Schecter Guitar Research Schecter guitars and Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx have teamed up to create a new model of bass. The guitar company is planning to reveal the ‘Schecter Sixx’ signature series bass at the winter NAMM conference in Anaheim, Calif. on Jan. 26. Rock guitarists and bassists with a little extra cash in their pockets have been flocking to Schecter Guitar Research for decades to harness the company’s signature sound. Schecter has created guitars for Avenged Sevenfold ‘s Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance , Disturbed ‘s Dan Donegan and many more. The company is planning to release many new signature models in the near future, but the first of 2013 will be the Nikki Sixx ‘Schecter Sixx.’ “It was an exciting and creative process to work with Schecter on the new Schecter Sixx Signature Series Bass,” says Sixx. “It was important to all of us to design a bass that would feel right as well as sound amazing in the hands of all players, not just me. Every detail about the new Schecter Sixx comes from all of our collective experiences – whether it’s my 30 years of playing live and recording orSchecter’s unprecedented standards for making quality instruments for players of all genres. Simply said, this bass rocks!” Schecter’s Executive Vice President, Marc LaCorte adds, “I really felt as if we instantly gelled and were looking to accomplish the same goal with this project. Above all, it was so refreshing to see an artist of Nikki’s stature be so involved and genuinely concerned about every detail in the creation of this instrument.” Check out all the details and specs on the ‘Schecter Sixx’ bass here . Nikki Sixx is currently working with Motley Crue to create the band’s 10th full-length album, which Sixx is already calling “the best Crue album yet.” He’s also announced plans to work on a new disc from his other band Sixx: A.M. [button href=”http://loudwire.com/nikki-sixx-bassist-of-the-year-2012-loudwire-music-awards/” title=”Nikki Sixx Wins Bassist of the Year in the 2012 Loudwire Music Awards” align=”center”]
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Motley Crue’s Nikki Sixx to Unveil Custom ‘Schecter Sixx’ Bass
January 18th, 2013 
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No Comments »Daily Reload: Killswitch Engage, Alter Bridge + More
January 8th, 2013 Metalkult Liz Ramanand, Loudwire Here’s a look at the top stories of the day on Loudwire and around the Web: – Killswitch Engage have finally revealed the name of their next album, when they expect to release the first single and more juicy details about one of this year’s most anticipated albums. [ Loudwire ] – Alter Bridge have begun working on their fourth studio album. Find out more details here. [ Loudwire ] – Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine has gone on another online rant, this time about aircrafts spraying toxic chemicals into the atmosphere. He also took a shot at CNN for not getting their facts right. [ Loudwire ] – Want to see Marilyn Manson live in concert? We’re giving away a pair of tickets to one of his Winter 2013 tour dates. Enter to win here. [ Loudwire ] – Hatebreed gave come out with a blazing new video for ‘Put It to the Torch.’ Watch all the fire, violence and blood here! [ Loudwire ] – Scorpions cancel their retirement plans and intend to continue rocking like a hurricane. [ Ultimate Classic Rock ] – New film ‘Imagines’ has been greatly inspired by Beatles legend John Lennon. Find out more here. [ Ultimate Classic Rock ] – The Black Keys and The Flaming Lips have announced a tour together in Spring 2013. [ Diffuser.fm ] – Royal Thunder premiere ‘Blue’ video + announce North American and European tour dates. [ Rock Music Report ]
Posted in News Tags: a-tour-together, around-the-web, atmosphere, daily-reload, dates, find-out-more, fire, gone-on-another, marilyn manson, metal, Music, North, online, winter No Comments »Parents of Slain Metallica Fan Thankful for Band’s Continued Support
January 4th, 2013 Metalkult Kevin Winter, Getty Images In 2009, Virginia Tech college student Morgan Harrington was murdered shortly after disappearing from a Metallica concert in Charlottesville. Three-plus years later, the band is still involved with the search for the 20-year-old student’s killer and her parents are thankful for the continued support. Noisecreep reports that the band’s latest venture, allowing the title of ‘Enter Sandman’ to be used on a line of Virginia Tech t-shirts , has resulted in another $40,000 being raised this past fall for the Morgan Harrington medical scholarship fund. That comes after the band chipped in $50,000 of their own money when the fund was initially launched and they also donated $50,000 to the reward in seeking information that would lead to the capture of Harrington’s killer. Plus, just last year, the band filmed yet another PSA seeking information in the case. Morgan’s mother, Gil Harrington, said of the band’s involvement, “It has been very humbling from the very beginning. Two days after Morgan was abducted, they could have distanced themselves from an ugly occurrence. But James Hetfield called this house to speak to Dan [Harrington], as a father, and asked, ‘What can we do?’ Three years out, and they are still doing things.” Harrington says Hetfield spoke to the FBI and also generated the first “missing person” poster that went up on their website in hopes of locating her daughter. “It’s a visceral response as fathers. They were not liability driven or self-protecting,” she adds of their involvement. At present, between the Harrington family and Metallica, there is $150,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Morgan’s murderer. For more information on the case and reward, visit this location . To read more of Noisecreep’s interview with Gil Harrington’s exclusive interview, click here . [button href=”http://loudwire.com/james-hetfield-films-new-psa-to-help-bring-justice-for-murdered-metallica-fan/” title=”Next: Watch James Hetfield’s PSA Seeking Morgan Harrington’s Killer” align=”center”]
Posted in News Tags: band, driven-or-self, fbi, getty-images, hetfield, house, metallica, morgan, rock, search, seeking-morgan, virginia-, winter No Comments »Perry Farrell: 60-Song Creative Burst Is for ‘Immersive Theater’ Project
January 2nd, 2013 Metalkult Kevin Winter, Getty Images Jane’s Addiction ‘s Perry Farrell recently spent some time recovering from surgery enjoying a creative burst that resulted in some 60 tracks being worked through, but the singer says that the material was not necessarily all for Jane’s Addiction. Farrell tells GrungeReport.net , “There’s over 60 [songs] lyrically written and then there’s probably 38 recorded, but they were not Jane’s Addiction, they were mine, for the next project.” The vocalist went on to add, “The next project’s going to be a really interesting affair, never before done in history. It’s going to be immersive theater, like a musical or play. I’m going to have Jane’s writing one record and then I’ve written another one that’s electronic. It’s theater, and in some cases, the scene takes place out in a place like Phuket or a region like that in a bar or a club, so you’d be listening to dance music.” The vocalist says he’s already written the first, dance-related portion, but the second half is still incomplete. He added, “I have many song melodies, but they haven’t been recorded or worked with Jane’s Addiction yet.” Farrell also spoke about a proposed Porno for Pyros reunion and explained that his current project has cooled him on the idea for the time being. He explains, “I love all the guys in Porno and I’ll always want to do it, but I’ve gotten so hot with this new project, now that it’s in the works and moving forward, that … something really great came up. It’s sort of like you were with a girl or with a guy, and then you guys broke apart, and you started getting in contact with each other, like, ‘Yeah, we should see each other again sometime,’ and then all of a sudden this amazing person comes into your life.” For more of the singer’s thoughts, including working with Trent Reznor , the latest on Lollapalooza and more, check out the full GrungeReport.net interview here . [button href=”http://loudwire.com/janes-addiction-dave-navarro-plotting-two-solo-records/” title=”Next: Jane’s Addiction’s Dave Navarro Contemplates Two Solo Records” align=”center”]
Posted in News Tags: a-for-the, a-place-like, current-project, farrell, getty-images, janes addiction, kevin-winter, life, rock, singer, time, winter No Comments »Daily Reload: Metallica, Tool, Alice in Chains + More
December 18th, 2012 Metalkult Kevin Winter, Getty Images Here’s a look at the top stories of the day on Loudwire and around the Web: – Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has just confirmed that the legendary thrash band have begun the process of creating their 10th studio album. Check out more details here. [ Loudwire ] – In the most recent update on Tool ‘s highly anticipated 2013 album, it has been declared on the band’s website that the process is “more than halfway done.” [ Loudwire ] – The Devil Wears Prada + As I Lay Dying join forces for 2013 marathon metalcore tour. [ Loudwire ] – Alice in Chains unleash the brand new single ‘Hollow.’ Listen to the track here: [ Loudwire ] – Deftones announce Spring 2013 U.S. Tour [ Loudwire ] – Metallica show their thrash roots with footage of ‘My Apocalypse’ from ‘Quebec Magnetic.’ [ Ultimate Metallica ] – Public Enemy rapper Chuck D calls Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page’s Puff Daddy collaboration a “F—ing Travesty.” [ Ultimate Classic Rock ] – Top 10 Keith Richards Rolling Stones Songs. [ Ultimate Classic Rock ] – ‘The Voice’ pays tribute to Sandy Hook shooting victims with Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah.’ [ Diffuser.fm ] – Landmine Marathon re-release two songs with new singer. [ Rock Music Report ]
Posted in News Tags: band, daddy, daily-reload, devil-wears, kevin-winter, process, spring, winter No Comments »Marilyn Manson Requires 24 Stitches on His Ear Following Fight in Switzerland
December 15th, 2012 Metalkult Liz Ramanand, Loudwire / Marilyn Manson Twitter Marilyn Manson is not afraid to stand up for himself, but in doing so recently in Switzerland the rocker came out a little worse for wear. In fact, the musician needed 24 stitches to sew up part of his air after a brawl. The entertainer who once released the track ‘The Fight Song’ did not go into detail about the scuffle, other than to reveal that the injury came about when he was struck with a glass table. Manson discussed the incident via Twitter and also included a photo of his ear after the procedure. Manson has been touring through Europe along with Rob Zombie as part of the “ Twins of Evil “ tour. The rocker has enjoyed a career resurrection this past year, with the single ‘ No Reflection ‘ and album ‘ Born Villain ‘ both making the cut in the Loudwire Best Rock Songs and Best Rock Albums of 2012 lists. Check out his tweets about his scuffle and ear injury here: I was hit by a glass table in a dangerous fight. I was however, the victor but had to have 24 stitches to keep my ear from becoming Van Goth — Marilyn Manson (@marilynmanson) December 11, 2012 ? My ear. twitter.com/marilynmanson/… — Marilyn Manson (@marilynmanson) December 11, 2012 [button href=”http://loudwire.com/marilyn-manson-2013-north-american-winter-tour/” title=”Next: Marilyn Manson Winter 2013 North American Tour Dates” align=”center”]
Posted in News Tags: a-glass-table-, europe, loudwire, Manson, news, victor, villain, winter, with-the-single, Zombie No Comments »Marilyn Manson Announces 2013 North American Winter Tour
December 13th, 2012 Metalkult If you missed Marilyn Manson and his band during their 2012 tour, you’ve got another shot to see them in 2013. Manson & Co. have just announced dates for a North American Winter 2013 trek. The tour kicks off Jan. 18 in Milwaukee and wraps up Feb. 23 in Las Vegas. Joining Marilyn Manson on the trek as special guests will be the Los Angeles band Butcher Babies. Marilyn Manson was recently nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance for his track ‘No Reflection’ off his latest album, ‘Born Villain.’ He’s also competing for Rock Song of the Year, Rock Album of the Year and Rock Video of the Year in our very own 2012 Loudwire Music Awards. Voting is open here . See the dates for Marilyn Manson’s 2013 tour below. Visit Marilyn Manson’s website for ticket info. Marilyn Manson 2013 North American Tour Dates: 1/18 – Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom 1/19 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s 1/20 – Columbus, OH – The LC Pavilion 1/22 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore 1/23 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues 1/25 – Wallingford, CT – The Dome 1/26 – Boston, MA – House of Blues 1/28 – Montreal, QC – Metropolis 1/29 – Oshawa, ON – General Motors Centre 1/30 – Hamilton, ON – Hamilton Place Theatre 2/1 – Sudbury, ON – Sudbury Arena 2/4 – Winnipeg, MB – MTS Centre 2/5 – Moose Jaw, SK – Mosiac Place 2/6 – Saskatoon, SK – TCU Place 2/8 – Calgary, AB – Stampede Corral 2/9 – Edmonton, AB – Shaw Conference Centre 2/11 – Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Theatre 2/12 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo 2/13 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theatre 2/15 – Modesto, CA – Modesto Centre Plaza Feb 17 – Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Resort 2/19 – San Francisco, CA – Warfield Theatre 2/20 – Anaheim, CA – The Grove of Anaheim 2/21 – Los Angeles, CA – Club Nokia 2/23 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues [button href=”http://loudwire.com/marilyn-manson-born-villain-is-my-comeback/” title=”Next: Read Loudwire’s Exclusive Interview With Marilyn Manson” align=”center”]
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