tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67830841403000197832024-03-13T09:04:59.403+08:00KSCG ROCKS!For Those About To RockAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317177444944868777noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6783084140300019783.post-44930459817571422922013-09-25T11:31:00.000+08:002013-09-25T11:31:24.485+08:00Deftones Release Video For 'Romantic Dreams'Deftones have just released the video for 'Romantic Dreams.' Check it out below.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317177444944868777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6783084140300019783.post-39909889026241180182013-09-20T10:54:00.002+08:002013-09-20T11:04:55.232+08:00Watch Metallica Live in Rock in RioMetallica will be performing live in Rock in Rio 2013 in a couple of minutes. You can catch the live show below.<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/CEAJkOdeHXE" width="560"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317177444944868777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6783084140300019783.post-89531357862011754492013-09-19T09:39:00.000+08:002013-09-19T09:39:00.264+08:00Pearl Jam Posts Video For SirensAfter some earlier confusion on the release / leak of Sirens - the second song off Pearl Jam's upcoming album, <i>Lightning Bolt</i> - the band has released a full video of the track on their official YouTube page.<br />
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Check out the awesome song below.<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/qQXP6TDtW0w" width="560"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317177444944868777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6783084140300019783.post-76071948348778018472013-09-18T22:53:00.003+08:002013-09-19T09:43:31.469+08:00New Song From Pearl Jam's Lightning Bolt Goes MissingA month after the debut of Pearl Jam's first single of their upcoming album, <i>Lightning Bolt</i>, it appeared as though another single, "Sirens," was set to be released...and then pulled back.<br />
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Several websites have tried streaming the song but it appears as though none of them currently work. One even mentioned that it had to remove a link to the song following a request from Federation of the Phonographic Industry.<br />
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Officially, Pearl Jam have indicated on their Twitter page that the song will be out soon (with a link to the band's official YouTube channel in the Tweet) but there's nothing so far. Perhaps, it was meant to come out later but someone dropped it a little early.<br />
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Until then, you can check out the first single from <i>Lightning Bolt</i>, "Mind Your Manners," <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWQYYavheUA&list=TLRNupIHd4Kxc" target="_blank">here <span style="color: black;">or below.</span></a><br />
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<i>Lightning Bolt</i> comes out Oct 14. <br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/W-4K4M_Kdd4" width="560"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317177444944868777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6783084140300019783.post-14778990538808897782013-09-17T17:41:00.002+08:002013-09-17T17:46:19.985+08:00Korn Release Video For "Never Never," Track by Track Video SeriesKorn have released a video for "Never Never" - their first single of their upcoming album, Paradigm Shift. In addition, the band have also released a video series of the tracks of Paradigm Shift on their official YouTube channel, Korn Channel.<br />
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So far, only two of the tracks from the series have been released and they are "Never Never" and "Love and Meth." Both tracks contain snippets of the songs as well as a brief explanation from the band on the respective tracks.<br />
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While "Love and Meth" has not been officially released by Korn, the song has been leaked online and a YouTube version can be heard below. <br />
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Paradigm Shift is the first album to feature former guitarist, Brian "Head" Welch, since Take a Look In the Mirror. The album is out Oct 8.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317177444944868777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6783084140300019783.post-85860238474417558472013-09-13T14:29:00.001+08:002013-09-13T14:33:57.907+08:00Shadows Responds to FlynnAvenged Sevenfold's (A7X) M. Shadows has brushed aside Rob Flynn's criticism of the former's latest album, <i>Hail To the King</i>, as a joke.<br />
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Two days ago, Machine Head's Flynn labelled <i>Hail To the King</i> as a "covers album" in a tongue-in-cheek posting on the band's official Facebook page.<br />
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"Congratulations to Avenged Sevenfold on their latest 'covers album'
coming in at #1, who knew re-recording Metallica, Guns N Roses and
Megadeth songs could be such a worldwide hit!!?? Ba-dap Psssss!" he
wrote. You can read more of Flynn's comments on the album <a href="http://kscgrocks.blogspot.com/2013/09/machineheads-rob-flynn-slams-a7x.html" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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As reported by Blabbermouth.net, Shadows told Canadian radio station, 106.9 The Bear he was notified of Flynn's comments from wrestler, Chris Jericho.<br />
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"But I read it, and I read as a joke. I've met Robb on numerous occasions and he's always been cool to me. And I just read it as a joke.<br />
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"I really don't know what to say about it other than I agree with him on the 'Sad But True' thing - that was obviously an inspiration for that song."<br />
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In Flynn's comments, he compared the similarities between Metallica's Sad But True and A7X's This Means War on <i>Hail to the King</i>.<br />
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Nonetheless, Shadows agreed that Hail to the King was also inspired by the likes of AC/DC, Guns N Roses, Megadeth as well as Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and the Rolling Stones.<br />
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"And so, for me, I think all those bands have always been an influence - you can hear that on<i> City of Evil.</i> And Metallica has, obviously, influenced every single great band that picked up a guitar and plays metal," he said.<br />
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You can read the rest of the story <a href="http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/avenged-sevenfold-singer-responds-to-machine-head-frontmans-covers-album-critique/" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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on
numerous occasions and he's always been cool to me. And I just read it
as a joke.
"I really don't know what to say about it other than I agree with him on
the [METALLICA] 'Sad But True' thing — that was obviously an
inspiration for that song. Everything else, I kind of think he… If it is
a joke, it was kind of overboard, 'cause it doesn't make sense in my
mind. But at the same time, he was saying it was a joke, so…<br />
Read more at <a href="http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/avenged-sevenfold-singer-responds-to-machine-head-frontmans-covers-album-critique/#BGbFIYqtxZYhAEuK.99" style="color: #003399;">http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/avenged-sevenfold-singer-responds-to-machine-head-frontmans-covers-album-critique/#BGbFIYqtxZYhAEuK.99</a><br />
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on
numerous occasions and he's always been cool to me. And I just read it
as a joke.
"I really don't know what to say about it other than I agree with him on
the [METALLICA] 'Sad But True' thing — that was obviously an
inspiration for that song. Everything else, I kind of think he… If it is
a joke, it was kind of overboard, 'cause it doesn't make sense in my
mind. But at the same time, he was saying it was a joke, so…<br />
Read more at <a href="http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/avenged-sevenfold-singer-responds-to-machine-head-frontmans-covers-album-critique/#BGbFIYqtxZYhAEuK.99" style="color: #003399;">http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/avenged-sevenfold-singer-responds-to-machine-head-frontmans-covers-album-critique/#BGbFIYqtxZYhAEuK.99</a></div>
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on
numerous occasions and he's always been cool to me. And I just read it
as a joke.
"I really don't know what to say about it other than I agree with him on
the [METALLICA] 'Sad But True' thing — that was obviously an
inspiration for that song. Everything else, I kind of think he… If it is
a joke, it was kind of overboard, 'cause it doesn't make sense in my
mind. But at the same time, he was saying it was a joke, so…<br />
Read more at <a href="http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/avenged-sevenfold-singer-responds-to-machine-head-frontmans-covers-album-critique/#BGbFIYqtxZYhAEuK.99" style="color: #003399;">http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/avenged-sevenfold-singer-responds-to-machine-head-frontmans-covers-album-critique/#BGbFIYqtxZYhAEuK.99</a><br />
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on
numerous occasions and he's always been cool to me. And I just read it
as a joke.
"I really don't know what to say about it other than I agree with him on
the [METALLICA] 'Sad But True' thing — that was obviously an
inspiration for that song. Everything else, I kind of think he… If it is
a joke, it was kind of overboard, 'cause it doesn't make sense in my
mind. But at the same time, he was saying it was a joke, so…<br />
Read more at <a href="http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/avenged-sevenfold-singer-responds-to-machine-head-frontmans-covers-album-critique/#BGbFIYqtxZYhAEuK.99" style="color: #003399;">http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/avenged-sevenfold-singer-responds-to-machine-head-frontmans-covers-album-critique/#BGbFIYqtxZYhAEuK.99</a></div>
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on
numerous occasions and he's always been cool to me. And I just read it
as a joke.
"I really don't know what to say about it other than I agree with him on
the [METALLICA] 'Sad But True' thing — that was obviously an
inspiration for that song. Everything else, I kind of think he… If it is
a joke, it was kind of overboard, 'cause it doesn't make sense in my
mind. But at the same time, he was saying it was a joke, so…<br />
Read more at <a href="http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/avenged-sevenfold-singer-responds-to-machine-head-frontmans-covers-album-critique/#BGbFIYqtxZYhAEuK.99" style="color: #003399;">http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/avenged-sevenfold-singer-responds-to-machine-head-frontmans-covers-album-critique/#BGbFIYqtxZYhAEuK.99</a></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317177444944868777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6783084140300019783.post-69232086137957962722013-09-12T20:40:00.005+08:002013-09-12T20:40:46.680+08:00Relive Metallica's Gig In Kuala Lumpur; Watch Behind The Scenes of Through The NeverIf you missed the show or just can't wait to relive it, then here's some good news. Metallica's Aug 21 show in Kuala Lumpur is available for download at http://www.livemetallica.com.<br />
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The entire show is available for download (for a fee) in either MP3, FLAK or Apple Lossless format (the preferable format if you use iTunes).<br />
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On other Metallica-related news, check out a behind-the-scenes video of the band's upcoming 3D film, Through the Never.<br />
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As far as I know, the film is about a Metallica show with a spectacular stage set while a plot involving a roadie battling some post-apocalyptic villains run simultaneously. At least that's what I think is.<br />
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Ultimately, its a movie made for 3D and has a great Metallica concert. What more could you want?<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317177444944868777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6783084140300019783.post-21980146355793279352013-09-10T10:55:00.001+08:002013-09-10T10:55:42.971+08:00Zakk Wylde's Own Coffee BlendSome rockers have their own alcohol. Others have their own coffee.<br />
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Introducing Valhalla Java Odinforce Blend (there's a geographical paradox somewhere here) crafted by Death Wish Coffee Company for Black Label Society's Zakk Wylde.<br />
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"With maximum flavor and caffeine content, this coffee will bring you
back from the nights you thought you’d never wake up from. Do you bleed
black?," says the description of the coffee blend on Black Label Society's official website.<br />
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Here's a video promoting Valhalla Java Odinforce Blend featuring Wylde.<br />
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In my earlier post on Avenged Sevenfold's <i>Hail To The King</i>, I remarked on how the album sounded a bit like a tribute album to the band's influences. Well, Machine Head frontman, Rob Flynn, went a little further and labeled it a "covers album" on the band's official Facebook page.<br />
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"Congratulations to Avenged Sevenfold on their latest 'covers album' coming in at #1, who knew re-recording Metallica, Guns N Roses and Megadeth songs could be such a worldwide hit!!?? Ba-dap Psssss!" he wrote.<br />
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After making a disclaimer that he was "happy for them" and that A7X are a "good band" Flynn went on to make a list of jokes about <i>Hail to the King</i>. I wonder if A7X find it as funny as Flynn did (some were quite good, I'll admit). <br />
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Here they are, as posted by Flynn:<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show">10) Avenged Sevenfold - "Now with even MORE Metallica"<br /> <br /> 9) Avenged Sevenfold to change name to "Sad But Two"<br /> <br /> Number of "spurting penises" drawn on Avenged logos suddenly skyrockets<br /> <br />
7) Eyeliner sales skyrocket as thousands of heartbroken goth girls
realize "Hail To The King" is actually "that ugly AC/DC bands song
'Thunderstruck'"<br /> <br /> 6) After hearing "Heretic", Dave Mustaine
flips out, blames Obama, Metallica and UFO's for the A7X stealing
"Symphony Of Destruction".<br /> <br /> 5) After seeing how much success the
band Bush had stealing other band names for song titles, A7X decided to
steal "In Flames" for latest chorus. Future chorus lyrics include
"Tr-vi-um" and "Kill-switch En-gage"<br /> <br /> 4) Upon hearing latest
album, Lars Ulrich goes all gangsta, breaks bottle of Dom Perignon on M.
Shadows head, while his 11ft girlfriend put Shadows in headlock, as he
screams in Shadows face, "You're gonna rip off St. Anger next right,
HUH? You're gonna rip off St Anger NEXT RIGHT? HUH, HUH, HUH!!"<br /> <br /> 3) "Black album" sales skyrocket as fans realise where new songs came from.<br /> <br /> 2) After hearing Avenged's Guns N Roses cover "Doing Time", Axl actually calls Slash, says, "Dude, What The Fuck?!"<br /> <br />
1) And the #1 joke about the new Avenged Sevenfold album: Avenged
Sevenfold release statement that they're NOT ripping off Metallica,
announce side project with Lou Reed.<br /> <br /> BOOM!</span></span></span></span></span></i></h5>
Still think Flynn's a big fan of A7X?<br />
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In A7X' defense, Machine Head's has also been criticized for sounding a bit too Metallica in <i>The Blackening</i> by a reviewer in Rolling Stone. And if A7X decide to be just as funny they could bring up Machine Head's rap-metal past..<br />
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Still, I have to give Flynn some credit for all of his efforts in coming up with that list. Some of it is pretty funny (number 6 is my personal favourite), and I didn't know Bush' "Machine Head" was about the band Machine Head! <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317177444944868777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6783084140300019783.post-28838859729563267482013-09-09T15:44:00.000+08:002013-09-09T23:38:41.843+08:00Hail To the King Is Number 1 in Six CountriesIt's been a while since metal dominated album sales. But Avenged Sevenfold's (A7X) sixth album, <i>Hail to the King</i>, has done just that. The band's latest release has topped the charts in not one, but six countries.<br />
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According to the band's official Facebook page, among those countries include the US, UK, Canada, Brazil, Mexico and Ireland. <br />
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"We are honored that our fans have once again put Heavy Metal at its rightful spot of #1. Celebrate today because this victory belongs to you," the band said on its Facebook page.<br />
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<i>Hail to the King</i> marks a departure from the band's earlier metalcore sound and follows the hard rock / metal style of its previous album, <i>Nightmare</i>.<br />
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At times, <i>Hail to the King</i>, seems like a tribute to the band's roots - AC/DC, Metallica, Guns N Roses, Megadeth and Iron Maiden are among those that come to mind.<br />
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That being said, the band's signature sound - whether its M. Shadows gruff vocals or the twin-guitar assault - is prevalent throughout the album, making this very much an A7X record.<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/DelhLppPSxY" width="420"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317177444944868777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6783084140300019783.post-13134608450440869482013-09-06T16:13:00.002+08:002013-09-06T16:16:53.365+08:00Lamb of God Banned In MalaysiaNo surprises here, really. The fact that the band was slated to perform in Kuala Lumpur (KL) on Sept 28 was the real surprise.<br />
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For the uninitiated, rock and metal bands don't generally perform here due to the fact that there are government agencies and bodies headed by people who generally view free speech, freedom of expression, choice, rationality, creativity and public discourse as threats to society.<br />
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Another big taboo is intelligence.<br />
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Most times, religion and "values" are used as tools to quell such threats. Remember how the Taliban banned music in Afghanistan? These guys would do it if they could. <br />
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Truth be told, it has been somewhat of a surprise that several rock and metal acts have made it into the country over the last five years. Among those who weren't denied entry include Metallica, Linkin Park, Smashing Pumpkins, Avenged Sevenfold, Slash, Deftones, Korn and Incubus.<br />
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Someone must have been sleeping on the job. Well, they made up for it by banning Lamb of God.<br />
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Here's a statement from Lamb of God's guitarist, Mark Morton via the band's official Facebook page:<br />
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<i><span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}">As
widely reported, Lamb of God’s concert in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
scheduled for September 28th has been cancelled by the government who
refused to issue a permit for the show even though the concert had been
on sale and had sold over 1500 tickets. <br /> <br /> It is very evident
(and a bit frustrating) that the groups, parties and powers that have
taken the most offense to our music and lyrics, have them<span class="text_exposed_show">selves
only made a passing glance at the content and meanings of those songs.
We would invite anyone offended by our music to engage in a discussion
regarding the true motivations behind our work, especially before
publicly slandering us based on assumptions and shallow
misinterpretation. <br /> <br /> We sincerely apologize to our amazing fans
in Malaysia for the cancellation. Many thanks to all who have spoken
out in support of us through this.<br /> <br /> We will still be playing the shows scheduled in New Zealand, Australia, and Thailand. - Mark</span></span></i><br />
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<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="text_exposed_show">But in all honesty, its not just the government bodies who are guilty of shunning away good music from our shores. </span></span><br />
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<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="text_exposed_show">Opposition party, PAS - which is just as conservative as the government - has worked just as hard in achieving this and was among those supporting a ban on Lamb of God's scheduled concert here. </span></span><br />
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<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="text_exposed_show">PAS - who are pro-free speech when it suits them - has had a long history of opposing rock music. It most recently threatened to stage protests outside of Metallica's concert in KL last month although I don't recall seeing them there. Then again, with an estimated 35,000 fans in attendance and a sea of black t-shirts as far as the eye could see, it would have been pretty easy to miss a handful of those yahoos.</span></span><br />
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<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="text_exposed_show">Nonetheless, PAS' anti-rock music rhetoric seems to have caught someone's attention in the government and to prove its own conservative credentials, it agreed with the former's lame generalisations about Lamb of God's lyrics and implemented the ban.</span></span><br />
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Musically, there isn't anything that ties the two albums together, which shouldn't come as a surprise to NIN fans (no two albums sound the same). If there are any similarities, it is perhaps in the lyrics and the narration of the album although Reznor's outlook on Hesitation Marks is a lot less bleak than it was on The Downward Spiral. It is almost as though Hesitation Marks is the story that follows The Downward Spiral. <br />
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If you haven't heard it yet, you can still stream the entire album <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2013/aug/28/nine-inch-nails-hesitastion-marks-album-stream" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317177444944868777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6783084140300019783.post-84304661360273576682013-09-05T11:11:00.002+08:002013-09-05T11:11:34.947+08:00Soundgarden Premier's Video for Halfway There<br />
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Soundgarden has released the video for Halfway There, the band's third single from the critically-acclaimed, <i>King Animal</i>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317177444944868777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6783084140300019783.post-36044310929900570562012-11-11T17:40:00.001+08:002012-11-11T17:52:56.138+08:00Green Day's "Dos" Out Next Week<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The second installation to Green Day's trilogy of new albums, "Dos" will be released on Nov 13. <br />
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Featuring 13 tracks that <i>Rolling Stone </i>magazine says rock hard and fast, "Dos" is the follow-up to "Uno" which was released in September. The album can be streamed <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/green-day-rock-hard-and-fast-on-dos-album-premiere-20121106?link=mostpopular2" target="_blank">here</a> for a limited time.<br />
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I haven't heard it yet to see if it differs drastically from "Uno" which was reminiscent of band's earlier work unlike the epic sound and political nature of <i>American Idiot</i> and <i>21st Century Breakdown.</i><br />
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Following "Dos," Green Day will release the final album in the trilogy, "Tre" on Dec 11, 2012.<br />
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As previously reported, the release date for "Tre" was brought forward from January 2013 previously after the band cancelled their remaining shows for this year and postponed its planned shows for early 2012 as frontman Billie Joe Armstrong continues his rehabilitation for substance abuse.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317177444944868777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6783084140300019783.post-78912925465595441702012-11-09T14:22:00.002+08:002012-11-09T14:35:19.219+08:00Listen to Soundgarden's King Animal<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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It's the week for online streaming. Besides the Deftones, Soundgarden has made their new album, <i>King Animal</i>, available for streaming in its entirety <a href="http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=1&title=soundgarden_king_animal_album_stream">here</a> . The first track of the album is aptly titled, <i>Been Away Too Long</i>.<br />
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<i>King Animal</i> is the Seattle quartet's first studio album in 16 years following the band's breakup a year after the release of 1996'<i> Down On The Upside</i>.<br />
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Post-breakup, several band members, most notably frontman, Chris Cornell, and drummer, Matt Cameron, were involved in several projects. Cornell released a solo album and formed the supergroup, Audioslave, with Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk of Rage Against the Machine (RAGM).<br />
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Cameron, on the hand, joined fellow Seattle grunge rockers, Pearl Jam, on the latter's <i>Yield</i> tour and subsequently became a full-time member of the band (and still is).<br />
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Other members, lead guitarist Kim Thayil and bassist, Ben Shepard, were also involved in several projects although none of those projects achieved as much fame as Audioslave or Cameron's work in Pearl Jam.<br />
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Nonetheless, after years of dismissing away rumours of a reunion, the band got back together in 2010 and released a new compilation album, Telephantasm: A Retrospective later that year.<br />
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Earlier this year, Soundgarden released <i>Live To Rise</i> on the soundtrack for the <i>Avengers</i>. <i>King Animal</i>, which is set to be released on Nov 13 (same day as <i>Koi No Yokan</i> by the Deftones), will be the band's seventh studio album.<br />
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I haven't checked the details yet but Soundgarden will soon embark on a tour (they are currently playing a handful of shows in the US) in support of King Animal.<br />
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What won't happen, much to my dismay, will be a co-headlining tour with Pearl Jam, where Cameron would handle the drums for both bands. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> King Animal Album Cover (<i>Photo Credit: Soundgardenworld.com</i>)</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317177444944868777noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6783084140300019783.post-85230966198148391642012-11-09T10:29:00.001+08:002012-11-09T14:29:25.329+08:00Listen to Deftones' Koi No Yokan Online (Updated)<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The Deftones' seventh studio album, <i>Koi No Yokan</i>, is available for streaming in its entirety <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/deftones-unleash-angst-and-tension-in-new-album-koi-no-yokan-premiere-20121108">here</a> . The album is slated to be released on Nov 13. According to an interview between the band's frontman, Chino Moreno, and <i>Rolling Stone</i>, the new album will defer from its previous effort, <i>Diamond Eyes</i>.<br />
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<i>"Diamond Eyes</i> was capturing lightning in a bottle. We had just come together, had a
lot of constraints in terms of time, so we're just banging things out. This time, we had a little more chance to experiment and just play," said Moreno.<br />
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Update: I've just listened to it and it sounds awesome. Definitely different from Diamond Eyes, this sounds like Deftones at their best again. I'm usually not a fan of streaming new albums online as I believe they
take away the novelty of purchasing a new record.<br />
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But in the age of
iTunes, it probably makes a lot of sense (marketing-wise) to allow fans
to preview your album online and then direct them to the iTunes store to purchase their favourite tracks. And after one listen, I'll say that, contrary to popular belief, the album format is far from dead. This is an album that needs to be heard in its entirety.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317177444944868777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6783084140300019783.post-56869698786215392522012-10-30T14:18:00.001+08:002012-10-30T14:18:11.894+08:00Green Day Cancel Tour Dates; Bring Forward Release of "TRE"Green Day has cancelled the band's remaining tour dates for 2012 and postponed its shows in January and February of 2013 as Billie Joe Armstrong continues his recovery from substance abuse.<br />
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In addition, Green Day has brought forward the release of "Tre," the third installment of its trilogy of new albums, to Dec 11, 2012 from Jan 15, 2013.<br />
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The band's bassist, Mike Dirnt, said in a statement on Green Day's official Facebook page that the band's main concern at the moment is Armstrong's well-being.<br />
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"<span class="userContent">We are happy to say that Billie Joe is doing
well, and we want to thank you all for the outpouring of support and
well wishes that we have received, and we can’t wait to see you all
again soon," he said.</span><br />
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<span class="userContent">Green Day drummer, Tre Cool, added: "</span><span class="userContent"><span class="userContent">“We feel bad we have to delay our tour, so to make up for it we want to give our fans the music earlier than we had planned.</span></span><span class="userContent"><span class="userContent"><span class="userContent"> If we couldn’t be there to play it for you live, the least we could do was give you the next best thing</span></span>."</span><br />
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<span class="userContent">As mentioned above, "Tre" will be Green Day's third album to be released this year following "Uno," which was released on Sept 25, and "Dos," which will be released on Nov 13. </span><br />
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Check out the trailer for "Dos" below:<br />
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Armstrong made headlines in September, prior to the release of "Uno," when he threw a fit and stormed off stage at the iHeart Radio Music Festival after incorrectly thinking that the band's set had been cut short by the show's promoter (it hadn't but what were they doing at show which had Usher after them?).<br />
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A few days later, and after an apology, the band announced that Armstrong had committed himself to rehab for substance abuse. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317177444944868777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6783084140300019783.post-25619137628989360212012-10-16T22:24:00.000+08:002012-10-17T08:55:20.017+08:00Top 10 Rock Covers of Pop SongsAll bands begin as cover bands and the songs they cover are generally an indication of their influences. Well, as it turns out, there are quite a number of rock and metal acts out there who were closet fans of 80's pop music judging by the number of Top 40 hits that have been covered by rock bands.<br />
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The following list has some of the most famous pop songs that have been given a 'rock' makeover:<br />
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10. Disturbed - Shout<br />
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Disturbed's breakthrough album, <i>The Sickness</i>, may forever be associated with David Draiman's trademark animal scream in the hit song, <i>Down With The Sickness</i>, but the band's debut album also featured <i>Shout</i> by Tears For Fears. Interestingly enough, Disturbed isn't the only rock band to have covered this song. According to Wikipedia, it's also been covered by a German death metal band and a Japanese rock band.<br />
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9. Nonpoint - In The Air<br />
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Phil Collins' 1981 hit, <i>In The Air</i>, remains one of his most famous ever songs and in 2005, Florida metal band, Nonpoint, featured a cover of the song in their sixth album, <i>To The Pain</i>. The song became the theme song for <i>Miami Vice</i> which starred Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell. On a side note, this isn't the only song by Collins that's been covered by a metal act. Read on to find out who else has covered the former Genesis drummer.<br />
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8. Quietdrive - Time After Time<br />
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Alternative rockers, Quietdrive, are apparently one of 120 acts that have covered Cyndi Lauper's <i>Time After Time</i>. The Minnesota-based band released their cover of Lauper's 1986 classic in their debut album, <i>When All That's Left Is You</i>, in 2006. Their cover gained nationwide airplay in the US and also made it into the Top 40s. Lesson? If you want to breakthrough to the mainstream, cover a mainstream hit.<br />
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7. Korn - Word Up<br />
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In 2004, Korn released<i> Greatest Hits, Volume 1</i> which featured a cover of Pink Floyd's <i>Another Brick in the Wall</i> (which made sense) and Cameo's <i>Word Up!</i> (didn't make sense). Who knew these headbangers were secretly into funk? The cover marks a significant departure from the band's typical style and the video that supported the single features the faces of each member of the band superimposed on a dog.<br />
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One of the band's guitar players, Brian "Head" Welch, wasn't exactly thrilled with the concept and included it as one of the factors that made him leave the band (the other factor is that he found God which the rest of the band, obviously, hadn't).<br />
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6. Marilyn Manson - Tainted Love<br />
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It is a little known fact that the song <i>Tainted Love</i> was originally recorded in 1965 but spent years in obscurity until it was remade and released by Soft Cell in 1981. Then came Marilyn Manson in 2001 who made cover of the song for the soundtrack for <i>Not Another Teen Movie</i>. This wasn't the first time Manson had covered a pop song as you'll later see in this list. The video features the cast of <i>Not Another Teen Movie</i> as well as Joey Jordison of Slipknot.<br />
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5. Limp Bizkit - Faith<br />
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Next to Phil Collins, George Michael is probably the only other pop star whose music has been remade more than once by rock acts. Limp Bizkit's debut album, <i>Three Dollar Bill, Y'all$,</i> featured Michael's 1987 hit, <i>Faith</i>. The song was released as the second singly of Bizkit's debut album and became the band's breakthrough to rock radio. The band's guitarist, Wes Borland, has previously claimed that Michael hated the Bizkit version.<br />
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4. Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal<br />
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In 2001, Alien Ant Farm covered Michael Jackson's <i>Smooth Criminal</i> in their second album, <i>Anthology</i>. The band's remake gained massive airplay and made it to number one on the Billboard modern rock charts and was a number one single in Australia. Unfortunately for the band, it remains their biggest hit to-date.<br />
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3. Disturbed - Land Of Confusion<br />
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While Disturbed's debut album featured a cover of Tears for Fears' <i>Shout</i>, their third studio album, <i>Ten Thousand Fists</i>, featured a remake of <i>Land of Confusion</i> by Genesis. Ten Thousand Fists was viewed as a political/ anti-George W. Bush album which makes <i>Land Of Confusion</i> fit in perfectly well with the rest of theme of the album (<i>Land of Confusion</i> was largely seen as an anti-Cold War song).<br />
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2. Seether - Careless Whisper <br />
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If Limp Bizkit's cover of <i>Faith</i> seemed weird, this one took the cake. South African post-grunge rockers, Seether, remade Michael's most famous song, <i>Careless Whisper</i>, in the band's fourth studio album, <i>Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces</i>. But bizzare as it may seem, the band's remake received plenty of radio airplay introduced Michael's classic to a new generation, albeit in a much rockier way. <br />
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1. Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of These)<br />
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In 1995, Marilyn Manson released a cover of the Eurythmics' 1983 hit single, <i>Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of These)</i> on the former's second album, <i>Smells Like Children</i>. Unlike many other remakes, Manson's cover of the song bares very little similarity with the original, with the exception of the opening riff (which was played on a guitar instead of a synthesizer on a significantly slower tempo) and the lyrics.<br />
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In fact, even the lyrics were modified by Manson who added the lines, "I wanna use you and abuse you/I wanna know what's inside you" and "I'm gonna use you and abuse you/ I'm gonna know what's inside you." The single helped propel Manson into the mainstream and still remains a staple of his live shows.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317177444944868777noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6783084140300019783.post-72305438924025034792012-10-11T21:47:00.002+08:002012-10-11T21:47:50.822+08:00New Song From Reznor's "How To Destory Angels"<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Trent Reznor's new band, How to Destroy Angels, have released a new single online from the band's upcoming EP, <i>An Omen</i>. Click <a href="http://www.nin.com/?id=104166">here</a> to check out "Keep it Together."<br />
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<i>An Omen</i> is the band's second EP and is set to be released on Nov 13, 2012. The band's first self-titled EP was released in June 2010. How to Destroy Angels features Reznor's wife, Mariqueen Maandig as well as Atticus Ross.<br />
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Ross has been working with Reznor since Nine Inch Nails' 2005 album <i>With Teeth</i>. More recently, the duo scored the soundtrack for the <i>Social Network</i> and the <i>Girl With The Dragon Tattoo</i>. <br />
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With the various projects Reznor's currently involved in (he says How To Destroy Angels will release a full-length album next year), it remains to be seen when we'll see something new from Nine Inch Nails.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317177444944868777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6783084140300019783.post-53512599331757416292012-10-09T23:10:00.000+08:002012-10-09T23:10:17.367+08:00Watch Metallica Rehearse Orion, Play Seek and Destory LiveHere's a cool video of Metallica rehearsing Orion and playing Seek and Destory live at their Aug 27 show in Vancouver courtesy of metallica.com and their official YouTube page. Part of the concert was filmed for the band's upcoming 3D movie although I'm not sure if this entire video will make it into the movie. <br />
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Note: the guys say some pretty funny things about the Canadian flag during the pre-show group huddle. Enjoy!<br />
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/omWupOOBX7g" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317177444944868777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6783084140300019783.post-85085932170060573322012-10-09T22:44:00.002+08:002012-11-09T14:26:40.879+08:00Foo Fighters Taking a Break<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Here's some disappointing news. The Foo Fighters have officially announced that they will be taking an indefinite break from recording and touring. After 18 years and seven studio albums, the band's founder and frontman, Dave Grohl, said in a note to fans on Facebook that he wasn't sure when the band would be playing again.<br />
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"<span class="userContent">It feels strange to say that, but it's a good
thing for all of us to go away for a while. It's one of the reasons
we're still here," he said. </span><br />
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<span class="userContent">The band has recently completed a tour in support of its 2011 Grammy-winning album, <i>Wasting Light, </i>which saw the band reuniting with guitarist Pat Smear, who last played with the band on <i>The Color and the Shape</i> in 1997, and producer, Butch Vig, who produced Grohl's other famous band, Nirvana.</span><br />
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<span class="userContent">It was also the only album out of the band's entire catalog to feature Grohl's former bandmate from Nirvana, Kris Novoselic.</span><br />
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<span class="userContent">It's a pity that the Foo Fighters have decided to take a hiatus although i don't expect Grohl to remain quiet (if there's a workaholic in rock music, it's him). </span><br />
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<span class="userContent">Despite releasing seven albums with the Foo Fighters over the last 18 years, Grohl's somehow managed the time to record an album with Queens of the Stone Age, form a supergroup called Them Vultures with John Paul Jones and Josh Homme, and release a heavy metal album under the moniker, Probot. </span><br />
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<span class="userContent">And let's not forget the fact that he's played drums on albums by Nine Inch Nails to Slash over the course of those 18 years. One thing's for sure, Grohl won't stay under the radar for too long. </span><br />
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<span class="userContent">Here's Grohl's entire note to his fans from the Foo Fighters official Facebook page: </span><br />
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"Hey everyone...<br />
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Dave here. Just
wanted to write and thank you all again from the bottom of my heart for
another incredible year. (Our 18th, to be exact!) We truly never could
have done any of this without you...<br />
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Never in my wildest
dreams did I think Foo Fighters would make it this far. I never thought
we COULD make it this far, to be honest. There were times when I didn't
think the band would survive. There were times when I wanted to give
up. But... I can't give up this band. And I never will. Because it's not
just a band to me. It's my life. It's my family. It's my world.<br />
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Yes... I was serious. I'm not sure when the Foo Fighters are going
to play again. It feels strange to say that, but it's a good thing for
all of us to go away for a while. It's one of the reasons we're still
here. Make sense? I never want to NOT be in this band. So, sometimes
it's good to just... put it back in the garage for a while...<br />
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But, no gold watches or vacations just yet... I'll be focusing all of
my energy on finishing up my Sound City documentary film and album for
worldwide release in the very near future. A year in the making, it
could be the biggest, most important project I've ever worked on. Get
ready... it's coming.<br />
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Me, Taylor, Nate, Pat, Chris, and Rami... I'm sure we'll all see you out there... somewhere...<br />
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Thank you, thank you, thank you..."</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317177444944868777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6783084140300019783.post-81195189305429626562012-10-07T16:23:00.003+08:002012-10-07T16:23:32.587+08:00New Avenged Sevenfold On Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2Avenged Sevenfold have released a new single, <i>Carry On</i>, for the soundtrack of Call of Duty: Black Ops II.<br />
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The single is now available for purchase on iTunes and can be heard below. There's no news yet if <i>Carry On </i>will be featured on the band's follow-up to 2010's <i>Nightmare</i>, which has been certified gold.<br />
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Call of Duty: Black Ops II is set to be released on Nov 13, 2012. Besides Avenged Sevenfold, other notable artists on the game's soundtrack includes Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor who will provide the theme song for the game.<br />
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