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.
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Stanley Simmons Premiere “Cold” Music Video
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.”
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Tommy Thayer Says KISS Have Recorded A New Song
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.”
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Alex Van Halen: “Sammy Hagar Is A Complete Idiot”
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.”
[via Blabbermouth]
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Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil On Final Album With Chris Cornell: “If You Can Imagine A Lullaby Paired With Psychedelia, That’s Kind Of What’s Going On There”
During an interview with KOMO News, Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil discussed the band’s final album with the late great Chris Cornell. According to him, the material is like “a lullaby paired with psychedelia.”
Thayil said the following:
“It was very different from other other records. You don’t start at one point with song ideas and demos and kind of record the drums and build it. We kind of worked in a different direction. We had to build our performances… the songs were were by and large done. But the recordings and the performances weren’t, except for what we had with the vocals and some drums. So then we had to just kind of… it was very forensic in nature. We kind of had to tear it all apart and kind of piece it back together.
So, and again, spending a lot of time in the studio listening to the material, is both… it’s a great pleasure… It presented a lot of enthusiasm, you know, and opportunity for us, but it’s also a little bit difficult, you know? You’re constantly balancing the responsibility and duty towards the material and towards a beloved friend’s work, and our work together. So it was very unusual. It is a strange thing to do. And I know that we’re not the only people have had to explore the work and the relationships in a similar situation.”
He continued when asked about his favorite song:
“That’s always changing. I think we’ve been working on this on and off for a few years, and I think every song has been my favorite at some point.”
He also discussed the direction of the record:
“I think all the material is like much of our material… There are quirky elements. It’s very introspective, perhaps more introspective than — I mean all of our work has been somewhat that way — but this is a little bit more so. And if you can imagine a lullaby paired with psychedelia, that’s kind of what’s going on there.”
He then added the following when asked if the group have settled on a release date yet:
“No, we don’t. We’re dealing with the record label and trying to work out contractual understandings. You have to think about the promotion, the production, and so we have to work all that out and coordinate it with ourselves, management, the record label, and all those processes are are in motion. So, and again, it’s very different. I mean, it’s been so many years. A lot of these contractual obligations expired. So, uh we have to kind of work them out again.”
[via The PRP]
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YOB Postpone Their Immediate Live Shows After Mike Scheidt Suffers Nerve Damage
YOB have revealed that vocalist/guitarist Mike Scheidt is dealing with nerve damage. As such, the band’s immediate shows have been postponed.
The group commented:
“Hey friends! We are sad to say that we need to cancel our upcoming appearance at Ripple Fest, and our October shows at St Vitus, Soulcrusher in the Netherlands, and with Smoke The Fuzz in Greece. Mike started experiencing some tingling in his left hand a few weeks back, but it would go away upon wiggling his fingers and so he didn’t think much of it. Recently, he woke up one morning and his left arm and shoulder were on fire from nerve pain with his left arm not functioning properly.
An MRI revealed a cervical spinal stenosis due to calcium deposits which are pinching a nerve and causing his left arm and hand issues. We’re currently waiting on an appointment with a neurologist to discuss treatment options though surgery will likely be involved. Luckily it’s a minimally invasive one, but we’re in a holding pattern until we find out more. We were so looking forward to these shows! The good news is we have a lot of exciting things to share and we can’t wait to show you what we’ve been cooking up!”
Scheidt added:
“A few weeks ago — maybe a little bit longer, but not much — I started noticing some tingling in my left hand in the middle of the night. I’d wiggle my fingers and it’d go away, I didn’t think too much of it. Then about two and a half weeks ago, I started experiencing a lot of pain in my neck, and I thought I’d thrown my neck out, and I did it pretty good.
The next morning I woke up and I couldn’t move my arm correctly and was in a crazy amount of pain. So I went to urgent care and they sent me to the ER and I was able to get a MRI. And a surgeon looked at the MRI and determined that I have spinal stenosis due to calcium deposits building up in my neck around this place where I have some arthritis. I wonder how that happened [makes headbanging gesture.]
Regardless, it has made for a situation where my left arm and hand aren’t working and I can’t play guitar very well at the moment. So we are currently in a holding pattern waiting to hear from a surgeon.”
[via The PRP]
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