Category Archives: News
Hetfield says Lulu was ‘a great gift’
Speaking to Artisan News in the video above, Metallica frontman James Hetfield describes the collaboration with Lou Reed as ‘a gift.’
If that’s the case, I hope you kept the receipt Jaymzy.
Source: Blabbermouth
Tuck is metal as fuck… Allegedly
If there’s anything funnier than a band like Bullet For My Valentine, it’s the thought of a member of the band claiming they’re working on a “metal as fuck” new project. I remember vocalist Matt Tuck claiming their second album would be “heavy”. Needless to say, it wasn’t and laughs were had by all, bar 14-year-old girls with red hair.
Speaking to “Metal Zone” host Nikki Blakk of the San Francisco, California radio station 107.7 The Bone, Tuck said, “At the moment, there’s just three [guys in the new band], but there’ll be a minimum of four.” Regarding the new group’s musical direction, Matt said, “It’s, like, far more like Slipknot, Pantera… It’s metal as fuck, you know what I mean?! Stepping away from the melodic, not giving a fuck…”
Source: Blabbermouth
To sum up; Matt Tuck sings in British band Bullet For My Valentine. He is now working on a new, as yet untitled, band/project and claims it will be heavy, in a similar vein to Slipknot and Pantera. Expect it to be as heavy and hard-hitting as the Fred Durst sex tape.
Hammerfest UK just got better
Who knew things actually happen in North Wales, ‘ey? Well, next year’s Hammerfest IV in Prestatyn, Wales, is already shaping up to be a storm.
Viking legends Amon Amarth are the latest Metal band to be added to the already pretty damn good lineup.
The band will be joined by other “fantastic”* acts, including Anthrax, Paradise Lost, Exodus, Chimaira, Wizard, The Painted Smiles and many more bands. Hammerfest IV takes place from March 16-17, and you can find out more, including how to buy tickets, over at the official site.
*May not be the opinion of every individual.
Rob Trujillo talks about new Metallica record (not Lulu)
I didn’t know Rob had been promoted to ‘talking about the new album’ privileges within the band, but I guess he was.
In a recent interview with GulfNews, he mentioned a few new songs the band has been working on for their new, post-Lulu album.
“We’ve been busy writing and recording. We’ve got a couple of new songs we have been working on the past couple of weeks. The writing process for the new Metallica album has begun. We’ve been in the studio with Rick Rubin, working on a couple of things, and we’re going to be recording during the most of next year. We’ve got a lot of work ahead of us. But the great thing is that we have sort of already jumped off the launch pad and we’re swimming. It’s happening. It’s reality. It’s a lot of fun, there are a lot of ideas, and we’re really excited about the new record.“
Read full interview here.
New ideas? Uhm, that doesn’t sound too good. Are they getting a new grandpa to mumble stuff over their riffs?
Seriously, whenever Metallica got a new idea, we got Load, ReLoad, St. Anger, S&M, and Lulu, so you can see why words like ‘ideas’ might spell trouble for me.
Anyway, read the whole interview, they talk about feeling like teenagers again. I’ll say, Lou Reed is probably around 300 years old, not hard feeling young around him.
Iron Maiden fans are fucking rich
Some rich sonnofa bitch spent $3,350 on the item above. It is a Japanese ‘2 Minutes To Midnight’ promotional EP, and it’s apparently very rare (only five in existence, apparently).
You can read the full article here.
Who the hell spends that much money on some Japanese EP? I do understand collectors, but 3 grand? In this economy? Jeez. I’d rather use that money to fly to a couple of Maiden gigs, but that’s just me.
Congrats to whoever got it, I guess. Also, go fuck yourself for having more money than me.
