Earlier tonight (September 5), Andy Williams (Atomic Rule, ex-Every Time I Die) collapsed during a pro-wrestling match in Pittsburgh, PA. He was worked on by medical staff before being taken to the hospital. Enjoy Wrestling issued the following statement:
“Andy collapsed at the end of his match this evening. Our doctors on staff tended to him immediately, administering CPR until the ambulance arrived. We sent everyone home and are at the hospital now waiting for more information. Thanks to everyone who helped and has reached out”
Lacey Sturm (Flyleaf) has premiered a new video for her song “Forever & Ever.” The track, which features Lindsey Stirling, appears on the deluxe edition of her latest album “Kenotic Metanoia.”
On September 4, Blue Medusa, the project featuring core members Alissa White-Gluz (DragonForce, ex-Arch Enemy, etc.), Alyssa Day (Mindscar) and Dani Sophia (ex-Till Lindemann) alongside live members Alicia Vigil (Vigil Of War, DragonForce) and drummer Delaney Jaster (Stitched Up Heart), played their first live set at Huxleys Neue Welt in Berlin, Germany. The performance was streamed live on Twitch and has since surfaced on YouTube. You can see it below:
During a recent interview with Metal Hammer, AFI’s Davey Havok discussed the success of their 2006 single “Miss Murder.” Notably, the vocalist expressed disappointment in the way the song represents them.
Havok said the following:
“It breaks my heart that ‘Miss Murder‘ will always represent us, and that I will die and someone will look up AFI and ‘Miss Murder‘ is what they’re gonna find. I don’t dislike ‘Miss Murder‘, it’s a pretty good song! But never, even when we wrote it, did I think that it was the greatest song. I even voted to not put it on the record, but that experience really proved to me that it was all about marketing, because everything after ‘Decemberunderground‘ is better than ‘Decemberunderground‘.
I have campaigned to keep it off the setlist and recently succeeded. When we play a festival or when we’re playing a city where we feel we have a few more passive fans, we’re gonna play it, and I don’t mind it, but I do enjoy the optics of removing it from the set.”
He also added:
“The writing of ‘Decemberunderground‘ was a miserable period. We had signed to Dreamworks, but they sold it to Interscope. Bummer.
Our A&R guy was hellbent on trying to get [Interscope boss] Jimmy Iovine – who had expressly claimed in the press that rock is dead – to pay attention to AFI, and so it was suggested that we collab with Jimmy’s great love at the time, which was 50 Cent. I have nothing against 50 Cent, but what does that even mean?!
Even worse was this was the era when ringtones were the new technology craze. I love this man and I still see him once a month at the least, but this motherfucker says to me, ‘What if you were to be the first band to write a ringtone album?’”
Korn drummer Ray Luzier has finished tracking his parts for the band’s new album. His drum tech Mark Bennett confirmed the news during a recent segment for Drumeo. Further details are still pending.
Stanley Simmons, the project featuring Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons, the sons of KISS’ Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, have premiered a new video for their song “Cold.” That track is from the band’s latest album “Dancing While The World Is Ending.”
It looks like KISS have recorded a new song. Guitarist Tommy Thayer told Guitar World the following:
“We did record a great new song that Paul [Stanley] wrote. That’s probably about as much as I can tell you right now. But KISS has always believed in making things an event. So whatever new music comes, it has to feel special and have a reason for existing. You don’t make another KISS record just because you’re supposed to make another KISS record.”
During an interview with Roadie Crew, Van Halen’s Alex Van Halen blasted his former bandmate Sammy Hagar. He said the following when asked about David Lee Roth’s “Crazy From The Heat” book and Hagar’s “Red: My Uncensored Life In Rock” book:
“[Roth’s book is] quite fun and accurately reflects his sense of humor. Although the text is somewhat abstract and loses its train of thought at times, it’s still a very interesting perspective on that era. I don’t know what [Hagar] wrote, and I don’t wanna know. In my opinion, Sammy Hagar is a complete idiot.”
Last night (September 4), Slayer played their first show of the year at the Mystic Lake Amphitheater in Shakopee, MN. The concert found the band playing “Reign In Blood” in full for its 40th anniversary and more. You can find some fan-filmed footage below:
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