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Last week, Zakk Wylde announced a series of very special book release events for his NEW book "Bringing Metal to the Children: The Complete Berzerker’s Guide to World Tour Domination" that will take place at The Iridium in New York City. Here is a word fromZakk:
"An Evening with Yours Truly a/k/a The Book Tour of Doom June 11 & 12 NYC! 2 shows per night."
In celebration of the release of his book "Bringing Metal to the Children: The Complete Berzerker’s Guide to World Tour Domination", Zakk launched his very own YouTube series. Here is a video featuring Zakk showing the world his guitar rig.
Zakk Wylde never stops! His latest book "Bringing Metal to the Children: The Complete Berzerker’s Guide to World Tour Domination" is available now in paperback via William Morrow.
In the book, Zakk shares what really goes on behind tour bus windows and
stage doors.
"If you’ve ever wanted to know what it’s really like to tour with a
big-time metal group, this is the definitive statement," wrote Guitar World Editor-in-Chief Brad Tolinski in his original column about the book.
"While most rock bios focus on the 'sensitive inner-workings' of the
artist, Zakk dispenses with all that comedy and gets down to the
drinking, the vomiting, the disgusting pranks and non-stop jackass
behavior that describes actual touring life.
"Or, as he explains in the book’s intro, “You lucky motherfuckers are
gonna learn what it takes to tear through shows on the road in pure
Black Label fashion, rollin’ though hell and destroying everything in
your path.”
Wylde has just announced a series of very special book release events on June 11th and 12th at The Iridium in New York City. Here is a word fromZakk: "An
Evening with Yours Truly a/k/a The Book Tour of Doom June 11 & 12
NYC! 2 shows per night."
Finland's music revolutionaries Apocalyptica will once again present a novelty – for the first time in the
band’s history, the globally successful cello rockers are going on tour
with a classical orchestra. The ambitious production with the
prestigious Finnish “Avanti! Orchestra” will premier in March of 2014.
Apocalyptica have played over 1,000 concerts in more than 50 countries,
released 7 studio albums and worked with renowned artists like Corey
Taylor (Slipknot), Gavin Rossdale (Bush), Dave Lombardo (Slayer), Ville
Valo (HIM), and Till Lindemann (Rammstein), just to mention a few. The university graduate
musicians, whose signature feature is to constantly explore uncharted
territory, started to blend rock and metal with classical music in the
early nineties, celebrating worldwide success until today.
In 2014, Apocalyptica will go on tour with a classical orchestra for the
first time in their career. The collaboration with the Finnish “Avanti!
Orchestra” is a long-cherished project, premiering in Finland live next
March. The set will solely consist of instrumentally performed
Apocalyptica songs, especially arranged for the band and the 25-piece
orchestra. Following shows in Finland, the tour will proceed to Russia,
Germany, Poland, Belarus and the Baltic states. Presales for these
unique live events will commence from May 23rd – for now, tickets will
be available via Apocalyptica.com exclusively.
Following his fantastic London Garage show this past November, Scott Ian from ANTHRAX will be joining forces with Metal Hammer for a very unique full spoken-word tour. Arriving to the U.K. this May and June, the 16-date trek, dubbed "Speaking Words", will give him a chance to spill out many of the stories he has collected during his 30-plus-year career. A video teaser can be seen below.
Commented Ian: "I guarantee everyone who comes to my show will have a good time. There’s a saying, ‘there’s no story so good a drink won’t make it better’. My stories, plus drink, equals killer night out. Besides, don’t you want to know how tomato sauce can kill any STD? I have the answers."
Dates include:
May
24 - Oxford, England - O2 Academy
25 - Cardiff, England - The Gate
26 - Gloucester, England - Guildhall
27 - Plymouth, England - White Rabbit
28 - York, England - The Dutchess
29 - Rugby, England - The Vault
June
2 - Stoke, England - Underground
3 - Manchester, England - Sound Control
4 - Newcastle, England - The Cluny
5 - Glasgow, Scotland - The Arches
6 - Cork, Ireland - Cyprus Avenue
7 - Belfast, Ireland - Limelight
8 - Dublin, Ireland - Button Factory
10 - Bournemouth, England - O2 Academy
11 - London, England - The Garage
According toTheprp.com, there has been a strong rumor going around in regards that AVENGED SEVENFOLD, DEFTONES, and GHOST B.C. are planning to join forceson a full fledged North American tour this Fall. As soon as this tour is confirmed, you will be the first to know!
“After the last Deep Purple record came seven years of blissful touring. Then the phone rang… NOW What ?!” (Ian Gillan) - NOW What ?! has been produced by Bob Ezrin, one of the most important rock producers of all time (Pink Floyd, Alice Cooper, Kiss and many others) - NOW What ?! features 11 new songs. - NOW What ?! was recorded with no musical rules… and it shows a modern and fresh production… to the point that Deep Purple have never sounded so close to the spirit of the 70s in the last 20 years as they do NOW. - NOW What ?! has the excellence and elegance of 'Perfect Strangers' and the wild freedom of 'Made in Japan'. - NOW What ?! will also be released as a limited edition with a bonus DVD featuring Deep Purple discussing the NEW album and one bonus studio cover version. - NOW What ?! will be released as double vinyl LP. - NOW What ?! is also the name of the World Tour to be announced shortly. - NOW What ?! will be released in Germany on April 26th. Worldwide release dates can be found at www.deeppurple-nowwhat.com which will be updated daily with news, lyrics, photos & more.
The first taste of NOW What ?! will be the release of a double A-side single on March 29th (as a limited and numbered vinyl 7“, CD single and digital download). 7“ VINYL (limited to 1000 numbered copies):
- Side A: “Hell To Pay“ (radio edit)- Side B: “All The Time in The World“ (radio mix – edit)
- CD SINGLE:
1) “All The Time in The World“ (radio mix – edit)
2) “Hell To Pay“ (radio edit)
3) Perfect Strangers (bonus track live)
4) Rapture Of The Deep (bonus track live)
Stay tuned for more DEEP PURPLE news! Related links: Deep Purple
Following his fantastic London Garage show this past November, Scott Ian from ANTHRAX will be joining forces with Metal Hammer for a very unique full spoken-word tour. Arriving to the U.K. this May and June, the 16-date trek, dubbed "Speaking Words", will give him a chance to spill out many of the stories he has collected during his 30-plus-year career. A video teaser can be seen below: "It's something I've always wanted to do, and I've always been trying to figure out how can I do this, how would I ever make this possible," he recently told Decibel magazine. "I've seen [Henry] Rollins do it all these years; I saw Rollins, maybe on the first time he ever did a tour I went to see what it was going to be about. I mean, I am a huge fan of Rollins' music and I had read all his books at the time, so I really knew that he had a point of view and something he needed to express and he did it really well. It's something that I always wanted to do and I finally had the opportunity this year; doing this one-off show in London. I was approached by the band's agent, who basically put it together, and asked, 'Are you interested in doing this?' And I said, 'Absolutely. I've been kinda waiting for this to happen but I didn't know how to kick-start it.' I did the one show in London and I enjoyed myself so much, I had such a good time with it that I was like, 'Can I do more of this? How do we do more of this?' They came back and said, 'There's a lot of interest in it, do you wanna do a tour?' I was like, 'Sign me up! Let's find a window when it works and go and do it.'" Asked where he got the material from and whether it was something that he had sketched out in advance, Scott said: "No! I did absolutely zero rehearsal. I didn't even know how to prepare for it, truthfully. The show was booked months in advance, and I had all these months to think about it, and think, 'Okay, I'm going to put a whole show together… ' Because I am friends with a lot of stand-up comedians and a lot of writers, and I am a big fan of comedy and certainly live stand-up comedy. I've seen my friends do it and I think that it's the most challenging thing in the world just to sit down, write jokes, get on stage and make people laugh. I mean, I think that's the hardest thing in the entertainment industry. It doesn't get any more raw than that, and I am certainly not a joke writer nor am I a stand-up comedian, but I just feel that my life is, in so many ways, ridiculous. The last 32 years of my life spent in a metal band; I've got so many stories, whether it's shit that I've done, people that I've met, stories that I know from other people… I've kinda been in this bubble for so long. I sit around in bars with my friends and I'll get around to telling stories, as we all do, and most of my friends are in this industry or connected to it somehow, so we all have stories and we all sit down and tell stories to each other and crack each other up. I always felt that people need to hear this stuff. This shit is hilarious. It's just a really fun thing for me to do, to relate to people on that level. That's what it is. That's what the material is; it's shit that I have been through in my life." Via Blabbermouth
According to TheHighwayStar.com, members of DEEP PURPLE joined forces in a Russian studio to rehearse for their upcoming tour (Tour dates & tickets HERE). Bassist Roger Glover spoke to ITAR-TASS. Here are the highlights of this conversation:
- There are 14 tracks ready for the new album, probably 11 or 12 of them will pass the final selection and end up being released.
- Release date being considered is somewhere in mid-February 2013.
- There are several album titles being considered, but for now they shall remain secret.
- Regarding connection with Bob Ezrin: Steve Morse met him back when he was in Kansas.
- The band wanted to perform new tracks on this tour, but its management and the record company opposed due to fear of reduced record sales.
As previously reported, DEEP PURPLE is among 15 finalists for induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame's Class Of 2013.
For
the first time, the public gets to vote alongside the artists,
historians and music industry insiders of the Rock Hall voting body.
From now until December 5, fans can vote on RollingStone.com
for the nominees they'd like to see inducted. The top five acts will
comprise a "fan's ballot" that will count as one of the more than 600
ballots that determine the Class Of 2013. The results will be announced
in mid-December.
The April 18, 2013 event is set for Nokia
Theater in Los Angeles, marking the first time the ceremony will be held
in the city since 1993. HBO will tape the show for broadcast at a later date.
Currently on the road in North America for their first US tour in five years, Gothic/Doom Metallers PARADISE LOST are now premiering their NEW video for "Fear Of Impending Hell". Taken from their recently released 13th studio album, 'Tragic Idol', "Fear Of Impending Hell" was directed and produced by the band's own Steve Edmondson (bass) and features clips of live performances and behind-the-scenes footage. Here is the music video for PARADISE LOST's "Fear Of Impending Hell" (courtesy of Loudwire.com):
If you still haven't heard PARADISE LOST's Tragic Idol, please visit DecibelMagazine.com for the exclusive album stream. To purchase the album, head over to iTunes for a digital copy or CM Distro for a CD.
PARADISE LOST joins co-headliners DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT and
KATATONIA on the current "Epic Kings & Idols Tour" across North
America. All remaining dates for the "Epic Kings & Idols Tour" are
below.
- Sept. 19: Toronto, ON at Opera House
- Sept. 20: Montreal, QC at Cafe Campus
- Sept. 21: Worcester, MA at Palladium
- Sept. 22: Philadelphia, PA at TLA
- Sept. 23: New York, NY at Irving Plaza
- Sept. 24: Baltimore, MD at Rams Head Live
PARADISE LOST live 2012:
- Oct. 3: Lisbon, Portugal at Paradise Garage
- Oct. 4: Porto, Portugal at Hard Club
- Oct. 5: Madrid, Spain at Penélope
- Oct. 6: Barcelona, Spain at Razzmatazz
- Oct. 8: Milano, Italy at Alcatraz
- Oct. 9: Ciampino, Italy at Orion
- Oct. 11: Graz, Austria at PPC
- Oct. 12: Straubing, Germany at Metal Invasion Festival
- Oct. 13: Lausanne, Switzerland at Les Docks
- Oct. 14: Ljubljana, Slovenia at Kino Siska
- Oct. 15: Zagreb, Croatia at Boogaloo Club
- Oct. 17: Kosice, Slovakia at Collosseum Club
- Oct. 18: Krakow, Poland at Mega Club
- Oct. 19: Warsaw, Poland at Proxima
- Oct. 20: Brno, Czech Republic at Klub Fleda
- Dec. 3-7: Miami, FL at Barge To Hell
TERROR is currently touring the world in support of their latest release, 'Keepers Of The Faith', hitting North America this month with BANE, NAYSAYER, and ROTTING OUT before heading over to Europe, then Ireland and the UK this fall-- but their impending stop in the Czech Republic has now been cancelled. In regards to this cancellation, TERROR comments:
"TERROR is going to cancel their show in the Czech Republic this month. We feel obligated to stand up for Randy Blythe. This situation seems to be taken too lightly. Randy comes from Punk and Hardcore roots, just like TERROR. He still supports underground music and has always supported TERROR-- even singing on stage alongside us when we play Richmond. This hits really close to home for us having members of the band and our crew from the hometown of LAMB OF GOD.
"We love our Czech fans very much and have amazing shows there, but we need to 'stick tight' to our friend Randy, which is why we have chosen to cancel the show. As a band that could easily be in this same position at any given show, we don't think we can play there and act like this is OK - it isn't.
"This is bigger than a hashtag or a clever t-shirt-- we as a community need to take action and speak up. Free Randy Blythe."
North American tour dates feat. BANE, NAYSAYER, ROTTING OUT:
7/21--Santa Barbara, CA--Earl Warren Showgrounds - Sound & Fury Fest
7/22--Mesa, AZ--The Underground
7/23--Albuquerque, NM--Gasworks
7/24--Denver, CO--Marquis Theatre
7/26--San Antonio, TX--The Ten Eleven
7/27--Dallas, TX--Trees
7/28--Little Rock, AR--Downtown Music Hall
7/29--Atlanta, GA--Drunken Unicorn
7/30--St. Louis, MO--The Firebird
7/31--Omaha, NE--Sokol Underground
8/1--Minneapolis, MN--Triple Rock
8/2--Chicago, IL--Bottom Lounge
8/3--Milwaukee, WI--The Rave Bar
8/4--Detroit, MI--Magic Stick
8/5--Cleveland Heights, OH--Grog Shop
8/6--Buffalo, NY--The Funeral Home
8/7--Worcester, MA--Upstairs @ The Palladium
8/8--Albany, NY--Bogies
8/9--Philadelphia, PA--Union Transfer - This is Hardcore Festival
European tour dates feat. NAYSAYER, BRUTALITY WILL PREVAIL:
11.08. Torgau - Endelss Summer Open Air (Germany)
12.08. Ieper - Ieper Fest (Belgium)
13.08. Aschaffenburg - Der Katakombe (Germany)
14.08. Osabrück - Bastard Club (Germany)
15.08. Saarbrücken - Garage (Germany)
16.08. Alsfeld - Ehrlich und Laut Festival (Germany)
17.08. Dinkelsbühl - Summer Breeze (Germany)
18.08. Tolmin - Punk Rock Holidays (Slovenia)
19.08. Wien - Arena (Austria)
20.08. Ostrava - Barrak Music Club (Czech Republic)
21.08. Warsaw - Punk & Radio Luxembourg (Poland)
22.08. Gdynia - Ucho (Poland)
23.08. Hannover - Musikzentrum (Germany)
24.08. Wörrstadt - NOAF (Germany)
25.08. Köln - Essigfabrik (Germany)
26.08. Eindhoven - Dynamo (Netherlands)
27.08. Rostock - tba (Germany) + RISK IT!
28.08. Hamburg - Logo (Germany)
29.08. Copenhagen - Beta (Denmark)
30.08. Gothenburg - Fängelset (Sweden)
31.08. Stockholm - Kulturhuset (Sweden)
01.09. Herning - Minor Festival (Denmark)
TERROR have now posted the full, uncut version of the previously released documentary about front-man Scott Vogel and TERROR. Originally posted as a series, fans can now view the entire movie from start to finish. Focusing on Vogel's early bands, plus the history of TERROR from the band's formation through the making of their latest album, 'Keepers Of The Faith', this special documentary is a must-see for any TERROR fan. Watch it below!
TERROR will be on tour in North America, Australia, New Zealand and Europe this summer, appearing at various festivals as well as hitting the road with BANE, NAYSAYER, and ROTTING OUT in July/August. All upcoming tour dates are below, so check to see when they'll be coming to a city near you!
Megadeth's leader, Dave Mustaine, recently sat down with Spin.com and gave them a tour of the room where he keeps his most priceless possessions. During the video segment, Mustaine also talked about his religious background and his recent neck injury.
Some of this possessions include:
- AC/DC's "Let There Be Rock": "I used to sell pot, and this girl who worked at a record store would pay me in albums. I remember putting this one on — the first song is called "Go Down" and the cover shows the scruffiest-looking hooligans I'd ever seen. I thought, "This is my band." It changed my life."
- Crossbow: "When we moved [to San Diego] from Arizona, my son Justis and I wanted to have a sport that we did together, so I got him a plastic bow and he was like, "Dad, this sucks — I want a real one." He's really good with this thing. We almost got a compound bow, but that's too serious. I don't wanna be Ted Nugent."
- Shofar: "I was raised as a Jehovah's Witness, rebelled by doing witchcraft, and got into all kinds of bad stuff before I saw a cross on a hill one day and said, "What've I got to lose?" [Mustaine is now a Christian.] But my mom is Jewish, and on holidays I blow this ram's horn to get rid of bad spirits."
In other Megadeth news, in late January the band will be headlining "Gigantour" 2012, also performing during this North American trek will be Motörhead, Volbeat, and Lacuna Coil! Here are the tour dates!
January:
26 – Susquehanna Bank Center – Camden, NJ
27 – Mohegan Sun Arena – Uncasville, CT
28 – Theater at Madison Square Garden – New York, NY
29 – Tsongas Arena – Lowell, MA
February:
1 – Glens Falls Civic Center – Glens Falls, NY
2 – Colisee Pepsi – Quebec City, QC
3 – Bell Centre – Montreal, QC
5 – K-Rock Centre – Kingston, ON
7 – General Motors Centre – Oshawa, ON
8 – Copps Coliseum – Hamilton, ON
9 – Palace of Auburn Hills – Auburn Hills, MI
10 – Aragon Ballroom – Chicago, IL
12 – Eagles Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI
14 – Myth – St. Paul, MN
16 – Prairieland – Saskatoon, SK
17 – Shaw Conference Centre – Edmonton, AB
18 – Big 4 Building – Calgary, AB
20 – Abbotsford Ent & Sports Centre – Abbotsford, BC
21 – Showare Center – Kent, WA
23 – Event Center at San Jose State University – San Jose, CA
24 – Gibson Amphitheatre – Universal City, CA
25 – Comerica Theatre – Phoenix, AZ
26 – Tingley Coliseum – Albuquerque, NM
28 – The Fillmore Auditorium – Denver, CO
Ever since the tragic passing of Slipknot's bassist Paul Gray in May of 2010, the future of Slipknot has been one of the biggest mysteries within the Heavy Music world. While the band did make a triumphant return to Europe this summer, where they headlined the Sonisphere Festival show in Knebsworth, England, the remaining members of Slipknot are taking their time and are strategically planning every step the band takes after the passing of # 2.
The big question that every single maggot has is when and if Slipknot is going to record a new album. On a recent interview with Kerrang Magazine vocalist Corey Taylor made it clear that Slipknot is not ready to enter the studio anytime soon.
"It's still too soon. At least that's how I feel. I'm not ready to make a Slipknot album. I think there will be a day when we do. But for me, doing it now wouldn't make sense. You can't do a three-week tour then jump into the studio, especially after something like this. It makes more sense to do a few more tours and reconnect as a band first. If we jumped right in, it wouldn't be about the absence. It would be about the rest of us. We were the nine, but there's a piece missing. We should allow people to pay their respects before we come out with new music. We should do this right."
To this drummer Joey Jordison added:
"We're a family, and losing a family member sucks. But you can't help that, but you need to move on and I think that what we're gonna do might be the most powerful thing that we've ever created."
Slipknot's last record, "All Hope Is Gone", was released in 2008. So for now, we suggest you crank it up, since we are all going to have to wait for a new Slipknot album.
As far as touring plans, both Corey Taylor and Shawn Crahan confirmed last week that Slipknot are planning a US tour for Spring of 2012. Stay tuned for more Slipknot news!
