Posts Tagged ‘soundcheck’

Fan Granted Wish to Spend a Day With Korn

YouTube Korn are one of the more fan-friendly acts going and the group was more than happy to hang out and meet one of their fans after receiving a request from the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Korn supporter Tyler Sims suffers from Lupus, an auto-immune disease that leads to excruciating arthritic pain and other physical ailments. The youth says he always wanted to meet the group and was thrilled to finally do so. Last October, Sims and his family traveled to Phoenix where the band was scheduled to perform and he was finally able to meet his hard-rocking heroes. He says in a new video package showcasing his day that he was picked up in a limo and taken to the venue where he got to watch from the side of the stage as the band went through their soundcheck. After a break in the action, each of the band members met up with Sims and signed some merchandise, while singer Jonathan Davis sat down with the young man and they shared stories about their lives. The longtime Korn fan says, “He really connected with me kind of deep. It felt good that they actually cared.” Sims says that his struggles with Lupus have caused him some fairly painful times, but Korn’s music has always been there for him. He adds, “I’ve been a Korn fan since I was 10-years-old. As I got older, I really connected with all the lyrics and I mean every song means something to me. It says something to me and it really gets me through a lot of the rough times I go through.” Watch Tyler Sims’ Visit With Korn [button href=”http://loudwire.com/watch-wounded-warriors-film-korn-jonathan-davis/” title=”Next: Watch Jonathan Davis’ ‘Wounded Warriors’ Short Film” align=”center”]

Daily Reload: Deftones, Kid Rock, Hatebreed + More

Mary Ouellette, shewillshootyou.com Here’s a look at the top stories of the day on Loudwire and around the Web: Deftones are currently on tour as their ailing bassist Chi Cheng continues to recover from his 2008 car accident. As a show of respect for Chi, Deftones invited the bassist’s son Gabe to play ‘Root’ with them live. [ Loudwire ] Kid Rock teamed up with actor Sean Penn to make a hilarious parody of the duo’s diametrically opposed political views. Watch them swap insults before opening themselves up to each other’s ideals here. [ Loudwire ] Hardcore veterans Hatebreed have announced that they their next album will be released in January 2013 via both Razor & Tie and Nuclear Blast Records. [ Loudwire ] Tom Petty to auction Jaguar convertible for ‘Doctors Without Borders’ Organization. [ Ultimate Classic Rock ] Check out the new music video for ‘Wrong’ by punk band OFF! The band is fronted by former Black Flag and Circle Jerks vocalist Keith Morris. [ Diffuser.fm ] Metallica offer free download of ‘Orion Music + More’ Soundcheck. [ Ultimate Metallica ] 3 Doors Down to stage 9th annual ‘Better Life Foundation’ concert in November. [ Rock Music Report ]