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Brian Head Welch (ex-Korn) Week: Day 4 |
"Save Me From Myself": I did Crystal Meth everyday for two years. The drug was eating me alive and I believe I would have been dead if I kept using. "Save Me From Myself" is about me overcoming that insane addiction through my faith in the power of Christ. I was able to have a lot of fun getting some crazy guitar and bass sounds for this song. You can hear a taste of some of the stuff I did in Korn as well as some new trippy sounds.
We know you are anxious to hear what Head's new music sounds like, so you can grab previews from "Save Me From Myself," learn more about the album and Head's new autobiography and more right
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Metal Gangs Riot |
Violent riots had erupted between two of the town's largest gangs and for a moment it looked like the Australian Army (because there really is such a thing) was going to have to be brought in to settle the fighting. But what really blew us away was that the town, which is named Wadeye (pronounced "Wad-air"), was split up into gangs named after heavy metal bands.
There were the Judas Priest Boys, the Evil Warriors, and the Slayer Mob. We immediately dropped everything else we were working on and embarked north from Melbourne to Wadeye to see it for ourselves. Nothing could have prepared us for what we found.
Gilmour Not Keen on Pink Floyd Reunion |
The gig itself was "excellent, really enjoyable," the 62-year-old guitarist and singer told The Associated Press.
But Gilmour added: "The rehearsals were less enjoyable. The rehearsals convinced me it wasn't something I wanted to be doing a lot of.
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Korn on Hold |
Frontman Jonathan Davis has assured Korn fans that they will not have to worry about the band splitting up or being away for too long.
Jonathan Davis states: "We've been going fifteen years and we need to just chill out for awhile. And you know me, I got to keep playing, I got to keep writing music so I don't go crazy, so I decided it would be a perfect time to do this. It's not like a hiatus or anything, we're still all good, it's just when everybody's ready, we'll get back together and go do it. We just need to recharge our batteries and get hungry again."
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Premature Metallica, REM Robbed, Bang Your Bible, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, Con Ya 4 Xmas?, Johnny Cash Remixed Release Date Remixed and more |
REM are offering a reward for the return of guitarist Peter Buck's Rickenbacker guitar, which was stolen following a concert in Finland. In a statement on their website, REM said it was taken from the stage after the gig in Helsinki on Tuesday. more
Although Aerosmith has yet to officially begin recording its new album, guitarist Joe Perry has told Spinner.com that some of the new songs may be made available in a more unconventional means prior to a proper release: via "Guitar Hero: Aerosmith". more
Young Jeezy claims his second chart-topper on the Billboard 200 as "The Recession" starts at No. 1 this week. The Def Jam set moved 260,000 copies in the United States more
Rumors continue to build that Kanye West will release his fourth album by the end of 2008. According to multiple reports, Amazon and Target are both listing a release date of December 16 for a new record titled 808's & Heartbreak. more
Elbow's most recent studio album 'The Seldom Seen Kid' has WON this years UK Mercury Music Prize.
Vision of Disorder is set to release "Dead In New York," a posthumous DVD showcasing the band's live shows as well as backstage footage on November 11th through Koch Records. The band, which only recently reunited for a handful of shows, will play a hometown show at Irving Plaza on Nov. 16th to commemorate the release of the DVD. more
The release date of Johnny Cash Remixed has been changed to January 27, 2009. While you wait check out our review of the disc
Stickam.com will host a live chat each Wednesday through October 17, 2008 from 5:00 to 7:00pm PT with the hardcore screamo band I Am Ghost. The show will detail the band's upcoming album, 'Those We Leave Behind', leading up to its European / UK tour. To tune in, please visit www.stickam.com/iamghost
Lifehouse will head to New York this week to kick things off for the New York Jets by performing at the Sprint Jets Kickoff Week pep rally on Friday, September 12th and then at a special pregame concert at the home opener game vs. the New England Patriots, [corporate sponsor name removed], on Sunday, September 14th at the Meadowlands. In addition to the pregame concert, lead singer Jason Wade will sing The National Anthem at the game and the band will perform a halftime set in stadium
The Red Death are breaking up but they will play a few final shows before hanging it up for good. Read a statement from the band and grab those final dates here
Kenny Chesney, the Country Music Association's reigning entertainer of the year, dominated the CMA Award nominations on Wednesday with seven, including album of the year. Chesney was also nominated for entertainer of the year again, a category he has won for the past two years. more
"Gone Gone Gone" from Robert Plant & Alison Krauss has been nominated in the "Musical Event of the Year" category at the Country Music Association Awards. more
The season premiere of "Best Week Ever" is this Friday, September 12th, at 9:00 p.m., marks the series' fifteenth season. The show will celebrate and satirize the week's biggest pop culture events.
Former Nightrage guitarist Constantine has joined the German power metal band Mystic Prophecy as a permanent member. "I feel very excited about it and it would be amazing to be in the band again with these super-cool guys!" Constantine said in a statement. more
Guitarist Kris Norris is rumored to have left the Washington D.C. metal band Darkest Hour in order to focus on his solo projects. more
Bang Your Bible In a project guaranteed to spark controversy and pique interest, Flipside Christian Church of Madera Ranchos, California is inviting people to church who might not otherwise feel invited and in a location most would question as "appropriate" � in a heavy metal bar.
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Avril Lavigne Releases Live DVD |
We're not sure what in the hell this has to do with the DVD but the PR included additional news that the one chord wonder recently launched her clothing line, Abbey Dawn, which is available exclusively at Kohl's stores nationwide and will be launching her fragrance with Proctor and Gamble in 2009. Isn't it great that music is now an afterthought to fashion?
- More info on the DVD
Marillion Use P2P for Album Release |
Dog Fashion Disco Reunite for Release Party |
Formed in 1999 by vocalist Todd Smith and keyboardist Jeff Siegel, Dog Fashion quickly rose to the top of the underground with the release of their 2001 Spitfire Records debut, Anarchists of Good Taste. The album was quickly praised by critics and fans alike for its quirky Faith No More musical fusion that drew influences from Clutch to Tool. The band's sophomore effort, Committed To A Bright Future, followed in 2003 and helped them develop a loyal underground following of fans (dubbed the "mushroom cult").
The group also earned the respect of musical contemporaries Serj Tankian of System of a Down (who made a guest appearance on Anarchists of Good Taste), Mushroomhead and American Head Charge.
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Hatebreed Top the DVD Chart |
Earth Crisis Get Inked |
Earth Crisis have crafted their most angst ridden and unrelenting offering of their career and this effort is going to serve as a much needed wake up call to the masses. The group will self produce the album and are set to begin tracking next month. The acclaimed Tue Madsen (Sick Of It All, Dark Tranquillity, The Haunted) will handle mixing and mastering duties.
Scott Crouse (guitar) further comments: "We are very excited to begin tracking our new record and even more excited that it will be released by Century Media. We have been working hard over the last year preparing new material and are scheduled to enter the studio in October. We will be producing this one ourselves and are extremely excited to have Tue Madsen mixing! The new songs are brutal and Century Media is the perfect label to handle them."
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David Gilmour Live In Gdansk Out This Month |
The double live album David Gilmour Live In Gdańsk, produced by David Gilmour and Phil Manzanera, features the Gdansk concert and demonstrates a musician and his band playing at the very peak of their musical brilliance. The six piece band is accompanied for the only time on the On An Island tour by an orchestra: the 40-strong string section of the Polish Baltic Philharmonic conducted by Zbigniew Preisner, orchestral arranger on David Gilmour's On An Island album (multi-platinum around the world, number 1 in Europe, number 1 in the UK and number 6 in the U.S.). It is the first ever live recording with an orchestra of Pink Floyd's 'High Hopes' and 'A Great Day For Freedom', the latter performed here as a one-off for this special Solidarity anniversary.
The two and a half hour DVD which accompanies the live album evocatively portrays the drama of the Gdansk concert, set against the urban landscape of the shipyard and crane-filled skyline. As well as 113 minutes of concert footage, The DVD includes a riveting 36-minute documentary which includes Gilmour's private meeting with former President Lech Walesa, chats with the band and crew, concert rehearsals and a moving wreath-laying with Walesa at the Memorial to the shipyard workers killed in the 1970 uprising.
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Wu Tang Clan Live DVD |
Within seconds, the silence was shattered with a sound this grand stage had hardly ever heard. Sadly, original member Ol' Dirty Bastard (1968-2004) did not live long enough to triumph with his mates on this historic moment for both the band and for the state of hiphop music. But, other talented rappers and DJs did, indeed, get to exult in the 2008 moment: Cappadonna, Streetlife and DJ Mathematics were all on hand to add their personal touches to an already toxic brew. It proved to be a rare gathering of the Clan.
This assemblage, and the chaos it engendered, will be released when Eagle Eye Media unleashes on October 7 Wu Tang Clan Live At Montreux 2007.
Mott The Anthology |
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