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Deftones prove they’re not mellow

Deftones have finally managed to do something metal. Did they write a really heavy riff? Did they pull off a long solo? Did Chino sound like a man?

No. Actually, the band managed to do this — by doing nothing. Apparently, they didn’t show up for a show in Bangkok, which made a lot of people angry for some reason. So they started rioting. And rioting is a moshpit without the music anyway, right? They did however manage to appear on time in Singapore, and seems they had a good time (picture above; taken very recently because it’s just been posted on Twitter by the band, probably to prove they don’t piss off people everywhere). You can watch two videos of the riot footage after the jump.

Mustaine 2.0

Say what you will about Phil Anselmo‘s past, but the guy is man enough to admit what he did wrong. Which brings me to Dave Mustaine. I always thought he always blamed the press for some of the things he said, they may misquote and exaggerate, but some words were generally his and no one ever turned “I love Metallica and Slayer” into “I hate Metallica and Slayer!“ — right?

Well, the new Dave admits he was wrong to do some of the things he used to do and I personally applaud him for that.

“I think a lot of it was contingent on me, because I was going through a lot of personal stuff that really put an unnecessary wall between all of us. A lot of it has been publicized, a lot of it wasn’t. Most of it was the much heralded and worn stories of drugs and alcoholism“ says Dave about The Big Four concerts.

Full interview here.

So I’m thinking… Yeah, Dave makes sense and I agree. Then I read this.

“But there was also the other side — the black magic and witchcraft I had gotten into when I was a kid. Fortunately, I’m saved now so I don’t have to deal with that. But God, man, I was going through so much turmoil from what I had done. And it it’s just the consequences of poor choices. People would go, “Man, he has the worst luck in the world.” No, not really. I had practiced black magic and was friends with Satan, so those things kind of happen when you make bad choices.“

Wait… What??

Argh…

Gary Holt (Exodus) to play with Slayer

First things first, my Photoshop skills are obviously limited and working with Gimp doesn’t help in that case at all, so excuse this crappy picture above but I tried my best.

So now you might be wondering why the hell I put Gary Holt’s face on top of Jeff Hanneman’s face. Well, it’s simple: Hanneman called in sick and Holt will replace him during his absence.

So what happened? Jeff Hanneman had to undergo surgery on his right arm last month after being bitten by a spider. That’s right, a spider. Now, that further increases my fear of spiders because if something like this can happen to the axe-man of fucking Slayer, why couldn’t it happen to a bald, bearded fat guy (No, I’m not talking about Kerry King) like myself? The big difference is that nobody would care if it happened to me and Gary Holt wouldn’t write for Dose of Metal during my absence. Injustice.

Anyhow, Hanneman is expected to make a full recovery and then return to Slayer. That’s the good news. The even better news is that Gary Holt is going to replace Hanneman for the time being and probably outplay everyone but Lombardo each night, during his stay with the band.

We, at Dose of Metal, wish Jeff Hanneman a quick and full recovery and hope that all spiders on this planet drop dead.

Rammstein are invading America

Rammstein are invading North America. After playing a sold out show at the Madison Square Garden in New York last December, Rammstein are coming to the States for their first North America tour since 2001, covering nine cities, including some Canadian ones.

Rammstein are known for their love for America and their flawless English accents and are coming to the States in May for nine headlining gigs. Richard Kruspe, Rammstein guitarist and known New York lover (for real), commented on this tour:

“We have waited 10 long years for the perfect opportunity to bring our full show to North America. The time is now and we are excited to share this with our fans who have waited for so long.”

Dates after the jump.

Dave doesn’t like being called a ‘lady’

Jimmy Kimmel sent some Mexican guy to the Grammys and the joke was “a rose for the lady” being said over and over again while that dude was handing out roses. Hilarious, right? Indeed, original too. Genius.

Anyway, the dude went to Dave Mustaine with the same great joke and Dave was not amused. Dave‘s response? “Fuck you! Go away!” then he shoved that guy and threw the rose at the camera.

I can’t say I blame him. He’s there representing metal. You can’t do that to the guy who co-founded two of the Big Four. But Dave, you could have handled it a bit better. Like, I don’t know, saying “Thank you” then headbutting him in his mustache? The possibilities are endless. Aren’t you trained in karate? How about a roundhouse kick?

Video after the jump.