Kevin Winter, Getty Images Here’s a look at the top stories of the day on Loudwire and around the Web: – Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has just confirmed that the legendary thrash band have begun the process of creating their 10th studio album. Check out more details here. [ Loudwire ] – In the most recent update on Tool ‘s highly anticipated 2013 album, it has been declared on the band’s website that the process is “more than halfway done.” [ Loudwire ] – The Devil Wears Prada + As I Lay Dying join forces for 2013 marathon metalcore tour. [ Loudwire ] – Alice in Chains unleash the brand new single ‘Hollow.’ Listen to the track here: [ Loudwire ] – Deftones announce Spring 2013 U.S. Tour [ Loudwire ] – Metallica show their thrash roots with footage of ‘My Apocalypse’ from ‘Quebec Magnetic.’ [ Ultimate Metallica ] – Public Enemy rapper Chuck D calls Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page’s Puff Daddy collaboration a “F—ing Travesty.” [ Ultimate Classic Rock ] – Top 10 Keith Richards Rolling Stones Songs. [ Ultimate Classic Rock ] – ‘The Voice’ pays tribute to Sandy Hook shooting victims with Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah.’ [ Diffuser.fm ] – Landmine Marathon re-release two songs with new singer. [ Rock Music Report ]
Archive for December 18th, 2012
Daily Reload: Metallica, Tool, Alice in Chains + More
December 18th, 2012 
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No Comments »Former Bury Your Dead Guitarist Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Gang Activity
December 18th, 2012 Metalkult Former Bury Your Dead guitarist Eric Ellis has just been sentenced to 20 years in prison for an insane list of charges. As an “associate” of Florida gang ‘The Guardians,’ the 28-year-old Ellis was one of five men found guilty of violating the ‘Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. Ellis played guitar on Bury Your Dead’s breakout album ‘Cover Your Tracks’ in 2004, along with their 2006 album, ‘Beauty and the Breakdown,’ and the metalcore band’s 2008 self-titled record. The crimes committed by The Guardians are detailed in an official FBI press release : ? The gang committed a series of violent felonies and crimes, including an extortion that left one man nearly dead; the choking of a young woman until she passed out; armed bank robberies; armed home invasions; daily cocaine and opiate sales; and theft of thousands of dollars’ worth of merchandise from local stores. Arrests were made in November 2010 when an investigation revealed that the gang was preparing to commit additional home invasion robberies. The robberies committed by the Guardians resulted in the loss of almost $2 million to their victims. According to a Noisecreep interview from 2009, Ellis himself was a victim of a seemingly random gang assault, which he claimed was a initiation for the attackers. “I was beaten with a hammer and a bat,” Ellis described. “I had 56 contusions down the side of my body. I look back and am glad that didn’t happen to a kid at the show, or a girl coming out of the show. I am almost glad it was me.” Bury Your Dead have released two albums, ‘It’s Nothing Personal’ and ‘Mosh n’ Roll,’ since Ellis left the band in 2008. [button href=”http://loudwire.com/shocking-rock-stories-of-2012/” title=”See the Most Shocking Rock Stories of 2012″ align=”center”]
Posted in News Tags: a-hammer-and, a-young-woman, attackers, down-the-side, ellis, eric ellis, fbi, florida, left-the-band, press-release, the-28-year-old, victims No Comments »Alice in Chains Unleash New Single ‘Hollow’
December 18th, 2012 Metalkult EMI Alice in Chains have unleashed the first taste of their upcoming album in the form of the new single ‘Hollow.’ The track can be heard in the lyric video below. The band’s upcoming disc is the follow-up to 2009′s ‘Black Gives Way to Blue,’ which was AIC’s first album to feature current vocalist William DuVall, who replaced the late Layne Staley. The disc is set for release in the spring of 2013. The song ‘Hollow’ boasts a vintage Alice in Chains sound, with DuVall and guitarist-singer Jerry Cantrell trading harmonies over some crushing guitar riffs. Lyrically, the song offers a series of cryptic phrases, beginning with the lines, “Turning in circles / Slowing down / Pulling against a closing out / Easy to feed off a weaker thing / Harder to say what I really mean.” The tune is accompanied by a lyric video that features Instagram photos that were sent in by fans at the request of Alice in Chains. The band posted a series of lyrics to inspire the photo submissions. ‘Hollow’ will be available for purchase on iTunes beginning Jan. 8, with the official music video for the song set to follow. Alice in Chains, ‘Hollow’ – Fan Lyric Video [button href=”http://loudwire.com/best-alice-in-chains-songs/” title=”Next: 10 Best Alice in Chains Songs” align=”center”]
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December 18th, 2012 Metalkult Warner Bros. Records Serj Tankian is quickly becoming one of modern rock’s most prolific musicians. Along with fronting both System of a Down and his solo project, Tankian recently created his ‘Orca’ symphony and released an album of classical music. Now, Tankian steps into the realm of video games for the second time in his career, composing the score for the upcoming Industrial Toys video game ‘Morning Star.’ The System of a Down singer expressed his enthusiasm for the project in the following statement. ”I’m really enjoying working on ‘Morning Star’ because it gives me the ability to create new musical worlds to complement the new visual worlds in the game. Though most of the gameplay will be action oriented cues, the stunning artwork and static scenes have inspired unique sounds unheard before.” Meanwhile, Industrial Toys CEO Alex Seropian adds, ”We’ve been big fans of Serj’s for quite some time. The opportunity to collaborate with him on ‘Morning Star’ gave us a way to take the game to a whole new level. We knew his score would be unique, but it’s his ability to interpret a scene or gameplay element and come up with something that makes it moodier, more dramatic or just more awesome that’s really got us pumped.” Tankian first took on the challenge of scoring a video game for the critically acclaimed John Woo third-person shooter ‘Stranglehold.’ For ‘Morning Star,’ Tankian has concocted a sonic experiment to create sounds from 120 years in the future, acting as the background for players transporting across the cosmos to fight massive intergalactic battles. ‘Morning Star’ is scheduled for a spring 2013 release for IOS devices. Check out a trailer for the game featuring part of Serj Tankian’s musical score below: ‘Morning Star’ Video Game Trailer [button href=”http://loudwire.com/best-rock-albums-of-2012/” title=”Serj Tankian – Best Rock Albums of 2012″ align=”center”]
Posted in News Tags: a-trailer-for, ability, career, enthusiasm, morning-star, serj tankian, tankian-, unheard-before- No Comments »Vince Neil Offers Apology After ‘Gun Control’ Twitter Battle
December 18th, 2012 Metalkult Mary Ouellette, SheWillShootYou.com As we recently reported, Motley Crue vocalist Vince Neil found himself in a Twitter battle after advocating gun control while reacting to the horrific shooting in Newtown, Conn. After withstanding a barrage of criticism and firing off additional tweets attacking those who challenged him, Neil has now posted that he was “misunderstood” and offered apologies to those he offended. The Twitter feud began when Neil tweeted the following message: “Sad day today. Prayers to all the families. Gun Control!!!” After some ill will was directed at Neil about his stance on guns, the singer responded with the following series of tweets: Why is everyone so concerned with guns? What about the CHILDREN that were MURDERED today! Get your priorities straight!! Come on people!! — Vince Neil (@TheVinceNeil) December 14, 2012 I did say gun control but I didn’t think 90% of you would care more about your gun than dead children!!! — Vince Neil (@TheVinceNeil) December 14, 2012 FUCK YOU to EVERYONE who puts guns in front of kids!! Do not come to ANY shows! You are sick!! — Vince Neil (@TheVinceNeil) December 15, 2012 Today (Dec. 18), however, Neil apologized for the previous tweets by explaining that he was misunderstood while reminding his Twitter followers that he tragically lost his 4-year-old daughter Skylar to cancer: I’ve been misunderstood on this subject. It was upsetting to me that the focus was not on the children and their families. I lost a child — Vince Neil (@TheVinceNeil) December 18, 2012 that age. I never said ban guns. I said gun control. Sorry if I offended anyone. — Vince Neil (@TheVinceNeil) December 18, 2012
Posted in News Tags: apologized-for, children, come-on-people, concerned-with, families, following, horrific, motley crue, news, priorities, singer, stance-on-guns, vince-neil, your-priorities No Comments »New Music Releases – January 2013
December 18th, 2012 Metalkult Razor & Tie / Nuclear Blast If a random dude happens to hand you a pamphlet on how the apocalypse is coming, be sure to hand him back this list of upcoming rock and metal releases for January 2013. Hatebreed are set to release their seventh studio album, ‘The Divinity of Purpose,’ on Jan. 29. With the band’s new track ‘Put It to the Torch’ having just been inducted into our Death Match Hall of Fame, it’s certain that hardcore fans are foaming at the mouth for Hatebreed’s next offering. Punk rock legends Bad Religion will release ‘True North,’ their follow-up to ‘The Dissent of Man,’ on Jan. 22. That week will also see the debut album from Love & Death , featuring former Korn guitarist Brian ‘Head’ Welch on vocals. Black Veil Brides , Helloween, Trapt , Dropkick Murphys, Hollywood Undead and many more bands will unleash their latest efforts in the first month of 2013. Check out our full list of albums below and get ready for some new tunes in the new year. January 2013 Music Releases: Jan. 8: Alice in Chains, ‘Hollow’ (Single) Black Veil Brides, ‘Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones’ Dropkick Murphys, ‘Signed and Sealed in Blood’ Hollywood Undead, ‘Notes From the Underground’ Jan. 15: Rammstein, ‘Videos 1995-2012′ (DVD) Various Artists, ’12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief’ Various Artists, ‘West of Memphis: Voices For Justice’ Jan. 22: Bad Religion, ‘True North’ Helloween, ‘Straight Out of Hell’ Holy Grail, ‘Ride the Void’ Love & Death, ‘Between Here & Lost’ Otep, ‘Hydra’ Rotten Sound, ‘Species at War’ (EP) Stellar Revival, ‘Love, Lust and Bad Company’ Trapt, ‘Reborn’ Voivod, ‘Target Earth’ Jan. 29: Accept, ‘Playlist: The Very Best of Accept’ Cult of Luna, ‘Vertikal’ Funeral for a Friend, ‘Conduit’ Hatebreed, ‘The Divinity of Purpose’ Stratovarius, ‘Unbreakable’ (EP)
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December 18th, 2012 Metalkult Photo by Spencer Kaufman, Loudwire Deftones fans, rejoice! The band has announced dates for a U.S. tour kicking off in March. Among the shows are rescheduled New York and Boston gigs, which had to be postponed due to Superstorm Sandy. ‘ Koi No Yokan ,’ the band’s seventh studio album, was released in November to much critical acclaim. In fact, it was named the No. 1 album of the year by Loudwire in our list of the 10 Best Rock Albums of 2012 . The single ‘Leathers’ from the album garnered the No. 2 slot on our list of the 10 Best Rock Songs of 2012 . Deftones also made a strong showing in the nominations for the 2012 Loudwire Music Awards . They are up for the following awards: Rock Song of the Year (‘Leathers’), Rock Album of the Year (‘Koi No Yokan’), Rock Band of the Year and Vocalist of the Year (Chino Moreno). The newly announced trek kicks off March 4 in Rochester, N.Y., and runs through March 30 show in Houston, Texas. Tickets go on sale Friday (Dec. 21). Later on in 2013, Deftones are slated to play Ozzfest Japan . They will perform on May 11, the first day of the two-day festival, alongside bands such as Slipknot and Slash . Deftones Tour Dates: 3/4 — Rochester, N.Y. — Main Street Armory 3/5 — Boston, Mass. — House of Blues 3/6 — Huntington, N.Y. — Paramount Theatre 3/9 — New York, N.Y. — Terminal 5 3/10 — Montclair, N.J. — Wellmont Theatre 3/12 — Stroudsburg, Pa. — The Sherman Theatre 3/13 — Norfolk, Va. — The Norva 3/15 — Charlotte, N.C. — Fillmore Charlotte 3/16 — Myrtle Beach, S.C. — House of Blues 3/17 — Atlanta, Ga. — The Tabernacle 3/19 — Miami, Fla. — Fillmore Miami Beach 3/21 — St. Petersburg, Fla. — Jannus Live! 3/22 — Orlando, Fla. — Hard Rock Live 3/23 — Mobile, Ala. — Soul Kitchen 3/25 — Baton Rouge, La. — The Varsity Theatre 3/26 — Corpus Christi, Texas — Concrete Street Amphitheater 3/27 — Pharr, Texas — Pharr Entertainment Center 3/29 — Austin, Texas — ACL Live at the Moody Theater 3/30 — Houston, Texas — Bayou Music Center
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