The new set is due out in July, with a fresh title yet to be announced. Ozzy's last solo project, "Black Rain", came out in 2007.
Ozzy also confirmed that Ozzfest will return this summer after taking a one-year break but did not reveal whether it would be a one-shot affair like the 2008 edition or go back to its roots as a traveling event. He also plans to head out on his own headlining arena tour next fall.
The new album and tour will introduce guitarist Gus G. Ozzy parted ways last year with axeman Zakk Wylde, who has played on every Ozzy album and almost every tour since 1988.
Ozzy's first memoir, "I Am Ozzy", arrived in bookstores this week.
Tara Murtha of Philadelphia Weekly recently conducted an interview with Ozzy Osbourne. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.
Philadelphia Weekly: Hey Ozzy. I loved the book ["I Am Ozzy"]!
Ozzy: The book is a lighthearted look at my life. I mean for every rock and roller, there's a book about the sex, the groupies, the rock and roll the drugs, the debauchery — which everybody knows about. But there's a downside to it as well, there's a tragic side. But most of all there's a humorous side. I always think, if you can laugh at your pain then you can get through anything really.
Philadelphia Weekly: How'd you do most of the research?
Ozzy: Chris [coauthor Chris Ayres] came out, I didn't have to actually do research, just had to jog my memory. So he'd come around and say, OK, what was it like from 15 to 25 and I'd talk and talk and talk, you know, I was married to my first wife, and so on. I was very mean to her. When I was a drunk I was very … coming along with success in rock and roll comes a thing called ego, and ego and alcohol don't really mix because it boosts up your ego to be out of control and you think everything you do is right and everybody agrees with you because you're a celebrity. So nobody goes, I think you're full of shit because everybody wants to be around a celebrity. I used to mistreat my first wife and mistreated by Sharon for a long while. But then you know, I tell my story and I'm not proud of having been a bully and having been egotistical or whatever but it's what happens … I felt a little important for a while.
Philadelphia Weekly: You were so forthcoming about admitting your personal faults. You didn't hesitate?
Ozzy: You know what, I said to Sharon, I can't write about this. And she'd say, if it's the truth, then write about it! If you don't want to write about it, then don't write about it. But on reflection, the overriding thing I tried to put in the book is the humor, but I wanted to tell the truth as well. So if you and I and a bunch of other people saw an accident, there's a good chance we'd all have a slightly different take on what we saw. Now people who were there are going to read my book and go, It never happened like that, he's just doing that because that's what he wants to say, he wants to be a big shot, this is what I remember happening… But that's only my angle on it. All I did was write the book how I remember it. If I'm wrong I'm wrong, if I'm right I'm right. I went in with an honest mind, with a open mind, because I didn't want to be all, I'm so fucking great, because the I-am-great attitude got me into a lot of shit, you know.
Philadelphia Weekly: I read that you recently discovered the importance of good facial moisturizer.
Ozzy: Sharon's guy says to me, you should [put] moisturizer on every morning and evening. I mean, guys don't fucking worry about it. But I started using it, because Sharon says, his face, his face, he's out in the weather all the time and doesn't take care of it. So I do it whenever I remember now… I have a face like a baby's butt.
Anthony Joseph "Joe" Perry, a true American rock guitar hero, has held down the lead guitar chair for nearly 35 years with Aerosmith, often touted as America's premier rock band. Born and raised in the suburbs of Boston, MA, Perry, of Portuguese and Italian descent, was taken with the sounds of the '60s British Invasion bands, and counted Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, and particularly Fleetwood Mac's Peter Green as inspirations.
Formed in 1970 in Boston, Aerosmith paid their early dues, played hard and partied harder, and enjoyed hits like "Walk This Way" and "Dream On." In the summer of 1979, Perry, at odds with other members of the band, and dealing with the strain of increasing drug dependency, left Aerosmith to start The Joe Perry Project, a group with a rotating lineup that recorded three albums and toured almost constantly. With his personal and professional life a shambles, Perry and his friends in Aerosmith patched things up in 1984, got into rehab, cleaned up, and enjoyed 25 years of unprecedented success with a series of hit singles, MTV videos, critically-acclaimed albums and sold-out tours. Aerosmith have sold an astounding 150 million albums worldwide, and are members of The Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame.
But flash forward to Autumn 2009, and Aerosmith was once again in a state of confusion and turmoil. Lead singer Steven Tyler, eager to establish himself as a solo artist at age 61, decided to take an indefinite hiatus after falling off a stage this past summer. While rumors of the band's demise abounded, Perry went on record saying that Aerosmith was still together, and might look for a replacement for Tyler. In the meantime, Perry, never one to sit still, and with a backlog of new material, quickly recorded and released an album in October called Have Guitar, Will Travel, featuring a newly handpicked group of musicians. Billed again as The Joe Perry Project, the band has just completed a short US tour, and is poised to take their act overseas within weeks of this writing, opening for Mötley Crüe and Bad Company.
A self-confessed '60s rock fan, guitar collector, horse enthusiast and gearhead, Joe spent time discussing his love of funky Supro guitars, and how he surprisingly plans to unload a significant portion of his vast collection in the coming year.
What was the spark that ignited your desire to play guitar?
The Joe Perry Project performing at L'Amour, Brooklyn, NY, Sept. 30, 1983. Photo by Frank White
It was a series of things, really. I had an uncle who owned a homemade four-string instrument that looked like a ukulele. He would probably get mad if I called it a ukulele, but that's what it looked like. During the holidays, he would play Portuguese folk songs and then let me play with it. I must have been five or six at the time. I used to go to school and listen to the orchestra, and I didn't like any of the wind instruments, but I did like the guitar. I begged my parents for an acoustic guitar, which they bought for me. It came with a 45-rpm record that taught you how to tune, how to strum, and all that. This must have been around 1961 or 1962—definitely before The Beatles came out. I bought a fake book and learned chords from that. I never took lessons.
Once I discovered The Beatles, their music and movies, and all the other British bands like The Stones and Yardbirds, I was captured by rock 'n' roll.
You were influenced by Jeff Beck and Jimi Hendrix specifically, but how did Peter Green fit into the equation?
A lot of English bands came to Boston before they hit New York back then. I guess they wanted to warm up first there. I had a friend who got a lot of free tickets to the Boston Tea Party club. Fleetwood Mac took up residence at the Tea Party for weeks on end, and I must have seen them thirty times or more. I saw them on great nights, terrible nights, nights when they were all drunk. Peter Green's style, attitude and sound really got to me. These guys didn't care about being rock stars. It was all about the music for them. I became a big fan of Fleetwood Mac. I guess you could say I was most influenced by the second wave of British bands, like The Yardbirds, Mac and The Who.
Did you ever see The Yardbirds live?
No, they had broken up by the time I started going to concerts. I wish I had seen them.
The first time I saw Aerosmith, you guys were opening for Mott The Hoople.
We toured with them a lot in the beginning. I can't say enough nice things about those guys. They were very good to us. They took us under their wing, you might say. All they wanted to do was play rock 'n' roll and party. They're back together with all the original members playing shows in England, and I heard they sound great.
Let's talk specifically about guitars. What are you using on tour right now?
Performing at the Filmore at Irving Plaza, NYC, Nov. 10, 2009. Photo by Frank White
I'm using a few Strats right now, including the first upside-down one I had back in the early days of The Project. I got that one out a while and ago and began playing it again. A left-handed Strat played righty just has a whole different vibe and sound that a standard right-handed one doesn't have. I have a black Jeff Beck Strat, not a normal color for that guitar. I have both of my signature Gibson Les Pauls, my Billie guitar, a reissue Gibson Custom Shop flametop, a Gretsch White Falcon, a Dan Armstrong see-through Plexi guitar for slide, and a Supro Ozark that's strictly used for slide. I rotate guitars a lot out of the collection. I really don't like changing guitars that much onstage, but I have so many great ones that I like to play. I went through a ton of Strats over the years trying to find the best ones—the same with Les Pauls. You want to play good guitars all night. I also have a guitar that was put together for me by RS
Guitarworks that has a Fralin P-90 in the bridge and Joe Barden pickups in the middle and neck.
Is that the brown guitar with the studs on the body?
Yes, that's the one. I call it the Bones and Bullets guitar. There are pictures of it in the booklet of the new CD.
What makes a great guitar to you?
It's the little things—the nut, the bridge, the setup. You know how it is: every guitar is different and some are just special. My Billie guitar rings like a bell when the volume is down. When you turn it up, you can get a great rock 'n' roll crunch, and it's a good heavy metal guitar too. It does everything well. That guitar is really special.
How did the Billie guitar come about? I know several guitarists who speak fondly of it, for obvious reasons.
It started out as a standard B.B. King Lucille model, and I picked it because there were no F holes to get in the way of the artwork. It's amazing that guitar plays as well as it does. I changed the electronics; it has one volume and one tone now. The inspiration was the nose art you saw on airplanes during World War II. I wanted to put the most beautiful woman I could find on there, so naturally, I chose my wife. I sent it out to an airbrush artist and he did a great job. When I got it back, I opened the case and gave it to Billie, and she hated it. She was so embarrassed she refused to come out of the dressing room at Aerosmith shows when I was using it. She couldn't stand the sight of seeing herself on a 30- or 40-foot screen at shows. Now, she's okay with it.
I read that you have about 600 guitars. What are some of the standout pieces from that collection? Which are your favorites and why?
It's really closer to 500 guitars, and there are so many great ones. To tell you the truth, I want to unload a large portion of the collection. I've been working with Perry Margouleff [Author's Note: Margouleff is a noted record producer and vintage guitar expert] on the best ways to disperse them. I want to sell a lot of them because they're sitting in storage, I just don't have time to play them all, and I'd rather get them into the hands of guitarists who will play and enjoy them. Some may go on consignment, others we'll sell directly to collectors. Others we may donate to charities or give to kids.
Joe, do you have a Supro Dual-Tone you want to sell? That's a guitar I've always wanted. Let's talk about it when you get ready to sell, okay?
Yeah, I have two of them. Sure, no problem. We can do that.
You have two signature Les Paul models. How much input did you have in their design?
They let me decorate them; it was mostly about cosmetics. They're pretty much standard Les Pauls. The first one has the black see-through finish. I wanted the flame top with that nice ripple effect you get. When light catches it, the flames come through. I had Gibson make them lightweight, and it has a Tonex pot on the neck pickup, which gives you a static wah sound. That's a very cool effect for solos. The Boneyard model is custom shop Gibson. My wife is an artist who's had experience working in multimedia visual arts, and she had an idea for the finish to bring out the tiger stripe effect. We were at the Gibson custom shop and she explained the idea to the guys there. Their response was, "That won't work." They tried to talk her out of it. She said, "Can't you just try it this way?" They did, and it worked. It really brought out the wood grain. The top is sort of a greenish-orange shade, and the flame top is very prominent.
I also saw a recent promo photo of you playing a black Gretsch. How do you use it?
That guitar is a real squealer. It's a Black Falcon. It feeds back too much live. I used a White Falcon on that cut from the new album, "Somebody's Gonna' Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight." Gretsches are good rockabilly guitars. Fred Gretsch gave me the White Falcon I have.
I read somewhere that you have a lot of cheap, funky electrics like Teiscos, Supros and Danelectros. Is that true?
Yeah, those cheap guitars are so much fun to play and collect. I love the Supro Ozark model. I have two of them. I think the Ozark is the best slide guitar ever made. It's got a flat fretboard, like the Dan Armstrong see-through, and I think that factor makes them both great slide guitars. I have written songs especially for the Ozark. The pickups on the Ozarks go over and under the strings, and the sustain is amazing. The old Rickenbacker horseshoe pickups were similar but not quite the same. There are so many variations to those old Supro guitars. No two are ever alike.
I have a red Supro Belmont I bought from a kid this past summer for $250. I had it rewired and set up for slide by David Petillo. It's a killer. Those old Belmonts are cool too. Supros are just the best slide guitars.
What's your onstange amp rig right now?
I've always liked something that's crunchy and something that's clean, so it's usually a combination of Marshall and Fender. I use a '64 50-watt Plexi with an 8x10 Marshall cabinet, a '69 Marshall Super Bass Plexi head, plus a couple of Dual Showman amps with two 15s. I also have a '50 Bandmaster Tweed with original Jensens that smooths out and melds the sounds together. There are other amps we use onstage too. In the studio, I'll use a Fender Champ or an old Epiphone amp with an 8" speaker.
What's on your pedalboard right now?
I've got a Fulltone Echoplex reissue, a Fulltone Ultimate Octave, an Electro- Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb, a blue Line 6 Modeler, a green Line 6 Delay, an Ernie Ball volume pedal, a DigiTech Whammy pedal, an original Klon Centaur, a Jimi Hendrix Signature Cry Baby wah and other stuff. The pedalboard is pretty extensive. One of the coolest things I have on there is an actual siren built into a pedal.
Premier Guitar's motto is "the relentless pursuit of tone." How would you define good tone?
Good tone is what works for the song. Your tone forms the basis of each song. Basically, there is no bad tone, just bad uses of tone. What's good for one song can be bad for others. I use lots of different tones depending on the material.
The tracks I've heard from your latest CD have a very raw, dense quality, as if the band recorded together in the same room, the way it was done in the late sixties. Was that the vibe you were going for this time? You recorded this disc in your home studio, right?
That's exactly what we were going for. We isolated the guitars just enough and everybody played at the same time going for keepers. With this record, we went for good takes every time. If someone screwed up, we did another take or pieced things together. The whole vibe was about getting good takes. The musicians I have now allowed me to operate that way, and it worked out real well. Aerosmith recorded Honkin' On Bobo in my studio the same way. I've always had a home studio. In the beginning, it was just basic four-track stuff, but now, I have a great studio at my disposal all the time.
I frequently hear older musicians complain that there are no young guitar heroes. Are there any young guitarists you like?
I really like Jack White. He plays stuff that sounds like an exercise, but you can tell he's listened to blues guys like John Lee Hooker. I hear the same thing when I listen to things my sons play—simple riffs, but you know they can develop what they're doing if they work on it. Jack White will have longetivity. There are a lot of good young technical players out there.
Do you have any final words of wisdom and advice for guitarists?
Practice with a metronome. They're cheap, you can buy one that attaches to your guitar strap, and they're great for developing your time and feel. Every guitarist, every musician, should work with a metronome or a click track to develop a good sense of time.
Guitars:
"Billie Perry" custom Gibson ES-335 Lucille: a one-of-a-kind guitar with his wife Billie's picture on it, and one of Joe's all time favorite guitars. Boneyard Green tiger Gibson Les Paul with a bigsby tailpiece, stock: the prototype Boneyard Les Paul; it says "prototype" on the back of the headstock.
"Bullets and Bones" guitar: custom-made for Joe by R.S. Guitarworks; features a Lindy Fralin P-90 pickup in the bridge, Joe Barden pickups in the middle and neck, and a Trem King tremolo.
2000 Dan Armstrong Plexi: nothing says open-tuning slide guitar like this Plexi.
Mid-'50s Supro Ozark: used for slide work only.
Black Gibson Les Paul: Custom Shop Joe Perry model, stock.
Gretsch White Falcon: given to Joe by Fred Gretsch Jr.
Ernie Ball Silhouette Guitar: mid-'90s alloriginal with a Trem King tremolo.
Mid-'70s Left-Handed Strat with reverse Telecaster headstock: the actual guitar from the first Joe Perry Project tour, and one of the guitars Joe has owned the longest. It has Barcus Berry pickups in it.
Left-Handed Fender Jim Servis/Joe Perry strat: loving referred to as "Frankenstrat," and built by Joe and Jim Servis. It's basically a parts guitar that has literally been in a fire; a left-handed Fender body and a reverse Tele Warmoth neck, Barden pickups custom-wound for hotter output, and a really cool green pickguard.
1992 Fender Gold Sparkle Strat: has a Suhr plate added to the cavity to cancel hum and control the noise of the pickups.
2004 Black Fender Jeff Beck Strat: all original except for the Suhr hum-canceling plate added to the cavity.
2006 Gibson Custom Shop SG: all stock with P-90s; great sounding guitar.
1958 Gibson Les Paul: bridge pickup cover removed... enough said.
2004 Gold Fender Strat: stock except for the Suhr plate.
Amps:
1964 Marshall 8x10 cabinet
1969 Marshall Super Bass head (2)
1970 Marshall Super Lead heads
1950 Fender Bandmaster with original Jensen speakers
1963 Fender VibroVerb
1980s Fender Tone Master head
1973 Fender Dual Showman 1972 Fender Dual Showman
1973 Fender Bassman 2x15 cabinet with JBL speakers
Pedals:
Fulltone Tube Tape Echo
Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb
Electro-Harmonix POG
Ernie Ball Volume Pedal (controlling the POG volume)
Line 6 MM4 Modulation Effects
Line 6 DL4 Delay
Effects A siren (a custom-made pedal that is an actual siren)
Digitech Whammy
Fulltone Ultimate Octave
Dunlop/Custom Audio Electronics MC402 Boost Overdrive
Klon Centaur (original brown-cased)
Option 5 Destination Rotation Single
Cry Baby Jimi Hendrix Signature wah
Strings:
Pyramid strings - He uses different gauges for different guitars. He uses standard gauge 9-44 or 10-46. And he uses 11-48 for some of the guitars that have dropped down tunings…
Cables:
Belden Wire
Straps:
Custom Dunlop thin leather
Picks:
Dunlop 483 Classic Celluloid Heavy (custom imprinted)
Accesories:
Dunlop Joe Perry signature series Boneyard Slide
[Thanks to Trace Foster, Joe's tech, for providing info on the touring gear, and special thanks to Jim Servis for his assistance in compiling this list of guitars]
The Scorpions sent shockwaves throughout the hard rock community when they
announced earlier this week that they would be retiring. In a statement on their
official site, the German legends said they would be releasing a new album
called 'Sting of the Tail' in March and then would be heading out on a tour that
would span the world "over the next few years." Noisecreep had to get to the
bottom of this and got in touch with guitarist Rudolf Schenker who shared some
insight to the band's decision.
First off, why the hell are you guys packing it in?
We were sitting in the studio after we finished tracking 'Sting of the Tail,'
and we realized something rather quickly. We heard these songs together, and it
just captured the essence of the '80s Scorpions sound. It sounds like a
combination of the best material on the 'Lovedrive' and 'Crazy World' albums.
The songs have that feel and spirit. Then our manager had the idea to finish the
band on a high note with this record. At first, we thought he was joking
(laughter). But then we noticed he was completely being serious. And it turns
out, he was right.
So you just wanted to end the band with a high note.
Yes, exactly. Look, we have been around for a long time, and we've done so many
great things together. We came out of Germany when no one thought a band from
there could rock hard. We've always believed in the band and had fun doing it.
'Sting of the Tail' sounds like a classic Scorpions album, so we decided to
leave after we get done touring it since it's such a powerful record.
You've worked with outside collaborators like Desmond Child in the past. Did you
do that again on 'Sting of the Tail'?
We worked with Eric Bazilian, who is a fantastic guitar player and songwriter.
He used to be in The Hooters and has written some huge songs for other people,
too. He's worked with us in the past and he becomes like our sixth member. We
also worked with Mikael Nord Andersson and Martin Hansen. They are Swedish guys
and really helped us capture that classic Scorpions sound. One guy is a great
guitarist, and one is a sound engineer. The band obviously did most of the
songwriting, but we definitely worked with some talented guys again.
People have been critical about the group's pop overtones throughout the years.
Looking back at your catalog, do you feel like the band has had any missteps?
We experimented with our sound during some of the '90s. It was a bit strange for
us in that period. All of a sudden you had alternative stuff and heavier bands
around, so we tried to adapt. It was difficult for the band. In the States, it
was especially hard for bands like us. The funny thing is that in Asia we got
even bigger (laughter). Our records went many times platinum in countries like
Malaysia and Thailand during the '90s.
On the 'Unbreakable' and 'Humanity: Hour I' album we brought our hard rock sound
back. When 'Sting of the Tail' comes out, you'll see that we've stuck to that.
ALBEMARLE COUNTY - The state medical examiner has confirmed the remains found on an Albemarle County Farm Tuesday are those of Morgan Harrington.
Virginia State Police say the confirmation was made using dental records provided by the family and say the investigation continues into the time and cause of death.
Meantime, Morgan Harrington's father talks to CBS 6 about the discovery of his daughter's remains and what the revelation means to his family.
Dan Harrington tells Catie Beck, "This may sound strange, but we have found some peace in all of this. It wasn't the outcome that we wanted but we know now where our daughter is and there is peace in that."
Harrington said he felt that God had answered his prayers in a way after last week telling his wife he couldn't take much more of the 'not knowing.'
He said, "Now we have to figure out how to honor Morgan in death, how to have her life mean something."
In a conversation Wednesday morning, Harrington says his mission may include campus safety or self-defense for women, but most importantly he wants his daughter to be remembered.
"That's been always our biggest challenge - making sure that people don't forget her."
Harrington says the Charlottesville community has taken this case seriously from the beginning and that he has stated from early on that there was a crime and that the criminal lives in the Charlottesville area.
He says, "I always said she would be found within five miles of the campus. This person knew the area. If Mr. Bass had found a fresh body, we would be feeling very differently today, like perhaps Morgan had been held and tortured. I think my daughter was dead before that concert was over."
The family has not made burial arrangements yet ,but they plan to.
Harrington also mentioned that he and his wife were recently on Capitol Hill testifying on behalf of the National Center for Missing Adults telling their story about Morgan. He says he's been amazed by the goodness of people through all of this and that he and his wife Gil have grown as people through the process.
Late Tuesday afternoon, Virginia State Police announced the discovery of the body of Morgan Harrington, saying they are "fairly comfortable with that conclusion."
Col. W. Steven Flaherty said items and evidence found on site indicate the remains are those of Harrington. He said Morgan's parents, Dan and Gil Harrington, were on hand to make the tentative identification. He indicated the search for her, underway since October 17 of last year, was now over.
Lt. Joe Rader, the lead investigator in Harrington's disappearance, said the area where the remains were discovered had not been searched previously. He added that the missing person case was now most likely a homicide. He said investigators were combing the area carefully, saying it was "imperative to maintain the sanctity of the crime scene, since the perpetrator, or perpetrators," were still at large.
He would not characterize the state of the remains, nor what evidence may have been found at the scene.
The Harringtons arrived in the Charlottesville area in the early afternoon. They had told CBS 6 they were there to identify skeletal remains that had been found in Albemarle County Tuesday morning. When speaking, Morgan's father Dan was in tears, telling CBS 6 "this is a horrible day" for his family.
An Albemarle County resident found the remains Tuesday morning at a private residence called Anchorage Farm on Anchorage Farm Road in the southern region of Albemarle County. The farm is ten miles from the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville where 20-year-old Morgan Harrington was last seen at a Metallica concert October 17.
CBS 6's Catie Beck spoke to David Bass, who discovered the remains on his property. Bass, a farmer and owner of Anchorage Farm, says after the wind and rain last week there were several downed trees in his yard. He was out looking for possible damage to make repairs in a remote area of his property, when he spotted the body.
He said the area would be next to impossible to access from a road, since it's at least a mile and a half from the roadway.
He said at first he didn't know whether the remains were human or animal, describing them as very badly decomposed. "I looked down and saw what looked like a human skull and my first thought was that it was Morgan Harrington," said Bass. He said the skull had no hair on it and he couldn't tell from looking whether the remains were male or female.
He immediately went inside and called 911, telling a dispatcher, "I'm not even sure if this is a human body, but I think so."
Bass told CBS6, "We're a small, rural family and we've never had any trespassers. Now in dealing with this tragedy, of a dead person and at the same time [wondering] if this is Morgan Harrington, a part of me thinks this is something good for people to know."
He said police confirmed right away that it was a human body.
METALLICA has issued the following statement regarding the news that human remains discovered Tuesday, January 26 on a southern Albermarle County, Virginia, farm are confirmed to be those of missing Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington, 20, of Roanoke County, who disappeared from the band's October 17, 2009 concert in Charlottesville, Virgnia:
"We are profoundly saddened by the news of the discovery of Morgan Dana Harrington's body .
"Our most sincere condolences go out to the family and friends of Morgan Dana Harrington, the 20-year-old Virginia Tech student who was last seen while attending our concert at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia. Sadly, Morgan's body was found yesterday ending her family's three-month vigil hoping and praying for her safe return.
"Mere words cannot express the anguish and grief that we know her parents Dan and Gil are feeling, and our thoughts are with them.
"If you have any information at all about Morgan's death, please contact the Virginia State Police at (434) 352-3425 or the UVA Police at (434) 352-3467 or police@virginia.edu."
MOTÖRHEAD, EUROPE, DEICIDE, VADER and AGGRESSIVE CHILL have been confirmed for
next year's Getaway Rock festival, set to take place July 8-10, 2010 in Gävle,
Sweden.
Commented festival manager Tomas Jernberg: "We've been working hard to get these
bands to Gävle, Sweden and Getaway Rock and it's fantastic news for us to
finally be able to announce these bookings.
"All international bands so far are booked will only do one Swedish festival
this summer and it's at Getaway Rock. We are now focusing further on booking
more acts; we'll not stop now. We promise to announce further big acts soon."
The festival billing is shaping up as follows:
AGGRESSIVE CHILL
CAVALERA CONSPIRACY
CORRODED
DEATHSTARS
DEICIDE
ENGEL
EUROPE
ISOBEL & NOVEMBER
MOTÖRHEAD
MUSTASCH
OVERKILL
VADER
WOLF
The festival will host three stages and over 60 bands.
For more information, visit www.getawayrock.se.
Kevin Alba from MetalAsylum.net has submitted the following report:
HAIL!, the all-star band featuring bassist David Ellefson (ex-MEGADETH),
guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA), vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE
MALMSTEEN, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) and newly appointed chameleon drummer
Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER), played its first U.S. show last night (Tuesday,
January 26) at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City.
As a special treat for New York, SAVATAGE/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist
Chris Caffery joined the guys on smoking renditions of "Lights Out" by UFO
(which Ripper said the band learned just for Eddie Trunk who presented the band
tonight because UFO is his favorite band), "Metal Church" by METAL CHURCH (which
featured an excellent guitar solo trade-off between Chris and Andreas), and
JUDAS PRIEST's "Green Manalishi". Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth from OVERKILL was such
a fitting voice for AC/DC's "Highway to Hell" and "TNT", and MOTÖRHEAD's
"Overkill", and ANTHRAX's Frank Bello was a ball of energy for MOTÖRHEAD's
"Overkill", KISS' "Cold Gin" and ANTHRAX's rendition of "Got The Time".
B.B. King was rather packed with a very energetic audience singing along
(especially on "Cold Gin" by KISS), banging their heads and raising their fists
to some of metal's greatest anthems. WINGER frontman Kip Winger was also in
attendance hanging out and having a good time with his buddies in HAIL!
following his guest appearance with WINGER/WHITESNAKE guitarist Reb Beach on VH1
Classic's "That Metal Show" taping which will air in late February/early March.
HAIL!'s setlist was as follows:
01. Ace of Spades (MOTÖRHEAD)
02. Territory (SEPULTURA)
03. Grinder (JUDAS PRIEST)
04. Stand Up And Shout (DIO)
05. Balls To The Wall (ACCEPT)
06. Mouth For War/Domination (PANTERA)
07. Walk (PANTERA)
08. Neon Knights (BLACK SABBATH)
09. Wrathchild (IRON MAIDEN)
10. Lights Out (UFO) (w/ Chris Caffery on guitar)
11. Metal Church (METAL CHURCH) (w/ Chris Caffery on guitar)
12. Green Manalishi (JUDAS PRIEST) (w/ Chris Caffery on guitar)
13. Highway To Hell (AC/DC) (w/ Bobby Blitz on vocals)
14. TNT (AC/DC) (w/ Bobby Blitz on vocals)
15. Overkill (MOTÖRHEAD) (w/ Bobby Blitz on vocals and Frank Bello on bass)
16. Got The Time (ANTHRAX) (w/ Frank Bello on bass)
17. Run To The Hills (IRON MAIDEN) (w/ Chris Caffery, Frank Bello and Bobby
Blitz on guest vocals)
Encore:
18. The Four Horsemen (METALLICA)
19. Symptom Of The Universe (BLACK SABBATH)
20. South Of Heaven (SLAYER)
21. Whiplash (METALLICA)
Pictures below were taken by Rich Catino from MetalAsylum.net.
Former AFTER FOREVER vocalist Floor Jansen's new project called REVAMP, PICTURE
and STREAM OF PASSION have been confirmed for the Dokk'em open-air festival, set
to take place June 11 and 12, 2009 in Raard (near Leeuwarden), Netherlands.
The festival billing is shaping up as follows:
METHUSALEM
PICTURE
REVAMP
STREAM OF PASSION
DEJAFUSE
SKEPTICAL MINDS
DYLATH-LEEN
LANHANNYA
MANIC MOVEMENT
For more information, visit www.dokkemopenair.eu.
Greek melodic metal act FIREWIND, which features in its ranks current OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G., has cancelled its previously announced Mexican shows. The band states, "FIREWIND would like to express their disappointment at not being able to meet their Mexican fans, and to play for them in February.
This is indeed very disappointing. We have been putting the dates together for sometime now. Sadly, our promoter let us down and we have had to pull the shows. On a good note, we will be returning to Mexico at a later date, so watch [our official web site]."
Affected shows:
Feb. 12 - Mexico City - Hard Rock Live
Feb. 13 - Puebla, Mex - Bulldog
Feb. 14 - Mexico City - Bicentennial Fest
FIREWIND recently parted ways with drummer Mark Cross (ex-HELLOWEEN, METALIUM) due to personal differences. Sitting behind the kit for FIREWIND for the band's three shows in Mexico in February was supposed to be Michael Ehre (ULI JON ROTH, KEE MARCELLO).
FIREWIND is currently working on material for a new studio album, tentatively due later in the year via Century Media Records.
FIREWIND's first-ever live effort, "Live Premonition", was released all across Europe in December 2008 and is available as DVD, 2CD and deluxe DVD+2CD set offering a stunning 22-song set filmed and recorded in 2008 in the band's hometown of Thessaloniki.
The 2CD version of "Live Premonition" consists of the audio portion of the main show on two separate CDs, available for the price of one CD. The DVD also features many extras such as behind-the-scenes footage, special acoustic live performances, promo clips and much more.
Bassist Rex Brown (DOWN, PANTERA) has nearly fully recuperated from his fight
with pancreatitis, a sudden inflammation of the pancreas which can have severe
complications and high mortality despite treatment. He says, "After two major
surgeries to close out 2009, I have recovered from pancreatitis and I'm looking
forward to getting back to work with DOWN."
Brown and his DOWN bandmates have discussed reconvening in New Orleans soon
after the Saints win the Super Bowl to begin work on a new album. With a release
date yet to be announced, the new CD will be the band's fourth studio offering.
Brown, who is currently looking forward to a healthy and productive 2010, says,
"I'd like to thank everyone for their support and well wishes during my illness
and recovery."
DOWN tapped Danny Theriot of Metairie, Louisiana to fill in on bass for the
group's most recent North American trek, which kicked off on August 3, 2009 at
Beaumont Club in Kansas City, Kansas.
DOWN has inked a deal with E1 Music for the release of the long-awaited
rockumentary "Down â€" Diary of a Mad Band", which is due in the spring. Watch
the members of DOWN as they tear up Europe â€" literally and figuratively â€" on
their first European tour.
Affliction Clothing's web channel "Affliction Vision" sent OZZY OSBOURNE/ex-ROB
ZOMBIE bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson to this year's NAMM (National Association
Of Music Merchants) show, which was held January 14-17, 2010 at the Anaheim
Convention Center in Anaheim, California. His interview with drummer Vinnie Paul
Abbott (HELLYEAH, PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) can be viewed below.
According to Vinnie, he and his HELLYEAH bandmates have already recorded about
three-quarters of their next album. Vinnie promises that the work they've done
so far on the record is "great," and says fans should expect an album by June,
with an 18-month tour to kick off in May.
The hard rock "supergroup," which also features MUDVAYNE singer Chad Gray and
guitarist Greg Tribbett, NOTHINGFACE axeman Tom Maxwell and DAMAGEPLAN bass
player Bob "Zilla" Kakaha, issued its 2007 debut through Epic Records.
Abbott, who bounced back with HELLYEAH from the devastating 2004 murder of his
brother and bandmate "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, said about the band, "The guys
from HELLYEAH and the incredible music we've created have brought me back to
what I love . . . The vibe is positive with a kick-your-ass attitude."
HELLYEAH's self-titled debut has sold more than 350,000 copies since arriving in
April 2007.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-480zkUyWs&feature=player_embedded
TESTAMENT/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist Alex Skolnick has issued the following update:
"I am thrilled to announce that the ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO will be supporting [Mexican acoustic rock duo] RODREGO Y GABRIELA on their upcoming U.S. run. It looks like I will be sitting in nightly with Rod and Gab, as well. This means, unfortunately, that I won't be out with TESTAMENT on the MEGADETH run of dates in March (dates that were added only recently, in light of the 'American Carnage' tour [with MEGADETH and SLAYER] being postponed).
"While I feel bad for anyone disappointed I won't be there, I respect the decision to book these dates and ask for the fans' understanding with this as the TRIO has had March on hold for a long time. Glen Drover [ex-MEGADETH/KING DIAMOND guitarist], who is filling in for me, will do an awesome job and I encourage everyone to go see the show regardless.
"Although no rescheduled 'Carnage' dates have been booked yet, I'm awaiting word (as we all are), pulling for SLAYER's Tom Araya to get well soon and looking forward to resuming that tour as planned.
"Also, for those who have been asking: I will not be taking part in the TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA 'Beethoven's Last Night Tour' at this time. I appreciate the support and encourage everyone to see it, as it promises to be an excellent with or without yours truly.
"I understand it can get confusing keeping track of me and my multiple projects/genres (believe me, I have my own challenges with this). But I'm happy to announce that we are redesigning AlexSkolnick.com in a way that's going to make things much easier to keep track of. The new design will happen soon.
"If you are able to come check out the RODREGO Y GABRIELA dates with me, Matt and Nathan, please come by and say hello after the show.
DEVILDRIVER and VOLBEAT have been confirmed for the Swiss edition of the
Sonisphere festival, set to take place on Friday, June 18, 2010 at Degenaupark
in Wil/Jonschwil, Switzerland.
The festival billing is shaping up as follows:
METALLICA
SLAYER
MEGADETH
ANTHRAX
HEAVEN & HELL
MOTÖRHEAD
DEVILDRIVER
MASTODON
VOLBEAT
RISE AGAINST
Note: Although MASTODON's name is not currently being listed on the official web
site of Sonisphere Switzerland, the band has included the Swiss date in its
schedule on MySpace.
PARADISE LOST's previously announced Australian tour with SIRENIA has been
postponed until later this year. New dates will be announced as soon as
possible, with all likelihood that those shows will take place in late April.
Ticket holders are advised to hold on to their tickets until the new dates are
announced, at which stage tickets will be transferred to the new date.
For more information, please phone (03) 8581 7620.
Affected dates are as follows:
Feb. 05 - Melbourne, Australia - Billboard The Venue
Feb. 06 - Sydney, Australia - Metro Theatre
Feb. 08 - Brisbane, Australia - Hi Fi Brisbane
PARADISE LOST was forced to postone six shows on its recent European tour due to
a serious illness within guitarist Greg Mackintosh's family. Milly Evans,
PARADISE LOST's long-standing guitar technician and keyboardist from
TERRORVISION, filled in for Greg for the other dates.
The limited formats of PARADISE LOST's new album, "Faith Divides Us - Death
Unites Us", include two orchestral versions of the album tracks "Faith Divides
Us - Death Unites Us" and "Last Regret", which were recorded by the City of
Prague Philharmonic Orchestra in July 2008.
The limited-edition deluxe two-CD includes special packaging (DVD-sized
Mediabook with O-Card in a special leather look) and a bonus track, "Cardinal
Zero", on Disc 1 plus a separate bonus CD featuring the "Lost In Prague" tracks.
All vinyl lovers will be delighted to hear that the album is available as a
limited-edition gatefold LP, including the bonus track "Cardinal Zero", the
orchestra mixes on a separate bonus 7" EP, the entire album on CD (in a blank
sleeve), and an exclusive poster.
The follow-up to 2007's "In Requiem", "Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us" was
recorded at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden with producer Jens
Bogren.
The album's artwork, which is based upon a "Danse Macabre" woodcut by Hans
Holbein the Younger (first published in 1538), was created by Stefan Wibbeke at
Medialogistics (LACUNA COIL, POISONBLACK).
Legendary Finnish thrashers ALTARS OF DESTRUCTION are in the studio putting the
finishing touches on their new album, "Gallery Of Pain", due later in the year.
Several new tracks are currently streaming on the band's MySpace page, including
"Children Of Misfortune", "Cross The Line Of No Return", "Suicide Are You
Insane?", "Aggression" and "Day Of Judgement".
The "Gallery Of Pain" artwork (see below) was created by Juha Vuorma, who also
designed covers for the first three KALMAH albums and for USURPER and METUJA,
among others.
ALTARS OF DESTRUCTION is:
Mika Luoma: Vocals
Kimmo Osmo: Guitars
Pasi Osmo: Bass
Jussi Samppala (TYRANT DISCIPLE): Drums
Formed in 1986 by the brothers Kimmo and Pasi Osmo, along with Jukka Sandberg,
ALTARS OF DESTRUCTION went through several lineup changes before releasing an
EP, "Painful Awakening", in 1989. Due to personal issues, the band split up a
short time later. In 2005, ALTARS OF DESTRUCTION regrouped and started writing
new songs and reworking old material. Their intention was to "make a couple of
new songs and pick out our favourites from the past and make a record that cuts
through two decades of metal the way we lived and loved it." Jussi Samppala from
TYRANT DISCIPLE also stepped in as the band's new drummer.
Critically acclaimed rockers THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN are known for their groundbreaking music and their "dangerous," outstanding live shows.
To support its upcoming album, "Option Paralysis", the band plans to head out on the road on a headline run to add to their recently announced festival dates.
Opening for DILLINGER on these shows will be DARKEST HOUR, IWRESTLEDABEARONCE and ANIMALS AS LEADERS.
The dates are as follows:
Mar. 11 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY
Mar. 12 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA
Mar. 13 - La Sala Rossa Cabaret - Montreal, QUE
Mar. 14 - Opera House - Toronto, ONT
Mar. 15 - Grog Shop - Cleveland Heights, OH
Mar. 23 - The Social - Orlando, FL
Mar. 24 - Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
Mar. 25 - Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC
Mar. 26 - Greene Street Club - Greensboro, NC
Mar. 28 - First Unitarian Church - Philadelphia, PA
Mar. 29 - Otto Bar - Baltimore, MD
Mar. 31 - Diesel - Pittsburgh, PA
Apr. 01 - The Eagle Theatre - Pontiac, MI
Apr. 02 - Reggie's Rock Club - Chicago, IL
Apr. 06 - Republik - Calgary, ALB
Apr. 07 - Starlite Room - Edmonton, ALB
Apr. 09 - Rickshaw Theatre - Vancouver, BC
More shows will be annonced soon.
THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN will release "Option Paralysis" on March 23. The opus, recorded in Orange County, California with longtime collaborator/producer Steve Evetts (THE USED, GLASSJAW, EVERY TIME I DIE), will be the debut release for the band's brand new label Party Smasher Inc./Season Of Mist.
"Option Paralysis" track listing:
01. Farewell, Mona Lisa
02. Good Neighbor
03. Gold Teeth On A Bum
04. Crystal Morning
05. Endless Endings
06. Widower
07. Room Full Of Eyes
08. Chinese Whispers
09. I Wouldn't If You Didn't
10. Parasitic Twins
Check out the CD artwork below.
"Farewell, Mona Lisa" was premiered this past Christmas exclusively on Sirius XM's Liquid Metal. The track is now available for digital download with exclusive artwork on iTunes, Amazon and all major download platforms worldwide.
According to guitarist Ben Weinman, "I Wouldn't if You Didn't" was one of the last songs written for the album, "taking DILLINGER to places [we] have never gone before." Meanwhile, "A Room Full of Eyes", which Ben dubs as a favorite on the album, is "one of the most intense songs we have ever written."
U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine recently reported that "Option Paralysis" will feature a guest appearance by 70-year-old Mike Garson, who has previously contributed to DAVID BOWIE 's "Aladdin Sane" and NINE INCH NAILS ' "The Fragile" albums.
Vocalist Greg Puciato previously stated about the band's new songs, "Wait 'til you hear what we've got for you now. The vibe when we recorded 'Ire Works' was defined by a feeling of struggle and hope and just staying alive in the face of almost falling apart, feeling triumphant in making it through the previous couple of years, and now the vibe is OK, now we're just gonna fuck everyone up.'"
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