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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.

Trivium progress

This next story is a common one. Trivium have reached that point in their career where they have realised they’re not bigger than Jesus, and that they probably should just re-hash the stuff that made them big in the first place. It happens to a lot of bands; Korn, and Metallica to a slightly lesser extent, just for example.

You know the deal. Band releases album. Album makes the band big. Band then think that because they’re big, they can try to “push boundaries” (read release shit music) and that people will still like them. Band fall flat on their faces and wonder where their income has gone too. Band decide they’ll go “back to their roots” in a desperate attempt to reclaim their credibility and popularity. And then more often than not, this results in the band once again falling flat on their faces…

Yeah, so guess what Trivium are planning on doing?

IWRITEANEWALBUM

Yes, we’ve used this joke before (the title), but in the same way Iwrestledabearonce insist on remixing the same Super Mario theme over and over again and calling it new music, I’m going to keep writing the same Iwrestledabearonce jokes over and over again.

According to Blabbermouth, the band have begun work on their new album. One to avoid unless you’re a fan of Sonic the Hedgehog on acid, of course.

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?)

Chris Cornell solo acoustic tour

Chris Cornell, of Soundgarden (and once Audioslave) has announced a solo acoustic “Songbook” tour, running from April to May 2011. This will be his first acoustic solo tour, in which he will perform songs from throughout his career, as well as a few “surprise” covers.

This news, despite getting me about as excited as I was when my Girlfriend took me to see Brokeback Mountain, is surely better than him announcing a Macbook tour. Seeing as his last album was some synth-pop tripe, made on a Macbook, I thought he may go for that angle instead.

Dates after the jump.