These articles brought forth are for a few different reasons:
1. It is relevant music information that pertains to you as a reader, no matter the level of intent or the genre.
2. They are relevant to the music I would be currently listening to or a genre I have put some attention and focus on.
3. I am rather patriotic about my Canadian music, so that always comes as a first for me. I enjoy music from all parts of the world respectively, but I still have to promote local if I can. Canadian music rocks!
4. Because it's humorous and we can always use a good laugh. Rarely will it be at someone's expense...but then again I am just the guy talking about it. They're the ones causing the comments.
So in closing, I trust you all will not read EVERY single article posted here. But I hope you find something of use here and keep the conversation going by forwarding it onto someone else. Click on each article heading for redirection to the full article. Cheers!
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Discuss 'Gone Girl' Soundtrack:
"That process frees me up to lose myself in raw composition, impressionistic stuff almost. And I can leave the room, catch my breath while he's mocking it up, and when I come back in, four out of five times, it's better than the thing I had in my head. Without me saying one word." -Reznor
The Flaming Lips Get Their Own "Space Ring" Guitar Pedal:
"height ............... 57 mm
width ................. 92 mm
depth .............. 118 mm
weight ............ 12.2 oz
current draw .... 1.2 mA
Limited Edition ring modulator. Only available from this web site September 2014."
Mouse Trap: Deadmau5 Preparing for Legal Battle With Disney:
"The deadmau5 front facing mau5head is a registered trademark in 30 countries worldwide. In June of last year, deadmau5 applied to register the front facing mau5head with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Disney is now opposing the U.S. filing. Given that the mau5head and other identifying deadmau5 trademarks have been used in the U.S. and around the world for almost a decade, we wonder why Disney is only now coming after deadmau5. Our client will not be bullied by Disney and is prepared to fight to protect his rights to his property." -Dina LaPolt (Deadmau5's attorney)
Deadmau5 Responds to Disney with Cease and Desist:
GENE SIMMONS: 'ROCK IS FINALLY DEAD':
"I am so sad that the next 15-year-old kid in a garage someplace in Saint Paul, that plugs into his Marshall and wants to turn it up to ten, will not have anywhere near the same opportunity that I did. He will most likely, no matter what he does, fail miserably. There is no industry for that anymore. And who is the culprit? There's always the changing tide of interests — music taste changes with each generation. To blame that is silly. That was always the exciting part, after all: "What's next?" But there's something else. The death of rock was not a natural death. Rock did not die of old age. It was murdered. And the real culprit is that kid's 15-year-old next-door neighbor, probably a friend of his. Maybe even one of the bandmates he's jamming with. The tragedy is that they seem to have no idea that they just killed their own opportunity — they killed the artists they would have loved. Some brilliance, somewhere, was going to be expressed, and now it won't, because it's that much harder to earn a living playing and writing songs. No one will pay you to do it."
FOO FIGHTERS Respond To GENE SIMMONS' 'Rock Is Dead' Remark:
"Not so fast, Mr. God of Thunder...RT: @esquiremag Gene Simmons declares "rock is finally dead""
Daft Punk's Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo Allegedly Plotting Solo Album:
"According to our sources, one half of Daft Punk, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, is currently register[ing] a solo album in the near western suburbs of Paris. Of course, no release date has yet been scheduled, but what is already known is that it will be full of guests on this album vocal solo, including the presence of Charlotte Gainsbourg."
My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields Helps Aspiring Producers via His Own Scholarship:
"BIMM Dublin has recently launched an exciting new private course for September 2014, the 3 year BA (Hons) in Music Production validated by UWL (University of West London). Additionally, BIMM Dublin is pleased to announce The Kevin Shields Music Production Scholarship, which offers one student the opportunity to take this 3 year course free of charge."
George Harrison to be Honoured with Tribute Show Featuring Brian Wilson, Weezer, Weird Al and Many More:
"The concert will take place on September 28 at Los Angeles' Del Rey Theatre, boasting a lineup that includes Brian Wilson, Weezer, Weird Al Yankovic, the Cold War Kids and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.
Wayne Coyne and Steven Drozd of the Flaming Lips, Britt Daniel of Spoon, Brandon Flowers and Mark Stoermer of the Killers, and members of the Strokes are also set to make appearances."
Neil Young's Orchestral Album Reportedly Called 'Storytone' and Due in November:
"Fan Tumblr Forever Neil Young has unearthed some clues that point to the release of a new Neil Young orchestral album later this year. German composer Chris Walden has updated his website to indicate that one of his recent projects is “upcoming Neil Young album Storytone (out Nov 4).” The exact date has since been removed, but the note about the new album still remains. NME also points out that music contractor Gina Zimmitti has recently posted photos that show Young working with Walden and a big band orchestra to record the new album. Earlier this year, Young quietly released a covers album called A Letter Home."
Usher Announces "The UR Experience" Tour with August Alsina:
11/01 Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
11/02 Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
11/04 Detroit, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills
11/05 Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
11/07 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
11/10 Washington, DC - Verizon Center
11/11 Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center
11/13 Boston, MA - TD Garden
11/14 Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun
11/15 Atlantic City, NJ - Boardwalk Hall
11/17 Chicago, IL - United Center
11/18 St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
11/21 Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center
11/22 Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena
11/24 San Jose, CA - SAP Center at San Jose
11/26 Seattle, WA - Key Arena
11/27 Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena
11/30 Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place
12/02 Broomfield, CO - 1STBANK Center
12/04 Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
12/05 Houston, TX - Toyota Center
12/06 New Orleans, LA - Smoothie King Center
12/08 Memphis, TN - FedEx Forum
12/09 Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
12/12 Orlando, FL - Amway Center
12/13 Miami, FL - American Airlines Arena
12/14 Tampa, FL - Tampa Bay Times Forum
New Order Sign to Mute for New Album:
"This is an exciting new chapter for both Mute and New Order and I feel privileged to be working with artists with such a long, creative and successful history. When the possibility of us working together first came up, I was invited to hear some of the new material and immediately had no doubts whatsoever that Mute would be the right home for New Order. We've already had a number of creative conversations, and I am looking towards an exciting future." -Daniel Miller
Nickelback To Release 'No Fixed Address' In November:
"New Album Coming November 4th"
1. Million Miles an Hour
2. Edge of a Revolution
3. What Are You Waiting For?
4. She Keeps Me Up
5. Make Me Believe Again
6. Miss You
7. Get 'Em Up
8. The Hammer's Coming Down
9. Satellite
10. Sister Sin
11. She's Got Me Runnin' 'Round
"Brian May's Red Special: The Story Of The Home-Made Guitar That Rocked Queen And The World" Release Date:
"My dad and I decided to make an electric guitar. I designed an instrument from scratch, with the intention that it would have a capability beyond anything that was out there, more tunable, with a greater range of pitches and sounds, with a better tremolo, and with a capability of feeding back through the air in a 'good' way.'" -May
BILLY CORGAN May Break Up SMASHING PUMPKINS Again:
"When this [new album] process is over, I'm either going to bail on this ship for good, like 'I'm done,' or I'm going to have a new ship to sail on.
To go back under the SMASHING PUMPKINS name engendered a lot of people expecting us to be nothing more than a reunion band, playing its greatest hits, and with a fan base not particularly keen to listen to the new music," he said. "What I try to tell people that get caught up in the reunion kind of concepts — like where are the original members and stuff like this — the band was founded on an idea that it must be progressive and it must always be moving forward." -Corgan
JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Says He Can Still Belt Out Heavy Metal Screams In Concert Every Night:
"Yeah, I am, I am. And it's one of those things where I love it so much and I am just so stoked by standing on stage still, 40 years later, still screaming my head off and having the time of my life, along with Glenn [Tipton] and Richie [Faulkner] and Scott [Travis] and Ian [Hill]." -Halford
Mastodon’s Pairing With Butthole Surfers’ Gibby Haynes Now Available For Free Download:
"Mastodon have collaborated on a new song with Butthole Surfers main man Gibby Haynes as part of Adult Swim's singles series. The track will be available for free download at http://adultswim.com/singles on Monday, September 8. In the meantime, you can listen to it below."
Faith No More to Release First Album in 18 Years:
"I mean... [Laughs.] What I can say is that I think through our experience as musicians over the years, I think what we're doing reflects where we've gone since we made our last record as Faith No More. I think this kicks things up a notch. And I think there's parts that are very powerful and there's parts that have a lot of "space." Everything we do, with our chemistry, the way we play; it's always going to sound like us. It's just what we do, that makes us feel good. Hopefully it doesn't sound like a bunch of 50-year-old men... which we are! [Laughs.]" -Gould
Lullaby Versions Of FAITH NO MORE Due This Month:
1. Evidence
2. Falling To Pieces
3. From Out Of Nowhere
4. Easy
5. Last Cup Of Sorrow
6. Midlife Crisis
7. A Small Victory
8. Kindergarten
9. Epic
10. King For A Day
11. Mouth To Mouth
12. Ashes To Ashes
13. As The Worm Turns
"Lullaby Versions Of Faith No More" will be released on September 16th, 2014 via Roma Music Group.
Massive 10th-Anniversary ALTER BRIDGE Box Set Arrives:
"It's pretty crazy. We've been so busy for the last 10 years that it makes time fly. But you know, it's a beautiful thing when you think about the fact that we're still in the game after 10 years. You know, that means we get to continue to follow our bliss and make music, so we're lucky.
"'X' is both a fond look back and a great leap forward after ten years making music together. This collection rewards a precious few of our most ardent fans with almost every thing we’ve ever done — well, everything we want to share! It’s been a tremendous ten years and we look forward to ten more." -Myles Kennedy
LACEY STURM: Why I Left FLYLEAF:
"For two years, I toured with my husband and it was really amazing, and then after those two years, we ended up getting pregnant with my son. And I recognized that my priorities were gonna change even more and that message of 'memento mori' and remembering how short your life is was really weighing on my heart." -Sturm
Jane's Addiction, Devo Set to Headline CBGB Festival in New York:
TOMMY LEE On His Post-MÖTLEY CRÜE Plans:
"I can't talk about it, but I am writing and putting things aside. It's a different direction from my last solo work because I'm changing around all the components. It won't be something you've heard or seen before. Believe me, I'm not done after this." -Lee
Tommy Lee Looking To Score A Film:
"I don't know how much you know about me, but I kind of have my fingers in a lot of different pies. I've been working on some other people's albums. I just finished the SMASHING PUMPKINS record, I've been producing some other people's music. I really wanna get my paws on scoring a film. So there's those kind of things that I haven't done yet that I've gotta do. Trust me, I've still got a list, man, that I'm working off. So I'll be definitely dabbling in all kinds of stuff; there's all kinds of stuff that I've never done yet that, pretty much, in MÖTLEY, it's pretty time consuming, it takes up a lot of your time."
Ozzy Osbourne's Hell Gate Coming Next Year:
"Coming October 2015 - Hell Gate!!!
www.facebook.com/OzzysHellGate"
RUSSELL ALLEN And JORN LANDE's 'The Great Divide' Collaborative Album: More Details Revealed:
1. Come Dream With Me
2. Down From The Mountain
3. In The Hands Of Time
4. Solid Ground
5. Lady Of Winter
6. Dream About Tomorrow
7. Hymn To The Fallen
8. The Great Divide
9. Reaching For The Stars
10. Bittersweet
"The Great Divide" will hit stores on October 17th in Europe and October 21st in North America via Frontiers Music Srl.
Interview - Shannon Larkin of Godsmack:
"We just feel that heavy metal, which we love and were raised on, it has a lot of shredding guitar leads and double bass on the drums, and not as much melody in vocal choruses. So when these new songs started taking shape on this one, we wanted to make it more of a punk rock record. We all love the Ramones, and grew up listening to just as much punk rock as metal. But since we're not punk rock, it ended up sounding more hard rock to us, more AC/DC than Metallica. We look at heavy metal, bands like Avenged Sevenfold who have dual guitar attacks and a singer that wails and sings real high. And we look at us, and we obviously have facets of heavy metal music, because of the tone on the guitar. Chunk, we call it. Chkkk Chhkk! We definitely have metal in our sound, but when we compare ourselves to other bands that are labeled heavy metal, such as Volbeat or Five Finger Death Punch or Avenged Sevenfold, we just feel like more of a hard rock band. But that doesn't mean we don't love heavy metal, and if someone asks us about being in a heavy metal band, we don't say "we're not heavy metal." But we're kind of flummoxed by it, the way we're still flummoxed by how people 15 years later still say we sound like Alice In Chains. I'm a huge Alice In Chains fan, and I just don't hear the similarities. It's the kind of thing that makes me scratch my head. We're heavy metal but we sound like Alice In Chains? Weird." -Larkin
"Divine Heresy" Return With Frontman Tommy Vext and Drummer :
"The speculation continues."
Marilyn Manson On New Album:
"Making more mayhem on SOA. And...the new album is prepared for landing. Fasten your seat belts."
Devin Townsend To Release 'Z2' Double Album In October:
"Hey all! So it's been years I've been trying to get the energies in line to do another Ziltoid record, and it's finally happened! Z2 is my new record, and it's a multimedia event that has taken a ton of people a ton of effort to bring to you! It's a double album, (one side DTP, and one side Ziltoid) and the concept expands on Ziltoid the alien, and his sci-fi adventures in a way that kind of throws back to 50's radio plays... but obviously with complicated, heavy music as its soundtrack. It has taken a great deal of energy to put this all together, and the music is just one of the aspects of it. It's a dream come true in a lot of ways, and I'm excited and honoured to be able to finalize the project with a live version of the entire record at the famous Royal Albert Hall in London on April 13th of next year! (!!) Basically what we did with The Retinal Circus a few years back will be taken to the next level with Z2 live.
At the end of this process, we reached for the stars, and hopefully got to the moon, and after this album cycle, I will be taking some time to recharge my batteries and see what the next chapter holds. I hope you enjoy this record and all its offshoots, as one of my goals is to hopefully inspire folks to reach for unconventional ways to express themselves as well. We couldn't have done it without you! See you at the show?" -Devin
ANVIL Drummer ROBB REINER To Hold First Major Gallery Show Of His Paintings:
"Drummer Robb Reiner of Canadian metal legends ANVIL will hold the first major gallery show of his paintings from September 25 to October 6 at the BBAM Gallery in Montreal, Quebec, Canada."
At the Gates Detail 'At War with Reality,' Tease Title Track in New Trailer:
1. El Altar Del Dios Desconocido
2. Death And The Labyrinth
3. At War With Reality
4. The Circular Ruins
5. Heroes And Tombs
6. The Conspiracy Of The Blind
7. Order From Chaos
8. The Book Of Sand (The Abomination)
9. The Head Of The Hydra
10. City Of Mirrors
11. Eater Of Gods
12. Upon Pillars Of Dust
13. The Night Eternal
"We have, through the process of creating it, been true to ourselves and our art. From hearing the first demos that Anders [Björler] presented to the band last summer, through the extensive stages of songwriting, pre-production, rehearsals, recording and mixing, we now finally got the finished album in our hands. We are very happy to have managed to produce an album that we feel is truly 'us.'" -Tomas Lindberg
Metallica Officially Receive Their Guinness World Record:
"Last year as we hit the road, like we do most years, visiting a lot of our favorite places along with some new ones, we didn't realize that we were on track to break a world record! Good thing someone else was paying attention as we managed to play on all seven continents in one year, becoming the first and only band to ever do so!. Our friends at Guinness World Records took notice bestowing on us the distinct honor of being featured in their official book hitting stores September 10th.
In addition to performing live in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa, the year was capped off with a visit to Antarctica on December 8, 2013 to play for 120 scientists, contest winners and their penguin friends at the Argentine Carlini Station. We were literally at the bottom of the earth for one of the most unique, special and unforgettable days in our 30+ years as a band and low and behold, our little adventure sealed the deal for the record! Who woulda thought..."
LAMB OF GOD's 'As The Palaces Burn' Film To Be Made Available On DVD With Previously Unreleased Footage:
"The moment LAMB OF GOD fans have been waiting for is here – the band’s feature-length documentary As The Palaces Burn, will be released on DVD on October 14, 2014 via Epic Records. In addition to the first DVD including this spectacular film that the New York Daily News called, “a riveting documentary” and the Huffington Post called “fascinating viewing”, a second DVD will be included that features over two hours of additional, unreleased “making of” footage. In addition to general footage not included in the final cut, the second DVD also includes exclusive material from the original planned version of the film about Lamb of Gods music’s effect on fans in other cultures.
As the Palaces Burn was released theatrically on February 27, 2014. Originally intending to follow the heavy metal band LAMB OF GOD throughout the world to demonstrate music's potential to tie culturally diverse fans together, filming for As the Palaces Burn abruptly took a dramatic turn when lead singer Randy Blythe was arrested on charges of manslaughter, and blamed for the death of one of their young fans in the Czech Republic." What followed was a heart-wrenching courtroom drama that left fans, friends, and curious onlookers around the world on the edge of their seats."
Meshuggah The Ophidian Trek' DVD Teaser:
"We're really stoked about this new MESHUGGAH live DVD!
It's been four years since the release of 'Alive', and with the band celebrating 25 years, we felt that we just had to get another one of these puppies out there!
Audio/video was recorded during our European stretch of 'The Ophidian Trek' tour, as well as at the Wacken Open Air festival — and we're super proud of how it came out!
For this one, we used the extremely talented photographer Anthony Dubois for filming and editing, etc., and he's really done a stunning job with it!
Hope you guys dig it, and here's to another 25!! (or maybe just a little less;-) )” -Tomas Haake
OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT On Possibility Of Second STORM CORROSION Album:
"Well, we talked about doing another [album] a couple of times, but I think it has to be a timing thing, because I'm busy and he's busy. It has to be something natural. I'd like to do another record under the same premises as we did the first one, where there was no expectations and nobody really knew that we were doing it, not even the record labels and stuff like that. So we just did this album, just doing music that we… One of our connective points when it comes to music that we like but that we haven't really experimented too much with was that type of ambient, kind of droney sound, almost 'sountrack-y' music. But I'm not sure if that's our style. So I don't know how it's gonna look in the future. But if we do something, it has to be, like I said, under the same premises as we did the first record." -Åkerfeldt
Black Veil Brides Detail New Album “IV”:
1 – Heart Of Fire
2 – Faithless
3 – Devil In The Mirror
4 – Goodbye Agony
5 – World Of Sacrifice
6 – Last Rites
7 – Stolen Omen
8 – Walk Away
9 – Drag Me To The Grave
10 – Shattered God
11 – Crown Of Thorns
Founding Deadlock Member Tobias Graf Passes Away:
"Today we come to you with very sad news, long time dear friend Tobias Graf and founding member of Deadlock passed away at the age of 35. We can hardly express the sadness in our hearts and we wish his family all possible strength in these dark hours. Farewell Tobi and may you have a safe journey!"
ASKING ALEXANDRIA's BEN BRUCE On Material For Next Album:
"This, to me, is the best stuff we've ever written. Musically, it's far, far superior to any of the previous albums. All of us have really practiced our instruments, and we're making a record now where each of us can shine individually as musicians. There's a lot more lead guitar, the bass lines are more intricate. There's a lot less relying on breakdowns. Even if we wanna keep a song heavy, we're not just automatically going, 'Let's write a breakdown to make it heavy.' We're thinking of other ways and other aspects to incorporate into songwriting that will make a song heavy rather than just taking the easy route and writing a breakdown, you know." -Bruce
Interview - KORN:
“Head and I were talking on the way here about how we really want to keep the melodic element of what we captured on last record but really expand on the heavy riffs and get a bit dirtier. Maybe a little longer songs with longer intros, and a little more math rock, not prog-rocky but maybe some slower tempoed grooves that are 7-8 or 3-4’s timing and stuff like that.” -Jon Davis
Lordi To Release 'Scare Force One' Album On Halloween:
"Plane refueled, seatbelts broken and an hour or so of pure turbulence coming up, when the new Lordi album "Scare Force One" will see the light of day 31st of October. The first single "Nailed by the Hammer of Frankenstein" is out on the 19th of September. Enjoy the fright!"
Brand New Atreyu Song 'So Others May Live' Available:
"'So Others May Live' is inspired by one of my best friends, who is ex-military. The things our troops go through to protect us are pretty unreal. Their treatment after leaves a lot to be desired, as well.
The song honors them and condemns our government's constant deployment of these brave souls. The people who fight and die for us often come from a certain socio-economic background — the working class. The people making these decisions to send our nation's children to war come from positions of privilege and wealth; their kids aren't the ones getting deployed and they aren't risking their lives every day at work. Yet they order the working class to go 'keep us safe' at the drop of a hat, it feels like. It's bullshit. It's the politicians and the rich of this country waging war to keep the majority pre-occupied, so they can make money and advance their bullshit political agendas. The expense is 'expendable' working class/poor Americans' lives, never the rich." -Alex Varkatzas
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