The Pulse of Radio reports: MUDVAYNE releases a "fan-generated" collection of rarities, demos and live recordings called By "The People, For The People" on Tuesday (November 27). The record contains demo versions of some of MUDVAYNE's most popular songs, including "Death Blooms", "Fall Into Sleep", "Not Falling" and "Happy". Singer Chad Gray told The Pulse ...
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HELLYEAH/ex-PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott and some of the HELLYEAH road crew went bowling this past Thanksgiving (November 22). An eight-and-a-half-minute video clip featuring some of the highlights — including the new guy, "Chitty", outbowling everyone while "shitfaced drunk" — can be viewed below. HELLYEAH's live DVD, "Below the Belt", was released on November 13. ...
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"Mothership", a 24-track, two-CD comprehensive collection that spans LED ZEPPELIN's illustrious career, has sold 136,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 7 on The Billboard 200 chart. "Mothership" contains material from all eight of the band's classic studio albums, with the tracks being personally selected ...
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According to a posting on OTEP's MySpace page, tonight's (November 20) HELLYEAH / OTEP / BLOODSIMPLE concert at Midnight Rodeo in Amarillo, Texas has been cancelled. OTEP writes: "Tonight's show cancellation had nothing to do with OTEP. The show was cancelled due to an injury within HELLYEAH. We offered to play, but the promoter turned ...
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OTEP has issued the following statement: "Due to a serious medical condition, OTEP must regretfully cancel their part in the [November 16] Ventura, CA show [on Balls Volume Strength Tour with HELLYEAH and BLOODSIMPLE]. OTEP plans to resume the tour in Vegas at the House of Blues on Saturday, November 17th. The band offers their ...
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JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford; HELLYEAH's Vinnie Paul Abbott and Chad Gray; and BLOODSIMPLE's Tim Williams and Kyle Sanders will be the featured guests on Indie 103.1 FM's specialty metal program "Chaos with Full Metal Jackie" this Sunday (November 18) at 10:00 p.m. PST (1:00 a.m. EST Monday morning). To listen to the show live ...
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HELLYEAH/ex-PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott has issued the following update: "HELLYEAH's first DVD, 'Below the Belt', is in stores now. Pick it up anywhere — it's a way to live a day in the life of the HELLYEAH band and our rowdy crew. "We are shooting our video for 'Thank You' in Dallas, Texas at ...
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OTEP has scheduled the following headlining shows during the "off" days on the band's current Balls Volume Strength Tour with HELLYEAH and BLOODSIMPLE: Nov. 18 - Farmington, NM @ Gators Nov. 30 - Tallahassee, FL @ Floyd's Music Store Dec. 06 - Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock Dec. 11 - Cleveland, OH @ Agora Dec. ...
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DROID lead singer James "Buddy" Eason has issued the following update: "We just got home about a week ago from the 'Bitch We Have A Problem' tour with KORN, HELLYEAH and FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH and I miss it sooooooooo much. We became pretty tight with all the bands and will miss hanging out but ...
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NEUROSONIC's November 20, 2007 performance at The School Of Rock in Hackensack, New Jersey will be webcast via www.neurosoniclive.com beginning at 7:00 p.m. EST. As previously reported, NEUROSONIC has posted the video for the song "So Many People" at this location. The clip was shot in Los Angeles in July with ...
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HELLYEAH will screen its new live DVD, "Below the Belt", in four parts over four nights at hellyeahband.com/screeningroom. The first part will air on Tuesday night (November 6) at 7 p.m., with the next three segments airing over the following three evenings (November 7, 8 and 9). "Below the Belt" is scheduled for ...
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Dallas, Texas-based band JACKNIFE has entered Skyline Studios in the group's hometown to being recording its new full-length album for a 2008 release. The group is working alongside Sterling Winfield and Tim "Timmy Tooth" Kimsey, who have more than 20 years of recording, mixing, producing, and engineering experience. In addition to recently engineering Vinnie Paul ...
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Alex Zander of MK Magazine recently conducted an interview with TYPE O NEGATIVE drummer Johnny Kelly. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: MK Magazine: The last time I saw you… You said, "Hey, check out my new band SEVENTH VOID." Now that I have, I must admit, I like it a ...
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A three-minute sampler of the thrilling conclusion of Reality Check TV's coverage of the 2007 National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) convention — featuring interviews with members of LAAZ ROCKIT, THE RUFFIANS, TESTAMENT, DUBLIN DEATH PATROL, DIO's Rudy Sarzo, Graham Bonnet (ex-RAINBOW, MSG) and his all-new ALCATRAZZ line up, and a cameo by Lacey (of ...
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Former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott has told Tim Brouk of Journal & Courier that he has had a "fantastic" experience touring with HELLYEAH and KORN so far. "It was a great opportunity to play in front of a lot of people, a lot of fans. It's been a blast ...
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Brian Dukes of FayObserver.com recently conducted an interview with drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott (HELLYEAH, ex-PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN). FayObserver.com: What's it like to work with all these talented performers [in HELLYEAH]? Vinnie Paul: We knew this band was going to be special from the start. It's been great because there's been no ego problems. We're ...
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Over the course of the last month and a half, FLYLEAF has posted a video trailer each week of acoustic versions of songs off their upcoming October 30 "special edition" release of "Flyleaf", the band's gold-certified debut album. The response from fans to these videos has been absolutely phenomenal, catapulting the band to the 19th ...
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JamNow.com has posted an audio interview with drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott (HELLYEAH, PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) at this location (select "Hellyeah – Vinnie Paul - Interview" in the Jam Player on the upper right). HELLYEAH will release a live DVD on November 13 titled "Below the Belt". The disc will contain footage going back to ...
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INVITRO — the Los Angeles aluminum-foil-clad five-piece that has been tearing up stages on tours with STATIC-X, SEVENDUST, HELLYEAH and the Family Values Tour — has been confirmed as direct support for Texas-based DROWNING POOL. The band has also announced some dates in support of OTEP. INVITRO recently released its debut album, "When I Was ...
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Ben Edmonds of the Detroit Free Press recently conducted a short interview with former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott. Detroit Free Press: Many people thought they'd never see you onstage again. What did it take to pull you out of retirement? Vinnie Paul: I didn't consider it a retirement. It ...
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MUDVAYNE has announced the track listing for the first ever fan-generated album, "By The People, For The People", which is set to hit stores November 27. The highly anticipated new album consists of several live recordings, rarities, demos, as well as two new studio tracks, including the first single, "Dull Boy" (produced by Dave Fortman ...
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Due to scheduling changes, the HELLYEAH in-store appearance on Friday, October 26 at the Rockbox in San Antonio, Texas has been moved up to 3:00 p.m. Get a wristband to guarantee your place in line when you either purchase the band's debut self-titled CD, or pre-order the upcoming new DVD in which you will receive ...
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Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports: MUDVAYNE frontman Chad Gray says the group is "getting really close" to figuring out what songs are going to appear on its fan-generated album "By the People, For the People", due November 27 via Epic. "We're just kind of sitting back and letting it go," says Gray, who, ...
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Barefoot Radio has posted a three-minute video clip containing interview and performance footage of INVITRO, the California-based band featuring ex-SNOT/SOULFLY guitarist Mikey Doling. Watch the video below. INVITRO's debut album, "When I Was A Planet", was released on September 11 through Gridiron Records. INVITRO has been leaving audiences stunned with its energetic live shows and ...
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With the special CD/DVD edition of their self-titled album set to hit stores October 30, FLYLEAF has posted a video preview from the DVD online. You can watch a clip of the band performing their hit song "I'm So Sick" acoustically at this location. The special edition two-disc version of FLYLEAF's self-titled RIAA ...
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Epic Records has set a November 13 release date for "Below the Belt", the highly anticipated live DVD from hard rock supergroup HELLYEAH (the new band featuring members of MUDVAYNE, PANTERA and NOTHINGFACE). Capturing footage from the day the band formed, "Below the Belt" includes performance footage from the very making of the album, first ...
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KORN's video for the song "Hold On" has been released and can be viewed below. Singer Jonathan Davis told The Pulse of Radio that "Hold On" is an especially personal track for him and was one of several inspired by the blood infection that nearly killed him last year. "'Hold On''s another one about the ...
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MUDVAYNE and HELLYEAH singer Chad Gray recently accepted an offer to contribute a guest entry for the Headbanger's Blog in order to vent about the bane of every recording artist's existence — illegal downloading. An excerpt from the blog follows: "If I take a bunch of wood and build a chair, and somebody ...
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The Pulse of Radio reports that HELLYEAH has officially announced a partnership with 16 social media companies as part of the band's promotional efforts for its current and upcoming fall live dates. The group already used an online poll to select the name of its headlining trek, Balls Volume and Strength, and has aligned itself ...
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Vancouver, British Columbia hard rockers NEUROSONIC have posted a new video blog from their recently completed European tour with PARADISE LOST. Watch it below. As previously reported, NEUROSONIC has posted the video for the song "So Many People" at this location. The clip was shot in Los Angeles in July with director Lex ...
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