Joey Jordison Talks About His NEW Project With Members Of NINE INCH NAILS, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD & DARKEST HOUR!

As previously reported, the multi-talented Joey Jordison from SLIPKNOT/MURDERDOLLS (ex-Rob Zombie) has made it very clear that he is not willing to wait around until Corey Taylor is ready to work on the NEW SLIPKNOT album. He has actually been real busy working on his as of yet untitled NEW musical project.

Jordison recently chatted with Metal Hammer about his project with Jed Simon (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, TENET, ZIMMER'S HOLE) and Kris Norris (DARKEST HOUR) on guitar. Here is what he had to say about his next musical venture:

“I’d been working on new Slipknot material since the end of the 'All Hope Is Gone' tour cycle but I ended up with so much stuff I had to take a step back and stop working on it,” he explains. “The time wasn’t right. But I came up with a bunch of material that was really killer and heavy and started taking some of it in a different direction. I started focusing on a lot of the post-Punk and industrial stuff that I’ve always loved and started putting super heavy and brutal guitars over the top of it. That’s how it started. It’s taken me a couple of years to get to this point, but I can honestly say this is the most satisfied I’ve ever been in the studio. I can’t wait for everyone to hear this shit.

“I’ve done the bulk of the work in the studio but now I’ve got Jed [Simon, Strapping Young Lad] and Kris [Norris, Darkest Hour] to play lead guitar on everything,” he adds. “Chris [Vrenna, Nine Inch Nails] is doing the keyboards and synths and all that stuff and I have an unknown guy on vocals. His name’s Henry and he’s super talented and a great vocalist. I didn’t want someone from a known band singing in this band, because then it just becomes some supergroup thing and that’s not what this is.”

Don't forget that SLIPKNOT will be headlining the Download Festival on Friday 14 June 2013, marking the band’s second headline appearance following an explosive set in 2009. They join fellow headliners Iron Maiden on Saturday 15 June and Rammstein on Sunday 16 June.

Related links:
Slipknot

This Is What Happens When Trent Reznor Jams With QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE!

Queens of the Stone Age have premiered a NEW song called "Kalopsia", which is part of their NEW album '…Like Clockwork' (set to be released on June 3, 2013 via Matadoe Rekords). The song features Trent Reznor from NINE INCH NAILS and it kicks ass!

As previously announced, the NEW Queens Of The Stone Age record features Dave Grohl on drums. Catch the band at Download 2013. Get your tickets from HERE.



Related links:
Queens Of The Stone Age

DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL: Over 30 More Bands Added To The Already SICK Bill!

The organizers of Download Festival are stoked to confirm 30 more additions to the 2013 line-up, DEVIN TOWNSEND and KVELERTAK have both been added! They join headliners Slipknot, Iron Maiden, and Rammstein, as well as Bullet for My Valentine, Mastodon, Stone Sour, Volbeat and Coal Chamber, for what’s set to be THE biggest weekend in the rock calendar on 14-16 June 2013 at the ‘home of rock’, Donington Park.

The event headliners are:

- SLIPKNOT
- IRON MAIDEN
- RAMMSTEIN

The full list of new additions is as follows:

1. Thunder 
2. Kvelertak 
3. Zico Chain 
4. Blood Command 
5. Black Moth 
6. The Wild Lies
7. The Howling
8. Page 44
9. Wounds
10. We Are The Ocean
11. Walking Papers
12. Hear Kitty Kitty
13. James Toseland
14. Rob Lynch
15. Devin Townsend
16. Acoustic TV
17. Buffalo Summer
18. Crowns
19. Straight Lines
20. Fahran
21. The Killing Floor
22. The After Party
23. Heaven’s Basement
24. Pig Iron
25. Skin
26. Red White & Blues
27. Night x Night
28. Crash Mansion
29. The Graveltones
30. Arthemis
31. Avosetta

Additional acts include:

- Alice In Chains
- Motörhead
- Down
- Mastodon
- UFO
- Stone Sour
- Coal Chamber
- Five Finger Death Punch
- Vision Of Disorder
- Him
- Volbeat
- Amon Amarth
- Converge
- Hellyeah
- In This Moment
- The Sword
- Cancer Bats
- Bullet For My Valentine
- Queens Of The Stone Age
- Thirty Seconds To Mars
- Korn
- Limp Bizkit
- Asking Alexandria
- The Gaslight Anthem
- Enter Shikari
- Young Guns
- Parkway Drive
- Jimmy Eat World
- A Day To Remember
- 3 Doors Down
- Airbourne
- Motionless In White
- The Hives
- Walking Papers
- Hardcore Superstar
- Heaven's Basement
- Earththone 9
- I Am I
- Hacktivist
- Last Witness
- Goldsboro
- Buffalo Summer
- Huntress
- Black Dogs

Weekend and Day tickets for Download 2013 are on sale now and available from http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk/tickets

Joey Jordison is not holding his breath for a NEW SLIPKNOT album & starts NEW project

The multi-talented Joey Jordison from SLIPKNOT/MURDERDOLLS (ex-Rob Zombie) has made it very clear that he is not willing to wait around until Corey Taylor is ready to work on the NEW SLIPKNOT album. Jordison has posted several photos from the studio where he is currently working on a "new project."

More details about the band, which apparently features Jed Simon (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, TENET, ZIMMER'S HOLE) and Kris Norris (DARKEST HOUR) on guitar, will be made available "soon," according to Jordison.
While we totally understand that it is not easy for SLIPKNOT to move on after losing their bassist Paul Gray in 2010, Taylor seems to have plenty of time to write music and to tour with STONE SOUR. So lets hope that Taylor commits to SLIPKNOT after STONE SOUR completes their current album cycle in 2015.
Here is Taylor's latest update:

"We're doing five shows this year, all overseas. But it's still not time yet. There's a lot of people in the band getting healthy and trying to stay healthy and I think by getting together and doing this handful of shows, that will encourage them, and that's important.

"It takes a long time to pull yourself out of where we were. We were all in really bad shape and really dark places and right now we just kind of realized, we don't want to be there anymore. You can visit it. You can tap into it. But you don't want to exist in it. That's not life. That's just sustaining pain. For me, I let that go a long time ago and now the rest of the guys in the band are seeing that as well.

"So, we're all just trying to be there for each other and I think we'll start working on new music by probably next year… just kind of throwing demos together, maybe start working on a new album at the end of next year or maybe 2015."

Don't forget that SLIPKNOT will be headlining the Download Festival on Friday 14 June 2013, marking the band’s second headline appearance following an explosive set in 2009. They join fellow headliners Iron Maiden on Saturday 15 June and Rammstein on Sunday 16 June.

Via Blabbermouth

Related links:
Slipknot

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE: NEW Song "My God Is The Sun" Available For Streaming!

Queens of the Stone Age have premiered a NEW song called "My God Is the Sun", which is the bands first single from their NEW album entitled '…Like Clockwork'. The band first broke jammed this song during Lollapalooza Brazil.

As previously announced, the NEW Queens Of The Stone Age record features Dave Grohl on drums. Catch the band at Download 2013. Get your tickets from HERE.



Related links:
Queens Of The Stone Age

17 NEW Bands Added To Download Fest 2013; Updated Tour Poster Revealed!

17 bands have just been added to this year’s outstanding Download Fest lineup! The full list of NEW names is as follows:

- Black Stone Cherry
- Chthonic
- DragonForce
- Fearless Vampire Killers
- Fidlar
- Ghost
- Hammer Of The Gods
- Idiom
- Krokodil
- Little Caeser
- Masters Of Reality
- Palm Reader
- Patent Pending
- Red White & Blues
- Rival Sons
- Satyricon
- Voodoo Six

Here is the updated tour poster:

Weekend and Day tickets for Download 2013 are on sale now and available from http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk/tickets

IRON MAIDEN To Perform In The Czech Republic & In Croatia!

Last week, EMI announce the highly anticipated release of the Double Disc DVD "MAIDEN ENGLAND ‘88" on 25 March. This live show was filmed across two sold-out nights at Birmingham N.E.C Arena, UK in November 1988 during the band’s “Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son World Tour”.

But hey, IRON MAIDEN still have plenty of fire left and this is why they will play at Prague’s Synot Tip Arena in Czech Republic on July 29th and Zagreb Arena in Croatia on July 31st. Tickets are available now!

In other MAIDEN news, the band will return to Russia in 2013 with a show at Arena (Ice Palace), Saint-Petersburg on 16th July and a show at Moscow’s Olimpyski Stadium on 18th July. Tickets are available now! Here is what Steve Harris had to say about the future of the band: http://hornsuprocks.blogspot.com/2012/10/steve-harris-on-future-of-maiden-i-dont.html

As previously reported, IRON MAIDEN will be headlining the 2013 edition of the Download Festival at Donington Park, England. Download 2013 takes place at Donington Park from June 14-16 2013. Weekend with camping tickets go on sale 9.00am Friday 28 September from www.downloadfestival.co.uk. Download RIP ticket packages are on sale now and can be purchased via www.livenationexperience.co.uk or by phoning 0207 009 3484.

Related links:
Iron Maiden's Official Site

IRON MAIDEN's 'Maiden England 88' On DVD For The First Time Ever - Video Trailer Available!

EMI are proud to announce the highly anticipated release of the Double Disc DVD
"MAIDEN ENGLAND ‘88" on 25 March. Now available for the very first time on DVD, this live show was filmed across two sold-out nights at Birmingham N.E.C Arena, UK in November 1988 during the band’s “Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son World Tour”. Disc one contains the concert which has been specially upgraded and extended from the existing 1989 longform VHS release and now includes three previously unreleased encores: Running Free, Run To The Hills and Sanctuary thereby completing the full concert with a total running time of 110 minutes . Maiden’s own Film Producer and Director Andy Matthews went back to the 1988 edit and painstakingly remastered each shot digitally; colour correcting and grading to give the image the best possible look from that time. As well as the VHS stereo sound track by Martin Birch, the band’s producer between 1981 and 1993, the DVD also includes a brand new 5.1 audio surround mix by Maiden’s current producer Kevin Shirley. The concert was meticulously directed and edited by bass player and founder member Steve Harris, so as to capture the performance from a fans-eye view of the stage, focusing fully on the music, the elaborate stage production and the lighting. Add into the mix an electrifying set list and of course Eddie, and Maiden England now offers a snapshot of a bygone era in which the band, as they continue to do today, devote their all in delivering the ultimate live experience for their fans.


Disc two is an extensive bonus disc featuring an exclusive documentary charting Part 3 in the History of Iron Maiden. This 40-minute film comprises recent interviews with the five band members and manager, Rod Smallwood. Picking up the story in the aftermath of the ‘84/85 World Slavery tour, this interesting and insightful documentary sees the band speak candidly about their memories of an exciting and occasionally turbulent period from which would emerge the albums Somewhere In Time and Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son. As the Eighties began to draw to a close, so did another chapter in Maiden’s compelling history.


Other special extras on the bonus disc include Twelve Wasted Years. First released as a longform VHS in 1987 and available for the first time on DVD, this documentary runs for 90 minutes and includes archive interviews and dynamic live footage from the band’s beginnings in the now legendary Ruskin Arms pub, via London’s Marquee club and three World Tours. Five promo videos for the singles from the aforementioned albums are also featured and have been carefully restored and improved upon from the original films using the very latest software with the audio remastered in digital stereo.


Manager Rod Smallwood comments “We've been busy upgrading this concert footage for a long time, with our in-house Film Producer and Director Andy Matthews working tirelessly to weave his magic yet again!. The 1989 VHS video has been largely unavailable for many years and we know how eagerly our fans have been awaiting the new version so we wanted to give it the best possible treatment. The current Maiden England World Tour which continues later this year revisits much of the set list and production from the initial 1989 VHS release so it will be interesting to compare just how much has changed in terms of our 2013 live show production, especially with all the advances in modern technology and the improvements we've been able to make to the set”.


The Maiden England ‘88 concert soundtrack will also be made available on 2CD album, Limited Edition double vinyl picture disc and Digital Download formats. The audio had previously only ever been available before on CD as part of EMI’s 1994 Sound And Vision Series packaged alongside the VHS, but with two tracks fewer than the video contained. Can I Play With Madness and Hallowed Be Thy Name were not featured as there was no space on the 1CD disc. Now with the three encores also included the double disc offers a total of 5 tracks previously unavailable on CD making this the first full and complete audio recording release of this historic tour.



DISC ONE – MAIDEN ENGLAND ’88:
Set List –

Moonchild
The Evil That Men Do
The Prisoner
Still Life
Die With Your Boots On
Infinite Dreams
Killers
Can I Play With Madness
Heaven Can Wait
Wasted Years
The Clairvoyant
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
The Number Of The Beast
Hallowed Be Thy Name
Iron Maiden
Run To The Hills*
Running Free*
Sanctuary*

*previously unreleased.

DISC TWO – THE HISTORY OF IRON MAIDEN PART 3:
The History Of Iron Maiden - Part 3

12 Wasted Years
Wasted Years promo video
Stranger In A Strange Land promo video
Can I Play With Madness promo video
The Evil That Men Do promo video
The Clairvoyant promo video

In other MAIDEN news, the band will return to Russia in 2013 with a show at Arena (Ice Palace), Saint-Petersburg on 16th July and a show at Moscow’s Olimpyski Stadium on 18th July. Tickets go on sale this Friday (December 7) at 09:00 (CET). An exclusive first ticket pre-sale for Iron Maiden Fan Club members will run on Thursday (December 6) starting at 09.00 (CET). Fan club members will also be eligible in the draw to be ’First To The Barrier’.

Don't delay and get your tickets as soon as they are available. As you know, MAIDEN is reaching the end of their career and this might be the last time they perform in Russia. Here is what Steve Harris had to say about the future of the band: http://hornsuprocks.blogspot.com/2012/10/steve-harris-on-future-of-maiden-i-dont.html

As previously reported, IRON MAIDEN will be headlining the 2013 edition of the Download Festival at Donington Park, England. Download 2013 takes place at Donington Park from June 14-16 2013. Weekend with camping tickets go on sale 9.00am Friday 28 September from www.downloadfestival.co.uk. Download RIP ticket packages are on sale now and can be purchased via www.livenationexperience.co.uk or by phoning 0207 009 3484.

Related links:
Iron Maiden's Official Site

SLIPKNOT's Corey Taylor Updates Fans On The Bands Next Record!

For their millions of fans around the world, Slipknot are as much a culture and a way of life as they are a band. To completely engage with all of the perseverance, ingenuity, artistic integrity and holistic vision of Slipknot's creative output in all of its forms, is to fully embrace every facet, and to find community in counterculture and true strength in survival.

Needless to say, the "maggots" are impatiently waiting for a NEW SLIPKNOT album. And while most of the band is ready to get some songs recorded and released. The bands vocalist Corey Taylor is not ready yet. Here is Taylor's latest update:

"We're doing five shows this year, all overseas. But it's still not time yet. There's a lot of people in the band getting healthy and trying to stay healthy and I think by getting together and doing this handful of shows, that will encourage them, and that's important.

"It takes a long time to pull yourself out of where we were. We were all in really bad shape and really dark places and right now we just kind of realized, we don't want to be there anymore. You can visit it. You can tap into it. But you don't want to exist in it. That's not life. That's just sustaining pain. For me, I let that go a long time ago and now the rest of the guys in the band are seeing that as well.

"So, we're all just trying to be there for each other and I think we'll start working on new music by probably next year… just kind of throwing demos together, maybe start working on a new album at the end of next year or maybe 2015."

While we totally understand that it is not easy for SLIPKNOT to move on after losing their bassist Paul Gray in 2010, Taylor seems to have plenty of time to write music and to tour with STONE SOUR. So lets hope that Taylor commits to SLIPKNOT after STONE SOUR completes their current album cycle in 2015.

SLIPKNOT will be headlining the Download Festival on Friday 14 June 2013, marking the band’s second headline appearance following an explosive set in 2009. They join fellow headliners Iron Maiden on Saturday 15 June and Rammstein on Sunday 16 June.

Photo by: Damien Mitchell

Related links:
Slipknot 

VISION OF DISORDER Seem To Have A NEW Drummer; Band Continues To Devastate The West Coast!

After getting flourished with accolades by the Heavy Music world after the release of their latest album 'The Cursed Remain Cursed' (available now via Candlelight Records), VISION OF DISORDER are currently rocking the West Coast of the United States Of America. The band is also confirmed for this year's Soundwave Festival in Australia and the Download Festival in the U.K.

Tonight, the band will be performing at the legendary Whiskey A Go Go in Los Angeles, California.

One big surprise this year, is that apparently VOD have a NEW drummer. If you have been to any of their recent shows, you might have noticed that the bands original drummer Brendon Cohen is not sitting on the drumming throne. Additionally, the band posted this hilarious picture of the band in Seattle, Washington. As you can see Cohen is not pictured here:

We reached out to the bands vocalist Tim Williams to see if he can confirm if the band has a NEW drummer and he answered "keep you posted". So in other words, he is not confirming or dismissing this piece of news. We will let you know as soon as more information becomes available.

Related links:
Vision Of Disorder on Facebook
VOD on MySpace

The Osbourne's Home Catches Fire & Ozzy Loses His Eyebrows

According to Blabbermouth, the Osbourne's home in Beverly Hills, California caught fire earlier this morning due to a candle that was left on overnight in its glass vase and sparked a small blaze in their living room. As a result, firefighters were called and thankfully, there were not major consequences.

Speaking about the incident on today's edition of the CBS program "The Talk", which she co-hosts, Sharon said: "Everybody is fine. There was only Ozzy, myself and the dogs in the house last night.

"At five o' clock [in the morning], I heard a noise like metal had fallen. I thought it was my housekeeper coming in and she had dropped her keys on the tiles, that's what it sounded like, so I didn't pay any attention. A few minutes later, my eyes are stinging and my throat's closing up, [I thought], 'Something's weird smelling in here.' Then my dog started to bark. I go downstairs and the whole living room [was on fire]. The candle had burst and the cracking sound was the glass and the candle exploding...

"My husband had an operation on his hand yesterday so he's in a complete cast... He comes down and goes, 'Oh, the fire, the fire!' [and tries to put it out] with his hand in the cast. Then he opens the French doors and I go into the kitchen and throw water on it and it erupted...

"Ozzy's front of his hair from (his ear down is), gone! His eyebrows (are gone)... he's got like, skinned cheeks. We are, like, two idiots, it was like The Three Stooges... Everything you are not meant to do — go to bed with candles alight, open the doors and put water on — we did it all."

She continued: "[The firemen] come up, they give us a lecture, and Ozzy's like, 'She's been doing this to me for 32 years! You tell her, you tell her, no more candles!'

"I apologize to my husband because he put himself out. He made his hand worse, it started to bleed, the whole nine yards, and I'm sorry and I love you and I will never light a candle again...

"I want to thank the firemen from Beverly Hills Fire Station because you are magnificent there and I want to say to everyone out there, please, please check your candles before you go to bed."

In other Osbourne's news, the Ozzfest clan announced that Ozzy Osbourne's traveling festival will take place on May 11-12, 2013 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba City (outside Tokyo), Japan. Not only will be BLACK SABBATH be performing, but joining them will be: find out HERE

BLACK SABBATH have also announced that they will be embarking on an Australian tour this coming April. Here are the confirmed tour dates:

- Apr. 25: Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
- Apr. 27: Allphones Arena, Sydney
- May 01: Rod Laver, Melbourne
- May 04: Perth Arena, Perth

It has also been announced that BLACK SABBATH's NEW album is tentatively scheduled for release in June 2013 via Vertigo/Universal Republic in the U.S. and Vertigo in all other territories.

Related links:
Click To Watch BLACK SABBATH's Comeback Show!
BLACK SABBATH's Official Website

DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL: 30+ More Bands Added To The Bill!

The organizers of Download Festival are stoked to confirm a massive 37 incredible additions to the 2013 line-up, including LIMP BIZKIT, JIMMY EAT WORLD, DOWN, KORN, AIRBOURNE, ENTER SHIKARI and CANCER BATS. They join headliners Slipknot, Iron Maiden, and Rammstein, as well as Bullet for My Valentine, Mastodon, Stone Sour, Volbeat and Coal Chamber, for what’s set to be THE biggest weekend in the rock calendar on 14-16 June 2013 at the ‘home of rock’, Donington Park.
The event headliners are:

- SLIPKNOT
- IRON MAIDEN
- RAMMSTEIN

Additional acts include:

- Alice In Chains
- Motörhead
- Down
- Mastodon
- UFO
- Stone Sour
- Coal Chamber
- Five Finger Death Punch
- Vision Of Disorder
- Him
- Volbeat
- Amon Amarth
- Converge
- Hellyeah
- In This Moment
- The Sword
- Cancer Bats
- Bullet For My Valentine
- Queens Of The Stone Age
- Thirty Seconds To Mars
- Korn
- Limp Bizkit
- Asking Alexandria
- The Gaslight Anthem
- Enter Shikari
- Young Guns
- Parkway Drive
- Jimmy Eat World
- A Day To Remember
- 3 Doors Down
- Airbourne
- Motionless In White
- The Hives
- Walking Papers
- Hardcore Superstar
- Heaven's Basement
- Earththone 9
- I Am I
- Hacktivist
- Last Witness
- Goldsboro
- Buffalo Summer
- Huntress
- Black Dogs

Weekend and Day tickets for Download 2013 are on sale now and available from http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk/tickets

VISION OF DISORDER Live Takeovers Include Concerts In California & Washington!

In times in which music has become somewhat predictable, generic and stale, it is very important for artists to be able to take their time developing their musical craft while moving forward with their art form. There is of course a lot of pressure for any band today, since lets face it the music industry is on a very fragile plateau and as a result bands don't "break" as quickly as they used to. Nowadays artists need to release high quality material otherwise they will get eaten up by their competitors and dissed by their fans. If there is a very positive outcome from the era of digital music its that artists must strive for quality over quantity.

This is something that VISION OF DISORDER fully understands and this is why they took their time with the overall process for their NEW album 'The Cursed Remain Cursed' (set to be released on September 18th via Candlelight Records).

After getting flourished with accolades by the Heavy Music world, the band is ready to bring their NEW batch of songs to wherever they may roam in 2013. During a recent interview (see below), the bands vocalist Tim Williams revealed that the band is coming to Washington and California in early February. Additionally, Williams revealed that the band might be appearing at this years Download Festival during a summer tour of the United Kingdom. Here is the list of confirmed tour dates:

- 1/26: Clifton, NJ at Dingbatz
- 1/27: Poughkeepsie, NY at The Chance
- 2/1: Seattle, Washington at Studio Seven
- 2/2: Hollywood, Ca at The Whisky 



Video and photo by: Zulie Alvarez (www.zuliephotographierocks.com/)

Related links:
Vision Of Disorder on Facebook
VOD on MySpace

This Is How OZZY Spent His 64th Birthday!

Ozzy Osbourne spent part of his 64th birthday, which he celebrated this Monday (December 3) recording vocals on the new BLACK SABBATH album at a Los Angeles studio with producer Rick Rubin.

As previously reported, the Ozzfest clan announced that Ozzy Osbourne's traveling festival will take place on May 11-12, 2013 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba City (outside Tokyo), Japan. Not only will be BLACK SABBATH be performing, but joining them will be: find out HERE

BLACK SABBATH have also announced that they will be embarking on an Australian tour this coming April. Here are the confirmed tour dates:

- Apr. 25: Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
- Apr. 27: Allphones Arena, Sydney
- May 01: Rod Laver, Melbourne
- May 04: Perth Arena, Perth

It has also been announced that BLACK SABBATH's NEW album is tentatively scheduled for release in April 2013 via Vertigo/Universal Republic in the U.S. and Vertigo in all other territories.

As previously reported, BLACK SABBATH have written 15 NEW songs since reuniting last year. But the big question is how far along are they with the recording process, specially as guitar legend Tony Iommi battles with cancer. Our good friend Jose Mangin from Sirius XM was recently in Los Angeles, California, gathering some audio clips for Ozzy's Sirius XM channel "Ozzy's Boneyard". Full details about the NEW Sabbath available HERE!

Related links:
Click To Watch BLACK SABBATH's Comeback Show!
BLACK SABBATH's Official Website

IRON MAIDEN Announce Russian Takeover - Details Available!

Dear Russian Metalheads, are you ready for the return of IRON MAIDEN? This just in from the MAIDEN camp:

MAIDEN will return to Russia in 2013 with a show at Arena (Ice Palace), Saint-Petersburg on 16th July and a show at Moscow’s Olimpyski Stadium on 18th July. Tickets go on sale this Friday (December 7) at 09:00 (CET). An exclusive first ticket pre-sale for Iron Maiden Fan Club members will run on Thursday (December 6) starting at 09.00 (CET). Fan club members will also be eligible in the draw to be ’First To The Barrier’.

Don't delay and get your tickets as soon as they are available. As you know, MAIDEN is reaching the end of their career and this might be the last time they perform in Russia. Here is what Steve Harris had to say about the future of the band: http://hornsuprocks.blogspot.com/2012/10/steve-harris-on-future-of-maiden-i-dont.html

As previously reported, IRON MAIDEN will be headlining the 2013 edition of the Download Festival at Donington Park, England. Download 2013 takes place at Donington Park from June 14-16 2013. Weekend with camping tickets go on sale 9.00am Friday 28 September from www.downloadfestival.co.uk. Download RIP ticket packages are on sale now and can be purchased via www.livenationexperience.co.uk or by phoning 0207 009 3484.

Related links:
Iron Maiden's Official Site

COAL CHAMBER Confirmed For Next Years "Download Festival"!

After reuniting this past March for a series of concerts as part of Australia's Soundwave Festival and doing a South American tour, according to The PRP Dez Fafara's COAL CHAMBER have been officially confirmed for the 2013 “Download Festival“. Other bands announced for the event thus far include:

- Slipknot (Headlining day 1)
- Iron Maiden (Headlining day 2)
- Rammstein (Headlining day 3)
- Bullet For My Valentine
- Queens Of The Stone Age
- Thirty Seconds To Mars
- Motorhead
- The Gaslight Anthem
- Alice In Chains
- H.I.M.
-A Day To Remember
- Volbeat

The 2013 “Download Festival” will be held at Donington Park in the UK on June 14th-16th.

Related links:
Coal Chamber

Download Festival

BLACK SABBATH Announce Australian Takeover - Full Itinerary Available!

Legendary Heavy Music icons BLACK SABBATH, have announced that they will be embarking on an Australian tour this coming April. Here are the confirmed tour dates:

- Apr. 25: Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
- Apr. 27: Allphones Arena, Sydney
- May 01: Rod Laver, Melbourne
- May 04: Perth Arena, Perth

General public tickets go on sale midday Thursday, November 8 and an exclusive presale will be available to Live Nation members from 9 AM, this Friday (November 2) until 5 PM Monday (November 5).

As previously reported, BLACK SABBATH have written 15 NEW songs since reuniting last year. But the big question is how far along are they with the recording process, specially as guitar legend Tony Iommi battles with cancer. Our good friend Jose Mangin from Sirius XM was recently in Los Angeles, California, gathering some audio clips for Ozzy's Sirius XM channel "Ozzy's Boneyard". Full details about the NEW Sabbath available HERE!

Related links:
Click To Watch BLACK SABBATH's Comeback Show!
BLACK SABBATH's Official Website

BLACK SABBATH: Studio Update Regarding NEW Album!

As previously reported, BLACK SABBATH have written 15 NEW songs since reuniting last year. But the big question is how far along are they with the recording process, specially as guitar legend Tony Iommi battles with cancer. Our good friend Jose Mangin from Sirius XM is currently in Los Angeles, California, gathering some audio clips for Ozzy's Sirius XM channel "Ozzy's Boneyard". Those clips will start airing this week on Channel 38 (Sirius XM).

Here are a few updates about the NEW BLACK SABBATH album:

- Ozzy Osbourne is currently in the studio recording vocals with Rick Rubin.

- 15 songs that have been written.

- Geezer Butler says the NEW record will contain 12 songs, with the remaining 3 being included as bonus tracks on special editions of the record. Geezer is also in charge of writing all the lyrics.

- Tony Iommi recorded all 15 guitar tracks during the band's sessions in England earlier this year.

- Ozzy and Geezer are working in five song increments, with the first five being worked on currently.

- One song title has been confirmed and it's "God Is Dead."

- According to Ozzy, Tony Iommi is in good spirits and his recovery from Cancer is progressing smoothly.

Stay tuned for more information about the mighty SABBATH!

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IRON MAIDEN's Bruce Dickinson On The X-Factor: "I don't understand these kids auditioning for X-Factor claiming they 'Just Wanna Make Music'"!

You know that guy Bruce Dickinson from IRON MAIDEN? Here is what he had to say about kids who want to "make it" via music audition shows like the X-Factor, American Idol or The Voice. Read his strong message below:

As previously reported, IRON MAIDEN will be headlining day 2 the 2013 edition of the Download Festival at Donington Park, England. This significant achievement is equally significant as 2013 is the 25th anniversary of MAIDEN first topping the bill there in 1988 when the festival was known as Monsters Of Rock attracting 107,000 fans, which is still the highest attendance ever at Donington. This was during their "Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son" tour, from which the current tour draws much of its inspiration for both set list and production as seen in the 1988 long form concert video "Maiden England", making this Download appearance even more unique!

Download 2013 takes place at Donington Park from June 14-16 2013. Weekend with camping tickets go on sale 9.00am Friday 28 September from www.downloadfestival.co.uk. Download RIP ticket packages are on sale now and can be purchased via www.livenationexperience.co.uk or by phoning 0207 009 3484.

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"TURN THE PAGE" (News & Tour Updates - 10/3/2012 Edition) LIVE From Barclay's Center In Brooklyn NY!

Today more than ever before, people want their information fast and presented to them in an original form. While we always strive to bring you the most up to date Heavy Music news and tour updates, we understand that many of you are busy with your own personal lives and lets face it: our generation are lazy readers.

We recently premiered a brand NEW series called "TURN THE PAGE". The concept is very simple, we want to bring you guys the most relevant up to date Heavy Music news and tour information in a video format. While we select what we believe is the most important information and post it here on a daily basis, keep in mind that our main platform (www.HornsUpRocks.com) is the place where you can get the majority of the information you need.

Without further due, here is the fourth installment of "TURN THE PAGE", this is the 10/3/2012 edition. Filmed at New York City's NEW arena "Barclay's Center"! We hope you enjoy it!



Full details on the news stories and tours mentioned on the video above, can be seen on our archive (located on the right hand side column) ----------------------->

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