Freeman Promotions Clutch are still rocking hard as the band prepares for the release of their ‘Earth Rocker’ album, but frontman Neil Fallon tells Loudwire that the overall mood of the disc is a little lighter than their last few discs. The frontman explained about the content shift, “I wanted lyrically this record to be more fun than the last couple of ones. Both ‘Strange Cousins’ and ‘Beale St.’ were both pretty dark records lyrically. This one has a bit more levity I think.” One of the songs that lightens things up is their current single and the album’s title track , where Fallon himself is having a blast giving his best rock ‘n’ roll cackle. The singer explains, “The ‘bu-ha-ha,’ for lack of a better way to describe it, I wouldn’t be doing that if Screaming Jay Hawkins hadn’t done it in ‘I Put a Spell on You.’ I did that kind of as a goof in practice once and I told the guys I wouldn’t do that and they said, ‘No, please do that again and make that part of the song.’” Even though it is a fun track, Fallon admits he has other uses for the song. He reveals, “It’s a little bit of a self-motivational speech. It’s something you say to yourself in the mirror before you go out and take on the day and that came about primarily when we were doing a lot of festivals. I heard a lot of young bands bemoaning or whining about having to play in the heat or the catering sucks or the crowd wasn’t good and I just, maybe I’m getting old and cranky, but I just found myself saying, ‘Shut the f— up and play.’ You should be so lucky that you have the opportunity to do this and most people would gladly exchange the opportunity to switch places with you at this point in time. Maybe I just found myself guilty of some of those same attitudes and had to slap myself out of it and that’s kind of where at least the attitude of that song came about.” Clutch’s ‘Earth Rocker’ arrives in stores March 19 and is currently available for pre-order here . Stay tuned for our full interview with Neil Fallon. [button href=”http://loudwire.com/clutch-2013-must-see-rock-concerts/” title=”Next: Clutch – 2013 Must-See Rock Concerts” align=”center”]
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Clutch Lighten the Mood on ‘Earth Rocker’ Single and Album
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No Comments »Win an All That Remains ‘A War You Cannot Win’ Prize Pack!
November 6th, 2012 Metalkult Razor & Tie All That Remains return to stores this week with the new album, ‘ A War You Cannot Win ,’ and the band is teaming with Loudwire to bring you the opportunity to win a special prize package based around the new disc. By entering, you could win a bullet USB that’s packed with the songs on the album and all sorts of extras, a “snake” hoodie, an ‘A War You Cannot Win’ t-shirt, an autographed copy of the ‘A War You Cannot Win’ CD, an ‘A War You Cannot Win’ LP, and an All That Remains 11 X 17 poster. That’s a great amount of All That Remains awesomeness, and you can enter to win by posting your contact details in the box below. All That Remains are promoting the newly released album, which has already spawned the rapidly-rising single ‘Stand Up.’ A lyric video for the track is currently circulating online. The group is currently out on tour with Machine Head , Dethklok , and Black Dahlia Murder . You can pick up ‘A War You Cannot Win’ in stores or order one of the bundle options at the band’s website . But you can also enter to win our All That Remains ‘A War You Cannot Win’ prize package featuring the USB bullet, snake hoodie, t-shirt, CD, LP, and poster by delivering your details in the contest box below: All That Remains ‘A War You Cannot Win’ Prize Pack Enter your e-mail address and t-shirt size for a chance to win a bullet USB with the songs on the album and extras, a “snake” hoodie, an ‘A War You Cannot Win’ t-shirt, an autographed copy of the ‘A War You Cannot Win’ CD, an ‘A War You Cannot Win’ LP, and an All That Remains 11 X 17 poster. Contest ends Dec. 6, 2012. Click here for official rules . By entering this contest, you will receive email newsletters from Loudwire and be added to the All That Remains mailing list. You may unsubscribe at any time. Email T-Shirt Size
Korn’s Jonathan Davis Bows Out of ‘Twins of Evil’ Tour Due to Exhaustion
September 25th, 2012 Metalkult Angela Weiss, Getty Images Korn ‘s Jonathan Davis will not be joining the Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson -led ‘ Twins of Evil ‘ tour after all, as exhaustion has taken its toll on the singer. The vocalist has kept a busy schedule in 2012, not only supporting Korn’s ‘The Path of Totality’ album on tour, but also exploring his budding electronic music career under the stage name ‘JDevil.’ The rocker has been doing remixes for other artists like his ‘Twins of Evil’ tourmate Rob Zombie and taking the opportunity to do DJ sets here and there. But apparently the full schedule of 2012 has caught up with him as he informed fans of his decision to back out of the tour via a Facebook posting . It read: Hey Guys- we wanted to let you know right away that JDevil will no longer be able to join Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson on their co-headlining Twins Of Evil Tour this October. Due to exhaustion from his recent eight week overseas tour with KORN, Jonathan’s doctors have ordered him to refrain from any travel and performing for the next few weeks while he recuperates. We got this from management: “Jonathan is really bummed right now and regrets having to disappoint anyone, especially his fans and his good friends Marilyn Manson and Rob.” We’ll keep you updated here, everyone expects he’ll be back on track soon. The singer also tweeted to fans, “I’m sorry guys. My head and my body are really f—ed up. Back on meds trying to get better. Dr. said no way I could perform. F—! I’m sorry. I really love you guys. I’m so depressed.” Davis announced his participation in the ‘Twins of Evil’ Tour at the end of July, revealing that it would allow him to pursue his EDM side project. At the time of the announcement, the vocalist stated , “I like to think of JDevil as the ‘anti-christ’ of EDM. To play along side Zombie and Manson is going to be a f—ing sinister night all around, and an unbelievable experience. I can’t wait.” Even without Davis, the pairing of Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson is a formidable bill. The ‘Twins of Evil’ tour launches Sept. 28 in Phoenix. [button href=”http://loudwire.com/korn-co-headliners-shiprocked-2012-cruise/” title=”Next: Korn to Co-Headline 2012 Shiprocked Cruise” align=”center”] ?
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August 21st, 2012 Metalkult Lamb of God singer Randy Blythe is thrilled to be back onstage – so thrilled that he actually got in more stage time than what his band was allotted over the weekend. The vocalist took the opportunity to join Prong onstage during their set at Saturday’s Knotfest show in Somerset, Wis. Blythe entered the stage and informed the crowd that they were about to play a Misfits cover. He then
Posted in News Tags: allotted-over, band, crowd, entered, informed-the, knotfest, onstage-during, opportunity, randy-blythe, saturday, somerset, the-opportunity, vocalist-took No Comments »Between the Buried and Me’s Paul Waggoner Talks ‘Parallax II,’ Summer Slaughter + More
August 17th, 2012 Metalkult Attention guitar geeks! We recently had the opportunity to speak with Between the Buried and Me guitarist Paul Waggoner backstage at the New York City Summer Slaughter date. As one of the marquee acts of the 2012 Summer Slaughter Festival, Between the Buried and Me are currently riding high on the eve of their highly anticipated seventh studio album, ‘The Parallax II: Future Sequence.’ Waggoner spoke with us about headliners
Posted in News Tags: buried, guitar-geeks, high-on-the, marquee, parallax, speak-with, summer-slaughter, the-2012, the-opportunity, waggoner No Comments »Rise to Remain Singer Austin Dickinson Talks Warped Tour, Debut Album, Love of Hats + More
July 25th, 2012 Metalkult Rise to Remain have unleashed their debut album ‘City of Vultures’ and they are currently on tour in the States as part of this year’s Warped Tour lineup. Loudwire recently had the opportunity to chat with the band’s frontman Austin Dickinson (who happens to be the son of Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson) and he spoke all about Rise to Remain’s debut record, playing New York for the first time
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