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Avenged Sevenfold’s new drummer revealed
The news that are interesting probably just to the drummer himself, because touring with Avenged Sevenfold will surely increase his income (that’s why Mike Portnoy was sad when he left and tried to go back to his old buddies in Dream Theater), are out! I’m so excited, because my new porn film just finished downloading and I can watch it after I finish writing this article.
It’s none other than… Arin Ilejay! Oh my god, really?! Oh, wait… Who?
Smashing EPs
Well, guess what I just saw? No, not a hot naked chick waving at me from the window across the street. How awesome would that be? Not nearly as cool, but if you get a hard-on for 90’s alternative music, and a “band” who is struggling to prove they’re legit, you’re in for a treat.
The Smashing Pumpkins have completed their second EP (out of eleven), Teargarden by Kaleidyscope Vol. II: The Solstice Bare, comprising of songs they release for free on the internet every few weeks or months. The 11 volumes will eventually form the 44 track Teargarden by Kaleidyscope (Hi, Captain Obvious speaking).
Their business model is as follows: you release songs for free, and each time you collect four, you rearrange the order of them, slap them on CD, charge them at full album price, and sell them. Genius. Each EP is does come in with a pretty unique and nice package, and is limited. You can download the songs and see details on EPs on their website, and you can make the jump to see what they look like in physical form.
Creed saves
It has finally been proven. Creed’s music doesn’t scare just people. It also works on animals.
According to Spiegel Online, a 13-year-old Norwegian boy avoided being attacked by wolves by playing a song by Creed on his mobile phone. (Note: It was previously erroneously reported that the track in question was from the band Megadeth.)
Four wolves, who appeared before the boy when he was returning home from school, were scared away by the noise coming from the boy’s mobile phone, the Zvuki.ru music web portal reported on Thursday.
Poor wolves. Read more of this story here, than make the jump, listen to the song, and find an mp3 of it to transfer to your phone. Who knows when it might come in handy.
Steven Tyler said no to Led Zeppelin
And pigs flew out of his mouth today. According to Mr. Idol, he was offered a spot in the band after the full-time reunion of Led Zeppelin with Robert Plant didn’t work out in 2007:
“I looked Jimmy in the eyes and it came time for him to say, ‘You want to write a record with me?’” Tyler said. “I went, ‘No.’ I’m in Aerosmith. He’s in the biggest band in the world and I’m in a band like that. I have such an allegiance to my band and I love it so much.”
I’ve never bought an Aerosmith album, and I’m not buying this either. I mean, is there an easier way to hype up your new album and keep fans calm, than to say you’re so loyal to them, you actually refused to play in a good band?
By the way, his hype building abilities aren’t that great, because all the drama earlier didn’t really help American Idol, whose premiere took a dive. Guess America said no to him, because they’re loyal to their Brit.
Behemoth frontman is okay
I don’t mean okay as in “a nice guy” (though I guess he is), I mean okay as in “he just left the hospital and he feels fine.” Adam “Nergal” Darski, who suffers from leukemia, underwent a bone marrow transplant, and four weeks later, he’s good enough to leave the hospital. There are still months of therapy ahead of him, but for now, he’s doing fine. You can read the statement he made on his condition here. Hopefully the worst part is over, and maybe we’ll get more Behemoth in the future (not that that’s what’s really important, I’m not a dick, his well being’s the most important right now).
Btw, the photo above was taken before he got sick. (And I was saying?)
