Epitaph / Rise Congratulations to Gojira for their triumphant voyage to our Death Match Hall of Fame! Gojira’s punishing track ‘The Axe’ from their 2012 full-length album, ‘L’Enfant Sauvage,’ has now been declared immortal after defeating four very worthy opponents. You know what that means! We’ve got two brand spanking new songs for you to vote on. Australian metalcore band Parkway Drive make their Death Match debut today with the track ‘Old Ghosts / New Regrets.’ The song comes from Parkway Drive’s upcoming fourth album, ‘Atlas,’ which is set to be released on Oct. 30. Their opponents? The heavier-than-hell deathcore attack of the Acacia Strain. Having just released their sixth studio album, ‘Death Is the Only Mortal,’ the band enter this week’s Death Match with the track ‘Victims of the Cave.’ Which one of these Death Match freshmen will claim victory once all the voting is over? The choice belongs to you. Cast your ballad in the poll below! (This Death Match ends on Tuesday, Oct. 23, at 10AM ET. Fans can vote once per hour! So come back and vote often to make sure your favorite song wins!) Parkway Drive, ‘Old Ghost / New Regrets’ The Acacia Strain, ‘Victims of the Cave’ ? Sorry, you need to have javascript running to see this poll. ? Email Me When Death Match Winners Are Announced Enter your email address below to receive the Loudwire newsletter, which will include notification of the weekly winner of the Death Match, as well as our top stories of each day. Email Rules of Death Match Two bands fight to the death each week. Fans can vote once per hour. The triumphant band goes on to compete in the next Death Match. If a band wins four straight Death Matches, its song will be honored as immortal in the Loudwire Death Match Hall of Fame.
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Parkway Drive vs. The Acacia Strain – Death Match
October 17th, 2012 
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No Comments »President of Heavy Metal 2012 Election, Round 1
October 17th, 2012 Metalkult Apparently, there’s a big election happening soon. That’s about as much research as we’ve done so far, but no matter, we’ve got something a bit more interesting to provide you — the 2012 President of Heavy Metal election! There are many leading bands, songs and albums in the world of metal, but there has never been a solid consensus when it comes to choosing metal’s President. From old-school metal pioneers like Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Halford to thrash metal veterans like James Hetfield and Dave Mustaine to new-school icons like Corey Taylor and Randy Blythe, there are several candidates that could hold the seat of President of Heavy Metal. We begin with 16 metal icons, and after four rounds of elimination, the polls will close on Nov. 6, at 11:59pm ET. Then, on Nov. 7, the President of Heavy Metal will be decided! Voting for Round 1 closes on Tuesday, Oct. 23. at 10am ET. Fans can vote once per hour, so keep coming back to make sure that your favorite metal musician wins! [button href=”http://loudwire.com/james-hetfield-vs-al-jourgensen-president-of-heavy-metal-election-round-1″ title=”Click to Cast Your Votes for the President of Heavy Metal 2012 Election” align=”center”]
Posted in News Tags: a-big-election, a-bit-more, choosing-metal, close-on-nov, corey taylor, election, heavy, heavy-metal, hold-the-seat, james-hetfield, metal-bracket, president, randy-blythe, votes No Comments »Linkin Park To Hold Next Underground Summit in Cape Town, South Africa
October 17th, 2012 Metalkult Photo: James Minchin It’s no accident that Linkin Park have one of the biggest fan bases going, and the band is continuing to do their part to keep their followers happy by staging the 7th International Linkin Park Underground Summit in Cape Town, South Africa, on Nov. 7. The group began holding summits for their fan base several years back and has spread out the locations to make sure that everyone who likes the band will eventually have the opportunity to attend one of the events. Past summits have taken place in London, Sydney, Chicago, Hamburg, Tokyo, and Camden, N.J., with the band offering meet and greets, backstage tours, the opportunity for fans to jam on their gear or walk across their stage, soundcheck entry, Q&A sessions and acoustic performances. Passes for the Summit will be available strictly for the band’s LP Underground fan club beginning this Friday (Oct. 19) at 9AM Cape Town time. Summit passes are free for LPU Plus Pass members as part of their membership. In addition, the group has announced that for the first time, they will be selling exclusive LPU Summit t-shirts specific to the Cape Town event for $25. You can purchase the shirt when you reserve your pass. Stay tuned to the band’s website for additional details, including a Music for Relief tree planting activity, in the days to come. To get a better idea on what’s involved with an LPU Summit, check out the video from their inaugural event in London below. Watch Linkin Park’s ‘LPU Summit in London’ Trailer [button href=”http://loudwire.com/linkin-park-in-the-end-top-21st-century-hard-rock-songs/” title=”Next: Linkin Park – Top 21st Century Hard Rock Songs” align=”center”]
Posted in News Tags: a-better-idea, band, events, london, membership, Music, news, opportunity, shirt, south-africa, spread-out-the, tokyo, video No Comments »Black Sabbath Making Progress on New Album in Malibu Studio
October 17th, 2012 Metalkult Dave Hogan, Getty Images It has been a while since we’ve heard anything about the progress of Black Sabbath ‘s upcoming album , but Metal Injection has uncovered some details about the recordings, including a song title. Sabbath are working on the album at Shangri La Studios in Malibu, Calif. As previously reported, 15 songs have been recorded, and now bassist Geezer Butler revealed to SiriusXM’s Jose Mangin that 12 will make the album, with the other three likely being used as bonus tracks for special editions. Ozzy Osbourne is currently recording vocals with Rick Rubin. Butler is writing all the lyrics, and the two are working to complete the songs in five track increments. They are reportedly working on the first five now. One song title has been confirmed – ‘God Is Dead.’ Guitarist Tony Iommi completed all 15 guitar tracks during the band’s sessions in England earlier this year. As for Iommi’s health, Ozzy told Mangin that he spoke to Iommi recently and he is in good spirits and recovery is coming along very well from his cancer treatments earlier this year. Drummer Bill Ward has not been part of the Sabbath reunion because of a contract dispute , and it looks like he won’t be. If the guitar tracks are done, most likely the drum tracks have been finished, as well, although the band has not confirmed that. Snippets of Mangin’s interview with Ozzy and Geezer will begin airing on Ozzy’s Boneyard (SiriusXM channel 38) starting next week. [button href=”http://loudwire.com/black-sabbath-release-pro-shot-2012-performance-of-paranoid-live-in-birmingham-england/” title=”Next: Black Sabbath Unleash Pro-Shot Performance of ‘Paranoid'” align=”center”]
Posted in News Tags: a-song-title-, airing-on-ozzy, band, black, black-sabbath, england, Geezer Butler, guitar, metal-injection-, new-albums, sabbath, songs No Comments »Intruder in Frances Bean Cobain Home Invasion Charged With First Degree Burglary
October 17th, 2012 Metalkult Hedi Slimane Over the weekend, we reported that a man was arrested for breaking into Frances Bean Cobain ’s home in Los Angeles. Now, not only has that man has been formally charged, some strange details have emerged surrounding the case. According to TMZ , the intruder who broke into Cobain’s home on Oct. 13 was 22-year-old Mark James Franco. Police report that Franco is a homeless man who was found brazenly doing his laundry when he was discovered at the home. The daughter of late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love wasn’t home at the time of the crime. The uninvited guest was discovered by a relative taking care of Cobain’s dog while she was out of town. The intruder claimed to have known the home owner, but when Frances Bean was contacted, she told authorities she had no idea who he was. Franco was charged with first degree burglary, a crime that could land him a six year prison stay if convicted. He pleaded not guilty to the charges. The famously quiet Cobain has not yet publicly commented on the situation. [button href=”http://loudwire.com/courtney-love-loses-kurt-cobain-image-rights-to-daughter-frances-bean/” title=”Courtney Love Loses Kurt Cobain Image Rights to Daughter Frances Bean” align=”center”]
Posted in News Tags: a-six-year, cobain, crime, frances-bean, james-franco-, known-the-home, kurt-cobain, news, relative-taking, situation, time No Comments »Papa Roach Autographed Prize Pack Giveaway!
October 17th, 2012 Metalkult Eleven Seven Music Papa Roach are connecting with their fans once again with the new ‘ The Connection ‘ disc, and they’re teaming up with Loudwire to give one lucky fan a chance to win a prize package featuring a signed copy of their latest album. In addition to the autographed disc, the winner will get a rare, signed mini-Louisville Slugger baseball bat. It features the band’s logo as well as the title of their current hit single, ‘Still Swingin’ on the bat itself, along with the group’s signatures. You can potentially win it all by simply entering your info for our ‘The Connection’ Prize Pack contest (the entry box can be found below). For Papa Roach, this has been a special record to create. Singer Jacoby Shaddix told Loudwire , “I would say that this one was just the f—ing hardest, most insane, most fun, exciting, crazier records we’ve ever made. Just the process of it, what we were all going through personally, making the record in Sacramento, we really made the record that we set out to make and it kind of exceeded our expectations. We got to the end and we listened to the record we were like “Oh f—, this record’s dope.” The disc is already off to a solid start with the single ‘ Still Swingin ,’ and fan favorite ‘Before I Die.’ In fact, the album has a perfect 5-star user rating on iTunes after several hundred customer reviews. To pick up a copy of ‘The Connection’ album, click here . And for a chance to win the Papa Roach prize pack with the signed CD and signed Louisville Slugger bat, be sure to enter your email in the form below: Papa Roach Autographed Prize Pack Enter your e-mail address below for a chance to win an autographed copy of Papa Roach’s new CD ‘The Connection,’ as well as a signed mini Louisville Slugger ‘Still Swingin’ baseball bat. Contest ends Nov. 17, 2012. Click here for official rules . By entering this contest, you will receive email newsletters from Loudwire. You may unsubscribe at any time. Email
Posted in News Tags: a-signed-mini, a-solid-start, band, connection, expectations, louisville, record, roach, slugger No Comments »P.O.D. vs. Hellyeah – Cage Match
October 17th, 2012 Metalkult Photos: Razor & Tie / Eleven Seven Music P.O.D. continue on the path to victory with their new single ‘Higher,’ as they beat out Kid Rock in the last Cage Match. Hellyeah enter the matchup with their latest single ‘Drink Drank Drunk’ of their recent disc ‘Band of Brothers’ The group is made up of vocalist Chad Gray (Mudvayne), drummer Vinnie Paul (Pantera), guitarists Tom Maxwell (Nothingface) and Greg Tribbett (Mudvayne), and bassist Bob Zilla (DamagePlan). They are set to play Rocktoberfest and they will also be joining Lamb of God and In Flames on tour starting at the end of November. For a full list of dates and cities, go here . So will Hellyeah knock back an easy win with ‘Drink Drank Drunk’ or will P.O.D. be one step closer to the Cage Match Hall of Fame with ‘Higher’? Get in on the action and vote for your favorite track below. (This Cage Match will run until Friday, Oct. 19, at 8AM ET. Fans can vote once per hour! So come back and vote often to make sure your favorite song wins!) Listen to P.O.D., ‘Higher’ Listen to Hellyeah, ‘Drink Drank Drunk ? Sorry, you need to have javascript running to see this poll. ? Email Me When Cage Match Winners Are Announced Enter your email address below to receive the Loudwire newsletter, which will include notification of the daily winner of the Cage Match, as well as our top stories of the day. Email Rules of Cage Match: Fans can vote once per hour for their favorite song. If a song remains the reigning champ for five straight cage matches, it is retired to the Loudwire Cage Match Hall of Fame. With so many great songs out there, we have to give other bands a chance!
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