Staind give their new song away free
Staind giving a song away is like those people on the streets giving leaflets away. You look at it, and then promptly put it in the nearest bin.
Luckily for you, Staind have made it a bit more difficult to get the new song they’re very kindly giving away unless you really want it. You have to submit your details and email address and then they send you a link to download the song. That’s exactly what I’ve just done and now I just know that Roadrunner UK and Staind are going to sell my details and spam my inbox with crappy music promotion. I’m a fearless bastard though and took a “bullet” for the team for the sake of this news post and my future ‘Weekly Playlist’ post (click).
Do you know what takes the piss, however? I’m listening to the song now and I’ve already heard it. It’s not even a “new” new song, I heard it a week or two back on Youtube. God dammit, I’ve been screwed over!
If you’re clinically insane, you can download the new song ‘Eyes Wide Open’ within the next 48 hours for free at Roadrunner.co.uk. Or you could just listen to the stream below.
Tuesday Trivia: Metal games
Hey, what’s your favorite metal game? Mine include:
- moshing with metal attachements on my boots
- throwing a glass beer bottle at a concert behind me and seeing how many people bleed
- kicking a wigger
I’m kidding of course. Except maybe for the last one. The games we’ll be covering today have nothing to do with concerts. In fact, they’re my favorite games — the ones that don’t make you leave the house. Make the jump and get familiar with some of the heavy metal video games.
How’s Sepultura changing their lineup still news?
Seriously, when Sepultura changes a band members, that shouldn’t be news. When they change a band member temporarily, even less so. But, it’s a slow news day and nothing’s going on, plus it’s hot and I need to take my mind off of it.
The story – Sepultura’s current drummer fill-in Jean Dolabella got his arm hurt, so he couldn’t keep doing his job. Solution? The band called their good buddy Igor Amilcar Christófaro from Torture Squad, and he’s doing an awesome job and shit. I never knew Sepultura’s music was that easy to replicate, but you get disappointed in things throughout life. Next time, I’ll tel you a little story about Jesus. Anyway, if you make the jump, you can see a video of the new guy.
Being badass has its downsides
Hey there little man. Ever dreamed of being a modern rockstar member of a somewhat internet popular band? Think of all the perks… You get not to have a real job. Yeah, fuck those clowns, waking up at 6 AM is for pussies. I’m pretty sure you also get to drink free booze every now and then. Play awesome shows at clubs that take only 50 people. Keeping it real. Meeting lots of fans. One day maybe even getting a chance to touch a girl’s boob. Take mad photos with your crew and post it on your blog, looking forward to someone retweeting it. It’s happened like three times already. If you’re a wizard at the instrument you’re playing, maybe even have a clinic hosted after you. Take that, classmates that went to medschool, you’ll be lucky if you get your own office one day. Commit badass crimes, just because you’re loco. Maybe even be featured at Dose of Metal, if you’re really good.
Now, I don’t know if Atilla are good, and I’m not sure if anything I’ve mentioned above is true (except for the crime part), but here’s their big break: they’re getting a shout-out at this site. Apparently, the band’s been banned from entering Canada, because of frontman’s Chris Fronzak’s legal problems, so they’ll miss out on the No Stars All Stars tour. Judging by the picture above, all I can say is: Good for Canada.
Nikki Sixx jumps on fan
If you’re in a band, especially in a band that hasn’t been relevant since rotary phones were ‘new technology,’ any means of your live show being distributed to people should be flattering to you. Right? Well, not if your name is Nikki Sixx.
Apparently Nikki spotted some fan filming the Mötley Crüe show with what he thought was a ‘professional camera,’ and he decided jumping on him was a great way to make him stop. So that’s what he did, as you can see from the video.
And thank god for him. Can you imagine that kid uploading the concert to YouTube and giving the band free publicity and exposure? Sheesh, that’s a crime that should be punished by death.
Good on ya, Mr. Sixx. Jump on your own fans and stop any kind of promotion, it’s not like your band needs it or anything.
Oh, if you’re wondering, this happened at their July 30 show in Frederick, Maryland.
