1981 год. Датчанин Ларс Ульрих (Lars Ulrich) переехал из Копенгагена в Лос Анжелес и по объявлению в газете Recycler с предложением "поиграть" встретился с Джеймсом Хетфилдом (James Hetfield)... more info >>
Misfits Finally Name a Drummer For Their Upcoming Reunion Gigs
Back when the Misfits announced the live return of their “original” lineup, the horror punks wouldn’t name the drummer they had in tow. Now, just days ahead of their Sept. 4 Denver Riot Fest gig, the Misfits have revealed the identity of the man teased as Glenn Danzig’s “favorite drummer.”
It’s Dave Lombardo, and he’s a good one. Lombardo is a founding member of Slayer (with whom he’s played as recently as 2013) who has also drummed with bands like Testament and Suicidal Tendencies. Breaking the news to Rolling Stone, all parties shouted out the the interlocking lineages of the Misfits and metal. "The Misfits created the horror punk attitude and had a massive influence on modern rock, punk and metal," Lombardo said. Bassist Jerry Only added, “I think the darker side of punk we created with the Misfits spawned the growth and evolution of punk into thrash, and sired bands like Metallica and Slayer, just as we inspired countless others in the punk revolution.”
So yeah, the historical side check out.
For now, the retooled Misfits (also featuring guitarist Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein) have only two dates planned: Sept. 4 in Denver and Sept. 18 at Riot Fest’s Chicago stop. In recent interviews, they’ve left the door open to future projects, though this figures to hinge on how these shows go.
The two planned gigs are Danzig’s first with the Misfits since 1983. He was engaged in frequent legal disputes with Only in the years that followed, though they’ve since buried the hatchet. When they did play together, their onstage chemistry was often... volatile. How they do next month remains to be seen, but with Lombardo behind the kit, we’re essentially assured one quarter of the Misfits will be completely on point.
Dave Lombardo by Jonty Czuchwicki Source: BillBoard
2016-08-19
New Metallica Is Here: Watch Video for "Hardwired" & Get New Album Details
Seven years and countless new music teases since their last studio album, Metallica has finally delivered on its intent to share new music in 2016. The long-awaited LP is called Hardwired…To Self-Destruct, and it’s due Nov. 18 via Blackened Recordings, the band’s own imprint, distributed through Universal.
They’ve also shared its lead track, “Hardwired.” The Minneapolis radio station 93X premiered it earlier Thursday (Aug. 18), and now the video is here too:
Those hoping to learn more about the new music would be smart to check out Metallica’s Saturday show at Minneapolis’ U.S. Bank Stadium, which opened just last month. Tickets are sold out, but if you can’t make it, you’re still in luck: The whole thing is livestreaming via Pandora.
Below, find the cover art and complete track list (standard and deluxe edition).
Disc One:
Hardwired
Atlas, Rise!
Now That We’re Dead
Moth Into Flame
Am I Savage?
Halo On Fire
Disc Two:
Confusion
Dream No More
ManUNkind
Here Comes Revenge
Murder One
Spit Out The Bone
Disc Three: (Deluxe Edition Only)
Lords Of Summer
Riff Charge (Riff Origins)
N.W.O.B.H.M. A.T.M. (Riff Origins)
Tin Shot (Riff Origins)
Plow (Riff Origins)
Sawblade (Riff Origins)
RIP (Riff Origins)
Lima (Riff Origins)
91 (Riff Origins)
MTO (Riff Origins)
RL72 (Riff Origins)
Frankenstein (Riff Origins)
CHI (Riff Origins)
X Dust (Riff Origins)
Source: BillBoard
Ulrich Says More "Big Four" Shows Could Happen In 2011 Or 2012
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has told U.K.'s Classic Rock magazine that further "Big Four" shows — featuring Metallica along with Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax - could happen in 2011 or 2012.
"The vibe on this thing the "Big Four" tour is so big, we'd be stupid to ignore it," Ulrich said. "You know on your iPhone, you can move the weather maps up and down? Well, the "Big Four" is quickly moving up to the top in terms of potential occurrences for the next couple of years."
But foremost in Ulrich's mind at the moment is enjoying some well-earned time off.
"We started in May 2008, so we've got to go and lie down pretty soon!" he said. "We've got three runs out in Australia, Japan and New Zealand in the Fall, then we're going to take a little bit of a breather because at that point we will have been two-and-a-half years on the road.
"So I would champion trying to do this the "Big Four" tour in 2011 or 2012, obviously in England and the United States. It's just a matter of logistics. I don't think there's anybody involved who considers there's a sell-by date on this.
"But here's the stuff: on November 20th my ass is going home. I'm going to sit at home, and I know the other fellas in the band are gong to do the same thing. I would say we're going to take at least six months off and do nothing, and then at some point in the spring or summer of 2011 we'll start to figure out what to do next." Source: DarkSide.ru
2010-06-24
30 Seconds To Mars lead Kerrang! Awards
30 Seconds To Mars and Paramore are leading the nominations ahead of the upcoming Kerrang! Awards - scoring four nods apiece.
Both bands will compete in the Best Album category, with Jared Leto's group nominated for their recent record "This Is War" and Paramore for "Brand New Eyes". They face competition from Biffy Clyro ("Only Revolutions"), Bullet For My Valentine ("Fever") and You Me At Six ("Hold Me Down").
Leto insists he is "very grateful" for the nominations, while Paramore singer Hayley Williams, adds, "We're so stoked (excited) our fans voted for us in all these categories."
The two groups will also go up against each other in three other categories for Best Video, Best International Band and Best Live Band.
They will compete with Metallica, Green Day and Avenged Sevenfold for the Best International Band trophy, while the Best British Band honour will be fought out by Bullet For My Valentine, Enter Shikari, The King Blues, Lostprophets and You Me At Six.
The Kerrang! Awards will take place in London on 29 July. Source: Ananova
2009-09-22
Metallica Performs "The Shortest Straw" For First Time In 12 Years
Metallica performed the song "The Shortest Straw" for the first time since 1997 last night (Saturday, September 2009) at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be viewed below.
The band's complete setlist was as follows:
01. That Was Just Your Life
02. The End Of The Line
03. For Whom The Bell Tolls
04. The Shortest Straw
05. One
06. Broken, Beat And Scarred
07. Cyanide
08. Sad But True
09. Turn The Page
10. All Nightmare Long
11. The Day That Never Comes
12. Master Of Puppets
13. Blackened
14. Nothing Else Matters
15. Enter Sandman
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16. Die, Die My Darling
17. Hit The Lights
18. Seek and Destroy Source: DarkSide.ru
2009-09-02
Rammstein To Release "Pussy" Single This Month
Rammstein, the Berlin, Germany-based industrial metal sextet well known for its controversial and fiery live performances, will release a new single, "Pussy", on September 18. It will be made available a two-song digipack, also featuring the track "Rammlied" as the B-side. A video for "Pussy" was recently shot with renowned Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund, who has previously worked with Metallica, Satyricon, Madonna и The Prodigy, among others.
"Pussy" comes off Rammstein's new album, which will be released in the U.S. this fall via Vagrant Records. The band's first new CD in four years contains 11 songs which were once again mixed and mastered by Jacob Hellner in Stockholm, Sweden. Pre-production for the new release was done at Castle Beerenstedt in eastern Germany's Halle/Saale while the bulk of the recording was done in late 2008 at Northern California's Sonoma Mountain Studio.
The track listing for the CD is as follows:
01. Rammlied
02. Ich Tu Dir Weh
03. Waidmann's Heil
04. Haifisch
05. B******
06. Fruehling In Paris
07. Weiner Blut
08. Pussy
09. Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da
10. Mehr
11. Roter Sand Source: DarkSide.ru
2009-09-02
Monkeys Are Metallica Fans, Scientists Say
Monkeys have been found to be fans of heavy metal music after scientists in America found it calmed them down.
When a group of cottontop tamarins were played a variety of tunes, from classical to jazz, only songs by thrash metal outfit Metallica made them react.
But rather than making them agitated or aggressive, the heavy tracks had a soothing effect, Psychology Professor Charles Snowdon, of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, found.
Dr Snowdon, who teamed up with National Symphony Orchestra cellist David Teie, also played the monkeys tunes composed specifically for them.
Although they enjoyed Metallica, they were much more interested in these pieces.
A melody based on the short calls of scared monkeys led to anxiety levels soaring, while one based on long calls the creatures make when they are happy had a calming effect.
The pair also found monkeys use tone and pitch to express emotions.
Dr Snowdon told the Royal Society Journal Biology Letters: "My talking does not necessarily tell you about my emotional state.
"When I add extra elements, change the tone of voice, the rhythm, pitch or speed, that is where the emotional content is contained.
"Monkeys interpret rising and falling tones differently than humans. Oddly, their only response to several samples of human music was a calming response to the heavy-metal band Metallica."
He said human babies are also able to interpret tone and pitch.
"We use legato - long tones - with babies to calm them. We use staccato to order them to stop," he said.
"Approval has a rising tone, and soothing has a decreasing tone. We add musical features to speech so it will influence the affective state of a baby. If you bark out 'PLAY WITH IT' a baby will freeze."Metallica Source: Ananova
2009-09-01
Dark Funeral: New Album Title Announced
Swedish black metalers Dark Funeral have set "Angelus Exuro pro Eternus" as the title of their new album, tentatively due on November 18. Guitarist Lord Ahriman states, "Peter Tägtgren [Hypocrisy, Pain] is currently mixing our new album at his Abyss Studios [in Pärlby, outside Ludvika, Sweden]. Once we have approved the final mix, Jonas Kjellgren [Scar Symmetry] will be mastering it."
He adds, "By listening to the rough mix, the final production will kill totally, no doubt! Can't wait to blast the final result in the stereo!
"We decided to go for a bit rawer sound this time, and not as crystal clear and perhaps polished as our last album ('Attera Totus Sanctus'), but no worries. The production still holds the high quality that you would come to expect from us. We haven't done "a Metallica", so to say!"
Dark Funeral shot a video for one of the new tracks, "My Funeral", over the August 21-23 weekend at the Abyss Studios. Lord Ahriman says, "The video was shot in and outside an old and closed mental hospital. The environment was just killer. And besides, it suited the video theme perfect!
"The video is currently under editing by Standard Film Team. And within the next two-three weeks it should be ready for world premiere. However, due to the graphic violence and somewhat gory nature of the video, I would assume that we will be forced to edit two versions, one soft and one hard core version. Exactly how and where we'll release them is yet to be decided though." Source: DarkSide.ru
2007-09-03
In Flames - you have voted!
As recently announced, you could take part in voting for the best shows in Sweden this summer.
Voted by the readers of the Swedish Magazine - "Aftonbladet" the In Flames show at this year’s "Arvika Festival" was voted to be one of summer’s best gigs!
In Flames came in at #4 just behind 3 other bands/artists you May have heard of…
Here is the top 5 and you can find the complete list here: http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesliv/musik/article576755.ab
#1 Metallica
#2 Rolling Stones
#3 Ozzy Osbourne
#4 In Flames
#5 Aerosmith Source: NuclearBlast
2005-06-30
Lars Ulrich Performs At Opening Of Letterman Digital Arts Center - June 30
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich joined Boz Scaggs and Bonnie Raitt as one of the performers at the opening of the Letterman Digital Arts Center in San Francisco, California on Saturday (June 25).
An estimated 2,000 guests attended the opening of the new home of "Star Wars" director George Lucas and his 1,500-person company, Lucasfilm, including Washington representatives Senator Barbara Boxer and Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" film producer Saul Zaentz and singer Chris Isaak. Lucas himself sponsored the event, which Pelosi referred to as "a wedding." Source: BlabberMouth
2003-07-30
Limp Bizkit Off-Stage
Limp Bizkit were pelted with rubbish and greeted by chants of "f*ck Fred Durst" at a show in Chicago on Saturday, prompting the flagging nu-metal icons to flee the stage.
The news comes as Durst confirmed that the band's new album is finally "done", and is now set for release in either September or October.
According to reports, the drama at this weekend's Summer Sanitorium performance unfolded after hours of ill-feeling from the 40,000 crowd towards Limp Bizkit.
The band were booed throughout the day, each time their name was mentioned from the stage, with a string of 'Fred Sucks' banners littering the crowd at the Hawthorne Racecourse, claim reports from local Chicago newspapers.
When the group eventually emerged, one down from headliners Metallica, Durst was pelted with bottles, money and other objects and greeted by a hail of abusive chants.
Durst responded by crouching on the ground and returned verbal fire by calling the crowd "f*cking pussies" and cursing the city, alongside a string of anti-gay remarks. He also challenged the crowd to a fight.
A writer for the Chicago Sun-Times described Durst's reaction: "His first response was like, 'Bring it on'. It was that thing of, 'We're Limp Bizkit and we love it when you hate us'.
"But then he started getting frustrated and saying things like, 'This is why your baseball teams suck. None of you are good pitchers. You can't hit me with your garbage'".
Six songs into their set, which was due to last an hour, the band walked off-stage, although Durst continued to abuse the crowd from backstage, insisting that Limp Bizkit are "the greatest band in the world".
Meanwhile, in an online posting on the band's website, Durst claimed that their new album, featuring Mike Scott, Wes Borland's replacement on guitar, is complete.
He said: "There's 18 songs and I'd like to get them all on there. There are many ups and downs. The saddest song is called 'Drown'. It's about realising it's getting close to the end."
Source: DotMusic
2003-07-22
Ill Nino Finalize Track Listing For "Confession"
Ill Nino have finalized the track listing for their sophomore effort, "Confession", due on September 30 through Roadrunner Records.
"Confession" was produced by Bob Marlette and Ill Nino drummer Dave Chavarri and was mixed by Michael Barbiero (Metallica, Guns 'n' Roses, Lostprophets, Snapcase).
The complete track listing for the effort is as follows:
01. Te Amo...I Hate You
02. 2 (Vaya Con Dios)
03. How Can I Live
04. Unframed
05. Cleansing
06. This Time's For Real
07. Lifeless...Life…
08. Numb
09. Have You Ever Felt?
10. When It Cuts
11. Letting Go
12. All The Right Words
13. ReBirth
Ill Nino, who recently announced the addition of former Machine Head guitarist Ahrue Luster, filmed a video for the track "How Can I Live" in Los Angeles with director Martin Weisz (Korn, PUFF DADDY). The song is the first single from the upcoming "Freddy Vs. Jason" film, due in theaters on August 15. "How Can I Live" will go for radio adds on July 22 while the soundtrack to the film is scheduled for release on August 12 through Roadrunner Records. Source: BlabberMouth
2003-07-18
Hatebreed To Team Up With Slayer For Jagermeister Tour
According to www.hatebreedtour.com, Hatebreed have been confirmed for the fall 2003 edition of the Jagermeister tour, featuring SLAYER in the headlining slot. The trek will reportedly kick off on October 9 and will conclude on December 10. Exact dates and venues will be announced soon.
Hatebreed, who are currently mixing their as-yet-untitled third album at Armoury Studios in Vancouver, B.C. with Mike Fraser (Metallica, AC/DC) and producer Zeuss (Shadows Fall, Sworn Enemy), will be teaming up with Madball, Hate Eternal, Terror and Cephalic Carnage for the "Rise Of Brutality 2" tour, beginning on September 12 and running through October 8.
Hatebreed's follow-up to last year's "Perseverance" is due on October 28 through Republic/Universal Records. Source: BlabberMouth
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