Liz Ramanand, Loudwire Mark Tremonti is currently winding down the latest North American tour leg for his self-titled band, and Alter Bridge are about to become his primary focus. The guitarist tells Billboard that after meeting briefly earlier this year, the band is ready to resume work on a new disc and has the beginnings of the effort in place. He explained, “[We have] about five songs outlined [for the new album] … All of them are kind of real high-energy, just real fun rock/metal. We want to not be predictable. We want to make it a little surprising and we’re having fun with it.” At present, Alter Bridge are planning to regroup in late April and hope to begin recording their new album in earnest this summer, with a tour tentatively slated for September. As for the Tremonti band and their plans, the guitarist admits that he might line up some shows during breaks in Alter Bridge’s schedule, just as frontman Myles Kennedy is planning to do with Slash . “It’s always good when you’re recording a record to go take a break and come back,” says the guitarist. “That way you can make sure it’s still exciting and fresh to you.” The rocker says he’s also thinking about a second album from Tremonti, but admits that it will take a back seat to his other bands for the immediate future. “We’re going to just keep pushing the limits of what we can do,” says Tremonti. “We’ll try to be as heavy and progressive as we can without losing the vocal melodies and the reasons why most people listen to music. I don’t want to be just self-indulgent, but we want to have a lot of fun with it, too.” And as for his other band, Creed , Tremonti simply states, “It’s Alter Bridge’s year.” [button href=”http://loudwire.com/tremonti-wish-you-well-video/” title=”Next: Watch Tremonti’s ‘Wish You Well’ Video” align=”center”]
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Mark Tremonti: New Alter Bridge Album To Be Packed With ‘High Energy’ Songs
March 1st, 2013 
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No Comments »Rob Zombie Reveals Track List for New Album ‘Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor’
February 22nd, 2013 Metalkult T-Boy / UMe Little by little, Rob Zombie has been leaking out details about his forthcoming album, ‘ Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor .’ We’ve already got the April 23 release date and the album art , which was delivered via an online puzzle. Now, the full track listing for the disc has been revealed, and the song titles are quite intriguing, to say the least. Zombie had previously announced that ‘Dead City Radio and the New Gods of Super Town’ would be the lead single from the album and that it stood alongside such tracks as ‘Gong Gang Gong De Do Gong De Laga Raga,’ ‘Lucifer Rising,’ his band’s cover of Grand Funk Railroad’s ‘We’re an American Band’ and ‘Behold! The Pretty Filthy Creatures.’ Now, the entire track list is out and posted below. The rock icon stated of the new album, “I think for the first time this new album perfectly merges the old days of White Zombie with the future of what I am doing now. I think fans of both will agree this is the perfect combo of both worlds.” Zombie’s tour itinerary is currently empty. However, he is expected to appear at the 2013 Revolver Golden Gods ceremony in May in Los Angeles where he’ll receive the Golden God Award for embodying the spirit of hard rock and metal. Rob Zombie’s ‘Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor’ Track Listing: ‘Teenage Nosferatu P–sy’ ‘Dead City Radio and the New Gods of Supertown’ ‘Revelation Revolution’ ‘Theme for the Rat Vendor’ ‘Gong Gang Gong De Do Gong De Laga Raga’ ‘Rock and Roll (In a Black Hole)’ ‘Behold! the Pretty Filthy Creatures’ ‘White Trash Freaks’ ‘We’re an American Band’ ‘Lucifer Rising’ ‘The Girl Who Loved The Monsters’ ‘Trade in Your Guns for a Coffin’ [button href=”http://loudwire.com/rob-zombie-the-lords-of-salem-film-trailer-no-2/” title=”Next: Watch Rob Zombie’s second ‘The Lords of Salem’ Trailer” align=”center”]
Posted in News Tags: appear-at-the, from-the-album, itinerary, lucifer-rising, metal, new-albums, pretty-, pretty-filthy, radio, regeneration, rob zombie, vendor, white-zombie, Zombie No Comments »Five Finger Death Punch Eye Summer 2013 Release for Next Album
February 15th, 2013 Metalkult Instagram: Zoltan Bathory Five Finger Death Punch have been working on new music and fans will be happy to know that there’s now a target date for the band’s next album. Guitarist Zoltan Bathory reveals via a series of Instagram posts that 5FDP are currently recording songs in the studio and aiming for a summer 2013 release. Bathory’s photos, which can be seen here , here , and here , show him having fun jamming with the band in the studio, one with the comment, “Recording the new album. Out this summer.” Another pic teases in its caption, “At the recording studio tracking guitars for new #fivefingerdeathpunch album … Out 2013 summer – the title is … .” Bathory’s photo postings go along with drummer Jeremy Spencer’s recent comments that the band had been “cocooned up” working on a new album. In addition, guitarist Jason Hook revealed last summer that the band had taken a recording rig with them on their tour. At the time, Hook stated, “The idea behind that is just to keep the creative muscle worked out. It’s just like going to the gym; if you stop for a year, you lose all your strength. It’s easy to get lazy and get sort of soft. We’re in the business of making music; touring is great, but we should always be prepared and always exercising that creative muscle — in my opinion, anyway.” He also added that they had “six to eight songs” worked up at that point for when they headed into the studio. Hook said the preparation would make things easier once they hit the studio and gave them plenty of options to work with when it came time to record. 5FDP’s new disc will be the follow-up to 2011′s ‘American Capitalist,’ which has yielded such singles as ‘Under and Over It,’ ‘Remember Everything’ and current hit ‘The Pride.’ [button href=”http://loudwire.com/five-finger-death-punch-the-pride-video/” title=”Next: Watch Five Finger Death Punch’s Video for ‘The Pride'” align=”center”]
Posted in News Tags: a-recording-rig, a-summer-2013, a-target-date, band, finger, metal, new-albums, news, opinion, Studio, time, tour, zoltan-bathory- No Comments »New Music Releases – March 2013
February 15th, 2013 Metalkult EMI Get ready for all these new releases to keep your eyes and ears on throughout March 2013. Anthrax are set to unleash their new covers EP ‘Anthems’ on March 19. The EP boasts covers from the massive rock acts Rush, AC/DC, Boston, Cheap Trick, Thin Lizzy and Journey, only with a nice twist of thrash metal. Iron Maiden just unveiled details on what is now one of March’s most anticipated releases. The jam-packed ‘Maiden England ’88′ CD/DVD will feature the classic footage released by the band on VHS 25 years ago, along with a ton of new stuff for Maiden fans to drool over. Other must-own music releases coming out this March include Clutch ‘s ‘Earth Rocker,’ Intronaut ‘s ‘Habitual Levitations (Instilling Words with Tones),’ Kvelertak ‘s ‘Meir,’ Sevendust ‘s ‘Black Out the Sun,’ Hypocrisy’s ‘End of Disclosure’ and ‘Welcome Oblivion’ from Trent Reznor ‘s project How to Destroy Angels . Check them all out below! March 2013 Music Releases: March 5: How to Destroy Angels, ‘Welcome Oblivion’ Krokus, ‘Dirty Dynamite’ RED, ‘Who We Are: The RED Anthology’ Rotting Christ, ‘Kata Ton Daimona Eaytoy’ Saxon, ‘Sacrifice’ Sigur Ros, ‘The Valtari Mystery Film Experiment’ (DVD) Soilwork, ‘The Living Infinite’ March 12: Biffy Clyro, ‘Opposites’ Orange Goblin, ‘A Eulogy For the Fans’ (DVD) Orianthi, ‘Heaven in this Hell’ March 19: Anthrax, ‘Anthem’ (EP) Clutch, ‘Earth Rocker’ Intronaut, ‘Habitual Levitations (Instilling Words with Tones)’ KEN Mode, ‘Entrench’ Lordi, ‘To Beast or Not to Beast’ Six Feet Under, ‘Unborn’ March 26: Gamma Ray, ‘Master of Confusion’ (EP) Hypocrisy, ‘End of Disclosure’ Iron Maiden, ‘Maiden England ’88′ (CD/DVD) Kvelertak, ‘Meir’ Sebastian Bach, ‘ABachalypse Now’ (CD/DVD) Senses Fail, ‘Renacer’ Sevendust, Black Out the Sun’ Van Halen, ‘The Studio Albums 1978 – 1984′ (Box Set)
Posted in News Tags: a-nice-twist, band, boston, dirty-dynamite, dvd, england, living-infinite, MAIDEN, march, Music, music-releases-, new-albums, red, rock, valtari-mystery No Comments »Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi + Queen’s Brian May Plan to Collaborate on Guitar Riffs Album
February 15th, 2013 Metalkult Paul Kane / Daniele Venturelli, Getty Images Two masters of the guitar are apparently making plans to create a “riffs” album. Black Sabbath ‘s Tony Iommi and Queen’s Brian May are expected to begin this riffs record soon, which will allow fans to build their own songs using the recordings. What if you had the men who wrote ‘Iron Man’ or ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ in your very own musical project? You’d be a made man! The riff masters are bonafide legends, and will break new ground once again with this new idea. The Iommi / May project was meant to be kept a secret for a while longer, but Iommi accidentally broke the news earlier than expected. “When are we going to get to work on that album of riffs together?,” Iommi asked May in the Kerrang! interview. “You know what I’m talking about.” May replies, “Yes, I do know what he’s talking about, and I’m very, very keen. The record he’s talking about what supposed to be a secret, but I guess he’s blown it now.” [via NME ] May came up with the idea for the record after visiting Iommi’s studio, noticing the massive amount of unreleased material the Sabbath guitarist has conjured over the years. “I thought it would be great to make a compilation out of them,” May says about the demos. “The idea was to put all these riffs out in some form so that people could build their own songs from them. You could make your own music with Tony Iommi on guitar!” There’s no word on when fans can expect the album to be recorded or released, but Black Sabbath followers will be gifted with the new album, ’13,’ in June. [button href=”http://loudwire.com/black-sabbath-first-look-studio-sessions-new-album-13/” title=”Black Sabbath Reveal Look at Studio Sessions for New Studio Album ’13′” align=”center”]
Posted in News Tags: black, black-sabbath, iommi-on-guitar, kerrang, look-at-studio, metal, new-albums, queen, Recordings, rock, studio-album, studio-sessions, with-the-idea No Comments »Alice in Chains Unveil Title of New Album
February 14th, 2013 Metalkult Photo by Dave Ma Alice in Chains had a little fun yesterday (Feb. 13), asking fans to unscramble a collection of letters that once deciphered would reveal their album title, and the fans could then post their suggested titles to Instagram. But how many people actually came up with ‘The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here’? That is the title of the band’s new album, which is on target for a May release, as revealed in a message on the group’s website and social networking sites. The timing is perfect for Alice in Chains, who have a wealth of spring tour dates and festival appearances that should build the buzz by the time the disc drops. Alice in Chains announced a spring trek that runs April 25 – May 24 earlier this year. They’ll also be plenty busy headlining the Rocklahoma , Carolina Rebellion , Welcome to Rockville and Rock on the Range festivals, as well. The band has also been confirmed internationally for the Download Festival in England on June 15 and the Rock in Rio festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sept. 19. The band is already off to a hot start with ‘The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here’ album, with the lead single ‘ Hollow ‘ inching closer to the top of the charts. The group recorded the disc in Los Angeles with producer Nick Raskulinecz. [button href=”http://loudwire.com/alice-in-chains-hollow-video/” title=”Next: Watch Alice in Chains’ ‘Hollow’ Video” align=”center”]
Posted in News Tags: alice in chains, build-the-buzz, chains, charts, england, new-albums, news, rock, suggested, time, video, with-the-lead No Comments »HIM Announce April Release Date for New Album ‘Tears on Tape’
February 14th, 2013 Metalkult Photo Credit: Joonas Brandt Finnish love metal phenoms HIM have unveiled details on their upcoming studio release. The band’s eighth record, ‘Tears on Tape,’ is set to be released on April 30 in the U.S., while U.K. and Ireland audiences will have access to the album on April 29. Having formed in 1991 and broken into the consciousness of U.S. audiences in the early 2000s, HIM gained a cult following thanks to songs such as ‘Buried Alive By Love,’ ‘Right Here in My Arms’ and ‘Wings of a Butterfly,’ along with a huge push by Jackass star Bam Margera. With HIM delivering sonic love metal delights for 20 years, the buzz for their 2013 full-length is beginning to resonate throughout rock and metal communities. ‘Tears on Tape’ was recorded in Finland with longtime HIM collaborator Hiili Hiilesmaa manning the helm as the band’s producer. Having worked on HIM releases such as ‘Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666,’ ‘Love Metal’ and ‘Venus Doom,’ Hiilesmaa also boasts studio work with the 69 Eyes , Apocalyptica and many others. “‘Tears on Tape’ is going to be really organic,” said vocalist Ville Valo in a recent interview, “straight-in-your-face, super melancholy bulls— [Laughs]. It’s going to be something nobody’s heard before. I’m really happy about it. It sounds great. Remember the soundtrack for ‘Twin Peaks’ that Angelo Badalamenti did? It’s got that similar forlorn, melancholy quality but mixed up with Motörhead . That’s where we’re at! We’re really happy. It’s got that dreamlike quality. It’s like Roy Orbison meeting Metallica .” The new HIM album will be the act’s first release on the band’s new U.S. label, Razor & Tie Records. “We´re infernally glad to be dressed sharply enough for our dearest comrades in the US (for once),” says Valo. “R&T A-Go-Go!!!” Stay tuned for future news on HIM’s ‘Tears on Tape,’ along with the band’s upcoming 2013 tour dates, which are reportedly being planned as of this posting. [button href=”http://loudwire.com/him-unleash-new-track-strange-world/” title=”HIM Unleash New Track ‘Strange World'” align=”center”]
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