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Whole Lotta Profit
Almost 2 million people paid good money to see a middle aged man playing guitar in his shorts this year. We’re talking, of course, of metal legends and riff recyclers AC/DC, who sold almost 2,000,000 tickets since January 1st, 2010.
That’s pretty impressive, considering Metallica sold ‘only’ around 540,000.
But if you want to be disgusted, check out the full list here and see how awful taste in music was this year. Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Pink… Yeah, they all sold more tickets than Metallica. Not that Metallica is the be all, end all of great taste, but just to put things in perspective. AC/DC were the top earners, but the Top 20 is almost entirely populated by awful acts.
Mark Stone returns
Who, you ask? Mark Stone, the guy who sounds like he’s the creator of South Park, but was in fact Queensrÿche’s guitarist, has returned with a new band. Excited? Yeah, me neither.
Comprised of Stephen Duffy on lead vocals/guitars, Mike Stone on vocals/guitars, Billy Close on bass, Bernie Godwin on lead guitar, and Frankie Anthony on drums, The Stick People recently signed with EFM/Bungalo, which issued “Think About That.”
A bunch of names thrown around that I’ve never heard of. Reminds me of when I asked my mom who my dad was, and she started listing all the possible candidates. Anyway, maybe you care more than I do. In which case, you can check out their MySpace page.
Source: Blabbermouth
Robert Zombie returns
Bad news if you live in the UK, but good news if you don’t, Rob Zombie has announced a UK tour for next year.
If you’ve been stuck in a coma for the past 12 years, and have just woken up, you may actually care. Then again, if you have a good set of ears and, you know, taste, you probably won’t.
Mr Zombie says the following:
“I am thrilled to be finally heading back to the UK. I have been away far too long, but trust me it will be worth the wait. The band is in top form and completely ready to destroy.”
Expect a lot of stage show, and little music. Dates after the jump. There’s a date near my town, but unfortunately I’m washing my hair that day.
Are you metal, punk?
Helloween, the band who cleverly mixed two words, “Halloween” and “hell” (Helloween, Halloween + Hell, get it? Amazing stuff), released a new music video. And they only have one question… Do you feel metal? Well, do ya, you punks?
Video after the jump…
When asked why the beginning of the song sounds like Mortal Kombat’s theme, Helloween had no comment.
The Sword slays tour
We’ve got some good news and some bad news. The bad news is, The Sword have canceled their European tour. The good news is that they also canceled the remaining U.S. dates they had, so all you Americans saying “Ahh, not fair, Europe always gets the best cancellations” can finally see some justice coming your way.
The reason? ‘Unforeseen circumcisions,’ says their official Facebook page. Although I might have read that wrong…
