Heavy Music history was written on Thursday, May 2 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, CA. Not only did the Revolver Golden Gods Awards welcome the elite of the music we all love, but the energy inside the sold out venue was incomparable. Here is a scoop of who won what, and who performed with who.
Prior to the event we took over the Black Carpet and chatted with Sebastian Philip Bierk (A.K.A. Sebastian Bach) from the legendary Rock N' Roll band SKID ROW! Sebastian was also the Black Carpet webcast host. Check it out and go wild!
The entire event was dedicated to SLAYER's Jeff Hanneman, who passed away yesterday morning from liver failure. Details HERE!
Heavy Music history was written yesterday (May 2) night at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, CA. Not only did the Revolver Golden Gods Awards welcome the elite of the music we all love, but the energy inside the sold out venue was incomparable. Here is a scoop of who won what, and who performed with whom.
Opening the show was ANTHRAX.Who definitely kicked the only Heavy Music awards show in all of the Americas, right into gear! Joining them for a very special mini PANTERA jam, were Philip Anselmo and Rex Brown who performed "This Love" with the rest of ANTHRAX (who were joined by Jon Donais from SHADOWS FALL on lead guitars).It was the first time that Phil and Rex jammed to some PANTERA music since the bands untimely demise in 2001. Here is footage of this historic moment:
The entire event was dedicated to SLAYER's Jeff Hanneman, who passed away yesterday morning from liver failure. Details HERE!
Do you love METALLICA? Do you love Baseball? Are you a fan of the San Francisco Giants? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then watch this video of James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett performing "The Star Spangled Banner" during METALLICA night at the San Francisco Giants game that took place last night at AT&T Park.
Earlier this week, METALLICA receivedthe Ronnie James Dio Lifetime Achievement Award (presented by Ernie Ball) at the Revolver "Golden Gods Awards"from Rob Halford from JUDAS PRIEST.The band will also be releasing the 3D movie "Through the Never" in August.
Heavy Music history was written on Thursday, May 2 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, CA. Not only did the Revolver Golden Gods Awards welcome the elite of the music we all love, but the energy inside the sold out venue was incomparable. Here is a scoop of who won what, and who performed with who.
Prior to the event we took over the Black Carpet and chatted with the "God Of Thunder", Gene Simmons from the legendary Rock N' Roll band KISS! Check it out and stick your tongue out!
The entire event was dedicated to SLAYER's Jeff Hanneman, who passed away yesterday morning from liver failure. Details HERE!
Heavy Music history was written yesterday (May 2) night at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, CA. Not only did the Revolver Golden Gods Awards welcome the elite of the music we all love, but the energy inside the sold out venue was incomparable.
The damper of the event was definitely the passing of SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman, who passed away yesterday (April 2) from liver failure.
Here is our video tribute to Jeff Hanneman, filmed live at the Black Carpet by Zulie Alvarez. Rock In Peace Jeff, you will never be forgotten.
The entire event was dedicated to SLAYER's Jeff Hanneman, who passed away yesterday morning from liver failure. Details HERE!
Heavy Music history was written yesterday (May 2) night at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, CA. Not only did the Revolver Golden Gods Awards welcome the elite of the music we all love, but the energy inside the sold out venue was incomparable. Here is a scoop of who won what, and who performed with who. The Winners: - BEST GUITARIST:
John 5 (Rob ZombiE)
- BEST DRUMMER:
Arejay Hale (Halestorm) - PAUL GRAY BEST BASSIST:
Lemmy Kilmister (Motörhead) - BEST VOCALIST:
Corey Taylor (Stone Sour & Slipknot) - BEST NEW TALENT:
Device - MOST METAL ATHLETE:
Triple H (WWE wrestling) - BEST LIVE BAND:
Slipknot - COMEBACK OF THE YEAR:
Tenacious D - SONG OF THE YEAR:
Black Veil Brides, “In The End” - MOST DEDICATED FANS:
HIM - ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
Deftones, Koi No Yokan The Performances (Highlights): - ANTHRAX covers PANTERA's "This Love" and pays tribute to Jeff Hanneman with Philip H. Anselmo on vocals and Rex Brown on bass
- FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH covers WHITE ZOMBIE's "Thunderkiss 65" with Rob Zombie and JUDAS PRIEST's Rob Halford on vocals
- HALESTORM covers LED ZEPPELIN's "Whole Lotta Love" with DISTURBED/DEVICE frontman David Draiman
- METALLICA performs JUDAS PRIEST's "Rapid Fire" with Rob Halford on vocals
- DANZIG performs THE MISFITS classic song "Last Caress" with Doyle on guitar
- THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN performs DEPECHE MODE's "Behind The Wheel" with Chino Moreno from DEFTONES as a guest vocalist
"It's beautiful, ain't it?" said singer-guitarist James Hetfield. "We're grateful to be a band more than 30 years and waiting for moments like these, man. We very much appreciate being recognized for all of the fun that we've had over our careers."
The entire event was dedicated to SLAYER's Jeff Hanneman, who passed away yesterday morning from liver failure. Details HERE!
We have some terrible breaking news: Slayer guitarist and founding member Jeff Hanneman died earlier today of liver failure. He was 49. The band's longtime publicist issued the following statement today: "Slayer is devastated to inform that their bandmate and brother, Jeff Hanneman, passed away at about 11AM this morning near his Southern California home. He was 49. Hanneman was in an area hospital when he suffered liver failure. He is survived by his wife Kathy, his sister Kathy and his brothers Michael and Larry, and will be sorely missed." Hanneman co-founded the thrash metal greats with Kerry King in 1981; their breakthrough came in 1986 with the landmark album "Reign in Blood." Hanneman wrote or co-wrote the set's standout tracks, "Angel of Death" and "Raining Blood." Our condolences go out to Jeff's family, friends and the Slayer camp! Rock in Peace, Jeff!
Today (May 2), Horns Up Rocks will be bringing you all the action from Los Angeles, California. What is happening in LA?The 2013 Revolver Golden Gods Awards! We will be live blogging from downtown LA starting at 5 PM ET. Here are the links were you can follow the action:
Follow us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER &INSTAGRAM,for up to the minute updates! The fifth
annual REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARD SHOW presented by Epiphone® will
take place at Club Nokia in Downtown Los Angeles.
Once again, the event will be broadcast live in its entirety on Xbox
LIVE, as well as on the Xbox and Revolver Facebook pages. Additionally,
AXSTV will be broadcasting the entire event!
May 2 will also be declared “Golden Gods Day” in
the City of Los Angeles, with Councilwoman Jan Perry opening the show
with an official proclamation. We will see you in California!
This just in: Berkley, California's KORN have begun recording their 11th studio album, the follow up to 2011's 'The Path Of Totality'. This marks the first time that "Head" jams with KORN in since he left the band in 2004."Head" left KORN in 2005 to become a born-again Christian after years of hard drug and alcohol abuse while in the band. Here is video of "Head" recording guitars with KORN!
KORN recently announced their first U.S. headlining shows with Brian “Head” Welch, the bands original guitarist, on guitar.
Here are the confirmed tour dates: 5/15 – Belle Vernon, Pa. @ Rostraver Ice Garden
5/17 – Columbus, Ohio @ Rock on the Range
5/18 – Big Flats, N.Y. @ The Summer Stage at Tag’s
5/21 – Silver Springs, Md. @ The Fillmore
5/22 – Montclair, N.J. @ The Wellmont Theatre
5/23 – Bethlehem, Pa. @ Sands Bethlehem Event Center
5/24-26 – Pryor, Okla. @ Rocklahoma (exact date TBA)
5/25 – St. Louis, Mo. @ Peabody
7/19 – Cadott, Wis. @ Rock Fest
Oh yes! Today you can listen to another NEW BLACK SABBATH song called "Loner". The legendary band debuted the song last night (Wednesday, May 1) at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. Watch the fan filmed video below.
Produced by Rick Rubin (seven-time Grammy winner, two of those as Producer of the Year), 13 features the original BLACK SABBATH: OZZY OSBOURNE, TONY IOMMI and GEEZER BUTLER.
Following the overwhelming response to the initial announcement of just four tour dates, BLACK SABBATH have now confirmed a full 20-city North American trek.
ADLER, the band feauturing former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler, have been forced to postpone their previously announced "Back From The Dead" summer tour due to Steven checking into rehab in order to continue working on his sobriety. A statement from the bands frontman Jacob Bunton follows:
"We are truly sorry to all of the fans and promoters who were looking forward to seeing us on the road, but right now Steven's health is the most important thing," states ADLER frontman Jacob Bunton. "We hope to make it up to everyone when Steven recovers."
U.S. dates are currently being rescheduled to early fall.
Here is the list of affected tour dates:
5/16 - The Coach House - San Juan Capistrano, CA
5/17 - Count's Vamp'd - Las Vegas, NV
5/18 - Club Red - Tempe, AZ
5/30 - St. Rocke - Hermosa Beach, CA
5/31 - Whisky A Go Go - Hollywood, CA
6/20 - El Corazon - Seattle, WA
6/21 - Diamondz - Jerome, ID
6/22 - Rock The Falls Festival - Idaho Falls, ID
6/23 - Jammin Joe's - Arvada, CO
6/24 - Outlaw Saloon - Cheyenne, WY
6/25 - Wonder Bar - Casper, WY
6/26 - TBA - Bismarck, ND
6/27 - Legacy Ballroom - Fargo, ND
6/28 - The Reverb - Waterloo, IA
6/29 - The Grove - Lincoln, NE
6/30 - Busters - Mankato, MN
7/1 - Station 4 - St. Paul, MN7/2 - Beale St. Live - Indianapolis, IN
7/3- The Summit Summer Concert Series - Whitesburg, KY
7/4 - The Back Bar - Janesville, WI
7/5 - Diesel Concert Theatre- Detroit, MI
7/6 - Montage Theater - Rochester, NY
7/7 - Shipwrecked Music Hall - Dennisport, MA
7/8 - Legendary Dobbs Concert Hall - Philladelphia, PA
7/9 - House Of Rock - White Marsh, MD
7/10 - Dead Horse Cantina - Mckees Rocks, PA
7/11 - Dingbatz - Clifton, NJ
7/12 - Revolution Music Hall - Amityville, NY
7/13 - The Rock Junction - West Greenwich, RI
7/14 - Lucky Dog Music Hall - Worcester, MA
7/15 - BB Kings - New York, NY
7/16 - Empire - West Sprinfield, VA
7/17 - Tink's Rock House - Marion, OH
7/18 - The Tap House - Akron, OH
7/19 - Pikel's B Inn - Home, PA
7/20 - Tailgators - Bolingbrook, IL
7/21 - The Firehouse - Richmond, IN7/23 - The Vanguard - Tulsa, OK
As previously reported, both Philip Anselmo and Rex Brown are ready to patch things up with Vinnie Paul Abbott and perhaps setup a PANTERA reunion with Zakk Wylde on guitar. From what we have been told, it wouldn't be a full fledged reunion for PANTERA but simply a tribute jam to Dimebag Darrell Abbott (Vinnie's brother).
However, Vinnie Paul has said that"I just don't have any interest in it, man. I'm happy doing what I do, I'm enjoying being in a band where everybody really enjoys being around each other, likes each other. And I just don't have any interest in living in the past, man. I wanna move forward in my life and that's all there is to it."
Anselmo recently inked the following letter via Loudwire.
"Well, first and foremost, I’d tell him I love him. I love the guy — as different as both of us are individually, we’re very different people. But the same can be said for all of us in Pantera. Rex [Brown] and I are very different people.
"Dimebag and everybody [were] very different people.I would let Vince Paul know that I love him very much, and I would apologize to him for his misinterpretation in not understanding where I was coming from in my lowest point in our career. And then I would definitely touch upon how much lack of communication played a big role in our breaking up. A lot of that is on my back, which I’ve completely f—in’ owned up to. But I’m not sure the rest of them have owned up to their side of things, especially Vince, when it comes to communication.
"At least in my life, I cannot hold onto grudges. It’s a waste of energy, a waste of time. And really, and I feel strongly about this, after we lost Dimebag in such a horrific way, I just cannot help but feel that Vinnie Paul’s entire healing process could have been helped a lot more had he reached out to Rex and I, and we could have healed somehow together — whether you want to call it ‘healing’ or not. But if we would have really focused together on this thing and come out of it as brothers — because we are brothers — in certain ways we could have formed an even stronger bond together. But that did not happen and I think it’s hurt us.
"Put it this way, I don’t ever expect Vince to bend or break on his stance at all, I really don’t. But if ever given the chance, man, to get straight back to your f—in’ question, I would just really give him all the apologies, I’d tell him I love him and then I would say, ‘Look, let’s get down to differences now. You’re gonna have to hear my side of it. Take it or leave it, because you can leave it – you’ve already locked it out for x amount of years. What’s the harm in hearing me out one on one, away from everybody? What’s the harm?’
"I have no anger toward Vince. No one can question a person — really he saw Darrell get shot. That’s a scarring thing for anybody. I wish it can be seen for what it is and that blame did not have to fall on anyone’s head or any circumstance. Because really it was a psychopath who had a hard-on for Pantera and it’s very well-known fact between Rex and I, between my family and myself — we all had to go through a lot of soul searching — but it could have been Rex, it could have been me, it could have been Vince. It was Darrell that was murdered and it’s just the way it happened. I could say, “I wish it would have been me’” or anything like that — I can say a million f—in’ things, man, and it still would not bring Dime back.
"So this is always gonna be a tough thing to talk about, and I really wish instead of talking about it in this interview, Vince and I can be talking about it together and just ironing this thing out. I’ll end it with this: I don’t think this is fair to the Pantera fans. I really don’t. When you’re a fan of a band, you don’t wanna hear about them fighting. You don’t want to hear about their negativity. You don’t want to read that s–t. You don’t want to f—in’ hear about that crap.
"I think it would mean a whole lot to a whole lot of people if one day Vince and I and Rex could all sit in the same room and work things out to the best of [our] abilities. I think everyone would breathe a great big sigh of relief, but the sad thing is I just don’t see it happening."
Here is a recent interview we conducted with Rex Brown, in which he talks about the bands chemistry when things were good and about the legacy of his brother Dimebag!
Photos by: Zulie Alvarez
Tomorrow (May 2) Horns Up Rocks will be invading California for the 2013 Revolver Golden Gods Awards! Here is the OFFICIAL statement from Horns Up Rocks founder Jö Schüftan regarding what is in store for you within the next few days: "During the last three years Horns Up Rocks has been delivering a very original and unique flavor of entertainment to all of you. While we do respect all the sites and promoters that are out there, we believe that we stand out for truly uniting the underground Heavy Music scene and celebrating our lifestyles. This has all been done through hard work, dedication and passion. Our recent events are living proof of this. I am personally very stoked about our upcoming journey to the West Coast and I am looking forward to covering the Revolver Golden Gods Awards for the third year in a row! This time around my muse Zulie Alvarez will be behind the camera, so I am static! See you all in the pit!"
Follow us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER &INSTAGRAM,for up to the minute updates! The fifth
annual REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARD SHOW presented by Epiphone® will
take place at Club Nokia in Downtown Los Angeles.
Once again, the event will be broadcast live in its entirety on Xbox
LIVE, as well as on the Xbox and Revolver Facebook pages. Additionally,
AXSTV will be broadcasting the entire event!
May 2 will also be declared “Golden Gods Day” in
the City of Los Angeles, with Councilwoman Jan Perry opening the show
with an official proclamation. We will see you in California!
Earlier this week it was confirmed that MEGADETH will be joined by HELLYEAH, DEVICE (David Draiman's NEW band), and DEATH DIVISION for the 2013 version of "Gigantour"!
Another great reason to attend has been added! Jason Newsted has jumped on board the GIGANTOUR crazy train with hisNEW solo band NEWSTED! Additionally, MEGADETH will be supporting their 14th studio album 'Super Collider' (available June 4th via Universal Music Group with Mustaine's NEW label, Tradecraft). HELLYEAH features Vinnie Paul from PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN, PLUS Chad Gray from MUDVAYNE! As mentioned above DEVICE features David Draiman from DISTURBED. Also featured on the bill are DEATH DIVISION, the band that features Tim Yeung from MORBID ANGEL and Jerry Montano from DANZIG and NOTHINGFACE. And as mentioned above, NEWSTED features Jason Newsted, former bassist for METALLICA. More details, including tour-dates to be announced soon. Related links:
As previously announced, METALLICA's Orion Music and More will take place in Detroit, Michigan during the weekend of June 8-9, 2013." Here is this years lineup:
$90 single-day passes, including all fees, are now available HERE!.
This years event will also feature:
- A Car Show (curated by James Hetfield) - Hit The Lights Films (curated by Lars Ulrich) - Kirk's Crypt (curated by Kirk Hammett) - A Mini Ramp - A Museum - Enter Met Club VIP Experience - Ktulu's Emporium - My World Village
As announced yesterday HERE, SEPULTURA are calling all the members of the tribe, in order to help
them out with the production of the "official" SEPS documentary via Kickstarter.
Right after we heard about this, our first question was whither or not the co-founders of the band (Max and Iggor Cavalera) would be included on this documentary. Max's wife Gloria Bujnowski, who managed SEPULTURA all the way until Max left the band in 1996, posted the following message regarding the above mentioned documentary. She also made it very clear that Max does not use Facebook and that all accounts that claim to be Max are fake.
"Just
to remind you, Max has no FB page, so please do not friend the numerous
people pretending to be him. Also, Max is NOT involved in the
"official" documentary being made, even though they are using his image
without Max's permission. Don't be fooled!! Funny they are using a
song Max wrote, for the add, instead of a song they wrote.... Max's book,
out this fall, will give the true story of his life! Have a killer
Tuesday and Thank you!!"
In our humble opinion if the current members of SEPULTURA want to add production value to their documentary, they should patch things up with the Cavalera's and include them in the documentary. Otherwise, they are cutting out the roots of the band out. Related links: Sepultura's Official Site
As previously reported, OPETH are writing NEW music! According to the bands frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt, the band is planning to re-enter the studio this fall, perhaps at the end of September! Exciting ah? Stay tuned for more OPETH news! For now, check out this killer interview that our good friend Metal Mark from Skulls N Bonesrecently conducted with Åkerfeldt!
Don't for that the "North American Heritage Tour 2013" featuring OPETH and KATATONIA its well on its way. Get your tickets HERE!
Following his fantastic London Garage show this past November, Scott Ian from ANTHRAX will be joining forces with Metal Hammer for a very unique full spoken-word tour. Arriving to the U.K. this May and June, the 16-date trek, dubbed "Speaking Words", will give him a chance to spill out many of the stories he has collected during his 30-plus-year career. A video teaser can be seen below.
Commented Ian: "I guarantee everyone who comes to my show will have a good time. There’s a saying, ‘there’s no story so good a drink won’t make it better’. My stories, plus drink, equals killer night out. Besides, don’t you want to know how tomato sauce can kill any STD? I have the answers."
Dates include:
May
24 - Oxford, England - O2 Academy
25 - Cardiff, England - The Gate
26 - Gloucester, England - Guildhall
27 - Plymouth, England - White Rabbit
28 - York, England - The Dutchess
29 - Rugby, England - The Vault
June
2 - Stoke, England - Underground
3 - Manchester, England - Sound Control
4 - Newcastle, England - The Cluny
5 - Glasgow, Scotland - The Arches
6 - Cork, Ireland - Cyprus Avenue
7 - Belfast, Ireland - Limelight
8 - Dublin, Ireland - Button Factory
10 - Bournemouth, England - O2 Academy
11 - London, England - The Garage
Massachusetts metallers REVOCATION are finished recording the follow up to their critically acclaimed 2011 Relapse Records release 'Chaos of Forms'. This is the first full length album with bass player Brett Bamberger who joined the band in 2012 and was featured on the band's last EP 'Teratogenesis' which was released by Scion AV. Get it HERE! Throughout the recording process the band had cameras rolling capturing everything. From this footage REVOCATION has put together a series of videos detailing different aspects of the recording process. Today the band has premiered the first video in the series focusing on the drums and bass. Additionally this clips features ten seconds of new REVOCATION music. Check it out below:
Revocation with Goatwhore, 3 Inches of Blood and Ramming Speed: - 4/30: Burlington, VT @ Nectar's - 5/1: Middletown, NY @ Sounds Asylum
- 5/2: Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar - 5/3: Toronto, ON @ Opera House
As previously announced, BEHEMOTH have been holed up in Hertz Studios working on their tenth full-length studio album. As the band continues to record, they have been posting images and what appear to be lyrics for portions of NEW songs. While BEHEMOTH crafts their NEW album, Game Over Cycles in Poland has been working on the first ever BEHEMOTH motorcycle. The bike is nearly complete, and photos of the steel piece of art, shot during Nergal's recent visit to the workshop, have been posted on facebook.com/GameOverCycles. Don't forget that BEHEMOTH will be embarking on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival this summer (tickets and info on rockstarmayhemfest.com). In addition to the festival dates, two off dates have been announced, including July 9th in Grand Rapids, MI and July 29th in Louisville, KY. Fans at each show will be treated a mini-fest of sorts, with each show including Children of Bodom, Amon Amarth, Job for a Cowboy, Battlecross, and more.
As the band continues to record, they have been posting images and what appear to be lyrics for portions of NEW songs. BEHEMOTHEuropean Summer Festivals:
- 04/13: Mons, BE at PPM Festival - 04/18: Audincourt, FR at Impetus Festival - 05/25: Hünxe, DE at Extremefest - 06/04: Warsaw, PL at IMPACT Festival - 06/08: Amneville, FR at Sonisphere - 06/15: Bergen, NO at Bergenfest - 06/21: Graz, AT at Seerock Festival - 08/09: Jävle, SE at Getaway Rock - 08/10: Jeromer, CZ at Brutal Assault
BEHEMOTH at Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Fest 2013 (* off dates):
- 06/29: San Bernardino, CA at San Manuel Amphitheater - 06/30: Mountain View, CA at Shoreline Amphitheatre - 07/02: Nampa, ID at Idaho Center Amphitheatre - 07/03: Auburn, WA at White River Amphitheatre - 07/05: Phoenix, AZ at Desert Sky Pavilion - 07/06: Albuquerque, NM at Isleta Amphitheatre - 07/07: Englewood, CO at Fiddler's Green Ampitheatre * - 07/09: Grand Rapids, MI at The Intersection w/ Children of Bodom, Amon Amarth, Job for a Cowboy, Battlecross, Huntress (Tickets) - 07/10: Toronto, ON at Molson Canadian Amphitheatre - 07/12: Burgettstown, PA at First Niagara Pavilion - 07/13: Scranton, PA at Toyota Pavilion - 07/14: Darien Center, NY at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center - 07/16: Mansfield, MA at Comcast Center - 07/17: Bangor, ME at Bangor Waterfront - 07/19: Camden, NJ at Susquehanna Bank Center - 07/20: Saratoga Springs, NY at Saratoga Performing Arts Center - 07/21: Hartford, CT at The Comcast Theatre - 07/23: Holmdel, NJ at PNC Bank Arts Center - 07/24: Bristow, VA at Jiffy Lube Live - 07/26: Noblesville, IN at Klipsch Music Center - 07/27: Tinley Park, IL at First Midwest Bank Ampitheatre - 07/28: Clarkston, MI at DTE Energy Music Theatre * - 07/29: Louisville, KY at
Expo Five w/ Children of Bodom, Amon Amarth, Emmure, Motionless In
White, Born of Osiris, Job for a Cowboy, Battlecross, Huntress (tickets) - 07/30: Atlanta, GA at Lakewood Amphitheatre - 07/31: Tampa, FL at Live Nation Amphitheatre - 08/02: Austin, TX at TBA - 08/03: The Woodlands, TX at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion - 08/04: Dallas, TX at Gexa Energy Pavilion
