MACHINE HEAD: Update On Bass Player Search

Recently, MACHINE HEAD announced that their bassist Adam Duce is no longer part of the Bay Area Thrash Metallers. Robb Flynn and the boys are currently holding auditions for a fill in bassist as they partake at these years Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. Here is an update from the band regarding their search for their NEW bassist:

"Machine Head would like to thank all of the people who have submitted YouTube clips so far, we want you all to know that we’ve watched all of your videos, and while there may not have been an initial confirmation/reply that your video was received, we have been going through each of the many submissions one-by-one. We will continue taking submissions until next Friday, April 19th, at which point we will stop accepting submissions, select candidates and begin tryouts.

"If you want to submit your clips but have not yet done so, make sure you do before next Friday. Videos can be set to private with the only allowed viewer set to the audition e-mail address (MHBassAuditions@gmail.com), should you choose.

"Remember, you are being asked to play bass AND sing. Anyone who is not also singing in their clips will unfortunately have to be overlooked, so if you’re going through the instrumental effort, give the singing a shot!

"Thanks to everyone for all of the submissions so far, your time and effort is sincerely appreciated."

    - Machine Head 


The band is currently busy writing music for the follow-up to 2011's 'Unto The Locust'. A late 2013 release is projected. Here is an update from Robb Flynn.

Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival tour dates for 2013 are as follows:
 
- 06/29/13: San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino, CA
- 06/30/13: Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, CA
- 07/02/13: Idaho Center Amphitheater in Nampa, ID
- 07/03/13: White River Amphitheater in Auburn, WA
- 07/05/13: Desert Sky Pavilion in Phoenix, AZ
- 07/06/13: Isleta Amphitheater in Albuquerque, NM
- 07/07/13: Fiddler's Green Amphitheater in Englewood, CO
- 07/10/13: Molson Canadian Amphitheater in Toronto, ON– CANADA
- 07/12/13: First Niagara Pavilion in Burgettstown, PA
- 07/13/13: Susquehana Bank Center in Camden, NJ
- 07/14/13: Darien Lake Performing Arts Center in Darien Center, NY
- 07/16/13: Comcast Center in Mansfield, MA
- 07/17/13: Bangor Waterfront in Bangor, ME
- 07/19/13: Toyota Pavilion in Montage Mountain in Scranton, PA
- 07/20/13: Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, NY
- 07/21/13: The Comcast Theatre in Hartford, CT
- 07/23/13: PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ
- 07/24/13: Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, VA
- 07/26/13: Klipsch Music Center in Noblesville, IN
- 07/27/13: First Midwest Bank Amphitheater in Tinley Park, IL
- 07/28/13: DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkson, MI
- 07/30/13: Lakewood Amphitheater in Atlanta, GA
- 07/31/13: 1-800-Ask-Gary Amphitheater in Tampa, FL
- 08/02/13: Tower Amphitheater in Austin, TX
- 08/03/13: Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Woodlands, TX
- 08/04/13: Gexa Energy Pavilion in Dallas, TX

Related links:
MACHINE HEAD's Official Site

VOLBEAT Prove That Heavy Music Is Alive & Well At Their CD Release Concert In New York City!

If you analyze the name VOLBEAT, you get VOLUME and BEAT. Two elements that the Kings Of Danish Rock N' Roll deliver every single time they step on stage. Last night was no exception.

Yesterday, April 9, VOLBEAT unleashed their highly anticipated fifth studio album entitled 'Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies'! The bands NEW sonic assault was produced by former ANTHRAX guitarist Rob Caggiano, who is now VOLBEAT's lead guitarist!

In celebration of the release of their NEW album, VOLBEAT made the Best Buy Theater in New York City shake all night long! The energy of the crowd was reflected during the bands entire set: there was not one person who didn't have a fantastic time. Not only did the band deliver the rocking goods to over 2000 fans, but it was also the first time that Rob Caggiano, the bands newest family member, performed with VOLBEAT.

The former ANTHRAX guitarist felt the hometown love and couldn't stay still during the entire set thanks to the energy all who attended made him feel. There is no doubt that Caggiano is a lot happier now and this comes across on his guitar playing. He sounded better than ever!

Not only did the band perform many of their classic songs, but they also performed a bunch of NEW songs from 'Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies'. They also paid tribute to Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Slayer and Metallica, among others.

Here is VOLBEAT's set list for the CD release show for 'Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies' in New York City:

1) Intro/Goat
2) A New Day
3) Guitar Gangsters
4) Heaven Nor Hell
5) Sad Man's
6) Lola
7) Human
8) 16 Dollars
9) Hangman
10) Warrior
11) Mary/Slayer 
12) Angelfuck
13) Another Day
14) Dead But Rising
15) Still Counting
16) Elvis 
17) Intro/Mirror
18) Fallen
19) Pool Of Booze

VOLBEAT & DANKO JONES 2013 North American Tour Dates (remaining tour dates):

- 4/10: Baltimore, MD at  Rams Head
- 4/11: Philadelphia, PA at Trocadero
- 4/13: Orlando, FL at WJRR's Earthday Birthday 20
- 5/07: Niagara Falls, NY at Rapids Theatre
- 5/12: Maryland Heights, MO at Pointfest
- 5/16: Madison, WI at Orpheum Theatre

You can stream the NEW album HERE!

And you can buy 'Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies' at the following links:

http://smarturl.it/Outlaw_LimitedDeluxe
http://smarturl.it/Outlaw_Standard
http://smarturl.it/Outlaw_BookEdition
http://smarturl.it/OutlawDeluxe_iTunes 

Related links: 
Volbeat

LAMB OF GOD: Win A Willie Adler ESP WA-200 Guitar!

Have you always wanted the guitar that Willie Adler of LAMB OF GOD plays? Well, your dream might come true! The Willie Adler competition has just been announced via Allaxess.com.

Here are the specs of the ESP WA-200:

Enter the Willie Adler contest HERE! 

Don't forget that LAMB OF GOD have teamed up with the Full Moon Resort in order to bring you Metal on the Mountain Retreat. Details HERE!

The band will be touring all over the United States of Metal from May 16^th through June 20^th. The tour continues the support of the album 'Resolution' and hits 30 markets not yet visited on the current album cycle. Support on all dates will be Decapitated with Terror appearing through June 10^th and The Acacia Strain appearing on the remaining shows.  

Thu/May-16	Asheville, NC	The Orange Peel
Fri/May-17	Chattanooga, TN	Track 29
Sat/May-18	Nashville, TN	Marathon Music Works
Sun/May-19	Columbus, OH	Rock on the Range
Mon/May-20	Columbia, MO	Blue Note
Tue/May-21	OFF
Wed/May-22	Boulder, CO	Boulder Theater
Thu/May-23	Salt Lake City, UT	In The Venue
Fri/May-24	Boise, ID	Revolution Center
Sat/May-25	Reno, NV	Knitting Factory
Sun/May-26	Ventura, CA	Ventura Theater
Mon/May-27	OFF / Memorial Day
Tue/May-28	Tucson, AZ	Rialto Theater
Wed/May-29	Anaheim, CA	The Grove
Thu/May-30	OFF
Fri/May-31	Chico, CA	Senator Theater
Sat/Jun-01	Portland, OR	Roseland Ballroom
Sun/Jun-02	Kennewick, WA	Toyota Ice Arena
Mon/Jun-03	Missoula, MT	Wilma Theater
Tue/Jun-04	Billings, MT	Shrine Auditorium
Wed/Jun-05	OFF
Thu/Jun-06	Fargo, ND	The Venue
Fri/Jun-07	Madison, WI	Orpheum Theater
Sat/Jun-08	Lincoln, NE	Bourbon Theater
Sun/Jun-09	Wichita, KS	The Cotillion
Mon/Jun-10	Tulsa, OK	Cain's Ballroom
Tue/Jun-11	OFF
Wed/Jun-12	Ft. Wayne, IN	Pierre's
Thu/Jun-13	Rochester, NY	Water Street Music Hall
Fri/Jun-14	Atlantic City, NJ	House of Blues
Sat/Jun-15	Montebello, QC	Montebello Marina / D-Tox Fest
Sun/Jun-16	Portland, ME	State Theater
Mon/Jun-17	OFF
Tue/Jun-18	Worcester, MA	Palladium Ballroom
Wed/Jun-19	Baltimore, MD	Rams Head
Thu/Jun-20	Norfolk, VA	The Norva

This is exciting news, so spread the word!

Related links:
Lamb Of God's Official Site

ANTHRAX To Play With IRON MAIDEN In Europe & California - Tour Dates Available!

ANTHRAX will be playing with IRON MAIDEN this Summer. Scott Ian Tweeted earlier today: "We are playing with @IronMaiden in Madrid, Barcelona, Bucharest, Istanbul, Zagreb and San Bernardino."

Here are the tour dates were you can catch two of most prolific bands in Heavy Music history:

- June 31: Madrid, Spain at Sonisphere Festival
- July 1: Barcelona, Spain at Sonisphere Festival
- July 26: Istanbul, Turkey at Istanbul Inonu Stadium
- July 31: Zagreb, Croatia at Arena
- September 13: San Bernardino, California at San Manuel Ampitheater

ANTHRAX wants to meet their New York City fans on Saturday, April 20th at J&R Music in downtown Manhattan. ANTHRAX will be signing autographs of their latest release 'Anthems' on Record Store Day starting at 12:30 PM. RSVP here!

The Metal Alliance Tour, that also features Exodus, High on Fire, Municipal Waste and Holy Grail, will be touring the country through late April. Remaining dates are below. 

The remaining dates for the Metal Alliance tour are as follows (General-admission tickets are available now at this link):

Apr. 10 - House of Blues - Houston, TX
Apr. 12 - House of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL
Apr. 13 - Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC
Apr. 14 - The Fillmore - Silver Spring, MD
Apr. 16 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH
Apr. 18 - Theatre of the Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
Apr. 20 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY

Related links:
ANTHRAX's Official Site 

METALLICA To Re-Record 'Kill Em All'?

In celebration of the upcoming 30th anniversary of the release of METALLICA’s time-honored debut album, allegedly the band have announced that the second album to be released under their NEW label, Blackened Recordings, will be a re-recorded version of 'Kill Em' All'. The bands debut album was originally released on July 25, 1983.

Lars Ulrich commented on the re-recording, stating:

"The songs on Kill Em All are vintage Metallica, but will benefit so much more from today’s studio and mixing technology. So we decided it would be better to re-record them entirely than release a simple remaster from those old analog recordings. I can’t wait to get in the studio and do these songs justice and give them a polished, modern sound".

UPDATE: reportedly this was an April Fools Joke. When are the online NEWS outlets going to understand what the word PROFESSIONAL means? We have contacted the Metallica camp to see if there are any plans of re-recording 'Kill Em' All'. We will let you know once we hear back from them.



Don't forget that METALLICA's "Orion Music + More" will take place this year in Detroit, Michigan during the weekend of June 8-9, 2013." Full details HERE

Related links:
Metallica