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Philip Anselmo's upcoming first solo album 'Walk Through Exits Only' will be released on July 16 (Housecore Records/Megaforce) and will take the group to a total of sixteen important markets over a three-week period (see tour dates below). Today (May 29), Anselmo is premiering the title track of his highly anticipated solo album. Check it out below (courtesy of Loudwire):
With one additional date to be announced, the confirmed itinerary for the "Technicians of Distortion" tour (starring: Philip Anselmo & The Illegals, Warbeast, Author and Punisher) is as follows:
JULY:
- 31: Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa, OK
AUGUST:
- 2: Wooly's, Des Moines, IA
- 3: First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
- 4: House of Blues, Chicago, IL
- 6: House of Blues, Cleveland, OH
- 7: The Intersection, Grand Rapids, MI
- 9: Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, MI
- 10: Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ONT Canada
- 11: Heavy MTL Festival, Montreal, QC Canada
- 13: The Palladium, Worcester, MA
- 14: Upstate Concert Hall, Clifton Park, NY
- 16: Best Buy Theatre, New York, NY
- 17: Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA
- 18: The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD
- 20: The Masquerade - Heaven Stage, Atlanta, GA
Log onto http://www.thehousecorerecords.com/ > ARTISTS for ticketing information.
Philip H. Anselmo will take to the road for his first-ever solo tour, "Technicians of Distortion," which will kick off July 31 in Tulsa, OK. On this tour, Anselmo will be joined by his back up band The Illegals - guitarist Marzi Montazeri, bassist Steve Taylor, and Jose Manual Gonzalez on drums. Tickets go on sale this Thursday, May 23 - log onto http://www.thehousecorerecords.com/ > ARTISTS for ticketing information.
"Technicians of Distortion" is in support of Anselmo's upcoming solo release, 'Walk Through Exits Only', due out July 16 (Housecore Records/Megaforce) and will take the group to a total of sixteen important markets over a three-week period. Warbeast, who are signed to Anselmo's Housecore Record label and just released their NEW album 'Destroy' (produced by Anselmo), along with industrial doom and drone Metal one-man band Author and Punisher, will provide support on all dates.
"It is an incredible pleasure to do my first solo tour with my brothers in Warbeast and to introduce the mighty Author and Punisher to the Exrteme Music audience properly," said Anselmo. "This is a killer program of insane variety, so come out and support the gigs!!!!"
Fans can expect a hard-core, stripped-down production that is focused on a set list that will include all songs on 'Walk Through Exits Only' as well as lots of extras.
With one additional date to be announced, the confirmed itinerary for the "Technicians of Distortion" tour is as follows:
JULY:
- 31: Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa, OK
AUGUST:
- 2: Wooly's, Des Moines, IA
- 3: First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
- 4: House of Blues, Chicago, IL
- 6: House of Blues, Cleveland, OH
- 7: The Intersection, Grand Rapids, MI
- 9: Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, MI
- 10: Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ONT Canada
- 11: Heavy MTL Festival, Montreal, QC Canada
- 13: The Palladium, Worcester, MA
- 14: Upstate Concert Hall, Clifton Park, NY
- 16: Best Buy Theatre, New York, NY
- 17: Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA
- 18: The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD
- 20: The Masquerade - Heaven Stage, Atlanta, GA
Philip Anselmo, the kid from PANTERA, DOWN, SUPERJOINT RITUAL, etc, has announced that his first ever solo album will be furiously unleashed on July 16 via his own Housecore Records (MRI/Megaforce). Entitled 'Walk Through Exits Only', Anselmo's NEW sonic assault will be available digitally, on CD and on vinyl. Here is a taste of what you can expect to hear. This song is called "Usurper's Bastard Rant" and it has a similar vibe to Anselmo's SUPERJOINT RITUAL. Check it out at the following link:
http://www.thehousecorestore.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=SFNT&Store_Code=THCS
The album was produced by Anselmo along with Michael Thompson, and recorded at Philip's NOLA studio: Nodferatu's Lair. Anselmo's band THE ILLEGALS — guitarist Marzi Montazeri (ex-SUPERJOINT RITUAL) and drummer José Manuel Gonzales (WARBEAST) — were a big part of the musical journey that listeners will experience on 'Walk Through Exits Only'. The album's eight songs are as unstrained as it gets, from "Battalion Of Zero" to "Usurper's Bastard Rant", to the album's title track that goes against the grain and right through the exits. Brash, brutal guitars cut through punishing percussion as Anselmo screams with uncompromising ferocity and uncontainable fire.
"It wasn't about doing a paint-by-numbers Thrash or Heavy Metal record", Anselmo commented. "It's an angry album that only I could do. I don't see anybody else out there screaming about the same shit I'm screaming about. On this album, there isn't any wordplay, there isn't any hidden message, it's all right there in front of you." Related links: Housecore Records
Philip Anselmo, the kid from PANTERA, DOWN, SUPERJOINT RITUAL, etc, has announced that his first ever solo album will be furiously unleashed on July 16 via his own Housecore Records (MRI/Megaforce). Entitled 'Walk Through Exits Only', Anselmo's NEW sonic assault will be available digitally, on CD and on vinyl. Pre-Order your copy today! Check out our bundles and other Housecore Store exclusive/ limited time offers. Here is the link:
http://www.thehousecorestore.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=SFNT&Store_Code=THCS
The album was produced by Anselmo along with Michael Thompson, and recorded at Philip's NOLA studio: Nodferatu's Lair. Anselmo's band THE ILLEGALS — guitarist Marzi Montazeri (ex-SUPERJOINT RITUAL) and drummer José Manuel Gonzales (WARBEAST) — were a big part of the musical journey that listeners will experience on 'Walk Through Exits Only'. The album's eight songs are as unstrained as it gets, from "Battalion Of Zero" to "Usurper's Bastard Rant", to the album's title track that goes against the grain and right through the exits. Brash, brutal guitars cut through punishing percussion as Anselmo screams with uncompromising ferocity and uncontainable fire.
"It wasn't about doing a paint-by-numbers Thrash or Heavy Metal record", Anselmo commented. "It's an angry album that only I could do. I don't see anybody else out there screaming about the same shit I'm screaming about. On this album, there isn't any wordplay, there isn't any hidden message, it's all right there in front of you." Here is a taste of Philip Anselmo & The Illegals:
The very talented Tarja Turunen has announced that her 3rd solo album is called 'Colours In The Dark' and will be out on August 23 via earMUSIC, the Hamburg, Germany-based international rock label which is part of Edel Group. Despite her light and shiny personality, Tarja's music has always been dressed "in black" — the color of heavy rock, of mystery and elegance. With Tarja's new album, fans will find out what happens when a splice of color is added to the mix. Or — better said — when the full-color spectrum enters the picture it does not cover the black but makes it shine through with many emotions and landscapes. We recently spoke with Tarja about her latest musical project 'Colours In The Dark':
Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli, or simply Tarja, possesses one of the most unique voices in all of music. You obviously know her for the amazing work she did with NIGHTWISH, but she has clearly moved passed the shadow of the band that made a big mistake when they decided to fire her via a letter.
Tarja has announced that she will be working once again with Dirk Rudolph on the artwork for her new solo album. As she told us during a recent interview (listen below), the album will be out this Summer via earMUSIC.
"You can expect, as before, beautiful photos, maybe more shocking this time". The record was mixed in Austin, Texas with producer Tim Palmer (PEARL JAM, U2). Here are some of the song titles:
- "Lucid Dreamer" - "Neverlight" - "500 Letters" - "Never Enough"
A lyric video for the song "Never Enough" was recently filmed in Zlin, Czech Republic and will make its online debut soon. Tarja says: "I didn't want to make a traditional, boring lyric video for the song, so I am going to appear on the video not just the lyrics of the song…. This video is not what we can call the official first music video from my new album, but just an improved version of a lyric video. The filming took only couple hours with Martin, who worked also on directing my first solo live rock DVD, 'Act I'".
Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli, or simply Tarja, possesses one of the most unique voices in all of music. You obviously know her for the amazing work she did with NIGHTWISH, the band that decided to fire her via a letter (yes a letter), which obviously reflect the communication problems that the band is famous for.
While this obviously pissed Tarja off, today she sees it as a blessing in disguise. Following her departure from NIGHTWISH, she began her solo career and has never looked back. 2013 is smiling at Tarja, who became a mother last year, and has completed the recording sessions for her third solo studio album. Instead of us telling you about the progress of the album, we decided to give Tarja a call and get an update directly from. She also talks about IF there are any chances of her reuniting with NIGHTWISH. Here is her update:
Philip Anselmo, the kid from PANTERA, DOWN, SUPERJOINT RITUAL, etc, has announced that his first ever solo album will be furiously unleashed on July 16 via his own Housecore Records (MRI/Megaforce). Entitled 'Walk Through Exits Only', Anselmo's NEW sonic assault will be available digitally, on CD and on vinyl.
The album was produced by Anselmo along with Michael Thompson, and recorded at Philip's NOLA studio: Nodferatu's Lair. Anselmo's band THE ILLEGALS — guitarist Marzi Montazeri (ex-SUPERJOINT RITUAL) and drummer José Manuel Gonzales (WARBEAST) — were a big part of the musical journey that listeners will experience on 'Walk Through Exits Only'. The album's eight songs are as unstrained as it gets, from "Battalion Of Zero" to "Usurper's Bastard Rant", to the album's title track that goes against the grain and right through the exits. Brash, brutal guitars cut through punishing percussion as Anselmo screams with uncompromising ferocity and uncontainable fire.
"It wasn't about doing a paint-by-numbers Thrash or Heavy Metal record", Anselmo commented. "It's an angry album that only I could do. I don't see anybody else out there screaming about the same shit I'm screaming about. On this album, there isn't any wordplay, there isn't any hidden message, it's all right there in front of you." Anselmo and THE ILLEGALS will support the NEW album with a major North American tour planned for this summer. Anselmo, who is up for "Best Vocalist" at this year's Revolver Golden Gods awards, will make a special appearance at that event.
Recently, Marc Rizzo has released a NEW single called "Wicked Shatered" via a YouTube video (see below). The single will be available on iTunes, Amazon and other digital retailers very soon. The song is part of Rizzo's fourth solo album, which was recorded last year with producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris (HATEBREED, SUICIDE SILENCE, ALL THAT REMAINS, SHADOWS FALL, SOULFLY). Click HERE to legally download "Downside Up" Here is Marc Rizzo's impressive discography: - Committee of Thirteen: \m/ Self Titled (2004) (Phlamencore Records) - Ill Niño: \m/ Ill Niño EP (2000) (C.I.A. Records) \m/ Revolution Revolución (2001) (Roadrunner Records) \m/ Confession (2003) (Roadrunner Records) \m/ The Best of Ill Niño (2006) (Roadrunner Records) - Soulfly \m/ Prophecy (2004) (Roadrunner Records) \m/ Dark Ages (2005) (Roadrunner Records) \m/ Conquer (2008) (Roadrunner Records) \m/ Omen (2010) (Roadrunner Records) \m/ Enslaved (2012) (Roadrunner Records) - Solo \m/ Colossal Myopia (2006) (Shrapnel Records) \m/ The Ultimate Devotion (2007) (Shrapnel Records) \m/ Legionnaire (2010) (Phlamencore Records) - Cavalera Conspiracy \m/ Inflikted (2008) (Roadrunner Records) \m/ Blunt Force Trauma (2011) (Roadrunner Records) - Instructional DVDs with Rock House \m/ Metal Guitar- Mondern, Speed & Shred, level 1 & 2 Don't forget to catch Marc with SOULFLY on the "Maximum Cavalera" tour, also starring INCITE and LODY KONG:
New Jersey native Marc Rizzo became Max Cavalera's musical ally in
October of 2003 when he joined SOULFLY to record 'Prophecy'. Ever since
then Max and Marc have developed a signature sound that is recognized by
thousands of fans worldwide. Marc is also the co-founder of CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, the band that reunited Brazilian Heavy Music brothers Max
and Iggor Cavalera. What really made the difference between Rizzo and
former SOULFLY guitarists is that he not only has phenomenal guitar
skills, but he works very hard on making sure that his guitar sound
blends in perfectly with Max's ever-changing vision.
Today, Rizzo has released a NEW single called "Downside Up", via iTunes, Amazon and other digital retailers. The song is the first single off Rizzo's fourth solo album, which was recently recorded with producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris (HATEBREED, SUICIDE SILENCE, ALL THAT REMAINS, SHADOWS FALL, SOULFLY). Click HERE to legally download "Downside Up"
Here is Marc Rizzo's impressive discography:
- Committee of Thirteen:
\m/ Self Titled (2004) (Phlamencore Records)
- Ill Niño:
\m/ Ill Niño EP (2000) (C.I.A. Records)
\m/ Revolution Revolución (2001) (Roadrunner Records)
\m/ Confession (2003) (Roadrunner Records)
\m/ The Best of Ill Niño (2006) (Roadrunner Records)
Recently, Musik Universe chatted with SYSTEM OF A DOWN's front man Serj Tankian about the bands future plans. The interview took place on August 11 at this year's Heavy MTL festival at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
About writing NEW music:
The band has made it clear in recent interviews that no plans have yet been made for the group to begin work on a NEW studio album.
Future releases:
"I think we have about four or five unreleased tracks that we finished before. We need to talk about what to do with them, etc. But I would be very open to releasing, like, a greatest-hits record with a few [previously] unreleased tracks. However, we haven't really discussed it, so I don't wanna make a promise."
Solo project vs SYSTEM OF A DOWN:
"It's an interesting dynamic, I think, writing by yourself and writing with people. When you have a very focused idea, a very concrete kind of understanding of what you wanna present and have the skills and the ability to completely present it the exact way that you want to, it's much more conducive to do it yourself. If you have ideas that require other people's input to kind of make it something else than what you have, then a collaboration — whether it's with SYSTEM or anyone else for that matter — would be much smarter."
Serj Tankian from SYSTEM OF A DOWN never lets his musical creativity rest. His latest musical project 'Harakiri' (his third solo album) was released on July 10th via Reprise Records/Serjical Strike. "Harakiri", sold nearly 12,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 29 on The Billboard 200 chart.
Tankian recently took part in a press conference in Italy. Watch it right now!
Don't forget to catch Tankian on the upcoming SYSTEM OF A DOWN tour with DEFTONES. Here are the tour dates:
August 2, 2012: Susquehanna Bank Center – Philadelphia, PA*
August 4, 2012: PNC Center – Holmdel Township, NJ**
August 5, 2012: Nikon at Jones Beach – Wantagh, NY**
August 7, 2012: Verizon Center - Washington, DC*
August 9, 2012: Comcast Center – Boston, MA*
August 11, 2012: Heavy MTL Festival - Montreal, QC***
August 12, 2012: Heavy TO Festival – Toronto, ON***
August 14, 2012: DTE Energy Amphitheater – Detroit, MI*
August 15, 2012: Allstate Arena – Chicago, IL**
*Tickets go on sale at 10 AM May 4th.
**Tickets go on sale at 10 AM May 5th.
***Tickets now on sale.
Ramon Ortiz, the very talented guitarist of Crossover Metal bands PUYA and ANKLA, has just released his first solo album, 'Ortiz, you can grab crank it at the link below.
After many years in the music industry as a composer, musician and producer and touring U.S. and Latin America, Ortiz's solo album is one that will travel through the broadest musical landscapes. With equal emphasis on acoustic and electric guitars, vocal and instrumental sounds, it's a vast exploration through different music genres that define Ortiz's musical essence, with his guitar leading the whole way.
Ortiz states, "I'm really excited about this album. I feel I've paid homage to all my musical influences and roots while taking my sound, my playing and my fusion to an unprecedented level. All with the help of my long time music partner and friend, master drummer/percussionist Oscar Santiago."
"Ortiz" features guest appearances by several musicians, including a guitar duet with Ramon's father. Production was handled by Ramon, with Nick Page (THE DARKNESS) and Alexis Perez co-producing, recording and mixing on some of the tracks. Mastering duties were taken care of by Kingnaldo at Heretic Mute Studio.
Serj Tankian from SYSTEM OF A DOWN never lets his musical creativity rest. His next musical project? Serj will be releasing his third solo album entitled 'Harakiri' on July 10th. Recently, he presented the world his brand NEW lyric video for "Figure It Out", check it out below.
So what's up with SYSTEM OF A DOWN? DEFTONES and SYSTEM OF A DOWN have announced that they will be joining forces on what will be a series of live shows, that promise to be loud and dangerous! Below is the confirmed list of tour dates.
In celebration of the release of Tankian's NEW solo album and the return of SYSTEM OF THE DOWN, the dudes from Metalsucks interviewed Tankian. Here is what went down!
MS: "Million dollar question: why do we pretend that we don’t know [a lyric from "Figure It Out"?"
Tankian: [Laughs] "Well . . . that’s a good question. We pretend we don’t know because we’ve already accepted the pill; we’ve already taken the pill. Once we take a system for granted as what we know, as all that we know – then we can’t see the abuses in it because we can’t imagine a world without it. The abusive, kind of globalist hegemony that we’ve created with the WTO, World Bank, IMF and all these organizations in this type of system that it’s set for us — we’ve assumed for the last 30 years that this is the golden grail, but it’s not. We’re finally seeing the cracks in it and seeing how it’s creating huge disparity in classes, economic imbalance, and the environmental destruction that it’s adding to around the world. People are getting out on the streets saying “we’re not going to do this anymore”. So now we can see these cracks – now it’s okay to see them. If you’re referring to “Figure It Out,” which I know you are . . .
[Laughter]
"It’s interesting. I made it into a kind of comical political song where instead of grappling with the complexities of trying to figure out who is really responsible behind this — is it the government or a multinational corporation? — I made it simple; I said it’s one guy – you know, almost like “get him!” That’s the song. That’s why it’s repetitious. That’s why it’s quirky, but at the same time it drives the point that CEOs are the disease. But we could be the CEOs too; it’s not that far off. In other words, this is the system that we’ve accepted to be true and that we all aspire to that’s created this mess —not one person, obviously.
"I think it would be pretty hard to miss the message! Getting a little bit deeper into “Figure It Out,” it’s hard to miss that it’s a very big departure stylistically from your last work, Imperfect Harmonies, which was a very intensively layered, carefully orchestrated album. This has a much more stripped down, up-tempo kind of punk-y vibe to it. I almost get kind of a “Paranoid” Black Sabbath feel from the riffs. What was driving this change in direction?
"Well, I never want to make the same record again – so I’ll start there. Elect the Dead was the first record for me without a rock band. It was like, “how do I make a rock record without a rock band” as a new experience? I think it was successful in that way. Imperfect Harmonies was about making a brand new sound that I had never heard before. At the time, I had just done the Elect the Dead Symphony so I was very much into the orchestral vibe. I wanted to make the orchestra be like the guitar in my production and do almost like a film score kind of a record – which I did. I think that it’s unique and cool in that sense. With this one, this is like the fastest record that I have ever written, and, like you said, it’s up-tempo and punk themed. It’s different than both of them. It’s far different than Imperfect Harmonies and Elect the Dead obviously because they’re both rock records. The next one will be different as well because the next one will be Jazz-Iz Christ." [Laughs]
MS: "[laughs] Jazz-Iz Christ?"
Tankian: "Yeah, it’s a jazz record that we finished called Jazz-Iz Christ. I also finished my first actual symphony without vocals– it’s called Orca — and I finished an electronic record called Fucktronic that’s a duo with Jimmy [Urine] from Mindless Self Indulgence. It’s a British gangster kind of film without visuals. It’s a concept record."
MS: "That’s a lot in the works for 2012, between everything that you’ve just described – the four albums and the touring that’s coming up this summer. This has to be a pretty intense, to say the least, year for you."
Tankian: "So far it has been. Last year was probably my busiest year, but this year is turning out to be just as busy if not worse." [Laughs]
MS: "That’s what you call a high quality problem."
Tankian: "Yeah, it is a good problem. I love what I do. Sometimes you get tired and you’re overwhelmed, but otherwise I love it."
MS: "So the new album – the first new album to be specific – is called Harakiri (out July 10th)— where exactly does samurai-style ritual suicide fit into this record?"
Tankian: "The first song was the title track that I wrote after experiencing the global disappearance of bird and fish species that we experienced in January of 2011. Millions of birds and fish died right before the Japanese nuclear meltdown and tsunami stuff. You look at all of this, you’re like “wait a minute, this is not normal. Something is really off here”. For me, there was something very strong, symbolic and ominous about the disappearance of all these species. The first song that I wrote came from that experience and trying to find what it meant to me. The rest of the songs came after, and pretty quickly, I might say. They’re not all tied to the concept of Harakiri, which is, like you said, Japanese suicide . . . respectful suicide of the Japanese by cutting the belly. If you look at the time that we’re living in for the past threee years you can easily affix the term “harakiri” on different songs. You can call “Reality TV” cultural harakiri. You can call “Figure It Out” political harakiri."
MS: "As our conversation has already more than hinted, Harakiri is a record that is very deeply concerned with political and social themes which have always been present to varying degrees in your work across different projects. With this in mind: how do you keep these consistent messages fresh in peoples’ minds without getting to the point where you’re rehashing something or beating people over the head with an ideology? Is it even possible?"
Tankian: "That’s a good question, actually – one of the best I’ve heard. I’m not exactly sure what the answer to that is. I think the way that I describe things either has a certain… for example, “Figure It Out” has a certain humorous kind of anecdote to it even though it’s a political song. I think that’s what makes the pill more easily swallow-able—swallowable."
[Laughter]
MS: "You invented a new word."
Tankian: "Yeah, right – swallowed. I think there are variations of themes — whether they’re ecological or philosophical — that are a little different than what I’ve done before with System and Elect the Dead. As people, we grow and mature. If right now I asked you to write a paragraph about music, it would be different than something you would have written six years ago and definitely twenty years ago.
"Serj Tankian - Harakiri..."
MS: "Very true; I wouldn’t have known much of anything 20 years ago."
[Laughter]
Tankian: "That’s what I mean – you’ve progressed."
MS: "Gotcha. I think Daron once said that one of the X factors for System of a Down’s roster was that “we don’t just do songs about politics, we also write songs about prostitution.”
Tankian: "Right. That’s not very different either."
MS: "Switching gears a little bit, you are going on tour this summer with System on a pretty awesome bill with the Deftones."
Tankian: "Yeah, I’m looking forward to it."
MS: "What inspired you guys to reunite just recently? What is it about right now that gave you the impetus to do this again?"
Tankian: "That’s a good question. I don’t know. It just felt right to get together and start playing. We had a blast when we did four different tours on four different continents last year – rather three last year and one this year. The shows have been really great, and I think we’re playing tighter than we ever have in our career. We’ve been having a blast with each other on stage. I guess it was the right time."
MS: "Have you had a chance to write yet with the guys again?"
Tankian: "No. System has not been writing."
MS: "Has your approach evolved or changed at all in playing or putting a live set together with them? Has the way that you interact together musically changed from where you were in the Mezmerize/Hypnotize era?"
Tankian: "I don’t really know. I don’t think so. I would say probably not. I think the reason we’re playing better is because over the years, everyone keeps playing their music to become better musicians. Not having played together, it’s exciting to play together and that excitement comes out in the music."
MS: "What can we expect set-wise? In terms of songs or anything else that can’t be categorized under the broad term “set list”?"
Tankian: "We haven’t started rehearsals for that tour yet, so I can’t really tell you. Whatever we end up putting on the set list usually ends up changing by the third show." [Laughs]
MS: "It’ll be a little different each time."
Tankian: "Yeah. It’ll surprise us. Once in a while Daron will start up a song and I’ll go “hmm, we haven’t rehearsed that in the last six years” and then we jump into it. It’s fun. We keep it exciting for ourselves."
This Tuesday (May 22), legendary guitar icon Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) and his solo band — Myles Kennedy (Vocals), Brent Fitz (Drums) and Todd Kerns (Bass) — broadcasted their sold-out concert this past Tuesday (May 22) from Irving Plaza in New York City exclusively on the NEW Livestream. You can now watch clips from the show below.
The group's setlist was as follows:
01. Mean Bone (SLASH'S SNAKEPIT song)
02. Dirty Little Thing (VELVET REVOLVER song)
03. Nightrain (GUNS N' ROSES song)
04. One Last Thrill
05. Back From Cali
06. Ghost
07. Standing in the Sun
08. Rocket Queen (GUNS N' ROSES song)
09. Doctor Alibi
10. Speed Parade (SLASH'S SNAKEPIT song)
11. Apocalyptic Love
12. Watch This
13. Starlight
14. Just Like Anything (SLASH'S SNAKEPIT song)
15. Halo
16. You're a Lie
17. Sweet Child O' Mine (GUNS N' ROSES song)
18. Slither (VELVET REVOLVER song)
Encore:
19. By the Sword
20. Paradise City (GUNS N' ROSES song)
SLASH's North American Tour (Remaining tour dates):
- May 25: Rocklahoma in Pryor, OK
- May 26: Route 66 Casino in Albuquerque, NM
- Jun 08: Donington Park - Download Festival in England, United Kingdom
- Jun 11: Hockey Park in Monchengladbach, Germany
- Jun 12: Max-Schmeling-Halle in Berlin, Germany
- Jun 20: Stechert Arena in Bamberg, Germany
- Jun 23: Arena Fiera Milano - GODS OF METAL in Milan, Italy
Philip Anselmo is a non stop music machine. When he is not busy with his supergroup DOWN, he is taking care of business at Housecore Records (Anselmo's label). Somehow, he also has time to create NEW music via his various side projects. Recently, Loudwire.com chatted with PANTERA's frontman to talk about the 20th anniversary reissue of 'Vulgar Display Of Power' (available now), as well as the new series of EP's by DOWN. He also broke the news about his NEW solo project. Here are some excerpts of the interview.
“We just finished an EP, yes,” Anselmo told Loudwire.” That is done. It’s mastered, done, finished. I’m waiting on Pepper [Keenan's] artwork so I can take a good look at that. We’ll be doing a short [tour] run … this month. 10 days out in tertiary markets, to get our sea legs under us, so we can be ready for touring this fall. Expect that record no later mid-summer or early, early, early fall at the f—ing latest.”
He acknowledged that reports on a series of DOWN EPs “is a bunch of talk and f—ing ideas. They are good ideas, nonetheless. DOWN, the way I describe it, it is a genre band. When you are in a genre band, there are rules. There are borders you cannot cross. You have to be true to the genre itself. It is a subgenre within a subgenre within a subgenre. Southern Black Sabbath slash doom slash a million different things but it’s really one thing. As for the EPs, the other material, we’ve spoken about, this, that, the other, but as far as sitting down and doing it, we only have one in the can.”
About his solo album: “My solo record is recorded and has one more mix to go,” he said. The project will be called, simply, Philip H. Anselmo, and the album title is ‘Walk Through Exits Only'. It is the most deadly motherf—ing thing I have done. I cannot wait for people to hear it. If you like what I do or what I have done, this might be on of your up and coming favorites. I found a guitar player that is just out of his mind. I’ve actually known him for a long time, as long as Dime. Dime gave his respect to him, as well, and he is a great, sweet guy.”
Down's NEW EP will feature the following songs in no particular order:
- 'Levitation'
- 'Witchtripper'
- 'The Misfortune Teller'
- 'The Curse Is A Lie'
- 'Open Coffins'
- 'This Work Is Timeless'
DOWN US Tour With HAARP & RED FANG:
May: 18 - Broussard, LA - The Station 19 - Huntsville, AL - The Crossroads 20 - Columbus, OH - Rock On The Range 21 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel 23 - Little Rock, AR - Juanitas 25 - Memphis, TN - New Daisy Theatre 26 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live 27 - Shreveport, LA - Municipal Auditorium 29 - Pensacola, FL - Vinyl Music Hall 30 - Charleston, SC - Music Farm
June: 1 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - The Culture Room 2 - Tampa, FL - Scion Rock Fest
Legendary guitarist SLASH, has a new single entitled "You're A Lie" and a music video to go with it! The video was filmed in the beginning of April at Lot 28 (Universal Studios) in California. The video was directed by Anthony Leonardi III. Leonardi is also helming the first feature film produced by Slash, called "Nothing To Fear", which was recently picked up for distribution by Anchor Bay Entertainment.
"Nothing To Fear" is the first of a proposed series of horror films produced by SLASH's company, called Slasher Films, which he launched last year in partnership with two other producers. The film began shooting in March in Louisiana, with Anne Heche and others confirmed for the cast.
"You're A Lie" comes off SLASH's second solo album, "Apocalyptic Love", due on May 22 via his own label Dik Hayd International distributed through EMI.
"'You're A Lie' is the second song I brought to the band in 2011 during the last tour," explains SLASH. "We worked on it at soundcheck somewhere, I can't remember where. It's gone through some minor changes along the way, mainly the chorus. But for the most part, it's remained true to its original arrangement. I can't wait to play this live."
Starting today, Tuesday May 15, you can listen to "Apocalyptic Love" for the first time in its entirety on RollingStone.com.
SLASH is scheduled to present his brand NEW record in New York City’s Irving Plaza on May 22, the same day in which 'Apocalyptic Love' comes out! SLASH and his bandmates — Myles Kennedy (vocals), Brent Fitz (drums) and Todd Kerns (bassz) — are set to broadcast their live sold-out concert from Irving Plaza in New York City exclusively on the NEW Livestream. The full concert will air live on Tuesday, May 22 at 10:15 p.m. EDT at this location. Follow the page to be notified when the concert is about to go live.
SLASH's North American Tour (Remaining tour dates):
- May 16: Orpheum Theater in Madison, WI
- May 17: Orbit Room in Grand Rapids, MI
- May 19: Columbus Crew Stadium - Rock on the Range in Columbus, OH
- May 20: Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, NJ
- May 22: Irving Plaza in New York City, NY
- May 25: Rocklahoma in Pryor, OK
- May 26: Route 66 Casino in Albuquerque, NM
- Jun 08: Donington Park - Download Festival in England, United Kingdom
- Jun 11: Hockey Park in Monchengladbach, Germany
- Jun 12: Max-Schmeling-Halle in Berlin, Germany
- Jun 20: Stechert Arena in Bamberg, Germany
- Jun 23: Arena Fiera Milano - GODS OF METAL in Milan, Italy
Last month, shredder extraordinaire JEFF LOOMIS released his sophomore solo album, 'Plains Of Oblivion', a record that had surprisingly strong chart presence for a mostly instrumental shred record.
Recently, JEFF LOOMIS teamed up with Guitar World to share his shredding skills with fans. A guitar lesson for "The Ultimatum" has been posted on Guitar World, demonstrating how to play the lead guitar part of the song. "The Ultimatum" is from the above-mentioned release, 'Plains of Oblivion'.
Serj Tankian from SYSTEM OF A DOWN never lets his musical creativity rest. His next musical project? Serj will be releasing his third solo album entitled 'Harakiri' on July 10th. Today, he is presenting the world his brand NEW lyric video for "Figure It Out", check it out below.
So what's up with SYSTEM OF A DOWN? DEFTONES and SYSTEM OF A DOWN are proud to announce that they will
be joining forces on what will be a series of live shows, that promise
to be loud and dangerous! Here is the confirmed list of tour dates:
August 2, 2012: Susquehanna Bank Center – Philadelphia, PA*
August 4, 2012: PNC Center – Holmdel Township, NJ**
August 5, 2012: Nikon at Jones Beach – Wantagh, NY**
August 7, 2012: Verizon Center - Washington, DC*
August 9, 2012: Comcast Center – Boston, MA*
August 11, 2012: Heavy MTL Festival - Montreal, QC***
August 12, 2012: Heavy TO Festival – Toronto, ON***
August 14, 2012: DTE Energy Amphitheater – Detroit, MI*
August 15, 2012: Allstate Arena – Chicago, IL**
*Tickets go on sale at 10 AM May 4th.
**Tickets go on sale at 10 AM May 5th.
***Tickets now on sale.
On his latest musical creation 'Apocalyptic Love', Slash — along with and his bandmates Myles Kennedy (vocals), Brent Fitz (drums) and Todd Kerns (bass) — teamed up with producer Eric Valentine, who also produced the Slash's debut solo album. All the songs were written together by Slash and Kennedy, and cameras have been rolling throughout the entire making of the album. Check out some exclusive behind-the-scenes videos right now.
'Apocalyptic Love', the NEW Slash album is set to be released on May 22nd via Slash's own label Dik Hayd International distributed through EMI and it will be the followup to his 2010 debut album, "Slash", and his November 2011 first-ever live solo album, the two-CD/DVD set "Made In Stoke 24/7/11".
SLASH's North American Tour:
- Mar 23: The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto, Canada
- Apr 11: Club Nokia - Revolver Golden Gods Award Show in Los Angeles, CA
- May 03: Rams Head Live in Baltimore, MD
- May 05: Rockingham Speedway - Carolina Rebellion in Rockingham, NC
- May 07: Hard Rock Live in Orlando, FL Tickets
- May 10: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino - Hard Rock Live in Biloxi, MS
- May 13: Central Iowa Expo - LazerFest Boone, IA
- May 14: The Brick in Minneapolis, MN
- May 16: Orpheum Theater in Madison, WI
- May 17: Orbit Room in Grand Rapids, MI
- May 19: Columbus Crew Stadium - Rock on the Range in Columbus, OH
- May 20: Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, NJ
- May 25: Rocklahoma in Pryor, OK
- May 26: Route 66 Casino in Albuquerque, NM
- Jun 08: Donington Park - Download Festival in England, United Kingdom
- Jun 11: Hockey Park in Monchengladbach, Germany
- Jun 12: Max-Schmeling-Halle in Berlin, Germany
- Jun 20: Stechert Arena in Bamberg, Germany
- Jun 23: Arena Fiera Milano - GODS OF METAL in Milan, Italy
