at Wacken, which involved King among others. It was reportedly triggered by anti-gay remarks by a certain person who found himself in a hospital shortly thereafter). How are people treating you?

Gaahl: "Absolutely positive. I haven't felt any animosities directed toward me."

Rock Hard: But there are likely people on the right fringe of the black metal scene for whom you as an avowed homosexual have become an enemy.

Gaahl: "Possibly, yes. My idea of art, and black metal especially, is the depiction of honesty without compromise. I really don't care how other people react to it or the feelings it might provoke."

Rock Hard: There are people who were previously close to you that have contacted Rock Hard over the past few months offering "information" that would purportedly make you appear in a "whole new light." Since your homosexuality has become known, those sources have gone silent. Is there a connection?

Gaahl: "Yeah, most likely (laughs). It seems like I've pre-empted a few people. And for that I'm truly sorry. (laughs) But the information in question could also pertain to certain things that happened in the early '90s."

Rock Hard: You mean political things?

Gaahl: "Yeah."

Rock Hard: Since then you've openly admitted to having associated with radical right-wing circles back then.

Gaahl: "That's correct."

Rock Hard: Can you elaborate a bit more?

Gaahl: "These are things related to the past and the environment I found myself in at the time. In the early '90s, there were all these different youth gangs in Norway and one thing led to another. I was involved in gang fights and had false friends. It wasn't about any deep political convictions but rather about disassociation. Eventually it took on violent strains. I mean, gangs don't meet up to hold discussions."

Rock Hard: Would you call yourself a one-time die-hard Nazi?

Gaahl: "No, there was no political disposition — not with me nor any of my friends. But you had to profess allegiance to a certain group if you wanted to defend yourself and not get your ass kicked. I think we all — my friends at the time as well as myself — felt that way but some of them drifted off into politically extreme circles."

Rock Hard: Were there racially motivated incidents?

Gaahl: "It was all about gang affiliation. Who attacked first and who merely defended themselves is impossible to say after all this time. But there were definitely violent altercations. Some of us even had guns."

Rock Hard: When did your attitude toward these things change?

Gaahl: "It was a slow process that took years and not something that was triggered by any one thing. I've always had friends from different cultural backgrounds, hence I was exposed to different ways of thinking from the get-go. That's probably why I've never developed a deep set of political beliefs. But there have definitely been changes and an evolution in my thinking. I'm a different person today."

Rock Hard: Who are you exactly?

Gaahl: "I am I. I'm an individualist."

Rock Hard: Are there people in your circle of friends whom you'd call right-wingers?

Gaahl: "Yes, there are. Just like there are left-wingers. I don't judge people by their political beliefs. That may sound strange. The people I associate with are a motley crew and yet there is no violence. My friends have respect for each other just like I respect them."

Rock Hard: So we're talking about people who don't resort to violence when it comes to representing their convictions?

Gaahl: "Exactly. People evolve and accept differences. But now and then you do have to be patient with those you're close to (laughs). Not everybody always knows right away what's best for them. You have to give people leeway to experience things and grow because that how they might change their way of thinking."

Rock Hard: How are your right-wing friends responding to your being gay?

Gaahl: "There has been very little in terms of negative reactions. I'd like to think it's because my friends respect me enough to where that side of me doesn't bother them. If I was another type of guy, the reactions might be more drastic."

Rock Hard: You've been jailed several times. Did any of that have anything to do with your political or sexual background?

Gaahl: "No, absolutely not."

Rock Hard: I'm mentioning it because I forgot to ask you an important question during our last interview. When you talked about that "contract killer" that was out to get you, and whom you injured so badly that you had to go to prison over it, we never even talked about what provoked the attack in the first place. Who had it in for you?

Gaahl: "That was connected to my previous stint in prison. Someone whom I had caused trouble wanted to get revenge on me. But since he didn't want to get his own hands dirty for obvious reasons he hired someone who was supposed to attack me and in fact broke into my house carrying a weapon."

Rock Hard: Can you elaborate on what you mean by "causing trouble?"

Gaahl: "I was attacked in a bar, apparently because I had provoked someone with my appearance or something I said — someone with a reputation of being 'dangerous' himself. It turned into a physical altercation with serious consequences. I ended up in jail but the well-to-do 'victim' who had provoked me got off scot-free."

Rock Hard: Are you safe now from acts of revenge?

Gaahl: "I sure hope so. It makes no sense to be afraid of something you have no influence over anyway. Should it turn dangerous again down the line I'll simply have to deal with the situation."

Rock Hard: Sounds as if you've gotten rid of a lot of muck in your life.

Gaahl: (laughs) "Yeah, you could say that. I'm content all around with my situation right now. I love life at the moment."

Rock Hard: Would you say you're a happy person?

Gaahl: "Oh yes, most definitely."

Rock Hard: It's got to feel great: You are free and no longer have anything to hide.

Gaahl: "That's right. But I've never really hidden anything to begin with. It's just that I was never in love before."

Rock Hard: Never?

Gaahl: "No, not until last year."

Rock Hard: There is a girl who for a time lived with Jenny from Rock Hard in Norway, and she claimed to be your ex-girlfriend.

Gaahl: (laughs) "Then she lied. I was never ever together with anyone until last year."

Rock Hard: How old are you now?

Gaahl: "33."

Rock Hard: And you were a lone wolf up until age 32?

Gaahl: "Yes. I've just now reached puberty!" (laughs)

Rock Hard: Very cool that you talk so openly about these things.

Gaahl: "Well, that's the way it is." (laughs)

Rock Hard: You're a pretty strange bird, if I may say so. Anyone familiar with your image wouldn't think it possibly for you to have such an astute sense of humor.

Gaahl: "Thanks. I'm a strange dude, I know."

Rock Hard: Up until very recently, I had a totally different impression of you — and it wasn't exactly a positive one.

Gaahl: "Well, people tend to draw their own conclusions and create an image where other people are concerned. You always see the character you want to see."

Rock Hard: You sound very content and well balanced indeed. How is that gonna affect GORGOROTH?

Gaahl: "As far as my 'outing' goes — King was more nervous about it beforehand than I myself. He is glad that everybody's been cool about it. As far as the musical aspect is concerned — we've started work on the next album and I can't wait to write the lyrics for it. I already have ideas in my head but normally my lyrics just sort of 'happen.'"

Rock Hard: That's what I was getting at. Aren't you lacking the hatred to write the type of lyrics GORGOROTH is known for? Or are you tackling dark subject matters differently in the future?

Gaahl: "Time will tell. I take the view that you should always be moving forward and not standing still. It's gonna be different for sure but I can't say how exactly. A lot of what happens during the process of writing lyrics stems from the unconscience anyway. That is more honest than conscious planning."

Rock Hard: Isn't it difficult not to fool yourself? How do you know what originates from your unconscience and what comes from your conscience?

Gaahl: "It's difficult to differentiate indeed — but that's what the artistic aspect is all about. And I think I'm pretty well versed in it." (laughs)

Rock Hard: When I look at your overall concept — your provocative show, morbid aesthetics, and intellectual aspirations — I'm heavily reminded of CELTIC FROST. Can you relate to that sentiment?

Gaahl: "Yeah, even though I'm more familiar with the early CELTIC FROST classics, I know what you mean. We're pretty good friends (with them), and I'm gonna sink my teeth deeper into the last CELTIC FROST album as soon as I have some time."

Rock Hard: Martin [Ain] and Tom [Fischer of CELTIC FROST] were part of the reason why we decided to interview GORGOROTH for Rock Hard. They think very highly of you — and we of them. You can't be all that asinine if you have advocates like that.

Gaahl: "I'm happy about that. (laughs) I'm definitely seeing correlations between the two bands as well. We have a similar way of overstepping certain boundaries. I know Tom a little better than Martin but I see parallels between us and both of them."

Rock Hard: You just returned from Mexico, right?

Gaahl: "Yeah. We played two shows there. The fans were unbelievable as was the technical equipment – albeit in a negative sense." (laughs)

Rock Hard: Where do things stand legally right now as far as the name GORGOROTH is concerned?

Gaahl: "I can't say anything about it due to pending litigation. As long as there is no final ruling, both sides will continue to use the name GORGOROTH." (Note: Guitarist Infernus, the last remaining founding member, was fired by Gaahl and King last year but has so far refuses to relinquish the band name).

Rock Hard: Do you have a steady line-up now?

Gaahl: "Yes, we do. We'll make an official announcement shortly — it's gonna shock some people!"

Rock Hard: Positively or negatively?

Gaahl: (laughs) "Positively, as I see it. But I don't know how people are gonna react… It'll definitely be a surprise, and I'm excited about it. What I can confirm is that Frost (SATYRICON, 1349) will be the drummer on the new album. We view him as a full band member even though he doesn't figure in a creative role with us."

Rock Hard: That leaves two open spots in the band….

Gaahl: "Not open, merely unknown. I know, we come off as chaotic but we have everything under control. Believe it or not — there is a plan." (laughs)

Rock Hard: What else you got going on at present other than GORGOROTH?

Gaahl: "Working on an ambient album that's currently being mixed — really interesting stuff, in my opinion. Other than that, I spend a lot of time painting. I've become really creative lately."

Rock Hard: What kind of paintings do you paint?

Gaahl: "Hard to describe. They definitely don't have anything in common with GORGOROTH. People might think that all I'm painting are chopped off heads but that's not the case."

Rock Hard: Then what do you paint? Rob Halford in various motorcycle poses?

Gaahl: "Exactly." (laughs)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, October 25, 2008 6:54:32 PM 
Sebastian Bach Interview

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach was recently interviewed by Record Collector magazine (web site) — a publication which the singer has described as "definitely my favorite magazine out of the UK and possibly the world. One of the only magazines I can think of that is truly about music, not gossip, trends, fashion, or nostalgia. One of the only magazines I actually buy due to its focus on collecting all sorts of music and its attention to detail."

An excerpt from Bach's interview with Record Collector follows below.

Record Collector: Is there much unreleased in the archives?

Bach: A lot. Back when we were on tour in SKID ROW, from '89 to '91, the soundman was making DATs of every concert, and we were partyng so much, I was the only one who listened to them and collected them. So when they kicked me out of the band in '96, what they forgot was [laughs] … that I have 400 DAT tapes of everything of us and everybody from BON JOVI to SOUNDGARDEN to Axl and MÖTLEY CRÜE. I've got the only copy of those, not to mention the video archive — Dimebag [Darrell Abbott of PANTERA] goofing off and pro-shot concert footage — tons of one-of-a-kind tapes from '90/'91, with all sorts of people jamming with us. Those guys kicked me out, but they should know that I've transferred all of it to digital for DVD and preserved the quality — I'm not that much of an asshole! [laughs] JOURNEY put out a 1981 show on DVD and those guys hate each other's guts, but how come they put this shit out? So if they [SKID ROW] ever want to do that, I'm the guy that has all th footage. Make me an offer!

Record Collector: Do you have any tapes from before SKID ROW?

Bach: Yes. I have a tape of my first beer commercial for radio — Schooner — in 1983. Then the guy who was the engineer on RUSH's "Snakes & Arrows", Rich Chycki, was a guitarist in Toronto in the mid-'80s. Before I joined MADAME X from Detroit, I was playing in Rich's band and those tapes exist in high quality sound. When I left for MADAME X, he got James LaBrie of DREAM THEATER in and told him, "Sing it exactly like this." The album came out as WINTER ROSE, but that material exists with me singing [at] age 16. I was also on "Maple Metal" onAttic, at 14. It got reviewed in Kerrang! and I couldn't even comprehend it.

Record Collector: Do you get involved in limited editions of your releases?

Bach: Yeah. The record company told me "Angel Down" was coming out on vinyl picture disc, and I was like, "What?! How cool is that?!" How ironic that vinyl is the one area taking off now. I have tons and it's all preserved in plastic. I've got THE BEATLES "Yesterday and Today" with the baby dolls, and bootlegs I collected as a teenager, like VAN HALEN "Live in Pasadena". I think record companies are silly not putting out this stuff, instead of all this compilation bullshit. They're fucking nuts! [laughs] SKID ROW best-of? We only had three albums, and you can buy them for five bucks. Assholes! [laughs]
TOPIC: How long have you been into Priest
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, October 25, 2008 4:46:04 PM 

I started listening to Judas Priest and metal in general in August, 2004.

My friends made me listen to Priest and Metallica haha. One buddy let me borrow Painkiller, Master of Puppets, Kill 'em All, and Ride The Lightning, and to thise day those are some of my favorite albums.

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, October 24, 2008 5:19:37 PM 
New Rob Zombie Track In Punisher: War Zone Soundtrack

ROB ZOMBIE's brand new song "War Zone" is available for streaming at this location.

"War Zone" is the first track off the soundtrack release to "Punisher: War Zone" from Marvel Comics' latest film adaptation of fictional vigilante and deadly antihero Frank Castle. The lethal motion picture soundtrack features a powerful collection of A-list rockers including the first new music in thre years from ROB ZOMBIE in addition to heart-pounding songs from rock icons such as SEETHER, SLAYER, SLIPKNOT and RISE AGAINST. The fifteen-track album attacks stores on November 25. The film opens nationwide on December 5.

The original track "War Zone", written for and inspired by the film, contains the kind of raw, throttling energy that has made ROB ZOMBIE a platinum-selling artist. The song will also serve as the first single from the soundtrack. Rob Zombie said, "I love writing music for films, rather than just throwing them an unwanted B side or remix. This track was written exclusively for 'Punisher: War Zone'. A punishing track for a punishing movie."

The record also features SLAYER's 2008 Grammy-winning "Final Six" and current chart-topping singles from SLIPKNOT "Psychosocial" and SEETHER "Fallen". The beatdown doesn't stop there, with a broad mix of new and unreleased music that spans every niche of the rock genre, including unreleased songs by premiere punk group RISE AGAINST and emo scenesters SENSES FAIL. Dan Trapp of SENSES FAIL had this to say: "We are super-excited to be a part of the 'Punisher' legacy… when we heard we were going to be involved, we all threw up in our hands out of excitement."

Adding to the epic soundscape of "Punisher: War Zone" is one lucky winner from the Lionsgate/Clear Channel "Unsigned Artist Contest" that was hosted last month. The contest attracted over 5,000 bands and millions of listeners. The winner will be announced on October 24 at www.punisherwarzonemusic.com. Lionsgate music president Jay Faires adds, "Teaming up with Clear Channel has been a phenomenal experience. The response to the 'Punisher' contest has been incredible, and we are absolutely thrilled about introducing one of these talented unsigned bands to the world."

Providing extra ammunition to round out the album are emerging artists Kerli, highly praised electronica duo JUSTICE, and an inspired, propulsive original score by Michael Wandmacher. This all adds up to make the "Punisher: War Zone" soundtrack one of the most anticipated of the season.

"Punisher: War Zone" track listing is as follows:

01. "War Zone" - ROB ZOMBIE
02. "Final Six" - SLAYER
03. "Psychosocial" - SLIPKNOT
04. "Historia Calamitatum" - RISE AGAINST
05. "Fallen" - SEETHER
06. "Bulletproof" - KERLI
07. [To Be Determined - Contest Winner]
08. "The Past Is Proof" - SENSES FAIL
09. "Butterfly Wings" - MACHINES OF LOVING GRACE
10. "Genesis" - JUSTICE
11. "Showdown" - PENDULUM
12. "Refuse" - HATEBREED
13. "Lunatic" - STATIC-X
14. "Days Of Revenge" - RAMALLAH
15. "The Punisher Main Title" - MICHAEL WANDMACHER 

Extreme Film Video For New Song Ghost

Reunited Boston hard rockers EXTREME filmed a video for the track "Ghost" on October 23 inside an old church in Massachusetts. Guitarist Nuno Bettencourt came up with the concept and directed the video.

Fan-filmed video footage of EXTREME performing "Ghost" in New York City in August 2008 can be viewed below.

"Saudades de Rock", the new album from EXTREME, sold 6,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 78 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD entered the UK chart at position No. 80.

The band's first studio album in thirteen years, "Saudades de Rock" (pronounced "sow-dodge") was released in the U.S. on August 12 on Open E Records and distributed by Fontana. The European version of the CD, which came out on August 1, includes a bonus track, the "Americocaine" demo from 1985, the very first studio recording of EXTREME.

The iconic rock foursome — vocalist Gary Cherone, guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, bassist Pat Badger and new drummer Kevin Figueiredo — recorded their fifth studio offering at NRG Studios in Los Angeles with Bettencourt at the helm as producer and mixer. "Saudades de Rock" boasts 13 tracks, including the infectious roar of "Star", the groove-laden, swagger of "King Of The Ladies", a raw funk rock anthem called "Learn To Love", and the expressive ballad "Ghost".

"'Saudades' was always a beautiful word to me," Bettencourt explains about the Portuguese album moniker. "It expresses a longing; an underlying sadness for something or someone that's been missing in your life, and never quite sure if it will ever return. In this case, for us, it's rock and roll. Saudades de Rock."

Gary Cherone adds, "I like how it expresses that longing we've been feeling to play for our fans and be together again."

Open E Records is a new label that is distributed by Fontana. A portion of Open E Records' profits will be donated to Music Drives Us, a foundation created as a way to support music in New England. The foundation also gives scholarship money for individuals who desire to continue their musical education.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2SISREpCEw&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, October 23, 2008 8:30:27 PM 
New Twisted Sister Live DVD

TWISTED SISTER will release a new DVD, "Live At The Astoria", on November 17. The artwork can be viewed below.

Commented guitarist Jay Jay French: "Recorded in London, in August 2004, the critics hailed TWISTED SISTER's performance as one of their greatest ever. If you're an SMF, and have wondered what TWISTED SISTER thought about any of their live shows throughout their 35-year history, you should know this: while certain bandmembers remember certain shows, and relate tales of particular performances as being their favorite, rarely does the band universally agree that any particular show is about as good as it gets. I can say this without hesitation or ambiguity: each bandmember considered that night to be amongst the most special of our careers. This concert was filmed and kept in a vault for the past four years. When the band had the opportunity to look at the footage, it brought back the heat, passion, intensity and audience participation that was at a level far above all expectations. The DVD will be released worldwide through Demolition Records, our UK-based label, and we look forward to sharing this magical performance with all of you."

TWISTED SISTER's setlist for the August 1, 2004 show at the Astoria in London, England was as follows:

01. What You Don't Know (Sure Can Hurt You)
02. The Kids Are Back
03. Under The Blade
04. Destroyer
05. Like A Knife In The Back
06. Burn In Hell
07. Ride To Live
08. Shoot 'Em Down
09. You Can't Stop Rock N' Roll
10. The Fire Still Burns
11. We're Not Gonna Take It
12. The Price
13. I Am, I'm Me
14. I Wanna Rock
15. Come Out & Play
16. S.F.M



TWISTED SISTER live at Arrow Rock Festival in Holland – June 2008:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS8uZmzarBw&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2


Metal Mike Interview

MetalForever.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM, SEBASTIAN BACH). An excerpt from the chat follows below.

MetalForever.com: So Mike, on the Sebastian Bach "Angel Down" album, the band covered an old AEROSMITH classic "Back In The Saddle". Was this a bit of a departure for you?

Chlasciak: Well, it's funny that you mention this. When Roy Z (our producer), came in with an idea of covering "Back In The Saddle" and I heard the original version of the song, I was like, "Is Z out of his mind?" You gotta understand that, if I remember correctly, that song had a 12-string bass and you have all these sounds, whistles, grinds and pops in it and I'm thinking to myself… "Let's see how this one goes," you know. But I remember sitting down with Roy one time in the studio and we looked into the track, I got my routines down and I go — I think I got my head around this. To be honest, I love the way that song came out. And, I think Roy is a fantastic producer for always thinking outside the box. I remember recording the rhythms and finally doubling some choruses for "Back In The Saddle" and thinking that our version has got a slab of really heavy groove in it — its heavy, but at the same time still raw and pissed off kind of like MÖTLEY CRÜE's "Dr. Feelgood"… and then I go, wait a minute — the puzzle is solved! This early AEROSMITH sound is part of the blueprint for that whole U.S. Los Angeles metal. At that time, I went gimme my guitar because I know exactly what to do with it! And, after the rhythms were done, I added some textures by simulating a slide guitar with my Floyd Rose whammy bar and I just played how I play. Later I heard what Axl added to it and what Baz sang on it and I went, "It's done!" It sounds fucking great. I mean, although I am a full on metal lover, I do like different things in music as well, whether it's Gary Moore, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Tina Turner or whatever. I think all these things come into play when you record or write as an artist, and it helps you understand music on a broader range. As a kid in high school, I would walk to school listening to MEGADETH's "Peace Sells…But Who's Buying?!" or METALLICA's "Ride The Lightning" and walk back listening to EZO, W.A.S.P., MÖTLEY CRÜE or VINNIE VINCENT INVASION. My peers through so differently about things. You know it was this; if you like METALLICA, you can't like DAVID LEE ROTH or MR. BIG, are you a PRIEST fan or MAIDEN fan. Like you know, why? You can't like both? Why the segregation. And, I was just sick of this type of thinking, you know. I think at the end of the day it gave me a better understanding of music, to be open-minded and listen to and like what I like.

MetalForever.com: You had the priviledge of appearing on albums with some of the greatest vocalists in metal that include Rob Halford, Bruce Dickinson, Sebastian Bach and Axl Rose. Are there any others you would like to work with? Any memorable moments?

Chlasciak: Man, they are all memorable moments. I have vivid memories of recording guitar solos for the HALFORD "Resurrection" album. You have to understand, making the "Resurrection" album was the most important thing in my life at that time and it will always remain as a special experience for me. But anyways, while making the album Bruce would stop by the studio every so often just to say hey. And, I remember getting ready to do my guitar solos one day and into the control room walk in Rob Halford and Bruce Dickinson and they stand behind me and I go, "Are you kidding me?! I'm supposed to play my solos now?!" Haha. It was an honor to hear Bruce sing on the track "The One You Love To Hate" from "Resurrection", it really was. I remember HALFORD playing "The One You Love To Hate" live in London and joining The Metal God on stage were Bruce and Geoff Tate. I'd say that's memorable. Standing on stage next to Rob Halford is an absolute honor. Without any trace of doubt, Rob is The Metal God. Recording Sebastian's "Angel Down" album had some great times, too. It almost had that energy of an artist making their first recording — excitement! Baz was rebuilding things and he was excited about the album. The band played in the same big room at Sound City Studios in California and I would hear Baz go for it in the vocal isolation booth. It was great to hear his determination and performances. The band would play live and cut it "directly to tape" like the old days, except we replaced the 2" machine with hard drives. Then to hear what Axl added to the songs when he did his guest spots, was just … I don't know how to describe it — it was special to hear him on it. I felt wonderful as a musician to have someone like him sing over something I had been a part of. And, you know, I hear Axl's voice and I hear the strength, his delivery and his attitude and it's obvious that Axl Rose has a metal heart. Needless to say, I'd love to opportunity to do something similar again, however small it might be.

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, October 21, 2008 7:58:36 PM 
Kirk Hammet Interview

Saby Reyes-Kulkarni of The Pitch recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

The Pitch: Looking back to the Black Album, why did you suddenly go for shorter songs? You had three classic albums in a row with winding, involved, progressive songs, and your fanbase up until that time came to you for that.

Kirk Hammett: We were just burned out on it. We wanted to do something that was more groove-oriented and had a little more soul. With the stuff we did in the '80s, a lot of times it was about showing off our chops.

The Pitch: So why the return to form with "Death Magnetic"?

Kirk Hammett: We got tired again. [Laughs.] When we started writing for "Death Magnetic", we found out that the more progressive stuff sounded good again. We hadn't done it for a while, and all of a sudden it just kinda sounded fresh. A lot of it also has to do with the fact that [producer] Rick Rubin said that he wanted to make the ultimate METALLICA album. In his mind, the ultimate METALLICA album would be more along the lines of what we did back in the '80s.

The Pitch: In the 2007 documentary "Get Thrashed", you said, "METALLICA invented thrash metal." I wanted to ask you about EXODUS, who you were playing with first. EXODUS' Gary Holt says that everybody who was there knows what EXODUS' role was.

Kirk Hammett: You know what? [Laughs.] I guess I was just at the center of two storms. If I was still in EXODUS, I would have said that EXODUS invented thrash metal. I said that only because I was in METALLICA at a certain moment in time. There were steps that were being taken, and there's a whole group of musicians who were feeling it. It was a zeitgeist. I would say METALLICA and EXODUS probably simultaneously, ANTHRAX and SLAYER, too — we were all just taking cues from what we heard and what the state of heavy music was at that point. It was something that we all just kinda felt.

The Pitch: After the Napster backlash, how do you look back on the band's attempt to fight downloading?

Kirk Hammett: I'm still against file sharing. I still think people should respect the concept of intellectual property. I don't have a problem with downloading that intellectual property once the people that deserve to be paid do get paid. Technology is a double-edged sword. It's convenient and quick, but we pay a pretty high price for that convenience, that impatience. I would much rather be able to go out and buy a better-sounding CD than a shitty MP3. The whole e-mail and texting thing — I'm not sure if it's really bringing us together as much as it's isolating us. I kind of miss how people used to just call each other up.

Read the entire interview from The Pitch. 


Halford DVD Footage
A four-minute video of Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST) and Bruce Dickinson (IRON MAIDEN) in the studio laying down vocal tracks for the song "The One You Love To Hate" from HALFORD's 2000 album "Resurrection" can be found at MetalGodShop.com. The footage comes off "Resurrection World Tour - Live At Rock In Rio III", a three-hour DVD which debuted earlier this month in a custom-designed digipack, featuring a twenty-eight page booklet and HALFORD's debut CD release, "Resurrection – Remastered" with 16 songs, including two new HALFORD tracks. The DVD also includes HALFORD's complete Rock In Rio III performance in 5.1 Surround Sound audio. Thirteen cameras are fixed on the HALFORD as The Metal God delivers one of his best live performances in front of two-hundred-thousand-plus Brazilians. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97_gIi3rJCo&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yngF3vtwGsU&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0chRfuLKhY&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, October 20, 2008 4:05:36 PM 

A Fuckload Of New Promotional Clips For Chinese Democracy
Sixteen short promotional clips for the long-awaited new GUNS N' ROSES album, "Chinese Democracy", can be viewed below.

A slightly revised track listing for "Chinese Democracy" was posted late last week at BestBuy.com, which will exclusively carry the album in the U.S. starting on November 23. A pre-order page for the long-delayed release was posted at the site on Wednesday (October 15), although the pre-order option was later taken off. The page lists 14 song titles for the record, 11 of which have either been played live or leaked online over the past few years. The Pulse of Radio reports that one of those, "Street of Dreams", was previously known as "The Blues", while three titles, "Scraped", "Sorry" and "Prostitute", have not been heard anywhere.

According to Billboard.com, sources who have heard the album say that it opens with a "blood-curdling Axl Rose scream."

Two different covers will apparently be available, along with CD and vinyl versions. What appears to be one of the covers has been posted at the Best Buy site, showing what seems to be a bicycle with a basket perched on it.

There has still not been an official announcement regarding the November 23 arrival date for the record.

"Chinese Democracy" has been in the works since the mid-'90s, with speculation and mystery surrounding the album's 13-year journey, ever-changing roster of players and spiraling recording costs.

Revised "Chinese Democracy" track listing:

01. Chinese Democracy
02. Shackler's Revenge
03. Better
04. Street Of Dreams
05. If The World
06. There Was A Time
07. Catcher N' The Rye
08. Scraped
09. Riad N' The Bedouins
10. Sorry
11. I.R.S.
12. Madagascar
13. This I Love
14. Prostitute

Promo #1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwKhF6b5jF4&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

#2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-2Of2MzmgA&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

#3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htaPeUH0EFs&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

#4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPCI_JsDGYQ&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

#5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD9Wbo0X-5I&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

#6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkeBHaenMB8&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

#7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psWTH4w2b6E&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

#8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GI_MloIJH0&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

#9
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6znnhfUZZE&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

#10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsWK5NJNq5g&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

#11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RneWXqh8-Kc&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

#12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWTPn-yhPg8&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

#13
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IdXqO6wGAo&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

#14
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2nsHiY90qQ&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

#15
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1J-I5ZFH9o&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

#16
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-mT2L0kgSs&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Brian Johnson Interview

AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson recently spoke to Edna Gundersen of USA Today about the band's forthcoming tour in support of the "Black Ice" album.

"At 61, this could be my last shot," Johnson said, but he added that the run-throughs "have been smooth as a gravy sandwich."

"I try to look after my health," he said. "I don't do a 6-mile jog. I might do a half-hour on a bike in the morning."

Johnson expressed amazement at the band's enduring appeal and credited much of its longevity to chemistry and an obsessive focus on music.

"People talk a lot about Angus and Malcolm, but that's not fair," he said. "There's more than two brothers. There are five. Malcolm, our spiritual leader, always told us to be a rock band first and a celebrity way, way after that. Stay below the radar, don't get involved in politics, stop covering yourself in glory on the stages of the world."

Read more from USA Today. 
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, October 18, 2008 4:33:33 PM 
Brian Johnson Interview

Darryl Sterdan of 24 Hours recently conducted an interview with AC/DC singer Brian Johnson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

24 Hours: Why did the new album ["Black Ice"] take eight years?

Johnson: Well, after the last one, we did a tour, and then we did a few gigs in Germany with THE [ROLLING] STONES, and we did the SARS benefit in Toronto and so on, so we were playing a lot. Plus, we changed record companies, which took some time and some pushing and all kinds of nasty stuff. So that took our focus away. But really, I think the reason was that Mal [Malcolm Young] and Angus [Young] really wanted something special, something fresh, and they weren't going to be rushed. And I think they came up with it, me son. I think they did a cracking job. I was so happy when I heard these riffs. This was the most fun album I've done in about 15 years. It was just a hoot to do.

24 Hours: Aren't you sick of carrying Angus around on your shoulders? How far have you run over the years with his sweaty crotch on the back of your neck?

Johnson: Me son, it's got to be 50 miles. But at least he's not getting any heavier.

24 Hours: Everybody says Malcolm is really the boss. Is that true? Is the band a democracy or a dictatorship?

Johnson: It's a democracy, up to a certain point. And Malcolm wouldn't thank me for saying he's the man. But he is. Well, him and Angus. It's their band. They started it. It's their puppy. And they've made decisions through the years that have kept the band the way it is, kept it clean and pure. And there's not many bands that have really not sold out in any way, shape or form.

24 Hours: For 30 years, Malcolm has been standing stage right of the drums, with Cliff [Williams] on the left. If they switched sides, would it all fall apart?

Johnson: Definitely. If Cliff and Mal changed sides, it would be the end of AC/DC. They wouldn't know what to do. The band would split. End of story.

24 Hours: What songs are you going to play on tour? There must be a dozen you have to do. But are there others you particularly want to do?

Johnson: Well, we have to do "Thunderstruck", "Back in Black", "You Shook Me All Night Long", "TNT", "Whole Lotta Rosie", "Let There be Rock". And we're gonna do five songs off the new album. As for older stuff, I'd like to do "What's Next to the Moon". I like "Gone Shootin'" too. That would be a good one.

Read the entire interview from 24 Hours.
TOPIC: "Death" reminds me of "Black Sabbath" but better
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, October 17, 2008 9:31:56 PM 
I would say Black Sabbath is the better song. Musical arrangement wise, Death is exactly like Black Sabbath and totally rips it off haha. That quite riff back up by the similar heavy one, then the fast thing at the end, it's all the same thing basically. 

Death is an amazing song too though. Black Sabbath is always gonna top it. Nothing can touch the original Sabbath on stage, not even Priest in my opinion. There's just something there that can't be beaten. If or When Ozzy goes back to playing with Sabbath, go see them, I wish I could. But seriously though, if there mind blowing on TV, you can bet it's gonna be way better live.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, October 17, 2008 9:23:00 PM 
Tony Iommi Interview

BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN AND HELL guitarist Tony Iommi recently spoke to Guitar World magazine about his 40 years in music, and one of the subjects broached by writer Chris Gill was the fact that a handful of BLACK SABBATH songs recorded in the band's early days when they were still known as EARTH — including "The Rebel", "When I Came Down" and "Song For Jim" — have yet to be released to this day.

According to Iommi, "We didn’t write those songs. They were written by a chap named Norman Haines. At the time we were managed by Jim Simpson, who was a local Birmingham guy. He insisted that we record these songs that his friend Norman had written. We just wanted to play, so we recorded them. We wanted to write our own songs and make our own record, but this was just an initial effort. We had never been in a recording studio in our lives before that. It was a very basic studio. Even back then we never really wanted those recordings to see the light of day. Those songs sound nothing remotely like BLACK SABBATH."

A brief audio snippet of "When I Came Down" can be heard below.

A collection of unpublished outtakes from Guitar World's interview with Tony Iommi can be read here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83XtOUpQTf8&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, October 17, 2008 4:32:57 PM 
New Motorhead Helmets

MOTÖRHEAD, a band that lives according to its own rules and which has never sacrificed anything, has joined forces with O'Neal USA, one of the leading manufacturers of motorcycle and BMX accessories, to produce a limited-edition MOTÖRHEAD helmet that features the band's iconic "Motörhead - England" artwork. The helmets will be released under the RockHard brand and will be available at all Cycle Gear locations and finer motorcycle dealerships worldwide.

MOTÖRHEAD's RockHard Helmets will be available in three shells: Full Face Street (retail from $349), Off Road Dirt (retail from $249), and Harley Half Shell (retail from $159). Each helmet is crafted using the finest materials and offers protection in compliance with the world's toughest safety standards including, but not limited to, DOT, SNELL, EU, Australia, and Japanese standards. In addition, each helmet comes in a custom-made container patterned after the band's Anvil equipment road cases and is individually certified and numbered with its own Certificate of Authenticity.

For more information, visit www.rockhardhelmets.com.








More White Zombie Boxset Details

WHITE ZOMBIE. The musical horrorshow that mixed dark pop culture with metallic hard rock has been resurrected on the 4-CD/1-DVD box set "Let Sleeping Corpses Lie" (Geffen/UMe), released November 25, 2008. The CDs bring together for the first time all 64 original studio recordings released by the band led by Rob Zombie during its 1985-1996 career. The DVD offers nine music videos, 10 live performances, and some hidden gems.

Disc One of "Let Sleeping Corpses Lie" includes all of the tracks released on the New York City band's own Silent Explosion label — the four songs on the 1985 "Gods On Voodoo Moon" EP, of which only 300 copies were pressed; the two songs on the 1986 "Pig Heaven" EP, which had only 1,000 made; and the seven on 1987's "Psycho-Head Blowout" EP, which NIRVANA's Kurt Cobain called one of his favorite albums.

Disc Two encompasses WHITE ZOMBIE's first two full-length albums, 1987's "Soul-Crusher", which began on Silent Explosion but was re-released by Caroline Records the following year, and 1989's "Make Them Die Slowly". Disc Three offers the three-selection "God Of Thunder" EP and the band's 1992 major label debut, "La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Vol. 1", which broke the band into the Top 40, earned double platinum and spawned the Best Hard Rock Performance Grammy-nominated "Thunder Kiss '65" and "Black Sunshine" (with Iggy Pop). Also heard is "I Am Hell" from the soundtrack to the 1993 animated flick "The Beavis & Butt-head Experience".

Disc Four opens with "Children Of The Grave" from a 1994 BLACK SABBATH tribute album and "Feed The Gods" from that year's "Airheads" soundtrack album. The centerpiece, however, is 1995's "Astro-Creep: 2000, Songs Of Love, Destruction And Other Synthetic Delusions Of The Electric Head", which ranked in the Top 10 for two months, was certified triple platinum and spun off the Modern Rock Top 10, Grammy-nominated "More Human Than Human". The 64 "Let Sleeping Corpses Lie" recordings conclude with 1996 soundtrack contributions to "Escape From L.A.", "Beavis And Butt-head Do America" and "The Crow: City Of Angels", with its Grammy-nominated cover of the disco hit "I'm Your Boogieman".

Among the DVD's videos are those for "More Human Than Human", winner of the MTV Video Music Award for Best Hard Rock Video, as well as "Thunder Kiss '65", "Black Sunshine", "Super-Charger Heaven", "I'm Your Boogieman" and "The One". Live performances include "Soul-Crusher", "Spiderbaby (Yeah Yeah Yeah)", "I Am Hell" and "Creature Of The Wheel".

WHITE ZOMBIE officially disbanded in 1998 after the release of the "Hellbilly Deluxe", the triple platinum solo debut for Rob Zombie, who has since enjoyed continued success both on record and as a film director with his vision of the dark side.

"Let Sleeping Corpses Lie" track listing:

01. Gentleman Junkie
02. King Of Souls
03. Tales From the Scarecrowman
04. Cat's Eye Resurrection
05. Pig Heaven
06. Slaughter The Grey
07. Eighty-Eight/Fast Jungle
08. Gun Crazy
09. Kick
10. Memphis
11. Magdelene
12. True Crime
13. Ratmouth
14. Shack of Hate
15. Drowning the Colossus
16. Crow II
17. Die Zombie Die
18. Skin
19. Truck On Fire
20. Future Shock
21. Scumkill
22. Diamond Ass
23. Demonspeed
24. Disaster Blaster
25. Murderworld
26. Revenge
27. Acid Flesh
28. Power Hungry
29. Godslayer
30. God Of Thunder
31. Love Razor
32. Disaster Blaster 2
33. Welcome to Planet MF
34. Knuckle Duster
35. Thunder Kiss
36. Black Sunshine
37. Soul-Crusher
38. Cosmic Monster
39. Spiderbaby
40. I Am Legend
41. Knuckle Duster 2
42. Thrust
43. One Big Crunch
44. Grindhouse
45. Starface
46. Warp Asylum
47. I Am Hell
48. Children Of The Grave
49. Feed The Gods
50. Electric Head Pt. 1
51. Super Charger Heaven
52. Real Solution 9
53. Creature Of The Wheel
54. Electric Head Pt. 2
55. Grease Paint And Monkey Brains
56. I Zombie
57. More Human Than Human
58. El Phantasmo
59. Blur The Technicolor
60. Blood Milk Sky
61. The One
62. I'm Your Boogieman
63. Ratfinks, Suicide Tanks and Cannibal Girls

WHITE ZOMBIE performing "More Human Than Human" live in Köln, Germany in 1995:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oQkwKOmLRw&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=3
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, October 17, 2008 4:00:38 PM 
Stay Hungry! Again!

TWISTED SISTER is planning a 25th-anniversary re-release of its classic 1984 album "Stay Hungry" featuring loads of bonus material, including one brand new track that the band is set to record later this month. "There's gonna be two discs — it's gonna be the original album remastered, and it's gonna have all the outtakes, including about 15 songs that we never finished; all two verses and a chorus," guitarist Jay Jay French revealed during an October 10, 2008 appearance on Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM. "In much the same way that everybody's throwing the kitchen sink in these historical records — we're gonna have that — plus we're gonna have a brand new song that we're recording in two weeks."

Back in 2004, TWISTED SISTER released "Still Hungry" — a re-recorded and expanded version of "Stay Hungry". "Still Hungry" — which was produced by Mark Mendoza, a longtime producer/engineer in addition to his bass guitar duties with TWISTED SISTER — gave the New York-based band a chance to make "Stay Hungry" the way it was first envisioned. "Stay Hungry" sold more than 6 million copies worldwide, but it didn't sound the way TWISTED SISTER wanted it to sound.

"'Still Hungry' is 'Stay Hungry - The Way It Ought to Be'," Jay Jay French stated at the time. "It has an ultra-heavy sound, which is the way we wanted 'Stay Hungry' in the first place. But at that time rock records had a thin, very midrange kind of sound and so 'Stay Hungry' was recorded very lightly. We battled Atlantic Records and producer Tom Werman about it, but we lost.

"These re-recordings are faithful to the original arrangements but they sound much heavier," he continued. "There are an additional seven tracks included — obscure songs from our club days but never officially recorded then. On two of these songs, 'Never Say Never' and 'Blastin' Fast & Loud', we used the original drum tracks that A.J. [Pero] recorded. These songs were meant to be included on 'Stay Hungry' but were never finished. 'Heroes Are Hard to Find' was on the soundtrack of Dee's [Snider's] movie 'Strangeland'."

Six of the seven bonus tracks on "Still Hungry" previously appeared, mostly in raw form, on archival TWISTED SISTER albums. Demos of "Come Back" and "Rock N Roll Saviors" were included on the 1999 Spitfire Records collection "Club Daze Volume I: The Studio Sessions". The completed 2001 studio recordings of "Never Say Never" and "Blastin' Fast & Loud" (with Pero's original 1984 drum tracks) kicked off 2001's Spitfire release "Club Daze Volume II: Live in the Bars", which also featured vintage live versions of "You Know I Cry", "Plastic Money" and "Come Back" (one of just a few songs to appear on both "Club Daze" volumes).

Italian news blog Musica Metal uploaded video footage (see below) of TWISTED SISTER performing the song "The Price" (which originally appeared on the "Stay Hungry" album) at the first edition of the Rock Of Ages festival, which was held on September 13, 2008 in Milan, Italy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qIBD5KQyZs&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2





Guitar Hero: Metallica Trailer

A trailer for the forthcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica game, which is apparently included on Guitar Hero: World Tour, can be viewed below.

When Guitar Hero: World Tour arrives at the end of this month, METALLICA fans will be able to play all 10 songs from the band's new album, "Death Magnetic", on the game as downloadable content. Among those playing along will be METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich, who bought the game for his kids and told The Pulse of Radio why he's now a fan himself. "It works on a couple of fronts," he said. "It works on the front of sharing the experiences with your kids. It works on exposing your kids to music. And it also helps Dad a little bit, because all of a sudden Dad's in the video game, and that helps balance the perception of Dad when Dad spends a lot of time talking about doing homework and eating vegetables and all this other stuff, you know what I mean?"

Guitar Hero: World Tour is due out on October 26. It contains more than 80 songs from METALLICA, VAN HALEN, MICHAEL JACKSON, OZZY OSBOURNE, THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND, COLDPLAY, STING, and dozens more artists.

METALLICA also created a special "extended" version of a "Death Magnetic" track called "Suicide and Redemption" for playing on Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. All 10 songs from "Death Magnetic" are available as downloadable content for Guitar Hero III.

While a rumored all-METALLICA edition of Guitar Hero has yet to be confirmed by either the band or the game's publisher, Lars Ulrich himself hinted that the game will be out sometime next year.

METALLICA will kick off its first indoor North American tour on October 21 in Glendale, Arizona. Ulrich told Billboard that the band intends to play at least five new songs a night in its set, rotating them so that all the tracks from "Death Magnetic" will be performed live.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72niMyAvjh0&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2


Angus Young Interview

Guitarist Angus Young of Australian hard rock legends AC/DC has told Kathy McCabe of News.com.au he remains in awe of his brother Malcolm's (the other half of AC/DC guitar duo) natural talent.

"My ambition was just to be able to play," he said

"(Growing up) Malcolm was always way ahead of me with it, he did it so naturally but for me, it took some learning to get it and get better. I'm still in amazement. Malcolm's unique in that he has that sound, that style.

"Even when we were recording ['Black Ice'], [producer] Brendan O'Brien was looking at Malcolm — not anyone else — and he was in amazement, just watching him, just watching that hand.

"Once when we were in London and Keith Richards said to come on down to one of their shows — we'd played some gigs for them — and he was talking about playing and he asked me if I ever f...ed up.

"And I told him 'I'm not a f...in' robot, everyone can screw up. But I've got one saving grace, Keith. I've got Malcolm.'

"He knows what Malcolm's got goin' and he knows it's no easy thing to do because it's the same as what he does.

"It ain't no easy thing to do, it's rare."

Read more from News.com.au. 


Hair Metal Musical!!!...... *snickers*

Playbill.com reports that the 1980s-set musical "Rock of Ages" — starring "American Idol" finalist Constantine Maroulis — officially opens at Off-Broadway's New World Stages October 16. Previews began October 1.

Featuring a book by Chris D'Arienzo, the musical, press notes state, is "fueled by high-octane '80s rock — from the anthems that defined an era to the power ballads that lit up arenas everywhere." Expect songs by JOURNEY, BON JOVI, STYX, REO SPEEDWAGON, PAT BENATAR, TWISTED SISTER, POISON, ASIA and WHITESNAKE.

The producers describe the musical as such: "It's the late 1980s and the final countdown is on for a legendary Hollywood rock club facing its demise at the hands of eager developers. When a young rocker hungry for his big break and a small town girl chasing her dreams land on the scene at this infamous venue, how far will ambition drive them? And will it be lights out for the club and all the regulars and rockers who have made it their home?"

Read more from Playbill.com.

"Rock of Ages" preview from Fox 5:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9ySTcbMrpw&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, October 16, 2008 11:37:40 AM 

Track List and Cover Art For Chinese Democracy (I can't post the art though because this computer won't load the pictures, I'm at school)

BestBuy.com has revealed the track listing and what appears to be the official cover art (see below) for GUNS N' ROSES' long-awaited new album, "Chinese Democracy". The effort, which will reportedly be released on Sunday, November 23 via an exclusive deal with Best Buy, will be made available on CD and vinyl format. Furthermore, fans have a choice between three different CD and LP covers, although exact details have not yet been revealed.

"Chinese Democracy" track listing:

01. Chinese Democracy
02. Scraped
03. Shackler's Revenge
04. Street Of Dreams
05. If The World
06. Better
07. This I Love
08. There Was A Time
09. Riad N' The Bedovins
10. Sorry
11. I.R.S.
12. Catcher
13. Madagascar
14. Prostitute 


Angus Young Interview

Telegraph.co.uk recently spoke to AC/DC guitarist Angus Young about the band's forthcoming album, "Black Ice", due out on October 20.

"All you need to know about AC/DC is this — we stopped growing musically when we were 17," Young said. "When you’re 17, you write songs that you hope will appeal to other 17-year-olds. And we still write songs for 17-year-olds."

Young has a "never-complain, never-explain" attitude to both the band's image and their eye-watering record sales.

"There's a lot of nonsense spoken about music today," he said. "For us it really is quite simple. We began by playing Chuck Berry covers. Every so often we would sneak in one of our own songs. We used to look at each other at the end of our own songs and say, 'I don't think they noticed.' So then we put a few more originals in. We went from the bars to slightly bigger venues and then over the years to arenas and all of that. One day, you look around and you find that you’ve sold 200 million albums."

Read the entire interview from Telegraph.co.uk.


TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, October 13, 2008 5:26:42 PM 
F5 Cover "Nailed To The Gun"

F5 — the Phoenix-based band featuring former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, ex-SICK SPEED vocalist Dale Steele, guitarists Steve Conley and John Davis, and ex-MEGADETH drummer Jimmy DeGrasso — has uploaded photos from the video shoot for its cover of FIGHT's "Nailed To The Gun". Check them out on the group's MySpace blog.

F5 has posted its cover of FIGHT's "Nailed To The Gun" on the F5 MySpace page. The group says, "the song was recorded as a b-side during the sessions of the new F5 album, 'The Reckoning', and will be available shortly on iTunes. The track is not part of the regular retail version of 'The Reckoning' full-length CD."

A four-minute video clip of Ellefson talking about the track with on the "Headbanger's Heaven" radio show with host Mike Gaube on 93.3 KDKB in Phoenix, Arizona can be viewed below.

"The Reckoning" was released on August 19 through OarFin Distribution. The follow-up to 2005's "A Drug for All Seasons" was produced by Ryan Greene at his Crush Recording facility in Scottsdale, Arizona.

F5 called in Ellefson's longtime rhythm section cohort Jimmy DeGrasso to play drums on the new album following the departure of original F5 drummer Dave Small. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04nRflEwfew&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2


Judas Priest Interview

An 11-minute audio interview with vocalist Rob Halford and guitarist Glenn Tipton of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST conducted by Norway's Metal Express Radio during this past summer's Metal Masters tour has been posted online at this location.

JUDAS PRIEST's new double-disc concept album, "Nostradamus", has sold more than 90,000 copies in the United States since its June 17 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD shifted 42,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 11 on The Billboard 200 chart. This marks the band's highest-ever chart position in the U.S. In Canada, the CD opened at position No. 9 after shifting close to 4,000 units. 


New Girlschool Release Dates Change

The European release date (except for Germany and Austria) of the 30th-anniversary album from the veteran British all-female hard rock band GIRLSCHOOL, "Legacy", has been pushed back to November 3 from the previously announced October 27. The CD will be made available in Germany and Austria on October 24 and in North America on November 4 via Wacken Records/SPV. "Legacy" will feature a plethora of special guests, including Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH), Ronnie James Dio (BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO), Lemmy and Phil Campbell from MOTÖRHEAD, "Fast" Eddie Clarke (FASTWAY, ex-MOTÖRHEAD) and a couple of members of TWISTED SISTER. Even the group's original guitarist Kelly Johnson, who died last year, can be heard on the opener "Everything 's The Same" with a special ghost appearance!

"Legacy" (see artwork below) track listing:

01. Everything's The Same (feat. Kelly Johnson on percussion - her ashes)
02. From The Other Side
03. I Spy (Girlschool Mix)
04. Spend Spend Spend (feat. J.J. French guitar solo)
05. Whole New World (feat. Neil Murray - bass, Phil Campbell - lead guitar)
06. Just Another Day (feat. Phil Campbell - guitar solo)
07. Legend (feat. Neil Murray - bass)
08. Still Waters
09. Metropolis (MOTÖRHEAD cover) (feat. Fast Eddie Clarke - guitar solo)
10. Don't Mess Around (feat. Eddie Ojeda - guitar solo)
11. Zeitgeist
12. Don't Talk To Me (feat. Lemmy on bass, vocals and triangle)

Bonus Tracks:

13. I Spy (Dio/Iommi Mix) (feat. Ronnie James Dio on vocals, Tony Iommi on lead guitar)
14. Emergency
15. London

Kelly Johnson passed away on July 15, 2007 after a six-year battle with cancer of the spine. Along with Johnson, the classic lineup of GIRLSCHOOL included Kim McAuliffe (guitar), Enid Williams (bass) and Denise Dufort (drums). The band was an integral and major force in the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) movement, beginning with the release of its debut album, "Demolition" (1980), and continuing with the follow-up efforts, "Hit 'n' Run" (1981) and "Screaming Blue Murder" (1982).

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[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, October 13, 2008 5:20:03 PM 
Slash Solo Project Well Under Way

Former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash recently spoke to the Artisan News Service about his upcoming solo album which is tentatively expected sometime next year.

"I'm just at the very tail end of doing demos for it right now," he said. "So, I'll probably have about four more songs left to record in demo form and then in January go into the studio and actually start recording. Schedule permitting, because I've got VELVET REVOLVER stuff if we find a singer. So, it's sort of a juggling act at the moment."

Although Slash didn't want to jinx anything by revealing any vocalists as of yet, it is rumored that his friends Lenny Kravitz, Sebastian Bach and Alice Cooper have initially committed to the project.

Read more from the Artisan News Service. 


Preview ACDC's New Album

UK's Times Online will premier AC/DC's new album, "Black Ice", in its entirety from 11:00 UK time today (Monday, October 13) until noon on Sunday, October 19.

Each day three new tracks will be released: keep coming back for new tracks each day.

Click link here for your exclusive "Black Ice" preview (free sign-up required).

A new AC/DC track entitled "War Machine" is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The song comes off the Australian hard rock legends' first studio album in eight years, "Black Ice", which will arrive on October 20 and will sold exclusively at Wal-Mart, Sam's Club and ACDC.com in the U.S. All three plan multiple promotional campaigns aimed at the group's millions of fans.

AC/DC's first new single in eight years, "Rock 'N Roll Train", hit the band's web site and radio stations on August 28.

AC/DC was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. The band has sold more than 200 million albums worldwide, including 69 million in the U.S. alone.

"No Bull: The Director's Cut", a chronicle of the band's famed July 1996 concert at the Plaza De Toros De Las Ventas in Madrid, Spain, was released on DVD and Blu-ray September 9. 

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[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, October 11, 2008 4:29:15 PM 
Release Dates for Halford: Resurrection World Tour - Rock In Rio III
U.K. & Ireland - October 13, 2008
U.S. & Canada - October 14, 2008
E.U. - October 17th or 24th (To be announced)
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[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, October 10, 2008 10:44:20 PM 
TOPIC: Song Never Heard Live You'd Love them to play
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, October 10, 2008 9:18:44 PM 

Umm... what? Haha oh man your mad at me? Wow haha....

Alright, since you're obviously not all that bright, I'll say it again.

Youtube.

People wanted links to these videos, and some of them are all over the place. Go to YOUTUBE, there all right there. Can't call me a fucking retard for suggesting youtube, if you all know there there, then why does this thread exist?

Moron.


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[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, October 10, 2008 4:38:57 PM 
Alice Cooper Interview

Johnson Cummins of the Montreal Mirror recently conducted an interview with legendary rocker Alice Cooper. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Montreal Mirror: What were those early days in Detroit in the late '60s like, playing with the MC5, STOOGES, MITCH RYDER and so on?

Alice: Detroit at that time was by far the healthiest music scene going. When we first went to Detroit, we had never heard of the MC5 or the STOOGES. We went on after the STOOGES at this festival and when I saw Iggy, I just realized that I had found some competition. Detroit audiences would only respond to bands that had attitude, offered no excuses and played it loud. Every week, we would play bills like STOOGES, MC5, ALICE COOPER and THE WHO at the Grande, and even at that time we realized that these were some of the greatest rock 'n' roll shows that would ever happen. Everybody was really competitive too. If Keith Moon had 31 drums, Neal [Smith, ex-drummer] would make sure he had 32.

Montreal Mirror: It does seem rare that the STOOGES and your current show can still deliver after 40 years.

Alice: When people call me and Iggy dinosaurs, I just tell them we're carnivores because we will take on any band full of 20-year-olds right now and blow them off the stage. I'm not even basing that on content or showmanship, but just on energy alone.

Montreal Mirror: Do you ever get pissed that so many people have ripped off your image and theatrics, and continue to do so?

Alice: When Marilyn [Manson] came along, I thought, if he was playing hard rock, it was way too close, but he didn't really. I mean, I respect what he does, but I still think it's a little funny — gee, a guy with a girl's name wearing make-up, I wish I would've thought of that. When I first met him, it was like Bela Lugosi meeting Boris Karloff.

Read the entire interview from Montreal Mirror.
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[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, October 09, 2008 6:35:26 PM 
New Led Zeppelin Boxset

LED ZEPPELIN first took flight 40 years ago this summer. And while the song may remain the same, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham forever changed rock 'n' roll. To celebrate the band's anniversary and its immeasurable influence on popular music and culture, Atlantic Records/Rhino Entertainment will release on November 4 a limited-edition CD box set. This Japanese import contains all 10 of the quartet's albums in mini-LP replicas with artwork from the original U.K. LP sleeves.

The mini-LP replicas boxed set includes:

* Led Zeppelin (1969)
* Led Zeppelin II (1969)
* Led Zeppelin III (1970)
* Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
* Houses of the Holy (1973)
* Physical Graffiti (1975)
* Presence (1976)
* The Song Remains the Same (1976)
* In Through the Out Door (1979)
* Coda (1982)

The sleeves included in the boxed set feature the original LP album artwork released in the U.K., including the original printing of the group's debut, which used turquoise ink on the cover for the band's name and the Atlantic Records logo. Later printings used orange ink, making the first a rare collector's item. The orange sleeve is included with the boxed set as a bonus.

"Led Zeppelin III" features the gatefold sleeve with the rotatable laminated card disc, while "Physical Graffiti", which was nominated for a Grammy Award for best album package, features the interchanging window illustrations from the original LP jacket that included four covers made up of two inners, a middle insert cover and an outer cover.

Additionally, the set includes all six covers released for "In Through the Out Door", LED ZEPPELIN's final studio album. Nominated for a Grammy Award for best album package, the "In Through the Out Door" covers feature different photos of the same bar scene taken from different perspectives.

To pre-order this limited-edition CD boxed set, go to Rhino.com.



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[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, October 09, 2008 6:26:21 PM 
Rush: Retrospective 3

According to a posting on the RUSH fan site Power Windows, the track listing has been revealed for both the CD edition as well as the DVD edition of RUSH's forthcoming "Retrospective 3" release.

"Retrospective 3" will be released December 9. Although the album art is still a mystery, the album's title implies it may follow the theme created by the first two "Retrospective" albums released by Mercury Records in 1997, later remastered and reissued as the "Gold" two-CD set in 2006.

"Retrospective 3" will reportedly fulfill the band's obligation to Atlantic Records. Although denied by a spokesman for RUSH in a statement to Classic Rock magazine, it has been rumored that RUSH is negotiating a future contract with Rounder Records, who released the "R30" DVD in 2005.

"Retrospective 3" track listing:

CD:

01. One Little Victory (remix)
02. Dreamline
03. Workin' Them Angels
04. Presto
05. Bravado
06. Driven
07. The Pass
08. Animate
09. Roll the Bones
10. Ghost of a Chance (live)
11. Nobody's Hero
12. Leave That Thing Alone
13. Earthshine (remix)
14. Far Cry

DVD:

01. Stick it Out
02. Nobody's Hero
03. Half the World
04. Driven
05. Roll the Bones
06. Show Don't Tell
07. The Pass
08. Superconductor
09. Far Cry
10. Malignant Narcissism
11. The Seeker (live)
12. Secret Touch (live)
13. Resist (live) 


Tony Iommi Interview

Chris Gill of Guitar World magazine conducted an interview with BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi for the publication's holiday issue cover story. An excerpt from the chat follows below.

Guitar World: How old were you when you started playing?

Iommi: I was probably about 12. I played accordion before that. Everyone else in my family played accordion, so I got one as well. In those days you used to just sit in your room and you didn't know what to do, so I learned to play accordion. From there I moved on to different instruments, and I eventually discovered the guitar.

Guitar World: Was it a challenge to find a decent left-handed guitar?

Iommi: It was a big challenge trying to find any decent guitar, let alone a left-handed one. In England, the only ones you could find then were very cheap. If you wanted a left-handed guitar, you had to order one from a catalog and then wait three months for it to show up. A few years after I started playing, I was lucky enough to come across a left-handed Fender Stratocaster that somebody who worked in a shop had tucked away and told me about.

Guitar World: It's fascinating how the factory accident led to you tuning down your guitar to make it more comfortable to play, but at the same time it also made what you played on the guitar sound heavier.

Iommi: Everything I did was to make it more comfortable for me, first and foremost. It used to hurt a lot to play because my fingertips were very sensitive. If my plastic fingertips ever came off, which did happen one time, my fingers would be sliced right open by the strings and there would be blood everywhere. I really had to work with my guitar setup so I could be able to play. There were some limitations, but I had to try to get over it. That's how I came up with all of these other things, such as a 24-fret neck and lighter strings, so I could do more. But it really helped us get the sound we were looking for.

Read more at www.guitarworld.com.

The complete interview with Tony Iommi can be found in the Holiday 2008 issue of Guitar World, on sale October 14. 


ACDC Comment on New Album

AC/DC members Angus Young (guitar) and Brian Johnson (vocals) recently spoke to UK's The Sun about the band's forthcoming album, "Black Ice", due out October 20. "It had to be representative of how we are," Angus says of the new CD. "We had other songs but they weren't right. Every one of the 15 tracks on 'Black Ice', you will say, 'That is AC/DC.'"

For "Black Ice" they teamed up with producer and fan Brendan O'Brien, who said "I'd missed AC/DC and wanted the same band back."

Angus adds: "I was impressed by him because he is a musician first and has great production skills. We told him to be brutal. Critics can shoot us full of arrows but I don't worry about it. When we started, we never had great reviews. I can show you some of them, they were never pretty. We were called colonial hicks, the Chunder From Down Under, and told we should be on the first boat home."

Brian credits working with Brendan as an important factor in the making of the album. He says: "Brendan was fantastic. We hadn't met him before so there's a little awkwardness when you first get in the studio with a new guy because he's butting into your little gang. But, by Christ, after five minutes with this guy we could see how wonderful he was. He would never call you by your first name but by both names. He goes (puts on an American accent), 'Brian Johnson — are you ready to sing?' Well, yeah, sure I am Brendan. He goes, 'OK, let's go down there, see what you got, big boy.' Then looking at me, he said, 'Brian Johnson, you don't like singing in studios do ya?' and I said, 'No, I frickin' hate it'. He said, 'What's wrong?' I said, 'It's the buttons, it's the microphone hanging down, it's the headphones and then it's the 123 and sing.' So, he said, 'Just give me a night to think about it.' The next day, I come in and he said, 'OK, this is the room you're gonna sing in'. I went, 'But this is the office behind the reception desk in the studio.' He said, 'Yeah, well you said you didn't like to be alone.' And so he put a couple of speakers and a little mixing desk in there and gave me this huge microphone, this big old Shure 56, which weighed about seven pounds and he said, 'OK, let's rock.' He played the backing track the boys had done the night before and I started singing...and the receptionist resigned immediately. The receptionist, the poor little girl, she got the shock of her life and she had a German Shepherd dog which started howling. I don't know if he was joining in or he was protesting about the whole thing."

Read more from The Sun. 


New Slayer Song And DVD Planned

California thrash kings SLAYER will perform their classic 1986 album "Reign In Blood" in its entirety on October 30 at the Hammersmith Apollo in London, England during the band's "The Unholy Alliance: Chapter III" European tour. The following night's performance at the same venue will feature a different set and will be filmed for an upcoming DVD.

In addition to SLAYER, "The Unholy Alliance: Chapter III" features TRIVIUM, MASTODON and AMON AMARTH. The UK portion of the tour is co-headlined by SLAYER and TRIVIUM, with SLAYER closing all shows. The mainland Europe portion is headlined by SLAYER, with TRIVIUM as "special guest."

Fans who attend any of the upcoming European "Unholy Alliance: Chapter III" dates, will receive a new SLAYER song via an exclusive download card that will also include special material from the entire tour's lineup — SLAYER, MASTODON, TRIVIUM and AMON AMARTH. The download card, along with a limited edition "Unholy Alliance Tour" clothing patch, will be given away free only to ticket holders when they arrive at their local venue the night of the show.

The new SLAYER song is being recorded as you read this, as SLAYER has just entered a Los Angeles-area studio to begin recording the new album. More info on the free song and new album will be announced shortly. In addition, TRIVIUM's "Kirisute Gomen" from their upcoming album "Shogun" (released September 30), and "Guardians of Asgaard", a new gem from AMON AMARTH's "Twilight of the Thunder God" (released September 30), will also be part of the download package. MASTODON opted to do something a little different for their contribution to the tour download — the band will take fans into the recording studio for a first-look and listen to the making of their upcoming album. Plus, a live-in-concert SLAYER performance filmed at the band's 2007 San Diego Sports Arena show will be included in the "Unholy Alliance Tour" download package.


New Greatest Package From Queen

EMI has set a November 17 release date for "Queen: The Singles Collection Volume 1", a project 35 years in the making and spanning no less than sixteen albums; from the debut LP, "Queen", in 1973, to the last project with Freddie Mercury, "Made In Heaven", in 1995, and beyond. This box, the first of four, kicks off with the first single, "Keep Yourself Alive", and runs through to "Don't Stop Me Now" from 1979. Box 2 will continue the story into the mid 1980s, and so on. Ultimately, the four boxes will offer every one of QUEEN's singles to have made the top 40 (except "Keep Yourself Alive" which is included because it was the first-ever single).

On July 6, 1973, EMI released the first QUEEN single, "Keep Yourself Alive". In the UK it is the first and only track to be taken from the band's debut album, "Queen". The record attracts some interest in England but gets little airplay, and so fails to appear in the singles chart. EMI's promotion team are given feedback from the radio programmers that the song doesn't fit into their playlists, because, apparently, "It takes too long to happen" — presumably referring to its 30-second guitar intro (now widely regarded as one of its most intriguing features!). In order to ensure the same excuse is not offered next time around, in crafting the band's second single, "Seven Seas Of Rhye" (from "Queen II"), the band decide to make everything happen in the opening seconds… "Everything, including the kitchen sink," as guitarist Brian May would later quip. Evidently, it works; this time the single picks up immediate airplay and charts in the first week of release: in February 1974 QUEEN achieve their first UK and worldwide hit.

From this moment on, QUEEN hit singles become a virtual certainty, with the release of each successive album, each one musically a departure from the last, and, significantly, featuring compositions from all four band members. QUEEN is to date the only group whose members have all written No. 1 hits around the world.

Packaged in a flip top box the 13 CD singles feature a selection of faithfully reproduced cover artwork from around the world.

CD1:

1. A. Keep Yourself Alive
2. B. Son And Daughter

CD2:

1. A. Seven Seas Of Rhye
2. B. See What A Fool I've Been

CD3:

1. A. Killer Queen
2. A. Flick Of The Wrist

CD4:

1. A. Now Im Here
2. B. Lily Of The Valley

CD5:

1. A. Bohemian Rhapsody
2. B. I'm In Love With My Car

CD6:

1. A. You're My Best Friend
2. B. 39

CD7:

1. A. Somebody To Love
2. B. White Man

CD8:

1. A. Tie Your Mother Down
2. B. You And I

CD9: Queen's First EP

1. A. Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy
2. Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To…)
3. B. Tenement Funster
4. White Queen (As It Began)

CD10:

1. A. We Are The Champions
2. B. We Will Rock You

CD11:

1. A. Spread Your Wings
2. B. Sheer Heart Attack

CD12:

1. A. Bicycle Race
2. A. Fat Bottomed Girls

CD13:

1. A. Don't Stop Me Now
2. B. In Only Seven Days

Dio's "Magica" To Be Released On Vinyl

Night Of The Vinyl Dead has pushed back the release date of the limited-edition gatefold LP edition of DIO's "Magica" album on 180g heavy vinyl to October 20 from the previously announced September 30. According to the label, the delay was caused by "technical problems in the manufacturer's plant (not dependent from us)." Limited to 500 hand-numbered copies, the title was previously released on CD only through Eagle/Spitfire Records in 2000.

The track listing is as follows:

Side A:

01. Discovery02. Magica Theme03. Lord Of The Last Day04. Fever Dreams05. Turn The Stone06. Feed My Head
Side B:

01. Eriel02. Challis03. As Long As It's Not About Love04. Losing My Insanity05. Otherworld06. Magica (Reprise)
07. Lord Of The Last Day (Reprise)

For more information, click here.


Chinese Democracy Coming Out Next Month?

According to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, GUNS N' ROSES' long-awaited new album, "Chinese Democracy" (Geffen/Interscope) finally has a release date. The CD will hit all Best Buy stores, where it is an exclusive, on the Sunday prior to Thanksgiving, November 23, giving it a full seven days on sale before entering the chart on December 2. Best Buy's sales week runs from Sunday through Saturday night.

GUNS manager Andy Gould reportedly told 900 Best Buy employees at "vendor convention" held by Best Buy last month in Dallas that a new GN'R song called "If The World" will play under the closing credits of "Body of Lies", the new film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe due out on October 10. That news was confirmed online at film web sites whose representatives had attended a press screening of the flick. "If The World" will not appear on the film's soundtrack album.

"If The World" features the guitar work of Robin Finck and Buckethead, who have both since departed GUNS N' ROSES.

Another new GN'R song, called "Shackler's Revenge", appears on the Rock Band 2 video game.

"Chinese Democracy" has been more than 13 years in the making, with every original member of GUNS N' ROSES except for frontman Axl Rose long since gone from the lineup. 

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[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, October 08, 2008 2:45:28 PM 
New Museum For MEtal!

For too long, the residents of Birmingham, UK have failed to celebrate what is rightfully theirs — to claim the city as the home of heavy metal. Now, 40 years after the term "heavy metal" was coined, it's time to start celebrating!

The city of Birmingham has spawned arguably some of the most influential bands of all time — bands who defined genres and influenced generations. To celebrate this, art and music promoters Capsule are launching a new project named "Home of Metal" with the aim of creating the first digital archive of music, memorabilia and more, to tell the story of this city's unique musical heritage.

Along with such legends as BLACK SABBATH, JUDAS PRIEST and LED ZEPPELIN, Earache Records' very own early signings NAPALM DEATH and GODFLESH will be featured in this special tribute to metal and the place where it all started.

"Home of Metal" will launch at Wolverhampton Art Gallery on Saturday, October 25, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., where rare artefacts from the early days of NAPALM DEATH's and GODFLESH's careers will be exhibited. Fans are invited to come along with memorabilia and share their personal experiences of the bands, all of which will go towards the new digital archive. Further open days will take place on Thursday, November 6 at New Art Gallery in Walsall and Saturday, February 7 at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. Each open day will be hosted by Kerrang! Radio DJ Johnny Doom, accompanied by special guests from the music industry, and entrance for the events is free!

For more information, visit www.homeofmetal.com.




Slash Interview

Erin Broadley of L.A. Weekly conducted an interview with former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash on Tuesday, October 7 inside a parked Gibson tour bus behind Sam Ash Music in Hollywood, California. An excerpt from the chat follows below.

L.A. Weekly: You've said about band dynamics that you don't think there needs to be volatile chemistry in a band to create good music. For the solo album, without having a domineering or problematic frontman to deal with, is that opening up doors for you?
Slash: Sitting around thinking about stuff every so often, I realize that where I get the most inspiration is when the guys that you're working with... it's like being with a woman... you have this energy. When you have a lot of negative stuff going on it just completely depletes the creative process. It's nice to be able to do a solo record and do whatever the fuck I want.

L.A. Weekly: I interviewed Dave Mustaine [MEGADETH] awhile back at Guitar Center Sessions and he sang your praises but then said, "Buckethead [former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist] is probably twice as good a guitar player as me and Slash combined, and can stand having fried chicken rubbed up against his face all night for a couple of hours."

Slash: Well, that is actually true. Anybody who knows me knows that technically I couldn't play my way out of a paper bag. [Laughs] Or a Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket, for that matter. I manage to do what it is I do based on a certain kind of feel and sound. I'm getting better at it but I've never been what you'd call a technical guitar player so he's totally right [laughs].

Read more from L.A. Weekly.
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[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, October 06, 2008 5:43:05 PM 
Lars Ulrich Interview

Tom Trakas of Chicago's now-defunct Midwest Metal magazine conducted an interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich on September 5, 2008. A few excerpts from the chat, which can be found on Trakas' None But My Own blog, follow below.

None But My Own: I'm sure at certain points in METALLICA's life you've been completely overwhelmed with press, where are you in 2008 in regards to promoting "Death Magnetic"?

Lars: Generally, because we've been touring all summer, [when we're out] we try to keep it to about two to three hours per day because any more than that then it starts to affect the show. But back in the '90s we used to go on these crazy fucking promo trips where you'd spend like two weeks in Europe or the Far East or wherever. While you're there, you'd do like eight to ten hours a day for, like I said two or three weeks straight. That would drive you fucking crazy because you'd be sitting there and literally [in the middle of an interview] you couldn't remember if the point you were about to make, whether you already said it to that guy or to the guy a half an hour ago (laughing)! It's been crazy though, we've got some shows coming up next week so we've been rehearsing and while we're doing that we're trying to keep it to a few hours a day. I did do a full day in Copenhagen which was like, eight to ten hours or so but we haven't done any of the full-on things, I suppose we're just trying to preserve our sanity, but it sure feels like at any time it can go!

None But My Own: Back after the success of 1991's self-titled "Black" album there was a cover story in Issue #38 of Classic Rock magazine, it had a photo of you and the caption was something like "Lars Ulrich, this man simply did not want to settle for being the 'next' IRON MAIDEN"…

Lars: (Laughing)

None But My Own: But my thing is, you had the balls to actually dream that dream, and more or less set this goal for your band and sonofabitch if it didn't happen.

Lars: I gotta tell ya, man, that's a little far-fetched, I mean if someone would've told me in 1981 or '82 that maybe one day we could be equals or even in their shadows (pause) listen, IRON MAIDEN is a different generation. I'll always look up to IRON MAIDEN because I grew up looking up to IRON MAIDEN. The rest of all that is up to the other people to figure the rest out. Like I said, I'll always look up to IRON MAIDEN, I had IRON MAIDEN posters on my wall growing up. Talk about bands holding a place in your heart, IRON MAIDEN holds a very special place in my heart. Yes, we've been fortunate enough to, at least in America, to have bigger numbers or whatever but if you or anyone would've told me in 1981 when James and I started this band that one day we might be able to be mentioned in the same breath as IRON MAIDEN, it would've blown our minds. We were not as goal oriented as the press in England tagged us to be, we had no idea what we were getting ourselves into. Maybe later, by the time you could sense that whatever it was that we were doing was kind of working and turning people on, we're talking about the late '80s. But when we started? We couldn't fathom any of this and we simply did not have such goals. When we started it was drink some beers or some Goldschläger or Schnapps or whatever horrible shit we were drinking and get together to play our favorite heavy metal songs. The first six months the band was together we didn't even write any songs! I mean we had "Hit The Lights" and then the next ten songs we had were all covers, it wasn't until "Jump In The Fire" with (Dave) Mustaine, that's when we thought, "OK, it's kinda fun writing your own songs." (laughs) Those first few whatever was just about having a good time and sweating it out and banging into some shit. A few years later, there was a turning point and you may have heard me talk about this before, but there's a few turning points for METALLICA that can be looked at upon and this was one of them. I remember the last date of the Ozzy tour and this would be James' birthday, so that's August 3, 1986 in Hampton, Virginia, and our manager, Cliff Burnstein, came down from New York for the last show. So we're all sitting there in the back of the bus and he said, "You've now sold enough records and you've made enough money to go and buy houses." We'd been on the Ozzy tour, at that point for five months. All of us, band and crew on one bus, drinking twelve hours a day, fucking, just living every crazy fantasy about girls and heavy metal and being on the road. We were completely blissfully ignorant to what was going on, you know on that side of it. I remember Cliff [Burton] sitting there and going, "Fuuucccckkk, I can buy a house," and the rest of us were, I mean the rest of didn't want to buy a house — we wanted to stay on tour (laughing)! We didn't want to go home! So yeah, I remember that day because it was like, "Whoa, you mean you can actually make money doing this? You can buy a house and buy shit?" And this was what? Five years into it? Then we did the VAN HALEN thing in the summer [Monsters of Rock in 1988] and then all fall we did Europe and then we came back to the States to start in November of 1988. We had AC/DC's production manager, Jake Berry, and we had a real stage show and we were playing the arenas and they booked two nights at Long Beach Arena and I seriously didn't think we could even sell one out, but we sold both out and that was another turning point. It was like, not only can you make enough money to buy a house, but you could make enough money to buy a big fucking house (laughs)!! But the first six years or so was ignorant bliss, four nerdy dudes out there banging away, having a lot of fun. But "Justice" was when we actually had to get it together as we were the headliners and we had a two-hour show to play every night, but you know after that it just kept building and all of a sudden you're making records with Bob Rock. But man, as far as IRON MAIDEN is concerned, I'm a fanboy of IRON MAIDEN, always will be. We did a few shows with them in Spain back in 1988 and it was us, ANTHRAX and IRON MAIDEN and it was like, "Fuck, we get to play with IRON MAIDEN," and we got a chance to hang back at the hotel and party with them. Dude it was super-cool. I'm super-psyched that they're still out there and kicking major fucking ass all over the world. I got to see them at Long Beach Arena four or five months ago and it was awesome! Steve Harris, I swear to god, I met Steve Harris for the first time in 1981 and it was the last show they ever played with Paul Di'Anno in Copenhagen, Denmark at a place the size of your living room. Steve Harris, when I saw them back in February of this year, he's the exact same guy, the exact same guy as the guy I met back in '81 except he's got longer hair now! How many dudes that are 50 years old have hair down to their ass? I mean why can't I grow my hair, what's up with that (laughs)?!

None But My Own: In your book [2004's] "So What!: The Good, The Mad, and The Ugly" in the Cliff tribute section, you write "I wish I could spend some time with Cliff in your current state of mind." please elaborate.

Lars: Sure. I think it would be interesting to sit here with kids and obviously twenty-seven years of doing this and have a slightly healthier outlook on life as well as a less narcissistic outlook. More open-minded, less linear or one track minded and all this stuff, so it'd be interesting to share some of that with him now. It would be very interesting to see what he would have contributed to some of the wackier paths METALLICA has gone on musically. He was so all over the place, very hard to pin point musically. He was very open to different and fucked up shit and I'm pretty sure he would've thought playing with the San Francisco Symphony would be way cool! I'm pretty sure he would've got off on the pummeling aggression of "St. Anger" but I'm not so sure he would necessarily agreed with the way it was kind of put together on a computer, but the naked aggression of that record, I do think he would've dug. He would have probably wanted a few more melodic elements on it, but in some ways he was quite contradictory, he was all about a lot of melody and stuff but at the same time "Damage Inc." was one of his favorite songs. So there was a lot of opposing energies going on and it would be great to just share with him the nuttiness that's going on right now.

None But My Own: Are you still the obsessive METALLICA collector you once were?

Lars: Increasingly less, but I do try to the best of my ability but at one point and we're talking a few years ago, it got so big it became difficult to handle. I have maybe the first one-hundred bootlegs that came out but during the "Black" album when we allowed everyone to start taping the shows it just became too much. I have most of the official stuff, but again it's hard to manage that too. You have to call the office and make sure you get two copies of the Spanish thing with the poster that's a different poster than the Portuguese one, so yeah it's a little much. I will tell you this, I have everything up until the mid-'90s, then you start having kids and stuff and you almost have no choice but to ease up. (laughing) I still have twenty-five, unopened "$5.98 Garage Days…" in the original long boxes, still shrink wrapped, so when the whole thing falls flat on its face, I can start eBay-ing those!

Read the entire interview from None But My Own. 


Iced Earth North American Tour Dates Added

American metal powerhouse ICED EARTH has announced the continuation of its current "North American Crucible" with 11 more shows in the U.S. and Canada in November. "People kept on reaching out to us and questioned why we weren't coming to their cities — well, here's your answer! I cannot wait to see more Minions out at these shows!" says ICED EARTH mainman/songwriter Jon Schaffer.

Support on the shows will come from DIVINE HERESY (main support) and EARLY MAN (opening act).

Public on-sale for these dates is October 9, 2008.

After the overwhelming success of the "Child Of The Wicked" VIP packages, ICED EARTH has decided to give its fans the chance to get close to the band again and is offering VIP packages for all shows starting tomorrow, October 7, 2008 at this location. ICED EARTH is also planning something very special for members of the band's official fan club, "Minions Of The Wicked".

ICED EARTH with DIVINE HERESY and EARLY MAN:

Nov. 07 - Marquee Theater - Tempe, Arizona
Nov. 08 - Sunshine Theater - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Nov. 09 - Bluebird Theater - Denver, Colorado
Nov. 11 - Ridglea Theater - Fort Worth, Texas
Nov. 12 - Beaumont Music Hall - Kansas City, Missouri
Nov. 13 - Station 4 - St. Paul, Minnesota
Nov. 14 - Metro - Chicago, Illinois
Nov. 16 - Odeon – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Nov. 17 - MacEwan Ballroom - Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Nov. 19 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, British Columbia
Nov. 20 - Studio Seven - Seattle, Washington

TheRightToRock.com recently issued episode #63 of its podcast, featuring ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer.

The interview lasts approximately 40 minutes and is available for download at this location.

ICED EARTH's new full-length studio album, "The Crucible of Man (Something Wicked Part II)", has registered the following first-week chart positions around the world:

Hungary: #13
Germany: #28
Austria: #34
Finland: #35
Switzerland: #39
Sweden: #46
Norway: #71
Holland: #71
Belgium: #72
USA: #79
USA (Indie): #8
USA (Hard Music): #17
France: #86
UK: #168
UK (Metal): #19

"The Crucible of Man (Something Wicked Part II)" sold 6,700 copies in the United States in its first week of release.

"The Crucible of Man (Something Wicked Part II)" continues where ICED EARTH's 2007 release, "Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked Part I)" left off. "The Crucible of Man" features the return of frontman Matt Barlow who was mainman/guitarist Jon Schaffer's original voice of choice to introduce the "Something Wicked" saga back in 1998 as a trio of songs which concluded their album, "Something Wicked This Way Comes".

Professionally filmed video footage of ICED EARTH's June 28, 2008 performance at the Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium can be viewed below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsx-8S6qVaE&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Eddie Van Halen Getting Hitched!

People.com reports that Eddie Van Halen is engaged to his girlfriend/publicist Janie Liszewski.

Van Halen, 53, proposed to Liszewski, 38, on Aug. 4 while they were vacationing in Hawaii. The rock guitarist dropped to one knee and popped the question in a private room at Tiffany's, a source close to the couple tells People.com.

The couple plan to wed next June.

Read more from People.com. 

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, October 05, 2008 4:06:15 PM 
Yngwie Interview

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. An excerpt from the chat follows below.

Classic Rock Revisited: The first thing we need to talk about is "Perpetual Flame". This album sounds more live than you have for a long time.

Yngwie: All the stars aligned for this album. We made this record completely different than any record I have ever made. I have my own studio, so I have the luxury of doing it whenever I want. In the old days, you would spend five grand a day in the studio and it was serious pressure. Normally, I just write the songs while I am noodling on my guitar when I am upstairs watching television. I would then get Patrick [Johansson] to do the live drums and I would write the bass and the guitar and whatever. On this particular instance, the songs were taking shape, so I went in the studio with Patrick and we did thirty songs, and I went on the road and forgot about it. I came back from tour, listened to it and picked out the songs that were really good. I put on some guitar and bass and then I went on tour again. I was in Istanbul and I was hanging out with some guys who were playing these strings and I had them add a string section. I have my laptop with me on tour with the backing tracks and ProTools on it. Normally, I start and finish an album right away, but this one took a long time, and that is a big difference. When I came back from Russia, I was listening to the songs "Death Dealer" and "Four Horseman" and I knew that the singer I had was not going to cut it for what I was hearing in my head. So I brought in Ripper [Tim "Ripper" Owens]. He was in another band and he was leaving that band. He came down to Miami and he sang a couple of songs to just feel it out, and it was a no-brainer because it sounded so fucking good. I went back on tour to Germany and then came back and he sang some more. Being the songwriter, the producer, and the arranger, it is actually hard to keep a distance and a good perspective on things. So it was actually really good for me to go away from it for a while and come back. It was also a great thing to bring in Roy Z to mix it. He came in like an outsider and he was very cool. I produced and engineered the whole thing. I miked up the drums and the whole nine yards. It was cool; I liked it. I have always been involved in that, but I have also always had an engineer there. I am getting better at it so I was confident enough that I could do it.

Classic Rock Revisited: How did you get Roy Z involved?

Yngwie: I needed someone to mix. I know K.K. Downing from PRIEST and he told me to check this guy out, so I did. He came in and goes, "Hey let's try this" and he throws an eight thousand dollar compressor on a snare drum. I go, "What the fuck are you doing that for?" Then I hear it and I go, "Fuck, that really sounds good." I have all this shit lying around and half the time I don't even know where it is. I learned a lot from Roy.

Classic Rock Revisited: Roy has made the last two PRIEST records sound awesome. Roy has an ear for heavy metal.

Yngwie: He really makes everything stand out. He was like, "We should do it with ProTools." I told him, "Oh no, brother, this is old school. This is live guitar and live drums. This is like ZEPPELIN and PURPLE recorded." I didn't use any samples or triggers — nothing. This is all the real deal.

Classic Rock Revisited: This album will be successful because it feels good. How do you know when you are just sitting around playing and when you are really being creative?

Yngwie: That is a very good question because I don't really know, but I kind of sense it. The way I play is so spontaneous. I have to be clever about it. If I don't like it, and I don't feel that it is the one, then I just do will do it tomorrow — that is the beauty of having your own studio. I bought this house about fifteen years ago. It is a colonial old mansion sort of thing. It had servants quarters. I completely gutted one of the servants quarters and filled it up with Marshall stacks and hardwired it up to the control room where the heads are. It is a permanent guitar setup. I don't have to worry about miking shit up or anything. I push a button and there it is. It is such a sweet deal because I don't have to worry about anything. There is a track on the new album called "Caprici Di Diablo" and that was taking the bull by the horns, brother. I said to myself that I was just going to push it all the way out. The whole idea behind this record is my motto: More is more. Some people say less is more, but I say more is more. Like I said, as this album was coming along, I knew I needed someone like Tim. The first song we did was "Live to Fight Another Day". After doing the vocals, I went back to do the guitars again, because everything was up another notch higher. It has taken a year and a half to do this fucking album. It really turned out to be a good thing. A lot of things fell into place making this record. I think this record captures my passion more than any of my other records. When I play live is when it really comes out. On my records I like to have a couple of clams on there, that really makes the ones that have the fire stand out. I wouldn't say clams — I really threw myself over the cliff on that one [laughter]. The chance-taking is going to be more rewarding when you play it live, but there is also the chance you will fall on your ass.

Read the entire interview from Classic Rock Revisited.
TOPIC: Song Never Heard Live You'd Love them to play
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, October 03, 2008 10:01:29 PM 
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! People never heard Beyond The Realms of Death live before?????? And Dreamer Deceiver/Deceiver???? And Out In The Cold?!?!!!?!?!?

PEOPLE! LEND ME YOUR EARS!


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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, October 03, 2008 9:51:59 PM 
ACDC Interview

Melbourne, Australia's Triple M Music recently spoke to guitarist Angus Young and vocalist Brian Johnson of AC/DC about their new album, "Black Ice". Watch video footage below listen to more of the interviews at this location.

A new AC/DC track entitled "War Machine" is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The song comes off the Australian hard rock legends' first studio album in eight years, "Black Ice", which will arrive on October 20 and will sold exclusively at Wal-Mart, Sam's Club and ACDC.com in the U.S. All three plan multiple promotional campaigns aimed at the group's millions of fans.

AC/DC's first new single in eight years, "Rock 'N Roll Train", hit the band's web site and radio stations on August 28.

AC/DC was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. The band has sold more than 200 million albums worldwide, including 69 million in the U.S. alone.

"No Bull: The Director's Cut", a chronicle of the band's famed July 1996 concert at the Plaza De Toros De Las Ventas in Madrid, Spain, was released on DVD and Blu-ray September 9.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcXmYw4TZdU&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Blaze Bayley Interview

UK-based heavy metal vocalist Blaze Bayley (IRON MAIDEN, WOLFSBANE) was interviewed by the Belfast Telegraph one day before his wife/manager Debbie died late last month after suffering a stroke while in the hospital. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

On his latest album, "The Man Who Would Not Die":

"This is such an important record for me. A few years ago I was broke, depressed, without a record contract and I didn't have a band. It was a dark time for me. I was considering giving it up and throwing in the towel. But then I met Debbie, who is now my wife and manager. I've known her nearly all my life. We grew up together in Tamworth and fate seemed to bring us together again. She's been instrumental in the making of this album and getting my head together."

On WOLFSBANE:

"I'm immensely proud of the Wolfsbane days. You know the way our fan-club was called the Howling Mad S**t-Heads? Well, we were even worse. When I left the band to join MAIDEN it caused a bit of bad blood between me and the guys, but that's all water under the bridge now and we've played a few reunion shows together which were great fun and just like the old days."

On fronting IRON MAIDEN in the mid-Nineties:

"The mid-Nineties were a horrible time to be in a rock band. Grunge and Britpop bands were everywhere and we [MAIDEN] felt like we weren't getting a fair crack of the whip as far as the UK and American press was concerned. If you had long hair and your songs lasted more than four minutes you were old-fashioned. Thankfully those days are long gone. Metal never goes out of fashion because it was never in fashion in the first place.”

"Fronting IRON MAIDEN was and still is the biggest job in the world. For five years I was that man and I had to shoulder the burden. Do I have any regrets about it? Of course not. It was a brilliant way to see the world and make a living. The only thing I didn't like was not being able to see the fans after a show. In the WOLFSBANE days I would head out on the town with them as I don't see a difference between someone who comes to a show and someone who sings in a band. We all love music and that's what bonds us together, but MAIDEN is such a huge machine that there's no room to meet fans after the gigs as everything was scheduled and set in motion days in advance."

On his fans:

"The connection between myself and my audience is hugely important to me. It kept me going through the bad times and is one of the reasons why there is such a change in my lyrics from 'Silicon Messiah' and 'Tenth Dimension' to 'Blood and Belief' and 'The Man Who Would Not Die'.

"A few years ago I decided to stop singing about sci-fi situations and fantasy stuff and drop that persona altogether in favour of being completely honest about my thoughts. I think listeners appreciate it more."

On what words of advice would he give to the young Bayley of 1984 when he was just starting out:

"When I was younger I was guilty of pushing myself too much. I never took time to appreciate anything that I ever achieved because I was always looking at what I could do next. If I could give myself some advice when I first started I'd say — just try to enjoy it more and live in the moment. Sometimes life can be too short."

Read more from the Belfast Telegraph. 


This was just funny at the end, it's so seriously put haha.

The Pulse of Radio reports that NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain's ashes were not stolen earlier this year despite tabloid reports that they were, according to Gigwise.com. Alan Nierob, publicist for Cobain's widow Courtney Love, said that a story alleging that Cobain's ashes were taken from Love's Hollywood home along with clothes and jewelry was "erroneously reported" and that the ashes were "never taken." Nierob issued his comments after an Australian artist claimed she would smoke Cobain's ashes in a joint as part of a performance art installation in Berlin later this month.

Natascha Stellmach claimed in Art World that she had acquired Cobain's ashes through "magic" and that smoking them would release the late singer and guitarist "into the ether from the media circus."

Inquiries about what Stellmach is currently smoking have not received a response. 
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, September 30, 2008 4:55:59 PM 
Lemmy Interview

Keith Carmen of Canada's Exclaim! magazine recently conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilmister. A few excerpts from the chat follow below.

Exclaim!: What have been your career highs and lows?

Lemmy: "The high was probably going straight in at number one [for their 1981 live album 'No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith']. The low was probably just after it. You couldn't do another live album to go straight in at number one, could you?"

Exclaim!: What do you think of when you think of Canada?

Lemmy: "That large country just above the States and to one side of Russia. Canada's always a great place for us. We've always had a good time up there and people are great."

Exclaim!: What was the first LP/cassette/CD/eight track you ever bought with your own money?

Lemmy: "'The Buddy Holly Story' on vinyl."

Exclaim!: What has been your strangest celebrity encounter?

Lemmy: "[EAGLES guitarist] Joe Walsh once tapped me on the shoulder in a bar at the CMJ Convention. He said, 'I've wanted to meet you for a long time,' then turned around and walked away from me. Very strange. I never saw him again. But what an incredible introduction, huh?"

Read the entire interview from Exclaim! magazine. 


Stephen Pearcy Plans New Project

RATT frontman Stephen Pearcy has announced a new project for 2009, TOP FUEL ALL STARZ. The new CD and touring band will consist of '80s, '90s, 2000 artists. Pearcy says he'll even have a couple influential '70s artists that he admired growing up on the CD, that there will be plenty of class musicians revolving on the tour. The band will perform material from the artists involved and the new music from TOP FUEL ALL STARZ. With songs already written, recording will begin January 2009 with a tour to follow.

In other news, Pearcy — who is the president and CEO of Top Fuel Records — will again be involved in sponsoring a Top Fuel Dragster 2009 with Top Fuel Records. The new CD and tour will follow the NHRA Drag Racing series thru out the season 2009. The new race team and TFR sponsor association will hopefully be announced at the world finals in Pamona, California in November where Stephen and his RAT BASTARDS will be laying it down at the races.

Stephen Pearcy recently released his third solo CD, "Under My Skin". 
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, September 30, 2008 11:45:25 AM 
Sebastian Bach Interview

Mick Burgess of Norway's Metal Express Radio recently conducted an interview with former SKID ROW vocalist Sebastian Bach. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Metal Express Radio: Do you think it's important in this day and age to be able to offer something extra to the fans to encourage fans to buy the product rather than downloading it?

Bach: I've sold 22 million SKID ROW records and if the fans don't get [Bach's new solo album] "Angel Down", then it's their loss. It is just as good, if not better than those records, and I should know — I've heard those records a million times and I've heard "Angel Down" a million times and it's right up there with them. If you've spent 15 years listening to "Slave To The Grind" then it's your loss not getting "Angel Down". It's really, really good. All the fans keep telling me it is and the reviews do too.

Metal Express Radio: "Angel Down" [was] released in the UK on DR2 Records which is linked to Demolition Records. How did you get involved with Demolition?

Bach: Demolition offered me a record deal at the time when Spitfire was giving me a deal. Both are labels from the UK. Demolition picked up because the people that work at EMI in the UK must be brain dead or something. EMI has the right to put out my record everywhere in the world and they put it out everywhere except the UK. I can't understand why they didn't put it out especially after we'd sold out two nights at Wembley and me and Axl [Rose] did a record together so I'm sure most of them would be interested in getting this so I don't know how many nights you have to sell out before they'll put your record out.

Metal Express Radio: Do you think being a priority act on a specialist hard rock label is more beneficial to you than being one of many artists on a major label who in many cases don't know how to market rock bands?

Bach: What label would not want to release the new Axl Rose material?? Forget about me — there's three songs on there with Axl Rose that people will want to hear. That's nuts. EMI's loss is DR2's gain.

Metal Express Radio: You've always seemed to be a music fan who found himself in a successful rock band and you never seem to have lost your enthusiasm for other bands. Your love of KISS and RUSH, amongst others, is well known. Do you still feel that sense of excitement when you hear some great music that makes you sit up and take notice?

Bach: I listen to music constantly. My iPod is always on. If I'm in the dressing room before the gig I'll be cranking out heavy metal from HATEBREED, OZZY to MALICE, EZO to ANVIL and MANOWAR's "Battle Hymns"; it's just so heavy, we all love it. In my iPod, I've got HATEBREED next to HELLYEAH next to HANOI ROCKS, so with a little flick of my thumb I can listen to something that was recorded today or something that was recorded 25 years ago. I don't analyze what I listen to, I just listen to what I want. I just love music.

Read the entire interview from Metal Express Radio. 


ACDC North American Tour Dates and Rock Band Live Track Pack

AC/DC has extended its trek across North America by adding sixteen more shows to its Black Ice World Tour. Newly added dates begin on December 20, in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and wrap up on January 31, 2009 in Nashville, TN. The tour kicks off on October 28, 2008 in Wilkes-Barre, PA.

Tickets for the Houston, Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa, and Cleveland concerts go on sale October 4 at 10:00 a.m. Tickets for the Toronto concert go on sale October 10 at 10:00 a.m. Tickets for the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Omaha, Fargo, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Dallas, Tulsa, and Nashville concerts go on sale October 11 at 10:00 a.m. Tickets for the Little Rock and Memphis concerts go on sale October 18 at 10:00 a.m.

18 Black Ice World Tour concerts sold out in record time when tickets went on sale for the initial round of on-sales, with shows being added in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Oakland due to unprecedented fan demand.

Here are AC/DC's new tour dates:

Dec. 20 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Bank Atlantic Center
Dec. 21 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
Jan. 05 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
Jan. 07 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena
Jan. 09 - Toronto, ONT - Rogers Centre
Jan. 11 - Cincinnati, OH - U.S. Bank Arena
Jan. 13 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
Jan. 15 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center
Jan. 17 - Fargo, ND - Fargodome
Jan. 19 - Minneapolis, MN - Xcel Energy Center
Jan. 21 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
Jan. 23 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
Jan. 26 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
Jan. 28 - Little Rock, AR - Alltel Arena
Jan. 30 - Memphis, TN - FedEx Forum
Jan. 31 - Nashville, TN - Sommet Center

AC/DC comes exclusively to Rock Band beginning this November for the worldwide release of AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band Track Pack by Harmonix, the leading developer of music-based games, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom's MTV Networks. This exclusive deal with Columbia Records and AC/DC marks the first time ever the band has included an entire album for video game play, with 18 live tracks from their prolific live performances becoming available in one electrifying, standalone game. The AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band Track Pack allows players to experience this amazing set list with Rock Band, Rock Band 2 or other compatible music game peripherals. Full of the band's classic songs, the game will be available this November in the U.S. and throughout Europe, Australia and New Zealand beginning in early December.

"When MTV first launched in 1981, we promised that people would 'never look at music the same way again' and, with Rock Band, we continue to fulfill this commitment," stated Paul DeGooyer, MTV's Senior Vice President of Electronic Games & Music. "We're excited to be part of AC/DC's and Columbia's global plan for the release of their new album, DVD and now, videogame. Being the first to present these revered songs in interactive form, exclusively on the Rock Band platform is a true honor. For those about to rock with the AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band Track Pack, we salute you!"

"AC/DC fans can now experience performing live, on stage with the band," said Columbia Records co-Chairman Steve Barnett. "An unforgettable concert is now an ultimate at-home entertainment experience with the AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack."

AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band Track Pack will feature the master recordings from the best of the band's live performances. The live recording was specially remixed for Rock Band by Mike Fraser. The game features 18 tracks, with more than 99 minutes of game play for each instrument:

* "Thunderstruck"
* "Shoot to Thrill"
* "Back in Black"
* "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be"
* "Heatseeker"
* "Fire Your Guns"
* "Jailbreak"
* "The Jack"
* "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
* "Moneytalks"
* "Hells Bells"
* "High Voltage"
* "Whole Lotta Rosie"
* "You Shook Me All Night Long"
* "T.N.T."
* "Let There Be Rock"
* "Highway To Hell"
* "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)"

All tracks from the AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band Track Pack will also be available for play in Rock Band and Rock Band 2 by entering a special export authentication code for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system versions. As previously announced, AC/DC's anthem "Let There Be Rock" is featured in Rock Band 2 — the first time the group has been included in a music-based video game.

The AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band Track Pack will be available in the U.S. on November 2 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system and on November 16 for Wii. Pricing for AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band Track Pack on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii is MSRP $39.88 and MSRP $29.88 for the PlayStation 2. The AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band Track Pack will also be available at most major retailers in Europe, Australia and New Zealand in early December on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2 and Wii.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, September 30, 2008 11:43:13 AM 
Judas Priest, Megadeth, and Testament To Tour Europe

JUDAS PRIEST, MEGADETH and TESTAMENT will team up for the "Priest Feast" tour of the UK in February 2009. Pre-sales go on sale at 9:00 a.m. UK time on Wednesday, October 1 to all MegaFanClub members and registered Live Nation members. Public on sales go on sale this Friday, October 3 at 9:00 a.m. UK time.

The dates are as follows:

Feb. 13 - Sheffield, UK - Sheffield Arena
Feb. 14 - Birmingham, UK - NEC
Feb. 16 - Glasgow, UK - SECC Hall 4
Feb. 17 - Manchester, UK - Manchester Arena
Feb. 18 - Nottingham, UK - Nottingham Arena
Feb. 20 - Cardiff, UK - Cardiff Arena
Feb. 21 - London, UK - Wembley Arena

JUDAS PRIEST's new double-disc concept album, "Nostradamus", has sold more than 90,000 copies in the United States since its June 17 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD shifted 42,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 11 on The Billboard 200 chart. This marks the band's highest-ever chart position in the U.S. In Canada, the CD opened at position No. 9 after shifting close to 4,000 units.

According to a posting on MEGADETH's web site, acclaimed British record producer/engineer Andy Sneap (MACHINE HEAD, NEVERMORE, EXODUS, ARCH ENEMY) arrived Sunday night (September 28) to meet up with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine and the crew at the band's new studio near San Diego, California. The studio is being custom-built to record the next MEGADETH album and more. Over the next few days Andy will be tweaking and mixing the new MEGADETH live DVD which was recorded in San Diego during the last tour, and will soon be seen on HDNet TV.

Sneap produced MEGADETH's last album, "United Abominations", which came out in May 2007 via Roadrunner Records.

MEGADETH's forthcoming CD will be the group's first with guitarist Chris Broderick (NEVERMORE, JAG PANZER), who replaced Glen Drover (Shawn's brother) at the end of last year.

TESTAMENT's new album, "The Formation of Damnation", is available on limited-edition green vinyl at www.testamentlegions.com. Supplies are limited to 2,500 copies worldwide, so order your copies today before they sell out! "The Formation of Damnation" limited-edition green vinyl also ships with a bonus poster and band logo patch.

TESTAMENT just returned from Australia and is preparing to kick off a headlining tour with SOILENT GREEN starting October 1. A tour of Mexico with JUDAS PRIEST will follow in late October. 

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, September 29, 2008 5:20:08 PM 
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has commented on the fan-generated controversy over the audio quality of the group's new album, "Death Magnetic".

Several articles from both the mainstream press and recording industry web sites have discussed the album in context of the so-called "Loudness Wars," a term used by UK publication The Guardian, which claims that the music industry is trying to make recordings as loud as possible mainly to stand out on radio.

An audio clip has surfaced on YouTube comparing music from the "Death Magnetic" CD to tracks from the album used for Guitar Hero, which were prepared differently. A number of fans prefer the Guitar Hero versions.

A petition circulated by some fans asking the band to remix the CD has gathered 12,000 signatures, although they are dwarfed by the nearly a million copies the CD has sold in the U.S. since going on sale September 12.

Ted Jensen, the engineer who mastered the album at Sterling Sound in New York, recently responded to fan complaints that the CD is too loud and the audio is pushed to distortion levels by writing, "I'm certainly sympathetic to your reaction, I get to slam my head against that brick wall every day. In this case the mixes were already brick-walled before they arrived at my place. Suffice to say I would never be pushed to overdrive things as far as they are here. Believe me, I'm not proud to be associated with this one, and we can only hope that some good will come from this in some form of backlash against volume above all else."

Mastering is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device, the "master," from which all copies will be produced.

Blame for the sound quality has been laid at the feet of the band itself, producer Rick Rubin and his recording engineer, Greg Fidelman.

In a brand new interview with Blender.com, Ulrich responded to the complaints by saying, "Listen, there's nothing up with the audio quality. It's 2008, and that's how we make records. Rick Rubin's whole thing is to try and get it to sound lively, to get it to sound loud, to get it to sound exciting, to get it to jump out of the speakers. Of course, I've heard that there are a few people complaining. But I've been listening to it the last couple of days in my car, and it sounds fuckin' smokin'.

"Somebody told me about [people complaining that the Guitar Hero version of 'Death Magnetic' sounds better]. Listen, what are you going to do? A lot of people say [the CD] sounds great, and a few people say it doesn't, and that's OK. You gotta remember, when we put out '...And Justice for All', people were going, 'What happened to these guys, this record? There's no bass on it. It sounds like it was recorded in a fuckin' garage on an eight-track.' And now '...And Justice for All' is sort of the seminal METALLICA record that supposedly influenced a whole generation of death-metal bands. The difference between back then and now is the Internet.

"The Internet gives everybody a voice, and the Internet has a tendency to give the complainers a louder voice. Listen, I can't keep up with this shit. Part of being in METALLICA is that there's always somebody who's got a problem with something that you're doing: 'James Hetfield had something for breakfast that I don't like.' That's part of the ride.

"I will say that the overwhelming response to this new record has exceeded even our expectations as far as how positive it is. So I'm not gonna sit here and get caught up in whether [the sound] 'clips' or it doesn't 'clip.' I don't know what kind of stereos these people listen on. Me and James made a deal that we would hang back a little and not get in the way of whatever Rick's vision was. That's not to put it on him — it's our record, I'll take the hit, but we wanted to roll with Rick's vision of how METALLICA would sound."

"Broken Beat & Scarred" album version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAgkTSI2Qtg&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

"Broken Beat & Scarred" unofficial remix using nothing but **six** separated/extracted Guitar Hero tracks:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKGiH2yR7Mc&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, September 28, 2008 4:05:56 PM 
Billboard.com reports that AC/DC is currently charting on Mainstream Rock Tracks, where "Rock N' Roll Train" is No. 3. "Train" is the group's 29th entry on this tally and its first since "Safe in New York City" peaked at No. 21 in May 2001. "Train" is AC/DC's highest-charting song since "Stiff Upper Lip" spent four weeks at No. 1 in March-April 2000. "Lip" was the Australian group's third No. 1 on this survey, following "Big Gun" in 1993 and "Hard as a Rock" in 1995.

Read more from Billboard.com.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DcX8phK3MA&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeJ0cNGpTG0&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/
TOPIC: the most useless opening acts for priest
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, September 27, 2008 6:01:14 PM 

Also, another thing I'd like to add.

WHY DO YOU GO TO SEE ONE BAND TO HEAR A DIFFERENT BANDS SONGS?

TOPIC: the most useless opening acts for priest
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, September 27, 2008 5:49:24 PM 

Your an ignorant prick you know that right? How come only your opinion matters and nobody elses? This is the first time I can remember reading anything from you and you really come off as a total fuckhead.

Your wondering why Black Sabbath (Or Heaven and Hell if you wish) is NOT playing DIO's solo bands songs.......................................... ......................    ..........???  That doesn't even make fucking sense man!

Why on Earth woudl Sabbath play another bands songs? Who cares if current or past members participated in the righting of those songs? That's like saying:

                    - "Well why doesn't Megadeth play Metallica songs, Dave wrote some of them?"

                    - "Well why doesn't Black Sabbath play Rainbow or Elf songs?"

                    - "Why doesn't Simple Plan perform If I Die Tomorrow? They co-wrote it with Crue."

                    - "Why doesn't Sabbath do Ozzy solo songs? Ozzy's with Sabbath, and he has big hits!"

See what I'm saying, it's fucking stupid and makes no sense is what I'm saying.

Let's look at the fucking facts here alright?

Your using Ted Nugent as a backup for your arguement and his time with Damn Yankees. Damn Yankees have 2 studio albums, do you REALLY fucking think there gonna play ALL of there songs when there a fucking "super group" that was just a bunch of guys doing something for the hell of it? They all wrote amazing material in different bands, and barely had any songs of there own to performe live. Fuck man, think this through would ya?

The Eagles arguement isn't much better man. You can't say you're right and everyone else is wrong just because that's what YOU want or what YOU think. Get a grip buddy. The Eagles play the member's solo songs because they want to for Christ's sake! They all agreed on it. I forget who said it, but on there Farwell Tour 1 DVD, one of them was talking about the solo songs and why they performe them. They said they COULD HAVE BEEN EAGLES SONGS ANYWAY! Remember, The Eagles aren't 4 guys writing songs together, it's 4 guys writing songs by themselves and sometimes as a pair, like the Beatles. There probably one of the few exceptions for bands that do this, and NO, it is not common for bands to do this at all. Remember the Eagles don't have that many good songs to performe a 3 hour show anyway. 

Solo artists perform there other bands songs because most of the time THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH SONGS TO PLAY and they LOVE PLAYING THOSE SONGS ANYWAY!  Like Rob Halfor's first solo band Fight. They performed there whole album because the whole fucking thing was raw aggression and all the songs rocked. BUT they also played Priest songs, and Sabbath tunes, because they needed more songs for the show sometimes.

I'm not trying to be a dick and say your wrong, I'm saying you NEED to open your fucking mind to other peoples opinions, and accept that sometimes your not right. 

And as for you not liking The Metal Masters Tour, that's your opinion, but what the fuck are you into if you seriously don't like Testament, Motorhead, OR Heaven and Hell? I think there all amazing bands and earned there right to be called that.


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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, September 23, 2008 6:35:16 PM 
THIS SUCKS!
 

NEW YORK —  Just as vinyl once gave way to compact discs as the main physical medium for music, could CDs be replaced now by a fingernail-sized memory card?

Perhaps not entirely, but SanDisk Corp., four major record labels and retailers Best Buy Co. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. are hoping that albums sold on microSD memory cards will at least provide an additional stream of sales.

The companies unveiled plans Monday to sell memory cards loaded with music in the MP3 format, free of copy protections.

Called "slotMusic," the new format is meant to address two intertwined trends.

Most albums are still sold in a physical format — 449 million were sold on CDs in 2007, while 50 million were sold digitally, according to Nielsen SoundScan — yet CDs are decreasingly popular. Albums sold on CD dropped almost 19 percent last year.

Given this, the record labels — Vivendi SA's Universal Music Group, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group Corp. and EMI Group PLC — are hoping slotMusic can be another physical revenue source, and one that is more versatile than CDs given the kinds of gadgets people carry around these days.

Unlike when the CD was introduced and people had to buy new players, many people already have the ability to play slotMusic albums, since many cell phones and multimedia players support microSD cards.

These new albums will come with a small USB dongle that lets buyers use them with computers, too. [The USB dongle will also enable users to transfer the songs to iPods, which don't have memory-card slots, via a PC.]

"Particularly in this kind of economic climate, the idea of being able to use an electronic device you already own to enjoy music rather than going out and buying a dedicated player is pretty compelling," said Daniel Schreiber, who heads the audio-video business unit at SanDisk, which created the microSD card format and is working on the technology behind slotMusic.

Schreiber said slotMusic albums will be sold on 1 gigabyte microSD cards, which means they will be able to hold a full album and related content such as liner notes and cover art.

Buyers will be able to use extra space on the cards to hold songs and photos from their own collections.

[The files will be MP3s encoded at a bitrate of 320 samples per second, the highest possible setting ensuring roughly CD-quality sound.]

The cards and dongles will come in boxes similar to current CD packaging, and Schreiber expects the cost of slotMusic releases to be "in the ballpark" of current CD prices.

It's not yet known exactly when — or how many — albums will be initially sold in the format, but Schreiber expects retailers to give a "sizable amount of shelf space" to slotMusic albums.

The albums are expected to debut at multiple retailers, including Best Buy and Wal-Mart stores in the U.S., and later in Europe.

Rio Caraeff, executive vice president of Universal Music Group's eLabs digital music unit, said the label will initially release about 30 titles in the slotMusic format. The titles will include old and new albums, such as one by singer Akon.

"We want to provide the benefits of digital music to people who go to physical retail environments," he said.

Asked whether he sees the format taking the place of the CD, Caraeff said, "I think we would certainly hope that would be the case, but I don't think we are so tied to that."

NPD Group entertainment analyst Russ Crupnick sees a potential for slotMusic to emerge as a compelling format.

He said the industry needs "desperately" to give people a new reason to head back into the music sections at brick-and-mortar stores.

"Not that we want them out of the gaming section, but once they're done looking at 'Guitar Hero' we want them to come look at the music section," he said.

TOPIC: Myspace profiles
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, September 20, 2008 9:42:35 PM 

Wanna list your's here for whoever wants to add you?

Mine and Wendy's is www.myspace.com/Metalheads_Forever

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, September 19, 2008 4:45:17 PM 
Rush To Release "Snakes & Arrows Live" DVD

According to Amazon.com, Canadian rock trio RUSH will release its new concert DVD, "Snakes & Arrows Live" (see artwork below), on November 18. The set — which was filmed in Rotterdam, Netherlands, during the 2007 leg of the band's "Snakes & Arrows" tour — is expected to feature the same track listing as RUSH's "Snakes & Arrows Live" album which was released this past April.

A spokesperson for RUSH has denied Internet reports that the band is leaving Atlantic Records for the independent Canadian company Rounder. In fact, "RUSH are still contracted to Atlantic for one more album," the spokeperson told Classic Rock magazine. Rounder — whose roster includes GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS, ALISON KRAUSS, THE TRAGICALLY HIP and BRUCE COCKBURN — "will be issuing the trio's upcoming 'Snakes & Arrows Live' DVD, but that's as far as the arrangement goes."

RUSH has been with Atlantic Records since 1989's "Presto" and has released a total of seven studio and four live albums for the label.

RUSH's most recent concert leg wrapped July 24 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The group has been out behind its 18th studio album, "Snakes & Arrows", which marked RUSH's first set of all-new material since 2002's "Vapor Trails".

RUSH's songs "Closer to the Heart" and "Working Man" were recently made available for the Rock Band video game.

RUSH will receive a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame next year.




Lars Ulrich Interview

Australia's News.com.au recently conducted an interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich. A few excerpts from the chat follow below.

On his life away from METALLICA:

"We all live quiet normal lives in the suburbs outside San Francisco, taking our kids to school. My responsibilities are to wake up at 6.30 in the morning and make the lunch boxes. Hanging out in Paris doing TV shows and having nice fancy dinners and drinking expensive French wine, it's not exactly hard work. I tell the people with me that they have permission to slap me if I ever complain. None of them slap me enough because they are scared but I do encourage them."

"I look increasingly at METALLICA as my escape away from my real responsibilities which are my kids and family and my domestic situation. A lot of people use the word job or work, but this is fun, it's an escape to go away on tour. I get more sleep on tour than when I am at home."

On "Death Magnetic":

"It's not the most cheery of records. There's a thread going through all the songs, through death and suicide, despair and misery and fuckedupness. 'Death Magnetic' was a way, an expression of summing all that up.

"The lyrics are always important to METALLICA. They can't be forced and these ones came out quite late in the process, all from the twisted mind of one James Hetfield."

"I was stunned at how great the lyrics were. And stunned how much shit was going on in his head, how many issues are lingering in the poor man's head. So I was pleased from the creative viewpoint but a little concerned about the guy."

On who made the first call to get METALLICA back in the studio:

"Mick Jagger. And I'll tell you why it was Mick Jagger. One of his reps called up METALLICA's reps in the fall of 2005 and asked if we would play with THE ROLLING STONES in San Francisco. Our response was 'Fine, fuck it, we'll play with the STONES because it's something everyone should do once.' We met up a week before the shows after the better part of a year off and started rehearsing and hanging out. We had such a good time that literally the day after the STONES show, we went in and started going through the demo tapes."

On the recording process:

"When you are trying to nail something in the studio, you have to bring an extra physicality because of the lack of an audience; you have to find it yourself, turn it up not just to 11 but to 12. We don't do many takes — six, eight, maybe 10 — and then we are done with it and you usually get three or four hours out of us at that level. There's definitely a routine for us in the studio and it also involves having a steam and yoga and fruit plates."

Of course all that happens behind closed doors and best it stays there so metal fans can remain blissfully oblivious to such gentle behaviour.

On the fact that the album's first two singles, "The Day That Never Comes" and "Cyanide", have made it onto the singles charts despite the fact that they are each more than six-and-a-half minutes long:

"That is a victory. There's a lot of love and goodwill and positive momentum for this METALLICA record. Let's see in six months whether it sticks."

Read more from News.com.au.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, September 18, 2008 8:22:12 PM 
More Details On the Best Christmas Album Ever!

On October 14, Armoury Records, distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment, will release one mighty molten metal blast of good CD cheer: "We Wish You A Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year".

It's an all-star assemblage as members of such great hard rock bands as FOO FIGHTERS, QUEENSRŸCHE, DIO, ALICE COOPER, ZZ TOP, DOKKEN, KISS, L.A. GUNS, MARILYN MANSON, MOTÖRHEAD, BLACK SABBATH, KING'S X, JUDAS PRIEST, ANTHRAX, RATT, STYX, TOTO and more all jam out together on some of the most beloved holiday songs of all time (including "Grandma Got Ran Over By A Reindeer").

The kick is in the chemistry between the musicians as members of different bands perform together on the material to create a one-of-a-kind listening experience! MOTÖRHEAD's Lemmy, ZZ TOP's Billy Gibbons and FOO FIGHTERS' Dave Grohl, for instance, team up on "Run Rudolph Run", a song popularized by Chuck Berry. This is just one of 12 such irresistible pairings.

"This is a metal CD you will want to listen to all year round," says Wendy Dio, who put the project together with Bob Kulick and Brett Chassen. "It has been a very exciting and exhausting project, but we have managed to get an all-star cast together."

Ironically, the hardest person to get was Dio himself as he doesn't sing Christmas songs. Wendy hounded him for days, finally getting him to listen to Kulick's arrangement of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen". Dio liked it, added a few bits, recorded it at Kulick's studio, and got Tony Iommi to add his signature guitar sound. The result is a very SABBATH Christmas song. Rounding out the circle of familiar characters on this track are DIO bassist Rudy Sarzo and drummer Simon Wright.

"The 'Metal Xmas' album was a great opportunity to pay homage to my least favorite holiday," says Dio, "and what a lineup of musicians to do it with! The arrangements of the classic noel songs are fresh and heavy with rock'n'roll, and the performances are equally classic. It's a magical way to change your holiday listening."

"We Wish You A Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year" track listing:

01. We Wish You A Merry Xmas

Jeff Scott Soto (TALISMAN, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JOURNEY)
Bruce Kulick (KISS, UNION)
Bob Kulick
Chris Wyse (THE CULT)
Ray Luzier (KORN, DAVID LEE ROTH, ARMY OF ANYONE)

02. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Alice Cooper
John 5 (ROB ZOMBIE, MARILYN MANSON)
Billy Sheehan (DAVID LEE ROTH, TALAS, MR. BIG)
Vinny Appice (DIO, HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH)

03. Run Rudolph Run

Lemmy Kilmister (MOTÖRHEAD)
Billy F. Gibbons (ZZ TOP)
Dave Grohl (FOO FIGHTERS)

04. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH)
Tony Iommi (HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH)
Rudy Sarzo (QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, DIO)
Simon Wright (AC/DC, DIO)

05. Little Drummer Boy

Doug Pinnick (KING's X)
George Lynch (DOKKEN)
Billy Sheehan (DAVID LEE ROTH, TALAS, MR. BIG)
Simon Phillips (THE WHO, TOTO)

06. Santa Claus Is Back In Town

Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH)
Steve Morse (DEEP PURPLE)
Juan Garcia (AGENT STEEL)
Marco Mendoza (WHITESNAKE, TED NUGENT)
Vinny Appice (DIO, HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH)

07. Silent Night

Chuck Billy (TESTAMENT)
Scott Ian (ANTHRAX)
Jon Donais (SHADOWS FALL)
Chris Wyse (THE CULT)
John Tempesta (ROB ZOMBIE, THE CULT)

08. Silver Bells

Geoff Tate (QUEENSRŸCHE)
Carlos Cavazo (QUIET RIOT, RATT)
James Lomenzo (MEGADETH, WHITE LION)
Ray Luzier (KORN, DAVID LEE ROTH, ARMY OF ANYONE)

09. Deck the Halls

Oni Logan (LYNCH MOB)
Craig Goldy (DIO)
Tony Franklin (THE FIRM)
John Tempesta (ROB ZOMBIE, THE CULT)

10. Grandma Got Ran Over By a Reindeer

Stephen Pearcy (RATT)
Tracii Guns (L.A. GUNS, BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION)
Bob Kulick
Billy Sheehan (DAVID LEE ROTH, TALAS, MR. BIG)
Greg Bissonette (DAVID LEE ROTH)

11. Rockin' Around the Xmas Tree

Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE)
Bruce Kulick (KISS, UNION)
Bob Kulick
Rudy Sarzo (QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, DIO)
Simon Wright AC/DC, DIO)

12. Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

Tommy Shaw (STYX)
Steve Lukather (TOTO)
Marco Mendoza (WHITESNAKE, TED NUGENT)
Kenny Aronoff (TONY IOMMI, SMASHING PUMPKINS)

Listen to "Run Rudolph Run" at this location.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, September 17, 2008 4:29:42 PM 
Robert Trujillo Interview

RollingStone.com recently conducted an interview with METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo. An excerpt from the chat follows below.

RollingStone.com: You joined METALLICA in February, 2003. How much did you know about the dynamics within the band at the time?

Robert: They were in the middle of a bunch of transitional things. They were recording the album ["St. Anger"], still doing tracking and mixing, and also trying to find a new bass player. I received a phone call. I was in Tahiti on vacation. I checked my voice mail, and I had Lars and Kirk on there. Lars was in the background: "Join our band!" They were probably out on the town, having a few cocktails, calling all the bass players on their list.

RollingStone.com: Do you know how you got on that list?

Robert: I'm not 100 percent sure. I think it was a combination of things. One was I toured with METALLICA, with SUICIDAL TENDENCIES. That's where I originally met everybody. And less than a year prior to me receiving the call, a mutual friend of Kirk's called and said, "Kirk and I are coming down with some friends. Can you show us some surf spots around L.A.?" I thought that was neat: that Kirk, the vampire I knew, the nocturnal man, was ready to explore daylight and surfing in Southern California. He was in an RV with three friends. We spent a weekend hitting different spots.

The whole thing, at least from what I understand, was they each had people they wanted to bring into the auditions. I became Kirk's guy. From my understanding, Lars wasn't aware of much that I had done. [In addition to playing with SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, Trujillo toured and recorded with OZZY OSBOURNE and worked with ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell.] I don't know where James' head was at.

Read the entire interview from RollingStone.com. 


Lars Ulrich Interview

RollingStone.com recently conducted an interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich. An excerpt from the chat follows below.

RollingStone.com: Which is better — traveling to METALLICA shows with your family or the way you used to do it with the band? Four on the bus, like a fist.

Lars: The four fists on the bus, one fist and four beers on the bus [laughs] — that was a lot of fun. But if you're going to do this in the prime years of your family life, when you're rearing the kids, then basing becomes the way to solve it. Park yourself in a city — Copenhagen, London, Paris. You hop in and out. It may not be the most cost-effective way of touring. But big picture — it's the way of keeping everybody sustained. Everybody gets their elbow room. What you don't need is a party policy, where people are dictated to, what they can or can't do. That's not going to make it fun. It's not going to give people what they need to administer their own survival skills, to get through this insanity.

RollingStone.com: Is there a price that comes with that? The unity of the band?

Lars: To me, it has to start with getting along. If we don't get along, everything else is irrelevant. If you've got four guys that are content, who get along, everything else will happen automatically. When we come to Europe every year, it's basically what we call Summer Vacation. Bring the families, park ourselves, play gigs. Where else would you rather be than western European capitals in the summer? Playing festivals with great bands, cool vibes, the long days? This is fucking paradise.

I don't take any of this shit for granted. There are no absolutes in my life. I don't think in black and white. I think in grays. Who knows where it's gonna go? But for right now, this works. It works for the family. It works for the band. And I don't think there's ever been a better internal vibe in this band. And the place where that shows and makes a difference — those two hours onstage. Because the reports I'm hearing from the people I trust — there's more fire, more spunk, more in-your-face-ness. Somehow, through the bloat of the Nineties, the excess, it's gotten back to being on fire again. Maybe it shouldn't be overanalyzed. If people are content, with themselves and their families and each other, then it shows in those two hours onstage.

Read the entire interview from RollingStone.com. 


James Hetfield Interview

RollingStone.com recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield. An excerpt from the chat follows below.

RollingStone.com: You have been in METALLICA for your entire adult life. Have you ever felt restricted?

James: I made myself feel restricted: "I'm tired of arguing. I'm not gonna argue for another five hours about something little and stupid. You win. This is Lars' band. When I'm able to be me, it'll be the side project, the solo thing." Which is just ridiculous. Every band that I've known that has done side projects or things like that — I don't respect them anymore.

RollingStone.com: There are very strict parameters to life in METALLICA. It's like joining the Army.

James: The metal militia, dude! We've all discovered there is freedom through structure. There has to be some structure in my life, at least. I think Lars has discovered that a lot. You could look at Jason [Newsted] as the sacrificial lamb. I didn't want him doing 12 side projects: "You're in METALLICA." But it was so unconnected when he left [in 2001], so compartmentalized. But now, METALLICA is the four of us. This is our solo project. This is the best way to get our emotions and feelings out and touch people.

RollingStone.com: Was there a clear leader in the beginning? You or Lars?

James: There were leaders in different ways. There's no doubt Lars was the spearhead of wanting to get a band together. But I was the same, and we joined forces. Lars had the name. I had the logo. He was more the business guy, the thinker. I'm much less of a thinker. And there was his personality, the only child growing up in a pretty well-off family.

RollingStone.com: A well-off bohemian family.

James: Yeah, getting to do what he wants, anytime, anywhere. The negative side of that, somewhat obvious — spoiledness. But the positive side of that is he can get it done. He has the faith he can get it done. There are times when I think all of us follow his energy. There's fear at times. I can see it in him, when he feels like he's not getting his way. We always revert to our teenage years [laughs].

Read the entire interview from RollingStone.com. 


Kirk Hammet Interview

RollingStone.com recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett. An excerpt from the chat follows below.

RollingStone.com: Was there a point when you realized you were a rock star?

Kirk: It was probably the "Black Album" tour, when thing started to get really crazy. We would go to social events, and Ozzy would come up to us — "Hello!" Or we'd get a message — "Tony Iommi is here. He wants to say hello." If our heroes, the people we were so inspired by, are interested in us now, we might have crossed a line somewhere. We had reached a level, in musicianship, in respectability. It was a powerful feeling.

RollingStone.com: Did it also make you realize that your friend was right — rock stars are normal too?

Kirk: There came a time when you started feeling comfortable with them, and realizing, yeah, they have the same mechanics as every other human being in the world. Just because they played that fantastic guitar solo in 1978 does not make them non-human. I hope that carries on to people when they meet me. I'm always uncomfortable when people start bowing. I'm waiting to shake their hand, and they do that. Just shake my hand! [Laughs]

RollingStone.com: How much do you think you need to be in METALLICA — that there is nothing else you can or want to do? During the making of "St. Anger", when it was clear the engine was not turning over, were you able to accept the fact that nothing lasts forever?

Kirk: Honestly, I was ready to start working on a solo album. I had a bunch of music I was sitting on. I was going to ask Lars to play drums on it. But to get to the real meat of the question . . .

RollingStone.com: The need to be in this band.

Kirk: It's really important. I've been in the band longer than I haven't been. I joined the band when I was 20 years old. I've been in the band now 25 years.

Read the entire interview from RollingStone.com. 
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, September 14, 2008 5:01:59 PM 

4 DVD Set Released By Loudness

Veteran Japanese metallers LOUDNESS have released a new four-disc DVD set entitled "The Legend Of Loudness - Live Complete Best" in Japan through Tokuma Communications. It features footage spanning the band's entire career — from the early 1980s through 2008 — including the periods when it was fronted by Michael Vescera (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, OBSESSION) and Masaki Yamada (EZO).

The track listing is as follows:

01. In The Mirror
02. Lonely Prayer
03. Exploder
04. Road Racer
05. Burning Love
06. Crazy Doctor
07. Dream Fantasy
08. In The Mirror
09. Esper
10. Crazy Night
11. Like Hell
12. Heavy Chains
13. The Lines Are Down
14. Loudness
15. Shadows Of War
16. Drum Solo
17. Let It Go
18. Guitar Solo
19. Crazy Night
20. Speed
21. Down'n'dirty
22. In The Mirror
23. You Shook Me
24. Never Again
25. Sleepless Night
26. Black Widow
27. Slaughter House
28. Pray For The Dead
29. Waking The Dead
30. Firestorm
31. Loudness
32. Esper
33. Mr. Yesman
34. The End Of Earth
35. The Winds Of Victory
36. So Lonely
37. Stay Wild
38. S.D.I.
39. The Pandemonium
40. What's The Truth?
41. Biosphere
42. Hellrider
43. Wind From Tibet
44. Pharaoh
45. Cyber Soul
46. Cross
47. Crazy Doctor
48. In The Mirror
49. Angel Dust
50. Rock Shock
51. Like Hell
52. Crazy Samurai
53. S.D.I.
54. Exultation
55. Lunatic
56. So Lonely
57. Drum Solo
58. Never Change Your Mind
59. The Battle Ship Musashi
60. The Love Of My Life
61. S.D.I.
62. Lonely Prayer
63. Angel Dust
64. High Try
65. Bass Solo
66. Hard Workin'
67. Devil Soldier
68. Guitar Solo
69. I'm On Fire
70. Rock Shock
71. Crazy Night
72. Like Hell
73. Heavy Chains
74. No Way Out
75. Never Change Your Mind
76. The Lines Are Down - Drums Solo
77. We Could Be Together
78. Clockworktoy
79. Guitar Solo
80. Speed
81. Long Distance Love
82. Metal Mad (Promotion Video Clip)

A four-part video overview of the package can be viewed below.

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=41953398
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=41952754
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=42010993
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=42014402


Kirk Hammet Interview

Darryl Sterdan of the Toronto Sun recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett. A few excerpts from the chat follow below.

Toronto Sun: So, having a new son or making a new METALLICA album — which is the scarier prospect?

Hammett: Actually, during the creation of this album, I've managed to sire two children! My other son is two years old and this album is three years old, when you go from start to finish. I would say that two little guys are still scarier than this undertaking — and this is a huge undertaking.

Toronto Sun: After "Some Kind of Monster", a lot of people would not have been surprised if you were hesitant to go back into the studio.

Hammett: We've moved on so much from that point. From that period to where we started writing the songs, there was a two-year gap, and in that time we did a lot of touring and we got Rob [Trujillo, bass] in the band. And we started acting and operating and feeling like the unit that we were in the past. So when it came time to start writing the material, we were back to four guys in a room playing our instruments and milking that energy that we create.

Toronto Sun: So how did you recapture the spirit of "Master of Puppets"?

Hammett: We just asked ourselves, "What would we have done if this was 1986?" We kind of put it through that filter, that lens.

Toronto Sun: But if it really was 1986, you would have drunk a bottle of vodka first.

Hammett: Ha! Yeah, definitely. But it started off as an experiment and we started to get some really great results. So we decided to just follow it through. And we continued writing in that dynamic manner that we did back then — which is to fuse a lot of vague, disparate pieces of music together to make them work rather than taking one bit of music and milking it for ideas.

Toronto Sun: So are these songs a lot more enjoyable to play?

Hammett: Oh, they're totally fun for us to play. Are you kidding? We're rehearsing five of them because the intent is to play at least five new songs in our set, because we're tired of playing the same set list for the past three years. Our goal is to always write songs that are fun for us to play. But yeah, that these songs really do stand out — they're just a lot of fun.

Toronto Sun: How long are you going to tour for this album?

Hammett: For as long as we can. We're setting aside a good two years, but it depends on the success of the album and the demand. It takes two years just to play all the places you need to play, especially if you're doing one week on and one week off. And that isn't even counting all the places we've already played that want us back. So it could run into three years.

Toronto Sun: Over the years, you've had this reputation as the George Harrison of the band — the guy who's caught between these two massive egos and doesn't get his due. Is that fair?

Hammett: It's easy to think that. But all the music I write, I write for METALLICA. All my musical motivations are always METALLICA-oriented. It's just the tempers and the egos that I'm stuck between are frustrating, because I want everything to progress and I'm so dedicated to us reaching the goals we set for ourselves. It's not that I don't have a means of expression. I've always been able to express myself in this band. Even with "St. Anger", even though I didn't play a bunch of guitar solos, I was still writing a lot of the music and lyrics — and keeping those guys from tearing each other apart! I had my hands full!

Read the entire interview from the Toronto Sun.

Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA's record-release party held Friday night (September 12) at O2 World in Berlin, Germany can be viewed below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTnxxOQOaNg&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Twisted Sister & Extreme Perform Together

Italian news blog Musica Metal has uploaded photos from the first edition of the Rock Of Ages festival, which was held yesterday (Saturday, September 13) in Milan, Italy.

Pictures of TWISTED SISTER, EXTREME, DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED and THE QUIREBOYS can be viewed at this location.

According to Musica Metal, during the final song of TWISTED SISTER's set, "I Wanna Rock", the band was joined onstage by co-headliners EXTREME, who "bowed at the feet of Dee Snider and helped out with the choruses."

Fan-filmed video footage of the "I Wanna Rock" performance can be viewed below (video shot and uploaded by Elia Alovisi, a.k.a. "NergalBehemoth").

All of the bands on the bill appreciated the enthusiastic reception of the Italian audience, with the two headliners issuing on-stage apologies for having neglected Italy on their previous tours: it had been 13 years since EXTREME last played in Italy, and this was only the fourth time in TWISTED SISTER's whole career that Italy had been included in the group's touring schedule.

Fan-filmed video footage of the "I Wanna Rock" performance can be viewed below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZkYdkjr8ZA&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Rob Halford Message

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford has told Australia's Perth Now that while he understands that metal has become something of an obvious and ever-ready target for public outrage looking for a scapegoat for society's ills, he takes the form very seriously.

"There are people who don't understand it, but the fact is heavy metal music consistently does good and great things for people," he said. "We have a list a mile long of people who came up and said this song or that record helped them get through a difficult time in their life."

He added: "I think it's fair to say once a metalhead, always a metalhead. A 15-year-old metalhead can stand next to a 60-year-old metalhead and give each other the devil's sign. It really is a unified community."

Regarding the fact that his admission that he was homosexual during a 1998 interview did little to alter his place as one of metal's best-loved singers, Halford said, "It's unusual for anybody in a world-famous metal band to proclaim their sexuality, other than being straight. I was glad I did it, mostly for my own state of mind. You're able to remove all the innuendo and all the snide comments, all the things that people like me have to put up with.

"The fans don't care, they're indifferent. Metal fans are very tolerant, very compassionate people, very smart people and I think they showed their true colors in accepting me for what I am regardless of my sexual orientation."

Read more from Perth Now. 
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, September 13, 2008 4:08:35 PM 
Quiet Riot Drummer Interview

The Ludwig Drums web site recently conducted an interview with drummer Frankie Banali (QUIET RIOT, FREAKSHOW). An excerpt from the chat follows below.

Ludwig: What is your schedule like for the next few months?

Frankie Banali: I continue to do sessions. I expect the usual slowdown in November, and then the habitual music industry grinding to a halt in December for the holidays; which invariably continues through January. Then, slowly, the industry resuscitates itself back to some abnormal sense normality in February. I am involved in a new project called FREAKSHOW, which I am excited about. The tracks have now been recorded and mixing will commence around the middle of September. I am really happy with the drum tracks for these recordings and I love the songs. I used the Ludwig reissue Amber Vistalite Zep Set, and they recorded amazingly well. It's not the first time I've used the Ludwig V's in the studio; having done so with both the Amber set, and two of my vintage kits (a yellow 1975 and a clear 1976.) The Vistalites are largely considered by most recording engineers, producers and some musicians as unrecordable; but I beg to differ and I play them wide open.

Ludwig: QUIET RIOT was the first metal band to break through to the mainstream with a chart-topping single and album. What was it like for you to reach this level of success so early in your career?

Frankie Banali: I was fairly realistic when we reached the pinnacle of success, with the "Metal Health" record reaching #1 on the Billboard Top LPs and Tapes chart, and #5 with the single "Cum On Feel The Noize" on Billboard's Hot 110 chart on November 26, 1983. To put into perspective how historic this was, "Metal Health" had to climb over albums by LIONEL RICHIE, MICHAEL JACKSON, THE POLICE and BILLY JOEL — all established hitmakers — which no one would call an easy feat. I also understood that the elusive elevator of success travels both up, and eventually and invariably down. Having said that, I had already been fortunate enough to have recorded the hit single "Mony Mony" for BILLY IDOL's debut EP "Don't Stop", as well as drum tracks for the HUGHES/THRALL record. I had just returned from Germany where I recorded with keyboardist Tony Carey (fresh out of Ritchie Blackmore's RAINBOW) I was already both somewhat experienced and very fortunate. Perspective was somewhat easier for me to comprehend.

Ludwig: Were there any drawbacks?

Frankie Banali: No more than there are in life in general or any other profession. With success comes a lot of demands, which are to be expected. You can't dream of being a successful musician and then complain about the constant touring, which feeds the industry and your career. Yes, the touring was exhausting early on, because we toured under the worst possible circumstances. First in two station wagons and a rental truck, then a Winnebago, then a low end Eagle bus that spewed more exhaust inward than outward. But we were touring! It improved as we earned more money, and time off from the road usually meant that we would fly to L.A. to shoot a video or a TV show. But it was great, it was wonderful and I would not trade one single experience — neither good or bad — because I achieved many of my dreams as a musician along the way. If you look at life as neither being fair or unfair, you get the sense that life is just life; so do the best you can while you can and make the best of it. Enjoy the ride, as much as the ride and you allow it to.

Read the entire interview from Ludwig Drums. 

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, September 13, 2008 3:56:55 PM 
Anyone Have Spike TV?

According to Kotaku, DISTURBED, JUDAS PRIEST and CHEAP TRICK are challenging the top three user bands in the nation tonight on Spike TV's "30 Minutes To Midnight", the official countdown show for the launch of Rock Band 2. The three bands challenge the users to play their songs, among the hardest in the game, with other competitive twists. There will also be a guy who can finish a song playing all four instruments at once.

Read more from Kotaku. 


Death Magnetic Packaging

METALLICA worked with design company Turner Duckworth to create packaging and branding for its new album, "Death Magnetic". Turner Duckworth is better known for designing logos, packaging and visual identity systems for consumer brands like Coca-Cola and Amazon.com than for working with rock bands.

With the music industry in a state of rapid change, the band was looking for new ideas. "This time, we wanted to work with professionals who understand iconography," said James Hetfield, METALLICA's lead singer. Lars Ulrich, the band's drummer and frequent spokesperson added, "We wanted somebody who commanded respect in branding but were not jaded by the music business. Someone who would bring fresh ideas. Enter Turner Duckworth. Enter happy days."

With the growth of downloading, METALLICA was looking for a package that would rekindle interest in CDs. But with the consolidation of music sales in the U.S. into a few national retailers (Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy), the package had to conform to highly limiting standards. Turner Duckworth's answer was to create an iconic, three dimensional package using a powerful image and an ingenious layered die cut. As Lars Ulrich put it, "We got ourselves a very unique package."

David Turner, partner, Turner Duckworth, said, "The songs are about how death — and life — repels and attracts us. Our image expresses the theme, with a white coffin resting in a grave, surrounded by a magnetic field. But it's also open to other interpretations, which keeps it interesting after multiple viewings. This image really puts the graphic in graphic design." The image was created to be recognizable even on a cell phone screen. "It's not just about sleeve art any more; it's about creating icons that work across media," added Turner. That's a discipline Turner Duckworth understands well; recent work for the Coca-Cola brand has won a slew of international design awards including the Grand Prix at the Cannes Lions.

Turner Duckworth re-worked the classic METALLICA logo, created a signature typographic style and designed key promotional materials including a flag, a coffin shaped special edition and a vinyl boxed set. A design kit including logos, imagery and graphics was distributed to the band's record companies to produce a vast array of promotional materials around the world.

Designers in both London and San Francisco collaborated on the designs. "Everyone got fired up working on this project. METALLICA instinctively understand branding and really appreciate the value we created for them. There was no rock star attitude, just enthusiasm and creativity," said Bruce Duckworth, partner, Turner Duckworth. 













TOPIC: Here and the Q
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, September 13, 2008 3:33:12 PM 

Hey everyone, what's your name on the Q if you happen to go there?

Mine is just Bazooka Joe there too.

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, September 12, 2008 6:21:56 PM 
Guitar Hero: World Tour Tracklist Revealed.... I like Rock Band 2's better.

Delivering unparalleled depth and diversity featuring some of the most prolific artists of all time including JIMI HENDRIX, THE DOORS, VAN HALEN, METALLICA, OZZY OSBOURNE, MICHAEL JACKSON and more, Activision Publishing, Inc. today revealed the highly-anticipated full set list for Guitar Hero World Tour, the definitive rock 'n' roll music videogaming experience. Spanning over 40 years of rock history and featuring 86 tracks, comprised entirely of master recordings, the game will deliver Guitar Hero fans the largest selection of on-disc music in the music-rhythm videogame genre to date.

The complete Guitar Hero World Tour on-disc set list available on October 26, 2008 will include:

311 – "Beautiful Disaster"
30 SECONDS TO MARS - "The Kill"
AIRBOURNE - "Too Much Too Young"
THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND - "Ramblin' Man"
ANOUK - "Good God"
THE ANSWER - "Never Too Late"
AT THE DRIVE-IN - "One Armed Scissor"
BEASTIE BOYS - "No Sleep Till Brooklyn"
BEATSTEAKS - "Hail to the Freaks"
BILLY IDOL - "Rebel Yell"
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY - "Stillborn"
BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB - "Weapon of Choice"
BLINK-182 - "Dammit"
BLONDIE - "One Way or Another"
BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND - "Hollywood Nights"
BON JOVI - "Livin' On A Prayer"
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE - "Scream Aim Fire"
COLDPLAY - "Shiver"
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL - "Up Around The Bend"
THE CULT - "Love Removal Machine"
DINOSAUR JR. - "Feel The Pain"
THE DOORS - "Love Me Two Times"
DREAM THEATER - "Pull Me Under"
THE EAGLES - "Hotel California"
THE ENEMY - "Aggro"
FILTER - "Hey Man, Nice Shot"
FLEETWOOD MAC - "Go Your Own Way"
FOO FIGHTERS - "Everlong"
THE GUESS WHO - "American Woman"
HUSH PUPPIES - "You're Gonna Say Yeah!"
INTERPOL - "Obstacle 1"
JANE'S ADDICTION - "Mountain Song"
JIMI HENDRIX - "Purple Haze (Live)"
JIMI HENDRIX - "The Wind Cries Mary"
JIMMY EAT WORLD - "The Middle"
JOE SATRIANI - "Satch Boogie"
KENT - "Vinternoll2"
KORN - "Freak On A Leash"
LACUNA COIL - "Our Truth"
LENNY KRAVITZ - "Are You Gonna Go My Way"
LINKIN PARK - "What I've Done"
THE LIVING END - "Prisoner of Society"
LOS LOBOS - "La Bamba"
LOST PROPHETS - "Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)"
LYNYRD SKYNYRD - "Sweet Home Alabama (Live)"
MARS VOLTA - "L'Via L'Viaquez"
MC5's Wayne Kramer - "Kick Out The Jams"
METALLICA - "Trapped Under Ice"
MICHAEL JACKSON - "Beat It"
MODEST MOUSE - "Float On"
MOTÖRHEAD - "Overkill"
MUSE - "Assassin"
NEGRAMARO - "Nuvole e Lenzuola"
NIRVANA - "About a Girl (Unplugged)"
NO DOUBT - "Spiderwebs"
NOFX - "Soul Doubt"
OASIS - "Some Might Say"
OZZY OSBOURNE - "Crazy Train"
OZZY OSBOURNE - "Mr. Crowley"
PARAMORE - "Misery Business"
PAT BENATAR - "Heartbreaker"
R.E.M. - "The One I Love"
RADIO FUTURA - "Escuela De Calor"
RISE AGAINST - "Re-Education Through Labor"
SEX PISTOLS - "Pretty Vacant"
SILVERSUN PICKUPS - "Lazy Eye"
SMASHING PUMPKINS - "Today"
STEELY DAN - "Do It Again"
STEVE MILLER BAND - "The Joker"
STING - "Demolition Man (Live)"
THE STONE ROSES - "Love Spreads"
STUCK IN THE SOUND - "Toy Boy"
SUBLIME - "Santeria"
SURVIVOR - "Eye of the Tiger"
SYSTEM OF A DOWN - "B.Y.O.B."
TED NUGENT - "Stranglehold"
TED NUGENT's Original Guitar Duel Recording
TOKIO HOTEL - "Monsoon"
TOOL - "Parabola"
TOOL - "Schism"
TOOL - "Vicarious"
TRUST - "Antisocial"
VAN HALEN - "Hot For Teacher"
WILLIE NELSON - "On The Road Again"
WINGS - "Band on the Run"
ZAKK WYLDE's Original Guitar Duel Recording

When the house lights go down this fall, a new generation of guitarists, drummers and fearless frontmen will come together and rock with Guitar Hero World Tour. The latest installment in the #1 best-selling video game franchise of 2007, Guitar Hero World Tour transforms music gaming by expanding Guitar Hero's signature guitar gameplay into a cooperative band experience that combines the most advanced wireless controllers with new revolutionary online* and offline gameplay modes including Band Career and 8-player "Battle of the Bands," which allows two full bands to compete head-to-head online for the first time ever. The game features a slick newly redesigned guitar controller, drum kit controller and a microphone, as well as an innovative Music Studio music creator that lets players compose, record, edit and share their own rock 'n' roll anthems. Music creators will also be able to share their recordings with their friends online through GHTunesSM where other gamers can download and play an endless supply of unique creations.


Lars Ulrich Interview

Stevie Chick of The Guardian conducted an interview with METALLICA at the end of August when the band was in the UK to play the Reading festival. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

On how long they will be able to continue as METALLICA:

Lars Ulrich (drums): "In the immortal words of Noel Gallagher, I'm gonna live forever. [That's] the $64,000 question. THE ROLLING STONES are setting a great precedent, but Charlie Watts doesn't play drums on songs like 'Fight Fire With Fire' every night, no disrespect. Will we be able to play the shit we do when we're 65? I don't know. When it becomes a joke, we'll stop."

On the widely panned 2003 album "St. Anger":

James Hetfield: "'St Anger' happened because it had to happen. It sounds very disjointed to me when I listen to it now. One-dimensional. Relentless. And that's exactly how we felt at the time: we were disjointed, and I think the resentment we felt towards each other was relentless."

On politics:

James Hetfield: "METALLICA has really tried to be non-political, as much as possible. I write about the human side of it all. I really dislike it when celebrities get up on a soapbox and start giving their opinion. It shouldn't be more valid, because you're popular. It gets in the way of the music. I like to just live, and think, and feel. Politics bore me. Politics separate people, especially where we're from. Politics rarely bring people together."

On not being the same people as they were when they recorded "Master of Puppets":

Lars Ulrich: "I'm 44 years old, I've got three kids, I flew in a helicopter on Friday. It's a little difficult to revisit the vibe of 20 years ago when you're living in a two-bedroom suite at Claridge's. I live a very different life to how I lived then."

On the level of expectation METALLICA still command:

Lars Ulrich: "I was thinking the other day about how everyone expects us to continue to release albums that define the genre, to 'save' metal. And that's a lot of fucking pressure, really. Why hasn't anyone dethroned us yet? We support all the great new metal bands, take them under our wing, but people still want us to carry the whole genre on our backs." 


Geoff Tate Interview

QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate recently spoke to Scott Iwasaki of the Deseret News about the singer's upcoming solo shows and the next QUEENSRŸCHE album, which is due in 2009.

On separating his solo music from the music he writes for QUEENSRŸCHE:

"When I write a song I like and present it to the band and they don't like it, then it goes into my solo pile. We have code words in QUEENSRŸCHE to make it more palatable if the song isn't good for the band. They'll say things like 'I can't give that song the passion you want it to have' rather than saying 'What a stupid song."'

On the setlist for his solo performance:

"Coming up with a set list is pretty easy when I'm doing it by myself. I do have a band, and we will be playing my solo album (self-titled release in 2002), but I will also be playing some QUEENSRŸCHE songs that QUEENSRŸCHE doesn't play live.

"I know you can't please everyone, but this way those who know my solo work usually know about my QUEENSRŸCHE work. And those fans may like hearing QUEENSRŸCHE songs that they don't usually hear live."

On the new QUEENSRŸCHE CD, which started with a discussion Tate had with his father, a career military man:

"He fought in Vietnam and Korea and was in the Marines and the Air Force and does some civil servant work for the Navy. One night I asked him about his experiences. He told me for the longest time he didn't want to talk about them but said he'd been thinking about it. So we started talking. And then I asked if I could videotape the discussion. [Tate's wife and manager, Susan] said, 'You should write a record about these stories.' So I started interviewing more veterans and got people who served in World War II, Iraq, Vietnam, Somalia, Korea — that was really inspiring." 


Metallica Tribute

Greg Prato of UGO.com has just published a "Metallica Spotlight" piece featuring tributes from 17 renowned metal musicians (including a section titled "How I Almost Died," which is Oderus Urungus from GWAR recounting a funny METALLICA-related memory). Also included are reviews of all of METALLICA's albums, as well as their "Top 11 Videos."

The musicians paying "tribute" to METALLICA are as follows:

Brian Tatler (DIAMOND HEAD)
King Diamond (MERCYFUL FATE)
Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX)
Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT)
Mille Petrozza (KREATOR)
Mitts (MADBALL)
Matt Baumbach (VISION OF DISORDER)
Thomas Youngblood (KAMELOT)
Jonas Ekdahl (EVERGREY)
Michale Graves (MISFITS)
Rob Arnold (CHIMAIRA)
Brock Lindow (36 CRAZYFISTS)
Trevor Strnad (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER)
Jonny Davy (JOB FOR A COWBOY)
Ivan Moody (FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH)
Darrell Roberts (FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH)
Harley Flanagan (CRO-MAGS)
Michel "Away" Langevin (VOIVOD)
Oderus Urungus (GWAR)

Below are a couple of excerpts.

Brian Tatler (DIAMOND HEAD):

"As some of you will already know, my band DIAMOND HEAD influenced METALLICA. In 1981, Lars came to England to see and hang out with DIAMOND HEAD, and not long after returning from that trip, he formed METALLICA. Since then, I have watched METALLICA's rise with astonishment. It is one of the hardest things in the world to achieve — going from a garage band to stadium monsters, without ever really losing credibility or deliberately making hit singles. And what is even more difficult is sustaining it. You can hear DIAMOND HEAD's influence in a couple of early songs, but we all take inspiration from somewhere. I have seen METALLICA many times, and they always give 100% — they don't hold anything back for the next show. Such a great band to watch live. I can hear their influence in thousands of bands, who want their phenomenal success. It's down to writing great songs, working very hard at it for 25 years, building an incredible following all over the world, and Lars' business brain. My favorite METALLICA song is 'One'. It has great dynamics and has to be one of the best double kick drum/guitar parts ever recorded."

King Diamond (MERCYFUL FATE):

"One of the great memories of METALLICA is when we met while I was with MERCYFUL FATE in '84. We were playing in San Francisco and they came to the show. I heard they had a Danish drummer and that I might know his dad, the famous Danish tennis player, Torben Ulrich. METALLICA came in, said hi, and later, came out on stage and headbanged during one of our encores. Later, they were recording 'Ride the Lightning' at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen. We had a rehearsal room in the same building and METALLICA happened to need a rehearsal room. So we offered them our room while we were not rehearsing. I remember hearing some riffs and saying, 'Wow,' it was some of the heaviest stuff I had ever heard at the time. 'Creeping Death' is still one of my favorites. This year, I had the honor of performing onstage with METALLICA at Ozzfest. Singing the entire MERCYFUL FATE medley was an incredible experience. We had only practiced two hours the night before, and they had not played the song since '99. It just shows how pro they are and that there is a reason they are the biggest metal band in the world!"

Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX):

"Ummm, I don't think they had an influence on me — I think we were influenced by the same bands. We liked the same style of music — MAIDEN, NWOBHM, MISFITS, etc. I think it came across in our music and attitude. I think for me, the 'Puppets' record was their finest moment. I think Cliff [Burton] had a lot to do with that sound — it was so fat and precise. I love the song 'Orion' — it still is one of my favorite musical pieces by them. I do think it's all so different now — the media back then didn't really cater to them like they do now...it doesn't really matter anymore, it all seems to be considered great anyway."

Read the entire article at UGO.com. 
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, September 11, 2008 7:54:37 PM 

Death Magnetic Cd Photos

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=104537


Rush Day On VH1

According to a posting on the RUSH fan site RushIsABand.com, VH1 Classic will air a special dubbed "Rush Hashanah" on September 29 in celebration of the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah. The 24-hour tribute to RUSH will include two of the band's concerts — including "Rush In Rio" and "R30" — as well as past and present videos from band."

A spokesperson for RUSH has denied Internet reports that the band is leaving Atlantic Records for the independent Canadian company Rounder. In fact, "RUSH are still contracted to Atlantic for one more album," the spokeperson told Classic Rock magazine. Rounder — whose roster includes GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS, ALISON KRAUSS, THE TRAGICALLY HIP and BRUCE COCKBURN — "will be issuing the trio's upcoming 'Snakes & Arrows Live' DVD, but that's as far as the arrangement goes."

RUSH has been with Atlantic Records since 1989's "Presto" and has released a total of seven studio and four live albums for the label.

RUSH's most recent concert leg wrapped July 24 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The group has been out behind its 18th studio album, "Snakes & Arrows", which marked RUSH's first set of all-new material since 2002's "Vapor Trails".

RUSH's songs "Closer to the Heart" and "Working Man" were recently made available for the Rock Band video game.

RUSH will receive a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame next year.


Lemmy Interview

MOTÖRHEAD is featured on the cover of the September 2008 issue of Metal Maniacs. The magazine features an extended interview with bassist/vocalist Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister in which he speaks about a wide range of topics, including the band's 24th album, "Motörizer", C.C. DeVille of POISON, SEX PISTOLS, the upcoming "Lemmy" documentary and much more. Excerpts follow:

Metal Maniacs: Bronze Records in Japan just released a series of nine MOTÖRHEAD albums, complete with cardboard sleeves and 24-bit remastering. Do you feel that in some cases the remastering and/or remixing process pisses the soul out of the music, and dulls the bite of the original recordings?

Lemmy: Well, why's it necessary in the first bloody place? If they're worth re-releasing because they're out of print or something, fine, but why not put them out as they were when they first came out? Oh yeah, because some record company guy wants to give a family member a job or something equally ridiculous! And then these greedy fucking labels add bonus tracks or live songs, and totally piss on what the album was at the beginning. If it was good enough to get the band a deal and be released the first time as it was, why add all these bullshit extras? Most of the time the bonus tracks are from different albums, or the live tracks are from a different lineup, it just takes a piss on the original and the people that were involved in the record the first time around. Every time I think about it, I just wanna grab a sword and impale the guy whose idea it was — 18 years later, "hey! Remember me?!" Actually, an axe would probably be better. People tend to fear an axe more than a sword, don't they?

Metal Maniacs: It's the blunt force, I think, instead of something sharp that's gonna take your head off clean.

Lemmy: Yeah, so cleave the desk in half, then the axe is only gonna take your head half-off, [laughs] so it's laying on your shoulder and you're still aware, just running around all panic-stricken… So yeah, an axe is better.

Metal Maniacs: You recently played a show with ALICE COOPER in Birmingham where anything metal, studded or potentially dangerous was banned from the audience, which struck me as silly. Sure, take away the wallet chains, but let the bands play at a billion decibels, and just decimate everyone's eardrums, that's fine!

Lemmy: There are a lot of people like that, but the English seem to be the funniest when it comes to asinine requests. I remember one place we played awhile back, we were advised that "in case of a fire, the phrase 'Mr. Brown is in the garden' will be broadcast over the P.A." Excuse me, but what the fuck? What if I misheard it and suddenly I'm trapped in the exit tunnel with a thousand other idiots who didn't know that Mr. Brown was actually in the garden the whole time!

The September issue of Metal Maniacs is on sale now.

For more information, check out www.metalmaniacs.com. 


Gamma Ray DVD

GAMMA RAY's long-awaited 2-DVD/2-CD DVD package "Hell Yeah! The Awesome Foursome (And The Finnish Keyboarder Who Didn't Want To Wear His Donald Duck Costume) Live in Montreal", is scheduled for release on October 27 in Europe and November 4 in the U.S. via SPV. The set will feature a multi-camera recording of the band's May 6, 2006 show at Medley in Montreal, Quebec, several "road movies," promotional clips, and footage from the group's January 2008 concert in Barcelona, Spain.

Band leader Kai Hansen looks back at GAMMA RAY's first American tour with pride and great joy, saying: "We had played in the States only once before, so this was our first headliner tour of America. Of course we had no idea what exactly to expect, but the reactions were overwhelming. The tickets sold extremely well, and the atmosphere was amazing night after night. What you see on the footage from Montreal is what we experienced at almost every show."

He continued: "We had been thinking about releasing a live DVD for a long time, especially as our faithful fans had been nagging us about one for years. Unfortunately we'd never had the time to plan and realise such a large-scale project. Well, here you go! This is a DVD the way we like it: diverse and multi-faceted, featuring a musical cross-section of the GAMMA RAY albums recorded by the current line-up since 1998. The road movie speaks for itself, and those nice little extras are great mementoes of our band history to date."

The DVD's humorous subtitle "… And The Finnish Keyboarder Who Didn't Want To Wear His Donald Duck Costume…" refers to keyboardist Eero Kaukomies who plays in the GAMMA RAY cover band GUARDIANS OF MANKIND from Helsinki and who performed with GAMMA RAY during its entire American tour. Hansen explained: "During the tour, Henjo suddenly noticed that Eero has a somewhat duck-like walk. So the crazy idea developed to make him wear a Donald Duck costume at the show in Montreal and present him to the audience. Naturally, this great suggestion didn't meet with much enthusiasm from Eero, and the whole thing became a running gag." Hansen added with a wink: "By the way, the 'awesome foursome' refers to Henjo, Dirk, Daniel and myself, in case you were wondering."

GAMMA RAY will travel to Russia at the beginning of September and is scheduled to tour America and Canada this fall. And the rest of the year? "We are collecting ideas for our next studio album," Hansen revealed. "Quite a few of them have already piled up, so come autumn we will probably begin to sort through them and go to the studio in January 2009."

Track Listing – DVD:

DVD 1 – Montreal Show 2006

01. Welcome
02. Gardens Of The Sinner
03. New World Order
04. Man On A Mission
05. Fight
06. Blood Religion
07. Heavy Metal Universe
08. Dreamhealer
09. The Heart Of The Unicorn
10. Fairytale
11. The Silence
12. Beyond The Blackhole
13. Valley Of The Kings
14. Somewhere Out In Space
15. Land Of The Free
16. Rebellion In Dreamland
17. I Want Out
18. Send Me A Sign

DVD 2

Road Movie:

* Documentary from the Northamerican Tour

Video Clips:

* Space Eater
* One With The World
* Gamma Ray
* Rebellion In Dreamland
* Send Me A Sign
* Heavy Metal Universe
* Eagle
* Into The Storm

Live At Wacken Open Air 2003

* One With The World
* Last Before The Storm

Live At Wacken Open Air 2006

* Rebellion In Dreamland
* Heavy Metal Universe
* Somewhere Out In Space

Historay: Over the years private movies, backstage scenes and live performances
Unplugged: Kai and Henjo unplugged in Japan

DVD 3 (Bonus, only Europe)

Four songs from "Land Of The Free II" recorded live in Barcelona during the "Hellish Rock" tour with HELLOWEEN in January 2008:

01. Into The Storm
02. Empress
03. From The Ashes
04. Real World

Plus Backstage scenes, soundchecks, etc...

Track Listing CD:

CD 1

01. Welcome
02. Gardens Of The Sinner
03. New World Order
04. Man On A Mission
05. Fight
06. Blood Religion
07. Heavy Metal Universe
08. Dreamhealer
09. The Heart Of The Unicorn
10. Fairytale
11. The Silence

CD 2

01. Beyond The Blackhole
02. Valley Of The Kings
03. Somewhere Out In Space
04. Land Of The Free
05. Rebellion In Dreamland
06. I Want Out
07. Send Me A Sign

Bonus Tracks:

08. Into The Storm
09. Empress
10. From The Ashes
11. Real World 


Re-Release Of "The Blackening"
Roadrunner Records has revealed the details of the U.S. version of the special edition of "The Blackening", MACHINE HEAD's Grammy-nominated masterwork, which is due on October 28, 2008.

(Details of the European version of the special edition of "The Blackening", which will be available on October 27, can be found here.)

Hailed unanimously as the best metal album of 2007 by journalists, metal radio stations and fans alike, "The Blackening" earned a Grammy nomination for the fan-favorite track, "Aesthetics of Hate" and all the while MACHINE HEAD continue to earn "the hardest working band" title with over 19 months on the road in support of "The Blackening" (with five U.S. tours alone) and no signs of stopping soon.

"The Blackening Special Edition" is two-disc CD/DVD set that will feature an assortment of extras, including rare bonus tracks such as covers of IRON MAIDEN's "Hallowed Be Thy Name", over an hour of live performance footage from With Full Force, Download and Rock in Rio festivals, three uncensored music videos for "Aesthetics of Hate", "Now I Lay Thee Down" and "Halo", a "making-of" featurette on each video, "The Making of The Blackening" and expanded artwork. There's also what many hardcore fans have been rabidly waiting for: four never-before-seen performances of MACHINE HEAD celebrating the 10th anniversary of their debut album, "Burn My Eyes", captured in Philadelphia in 2004. This special edition is a must have for any fan of this Bay Area band that is steadily carving out "legendary status" for itself within the metal scene.

MACHINE HEAD spent the summer headlining the second stage of the first annual Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival and the band will cap off two extremely successful years as direct support on METALLICA's U.S. headline tour in December 2008 and January 2009. METALLICA frontman James Hetfield was quoted in Revolver as saying, "'The Blackening' [is] unbelievable. Unbelievable sound and power. It sounds like a band on fire. They have really turned it on again for me."

"The Blackening" U.S. Special Edition 2-Disc CD/DVD

CD - The Blackening + Bonus Tracks

01. Clenching The Fists of Dissent
02. Beautiful Mourning
03. Aesthetics Of Hate
04. Now I Lay Thee Down
05. Slanderous
06. Halo
07. Wolves
08. A Farewell To Arms
09. Hallowed Be Thy Name [IRON MAIDEN cover] *
10. Battery [METALLICA cover] *

* Bonus Track

DVD - Live Performances & Videos

Live performances:

* Clenching The Fists Of Dissent (With Full Force 2008)
* Now I Lay Thee Down (With Full Force 2008)
* Halo (With Full Force 2008)
* Aesthetics Of Hate (Rock In Rio 2008)
* Davidian (Rock In Rio 2008)
* Imperium (Download 2007)
* Old (Download 2007)
* A Thousand Lies (Burn My Eyes 10th Anniversary 2004)
* The Rage To Overcome (Burn My Eyes 10th Anniversary 2004)
* Death Church (Burn My Eyes 10th Anniversary 2004)
* Blood For Blood (Burn My Eyes 10th Anniversary 2004)

Uncensored & Unedited Music Videos:

* Halo
* Now I Lay Thee Down
* Aesthetics Of Hate
* The Making of Halo
* The Making of Now I Lay Thee Down
* The Making of Aesthetics Of Hate
* The Making of The Blackening 
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, September 10, 2008 6:17:50 PM 
Rob Halford Interview

Vocalist Rob Halford of the British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST was interviewed earlier this week by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "Full Metal Racket" (based in Australia). Listen to the interview in streaming audio at the Triple J web site: Windows Media, Real Media (NOTE: Part one of the Rob Halford interview begins around the one-hour, 19-minute mark; parts two and three can be heard later in the show). Check out the program's entire playlist at this location.

JUDAS PRIEST performed a free outdoor mini-concert on September 2 on ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" in Hollywood, California, with two songs ("Prophecy" and "Breaking the Law") airing on that night's show.
The band's new double-disc concept album, "Nostradamus", has sold 91,000 copies in the United States since its June 17 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD shifted 42,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 11 on The Billboard 200 chart. This marks the band's highest-ever chart position in the U.S. In Canada, the CD opened at position No. 9 after shifting close to 4,000 units. 

TOPIC: Is Rob still working with HALFORD?
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, September 10, 2008 5:54:52 PM 
Yes he still is with the Halford band. He has plans to get the guys together after the Priest tours and stuff and do at least another Halford album. There are rumours that it's already written and just needs to be mixed and mastered.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, September 09, 2008 8:15:52 PM 
White Zombie Boxset Details

Rob Zombie has revealed the track listing for the much-anticipated WHITE ZOMBIE box set, which is due for release before end of the year. It is as follows:

01. Gentleman Junkie
02. King Of Souls
03. Tales From the Scarecrowman
04. Cat's Eye Resurrection
05. Pig Heaven
06. Slaughter The Grey
07. Eighty-Eight/Fast Jungle
08. Gun Crazy
09. Kick
10. Memphis
11. Magdelene
12. True Crime
13. Ratmouth
14. Shack of Hate
15. Drowning the Colossus
16. Crow II
17. Die Zombie Die
18. Skin
19. Truck On Fire
20. Future Shock
21. Scumkill
22. Diamond Ass
23. Demonspeed
24. Disaster Blaster
25. Murderworld
26. Revenge
27. Acid Flesh
28. Power Hungry
29. Godslayer
30. God Of Thunder
31. Love Razor
32. Disaster Blaster 2
33. Welcome to Planet MF
34. Knuckle Duster
35. Thunder Kiss
36. Black Sunshine
37. Soul-Crusher
38. Cosmic Monster
39. Spiderbaby
40. I Am Legend
41. Knuckle Duster 2
42. Thrust
43. One Big Crunch
44. Grindhouse
45. Starface
46. Warp Asylum
47. I Am Hell
48. Children Of The Grave
49. Feed The Gods
50. Electric Head Pt. 1
51. Super Charger Heaven
52. Real Solution 9
53. Creature Of The Wheel
54. Electric Head Pt. 2
55. Grease Paint And Monkey Brains
56. I Zombie
57. More Human Than Human
58. El Phantasmo
59. Blur The Technicolor
60. Blood Milk Sky
61. The One
62. I'm Your Boogieman
63. Ratfinks, Suicide Tanks and Cannibal Girls

In a posting on his MySpace page, Zombie writes, "Well, I am now holding the finished newly master WHITE ZOMBIE box set in my hands. Yes, it is done! A long time coming but it is here. I'm not sure what the release day is yet, but it shouldn't be much longer. I'm pretty you'll be getting under your Christmas tree. All I can say is boy the early shit is whacked. I haven't heard some of these songs in over twenty years. I don't know what the hell we were thinking. Everything is included on this set. Over 4 and 1/2 hours of music plus tons of never before seen videos. Five discs in all."

Rob Zombie recently spent time in the studio working on material for his next studio album. Zombie wrote in a May 2008 online posting, "Well, we have for the first time ever written more songs than we need for an album. Everything isn't 100% finished, but everything is moving along great."

Zombie's next studio effort will follow up 2006's "Educated Horses", which was his third solo CD. He also released his first concert recording, "Zombie - Live", late last year. Although he's still apparently committed to making music, Zombie recently told Metal Edge magazine that the record labels are "dinosaurs waiting to die."

WHITE ZOMBIE performing "More Human Than Human" live in Köln, Germany in 1995:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oQkwKOmLRw&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


MOTORHEAD... and some video game thing!! I dunno it's pretty cool if you play the game I guess.

Mindark, developer and operator of Virtual World Entropia Universe, and rock icon Lemmy from MOTÖRHEAD, today announced a partnership in which Lemmy and his band will team up with Mindark to create Motörhead Stadium and Lemmy's Castle within Entropia Universe. The Stadium and Castle are being built utilizing the award-winning CryENGINE2 graphics engine. This will be the virtual universe's first major virtual rock arena and castle that will enable fans to hear exclusive music as well as battle Lemmy's Guardians in hopes of joining his private Virtual Army. Lemmy's Castle will be defended by Guardians, some of whom when defeated, will drop rare and valuable Motörhead Armor Parts. Fans must collect a full set of Motörhead Armor in order to gain entrance to the inner sanctum of Lemmy's Castle and be eligible to join Lemmy's private Army.

Army Privileges will include: the ability to chat with Lemmy online in the army's private chat channel, and the opportunity to compete in special quests and events to win both real and virtual MOTÖRHEAD merchandise. Among the cool prizes will be an exclusive trip to Los Angeles for drinks with Lemmy at the famous Rainbow Bar and Grill on Sunset Blvd.

"The Motörhead Stadium and Lemmy's Castle will add great diversity to Entropia Universe when we launch the upgraded version of Entropia Universe using CryENGINE2," says David Simmonds, Business Development Director at Mindark.

Fans can already download the free software online at Entropia Universe and create a unique avatar which will then be used to visit Motörhead Stadium, where they can view exclusive metal and rock concerts, pre-recorded or broadcast live from around the world. In addition to the live music, fans will be able to create their own social networks and fan clubs, battle monsters to earn real cash, and even manufacture and sell collectable virtual rock merchandise.

Entropia Universe is the first virtual world with a real cash currency that has a fixed exchange rate with the U.S. dollar. Avatars develop professional skills to assist them in gathering natural resources to sell, trade and manufacture. In 2007 alone, the real cash turnover between players in Entropia Universe exceeded $400,000,000 USD! In an era of declining record sales, Entropia's Real Cash virtual platform offers bands, artists, labels and studios an entirely new and extremely valuable method to monetize their content.

MOTÖRHEAD is no stranger to video games, having recently provided a number of tracks for the hit console game Guitar Hero.

For more information, visit www.entropiauniverse.com. 



TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, September 07, 2008 5:03:22 PM 
Ian Hill Interview

Greece's Solid Rock recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow.

Solid Rock: Do you think that a double concept album is rather dangerous or risky during the days of downloading?

Ian Hill: "Everything is a risk during the days of downloading. If it's downloaded legally, that's fine. But illegal downloads are the problem. It sounds like a good idea, music for nothing, but unfortunately, it doesn't cost nothing to produce, it costs a fucking fortune to produce. And it's not really bands like ourselves who lose out, because we've got a huge back catalog and we've got a lot of fans who will go out and buy the album anyway. But the up-and-coming bands, they don't get a chance, they have no option but to give their music away. Record companies aren't giving out many contracts anymore, simply because they're not making any money. It's as simple as that."

Solid Rock: Does JUDAS PRIEST like to try new things?

Ian Hill: "Yeah, we do. We always try to embrace new technologies, new gadgets, and new recording techniques. If it's there we'll try it, if it's good we'll use it, if it doesn't, we don't and we just move on. But I think that it's always been there, it's something that we've always done. Some bands get a certain formula and they stick to it and people love them for it, but we've never done that. We'd stagnate if we did and become predictable and we've always liked to try and be a little bit different and move on and push the envelope a little bit, musically. We've always tried to do that."

Solid Rock: Do you think that there will be future if bands like JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN, KISS, AC/DC, MOTÖRHEAD, BLACK SABBATH quit someday?

Ian Hill: "Yes! I think, like I said, that there's a lot of interest in traditional metal. As I said, you often come to find bands that are getting a bit more versatile. Even when the day comes that we can't carry on, for one reason or another, either it's us or MAIDEN or KISS or BLACK SABBATH or many other bands, I think it will carry on. There's another couple of generations there already, waiting in the wings."

Solid Rock: After the tour what will be the next step for JUDAS PRIEST?

Ian Hill: "This tour will go round the world with us now with a similar setlist to what we have now. We're playing two from the new record, 'Prophecy' and 'Messenger Of Death'. And then, when we've done that, we are planning to try and do 'Nostradamus' in its entirety, go out and do a tour and just play whole album. It'll be interesting. It's something that we're looking forward to and it's a lot of work. It's in the future; so we don't have any timeslots yet. We're still at the beginning of this tour, but towards the end we can start to make plans."

Read the entire interview from Solid Rock. 


Ask Lars A Quesion

Blender.com is offering its readers the chance to submit questions for METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich. Ulrich's answer to the questions may appear in a future issue of Blender magazine.

To submit your question for Lars, go to this location.

METALLICA is offering a "Death Magnetic Experience" pre-sale ticket package between now and September 13, the official general on-sale date for tickets to the band's upcoming North American tour. Members of the group's fan club have already had first crack at tickets, and now American Express cardholders will get their shot on Monday and Tuesday (September 8 and September 9), followed by a general public pre-sale on Wednesday (September 10). The package includes purchase of up to four tickets with better seating, a free download of the show you attend at LiveMetallica.com, and delivery "right to your door" of the band's new CD, "Death Magnetic". The pre-sale ends at midnight on September 12. 


Classical Violinist Performs Cowboys From Hell

Video footage of acclaimed classical violinist Rachel Barton Pine and cellist Mike Block performing Rachel's arrangement of "Cowboys From Hell" by PANTERA for a faculty concert at Mark O'Connor's Strings Conference in San Diego on July 31, 2008 can be viewed below.

"I've been a big heavy metal fan since I was 12, groups like PANTERA, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX, METALLICA, SLAYER," Rachel, 33, said in a 2004 interview. "So it was very natural for me to go on these [rock radio] stations and talk about my favorite bands, and I think it helps break down those barriers for my peers — to hear that a classical musician can also like the music that they like."

Pine's heavy metal penchant comes to the fore in 1997's "Storming the Citadel", according to The Republican. With her "rock trio" STRINGENDO (Barton Pine and Edgar Gabriel, violins, and Brandon Vamos, cello), she covers her favorite songs by bands ranging from LED ZEPPELIN ("Heartbreaker", "Black Dog", and "Stairway to Heaven") and BLACK SABBATH ("Paranoid") through AC/DC ("Thunderstruck" and "Back in Black") to METALLICA ("One" and "Fade to Black").

Rachel Barton Pine's official web site can be accessed at this location.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkaGogebHDw&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Ripper Solo Album

Guitarist Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) has revealed more information about his collaboration with singer Tim "Ripper" Owens' (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) on a song for Tim's forthcoming solo CD. Caffery writes on his MySpace blog, "[On] Thursday September 4] I went into Bob Kulick's studio to record guitars for a song I wrote with Ripper for his new solo CD. The song is called 'The Shadows Are Alive'. Frickin' heavy tune! The studio is called Office Studios. Great place, it was awesome to work with Bob and his engineer Brett. The drums were played by Simon Wright [DIO, AC/DC] and I believe bass is coming soon from Mr. Rudy Sarzo [DIO, QUIET RIOT]! Not sure of Ripper's plan of attack but he said I could let you all know about the recording... This CD is going to smoke!"

Owens's forthcoming solo album will reportedly be released before the next BEYOND FEAR CD and will also feature a guest appearance by QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton, among others.

BEYOND FEAR's self-titled debut album came out in May 2006 via SPV Records.

Owens' first album as the lead singer for YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, "Perpetual Flame", will be released on October 14, 2008. The CD will be the first-ever Yngwie effort to be released via Rising Force Records (distributed via Koch). 


Message From Sebastian Bach

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach has posted a message on his MySpace blog regarding the alleged "cancellation" of his previously announced October 30 concert at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and other Canadian dates that were expected to take place around the same time. He writes, "I don't get it. None of these shows were ever confirmed. I do not ever cancel any shows. I have no idea why any of these shows went on sale. I never announced them on my site because they were never confirmed. We wanted to do the tour, we were gonna do the tour, but the offers that we got made it impossible for us to actually do the tour. So 'Bach to the drawing board'. (Sorry, had to do it!) No show or tour was ever cancelled — because no show or tour was ever booked! I have no clue why any of these shows went on sale, but there are no shows at all planned at this time. I hope to see you all again soon though! It was a great 2008!"

Sebastian Bach's "Angel Down" limited-edition CD/DVD package, featuring "Roadrage", a film by Sebastian Bach, was made available in the USA as an FYE exclusive at all FYE stores nationwide and also at the FYE booth on the POISON tour. "Roadrage" features five tracks, "100% live, pro-shot" on the 2006 North American GUNS N' ROSES/SEBASTIAN BACH tour.

"Angel Down" was produced by Roy Z (BRUCE DICKINSON, HALFORD, JUDAS PRIEST), and recorded at Sound City Studios and Under City Studios in Los Angeles, CA. Joining Bach in the studio were guitarists "Metal" Mike Chlasciak and Johnny Chromatic, Bobby Jarzombek on drums, and Steve DiGiorgio on bass. GUNS N' ROSES' Axl Rose makes a special guest appearance contributing vocals on three of the album's songs — "(Love is a) Bitchslap", a cover of AEROSMITH's "Back In the Saddle" and "Stuck Inside".

An e-card for "Angel Down" can be found at this location.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMyslLCWhOE&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, September 05, 2008 7:37:41 PM 
New Firehouse Album Planned

Sleaze Roxx recently conducted an interview with FIREHOUSE guitarist Bill Leverty. When asked what his future plans were, Bill replied, "I just released my second solo album called 'Southern Exposure'. This one is instrumental music. I hope to do more guitar clinics for Randall amps and play some of the material off this album in 2009. As for FIREHOUSE, we plan on starting to work on our next album this winter. We'll continue to tour as much as possible because we love to play live."

The entire interview can be found at this location.


Jani Lane Fired From Warrant.... Again

BLABBERMOUTH.NET has received the following statement from long-running California rockers WARRANT:

"It is with the deepest regret that we have to announce that Jani Lane will no longer be performing with WARRANT.

"From the beginning of our reunion talks to the last note of our last show together in Houston this past weekend [on August 31 at the Rock The Bayou festival], we have had nothing but good intentions of bringing a quality original WARRANT show to our fans and friends.

"We wish Jani nothing but the best and remain friends.

"We are very excited that we have found an unbelievable voice in Robert Mason [LYNCH MOB], an old friend of the band. We have three dates confirmed, come out and judge for yourself… We don't think you will be disappointed!"

Upcoming WARRANT shows:

Sep. 09 - Tucson, AZ - Casino Del Sol (w/ ALICE COOPER)
Sep. 19 - Maplewood, MN - The Myth (w/ TRIXTER)
Oct. 17 - Tyler, TX - The Oil Palace (w/ QUEENSRŸCHE, KIP WINGER)


Slash Interview

VanityFair.de recently conducted an interview with VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash. Amn excerpt from the chat follows.

VanityFair.de: What do you think "Chinese Democracy" — the album your former colleague Axl Rose has been working on for ten years now — will sound like?

Slash: To tell you the truth: I already listened to it. At first I thought that I would never listen to it until it's released, but someone handed it to me and I was in my car and I was like, "Okay, let's give it a try." So I listened to it: It's a really good record. It's very different from what the original GUNS N' ROSES sounded like, but it's a great statement by Axl. Now you understand where he was heading all this time. It's a record that the original GUNS N' ROSES could never possibly make. And at the same time it just shows you how brilliant Axl is. So it was a relief for me to actually hear it.

VanityFair.de: Many of the songs already leaked to the Internet and a blogger was arrested by the FBI recently, because he published the material on his website…

Slash: All the Napster stuff and all these people who talk about illegal file sharing killing the record business and taking money out of the artists' pockets! It may be true. But Napster was just a reaction to the record business not catching up with the development of the Internet. Napster was inevitable. But when somebody takes somebody's work and releases it prematurely just to become famous, it's an incredibly selfish and criminal thing to do. A record is a piece of art. And it shouldn't be released until the creator decides to release it — and I don't care how long it took to make it.

VanityFair.de: Do you use the internet yourself?

Slash: I'm an old-school guy. I only got a laptop within the last five years — and I hate it. The only new piece of technology I use on a regular basis is my Blackberry. I became addicted to it. No wonder it's often called "Crackberry."

Read the entire interview at VanityFair.de. 
TOPIC: Your latest Priest purchase
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, September 05, 2008 7:19:02 PM 

I traded my Deicide DVD today for Judas Priest's Metal Works 73' - 93' VHS! FUCK YEAH!

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, September 04, 2008 6:32:12 PM 
Motley Crue To Re-Release Entire Catalog.... Again.

MÖTLEY CRÜE will reissue its complete studio catalog on September 30, 2008 on Mötley Records/Eleven Seven Music (RED Distribution). The catalog includes eight chart-topping studio albums originally released between 1981 and 2000:

* "Too Fast For Love" (1981)
* "Shout at the Devil" (1983)
* "Theatre of Pain" (1985)
* "Girls, Girls, Girls" (1987)
* "Dr. Feelgood" (1989)
* "Mötley Crüe" (1994)
* "Generation Swine" (1997)
* "New Tattoo" (2000)

The band has sold over 80 million albums, 25 million in the U.S. alone, with six singles reaching the top 20 on the U.S. Billboard chart.

Also released on the same day will be 17 of the band's classic music videos which will be available for download online via all digital music stores.

The "uncensored" version of MÖTLEY CRÜE's video for the song "Mutherfucker of the Year" can be viewed below. The track comes off the group's new album, "Saints of Los Angeles", which has sold 212,000 copies in the United States since its June 24 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD is MÖTLEY CRÜE's first studio album since 2000's "New Tattoo", which has sold a little over 200,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The band's last studio effort with all of its original members was 1997's "Generation Swine", which debuted and peaked at No. 4 on The Billboard 200, and has sold more than 300,000 units.

According to Billboard, the 99,000 bow of "Saints" represented the biggest sales week for MÖTLEY CRÜE since Christmas week of 1991, when its hits package "Decade of Decadence" sold 121,000.

"Saints of Los Angeles" is loosely based on the band's memoir, "The Dirt", which was published in 2001.

MÖTLEY CRÜE's "Crüe Fest" kicked off on July 1 in West Palm Beach, Florida and hit 40 cities before wrapping up on August 31.

MÖTLEY CRÜE's tour in 2005/2006 grossed $46.3 million and drew more than 960,000 people to 125 concerts, according to Billboard Boxscore.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnlL5ExbJ0Q&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/
TOPIC: Song Game
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, September 04, 2008 5:07:43 PM 
Between High School and Old School - Alice Cooper
TOPIC: Why does he smoke?
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, September 04, 2008 4:44:08 PM 

But Lemmy doesn't sing haha.


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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, September 04, 2008 4:34:13 PM 
Hendrix Guitar Worth Half A Mill?

The Press Association reports that the first guitar set alight on stage by rock legend Jimi Hendrix has been sold at auction for £280,000 (approximately $495,000).

Hendrix torched the 1965 Fender Stratocaster at the end of his show at the Astoria in Finsbury Park, north London, in March 1967.

After tense bidding at the Fame Bureau's It's More Than Rock And Roll auction at the Idea Generation Gallery in east London, the guitar was snapped up by American collector Daniel Boucher. He said: "I thought I'd have to pay a little bit more for it, actually. I am going to play it, I hope some of it rubs off on me."

Read more from The Press Association. 


Slash On GNR

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash recently told New Zealand's 3 News that has GN'R started playing in 1985 out of their love for the music, not because they had any aspirations to become rich and famous.

"Actually the [early] gigs never did pay that well but somehow they managed to... yeah, they paid the rent in one place that we used to squat in," he said. "We actually looked forward to getting paid after a gig, but it was usually for the beer, you know."

He added, "I'd a lot of jobs, at some point there was a little hustling involved as far as like, a little bit of drugs, a little bit of this and that, but prior to that it was just, you know, I kept a straight job for a while."

Slash left GUNS N' ROSES in 1996 after creative differences with lead singer Axl Rose — but he still feels proud that whatever they did, they did it their way.

"Everybody else is making compromises and concessions so that they can make it big and get their, you know, their picture on the cover of Teen Beat or Us Weekly or whatever, you know, so, so...There's a sort of, kind of, selling out to that. But I think what was great about GUNS N' ROSES is that we made it on our own integrity and we didn't give up anything to anybody and made it on our own merit."

Watch video footage of Slash speaking to 3 News at this location. 


Paul Stanley Owns Fan

KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley reportedly had a member of the audience at the band's August 30 concert at Harvey's Casino and Resort in Stateline, Nevada ejected from the venue after the two exchanged words in the middle of KISS' performance. According to one attendee (writing on the Metal Sludge Gossip Board), "Paul got into a verbal/fluid scuffle with a jackass in the front. It's unknown what the guy said or did to Paul, but Paul began spitting at the guy before and during 'I Was Made For Loving You', and after the song, went off on the guy for about five minutes before security removed the non-fan. Paul unleashed an F-bomb tirade, and it involved the guy's mom, his possible low-level job history, his mental-age level, and what the guy likes to put in his mouth. It was GREAT!"

Watch fan-filmed video footage of the verbal exchange below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUZK4Rp-RH0&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKElhRCiaFI&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQwdP5Arlp8&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2


Vivian Campbell Interview

Ilikemusic recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow.

Ilikemusic: You're coming to the end of a massive global tour with WHITESNAKE. Has touring changed over the years? Do you still enjoy it?

Vivian: "Yeah, I think we still enjoy touring! Though going on tour now is very different to going on tour back in the day — we're not sleeping on guitar amps in the back of a van after playing in bars and coffee shops anymore. We worked really hard and took every opportunity we could. Things have definitely become easier; nowadays, you get into a sort of routine while touring. It's much more comfortable."

Ilikemusic: With over three decades of being in the music business, you're still keeping fans captivated. How do you manage it after so long?

Vivian: "Well, we're certainly an ambitious band. I mean, we have enough of a back catalogue to just play old songs on stage but, as musicians, we always look forward to playing new songs too. New material and energetic stadium shows really help when you're trying to cultivate a whole new set of younger fans."

Ilikemusic: DEF LEPPARD were initially considered the leaders of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal. How do you feel about this title?

Vivian: "Well, we never really thought the title fit us. We came out around the same time as bands like IRON MAIDEN, who eventually did claim the status — and they deserved it. DEF LEPPARD were a lot heavier back then but we soon morphed into a hard, stadium rock band, which was a new sub-genre of music at the time."

Read the entire interview at Ilikemusic. 


This is just funny.

Woozyfly.com's metal maniac Buckshot caught up with the members of Miami's BLACK TIDE for a candid conversation while the band was in New York City. As Gabriel, Zakk, Alex and Steven tried their hand at taking on Buckshot at a beer-chugging contest, the guys talked about what it was like being a part of this summer's Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival, future touring plans, preparation for their sophomore release, stealing music from Best Buy, their lack of excitement about the new METALLICA album and how they are going to download it off Limewire. Watch the interview below.

BLACK TIDE sold 11,400 copies of its debut album, "Light from Above", in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 73 on The Billboard 200 chart.

"Light from Above" was released on March 18 via Interscope Records. The CD was recorded with producer Johnny K, who has previously worked with DISTURBED, MACHINE HEAD and SOIL, among others.

BLACK TIDE with METALLICA's James Hetfield at Kerrang! Awards, which was held on August 21, 2008 in London, England:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3200/2788202718_85abe35de6.jpg
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, September 03, 2008 8:29:54 PM 
Aerosmith to Record Next Month

According to the web site of the official AEROSMITH fan club AeroForceOne, AEROSMITH is expected to hit the studio at the end of the month to start working on a new studio album. Singer Steven Tyler stated about what kind of music fans can expect to hear on the record, "Just your usual AEROSMITH. You can't tame it; rocking-out, in-your-face music."

Once the new CD is completed, Tyler revealed that the band is already scheduled to hit the road. "The tour is booked for March or April, I believe it starts, and then we [go through] the States although I think there are some outside gigs but not as much as last year when we did Dubai and India and wound up in Russia," he said.

Tyler checked into a facility in Pasadena, California, in May, prompting speculation he had slipped from sobriety, 20 years after he kicked hard drugs.

The vocalist later revealed he was in rehab on doctor's orders because of a foot injury. 


A UK TV commercial for the DVD release of "Chemical Wedding" — the supernatural horror-thriller written by IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson and longtime "Monty Python" editor Julian Doyle, who also directed the film — can be viewed below.

Bruce Dickinson and the crew of "Chemical Wedding" are featured in a behind-the-scenes video talking about the horror film hitting the UK on DVD September 8. Watch the clip below.

According to Variety, Cinema Management Group has closed key deals in major territories on "Chemical Wedding".

Starz/Anchor Bay Entertainment is set to handle distribution in the U.S. and Canada, while Universal Pictures Video will cover France, Belgium and the Netherlands for an early 2009 release.

Dickinson was in Cannes in May to show off "Chemical Wedding". The singer, a registered commercial airline pilot, flew himself to the south of France, along with a bunch of journalists and fans.

Video footage of Dickinson in Cannes promoting the "Chemical Wedding" movie can be seen on the BBC News web site.

Dickinson is not the first rocker to be inspired by Crowley, who died in 1947. LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page was a big collector of Crowley's writings and even bought his Scottish estate. OZZY OSBOURNE, meanwhile, eulogized him in the song "Mr. Crowley".

UK TV commercial:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io9I1XxAozo&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

Interviews with Dickinson, crew:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbN978XNNNc&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, September 03, 2008 6:28:17 PM 
As for Priest on TV last night, go look it up your fucking selves because I gotta go eat haha. They played Prophecy and Breaking the Law.
Airbourne Frontman Interview

MetalSucks conducted an interview with AIRBOURNE lead singer/guitarist Joel O'Keefe at the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival stop at Nassau Coliseum on Long Island, New York. O'Keefe shared his thoughts about hard partying on the road, being the only hard rock act on an extreme metal tour, and the constant comparisons the band receives to AC/DC. Excerpts from the interview follow:

MetalSucks: So how's the [Rockstar Mayhem] show aspect of the tour going?

O'Keefe: Oh, it's great. For us it's a different crowd. It's predominantly hardcore metal. It's not something you can walk into without getting your head chopped off. We play hard and every band on the bill is definitely out there playing hard. I think that's the common ground that [the other bands are] finding with us. We don't go out there to fuck around. We go out there to play hard. It's go hard or go home. We're from Australia, and to have a soft day on stage and weaken up a bit, you just let a lot of people down, including yourself. You could get turfed out of the country all the way back home again and never come back. So you've got one chance. You're not a cat with nine lives. You've got one chance to make a kill, and you definitely make sure that you fucking kill that thing to death.

MetalSucks: One last question and we'll let you go. We just want to ask you about AC/DC. You guys get compared to them a lot obviously. Does that make you happy? Or do you wish people would let you have your own identity?

O'Keefe: Oh, mate, in this day and age, whoever you are when you come out, especially if you're from Australia and you sound like we do, you're going to get compared to anyone who is out there. It doesn't matter who you are, you are going to get compared to somebody. To be compared to the best rock and roll band in the business, who are still going today and are about to release another album, there is no higher compliment. I could list a thousand bands that I would not want to be compared to. There are a handful that any band does [want to be compared to]. If you get compared to a band like AC/DC or MOTÖRHEAD or ROSE TATTOO or IRON MAIDEN or METALLICA, you can't be doing anything wrong because that's real rock and roll. I think Mick Jagger said it best, "It's only rock and roll but I like it."

To read the rest of this interview, go to www.metalsucks.net.
TOPIC: Why does he smoke?
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, September 02, 2008 4:13:10 PM 
Yeah he said he was smoking like a chimney during the writing of Nostradamus but he's been clean for a few months now. Let's hope he stays that way.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, September 02, 2008 4:07:16 PM 
Dead Rockers

The results of a poll conducted by the ThisDayInMusic.com web site — which asked its readers the question "Which dead rock star you would bring back to life for one gig?" — have been released. LED ZEPPELIN's John Bonham was voted into first place with 26% of the votes. QUEEN's Freddie Mercury came second with 22% and Elvis Presley third with 10% of the votes.

Bonnham died at age 32 after a heavy drinking session. Bonzo was found dead at guitarist Jimmy Page's house of what was described as "asphyxiation, after inhaling his own vomit after excessive vodka consumption." (40 shots in 4 hours).

The highest-placed female act was the U.S. singer Janis Joplin, who died from an accidental drug overdose in 1970.

The results of the poll are as follows:

01. John Bonham
02. Freddie Mercury
03. Elvis Presley
04. John Lennon
05. Jimi Hendrix
06. Kurt Cobain
07. Bob Marley
08. Jim Morrison
09. Johnny Cash
10. Jeff Buckley
11. Stevie Ray Vaughan
12. "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott
13. Frank Zappa
14. Ian Curtis
15. Janis Joplin
16. Bon Scott
17. Jerry Garcia
18. Phil Lynott
19. Karen Carpenter
20. Keith Moon

Dio Era Boxset Albums to Be Released Individually

According to a posting on the unofficial BLACK SABBATH web site Black-Sabbath.com, the four Ronnie James Dio-era BLACK SABBATH albums that made up the recently released "The Rules of Hell" box set are being re-released individually. "Heaven and Hell", "Mob Rules", "Live Evil" and "Dehumanizer" will be made available separately on October 17 via Rhino. These albums are also being re-released on vinyl.

Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice signed copies of "The Rules Of Hell" on August 2 at Vintage Vinyl in Ford, New Jersey. Check out photos at the Brooklyn Rocks music blog and photo journal.

"The Rules Of Hell" box set sold around 2,650 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

"The Rules Of Hell" is a box set featuring all three of BLACK SABBATH's Dio-era studio releases ("Heaven And Hell", "Mob Rules", "Dehumanizer") and its double live collection ("Live Evil"), each recently remastered for the first time. "The Rules Of Hell" comes packaged in a deluxe slipcase with extensive liner notes featuring all new interviews with the band. 


New Metallica Promo Video

The video for METALLICA's new single, "The Day That Never Comes", can be viewed at Metallica.com. It is also available below. The clip was shot at the end of July in Acton, California (about an hour's drive north of Los Angeles).

METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield told MTV.com that the video isn't making any lofty political statements about the war in Iraq. Instead, it's a statement on humanity, helmed by acclaimed Danish director Thomas Vinterberg, who, along with Lars von Trier, co-founded the Dogme 95 movement in filmmaking. Hetfield said that when he was writing the song's lyrics, he never envisioned the video would look anything like this.

"That's the beauty, I think, of writing vague but powerful lyrics — that someone like a movie director can interpret it in his own way and obviously, someone creative is able to take the metaphors and apply them to whatever he needs in his own life," the frontman explained to MTV.com. "The main [theme of the video] is the human element of forgiveness and someone doing you wrong, you feeling resentment and you being able to see through that in the next situation that might be similar and not take your rage or resentment out on the next person and basically keep spreading the disease of that through life."

He added, "The one thing that I wasn't keen on here was Metallica plugging into a modern war or a current event [that] might be construed as some sort of political statement on our part. There are so many celebrities that soapbox their opinions, and people believe it's more valid because they're popular. For us, people are people — you should all have your own opinion. We are hopefully putting the human element in what is an unfortunate part of life. There are people over there dealing with situations like this, and we're showing the human part of being there.

"It's the forgiveness part — that is key," he continued. "METALLICA has never plugged into any current event visually, but this one is kind of a hotbed. People have very high opinions about this war, and we're trying to cut through all of that. The politics and the religion tend to separate people, and what we're trying to do is bring it together with the common thread of resentment and forgiveness."

METALLICA's new album, "Death Magnetic", is scheduled for release on September 12. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wc3WR3robJo&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, August 30, 2008 10:14:26 PM 
Another Rob Interview

Skylaire Alfvegren of the LA Weekly recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow.

L.A. Weekly: Rob, how are you?

Rob Halford: I'm fine. Did you survive the earthquake?

L.A. Weekly: I was in Northern California at a UFO convention.

Rob Halford: Oh, for the band?

L.A. Weekly: No, not the band.

Rob Halford: The things in the sky?

L.A. Weekly: The things in the sky.

Rob Halford: Well, I've got some stories to tell you. I've had one or two encounters in England, not close encounters, but things that have totally freaked me out. It absolutely fascinates me. I think maybe just because it's an artistic thing. People that are in tune with their emotions and creativity, I think that a lot of us are prone to that almost sixth-sense phenomenon. Having said that, people from all walks of life see those things in the sky, you know. But I think it's something very bizarre and it's been with humanity forever.

L.A. Weekly: You guys just toured Europe, and now you're headed across North America.

Rob Halford: We're roaring away on the American leg of the world tour. I'm in Kansas City about to get my head together and go and have a sound check for the big show we've got here tonight. We've got a couple of shows on our own before we commence the Metal Masters tour, which will be [full of] legendary moments, and which we're all very, very excited about. I'm like a fan, I just get all excited myself. I can't sleep!

L.A. Weekly: If I were in your position, I'd most want to arm-wrestle Ronnie James Dio.

Rob Halford: I'm obviously a huge fan of everything that Ronnie's done with SABBATH and with Dio and elsewhere, and Lemmy is — I call him Lord Lemmy. Lemmy has just got this character, he's just so strong with his presence onstage, and he's a fantastic bass player and songwriter. MOTÖRHEAD are legendary in their own right. TESTAMENT's been around since 1980-something. I think it's great that we've got this bunch of metal minstrels. I said minstrels because I'm slogging my way through a 700-page book by Kate Mosse called "Labyrinth". [Which fictionalizes the Fourth Crusade, proclaimed against the Cathars, during which the nobility doubled the size of their country.] It's set in 12th-century France. In 11th- and 12th-century France, you know, bands were famous. The courts and courtiers, the nobility, they would book these bands to come and play at their feasts and weddings, and here we're doin' it in 2008!

Read the entire interview at www.laweekly.com.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, August 30, 2008 7:40:11 PM 
New Yngwie Album Info Released

Legendary Swedish guitarist YNGWIE MALMSTEEN will release his latest studio album, "Perpetual Flame", on October 14, 2008. The CD will be the first-ever Yngwie effort to be released via Rising Force Records (distributed via Koch) and it will mark the debut of Malmsteen's new singer, ex-JUDAS PRIEST/ICED EARTH frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens.

Featuring twelve tracks of "pure six-string metallic bliss" (which stretches to almost 70 minutes total), the album was produced and engineered by Yngwie himself, and mixed by Roy Z (who has previously worked with JUDAS PRIEST and BRUCE DICKINSON, among others). Joining Yngwie and Ripper on the album are keyboardist Derek Sherinian and drummer Patrick Johansson (Yngwie contributed bass, additional keyboards, and vocals, as well), but on tour, Michael Troy will supply keyboards, and Bjorn Englen will be laying down the bass. A supporting tour of the U.S. and Canada is slated to run through all of October.

In addition to the arrival of "Perpetual Flame" in October, another career highlight is slated for that same month — Yngwie will be inducted into Hollywood's RockWalk on Monday, October 13 in Los Angeles. A new Fender/Yngwie Malmsteen custom shop guitar will also be unveiled on November 28 (with a limited run of 100 instruments) and there will be a slew of CD reissues of Yngwie classics to soon be announced.

"Perpetual Flame" track listing:

01. Death Dealer
02. Damnation Game
03. Live to Fight (Another Day)
04. Red Devil
05. Four Horsemen (Of the Apocalypse)
06. Priest of the Unholy
07. Be Careful What You Wish For
08. Caprici Di Diablo
09. Lament
10. Magic City
11. Eleventh Hour
12. Heavy Heart

YNGWIE MALMSTEEN 2008 North American Tour Dates:

Sep. 28 - San Juan, Puerto Rico - Centro Bellas Artes
Oct. 04 - San Antonio, TX - Scoutbar
Oct. 05 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
Oct. 08 - San Diego, CA - House Of Blues
Oct. 09 - Anaheim, CA - House Of Blues
Oct. 10 - Las Vegas, NV - House Of Blues
Oct. 11 - Ventura, CA - Majestic Ventura Theater
Oct. 12 - Los Angeles, CA - Avalon
Oct. 17 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Theater
Oct. 19 - Chicago, IL - House Of Blues
Oct. 21 - Williamsville, NY - Club Infinity
Oct. 24 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
Oct. 26 - New York, NY - Blender Theater

Yngwie Malmsteen performing live in 2008: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blBMWrzka-o&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IECcFhS9JWM&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2

Yngwie Malmsteen press conference at the Bang Your Head!!! festival on June 28, 2008 in Balingen, Germany:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIwBFHn0p_g&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2


Rob Halford Interview

David Pehling of KTVU.com recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow.

KTVU.com: Do you envision setting up somewhere for an extended run where people would come to a theater [to see a full theatrical production of "Nostradamus"], or do you see a tour? Would you expand the musical support of the band as far as recreating the symphonic aspects of the album?

Rob Halford: That's a good question, and I don't have a really solid answer. In my mind, I want to go completely over the f***ing top. I want to throw everything into it including the kitchen sink, personally. I think we've all got different feelings about it, but I just want to see a massive, full-scale theatrical production. Obviously it's all about the music, but I want to see a full chorus. I want to see everyone in costume, stage sets and lights and the whole shebang. I think it can take that. I've seen that type of thing done. I'm not an expert on how to put that together, but that's my dream, speaking as one person in PRIEST. We're all thinking very aggressively about where the final outcome will be. Before that we do want to take it on the road ourselves as a band, because we can play this music live. We're doing it now. That's important. But I see it having a multi-dimensional life.

And as far as the short-attention span, this is no different than going to see "Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull" or "Spiderman 1", "2" or "3", "Superman Return", "The Dark Knight", whatever. You put your butt down and you just get lost in the experience for two hours or more. If you're a fan of music — and a lot of people are clueless about music. That might not be the right thing to say, but it's a fact. A lot of people have no idea about music, what music is about. They just hear the sounds and that's it. It either grabs you or it doesn't. This is as much an education about music as anything else as far as I'm concerned. I believe our fans are capable of that. We all in PRIEST want to see this leaning over and reaching out into other areas of an audience that wouldn't ordinarily think about JUDAS PRIEST or know of us. I think it's got that potential personally.

KTVU.com: Judging from fan discussions and some of what have been written about the album, "Nostradamus" might be the most polarizing JUDAS PRIEST effort since "Jugulator", when some fans insisted an album without Rob Halford simply wasn't PRIEST. There's a lot of defense and praise as a masterpiece; there are some who can't get past symphonic or keyboard elements and the sheer scope of it. Do you think the audience that has embraced it is big enough to support a large-scale tour focusing on the new material?

Rob Halford: I think that that's all relative to a lot of different things. I mean the album sales have been very strong, so that really supports the fact that when we do come to play it live there will be an audience for it. I think the acceptance and the rejection of what you do musically is great, because that's the passion and the power that music has over your emotions. I think what we're going through in terms of the two sides of the coin is no different than what any other career musician has gone through. That's it. It's in the lap of the gods once you've released it. You have no idea what the feedback or the push back is going to be about.

I think all of us in PRIEST are displaying that determined strength of character again. Regardless of what people think about us or say about us, we don't really care. We just do everything from the heart. We believe in what we do and that's it. Fortunately, we have a really fabulous fan base that knows what we're about and our chemistry. Some PRIEST fans want "British Steel", "British Steel", "British Steel". Some PRIEST fans want "Painkiller", "Painkiller", "Painkiller". And that's just the raw energy and support that you get. That some fans are just focused on one style on display and they couldn't care less about anything else. But they've got that music, so they should be happy and content with it. Having said that, we're always on the lookout and searching to do something different from record to record. As I've said before, it's all about each release having its own legs to stand on. JUDAS PRIEST has really never replicated itself, from "Rocka Rolla" to "Nostradamus".

Read the entire interview at KTVU.com. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYUIBQ4XB60&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2
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[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, August 29, 2008 5:13:00 PM 
Haha it's alright, I was just foolin' around.

As for Hillary Duff, who cares? Haha.
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[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, August 29, 2008 5:01:44 PM 

Get Thrashed: Release Dates

Lightyear Entertainment will release "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal" on DVD in the U.S. and Japan on September 16, 2008, in the UK on October 20 and in the rest of Europe on September 26. The film covers the evolution, cultural impact, and musical influence of thrash metal, an extreme form of heavy metal which burst on to the scene in the early-to-mid-1980s. Told first-hand by members of bands such as METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX, as well as using raw, original show footage, writer/director Rick Ernst (MTV, VH1) demonstrates how and why many of these bands emerged from playing local parties and small clubs to headlining major arenas and stadiums. The film is a roller coaster ride of extreme music and personalities, starting with the most famous thrash metal pioneers METALLICA and highlighting other genre defining bands like MEGADETH, SLAYER, EXODUS and more. The documentary features interviews with over 50 artists, including past and current members of METALLICA, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX, SLAYER, PANTERA, EXODUS, LAMB OF GOD, TESTAMENT, SHADOWS FALL, IN FLAMES, KREATOR, DESTRUCTION, HATEBREED and many more. The artists discuss the groundbreaking music of the thrash metal scene, the culture surrounding it and includes raw, live concert footage depicting mosh pits, stage diving, head-banging, partying and the over-the-top antics that went along with the thrash metal movement. The movie breaks down how the thrash metal scene grew from its DIY beginnings in Los Angeles and San Francisco, then reached the East Coast, conquered Europe, and even took root in countries like Brazil and Australia. "Get Thrashed" highlights the similarities and differences in each region while illustrating how the seeds that were planted by thrash metal gave rise to the modern day breed of extreme heavy metal and hard rock. The film features wall-to-wall music from METALLICA, MEGADETH, PANTERA, SLAYER, ANTHRAX, EXODUS, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES and many more, and contains over 90 minutes of bonus footage, featuring thrash scenes and bands from around the world. The DVD offers more than three hours of content, including director's commentary by Rick Ernst and associate producer Rat Skates (ex-OVERKILL drummer), plus liner notes from legendary EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt.

"Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal" has appeared in over 20 film festivals, highlighted by invitations to the prestigious Silver Lake Film Festival (LA), Oldenberg Film Festival (Germany), Athens International Film Festival (Greece) and Raindance Film Festival (London). The film's year-long run on the film festival circuit saw the documentary screen to packed houses and sold-out theaters around the world while picking up awards including Best Documentary (2007 Seattle True Independent Film Festival, Backseat Film Festival, New York International Independent Film & Video Festival), SAFILM Grand Prize Award (2007 San Antonio Underground Film Festival), Best Soundtrack (2007 Backseat Film Festival) and Best Director (NYIIFVF).

Film running time is 100 minutes; DVD running time is 193 minutes



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urDF7vgOaFg&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2


Black Ice Review

NEWS.com.au editor David Higgins today heard seven tracks from AC/DC's new album, "Black Ice", in the studios of the band's Sydney headquarters, Albert Music.

According to Higgins, the songs — "Anything Goes", "War Machine", "Stormy May Day", "She Likes Rock 'N' Roll", "Money Made" and "Black Ice", along with the current single "Rock N' Roll Train" — suggest the band has made a remarkable return to form after a series of fan-only albums in recent years.

Judging by these songs, the 15-track album is the band's most consistent and accessible release since "Back in Black".

"Anything Goes" has the potential to be the band's biggest hit since "You Shook Me All Night Long" if released — under one plan — as a second single.

Read Higgins' entire review at NEWS.com.au.

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[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, August 28, 2008 9:21:02 PM 
Your a fucking stalker man haha. Leave the Priest alone haha.
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[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, August 28, 2008 9:07:13 PM 
Primal Fear anyone?

Metal is Forever!!!
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[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, August 28, 2008 8:53:52 PM 
Video Message From KK

Guitarist K.K. Downing of the British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST has posted a video message from the band's August 13, 2008 stop in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Watch the three-minute clip below.

JUDAS PRIEST will perform a free outdoor mini-concert on ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on September 2 in Hollywood, California, with two songs set to air that evening. Tickets to attend the taping, which will begin around 6:15 p.m., are available at www.1iota.com. Everyone must be at least 16 years old with a valid ID, and no knapsacks or bags of any kind will be allowed at the outdoor performance (all of this information and more is included when they get tickets).

JUDAS PRIEST is currently taking part in the "Metal Masters Tour" alongside TESTAMENT, HEAVEN AND HELL and MOTÖRHEAD.

The band's new double-disc concept album, "Nostradamus", has sold 87,000 copies in the United States since its June 17 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD shifted 42,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 11 on The Billboard 200 chart. This marks the band's highest-ever chart position in the U.S. In Canada, the CD opened at position No. 9 after shifting close to 4,000 units.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5lX8YZW-UY&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=103699
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[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, August 28, 2008 5:01:02 PM 
Lars on Dave

The Quietus conducted an interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich earlier this week. An excerpt from the chat follows.

The Quietus: Rumor has it that you and MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine [former METALLICA guitarist] still aren't friends. Do you have a relationship?

Lars: "No. We did the movie ['Some Kind Of Monster', 2005], and as has been well documented, he was not pleased with what came in the movie and what came in the wake of it, and since then we haven't spoken. I'm sure we'll cross paths one day, and usually when we cross paths it's all OK. There's the public relationship and there's the private relationship. People say, 'Kerry King [SLAYER] and METALLICA — whoo!', but whenever I see Kerry King we hug, we laugh, we talk, we embrace. I haven't seen Dave since I filmed that scene in the movie, and I'm sure I'll see him again and maybe it won't be the same — but when did he leave the band, 24 years ago, 25 years ago? Every time I've seen him since then, it's always been, 'Hey, how are you doing? What's going on?' and then there's the shit-talking thing in the press, and then I see him three years later and it's fine again."

The Quietus: All this childish squabbling has been going on for decades. Can't you just call him and say, "Let's stop this now, once and for all?"

Lars: "Yeah, but I gotta tell you, honestly — I don't feel that I'm the instigator. I don't have a problem with him as much as I think he has a problem with me. I've always quite liked the guy. It has a tendency to depend on which mood he's in. If he's in happy-go-lucky mood, then it's 'Lars is OK, ha ha, the little Danish guy, we used to dig holes in the earth and smoke bongs,' or whatever, and if he's in a particular type of mood then it's 'Lars is a fuckin' asshole.' I can't control that, so when people say to me in an interview, 'Dave Mustaine says this and that and that'… I can take on anybody in verbal diarrhea match, but I don't feel the need to. I keep coming back to the statistics, which are interesting: he's never played on a METALLICA record, he was in the band for 10 months, 25 years ago! That's an amazing statistic when you think about it, and still METALLICA is such a prominent part of his existence. That's just mind-blowing, because he has made some of the best heavy metal records of all time. It blows my mind."

Read the entire interview from The Quietus. 


Girlschool's 30th Anniversary

Veteran British all-female hard rock band GIRLSCHOOL will release its 30th-anniversary album, "Legacy", on October 24 in Germany, October 27 in Europe and November 4 in the USA via Wacken Records/SPV. The CD will feature a plethora of special guests, including Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH), Ronnie James Dio (BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO), Lemmy and Phil Campbell from MOTÖRHEAD, "Fast" Eddie Clarke (FASTWAY, ex-MOTÖRHEAD) and a couple of members of TWISTED SISTER. Even the group's original guitarist Kelly Johnson, who died last year, can be heard on the opener "Everything 's The Same" with a special ghost appearance!

"Legacy" (see artwork below) track listing:

01. Everything's The Same (feat. Kelly Johnson on percussion - her ashes)
02. From The Other Side
03. I Spy (Girlschool Mix)
04. Spend Spend Spend (feat. J.J. French guitar solo)
05. Whole New World (feat. Neil Murray - bass, Phil Campbell - lead guitar)
06. Just Another Day (feat. Phil Campbell - guitar solo)
07. Legend (feat. Neil Murray - bass)
08. Still Waters
09. Metropolis (MOTÖRHEAD cover) (feat. Fast Eddie Clarke - guitar solo)
10. Don't Mess Around (feat. Eddie Ojeda - guitar solo)
11. Zeitgeist
12. Don't Talk To Me (feat. Lemmy on bass, vocals and triangle)

Bonus Tracks:

13. I Spy (Dio/Iommi Mix) (feat. Ronnie James Dio on vocals, Tony Iommi on lead guitar)
14. Emergency
15. London

Evil Elvis of Festivals2Go.com conducted an interview with GIRLSCHOOL at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 31 - August 2 in Wacken, Germany. Watch the chat below.

Kelly Johnson passed away on July 15, 2007 after a six-year battle with cancer of the spine. Along with Johnson, the classic lineup of GIRLSCHOOL included Kim McAuliffe (guitar), Enid Williams (bass) and Denise Dufort (drums). The band was an integral and major force in the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) movement, beginning with the release of its debut album, "Demolition" (1980), and continuing with the follow-up efforts, "Hit 'n' Run" (1981) and "Screaming Blue Murder" (1982).




Death Magnetic Review

Stavros Pamballis of UK's Terrorizer magazine has just had an opportunity to listen to the new METALLICA album "Death Magnetic" in its entirety. His knee-jerk first impressions follow.

"If you could timewarp back to 1983 with a copy of 'Death Magentic' in your hands and play it to the spotty, longhaired brats who'd just finished recording 'Kill 'Em All', they would have no problem at all recognizing themselves in its epic song structures, jaw-dropping guitar work (all buzzsaw guitars and face-melting solos) and sheer whiplash-inducing energy. In fact, they'd probably be impressed.

That's right kids, for once, you can believe the hype: 'Your' METALLICA are back and they've brought their balls with them this time.

"The album is so complex, so riddled with stops, starts, breakdowns and solos that, much like '…And Justice For All' it is virtually impossible to digest in one sitting but a few questions can be answered:

"Is it thrash? Hell yes! At times anyway. Opener 'That Was Your Life' is the heaviest thing they've done since 'Battery' while 'All Nightmare Long' sounds like it was written by SLAYER. On the whole, the album feels like the missing link between '...And Justice For All' and 'The Black Album'. James' vocals, have something to do with this as he rarely uses the low growl of the early days, opting for the higher registers of the Bob Rock days.

"How's the production? Runs rings around 'St Anger', but that's not saying much. Very strong on the whole but the drums are a little too high in the mix and the dynamics suffer as a result. Recalls the Black Album at times but with a hint of 'Reign In Blood'.

"What are the highlights? Almost every song on this album is at the very least interesting. 'Judas Kiss' is an instant, moshpit-firendly classic while 'Unforgiven III' is the album's true epic ballad. Let's just say it blows both of its namesakes out of the water.

"Okay...any negatives then? Lars Ulrich. The guy's limitations are laid bare by the spectacular guitar work on this album.

"So, is it as good as the 'First Four'? Only time will tell... Probably not, but at least it sounds like it belongs to the same back catalogue as those albums. A METALLICA (written the old way) album through and through!"

For more information, visit www.terrorizer.com.
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[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, August 27, 2008 3:57:26 PM 
Yeah I know eh man? It's gonna be fucking killer! I didn't think there was gonna be anything on it but the concert and the Resurrection Cd!

Turns out it's the concert in 5.1 audio. The Resurrection album Remastered with Bonus Tracks + the Internet only songs (Fetish and God Bringer of Death) on it. And it's gonna have a fucking documentry about each band member!
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[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, August 27, 2008 3:44:20 PM 
New ACDC Single To Be Released At Midnight

AC/DC's new single, "Rock 'N Roll Train", will receive its world premiere on www.iHeartMusic.com tonight at midnight. The track, from the group's upcoming album "Black Ice", will arrive at radio stations nationwide on Thursday (August 28). According to Billboard.com, which got an advance listen to the album, "Black Ice" is a "15-track extravaganza that frequently echoes the down-and-dirty rock 'n'roll of its iconic 1980 album 'Back in Black'."

"Black Ice" is due out on October 20 worldwide. The album will be sold exclusively through Wal-Mart and Sam's Club, as well as ACDC.com.

The album was recorded in Vancouver in just eight weeks with producer Brendan O'Brien, who has previously worked with PEARL JAM, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN and VELVET REVOLVER, among others.

As one of America's largest music retailers, Wal-Mart will join with Columbia Records to launch multiple activities for fans in celebration of the new CD album, including new product features and promotions to come this fall that will bring fans closer to one of history's greatest rock bands.

"No Bull: The Director's Cut", a newly edited, comprehensive DVD and of the band's famed July 1996 Plaza De Toros De Las Ventas concert in Madrid, Spain, will be released on DVD and Blu-ray September 9, 2008.

"Black Ice" is AC/DC's first new studio effort since 2000's "Stiff Upper Lip".

The legendary rockers are slated to begin an 18-month world tour in October, with the trek reportedly kicking off on around Halloween in Chicago.

"Black Ice" track listing:

01. Rock 'N Roll Train
02. Skies On Fire
03. Big Jack
04. Anything Goes
05. War Machine
06. Smash 'N Grab
07. Spoilin' For A Fight
08. Wheels
09. Decibel
10. Stormy May Day
11. She Likes Rock 'N Roll
12. Money Made
13. Rock 'N Roll Dream
14. Rocking All The Way
15. Black Ice


Napalm Death Finish Drum Tracks For New Album

UK's legendary grindcore masters NAPALM DEATH are currently recording their new album, "Time Waits For No Slave", with producer Russ Russell. Drums have been tracked at Parlour Studios in Kettering and guitars, bass and vocals will be done at Foel Studios in Wales. The band will then return to Parlour for the mixing sessions. Expect the new album to surface in early 2009 via Century Media Records.

NAPALM DEATH bassist Shane Embury recently spoke to Paul Travers of Suite101.com about the band's upcoming thirteenth full-length studio album. "We've got about seventeen songs together," Embury said. "I guess it's moving on again from the last album [2006's 'Smear Campaign']. It's still very fast and hopefully heavy. There's a couple of strange kind of moments in the music, with a little more experimentation and a little more discordance in the guitar perhaps. I think Barney's [Greenway] trying to move forward vocally in some areas like he did on tracks like 'Smear Campaign' and 'Persona Non Grata'."

NAPALM DEATH will only interrupt its studio work for a few select shows in the fall. The details are as follows:

Oct. 03 - Lichtenfels, Germany - WOD Festival
Oct. 31 - Chalon Sur Saone, France - La Peniche
Nov. 01 - Nancy, France - Láutre Canal
Nov. 02 - Vitry Le Francois, France - Orange Bleue
Nov. 22 - Leeds, England - Damnation Festival


David Coverdale Interview

Goldmine contributor Bryan Reesman recently conducted an interview with WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow.

On working with WHITESNAKE guitarist Doug Aldrich:

"After developing a good friendship from touring and hanging out, it was inevitable that we would gravitate towards musical conversation rather than just conversation. It's very similar to my fabulous friendship/relationship/partnership with Adrian Vandenberg. Great pals, and that translated into a very healthy and very creative relationship. You don't need to be aggressively and negatively beating the shit out of each other in order to create good rock music. Otherwise, I'd still be working with some assholes from my past!"

On seeing Jimmy Page after a recent show:

"He said, 'I wish we did more together again.' I said, 'Don't worry.' I was delighted with what we did. It was an honor and privilege to work with one of my heroes, and [who] now is one of my dearest friends, who I love and adore and support."

On his departure from DEEP PURPLE:

“I left PURPLE after the show in Liverpool. It was so f**king embarrassing. I did not want to be part of dragging PURPLE into the mud, the details of which I don't really want to go into right now because it would involve personal critiques of several of the members. The circumstance was I left and was asked to keep it quiet until some of the members had decided what course to pursue. But I was an emotional wreck at the end of it. Drugs had come in in a much more overt way, and it was awful to turn around and see some of the founding members playing with their heads down out of shame. I just went, 'F**k it; I'm out of here.' I just couldn't do it anymore. I didn't want to be part of the demise of the legacy of DEEP PURPLE. DEEP PURPLE was an unbelievably beloved band and still is in Europe."

On his druggie days in PURPLE:

"I had what I would call '1 percent Yorkshire sense.' You'd go, 'Okay, this is the last line for the night.' Then, five minutes later, another one. I didn't dive into it body, mind, and soul as some did, but I certainly did enough to know about it.”

On life lessons he has learned:

"These are impossible questions. The best life lesson I can tell anybody is balance. That's the best thing I can offer. That and a great lawyer and a great accountant. And a great woman in your life. It took me a few tries, but I'm absolutely, utterly blessed with my dear wife. I have it all, babe. I'm the luckiest bastard I know."

Read the entire interview at www.goldminemag.com. 

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, August 26, 2008 10:17:03 PM 

MOTORHEAD'S NEW CD IS AMAZING. BUY!

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, August 26, 2008 6:27:53 PM 
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, August 25, 2008 8:57:06 PM 
Free Outdoor Mini Show!

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST will perform a free outdoor mini-concert on ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on September 2 in Hollywood, California, with two songs set to air that evening.

Tickets to attend the taping, which will begin around 6:15 p.m., are available at www.1iota.com. Everyone must be at least 16 years old with a valid ID, and no knapsacks or bags of any kind will be allowed at the outdoor performance (all of this information and more is included when they get tickets).

JUDAS PRIEST is currently taking part in the "Metal Masters Tour" alongside TESTAMENT, HEAVEN AND HELL and MOTÖRHEAD.

The band's new double-disc concept album, "Nostradamus", has sold 85,000 copies in the United States since its June 17 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD shifted 42,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 11 on The Billboard 200 chart. This marks the band's highest-ever chart position in the U.S. In Canada, the CD opened at position No. 9 after shifting close to 4,000 units.

JUDAS PRIEST's Rob Halford (with cake all over his face) celebrating his 57th birthday onstage last night (August 24) in San Antonio, Texas on the "Metal Masters Tour" (with members of TESTAMENT and HEAVEN AND HELL offering their congratulations):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6DztU5eqVA&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/
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[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, August 25, 2008 12:58:29 PM 
Queensryche Performs With An Orchestra

QUEENSRŸCHE performed with an orchestra (dubbed the "Empire Orchestra") for the first time ever last night (Saturday, August 23) at the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, Washington. The concert was part of Seattle station KISW 99.9 FM's Pain in the Grass 2008 event, also featuring SEETHER, SHINEDOWN, SEVENDUST, DROWNING POOL, JET BLACK STARE and EARSHOT.

QUEENSRŸCHE's setlist was as follows:

01. Best I Can
02. N M 156
03. Screaming In Digital
04. Another Rainy Night (Without You)
05. Breaking The Silence
06. I Don't Believe In Love
07. The Needle Lies
08. The Lady Wore Black
09. Real World
10. Suite Sister Mary
11. Anybody Listening?
12. Jet City Woman
13. Eyes Of A Stranger
14. Empire
15. Silent Lucidity

"Best I Can":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=837lYUV_7SQ&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2

"N M 156":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBgx_2cF0No&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2

"Breaking the Silence":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zCkcuhSxVY&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2

"The Needle Lies":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRQSFzb3I-M&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2

"The Lady Wore Black":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K3Dmihs0Ck&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2

"The Real World":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anj3ES1Q7NE&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2

"Suite Sister Mary":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNTuhjdCNYI&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2

"Anybody Listening?":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3z0haK3Psc&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2

"Silent Lucidity":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_bmRQtlbFc&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2
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[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, August 25, 2008 12:51:30 PM 
ANOTHER Guitar Hero Rip-off.... but with better songs!

According to PSXExtreme, classic tracks from METALLICA, MÖTLEY CRÜE, JUDAS PRIEST, DEEP PURPLE and MEGADETH are featured in the upcoming Rock Revolution video game from Konami. Due on October 14 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, Rock Revolution will boast both guitar and drum peripherals. You'll be able to create your own tracks, test out each individual instrument, and of course, have a legitimate blast with several friends.

The following tracks are slated to appear in Rock Revolution:

01. All My Life" - FOO FIGHTERS
02. All the Small Things" - BLINK-182
03. Am I Evil?" - METALLICA
04. Are You Gonna Be My Girl" - JET
05. Bad Reputation" - JOAN JETT
06. Blitzkrieg Bop" - RAMONES
07. Chop Suey!" - SYSTEM OF A DOWN
08. Cum on Feel the Noize" - QUIET RIOT
09. Dance, Dance" - FALL OUT BOY
10. Detroit Rock City" - KISS
11. Diary of Jane" - BREAKING BENJAMIN
12. Dirty Little Secret" - ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS
13. Dr. Feelgood" - MÖTLEY CRÜE
14. The End of Heartache" - KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
15. Falling Away from Me" - KORN
16. Given Up" - LINKIN PARK
17. Heading Out to the Highway" - JUDAS PRIEST
18. Highway Star" - DEEP PURPLE
19. Holy Wars… The Punishment Due" - MEGADETH
20. Joker & the Thief" - WOLFMOTHER
21. Kiss Me Deadly" - LITA FORD
22. Last Resort" - PAPA ROACH
23. Magic Man" - HEART
24. No One Like You" - SCORPIONS
25. Our Truth" - LACUNA COIL
26. Pain" - THREE DAYS GRACE
27. Paralyzer" - FINGER ELEVEN
28. Pull Me Under" - DREAM THEATER
29. Round and Round" - RATT
30. Run to the Hills" - IRON MAIDEN
31. Sk8er Boi" - AVRIL LAVIGNE
32. Somebody Told Me" - THE KILLERS
33. Spoonman" - SOUNDGARDEN
34. The Spirit of Radio" - RUSH
35. Still of the Night" - WHITESNAKE
36. Stone Cold Crazy" - QUEEN
37. Walk" - PANTERA
38. We’re Not Gonna Take It" - TWISTED SISTER
39. White Room" - CREAM
40. Won’t Get Fooled Again" - THE WHO
41. Youth Gone Wild" - SKID ROW 

TOPIC: List 10 fiercest 'Priest songs
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, August 24, 2008 9:11:53 PM 
You need to listen to some Slayer haha.
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, August 23, 2008 6:20:32 PM 
Axl Rose Biography

According to New York Post's Page Six, GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose held debauched sex parties at his home — with all female visitors ordered to "get naked or leave." In "Watch You Bleed", Stephen Davis' new bio of the California rockers, Rose recalls, "There was a lot of indoor and outdoor sex . . . People would show up at all hours and we'd talk the girls into climbing into our loft, and somebody would hit the light and go, 'All right! . . . Get naked or leave!' This one girl, she [bleep]ed almost the whole band, friends of the band, and the band next door. Two days later, she comes back and goes, 'Axl, I'm having your child.'" 


Ripper Replies to Rob

Former JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens has commented on Rob Halford's assertion that "a straight man" can't do Halford's job in the legendary British heavy metal band.

In a recent interview with The Dallas Morning News, Halford — who revealed he was homosexual during a 1998 appearance on MTV — explained why he believes that he's the only man capable of fronting JUDAS PRIEST. "To be brutally honest, 'Jugulator' and 'Demolition' [the two PRIEST albums made with Owens as frontman] were affected by my not being in the band, much like when Bruce Dickinson went away from IRON MAIDEN, the way VAN HALEN [was] affected when David Lee Roth left," Rob is quoted as saying. "But I don't think a straight man can do my job in JUDAS PRIEST. I've never said that before. I'm sorry, but they can't."

After reading Rob's remarks on Friday (August 22), Owens — who replaced Halford as PRIEST's frontman in 1996 — told BLABBERMOUTH.NET in an e-mail, "HAHAHAHAHAHA... Rob can be a funny dude! I feel like I did a good job in PRIEST and I'm straight! But Rob is a friend and the guys in PRIEST are all friends of mine! So, really, I will leave it at that.... But, man, that was a pretty funny comment. [It] had to be taken out of context or the question [was] just asked in a strange way, 'cause Rob would not just say that... I'm still laughing though. That just brightened up my day!"

Tim "Ripper" Owens:



Rob Halford 



More Metallica Samples And Interview

A sixth short audio sample of a new METALLICA song has been posted on the group's official web site: Windows Media, Real Media.

Previously released samples:

Sample #5:

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Real Media

Sample #4:

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Real Media

Sample #3:

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Sample #2:

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Sample #1:

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Real Media


The latest issue of UK's Kerrang! magazine (web site) includes an interview with METALLICA and report on the band's July 27, 2008 concert in Istanbul, Turkey. A couple of excerpts from the interview portion of the article follow.

On staying relevant more than 25 years after the band's formation:

James Hetfield (guitar, vocals): "Despite the earthquake that is going on in the record industry, this band is still relevant. We worked through our problems and now we've gone to work capturing our musical essence. We've challenged ourselves; we're hungry."

"We understand the importance of staying relevant. We understand the importance of playing new songs. We understand how important it is not to become a nostalgia act. No one in the band wants us to be that. [METALLICA] still has something to offer. No matter what the public thinks, as a band we will do what we have to do. We always have."

On METALLICA's new album, "Death Magnetic":

Lars Ulrich (drums): "I can honestly say that this album is the best album we could possibly have made. Can I guarantee that people will like it as much as they like our older albums? No, I can't; I can't offer any guarantees. But I promise you that we could not have made a better album."

Kirk Hammett (guitar): "This album is some of the best music we've made in the past 15 years. A lot of the albums we made post-'Black' album were us trying to get away from a perceived METALLICA sound. That was the right thing for us at the time, but we don't feel we haveto do that anymore. And to be truthful, it's fun to play fast, to be heavy. We're now all on the same page with regards to that. I'd even go so far as to say that we even missed playing that way."

James Hetfield: "This album has a hunger and a youthfulness about it. We had a new producer, a new bass player… and we worked really hard to get it right. So when you ask me if it is good, if it's really good, I can honestly say, 'Yes, it is!'"

Kirk Hammett: "I think we're all aware of the danger of becoming a band that exists in the past. I think any band that's been around as long as we have has to face that. But ['Death Magnetic'] is going to prove to people that we never lost our ability to make an album like this. We just chose not to. And I'll stand by those words."


New Randy Rhoads Sculpter

KnuckleBonz has created a second sculpture of late guitarist legend Randy Rhoads (OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT) in association with the Randy Rhoads estate. The figure is sculpted and hand-painted and available only in a very limited edition of 3,000 worldwide. Each is hand-numbered and has a certificate of authenticity on the base of the sculpture.

The Randy Rhoads II figure is officially licensed through the Randy Rhoads Charitible Trust. The sculpture has already been completed and approved by the family and KnuckleBonz is in the paint-production phase now. A fall release is expected.

A number of photos taken at Randy Rhoads's gravesite at the Mountain View Cemetery in San Bernardino, CA on March 19, 2007 to mark the 25th anniversary of Randy's passing have been posted online at this location.

With the blessings of the family of Randy Rhoads, Dakota Pictures and director Peter Margolis began filming the "Randy Rhoads Documentary" last year at the Mountain View Cemetery. In hopes to fully capture the significance of the 25th anniversary of Randy's passing, the filmmakers interviewed as many of Randy's fans as possible.

In 1982, Rhoads, the then-lead guitarist for OZZY OSBOURNE, and two others were killed at Flying Baron Estates, just outside Leesburg, Florida, when their small plane struck Osbourne's tour bus, then crashed into a mansion.

 
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, August 22, 2008 7:02:25 PM 
Take a look!

Did METALLICA take inspiration from the Swedish industrial goth metal band DEATHSTARS for its new album? According to a posting on the DEATHSTARS' web site, METALLICA used the same font as the DEATHSTARS logo for the title of its new CD, "Death Magnetic", and one of the tracks on "Death Magnetic" is named "Cyanide", which also happens to be the title of the first single from DEATHSTARS' latest album, 2006's "Termination Bliss".

Commented DEATHSTARS vocalist Andreas "Whiplasher Bernadotte" Bergh: "It's just fun. What can I say?!! It's just as big of a coincidence and chance as if you get a hermaphrodite child. What can you do? You just need to smile at the little monster."

Guitarist Emil "Nightmare Industries" Nödtveidt added, "It's interesting to see how a band that made a name for themselves hating Napster and downloading practically downloads ideas from a younger and sexier band, but think positively — maybe METALLICA does something that we can steal later."

In a recent interview with Lucem Fero, Bergh stated about the group's upcoming third album, "Deathglam", "It'll just continue with the deathglam that we play. In terms of this new album's style, I think it's more DEATHSTARS than ever. . . We're digging deeper and deeper into the impression that we began with 'Synthetic Generation', and we're achieving more and more freedom. We're breaking more and more away from metal and things like, which is all we just played before. It makes 'Deathglam' interesting."





DEATHSTARS' "Cyanide" video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly-jMFFjIbM&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

METALLICA performing "Cyanide" at Ozzfest 2008:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ62cY8m7hI&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


A fifth short audio sample of a new METALLICA song has been posted on the group's official web site: Windows Media, Real Media.

Previously released samples:

Sample #4:

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Real Media

Sample #3:

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Sample #2:

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Sample #1:

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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, August 22, 2008 6:54:20 PM 
ACDC 30 Second Sample

A 30-second preview of the new AC/DC single, "Rock 'N Roll Train", has been posted on the band's official MySpace page.

As previously reported, Spanish-language AC/DC fan site AC/DC Blog de Noticias has posted several photos from the video shoot for "Rock 'N Roll Train", which took place on Friday, August 15 in London, England. The song will be the first taste of the band's new "Black Ice" album, due in October.

According to Undercover News, one fan at the shoot said in an online posting, the song "has a heavy driving drumbeat with bass being loud n hard to me. It sounded like a cross between 'Hard As A Rock' and 'All Screwed Up'."

The fans were told to jump and wave their arms while they were filmed for the chorus of the song which goes "Runaway train, running off the track."

The set looked something like "Terminator" with big cogs turning and flaming flying out.

A detailed report on the "Rock 'N Roll Train" video shoot can be found on the Metal Hammer web site.

"Black Ice" will be released on October 20 via Columbia Records. The CD features 15 new tracks from brothers Angus and Malcolm Young, Brian Johnson, Cliff Williams, and Phil Rudd. The album was recorded in Vancouver in just eight weeks with producer Brendan O'Brien, who has previously worked with PEARL JAM, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN and VELVET REVOLVER, among others.

"Black Ice" will be sold in the U.S. exclusively at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club retail locations at the special price of $11.88. Online, the CD will be available with free shipping and handling via the band's web site, www.acdc.com. It will also be sold at Walmart.com and Samsclub.com.

As one of America's largest music retailers, Wal-Mart will join with Columbia Records to launch multiple activities for fans in celebration of the new CD album, including new product features and promotions to come this fall that will bring fans closer to one of history's greatest rock bands.

"No Bull: The Director's Cut", a newly edited, comprehensive DVD and of the band's famed July 1996 Plaza De Toros De Las Ventas concert in Madrid, Spain, will be released on DVD and Blu-ray September 9, 2008.

"Black Ice" is AC/DC's first new studio effort since 2000's "Stiff Upper Lip".

The legendary rockers are slated to begin an 18-month world tour in October, with the trek reportedly kicking off on around Halloween in Chicago.

"Black Ice" track listing:

01. Rock 'N Roll Train
02. Skies On Fire
03. Big Jack
04. Anything Goes
05. War Machine
06. Smash 'N Grab
07. Spoilin' For A Fight
08. Wheels
09. Decibel
10. Stormy May Day
11. She Likes Rock 'N Roll
12. Money Made
13. Rock 'N Roll Dream
14. Rocking All The Way
15. Black Ice




Rob Halford Interview

Mike Daniel of The Dallas Morning News recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow.

On how he believes that he's the only man capable of fronting JUDAS PRIEST:

"To be brutally honest, 'Jugulator' and 'Demolition' [the two PRIEST albums made with Tim 'Ripper' Owens as frontman] were affected by my not being in the band, much like when Bruce Dickinson went away from IRON MAIDEN, the way VAN HALEN [was] affected when David Lee Roth left. But I don't think a straight man can do my job in JUDAS PRIEST. I've never said that before. I'm sorry, but they can't."

On "Nostradamus" being a drastic shift that sounds like no other PRIEST record:

"We don't replicate ourselves. If you want 'British Steel', go and play it; if you want 'Painkiller', go and play it. We don't want to keep making the same thing over and over again, with a different song title and different words. What's the point? I've always felt that if you wanted to compare us to anybody, compare us to QUEEN ... God what a band that was. They were so heavy. I see a lot of that in PRIEST."

On upcoming world tour that will focus on "Nostradamus":

"I want to go over the top with all of it, but that's me. I love to go onto the stage with the big set and costumes and lights. We all do that in the band, but I know what my role is, and I love to get lost in that theatrical, flamboyant style. That's what makes me click as a metal guy. I could see Cirque du Soleil doing it, I can see Broadway doing it, I can see a movie with Johnny Depp playing Nostradamus doing it, I can see a full classical opera interpretation, I can see a full symphonic classical presentation. I see everything in this record."

Rob Halford performing with JUDAS PRIEST on June 13, 2008 at the Download festival at Donington Park, Leicestershire, UK (photo uploaded by Flickr user "MrJolly"):



TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, August 21, 2008 9:52:19 PM 
Deck the Fucking Halls Motherfucker!

Santa Claus is barreling on into town... like a freekin' runaway freight train!

Bob Kulick and Brett Chassen have just finished the mastering of one of the most amazing Christmas albums!

Christmas, you say? These days you gotta start early to get the word out!

Recorded in the 101-degree Van Nuys, California sunshine this summer, with some help from their friends, "We Wish You A Metal Christmas and a Headbanging New Year" will be released in the U.S. on October 14 via Amoury Records and Black Ion Music.

Take your favorite classic holiday tunes ... sprinkle in some shreddin' guitar, blasting vocals, and raucous beats... and you've got yourself a metal album that'll make even Santa bang his head. "We Wish You A Metal Christmas and a Headbanging New Year" is a lineup of hard rock and heavy metal's finest giving their own unique twist to Christmas classics old and new. This is definitely not an album for the faint-hearted. Featuring all brand new studio recordings from stars such as Alice Cooper, Lemmy Kilmister, Ronnie James Dio, Dave Grohl, Billy Gibbons, Tony Iommi and more, this is Christmas as you've never heard it before!

"We Wish You A Metal Christmas and a Headbanging New Year" track listing:

01. We Wish You A Merry Xmas

Jeff Scott Soto (TALISMAN, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JOURNEY)
Bruce Kulick (KISS, UNION)
Bob Kulick
Chris Wyse (THE CULT)
Ray Luzier (KORN, DAVID LEE ROTH, ARMY OF ANYONE)

02. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Alice Cooper
John 5 (ROB ZOMBIE, MARILYN MANSON)
Billy Sheehan (DAVID LEE ROTH, TALAS, MR. BIG)
Vinny Appice (DIO, HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH)

03. Run Rudolph Run

Lemmy Kilmister (MOTÖRHEAD)
Billy F. Gibbons (ZZ TOP)
Dave Grohl (FOO FIGHTERS)

04. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH)
Tony Iommi (HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH)
Rudy Sarzo (QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, DIO)
Simon Wright (AC/DC, DIO)

05. Little Drummer Boy

Doug Pinnick (KING's X)
George Lynch (DOKKEN)
Billy Sheehan (DAVID LEE ROTH, TALAS, MR. BIG)
Simon Phillips (THE WHO, TOTO)

06. Santa Claus Is Back In Town

Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH)
Steve Morse (DEEP PURPLE)
Juan Garcia (AGENT STEEL)
Marco Mendoza (WHITESNAKE, TED NUGENT)
Vinny Appice (DIO, HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH)

07. Silent Night

Chuck Billy (TESTAMENT)
Scott Ian (ANTHRAX)
Jon Donais (SHADOWS FALL)
Chris Wyse (THE CULT)
John Tempesta (ROB ZOMBIE, THE CULT)

08. Silver Bells

Geoff Tate (QUEENSRŸCHE)
Carlos Cavazo (QUIET RIOT, RATT)
James Lomenzo (MEGADETH, WHITE LION)
Ray Luzier (KORN, DAVID LEE ROTH, ARMY OF ANYONE)

09. Deck the Halls

Oni Logan (LYNCH MOB)
Craig Goldy (DIO)
Tony Franklin (THE FIRM)
John Tempesta (ROB ZOMBIE, THE CULT)

10. Grandma Got Ran Over By a Reindeer

Stephen Pearcy (RATT)
Tracii Guns (L.A. GUNS, BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION)
Bob Kulick
Billy Sheehan (DAVID LEE ROTH, TALAS, MR. BIG)
Greg Bissonette (DAVID LEE ROTH)

11. Rockin' Around the Xmas Tree

Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE)
Bruce Kulick (KISS, UNION)
Bob Kulick
Rudy Sarzo (QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, DIO)
Simon Wright AC/DC, DIO)

12. Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

Tommy Shaw (STYX)
Steve Lukather (TOTO)
Marco Mendoza (WHITESNAKE, TED NUGENT)
Kenny Aronoff (TONY IOMMI, SMASHING PUMPKINS)

Listen to "Run Rudolph Run" at this location.

U.S. cover:



U.K. cover:

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, August 21, 2008 5:24:29 PM 

New Metallica Single

METALLICA's new single, "The Day That Never Comes", is available for streaming right now:

Windows Media
Real Media
MySpace

You can also listen to the track below.

A five-minute video clip containing behind-the-scenes footage from the video shoot for "The Day That Never Comes", which took place last month in Acton, California (about an hour's drive north of Los Angeles), can be viewed below (bottom clip).

METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield told MTV.com that the clip won't be making any lofty political statements about the war in Iraq. Instead, it's a statement on humanity, helmed by acclaimed Danish director Thomas Vinterberg, who, along with Lars von Trier, co-founded the Dogme 95 movement in filmmaking. Hetfield said that when he was writing the song's lyrics, he never envisioned the video would look anything like this.

"That's the beauty, I think, of writing vague but powerful lyrics — that someone like a movie director can interpret it in his own way and obviously, someone creative is able to take the metaphors and apply them to whatever he needs in his own life," the frontman explained to MTV.com. "The main [theme of the video] is the human element of forgiveness and someone doing you wrong, you feeling resentment and you being able to see through that in the next situation that might be similar and not take your rage or resentment out on the next person and basically keep spreading the disease of that through life."

He added, "The one thing that I wasn't keen on here was Metallica plugging into a modern war or a current event [that] might be construed as some sort of political statement on our part. There are so many celebrities that soapbox their opinions, and people believe it's more valid because they're popular. For us, people are people — you should all have your own opinion. We are hopefully putting the human element in what is an unfortunate part of life. There are people over there dealing with situations like this, and we're showing the human part of being there.

"It's the forgiveness part — that is key," he continued. "METALLICA has never plugged into any current event visually, but this one is kind of a hotbed. People have very high opinions about this war, and we're trying to cut through all of that. The politics and the religion tend to separate people, and what we're trying to do is bring it together with the common thread of resentment and forgiveness."

METALLICA's new album, "Death Magnetic", is scheduled for release on September 12.

METALLICA debuted a new song called "Cyanide" during its headlining set on August 9 at Ozzfest, which took place at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. This marked the first time that the band has performed any material in concert from "Death Magnetic". The rest of METALLICA's 17-song Ozzfest set featured a number of the band's classic tunes as well as a medley of songs from underground metal act MERCYFUL FATE, for which they were joined onstage by that Danish act's singer, King Diamond.

"The Day That Never Comes" audio (entire song):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSF1-LaMVBc&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl6q8BAe5ks&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpBUjM0MV40&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xle32T8rRc&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

TOPIC: picture of you
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, August 19, 2008 9:38:15 PM 
Wow man, amazing picture. Where abouts is that?
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TOPIC: Has bigfoot been found?
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, August 19, 2008 7:53:16 PM 
Seriously? They worship?
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TOPIC: Your latest Priest purchase
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, August 19, 2008 7:37:12 PM 
A British Steel T-shirt. I Loves it bunches!
TOPIC: Something pissing you off? Say it in here..
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, August 18, 2008 9:49:41 PM 
Don't worry about that, I couldn't figure out how to even make the list.
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, August 18, 2008 9:44:11 PM 
ACDC!

Columbia Records has set an October 20 release date for AC/DC's widely anticipated "Black Ice", the band's first studio album in eight years. "Black Ice" (see artwork below) features 15 new tracks from brothers Angus and Malcolm Young, Brian Johnson, Cliff Williams, and Phil Rudd. The album was recorded in Vancouver in just eight weeks with producer Brendan O'Brien, who has previously worked with PEARL JAM, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN and VELVET REVOLVER, among others.

"Rock 'N Roll Train", the album's first single, will debut on August 28. A source at Harddrive Radio described it as "smoking hot. It's AC/DC like we love them, loud, anthemic and hard!" The video will premiere in September.

"Black Ice" track listing:

01. Rock 'N Roll Train
02. Skies On Fire
03. Big Jack
04. Anything Goes
05. War Machine
06. Smash 'N Grab
07. Spoilin' For A Fight
08. Wheels
09. Decibel
10. Stormy May Day
11. She Likes Rock 'N Roll
12. Money Made
13. Rock 'N Roll Dream
14. Rocking All The Way
15. Black Ice

"Black Ice" will be sold in the U.S. exclusively at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club retail locations at the special price of $11.88. Online, the CD will be available with free shipping and handling via the band's web site, www.acdc.com. It will also be sold at Walmart.com and Samsclub.com.

As one of America's largest music retailers, Wal-Mart will join with Columbia Records to launch multiple activities for fans in celebration of the new CD album, including new product features and promotions to come this fall that will bring fans closer to one of history's greatest rock bands.

"Like all excited fans of AC/DC, we can hardly wait for the launch of this album and all that will surround it," said Gary Severson, Wal-Mart's senior vice president of Entertainment. "We promise there will be a multitude of opportunities for fans of all ages to get involved and 'rock again' as we count down to October 20."

"No Bull: The Director's Cut", a newly edited, comprehensive DVD and of the band's famed July 1996 Plaza De Toros De Las Ventas concert in Madrid, Spain, will be released on DVD and Blu-ray September 9, 2008.

"Black Ice" is AC/DC's first new studio effort since 2000's "Stiff Upper Lip".

The legendary rockers are slated to begin an 18-month world tour in October, with the trek reportedly kicking off on around Halloween in Chicago.

The 1977 AC/DC song "Let There Be Rock" will be featured in the new Rock Band 2 video game, due out in September. This will mark the band's first and so far only contribution to a video game soundtrack.

TOPIC: Your Classic Judas Priest Setlist
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, August 17, 2008 9:42:30 PM 
What's your Classic Judas Priest setlist? Now that Nostradamus is out, the setlists will be different this time. Maybe even go into detail of the show at each point. Let's use a 20 song limit with a 3 song encore, so 23 songs in total. Choose whatever you want!
Do whatever you want with it.

I'm personally gonna try to go for something that incorporates all the tours and the classic songs that need to be played,  make it possible for Rob, and don't forget cool!

1. Exciter
2. Rapid Fire
3. Battle Hymn / One Shot At Glory
4. Alone
5. Desert Plains
6. Thunder Road
7. Solitude / Exiled
8. The Rage
9. Deal With the Devil
10. Sinner
11. Delivering The Goods
12. Prisoner of Your Eyes
13. Freewheel Burning
14. The Hellion / Electric Eye
15. Love Bites
16. Victim of Changes
17. Blood Red Skies
18. Metal Gods
19. Prelude / Tyrant
20. You've Got Another Thing Comin'

Encore:
21. Hell Bent For Leather
22. Living After Midnight
23. Breaking the Law

And as the band takes a bow and the the show ends, have Defenders Of The Faith play over the PA system and the fans can all sing along.

The song titles even make a little bit of a story if you can piece it all together, ignore the encore though if you want a story.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, August 16, 2008 5:51:52 PM 
Testament Guitarist Interview

Scott Tady of TimesOnline.com recently conducted an interview with TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow.

TimesOnline.com: What's been the highlight or craziest moment of the ["Metal Masters Tour" with HEAVEN AND HELL, MOTÖRHEAD and JUDAS PRIEST]?

Alex: The best part of it happens almost every night when my friends come to the show, and together, with my all-access pass, we get to go front row for BLACK SABBATH and JUDAS PRIEST. I love meeting up with my friends and watching some of the best bands of all time. There have been a couple nights where I've been front row and (JUDAS PRIEST's) Glenn Tipton has noticed me and made faces at me. My friends congratulated me because I got props from Glenn.

TimesOnline.com: Congratulations on a strong new album, one that might ultimately be TESTAMENT's most successful. Why do you suppose "The Formation of Damnation" was your highest-charting album, here, nearly 25 years into the band's career?

Alex: I think there are a number of reasons. One is that when the original lineup got back together, we didn't think about doing a record until it felt right. Despite cries from certain sections of the fans and media to hurry up and do a record, we just took our time. When we ended up doing it, we meant business. I don't think we wanted to do one until we were in that place. I think that there was also a need for a good classic metal record that also felt current.

TimesOnline.com: A hardball question on behalf of people weaned on pure '80s metal: Which has hurt heavy-metal more, POISON, CINDERELLA and the other "hair-metal" bands; or today's guttural, Cookie Monster-voiced death metal bands?

Alex: Ha ha, it's hard to say. I would say neither because that's a general stereotype. There are bands from both genres that are good, and there are bands that are bad. Occasionally the bad ones get all the attention, and it can hurt the overall impact and image of metal in general.

Read the entire interview from TimesOnline.com. 


New Queen Album Pushed Back

The North American release date of QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS's new album, "The Cosmos Rocks", has been pushed back to October 28 from the previously announced October 14. The CD will still arrive in Europe on September 15 via EMI/Parlophone.

"The Cosmos Rocks" was recorded and mixed at QUEEN drummer Roger Taylor's The Priory studio between November 2007 and August 2008, and co-produced and engineered by Joshua J Macrae, Justin Shirley-Smith and Kris Fredriksson. It marks the first album of newly recorded material from QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS since they first set out on the road in 2005, and the first QUEEN studio album since 1995.

A first single from the album, "C-lebrity", will be released September 8 in enhanced CD, 7", and digital formats. Versions contain exclusive performances of QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS live performances of "Show Must Go On" and "Fire and Water" filmed during Q + PR's 2005 Japanese tour.

The track, according to Roger Taylor — and seemingly much in keeping with many on "The Cosmos Rocks" — is the writers' skew on the times in which we live: "'C-lebrity' is really a comment on the current concept of fame — success and all that goes with it. Getting your face on TV is enough — talent doesn't really enter into the equation. 'Celebrity' is an overused and devalued word today. I think the song shows we have lost none of the humour ofQUEEN!"

The album is released in three physical formats: standard CD, deluxe package which includes additional DVD featuring 15 highlight performances by QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS from the band's Super Live in Japan concert recorded live at Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo on October 27, 2005, along with double gatefold vinyl release. The album will also have a special digital release including bonus tracks.

Coinciding with the release of "The Cosmos Rocks", QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS embark on a 33-date Europe and Northern Eurasia tour beginning mid-September. The tour reaches the UK on October 10 with 11 dates including two at London 02 and the tour's final date at Wembley Arena on November 8.

"The Cosmos Rocks" track listing:

01. Cosmos Rockin'
02. Time To Shine
03. Still Burnin'
04. Small
05. Warboys
06. We Believe
07. Call Me
08. Voodoo
09. Some Things That Glitter
10. C-lebrity
11. Through The Night
12. Say It's Not True
13. Surf's Up . . . School's Out!
14. (small reprise)

A special edition CD/DVD featuring a bonus disc containing a recording of QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS at Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo on October 27, 2005 will also be made available.

The DVD track listing is as follows:

01. Reaching Out (Hill / Black)
02. Tie Your Mother Down (May)
03. Fat Bottomed Girls (May)
04. Another One Bites The Dust (Deacon)
05. Fire And Water (Rodgers / Fraser)
06. Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Mercury)
07. Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together) (May)
08. These Are The Days Of Our Lives (Queen)
09. Radio Ga Ga (Taylor)
10. Can't Get Enough (Ralphs)
11. I Was Born To Love You (Mercury)
12. All Right Now (Rodgers / Fraser)
13. We Will Rock You (May)
14. We Are The Champions (Mercury)
15. God Save The Queen (Trad. Arr. May)

QUEEN's last studio album was "Made In Heaven", released in November 1995 and containing the last recordings with Freddie. The LP became the band's biggest selling studio album, with world sales in excess of 20 million. 


Peter Criss Interview

40° 74° magazine has published a new interview with original KISS drummer Peter Criss and his wife Gigi about their life in Monmouth County, New Jersey.

"That was it for me," Criss said of his decision to leave KISS for the last time in 2003. "That was like: Ace [Frehley, guitar] ain't here. This ain't the original band. I said to Gigi, 'I can't do this with these guys. I made this band what it is. I'm one of the founding fathers. No matter who they get to put stuff on their face, it ain't us. You can take the mask off the Lone Ranger and put it on someone else, but it ain't the Lone Ranger.' We ended it on my 58th birthday, which couldn't have been more apropos."

Regarding his home in Spring Lake, New Jersey, Criss said, "The year before we got married, I came out here for Christmas. I hadn't had a Christmas with snow for eons. I really missed it in California. We were dating then. I was taking the garbage down. There were all these deer surrounding the garbage area. They were beautiful, man. I just love deer anyway. Some people can shoot them. I don't get that.

"Something happened an epiphany, call it what you want. But I just felt God said, 'You're gonna marry this girl, and you're gonna live here.'

"I said (to Gigi), 'Go find a house. Buy it. Make sure it’s got a pool, a lot of privacy and land.' Gigi looked at a bunch of places. I came here. We named the house Harmony. I fell in love with it. I've got land, I have privacy, I have my studio downstairs, I have a pool. I have all the great things a kid from Brooklyn — trust me — never had. What more do you really want in life?

"I find here and now is a great place for Peter Criss. I love it here. It's paradise."

Read the entire article from 40° 74° magazine.
TOPIC: Backward Lyrics
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, August 15, 2008 11:24:04 PM 
If you play Beyond the Realms of Death backwards, when Rob screams it at the end, he says "I took my life". Even on Live Insurrection some 20 odd years later it still does that.
TOPIC: Something pissing you off? Say it in here..
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, August 15, 2008 11:11:19 PM 

What's pissing me off?

What's pissing me off is the fact that I'm not 18 yet so I can't fucking participate in these fuckin cool fuckin contests for fuck's sake! 

Here's my idea for the Top 5 list contest.

I give permission to whoever wants to use this list.

Top 5 Most Memorable Moments In A Song:

1. The Hellion

2. Painkiller's drum intro.

3. Living After Midnight's riff.

4. Guitar Solo from Sinner.

5. Opening note of Turbo Lover.

And I think it's a GOOD fucking list too because it's all true! How many of you remember other parts more so then those things I listed?

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, August 14, 2008 8:38:04 PM 

Edited at: Thursday, August 14, 2008 8:42:27 PM
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, August 14, 2008 8:38:03 PM 
Alice Cooper Interview

Steven Patrick of Uweekly.com recently conducted an interview with rock legend Alice Cooper. An excerpt from the chat follows.

Uweekly.com: Would you agree that "Along Came A Spider" is a "return-to-form" album for you?

Alice: I really kind of do my albums for my fans. I realize I'm not breaking any new ground out there. I don't think OZZY is, or AEROSMITH is, either. We have our fans. We've had them for a long time. We are getting new fans because kids that like MARILYN MANSON immediately go, "Who's this ALICE COOPER that they're always talking about?" Then they bring up my website on the Internet and go, "Wait a minute…I like this guy even better…and he's got 25 albums out!" So, they rediscover me…but honestly, when I do an album, I'm not thinking about, "Boy, I really got to get the FOO FIGHTERS' audience." [laughs] I'm thinking that I've got to satisfy my audience. I spent more time in the production of this one, and I think that's what they mean by going "back to form." It probably reminds them more of "Welcome to My Nightmare", and that's fine because when we do this production on stage next year, it will be like "Welcome to My Nightmare". It will be a full-out Alice production. The album is already doing great. It's charting great, it's selling great, pre-orders are amazing. It's already surpassed in one week all the other albums combined. I must have found something in here that works.

Uweekly.com: So much of your work deals with teenage angst and rebellion; how do you still tap into that at age 60?

Alice: Well, the good thing about it is that I don't. Alice does. I don't know how old Alice is. When he's doing "Eighteen" he's 18. When he's doing "School's Out" he's 15, 16, 17 years old, I guess. You know, because, how old is Dracula? How old is Batman? How old is any fictitious character? They really don't have an age. You know, so when I'm on stage and I'm doing "Eighteen", believe me, I'm as 18 as any kid out there that's 18…maybe more. When I get offstage, of course I go, "Well, I can't say you're 18"…you know, Alice has got to be 18. Then there are other times when Alice needs to be a hundred. You know, he needs to be coming out of a crypt somewhere, so I kind of adapt him to whatever I need him to be.

Read the entire interview at Uweekly.com. 


Reissue of No Bull

According to a posting on the AC/DC Rising Power web site, the new version of AC/DC's "No Bull" DVD — featuring the band's July 10, 1996 performance at Plaza de Toros in Madrid, Spain — will be released on September 9 (one day earlier internationally).

It will be available both in DVD and Blu-ray format and will feature:

* Remixed and remastered sound (Stereo and 5.1 surround) and new transfer in HD.
* "Shoot To Thrill", "Hail Caesar", "Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution" and "You Shook Me All Night Long" with the Angus Young angle of view.
- Bonus: "Cover You In Oil" recorded in Gothenburg, Sweden, and "Down Payment Blues" in Daytona, USA
* 12-page booklet
* Discography

AC/DC's new album, "Black Ice", has had its release date pushed up one week, from October 28 to October 21. The record, AC/DC's first in eight years, will be sold exclusively at Wal-Mart.

The first single from "Black Ice", titled "Rock 'n Roll Train", will arrive at radio stations August 28. A source at Harddrive Radio described it as "smoking hot. It's AC/DC like we love them, loud, anthemic and hard!"

"Black Ice" is AC/DC's first new studio effort since 2000's "Stiff Upper Lip". It was recorded at a Canadian studio with PEARL JAM and BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN producer Brendan O'Brien.

The legendary rockers are slated to begin an 18-month world tour in October, with the trek reportedly kicking off on around Halloween in Chicago.

The 1977 AC/DC song "Let There Be Rock" will be featured in the new Rock Band 2 video game, due out in September. This will mark the band's first and so far only contribution to a video game soundtrack.

TOPIC: What if Priest played all of Nostradamus live?
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, August 10, 2008 8:43:12 PM 

Nostradamus live would be amazing. That's the difference between a concept album and a regular album it flows intro one song bassically and NEEDs to be performed in it's intirety because it's a story.

TOPIC: Your Classic Heavy Metal Album Of The Day
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, August 10, 2008 8:32:09 PM 
Well I was gonna say something.... but..... yeah... haha. Good point.  
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TOPIC: Your Classic Heavy Metal Album Of The Day
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, August 10, 2008 6:29:57 PM 


Release Date - 1990

Rating - 5/5

Woo now here's a classic of one of the greatest thrash bands ever! Cowboys from Hell. One of the greatest albums to ever be released in general. The good thing about Pantera is they just kept getting better and better, but the bad thing, sadly, they aren't around anymore. R.I.P. Dimebag. One of, if not the greatest modern metal guitarist of the this and the last decade. It's a shame he had to be brutally gunned down and losing him was a hard blow to metal all over the world. There music has had such a huge impact on everybody and this truely is one of there best. Even with it's late timing in 1990 on the verge of the grunge invasion, this album still did well and built a huge fan base. Even the album cover has that instantly recognisable feel to it, along with being one of the funniest album covers ever made. Vinnie has a sandwich in his hand for god's sake!

With the opener that gave them there nickname and countless tattoos for, Cowboys From Hell opens this album. One of the grooviest riffs every made this song surely is one of there best when they said "HEY! Fuck you we're gonna dress whatever way we want and play whatever the fuck we want!" And Look what it did, it made them massive and garned them massive respect world wide. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, this is what I'd say: "JUST FUCKING BUY THE CD!"

Up next is Primal Concert Sledge with it's very primal drumbeat and heavy guitars. Clocking in at just over two minutes it's the shortest song on the albu. All in all, not really much to say about this track, just Time For Primal Concert Sledge!

Fuck if this next track doesn't get you headbanging I don't know what will? Slayer? Anyway this next one is Psycho Holiday. The one and only. Chugging guitars galore and powerful vocals from Phil Anselmo. Definitly one of the stand out tracks. Kinda makes ya think, why can't we all just go crazy and have a nice "holiday"?

Heresy, with that harmonic intro it's unmistakable. Definitly a good song, but not overly the best song on the album. It does contain some of Phil's higher register screams.

Cemetery Gates. The one and only. Arguable one of the best songs they've ever written, here it is in all it's glory. Clocking in at just about 7 minutes, the length of it does not make this song boring, it just makes it even more epic and heavy. It contains a beautiful acoustic intro riff that is heard many times through out and goes into an almost eerie interlude for one of the most recognisable riffs in history. Nobody can pull a pinch harmonic like Dimebag ever could. Phil is all over this song, full power and when he chooses to use his actual singing voice, he almost has a Geoff Tate tinge to his voice. It's got just the right amount of screams, growls, and singing to make it great. Also, I think anyone who listens to it can relate to the lyrics no problem, and the emotions Anselmo puts into his voice. Proudly also, this song contains one of the top solos ever written and has landed on many many charts to prove it, usually being very high up. And the ending to this song is nothing but legendary with the vocal/guitar battle of who can go higher? Amazing ending. Phil really shows what he's made of.

Domination!!! FUCK! Nuff said. *Bangs Head*

I could end my review right now and those 6 songs are worth the purchase along but no, we've got 6 more left! Starting the second half of the album with Shattered, a fast paced in your face thrasher with some powerful screams all over the place. It definitly sets the pace and is a great overall example of the whole album. Clash With Reality follows closely behind. Another groovy main riff, proving why Pantera was at the forefront of "Groove Metal". If your music doesn't make you get up and do something, why bother listening to it?

Featuring a "heavy as balls" riff, Medicine Man is the 9 track. Really, these boys are almost like Black Sabbath in terms of how they play there instruments. Each member compliments the other and works pefectly each to create some damn good music.

Message In Blood is up next. A heavy mid tempo rocker with lots of random heavy fills and a good groove. Again with the Geoff Tate esque high screams but sound a lot more reinforced and powerful this time around.

The Sleep is the next song and when I first heard it, I thought "Oh my god Diary of a Madman!" But when the song kicks in that feeling goes away instantly. Heavy, chunky and full of attitude. It features Phil singing softly on the chorus which is very rare on account of he's known as one the most brutal thrash singers around. Another beautiful and melodic solo from none other then Dimebag, who else could rip something that great?

Opening with a steady bassline, The Art of Shredding ends the album very well. A nice mid tempo rocker that turns into something very... well... Pantera. And that's a good thing.

Well, with this album containing some of the most original riffs, ripping solos, brutal vocals, animal like drumbeats and everything else in between, this really is one of the metal's greatest albums and has a lot to be proud of. Without a doubt Cowboys will stand the test of time and has built up enough respect to be recorded in the metal pantheon forever. What more can I say really? If you don't have Cowboys From Hell, you definitly should, even fans of ligher metal should own this just to widen there range in terms of what they listen to. If not, fair enough. But in true Pantera spirit, a big "Fuck you!" to those who disagree and say this album is even a little bad.

R.I.P. Dimebag Darrell Abbott, one of the greatest.

TOPIC: Metal Blah Blah Blah
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, August 10, 2008 3:58:15 PM 
Hey anyone around today? Or this evening? Night?
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, August 10, 2008 3:53:06 PM 
Metallica Debut New Song "Cyanide"

METALLICA premiered a brand new song called "Cyanide" during the band's co-headlining set at the one-day Ozzfest last night (Saturday, August 9) at Pizza Hut Park in Dallas. The track is the first taste of METALLICA's forthcoming album, "Death Magnetic" to be aired in a live setting. The official MetOnTour.com video footage of the song can be viewed below.

METALLICA's Ozzfest 2008 setlist:

01. Creeping Death
02. For Whom The Bell Tolls
03. Ride The Lightning
04. Harvester Of Sorrow
05. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
06. Cyanide (new song)
07. ...And Justice For All
08. No Remorse
09. Fade To Black
10. Master Of Puppets
11. Damage Inc.
12. Nothing Else Matters
13. Sad But True
14. One
15. Enter Sandman
- - - - -
16. (MERCYFUL FATE medley feat. King Diamond)
17. Seek And Destroy

METALLICA has officially set Friday, September 12 as the "worldwide" release date for "Death Magnetic". The CD will be available to download for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock on the same day the album arrives in stores.

The band is offering the record for sale in numerous configurations, ranging from a digital-only release to a deluxe "coffin box" that will come with a bonus CD, a DVD, a T-shirt, guitar picks and other goodies.

Although Dallas was the only Ozzfest date scheduled for this year, METALLICA's name has come up a lot in recent years as a possible headliner or co-headliner. Drummer Lars Ulrich told The Pulse of Radio he was happy that METALLICA was finally doing it. "I don't think we've ever been invited before," he said. "You know, I've gone to a couple of Ozzfests. I think it's been awesome. I mean, it's such a great institution and it's done so much for metal in America. Ozzy and Sharon gave us our first big break in America in 1986. I will always respect that. They've been great to us. So it's cool. I'm psyched. Should be good fun."

METALLICA toured as an opening act for Ozzy in 1986 while supporting its breakthrough album, "Master of Puppets".

Ozzfest began in 1996 as a single show held in Los Angeles, but expanded to a full summer tour for the past 11 years, including last year's "free" event. Both Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne have indicated that it will be a full-blown tour again next year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzhTe5grIoU&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/
TOPIC: Create the Alone video!
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, August 08, 2008 9:11:25 PM 
Haha you said Anal!
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, August 06, 2008 4:01:40 PM 
Appetite For Vinyl

Universal Music will re-release GUNS N' ROSES' classic debut album "Appetite For Destruction" on vinyl. The LP is due on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 and the cover features the controversial original artwork by Robert Williams.

Go to CD Universe to place your order today and be one of the first to receive this product when it arrives.

Product Description: Already a legend in its own meagre lifetime, this startling debut shrouded itself in controversy, from its original Robert Williams artwork to Axl Rose's unblinking accounts of L.A.'s underbelly. This mawkish storytelling, combined with a brattish collective swagger and a surprisingly mature approach to their songs, guaranteed GUNS N' ROSES a speedy notoriety that was to serve their legend brilliantly. From the laconic "Paradise City" to the achingly beautiful "Sweet Child O' Mine", or the furious "Welcome To The Jungle", the record brims with a brutal integrity. An album they could never surpass even if they had stayed together.

120-gram vinyl LP pressing of their genre-defining debut full-length album, originally released in 1987. The LP cover features the controversial original artwork. **Please note that this vinyl pressing features "For Promotional Use Only" printed on the artwork. 2007

German edition in its original sleeve design.

Recorded at Rumbo Studios, Canoga Park, California; Take One Studio, Burbank, California; Can Am Studio, Tarzana, California.




Deluxe Edition Of Paranoid

The Pulse of Radio reports that BLACK SABBATH's 1970 second album, "Paranoid", will be reissued on September 29 as both a double-vinyl set and a deluxe three-CD package, according to a press release. The record, which was recorded in eight days, is SABBATH's best-selling effort and was their commercial breakthrough in the U.S. Containing some of the band's biggest songs, such as "Iron Man", "War Pigs" and the title track, "Paranoid"is considered one of heavy metal's most influential and all-time masterpieces. The CD set will contain the original album on one disc and a 1974 quadraphonic mix on the second, while a third CD will feature never-before-released early instrumental versions of six of the album's eight songs and two with alternate lyrics.

"Paranoid" has sold four million copies in the U.S. and was SABBATH's only album to ever reach No. 1 in their native country, the U.K.

"Paranoid" was followed by 1971's "Master of Reality", also considered by many fans to be one of the group's finest efforts.

At their long-overdue induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006, guitarist Tony Iommi and singer Ozzy Osbourne talked about the respect that BLACK SABBATH has earned in the music industry.

Iommi: "I think it's great. I think it's taken a few years, mind (you), because I think for a while, nobody took us seriously. But, you know, our friends in the music business and that obviously did. As we went on, the more we carried on, the more we proved, the more we stayed there, you know? And I think we got the respect from that."

Osbourne: "I never thought anybody liked us, and people on the Ozzfest would come to me and go, 'You were really one of our inspirations.'And I didn't really, I didn't believe it, you know?"

The original lineup of BLACK SABBATH has reunited several times in the last decade to either headline its own tour or Ozzfest, but there are no plans at the moment for the band to either record or tour.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNppqUotW94&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Metal Masters Talk Touring

Revolver magazine has posted short interview clips with the bands taking part in this summer's Metal Masters Tour — JUDAS PRIEST, HEAVEN AND HELL and MOTÖRHEAD — filmed during the photo shoot for the cover of the publication's latest issue. Watch the footage below.

The Metal Masters Tour launches tonight (Wednesday, August 6) in Philadelphia. Opening the show every night is the veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrash band TESTAMENT.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMq577cN-hQ&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb21NufDSlM&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2


Are You Experienced?

Experience Hendrix is the continuing concert phenomenon that brings together contemporary guitar greats to celebrate the music and legacy of Jimi Hendrix. It is also the title of the first-ever DVD release that chronicles blazing concert performances by top name artists in tribute to Jimi Hendrix. "Experience Hendrix", released through Image Entertainment this month, features highlights of two star-studded concerts featuring such notables as Kenny Wayne Shepherd, DOUBLE TROUBLE, LIVING COLOR, PEARL JAM's Mike McCready, Indigenous, Robert Randolph, Mick Taylor, Kenny Olson of Kid Rock's band, Hubert Sumlin, BAD COMPANY's Paul Rodgers, Buddy Guy, Mitch Mitchell, Buddy Miles, Billy Cox and others.

Fourteen of the performances seen in "Experience Hendrix" were filmed at the Paramount Theater in Seattle, Jimi Hendrix's hometown. Three bonus songs were filmed at San Diego's annual Street Scene.

The connection between the participating artists and the legacy of Jimi Hendrix is undeniably direct. According to Kenny Wayne Shepherd, "Without the music of Jimi Hendrix, I might never have been so inspired to explore the music possibilities and push the envelope of the guitar."

Billy Cox, the bassist who met Jimi Hendrix in the U.S. Army and performed and recorded with Hendrix with both the JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE and THE BAND OF GYPSYS, stated, "It's a thrill for me to play Jimi's music for audiences now as it was in the past. The Experience Hendrix shows illustrate just you how timeless this music really is."

The Experience Hendrix cast includes musicians who performed or recorded with Hendrix during his lifetime including the aforementioned Cox as well as original JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE drummer Mitch Mitchell and the late Buddy Miles who was, with Cox, the rhythm section of THE BAND OF GYPSYS.

Produced by Janie Hendrix and John McDermott for Experience Hendrix, LLC, the family-run company charged with preserving the legacy of Jimi Hendrix, the DVD was mixed by Eddie Kramer. Kramer, one of history's most lauded recording engineers was a long-time associate of Jimi Hendrix's who worked on every one of his albums from "Are You Experienced?" onward as well as numerous live recordings, including Woodstock. Kramer mixed portions of the "Experience Hendrix" DVD at Electric Lady Studios, the Greenwich Village recording studio he helped construct for Hendrix in 1969.

Janie Hendrix, CEO of Experience Hendrix, LLC commented, "Every day, we see how Jimi's musical legacy continues to transcend generational and cultural boundaries. This DVD release reflects the genius of his unifying spirit." 

TOPIC: Metal Blah Blah Blah
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, August 05, 2008 9:06:10 PM 
Hey everybody, just stopping in to say Hi. Probably all I'm gonna get to say.

So Hello everyone!
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, August 05, 2008 9:00:27 PM 

Iron Maiden Guitar Stolen: Awesome Reward!

IRON MAIDEN guitarist Adrian Smith's new Jackson guitar was stolen after the band's show in Athens, Greece this past Saturday night (August 2).

All MAIDEN fans are being asked to be on the lookout for the guitar. It will be extremely hard to get rid of as it's the only one in the world. There will be a reward of a MAIDEN tour jacket and a handwritten letter of thanks from Adrian to anyone with information leading to the recovery of the guitar.

For more information, go to this location.

According to RIA Novosti, IRON MAIDEN, which is scheduled to perform a gig in Moscow August 19, will fly in over 200 friends and relatives with them to the Russian capital, concert organizers said Tuesday.

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, August 05, 2008 6:37:28 PM 
Priest Rock The Cafe

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST performed an abbreviated set at Hard Rock Café New York in Times Square last night (Monday, August 4) as part of syndicated broadcast personality Eddie Trunk's event to celebrate his 25th anniversary in radio broadcasting.

More footage of the performance has surfaced online:

"Breaking The Law": Video
"The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown)": Video
"Electric Eye": Video

The group's setlist was as follows:

01. Electric Eye
02. Metal Gods
03. Devil's Child
04. Breakin The Law
05. Hell Patrol
06. The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown)
07. You've Got Another Thing Comin
08. Hell Bent For Leather

Among those attending the event were the following:

Ronnie James Dio (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN AND HELL)
Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN AND HELL)
Geezer Butler (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN AND HELL)
Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN AND HELL)
Frank Bello (ANTHRAX)
Vito Bratta (WHITE LION)
Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER)
Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (OVERKILL)
Geoff Tate (QUEENSRŸCHE)
Ace Frehley (KISS)
Eddie Ojeda (TWISTED SISTER)
J.J. French (TWISTED SISTER)
David Ellefson (MEGADETH
Gilby Clarke (GUNS N' ROSES)
Carmine Appice (VANILLA FUDGE, OZZY OSBOURNE, BLUE MURDER)

Check out photos of the event:

Wire Image Judas Priest Show
Wire Image Arrivals
Film Magic Inside/Show
Film Magic Arrivals
Getty Images

Trunk broadcasts his weekly radio shows, "Friday Night Rocks" on Q104.3 in the New York City listening area and "Eddie Trunk Live" on XM Radio (satellite radio).

Eddie said, "I've had the privilege of meeting and/or interviewing most of the top metal and hard rock artists at various points in my career and sharing their stories and music with millions of fans on air through TV and radio. To have an iconic band like JUDAS PRIEST, who helped invent the genre and are true legends, play a private show to celebrate my contributions and support is humbling, to say the least! It would be tough to find another band that defines metal like PRIEST, so this is an honor beyond belief and one I can truly say I would have never dreamed of as a kid!" 
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, August 04, 2008 5:58:36 PM 
Vinny Appice Interview

Marko Syrjälä of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO, HEAVEN AND HELL, DERRINGER). An excerpt from the chat follows:

Metal-Rules.com: At the beginning of the last tour you were playing for about two hours, but as the tour progressed you dropped a couple of songs cutting the set down somewhat. What was the reason for that?

Vinny: Yeah, we started with a long set and then we just cut it because at a couple of shows we had to play less time and then we pulled the songs out and everybody went, "Let's just play that." But then that got longer because we started jamming, so what went from... we played for two hours, down to an hour and forty-five minutes, then it went back up to almost two hours, because on "Heaven And Hell" we started jamming shit, which was good because we were enjoying it so much. We just started jamming and improvising, so that's a good thing.

Metal-Rules.com: Can you tell us what stage the new HEAVEN AND HELL studio album is at right now?

Vinny: Right now we have six songs... about six songs written. They're just demos and they sound fucking awesome! Heavy, great... sounds like really cool SABBATH!

Metal-Rules.com: These six new songs that you've got at this point, how would you compare them to the three new tracks ("The Devil Cried", "Shadow of the Wind" and "Ear in the Wall") that were recorded for the BLACK SABBATH ("The Dio Years") compilation that brought about this whole reunion in the first place?

Vinny: Well, the [new stuff on the] compilation was just written by Tony [Iommi] and Ronnie [James Dio]... and it was done quickly, the first time they got together. We now have a whole tour of playing together behind us, so now we got together and Tony and Ronnie wrote a lot of stuff and then there's a lot of stuff with Geezer. Then we got together... we haven't played together, they write it on the computer and then I put drums on it. So, it's a lot more relaxed since we've played together so long, it's a lot tighter and a lot more focused.

Metal-Rules.com: That sounds very promising. So, this time around all of the members are participating in the writing process?

Vinny: Yeah... it seems to work best if Tony and Ronnie sit there and start the things and then... sometimes [together] with Geezer too or sometimes Geezer will come in and put his thing in there [later], you know. But mainly the two or three of them [write the material]. And then we'll get together in a room when we've got a couple more songs and play them and then we'll go in the studio and record them.

Read the entire interview at Metal-Rules.com.
TOPIC: A difficulty I've got listening to the album...
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, August 03, 2008 4:42:35 PM 
I suggest Pantera.

But seriously though, Pantera.

Okay haha. Well you have to let go of those feelings. Fuck that chick for fucking you over when she said she wouldn't. Move on man, don't think about her, don't even look at her if you see her. Move on and let go, only you can do that. As the music, think of the actual story in the music and don't relate it to anything or anyone.
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TOPIC: Metal Blah Blah Blah
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, August 03, 2008 4:28:09 PM 
Good to see you HB, I'll try to make a point of coming the site more and talking haha. I'm always around, just not talking is all.
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TOPIC: Metal Blah Blah Blah
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, August 02, 2008 9:47:11 PM 

Well I'm gonna call it a night. Nice stopping in for once in a great while haha. Tell everyone I said Hi, or I guess they'd see this if they read it.

So for whoever reads it, Hello!

Goodnight.

TOPIC: Metal Blah Blah Blah
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, August 02, 2008 9:26:26 PM 
Well here's the steps.

1. Find the pictyure you want, right click it and select Properties.
2. Look for the URL and copy the entire link.

3. When you post it here, click on the *Yellow button that looks like a postcard with a mountain on it*. It's about this big:   |    |

4. Paste the link you copied in the space provided and the picture should be in the message now.

Give it a try till you get it right.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Soylentgreen4u from Saturday, August 02, 2008 9:17:29 PM)
TOPIC: Metal Blah Blah Blah
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, August 02, 2008 9:15:10 PM 
Haha you can do whatever you want. I'm not even gonna watch that STP video, I know it's gonna be bad haha.
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TOPIC: Song Game
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, August 02, 2008 6:57:02 PM 
The Formation of Damnation - Testament
TOPIC: The riddle topic
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, August 02, 2008 6:47:20 PM 
Not a clue, mind giving me one?
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TOPIC: Metal Blah Blah Blah
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, August 02, 2008 6:39:34 PM 
Anyone around tonight?
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, August 02, 2008 6:27:11 PM 
Big Name Singer For Velvet Revolver?

VELVET REVOLVER has been looking for a new frontman since dismissing Scott Weiland back in April. Rumored candidates have included ex-SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach, former MTV VJ Steve Isaacs (THE PANIC CHANNEL) and ex-SPACEHOG vocalist Royston Langdon, who has apparently had several successful rehearsal sessions with the band.

Speaking to the Artisan News Service on July 23, 2008 at a fashion event in Los Angeles, VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum stated about the group's lead singer search, "We got a call from a pretty big guy who wants to be our singer. I can't say who that is yet but talks are happening about it and hopefully we'll see what happens in the next couple of months."

Asked about the possibility of Sebastian Bach joining VELVET REVOLVER, Sorum said, "No. No, it's a lot cooler than that but I don't know if it's going to happen so I can't say. It's cool that people are calling us and wanting to get in the band, so that's exciting."

Langdon performed last month with VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash at a charity event in Las Vegas.

Langdon's previous band, SPACEHOG, released three albums before breaking up in 2002. Their gold-selling 1995 debut, "Resident Alien", featured the hit "In The Meantime".

Weiland reunited with his previous act, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, and is currently on the road with them. 


Scorpions Guitarist Interview

Shelly Harris of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with SCORPIONS guitarist Matthias Jabs. An excerpt from the chat follows.

KNAC.COM: I've heard that you've done it in the past, but on the world tour this year you are letting the fans in the different countries vote on the set list, which means you have to quickly get ready to play different songs for each country's leg of the tour. Do you already know which songs you'll be playing on this American leg?

Jabs: "I've seen the final result of the vote for the U.S. [the web site vote ended on Sunday, July 27], and we always sit together the day of the show, in the afternoon, because we need to let the lighting designer know — you have to program the desk for the order of the songs — so the crew needs to be informed exactly, but we are much more flexible. And we have a different situation in the first three shows, because we are playing with Sammy Hagar as a package, and that means in California, because of the strict curfews, and the situation — there are three bands I think — we don't play as long as we normally do. In Europe we play like two hours and twenty, and here it's just like 90 minutes, so that automatically changes the set, because we have to leave quite a few songs out. So, we will talk about the setlist when we all meet [before the first show] in a few days."

KNAC.COM: So, even though SCORPIONS obviously have a very long and extensive song list — at least a hundred — it's like you're ready to wing it and play whatever you have to play, really?

Jabs: "Yes, yes — there's not one song that we don't know. Some of them, like #89, those songs are not so popular, and with us they're not so popular either. (laughs) And therefore we haven't played those, and if we don't have to play them, we won't, but everything in the top 50 we know right away. Also, we keep changing the set around. You can imagine the votes, the results in Russia, are totally different from the ones in the U.S., or in Spain, they vote for different songs than in England or Japan."

KNAC.COM: I know your most recent album, "Humanity - Hour One", came out last year, and will you also be playing some of those songs?

Jabs: "A few but not too many — it has to be the right proportion. People don't like it if you play too many new songs, but we play three or maybe four. They [Americans] want to hear the back catalogue — the 'Rock You Like A Hurricane', 'No One Like You', 'Holiday', 'The Zoo' and all that, and once you do that, the first hour is gone!"

Read the entire interview at KNAC.COM. 


Scott Weiland Being A Complete Douche Bag.... Again.

Jim Louvau of The Arizona Republic reviewed STONE TEMPLE PILOTS' July 29, 2008 concert at the the Dodge Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona. An excerpt from his review follows.

"As lights went out and [Scott] Weiland [vocals] appeared in front of his microphone stand muttering something about VELVET REVOLVER and STONE TEMPLE PILOTS before the rest of the band had even made their way on stage. Part of the beauty of attending a Weiland event is that you never know exactly what version of the singer is going to show up and the singer's erratic behavior set the tone early on for what would be a rough night for the '90s alt-heroes.

"The lengthy set opened with 'Big Empty' from 'The Crow' soundtrack. Dressed in a grey suit Weiland stumbled around the stage and fell into drummer Eric Kretz's drum kit which confirmed he is now officially the Amy Winehouse of rock 'n' roll. When he did sing he often forgot words or changed them. 'Conversations Kill' quickly became 'Masturbation Kill'.

"The singer's incoherent rants in between songs were cut off by his band members starting the next song to stop the bleeding. Guitarist Dean DeLeo and his brother bassist Robert DeLeo looked humiliated as they ripped through classics like 'Wicked Garden', 'Big Bang Baby' and 'Vasoline'."

Read the entire review from The Arizona Republic.

Fan-filmed video footage of Scott Weiland falling backwards into drummer Eric Kretz's drum kit during the Dodge Theatre performance can be viewed below (pay attention beginning around the one-minute, 23-second mark).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iESTuN-IrUc&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, August 01, 2008 9:29:25 PM 
Video For "The Day That Never Comes" Completed

METALLICA has posted the following message on its official web site:

"Today [Thursday, July 31] we shot a video... nah, more like a short film really....for the first featured track from 'Death Magnetic'. Directed by fellow Dane/filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg, we spent the better part of the afternoon playing 'The Day That Never Comes' to a sold-out crowd of dust and smoke just outside of Los Angeles, CA.... Should be ready to share with all of you at the end of the month, give or take...more to come."

Check out photos from the video shoot below.

Two of Scandinavia's biggest online music retailers — Ginza.se and CDON.COM — are listing September 30 as the release date for the new METALLICA album, "Death Magnetic".

METALLICA has yet to officially announce a release date for the CD, which will be available to download for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock on the same day the album arrives in stores.

The band is offering the record for sale in numerous configurations, ranging from a digital-only release to a deluxe "coffin box" that will come with a bonus CD, a DVD, a T-shirt, guitar picks and other goodies.

"Death Magnetic" official track listing:

01. That Was Just Your Life
02. The End Of The Line
03. Broken, Beat & Scarred
04. The Day That Never Comes
05. All Nightmare Long
06. Cyanide
07. The Unforgiven III
08. The Judas Kiss
09. Suicide & Redemption
10. My Apocalypse

Photos below are being displayed from Metallica.com.







TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, August 01, 2008 9:15:59 PM 
Death Magnetic Release Date Announced

METALLICA has officially set Friday, September 12 as the "worldwide" release date for its new album, "Death Magnetic". Although the band has yet to announce separate release dates for the different parts of the world (since albums are virtually never released on the same day "worldwide"), the September 12 date in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (where albums are traditionally issued on Fridays) would indicate that the album would arrive in the U.S. on Tuesday, September 16, with most of continental Europe getting the CD one day earlier on September 15.

Tuesdays are when almost all CDs are issued in the U.S.

METALLICA's new CD will be available to download for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock on the same day the album arrives in stores.

The band is offering the record for sale in numerous configurations, ranging from a digital-only release to a deluxe "coffin box" that will come with a bonus CD, a DVD, a T-shirt, guitar picks and other goodies.

"Death Magnetic" official track listing:

01. That Was Just Your Life
02. The End Of The Line
03. Broken, Beat & Scarred
04. The Day That Never Comes
05. All Nightmare Long
06. Cyanide
07. The Unforgiven III
08. The Judas Kiss
09. Suicide & Redemption
10. My Apocalypse





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMv0FzRIIkU&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, August 01, 2008 9:06:12 PM 
KK Downing Interview

K-97's Mike Diesel spoke with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing backstage before the band's show at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on July 27, 2008. Listen to the eight-minute chat below.

JUDAS PRIEST members Rob Halford (vocals), K.K. Downing (guitar) and Glenn Tipton (guitar) were the featured guests on the July 21 edition of the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline", hosted by Bob Coburn. The program is now available for streaming at this location.

JUDAS PRIEST will perform at Hard Rock Café New York in Times Square on Monday, August 4 as part of syndicated broadcast personality Eddie Trunk's event to celebrate his 25th anniversary in radio broadcasting. Trunk, who broadcasts his weekly radio shows, "Friday Night Rocks" on Q104.3 in the New York City listening area and "Eddie Trunk Live" on XM Radio (satellite radio), shared details of the exclusive invitation-only event and instructions on how to win tickets during his live show on Q104.3.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d66kntE7-7k&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, August 01, 2008 5:19:17 PM 
Motorizer Samples!

Audio samples of all 11 tracks that appear on the new MOTÖRHEAD album, "Motörizer", are available for download from the web site of the band's record label, SPV Records.

MOTÖRHEAD will release "Motörizer" through SPV Records on the following dates:

USA: August 26
Germany: August 29
Rest of Europe: September 1

The follow-up to 2006's "Kiss of Death" was recorded in part (drums only) at FOO FIGHTERS frontman/ex-NIRVANA drummer Dave Grohl's Studio 606 in Northridge, California with producer Cameron Webb, who also worked on "Kiss of Death" and 2004's "Inferno".

"Motörizer" track listing:

01. Runaround Man
02. Teach You How To Sing The Blues
03. When The Eagle Screams
04. Rock Out
05. One Short Life
06. Buried Alive
07. English Rose
08. Back On The Chain
09. Heroes
10. Time Is Right
11. The Thousand Names Of God

For more information, click here.

MOTÖRHEAD mainman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister will be the featured guest on this Sunday's (August 3) edition of Indie 103.1 FM's specialty metal program "Chaos with Full Metal Jackie" at 10:00 p.m. PST (1:00 a.m. EST Monday morning). Lemmy will premier songs from "Motörizer".

To listen to the show live via the Internet, go to this location. The program also airs on KNAC.COM Monday nights between 7 and 9 p.m. PST (and again on Sunday mornings between 7 and 9 a.m.).

Lemmy was interviewed on July 3, 2008 in Berlin, Germany about his career, the success of MOTÖRHEAD, "Motörizer" and his autobiography "White Line Fever", which will be released as an audiobook in German. Watch the five-minute clip below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o6wpObaxdY&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2


Mini Hendrix?

UK's Daily Mail reports: A schoolboy busker is so good at the guitar he is earning an astonishing £70 an hour (approximately $138) in his summer holidays.

Real-life guitar hero Calvin Prior, 13, has already made £2,000 (approximately $3,951) in the few weeks he has been playing rock riffs in public.

The teenager, dubbed Mini Hendrix, pockets up to £350 (approximately $692) a day and regularly attracts hundreds of people to his street gigs in sedate Eastbourne, East Sussex.

Read the entire article from Daily Mail.

Watch videos of Calvin Prior shredding the axe below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-7-PpsgMik&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IEsNqGDAd4&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, August 01, 2008 5:04:01 PM 
James Hetfield's 45!

The Pulse of Radio reports: METALLICA frontman James Hetfield turns 45 on Sunday (August 3). One of the most influential figures in hard rock and heavy metal of the past 25 years, Hetfield was born in Los Angeles, California to parents who were devout Christian Scientists. A strict religious upbringing, which included seeing his mother die of cancer because their religion forbade medical treatment, fueled the lyrics of many METALLICA songs, including "Until It Sleeps", "The God That Failed" and "Fade to Black".

Hetfield learned to play piano and drums before picking up a guitar at the age of 14. His early bands during his high school years included OBSESSION, PHANTOM LORD and LEATHER CHARM. When LEATHER CHARM's drummer left, an ad that Hetfield placed in a local paper for a new drummer led him to meet Danish-born Lars Ulrich. The pair formed METALLICA in 1981 and remain its two original members. The group has since become one of the biggest rock bands in history, selling 57 million records in the U.S. and 100 million worldwide.

Hetfield struggled for years with addictions to alcohol and drugs, finally entering rehab in 2001 during the turbulent sessions for the band's "St. Anger" album. He emerged clean and sober and remains so to this day.

While doing press for the 2004 documentary "Some Kind of Monster", which chronicled the events surrounding "St. Anger", Hetfield admitted that he used to drink to maintain his public image. "There's no doubt that I played into the image that was portrayed in the press, portrayed in people's description of why they liked METALLICA," he said. "I didn't want to disappoint. I wanted to be that guy. I wanted to put that mask on, and then keeping the mask on 24 hours became suffocating, and I could not do it anymore."

Hetfield has been married to Francesca since 1997. They have three children, Cali, Castor and Marcella.

His hobbies include skateboarding, hunting, water sports, snowboarding, collecting guitars and customizing classic automobiles.

Hetfield has listed some of his main musical influences as BLACK SABBATH, THIN LIZZY, AEROSMITH, MOTÖRHEAD, QUEEN and LED ZEPPELIN.

METALLICA's ninth studio effort, "Death Magnetic", is due out in September.

Turkey's leading 24-hour news channel NTV aired a lengthy report on METALLICA's July 27, 2008 appearance at the Ali Sami Yen Stadium in Istanbul. The report — which includes an interview with James Hetfield about the group's forthcoming album "Death Magnetic" and the "Some Kind of Monster" movie — can be viewed below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvaB2na9HDs&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/
TOPIC: Song Game
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, July 31, 2008 10:10:17 PM 
I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing  -  Aerosmith
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, July 31, 2008 5:59:32 PM 
Three Anthrax Home Videos Get A DVD Upgrade

Three ANTHRAX VHS home videos will finally be released on DVD for the first time on September 2 via MVD Entertainment Group/Cherry Red. A description of each title follows:

[***UPDATE***: ANTHRAX's manager, Izvor Zivkovic of Split Media, has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding the upcoming DVD releases: "As of right now, these releases are not sanctioned by ANTHRAX or its management as no one has approached us about them. We are contacting the label to find out more."]

"Through Time P.O.V." (details):

This DVD encapsulates the growth through years of a band that were always FANS of the music they have played. Through both the live and interview footage, most of which you've never seen before, (unless you were there!), it's evident that through time, ANTHRAX has held true to what they believe in — THE MUSIC. This also features six of the band's 10 UK hit singles. It's a rare archive for ANTHRAX fans everywhere!

"Oidivnikufesin N.F.V." (details):

This DVD contains a full show from rock legends ANTHRAX, recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon during their UK tour of 1987. This footage is from a 1988 VHS release — never released before on DVD. As one of the most popular bands of the 1980s thrash metal scene, ANTHRAX are notable for combining metal with rap and hardcore music early on. They have sold over 10 million albums worldwide and are classified as one of the 'big four' of thrash metal alongside METALLICA, MEGADETH and SLAYER. Both the band and individual members have made many, many TV appearances across famous U.S. shows and in the UK they became well known partly for this legendary concert.

"Live Noize" (details):

After ten years of playing the globe and millions of records sold New York's premier metal band ANTHRAX united with rappers PUBLIC ENEMY for the first tour of its kind. Through this tour ANTHRAX broke down barriers which other acts wouldn't even undertake. It was the most exciting tour of their career, and this video is a documentation of just that. In the summer of 1991, ANTHRAX made musical history by collaborating with PUBLIC ENEMY on one of the most renowned singles of recent times. "Bring The Noise" captured rap, alternative and heavy metal radio. The success of that single prompted these two bands to become co-headliners in the "Bring The Noise" tour. The result was a groundbreaking bill that bought together diverse fans from different musical backgrounds. Filmed at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre in Southern California, "Live Noise" captures ANTHRAX's performance during that tour. The show incorporates approximately one hour of live performance with back stage footage that includes PUBLIC ENEMY. The encore is an extended rockin' version of "Bring The Noise", metal and rap at last fusing into a seamless whole. Includes band interviews covering the early years of ANTHRAX.






TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, July 31, 2008 5:43:22 PM 
Ratt Guitarist Quits, Quiet Riot Replacement?
According to Metal Sludge, John Corabi (former MÖTLEY CRÜE singer) has quit his gig as the rhythm guitarist in RATT and is rumored to have been replaced by former QUIET RIOT guitarist Carlos Cavazo.

XM's Boneyard host Eddie Trunk, who has a long-running radio show, "Friday Night Rocks", on New York's Q104.3 FM, conducted an interview with RATT singer Stephen Pearcy on July 9, 2008 after the band's performance at this year's Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, Oklahoma. Trunk also spoke briefly with Pearcy and guitarist Warren DeMartini before the concert about how the reunion shows have gone so far and the band's future plans. Watch the two clips below.

RATT celebrated the "Year Of The Ratt" with a very special West Coast U.S. run of dates in April. In honor of their Southern California roots, the band embarked on a four-show mini-tour to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the "Ratt" EP.

RATT recently performed the entire EP along with other RATT faves live on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" to an overwhelming response. Host Bob Coburn expressed that he was "totally blown away" by RATT and that they "flat-out kicked ass" as they delivered one of the best shows in the 27 years of "Rockline".

RATT returned to stores with new DVD and CD releases on July 31, 2007: the first-ever DVD release from the band, "Ratt: Videos From The Cellar: The Atlantic Years", and the audio collection "Tell The World: The Very Best Of Ratt", which features the hard rockers at their studio and live performance peak and includes a previously unreleased track.

Eddie Trunk interviews Stephen Pearcy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-O92ydSlGQ&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

Eddie Trunk introduces RATT performing live at Rocklahoma and speaks to Stephen Pearcy and Warren DeMartini:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgJ2kkHiXeA&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Motley Crue Partner With Guitar Center

Continuing its commitment to the support of aspiring artists, Guitar Center and MÖTLEY CRÜE announced today the launch of "Guitar Center On-Stage" — Your Chance To Make Rock History. "Guitar Center On-Stage" and the world's most notorious rock band will provide one up-and-coming band the ultimate, career-altering opportunity — the chance to open on tour for rock icons, MÖTLEY CRÜE. Starting today, through September 21 2008, bands across the United States are invited to submit their music at www.makerockhistory.com for a chance to win a prize package that includes an opening slot on MÖTLEY CRÜE's 2009 U.S. tour (dates to be announced at a later date), $25,000 cash, $20,000 in exclusive new gear from Gibson Guitar, management from Tenth St. Entertainment, and a recording deal from Eleven Seven Music, MÖTLEY's management and record label.

Guitar Center has engaged FameCast to power the submission site for "Guitar Center On-Stage," using FameCasts proprietary contest management platform to collect and present each band's submissions and rank them using a variety of metrics such as online fan voting and community engagement. A judging panel including Tenth St. Entertainment and Eleven Seven Records will then review the top bands, selecting 30 bands to advance to regional evaluation events held in mid-October at Guitar Center locations in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. After narrowing the list to the top six bands at the regional events, Guitar Center will host a final round of evaluation on November 12, 2008 at Guitar Center Hollywood, where each of the six bands will perform live for members of MÖTLEY CRÜE. One band will be notified via a personal phone call from a member of MÖTLEY CRÜE that they have been chosen as the winner and that the grand prize, which will include going on tour with MÖTLEY CRÜE, is theirs.

Also on hand at the press announcement at Guitar Center on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood was Chris Taylor Brown, lead vocalist from TRAPT who are currently touring on Crüe Fest. "It is an incredible opportunity to be on the road with one of rock's greatest bands. TRAPT has sold more than two million albums, we have four hit singles, a new album out on Tuesday (August 5) and it's still an honor as well as an enormous boost to our audience to be on the bill with MÖTLEY CRÜE." Guitar Center spends millions every year behind programs that help our customers realize their musical dreams.

"'Guitar Center On-Stage' is our most audacious and ambitious program yet. We are offering nothing short of a chance for greatness. A way to step out of the shadows of obscurity and into the light of legends," said Norman Hajjar, EVP and Chief Marketing Officer for Guitar Center.

Allen Kovac, CEO and Founder of Tenth Street Entertainment and Eleven Seven Music said, "Tenth Street Entertainment has historically achieved success with unique and robust strategic marketing initiatives for its clients. In just 24 short months, Eleven Seven Music has become the #1 Independent Active Rock record company with five percent of the market share at rock radio. Aligned with the advertising, brand recognition and credibility Guitar Center is providing, Tenth Street and Eleven Seven are excited to give an up-and-coming rock band the best possible support to jump start a long and successful career in the music and entertainment businesses."

MÖTLEY CRÜE's Mick Mars notes, "Our partnership with Guitar Center gives us the opportunity to help an up-and-coming band by giving them every element needed to succeed. Like Ozzy did for us when he took an unknown band called MÖTLEY CRÜE on the road, we too are looking for the next generation's great rock band."

Press Conference Master of Ceremonies Jim Richards, Program Director of San Diego's 101 KGB FM says, "MÖTLEY CRÜE has remained one of the most relevant bands of their era. Their single 'Saints Of Los Angeles' is currently Top 10 at Active Rock and Top 5 at Mainstream Rock and played alongside bands like DISTURBED, LINKING PARK and AVENGED SEVENFOLD. None of their contemporaries have experienced this kind of staying power. This program is a dream come true for any young musician."

"Gibson Guitar has always supported bands on every level and as a music innovator we work hard to support emerging bands by giving them opportunities for success through our many resources," said Henry Juszkiewicz, Chairman and CEO of Gibson Guitar. "This program will launch the next MÖTLEY CRÜE and we are proud to partner with our friends at Guitar Center for such an exciting promotion."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi-QYeIS5_Q&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


New Live Release From U.D.O.

U.D.O., the German band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, celebrated its 20th anniversary by playing two special shows in Germany on April 30 in Solingen at Cobra and May 3 in Tuttlingen at Stadthalle. The three-hour Tuttlingen concert was filmed for a DVD and live CD, entitled "Mastercutor Alive", to be released on September 26 on ZXY Music in three different formats:

* Double DVD including bonus material and double CD
* Single DVD without bonus material in digipack
* Double CD

Check out pictures of the Tuttlingen show on the band's official web site: Part 1, Part 2.

The projected track listing is as follows:

Disc 1:

01. Mastercutor
02. 24/7
03. They Want War
04. The Bullet And The Bomb
05. Midnight Mover
06. Vendetta
07. Mission No. X
08. Midnight Highway
09. The Wrong Side Of Midnight
10. Breaker
11. Guitar Solo
12. Princess Of The Dawn
13. One Lone Voice
14. Winterdreams

Disc 2:

01. Living For Tonite
02. Thunderball
03. Drum Solo
04. Man And Machine
05. Animal House
06. Metal Heart
07. Holy
08. Balls To The Wall
09. Fast As A Shark
10. Burning
11. Outro
12. I'm A Rebel

Bonus material:

* Road movie Russia tour (15 minutes)
* Road movie South America tour (15 minutes)
* Concert Belarus (30 minutes)

The DVDs will feature 5.1 Surround Sound.

U.D.O. released a "best-of" album, "Metallized - 20 Years of Metal", on November 30 via AFM Records. The CD booklet is filled with photos from the last 20 years and and includes liner notes written by Metal Hammer journalist Andreas Schöwe. The first 12 songs on the collection were chosen by fans via the official U.D.O. web site, while tracks 13 to 16 consist of two unreleased songs, an acoustic version of the ACCEPT classic "Balls to the Wall", and a live version of "The Bullet and the Bomb".

U.D.O.'s latest studio album, "Mastercutor", entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 39 — the highest German chart position in the band's history.

Fan-filmed video footage of U.D.O. performing the classic ACCEPT song "Midnight Mover" on December 20, 2007 at the Metropolis Club in Munich, Germany can be viewed below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQKMtX3BlgU&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Sharon Osbourne Interview

Parade magazine has published a brand new interview with Ozzy Osbourne's wife/manager Sharon. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow.

Parade: Do you look at the avalanche of reality shows that has followed "The Osbournes" and wonder what you started?

Sharon: It's terrible, isn't it? Do you know what? It's like I said to Ozzy, "People will just have go get over it." I haven't seen most of them. I'll watch maybe five minutes of something and check it out.

Parade: What do you think of what you see?

Sharon: I'm totally amazed at how shameless people are. They will repeat something that's been done over and over again and act as if it's unique. I think that the younger generation thinks all they have to do is get on TV and act a bit crazy and things will happen for them. They've got it wrong because you need to have a talent to get really famous.

Parade: So you see a lot of wannabes who don't have a clue about what it takes even though they're getting their proverbial 15 minutes of fame?

Sharon: You've got your superstars. You've got your celebrities. And then you've got your people who I call "infamous."

Parade: You look terrific. How's Ozzy doing?

Sharon: I'm great. He's great. This weekend we're off to Dallas where he'll be performing. He's working on a new album at the same time as doing live shows. He never stops writing music.

Read the entire interview at www.parade.com. 


New Queen + Paul Rodgers Album Release Date Announced

QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS will release their new album, "The Cosmos Rocks", in Europe on September 15 and the U.S./Canada on October 14 via EMI.

Look for the first plays of the new QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS single on UK radio next week:

* Radio 2: "Ken Bruce Show" next Monday, August 4 between 9:30 a.m. and noon. The track will then hopefully get more airs before going into playlist the following week.

* Virgin Radio: The track will be played from noon onwards that day (Monday, August 4).

You can currently log onto the album club www.queenonline.com and are invited there to check out premier track "Say It's Not True" (previously released at the end of last year by QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS as a special World Aids Day download for Nelson Mandela's 46664 HIV AIDS charity).

Video footage of QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS performing a new song, "C-lebrity", on the April 4, 2008 edition of the UK's ITV "Al Murray's Happy Hour" can be viewed below. Other tracks on the new CD will include a "first" for a QUEEN album — a cover version. The remaining tracks are all newly written by May, Taylor and Rodgers during the late 2007/early 2008 recording sessions.

QUEEN's last studio album was "Made In Heaven", released in November 1995 and containing the last recordings with Freddie. The LP became the band's biggest selling studio album, with world sales in excess of 20 million.

QUEEN's "Greatest Hits 1" album has achieved the distinction of being the UK's biggest selling album of all time, having sold a staggering 5,407,587 copies in Britain alone (source: VH1/The Official UK Charts Company. November 2006).

Paul Rodgers' voice is one of rock's platinum assets and as a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter as front man of FREE and BAD COMPANY and as a solo artist he has written, produced and recorded some of radios biggest hits.

Between them, QUEEN and Paul Rodgers have released more than 50 albums during their long careers and sold in excess of a staggering 300 million records.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3ovN40FwRI&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/
TOPIC: Your latest Priest purchase
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, July 22, 2008 7:59:54 PM 

The other day I ordered:

The Fight T-shirt with the yellow writing.

The Halford Hellbrawl T-shirt.

The Fight War of Words: K5 Cd.

And the Dio Holy Diver T-shirt.

All (except Dio) from the new www. Metalgodshop.com website.

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, July 22, 2008 3:39:17 PM 
New Ozzy Album Planned

According to a bulletin issued by OZZY OSBOURNE's MySpace page, the Prince of Darkness will follow up his appearances at the Monsters of Rock show in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on Saturday, July 26 and Ozzfest 2008 in Dallas, TX on Saturday, August 9 by returning to the studio to record a new album.

OZZY OSBOURNE's latest CD, "Black Rain", was certified gold on December 14, 2007 by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for shipments in excess of 500,000 copies in the United States.

"Black Rain" was reissued on November 20 as a "Special Limited-Edition Tour Package" featuring a bonus CD of live tracks and B-sides. The bonus CD includes the following cuts:

01. I Don't Wanna Stop (live)
02. Not Going Away (live)
03. Here For You (live)
04. Nightmare
05. Can't Save You
06. Love To Hate

"Black Rain" debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard album chart, with first-week sales of 152,000 copies.

Ozzy and his family will return to television in a new reality variety show this fall. The Fox program has the working title of "The Osbournes: Loud And Dangerous" and will feature Ozzy Osbourne, his wife Sharon, and their kids Jack and Kelly.

Fox has reportedly ordered six episodes of the series and each episode will run for an hour. "The Osbournes: Loud And Dangerous" will feature musical performances, comedy sketches, and game-show competitions. The show is being produced by FremantleMedia North America, who also produce "American Idol" for Fox.
TOPIC: 2nd European leg, does that mean Nostradamus tour?
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, July 20, 2008 6:33:19 PM 

Most likely. Rob said he can't wait to get intro costume and make up for the Nostradamus tour.

TOPIC: Something pissing you off? Say it in here..
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, July 20, 2008 6:27:08 PM 
Dio is the only exception to this rule.


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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, July 20, 2008 6:13:23 PM 
Really? Were the song samples any good?
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, July 19, 2008 7:16:26 PM 
Here's a little update for you all.

MISSIONMETALLICA.COM IS A WASTE OF TIME
Don't go there if you want to hear samples of the songs for free, you can't. They say you can when you sign up, but when you click on the Riffs and Excerpts section, it tells you to update your account, total fucking bullshit.
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, July 16, 2008 4:17:45 PM 
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/j/judas_priest/death_tab.htm

Someone made a tab for Death, no solos though. I played it all and it's all right, I ain't sure about that first riff they list though haha.
TOPIC: The Love Thread
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, July 14, 2008 8:58:36 PM 

Is this the definition of love? Haha, KK's bum?


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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, July 14, 2008 8:49:22 PM 

Rock Band 2 Looking Good!

Harmonix, the world's premier music video game development company, and MTV Games, a division of Viacom's MTV Networks, along with marketing and distribution partner Electronic Arts Inc., today revealed at the 2008 E3 Media & Business Summit new features for the next evolution of the groundbreaking music platform, Rock Band 2. With the original Rock Band title providing millions of players with a new way to interact with the music and artists they love, Rock Band 2 builds upon its core band foundation to offer an unparalleled, deeper, dynamic gameplay experience.

Rock Band 2 raises the bar in music gaming innovation with new features to rock the world:

* Local and global online modes to connect the entire Rock Band community

* World Tour mode, now online, simplifies the best of gameplay from the original Rock Band by fusing Solo Tour and Band World Tour modes and cranks it up a notch with an all new collection of opportunity gigs, challenges, cities, venues and hirable staff

* Tour Challenges that offer rockers a chance to play through mini-campaigns focused on the best songs by instrument, decade, genre, artist, album and more Battle of the Bands mode challenges players to go head to head against other bands in constantly refreshed contests* created by Harmonix (*Internet connection required)

* Quickplay makes it easier than ever to get in and jam without hassle while allowing for new prefab characters or customized characters that can play on any instrument plus lets you make your own set lists and organize your song lists in a variety of categories (genre, era, etc.)

* Customizable Set Lists keep the music rolling and your band rocking in Quickplay mode

* Drum Trainer mode gives players the fundamentals of different beats and fills, translating gameplay into real drumming skills

* Character Creator completes your look with all new choices in clothing, accessories, tattoos, hairstyles, instruments and more to keep your unique rock avatar playing the full rock part

* Backwards compatibility with all Rock Band downloadable music content released to date

* Disc Export Feature gives owners of the original Rock Band the ability to export most of the Rock Band disc tracks and upgrade them into Rock Band 2 gameplay — the first time ever in videogame history!

Rock Band 2 features the largest music catalogue of any music-based videogame to date including:

* The Rock Band 2 soundtrack will feature over 100 songs — with over 80 songs on disc plus an additional 20 bonus tracks which will be made available for free download this fall .

* Unrivaled Blend of Classic, Developing and Emerging rock acts including PEARL JAM, METALLICA, ALLMAN BROTHERS, MOTÖRHEAD, DEVO, JANE'S ADDICTION, MEGADETH, PARAMORE, MODEST MOUSE and more.

* Rock Band 2 is the first and only video game to feature the music of AC/DC. It includes their epic rock anthem, "Let There Be Rock"

* After 14 years since GUNS N' ROSES last official music release, Axl Rose selects Rock Band 2 to debut official new track, "Shackler's Revenge" from the highly anticipated album "Chinese Democracy"

* For the first time ever, music from American music icon Bob Dylan is featured in a video game with "Tangled Up In Blue"

With ongoing weekly DLC releases including individual tracks, track packs and full albums, the Rock Band music library will feature more than 500 songs by year's end!

From the solid officially licensed Rock Band 2 instruments to the expanded third party options, Rock Band 2 introduces new and improved choices that promise to deliver unsurpassed realism. In addition, Harmonix and MTV Games have become the first companies to officially support third party instruments and accessories in a music videogame.

Achieve ultimate stardom with the upgraded functionality and smooth new look of the official Rock Band 2 instruments.

* Fender Stratocaster Controller takes on a new authentic look plus adds a reinforced strum bar, quieter buttons, wireless functionality and a built in calibration tool that automatically sets your AV setup to an ideal setting for maximum rock.

* Drum set goes wireless while also featuring quieter, velocity sensitive drum pads and a metal reinforced pedal.

* Microphone showcases authentic styling and weight.

Kick up the intensity with officially licensed third party instruments from Mad Catz:

* Fender Telecaster Controller features soft buttons with lower action to help you shred faster than ever.

* Fender Bass Controller, the first bass guitar controller ever, takes the shape of the Fender P-Bass with extended length, tuning pegs and a split strum bar to replicate finger-bass style picking.

* Full-sized Squire Stratocaster Guitar Controller multiplies the authentic guitar experience by featuring a controller built into an actual Squire Stratocaster body.

* Cymbal Expansion Pack is a straightforward but amazing upgrade to the Rock Band 2 drum set featuring add-on cymbals.

Take Rock Band 2 instrument authenticity to a whole new level with a high-end peripheral from ION:

* ION Drum Rocker, a real electronic drum kit that functions as a game controller, brings the Rock Band fantasy to life featuring a simple substitution that takes the drum kit from a controller to a real instrument.

Rock Band 2 will make its debut on Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft this September and have an exclusive launch window in North America. Rock Band 2 will be available for additional platforms later this year. Rock Band 2 will be available for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 2 computer entertainment systems and Wii later this year.

As previously revealed today, Rock Band will ship with an exclusive launch window on the Xbox 360 videogame and entertainment system from Microsoft in Italy, Sweden, Spain, Switzerland and Benelux July 24, and on other platforms this Fall.

The Rock Band online music store recently surpassed 16 million paid downloads since the game's launch in late November 2007. With more than 200 tracks available to date via disc and download purchase, the massive Rock Band Music Store allows players to preview and purchase downloadable individual music tracks, packs and albums from the vast selection of offerings available as they build their own custom Rock Band library.

"Rock Band 2" track listing:

01. AC/DC - Let There Be Rock
02. AFI - Girl's Gone Grey
03. ALANIS MORISSETTE - You Oughta Know
04. ALICE IN CHAINS - Man in the Box
05. ALLMAN BROTHERS - Ramblin' Man
06. AVENGED SEVENFOLD - Almost Easy
07. BAD COMPANY - Shooting Star
08. BEASTIE BOYS - So Whatcha Want
09. BECK - E-Pro
10. BIKINI - Kill Rebel Girl
11. BILLY IDOL - White Wedding Pt. I
12. BLONDIE - One Way or Another
13. BOB DYLAN - Tangled Up in Blue
14. BON JOVI - Livin' on a Prayer
15. CHEAP TRICK - Hello There
16. DEVO - Uncontrollable Urge
17. DINOSAUR JR. - Feel the Pain
18. DISTURBED - Down with the Sickness
19. DREAM THEATER - Panic Attack
20. DURAN DURAN - Hungry Like the Wolf
21. ELVIS COSTELLO - Pump It Up
22. FLEETWOOD MAC - Go Your Own Way
23. FOO FIGHTERS - Everlong
24. GUNS N' ROSES - Shackler's Revenge
25. INTERPOL - PDA
26. JANE'S ADDICTION - Mountain Song
27. JETHRO TULL - Aqualung
28. JIMMY EAT WORLD - The Middle
29. JOAN JETT - Bad Reputation
30. JOURNEY - Anyway You Want It
31. JUDAS PRIEST - Painkiller
32. KANSAS - Carry On Wayward Son
33. L7 - Pretend We're Dead
34. LACUNA COIL - Our Truth
35. LINKIN PARK - One Step Closer
36. LIT - My Own Worst Enemy
37. LUSH - De-Luxe
38. MASTODON - Colony of Birchmen
39. MEGADETH - Peace Sells
40. METALLICA - Battery
41. MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES - Where'd You Go
42. MODEST MOUSE - Float On
43. MOTÖRHEAD - Ace of Spades
44. NIRVANA - Drain You
45. NORMAN - Greenbaum Spirit in the Sky
46. PANIC AT THE DISCO - Nine in the Afternoon
47. PARAMORE - That's What You Get
48. PEARL JAM - Alive
49. PRESIDENTS OF THE USA - Lump
50. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE - Testify
51. RATT - Round & Round
52. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - Give it Away
53. RISE AGAINST - Give it All
54. RUSH - The Trees
55. SILVERSUN - Pickups Lazy Eye
56. SMASHING PUMPKINS - Today
57. SOCIAL DISTORTION - I Was Wrong
58. SONIC YOUTH - Teenage Riot
59. SOUNDGARDEN - Spoonman
60. SQUEEZE - Cool for Cats
61. STEELY DAN - Bodhitsattya
62. STEVE MILLER BAND - Rock'n Me
63. SURVIVOR - Eye of the Tiger
64. SYSTEM OF A DOWN - Chop Suey
65. TALKING HEADS - Psycho Killer
66. TENACIOUS D - Master Exploder
67. TESTAMENT - Souls of Black
68. THE DONNAS - New Kid in School
69. THE GO-GO'S - We Got the Beat
70. THE GRATEFUL DEAD - Alabama Getaway
71. THE GUESS WHO - American Woman
72. THE MUFFS - Kids in America
73. THE OFFSPRING - Come Out & Play (Keep ‘em Separated)
74. THE REPLACEMENTS - Alex Chilton
75. THE WHO - Pinball Wizard

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, July 13, 2008 7:19:45 PM 
Woo! Makeup n shit!

A 10-minute Japanese TV interview with JUDAS PRIEST members Rob Halford (vocals) and Glenn Tipton (guitar) can be viewed below. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow.

Halford on the new JUDAS PRIEST album "Nostradamus":

"That's what all of us love about 'Nostradamus' — it seems as that though everything that we've been doing in metal since we began from our first recording, 'Rocka Rolla', everything's been leading up to this moment, all of the experiences of writing, of performing on stage, of recording, everything has led us, given us all the ability to come to this point. We were also always thinking about the time when we will be able to go out on tour and play 'Nostradamus' in its entirety, play the whole record, so we're always thinking about that. Especially when I'm singing and when I'm writing lyrics, I can imagine the stage set, I can imagine the costume I'm gonna wear, I can imagine the lighting effect. That's just part of the theater of JUDAS PRIEST; it's very unique to the world of JUDAS PRIEST metal. I think we wanted to maybe, not exaggerate, but amplify that type of thing. That's what I like about the last track on 'Angel of Retribution' — 'Loch Ness' is almost like leading into 'Nostradamus'. The drama of 'Loch Ness', telling a story and… It's as though even before [JUDAS PRIEST manager] Bill Curbishley told us that this would be a good possibility, a 'Nostradamus' concept record, we'd already experienced a little bit of something with 'Loch Ness'. It's really strange, the connection."

"You go into character, because when he was in exile, you try to imagine, how would this feel? To have to leave your house, to have to go into the valleys and the fields, be totally alone. How would you feel? So you try to put that emotion into the performance. And the same for Messenger of Death — you assume the cloak, the character of what death represents; 'Conquest', it's joyous, it's uplifting, it should be sung with a lot of feeling of victory, feeling of success. I think I've always tried to do that in my lyrics, but I love it. I love being the painkiller, I love being the ripper, I love being the sentinel — for me, it's just part of a different way that I can use my voice to express myself. And I think that's just another extension of my love of movies, of theater. I mean, if I'm in Japan, I'm watching kabuki on TV and all these types of theatrical expressions. You just have to think about the feeling of where would your emotional level be at this point — the feeling of 'Pestilence and Plague', which is very sad; 'Lost Love' — very, very plaintive, sincere feelings; the final song, where he's about to pass over, even though he's becoming very old and very fragile and very frail and very weak, he still has strength to give his last explanation of, 'You'll remember me when I'm gone,' and 'Make what you will of my prophecies.' It's wonderful for me — I mean, I just love it. It's the perfect role for me as a singer, and I can't wait to get out on stage and put on the cosumes and the makeup and take on that role. I love doing that. That's just part of what makes me love my life in metal as the singer for JUDAS PRIEST. I can only do it in JUDAS PRIEST. [Laughs]"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq0_TduRmI8&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=100830
TOPIC: METALOGY BOX SET...who else has this?...
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, July 13, 2008 5:20:24 PM 

It was one of the first releases from the band I got, along with Angel of Retribution at Christmas!

TOPIC: Is Ratt a heavy metal band ?
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, July 10, 2008 5:01:12 PM 
Not heavy metal no, Hair Metal yes.
TOPIC: Mustang or Corvette
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, July 10, 2008 5:00:58 PM 
Mustange.
TOPIC: Song Game
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, July 10, 2008 4:52:31 PM 
Ride Cowboy Ride - Bon Jovi
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, July 10, 2008 4:23:56 PM 
Get Thrashed! On September 16th!

Lightyear Entertainment will release of the award-winning and critically acclaimed music documentary "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal" on September 16, 2008. The film covers the evolution, cultural impact, and musical influence of thrash metal , an extreme form of heavy metal which burst on to the scene in the early-to-mid-1980s. Told first-hand by members of bands such as METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX, as well as using raw, original show footage, writer/director Rick Ernst (MTV, VH1) demonstrates how and why many of these bands emerged from playing local parties and small clubs to headlining major arenas and stadiums. The film is a roller coaster ride of extreme music and personalities, starting with the most famous thrash metal pioneers METALLICA and highlighting other genre defining bands like MEGADETH, SLAYER, EXODUS and more. The documentary features interviews with over 50 artists, including past and current members of METALLICA, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX, SLAYER, PANTERA, EXODUS, LAMB OF GOD, TESTAMENT, SHADOWS FALL, IN FLAMES, KREATOR, DESTRUCTION, HATEBREED and many more. The artists discuss the groundbreaking music of the thrash metal scene, the culture surrounding it and includes raw, live concert footage depicting mosh pits, stage diving, head-banging, partying and the over-the-top antics that went along with the thrash metal movement. The movie breaks down how the thrash metal scene grew from its DIY beginnings in Los Angeles and San Francisco, then reached the East Coast, conquered Europe, and even took root in countries like Brazil and Australia. "Get Thrashed" highlights the similarities and differences in each region while illustrating how the seeds that were planted by thrash metal gave rise to the modern day breed of extreme heavy metal and hard rock. The film features wall-to-wall music from METALLICA, MEGADETH, PANTERA, SLAYER, ANTHRAX, EXODUS, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES and many more, and contains over 90 minutes of bonus footage, featuring thrash scenes and bands from around the world. The DVD offers more than three hours of content, including director's commentary by Rick Ernst and associate producer Rat Skates (ex-OVERKILL drummer), plus liner notes from legendary EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt.

"Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal" has appeared in over 20 film festivals, highlighted by invitations to the prestigious Silver Lake Film Festival (LA), Oldenberg Film Festival (Germany), Athens International Film Festival (Greece) and Raindance Film Festival (London). The film's year-long run on the film festival circuit saw the documentary screen to packed houses and sold-out theaters around the world while picking up awards including Best Documentary (2007 Seattle True Independent Film Festival, Backseat Film Festival, New York International Independent Film & Video Festival), SAFILM Grand Prize Award (2007 San Antonio Underground Film Festival), Best Soundtrack (2007 Backseat Film Festival) and Best Director (NYIIFVF).

Film running time is 100 minutes; DVD running time is 193 minutes.

"Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal" is distributed by Lightyear Entertainment and will be released September 16, 2008 through Warner Home Video. Pre-order date is August 12, 2008. For more information please visit www.lightyear.com or www.whvdirect.com or www.myspace.com/getthrashed.



Watch the "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal" trailer below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urDF7vgOaFg&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

San Antonio cult TV show "Robb's MetalWorks" conducted an interview with Rick Ernst — the director of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal" — on June 23, 2007 after the film was honored with the SAFILM Grand Prize Award at the San Antonio Underground Film Festival. Watch the 10-minute chat below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib8qml5XJI8&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/
TOPIC: Song Game
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, July 08, 2008 9:38:25 PM 
Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley And the Comets
TOPIC: The DF / MM / MP PROJECT
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, July 08, 2008 9:32:56 PM 
I guess so, who's Judas Priest?
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TOPIC: Song Game
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, July 08, 2008 6:31:09 PM 
Hard As Iron - Judas Priest
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, July 08, 2008 6:25:03 PM 
Judas Priest Interview

Metal-Rules.com has posted a transcript of the JUDAS PRIEST's press conference at the Sweden Rock festival, which was held in early June in Sölvesborg, Sweden. A couple of excerpts follow.

Q: A few years ago, Dave Holland, your former drummer, was imprisoned for sexual harassment and more or less at the same time you were re-releasing your old material in the form of a box set, and you erased Holland from all the album liner pictures. Why did you decide to act in this way towards your old bandmate and the drummer who was a member of the band for 8 years?

Rob Halford (vocals): Well, I think there's an enormous respect for Dave and what he did for the band. As you know, we've had many drummers, we're almost like the living "Spinal Tap" in some respects. The drumming for any band is absolutely vital, it's the anchor, and it's what keeps the band locked together. So after going through 3 or 4 drummers we finally found the best man for the job, Scott Travis and he's been with us for how many years, Scott? He doesn't want to remember…

Scott Travis: 19, I think.

Rob: Since "Painkiller", so we're talking 18 years now. So there's a reflection of thanks to all the drummers who we've worked with for doing great work but it's important to reinforce that Scott Travis is the exclusive drummer for JUDAS PRIEST.

Q: There were two unofficial biographies about you released recently, one called "Heavy Metal Painkiller" and then there's another called "Defenders of the Faith". Did you get a chance to read these, and if so, what was your opinion about them?

Glenn Tipton (guitar): These are the unofficial books, right? We haven't read them, because they're unofficial. We are in the process now of doing an official JUDAS PRIEST book where everything that is recorded in there will be the truth. I think in the unofficial books there's a lot of things said that actually didn't happen or were embroided on the truth, so I personally haven't read them, I don't know if any of the other guys have. It's important to read official books opposed to unofficial books on any band, so that's all I'd say, really.

Rob Halford: I think once people start writing books about you you've reached an important level — there's a curiosity about what makes the band get to that particular stage. And again, like Glenn I haven't bothered to waste my time reading these books. We would ask the fans to wait for the official release where you will actually get the truth. A lot of these books are just made up of interviews and things that are from the past so they're not really giving the fans what they really want. But as Glenn said, we are in the process of putting one together, so when it's ready we'll make it happen and it'll tell you things you'll only find from the band itself.

Q: A lot of other metal acts have conceptual storylines about Nostradamus. Are you aware of this and did this affect you when you were in the writing process of your new album?

Rob: It doesn't matter, because we're doing it for the first time ourselves. To some degree everything's been done once — a type of a book, a type of a movie, it's all been covered. When you do it for the first time yourself, it becomes your exclusive property, and so we feel that what we've done with "Nostradamus" is very special, it's unique to JUDAS PRIEST, no one will have made the life of Nostradamus this way before. And that's the way it should be. When you're covering something that's well known, that has been tackled by other people, that doesn't really become part of the equation. You're doing it for the first time and that's the most important thing.

Q: What's JUDAS PRIEST's opinion on downloading and what do you think can be done about it?

Rob: Well obviously we're still fighting the battle against illegal downloading, we think its wrong — we think it is stealing, that's the fact of the matter. I remember when cassette duplication came into the business and I wondered how that was going to affect the music industry. And at the end of the day that's who it is — it's not just JUDAS PRIEST, it's everybody, it's every band. It's a difficult thing to try and get through but at the end of the day if you're a fan of a band and you want to support your band you're going to get the official release, you're going to get the official merchandise, and the vast majority of PRIEST fans are that way with us — they support what we do. So even thought it's been a thing for us to get our heads around and understand we obviously appreciate the value and importance of the internet when it's used in the right way. All we ask is: please don't steal our music. And that's not about money, it's just the basic fact that you don't take something for nothing, it's not the right thing to do. You don't walk into a store and help yourself to clothes or food or whatever, it's the same principle if you think about it. You can't say "Oh they've got millions of dollars;" that's not the point. But fortunately our fans are real hardcore, they want the real deal, especially with "Nostradamus", it's the multi-packaged, wonderful experience that you can get in a deluxe box set with three pieces of vinyl, a 48-page book, posters — you can't get that on the download, you've got to really be there and hold it physically. It's a treasure to add to your JUDAS PRIEST collection. So we support the Internet when it's used in the right.

Glenn: But I think it's worth mentioning that one of the biggest disasters is really that Internet downloading creates it that it totally robs the new bands of any opportunities to come through. Because if the record companies are not selling records, they can't do — I mean, we were quite fortunate, it was hard work for us to get ahead in our day but eventually we found a record company that would put some money behind us and support us and do justice to our records but now it's definitely the younger bands that will get the most heavy downloads because people will try them out first. Obviously, established bands like our selves can still sell records in the stores but for the younger bands it has definitely had a catastrophic effect.

Read the entire transcript at Metal-Rules.com.
TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, July 05, 2008 9:17:24 PM 


TOPIC: Guitars
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, July 05, 2008 3:34:29 PM 

Here's a guitar I drew a while ago. I don't have a name for it, and I was thinking what you people here thought of it and maybe could help name it. If I'm not mistake, no guitar has the back end that it has and the front end is like a Beast/Warlock combo haha. Headstock is a bit of a rip-off of a B.C. Rich too.

So any thoughts on it?


TOPIC: Nostradamus; The downfall of Priest
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, July 03, 2008 9:59:20 PM 

Exactly. They did what they said they were gonna do.


  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by metallark from Thursday, July 03, 2008 6:14:17 PM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, July 03, 2008 9:50:11 PM 
Ahhhh yes that's what I'm talking about right there.  ANYTHING helps with news haha, if anyone wants to chip in and get stuff from other sites that I miss that'd work too haha.

I think I'll start posting news again in a day or two.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Thursday, July 03, 2008 9:27:12 PM)
TOPIC: Random Facts Thread
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, July 01, 2008 6:58:43 PM 

President Kennedy was the fastest random speaker in the world with upwards of 350 words per minute. 

Karoke means "empty orchestra" in Japanese.

When you die your hair still grows for a couple of months. 

The most money ever paid for a cow in an auction was $1.3 million. 

The Neanderthal's brain was bigger than yours is.

Each of the suits on a deck of cards represents the four major pillars of the economy in the middle ages: heart represented the Church, spades represented the military, clubs represented agriculture, and diamonds represented the merchant class. 

The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache.

The pancreas produces Insulin. 

A skunk's smell can be detected by a human a mile away. 

When snakes are born with two heads, they fight each other for food. 

Flying from London to New York by Concord, due to the time zones crossed, you can arrive 2 hours before you leave. 

You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching TV. 

The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; "7" was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. "UP" indicated the direction of the bubbles. 

In ancient Rome, it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose. 

A car that shifts manually gets 2 miles more per gallon of gas than a car with automatic shift. 

Minus 40 degrees Celsius is exactly the same as minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit. 

Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down -- hence the expression "to get fired" 

The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets. 

"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you." 

The elephant is the only animal with 4 knees.

Kansas state law requires pedestrians crossing the highways at night to wear tail lights.

TOPIC: Fiercest drum song?
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, July 01, 2008 6:30:06 PM 

Umm... Dying Fetus anyone? Cryptopsy?

TOPIC: Song Game
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, June 30, 2008 4:58:25 PM 
Got The Time - Anthrax
TOPIC: What kind of DVD would you like from next tour
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, June 30, 2008 4:49:03 PM 
So a Painkiller tour Dvd?
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TOPIC: The Judas Priest Story
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, June 29, 2008 5:40:36 PM 
Umm..... Rock Star?

This probably won't happen anyway. Priest aren't huge sellers like Def Leppard are.
TOPIC: Nostradamus -The Solos
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, June 29, 2008 5:30:02 PM 
The lead bits in Future of Mankind are pretty darn good too.
TOPIC: Priest and Maiden
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, June 25, 2008 4:26:46 PM 

Bruce is extremely outspoken.

Here's something he said (basically this):

"Your band is only as big as the show you can put on, and Iron Maiden put on a massive, incredable full scale production every night."


  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Healer from Monday, June 23, 2008 7:31:32 PM)
TOPIC: Nostradamus; The downfall of Priest
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, June 25, 2008 4:06:44 PM 
Who cares man? Do you think many people know that? No, they know Nostradamus as the seer of the future.

And why are you believing Wikipedia haha, it's known to be wrong half the time.

Anyway, again as the band stated, the concept is about the events in his life, NOTHING ELSE. Not his jobs, nothing.
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TOPIC: Nostradamus; The downfall of Priest
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, June 25, 2008 3:52:25 PM 
Let explain your points.

1. They are only playing select dates because of the METAL MASTERS TOUR! It's only 16 dates long (I think, might be 15). Wait for the full blown tour and mulitple legs to kick in. THEN we'll get a full on Priest tour, just be patient.

2. Fine, your opinion.

3. They do plan to, and it's going to be nothing short of amazing live, they said they have a lot of really cool stage ideas to put in. Such as the thrown Rob sits on when they play Death, and comes out dressed in a robe covered with studs on the first song, dressed like Nostradamus. It's cheesy as hell yes but it's fucking awesome too haha.

4. It wasn't forced on them. Just suggested and they took the idea. They've been wanting to do a concept album for decades.

5. I don't really know what to say to this but..... NOOOOOOOOOSSTRADAMMMUSSS!!!
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, June 24, 2008 4:33:30 PM 
Here everybdy, I'm getting tired of posting news again, I NEED A VACATION HAHA!

So here everyone who wants some news, take a look and post some too if your feeling generous and have nothing better to do.

www.blabbermouth.net
TOPIC: The Live Orchestra Petition Thread!
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, June 23, 2008 4:54:46 PM 
I'd love to see that. If there was a petition I'd sign it,
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, June 23, 2008 3:29:50 PM 
As Mean As Axl Is, What He Said Was Pretty Funny Haha.

RollingStone.com recently spoke to Sebastian Bach to gain some insight into where his pal, GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose, stands with the extremely delayed "Chinese Democracy" LP. Here's Bach recalling what happened the time he suggested Rose just put out "Democracy":

"There's only a couple of times he's ever gotten mad at me. One of them was when I let Ron Jeremy in his dressing room. He didn't like that at all. 'Why the fuck did you let Ron Jeremy in my dressing room?' I was like, 'Dude, he was begging.' That wasn't a good time for me. Axl goes from zero to 60 faster than any hemi engine, I'll tell you that. When we were first hanging out in 2006, we were just standing around a bunch of people. I go, 'Axl, do you think you might get the record out? It would be a great time, now that we're on tour and everything.' He goes, 'Oh. Great! Everybody! Sebastian has a great idea here, man. Guess what? Sebastian, should I put out a record? Maybe it would be a good idea for me to put out a fucking record! Hey everybody, listen to this! I never thought of that! That never came to me! Oh, great idea, dude.' I felt like Fred Flintstone in Mr. Slate's office."

Read more from RollingStone.com. 


FIrst Motley Crue Show

MÖTLEY CRÜE played its first show in a year yesterday (Sunday, June 22) when it headlined the second day of the Heavy MTL festival in front of 22,500 fans at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

The group's setlist was as follows:

01. Kickstart My Heart
02. Wild Side
03. Shout at The Devil
04. Saints of Los Angeles
05. Sick Love Song
06. Live Wire
07. Don't Go Away Mad
08. Same Ol' Situation
09. Primal Scream
10. Looks That Kill
11. Girls Girls Girls
12. Dr. Feelgood
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13. Home Sweet Home

Check out photos at HeavyMTL.com. A couple of the pictures are being displayed below.

MÖTLEY CRÜE's new album, "Saints of Los Angeles", is available for streaming in in its entirety at IHeartMusic.com.

Due on June 24, the album is loosely based on the band's memoir, "The Dirt", which was published in 2001. The CD will be the first to feature all four original members of the CRÜE since 1997's "Generation Swine".

"Crüe Fest" will kick off on July 1 in West Palm Beach, Florida, hitting 40 cities before wrapping up in late August.

Photos displayed from HeavyMTL.com:





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJj1FIqnHOY&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NOP7hqgXOo&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRL3w8NiPso&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Judas Priest Interview

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford and guitarists K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton sat down with WAXQ (Q104)/New York's Ian O'Malley to discuss the group's new double-disc concept album, "Nostradamus", as part of FMQB's radio special, "Inside Judas Priest: Nostradamus". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow.

FMQB: There has to be a different approach when you're dealing with something as monumental as a concept album compared to a normal PRIEST album. How did you approach this?

Tipton: It was different in a way, but we always write in the same way. We work on ideas individually and then we get together and pool the ideas. In this case, the ideas had to be related to this type of project with the mystique and vibe it was giving off. So we did the same thing, and we usually mess around with some ideas until the room lights up and then we know we're onto something. The only difference in this case was we wrote lots of ideas, and then we had to piece them together. At that point Rob decided lyrically the way the story was going to go and which pieces were appropriate, because we wanted it to flow through Nostradamus' life. The project is really about his life. It touches on his predictions, but it's about his life. So in this case, we had to write chronologically. We discarded a lot of things that weren't appropriate. It all had to musically make sense. So that was the only difference from making a normal PRIEST album — piecing it all together.

FMQB: How did this open up your musical capabilities in the sense that you have a broader canvas when you're dealing with this story? How did it affect your playing?

Downing: It was like having something new happen. We had a license to go into the territories of classical music. But the big curio was, "Would it work mixing it with JUDAS PRIEST metal?" I think Rob, in the early days, said "This is going to be the first metal opera." From the offset when we were putting ideas down, it was always in the back of our minds to incorporate and merge different musical elements to this extent.

FMQB: Did you find that you got a fresh start with your guitar playing by writing this kind of music?

Tipton: Yes, it enabled us to explore areas that we normally wouldn't go into on a JUDAS PRIEST album. Not particularly classical — because we've often used classical passages in PRIEST songs — but more operatic and more dramatic. That was the main difference. Guitar wise, it pushes you to new heights because it's a completely different thing. The funny thing is, when it's all done and put back into the story, it's still very much JUDAS PRIEST, which amazed us. It's like it was meant to be.

FMQB: Speaking of the operatic aspect of things, what was it like doing the vocals on this album?

Halford: It was an absolute joy for me because I love getting lost in the characters. I've been the "Painkiller", "The Sentinel", "The Sinner" and "The Ripper", and when you become somebody else, you're able to do things that ordinarily you wouldn't do. Every day when I'd go to work, all I'd listen to was classical music, just to get the mindset. I'd also listen to a lot of movie soundtracks — "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Star Wars" — to get into the right frame of mind. We're all metalheads and metal musicians, but if you open your mind to other areas of music, it's tremendous how the inspiration kicks in that ordinarily you wouldn't think about. For me as a singer, I think I had more pleasure and satisfaction in a performance sense than I've ever had before. It's continuous — it's being Nostradamus on every single track, as opposed to previous recordings. So I had a blast. We looked at all the vocal recordings afterwards, and the amount of multi-tracking was unbelievable. It was a joy to do.

FMQB: If you look at what PRIEST is doing now, and then you look back at "Screaming For Vengeance" and those years, what comes to your mind when you think of the progression of the band?

Downing: I think it's fair to say that we have been quite versatile with our material, lyrics and subject matter, all throughout our careers. But I think we've always maintained that JUDAS PRIEST connection somewhere along the way. It would be curious to see if the music from "You've Got Another Thing Coming" could've been on "Nostradamus", or if some of the songs from "Nostradamus" could have been on that album. I think we've always maintained continuity somewhere, but as I've said we've always managed to be versatile too.

FMQB: There's talk of you guys performing the album in its entirety in 2009. You have always been known for your live show, and with something like this, the sky is the limit for what you could do.

Tipton: We've got a great idea for what we can base the whole event around, but of course it's a secret. We can't do it this year because we're doing a summer tour and people will want to hear PRIEST classics, although we'll be doing two or three tracks from the new album. But next year, once we've had a rest, our intention is to perform it in its entirety. We're also hoping to select interesting venues around the world and make it an event each time. The idea we've got for the stage show should be absolutely amazing.

Read more at www.fmqb.com. 


Matt Sorum Interview

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum has told Joe Bosso of MusicRadar.com that he thinks GUNS N' ROSES will get back together. "I'm sure it'll happen eventually," he said.

Sorum isn't so sure about his involvement in a reunion, however. "They could be having meetings about it right now. They could be in a bomb shelter, with Axl [Rose, vocals] and Slash [guitar] and Duff [McKagan, bass]. And Izzy [Stradlin, guitar]! Maybe Steven Adler [original GUNS N' ROSES drummer] — I don't know. I'd probably be the very, very, very last guy to get the call."

As for the status of VELVET REVOLVER's search for a new lead singer following the departure of Scott Weiland, Sorum said, "We are looking. We are actively looking. We rehearsed for a couple of weeks. We tried out a couple of guys. We have a guy right now that we're still… let me see, what would be the correct word… massaging, as you will — sort of checking it out, feeling it out, letting him work with us. [The guy Sorum is referring to is rumored to be the former THE PANIC CHANNEL/SKYCYCLE singer Steve Isaacs — Ed.] I'd rather not [say who it is] — just because I don't want it to get out that he might be the guy. I mean, we like him, he's awesome… It's really weird because [chuckles] Slash and Duff and myself — especially the three of us — we were kind of like, 'Wow, this guy shows up to a rehearsal on time, he's really nice, he's easy to get along with,' and it actually kind of scared us, 'cause we thought, 'Is this possible?' God, I was worried for a minute that it was almost like, you know, when you get in a relationship with a girl, or a guy gets in a relationship with a girl, or a girl gets in a relationship with a guy, and maybe they're really, really, really nice, but for some reason you don't really like them. [Laughs] I'm kind of worried that we might be so used to the drama. [Laughs] I kind of looked around at the guys. I said, 'Man, this guy is a super-nice dude. You think we can go with that or what? [Laughs]'"

The entire 17-minute audio interview with Matt Sorum conducted by Joe Bosso of MusicRadar.com is available for download at this location.

THE PANIC CHANNEL's video for the song "Why Cry" featuring Steve Isaacs, the rumored frontrunner for the VELVET REVOLVER singer position and the person Sorum is supposedly referring to in the above interview:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ48ln1eAr8&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/
TOPIC: Al Atkins Autobiography
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, June 22, 2008 10:28:29 PM 
Victim of Changes


Victim of Changes
Never Satisfied
Black Sheep of the Family
The Melt Down
Winter
Metanoia
Mind Conception
Holy is the Man
Caviar And Meths


Demon Deceiver


Demon Deceiver
Money Talks
Blood, Demons, and Whiskey
Drown
Sentenced
Victim of Changes
Bleeding
God Help Me
Cradle to the Grave
Dreamer Deceiver
TOPIC: Al Atkins Autobiography
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, June 22, 2008 10:22:26 PM 

Heavy Thoughts


Heavy Thoughts
Turn Around
Price of Love
When Love Steals The Night
A Void To Avoid
The Deepest Blue
Little Wild Child
Caviar And Meths

TOPIC: Al Atkins Autobiography
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, June 22, 2008 10:16:53 PM 
Al Atkins Album's and Tracklistings:
Judgement Day


Good Luvin' Runs Deep
Every Dream
Time After Time
Go
Judgement Day
I Got Your Letter
Nothing's Lost
Victim of Changes


Dreams of Avalon


Dreams of Avalon
Easten Promises
If You Should Leave Me Now
Comin' Thick And Fast
Run River Run
Victim of Love
Sacrifice
Left Out In The Cold
TOPIC: DEF LEPPARD AND WHITESNAKE LIVE 2008
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, June 22, 2008 9:56:59 PM 
RICK! Good to see you brother! I'm glad you enjoyed the show.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by (THE REAL)fatman_rick from Sunday, June 22, 2008 1:00:06 PM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, June 22, 2008 9:51:43 PM 

Pro-Shot Priest!

Scuzz TV has posted a three-and-a-half-minute clip featuring professionally filmed video footage of JUDAS PRIEST's performance at this year's Download festival, which was held June 13-15 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, UK. Also included is interview footage with the group's singer Rob Halford and guitarist K.K. Downing. Watch the clip below.

According to Hits Daily Double (the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS), "Nostradamus" is poised to sell around 50,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release for a likely Top 10 debut on The Billboard 200 chart. If "Nostradamus" does in fact crack the Top 10, it will give the band its highest-ever career chart position in the U.S.

JUDAS PRIEST's last CD, "Angel of Retribution", opened with 58,000 copies back in March 2005 to debut at No. 13.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijqb2Ma5734&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

TOPIC: Nostradamus CD....what do you think?
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, June 22, 2008 5:41:57 PM 

This is the only complaint that people can come up with:

It's too Slow.

That is complete bullshit, these people were expecting "Nostradamus: Featuring Painkiller". That's the stupidest mistake anyone could ever make. If you actually listen to the bands catelogie, I'm gonna say over HALF of it is slower mellow tunes believe it or not. So it's extremely hypocritcal to say this is too slow when that much of there previous work is slow too. It's ridiculous.

You ALL knew this was not going to be a fast Cd, you ALL knew it was going to be totally different from anything else, but your still shocked to find out that it's totally different from anything else. Take it for what it is and stop comparing it to Painkiller. Just enjoy the music, listen to it! Don't sit there thinking "...... this is slow.... I wanna listen to Painkiller!". That's stupid. Amazing album, but this is not that.

Just take the album for what it is, and stop comparing it to other songs. THAT is why some people hate it.  They just want Excited, Freehwheel Burning and Painkiller again.

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, June 22, 2008 5:21:05 PM 
BLABBERMOUTH.NET CD/DVD reviewer Keith Bergman discussed his controversial opinion of JUDAS PRIEST's new double-disc concept album, "Nostradamus", last night (Saturday, June 21) on "The Classic Metal Show". Keith spoke to hosts Neeley and Chris Akin and took calls from listeners for almost an hour.

"The Classic Metal Show" can be heard live every Saturday night from 9:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. EST at www.cmsradio.net.

According to Hits Daily Double (the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS), "Nostradamus" is poised to sell around 50,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release for a likely Top 10 debut on The Billboard 200 chart. If "Nostradamus" does in fact crack the Top 10, it will give the band its highest-ever career chart position in the U.S.

JUDAS PRIEST's last CD, "Angel of Retribution", opened with 58,000 copies back in March 2005 to debut at No. 13.


Al Atkins Interview

Stalker magazine recently conducted an interview with original JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow.

Stalker: What band were you in prior to the formation of JUDAS PRIEST?

Atkins: Late 1968, I was in a band I named THE CHAPTERS OF LIFE, but our agency thought the name was too long and retitled us JUG, and has they were supplying us with our gigs I didn't object. One night at a gig we were playing with SPOOKY TOOTH and SLADE, I was approached by another band named EVOLUTION who were managed by BLACK SABBATH's manager Jim Simpson, and they asked me to go on a three-month tour to Morrocco, which appealed to me, and so I left JUG. Not long after joining up with them, Jim Simpson told me apart from singing in EVOLUTION I also had to drive their tour bus, so I told him to stick it, "I'm a singer not a fucking roadie," I told him. By then my old band had split up, so I formed another one with some members that I had played with before, like John Perry (guitar) Bruno Stapenhill (bass) and John Partridge (drums). This was the beginning of JUDAS PRIEST.

Stalker: When did JUDAS PRIEST form? How long were you with the band?

Atkins: JUDAS PRIEST formed in 1969. It didn't get off to a very good start because John Perry (aged 18) commited suicide. We auditioned for another guitarist, and one young guy who came along was K.K Downing — or Kenny, as we new him by then — but he lacked experience and didn't get the job. It went to a lad name Ernie Chataway. We toured the UK and did some recording demos of some of my songs and landed a three-year contract with Immediate Records in London, but not long after signing the contract they went bust. We eventually split up and I formed JUDAS PRIEST MK2 in 1970 with a bit more experienced by now KK (guitar) and Ian Hill (bass), on drums was John Ellis. After touring up and down the motorways and opening up for bands like BUDGIE, STATUS QUO, BLACK SABBATH and THIN LIZZY — to name just a few — and going through three drummer changes, which was Alan Moore and Chris Campbell, I eventually left them in May 1973 and was replaced by Rob Halford.

Stalker: Essentially you were the dominant force behind the classic album "Rocka Rolla". What were your ideas for the recording of these classic tracks?

Atkins: I was the main writer in the band and some of the songs like "Winter" came about from touring Scotland in the freezing winter of '70 and getting stuck in a snow storm at night on a mountain and having to be dug out the following morning. "Caviar and Meths" was our big finishing 10-minute finale when we played live and was just about two peoples different lives, one had all the luck and money, the other had a hard life with none. PRIEST cut it short on "Rocka Rolla" but I don't know why. I recorded the full version on my "Heavy Thoughts" solo album. "Never Satisfied" is just about our ever-changing lives. I wrote this in '72 and Rob recorded it live at the Crucible a few years ago. It was also covered by L.A. band ARMORED SAINT but I haven't heard their version. K.K. was writing his first ever song when I left them in '73 called "Run of The Mill". On "Sad Wings of Destiny" was two more of mine — "Dreamer Deceiver" and "Victim of Changes". "Victim" was made up of two songs, mine was "Whiskey Woman" and Rob's was "Red Light Lady" which the band joined together and retitled it and it is now an all-time classic.

Stalker: Did you like the cover versions of your songs by STEEL PROPHET and ARMORED SAINT and others?

Atkins: Yes they were brilliant covers of my old songs that JUDAS PRIEST had made famous over the years.

Read the entire interview at Stalker.

Al Atkins recently completed work on his autobiography, titled "Dawn of the Metal Gods: My Life in Judas Priest and Heavy Metal". The book, which was was written with Neil Daniels — a freelance rock writer and heavy metal fan who befriended Atkins during the writing of Neil's book "The Story of Judas Priest: Defenders of the Faith" (Omnibus Press) — will tentatively be released before Christmas via Iron Pages.


Bad and Good Covers

According to the UK's Daily Mail, Celine Dion's cover version of the AC/DC track "You Shook Me All Night Long" has been voted the worst cover song.

Dion, 40, has never released the song as a single but performed the "musical offense" at a Las Vegas concert six years ago.

A SUGABABES and GIRLS ALOUD version of "Walk This Way", which had been a huge hit for AEROSMITH and rappers RUN DMC, came second.

Experts also delivered a verdict on the most successful cover versions.

JIMI HENDRIX's cover of the BOB DYLAN song "All Along the Watchtower" topped the list, with the GUNS N' ROSES' version of the WINGS' song "Live and Let Die" and NIRVANA's cover of "The Man Who Sold the World" by DAVID BOWIE also in the top five.

The list is published in the July issue of UK's Total Guitar magazine.

Worst Cover Songs:

01. CELINE DION - You Shook Me All Night Long (AC/DC)
02. GIRLS ALOUD/SUGABABES - Walk This Way (RUN DMC and AEROSMITH)
03. WESTLIFE - More Than Words (EXTREME)
04. WILL YOUNG - Light My Fire (THE DOORS)
05. THE MIKE FLOWERS POPS - Wonderwall (OASIS)

Best Cover Songs:

01. JIMI HENDRIX - All Along The Watchtower (BOB DYLAN)
02. THE BEATLES - Twist And Shout (THE TOP NOTES)
03. GUNS N' ROSES - Live And Let Die (WINGS)
04. NIRVANA - The Man Who Sold the World (DAVID BOWIE)
05. MUSE - Feeling Good (ANTHONY NEWLEY and LESLIE BRICUSSE)

Dion covered the AC/DC classic "You Shook Me All Night Long" as a duet with Anastacia on the VH1 CD/DVD release "Divas Las Vegas 2002", out via Sony Music. Watch video footage of the performance below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FONt47Z0KZg&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

GIRLS ALOUD vs. SUGABABES covering "Walk This Way" (RUN DMC and AEROSMITH):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWY0030g68s&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/
Edited at: Sunday, June 22, 2008 5:25:33 PM
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, June 21, 2008 4:25:21 PM 
Priest At Hard Rock Café

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST will perform at Hard Rock Café New York in Times Square on Monday, August 4 as part of syndicated broadcast personality Eddie Trunk's event to celebrate his 25th anniversary in radio broadcasting. Trunk, who broadcasts his weekly radio shows, "Friday Night Rocks" on Q104.3 in the New York City listening area and "Eddie Trunk Live" on XM Radio (satellite radio), shared details of the exclusive invitation-only event and instructions on how to win tickets last night during his live show on Q104.3.

The ticket contest will take place over the next several weeks. Eddie's web site, the ticket contest and event ticketing are being managed by Paid Inc. celebrity services, which also coordinates Eddie's fan club and brand management.

There will be no tickets sold for this event. The only way to get in is to win tickets at EddieTrunk.com, If you are planning on being in New York City on August 4 and would like to win a pair of tickets to the event, all you have to do is fill out the entry form at this location. Each week between now and August 4, Paid Inc. will randomly choose several entrants to win. Winners will be notified by e-mail or you can bookmark this page at EddieTrunk.com to see if you've won.

JUDAS PRIEST's Metal Masters tour — also featuring HEAVEN AND HELL, MOTÖRHEAD and TESTAMENT — will kick off on August 6 at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, New Jersey.

The tour, produced by Live Nation, will be PRIEST's first thorough sets of U.S. dates in nearly three years, and will be in support of the group's new "Nostradamus" release. 




This Is The Guy Who Gave Nostradamus A 5/10

BLABBERMOUTH.NET CD/DVD reviewer Keith Bergman will discuss his controversial opinion of JUDAS PRIEST's new double-disc concept album, "Nostradamus", on "The Classic Metal Show" tonight (Saturday, June 21) at 10:00 p.m. EST. Keith will take calls from listeners who are welcome to offer their views on PRIEST's latest effort.

"The Classic Metal Show" can be heard live every Saturday night from 9:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. EST at www.cmsradio.net.

HEAVEN AND HELL drummer Vinny Appice and members of the band HATCHET will also appear on tonight's program.


Purple Rainbow

PURPLE RAINBOW is a new project featuring a lineup of musicians who were part of several of the most influential bands in hard/classic rock: from DEEP PURPLE and RAINBOW to BLACK SABBATH and DIO.

PURPLE RAINBOW is:

Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) - Vocals
Bobby Rondinelli (RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH) - Drums
Tony Carey (RAINBOW, PLANET P. PROJECT) - Keyboards
Craig Goldy (DIO) - Guitar

Keyboardist Tony Carey explains: "Now the members of PURPLE RAINBOW have fulfilled a personal and professional dream and stepped into the spotlight to present the music that is our passion. Driven by our love of performing and their desire to revive the golden years of hard rock, we're staging a return to authentic music that comes from the heart and soul."

The list of memorable songs from their collective discographies is never-ending and includes "Man on the Silver Mountain", "Stone Cold", "Stargazer", "Long Live Rock 'n' Roll", "Street of Dreams", "Smoke on the Water", "Highway Star", "Burn" and many more.

The band is currently looking to book concerts in 2009. 
TOPIC: Your Classic Heavy Metal Album Of The Day
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, June 20, 2008 11:14:24 PM 
Nothing wrong with crying.
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[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, June 20, 2008 4:04:17 PM 
New Girlschool Album Is Gonna Fucking Rock!

Guitarist/vocalist Kim McAuliffe of the veteran British all-female hard rock band GIRLSCHOOL has reportedly told Classic Rock journalist Dave Ling that the band's upcoming 30th anniversary album will feature a plethora of special guests, including Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH), Ronnie James Dio (BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO), Lemmy and Phil Campbell from MOTÖRHEAD, "Fast" Eddie Clarke (FASTWAY, ex-MOTÖRHEAD) and a couple of members of TWISTED SISTER.

GIRLSCHOOL guitarist Kelly Johnson passed away on July 15, 2007 after a six-year battle with cancer of the spine. Along with Johnson, the classic lineup of GIRLSCHOOL included Kim McAuliffe (guitar), Enid Williams (bass) and Denise Dufort (drums). The band was an integral and major force in the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) movement, beginning with the release of its debut album, "Demolition" (1980), and continuing with the follow-up efforts, "Hit 'n' Run" (1981) and "Screaming Blue Murder" (1982). 


Kerry King Interview

UK's Terrorizer magazine recently conducted a short interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. A few excerpts from the chat follow.

Terrorizer: This is the third leg of the Unholy Alliance tour. Will this package just run and run?

King: "It could keep coming as long as there are interesting bills to put together. I think there will be a time when it keeps coming and we're not a part of it. If it becomes a yearly thing we won't do it anymore because then you become married to it, and we don't want to have to make time for anything like that."

Terrorizer: You've been touring on and off for almost twenty years. How long have you got before you throw in the towel?

King: "On the last run Tom [Araya, bass/vocals] said we might be coming to the end sooner rather than later. I wasn't tired in the first place. I'm ready to go. Seeing people like Dio and Halford that are much older than me just go out there and rip shit up. I don't think I'll be playing as long or until as old as they are, because our show is more physical but inspiring to see people like that just kick your arse.

Terrorizer: Other than the Unholy Alliance tour, what new music do you recommend thrash fans to go and see live?

King: "MUNICIPAL WASTE, you can't go wrong with them if you like thrash! I wish I could have seen AIRBOURNE yesterday. They're supposed to be like AC/DC, and I love AC/DC. I haven't heard anything but good things about them."

Terrorizer: What are you most looking forward to about the tour?

King: "I'm looking forward to anything, I've been home for ten months. For the first time in twenty years. The weird thing is I didn't talk to the guys in nine months. We got home and we scattered. There wasn't like a big fight or anything, we just got home. The other guys get burned out more than I do, probably because I work out more."

Terrorizer: There were rumours of a feud between SLAYER and MARILYN MANSON when you toured together last summer. Are they true?

King: "I was the only guy who hung out with him! I'm sure Tom had his issues. When we do a tour like that with two big established bands, we don't throw our dick around, so to speak. He's got his own personal body guard and stuff. The second and third day of the tour he did a sticker on the laminates thing so you couldn't go certain places. And I threw a fucking fit. Not to him, not to any of his staff. I went to my manager and asked why I couldn't go through that door. That shit didn't come from Manson, and that was their fucking security guards. A lot of times we'll play with MAIDEN and I'll finally get through to Nicko [McBrain, drums] or somebody and he'll be like, 'Where you been?' and I'll be like, 'I couldn't get to you!'"

Terrorizer: Do you any plans to work with anyone outside of SLAYER? Any side-projects?

King: "If anyone is going to work with anybody it is going to be me I think. I've got more outlets. I mean I've got so many friends in the biz and I hang with people. Everyone else is kind of to themselves. But I wouldn't want to take time away from SLAYER because it takes us so long to put a record together. If I had the opportunity to play a song with Zakk Wylde, I'd be all over it."

Terrorizer: Would you ever consider straying away from thrash?

King: "I'm just a metal kid. So I wouldn't know where else to go. Or how to do it."

For more information, visit www.terrorizer.com. 


WAR Released

MTV2's Headbanger's Blog is hosting the premiere of JUDAS PRIEST's new video, "War". According to a posting on the site, the clip "features witches practicing magic then being burned at the stake, a tyrannical ruler exerting fascist control, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse storming through the sky, fire spreading across the earth, winged beasts reigning destruction and lots more imagery that would have make Hieronymus Bosch giddy with delight."

According to Hits Daily Double (the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS), JUDAS PRIEST's new double-disc concept album, "Nostradamus", is poised to sell around 50,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release for a likely Top 10 debut on The Billboard 200 chart. If "Nostradamus" does in fact crack the Top 10, it will give the band its highest-ever career chart position in the U.S.

JUDAS PRIEST's last CD, "Angel of Retribution", opened with 58,000 copies back in March 2005 to debut at No. 13.


25 Who Made Heavy Metal (Pssst, I think this guy is retarded

Yahoo! Music writer Rob O'Connor has compiled a list of what he claims are "the 25 performing outfits who have made heavy metal what it is." His pick for the top spot, BLACK SABBATH, "mastered the art of the powerchord and the downward spiral . . by keeping it simple and focusing on the most elemental elements," he writes. Meanwhile, METALLICA, which comes in at No. 6, was "once the lord of a new generation" whose "'Master Of Puppets' [LP] remains one of the sacred treaties and the self-titled black album is that one metal album that non-metal people own and pull out to prove they 'like' heavy metal," according to Rob.

The 25 performing outfits "who have made heavy metal what it is," according to Yahoo! Music's Rob O'Connor:

01. BLACK SABBATH
02. LED ZEPPELIN
03. AC/DC
04. VAN HALEN
05. JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
06. METALLICA
07. JUDAS PRIEST
08. AEROSMITH
09. MOTÖRHEAD
10. IRON MAIDEN
11. SLAYER
12. DEEP PURPLE
13. SPINAL TAP
14. RUSH
15. ROBIN TROWER
16. DIO
17. KISS
18. GUNS N' ROSES
19. KYUSS
20. THIN LIZZY
21. PANTERA
22. URIAH HEEP
23. ALICE IN CHAINS
24. MERCYFUL FATE
25. MESHUGGAH

Read O'Connor's explanations for each pick at this location. '


Neil Peart Update

RUSH drummer Neil Peart has posted a lengthy update on his official web site. An excerpt follows.

"People often ask, 'What's next for the band?' but we learned long ago that when you're in the middle of a big job, you don't need to talk about another one. So, in the middle of a tour, we never talk about making another album, and in the middle of recording, we never talk about another tour. One job at a time, even in your own head, is easier to deal with — you don't need another burden if you can keep it 'in storage' for a while.

"For fifteen years people have been saying to me, 'I hear this is your last tour' (I've been saying it myself since 1989), but subjects like that don't even get raised among the three of us. Certainly after the last two summers of heavy touring, which will eventually add up to well over a hundred shows, there will be no more of that for a while.

"(I adopted my current motto, 'What cannot be altered, must be endured,' around New Year's, and actually found it useful in such occasions as, say, flight delays. Only much later did I realize that the reverse was equally true, in a less passive way: 'What cannot be endured, must be altered.')

"Some fresh challenges await me, no doubt. Later this year, I have agreed to take part in another big-band project, a Buddy Rich tribute concert in October, and that will be a huge occasion to try to rise to. I'm thinking a lot about that these days."

Read Neil's entire message at this location. 

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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, June 19, 2008 5:31:25 PM 
25th Anniversary of Kill 'Em All

Metal Blade Records owner and CEO Brian Slagel recently conducted interviews with METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the band's debut album, "Kill 'Em All". Watch the six-and-a-half-minute clip below.

Released on July 25, 1983 on Megaforce Records, "Kill 'Em All" (original working title: "Metal Up Your Ass") was recorded in only two weeks on a small budget. Only 1,500 copies were initially printed, but it has now been certified triple-platinum by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for sales in excess of three million copies in the U.S. alone. "Hit the Lights", the album's opening track, was the first song that Hetfield and Ulrich worked on after forming METALLICA. Early versions of the track can be heard on 1982's "Metal Massacre" compilation of emerging thrash metal bands, as well as its subsequent reissue, both of which were released by Metal Blade Records. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auwtNUvepzw&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, June 19, 2008 3:17:34 PM 
Poison Sueing Record Company

TMZ.com reports that '80s hard rockers POISON have filed a lawsuit against their record label for breach of contract.

According to the lawsuit, which was filed today in L.A. Superior Court, the band claims Capitol Records underpaid them royalties for years. They also claim they were shortchanged by EMI Music Marketing over a deal they made in 2005 for their greatest-hits album, "The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock", which featured a new cover of GRAND FUNK RAILROAD's "We're an American Band".

They're seeking damages in excess of $25,000.

Check out the court documents at this location (PDF file).

In a recent interview with The Morning Call, POISON frontman Bret Michaels revealed that he was against the making of POISON's 2007 album of cover tunes, "Poison'd". "I literally gave in to the band," he explained. "They had wanted to do a cover record, and I got outvoted and I lived with it. But I was a man and I stood up there and I took it and I did the best performances I could. I said 'Guys, didn't we get into this to make our own music?' And no offense, I love doing one cover song on an album. I don't want to do albums of cover material. No offense, but I got into this to write music. That's what I do." 


Nostradamus To Crack Top 10?

According to Hits Daily Double (the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS), JUDAS PRIEST's new double-disc concept album, "Nostradamus", is poised to sell around 50,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release for a likely Top 10 debut on The Billboard 200 chart. If "Nostradamus" does in fact crack the Top 10, it will give the band its highest-ever career chart position in the U.S.

JUDAS PRIEST's last CD, "Angel of Retribution", opened with 58,000 copies back in March 2005 to debut at No. 13.

The following are the peak U.S. chart positions for the PRIEST catalog:

#13 - "Angel of Retribution" (2005)
#165 - "Demolition" (2001)
#82 - "Jugulator" (1997)
#155 - "Metalworks" (1993)
#26 - "Painkiller" (1990)
#31 - "Ram It Down" (1988)
#38 - "Priest Live" (1987)
#17 - "Turbo" (1986)
#18 - "Defenders of the Faith" (1984)
#17 - "Screaming for Vengeance" (1982)
#39 - "Point of Entry" (1981)
#34 - "British Steel" (1980)
#70 - "Unleashed in the East" (1979)
#128 - "Hell Bent for Leather" (1978)
#178 - "Stained Class" (1978)

JUDAS PRIEST's most successful album to date is 1982's "Screaming For Vengeance", which spent 53 weeks on the Billboard charts, receiving gold RIAA sales certification on October 29, 1982, platinum on April 18, 1983 and double platinum October 16, 2001. The album included the band's only U.S. top 100 hit single, "You've Got Another Thing Comin'".

Other million-seller RIAA certifications for JUDAS PRIEST are "Priest Live" (October 29, 2001), "Turbo" (July 24, 1989), "Defenders of the Faith" (September 26, 1988), "British Steel" (August 9, 1989) and "Unleashed in the East" (November 10, 1989).

JUDAS PRIEST also has gold albums certifications (500,000 sales) for "Stained Class" (November 10, 1989), "Hell Bent For Leather" (November 10, 1989), "Point of Entry" (November 10, 1989), "Ram It Down" (July 18, 1988) and "Painkiller" (January 2, 1991).

In the band's home country of the U.K., 1980's "British Steel" remains their most successful outing, peaking at No. 4 in the charts and launching three hit singles: "Living After Midnight", which peaked at No. 12; "Breaking The Law" No. 12 and "United" No. 26. 
TOPIC: NOSTRADAMUS vs PAINKILLER
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, June 19, 2008 3:16:59 PM 
True, some songs are like that. Like Nostradamus, Lost Love, and Persecution.
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TOPIC: Your Classic Heavy Metal Album Of The Day
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, June 19, 2008 10:36:45 AM 
Thank you Wendy.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, June 19, 2008 10:33:18 AM 
More GNR Songs Leaked

Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com reports that nine purported "mastered, finished" tracks from GUNS N' ROSES' 14-years-in-the-making album "Chinese Democracy" were leaked online yesterday (June 18) by the web site Antiquiet.com, prompting a quick cease-and-desist from the band's handlers and the removal of the links.

Six of the songs have already leaked in one unfinished form or another: "Better", "The Blues", the title track, "Madagascar", "IRS" and "There Was a Time". The three previously unheard songs are "Rhiad and the Bedouins", "If the World" and a track whose title is unknown.

"Chinese Democracy" has reportedly been in the works since 1995, with singer Axl Rose the only original member still in the band. According to a report published two years ago by the New York Times, Rose had allegedly burned through $13 million in the studio by that point.

Although a revamped GUNS lineup toured successfully in 2006 and Rose tentatively promised that the record would be out in March 2007, it never materialized and little has been heard about it since.

In a recent interview, British rock magazine Mojo asked former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash what his feelings were about getting snubbed by Dr. Pepper as part of the drink manufacturer's "Chinese Democracy" promotion. (Dr. Pepper has vowed to give everyone in the U.S. a free can of the drink if GUNS N' ROSES' long-awaited new album, "Chinese Democracy", is released this year. Everyone, that is, apart from Slash and Buckethead [GUNS N' ROSES guitarist 2000-2004].)

"Yeah, someone sent me a text about that at 3:00 a.m. last night," Slash replied. "I thought, 'What kind of left-field shit is that?' It's pretty funny, actually. I guess Buckethead and I will just have to make do with Coca-Cola." 


Iron Maiden Accepts Metal Hammer Awards

British metal legends IRON MAIDEN picked up two awards at the sixth Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards ceremony in the form of "Best UK Band" and the coveted "Icon Award" for their longstanding mascot Eddie. Being on tour in Canada, MAIDEN wasn't able to appear at the Golden Gods — which was held Monday, June 16 at London, England's state-of-the-art Indigo2 complex — in person, so they filmed their acceptance videos while on the road. Watch the footage below.

The annual awards bash, which is owned by Future's Metal Hammer magazine, celebrated the great and good from the international world of rock and metal as well as playing host to five of the loudest bands on the planet to an audience of 1,500 frothing and frenzied kids. Metal legends TESTAMENT shared the stage with avant-garde Finnish quartet APOCALYPTICA — featuring a guest appearance by Cristina Scabbia of LACUNA COIL on vocals — metal titans CHILDREN OF BODOM and IN FLAMES and U.S. rockers DISTURBED who played exclusive sets to an audience of peers as well as the lucky competition winners. Undisputed king of heavy metal, SLAYER's Kerry King, was honored with the evening's most prestigious accolade, the "Golden God" award, which was presented to him by close friend and tattoo artist Kat Von D. The star of the TLC reality series "L.A. Ink" and MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx's current girlfriend flew in from the U.S. especially to present her friend and hero with his long-overdue award before heading to London nightspot Sin with Kerry and company for the official awards aftershow party. Having previously picked up multiple nominations and awards as part of his pioneering thrash metal band SLAYER, this is the first time that Kerry has been honored as an individual. Responsible for shaping the lives of many of last night's guests, Kerry King has been a constant inspiration to rock and metal bands across the world and continuously pushed the boundaries of metal. Elsewhere in the awards, Roadrunner Records snatched an impressive four awards Monday night, including the "Best Metal Label" gong alongside awards for MACHINE HEAD ("Best Live Band"), ex-SEPULTURA legends Max and Igor Cavalera ("Spirit of Hammer") and "Best Debut" for Aussie rockers AIRBOURNE and their "Runnin' Wild" debut album, which was released last year.

IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson accepting the award for "Best UK Band" on stage in Edmonton:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45aBbd6ZhUY&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

Eddie ropes in MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain to help him accept his "Icon Award":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9QE71WGkzE&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Ozzfest Will Be A Travelling Festival Again In 2009

Sharon Osbourne called in to the "Opie and Anthony Show" on Tuesday (June 17) to promote the new season of "America's Got Talent", and in the course of the discussion, voiced her displeasure with many of today's celebrity reality shows, including "Hogan Knows Best" and "Keeping Up With The Kardashians". Jim Norton (who is one of Ozzy Osbourne's biggest fans) dominated most of the interview with his encyclopedic knowledge of Osbourne trivia.

Listen to the 17-minute chat at opieandanthony.com.


Joe Elliot! STILL A complete deuche bag!

David Dunn of The Star reports that DEF LEPPARD have defended their decision to do a co-headline tour amid suggestions they haven't got what it takes to fill major UK venues on their own anymore.

Ahead of Monday's show at Sheffield Arena with WHITESNAKE, singer Joe Elliott described it as simply a "great value ticket".

"This is not like the GLITTER BAND, Mud and Suzi Quatro on the bus playing BUTLINS, this is DEF LEPPARD and WHITESNAKE, both with new albums, both acts more relevant than ever, playing arenas," said the Sheffield frontman.

Read the entire article from The Star. 


Glenn Tipton Comments

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton recently spoke to Chris Harris of MTV News about the band's latest effort, a double-disc concept album based on the mysterious, world-known 16th century French prophet Nostradamus.

"After the last album, [2005's] 'Angel of Retribution', we wanted to do something different," Tipton told MTV News. "We've never rested on our laurels and made the next album the same as the last but with different lyrics, which a lot of bands, I think, have fallen into the trap of doing, knowing they'll sell X amount of records per year. We really wanted to try doing a concept album, and we'd been talking about it for a while. Our manager, Bill Curbishley, suggested Nostradamus."

Tipton continued, "We're asking people not to put one or two tracks on, but to step into the world of Nostradamus. That's the way we wrote it, so that the listener could step out of this world and go on this journey with Nostradamus. The album's full of light and shade, blood and thunder, and it's got a lot of melody. A couple of the tracks are very different from what we've done before, but it's still PRIEST. With this album, we want people to see that there's more to heavy metal than burning babies."

Read the entire article from MTV News.

Fan-filmed video footage of JUDAS PRIEST performing the new song "Prophecy" on June 16, 2008 in Bratislava, Slovakia can be viewed below (clip uploaded by YouTube user "Lirub").

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYUIBQ4XB60&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Kerry King

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King has revealed to UK's Total Guitar magazine that watching TRIVIUM guitarists Matt and Corey shred inspires SLAYER to play better themselves.

King said he's looking forward to tearing up British venues alongside TRIVIUM when they co-headline this fall's UK tour.

Although he admits a degree of bafflement when it comes to the co-headlining status of the two bands in the UK, when SLAYER are the sole headliner everywhere else ("I just don't get it," he shrugged), Kerry revealed he definitely admires the guitar skills of Matt Heafy and Corey Beaulieu.

"They're just about the last of the new wave of guitar bands that we haven't toured with yet," he told Total Guitar's Joel McIver. "I'll be at the side of the stage watching them. Great players like that make us want to do better." 
TOPIC: NOSTRADAMUS vs PAINKILLER
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, June 19, 2008 10:26:15 AM 
This thread is retarded. Completely different styles of music. Comparing Thrash to Epic/Opera Metal. Nightwish to Metallica. Apples to fucking caviar.

Painkiller is always gonna be my favorite album and it's strange because even thought I love it, it has no ballads or anything soft, and I love the ballads.

Nostradamus is nothing short of amazing. Slow yes, but take it for what it is and sit down and listen to it. It's not a driving album, or hey I'll listen to this song album. You NEED to sit down and listen to it all at once, otherwise it ruins it.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, June 18, 2008 4:00:21 PM 
Kerry King Interview (Side note, the interviewer is a fucking idiot! So fucking what if Dio and Halford aren't playing thrash! FUCK YOU!)

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King gave writer Joel McIver (Total Guitar, Metal Hammer) an update about the next SLAYER album and the band's future in general. Excerpts from the chat follow.

McIver: SLAYER have just had an extended break.

King: I didn't speak to the other guys for nine months. For the first time in our career, we just scattered. The last thing we did was the MARILYN MANSON tour in America. In all that time, I must have played the guitar 25 times. I got home right at the beginning of the American football season, and I haven't seen a whole season in six or seven years, so I enjoyed the hell out of that. And then once you take four or five months off, it's easy to take the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth month off!

McIver: Is there a new SLAYER album on the way, or are you going to make us wait another few years like you did with 2006's "Christ Illusion"?

King: We're supposed to have one ready at the end of the year! There's been talk of all kinds of odd things, because the record industry changes every day. We've talked about maybe putting out a couple of songs from an upcoming record through iTunes, so we can play something new on the Unholy Alliance III tour. You know, that's not so far outside the realm of possibility. As far as how much we're gonna get done by the end of the year? I have no idea.

McIver: Are any new songs ready to go?

King: Jeff [Hanneman, guitar] has a couple of things. I've got ideas that I've never finished, so I wanna get back to working on those. Some of them are really cool. I haven't recorded anything yet because I want to finish the songs first — I like them to have a beginning and an end before I demo them.

McIver: Tom [Araya, singer] said that after the next SLAYER album, you guys would have to discuss your future as a band, because he's reaching an age where it might no longer be viable.

King: I haven't even heard that. He hasn't talked to me about it. But after taking 10 months off, I bet you he's recharged and ready to rock. As far as I'm concerned, I look at people like Ronnie James Dio and Rob Halford and I think, "Shit, maybe I'm not done!"

McIver: Yes, but Dio and Halford aren't playing thrash metal.

King: They're not, but they still belt it out on stage. They sound like the fuckin' record to this day, and it's inspiring. I've got great ideas for songs, and musical ideas that I want to try to achieve. I couldn't see myself doing a solo album, though. I have a lot of friends in the business, so I could pull it off, but I don't want to take my ideas or my time away from SLAYER.

McIver: Has Dave [Lombardo, SLAYER drummer] recovered from his thyroid problem?

King: Yes, that was when he was all bony! But we came back from our 10-month break and he's the heaviest I ever saw him. I was like, "Whoa, dude — what have you been doing!" He surprised me with how ready we was to play, because I thought we'd all suck. But he was ready to go.

McIver: Do you ever discuss Dave's future in the band with him?

King: Not really, I just assume he's there. He always [renews] the deal. I don't see why he'd want to leave. What's he gonna do, go and play in FANTOMAS for the rest of his life?

A picture of King with McIver's new book, "The Bloody Reign Of Slayer", can be seen below. The book has been widely praised in the rock and metal press and can be ordered from Amazon. More info: www.joelmciver.co.uk.

For Kerry's thoughts on SLAYER's forthcoming Unholy Alliance III tour with TRIVIUM, visit Total Guitar magazine's web site.




New Gorgoroth Dvd

GORGOROTH first-ever DVD, entitled "Black Mass Krakow 2004", featuring video footage of the band's infamous February 1, 2004 concert in Krakow, Poland, has entered the Norwegian Music DVD chart at position No. 4.

GORGOROTH drew the attention of the international media in early 2004 after their show in Krakow. They were accused of "offending religious feelings" during the gig, as well as suspected of breaching Polish law concerning the protection of animal rights by using severed and impaled heads of sheep as part of their stage design. The controversial concert in Poland resulted in the group being investigated for the possible breach of Article 196 of Polish penal code concerning offense of religious feelings (the maximum penalty for breaching this article is five years in prison).

The Norwegian band, which is widely known for its antichristian ideology, had promised on its web site that the Polish concert would be an "amazing show with lots of pyro, gallons of blood, live crucifixion and nude models." Despite this, the employees of the Krakow branch of TVP claimed that they had no knowledge of what the musicians and the promoters had in mind until they saw the actual performance. The concert, which was recorded at the studio of a TV station in Krakow, "was never meant to reach the media," according to the band’s vocalist Gaahl. "Producers Metal Mind Productions bought the sheep heads at a butcher shop. We weren't involved in animal torture of any kind."

In one of the band's first interviews after this controversial concert, Infernus told Canada's Unrestrained! magazine, "We didn't plan to really have an outcome like that, our only intent was to go there and film the DVD. All the chaos and media reaction that came from this was a surprise of sorts." Asked if they "were worried when the authorities were called," Infernus answered, "Not worried, really. I mean, what was the worst thing they could do? Destroy the tapes? I don't think they would do that and I don't think they could really do any harm to us, though they might be able to put the Polish producer away in prison for a few years. For us, this will probably help us sell a few more records. As of now, I can only think that the DVD will be put out eventually. It would be almost like they are stuck in the Middle Ages in Poland if they destroyed the tapes by burning them. I hope to get them back one day… I hope."

The "Black Mass Krakow 2004" DVD contains the Krakow show as the main feature. Additionally, it includes bonus video material performance footage recorded live at the With Full Force festival in Leipzig, Germany in 2000, biography, discography, photo gallery, desktop images, weblinks, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and more. The DVD is available in two versions: as a standard DVD and as a very unique star metalpack DVD edition limited to 5,000 copies.

"Black Mass Krakow 2004" (cover artwork) track listing:

Live in Krakow, February 2004:

01. Procreating Satan
02. Forces of Satan Storms
03. Possessed (by Satan)
04. Bergtrollets Hevn
05. The Rite of Infernal Invocation
06. Profetens Apenbaring
07. Of Ice and Movement...
08. Ødeleggelse og Undergang
09. Blood Stains the Circle
10. Unchain My Heart!!!
11. Revelation of Doom
12. Destroyer
13. Incipit Satan

Bonus video:

Live at With Full Force Festival, Leipzig, 2000 (bootleg)

01. Destroyer
02. Incipit Satan

Also includes:

* Biography
* Discography
* Photo gallery
* Desktop images
* Weblinks
* Logo
* Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound

Check out photos from the gig at this location.

"Procreating Satan" from GORGOROTH's DVD "Black Mass Krakow 2004":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrfprD6NOGs&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

Polish TV report on GORGOROTH's Krakow concert:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3LqILCIvxs&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Iron Maiden Tribute

As a tribute to IRON MAIDEN, UK's Kerrang! magazine has persuaded 15 of its favorite bands to record unique covers of MAIDEN's greatest anthems for an exciting free CD entitled "Maiden Heaven".

The track listing and details for this world-exclusive release will be revealed next week and the CD will be available free only with the July 19 issue of Kerrang!

The "Maiden Heaven" cover artwork, which was designed by Kerrang! reader Felipe Franco of Bogota, Colombia, can be viewed below.

Franco, who wowed the judges with his contest-winning entry which depicts Eddie as a fallen angel, stated, "This is the best news! This is the second IRON MAIDEN artwork contest I've won! I won a competition earlier this year, commemorating IRON MAIDEN's first Colombian concert at Bogota's Simon Bolivar Park on February 28." He added, "Thanks for coming up with contests like this. It promotes art in the metal scene, something that goes hand-in-hand with our way of life. Up the Irons!"

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported on April 27, progressive-metal giants DREAM THEATER have recorded a cover version of the IRON MAIDEN classic "To Tame a Land" for the "Maiden Heaven" CD. Also expected to appear on the album is MACHINE HEAD with its interpretation of the MAIDEN classic "Hallowed Be Thy Name".



MACHINE HEAD covering IRON MAIDEN's "Hallowed Be Thy Name" at Rock In Rio in Lisbon, Portugal – June 5, 2008:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnTXeXXLsOE&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/
TOPIC: What's Your Dream
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, June 17, 2008 9:08:38 PM 
Nostradamus Live DVD.
TOPIC: Your Classic Heavy Metal Album Of The Day
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, June 17, 2008 8:22:13 PM 

Nostradamus
Rating: 10/10
Release Date: 2008

Nostradamus, 2 years in the making. Initial writing and recording began in 2006. It was scheduled for 2006, then 2007, now finally out in 2008. For two years we waited for this “concept album portraying Nostradamus”. Two patient years. And I couldn’t be happier for what we all waited for.

 This album is massive, huge, and about as epic as you can get, for the most part. Some fans met it with remarks like “it’s too slow”. It’s true that this is not a fast album by any means, but that alone does not take away from the album and it is certainly not another Painkiller. The epic scale of this monster and just sheer song writing makes up for the slowness.

 Everyone is in top form as they can be for this album. Sure Rob’s screams are almost a thing Steve Irwin should be hunting for but his midrange and lows shine on this album. His operatic vocals and power are still there, also with a bit of grit when applied to. Some songs take you right back to his Crucible album with his singing. KK and Glenn are nothing short of great on this Cd. Sure there guitar tone is strange and new but it suits the music well for what it is. It gets the job done, so to speak. Scott is as good as always. Not as good as he could have been, he is fairly laid back on this album but he is good for what he does in place of machine gun double bass. And it’s amazingly refreshing to hear Ian Hill stepping out from his regular “hold 5th fret and go crazy” technique.

 You can tell the boys did there research on this man. Everything from his medallion on the artwork, to the lyrics themself. It’s all extremely well done and takes you on a musical journey like none other, if you allow it to. This isn’t a “pop it in and go” album, you need to sit down and devote the full 104 minutes to listening and absorbing the music. Otherwise it’ll just seem weird and yourleftfeeling awkward like I was after listening to War when it was leaked on the internet. It fits so well into the music as whole and I love the song now.
 
                                                                                                                                                                            Act 1

 Immediately the music grabs your attention with the orchestra and soft piano. Very beautiful intro with Dawn of Creation that builds into Prophecy slowly. At first my initial reaction was “Hmm.... we’ll see how this works”. By the time the second chorus I was singing along “I Am Nostradamus!” Great effects with the demonic narrative explaining Nostradamus. It immedialy goes into Awakening, a beautiful acoustic intro to Revalations. A marching song about how Nostradamus realizes his ability to see the future and how he came to terms with it.

 The Four Horsemen/War is a stand out on the track mainly because of the lack of guitar use. It’s almost all orchestral work with very heavy epicness to it. The Four Horsemen is almost like a church hymn about the rising of these four leaders of the apocalypse. Very big drums sound from Scott and a commanding general-like voice from Rob. The middle section with the symphony build up and effects is nothing short of amazing from a band with a history like they do. Definitely a far cry from Breaking the Law.

 Sands of Time almost sounds like a vocal tribute to the Halford track “She”. Amazing singing from Rob none the less. It immediately goes into Pestilence & Plague. A song about none other then the legendary epidemic that almost killed off the entire continent. The Latin chorus fits into the song perfectly with a nice “tip of the hat” to the now deceased Luciano Pavarotti. R.I.P.

 Death. The one thing all of us fear most likely. As it stats in the song, his deed is merciless. A very slow song at first, with Rob almost whispering going into some higher range screams. Heavy as could be, the definite headbanger of the album if you could call any of the tracks that.

 Peace/Conquest. Calling back to the older styles of the band with a modern, almost middle eastern swing to it. The chorus is pure 80's power metal. Lost Love being the next track. This song almost brought a tear to my eye, it’s that well written and composed. A sad song in nature about when the plague took Nostradamus’ wife and children. All I say, is listen to it and just think of your loved ones, and hope you never lose them. The song almost has a spiritual vibe to it thanks in part to the effects on Rob’s voice in certain parts. Judas Priest have always been one of the great bands for light and shade in there music. The ballads in particular were always well written, but this song surpasses all of them in my humble opinion. It’s just beautiful.

 Persecution, the last song of Act 1. A fast past rocker and classic Judas Priest. The chorus is amazingly, simply put. Rob has never sang in the way he does it in and it suits him quite well. Also he delivers almost “Freewheel Burning fast” verses midway through. A song about how the Nostradamus was was forced by the church to believe in there God, and when he didn’t, the banished him.

Act 2

 Solitude/Exiled. Sad music that almost makes you feel his troubles going through the country side with nowhere to go. Either he left, or he was put to death. Alone flows flawlessly next and adds a sense of what he is going through being literally alone in the world, with no home. Almost in itself an anthem for metalheads alike to cry out to the rest of the world “We just wanna be left alone!” With a very “Sinner-esque” solo no doubt from KK, it really completes the song. Even the acoustic elements, it just wouldn’t be the same without them.

 Shadows In The Flame is an acoustic intro piece about when he realized he just has to see the visions, and express them to the world as best he can. Visions is the next song, the single from the album. Another song about how he sees his visions and interprets them. With a chorus that only Priest could right, you just can’t help but sing along to this great song. Simple, yet effective. Lot’s of great effects and noises deep in the song for you to find as well.

 The next piece of work is the intro Hope. A very surprising song by the band, but it works surprisingly well for them. New Beginnings is the song is introduces. Yet another surprising song. About the newfound love in his life and how he moves on from the past. This song almost has a Bon Jovi feel to it without over doing it. Now I can imagine all of you are cringing at the thought but this song just works for Priest. Some will like it, some won’t, it’s the sure surprise on the album.

 Calm Before the Storm/Nostradamus. It starts out with a nice acoustic piece and then grabs you right by the balls with the epicness of Nostradamus. Starting with a massive symphony and Rob singing opera style amazingly well. The song kicks in finally with a take-no-shit heavy metal rocker. With an almost black metal scream from Rob to start it off, the song is almost faster then anything on Painkiller and even the main riff is strangely similar. Infectiously catchy, it’ll have you yelling “Nostradamus!” in no time. Amazing solos and middle section as well.

 The end of the Act 2. Future of Mankind does a perfect job closing it. In almost a Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band way, Rob proudly declares “Fair well!” portraying Nostradamus. With almost a Monsters of Rock marching attidude, Rob goes through the verses with an attitude! And the epic chorus is nothing short of amazing. More demonic narratives end the album, in French no less! The song ends with the intro for Dawn of Creation and it ends the album perfectly.

 Definitely a massive under taking for Judas Priest to complete and the end results are epic, full, and leaves you almost wanting more. They tell the story of Nostradamus well and accurately, right down to the emotions he must have felt at the time. I give this album a perfect 10/10 simply because of the musicianship, hard work, and the feelings it makes you experience while listening to the music this band created over those 2 long years.

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, June 17, 2008 5:30:47 PM 
Ian Hill Interview

Arthur Karras of Australia's Beat magazine recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow.

On the "Nostradamus" concept album:

"It's a massive piece of work for us. After the 'Angel Of Retribution' album we were glad to have Rob Halford back in the band after a decade away. He is JUDAS PRIEST. As a band we started to write new material, when our manager came up with the idea of a concept album on the life and times of Nostradamus. We all kind of laughed initially, but K.K., Glenn and Rob really got stuck into the project and it was like watching them go back to school. The research was exhaustive.

"We haven't all come out of it devotees to the man, and I still think a lot of it is possibly a load of crap, but as a story of a man, it's an immense one and musically it's been such a challenge and progression for us. After all these years in this business it's great to have that feeling. Oh… by the way the world ends in 2014, so don't bother paying off any mortgages or debts — go and have the time of your life."

"There are 14 definitive songs over the two albums, but there are several links and orchestral passages and the albums are designed to be listened to as a body of work. It's not a pop album with three hit jingles, it's a massive body of work designed to be listened to in one sitting. Fans might hear some things they haven't heard before with the choral pieces, the orchestration, but make no mistake about it, this is still a JUDAS PRIEST record and, of course, it's still going to be heavy."

On whether it's true he discovered Rob Halford by dating his sister:

"I was definitely dating his sister many moons ago. She told me she had a brother who wanted to sing and after a few trials and tribulations K.K. and I decided to check out this Rob guy, purely as a favour to my girl at the time. I did more than date her, I ended up marrying her. Although we're divorced now, we do have a beautiful son in his 20s called Alex."

On why he doesn't bother writing songs anymore:

"I leave it to the trio of core songwriters. I used to write in the early days and some of my songs made it onto the albums. I think Glenn, K.K. and Rob form a great writing relationship and I don't want to upset the apple kart. Even on this project I didn't really get too heavily involved. I waited for them to tell me what bits I needed to play and off we went. Even Halford showed up pretending he's interested, but left most of the work to K.K. and Glenn who were immersed in the project."

On being part of a band that has defined a genre and spawned countless imitators:

"We are very proud of what we have achieved. When I formed this band way back in 1970 I had no grand plan. K.K. Downing and I were just mates from school that wanted to play some music. We have a great family among us and like family we have our good and bad days, but without sounding nostalgic, yeah, it's pretty cool what we have achieved." 


Metal Hammer Award Winners

The true spirit of rock 'n' roll was unleashed yesterday — Monday, June 16 — at London's state-of-the-art Indigo2 complex, when the sixth Metal Hammer Golden Gods opened its doors to some of the biggest and most notorious rock stars in the world. The annual awards bash, which is owned by Future's Metal Hammer magazine, celebrated the great and good from the international world of rock and metal as well as playing host to five of the loudest bands on the planet to an audience of 1,500 frothing and frenzied kids. Metal legends TESTAMENT shared the stage with avant-garde Finnish quartet APOCALYPTICA — featuring a guest appearance by Cristina Scabbia of LACUNA COIL on vocals — metal titans CHILDREN OF BODOM and IN FLAMES and U.S. rockers DISTURBED who played exclusive sets to an audience of peers as well as the lucky competition winners. Undisputed king of heavy metal, SLAYER's Kerry King, was honored with the evening's most prestigious accolade, the "Golden God" award, which was presented to him by close friend and tattoo artist Kat Von D. The star of the A&E reality series "L.A. Ink" and MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx's current girlfriend flew in from the U.S. especially to present her friend and hero with his long-overdue award before heading to London nightspot Sin with Kerry and company for the official awards aftershow party. Having previously picked up multiple nominations and awards as part of his pioneering thrash metal band SLAYER, this is the first time that Kerry has been honored as an individual. Responsible for shaping the lives of many of last night's guests, Kerry King has been a constant inspiration to rock and metal bands across the world and continuously pushed the boundaries of metal. Elsewhere in the awards, Roadrunner Records snatched an impressive four awards tonight including the "Best Metal Label" gong alongside awards for MACHINE HEAD ("Best Live Band"), ex-SEPULTURA legends Max and Igor Cavalera ("Spirit of Hammer") and "Best Debut" for Aussie rockers AIRBOURNE and their "Runnin' Wild" debut album, which was released last year. British metal institution IRON MAIDEN picked up two awards in the form of "Best UK Band" and the coveted "Icon Award" for their longstanding mascot Eddie, who sent a video message from the States where he's currently on tour with the band.

The Metal Hammer Golden Gods 2008 winners are as follows:

* Best Breakthrough: APOCALYPTICA
* Best Underground Band: THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER
* Best UK Band: IRON MAIDEN
* Metal For The Masses: WILLIAM GLEDHILL
* Best Live Band: MACHINE HEAD
* Best Video: DIMMU BORGIR "The Serpentine Offering"
* Best Metal Label: Roadrunner Records
* Spirit Of Hammer: Max and Igor Cavalera (SEPULTURA, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY)
* Best Debut: AIRBOURNE "Runnin' Wild"
* Icon Award: Eddie
* Dimebag Darrell Shredder Award: Alexi Laiho (CHILDREN OF BODOM)
* Event Of The Year: Hard Rock Hell
* Riff Lord: Dave Mustaine (MEGADETH)
* Best Album: TESTAMENT "The Formation Of Damnation"
* Revolver Best International Band: IN FLAMES
* Golden God: Kerry King (SLAYER) (presented by Kat Von D) 
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, June 16, 2008 5:47:26 PM 
Maiden "Haunted" By Sharon

Video footage has surfaced of the power outage that occurred during IRON MAIDEN's performance last night (Sunday, June 15) at Madison Square Garden in New York City. According to one BLABBERMOUTH.NET user who attended the concert, "halfway through the song 'Powerslave', the power died to the sound system, and MAIDEN were onstage with full lights, shrugging their shoulders. [See clip at this location; power dies around the 5:48 mark.] I was right behind the soundboard, and there was never any problem at that end. In fact, [cycling star] Lance Armstrong and [actress] Kate Hudson were standing beside the mixing board making out, which made the whole situation even weirder. Who's the MAIDEN-head in that celebrity family? Anyway, obviously this was a high point of their set, and within a minute after the stalls the band produced a soccer ball on stage and began kicking it around to entertain the fans while the technical nightmare continued. After about ten minutes of silence, Bruce Dickinson picked up one of the Egyptian sarcophagi and began using it as a shield to play soccer. He was pretty good with it, too! This entire time, the lights were fine, and the soundboard was perfectly okay and didn't appear to be reset. There was definitely no panic at the board. Suddenly and happily, Steve Harris's galloping bass reappeared in the monitors, and the band regrouped and moved onto the next song. My friends and I were joking that this was a long-distance dedication from Sharon Osbourne, and evidently Dickinson thought the same. As soon as his mic worked, he muttered dramatically something like: 'The revenge of Sharon...the wicked witch of the west rises again!' Strong words, preached to a crowd of 18,000. MAIDEN had spent the whole night, and indeed the past two years, proving themselves leagues above the egg-throwing spat at Ozzfest 2005. Evidently, they are still sensitive to the long-reaching powers of the Sharon. Why would he even joke about that if he didn't think it was possible?"

Footage of IRON MAIDEN kicking around a soccer ball on stage and Bruce Dickinson addressing the audience (note reference to the "ghost of Sharon") while the technical issues were being dealt with at last night's concert can be viewed below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzA5RbcZ2xg&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Extreme!

Frontiers Records has set an August 1 European release date for "Saudades de Rock" (pronounced "sow-dodge"), the first studio album in thirteen years from the reunited Boston hard rockers EXTREME. The European version of the album will include a bonus track, the "Americocaine" demo from 1985, the very first studio recording of EXTREME.

"Saudades de Rock" will be released in the U.S. on August 12 on Open E Records and distributed by Fontana.

The iconic rock foursome — vocalist Gary Cherone, guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, bassist Pat Badger and new drummer Kevin Figueiredo — recorded their fifth studio offering at NRG Studios in Los Angeles with Bettencourt at the helm as producer and mixer. "Saudades de Rock" boasts 13 tracks, including the infectious roar of "Star" (available for streaming on the band's MySpace page), the groove-laden, swagger of "King Of The Ladies", a raw funk rock anthem called "Learn To Love", and the expressive ballad "Ghost".

"'Saudades' was always a beautiful word to me," Bettencourt explains about the Portuguese album moniker. "It expresses a longing; an underlying sadness for something or someone that's been missing in your life, and never quite sure if it will ever return. In this case, for us, it's rock and roll. Saudades de Rock."

Gary Cherone adds, "I like how it expresses that longing we've been feeling to play for our fans and be together again."

"Saudades de Rock" track listing:

01. Star
02. Comfortably Dumb
03. Learn To Love
04. Take Us Alive
05. Run
06. Last Hour
07. Flower Man
08. King Of The Ladies
09. Ghost
10. Slide
11. Interface
12. Sunrise
13. Peace (Saudade)
14. Americocaine (1985 demo; European bonus track)

The Boston-bred band's 2008 "Take Us Alive" world tour gets underway on July 29 at The Chance in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. and will be anchored by a hometown gig two days later at the Bank of America Pavilion. In advance of the tour, EXTREME will be a co-headliner on July 11 at the five-day Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, OK.

Open E Records is a new label that is distributed by Fontana. A portion of Open E Records' profits will be donated to Music Drives Us, a foundation created as a way to support music in New England. The foundation also gives scholarship money for individuals who desire to continue their musical education.

Bay Area Backstage has posted video footage of EXTREME performing a private show at this year's winter NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) show on January 18, 2008 at the Hilton in Anaheim, California. Watch the 13-minute clip below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGlqSkOd12A&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/
TOPIC: sinfully delicous
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, June 14, 2008 11:02:20 PM 
Your welcome. And if anyone else says thank you, your welcome too.
TOPIC: Al Atkins Autobiography
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, June 14, 2008 10:39:55 PM 



Original JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins has completed work on his autobiography, titled "Dawn of the Metal Gods: My Life in Judas Priest and Heavy Metal". The book, which was was written with Neil Daniels — a freelance rock writer and heavy metal fan who befriended Atkins during the writing of Neil's book "The Story of Judas Priest: Defenders of the Faith" (Omnibus Press) — will tentatively be released before Christmas via Iron Pages.

Commented Atkins: "The book is gonna look fantastic! There'll be some really cool photos and shots of vintage PRIEST memorabilia that I'm confident is very rare, like a picture of the first-ever JUDAS PRIEST recording.

"The book will feature contributions from:

* Bruno Stapenhill (JUDAS PRIEST Mark I)
* Ernie Chataway (JUDAS PRIEST Mark I)
* John Ellis (JUDAS PRIEST Mark II)
* Trevor Lunn (ex-JUDAS PRIEST roadie)
* David Howells (Gull Records)
* Dave Corke (ex-JUDAS PRIEST manager 1970-'76)
* Norman Hood (IMA Agency)

"And maybe a surprise or two!!"

Atkins added: "Obviously it's not all about PRIEST: I'll tell you about my old band LION, my travels around Europe and my solo career right up to my latest band THE HOLY RAGE. And that's not all because some of my good friends and people I admire have also contributed like Dennis Stratton, Paul Di'Anno, Jess Cox, Brian Tatler, Johnny Lokke, Graham Bonnet, Taz Taylor and Simon Lees."

In a previous posting on his web site, Atkins revealed his reasons for writing an autobiography: "For some time now, I have wanted to write my own book about my amazing life in heavy metal. Finally that dream has come true; after befriending Neil Daniels, we have come up with some great ideas together. Of course there will be some great stories from my few years in PRIEST but also, loads of info on the Sixties music scene in Birmingham and the West Midlands. I knew bands like SLADE, TRAPEZE and THE BAND OF JOY. I saw CREAM live, befriended BUDGIE and supported ROD STEWART. Also, I was in a band called LION in the late '70s and we supported the SEX PISTOLS and THE STRANGLERS. I also have a solo career and have released five albums so far; my new CD is called 'Demon Deceiver'. It should make for an exciting read. There'll also be loads of photos from the early years of JUDAS PRIEST and pictures of ticket stubs, posters, memorabilia, etc."

The book's description reads as follows: "Al Atkins is the former lead singer and founder of the multi-million selling British metal band JUDAS PRIEST. But where and when did it all begin?

"During the Sixties, when the highly lauded Brum Beat era produced bands such as THE MOVE and THE BAND OF JOY, Atkins played in various local outfits some of which laid the blue print for the heavier progressive sounds of early JUDAS PRIEST. And so it was in 1969 that a disillusioned Atkins decided to have a go at forming yet another band with his childhood friend Bruno Stapenhill. The band in question was JUDAS PRIEST.

"JUDAS PRIEST quickly built up a reputation in the Midlands as a powerful live act and even secured a record deal with Immediate, which was owned by ex-ROLLING STONES manager Andrew Loog Oldham. Unfortunately Immediate folded and so did PRIEST. Undeterred, Atkins formed yet another lineup of PRIEST in 1970 with guitarist K.K. Downing and bassist Ian Hill. At Atkins' behest Downing and Hill ditched the name FREIGHT and resurrected JUDAS PRIEST. Through the early Seventies, PRIEST supported many bands, including SLADE, STATUS QUO and BLACK SABBATH. Lineup changes continued until May 1973 when Atkins finally decided to call it a day.

"Atkins is the co-writer of several PRIEST songs which are included on the band’s first two albums 'Rocka Rolla' and 'Sad Wings of Destiny', both of which eventually went gold. Atkins co-penned the heavy metal classic 'Victim of Changes' which was a combination of Rob Halford's song 'Red Light Lady' and Atkins' own 'Whiskey Woman'. He also co-wrote 'Winter', 'Never Satisfied', 'Dreamer Deceiver' and 'Caviar and Meths'.

"In 1989 Atkins released his debut solo album 'Judgement Day' to great acclaim. But it was 'Heavy Thoughts' and 'Victim of Changes' (the latter being his collaborative album with ex-JUDAS PRIEST drummer Dave Holland) that brought him strong sales and critical acclaim around the world. Recently Atkins has formed THE HOLY RAGE and has shared the bill with ex-RAINBOW singer Graham Bonnet in California.

"In 'Dawn of the Metal Gods', Atkins shares his entertaining life story with the reader. This is not just a book for JUDAS PRIEST fans but a bible for all those wishing to form a band in the tumultuous world of heavy metal."

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, June 14, 2008 10:28:58 PM 
New Metallica Album Title Revealed

METALLICA has announced the title of its new album — "Death Magnetic" — by posting the finalized/complete version (see below) of the image that originally appeared on the band's official web site on Tuesday (June 10) under the headline "???." The CD is due out in September.

A short video clip revealing the new album title and featuring an audio sample of a brand new song can be viewed below.

Just one day after several UK web sites posted early reviews of six new METALLICA songs that were previewed for them in London in early June, the reports were all taken down, reportedly at the request of the band's management. METALLICA has since issued a statement blaming a management "error" for the move and has apparently asked for the reviews to be re-posted.

METALLICA performed a "secret" show Thursday night (June 12) at The Basement in Nashville, Tennessee in front of an estimated 175 people. The band played Tennessee's Bonnaroo festival Friday (June 13) and is scheduled to perform at the one-day Ozzfest in Dallas on August 9, with a full North American tour in the works for the fall.

Latest image displayed via Metallica.com:



"Death Magnetic" announcement video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH1hYJmmm7I&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/
TOPIC: Question about the album on media player
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, June 14, 2008 5:12:08 PM 
Hmm, well I know if you open Media Player without being connected to the internet, the song titles and info won't come up. Just put the Cd in when its connected to the internet, or re-open Media Player when it is connected. Or just edit the song names in yourself.
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TOPIC: Countdown To Nostradamus
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, June 14, 2008 5:10:22 PM 

3 Days

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, June 14, 2008 4:58:26 PM 
Trust me, you'll be the first to know when something comes up for ACDC.

Rob Halford Interview

Metal Hammer chatted with JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford at this year's Download festival, which is being held June 13-15 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, UK. They talked about "Nostradamus", avoiding nostalgia and returning to the home of heavy metal. Watch the six-minute clip below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_vTyZyTRkY&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST performed right before headliners KISS on the main stage at the Download festival 2008 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, UK Friday evening (June 13). Check out photos at this location.

Dressed in a body-length studded leather jacket, singer Rob Halford told the crowd, "It's great to see you all at Donington again! We've been making metal for over three decades now, and next year is a bit of an anniversary. The name JUDAS PRIEST first came about in 1969, so that will be 40 years!"

According to NME.com, the group's setlist was as follows:

01. Dawn of Creation
02. Prophecy
03. Metal Gods
04. Eat Me Alive
05. Between The Hammer And The Anvil
06. Devil's Child
07. Breaking The Law
08. Hell Patrol
09. Death
10. Dissident Aggressor
11. Angel
12. Hellion/Electric Eye
13. Rock Hard, Ride Free
14. Sinner
15. Painkiller
16. Hell Bent For Leather
17. Another Thing Coming 

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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, June 13, 2008 10:09:28 PM 
More Priest Interviews!

MTV's Headbanger's Blog has posted the third and final segment of its three-part video interview with British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST. Gathered at the bar of The Bourgeois Pig, a restaurant in New York’s East Village, singer Rob Halford and guitarists Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing talk more about their new album and discuss the prophecies of Nostradamus, revealing how the guy was buried standing up and how he insisted his corpse contain an ornament with the date he claimed grave robbers would dig him up. They also talk about the early years of the band and the dues they paid, which contributed to their determination to succeed and, ultimately, their longevity.

In the latest edition of the Kerrang!'s exclusive Download festival 2008 video podcasts from Donington Park, Leicestershire, UK, Kerrang!'s Nick Ruskell talks to JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing. Watch the six-and-a-half-minute clip below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L9W9L-7x-g&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Motorhead Footage!

NME.com has posted video footage of MOTÖRHEAD's Download Festival press conference, which was held earlier today (Friday, June 13) at Donington Park, Leicestershire, UK. Watch it in two parts below.

MOTÖRHEAD will release its new album, entitled "Motörizer", through SPV Records on the following dates:

USA: August 26
Germany: August 29
Rest of Europe: September 1

The follow-up to 2006's "Kiss of Death" was recorded in part (drums only) at FOO FIGHTERS frontman/ex-NIRVANA drummer Dave Grohl's Studio 606 in Northridge, California with producer Cameron Webb, who also worked on "Kiss of Death" and 2004's "Inferno".

Part 1:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFwCqmKYhfs&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

Part 2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWmWPNYDm0k&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Roy Z Shredding

FPE-TV has posted video footage of guitarist/producer Roy Z (HALFORD, BRUCE DICKINSON, JUDAS PRIEST, SEBASTIAN BACH) shredding his Flying V axe. Watch the two-and-a-half-minute clip below.

Asked in a 2005 interview with L.A. Weekly what he picked up from playing live with HALFORD, Roy said. "It was a good experience, because later on I was able to use that information I got from playing live. The things I saw that got the crowd reaction, I was able to transform into songs that I knew would work in front of a crowd — certain chord structures with melodies crescendoing at the right time, those little things that you just don’t pick up on listening to a record or even watching a band live. "

On the topic of whether anything about PRIEST surprised him, Roy said, "I was really blown away by the chemistry that they have. To be around that was like, 'So this is it, this is what other bands are missing.' And the tolerance — I think very few American bands have that. The British have a way of speaking their mind without totally going overboard like they do here. They’re very civilized in telling each other off.'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N23GNG49gIM&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/
TOPIC: sinfully delicous
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, June 13, 2008 8:14:29 PM 
http://www.robhalford.com/quorum/showthread.php?t=87123

Here ya go, a special treat for all you girls here that don't go to the Halford Q. Some pictures from the show they did a few days ago.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, June 13, 2008 3:26:50 PM 
Glenn Tiption Interview

A three-minute video interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton conducted earlier today (Friday, June 13) at the Download festival — which is being held June 13-15 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, UK — can be viewed below.

JUDAS PRIEST's forthcoming double-disc concept album, "Nostradamus", is available for streaming in its entirety on VH1.com's The Leak.

"Nostradamus" is scheduled for release via Columbia Records on Monday, June 16 in Europe, and a day later in the U.S. on Epic Records.

JUDAS PRIEST will guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline", hosted by Bob Coburn, on Monday, July 21 at 11:30 p.m. EST/8:30 p.m. PST. Fans can talk live with JUDAS PRIEST by calling 800-344-ROCK (7625). To find a station near you or to listen to the show live via the Internet, go to www.rocklineradio.com.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thx6Ruc3Wk4&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Motorhead Aren't Intimidated

NME.com reports that MOTÖRHEAD have declared that they are more than a match for Download Festival headliners KISS and fellow metal veterans JUDAS PRIEST.

The trio, who are due to appear ahead of their metal heavyweights on the Main Stage this afternoon (June 13), said they don't feel "intimidated" by their peers.

"We're not intimidated at all," said guitarist Phil Campbell. "We're gonna do our best and have a great time. It'll be a lot of fun.

"If it was just a KISS and tour they could have called it 'Kiss My Ass'. No seriously though there's something for everyone at this festival, it's a lot of fun. There are so many bands playing and it's early summer."

The metal veterans also revealed that there will be no new material, and the band will stick to a greatest hits set.

Read more at NME.com. 

According to NME.com, MOTÖRHEAD covered a THIN LIZZY classic during their raucous set at the Download Festival this afternoon (June 13).

Frontman Lemmy Kilmister dedicated the track "Rosalie" to late singer Phil Lynott on the Main Stage at Castle Donington.

"This song is for a good friend of mine who is no longer with us. Who remembers THIN LIZZY?" he asked the crowd before he was greeted with mild cheers. "Come on, motherfuckers, it's THIN LIZZY. Don't make me come down there."

MOTÖRHEAD will release its new album, entitled "Motörizer", through SPV Records on the following dates:

USA: August 26
Germany: August 29
Rest of Europe: September 1

The follow-up to 2006's "Kiss of Death" was recorded in part (drums only) at FOO FIGHTERS frontman/ex-NIRVANA drummer Dave Grohl's Studio 606 in Northridge, California with producer Cameron Webb, who also worked on "Kiss of Death" and 2004's "Inferno". 


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Jason Bonham Up For Zeppelin Tour

Gigwise.com reports that Jason Bonham, the son of LED ZEPPELIN's original drummer John Bonham, has said that he would tour with LED ZEPPELIN "in a heartbeat."

Bonham took over his late father's drum seat when the band reformed for a one-off reunion show in London last year.

The concert, at the O2 Arena, was watched by 20,000 fans, although over a million people registered for tickets for the event.

Since the concert, rumors have been rife as to whether the band will announce any more shows.

Frontman Robert Plant is currently promoting "Raising Sands", his album with Alison Krauss, on a U.S. tour.

Speaking to the BBC, Bonham said: "It's up to them but if it was up to me, I'd love to."

Bonham, who said the reunion show was "better than I could have imagined," said he hoped to be “put into the loop” regarding more shows.

"My fingers are crossed and I would do it in a heartbeat," he said. 


British black metal pioneers VENOM have made their new album, "Hell", available in a digipack edition via Nuclear Blast's mailorder featuring two bonus tracks — "In League With Satan" and "Burn In Hell" — and an inverted cross. Limited to 333 copies, it can be ordered here.

A complete track from "Hell" has been made available for streaming on the band's official web site. Check out the song "Straight To Hell" at this location. Streaming audio samples of eight songs from "Hell" are available here.

VENOM will perform at the Hellfest (June 20-22) in Clisson, France. More shows will be announced soon.

A brand new VENOM band photo can be viewed at this location.

VENOM last year parted ways with guitarist Mykvs (a.k.a. Mike Hickey; ex-CARCASS, CATHEDRAL). "Personal unavoidable commitments in the U.S. have forced Mykvs to announce that he cannot commit 100% to VENOM's schedule," the band previously wrote in a statement. A new guitarist by the name of Rage has been drafted in to replace Mykvs.


TOPIC: Song Game
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, June 12, 2008 10:33:06 PM 
Just Take My Heart - Mr. Big
TOPIC: Countdown To Nostradamus
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, June 12, 2008 8:23:42 PM 
5 Days
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, June 12, 2008 8:17:30 PM 
Yeah probably the UK somewhere haha, that's where they are now.

KK Checks In

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing has issued the following update:

"It is a fact that however much you rehearse for a world tour, there is nothing like having the first gig under your belt.

"As most of you are aware, Helsinki [June 3] was the first stop for us on this very special tour and I can only say that we are much relieved that everything went according to plan and thanks to the fans who seemed to sing everything — even lead breaks and cheer throughout! It is thanks to them that we felt our confidence brim over, which enabled us to pull out all of the stops that led to an incredible evening.

"Needless to say straight after the gig it was right down to business with the Millworkers so all we had to do was find a good pub, a perfect way to end a great evening that was to be the launch of the JUDAS PRIEST 'Nostradamus' world tour!"

MTV's Headbanger's Blog has posted the second segment of its three-part video interview with British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST. Gathered at the bar of The Bourgeois Pig, a restaurant in New York’s East Village, singer Rob Halford and guitarists Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing discuss their upcoming Metal Masters tour with HEAVEN AND HELL, MOTÖRHEAD and TESTAMENT, and offer their views about the psychology and sociology of today's metal scene.


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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, June 12, 2008 5:50:21 PM 
I WANT A NOSTRADAMUS SHIRT!!


TOPIC: Setlist Central 2008 Nostradams Tour JP
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, June 12, 2008 4:51:08 PM 
Not to my knowledge. It's the same most likely.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, June 12, 2008 4:36:33 PM 
Lemmy Interview

Pop-Rock Candy Mountain recently conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister. An excerpt from the chat follows.

Pop-Rock Candy Mountain: How's the new album coming?

Lemmy: We have all of the tracks done. It's just vocals and guitars now, really.

Pop-Rock Candy Mountain: With this being your 20th album, was a challenge to find inspiration? How did you keep it fresh?

Lemmy: Not really, we just do what we always do. We've got it down to a fine art now, you know? We know how to do that now.

Pop-Rock Candy Mountain: You recorded parts of the album at Dave Grohl's studio?

Lemmy: Just the drums were done up there. The rest of we did in L.A.

Pop-Rock Candy Mountain: Who produced it?

Lemmy: Cameron Webb. The same as who did the last two.

Pop-Rock Candy Mountain: Are you looking forward to the tour with JUDAS PRIEST?

Lemmy: Yeah, but we've got festivals to do in Europe first. So, I'm just looking at those at the moment. Yeah, we're going out with JUDAS PRIEST in August.

Pop-Rock Candy Mountain: Do you still enjoy playing the festival shows in Europe?

Lemmy: Yeah. It's a big event. There's not just one band.

Pop-Rock Candy Mountain: You recently taped an appearance on "Californication". Did you enjoy that?

Lemmy: Well, I've never seen the show myself (laughs). So, someone asked and I said, "Yeah." (laughs) I don't know what the fuck it is. I just said a couple of things.

Read the entire interview at Pop-Rock Candy Mountain. 


Legendary hard rock band MOTÖRHEAD will release its new album, entitled "Motörizer", through SPV Records on the following dates:

USA: August 26
Germany: August 29
Rest of Europe: September 1

The follow-up to 2006's "Kiss of Death" was recorded in part (drums only) at FOO FIGHTERS frontman/ex-NIRVANA drummer Dave Grohl's Studio 606 in Northridge, California with producer Cameron Webb, who also worked on "Kiss of Death" and 2004's "Inferno".

Check out what appears to be the "Motörizer" album artwork below.

"Kiss of Death" entered the national album charts in the following countries: Germany: #4, Norway: #9, Sweden: #13, Austria: #20, Switzerland: #26, U.K.: #45, Denmark: #53. The CD was recorded at the Paramount studios in Los Angeles and includes guest appearances by POISON guitarist C.C. Deville and ALICE IN CHAINS bassist Mike Inez.

As previously reported, the life and career of MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilmister is being celebrated in a new documentary, tentatively titled "Lemmy" and slated for release in 2009.

The film promises fans more access than ever before to Kilmister's life, and includes interviews with past and present bandmates and such peers/admirers as Slash, Dave Grohl, THE CLASH's Mick Jones, Alice Cooper, Steve Vai and wrestling superstar Triple H.

Directors/producers Greg Olliver and Wes Orshoski (both of whom have contributed to Billboard) are shooting the film on a combination of HD video and super 16 mm film. Other giants from the world of metal and hard rock will appear in the film as well, with details to be announced. "We haven't heard the word 'no' yet after any interview request," Olliver says.

Read more at Billboard.com.

Watch a "teaser" for the movie below.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg0mjnFkeqw&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, June 12, 2008 4:05:57 PM 

Lita Ford Interview

Jesse Capps of Rock Confidential conducted an interview with Lita Ford earlier this week. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow.

Rock Confidential: The word is out that you're making your return and that's the first thing people want to know — what have you been up to these past few years?

Lita: Oh boy. I married Jim Gillette (NITRO) about 14 years ago and we pretty much checked out of the U.S. We moved to the Caribbean and have lived there for quite a long time. That's why nobody knows where I am. Literally, we're on a deserted island. Like Nihm's Island — that movie with Jodie Foster. We've been living in the islands and I had two kids and we've just been raising our sons. That's it.

Rock Confidential: That still sounds like a pretty cool gig.

Lita: It is! We just bought a house in Miami so we're back in civilization.

Rock Confidential: It probably felt great to get away and recharge the batteries for a while, too.

Lita: The music scene got so weird I just didn't know what the heck I was doing. It was almost like anything from the 80s was a dirty word. I thought it was good time to check out.

Rock Confidential: At that time the music industry was going all to hell — especially for artists that were popular in the '80s. Did that solely influence your decision to step away and start a family or was it just good timing to do both?

Lita: It was definitely the icing on the cake, Jesse. The music scene isn't so wacky today as it was a few years ago. Everything was so different. Rock 'n' roll just went completely out the window.

Rock Confidential: When you knew you were going to step away did you have an idea of how long you'd take a break? Did you ever think you may not come back?

Lita: Not really. I didn't think I'd give it up. I was wondering when the right time to step back in was going to be. My kids were young. I didn't want to leave them. We don't do babysitters. We home school them. I didn't want to take a little baby on the road. I wanted to watch the music scene and see what was going on. There's a lot of rock 'n' roll bands out there now and they're doing good. Things are changing and I'm really happy to see that.

Rock Confidential: Your fans are really looking forward to seeing you on the road. There are rumors of special appearances at a few select warm-up gigs…

Lita: And I've got a really good, kick-ass band. We just put our toes in the water. We've only been together for about a week. We'll be writing some music, doing some new recordings.

Rock Confidential: Did you keep up your licks during your break?

Lita: Nah. I didn't. I just checked out completely. I think one of the hardest gigs in the world is being a parent. It takes all of me. It also takes all of you to be in a rock band. I just couldn't do both. When I had my kids they were priority over everything else. My kids are getting older and they're starting to rock! My son got a gold top Les Paul for his 11th birthday. My other son is playing QUEEN on the drums and he's only six. They're ready to rock! They want me to rock. When they were after me to play I knew it was time!

Rock Confidential: Do you think that some of the '80s bands confused their fans by changing their direction too much?

Lita: I don't know. There's more to life than rock ‘n roll. You've gotta try different things. I know Bret Michaels did some country stuff. That's OK. If the fans are truly fans of the artist then they'll follow them no matter what. I think some bands are just trying to fit in to the wacky music business these days. It's not easy.

Rock Confidential: How does your passion for music differ now that you're a mom?

Lita: I've got to teach it to the kids. We start with the ABCs. "A stands for AC/DC. B stands for BLACK SABBATH. C is for THE CULT. D is for DEEP PURPLE. E is for EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER!" (laughs) My kids already want to do a remake of "Youth Gone Wild" by SKID ROW! I thought that would be really fun and it really fits them. They're insane!

Read the entire interview at www.rockconfidential.com.


Iced Earth Tour Dates

ICED EARTH has confirmed sixteen North American tour dates for the fall of 2008 that will take the band to all corners of the United States, including New York, Florida, Oregon, and California. Joining the band as special guests are INTO ETERNITY and SAVIOURS.

For the dates listed below, ICED EARTH will be offering a very limited number of fans the opportunity to attend the show as the band’s guest VIPs.

Fans who purchase a "Child of the Wicked" VIP package with www.icedearth.com will receive the following:

* A ticket to an ICED EARTH concert
* VIP meet-and-greet with ICED EARTH
* Autographed item from ICED EARTH
* Limited-edition ICED EARTH t-shirt
*- VIP commemorative laminate

The VIP packages are very limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis via the ICED EARTH web site. The VIP package cost is $65, including the concert ticket. VIP packages and ticket sales via www.icedearth.com will be available starting June 13. Regular tickets sales via Ticketmaster and all other outlets will not begin until June 20 and will be subject to local service fees.

To learn more about the tour and how to purchase the VIP package and tickets for the shows below, visit the official ICED EARTH website at www.icedearth.com.

The dates are as follows:

Sep. 21 - Harpo's - Detroit, MI
Sep. 22 - Phoenix Concert Theatre - Toronto, Ontario, CAN
Sep. 23 - Le Medley - Montreal, Quebec, CAN
Sep. 24 - Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA
Sep. 25 - 9:30 Club - Washington, D.C.
Sep. 26 – Amos' Southbend - Charlotte, NC
Sep. 27 - Center Stage - ProgPower USA IX. Atlanta, GA**
Sep. 28 - House of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL
Sep. 29 - The Orange Peel - Asheville, NC
Sep. 30 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH
Oct. 14 - The Norva - Norfolk, VA
Oct. 15 - The Palladium - Worchester, MA
Oct. 16 - Nokia Theater - New York, NY
Oct. 22 - Hawthrone Theater - Portland, OR
Oct. 23 - Regency Center at The Grand Ballroom - San Francisco, CA
Oct. 24 - The Avalon - Los Angeles, CA

**VIP package not available at ProgPower USA. The festival is sold out.


Mystery Image Update

TOPIC: The Master Plan
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, June 11, 2008 9:56:40 PM 
Nope, that's only in the States.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Head banger from Wednesday, June 11, 2008 7:17:54 AM)
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, June 11, 2008 8:52:30 PM 
Tony Iommi Interview

Sam Ash Music recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal guitarist Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN AND HELL). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow.

Sam Ash Music: What's your writing process like? Does it differ depending on your collaborators?

Iommi: Yeah, I generally come up with the riff first and we build it from there… if that's suitable for Ronnie [James Dio]… make a chorus and just build the song up. We change it around and try different things to experiment.

Sam Ash Music: Was it the same way writing with Ozzy [Osbourne] or in the past with Ronnie?

Iommi: In a way, I suppose. Back then we just jammed and played loud (laughs). Now, it's in a control room either at my house in England or Ronnie's house. At the moment we're at Ronnie's house… in L.A., sitting in the control room (Geezer, myself and Ronnie) coming up with the ideas. It's a bit different. It's better like this, you can hone in more on what you're doing. We seem to get more done this way.

Sam Ash Music: I notice there's a lot more lead work and improvising with HEAVEN AND HELL than there was with Ozzy. What is your take on that?

Iommi: Absolutely. It's been great. To me, that's what we're all about. And we always used to do that with the original SABBATH in the old days. We would just jam. But unfortunately, it got too regimental towards the last tours, doing the Ozzfests and everything. You couldn't improvise that much. It more or less became straight, one song after another because of the time factor and everything else. With Heaven and Hell, it allows more looseness. You can jam around and try different ideas, make something up on any given night, which is great and I like that. It keeps you more stimulated.

Sam Ash Music: Are there any songs that you've written and recorded and now cringe at in hindsight?

Iommi: Well, I think you always get that. If you didn't get that, you probably wouldn't be progressing. The way the industry changes, the way the gadgets change, going from tape to computers. Effect pedals are changing. Everything is changing. There's always something better around the corner and you say, "Oh god, I could have got a better drum sound," or, "I could have got a better guitar sound," but that's always going to be the way. And you think later on, "Oh I could have done that better." That's the way it is and you have to accept it for that time, the way you did it.

Sam Ash Music: Who has been your favorite collaborator over the years?

Iommi: Geezer is really great to work with. Ronnie is always great as well. It's great to bounce ideas off of them both. It has been really good. We can just swap ideas. Geezer can say, "I like that" or Ronnie will go "I like that."… You need that, you know, otherwise you would be sitting on your own playing stuff thinking, "Well, do I like that?" or, "Is that good?" It's nice to have a response from somebody. The chemistry between myself, Ronnie and Geezer is great. We started off at my house in England and Ronnie came over and we wrote some ideas there, which are really good. And now we're here, in L.A. at Ronnie's and it's been great as well. Geezer has been involved. I am really pleased with the stuff we have been coming up with.

Sam Ash Music: When is a potential date for everyone to hear the new HEAVEN AND HELL music?

Iommi: Well, we really haven't put a time on it. We will be going on tour in August. We're really looking forward to that. It'll be nice because we're doing the tour together with JUDAS PRIEST, who are old friends of ours and, of course, MOTÖRHEAD. After the tour, that's when we'll probably be thinking of heading into the studio.

Sam Ash Music: If you could assemble a dream band of any artists living or not, who would be in your super-group?

Iommi: I have always liked, and I don't know why, but Tom Jones (laughs), I always wanted to do something with him. I just like his voice. He has a great voice. But I think I played in a lot of my dream bands. I played with people who I wanted to play with. In fact, even my solo album was a good thing for me because I had different singers and musicians. It was interesting to do, with so many different people. It was very enjoyable.

Sam Ash Music: After Ozzy went solo he's had a number of guitarists cover your songs. Do you have any memories of your first time hearing Randy Rhoads, Jake E. Lee or Zakk Wylde playing your compositions and solos in their own styles?

Iommi: I remember hearing bits… but to be really honest, I can't remember it now. I haven't heard them in so many years. But no, I didn't mind them playing what I did. I mean, I noticed on a couple of things, they weren't right. But as a player you will notice that. I think I remember one now, hearing Brad Gillis playing the riff wrong (laughs), but there we go (laughs)…

Sam Ash Music: You've been going strong for 40 years. What's the secret for keeping it all together for so long?

Iommi: It's the belief in it, wanting to do it, and enjoying it. I think the time when I don't enjoy it anymore will be when I don't do it anymore. At the moment, I am really enjoying it and it's been really good and I don't want it to end. It has been great playing with the Ozzy lineup and it has been great playing with the Dio lineup. I've been fortunate to do the two, which has been just marvelous. I think that is the ultimate kind of thing for me.

Sam Ash Music: What have been the biggest changes you've seen in the music industry over the years?

Iommi: Well, I think the computer age… using ProTools has been a real help in a lot of ways. But in other ways, you sort of miss the old style of recording. I like the technology to a point. If you can use it like that, I think it's really helpful. The change is certainly about how quick you can do things now and having the availability of things. If you wanted to get a sound years ago, you had to make it. Now, it's there on the computer. You know, what I found strange… in L.A., we went down to try and find a record store, and we couldn't find one. Tower Records, gone. Virgin Megastore, gone. Where the hell did it go? We ended up going to Borders to find a bloody DVD. It's peculiar. I just didn't know where to go. It is very sad and becoming a real shock that a lot of record stores are going out of business. The whole business has changed as far as the record label is concerned as well. Who would have thought many years ago that record labels would be going out of business?

Read the entire interview at www.samashmusic.com. 


Mysterious Metallica Image Updated

METALLICA has posted an updated version (see below) of the image that originally appeared on the band's official web site yesterday (Tuesday, June 10) under the headline "???." There is still no word as to what the image represents or whether it will form part of the cover artwork for the band's much-anticipated new studio album.

The CD is due out in September, with the title expected to be announced soon through the new Mission: Metallica web site.

METALLICA will play Tennessee's Bonnaroo festival on Friday, June 13, and the one-day Ozzfest in Dallas on August 9, with a full North American tour in the works for the fall.

Just one day after several UK web sites posted early reviews of six new METALLICA songs that were previewed for them in London last week, the reports were all taken down, reportedly at the request of the band's management. One site, The Quietus, told Blinded By The Hype that its reporter at the listening session was not asked at the time to hold back from reporting on what he heard or sign a non-disclosure agreement. The site itself was later contacted and asked to remove the article, which it did to "protect the professional interests of the writer concerned."

A representative for METALLICA's management had no comment on the matter, according to The Pulse of Radio.

Latest image displayed via Metallica.com:




Slash Solo Album

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash has told Spinner that he is keeping himself busy putting together a solo album. "I'm working on it pretty aggressively right now while I have the time 'cause as soon as VELVET finds its singer [to replace the recently departed Scott Weiland], then it's going to be off the races with that," he told Spinner. "I'm using this little period to be able to do as much on my solo record as possible. I'm not sure exactly when it will come out, but hopefully it will come out before the [next] VELVET record."

"It'll be my first solo record," he continued. All the other ones were just me putting other bands together and going out and just jamming. This will actually be a little bit more personal."

Read more from Spinner. 


More Global Metal

Directors Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn of Banger Films Inc. — creators of the critically acclaimed, award-winning documentary "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" and its soon-to-be-released follow-up "Global Metal" — were interviewed for this week's "The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's CHOM-FM. Download the segment as an MP3 file at this location.

"Global Metal" is said to be a feature documentary that takes audiences to unexpected corners of the world — from Indonesia, Japan and China to India, Israel, Dubai and Brazil – to check out the international flavors of what turns out to be a most universal music — heavy metal.

"I guess 'Headbanger's Journey' for us was like a 101 — like a defense for metal," Dunn tells ChartAttack.com. "Obviously, we didn't want to do something similar, like an obvious sequel that just had interviews with all the guys we didn't get to in the first film.

"We actually wanted to do something that was different, which related to the first film but could stand on its own. So looking at metal within the theme of globalization and how it has spread around the world and what it means to kids growing up in different cultures seemed like a different enough approach to take to the second film.

"We wanted to go to countries that had an interesting story about how metal had arrived and what kind of impact it made. Obviously, there were lots of countries we couldn't go to, but the ones that we chose we felt gave a broad overview of Muslim countries, Christian countries, Buddhist countries and kids growing up in different economic environments. That was important, to touch on that diversity."

From the genre-blending sound of visual kei artists X JAPAN to the mix of metal and traditional Jewish folk of Israel's ORPHANED LAND, "Global Metal" shows that despite our many differences, we are in many ways very much the same.

"It's a tribe," Dunn tells ChartAttack.com. "No offense to jazz fans, but I got a feeling that jazz fans don't have this international feeling of brotherhood and camaraderie.

"It's like, you're wearing a SLAYER shirt, I'm wearing a SLAYER shirt. You're from Indonesia, I'm from Brazil... but it doesn't matter. We weren't sure if that kind of feeling of brotherhood in metal would extend beyond the places we knew like Wacken [Open Air festival in Germany], but we found that it does. The loyalty to metal sometimes supersedes our alignment with a particular culture or religious belief or political view.

"After coming back from travelling to all these countries, we kind of realized there is a lot more that we have in common than we think. I think right now the media paints this picture of everyone being in conflict with one another. But at the end of the day, we realized people just want to listen to music and enjoy what they want to do, and that's pretty common."

Read the rest of the ChartAttack.com interview at this location.

Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn were interviewed by George Stroumboulopoulos on "The Hour" on May 21, 2008. The 11-minute segment, which originally aired on CBC in Canada, can be viewed below.

For more information, visit www.globalmetalfilm.com.

Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn on "The Hour":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV6BKILcx3g&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

"Global Metal" trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiOqGIWlFx8&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Judas Priest interview

MTV's Headbanger's Blog has posted the first segment of its three-part video interview with British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST. Gathered at the bar of The Bourgeois Pig, a restaurant in New York’s East Village, singer Rob Halford and guitarists Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing discuss the life of French prophet Nostradamus, and how the events in his life acted as musical cues for the creation of the band's new heavy metal opera, "Nostradamus". They also talk about the largely animated video for "War", which will debut next week on "Headbanger's Ball". Lastly, the band addresses the inclusion of their music in the video game Guitar Hero and how that has helped spread its sounds to a new audience.
TOPIC: Countdown To Nostradamus
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, June 10, 2008 10:10:06 PM 
Good to see you Redman. And goodluck finding a copy of that, last I heard they were all sold out.
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, June 10, 2008 4:41:15 PM 
Ask Dragonforce A Question! My Question: Why are all the songs about the same damn thing!? HAha

British extreme epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE will release their new album, "Ultra Beatdown", on August 25 via Roadrunner Records.

The UK office of Roadrunner is giving the fans the chance to put their questions to the band about what they can expect from the album and anything else that has puzzled them about DRAGONFORCE.

E-mail your question to [email protected], titling your email "DF Q&A," and then popping your question in the main body of the email. The best questions will be put to the guys and the resulting video interview will be posted on the Roadrunner Records UK web site.

"Ultra Beatdown" track listing:

01. Heroes Of Our Time
02. The Fire Still Burns
03. Reasons To Live
04. Scars Of Yesterday
05. Heartbreak Armageddon
06. The Last Journey Home
07. Inside The Winter Storm
08. The Warrior Inside

In a recent interview with Revolver magazine, DRAGONFORCE guitarist Sam Totman stated about the group's new material, "It's not going to be majorly different. But hopefully the melodies will be nicer, the guitar solos will be better, the production will be better. You just try to improve in every area." Vocalist ZP Theart added, "There isn't much to change, but yet there is. The last three albums have been very much guitar-orientated, and this one probably will be as well, but I want to try to do some extra coloring in with the vocals."

Asked if the songs will be faster, guitarist Herman Li replied, "Bands always say, 'Our new album is faster and heavier,' and then it's never true, so we're not gonna say that. But playing fast just works for us. People who say we play too fast are probably right, but guess what? There's a million other bands that play slow. People listen to DRAGONFORCE and go to the show because they know that we're doing something other bands aren't doing."

DRAGONFORCE will head Stateside in late June for the start of the inaugural Rockstar Energy Mayhem touring festival. The package kicks off in early July and is headlined by Roadrunner labelmates SLIPKNOT.

DRAGONFORCE's last album, "Inhuman Rampage", is still romping out of stores on both sides of the pond, thanks in part to the inclusion of lead track "Through The Fire And Flames" as the "advanced" level on the top-selling Guitar Hero III computer game.

DRAGONFORCE guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman recently launched their new signature guitars at the NAMM show in Anaheim, California. You can check out the details over at www.ibanez.com. 


ICED EARTH's official web site. IcedEarth.com, has posted the cover art (see below) for the band's forthcoming full-length studio album, "The Crucible of Man (Something Wicked Part II)", which continues where their 2007 release, "Framing Armageddon (Something Wicked Part I)" left off. "The Crucible of Man" features the return of frontman Matt Barlow who was mainman/guitarist Jon Schaffer's original voice of choice to introduce the "Something Wicked" saga back in 1998 as a trio of songs which concluded their album, "Something Wicked This Way Comes".

While the 1998 album provided a general overview of the story Schaffer has been conceptualizing for well over a decade, the saga is being fully brought to life with the release of the back-to-back conceptual albums "Framing Armageddon" and "The Crucible of Man". While both albums provide answers to mysteries the previous releases would create, the timeliness of the story in today's world is guaranteed to keep people thinking and guessing. Schaffer's ability to convey the central themes and events of the story without always revealing exactly "why" characters' decisions are made and "how" events come to pass, will keep fans of the saga coming back as future mediums for the "Something Wicked" storyline are revealed.

A finalized tracklisting for "The Crucible of Man" and audio interview with Jon Schaffer covering the new material will be featured at IcedEarth.com later this month. The band will begin rehearsals next week for a run of dates in June as direct support for JUDAS PRIEST in Europe, as well as the Hellfest, Bang Your Head!!!, Graspop and Gods of Metal European festivals.

"The Crucible of Man" is due for a late August or early September release on Steamhammer/SPV. The release will then be followed by a North American tour that kicks off in September and features an appearance as headliner for the ProgPower USA IX festival in Atlanta, Georgia on September 27. The North American dates will be announced at IcedEarth.com when they are confirmed.

The single from the new album is titled "I Walk Among You" and is being released worldwide this week by Steamhammer/SPV and features the new track "I Walk Alone" as well as three additional songs from "Framing Armageddon" with new vocal performances by Matt Barlow. All tracks can be listened to in their entirety at both the band's official web site and MySpace pages with exception of the track "A Charge to Keep" which is an iTunes exclusive. 



ICED EARTH played its third show with vocalist Matt Barlow back as the group's frontman on May 11, 2008 at the Rock Hard Festival at the Gelsenkirchen Amphitheatre in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be viewed below.

"Watching Over Me":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtfhAOGUjhg&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=1
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, June 10, 2008 4:22:15 PM 
The first 2 shows....
Scott Ian Interview

Metal Maniacs' Liz Ciavarella recently spoke with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian and singer Dan Nelson for the June/July issue about the recent acquisition of Nelson as the band's fourth vocalist. Excerpts follow.

Metal Maniacs: Where do Dan's vocals fit? Are they more Belladonna? More Bush? A new thing completely?

Scott Ian: I've compared him to John Bush on steroids because he definitely comes from more of that tone, but also because he's only 31 or 32 years old. He listens to the more extreme side of heavy metal. He was in a lot of bands that were certainly more extreme than ANTHRAX so he's able to take what he has a lot further. That's not to say you're going to hear an ANTHRAX record with death metal or hardcore vocals or anything like that. The guy's a singer and a great singer at that. I'm just saying that he's already got this really powerful singing voice and he's able to take it to a level we've never explored before. We have a bunch of spots on this record where it really works.

Metal Maniacs: Was everything already prewritten for him or did he come in and write some of his own lyrics and melodies?

Scott Ian: Before Dan, we had ideas for maybe two songs and not even any lyrics yet. Once Dan got involved, that's when the light bulb went off over my head. I wasn't writing anything because I had no focus as far as who was actually going to be singing this stuff. Once I had Dan's voice in my brain it totally opened the door for me writing-wise. It's been really collaborative since then. We all get together, listen to the music and work on the melody lines until everybody is happy. We have two songs done. There's a song called "Revolution Screams" which is a straight-up thrash tune. There's another called "Fight 'Em Til You Can't" which sounds like ANTHRAX from 1987 but in 2008. It's total old-school thrash. We could go play those songs tomorrow. I'm totally stoked on them!

Metal Maniacs: It must be cool knowing he's such a big ANTHRAX fan in the first place.

Scott Ian: Yeah, it is. He didn't have to go and learn a bunch of shit; he already knows it. To have a guy walk in and already know 20 songs definitely makes our life easier.

Metal Maniacs: So Dan, did you geek out a little when you got there for the initial "tryout?" Here's a band you grew up loving and there you were, accidentally auditioning to join.

Dan Nelson: I'm not trying to sound cool or anything because normally I would have, but going through the experience I went through with my wife getting sick and almost dying [Nelson's wife underwent emergency heart surgery some months back], I can honestly tell you, I was more determined than anything. Even Scott said to me, "I've never seen a human being more poised and determined for something he should be shitting his pants for." I was ready; I was in the mindset. I said, "OK, I'm gonna make this happen. I'm gonna be the singer of this band. It's do-or-die time."

Metal Maniacs: Did they hire you on the spot?

Dan Nelson: Well, [drummer] Charlie [Benante] has a funny way of doing things. They tell me now that they knew I was in the band after the first song but I didn't know until about a month later when the rest of the world found out [via the Internet]. As long as I'm in the band. I don't really care [laughs].

Metal Maniacs: How do you see your vocals? Are you better suited for the Neil Turbin/Joey Belladonna era or John Bush?

Dan Nelson: If I had to pick among the three, it would definitely be John Bush. Most people who've heard me [sing with ANTHRAX] say it's like a John Bush meets Phil Anselmo meets Chris Cornell type of sound. But that's not me saying that. I just like to say that I love to sing and hopefully I can be Dan Nelson. Obviously, as you can hear, I have a gruffer and deeper voice. I have more of the John tones going on but I can hit Joey's notes.

The June/July issue of Metal Maniacs is on sale now.

For more information, check out www.metalmaniacs.com.

Fan-filmed footage of ANTHRAX's May 31, 2008 performance with Dan Nelson at the second of the two shows the band played with IRON MAIDEN at Irvine, California's Verizon Wireless Amphitheater can be viewed below.

"Only"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0jc7N1JIDs&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=3

"Caught In A Mosh"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7iTG6TsF1M&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=3

"Madhouse"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEQLAx7kLeI&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=3

"I Am The Law"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ktiuzwq8gzo&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=3


Matt Sorum!.... I dunno I didn't read it.

During this past weekend's (June 7) edition of "Camp Freddy Radio" — the weekly radio show on Los Angeles' Indie 103.1 station hosted by members of the "jam" supergroup CAMP FREDDY — co-hosts Matt Sorum (VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer) and Dave Navarro (ex-JANE'S ADDICTION/RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS guitarist) discussed VELVET REVOLVER's search for a new frontman following the recent departure of Scott Weiland. An excerpt from the discussion follows.

Navarro: Did Perry Farrell [ex-JANE'S ADDICTION] come up as an option [for the new VELVET REVOLVER singer]?

Sorum: Someone mentioned it to me. You go on Blabbermouth…

Navarro: Yeah, yeah, yeah… Don't read those comments, by the way.

Sorum: The people there on Blabbermouth… What is wrong with them?

Navarro: Dude, welcome to my life, by the way.

Sorum: Do you get on there and read that?

Navarro: No, not anymore.

Sorum: My old lady, she makes me shut that stuff off. Some mean, mean, weird people are on there.

Navarro: Yeah, it's horrible.

Sorum: What are they doing out there?

Navarro: Nothing. I'll tell you what they're not doing, Matt. They're not making records and selling millions of them and affecting the lives— [gets cut off by Matt]

Sorum: [Raising his voice] Yeah, talk about that on Blabbermouth!

Navarro: —affecting the lives of millions of people like you. So don't listen to them because they're NOT doing that, I guarantee you.

Sorum: Yeah. When me and Weiland got into that pissing match a little bit…

Navarro: Were there sides? Did people take sides?

Sorum: Oooo… Oh, God…

Navarro: Were people against you?

Sorum: Oh, man…

Navarro: Really?

Sorum: I got on there one night and started scrolling down…

Navarro: Oh, don't scroll down. [Matt bursts out laughing.] Read the story and call it a day. Trust me.

Sorum: And it sort of… like those bad reality shows, it sucked me in.

Navarro: No scrolling, please. [Laughs]

Sorum: I've gotta say it to you, people, man… You didn't affect me at all. Screw you. [Laughs] I say, go get a life.

To download an MP3 file containing the entire 110-minute June 7, 2008 episode of "Camp Reddy Radio", click here (46 MB). (The above exchange can be heard around the one-hour, six-minute mark.) 

Possible New Metallica Album Cover?

METALLICA has posted a mysterious image (see below) on its official web site under the headline "???," leading to speculation that this is the cover of the band's much-anticipated new studio album.

The CD is due out in September, with the title expected to be announced soon through the new Mission: Metallica web site.

METALLICA will play Tennessee's Bonnaroo festival on Friday, June 13, and the one-day Ozzfest in Dallas on August 9, with a full North American tour in the works for the fall.

Just one day after several UK web sites posted early reviews of six new METALLICA songs that were previewed for them in London last week, the reports were all taken down, reportedly at the request of the band's management. One site, The Quietus, told Blinded By The Hype that its reporter at the listening session was not asked at the time to hold back from reporting on what he heard or sign a non-disclosure agreement. The site itself was later contacted and asked to remove the article, which it did to "protect the professional interests of the writer concerned."

A representative for METALLICA's management had no comment on the matter, according to The Pulse of Radio.

Image displayed via Metallica.com:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymxHZkeOMmY&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2


Entire New Album Available For Streaming
JUDAS PRIEST's forthcoming double-disc concept album, "Nostradamus", is available for streaming in its entirety on VH1.com's The Leak.

"Nostradamus" is scheduled for release via Columbia Records on Monday, June 16 in Europe, and a day later in the U.S. on Epic Records.

Long in the works, "Nostradamus" takes epic storytelling to a whole new level, as it recounts the life of this mysterious, world-known 16th century French prophet.

Some of the events that Nostradamus experts have interpreted as his predictions include the great fire of London in 1666, the rise of Adolf Hitler, and most recently, 9-11, among countless other renowned events.

As with all new PRIEST releases, the group — singer Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis — will embark on a mammoth worldwide tour in support of "Nostradamus".

JUDAS PRIEST will guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline", hosted by Bob Coburn, on Monday, July 21 at 11:30 p.m. EST/8:30 p.m. PST. Fans can talk live with JUDAS PRIEST by calling 800-344-ROCK (7625). To find a station near you or to listen to the show live via the Internet, go to www.rocklineradio.com.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppMA7Vh6Sf4&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=1


Details For "Along Came A Spider"

There are only a handful of rock artists that have proven to be as enduring and influential as Alice Cooper has over the years. Name just about any hard rock artist, and they've probably borrowed a thing or two from Alice. And on his latest studio recording, "Along Came A Spider" (issued via SPV Records on July 29), Alice has returned with a concept album with a sinister streak.

"A dark and menacing album for dark and menacing times" is perhaps the most fitting description for Alice's 25th studio album overall, as a chilling conceptual thread runs through the songs, which are told through the voice of a serial killer named Spider — one that Alice describes as "an arachnophobic psychopath" (in the song "Catch Me If You Can"). Alice, the master storyteller, weaves a web of danger, intrigue and death that rivals his best work.

Co-produced by Danny Saber, Greg Hampton and Alice himself, "Along Came A Spider" manages to marry both vintage and modern-day Alice. As theatrical as ever, the album is a sonic combination of familiar Alice musical elements from albums as diverse as "Billion Dollar Babies" and "Brutal Planet", with the storytelling of "Welcome To My Nightmare", capturing the historic dark side of Alice in peak form, an instantly recognizable presence that will be welcomed by his fans. Joining Alice on the album are members of his touring band — longtime Alice drummer Eric Singer, bassist Chuck Garric, and guitarists Keri Kelli and Jason Hook, with additional contributions from others, including Saber, Hampton, and renowned backing vocalist Bernard Fowler. Slash also lends some guitar style to "Vengeance Is Mine".

Saber and Hampton co-wrote several of the album's songs with Alice, while others were collaborations with Alice's band members. Danny Saber, best known for his role as member and producer of BLACK GRAPE, has also worked with many other artists, including THE ROLLING STONES, OZZY OSBOURNE, and DAVID BOWIE, while Greg Hampton's been working on a new album project teaming up Buckethead and Bootsy Collins.

Who else but Alice Cooper, with "Along Came A Spider", would create a "love story" about a serial killer named Spider? His trademark is wrapping his victims in silk, and his victims are specifically chosen to feed his hunger to kill. But, upon meeting his (possibly) last victim, he falls in love with her and cannot kill to complete his plan. That could be his demise.

Though it is often said about artists with as rich a history as Alice that their newest albums capture the essence of their greatest work, it may honestly be proposed that "Along Came A Spider" does exactly that. It's got hard rock with hooks, an Alice trademark ("Vengeance is Mine", "I Know Where You Live"), classic balladry, another Alice trademark ("Killed by Love", "Salvation"), and always with an overtone of evil, yet another Alice tradmark. Throughout the album, Alice BECOMES Spider, telling the story of a cold-blooded killer to life vocally, as if this were the soundtrack to an as-yet unmade horror film.

"Along Came A Spider" track listing:

01. Prologue/I Know Where You Live
02. Vengeance Is Mine
03. Wake The Dead
04. Catch Me If You Can
05. (In Touch With) Your Feminine Side
06. Wrapped In Silk
07. Killed By Love
08. I'm Hungry
09. The One That Got Away
10. Salvation
11. I Am The Spider/Epilogue




WARRANT got its fill of "cherry pie" in the '80s and '90s, but apparently that was not enough to squelch the band's hunger. With the return of its original members for the first time in almost 15 years, WARRANT will storm back to the stage this summer for a massive tour with CINDERELLA, a featured slot on Rocklahoma and a handful of other dates.

For the first time since 1994, original WARRANT members Jani Lane (vocals), Joey Allen (lead guitar), Jerry Dixon (bass), Erik Turner (guitar) and Steven Sweet (drums) will grace stages across the land together. They'll deliver a brand new and exciting stage show encompassing material from their first two multi-platinum albums "Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich" and "Cherry Pie", plus the gold album "Dog Eat Dog", including such unforgettable hits as "Cherry Pie", "Down Boys", "Heaven", "Sometimes She Cries", "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and many more.

"Are you kidding me?!! We are chomping at the bit to get out this summer and rock!" says Jani Lane, lead singer and songwriter of WARRANT. "The original WARRANT has mucho grande chemistry! When we did the first rehearsal in 14 years I just stepped back in awe and thought...'Man, now this is WARRANT!!' I think fans will have a similar experience this summer!!'"

Their summer-long trek kicks off with a show with MÖTLEY CRÜE in Montreal June 22 at Parc Jean Drapeau and then on their own in Toronto June 23 at the Phoenix Concert Theater. Next, from July 2 until August 16, they'll hook up with CINDERELLA, LYNCH MOB and LYNAM for a national tour. They'll round out the summer with a closing show with ALICE COOPER August 17 at the Fortune Bay Casino in Tower, MN.

Check out WARRANT on tour this summer:

+ Indicates show with MÖTLEY CRÜE
* Indicates shows with CINDERELLA, LYNCH MOB and LYNAM
** With ALICE COOPER

Jun. 22 - Montreal, QC - Parc Jean Drapeau +
Jun. 23 - Toronto, ONT - Phoenix Concert Theatre
Jul. 02 - Stockton, CA - Stockton Arena *
Jul. 03 - Alpine, CA - Viejas-Concerts in the Park *
Jul. 04 - Universal City, CA - Gibson Amphitheater *
Jul. 05 - Henderson, NV - Sunset Station *
Jul. 07 - El Paso, TX - El Paso County Coliseum *
Jul. 08 - Odessa, TX - Dos Amigos *
Jul. 11 - Amarillo, TX - Azteca Music Hall *
Jul. 12 - Pryor, OK - Rocklahoma
Jul. 13 - Wichita Falls, TX - Kay Yeager Coliseum *
Jul. 16 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues *
Jul. 17 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater *
Jul. 19 - Cleveland, OH - Time Warner Amp at Tower City *
Jul. 20 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheater *
Jul. 21 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre *
Jul. 22 - Baltimore, MD - Pier Six *
Jul. 25 - Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum *
Jul. 26 - Pompano Beach, FL - Pompano Beach Amphitheater *
Jul. 27 - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live *
Jul. 29 - Springfield, MO - Ozark Empire Fair *
Jul. 31 - Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino *
Aug. 01 - Clearfield, PA - Clearfield County Fair *
Aug. 02 - Asbury Park, NJ - Convention Hall *
Aug. 03 - Farmingville, NY - Brookhaven Amphitheater *
Aug. 06 - Columbus, OH - The LC Pavilion *
Aug. 08 - Grand Rapids, MI - Deltaplex *
Aug. 09 - Oshkosh, WI - Leach Amphitheatre
Aug. 10 - Des Moines, IA - Iowa State Fair
Aug. 15 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheater *
Aug. 16 - Winter Park, CO - Hawgfest *
Aug. 17 - Tower, MN - Fortune Bay Casino **

Fan-filmed video footage of WARRANT's May 17, 2008 concert at the Wildhorse in Nashville can be viewed below (courtesy of artzpot).

The group's setlist was as follows:

01. Down Boys
02. DRFSR
03. All My Bridges Are Burning
04. Sure Feels Good To Me
05. 32 Pennies
06. Heaven
07. Bed Of Roses
08. Hole In My Wall
09. Mr Rainmaker
10. I Saw Red
11. Song & Dance Man
12. Machine Gun
13. Uncle Tom's Cabin
14. Big Talk
15. Cherry Pie

"Uncle Tom's Cabin":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKEpgGvqvDQ&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=1
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, June 09, 2008 5:46:37 PM 

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, June 09, 2008 5:35:34 PM 

 

 

 

TOPIC: Your latest Priest purchase
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, June 09, 2008 4:39:43 PM 
I pre-ordered Nostradamus from my Cd Store a few days ago.
TOPIC: Countdown To Nostradamus
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, June 09, 2008 4:31:58 PM 
Can you guys count? Haha.

It's 8 days till the US/Canada release.

7 Till Europe.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Monday, June 09, 2008 4:23:22 PM 
Free Priest Tickets?

While supplies last, when you purchase any configuration (regular CD edition, limited edition-deluxe hard-bound version and limited-edition deluxe box [3LPs, 2 CD, book and poster] available only at Best Buy) of the initial pressing of JUDAS PRIEST's double-disc concept album, "Nostradamus" (release date: June 17), specially marked CDs will contain an insert with a exclusive code inside the CD package for one free lawn ticket to see JUDAS PRIEST on select dates of the Metal Masters tour this summer, courtesy of Live Nation (see below for a complete list).

Visit www.judaspriest.com for details on this special offer.

This seemingly too-good-to-be-true offer will be good while supplies last. Also, this offer will not pertain to all the dates of the Metal Masters tour (see below for complete list of dates that the offer is good for).

The Metal Masters tour will undoubtedly be the top metal concert attraction of the summer. In addition to a headlining performance by JUDAS PRIEST, fans will also be treated to sets by HEAVEN AND HELL, MOTÖRHEAD and TESTAMENT.

"As ever, we look forward to screaming out loud with our METAL maniac fans when we hit the road," enthuses PRIEST singer Rob Halford. "The PRIEST is back!"

The tour, produced by Live Nation, will be PRIEST's first thorough sets of U.S. dates in nearly three years, and will be in support of the group's aforementioned "Nostradamus" release.

Offer good only for one of the following shows, while supplies last:

Aug. 06 - Camden, NJ
Aug. 07 - Bristow, VA
Aug. 09 - Holmdel, NJ
Aug. 16 - Pittsburgh, PA
Aug. 19 - Chicago, IL
Aug. 22 - Dallas, TX
Aug. 23 - Houston, TX
Aug. 24 - San Antonio, TX
Aug. 27 - Albuquerque, NM
Aug. 28 - Phoenix, AZ
Aug. 30 - San Bernardino, CA
Aug. 31 - Mountain View, CA

JUDAS PRIEST - "Rock Hard, Ride Free" live in Helsinki, Finland June 3, 2008 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_614FqX0VRc&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


This summer, reunited Boston hard rockers EXTREME will release "Saudades de Rock" (pronounced "sow-dodge"), their first studio album in thirteen years which will coincide with their first world tour in over twelve years. "Saudades de Rock" will be released on August 12 on Open E Records and distributed by Fontana.

The iconic rock foursome — vocalist Gary Cherone, guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, bassist Pat Badger and new drummer Kevin Figueiredo — recorded their fifth studio offering at NRG Studios in Los Angeles with Bettencourt at the helm as producer and mixer. "Saudades de Rock" boasts 13 tracks, including the infectious roar of "Star", the groove-laden, swagger of "King Of The Ladies", a raw funk rock anthem called "Learn To Love", and the expressive ballad "Ghost".

"'Saudades' was always a beautiful word to me," Bettencourt explains about the Portuguese album moniker. "It expresses a longing; an underlying sadness for something or someone that's been missing in your life, and never quite sure if it will ever return. In this case, for us, it's rock and roll. Saudades de Rock."

Gary Cherone adds, "I like how it expresses that longing we've been feeling to play for our fans and be together again."

"Saudades de Rock" track listing:

01. Star
02. Comfortably Dumb
03. Learn To Love
04. Take Us Alive
05. Run
06. Last Hour
07. Flower Man
08. King Of The Ladies
09. Ghost
10. Slide
11. Interface
12. Sunrise
13. Peace (Saudade)

The Boston-bred band's 2008 "Take Us Alive" world tour gets underway on July 29 at The Chance in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. and will be anchored by a hometown gig two days later at the Bank of America Pavilion. In advance of the tour, EXTREME will be a co-headliner on July 11 at the five-day Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, OK.

EXTREME "Take Us Alive" world tour 2008 dates:

Jul. 11 - Pryor, OK @ Rocklahoma *
Jul. 29 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
Jul. 31 - Boston, MA @ Bank of America Pavilion
Aug. 01 - Farmingdale, NY @ Brookhaven Amphitheatre
Aug. 02 - Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head
Aug. 04 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
Aug. 05 - Lancaster, CA @ Chameleon Club
Aug. 06 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
Aug. 08 - Detroit, MI @ Emerald Theater
Aug. 09 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
Aug. 10 - Cincinnati, OH @ Union Center Blvd Bash
Aug. 12 - Charlotte, NC @ Amos Southend
Aug. 13 - Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
Aug. 15 - Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
Aug. 16 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
Aug. 18 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
Aug. 19 - Houston, TX @ Meridien
Aug. 20 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
Aug. 22 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Marquee
Aug. 23 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
Aug. 25 - San Francisco, CA @ Filmore
Aug. 26 - Los Angels, CA @ House of Blues
Sep. 13 - Milan, Italy @ Rock of Ages Festival

More dates to be added.

Open E Records is a new label that is distributed by Fontana. A portion of Open E Records' profits will be donated to Music Drives Us, a foundation created as a way to support music in New England. The foundation also gives scholarship money for individuals who desire to continue their musical education.

Bay Area Backstage has posted video footage of EXTREME performing a private show at this year's winter NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) show on January 18, 2008 at the Hilton in Anaheim, California. Watch the 13-minute clip below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGlqSkOd12A&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/
TOPIC: Song Game
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, June 08, 2008 9:23:29 PM 
King of Kings - Motorhead
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, June 08, 2008 9:17:54 PM 
FINAYLL!!! Someone asked about news haha. See this is what I want everyone else to do too because it gives ME something to do when posting news haha.

To answer your question, No haha.
TOPIC: Rob's best vocal album...
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, June 08, 2008 9:10:42 PM 
I'm gonna have to go with Stained Class on this one. Either that or Sad Wings of Destiny.

I wouldn't say Painkiller is because screaming amazingly, well that ain't really vocal talent in most cases but the way he does it is very much vocal talent. But he's done better.

Stained Class was Rob's peak vocally, he has said so and it really shows on this album. He reached his highest notes ever, the songs were just ferocious live and in studio. It contains a good number of Priest "classics" as we know them, not there popular classics. (ie: Beyond The realms of Death, Excited, Stained Class, Saints in Hell, etc.)

Sad Wings of Destiny I feel is equally good in that sense. It's got a fuck load of classics like The Ripper, Victim of Changes, Tyrant and Genocide. Musically it showed all the shades of Priest. Soft ballads to the heavy screaming metal they became famous for. Especially Rob shined on this album vocally for all the different styles that to this day he makes even more emotion and pushes them as far as they'll go live. But I think Stained Class has the upper hand in this.

Hats of to Painkiller though haha, still my favorite album.
TOPIC: Countdown To Nostradamus
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, June 08, 2008 9:04:35 PM 
9 Days
TOPIC: Setlist Central 2008 Nostradams Tour JP
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, June 07, 2008 10:28:20 PM 
http://rockfoto.nu/artists/Judas%20Priest/gig/20080605/5915/photos/48887

Photos of the gig in Sweden.
TOPIC: Judas Priest Nostradamus War music video
[Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, June 07, 2008 10:18:31 PM 
Visions IS the single. Look up the news on here, it says so.

Nostradamus was a cool song they decided to release first.

And I'm as confused as most people are about the song War having a video, a very bad CG video that has nothing to do with Nostradamus....

They will be touring all this year and all next year with Nostradamus.
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TOPIC: Setlist Central 2008 Nostradams Tour JP
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, June 06, 2008 7:33:38 PM 

The setlist for the Sweden Festival was exactly the same Helsinki.

TOPIC: Something pissing you off? Say it in here..
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, June 06, 2008 7:25:52 PM 

Hey man, don't worry about it. You have friends, and people who want to hang out and have a good time. Don't dwell on cheating bitches like that. The most you could do is WARN the other dude and let everyone know she's a cheater. If she cheated on you, why would anyone else be an exception? Ya know what I'm saying? If you want to get back at her, TELL everyone she's a cheater but let it goes as far as that and ONLY that. After that, move on and find a nice girl who will be loyal.


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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Friday, June 06, 2008 4:55:08 PM 
Journey!

Singer Arnel Pineda of the legendary rockers JOURNEY was interviewed on the June 1, 2008 edition of TFC's "Adobo Nation" program. Watch the chat in two parts below.

The European version of JOURNEY's new album, "Revelation", includes an exclusive original bonus track entitled "Let It Take You Back".

A three-disc "Revelation" CD and DVD package is being sold exclusively at Wal-Mart stores in North America.

The first disc consists of 11 re-recorded classics, the second is filled with 11 new songs, and the third is a live, in-concert DVD. All of the music on "Revelation" was produced by Kevin Shirley (who previously worked with JOURNEY on their platinum-certified "Trial By Fire" album).

"Revelation" is the first JOURNEY album to feature the angelic voice of Pineda. Schon says about him, "We feel reborn. I think there's a lot of chemistry between the five of us. The new stuff sounds tremendous. Everyone's so stoked about it. We feel very fortunate to have found Arnel."

"Arnel brings a soulful and passionate voice to JOURNEY," continues keyboardist Jonathan Cain. "His personality is very well-suited to our music. He's a sincere, authentic person with a great smile and a big heart. I think fans are really going to love him. With Arnel's soaring tenor, JOURNEY returns to our heritage sound."

JOURNEY kicks off a series of UK dates on June 17 London in London at the Apollo Hammersmith. They'll hit the road in the U.S. with HEART and CHEAP TRICK on July 9 in Englewood, Colorado at Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre.

Part 1:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbx5O7gW0Ko&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

Part 2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY1Ip42HhEI&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Kirk Hammet Interview

David Fricke of RollingStone.com recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow.

RollingStone.com: You have been working on the new METALLICA album for almost three years. How do you know which riffs and solos to keep and which to throw out?

Kirk: I know whether I'm cutting it or not. And I always try to make a solo the best it can be. I recorded over 100 solos for one track on this album — and the solo is only 25 seconds long [laughs]. But it's apparent when the solo works that it's all there. It's either "Wow!" — or it's not good enough. It's that black-and-white.

RollingStone.com: How would you describe your role in METALLICA's two-guitar sound?

Kirk: James [Hetfield] and I have always been complementary. We've never gotten into guitar squabbles, like a lot of bands with two guitar players do. His approach is primal — rhythmic and percussive. Mine is more technical and fluid. I see the guitar as a bunch of scales and tones. I write riffs and arrange chords to make sure they fit tight harmonically. On a lot of the albums we did in the Nineties, I was doing orchestration, looking for something that fit over a certain part to make it more exciting — a texture, a chord, a little lick here, a chug there. We've strayed from that. We've gotten back to the one-voice guitar thing we did in the Eighties. The album we're working on now is about METALLICA as a single thing — a locomotive coming to mow you down.

RollingStone.com: Is there a solo on the early albums that was a breakthrough in your playing?

Kirk: When the other guys heard the solos on "Creeping Death" and "Ride the Lightning" [both on 1984's "Ride the Lightning"], it was a different aspect of soloing than they were used to. [Original lead guitarist] Dave Mustaine played fast all the time. I play melodically. And I play parts, different sections that make the solo as hooky as possible. Although I've always been very flashy. I admit it.

RollingStone.com: How did you write the riff in "Enter Sandman" [on 1991's "Metallica"]? It's up there in instant recognition with "Smoke on the Water" and "Whole Lotta Love".

Kirk: My friend has a guitar store, and there is a big sign in there that says "No Enter Sandman" [laughs]. SOUNDGARDEN had just put out "Louder Than Love". I was trying to capture their attitude toward big, heavy riffs. It was two o'clock in the morning. I put it on tape and didn't think about it. When [drummer] Lars [Ulrich] heard the riff, he said, "That's really great. But repeat the first part four times." It was that suggestion that made it even more hooky.

Read the entire interview at RollingStone.com. 


Oh Jesus.... Just RETIRE!

Video footage has surfaced (see below) of KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons and the group's longtime manager, Doc McGhee of McGhee Entertainment, confirming what has been some fans' biggest fear for some years now — that Simmons and KISS co-founder Paul Stanley are indeed planning to keep KISS running and touring long after they decide to take off the make-up for good.

During a familiar rant by Simmons about how KISS could go on forever, Stig Karlsen of Norway's NRK asked jokingly if the band would consider looking for replacements for Simmons and Stanley in a TV show, similar to programs like "Rock Star" and "American Idol".

"The answer is yes. The deal has just been signed," Simmons replied. "It's coming soon."

In a separate interview, Stanley was apparently not very happy to hear about his bandmate's statement regarding KISS' future.

"There is no signed deal," Stanley said. "Again, when we are both aked the same question sometimes, you get different answers," Stanley added, "What will happen, we'll see as we go along. But is something going to happen next week? Is something signed? No. But am I opposed to the idea of going out and trying to find new KISS members through the television? Of course not."

In the one-and-a-half-minute clip, which is part of a one-hour-long KISS special which will air on NRK in September, McGhee can be seen stating, "I believe that KISS can go on forever. I believe that there is a way — and we are talking to people and we're pretty close to getting it done — about finding the four new members of KISS."

According to NRK, Stanley said that the members of VELVET REVOLVER were planning a similar stunt to find the replacement for lead singer Scott Weiland, who was fired at the end of the band's European tour earlier this year. However, in the end the band decided not to do it, according to Stanley, because of VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash's wish to remain "cool" and credible to his fans.

"I don't have to be that cool," Stanley reportedly told NRK with a smile.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, June 05, 2008 4:03:10 PM 
New Yngwie Album Coming Along Great

Acclaimed heavy metal singer Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) has sent the following update to BLABBERMOUTH.NET:

"I have finished my vocals on the new YNGWIE CD and it's gonna be a killer CD. I had a blast in the studio with him… good times! We will be starting a world tour real soon (in a few weeks). I have also been real busy myself. I've been locked away working on songs the last month or so, and before that I flew out to Los Angeles and worked on some songs there as well! I also just got back from John Comprix's [BEYOND FEAR guitarist] house where we worked on a few tunes! So things are rolling along...I will have some kick-ass info real soon,

"Also... I get asked about the new PRIEST and ICED EARTH all the time. Let me say this, GREAT JOB to both. I have only heard a few tracks but they sound kick-ass. Good luck to both of them and I hope to see you on the road for a beer! (Ken and Glenn, I will take a Carling.)

"I would also like to throw in a great job to Matt [Barlow; current ICED EARTH singer] on that PYRAMAZE CD [Matt sings on the new PYRAMAZE CD, 'Immortal' — Ed.]. Man, I heard a few tracks on that as well; those are some kick-ass vocals. Nicely done!"

Denise Grollmus from the Cleveland Scene has written an extensive article on Tim "Ripper" Owens featuring quotes from a number of Tim's associates from the Ohio metal scene. Read the entire article at www.clevescene.com.

According to CDJapan.co.jp, Yngwie Malmsteen will release his new studio album in Japan on July 9. The LP's limited edition will feature the high-fidelity SHM-CD format (fully compatible with standard CD players) plus a bonus DVD containing interviews with Yngwie Malmsteen discussing the songs on the album and more.

Yngwie Malmsteen recently told Guitar World magazine that his forthcoming solo album will feature his strongest lineup ever: Tim "Ripper" Owens on vocals, Bjorn Englen on bass, Michael Troy on keyboards, and Patrik Johansson on drums. "It's going to come down like a fucking atom bomb!" Malmsteen said. "We've already recorded 39 songs. I went full out. I've got strings from Istanbul, and the drums are the heaviest I've fucking heard. Ripper conveys the lyrics I write like no one else. I'll write something like 'divide and conquer' and when Ripper sings it, it really comes out that way. It's like Sparta!"

BEYOND FEAR performing "Scream Machine" live in 2005:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-hNQJH9QYc&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Van Halen Tour Ended

Ray Waddell of Billboard.com reports: Though not without setbacks, the VAN HALEN reunion tour ended up a massive success, wrapping June 2 in Grand Rapids, Mich., with a total gross of more than $93 million and close to one million in attendance from 74 shows.

The tour featured founding members David Lee Roth, and Eddie and Alex Van Halen, along with Eddie's son Wolfgang Van Halen.

The shows marked the first time Roth had performed with the band in more than 23 years. VAN HALEN's handlers say it was the top-grossing tour in the band's history. 

VAN HALEN has posted an end-of-your phot gallery on the band's official web site.

Nearly a million fans journeyed from all over the world to witness the landmark VAN HALEN tour, which kicked off in September of 2007 in Charlotte, NC and wrapped up June 2, 2008 in Grand Rapids, MI. VAN HALEN, featuring Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen and Wolfgang Van Halen, delivered their bombastic live assault performances to legions of loyal fans at 75 arena concerts throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Performing live with Roth for the first time in more than 23 years, VAN HALEN proved its timeless catalog of hits still packs the punch it did decades earlier. Each night, the band treated the capacity audiences to a dream set list of more than two hours of VAN HALEN gems plucked from their original era. Favorites including, "Jump", "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love", "Panama" and more, received a jolt of vivacity and spirit.

"We send our thanks to the countless new and lifetime fans that helped make this tour our most successful," said VAN HALEN in a joint statement. "We also send special gratitude to the tireless efforts of the VAN HALEN touring crew, Live Nation and the media, as well as opening acts Ky Mani Marley and Ryan Shaw," the band went on to say.

Now that the final bits of confetti have fallen, VAN HALEN has their sights set on bright horizons with exciting developments on the way. 


Japan Tour Announced!

Concert promoter UDO Artist Inc. has announced the details of JUDAS PRIEST's Japanese tour via the July 2008 issue of Burrn! magazine.

The dates are as follows:

Sep. 24 - Public Hall, Nagoya, JPN
Sep. 25 - Festival Hall, Osaka, JPN
Sep. 26 - Festival Hall, Osaka, JPN
Sep. 28 - National Convention Hall, Yokohama, JPN
Sep. 29 - Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, JPN

JUDAS PRIEST kicked off its world tour Tuesday night (June 3) at the Icehall in Helsinki, Finland. The group's setlist was as follows:

01. Intro: Dawn of Creation
02. Prophecy
03. Metal Gods
04. Eat Me Alive
05. Between the Hammer and the Anvil
06. Devil's Child
07. Breaking the Law
08. Hell Patrol
09. Death
10. Dissident Aggressor
11. Angel
12. The Hellion / Electric Eye
13. Rock Hard, Ride Free
14. Sinner
15. Painkiller
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16. Hell Bent for Leather
17. The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown)
18. You've Got Another Thing Coming

Check out fan-filmed video footage from the show below.

JUDAS PRIEST's next concert will take place tonight (Thursday, June 5) at the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg.

JUDAS PRIEST's double-disc concept album, "Nostradamus", is scheduled for release via Columbia Records on Monday, June 16 in Europe, and a day later in the U.S. on Epic Records.

Long in the works, "Nostradamus" takes epic storytelling to a whole new level, as it recounts the life of this mysterious, world-known 16th century French prophet.

JUDAS PRIEST will guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline", hosted by Bob Coburn, on Monday, July 21 at 11:30 p.m. EST/8:30 p.m. PST. Fans can talk live with JUDAS PRIEST by calling 800-344-ROCK (7625). To find a station near you or to listen to the show live via the Internet, go to www.rocklineradio.com.

JUDAS PRIEST - "Rock Hard, Ride Free" live in Helsinki, Finland June 3, 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_614FqX0VRc&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2

JUDAS PRIEST - "Angel" live in Helsinki, Finland June 3, 2008 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPJ9g6EUizQ&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2

JUDAS PRIEST performing "Dissident Aggressor" live in Helsinki, Finland June 3, 2008 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6BdgxWRvx0&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2


Rob halford Interview

Simon Milburn of Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow.

On the group's just-launched world tour:

"I'm in the rehearsal facility just outside of Birmingham. We're playing every day and just putting the set list together and getting the metal order together because we really haven't played for a couple of years obviously having been in the studio making 'Nostradamus'. We're just kicking the tires and everything and getting everything in shape and it's sounding brilliant."

On "Nostradamus":

"I think there are probably a number of our fans that have known of our talk of wanting to make a concept record for many, many years and there was probably a feeling that it was never going to happen. But lo and behold, here it is. Some three decades later, we've finally got around to doing it. For any concept record, you need a very strong base of ideas to launch your quest on, and having a bloke like Nostradamus to talk about was just an absolutely brilliant moment for us. I mean, concept records have been done on many different subjects, haven't they, over the years. So, we really, when our manager Bill who came up with the idea, we really thought, 'This is fantastic!' because everybody knows about the man and everybody knows about his prophecies and some of the other things they may not be very familiar with we've been able to talk about them with the music. So it's been a fantastic adventure trying to get the story of his life put out by PRIEST style of metal. . . He's just a fascinating guy really apart from his prophecies. There's an enormous amount of information that anybody can find on the Internet, in books, in movies, in documentaries and everything and I think, for me personally, he's a very intriguing man. To be able to have that ability to do what he did, and for his prophecies to still be talked about 500 years later all around the world, is just quite remarkable. There are very few historical figures that can do that. So overall, he's just a controversial… people know of him all over the planet which is another important aspect because he's been researched and people have been trying to find out things about him in many, many different countries. That was also another cool thing that we realized that we got — that people in Australia know about him, South America, North America, everywhere people know about this guy. That was another important issue that we weren't dealing with something that was a bit remote or that people were not very familiar with him. Everybody knows about this man."

On early reactions to the "Nostradamus":

"Well, so far, as you know, we've had a couple of songs that were released recently on LiveNation and JudasPriest.com and it's been fantastic. I mean, you've only got to look at what people have been saying about it on the message boards on the Internet and everybody's just waiting for it. They can't wait to get an earful. I think it's gonna be really well received. I mean, from our perspective it's thirteen major tracks and it's all linked together seamlessly and flows through and it's still thirteen solid PRIEST tracks that are very typical of the kind of thing we do. There are a lot of cool things going on in terms of the embellishments that we've used but essentially, we can take that and put it into the live performance like we do in here. We're rehearsing some of the 'Nostradamus' material that we'll put into the set list and it sounds absolutely colossal when it's played live."

On the challenges of making a double-disc album with a total running time of just over 100 minutes:

"I suppose it's just the dimension of the work really and to do it justice. I mean, I think it's very easy to get confused and lost and to maybe dilute things if you're not really able to focus and concentrate on the job at hand. We've had 35 years of practice to be able to do this and get this right. I think if it had happened any earlier, it may have turned out differently. It just seems as though everything has been slowly directing itself to this moment. It was a strong record to make. I don't recall any major, major problems getting lost or confused or getting stuck. The material, when it was being written, was very constant and flowing. We've got the chronological thing for us as well. The music was somewhat dictated by the things that he went through. It wasn't as though we were having to invent something out of thing air. We were just trying to follow the significant things that happened to him in his life. So that did make it a little bit easier, because you could look at a section of his life and go, 'OK, well, how would you be feeling at that point?' and that relates to the style of the music you're gonna create — the tempo, the emotion, all the other things. Those were almost predetermined by what he was going through at that certain point when he was alive. Having said that, it is hard work. You have to work really hard to get it right and make every moment important and have a degree of separation so you get distinctive tracks coming out and nothing's bumping into each other."

Read the entire interview at www.themetalforge.com.
TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, June 04, 2008 10:36:12 PM 
Head on over the Shrine to download the ENTIRE Helsinki show.

http://www.judas-priest.com/
TOPIC: "MASTERS OF METAL" tour 2008 USA!!!
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, June 04, 2008 5:14:17 PM 
Priest is headlinging.

It'll likely go:

Testament - 30 Minutes.

Motorhead - 30 - 45 Minutes.

Heaven & Hell - God knows.

Judas Priest - Headlining Set so maybe 90 - 120 minutes?
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TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, June 04, 2008 4:59:07 PM 

 Judas Priest Start World Tour

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST kicked off their world tour Tuesday night (June 3) at the Icehall in Helsinki, Finland. The group's setlist was as follows:

01. Intro: Dawn of Creation
02. Prophecy
03. Metal Gods
04. Eat Me Alive
05. Between the Hammer and the Anvil
06. Devil's Child
07. Breaking the Law
08. Hell Patrol
09. Death
10. Dissident Aggressor
11. Angel
12. The Hellion / Electric Eye
13. Rock Hard, Ride Free
14. Sinner
15. Painkiller
---------------
16. Hell Bent for Leather
17. The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown)
18. You've Got Another Thing Coming

Check out fan-filmed video footage from the show below.

JUDAS PRIEST's next concert will take place on June 5 at the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg.

JUDAS PRIEST's double-disc concept album, "Nostradamus", is scheduled for release via Columbia Records on Monday, June 16 in Europe, and a day later in the U.S. on Epic Records.

Long in the works, "Nostradamus" takes epic storytelling to a whole new level, as it recounts the life of this mysterious, world-known 16th century French prophet.

JUDAS PRIEST will guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline", hosted by Bob Coburn, on Monday, July 21 at 11:30 p.m. EST/8:30 p.m. PST. Fans can talk live with JUDAS PRIEST by calling 800-344-ROCK (7625). To find a station near you or to listen to the show live via the Internet, go to www.rocklineradio.com.

JUDAS PRIEST - "Between the Hammer and the Anvil" live in Helsinki, Finland June 3, 2008 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJLHvmLtsn4&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2

JUDAS PRIEST - "Hell Patrol" live in Helsinki, Finland June 3, 2008 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I16bXu7THvU&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2

JUDAS PRIEST - "Rock Hard, Ride Free" live in Helsinki, Finland June 3, 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_614FqX0VRc&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2

JUDAS PRIEST - "Electric Eye" live in Helsinki, Finland June 3, 2008 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyrb38WNonc&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx?PageNum=2


TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Wednesday, June 04, 2008 4:48:51 PM 
Ripper Stuff!

Denise Grollmus from the Cleveland Scene has written an extensive article on singer Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH), featuring quotes from a number of Tim's associates from the Ohio metal scene. A couple of excerpts follow.

On trying out for JUDAS PRIEST:

Owens was driven to a studio in Wales. "I was so starstruck. They were just sitting there, eating breakfast, hanging out, playing music. It was surreal."

The band told him to relax, that he wouldn't have to sing until the next day. But Owens demanded to perform then and there. "I was so freaked out," he says. "I hadn't sung JUDAS PRIEST in months, and I just wanted to get it over with."

He launched into "Victim of Changes", a complex song with incredibly high notes. "Whiskey woman, don't you know that you are driving me insane," Owens sang in his perfect falsetto.

The band offered him the job before he'd finished. But Owens insisted on singing one more tune, "The Ripper", a JUDAS PRIEST classic. "That's how I got my nickname," he says.

On his split with PRIEST:

"Everyone thought it was a sad day," Owens says. "But it wasn't. I never would have quit PRIEST, but it was the right thing for Halford to come back and for me to move on."

On ICED EARTH:

While Owens was comfortable being bossed around, he wanted to tour more. He also didn't like [ICED EARTH mainman Jon] Schaffer's constant derogatory comments about his time in JUDAS PRIEST. "He hated that I was called the Ripper," Owens says. "He said that my era of PRIEST just sucked and that the songs were bad. It was tense."

After one more album, Schaffer replaced Owens with [his predecessor], just last year. "It was two weeks before Christmas, and he sent this press release out," Owens says. "I didn't even know he was going to announce it. I was pretty upset by how it was handled."

Read the entire article at www.clevescene.com. 


Great White Tour Dates

California rockers GREAT WHITE have lined up the following dates:

Jun. 05 - Waukesha, WI @ A Taste of Summer Festival
Jun. 06 - Beaver Dam, WI @ Club 208
Jun. 07 - Celina, OH @ Romers at Westlake Buy Tickets Here
Jun. 08 - Madison, WI @ Dry Bean
Jun. 13 - Santa Fe, NM @ Camel Rock Casino
Jun. 14 - Anthony, TX @ Wet N Wild Water Park (with DOKKEN)
Jun. 19 - San Juan Capistrano, CA @ Coach House
Jun. 20 - Los Angeles, CA @ Crash Mansion
Jun. 21 - Agoura, CA @ Canyon Club
Jun. 27 - Balingen, Germany @ Bang Your Head Festival
Jul. 10 - Oswego, NY @ Scriba Town Inn
Jul. 11 - Walker, MN @ Moondance Jam
Jul. 12 - Glendale Heights, IL @ Summerfest
Jul. 23 - London, Ontario @ Harris Park
Jul. 24 - Heyward, WI @ LCO Casino
Jul. 25 - Eagle River, WI @ High Pines Amphitheater
Jul. 26 - Toledo, OH @ Toledo Harley Davidson
Aug. 15 - Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee
Aug. 16 - Santa Fe, NM @ Sky City Casino
Aug. 23 - Greenwood, IL @ Gait Airport
Sep. 12 - Boone, IA @ The Venue
Sep. 20 - Jim Thorpe, PA @ Penn Peak

GREAT WHITE will perform live on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline", hosted by Bob Coburn, on Wednesday, August 13 at 11:30 p.m. EST/8:30 p.m. PST. Fans can talk live with GREAT WHITE by calling 800-344-ROCK (7625). To find a station near you or to listen to the show live via the Internet, go to www.rocklineradio.com.

GREAT WHITE released a new album in July 2007 entitled "Back to the Rhythm" via Shrapnel Records. Frontiers Records issued the CD in Europe on August 31 via in a lavish digipack edition. The record — which also marks GREAT WHITE's 25th anniversary — features original members Jack Russell (vocals), Mark Kendall (lead guitar), Audie Desbrow (drums), Michael Lardie (guitar/keyboards) and Sean McNabb (bass).

"Back to the Rhythm" was mixed, produced, and engineered by guitarist Michael Lardie with all members contributing to to the final mix.

Fan-filmed video footage of GREAT WHITE performing in Barcelona, Spain earlier in 2008 can be viewed below (clip uploaded by YouTube user "cruehead699").

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43hDdctIp1g&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Metallica's New Album Reviewed
UK's Rock Sound and Metal Hammer magazines have posted separate reports on the listening session for the new METALLICA album, which took place earlier today (Wednesday, June 4) in London.

Rock Sound writes: "On first impressions and just one listen, Rock Sound can confirm that the songs we've heard sound very much like classic METALLICA in vibe, harking back to the days of 'Master Of Puppets', '…And Justice For All' (but with bass) and the [self-titled 'black'] album — without sounding dated or tired.

"Of the six tracks Rock Sound heard this afternoon, only one had a working title — 'Flamingo'. With a slow intro, the song was reminiscent of 'Battery' in vibe, with two guitar solos and an undercurrent of melody and groove.

"The first single is an epic power rocker in the vein of 'The Unforgiven', 'Nothing Else Matters' and 'Sanitarium', with a mid-tempo, head-banging section and some THIN LIZZY-esque twin guitar riffage.

"Another song features the lyrics, 'Into abyss, you don't exist, you can't resist the Judas kiss'; another features an almost RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE-esque drum 'n' bass undercurrent and lyrics about 'suicide' and 'cyanide'; while the final song we heard, dubbed 'The Song', clocks in at under five minutes and is a galloping thrash attack with quirks, and a sniff of TESTAMENT about it!

"We suspect other song titles could include 'Die Hard', 'Show Your Scars', and 'My Apocalypse' — but we cannot be held responsible if none of these titles or lyrics are accurate!

"Thankfully — there are plenty of Kirk Hammett traditional guitar solos and a decent drum sound. Hetfield's voice sounds in fine form too. All of the songs have many different parts to them, giving the impression that the quartet is revisiting the epic vibe of the band's 'classic' period."

Metal Hammer reports: "What do the songs sound like? Track one, which is only known by the cryptic working title 'Flamingo', opens up on thunderous rolling drums as lead guitar meets them head on, a flaring up in stop-start motion before it pulls itself together in rushes forward in classic thrash style, all crunching 'Fight Fire With Fire' riffs and drilling beats. It takes at least two minutes for James Hetfield's vocals to come in, and while they sound furious, this isn't the grittiest he's ever sounded, more open in tone, but while there's still a memorable vocal line for the 'chorus,' and there is so much going on in the song, and so many ideas thrown in and discarded for the next one that it's hard on first listen to pick out one riff that you're going to remember it by. But with galloping riffs and the return of guitar breaks rising up from out of the grooves you can hear the true METALLICA spirit, even though its as if reflected in mirrored mosaic.

"Track two is at heart an anthemic ballad that recalls 'Fight Fire With Fire' and 'Nothing Else Matters', with a chiming guitar intro, airy vocals and some slightly convoluted, progressive-style bridges that mutate into urgent riffing, more galloping riffs and guitar solos. Again, the song has a number of different sections, but it still sounds massive.

"Track three kicks off on a stop-start riff flecked with Eastern touches, as other bustling guitar lines play off each other and Hetfield's vocals retain the power of old, like some monolithic prophet overlooking events as mid-paced, chugging riffs come in, sounding like an army on the march, methodically shooting anyone in their path.

"Track four is reminiscent of 'Master Of Puppets' with more than a touch of heads-down SLAYER pacing thrown in. After an artillery-lobbing drum-led intro, it quickly sets off on marching, thrash mode, Hetfield's spat vocals taking melodic digressions, as he roars 'Bow down, surrender unto me.' The song's groove carries you along as it opens up into guitar atomospherics that bring LED ZEP to mind. It isn't quite the kind of irresistible monster they've created before, but METALLICA still prove they can still sound lean and epic at the same time, and when the track drops out into the grove mid-way though, you can imagine the chants coming from the crowds live.

"Track five has another strong opening, with an uncharacteristic bouncing groove not a million miles away from RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE making appearances throughout setting off sharp riffs that come up against an irregular barrage of percussion that sets it off briefly on a more melodic path and builds up once again into a thrilling riff-fest mayhem.

"Track six is the 'song', considerably shorter than the others, but full of clinically sharp riffing, more SLAYER-esque parts and galloping grooves, all hustle and bustle with a tinge of Eastern melody thrown in once more.

"Initial impressions is that this is an album that's going to get our blood chugging, but whether it's all we hoped for is going to take more plays to answer. Ultimately we're hugely relieved and pretty damn thrilled, and we can't fucking wait to hear the rest."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDxbSIwrn7U&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM9No2_FKl4&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x521L1hKEBw&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Lita Ford Touring Lineup Announced

'80s hard rock queen Lita Ford has announced her "current lineup for touring and recording." It is as follows:

Stet Howland (W.A.S.P.) - Drums
Teddy Cook (DIO) - Bass
Michael T. Ross (HARDLINE, ANGEL) - Keyboards
Tom Cavanagh (ALMOST QUEEN, BENT PUSSYCAT) - Guitar

As previously reported, Lita Ford will play at least a couple of warm-up shows for her upcoming Rocklahoma appearance. Ford is apparently being billed as the Lita Ford "tribute" act KISS ME DEADLY for these special performances, which will kick off in early July. So far the following dates have been announced:

July 06 - Famingdale, NY @ Club Loaded at The Crazy Donkey
July 07 - New York, NY @ B.B. King Blues Club & Grill

A date at The Chance in Poughkeepsie, New York is expected to be added to the above list.

Lita Ford recently signed a deal with Coallier Entertainment, the New York-based company whose list of clients includes such artists as TWISTED SISTER and SEBASTIAN BACH.

In a statement released in late March by Lita Ford stated regarding her comeback performance at Rocklahoma: "It's been way too long since I've rocked a crowd. Broke out my axe and turned it up loud. Always in my heart — forever in my soul. On July 11th I'm gonna rock 'n' roll. At Rocklahoma I'll hit the stage with thousands of you maniacs. Close My Eyes — Kiss Me Deadly — can't forget the leather pants!"

Rocklahoma festival will be held July 9-13, 2008 at the Catch The Fever Festival Grounds, four miles north of Pryor, Oklahoma. TRIUMPH and EXTREME are among the bands reuniting with all or most of their original lineups for this year's festival, which will also feature sets from NIGHT RANGER, CINDERELLA, Bret Michaels, TESLA, ARMORED SAINT, L.A. GUNS and many more. More than 85 bands in all will perform on three giant stages throughout the five days.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD9viOfFxZM&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Rock legend ALICE COOPER will release his new album, "Along Came A Spider", through SPV/Steamhammer on the following dates:

Germany, Austria, Switzerland: July 25
Rest of Europe: July 28
North America: July 29

Check out the CD artwork below.

"Along Came A Spider" was co-produced by Greg Hampton and Danny Saber in Los Angeles. It reportedly features guest appearances by Ozzy Osbourne, who plays harmonica on a track he co-wrote with Cooper, and Slash, who plays guitar on the record as well.

Alice recently told Billboard.biz that his forthcoming LP is "a real 'Alice' album. Conceptually, it's going to be pretty interesting."

Cooper wouldn't reveal too many details, but said the album is based on a fictional serial killer named Spider, who wraps his victims in a silk web. "Every song is sort of a letter to the police," he explains. "They think they're investigating it from the outside, but he's actually woven them into the whole thing."

"Along Came A Spider" track listing (in alphabetical order):

01. Catch Me
02. Hungry
03. I Am The Spider
04. I Know Where You Live
05. (In Touch With) Your Feminine Side
06. Killed By Love
07. Salvation
08. The One That Got Away
09. Vengeance Is Mine
10. Wake The Dead
11. Wrapped In Silk



TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, June 03, 2008 9:51:52 PM 
Between The Hammer And The Anvil Live - 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJLHvmLtsn4
TOPIC: Something pissing you off? Say it in here..
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, June 03, 2008 9:41:40 PM 
America! Fuck Yeah!
TOPIC: Judas Priest Tour 2008
[Bazookajoe_666] Tuesday, June 03, 2008 4:48:19 PM 
Please tell me that's the setlist that was at the show today.
  [Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by ShawninCanada from Tuesday, June 03, 2008 4:42:39 PM)
TOPIC: Something pissing you off? Say it in here..
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, June 01, 2008 4:15:14 PM 

Well lately I've been having some trouble with some spineless little shits that like to cause trouble. Say untrue shit about me, and can't even back up there arguements, but at the same time it makes them a hypocrite because everything they say applies to them

Fucking stupid people, it's sad.

TOPIC: AROUND THE HORN
[Bazookajoe_666] Sunday, June 01, 2008 3:50:36 PM 

Nostradamus ...Phone!.... Stuff!.... I think...

According to a posting on JUDAS PRIEST's official web site, PRIEST's UK fans will have a chance to grab three official ringbacks and mastertones from the band's forthcoming album "Nostradamus" starting next week. The featured songs are "Nostradamus", "Visions" and "War".

JUDAS PRIEST will guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline", hosted by Bob Coburn, on Monday, July 21 at 11:30 p.m. EST/8:30 p.m. PST. Fans can talk live with JUDAS PRIEST by calling 800-344-ROCK (7625). To find a station near you or to listen to the show live via the Internet, go to www.rocklineradio.com.

JUDAS PRIEST's double-disc concept album, "Nostradamus", is scheduled for release via Columbia Records on Monday, June 16 in Europe, and a day later in the U.S. on Epic Records.

Long in the works, "Nostradamus" takes epic storytelling to a whole new level, as it recounts the life of this mysterious, world-known 16th century French prophet.

Some of the events that Nostradamus experts have interpreted as his predictions include the great fire of London in 1666, the rise of Adolf Hitler, and most recently, 9-11, among countless other renowned events.

As with all new PRIEST releases, the group — singer Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis — will embark on a mammoth worldwide tour in support of "Nostradamus". 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppMA7Vh6Sf4&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Def Leppard Frontman Interview

UK's The Observer recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott for the publication's "Travel" section. A fewe excerpts from the chat follow.

To get around on tour…

"We used to have our own plane with the band's name on the side. It was a dream come true. You drive to a local airport. There's none of this checking in stuff; you just get on the plane. It was only a little 12-seater — it wasn't like a LED ZEPPELIN Boeing 757 that we'd hollowed out and put condom machines and stripper poles in. It was Elvis' old plane, a G1, the only one that he physically flew. It was still in service so we rented it. You don't buy a plane if you're going to be on the road; you rent it. It was painted black and had purple trim with DEF LEPPARD on the side, which is a bit cheesy but you've got to do it."

We gave up on the plane...

"After we went through a bit of turbulence and the plane shot 1,500 feet into the air in a second and a half and the propellers were about to freeze, so the pilots had to nose-dive the plane. That gave us zero gravity for about a second and a half so everything in the plane started to float, including us, and when we got gravity back we shot backwards at 220mph into a toilet door. Three of the band decided after that they didn't want to fly any more. I took it as a glitch and would still like the plane, but the majority vote wins. When we went back to buses we split into three different units. You've got a veggie bus, a family bus and the attack bus, which is the one with the drinking and the music that I'm on."

It took us 10 years...

"To do well in Britain. We started in 1977 and didn't have a hit here until 1987 but at the same time we were almost outselling MICHAEL JACKSON in the States. Touring over there was great, much easier than going round Europe because of the lack of borders. Here you would get to the German border and the Gestapo would have your hubcaps off looking for dope and keep you there for three hours just because you had long hair. Six weeks of that and you never want to go back."

The best audience in the world ...

"Much as I'd rather say Sheffield, it is Montréal. Why, I do not know. I mean, they're half-French, for Christ's sake, but they get it. It's weird."

Read more from The Observer.

DEF LEPPARD performing "Nine Lives" in Atlantic City:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENOq67-RBcM&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Eddie Doesn't Play Guitar... It Submits To His Will!!

John Sinkevics of The Grand Rapids Press reports: In the kingdom of rock guitar, few people get as close to "the hand of God" most nights as Grand Rapids native Tom Weber.

As guitar technician for the revered Eddie Van Halen, Weber not only prepares the musician's arsenal of eight guitars every day on tour, but gets to watch the rocker ply his craft from just off stage.

"Ed is a force of nature. I understand the math behind how a guitar works. Ed does things on the guitar that defy the math," raved Weber, a 1975 graduate of Ottawa Hills High School.

"I've sat with him and watched him do things that you can't do. Ed doesn't play guitar; the guitar submits to Ed's will. It's truly an amazing thing. It's a very inspiring place to be."

Read the entire article from The Grand Rapids Press.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa8XhJoVA9o&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Lita Ford Is Back!

'80s hard rock queen Lita Ford will play at least a couple of warm-up shows for her upcoming Rocklahoma appearance. Ford is apparently being billed as the LITA FORD "tribute" act KISS ME DEADLY for these special performances, which will kick off in early July. So far the following dates have been announced:

July 06 - Famingdale, NY @ Club Loaded at The Crazy Donkey
July 07 - New York, NY @ B.B. King Blues Club & Grill

Lita Ford recently signed a deal with Coallier Entertainment, the New York-based company whose list of clients includes such artists as TWISTED SISTER and SEBASTIAN BACH.

In a statement released in late March by Lita Ford stated regarding her comeback performance at Rocklahoma: "It's been way too long since I've rocked a crowd. Broke out my axe and turned it up loud. Always in my heart — forever in my soul. On July 11th I'm gonna rock 'n' roll. At Rocklahoma I'll hit the stage with thousands of you maniacs. Close My Eyes — Kiss Me Deadly — can't forget the leather pants!"

Rocklahoma festival will be held July 9-13, 2008 at the Catch The Fever Festival Grounds, four miles north of Pryor, Oklahoma. TRIUMPH and EXTREME are among the bands reuniting with all or most of their original lineups for this year's festival, which will also feature sets from NIGHT RANGER, CINDERELLA, Bret Michaels, TESLA, ARMORED SAINT, L.A. GUNS and many more. More than 85 bands in all will perform on three giant stages throughout the five days.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD9viOfFxZM&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/


Bruce Dickinson Interview

Ben Wener of The Orange County Register recently conducted an interview with IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson. A few excerpts from the chat follow.

Orange County Register: How would you characterize metal now?

Bruce Dickinson: It's kinda come full circle. Except, of course, that now more than ever the audience own the music, because of the Internet and downloads and things like that. Audiences have such a choice now. But because of that, it's really heartening when you see your ticket sales going through the roof. And with no radio advertising, no TV — we don't even have a record out. Well, we do now …

Orange County Register: But it's a greatest-hits record ("Somewhere Back in Time: The Best of 1980-1989").

Bruce Dickinson: Yeah, and it's designed — completely designed — to capitalize on people that are new to the band, who need some kind of reference to know what to dip into first. In effect, what we're looking at is a global phenomenon that is caused by word-of-mouth, and it's pretty unprecedented.

Orange County Register: It does seem that way. When I saw you at the Forum, I noticed the crowd was astonishingly young. To see 15-, 16-, 17-year-old kids … other bands who have been around as long or longer than you don't draw like that. What accounts for it?

Bruce Dickinson: The heartening thing is that it's happening in America now. This is what's been going on in Canada for ages, and it's what we expect in Europe and South America. When we go into a country and 45,000 people show up in Colombia, 30,000 in Costa Rica … we don't even have a record company in Costa Rica. These are not old, die-hard fans. These are people who are seeing us for the first time.

And a lot of them are very, very young, which is great, because with all respect to old rockers, they don't put out like 16-year-old kids. You know, they sit there and nod their heads sagely and ruminate – and they enjoy it for sure. But they don't really start leaping up and down and head-banging and taking their clothes off and sweating buckets. They'd end up in hospital.

But with kids and us … it's like feeding the hurricane. You need those warmer-temperature waters to keep the hurricane fed. We get our energy from the audience, and we fire it right back at them.

Orange County Register: Some of why you're so popular with younger listeners must have something to do with older brothers and even parents handing down records. But I think a lot of it also has to do with metal now bearing so much of your influence.

Bruce Dickinson: Yeah, I think a lot of the bands that are around now will all name-check us as being a major influence. Because, you know, we went out and we did things our own way. We went, "Screw the Establishment, we don't care about radio, we just want to rock the way we want to do it."

Orange County Register: You continue to do that.

Bruce Dickinson: Exactly. But the thing I'm really proud of is that the stuff we've been doing really stands up to scrutiny. So many of the bands now — the young bands coming up — are much heavier than we are. We don't have a problem with that — we're not gonna try to out-heavy them or anything else like that. We just do what we do.

Orange County Register: Yeah, but you outsing the majority of them. I think there's good new metal, fine, but there's also just a lot of growling and screaming now.

Bruce Dickinson: Look, I'm not gonna diss people's choices. People choose to sing that way, and audiences choose to buy it. They enjoy it. My son is in a band, and he's a singer, and his vocals … they're screaming-growling stuff … and he's got a pretty reasonable voice. Yet he practices really hard to get the screaming-growling thing without losing that voice every five minutes. So I'm, like, "Hats off to you." And then I go along to see him at gigs, and I'm like, "OK, I get this." It's not how I would sing it. But I get it, within the terms of reference.

At the same time, all the kids in his band are really into MAIDEN. They love it because of what it represents and its heritage, but also because of what we do right now. So many of these kids who are into the band now have gotten into us during the last five years. Effectively, that means that they've been listening not only to our heritage albums — if even that — but to the new stuff we've been putting out.

Orange County Register: Perhaps, but they must be hoping to recapture some part of your past, too.

Bruce Dickinson: Oh, one of the main reasons this tour has seized young people's attentions in particular is that they have no idea what it was like when MAIDEN played "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" back then — but they would have given their eyeteeth to have been there.

And now we're offering them that opportunity. Not by doing kind of a pastiche or facsimile of the World Slavery Tour. But we are bringing those songs back to life with more experience than we did in 1984. Everything in 1984 sounded like we were really in a hurry to get to the end, 'cause we were just excited, and still pretty young. We'd come on stage and play everything at twice the speed.

Now, as we've gone down the slippery slope of doing this for umpteen years, we have the confidence to give our songs the power they really deserve. A lot of bands along the way lose the excitement level, 'cause they've been doing it for years. So they get really good at delivering music that kids are gonna look upon and go, "Yeah, but they look kinda bored." (Laughs.)

Orange County Register: You look anything but bored.

Bruce Dickinson: We figured this out a while back. How do we stop this happening to us? 'Cause all of us would be really disappointed with ourselves if that happened. And we thought, well, don't play too much. Treat this as a huge privilege. Treat it like when kids get together and they're in a band, and they've got their first three or four gigs — each gig is just like the first time you do a world tour, 'cause it's so exciting.

So to keep that excitement, we just, you know, play a bit less. And we leave gaps in between. That gives us time to recover physically, but more importantly, mentally. It keeps that excitement level there.

Orange County Register: That also helps keep a mystique going.

Bruce Dickinson: Of course, once you go out, like when we did the initial part of the tour and we played in L.A. and we played in New York … I mean, you could tell the sort of seismic ripples that went through on the Internet after we played L.A. That went all the way through North America. Kids were e-mailing going, "God, you should have seen it, it was awesome, they were fantastic." The business on this tour … we've never done business like this for years and years and years in North America. It's really, really cool.

Read more from The Orange County Register.


The first fan-filmed footage has surfaced of ANTHRAX performing with its new singer Dan Nelson as the support act for IRON MAIDEN. The two clips below were shot on Friday (May 30) at the first of the two shows ANTHRAX played with MAIDEN at Irvine, California's Verizon Wireless Amphitheater.

The group's setlist was as follows:

01. Indians
02. Got The Time
03. Caught In A Mosh
04. Madhouse
05. Antisocial
06. Room For One More
07. Safe Home
08. Only
09. I Am The Law

Photos from the May 30 concert can be viewed below (courtesy of Flickr user garrydolley).

ANTHRAX remaining spring 2008 tour dates:

May 31 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (w/ IRON MAIDEN)
Jun. 22 - Montreal, QC - Parc Jean-Drapeau (Heavy MTL festival)

ANTHRAX played its first show with new singer Dan Nelson this past Wednesday (May 28) at Double Door in Chicago, Illinois. In addition to the band's classic hits from its 25-year career, ANTHRAX for the first time ever performed brand new material from its current writing sessions.

Rock photographer Chad Lee has posted photos from the Chicago concert at www.rockconcertfotos.com.

ANTHRAX is currently writing material for its new album. This will be the band's first studio release since 2003's "We've Come For You All", and also its first LP with Dan Nelson on vocals. 

"Madhouse":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU5rs3WokII&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/

"Only":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWJmuJ1qqgs&eurl=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/
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