Posts Tagged ‘original’

Mixing Is Complete On Final RIGOR MORTIS Album

I was very excited when I posted that Rigor Mortis would be releasing a new album, however that was before Mike Scaccia's untimely passing. It's been a few months since, and now news has broke that Dallas-based engineer Kerry Crafton, who engineered the original self-titled for Capitol Records in 1988, has finished mixing the final … The post Mixing Is Complete On Final RIGOR MORTIS Album appeared first on Metal Injection .

Trent Reznor + Atticus Ross Win 2013 Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack

Michael Buckner, Getty Images Chalk up another award for Nine Inch Nails mastermind Trent Reznor . The rocker, who has taken up film scoring in recent years, joined his musical partner Atticus Ross in winning the Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media for their work on the film ‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.’ For Reznor and Ross, it was the continuance of a great musical partnership. The pair won the Best Original Score for Motion Picture at the 2010 Golden Globe Awards and the Academy Award for Best Original Score for their work on the film ‘The Social Network.’ Their work on ‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’ also earned them a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Score – Motion Picture. Reznor and Ross did not attend the Grammy pre-telecast ceremonies to accept their honor, though the Reznor did tweet , “Why thanks, y’all” shortly after their category was called. The Nine Inch Nails leader was one of the major rock winners during the early ceremonies, with Halestorm winning the Best Hard Rock / Metal Performance Grammy and The Black Keys winning for Best Rock Song for ‘Lonely Boy’ and Best Rock Album for ‘El Camino.’ Black Keys frontman Dan Auerbach also won a Grammy for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in the pre-telecast ceremony. [button href=”http://loudwire.com/halestorms-love-bites-so-do-i-wins-best-hard-rock-metal-performance-grammy/” title=”Next: Halestorm Win 2013 Best Hard Rock / Metal Performance Grammy” align=”center”]

Three Days Grace Offer Advance Stream of New Album ‘Transit of Venus’

Facebook: Three Days Grace ‘Transit of Venus,’ the fourth studio album from  Three Days Grace , is due out on Oct. 2, but fans can hear the entire album online now thanks to an advance stream on IGN.com. The debut single ‘Chalk Outline’ from the forthcoming disc, has been heating up radio and music charts alike. ‘Transit of Venus’ also includes a rendition of Michael Jackson’s ‘Give in To Me.’ In IGN.com ’s exclusive interview with drummer and backing vocalist Neil Sanderson, he talks about what Three Days Grace were going for with this new album. “This one is definitely a little tighter and more articulated. We wanted to take a different approach with this record, and we wanted to push the boundaries as far as our sound and what we’re singing about — dig a little bit deeper than a lot of the other rock bands that we’re hearing out there these days” says Sanderson. He goes on to say, “We thought outside the box a little bit and tried not to be as formulaic, experimenting with multiple layers … We wanted to have songs that felt more progressive … without alienating our original sound. We still sound like Three Days Grace, and we wanted to keep it real.” Three Days Grace will keep it real with a North American tour in support of ‘Transit of Venus,’ which starts in October. For a full list of dates and cities, go here . [button href=” http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/09/26/three-days-grace-premieres-transit-of-venus ” title=”Listen to Three Days Grace’s ‘Transit of Venus’ at IGN.com” align=”center”]

Kid Rock To Unleash New Album ‘Rebel Soul’ on November 19

Mary Ouellette, SheWillShootYou.com Kid Rock , the original ‘American Bad Ass,’ returns this fall with his new disc titled ‘Rebel Soul.’ Slated for a Nov. 19 release date, the new album marks Kid Rock’s follow up to his 2010 juggernaut ‘Born Free.’ ‘Let’s Ride’ has also been revealed as the title of the first single and according to the official Kid Rock website will be at radio imminently” so be on the lookout! Known for his genre-bending sensibilities Kid Rock can transform from rap-rock to Southern inspired blues over the course of just one song, but ‘Rebel Soul’ promises to be a “return to form” for Kid. The new disc was also produced by Kid Rock, who has a state of the art recording studio at his Detroit-area home. A few tracks have been confirmed for ‘Rebel Soul.’ In addition to ‘Let’s Ride,’ the disc will also include songs titled ‘Celebrate’ and ‘The Mirror,’ according to various sources. Kid Rock recently showed his support for for Republican Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan at a fundraising event for Mitt Romney, and has also allowed the Romney camp to use his anthemic song ‘Born Free’ for their campaign. [button href=”http://loudwire.com/kid-rock-support-vice-presidential-candidate-paul-ryan/” title=”Next: Kid Rock Supports Vice Presidential Candidate Paul Ryan” align=”center”] ?

Megadeth to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of ‘Countdown to Extinction’ With Reissue and Fall 2012 Tour

It was one of their most successful releases, and now Megadeth are ready to step back in time to revisit their 1992 effort, ‘Countdown to Extinction.’ The group has scheduled on Nov. 6 street date for a 20th anniversary reissue of the album, and they’re planning on playing the disc in its entirety during a late fall 2012 run. The new double-disc reissue pairs the original effort with a 1992

Guns N’ Roses Fan Wants to Use $232 Million Lottery Winnings to Reunite Band

Axl Rose has balked many a time at the possibility of reuniting the original Guns N’ Roses lineup, but that hasn’t kept one of the band’s fans from putting together a very lucrative offer. The Sun reports that Adrian Bayford just won the U.K. EuroMillions lottery and has stated that he would like to use the $232 million to attempt to reunite the group. “I’d have to get Guns N’

Black Sabbath Unleash Pro-Shot 2012 Performance of ‘Paranoid’ Live in England

The fact that the original members of Black Sabbath weren’t able to undertake a full-on world tour in 2012 was devastating to Sabbath fans. Guitarist Tony Iommi‘s cancer diagnosis stuck a knife into the heart of Sabbath fans, and reduced Sabbath to playing only three live shows this year, with their one U.S. date happening on Aug. 3 at Lollapalooza. Add to that drummer Bill Ward ‘s contract dispute, which resulted in