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Bryan Carlstrom, Engineer for Alice in Chains and The Offspring, Dies at 51

Bryan Carlstrom: Official Facebook Acclaimed sound engineer Bryan Carlstrom ( Alice in Chains , the Offspring ) has tragically passed away at the age of 51. Carlstrom was one of the most important engineers/producers in the world of hard rock, modern punk and metal, having contributed to well over 100 albums, including engineering the Alice in Chains masterpiece ‘Dirt’ and the Offspring favorites ‘Ixnay on the Hombre’ and ‘Americana.’ Bryan Carlstrom left behind an incredible legacy in production, engineering, mixing and mastering. Along with Alice in Chains and the Offspring, Carlstrom worked with significant acts such as Anthrax , Rob Zombie , Social Distortion , Public Image Ltd. and Queen. As of this posting, the cause of Carlstrom’s death has not been made public, but the Offspring’s Dexter Holland paid tribute to the life of the ‘Ixnay on the Hombre’ and ‘Americana’ engineer via the band’s Facebook page: “R.I.P. Bryan Carlstrom … Godspeed … As the engineer on ‘Ixnay’ and ‘Americana,’ he brought out the best in us.” Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian also posted a short tribute on his Twitter account : “RIP Bryan Carlstrom. Great guy, great engineer, we’re a better band for knowing you.” Along with these musicians, a multitude of fans flocked to Bryan Carlstrom’s personal Facebook page to post memorial after memorial for the brilliant studio mastermind. We would like to send our thoughts and best wishes to the family and friends of Bryan Carlstrom. Enjoy his work with Alice in Chains in the player below: Alice in Chains, ‘Would?’ [button href=”http://loudwire.com/dean-hocking-death-2012/” title=”See the Rockers We Lost in 2012″ align=”center”]

The Offspring and Dead Sara’s Emily Armstrong Team Up for Performance of ‘Gone Away’

YouTube In late 2012, the  Offspring toured with Dead Sara . During the Offpsring’s set, Emily Armstrong from Dead Sara would join the band for a stripped down version of ‘Gone Away.’ A video of an October performance of the song at a show at the Hollywood Palladium, as well as footage of the pair recording a studio version of the song, has been released (watch below). “When we started building our own set list, I realized the stripped-down version of ‘Gone Away,’ which we’ve been doing for a few years, would fit Emily’s voice really well,” Offspring singer Dexter Holland tells Rolling Stone . “It turned out to be a special moment in the show each night.” ‘Gone Away,’ off the album ‘Ixnay on the Hombre,’ recently made our list of the  10 Best Offspring Songs . A new version was re-recorded by the band and Armstrong with help from producer Bob Rock. The Offspring released their ninth album ‘ Days Go By ‘ last June. They are set to play the 2013 Soundwave Festival in Australia. They will play Feb. 23 in Brisbane, with shows to follow in Sydney (Feb. 24), Melbourne (March 1), Adelaide (March 2), and Perth (March 4). They will also play a few dates in Australia after the festival wraps up. Dead Sara will continue opening for high profile acts in 2013. They are slated to open for Muse on their North American tour that kicks off Feb. 22. Armstrong is excited about the trek . “We never thought in a million years it would happen like this. We will learn so much watching them every night – we are extremely excited!! 2013 is looking great!” Watch The Offspring and Dead Sara’s Emily Armstrong Perform ‘Gone Away’ [button href=”http://loudwire.com/best-offspring-songs/” title=”10 Best Offspring Songs” align=”center”]

Barack Obama Re-Elected President of U.S. – Rockers React via Twitter

Scott Olson, Getty Images Barack Obama has been re-elected President of the United States after defeating Republican candidate Mitt Romney in the national election on Tuesday, Nov. 6. The news of Obama’s victory has resonated loudly throughout the world, including the rock community. Rockers such as Motley Crue’s Nikki Sixx and Tommy Lee, Disturbed singer David Draiman, the Offspring’s Noodles, Jane’s Addiction’s Dave Navarro, Ted Nugent, All That Remains singer Phil Labonte and more took to Twitter in the minutes and hours after the result was announced to express their thoughts about the election. See what they wrote in the Tweets below: YES!!!!!!!!!! — Dave Navarro (@DaveNavarro) November 7, 2012 4 more beers? -N — The Offspring (@offspring) November 7, 2012 Wise choice America! Proud!!!! — TOMMY LEE (@MrTommyLand) November 7, 2012 Whew, I’m really glad Rosanne Barr didn’t win tonight. — Nikki Sixx (@NikkiSixx) November 7, 2012 THANK…GOD…IT’S…FINALLY…OVER!!! CAN WE NOW GET BACK TO BUSINESS!?????? — DAVID DRAIMAN (@DAVIDMDRAIMAN) November 7, 2012 Goodluk America u just voted for economic & spiritual suicide. Soulless fools — Ted Nugent (@TedNugent) November 7, 2012 I guess the “entitled” 47% and those binders filled with women made their voices heard in yesterday’s US election. Congrats to the US. — Danko Jones (@dankojones) November 7, 2012 Secondly, I’m thankful that Romney didn’t win. Cause I can still hate everyone who gets paid by sucking the government tit! — Philip Labonte (@philthatremains) November 7, 2012

Avenged Sevenfold vs. The Offspring – Cage Match

Photos: Warner / Facebook: The Offspring After a tough battle, Avenged Sevenfold came out on top against Five Finger Death Punch in the previous Cage Match round. Now, can A7X and their song ‘Carry On’ win their fifth and final battle to gain entrance into the Loudwire Cage Match Hall of Fame? The  Offspring enter the Cage Match with their brand new single ‘Turning Into You’ off of their latest studio album ‘Days Go By.’ The band is wrapping up its headlining U.S. tour and gearing up for a string of dates in Japan in Australia. Go here for a full list of dates. So, will Avenged Sevenfold win this matchup and earn a spot in Loudwire’s Cage Match Hall of Fame? Or will the Offspring put stop to their reign? Get in on the action and vote for your favorite track below! (This Cage Match will run until Monday, Oct. 8, at 8AM ET. Fans can vote once per hour! So come back and vote often to make sure your favorite song wins!) Avenged Sevenfold, ‘Carry On’ The Offspring, ‘Turning Into You’ ? 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!

Danko Jones, ‘Just a Beautiful Day’ – Exclusive Video Premiere

Danko Jones – YouTube Channel Danko Jones are back with a blistering new track called ‘Just a Beautiful Day’ and Loudwire is proud to present the exclusive video premiere of the performance-based clip, which shows the raw energy of what the band put into the song. The track has a very percussive feel, with the band’s new drummer — Atom Willard, formerly of Rocket From the Crypt, the Offspring, Angels & Airwaves and Social Distortion — pounding away on the skins at a frenetic pace. In addition, both Danko Jones and his longtime bass counterpart John ‘JC’ Calabrese provide the driving track with some crunchy riffage. Calabrese told Loudwire, “I’m glad that that’s been the song to represent this record in a way because it has a lot of elements to it that are rocking and have a lot of melody.” Having spent so much time on their last record cranking out videos with special guests like Elijah Wood, Lemmy Kilmister , Selma Blair, and Ralph Macchio, singer Danko Jones said it was time for the band to go back to the basics for the ‘Just a Beautiful Day’ shoot. “We did so much with the last record in terms of stars and storyline and it was a big to-do that I think the only natural thing to do was to take it back,” explained Jones. “If we tried to follow up on what we did for the last record with all the celebrities and stuff we’d just become like that band that has all the famous people in their videos – more famous than them. So it was good to just take it a step back. It’s cool. I definitely like it.” The black-and-white performance piece was shot by The Diamond Brothers, who’ve previously worked with the band on past videos as well as the recent documentary, ‘Bring on the Mountain.’ The clip, shot in a New York loft, finds the band pouring every ounce of adrenaline into the track possible while the camera shot blur in and out of focus mirroring the ferocity of the track. ‘Just a Beautiful Day’ is the lead single from the band’s new album, ‘ Rock and Roll Is Black and Blue ,’ due Oct. 9. Pre-order the disc here . Watch Danko Jones’ ‘Just a Beautiful Day’ Video [button href=”http://loudwire.com/australia-2013-soundwave-festival-metallica-linkin-park-a-perfect-circle-stone-sour-anthrax-more/” title=”Next: Danko Jones Playing Australia’s Soundwave 2013 Fest” align=”center”]

Top 20 Songs: Week of August 13-18, 2012

In this week’s edition of Loudwire’s Top 20 Countdown, Five Finger Death Punch take the spot with their single ‘Coming Down’ off of their latest record ‘American Capitalist.’ Adelitas Way climb a couple of spots to make their way to No. 2 this week with their single ‘Coming Down,’ while last week’s chart topper Shinedown drops a couple of spots with their tune ‘Unity.’ The Offspring come in at No.

Top 20 Songs: Week of August 6-11, 2012

In this week’s edition of Loudwire’s Top 20 Countdown, Shinedown keep their No. 1 spot for a fourth consecutive week with their single ‘Unity’ off of their latest record ‘Amaryllis.’ Five Finger Death Punch climb a couple of spots to make their way to No. 2 this week with their single ‘Coming Down’ while the Offspring move down a spot with ‘Days Go By.’ Adelitas Way come in at No.