MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee has commented on GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna’s recent revelation that this past summer’s Crüe Fest 2 turned out to be “the most dramatic tour” GODSMACK has ever been on, with the kind of “rock-star garbage” on the part of the tour’s headliners that Erna and his bandmates had “never seen [before] in [their] career.” Erna told the Artisan News Service that taking pa
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Monthly Archives: December 2009
Lars Frederiksen of Rancid gives away skateboards to youth
Lars Frederiksen is the subject of a new San Francisco Chronicle piece looking at his recent charity efforts through the 10th and Mission Family Housing Apartments. The article explains that the Rancid member has been giving out free skateboards to teenagers after striking up a friendship with San Francisco’s homeless policy director, Dariush Kayhan, who invited him to attend Project Homeless Connect this month. The article spoke to Lars who said this:
It was emotional. But I was thinking that when people donate toys, it is always the teenagers that get left out. That’s when I got Tony Hawk on the phone. ou never forget where you came from. I remember eating Raisin Bran for Christmas dinner. But some of these kids have it a lot worse than I ever did.
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Graves-era Misfits to open for Danzig
The American Psycho lineup of the post-Danzig The Misfits will be reuniting (sans Jerry Only) to open for Danzig on December 26th. The group will feature vocalist Michale Graves, guitarist Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein and drummer Dr. Chud. Bassist Jerry Only will be replaced by Argyle Goolsby of Blitzkid/Georgeous Frankenstein.
Also performing that night will be Danzig’s side project, Seventh Void, which also features Samhain/Son Of Sam guitarist, Steve Zing. All the details (and tickets) can be found via the venue website.
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TETHRA Working On Material For Debut Mini-CD
TETHRA, the new Italian death/doom metal project featuring former members of GORY BLISTER, VEXED and MALUS VIVENDI, is currently writing material for its debut mini-CD.
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SOLAR PARALLAX: First Recordings Posted Online
SOLAR PARALLAX, the new Polish project led by guitarist/composer Michael Gapys, has posted some of its first recordings on the band’s MySpace page.
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TOOL Frontman Talks PUSCIFER On Portland’s KUFO; Audio Available
On November 16, 2009, Maynard James Keenan (TOOL, A PERFECT CIRCLE, PUSCIFER) was interviewed on Portland’s Rock 101 KUFO radio station.
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I Am Commiting A Sin: ‘Tragedians’
Our stream today comes from Toronto, ON-based I Am Commiting A Sin. We’ve got an exclusive premiere stream of the band’s upcoming EP for Verona Records, Tragedians.
You can check it out on their Punknews.org page.
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SACRED REICH Drummer Featured On FRANKENSHRED Album
FRANKENSHRED, the Phoenix, Arizona-based metal/shred band, has just released its debut album, “Cauldron of Evil”, via Italy’s Metal on Metal Records.
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Polar Bear Club (Australia, USA, Warped)
Polar Bear Club have announced their touring plans for the first half of 2010. The band will spend a good chunk of time on the road with Shook Ones and Title Fight but other legs of the tour will feature Break Evens, The Gifthorse and others including some Warped Tour stops.
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SEPULTURA Guitarist Performs On Brazil’s ‘Ídolos’ TV Show
On December 16, SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser performed on “Ídolos”, the Brazilian reality television show based on the popular British format “Pop Idol”.
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ALICE IN CHAINS Interviewed At ‘KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2009’
Los Angeles radio station KROQ-FM conducted an interview with ALICE IN CHAINS at the KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2009, which was held on December 12-13 at Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal CityWalk in Universal City, California.
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MEGADETH’s MUSTAINE, BRODERICK Talk Gear With PREMIER GUITAR
Premier Guitar’s Jordan Wagner caught up with MEGADETH’s guitarists Dave Mustaine and Chris Broderick on December 7, 2009 in Davenport, Iowa.
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TESTAMENT Frontman Interviewed By ROCK MY MONKEY; Audio Available
Rock My Monkey recently conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT.
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