THAT METAL SHOW: Teaser For The Jason Newsted Episode Revealed!

The NEW season of THAT METAL SHOW kicks off this Saturday, June 1st at 11 PM ET. For episode 1 of season 12, the hosts - Eddie Trunk, Don Jamieson and Jim Florentine - will welcome Jason Newsted (ex-METALLICA, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, VOIVOD). Here is the sneak peek to this highly anticipated episode:

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Here are the full details for season 12 of TMS:

- 6/1: JASON NEWSTED W/ CARMINE APPICE ON DRUMS

- 6/8: COREY TAYLOR & JOSH RAND (STONE SOUR) W/ RICHIE KOTZEN ON GUITAR

- 6/15: REX BROWN (PANTERA/KILL DEVIL HILL) & SEBASTIAN BACH W/ VINNY APPICE ON DRUMS
- 6/22: JAKE E LEE & RICK ALLEN (DEF LEPPARD) W/ VINNY APPICE ON DRUMS

- 6/29: TODD LaTORRE & SCOTT ROCKENFIELD (QUEENSRYCHE) & DAVE MUSTAINE W/ CARMINE APPICE ON DRUMS

- 7/6: ROB ZOMBIE & JOHN 5, TOM KEIFER (CINDERELLA) W/ RICHIE KOTZEN ON GUITAR

- 7/13: SCOTT GORHAM & RICKY WARWICK (THIN LIZZY/BLACK STAR RIDERS) & NEIL FALLON (CLUTCH) W/ JAKE E LEE ON GUITAR

- 7/20: BUCK DHARMA (BOC) & STEVE WHITEMAN & BRIAN FORSYTHE (KIX) W/ JAKE E LEE ON GUITAR



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Joey Jordison Talks About His NEW Project With Members Of NINE INCH NAILS, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD & DARKEST HOUR!

As previously reported, the multi-talented Joey Jordison from SLIPKNOT/MURDERDOLLS (ex-Rob Zombie) has made it very clear that he is not willing to wait around until Corey Taylor is ready to work on the NEW SLIPKNOT album. He has actually been real busy working on his as of yet untitled NEW musical project.

Jordison recently chatted with Metal Hammer about his project with Jed Simon (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, TENET, ZIMMER'S HOLE) and Kris Norris (DARKEST HOUR) on guitar. Here is what he had to say about his next musical venture:

“I’d been working on new Slipknot material since the end of the 'All Hope Is Gone' tour cycle but I ended up with so much stuff I had to take a step back and stop working on it,” he explains. “The time wasn’t right. But I came up with a bunch of material that was really killer and heavy and started taking some of it in a different direction. I started focusing on a lot of the post-Punk and industrial stuff that I’ve always loved and started putting super heavy and brutal guitars over the top of it. That’s how it started. It’s taken me a couple of years to get to this point, but I can honestly say this is the most satisfied I’ve ever been in the studio. I can’t wait for everyone to hear this shit.

“I’ve done the bulk of the work in the studio but now I’ve got Jed [Simon, Strapping Young Lad] and Kris [Norris, Darkest Hour] to play lead guitar on everything,” he adds. “Chris [Vrenna, Nine Inch Nails] is doing the keyboards and synths and all that stuff and I have an unknown guy on vocals. His name’s Henry and he’s super talented and a great vocalist. I didn’t want someone from a known band singing in this band, because then it just becomes some supergroup thing and that’s not what this is.”

Don't forget that SLIPKNOT will be headlining the Download Festival on Friday 14 June 2013, marking the band’s second headline appearance following an explosive set in 2009. They join fellow headliners Iron Maiden on Saturday 15 June and Rammstein on Sunday 16 June.

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Three Years Since The Passing Of SLIPKNOT's Paul Gray - Tribute Available!

Today (May 24) marks the third anniversary of the passing of Paul Gray (SLIPKNOT). When Paul Dedrick Gray (A.K.A. # 2) passed away 3 years ago he left behind an eternal legacy. The charismatic bass player was a key member of the Heavy Metal band Slipknot. Paul was 38 at the time of his death, and was found dead by a hotel worker at 10:50 AM in his in hotel room in Urbandale, Iowa. On June 21, 2010, autopsy results revealed that Gray had died of an accidental overdose of morphine and fentanyl, he also showed signs of "significant heart disease".
 
Here is a compilation of the best of Paul Gray (RIP):

OFFICIAL tribute from Slipknot to Paul Gray (1972 - 2010)


Slipknot Debut Ozzfest Performance 1999 (RAW AND UNCUT)


SLIPKNOT GRAMMY EXPERIENCE (Paul Gray talking about the significance of a Grammy)


Paul Gray Interview Unmasked


#2 Paul Gray video tribute (4/8/1972 - 5/24/2010)


Slipknot - Paul Gray Behind The Player - Duality Lesson [Part 1]


Slipknot - Paul Gray Behind The Player - Duality Lesson [Part 2]


Slipknot - Paul Gray #2 Mask


Slipknot - Paul Gray Behind The Player - Surfacing - Jam with Roy Mayorga


Slipknot - Duality ( Ozzfest 2005 ) @ San Bernadino (Raw and Uncompromised)


Slipknot - Spit it Out! LIVE @ DOWNLOAD 2009!


SlipKnoT - Duality ＆ (SIC) (Live at LOUD PARK 08)


#2 Paul Gray Unmasked Photos


#2 Paul Gray lighting his Xmas tree on FIRE! (DO NOT ATTEMPT!)


THIS IS DEDICATED TO PAUL GRAY! RIP!!! \M/

THAT METAL SHOW: Full Details For Season 12 Revealed!

As exciting as all the seasons of VH1 Classic’s That Metal Show have been, you haven’t seen nothing yet! Eddie Trunk, Don Jamieson and Jim Florentine will be back for the twelfth season of the show that’s revered by Metalheads and musicians alike.

The NEW season of THAT METAL SHOW kicks off on Saturday, June 1st at 11 PM ET on VH1 Classic, here are the full details:

- 6/1: JASON NEWSTED W/ CARMINE APPICE ON DRUMS

- 6/8: COREY TAYLOR & JOSH RAND (STONE SOUR) W/ RICHIE KOTZEN ON GUITAR

- 6/15: REX BROWN (PANTERA/KILL DEVIL HILL) & SEBASTIAN BACH W/ VINNY APPICE ON DRUMS

- 6/22: JAKE E LEE & RICK ALLEN (DEF LEPPARD) W/ VINNY APPICE ON DRUMS

- 6/29: TODD LaTORRE & SCOTT ROCKENFIELD (QUEENSRYCHE) & DAVE MUSTAINE W/ CARMINE APPICE ON DRUMS

- 7/6: ROB ZOMBIE & JOHN 5, TOM KEIFER (CINDERELLA) W/ RICHIE KOTZEN ON GUITAR

- 7/13: SCOTT GORHAM & RICKY WARWICK (THIN LIZZY/BLACK STAR RIDERS) & NEIL FALLON (CLUTCH) W/ JAKE E LEE ON GUITAR

- 7/20: BUCK DHARMA (BOC) & STEVE WHITEMAN & BRIAN FORSYTHE (KIX) W/ JAKE E LEE ON GUITAR



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Watch All Our "Black Carpet" Interviews From The 2013 Revolver Golden Gods Awards!

Heavy Music history was written on Thursday, May 2 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, CA. Not only did the fifth edition of 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.   

We were present at the event, and took over the "Black Carpet" and chatted with a lot of YOUR favorite musicians! Buckle up and watch all this badass interviews:























Many thanks to Zulie Alvarez for the camera work, Jeff Totten (Project Independent) for the hospitality, and the Revolver Magazine team for the amazing opportunity!

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Corey Taylor: STONE SOUR's 'House Of Gold & Bones', SLAYER's Jeff Hanneman & Golden Gods V!

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 Corey Taylor (#8) from the iconic multi-platinum selling bands SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR! Corey was also the recipient of the "Best Vocalist" award. Check it out and lose your mind!

The entire event was dedicated to SLAYER's Jeff Hanneman, who passed away yesterday morning from liver failure. Details HERE!





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Revolver Golden Gods Awards

Ask Corey Taylor Anything Right Now!

Corey Taylor is not the original vocalist of SLIPKNOT, his original band is actually STONE SOUR. Speaking of STONE SOUR, the second part of 'House Of Gold & Bones' is available now via Roadrunner Records.

At this very moment, Taylor is answering fan questions at the following link:

http://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/1d3is1/i_am_corey_taylor_ama/

LISTEN to the NEW Stone Sour record HERE!

THE REVOLVER ROAD TO THE GOLDEN GODS TOUR Featuring STONE SOUR w/ In This Moment & Hell or Highwater except*:

- Apr 27: Jacksonville Metro Park at Jacksonville, FL - Welcome To Rockville*
- May 2: Club Nokia at Los Angeles, CA* – Revolver Golden Gods Awards
- May 4: Quail Run Park at Mesa, AZ – 98 KUPD Ufiesta*
- May 16: Peoria Civic Center at  Peoria, IL - 105.7 The X Spring Fling*
- May 18: Crew Stadium at Columbus, OH - Rock On The Range 2013* 

Related links:
Stone Sour's Official Site
Stone Sour on Facebook
Stone Sour on MySpace

Joey Jordison is not holding his breath for a NEW SLIPKNOT album & starts NEW project

The multi-talented Joey Jordison from SLIPKNOT/MURDERDOLLS (ex-Rob Zombie) has made it very clear that he is not willing to wait around until Corey Taylor is ready to work on the NEW SLIPKNOT album. Jordison has posted several photos from the studio where he is currently working on a "new project."

More details about the band, which apparently features Jed Simon (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, TENET, ZIMMER'S HOLE) and Kris Norris (DARKEST HOUR) on guitar, will be made available "soon," according to Jordison.
While we totally understand that it is not easy for SLIPKNOT to move on after losing their bassist Paul Gray in 2010, Taylor seems to have plenty of time to write music and to tour with STONE SOUR. So lets hope that Taylor commits to SLIPKNOT after STONE SOUR completes their current album cycle in 2015.
Here is Taylor's latest update:

"We're doing five shows this year, all overseas. But it's still not time yet. There's a lot of people in the band getting healthy and trying to stay healthy and I think by getting together and doing this handful of shows, that will encourage them, and that's important.

"It takes a long time to pull yourself out of where we were. We were all in really bad shape and really dark places and right now we just kind of realized, we don't want to be there anymore. You can visit it. You can tap into it. But you don't want to exist in it. That's not life. That's just sustaining pain. For me, I let that go a long time ago and now the rest of the guys in the band are seeing that as well.

"So, we're all just trying to be there for each other and I think we'll start working on new music by probably next year… just kind of throwing demos together, maybe start working on a new album at the end of next year or maybe 2015."

Don't forget that SLIPKNOT will be headlining the Download Festival on Friday 14 June 2013, marking the band’s second headline appearance following an explosive set in 2009. They join fellow headliners Iron Maiden on Saturday 15 June and Rammstein on Sunday 16 June.

Via Blabbermouth

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STONE SOUR: Watch Video Of Corey Taylor Recording Vocals & Piano For 'House Of Gold & Bones'

Part II of STONE SOUR's double album entitled 'House Of Gold & Bones' is available now via Roadrunner Records. Here is video of Corey Taylor recording vocals and piano parts for the dual STONE SOUR record:



House of Gold & Bones Part 2 - Track Listing:

12. Red City 
13. Black John 
14. Sadist 
15. Peckinpah 
16. Stalemate 
17. Gravesend 
18. ‘82 
19. The Uncanny Valley 
20. Blue Smoke 
21. Do Me A Favor (watch the video HERE) 
22. The Conflagration 
23. The House Of Gold & Bones

LISTEN to the NEW Stone Sour record HERE!

THE REVOLVER ROAD TO THE GOLDEN GODS TOUR Featuring STONE SOUR w/ In This Moment & Hell or Highwater except*:

- Apr 13: Tinker Field at Orlando, FL - WJRR’s Earthday Birthday 20*
- Apr 14: Jet Blue Park at Ft. Myers, FL - Fort Rock Fest*
- Apr 16: The Fillmore Charlotte at Charlotte, NC
- Apr 17: Marathon Music Works at Nashville, TN
- Apr 24: Masquerade Music Park at Atlanta, GA
- Apr 27: Jacksonville Metro Park at Jacksonville, FL - Welcome To Rockville*
- May 2: Club Nokia at Los Angeles, CA* – Revolver Golden Gods Awards
- May 4: Quail Run Park at Mesa, AZ – 98 KUPD Ufiesta*
- May 16: Peoria Civic Center at  Peoria, IL - 105.7 The X Spring Fling*
- May 18: Crew Stadium at Columbus, OH - Rock On The Range 2013* 

Related links:
Stone Sour's Official Site
Stone Sour on Facebook
Stone Sour on MySpace

SLIPKNOT's Paul Gray Remembered On The Day Of His Birthday!

Today (April 8) would have been Paul Dedrick Gray's (A.K.A. # 2) 41st birthday. When the SLIPKNOT bassist passed away almost 3 years ago he left behind an eternal legacy. The charismatic bass player was a key member of the Heavy Metal band Slipknot. Paul was 38 at the time of his death, and was found dead by a hotel worker at 10:50 AM in his in hotel room in Urbandale, Iowa. On June 21, 2010, autopsy results revealed that Gray had died of an accidental overdose of morphine and fentanyl, he also showed signs of "significant heart disease".
 
Here is a compilation of the best of Paul Gray (RIP):

OFFICIAL tribute from Slipknot to Paul Gray (1972 - 2010)



Slipknot Debut Ozzfest Performance 1999 (RAW AND UNCUT)


SLIPKNOT GRAMMY EXPERIENCE (Paul Gray talking about the significance of a Grammy)


Paul Gray Interview Unmasked


#2 Paul Gray video tribute (4/8/1972 - 5/24/2010)


Slipknot - Paul Gray Behind The Player - Duality Lesson [Part 1]


Slipknot - Paul Gray Behind The Player - Duality Lesson [Part 2]


Slipknot - Paul Grey #2 Mask


Slipknot - Paul Gray Behind The Player - Surfacing - Jam with Roy Mayorga


Slipknot - Duality ( Ozzfest 2005 ) @ San Bernadino (Raw and Uncompromised)


Slipknot - Spit it Out! LIVE @ DOWNLOAD 2009!


SlipKnoT - Duality ＆ (SIC) (Live at LOUD PARK 08)


#2 Paul Gray Unmasked Photos


#2 Paul Gray lighting his Xmas tree on FIRE! (DO NOT ATTEMPT!)


THIS IS DEDICATED TO PAUL GRAY! RIP!!! \M/

Corey Taylor Talks About Seeing SLIPKNOT Perform As A Fan, Before He Joined The Band

Corey Taylor is not the original vocalist of SLIPKNOT, his original band is actually STONE SOUR. Speaking of STONE SOUR, the second part of 'House Of Gold & Bones' will be released this coming Tuesday, April 9 via Roadrunner Records.

Corey was recently interviewed by Noisecreep about STONE SOUR's NEW record, and of course SLIPKNOT came up during the interview. Here is what he had to say about his first time seeing SLIPKNOT perform as a fan:

"I went to see a Slipknot show in Iowa. This was two years before I joined the band. Stone Sour was playing the next night and so we went to see Slipknot and I never really had that kind of feeling before; of seeing a band with that kind of energy. They just marched up through the crowd and then I said to myself, that's the band that I want to sing in. So think about it. How many people get to go see a band that's like their favorite band in the world, and then soon after that they find themselves being the lead singer? It's the fucking coolest thing in the world and I'm glad you asked about that because it's good for me to remember what it was like back in the day when I first saw Slipknot. I mean it's weird, I'm still a fan of the band from when I saw them back then, and just look at what happened."

Read the entire interview HERE!

LISTEN to the NEW Stone Sour record HERE!

THE REVOLVER ROAD TO THE GOLDEN GODS TOUR Featuring STONE SOUR w/ In This Moment & Hell or Highwater except*:

- Apr 5: The Wellmont Theatre at Montclair, NJ
- Apr 7: Freedom Hall at Lancaster, PA
- Apr 9: The Dome at Wallingford, CT
- Apr 10: Paramount Theater at Huntington, NY
- Apr 11: The Fillmore Silver Spring at Silver Spring, MD
- Apr 13: Tinker Field at Orlando, FL - WJRR’s Earthday Birthday 20*
- Apr 14: Jet Blue Park at Ft. Myers, FL - Fort Rock Fest*
- Apr 16: The Fillmore Charlotte at Charlotte, NC
- Apr 17: Marathon Music Works at Nashville, TN
- Apr 24: Masquerade Music Park at Atlanta, GA
- Apr 27: Jacksonville Metro Park at Jacksonville, FL - Welcome To Rockville*
- May 2: Club Nokia at Los Angeles, CA* – Revolver Golden Gods Awards
- May 4: Quail Run Park at Mesa, AZ – 98 KUPD Ufiesta*
- May 16: Peoria Civic Center at  Peoria, IL - 105.7 The X Spring Fling*
- May 18: Crew Stadium at Columbus, OH - Rock On The Range 2013* 

Related links:
Stone Sour's Official Site
Stone Sour on Facebook
Stone Sour on MySpace

STONE SOUR: Listen To Part II Of 'House Of Gold & Bones' Now!

As previously announced, part II of STONE SOUR's double album entitled 'House Of Gold & Bones' will be released this coming Tuesday, April 9 via Roadrunner Records.

House of Gold & Bones Part 2 - Track Listing:

12. Red City 
13. Black John 
14. Sadist 
15. Peckinpah 
16. Stalemate 
17. Gravesend 
18. ‘82 
19. The Uncanny Valley 
20. Blue Smoke 
21. Do Me A Favor (watch the video HERE) 
22. The Conflagration 
23. The House Of Gold & Bones

LISTEN to the NEW Stone Sour record HERE!

THE REVOLVER ROAD TO THE GOLDEN GODS TOUR Featuring STONE SOUR w/ In This Moment & Hell or Highwater except*:

- Apr 2: State Theatre at Portland, ME
- Apr 3: House of Blues at Boston, MA
- Apr 5: The Wellmont Theatre at Montclair, NJ
- Apr 7: Freedom Hall at Lancaster, PA
- Apr 9: The Dome at Wallingford, CT
- Apr 10: Paramount Theater at Huntington, NY
- Apr 11: The Fillmore Silver Spring at Silver Spring, MD
- Apr 13: Tinker Field at Orlando, FL - WJRR’s Earthday Birthday 20*
- Apr 14: Jet Blue Park at Ft. Myers, FL - Fort Rock Fest*
- Apr 16: The Fillmore Charlotte at Charlotte, NC
- Apr 17: Marathon Music Works at Nashville, TN
- Apr 24: Masquerade Music Park at Atlanta, GA
- Apr 27: Jacksonville Metro Park at Jacksonville, FL - Welcome To Rockville*
- May 2: Club Nokia at Los Angeles, CA* – Revolver Golden Gods Awards
- May 4: Quail Run Park at Mesa, AZ – 98 KUPD Ufiesta*
- May 16: Peoria Civic Center at  Peoria, IL - 105.7 The X Spring Fling*
- May 18: Crew Stadium at Columbus, OH - Rock On The Range 2013* 



Related links:
Stone Sour's Official Site
Stone Sour on Facebook
Stone Sour on MySpace

Trailer Revealed For "Road To The Golden Gods Tour" (Starring: STONE SOUR & IN THIS MOMENT)!

For the first time ever, Revolver is joining forces with Epiphone and DW to present the “Road to the Golden Gods” tour! Headlining the nationwide concert will be STONE SOUR, who will be releasing part 2 of 'House Of Gold and Bones" on April 9. You can now watch a trailer for this tour below.

Supporting the band that features Corey Taylor and James Root from SLIPKNOT will be hard rockers In This Moment and Hell or Highwater. The tour will kick off on April 2 at the State Theatre in Portland, Maine, and culminate with a performance at the 5th Annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards presented by Epiphone May 2 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles (tour dates below). For complete tour details and ticket information, visit www.goldengodsawards.com




THE REVOLVER ROAD TO THE GOLDEN GODS TOUR Featuring STONE SOUR w/ In This Moment & Hell or Highwater except*:

- Apr 2: State Theatre at Portland, ME
- Apr 3: House of Blues at Boston, MA
- Apr 5: The Wellmont Theatre at Montclair, NJ
- Apr 7: Freedom Hall at Lancaster, PA
- Apr 9: The Dome at Wallingford, CT
- Apr 10: Paramount Theater at Huntington, NY
- Apr 11: The Fillmore Silver Spring at Silver Spring, MD
- Apr 13: Tinker Field at Orlando, FL - WJRR’s Earthday Birthday 20*
- Apr 14: Jet Blue Park at Ft. Myers, FL - Fort Rock Fest*
- Apr 16: The Fillmore Charlotte at Charlotte, NC
- Apr 17: Marathon Music Works at Nashville, TN
- Apr 24: Masquerade Music Park at Atlanta, GA
- Apr 27: Jacksonville Metro Park at Jacksonville, FL - Welcome To Rockville*
- May 2: Club Nokia at Los Angeles, CA* – Revolver Golden Gods Awards
- May 4: Quail Run Park at Mesa, AZ – 98 KUPD Ufiesta*
- May 16: Peoria Civic Center at  Peoria, IL - 105.7 The X Spring Fling*
- May 18: Crew Stadium at Columbus, OH - Rock On The Range 2013*

Related links:
Golden Gods Awards
Stone Sour 
In This Moment 
Hell Or Highwater 

STONE SOUR: Video Premiere Of "Do Me A Favor" Available Now!

"The 'Do Me A Favor' video is actually based loosely on a part of the short story that happens towards the end. It's a lot of action and fire. All the main characters are there: The Human, Allen, Peck, Black John and the Numbers... It's a great ride." - Corey Taylor



As previously announced, part II of STONE SOUR's double album entitled 'House Of Gold & Bones' will be released on April 9 via Roadrunner Records (album details HERE).

THE REVOLVER ROAD TO THE GOLDEN GODS TOUR Featuring STONE SOUR w/ In This Moment & Hell or Highwater except*:

- Apr 2: State Theatre at Portland, ME
- Apr 3: House of Blues at Boston, MA
- Apr 5: The Wellmont Theatre at Montclair, NJ
- Apr 7: Freedom Hall at Lancaster, PA
- Apr 9: The Dome at Wallingford, CT
- Apr 10: Paramount Theater at Huntington, NY
- Apr 11: The Fillmore Silver Spring at Silver Spring, MD
- Apr 13: Tinker Field at Orlando, FL - WJRR’s Earthday Birthday 20*
- Apr 14: Jet Blue Park at Ft. Myers, FL - Fort Rock Fest*
- Apr 16: The Fillmore Charlotte at Charlotte, NC
- Apr 17: Marathon Music Works at Nashville, TN
- Apr 24: Masquerade Music Park at Atlanta, GA
- Apr 27: Jacksonville Metro Park at Jacksonville, FL - Welcome To Rockville*
- May 2: Club Nokia at Los Angeles, CA* – Revolver Golden Gods Awards
- May 4: Quail Run Park at Mesa, AZ – 98 KUPD Ufiesta*
- May 16: Peoria Civic Center at  Peoria, IL - 105.7 The X Spring Fling*
- May 18: Crew Stadium at Columbus, OH - Rock On The Range 2013* 

Related links:
Stone Sour's Official Site
Stone Sour on Facebook
Stone Sour on MySpace

Revolver Reveal Full Details About The First "Road To The Golden Gods Tour" - Tour Dates Available!

For the first time ever, Revolver is joining forces with Epiphone and DW to present the “Road to the Golden Gods” tour! Headlining the nationwide concert will be STONE SOUR, who will be releasing part 2 of 'House Of Gold and Bones" on April 9.

Supporting the band that features Corey Taylor and James Root from SLIPKNOT will be hard rockers In This Moment and Hell or Highwater. The tour will kick off on April 2 at the State Theatre in Portland, Maine, and culminate with a performance at the 5th Annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards presented by Epiphone May 2 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles (tour dates below). For complete tour details and ticket information, visit www.goldengodsawards.com

THE REVOLVER ROAD TO THE GOLDEN GODS TOUR Featuring STONE SOUR w/ In This Moment & Hell or Highwater except*:

- Apr 2: State Theatre at Portland, ME
- Apr 3: House of Blues at Boston, MA
- Apr 5: The Wellmont Theatre at Montclair, NJ
- Apr 7: Freedom Hall at Lancaster, PA
- Apr 9: The Dome at Wallingford, CT
- Apr 10: Paramount Theater at Huntington, NY
- Apr 11: The Fillmore Silver Spring at Silver Spring, MD
- Apr 13: Tinker Field at Orlando, FL - WJRR’s Earthday Birthday 20*
- Apr 14: Jet Blue Park at Ft. Myers, FL - Fort Rock Fest*
- Apr 16: The Fillmore Charlotte at Charlotte, NC
- Apr 17: Marathon Music Works at Nashville, TN
- Apr 24: Masquerade Music Park at Atlanta, GA
- Apr 27: Jacksonville Metro Park at Jacksonville, FL - Welcome To Rockville*
- May 2: Club Nokia at Los Angeles, CA* – Revolver Golden Gods Awards
- May 4: Quail Run Park at Mesa, AZ – 98 KUPD Ufiesta*
- May 16: Peoria Civic Center at  Peoria, IL - 105.7 The X Spring Fling*
- May 18: Crew Stadium at Columbus, OH - Rock On The Range 2013*

Related links:
Golden Gods Awards
Stone Sour 
In This Moment 
Hell Or Highwater 

SLIPKNOT's Corey Taylor Updates Fans On The Bands Next Record!

For their millions of fans around the world, Slipknot are as much a culture and a way of life as they are a band. To completely engage with all of the perseverance, ingenuity, artistic integrity and holistic vision of Slipknot's creative output in all of its forms, is to fully embrace every facet, and to find community in counterculture and true strength in survival.

Needless to say, the "maggots" are impatiently waiting for a NEW SLIPKNOT album. And while most of the band is ready to get some songs recorded and released. The bands vocalist Corey Taylor is not ready yet. Here is Taylor's latest update:

"We're doing five shows this year, all overseas. But it's still not time yet. There's a lot of people in the band getting healthy and trying to stay healthy and I think by getting together and doing this handful of shows, that will encourage them, and that's important.

"It takes a long time to pull yourself out of where we were. We were all in really bad shape and really dark places and right now we just kind of realized, we don't want to be there anymore. You can visit it. You can tap into it. But you don't want to exist in it. That's not life. That's just sustaining pain. For me, I let that go a long time ago and now the rest of the guys in the band are seeing that as well.

"So, we're all just trying to be there for each other and I think we'll start working on new music by probably next year… just kind of throwing demos together, maybe start working on a new album at the end of next year or maybe 2015."

While we totally understand that it is not easy for SLIPKNOT to move on after losing their bassist Paul Gray in 2010, Taylor seems to have plenty of time to write music and to tour with STONE SOUR. So lets hope that Taylor commits to SLIPKNOT after STONE SOUR completes their current album cycle in 2015.

SLIPKNOT will be headlining the Download Festival on Friday 14 June 2013, marking the band’s second headline appearance following an explosive set in 2009. They join fellow headliners Iron Maiden on Saturday 15 June and Rammstein on Sunday 16 June.

Photo by: Damien Mitchell

Related links:
Slipknot 

STONE SOUR Reveal Artwork & Track Listing For 'House Of Gold & Bones Pt 2'; Band Confirms Tour With IN THIS MOMENT!

As previously announced, part II of STONE SOUR's double album entitled 'House Of Gold & Bones' will be released sometime in April via Roadrunner Records. Today, the band has revealed the track listing for part II of their dual effort and have also confirmed a nation wide tour with IN THIS MOMENT! Tour dates will be announced soon.

House of Gold & Bones Part 2 - Track Listing:

12. Red City
13. Black John
14. Sadist
15. Peckinpah
16. Stalemate
17. Gravesend
18. ‘82
19. The Uncanny Valley
20. Blue Smoke
21. Do Me A Favor
22. The Conflagration
23. The House Of Gold & Bones

“Me and the guys in Stone Sour are very excited, not only to be a part of the Golden Gods, but also to be headline the first 'Road To The Golden Gods Tour'! The Golden Gods is the only awards show in America that truly recognizes and honors our genre; so to be a part of a tour that they sponsor is something that we are all very proud of. We’re looking forward to the tour, and looking forward to the awards ceremony. We promise we will have something special that no one will ever forget!” - Corey Taylor

STONE SOUR released 'House of Gold & Bones Part I', on October 22 via Roadrunner Records; it debuted in the Top 10 on the Billboard Top 200 album charts.

STONE SOUR's current tour dates are as follows, with more to come:

- February 1: Amarillo, TX at Aztec Music Hall
- February 2: Lubbock, TX at Lonestar Pavilion
- February 4: Midland, TX at Midland Horseshoe Arena
- February 5: College Station, TX at Hurricane Harry's
- February 7: Corpus Christi, TX at Concrete Street Amphitheatre
- February 8: Pharr, TX at Pharr Entertainment Center
- February 9: Laredo, TX at Laredo Energy Center
- February 12: Tempe, AZ at Marquee Theatre
- February 13: Los Angeles, CA at Club Nokia
- February 15: Las Vegas, NV at The Joint
- February 16: Salt Lake City, UT at Salt Air
- February 17: Denver, CO at Fillmore

STONE SOUR at Soundwave:

Sat February 23, 2013 – BRISBANE, AUS (Soundwave)
Sun February 24 – SYDNEY, AUS (Soundwave)
Fri March 1 – MELBOURNE, AUS (Soundwave)
Sat March 2 – ADELAIDE, AUS (Soundwave)
Mon March 4 – PERTH, AUS (Soundwave)

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When Heavy Music Goes Acoustic & How It Impacts A Musicians Nerves

Back in the 90s, the "MTV Unplugged" series became very popular since it showcased artists in a very intimate setting. Part of the magic within the series was that the majority of artists would step out of their "comfort zone", and many would switch their electric guitars into acoustic guitars. This obviously added extra stress to the artists, since they had to rehearse and many times learn how to play a certain "amplified" musical part without any electrical effects or "tricks".

One thing that all musicians who are not used to performing in an intimate setting have in common, is that they get nervous as hell. Of course they are professionals and usually shine within this unusual environment for them, without letting anyone know how nervous they are. And even though they are used to performing in front of massive amounts of people, they do feel the added pressure.

Take for example MACHINE HEAD's Robb Flynn, who recently performed and acoustic set at a Tony La Russa benefit show (video below). Here is what he had to say about how nerve wrecking his recent acoustic experience was:

"And then the time came to do my set for a 40-to-70 year-old audience that I was certain had no fuckin’ clue who the hell I or Machine Head was. I cracked a couple jokes about it and definitely broke the ice; I was nervous, surprisingly so, irrationally so. Every time I do these acoustic things I'm nervous, I kept telling myself "dude, you headline festivals in front of 100,000 people, and don't even blink an eye, why are you nervous?" I guess the idea of sitting, just me and an acoustic, and just being in the moment, connecting to the lyrics, connecting to the emotion and the place where I wrote it, and the idea that I couldn't rely on my old bag of tricks is... well, scary. I both like and hate that feeling. I feel like I need to do more of it just to get past this weird... I dunno, fear? "

Another Heavy Music artist who recently performed acoustically in New York City and in Gothenburg, Sweden, is TRIVIUM's Matt Heafy (video below). Prior to his first acoustic solo performance at the Moscot Gallery in New York City, Heafy made it clear that he was out of his "comfort zone".

"I’m never nervous with Trivium shows but I’m always nervous with things I don’t really do – like dancing in public, if I had to do it I would be terrified. Having never done a solo acoustic show of songs that no one would expect me to do I don’t know what vibe I’m going to get, I’ll figure it out. I was asking Corey Taylor, who was doing those acoustic shows – I saw him do one in front of 8,000 people in Austria and people were freaking out, he played the Spongebob Square Pants Theme, Alice in Chains and all this stuff. So I asked him how he gets into it and he gave me a couple of tips."

Since Heafy brought up Corey Taylor (SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR)...

In 2011, we had the chance to catch "An Evening With Corey Taylor". The event was Taylor's super smart way of promoting his debut book "Seven Deadly Sins: Settling the Argument Between Born Bad and Damaged Good". Seeing Taylor in such an intimate setting without of his jumpsuit and mask, was very powerful (video below). Almost as powerful as seeing his as #8 in SLIPKNOT.

So for those who say that acoustic sets are not Metal: if you want to be close minded about it and not open your mind to NEW/COOL ways for our music to be presented, that is your personal choice. Just don't forget that the key ingredient of Metal is rebellion, which it can be translated into trying things that most are too scared to try.

Mr. Flynn, Mr. Heafy and Mr. Taylor, are all vocalists in some of the most important Heavy Music bands today. If they weren't "Metal" enough, they would have never dared stepping out of their "comfort zone" and rebelling all for the love of music.







Lets take a look at the differences between an electric guitar and an acoustic guitar:




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SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR: Corey Taylor Joins Dave Grohl And Record "From Can To Can't" - Audio Available

Dave Grohl's "Sound City Documentary"  is about Sound City, the Van Nuys, California, studio that served as the recording space for several musicians and groups, including Fleetwood Mac and Tom Petty. Grohl's band Nirvana even recorded their groundbreaking album 'Nevermind' in the iconic studio.

In order to make this project very memorable, Grohl invited many of the musicians who recorded at Sound City to record a very special soundtrack for the documentary. The soundtrack is appropiately called 'Sound City: Real to Reel'.

One of the musicians that Grohl recruited for the soundtrack was Corey Taylor from SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR. The song is called 'From Can To Can't' and it premiered yesterday on BBC Radio (hear it below). The song also features Cheap Trick's guitarist Rick Nielsen and former Kyuss bassist Scott Reeder.



As previously reported, "Sound City" will debut at the Sundance Film Festival and is Dave Grohl's musicians first time in the director's chair. In order to cause plenty of impact at Sundance, Grohl has recruited a slew of badass musicians to perform a very special performance at the world renown film festival. Complete list HERE!

The documentary features interviews from several famous rockers including Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty, Trent Reznor, Lars Ulrich, Corey Taylor and many more. Watch the movie trailer HERE!

Roswell Films Presents: Sound City. A Film by Dave Grohl. Coming February 2013. Sign up to receive pre-order info at http://soundcitymovie.com
 
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STONE SOUR: Corey Taylor Announces Release Date For Part II Of 'House Of Gold & Bones'

Corey Taylor (SLIPKNOT & STONE SOUR) has revealed via a Tweet that part II of STONE SOUR's double album entitled 'House Of Gold & Bones' will be released this April via Roadrunner Records. Taylor also announced that the bands highly anticipated album will also be made available as a four-issue comic book and a NEW single from part II will be available soon. How cool is that?

STONE SOUR released 'House of Gold & Bones Part I', on October 22 via Roadrunner Records; it debuted in the Top 10 on the Billboard Top 200 album charts.

As previously announced, STONE SOUR and PAPA ROACH will head out on a co-headlining U.S. tour in January 2013. STONE SOUR, currently in the midst of a tour across five continents, will close out every show. Opening each show will be Otherwise.

Current tour dates are as follows, with more to come:

- January 20: Bethlehem, PA at Sands Bethlehem Events Center
- January 22: Niagara Falls, NY at Rapids Theatre
- January 23: New York, NY at Terminal 5
- January 25: Milwaukee, WI at Eagles Ballroom
- January 27: Chicago, IL at House of Blues
- January 29: Minneapolis, MN at The Myth
- January 30: Kansas City, MO at Midland Theater (Stone Sour only)
- February 1: Amarillo, TX at Aztec Music Hall
- February 2: Lubbock, TX at Lonestar Pavilion
- February 4: Midland, TX at Midland Horseshoe Arena
- February 5: College Station, TX at Hurricane Harry's
- February 7: Corpus Christi, TX at Concrete Street Amphitheatre
- February 8: Pharr, TX at Pharr Entertainment Center
- February 9: Laredo, TX at Laredo Energy Center
- February 12: Tempe, AZ at Marquee Theatre
- February 13: Los Angeles, CA at Club Nokia
- February 15: Las Vegas, NV at The Joint
- February 16: Salt Lake City, UT at Salt Air
- February 17: Denver, CO at Fillmore

Upcoming Stone Sour tour dates:

Sat February 23, 2013 – BRISBANE, AUS (Soundwave)
Sun February 24 – SYDNEY, AUS (Soundwave)
Fri March 1 – MELBOURNE, AUS (Soundwave)
Sat March 2 – ADELAIDE, AUS (Soundwave)
Mon March 4 – PERTH, AUS (Soundwave)

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