Soundgarden will be serving as the halftime act during the Seattle Seahawks’ September 9 game against the New England Patriots at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington. The set will find the band joined by Taylor Momsen (The Pretty Reckless) and Mike McCready (Pearl Jam). McCready will also perform the national anthem during the event.
During From Ashes To New’s August 22 set at the Northwoods Rock Rally in Glen Flora, FL, a fan drew the wrath of co-vocalist Danny Case after spraying the band with a water gun. The singer tried to get him to stop, before threatening to kick his teeth in.
Case said the following:
“Hey, if you do that again, you’re gonna leave with no fucking teeth. Stop it. I’m dead fucking serious. Stop spraying us with water or I’m gonna kick you in the fucking mouth. Try me motherfucker, I told you mid-song, don’t do it anymore. I will fucking end you. Try me.”
One of Case‘s bandmates also tried to ease the situation before he continued:
“Guess what, I got leverage. I can dive off the stage and fucking kick you in the teeth, bitch.”
“I gave you a very nice warning mid-song and then you kept doing it.”
Case later commented via social media:
“Story time! Some asshole decided it would be funny to spray bands with a water gun while they were performing at this festival. It was not in good faith. It wasn’t because he was joining in on some kind of fun. He was a dick and he was doing his best to hide so he wouldn’t get caught.
He sprayed us in the face 6 times before I finally found him and told him to stop during one of our songs. He then continued to do it and I did what any rational person would do… I threatened to f—king destroy him. Don’t mess with performers.”
Co-vocalist Matt Brandyberry added:
“I know that video of Danny going off on the fan squirting us with water is making its way around socials. I did try to calm the situation down a bit, but I stand behind Danny and don’t fault him one bit for being outraged.
I got hit directly in the eye while performing and had no idea what it was. Danny happened to spot the person doing it, told them to stop, and they just kept going. Some people are crazy and there could’ve been literally anything in that squirt gun.
Imagine if it wasn’t water. Imagine if it was some kind of chemical that hit me in the eye and permanently blinded me. Would everyone suddenly understand his reaction then?
Don’t spray shit at performers, especially after you’ve been told to stop. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes”
[via The PRP]
Queens Of The Stone Age have premiered a new song titled “Insignificant Other.” You can check that out below. The track is from the band’s new album, “Perfecth,” which will be released on October 30.
Josh Homme said the following about the single:
“It’s a song about distance. About how someone can be your entire world only to simply vanish. And about the strange vertigo of being on the receiving end of that.”
He also commented on the album:
“Every song sounds like it’s from a different world. And that’s on purpose, because it’s trying to stitch together all these emotions revolving around love, lust, foolishness, and the sort of wisdom that comes as a gift from all that.”
He also added the following about the title:
“Nothing in this world is perfect, but everything seems to be ‘perfecth.’ And that title is funny when you’re in a group, but it ain’t so funny when you’re alone.”
“Perfecth” Track Listing:
01. “It’s Only Love“
02. “Insignificant Other“
03. “Where The Goth Girls At?“
04. “Mono“
05. “From The Cliff“
06. “Sunday“
07. “Easy Street“
08. “Phantom Limb“
09. “Run Away From The Mob“
To compliment this news, Queens Of The Stone Age have also shared a new video titled “Big Chongus Finds A Perfecth Home.” You can see that below:
Inter Arma have announced a 20th anniversary U.S. tour. Antichrist Siege Machine and Chained To The Bottom Of The Ocean will open on select dates.
Tour Dates:
With Antichrist Siege Machine:
10/08 Atlanta, GA – The Earl
10/09 Asheville, NC – Static Age
10/10 Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506
10/11 Richmond, VA – Cobra Cabana
With Chained To The Bottom Of The Ocean:
10/12 Baltimore, MD – Metro Gallery
10/13 Buffalo, NY – Mohawk Place
10/14 Worcester, MA – Ralph’s Rock Diner
10/15 Brooklyn, NY – Saint Vitus
10/16 Philadelphia, PA – Nikki Lopez
Vocalist Mike Paparo commented:
“Inter Arma played our first show in a grimy basement in Richmond, VA on October 12th, 2006. 20 years and exactly 900 shows later we’re proud to announce a 20th anniversary east coast run featuring stints from longtime Richmond comrades Antichrist Siege Machine and our new friends Chained to the Bottom of Ocean! We’ll be playing material from across our discography for this brief run, including dusting off some rockers that haven’t been heard in well over a decade. These will be our final shows for the foreseeable future before we retreat back to our dingy practice space to finish album number six. We hope to see you there!”
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