Category Archives: News
The Dillinger Escape Band
The Dillinger Escape Plan should join Cirque du Soleil. Seriously, they have a proper show: the picture above is just one example of the gravity defying acts their band members are known to show (google them to see more). They spend more time in the air than on the ground during their shows, and when they’re on the ground they spend it spitting fireballs. And they also have some music playing in the background.
Which brings me to some sad news. It seems the band members of The Dillinger Escape Plan are working hard to escape the band for a little while. Aaaw. In the last few days yours truly has counted three side projects by various members of the band. Make the jump to find out more.
The Black Dahlia Murder are back
Melodic Death Metal Metalcore Deathcore Technical Death Metal Let’s just go with METAL band, The Black Dahlia Murder have just completed the songwriting process for their forthcoming fifth album, which is scheduled for release later this year.
Blabbermouth reports a whole looooad of uninteresting shit, if you care about that stuff, over here.
All I’ll say is, say what you want, but I own two TBDM albums, and not only do they absolutely rock the hell out of most bands, but TBDM also remain one of the best live bands I’ve ever seen.
Quattro grandi in Italia ragazzo
Even though the U.S. only got one Big Four date, Europe keeps getting date after date, which pretty much shows The Big Four think Europe is more important than America.
Anyway, another date has been added, and yes, it’s Italy.
“Last week we told you there would be a few more ‘Big Four’ shows and today’s installment takes us to Milan, Italy. Look for more good times with Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer and yours truly at the Fiera Open Air Arena on July 6, 2011. Tickets will be available Friday, February 24 at 9:00 a.m. local time at Ticketone. MetClub members should check MetClub.com for more details on a special pre-sale for Clubbers only.”
Read full article here.
There is one more European date to be announced so if you’re American and can’t get to California, remember, Metallica are laughing at you!
You should listen to Rush
In 1981, Rush released their eighth studio album ‘Moving Pictures,’ which was hugely successful worldwide, making it the most commercially successful Rush album to date . Flash-forward thirty years, ‘Moving Pictures’ will be released again on April 5th, this time it will have a 5.1 surround sound remix to as well as other little bonus features.
I’d say this album is perfect for you young ones that have no idea who Rush are. What makes them so great, you ask? Originality, constantly making great albums, accomplished musicians with one of the best drummers ever and you can’t forget Geddy Lee sounding like an old elderly woman. Those are a few reasons why Rush are a great band. More importantly for metal, they probably have influenced this genre more than any other rock band (AC/DC fans, don’t get upset, your band is second or maybe Kiss? Whatever).
Check out Blabbermouth for a lot more information regarding this upcoming release.
AC/DC live album and DVD
AC/DC are a great live band and thus any DVD they release is bound to be amazing. Fact. Also, I’m pretty handsome. Fact.
“We’ve got a new live album which we shot in Argentina at the end of the last tour, which was about September. There was 300,000 people there, and it was just wonderful. We had about 12 cameras there and a great sound crew, and we just enjoyed the heck out of it. […] The live album comes out, with the video of those concerts, in about six weeks or something. So I’m looking forward to that.“ said Brian Johnson in an interview.
Read full interview here. Never mind, there’s no source for this. Could be all a lie!!!!
Umm so Blabbermouth posted this but without any actual proof so if they’re wrong, we’re wrong. In other words, if this isn’t true, we’ll just blame them.
The concerts Brian talking about are from December of 2009. Three sold out gigs of about 65,000 people each. I’m no math genius but 65,000 x 3 = 195,000. So Brian is off by 105,000 people in his estimation. Also, fans usually buy tickets to all the consecutive gigs so I’m pretty sure most of the crowd stayed about the same. So hardly the ‘300,000 people’ he was talking about.
Why would you need to exaggerate crowd figures when you’re in AC/DC? It’s like Shaquille O’Neal wearing high heeled shoes to make himself look taller. Or myself getting penis enlargement surgery. When your numbers are already huge, no need to go over the top.
