A previously unreleased PANTERA track, "The Will to Survive", will make its online debut on August 30 at noon EST on the band's official Facebook page.
To celebrate the 20-year anniversary of PANTERA's classic major-label debut, "Cowboys From Hell", the band's official webstore is offering a limited-edition exclusive box set. This box set contains merchandise only available in the band's official webstore.
Box set includes:
* "Cowboys From Hell" logo flask * Belt-buckle bottle opener * "Cowboys From Hell" exclusive T-shirt * Four-piece guitar pick set * "Cowboys From Hell" 20th-anniversary expanded CD
PANTERA found its growl and groove on "Cowboys From Hell", a landmark album whose bone-powdering intensity, razor-sharp riffing and pummeling rhythmic assault represented a turning point in modern metal when it was released in 1990. More than just PANTERA's major label debut, many consider this album to be the official debut of the PANTERA lineup with singer Philip Anselmo, guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, his brother, drummer Vinnie Paul and bassist Rex Brown.
To celebrate the 20-year anniversary of "Cowboys From Hell", Rhino rounds up a three-disc "Ultimate Edition," a three-disc "Deluxe Edition," and a two-disc "Expanded Edition." All three editions include a newly remastered version of the original album along with unreleased and rare live performances from the "Cowboys From Hell" tour. The "Ultimate" and "Deluxe" editions will also feature a disc of unreleased demos for nearly every album track, plus, "The Will To Survive", a previously unreleased song recorded during the album's sessions.
"'The Will To Survive' is a great track. With so many killer songs, it was hard to pick and choose the ones that should make our major label debut," says Vinnie Paul. "After hearing it for the first time in about 20 years, it's a pretty stellar performance and I am definitely proud that it will see the light of day for all the die-hard PANTERA fans around the world! It shows the true musical diversity of the band at that time!"
On Tuesday, August 24, MusikUniverse.net conducted an interview with HELLYEAH/ex-PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott at Club Soda in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. You can now watch the chat below.
"Stampede", the sophomore album from the metal juggernaut known as HELLYEAH — featuring Vinnie Paul Abbott, Chad Gray (MUDVAYNE) and Greg Tribbett (MUDVAYNE), Tom Maxwell (NOTHINGFACE) and Bob "Zilla" Kakaha (DAMAGEPLAN) — sold 28,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 8 on The Billboard 200 chart.
HELLYEAH's self-titled debut CD opened with 45,000 units back in April 2007 to land at No. 9.
The "super deluxe" edition of "Stampede" features the album itself, a bonus DVD, a limited-edition lenticular 3D cover with an expanded booklet, a HELLYEAH bull skull, instant downloads of the album tracks "Cowboy Way" and "Hell Of A Time" and an MP3 download of the full album. The standard "deluxe edition" contains the album, a bonus DVD, instant downloads of the album tracks "Cowboy Way" and "Hell Of A Time" and an MP3 download of the full album.
HELLYEAH is currently headlining the Jägermeister Second Stage at the first annual Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival. Performing on the main stage are DISTURBED and AVENGED SEVENFOLD, along with STONE SOUR and HALESTORM. AIRBOURNE, HAIL THE VILLAIN, NEW MEDICINE and the Jägermeister Battle of The Bands Winner in each city round out the Jägermeister Second Stage bill. The 36-date tour launched August 17 in Minneapolis, Minnesota and will visit arenas and amphitheatres across North America before wrapping October 4 in Madison, Wisconsin.
A video interview with Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) and the singer of his solo band, Myles Kennedy (ALTER BRIDGE), conducted on June 27, 2010 at the Glastonbury festival in Glastonbury, England can be viewed below.
Slash's all-star collaborations album, simply titled "Slash", scored the highest new entry on The Billboard 200 chart in early April, with first-week U.S. sales of around 60,000 copies. TheCD, which was released in North America on April 6 via EMI Label Services, features an all-star roster of guest musicians, including Ian Astbury, Chris Cornell, Rocco DeLuca, Fergie, Dave Grohl, Myles Kennedy, Kid Rock, Lemmy Kilmister, Adam Levine, Duff McKagan, M. Shadows of AVENGED SEVENFOLD, Ozzy Osbourne, Iggy Pop, and Andrew Stockdale of WOLFMOTHER.
As previously reported, bassist Tony Montana (GREAT WHITE) filled in for Todd Kerns as a member of Slash's touring band during the group's Asia/Australia tour.
Kerns, who also plays guitar and sings for SIN CITY SINNERS, underwent surgery on July 16 for a retinal detachment in his right eye.
Slash's Asian tour kicked off on July 29 at the Asia World Expo in Hong Kong.
On August 4, 2010, Stephen Wayne of the Hartford, Connecticut radio station The Rock 106.9 WCCC conducted an interview with SEVENDUST vocalist Lajon Witherspoon backstage at Mohegan Sun arena in Uncasville, Connecticut during the "Carnival Of Madness" tour.
The dates and venues have been confirmed for the second annual "HardDrive Live" tour, produced in conjunction with the "HardDrive" and "HardDrive XL" weekend and nightly radio programs. As previously announced, SEVENDUST and 10 YEARS will top a bill also featuring SINCE OCTOBER, ARANDA and ANEW REVOLUTION. The trek will begin in Augusta, Georgia on October 4 and will hit 28 cities across North America by November 10, where it will wrap in Orlando, Florida.
The members of SEVENDUST said in a statement, "We couldn't be more excited to be on the 'HardDrive Live' tour this fall . . . 'HardDrive' have been huge supporters of the band over the years."
SEVENDUST has been touring behind its eighth studio album, "Cold Day Memory", and drummer Morgan Rose told The Pulse of Radio that the band is really enjoying itself at the moment. "I mean, we're interacting with each other as well as the people out in the crowd just because we've played these songs so many times that we need to entertain ourselves a little bit," he said. "So, you know, I hope nobody minds that we're up there having a good time within each other, you know, and hopefully that translates to everybody out there."
ARANDA will replace SINCE OCTOBER on the bill beginning November 2 in Salt Lake City.
Last year's inaugural tour featured ALL THAT REMAINS, LACUNA COIL and others.
Fan-filmed video footage of ALICE COOPER's August 12, 2010 performance in Majano, Italy can be viewed above.
Photos of the concert are available on the news blog Musica Metal.
The godfather of shock-rock Alice Cooper completed his 2009 "Theatre of Death World Tour" by filming the final show at London, England's legendary Hammersmith Apollo. The concert features many of Cooper's massive hits, including "School's Out", "I'm Eighteen" and "Poison".
Alice Cooper's "Theatre Of Death" is a very different show than anyone has ever seen before. Always expect the unexpected from the unpredictable Alice Cooper… Fans of the ultimate rock 'n' roll showman won't be disappointed as Alice is subjected to guillotines, gallows and much more on his way to being "killed" four times!
The "Theatre Of Death - Live At Hammersmith 2009" DVD is scheduled for release on September 28.