Korn.comFrontman Jonathan Davis says that while Korn will continue to experiment with electronic elements on their upcoming album, it won’t be anything like their 2011 dubstep album, The Path to Totality.
“It’s not in a dubstep format; it’s more in a rock format,” he tells The Morning Call. “We never want to repeat ourselves. It’s really cool -- we’re just using the electronic stuff to highlight the rock, our music.”
Davis adds that reuniting with founding guitarist Brian "Head" Welch has helped the guys create a new sound for the upcoming release. “It’s really cool that Head’s back with us,” he explains. “We got [James] 'Munky' [Shaffer] and Head’s dual guitar thing that they do and it’s really cool that we’re taking everything that we’ve learned since Head’s been gone and putting that all together and then we make it something different.”
While a release date for the new album has yet to be announced, Shaffer had previous stated that the band hopes to release it by the end of the summer.
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Anthony Pidgeon/RedfernsJosh Homme wants you to know that he’s not a bad guy. The Queens of the Stone Age frontman says that during his musical career he’s had to make difficult decisions which have led people to get the wrong impression of him.
“I think people believe I'm some kind of evil dictator sometimes,” he tells British GQ magazine. “Sometimes hard decisions have to be made and sometimes wonderful decisions have to be made. What is that root of [our upcoming album …Like Clockwork] is that you can't run away.”
…Like Clockwork will arrive in stores on June 4. Homme notes that the upcoming release will be a reflection of what the band has been through since their previous release, 2007’s Era Vulgaris.
“All I really care about is that I'm being honest and I'm real and I'm coming from a real place,” he explains. “I think the best thing you can do, if you're blessed enough to do this for year after year, is to tell where you're at, what you know and ask about what you don't know. That can make you pretty f**king vulnerable but I think you just have to let it all go and let what happens, happens.”
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AsILayDying.comThe attorney for As I Lay Dying's Tim Lambesis says that steroids are to blame for his client’s alleged attempt to hire an hitman to kill his estranged wife.
At a hearing in Superior Court in Vista, CA, attorney Thomas Warwick said that Lambesis had begun using steroids after getting involved in body building and claimed the singer's “thought processes were devastatingly affected by his steroid use," reports the San Diego Union-Tribune. The attorney was seeking a reduction in Lambesis bail from $3 million to $250,000. The judge agreed to reduce the bail to $2 million.
Prosecutors say Lambesis thought he was hiring a hitman earlier this month when he gave an undercover officer an envelope containing one thousand dollars plus pictures of his wife and information regarding her home. He also allegedly gave the officer some dates when he would be with the couple's three children, to give him an alibi.
Lambesis' estranged wife, 32-year-old Meggan Lambesis, filed for divorce last September. Prosecutors say that during the previous month, Lambesis told his wife in an email that he'd been having an affair, that he no longer loved her and that he no longer believes in God. As I Lay Dying is often described as a Christian metal band.
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Image credit: Gavin BondEarlier this week, Muse released a brief YouTube clip that suggested they're involved in Brad Pitt's latest film, World War Z. That was confirmed Thursday, when Paramount Pictures announced that multiple tracks from the British band's latest album, The 2nd Law, will be featured in the film.
To celebrate, Muse will play a concert in London's Horse Guards Parade Ground following the apocalyptic horror film's world premiere in the U.K. city on June 2. More info is available at WorldWarZ.co.uk/Muse.
World War Z opens June 21.
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James Minchin IIIShinedown has announced they'll release an exclusive live EP next week, The Warner Sound Live Room EP. Recorded earlier this year at Henson Recording Studios in Hollywood, California, the five-song set includes material from the band's 2012 album Amaryllis and a cover of Carole King’s 1971 single, “I Feel the Earth Move.” You can pre-order the session now at iTunes; the full set will be available for download starting on Tuesday.
Here’s the track list for The Warner Sound Live Room EP:
“Bully” “I’ll Follow You” “Amaryllis” “Miracle” “I Feel the Earth Move”
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Korn.comFrontman Jonathan Davis says that while Korn will continue to experiment with electronic elements on their upcoming album, it won’t be anything like their 2011 dubstep album, The Path to Totality.
“It’s not in a dubstep format; it’s more in a rock format,” he tells The Morning Call. “We never want to repeat ourselves. It’s really cool -- we’re just using the electronic stuff to highlight the rock, our music.”
Davis adds that reuniting with founding guitarist Brian "Head" Welch has helped the guys create a new sound for the upcoming release. “It’s really cool that Head’s back with us,” he explains. “We got [James] 'Munky' [Shaffer] and Head’s dual guitar thing that they do and it’s really cool that we’re taking everything that we’ve learned since Head’s been gone and putting that all together and then we make it something different.”
While a release date for the new album has yet to be announced, Shaffer had previous stated that the band hopes to release it by the end of the summer.
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Anthony Pidgeon/RedfernsJosh Homme wants you to know that he’s not a bad guy. The Queens of the Stone Age frontman says that during his musical career he’s had to make difficult decisions which have led people to get the wrong impression of him.
“I think people believe I'm some kind of evil dictator sometimes,” he tells British GQ magazine. “Sometimes hard decisions have to be made and sometimes wonderful decisions have to be made. What is that root of [our upcoming album …Like Clockwork] is that you can't run away.”
…Like Clockwork will arrive in stores on June 4. Homme notes that the upcoming release will be a reflection of what the band has been through since their previous release, 2007’s Era Vulgaris.
“All I really care about is that I'm being honest and I'm real and I'm coming from a real place,” he explains. “I think the best thing you can do, if you're blessed enough to do this for year after year, is to tell where you're at, what you know and ask about what you don't know. That can make you pretty f**king vulnerable but I think you just have to let it all go and let what happens, happens.”
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AsILayDying.comThe attorney for As I Lay Dying's Tim Lambesis says that steroids are to blame for his client’s alleged attempt to hire an hitman to kill his estranged wife.
At a hearing in Superior Court in Vista, CA, attorney Thomas Warwick said that Lambesis had begun using steroids after getting involved in body building and claimed the singer's “thought processes were devastatingly affected by his steroid use," reports the San Diego Union-Tribune. The attorney was seeking a reduction in Lambesis bail from $3 million to $250,000. The judge agreed to reduce the bail to $2 million.
Prosecutors say Lambesis thought he was hiring a hitman earlier this month when he gave an undercover officer an envelope containing one thousand dollars plus pictures of his wife and information regarding her home. He also allegedly gave the officer some dates when he would be with the couple's three children, to give him an alibi.
Lambesis' estranged wife, 32-year-old Meggan Lambesis, filed for divorce last September. Prosecutors say that during the previous month, Lambesis told his wife in an email that he'd been having an affair, that he no longer loved her and that he no longer believes in God. As I Lay Dying is often described as a Christian metal band.
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Image credit: Gavin BondEarlier this week, Muse released a brief YouTube clip that suggested they're involved in Brad Pitt's latest film, World War Z. That was confirmed Thursday, when Paramount Pictures announced that multiple tracks from the British band's latest album, The 2nd Law, will be featured in the film.
To celebrate, Muse will play a concert in London's Horse Guards Parade Ground following the apocalyptic horror film's world premiere in the U.K. city on June 2. More info is available at WorldWarZ.co.uk/Muse.
World War Z opens June 21.
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James Minchin IIIShinedown has announced they'll release an exclusive live EP next week, The Warner Sound Live Room EP. Recorded earlier this year at Henson Recording Studios in Hollywood, California, the five-song set includes material from the band's 2012 album Amaryllis and a cover of Carole King’s 1971 single, “I Feel the Earth Move.” You can pre-order the session now at iTunes; the full set will be available for download starting on Tuesday.
Here’s the track list for The Warner Sound Live Room EP:
“Bully” “I’ll Follow You” “Amaryllis” “Miracle” “I Feel the Earth Move”
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