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Wow! THE RED CHORD vocalist Guy Kozowyk, has announced that he is now a proud member of the Manchester Police Department! "Yes,
it's true. I got sworn in with the Manchester, New Hampshire Police Department this week", commented Kosowyk. "I am
honored to be a part of the department. I will spend many months in
extensive training, doing everything I can to make the department proud
and to be the best officer I can be. Thank you so much to everyone who
sent well wishes today. The Red Chord
has not done much in recent years, but as far as we have all discussed,
we do still technically exist and hope to create something NEW when it
is feasible for everyone to do so when our personal lives allow it.
Thank you again for the outpouring of personal support and the continued
interest in the art we create."
Bummer! This is probably the end of THE RED CHORD as far as touring goes, since by becoming a Police offer you are pretty much committingto a full time job in which you can't just ask for time off to go jamming with your band. They might still record some music here and there. But with the way the Heavy Music world works today, if you go on "hiatus" you become irrelevant very quickly since kids simply move on to the next batch of bands.
We can't blame Kosowyk though. Money is real tight at the moment for mid scale bands like THE RED CHORD, so it makes sense for him to score himself a steady job with benefits and the whole shebang. Whither you agree with his career choice of becoming a Cop or not, we'll leave that up to you. Note: the bands official website (www.theredchord.com) is not even active anymore.
Recently, the FOO FIGHTERS announced a hiatus after 18 years of rocking the entire world. HERE is a statement posted by the bands frontman Dave Grohl.
So what is in the Grohl agenda for the rest of this year and in 2013?
Well, Queens Of The Stone Age frontman Josh Homme revealed to Zane Lowe on his BBC Radio 1 show that Grohl will be drumming for the band on their NEW album! However, Grohl has announced via this interview that he will not be touring with the band. So why will Grohl not be touring with the band? Well, he is very busy with the "Sound City Studios" documentary. Read more HERE.
Grohl drummed on Queens’ 2002 'Songs For The Deaf' and performed alongside Homme and Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones in Them Crooked Vultures. Queens Of The Stone Age play Download 2013. Get your tickets from www.downloadfestival.co.uk.
Grohl told BBC Radio One: "There were no boundaries with that band, there were no limits
with them . . . I'll do something so completely ridiculous, I'll just,
like, 'There's no way that that Josh is going to let me do that,'
and he'll say, 'Do that for forty-five seconds, over and over again,
that's become, like, part of the song, that is a big part of the song,'
and that's the way they work."
South and Latin America are quickly becoming one of the most powerful markets in the world when it comes to Heavy Music! ARCH ENEMY is currently spreading their destructive furious Heavy Metal to 1000s of hungry Latinos. Recently, they demolished South and Latin America. Here is what the band had to say after their last show in Mexico City, before their previously announced temporary hiatus. Read more about that HERE!
"Thank you so much, Mexico City - again! It's been a blast.. really enjoyed it tonight!!! Strange to play songs like 'Web Of Lies' live.. feels like playing a new track, haha.. Now we have to leave the sunny side of this planet and head towards the snow covered hills of Scandinavia. Thank you Latin and South America for the passion, the love, the chants and the sun :-) You rocked our world for the last 3 weeks!!!"
Recently, ARTISTdirect.com editor-in-chief Rick Florino had the chance to chat with GODSMACK's Sully Erna. During the interview, Erna announced that GODSMACK is taking a hiatus in 2013. Check it out:
ARTISTdirect.com: Do you feel like the "Avalon" box set is the best gateway into and overview of your world?
Sully:
Yeah, I'm really happy with it. We all just stumbled onto this idea.
The more I was doing solo activity, the more I was documenting. At
first, we didn't even realize we were capturing what we had. We had a
couple of friends,
myself, and some of the band filming in the studio while we were
recording the record. Later on, when we were trying to make something
out of nothing, I handed this editor a big box of tapes and said, "Make
some kind of cool, making-of thing." I didn't it was going to be for all
of this. That's what triggered this whole thing. It went from finding
this really cool making-of the album to tying into the whole theme of
music for me. When I was going out on my solo shows, it had "an evening
with," "Storytellers" vibe. I fell upon this idea of, "Wow, what a
gift music really is." That started triggering all of this stuff. What I
started to realize, just from sharing
a bottle of wine with somebody, we'd be talking about music and theory
and how music is just vibrations. It's just strings vibrating, and yet
when they create different frequencies, it creates emotions in people —
even without lyrics. You can hear a violin player play something and get
teary-eyed. I thought, "This is heavy, man. That really is the power of
music. It's a miracle." It's a universal language, and it's almost
unexplained. From there, we'd film a live show. All of these different
things became components for the box set. We kept building off of that.
Once we had the idea of putting this together as a package, we started
thinking, "What else can we include?" That's when we came up with the
"Golden Ticket" concept. We wanted to personalize it so it's "Sully Erna
everything." It's a little bit of a history of me and my life, from how
I grew up to what my favorite t-shirts and incenses are. Plus, it's the
making-of everything.
ARTISTdirect.com: Does the open the door to the next project?
Sully: Of course! I'm building towards branding my name and freeing up myself to do what I
want to do without having a ceiling over my head. As much as I love GODSMACK and my boys in GODSMACK, it really is what it is. Over the years, we've tried to branch out and create songs like "Serenity" and "Shine Down". Even though our audience accepted it and they became successful singles on the radio, they weren't really crossover singles for us. They were kind of saying, "They're cool songs, but when are you guys going to play 'The Enemy' or 'Bad Religion'? Let's get back to the muscle!" [laughs] Over the years, we've identified GODSMACK
to be a powerhouse rock band, which it should be, but there's also this
other side of me. I can't keep it trapped inside. I have to explore it
and release this other kind of music that I love playing. I also love
sitting down at the piano with my daughter and creating music and
playing acoustically. "Avalon" helped me branch out and allow
more vulnerability and things like that. That creates an opportunity to
not have a ceiling over my head whether it gets into acting, TV, film,
and different things I'd like to pursue. I think it's going to open up
that avenue for me. I heard an interview with [AEROSMITH's] Tom Hamilton,
and he struck the nail right on the head for me. He said, "I realized
music is always something I wanted to do with my life, but it's not
everything I wanted to do with my life." I was like, "Boom, there it is
right there. That's exactly how I feel. Music is one of those things I
wanted to do my whole life, but I also realized that it's not everything
I want to do." Even though I think I'll always be a musician and
entertain in some way, I may want to tap into some other avenues and
continue to brand myself rather than being pigeonholed into a certain
genre of music.
ARTISTdirect.com: What's next with GODSMACK?
Sully: We're going to take some time away now because we just ran for the last
two years. It's time for us to take a break and get away from the
markets for a little bit so we don't overplay them. We're taking 2013
off. Maybe towards the end of the year or early 2014, we may start
getting into the studio and writing. Now, we're going to lay low. We may
pop up once in a while to do a radio festival or something. I'm going
to take all of 2013 to focus on my solo stuff and see any doors I can
open along the way.
South and Latin America are quickly becoming one of the most powerful markets in the world when it comes to Heavy Music! ARCH ENEMY is currently spreading their destructive furious Heavy Metal to 1000s of hungry Latinos. Last night (October 29), they performed at the Centro De Convenciones Scencia De La Molina, in Lima, Peru. Here is what the band had to say about a very chaotic, yet awesome show!
"Lima, Peru was INSANE!!! Total punk rock show, power went out, amps went down, LED video screens died early in the set.. It all went wrong and yet it was the perfect show. We had so much fun! Thank you for the bottle of Pisco appearing out of nowhere onto stage during one of the power cuts.. haha. Genius! We emptied that bottle of course.
"We are off to Costa Rica, we just heard more than 2.000 tickets are sold.. This show is going to be crazy!"
Due
to popular demand, ARCH ENEMY have added a second show in Mexico City.
They have also announced that they will be performing their epic album
'Wages Of Sin' in its entirety.
ARCH ENEMY Latin American Tour (remaining tour dates):
- 01/12/12: Club Peppers, San José in Costa Rica
- 04/12/12: Circo Volador, Mexico City in Mexico
- 06/14/12: Circo Volador, Mexico City in Mexico
As previously reported, ARCH ENEMY's badass vocalist Angela Gossow
has announced that the band will be taking a temporary hiatus. Read her statement HERE!
As previously reported, ARCH ENEMY's badass vocalist Angela Gossow has announced that the band will be taking a temporary hiatus. Read her statement HERE!
Due to popular demand, ARCH ENEMY have added a second show in Mexico City. They have also announced that they will be performing their epic album 'Wages Of Sin' in its entirety. Here is the bands statement:
"We are celebrating the 10th year anniversary of our 'Wages Of Sin' album in 2012 – a defining release in the history of Arch Enemy as you might know...
"We have decided to dedicate the last Arch Enemy concert of 2012 to this album and our Mexican fans and play it in its entirety (plus an encore of rare Arch Enemy songs). If you are anywhere near Mexico City on December 6th - don't miss out on this truly unique event which will not be repeated! Be there and become a part of Arch Enemy's history!"
ARCH ENEMY Latin American Tour:
- 21/11/12: Teatro Caupolican, Santiago in Chile
- 23/11/12: Teatro Flores, Buenos Aires in Argentina
- 25/11/12: Carioca Club, Sao Paulo in Brazil
- 27/11/12: Club Platense, Montevideo in Uruguay
- 29/11/12: Centro De Convenciones Scencia De La Molina, Lima in Peru
- 01/12/12: Club Peppers, San José in Costa Rica
- 04/12/12: Circo Volador, Mexico City in Mexico
- 06/14/12: Circo Volador, Mexico City in Mexico
Recently, the FOO FIGHTERS announced a hiatus after 18 years of rocking the entire world. HERE is a statement posted by the bands frontman Dave Grohl.
So what is in the Grohl agenda for the rest of this year and in 2013?
Earlier this week, Queens Of The Stone Age frontman Josh Homme revealed to Zane Lowe on his BBC Radio 1 show that Grohl will be drumming for the band on their NEW album!
Grohl drummed on Queens’ 2002 'Songs For The Deaf' and performed alongside Homme and Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones in Them Crooked Vultures. Queens Of The Stone Age play Download 2013. Get your tickets from www.downloadfestival.co.uk.
ARCH ENEMY's badass vocalist Angela Gossow has issued the following update regarding the bands decision to take a temporary hiatus:
"[The ARCH ENEMY] European tour was awesome!! Lots of people came to the shows. [We are] very, very grateful for this, given the tough economy all around.
"We know how it feels to be broke. Been there many times. But just like you, we rather spend our last penny on music (or gear for that matter) than paying our phone bill. For that matter, I only have a prepaid card and no phone contract ;-) I hate bills and reminders.
"Back home now, recovering from dirty backstage rooms, cold showers and lack of quality sleep.
"I love playing live. [It's] a shame I can't bring my home (or at least my bed and my clean bathroom) on tour though, haha..
"After 12 years of continuous touring, I can tell ya, sometimes I think about stopping for good and route for the homely life instead.
"We got the Latin America tour kicking off in November all the way through December and then we'll stop touring for at least six months. We'll just do a few [European] festivals in the summer, like Wacken :-). Will be interesting how that feels. If I get bored with being 'static?'
"I'll miss playing shows, but I am also excited to finally have some time to myself, actually being able to take up an art class, start drawing again, take some vocal lessons for fun, try new sports (like thai boxing or any sort of angry martial arts, haha), spend quality time with my family, decorate my home with framed pictures, paint the walls.. you know, that stuff 'normal' people do when they are not living like gypsies, always on the move.
"It will be nice not having to do pre-production for a tour in my 'off time' but actually allow my mind to rest and stop worrying about travel arrangements, technical riders, ticket sales, budgets, crew, stage production etc.
"I have noticed I am in an constant 'alarm-state' mentally and I don't relax in my sleep either anymore. I dream about figures and band stuff every night.
"I miss my crazy, funny, light dreams.. and simply being worry-free.
"This said, I wont be lazy. We have a massive new live DVD/Blu-ray in the works and it will take up a real chunk of my time to get that together for an autumn 2013 release. We filmed so many shows.. And we will film even more now during the Latin America tour. We got a ton of incidental footage too.. That will be weeks and weeks of sorting out, editing, cutting, mix and master. Plus we got a new album to write and record in 2013 too. It will drop in spring-ish 2014.
"So yeah.. today I am catching up with three weeks of unanswered postal mail, final tour budget, tax office paperwork and shopping for groceries. I will go for a walk later, take a long bath to soak my sore back and neck and try to go to bed before 6 a.m. as I am not on tour anymore ;-)"
ARCH ENEMY Latin American Tour:
- 21/11/12: Teatro Caupolican, Santiago in Chile
- 23/11/12: Teatro Flores, Buenos Aires in Argentina
- 25/11/12: Carioca Club, Sao Paulo in Brazil
- 27/11/12: Club Platense, Montevideo in Uruguay
- 29/11/12: Centro De Convenciones Scencia De La Molina, Lima in Peru
- 01/12/12: Club Peppers, San José in Costa Rica
- 04/12/12: Circo Volador, Mexico City in Mexico
This just in: The FOO FIGHTERS have announced a hiatus after 18 years of rocking the entire world. Here is a statement posted by the bands frontman Dave Grohl:
Hey everyone...
Dave here. Just wanted to write and thank you all again from the bottom of my heart for another incredible year. (Our 18th, to be exact!) We truly never could have done any of this without you...
Never in my wildest dreams did I think Foo Fighters would make it this far. I never thought we COULD make it this far, to be honest. There were times when I didn't think the band would survive. There were times when I wanted to give up. But... I can't give up this band. And I never will. Because it's not just a band to me. It's my life. It's my family. It's my world.
Yes... I was serious. I'm not sure when the Foo Fighters are going to play again. It feels strange to say that, but it's a good thing for all of us to go away for a while. It's one of the reasons we're still here. Make sense? I never want to NOT be in this band. So, sometimes it's good to just... put it back in the garage for a while...
But, no gold watches or vacations just yet... I'll be focusing all of my energy on finishing up my Sound City documentary film and album for worldwide release in the very near future. A year in the making, it could be the biggest, most important project I've ever worked on. Get ready... it's coming.
Me, Taylor, Nate, Pat, Chris, and Rami... I'm sure we'll all see you out there... somewhere...
Aaron Lewis, vocalist and frontman of Massachusetts Hard Rock outfit STAIND, has revealed to Billboard.com that his band is planning to go on a temporary hiatus after they complete their current album cycle next year.
STAIND released its self-titled latest album in September 2011 and is currently preparing for the August 17 launch of the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival. A full list of tour dates and all the details can be seen below.
"The touring that we've done this year has been good," Lewis told Billboard.com. "We've got this next tour and we might do something next year and then we're going to take a little break for a second. We're not breaking up. We're not gonna stop making music. We're just going to take a little hiatus that really hasn't ever been taken in our career. We put out seven records in 14 years. We've been pretty busy."
The third annual Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival will kick off August 17 in Kansas City, Missouri, criss-crossing the U.S. before wrapping September 30 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival main stage will feature performances from multiplatinum rock bands SHINEDOWN, GODSMACK, STAIND and PAPA ROACH, along with breaking band ADELITAS WAY. In addition, the Ernie Ball Stage and Jägermeister Stage in the festival area will include performances from multiplatinum headliner P.O.D., as well as up-and-coming artists DEUCE, FOZZY, REDLIGHT KING, MINDSET EVOLUTION (winner of the 2011 Uproar Battle Of The Bands), IN THIS MOMENT, THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH, CANDLELIGHT RED and a local Battle Of The Bands winner.
The current Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival tour dates are as follows:
Aug. 17: Kansas City, MO - Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone *
Aug. 18: Little Rock, AR - Arkansas State Fairgrounds (KDJE Radio Show) *
Aug. 19: St. Louis, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre **
Aug. 21: Grand Rapids, MI - Rock The Rapids (downtown) main stage bands only
Aug. 22: Chicago, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre *
Aug. 24: Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center *
Aug. 25: Syracuse, NY - TBA
Aug. 26: Mansfield, MA - Comcast Center *
Aug. 28: Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain *
Aug. 29: Buffalo, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center **
Aug. 31: Pittsburgh, PA - First Niagara Pavilion *
Sep. 01: Saratoga, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center *
Sep. 02: Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live *
Sep. 05: Simpsonville, SC - Charter Amphitheatre at Heritage Park *
Sep. 07: Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre ***
Sep. 08: Noblesville, IN - Klipsch Music Center ****
Sep. 09: Cleveland, OH - Blossom Music Center ***
Sep. 11: Raleigh, NC - Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek ***
Sep. 12: Atlanta, GA - Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood ***
Sep. 13: Tampa, FL - 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre ***
Sep. 15: Houston, TX - Woodlands Pavilion ****
Sep. 16: Dallas, TX - Gexa Energy Pavilion ***
Sep. 18: Denver, CO - Comfort Dental Amphitheater *****
Sep. 19: Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre ***
Sep. 21: Spokane, WA - Greyhound Park and Events Center ***
Sep. 22: Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheatre ***
Sep. 23: Portland, OR - Sleep Country Amphitheater ***
Sep. 25: Boise, ID - Idaho Center Amphitheater ***
Sep. 29: Phoenix, AZ - Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion ****
Sep. 30: Albuquerque, NM - Hard Rock Casino Presents: The Pavilion ****
* THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH will not be performing at this show
** FOZZY and THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH will not be performing at this show
*** IN THIS MOMENT will not be performing at this show
**** IN THIS MOMENT and THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH will not be performing at this show
***** FOZZY, REDLIGHT KING and IN THIS MOMENT will not be performing at this show
