SLAYER's Dave Lombardo Celebrates His 47th Birthday!

Today (February 16), SLAYER's badass drummer Dave Lombardo is celebrating his 47th birthday. Lombardo was born in La Havana, Cuba on February 16, 1965. When he was two years old, his family moved to South Gate, California. During the third grade at the age of eight, Lombardo brought a set of bongo drums with a Santana record to school for show and tell and played the bongos along with the record. This inspired his musical interest in drums, prompting him to join the school band where he played the marching drum, although he soon viewed the marching drum as "not for him." Lombardo's father saw his persistent interest in music at age ten and bought him a five-piece Maxwin drum set for $350. As Lombardo now had a drumkit, he purchased his first record, Alive! by Kiss to play along to. He taught himself the song "100,000 Years" by listening to the record repeatedly. Able to perform the drum solo on the song, word of Lombardo's ability spread.

At the age of 16, Dave remembered his friends from a Huntington Park, California based band called, Sinister, telling him about a guitar player that lived a few blocks away. One afternoon, after making a delivery for the restaurant he worked for, Dave drove by the guitarist's house and saw Kerry King. Dave introduced himself, mentioned he played drums and that he heard of him being a guitar player. Lombardo asked King if he would like to jam with him. King agreed and then offered to show Lombardo his guitar collection later that night. The two realized they shared some of the same musical interests and they then rehearsed in Lombardo's garage several times. King then introduced Jeff Hanneman. The three rehearsed a few more times and decided they needed a singer and bass player. Kerry had played with Tom Araya in a band called Quits and decided to introduce Lombardo and Hanneman to Araya. This is when SLAYER's history began, and after 30+ years they are still reigning.

We want to wish Dave a HEAVY BEERS DAY!



Photo by: Damien Mitchell

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Mike Patton's TOMAHAWK Premiere Music Video For "Oddfellows"; Bands First Tour In A Decade Commences Tomorrow!

TOMAHAWK have unveiled the video for "Oddfellows," the title track from their recently released album. The live clip, which features an assortment of animation and appropriately odd graphics, was filmed and animated by Vincent Forcier.



'Oddfellows' is the band's first release in over six years and has already become Tomahawk's highest charting debut, cracking the Billboard Top 100 and landing at #2 on Billboard's Hard Music chart and at #9 on the magazine's Indie chart. The Onion gave the album an "A-" and said "Oddfellows doesn't reject anything Tomahawk had done before. It just does it better." Alternative Press said "Oddfellows is a multifaceted and consistently fascinating album" and Revolver called it "a surprising, thoroughly consistent return-to-form," adding the album is "the first contender for hard-rock album of the year."

The band (Duane Denison, Mike Patton, John Stanier and Trevor Dunn) return to the road tomorrow, with the quartet's first west coast dates in over a decade kicking off at The Showbox in Seattle.  Other upcoming performances include a stint on Australia's Soundwave Festival and stops at Lollapalooza in both Brazil and Chile.

Tour dates:

- February 12: Seattle, WA at The Showbox
- February 13: Portland, OR at Wonder Ballroom
- February 15: San Francisco, CA at Great American Music Hall
- February 16: San Francisco, CA at Great American Music Hall
- February 17: Santa Ana, CA at The Observatory
- February 19: Los Angeles, CA at The Mayan Theater
- February 23: Brisbane, Australia at RNA Showgrounds
- February 24: Sydney, Australia at Olympic Park
- February 26: Sydney, Australia at The Metro
- February 27: Melbourne, Australia at Billboard

- March 1: Melbourne, Australia at Flemington Racecourse
- March 2: Adelaide, Australia at Bonython Park
- March 4: Perth, Australia at Claremont Showground
- March 30: Sao Paulo, Brazil at Lollapalooza Brazil

- April 2: Buenos Aires, Argentina at Malvinas Argentinas Stadium (w/A Perfect Circle)
- April 4: Santiago, Chile at Teatro La Cupula del Parque O'Higgins
- April 6: Santiago, Chile at Lollapalooza Chile

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TOMAHAWK: Listen To Mike Patton's Latest Musical Creation 'Oddfellows'

Tomahawk's forthcoming album, 'Oddfellows' (Jan. 29, Ipecac), is now streaming in its entirety via Spin (link below). The album stream is accompanied by an interview with all four band members: Mike Patton, Duane Denison, John Stanier and Trevor Dunn. A few excerpts of the interview follow.

Your projects as of late have been a lot of soundtrack work, musique concrète, avant-jazz, and orchestral pop. What's most satisfying about the traditional rock band format?

Mike Patton, vocals: 

There's still something attractive to me about it. I guess on a personal level it gives me a jones since I don't really write that kind of stuff anymore, not that I ever did. More traditional guitar, bass, drums; it's not something completely natural to me. It's in a way, exotic.

You guys all live in different parts of the globe. How does this band happen?

John Stanier, drums:

People ask "Where is Tomahawk from?" I don't know, the U.S., I guess?

Mike Patton:

There's two of us in New York so I guess we're a New York band. We've never really been a typical band that says, "Hey let's meet on Tuesday and practice for three hours." To be honest I've done that and I'm not really into that anymore.

Stanier:

It's always Duane sniffing around asking if we want to do another Tomahawk record. And everyone, of course, is like "Yes, absolutely." And then another nine months will pass and he asks again and then everyone says, "Yes, definitely." We've probably been talking about doing this record for the last two years.

Does he send CDs in the mail?

Stanier:

Maybe the last couple of times he's finally started to send MP3s. But even five months ago six months ago, he was sending actual CDs.

And the actual recording…

Stanier:

We meet up and rehearse for a little bit and bang it out. Then everybody goes about their merry way and we meet up again for tour. It's the absolute simplest, most professional ensemble I have ever been involved with, by far. Even for this record, I swear, we rehearsed for like a day and a half, if that.

Patton:

I flew in and then we were going to rehearse for a week and then record. The day after I flew in I got some really bad news about some family stuff and then I had to leave the next day. So I wasn't able to record in the same room with those guys, which is what we intended all along. It wasn't as intended, but I think it came out alright.

Duane Denison, guitar:

Things are a little slower here [in Nashville], you can take your time doing things, things cost less. Rehearsal spaces are cheaper. Studio time is less. Everything is less. And so when these guys come here, you feel like you can take your time and allow your ideas to gestate a little more. We can go get, oh, I don't know, catfish or barbeque or something like that. You have time to think about what does it really mean to you. You're kind of away from the media centers here, so you're not under the microscope all the time. You don't feel like you're on the clock and somebody's watching you all the time. There's a reason why this is becoming more and more popular here. There's a reason Jack White moved here and the Black Keys moved here, and other people are coming down here. Atlanta's kind of a hip-hop and R&B thing now. People are warming up to the South.

Listen to 'Oddfellows' HERE!

Tomahawk return to the road on Feb. 12, kicking off a west coast tour at The Showbox in Seattle.  The band join the touring Soundwave Festival in Australia on Feb. 23.

Tour dates:

- February 12: Seattle, WA at The Showbox
- February 13: Portland, OR at Wonder Ballroom
- February 15: San Francisco, CA at Great American Music Hall
- February 16: San Francisco, CA at Great American Music Hall
- February 17: Santa Ana, CA at The Observatory
- February 19: Los Angeles, CA at The Mayan Theater
- February 23: Brisbane, Australia at RNA Showgrounds
- February 24: Sydney, Australia at Olympic Park
- February 26: Sydney, Australia at The Metro
- February 27: Melbourne, Australia at Billboard

- March 1: Melbourne, Australia at Flemington Racecourse
- March 2: Adelaide, Australia at Bonython Park
- March 4: Perth, Australia at Claremont Showground
- March 30: Sao Paulo, Brazil at Lollapalooza Brazil

- April 2: Buenos Aires, Argentina at Malvinas Argentinas Stadium (w/A Perfect Circle)
- April 4: Santiago, Chile at Teatro La Cupula del Parque O'Higgins
- April 6: Santiago, Chile at Lollapalooza Chile

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Mike Patton's TOMAHAWK Premiere Music Video For "Stone Letter"; NEW Tour Dates Announced!

Tomahawk's video for "Stone Letter," the first single from their forthcoming album 'Oddfellows', is viewable below (courtesy of Pitchfork).

The clip, directed by Vincent Forcier, was shot during the band's late October tour and features a studio performance from the quartet that includes Duane Denison (Jesus Lizard, Unsemble), Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mondo Cane), John Stanier (Battles, Helmet) and Trevor Dunn (Melvins Lite, Mr. Bungle).



Tomahawk have also added a brief February tour that kicks off on Feb. 12 in Seattle at The Showbox with Retox opening all dates. Retox, the San Diego outfit helmed by The Locust's Justin Pearson, are currently in the studio recording a follow-up to their 2011 debut, Ugly Animals. Tomahawk will also perform at Lollapalooza Brazil and Australia's Soundwave Festival.

"Stone Letter" was released as a limited edition single for Record Store Day's Black Friday event and is available today as a digital single.

Tomahawk tour dates (Retox opens Feb. 12 to 19):

- February 12: Seattle, WA at The Showbox
- February 13: Portland, OR at Wonder Ballroom
- February 15: San Francisco, CA at Great American Music Hall
- February 16: San Francisco, CA at Great American Music Hall
- February 17: Santa Ana, CA at The Observatory
- February 19: Los Angeles, CA at The Mayan Theater
- February 23: Brisbane, Australia at RNA Showgrounds
- February 24: Sydney, Australia at Olympic Park
- March 1: Melbourne, Australia at Flemington Racecourse
- March 2: Adelaide, Australia at Bonython Park
- March 4: Perth, Australia at Claremont Showground
- March 30: Sao Paulo, Brazil at Lollapalooza Brazil

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Mike Patton's TOMAHAWK Announce Fall Tour & Release Date For NEW 7-inch Single!

TOMAHAWK, the underground super group that includes Duane Dennison (The Jesus Lizard, Unsemble), Trevor Dunn (Fantomas, Melvins Lite), Mike Patton (Mondo Cane, Faith No More) and John Stanier (Battles, Helmet), have announced a brief fall tour kicking off on October 27th at Nashville's The Exit/In.

Tour dates are:

- October 27: Nashville, TN at Exit/In
- October 28: New Orleans, LA at Voodoo Music Experience
- October 29: Memphis, TN at New Daisy Theatre
- October 31: Dallas, TX at Granada Theatre
- November 1: Houston, TX at Fitzgerald's
- November: Austin, TX at Fun Fun Fun Fest

TOMAHAWK will preview music from 'Oddfellows' (January 2013, Ipecac Recordings) with the release of a 7-inch single titled "Waratorium" on Nov. 23 (Record Store Day's Black Friday event).  The b-side will be an original etching by famed cartoonist and comics scholar Ivan Brunetti.  A digital release for "Waratorium" follows a week later.

"This is a full-on Rock album," Dennison recently told Rolling Stone. "There's no quirky weirdness - it's very straightforward for us. There's almost like this weird, upbeat sound, what I call 'heavy pop," and Patton totally got the vibe right away... really heavy Beach Boys."

TOMAHAWK has been  dormant for the past five years after releasing a trio of albums: 'Tomahawk' in 2001, 'Mit Gas' in 2003 and 'Anonymous' in 2007. The band last performed live in 2003.

 

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TOMAHAWK To Return From Hiatus; NEW Album Announced Via Trailer + Live Performance In October Announced!

Tomahawk, the eclectic Rock band featuring Duane Denison (The Jesus Lizard, Unsemble), Trevor Dunn (Fantomas, Melvins Lite), Mike Patton (Mondo Cane, Faith No More) and John Stanier (Battles, Helmet), is set to release 'Oddfellows' this January.

“It’s dark and claustrophobic here, light and spacious there”, says Denison of the NEW album.  “Live in the studio, all together in one room. 'Oddfellows indeed'”.  'Oddfellows' was recorded at Easy Eye Sound Studio in Nashville (which is owned by The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach) and co-produced by Tomahawk and Collin Dupuis (The Black Keys, The Nocturnals).

As Denison recently told Rolling Stone, Tomahawk is essentially re-launching after a lengthy hiatus.  'Oddfellows' is the band’s first NEW album in five years and marks the addition of bass player Trevor Dunn (Patton’s longtime cohort dating back to their teenage years in Mr. Bungle). Tomahawk’s first live performance in nearly a decade is slated for the New Orlean’s Voodoo Music and Arts Experience in late October. Additional dates will be announced soon, so stay tuned!



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Members Of THE MELVINS, MR. BUNGLE, FANTOMAS & TOMAHAWK Join Forces & Bring Fans MELVINS LITE - Listen Now!

 
Melvins Lite is an additional incarnation of the Melvins. The line-up is Buzz Osborne, Dale Crover and Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle, Fantomas & Tomahawk). Melvins Lite's debut release is "Freak Puke," available June 5 via Ipecac Recordings. "The Melvins have a long history of mixing up our line-ups and I think that's what has kept us relevant for so long," explains Osborne. "Consider the Freak Puke record the fifth side of the four-sided Melvins triangle."

Click here to listen to "Leon vs. The Revolution" by the Melvins Lite
Click here to pre-order 'Puke Freak'!

Melvins Lite tour dates (Retox opens all dates except San Francisco):

July 1 Rochester, NY Water Street Music Hall
July 3 Montreal, QC Corona Theatre
July 4 Ottawa, ON Cisco Ottaway Bluesfest
July 5 Toronto, ON Opera House
July 6 London, ON Call the Office
July 7 Hamilton, ON Club Absinthe
July 9 Winnipeg, MB West End Cultural Center
July 10 Regina, SK The Exchange
July 11 Saskatoon, SK Louis' Pub
July 12 Calgary, AB Republik
July 13 Edmonton, AB Starlite Room
July 15 Vancouver, BC Venue
July 17 Bellingham, WA Wild Buffalo House of Music
July 18 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
July 20 San Francisco, CA Slim's

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Mike Patton To Compose Movie Score For 'The Place Beyond The Pines'!

Mike Patton (Faith No More, Tomahawk, Mr. Bungle) has been selected by writer/director Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine) to provide the score for 'The Place Beyond The Pines', which stars Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper and Eva Mendes.

Patton, who rose to prominence as a teenager as the frontman for Faith No More and is known as one of music's most eclectic musicians, has done a series of scores over the past few years including the Italian drama 'A Solitude of Prime Numbers', 'Crank 2: High Voltage' and the short film 'A Perfect Place'.

Patton is also currently working on a new Tomahawk album with a projected late summer release date.

Photo credit: Jay Blakesberg

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