Swedish Industrial Metal band, PAIN will be part of METALCAMP 2012 .
“Music is everything for me! I’ve been through two divorces and a whole world of shit because of music, but still it is the most important thing in the world to me.” The Swedish musician and producer Peter Tägtgren said.
METALCAMP 2012 will be in Tolmin, Slovenia on August 5 – 10, 2012.
The bands have been confirmed for 2012:
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n November 3, legendary BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi was interviewed by Hawaii Public Radio‘s Dave Lawrence, host of “All Things Considered” at WNYC-FM in New York City
. You can now watch the chat in five parts below.
The original lineup of the legendary heavy metal band BLACK SABBATH announced on Friday (November 11) that it was reuniting for its first new album in 33 years and a 2012 world tour.
Singer Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward revealed during a press conference at legendary Sunset Strip club Whisky a Go Go they were working on new material for the album which will be made available Vertigo/Universal Republic in the U.S. and Vertigo in all other territories. There is no title as yet but it will be produced by Rick Rubin, who has previously worked with METALLICA, SLIPKNOT, SLAYER and SYSTEM OF A DOWN, among many others. The band hopes to begin recording the CD in January for a fall 2012 release. A world tour will follow, including an appearance at the U.K.’s Download festival on June 10, 2012.
Iommi last week completed a book-signing tour for his memoir, “Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven And Hell With Black Sabbath”, which was released in the United States on November 1 in hardback by Perseus Books/DeCapo Press.
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Music-News.com last week conducted an interview with KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons at the Sanctum Hotel in London, England. You can now watch the chat below.
When asked about what advice he would offer the members of GUNS N’ ROSES with respect to staying at the top of their game, the rock icon said, “You get to sleep in the bed you make. It’s simple. If you’re lucky enough to be accepted on stage by the audience, if you’re lucky enough to be able to write a song, if you’re lucky enough to have charisma on stage, that’s the beginning. And then you’ve got to be able to deliver night after night after night. And not everybody is designed to run a marathon. Because to be a rock star for decades means you’re running a marathon.
“GUNS N’ ROSES could have been the best band in the world, and the reason they’re not is because of [singer] Axl Rose. I mean, the drugs, the heroin, the alcohol and all that. But ultimately, it falls on Axl‘s shoulders.”
After he was asked what Axl could have done to change that path, Gene said, “A good beating would have helped. I mean, when you misbehaved as a little kid and continued to do it, there was somebody there to give you a what for. Then when you become a grown-up, who’s there to set you straight?”
Simmons was in London to host the seventh annual Classic Rock Roll Of Honour, which was held on November 9 at the world-famous Roundhouse in Camden, England.
Source: Blabbermouth
According to The Hollywood Reporter, VAN HALEN‘s new record deal with Interscope is expected to be finalized this week, marking the first time in 35 years that the band will not release music through Warner Music, its longtime label home.
As to why VAN HALEN‘s much-rumored deal with Columbia didn’t happen, an insider tells The Hollywood Reporter that the contract for the Sony (Columbia‘s parent company) deal was drawn up and approved but hadn’t been signed when Universal Music stepped into the picture. The band eventually decided to do the Interscope deal after a series of meetings during which Interscope presented VAN HALEN with a global plan that included extensive marketing, merchandising, touring and recordings.
VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth, who has a separate management, legal and accounting team from the other three members, was adamant about being on a West Coast label and “was never on board with Columbia,” according to the report.
VAN HALEN‘s already completed new studio album — its first in 27 years to feature Roth — is now expected to arrive early next year.
VAN HALEN reunited with Roth in 2007 for a successful year-long reunion tour — minus original bassist Michael Anthony, who now plays with ex-VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar in CHICKENFOOT.
Rumor has it that VAN HALEN will appear at the November 30 Grammy Nominations Concert at Los Angeles’ Nokia Theater to announce that they will perform at the actual Grammy Awards in February. The buzz around town is that they will also use this opportunity to announce details of their pending album and tour.
Source: Blabbermouth
Dutch rockers HANGOVER HERO – featuring Ronald Landa (ex-DELAIN), Ad Sluijter (ex-EPICA), Andre Borgman (ex-AFTER FOREVER) and Mats van der Valk (AUTUMN) – released their debut album on November 11th. Check out the teaser trailer below:
Following is the band’s official bio:
Pure. Honest. Accessible. Uncomplicated. Feelgood. ROCK! In capitals! Plug, play, rock the place. That is Hangover Hero, the new Dutch sensation that has its roots in the metal scene, but opted to trade the doom and gloom for a good ol’ American rock sound.
The driving force behind Hangover Hero is guitar player and front man Ronald Landa, formerly of Delain. His band mates all come from similar female fronted rock bands. Former Epica axeman Ad Sluijter joined Landa quickly, along with former After Forever drummer Andre Borgman. Mats van der Valk (Autumn) completed the foursome and handles bass duties.
“We all just love honest, riff heavy, guitar driven rock music and we had discussed forming a band earlier, when our respective bands played together on festivals and such. It’s a small world, you continually bump into each other in backstage area’s around the world. But it was all of our other bands that actually kept us from doing something else”, says Landa. Back in 2009 he quit Delain, to pursue his other musical ambitions. By that time Sluijter also had become available and things moved quickly.
Armed with a batch of songs the then still nameless foursome headed to Germany, to record a demo with producer and longtime friend Sascha Paeth at the infamous Gate Studio. Paeth is known for his work in the metal world and originally the idea was to have him function as an objective bystander to bounce ideas off. In the end he became so involved in the project, he is now the unofficial fifth member of the band. In fact, he’s the one that gave Hangover Hero its name. “Before entering the studio, we kinda had a rough night at the hotel bar”, laughs Landa. “The next morning we all were all extremely hung over, yet we worked our asses off as we were dedicated to record the best versions possible of our songs. Sascha kept making fun of us and did not stop calling us his ‘Hangover Heroes’. At that point, we did not think much of it, but on the ay home it seemed to stick. Especially the contradiction between the hangover and the heroes was something we liked. In the end we felt a singular term would be even more powerful, so we settled for Hangover Hero.”
The steady rocking debut album will see the light of day in the fall of 2011. Musically the album will land right in between the two demo songs that hit the internet; Play In A Band and Mr. Perfect. “Those two tracks are the extremes in our catalog thus far”, states Landa. “Play In A Band is by far our most poppy song, whereas we don’t get any darker than on Mr. Perfect. The rest of our repertoire is characterized by a tough, optimistic, feel-good rock sound. Not the kind of music one would expect from a Dutch band, but it is music we love and are passionate about. There are way too few rock songs that cheer you up when you’re feeling down, that are optimistic and energizing. Our album will be a soundtrack to many a road trip. One hand on the wheel, one foot on the gas and the other hand turns up the volume to eleven. You’ll be there before you know it.”
Hangover Hero will showcase the new material during a one-off gig in Utrecht, The Netherlands in May. Directly after the gig, the band will head back to the Gate Studio to finish the recording of their yet untitled debut, which fill be finished over the summer. Around that time the band plans on hitting the road. “We all have seen the biggest stages and the largest crowds around the globe. Yet nothing beats the feeling of being in a tiny, sweaty club, playing to win over new fans. So we are definitely looking forward to ‘starting over’ in a way and win over the crowds with an exciting evening of rousing ROCK!”
Go to the official Hangover Hero website here and check them out on Facebook
Source: Bravewords
“This year’s Christmas collectible is a modified reissue of a 1992 cartoon classic! The design was originally made with previous drummer Peter L Jensen. In this 2011 edition he has been replaced with Laust Sonne. The limited edition T-shirt is black, all cotton, with large cartoon print – made in only 150 copies!!! Merry Christmas.
Notice: December 12th is the last day where we can guarantee the Danish customers that they will receive their orders before Christmas Eve. Customers outside Denmark should expect longer shipping times.”
Go to the band’s online shop here for more details.
D-A-D released their 11th studio album, DIC.NII.LAN.DAFT.ERD.ARK on November 11th in Germany and November 14th in their homeland. The album title is a play on their previous band name DISNEYLAND AFTER DARK, which had to be changed after a threatening lawsuit from The Walt Disney Company.
DIC.NII.LAN.DAFT.ERD.ARK tracklisting:
‘A New Age Moving In’
‘I Want What She’s Got’
‘The End’
‘Fast On Wheels’
‘The Place Of The Heart’
‘Last Time In Neverland’
‘Breaking Them Heart By Heart’
‘We All Fall Down’
‘Wild Thing In The Woods’
‘Can’t Explain What It…’
‘Drag Me To The Curb’
‘Your Lips Are Sealed’
The video for the track ‘I Want What She’s Got’ is back online. Check out the video at this location.
Behind the scenes footage can be seen below:
Source: Bravewords
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