Mary Ouellette, SheWillShootYou.com Godsmack ‘s Sully Erna showed another side of his musical abilities with the ‘Avalon’ solo album, and now he’s offering fans an expanded version of the release with the upcoming limited-edition ‘Avalon’ box set . The collection includes the double-disc ‘Avalon Live,’ ‘The Making of Avalon Live’ documentary, ‘The Journey to Avalon’ documentary, and a DVD of bloopers and outtakes. The box set also contains a pair of CDs — the original ‘Avalon’ album and the ‘Avalon Live’ show recording. Other items that are part of the collection include an autographed limited edition coffee table book, an updated version of Sully’s personal memoir, ‘The Paths We Choose,’ a limited edition poster from the show at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston, and a limited edition t-shirt, a Sully Erna hat and necklace, a commemorative backstage pass from the 2010 tour, a guitar pick and a custom handmade incense chosen by Erna. The full collection is priced at $249, but the first 1,000 people to pre-order will get it for $199. In addition, Erna has placed five “golden tickets” in the boxes and the winners will receive trips with the vocalist to either Napa, Boston, New York, Las Vegas, or Avalon/Catalina Island. Other prizes such as guitars and handwritten lyrics also may be won with no purchase required by registering at www.sullyernaavalon.com . Look for the exclusive box sets, arriving Dec. 19. ‘Avalon Live,’ the concert portion of the box set, will air on Palladia Nov. 16. A single disc standard and Blu-Ray version of the show will be released on Dec. 18. [button href=”http://loudwire.com/godsmack-awake-top-21st-century-hard-rock-songs/” title=”Next: Godsmack – Top 21st Century Hard Rock Songs” align=”center”]
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Sully Erna Unveils ‘Avalon’ Box Set Details
November 15th, 2012 
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No Comments »Korn Welcome Back Guitarist Brian ‘Head’ Welch for Two 2013 Shows
November 8th, 2012 Metalkult Roadrunner Nu-metal pioneers Korn have announced that they’ll be playing two shows with former guitarist Brian ‘Head’ Welch , who will be performing his first full sets with the band since 2004. German rock festivals Rock am Ring and Rock im Park will both see Head back in Korn during its 2013 dates. The 2013 festivals will both be held on June 7 – 9 and will feature headline acts such as Stone Sour , Bad Religion, Five Finger Death Punch , Bullet for My Valentine + more. The Rock am Ring festival will be held at the Nurburgring racetrack in the west of Germany, while Rock im Park is around the Frankenstadion in Nuremberg in the south of Germany. Korn announced that they will be playing “two special Korn shows featuring special guest and original member Brian ‘Head’ Welch performing full concerts with the group for the first time since 2004.” Welch is currently fronting a new project called Love and Death. Listen to their song ‘The Abandoning’ here . Welch recently joined the Korn onstage for the first time since his departure to play ‘ Blind ‘ with Korn at the 2012 Carolina Rebellion festival. Soon after, Korn guitarist James ‘Munky’ Shaffer told The Pulse of Radio that he would be open to Welch one day rejoining the band . “It’s just something that has to be super well-planned and it has to come naturally,” says Munky. “And our experience with him on Saturday has all started from a positive place, and it wasn’t forced and it was just natural. So I think if everything optimistically runs like that, that’s all I can hope for. I’m really happy just to reconnect with my old friend.” Check out the websites for the upcoming Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals. [button href=”http://loudwire.com/korn-here-to-stay-top-21st-century-hard-rock-songs/” title=”Korn – Top 21st Century Hard Rock Songs” align=”center”]
Posted in News Tags: a-new-project, century-hard, check-out-the, experience, first, frankenstadion, korn, nurburgring, radio, songs, valentine, with-the-group No Comments »Courtney Love Reportedly Trying to Bring Nirvana Musical to Broadway or Big Screen
October 25th, 2012 Metalkult Jemal Countess, Getty Images Courtney Love is reportedly developing a Nirvana -based musical for Broadway or the big screen. The widow of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain is apparently teaming up with music industry manager Sam Lutfi, who is currently in a legal battle with former client Britney Spears. According to the New York Daily News , Lutfi spoke about working with Love to create the Nirvana musical during his testimony in the current Britney Spears trial. “[Courtney Love and I] are currently working on a possible motion picture or Broadway musical based on the Nirvana catalog, based on her life and Kurt Cobain’s,’ said Lufti during the trial. He claims to be co-managing Love, whom he calls “an accomplished actress.” “She’s been talking about doing a movie or play about her life with Kurt for a long time,” claims an insider to the New York Daily News. “So far, nothing has materialized from it… It’s been her dream to get her side of the story out.” Courtney Love was recently forced to hand over rights to use Kurt Cobain’s name, likeness and image to daughter Frances Bean Cobain , due to the terms of a $2.75 million loan that Love took against Frances Bean’s personal trust fund in 2010. Nirvana seem to be a hot topic in the entertainment world lately, as a writer from ‘The Big Bang Theory’ is reportedly creating a sitcom for CBS called ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit.’ [button href=”http://loudwire.com/nirvana-you-know-youre-right-top-21st-century-hard-rock-songs/” title=”Nirvana – Top 21st Century Hard Rock Songs” align=”center”]
Linkin Park Offer Chance to Unlock New ‘Castle of Glass’ Video
October 5th, 2012 Metalkult Mary Ouellette, SheWillShootYou.com Linkin Park are reaching out to their fan base once again and if they respond to the latest call for action, the group will reveal their ‘Castle of Glass’ music video early. There’s a catch though, as the band is directing fans to test out the multiplayer beta for the upcoming game ‘Medal of Honor Warfighter’ game from EA. In the new design, best-of-the-best soldiers from around the world will battle it out in multiplayer gaming to determine who will reign supreme. When 3 million fans download the beta, the Linkin Park ‘Castle of Glass’ video gets unleashed. The video was a collaboration between the band and Danger Close Games, offering a unique mix of live action footage edited with gameplay recordings taken from the game itself. Fans that download the beta from the Xbox Live Marketplace will also be awarded with 60 minutes of Double XP once the full game launches. For further info on the game, visit www.medalofhonor.com . In other Linkin Park news, the group is also reaching out to the DJs, producers, and remixers in their fan base. The band is currently serving up the acapellas and instrumentals from their ‘Living Things’ album for use in making remixes. Check out the stems here . Watch Mike Shinoda Talk About Unlocking the ‘Castle of Glass’ Video [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-catch-though, a-from-the, a-unique-mix, band, century-hard, danger-close, games, group, linkin, linkin-park, making-remixes-, news, video, xbox No Comments »Foo Fighters Officially Announce Hiatus
October 2nd, 2012 Metalkult Larry Busacca, Getty Images Frontman Dave Grohl has officially announced that Foo Fighters will indeed be taking an extended hiatus. There’s no word on when Foo Fighters will play a show or record an album again, with Grohl himself writing, “I was serious. I’m not sure when the Foo Fighters are good to play again.” As we recently reported , Grohl told a New York City crowd during his band’s set at the Global Citizen Festival on Saturday (Sept. 29) that Foo Fighters have no additional shows planned. “We’re not making a big deal out of this, but this is it,” stated Grohl. “We don’t have any more shows after this. This is it. We don’t have any ones after this. This is the show where we play as many songs as we can in a short period of time because honestly, I don’t know when we’re gonna do it again, but this is the perfect place to do it right now tonight.” Now, Grohl elaborates further in a post on Foo Fighters’ Facebook page: Hey everyone… Dave here. Just wanted to write and thank you all again from the bottom of my heart for another incredible year. (Our 18th, to be exact!) We truly never could have done any of this without you… Never in my wildest dreams did I think Foo Fighters would make it this far. I never thought we COULD make it this far, to be honest. There were times when I didn’t think the band would survive. There were times when I wanted to give up. But… I can’t give up this band. And I never will. Because it’s not just a band to me. It’s my life. It’s my family. It’s my world. Yes… I was serious. I’m not sure when the Foo Fighters are going to play again. It feels strange to say that, but it’s a good thing for all of us to go away for a while. It’s one of the reasons we’re still here. Make sense? I never want to NOT be in this band. So, sometimes it’s good to just… put it back in the garage for a while… But, no gold watches or vacations just yet… I’ll be focusing all of my energy on finishing up my Sound City documentary film and album for worldwide release in the very near future. A year in the making, it could be the biggest, most important project I’ve ever worked on. Get ready… it’s coming. Me, Taylor, Nate, Pat, Chris, and Rami… I’m sure we’ll all see you out there… somewhere… Thank you, thank you, thank you… Dave [button href=”http://loudwire.com/foo-fighters-best-of-you-top-21st-century-hard-rock-songs/” title=”Foo Fighters: Top 21st Century Hard Rock Songs” align=”center”]
Posted in News Tags: a-good-thing, band, century-hard, family, festival, fighters, foo fighters, global, global-citizen, life, news, show, show-or-record, songs, think-the-band No Comments »Josh Homme Single ‘Nobody to Love’ Rolls Over ‘End of Watch’ Credits
September 29th, 2012 Metalkult Lisa Maree Williams, Getty Images Those waiting for a new Queens of the Stone Age album will have to settle for the Josh Homme solo single titled ‘Nobody to Love’ for the time being. The track made a rather low-key debut late last week as it appeared over the closing credits of Jake Gyllenhaal-Michael Pena cop movie, ‘End of Watch.’ Antiquiet reported that Homme was breaking from the band’s current sessions back in July long enough to record the song for the film. The track was co-written with and also features producer Dave Sardy, who turns up with music throughout the soundtrack. Unfortunately, it does not feature on the commercial release of the film’s soundtrack , but fans can still get it on the iTunes version . The track itself begins with the sound of piano keys, but eventually morphs into a more Homme-sounding cut with fuzzed-out bass and the singer’s dream-like delivery of the lyrics. The sorrowful track hits home with the chorus, “ There’s nobody to love / No pill’s gonna cure my ill .” Homme has been rather busy of late, also recording an unnamed track with Queens for Amnesty International that will be part of a forthcoming release. In the process of revealing their involvement, Queens of the Stone Age also directed fans to read about the execution of Troy Davis and to join Amnesty International’s efforts dealing with human rights cases. Queens of the Stone Age scrapped their initial attempt at a record earlier in the year, but Homme and company returned to the studio in mid-August , posting a photo to let fans know that work had begun. Listen to Dave Sardy and Josh Homme’s ‘End of Watch’ Song, ‘Nobody to Love’ [button href=”http://loudwire.com/queens-of-the-stone-age-no-one-knows-top-21st-century-hard-rock-songs/” title=”Next: Queens of the Stone Age: Top 21st Century Hard Rock Songs” align=”center”]
Posted in News Tags: band, century-hard, commercial, feature-on-the, film, homme-sounding, maree-williams, michael-pena, soundtrack No Comments »Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong Melts Down at iHeartRadio Festival
September 22nd, 2012 Metalkult Spencer Kaufman, Loudwire For those wondering if Green Day had mellowed out in their older years, we present Billie Joe Armstrong ‘s f-bomb filled tirade at the Las Vegas-based iHeartRadio Music Festival. The group played a seven-song set, but the final track ‘Basket Case’ was cut short when Armstrong noticed a clock that was telling them how much time was left in their performance. Apparently, the group had their set cut short so that pop star Usher could have more time, and it didn’t sit well with the singer. In mid-lyric, Armstrong belted to the audience, “I wanna play a new song. F— this s—. Gimme a f—in’ break, one minute left. One minute f—in’ left. You’re gonna give me one minute?! Look at that f—in’ sign right there, one minute! Let me tell you something … I’ve been around since f—in’ 1988 and you’re gonna give me one f—in’ minute?! You’ve gotta be kidding me.” The singer added, “I’m not Justin f—in’ Bieber you mother—–ers! You’ve gotta be f—in’ joking. It’s a f—in’ joke. I’ve got one minute, one minute left, oh now I’ve got nothing left.” He then proceeded to show his anger at the loss of time by smashing his guitar furiously against the stage and flipping off the officials keeping time, before telling the crowd, “God f—ing love you all.” Before the ending, audiences were treated to six and a half quick songs, as Green Day played such favorites as ‘American Idiot,’ ‘Holiday,’ ‘Longview,’ and ‘St. Jimmy’ as well as the new songs ‘It’s F— Time’ and ‘Oh, Love’ before the shortened finale of ‘Basket Case.’ Watch Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong Lash Out at the iHeartRadio Festival [button href=”http://loudwire.com/green-day-jesus-of-suburbia-top-21st-century-hard-rock-songs/” title=”Next: Green Day: Top 21st Century Hard Rock Songs” align=”center”]
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