HAPPY NEW YEAR - FELIZ AÑO NUEVO - FRONES NEUES JAHR I want to wish you a happy new year to all my friends and all the people I met in 2010 and my friends from Germany, USA, Spain, Brazil, Australia, England, France,Russia and other countries. I'm sure I will visit in the future . This has been a year of change for me, I appreciate people who no longer beside me, like people I admire
Stay Brutal & thnx to all my friends
Although it can not be with the person I love, I want you to know that I still love you I wish you a Happy New Year for you and your familys
www.thecoreytaylor.com is up!
Corey Taylor on Twitter: "Hey everybody! Getting geared up for NYE at the Straz Center in Tampa tonight- should be a sweet night. Me and Aaron have some surprises..."
"Also- www.thecoreytaylor.com is up, but still under construction. We'll be adding a bunch of content very soon. Maybe even a shark video..."
Brenna Gray: PAUL GRAY 'Wasn't Just A Drug Addict' Brenna Gray, the widow of SLIPKNOT bassist Paul Gray, has paid tribute to her late husband in the new issue of Revolver magazine, which remembers many of hard rock and metal's most dearly departed. Paul Gray's body was found on May 24 in a hotel room in a Des Moines, Iowa suburb. A coroner ruled that the 38-year-old musician died of an accidental overdose of morphine.
"I don't want people to judge him for the mistake that he made," Brenna told the magazine. "He wasn't just a drug addict. That was a little part of his life that he couldn't overcome," she explained.
"He was a great guy, a great musician, a great husband, a great friend, a great brother, a great son. And I just want people to know that."
Brenna went on to reveal that she hopes to help others learn from the tragedy via advocacy work.
"I've been working with the organization MusiCares, and if they can get my story out there, as hard as it is to tell... if one person can save their life with my husband losing his, that's what matters," she said.
Brenna Gray gave birth to Paul Gray's first and only child, a baby daughter named October Dedrick Gray, on August 17.
WILL HAVEN Putting Finishing Touches On New Album Sacramento, California's WILL HAVEN is putting the finishing touches to the follow-up to 2007's "The Hierophant". The as-yet-untitled, self-produced effort will mark the return of the band's original vocalist Grady Avenell, who rejoined WILL HAVEN in October 2009 after a two-year break. The CD will also feature SLIPKNOT percussionist Chris Fehn handling bass duties, following the departure of Mike Martin, who left the group to focus on family life.
"Grady is halfway done with vocals for the new record, all [we] can say is damn!" reads a post on the band's blog. "He is killing it! He sounds more amazing than ever: straight rage, emotion and feeling on this one. Getting close my friends. We can't wait for everyone to hear it."
"The Hierophant" was released in June 2007 through Bieler Bros. Records. Heralded by guitarist Jeff Irwin as "by far the best stuff we have ever done" and featuring production by Shaun Lopez (FAR, REVOLUTION SMILE) and DEFTONES vocalist Chino Moreno, the CD was WILL HAVEN's first release since 2001's critically acclaimed "Carpe Diem". It was also the group's first and only effort with singer Jeff Jaworski (formerly of RED TAPE).
[Amatory]: HAPPY NEW YEAR! GIFTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS We congratulate all of you a Happy New Year 2011! :) According to the good old tradition, we have prepared for you a few Christmas surprises that reveal at the very curtain of the year! First, [SLAVA] and [STEWART] on behalf of the entire group you send congratulation in the New Year's video greeting:
And as seen in this New Year's greeting, followed by the first part, which appeared a year ago, we have prepared for you the second part of the New Year's release - "We Play You Sing"! This is directly 6 instrumental versions of familiar songs to all of you [AMATORY]! We hope to see soon your guitar, bass, drums, vocals and other videokavery to these songs;) LINK TO DOWNLOAD THE SECOND PART (And for those who missed it the first) "WE PLAY YOU SING" You will find on our official website!
By the way, at this moment is preparing to open completely NEW VERSION OF SITE www.amatory.ru!
It is on this site, we plan to make the premiere of our new music video! ;) And are now ready to announce that its preparation is in the final stages, so that:
PREMIER new clip will be held January 10 in 17:00 on the site WWW.AMATORY.RU!
Furthermore, let us not forget that the 2011-th year will be for us the anniversary;) 10 years of creative work we will mention to you as they deserve this date, and now gladly announce big CONCERT CELEBRATING 10 YEARS [AMATORY], which will be held April 1 in the club "ASTRONAUT"(St. Petersburg)! So far the only details that we can tell, but it is exactly what they - not the last! Follow the news and concert dates;)
Friends, thank all of you that were with us in 2010! We feel your support and hope to see you all in the 2011th! HAPPY NEW YEAR! Descarga la segunda parte (2010)
Source: Amatory Blog
WE ARE THE FALLEN Schedules Special Free Show In Los Angeles WE ARE THE FALLEN — the group formed by EVANESCENCE co-founder Ben Moody (guitar) and other former members (LeCompt and Gray) along with "American Idol" powerhouse vocalist Carly Smithson and bassist Marty O'Brien (DISTURBED, KELLY CLARKSON, STATIC-X, METHODS OF MAYHEM,TOMMY LEE) — has scheduled a special show on January 22, 2011 at the Avalon Theater in Hollywood, California. According to a posting on the band's Facebook page, the free concert will be "one-night-only" experience featuring "WE ARE THE FALLEN+Cirque+Carnival+Freakshow all in one. Come.... Dressed for the end of the world."
WE ARE THE FALLEN's debut album, "Tear The World Down", was made available on May 11 via Universal Republic Records. The CD sold 13,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 33 on The Billboard 200 chart.
WE ARE THE FALLEN made its live debut on March 23 at Kings College in London, England. A 28-city U.S. tour as the support act for HIM launched on March 26 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and wrapped on May 9 in New York City.
In an interview with Billboard.com, Moody said, "We had initially intended to go at this alone because we didn't feel like a major label was up to the challenge. I've had mixed experiences in the past, and major labels can fuck things up faster than anybody. But the entire Universal Republic team got what we wanted to do, and it was worth changing our plans and worth the risk to partner with them because we thought the outcome would be greater than something we'd do on our own."
LORDI Mainman Reveals 'Secret' About GWAR In New Video Interview Marple from German's pitXplorer magazine conducted an interview with Finnish heavy metal monsters LORDI before the band's December 12, 2010 concert at LKA in Stuttgart, Germany. You can now watch the chat below.
When asked what the differences are between LORDI and GWAR, LORDI mainman Mr. Lordi replied, "We're LORDI and they're GWAR. I mean, everything is different. I guess they're not that serious. I guess the only thing in common, actually, with GWAR and LORDI is that they're both rock bands and dressed up as monsters. Even though GWAR says that they're not human beings, but I can tell you a secret: They are."
LORDI in October announced the addition of drummer Otus to the group's ranks. Otus, whose name stands for "creature," is the tenth member in the LORDI family tree.
Commented LORDI mainman Mr. Lordi: "We are not really sure who or what he is, he is just … a creature, a thing (otus in Finnish). He is a mixture of a butcher, an executioner, an alien, a lizzard and a zombie. Tough dude. And definitely one of the ugliest members in our family..."
Otus made his debut during LORDI's European tour, "Europe For Breakfast", which consisted of 32 shows in 14 countries. The trek concluded in Hannover, Germany on December 19.
jueves, 30 de diciembre de 2010
Corey Taylor and Vinnie Paul about the making of 'Fuck You ' (Damageplan)
M4A - Best of 2010 20 Best Albums of 2010 / 20 Mejores Albums del 2010: 1. Audio Secrecy - Stone Sour 2. The Final Frontier - Iron Maiden 3. Through Closed Eyelids -[Amatory] 4. Small Town Dead (Special Edition) - Bleeker Ridge 5. Asylum - Disturbed 6. Hellbilly Deluxe - Rob Zombie 7. What Lies Beneath - Tarja Turunen 8. Beat The Devil's Tattoo - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club 9. Intermundia - Mastifal 10. 7th Symphony (2010) - Apocalyptica 11. Women and Children Last - Murderdolls 12. ø (Disambiguation) - Underoath 13. In Farbe - Revolverheld 14. There Is A Hell Believe Me I’ve Seen It, ... - Bring me The Horizon 15. Lautonom - Killerpilze 16. Babez for Breakfast - Lordi 17. Nightmare - Avenged Sevenfold 18. Cowboys From Hell Reissue - Pantera 19. Angel Of Babylon/The Wicked Symphony' - Avantasia 20. Everything remains as it never was - Eluveitie
Best Video / Mejor Video: "Hesitate" by Stone Sour
Best Video (Female Artist) / Mejor Video (Artista Femenino): "I Feel Immortal" by Tarja Turunen
Best Video (New Band) / Mejor Video (Banda Nueva): "Middle Finger Up" - Blue Felix
Best New Band / Mejor Banda Nueva: Bleeker Ridge
Revelación Masculina: Viacheslav Sokolov
Revelación Femenino: Hesta Prynn
Best Concert Argentina / Mejor Concierto Argentina: Rammstein, live in Buenos Aires (LIFAD American Tour 2010)
Metal Leyends / Leyendas del Metal: Ronnie Jammes Dio & Paul Gray (Slipknot)
Best DVD / Mejor DVD: {sic}nesses - Live at Download Fest - Slipknot
Best Song / Mejor Canción: Say You'll Haunt Me"by Stone Sour
The third editionofM4A by @maggot4 Happy New Year Everyone! Stay (sic)
miércoles, 29 de diciembre de 2010
SID Wilson: “Hearts That Race” Music Video Coming Soon Sid Wilson has a brand new music video and website launching New Years Eve. The creators and masterminds behind these two projects is simply two people, Ryan and Kevin May, or better known by the music they create as Blunt Headed. Blunt Headed is performing New Years Eve in their home town of Portland, Oregon at the Hawthorne Theater on New Years Eve. This is a show booked to celebrate the release of the ‘Hearts that Race’ music video, designed and created for the launch of the debut solo album ‘Sid’. Blunt Headed will also be launching Sid‘s full new website that they have created and designed, www.sidthe3rd.com. Blunt Headed has worked with the Hawthorne Theatre to provide a free show, 21+, and will have a special viewing of Sid‘s new video there, and will also be launching sidthe3rd.com at their venue. Blunt Headed is performing for two hours from 10-Midnight. This music is electronic music and is not rock or metal in style just to make that clear. As Sid is ringing in the new year in Des Moines, come celebrate the new year with Blunt Headed in Portland, Oregon. You won’t be disappointed.
SID: "Did I mention? Official "SID" launch NEW YEARS PARTY!!! I'm filming the video for"Nervous Central" on New Years eve …"
HORCAS: Metal desde el corazón EN EL ROXY LIVE DE PALERMO Horcas presentó el lunes La maldición continúa, su segundo cd en vivo y primer registro en DVD. En un ambiente íntimo, unas 300 personas despidieron 2010 a puro heavy-thrash. Un chico subió a corear un tema y hasta había un fan ¡de Noruega!
Fecha atípica (fin de mes, entre fiestas y aparte un lunes), lugar atípico (el Roxy Live de Palermo, sede con trayectoria más rockera que metalera) y la presentación de un cd-dvd en vivo, La maldición continúa que reflejó aquel concierto del 15 de mayo de 2010 en el Teatro de Colegiales. Todo en torno a Noche maldita, nombre con el que se presentaba el evento nocturno.
La respuesta de la gente (unas 300 personas) sorprendió a los músicos. "Acá están los verdaderos fans de Horcas” anunciaba Walter Meza, el carismático vocalista y responsable del 99% de la comunicación con el público. La mayoría de los ojos están puestos en su despliegue escénico, una carga extra para el experimentado cantante que no paró de arengar (a veces en demasía) a un público fiel.
Desde "quejarse" por el precio del lechón "¡85 pesos!" -mientras se toca la barriga-, o reclamar por los reiterados cortes de luz en la ciudad, Meza tiene argumentos de sobra para agitar a las huestes metaleras. Coincidencia, o no, Esperanza (una palabra reiterada por estas épocas para los tiempos venideros) abre el show con un sonido arrollador. "A saltar loco que esto no es Dread Mar I" manda con onda Walter a un pogo que fue tomando gusto a velocidad con Nacer, morir o el incendiario Fuego del disco Eternos (1999).
Desde aquel Vive, de 2003, Horcas no se sumergía en los registros que demuestra el poder del grupo desde el escenario. Tanto Sebastián Coria y Gabriel Lis (guitarras) o el bajista "Topo" Yañez -el miembro más antiguo de la banda-, tienen un menor despliegue escénico que su vocalista, lo que resalta la actuación y carisma de Meza. Esa potencia sorprende a Audun, un noruego residente en Bergen, que hace un año recorre la escena pesada local y tuvo la oportunidad de conocer a los músicos y llevarse merchandise, autográfos y discos para Escandinavia. Otro toque de color fue cuando un chico, de no más de 12 años, subió al escenario en pleno show a "ayudar" a tocar el bajo a Yañez apoyando sus dedos en el diapasón o sacarse una foto con el cantante, micrófono en mano. El futuro del metal sin dudas.
Aunque en el interior del booklet de La maldición continúa se ve la figura caricaturizada del guitarrista Osvaldo Civile, Horcas es un grupo que jamás se victimizó tras la muerte de su fundador allá por abril de 1999. Quizás por esa actitud de lucha, la popularidad del grupo se hizo mucho mayor, sus discos se fueron superando en calidad sonora a sus antecesores y recorrieron el país como nunca. Solo en Vencer el aura de Civile recae por Palermo, el único momento para cavilar que sería de Horcas 2010 si el ex V8 estuviese vivo. Y si se habla de la banda que motorizó el heavy por estas tierras, la banda viaja musicalmente hacia 1983 para luchar por el metal con Destrucción, uno de los temas más tocados en el under pesado. Y allí el pogo fue feroz hasta con algunas metaleras dando batalla.
Un clásico del cantante es tirarse al público, pero por lo general abajo hay un colchón humano seguro. A la voz no le importó y se mando entre una veintena de manos que lo sostuvieron y luego casi todo el público se arremolinó hacia él. Como pudo volvió a las tablas para despedir a la gente en el final de Solución suicida el tema que abre el thrashero Oid mortales el grito sangrado de 1992 y coronar así dos horas de show. Es copada una propuesta metalera (nacional) para los días lunes, martes o miércoles. Que éste, sea un ejemplo a seguir.
STONE SOUR Drummer Interviewed By Sweden's CrankItUp.se CrankItUp.se conducted an interview with STONE SOUR drummer Roy Mayorga on November 18, 2010 at Arenan in Stockholm, Sweden.
COREY TAYLOR TALK CHRISTMAS Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor, who just released the hilarious bah-humbug Christmas anthem "XM@$" talks about his real feelings about the holiday.
lunes, 27 de diciembre de 2010
Official “SID” Launch Party And “Nervous Central” Video Shoot Official "SID" launch NEW YEARS PARTY!!!
Sid Wilson:"I'm filming the video for my first single "Nervous Central" on New Years eve in Des Moines Iowa at the Copa Cavana club at 3701 Ingersol. To be an extra in the video email info@mach2point8ent.com Filming starts at 8 am for extras, otherwise show up at the show and you'll be in the final live shot of the video! It's your chance to be a rockstar!"
Tarja Turunen en Rosario! La estrella más brillante de la escena del rock finés, la cantante soprano conocida como Tarja (ex Nightwish) , se ha convertido en una de las caras más reconocidas y especiales en el mundo de la música. El 26 de Marzo del 2011 se presentara en Rosario (Santa Fé, Argentina) en el emblemático y hermoso Teatro el Circulo, donde se presentara por primera y única vez en un show muy especial, dado el lugar y la fuerte presencia de su música. Asi la cantante finlandesa agrega su segunda fecha en Argentina. Su música clásica o metal, y su poderosa voz llena de belleza y su encantador carisma, cumplen su cometido de fascinar a la audiencia y capturar los corazones de los oyentes. Los fans de Tarja pueden esperar ansiosos la forma en la que su ángel de la música los sorprenderá más adelante.
SONATA ARCTICA & TARJA TURUNEN: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From South American Tour (Part 7) Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA have uploaded the seventh in a series of video clips featuring behind-the-scenes footage from their recent South American tour. Watch the clip below.
SONATA ARCTICA's April 15, 2011, 2011 concert in Oulu, Finland will be filmed for the band's second live DVD, to be released in late 2011.
"The Days Of Grays", the latest album from SONATA ARCTICA, sold around 2,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD landed at position No. 19 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.
"The Days Of Grays" was released on September 22, 2009 in North America through Nuclear Blast Records.
sábado, 25 de diciembre de 2010
Rammstein: Back in Berlin After concerts in Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, and a U.S. stay (this time without any bigger problems) there was still some time left. So, following a promising concert at Madison Square Garden, the New York visit was quickly extended.
Then, in the last week, we finally got back to Berlin.
The band and their team wish all fans a happiness-filled* Christmas – and don’t forget: Love is for everyone!”
Corey Taylor: (SIC)mas Message on Twitter Corey Taylor: "Merry Christmas, Twits! Remember: 3 pairs of socks in the snow and keep your hands away from Aunt Agnes' mouth when she's sleeping. Mahalo!!"
NIN: Somewhat Damaged live @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC 8.22.09 Nine Inch Nails performing "Somewhat Damage" live at New York's Bowery Ballroom on August 22nd, 2009.
Directed and Produced by Rob Sheridan and KamranV Audio mix by Michael Patterson Edited by Rob Sheridan Director of photography: Kevin Krupitizer Cameras: Kevin Krupitzer, Daniel Christiansen, Jeff Myers, Matt Robertson, KamranV, Rob Sheridan
TARJA TURUNEN Live In Luxembourg (Video) Fan-filmed video footage of former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen's December 15, 2010 concert at Rockhal in Esch, Luxembourg can be viewed below.
Turunen will perform as a guest soprano at the Savonlinna Opera Festival in Savonlinna, Finland. She will appear on July 17, 2011 with world-famous Argentinean tenor José Cura and the Kuopio Symphony Orchestra.
More than 300 artists from 12 countries will perform during the 2011 edition of the Savonlinna Opera Festival, which will take place between July 1 and July 27.
For more details and ticket information, go to this location.
Disturbed Interview David Draiman UNCUT 2010 Check out the full uncut version of my interview with Disturbed lead singer David Draiman
Panik in Concert - Grau & Kinder Timo and David has posted two things on their website as a Christmas gift. The first thing is a live video from last years concert in Hamburg - the "encore" with Grau and Kinder. The second thing is a new song called "Der Wegwaise (PART II)"
STONE SOUR: "Hesitate" - Official Video The official video for "Hesitate" taken from Stone Sour's latest album AUDIO SECRECY, available now! Directed by PR Brown.
TARJA TURUNEN In Milan: Photos, Video Footage Available Fan-filmed video footage of former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen's December 21, 2010 concert at Magazzini Generali in Milan, Italy can be viewed below. Check out photos at Musica Metal.
The setlist was as follows:
01. Dark Star 02. My Little Phoenix 03. I Feel Immortal 04. Naiad 05. Falling Awake 06. I Walk Alone 07. Little Lies 08. Underneath 09. [medley] Where Were You Last Night / Heaven Is A Place On Earth / Living On A Prayer / Lappi I / Damned And Divine / Our Great Divide / Walking In The Air (acoustic) 10. Ciarán's Well 11. In For A Kill --------------------- 12. End Of All Hope 13. Die Alive 14. Until My Last Breath
Turunen will perform as a guest soprano at the Savonlinna Opera Festival in Savonlinna, Finland. She will appear on July 17, 2011 with world-famous Argentinean tenor José Cura and the Kuopio Symphony Orchestra.
More than 300 artists from 12 countries will perform during the 2011 edition of the Savonlinna Opera Festival, which will take place between July 1 and July 27.
For more details and ticket information, go to this location.
Tarja's sophomore solo album, "What Lies Beneath", sold around 1,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 24 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.
"What Lies Beneath" was released in North America on September 14 via The End Records. The CD's first single, "Falling Awake" (featuring Jason Hook from FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH), was released August 17 as a limited-edition seven-inch single through The Omega Order and available August 24 at all digital outlets . The track is backed with "The Good Die Young" — a song from the SCORPIONS' most recent album that features Tarja's vocals.
Underneath
I Feel Immortal
Mike Terrana Drum Solo + William Tell (better quality)
SYSTEM OF A DOWN Adds Second Paris Show SYSTEM OF A DOWN has added a second headlining show at Omnisports de Bercy in Paris, France on June 8. Tickets go on sale on January 21 at 10:00 a.m. CET from www.avosbillets.com.
Confirmed SYSTEM OF A DOWN tour dates:
Jun. 02 - Milan, Italy - Milan Fiera Arena Jun. 04 - Nürnberg, Germany - Rock im Park Jun. 05 - Nürburgring, Germany - Rock am Ring Jun. 06 - Paris, France - Omnisports de Bercy Jun. 08 - Paris, France - Omnisports de Bercy Jun. 09 - Interlaken, Switzerland - Greenfield Jun. 11 - Castle Donington, UK - Download Jun. 13 - Nickelsdorf, Austria - Novarock Jun. 15 - Berlin, Germany - Wuhlheide Jun. 17 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Metaltown Jun. 19 - Seinäjoki, Finland - Provinssirock
SYSTEM OF A DOWN made its reunion plans official on November 29. A brief statement from the band read, "We are excited to announce that SYSTEM will be playing some dates together in 2011. We also want to thank you for your loyalty and support, not only to SYSTEM OF A DOWN, but to all of our solo efforts as well. We have no master plan of sorts — we are playing these shows simply because we want to play together again as a band and for you, our amazing fans. We look forward to seeing all of you!"
Rumors that the California-based band was ending its hiatus, which began in late 2006, began circulating last month when it was reported that the band would play in Paris next summer.
Corey Taylor Invites You To Watch "Hesitate" Taylor said that "Hesitate" is one of the standout tracks on the latest STONE SOUR album, "Audio Secrecy", for him. "It's a bittersweet song, " he said. "It's about letting go of something that you want with all your heart that you know is just gonna do nothing but damage to you. And it takes a special kind of heart and a special kind of courage to do that. And not a lot of people have that kind of courage.
"They would rather sit in a relationship for years and wallow in it because they're afraid of being alone. And this is about having the courage to say, 'You know what, I'm getting away. I'm gonna be on my own, and I'm gonna be OK.' And those first few steps are the worst, but once you get each foot in front of the other, it's a lot easier."
HESITATE
30 Years of Roadrunner Records: Joey Jordison 2010 marks the 30th anniversary of Roadrunner Records,and as we close out the year in celebration, we're looking back on the last three decades with a little help from our friends.
Joey Jordison
Founded in 1980 in Holland to export albums from the US to Europe, it wasn't until 1986 that Roadrunner opened a New York office and began to release burgeoning bands stateside. With such a broad history jam-packed with so many influential artists, we're turning it over to Slipknot, Murderdolls and now Rob Zombie drummer Joey Jordison to help us recount the past by answering some quick questions survey-style.
See what he had to say below, see what Machine Head's Phil Demmel and Soulfly/Cavalera Conspiracy frontmanMax Cavalera had to say before him, and stay tuned for the next Roadrunner artist checking in tomorrow.
In 30 years you will be...
Hopefully alive and making music!
Best music moments in last 30 years The first wave of Norwegian black metal
Career highlight
Headlining Download.
Crappiest moment in music in the last 30 years?
The invention of auto-tune/vocoder thing.
Album from your generation that will be legendary in 30 years?
Stone Sour Embrace the Slow Burn in 'Hesitate' - Video Premiere For as much as Stone Sour hit the volume button and let loose with feelings of anger, the band also goes for the heart strings at times. 'Hesitate' is one such song. Frontman Corey Taylor called it "one of the hardest to put together." From an ember of hope to the growing fire that ends a relationship, this stop-motion video captured the struggling tale of 'Hesitate,' and we at Noisecreep are proud to unveil this Paul Brown-directed clip. In a video interview detailing each track on 'Audio Secrecy,' Taylor explained the work that went into recording the track. "I wrote that song about two years ago and it's a different kind of vibe for what people would normally know from me, but at the same time it's a fantastic tune."
Hesitate
Revealing the song's source, he said, "It's a bittersweet song. It's about letting go of something that you want with all your heart that you know is just gonna do nothing but damage to you. And it takes a special kind of heart and a special kind of courage to do that. And not a lot of people have that kind of courage.
"They would rather sit in a relationship for years and wallow in it because they're afraid of being alone. And this is about having the courage to say, 'You know what, I'm getting away. I'm gonna be on my own, and I'm gonna be OK.' And those first few steps are the worst, but once you get each foot in front of the other, it's a lot easier."
SLIPKNOT TO HIT MTV'S WORLD STAGE JANUARY 7TH Friday 7th January, sees MTV broadcast SLIPKNOT live in concert as part of the channels flagship ‘MTV World Stage’ series. The show will feature the Iowan outfit’s crushing headline performance Download 2009- the last major performance with the band's bassist and founding member Paul Gray who tragically passed away in May this year.
Filmed on June 13th 2009, the band performed in front of a packed Donington to over 80,000 fans. Slipknot is in its most natural state on stage and there were 30 cameras on hand to capture every single angle as the nine piece motored through their catalogue and their fans lapped up the show.
The show will be broadcast across the world (ex North America) on the MTV network in over 160 countries! UK viewers can see the show on MTV UK (Sky channel 350 and Virgin Media channel 311) at 11pm, broadcast in high definition. Check your local MTV website for time of broadcast.
Kerrang! Podcast: Christmas Special Corey Taylor, Francesqa, Four Year Strong, 36 Crazyfists, The Damned Things, Mayday Parade, Melissa Auf der Maur and My Chemical Romance wish you a happy festive season in the second of our Christmas podcasts.
STONE SOUR: Josh Rand Interviewed By Italy's SpazioRock.it Italian web site SpazioRock.it conducted an interview with STONE SOUR guitarist Josh Rand on November 12, 2010 in Milan, Italy. You can now watch the chat below.
"Hesitate", the new video from STONE SOUR, will be officially released in January. The clip was filmed on September 20 in Los Angeles with director Paul Brown (JACK WHITE/ALICIA KEYS, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, JOHN MAYER) and directing collective Beta Movement/Skulley FX. Taylor previously stated about the clip, "[It] should come out pretty amazing. [I am] super-stoked. This will be THE video of our career."
SLIPKNOT's JOEY JORDISON Featured On Cover Of U.K.'s RHYTHM Magazine SLIPKNOT/ROB ZOMBIE drummer Joey Jordison is featured on the cover of the January 2011 issue of Rhythm, the U.K.'s leading magazine for drummers and percussionists. The publication states, "We go behind the mask of multi-talented drum star Joey Jordison to find out about the future of SLIPKNOT, performing with ROB ZOMBIE, resurrecting ghoul rockers MURDERDOLLS and of course topping Rhythm's 'Greatest Drummer Of The Last 25 Years' poll, including a personal thanks from Joey to all who voted.We also get an up-close look at Joey's monster Pearl/Paiste/Remo set-up and pick out our favourite tracks from the metal master's illustrious career so far." Each issue comes with a huge double-sided Joey poster and a 2011 wall calendar.
In the same issue, FEAR FACTORY's Gene Hoglan talks about his time at the kit with some of extreme metal's seminal acts and reveals all about his monstrous double-bass technique. In addition, Roy Mayorga (STONE SOUR, ex-SOULFLY) picks out his life-defining tracks.
Stone Sour: Official "Hesitate" Video Debuts Tomorrow! Stone Sour will premiere their brand new video "Hesitate" tomorrow through AOL Music, and we want to make sure you're fully prepared for the heart-wrenching opus that's sure to garner repeated plays. With stunning special effects and the expert direction of PR Brown, the video sees the despairing demise of a relationship, and a window into frontman Corey Taylor's life.
Don't miss this emotional journey kicking off on AOL tomorrow, December 22nd.
"Hesitate" is the latest single from Stone Sour's 3rd studio effort, Audio Secrecy. The album has been landing in top 10 lists far and wide, and in taking note, Amazon is offering digital copies for only $5 for the month of December.
The video premiere of Hesitate is forced to advance, cause the last week, FAKE fans of Stone Sour, stole and posted the video on Youtube. The official opening is planned to premiere for next month.
