Liz Ramanand, Loudwire Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister calls Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney a “f—ing monster.” [ Loudwire ] The Osbourne family recently went through another health scare, with Sharon Osbourne opting to have a double mastectomy surgery. [ Loudwire ] As I Lay Dying vocalist Tim Lambesis shares some memories of late Suicide Silence vocalist Mitch Lucker. [ Loudwire ] Despite a courtroom declaration by one of her managers, Courtney Love has stated that she will not be making a musical about her relationship with late husband and Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. [ Loudwire ] Anthrax bassist Frank Bello talks the reissue of ‘Worship Music,’ covering Journey and more in a new interview. [ Loudwire ] ‘Whiplash’ or ‘Jump in the Fire’ … which is your preferred Metallica track? Vote for your personal favorite here. [ Ultimate Metallica ] Kiss release ‘The Casablanca Singles 1974-1982.’ [ Rock Music Report ] 30 year ago, Brian Wilson was fired from the Beach Boys. Take a look back here. [ Ultimate Classic Rock ] Lindsay Buckingham says that Fleetwood Mac have recorded “maybe half” of a new record. [ Ultimate Classic Rock ] Which musicians would you vote to put into the Oval Office? Check out the list of 10 Rockers Who Should Be President here. [ Diffuser.fm ]
Archive for November 5th, 2012
Alice in Chains, Queens of the Stone Age, Motorhead + More Added to Download 2013
Kevin Winter / Jonathan Wood / Theo Wargo, Getty Images Boy, would it be awesome to head to the U.K. in June! The 2013 Download festival has announced more acts for its upcoming three-day show, and the list is incredibly enticing. Alice in Chains , Queens of the Stone Age , Motorhead , 30 Seconds to Mars , the Gaslight Anthem , HIM and A Day to Remember have all been added to the bill. The aforementioned acts will join previously announced headliners Slipknot (June 14), Iron Maiden (June 15) and Rammstein (June 16). For Queens of the Stone Age, this will mark their first appearance at Download. The rest, though, are pretty much Download veterans. 30 Seconds to Mars are back for the third time, Motorhead for a fourth time, Alice in Chains for a second time and A Day to Remember for a third appearance. Download has a lengthy history of booking quality performers, as Soundgarden , Megadeth and Metallica all graced the festival stage in 2012. So, if you’d like to make the trip to England to catch all the incredible bands at the 2013 Download festival, click here for info on tickets and other details. [button href=”http://loudwire.com/best-alice-in-chains-songs/” title=”Next: 10 Best Alice in Chains Songs” align=”center”]
Coheed and Cambria + Between the Buried and Me Team Up for 2013 North American Tour
Michael Buckner, Getty Images / Liz Ramanand, Loudwire New York alternative and progressive rock band Coheed and Cambria have just announced a 2013 U.S. headlining tour with Between the Buried and Me + Russian Circles as support. Coheed and Cambria are hitting the road to promote their upcoming full-length album, ‘The Afterman: Descension,” which will hit stores on Feb. 5. The album acts as the follow-up to the band’s 2012 album, ‘The Afterman: Ascension.’ Between the Buried and Me are currently at an extremely high point, having just released ‘The Parallax II: Future Sequence,’ which we gave a rare perfect five-star review . Much like Coheed’s release, ‘The Parallax II’ is also a follow-up record, which continues the story that began with ‘The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues’ EP. Chicago-based instrumental act Russian Circles are a fitting opening act for the tour, combining progressive rock and metal in the vein of both Coheed and BTBAM. Check out the full list of tour dates below. Coheed and Cambria + Between the Buried and Me 2013 North American Tour Dates: Feb. 04 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club Feb. 05 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club Feb. 07 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE Feb. 08 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit Feb. 09 – Chicago, IL – Congress Theatre Feb. 10 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue Feb. 12 – Des Moines, IA – Val Air Ballroom Feb. 14 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre Feb. 15 – Salt Lake City, UT – SaltAir Feb. 17 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater Feb. 18 – Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theatre Feb. 19 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo Feb. 21 – San Francisco, CA – Warfield Theater Feb. 22 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern Feb. 25 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues Feb. 26 – The Marquee – Tempe, AZ Feb. 27 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theatre Mar. 01 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Mar. 02 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center Mar. 03 – Dallas, TX – Palladium Ballroom Mar. 05 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle Mar. 06 – Saint Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live Mar. 07 – Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues Mar. 08 – Miami Beach, FL – The Fillmore Mar. 10 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Charlotte Mar. 11 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory Mar. 14 – Boston, MA – House of Blues Mar. 16 – New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall