Soundwave Gets Slayer
The mighty Slayer head up the second announcement for Soundwave. That’s three of the Big Four, alongside Metallica and Anthrax! The question everybody is asking on Facebook and Twitter is, will Megadeth be added too? Who knows? But that’d sure be huge. Other bands in announcement number two include Cypress Hill, Billy Talent, Gallows, Bullet For My Valentine, Bring Me The Horizon, Mindless Self Indulgence, The Amity Affliction, Sick Of It All, The Blackout, Fucked Up, This Is Hell, The Early November, Cerebral Ballzy, Polar Bear Club, Sylosis, Blood On The Dance Floor, The Dear Hunter and Confession.
Steel Panther Stage Guest Is Just Like Tiger Woods
Steel Panther brought out a Tiger Woods lookalike to hang out on stage and wave the Shocker at fans while they performed Just Like Tiger Woods during a show on the weekend. The dude wasn’t the real Tiger, or course, but if you search for it on YouTube you’ll see a video posted by the dude’s roommate where he explains “I took my neighbour to his first Steel Panther show. He bares a striking resemblance to a certain golfer who is the subject of a Steel Panther song and the band brought him on stage for the song.” Steel Panther are at Festival Hall on Sunday October 7.
New Vai Out Now
Steve Vai‘s new album The Story Of Light is out now through Sony. I recently had a chat with Mr Vai and he had this to say about the album: “I guess it came from the same place the other ones came from, but maybe a little bolder. I searched my inner ear more and I gravitated towards things that excited me, as opposed to some things that I thought should be on there. And it’s also the second instalment of a trilogy of records that have a story to it, and as a result the songs are built around characters and situations and events in the story. So when you have something like that to go by, it can inspire you to do certain things that you may not ordinarily do if you just sat down to write a song. What I’d like to do is take all three records and create a four-record box with all the songs in the right order, narrative, some new material, glue for the in-between bits. Songs that are instrumental now may have lyrics. So it’d be a whole different experience where you can sit down and actually hear the whole thing go by.”
Gig Alert: High On Fire
Underground thrash-sludgers High On Fire are hitting Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne in September in support of their latest album Snakes for the Devil. Tickets are on sale Friday August 24, and they’ll be at the Gershwin Room at the Espy on Friday September 28. Presented by Soundwave Touring
Slash Supports Announced
Slash will be here in a matter of mere days, and the support acts have just been announced: Rose Tattoo and I Am Giant. I wonder if Angry Anderson will jump up and sing Nice Boys Don’t Play Rock ‘n’ Roll with Slash again. Slash is touring in support of his killer new album Apocalyptic Love. He’ll be at Hisense Arena on Sunday August 26.
Graveyard Ready New Album
When you’re on a good thing …Sweden’s Graveyard have released a teaser video alerting fans that they’ll soon be revealing the cover artwork of their forthcoming album Lights Out. They’ve been building a bit of a reputation as purveyors of fine album art (check out the cover of last year’s Hisingen Blues) and Lights Out will be eleased October 26, 2012 via Nuclear Blast. You can check out the teaser at http://youtu.be/8z49akP8Meg
Baroness In Bus Crash
Baroness have been involved in a bus crash near Bath in England. A spokesperson for the band said: “The band members of Baroness and their crew are recovering from injuries sustained after their tour bus crashed outside of Bath, England early on Wednesday morning. John Baizley has broken his left arm and left leg. Allen Blickle and Matt Maggioni each suffered fractured vertebrae. All three remain in the hospital as of this writing. Pete Adams has been treated and released from the hospital. Three of the five crew members who were on the bus have also been treated and released. One member is still undergoing testing. The driver of the bus remains in critical condition. Please stay tuned for further updates. Thank you for all the support during this extremely difficult time.” Baroness’s new album, Yellow & Green, debuted at #30 on the Billboard charts in the USA.
Paul Gilbert Clinic Tour
Legendary guitar god Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big, Racer X) will visit Oz for a clinic tour in October courtesy of Thump Music. He’ll be at 360 Theatre, Lower Plenty on October 11, from 7:30pm to 10:30pm. Sure, it’s a bit of a hike for many Melbournians, but well worth it. Tickets are $80 per person, and there’s an opportunity for attendees to jam with Paul.
Gig Alert: Chelsea Wolfe
Doom-folk proponent Chelsea Wolfe has announced an Australian tour, hitting Northcote Social Club this November. Garnering a slew of critical acclaim since the release of the debut record The Grime & The Glow in 2010, Wolfe has been selling out shows the world over. The tour will follow on from the October release of collected acoustic works, and will precede the 2013 release of Wolfe’s third studio album. Supporting Chelsea on her Australian dates will be local outfit Heirs.
Chelsea Wolfe performs at Northcote Social Club on Friday November 12.
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