"Another Way To Die", the new video from Chicago heavy rockers DISTURBED, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Roboshobo (a.k.a. Robert Schober), who has previously worked with METALLICA, MASTODON and DEFTONES, among others. Roboshobo also helmed the video for the title track of DISTURBED's new album, "Asylum", which will arrive on August 31 via Reprise Records.
"Another Way to Die" is already a #1 hit at Active Rock Radio. This is the highest Billboard Active Rock debut in DISTURBED's history and the fastest #1 for the band on Billboard's Active Rock chart, getting to #1 in just four weeks. It is also the fastest #1 on Billboard's Active Rock chart in over three years and is the band's seventh #1 single on Billboard's Active Rock chart: they are tied with METALLICA for the third most #1s on the Active Rock chart.
As a special gift to fans, the four-piece has created the documentary "Decade of Disturbed". The 60-plus-minute film candidly captures the band's ten-year history, with extensive behind-the-scenes and never-before-seen footage.
"Decade Of Disturbed" will be included with every purchase of "Asylum" as a thank-you from the band.
The "Asylum" limited-edition CD/DVD pre-order comes with the full album, including two bonus tracks (live recordings of "Down With The Sickness" and "Stricken"), expanded artwork, a DVD with the "Decade Of Disturbed" documentary plus nine "Disturbed Dissected" exclusive instrument video instuctionals, and an exclusive double-sided poster with guitar tabs. It is available only through Disturbed1.com.
The iTunes LP version of "Asylum" is also available to pre-order now. This version also includes a download featuring the "Decade of Disturbed" documentary, two bonus tracks (live recordings of "Down With The Sickness" and "Stricken"), an additional exclusive bonus track ("Leave It Alone"), and two "Disturbed Dissected" exclusive instrument video instructionals.
DISTURBED began rehearsals in Chicago on July 28 for the upcoming Uproar Tour, which will be the first time the band has played together onstage since the end of the touring cycle for its 2008 record, "Indestructible". Draiman told The Pulse of Radio that fans can expect a DISTURBED show bigger than anything the band has done before. "The production for this touring cycle is turning out to be really, really amazing, really impressive," he said. "I can't really give away too much, but I will say that it is a aspect that no one has ever seen from DISTURBED live — very theatrical, very dramatic, very visually stimulating — so we're very much looking forward to letting people see a DISTURBED performance they've never seen before."
ThrashHits.com conducted an interview with guitarist Jerry Horton of California rockers PAPA ROACH at the U.K. edition of the Sonisphere festival, which was held July 30 - August 1 at Knebworth Park. Watch the chat below.
PAPA ROACH's new album, "Time For Annihilation...On The Road and On The Record", will feature a mix of live tracks and new studio cuts. PAPA ROACH frontman Jacoby Shaddix told The Pulse of Radio why the band decided to issue a live album now. "Everybody keeps going, 'Man, you guys, you know, you guys kill it live, you guys are a great live band,' and we were like, 'You know what, it's time for us to do a live record,'" he said. "And so we wrapped up 2009, we were doing dates with SHINEDOWN, and we started recording shows towards the end of that. We got nine live songs, and then we have five studio songs, and so it's kind of like the best of both worlds."
Shaddix explained why the band split the album between live and studio material, saying, "We've always wanted to capture the energy of our live shows but didn't want to do the same old thing that most bands do, so we decided to put five brand new studio tracks on the record along with some of our favorites from the road and we are really proud of the final result."
Due on August 31, "Time For Annihilation" will be PAPA ROACH's first release on Eleven Seven Music, after parting ways with Interscope/Geffen Records earlier this year. Shaddix said about the move, "We wanted to work with a team who's focused on rock music rather than pop and urban. Moving to a successful indie like Eleven Seven Music gives us that without sacrificing the manpower of a major."
PAPA ROACH's last full studio album was 2009's "Metamorphosis".
Legendary heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne told Kevin O'Hare of The Republican that he is considering reuniting with the other members of BLACK SABBATH's original lineup to record a brand new studio album. However, "It's not going to happen for at least a year or two because I've got my tour and an album to do," Ozzy said. "But it's not added to the realms of never ever."
He continued, "I would be a liar if I said to you I wouldn't want to do the ultimate BLACK SABBATH album...
"We never set down when we were kids and went like, 'This is going to be looked upon when we're (expletive) 60 as a milestone in music.' That was not our intention. But it kind of happened.
"I always wanted to be a Beatle and people said, 'Well, BLACK SABBATH is a heavy metal version of THE BEATLES.'
"But I would love to do, absolutely love to do a really great monumental BLACK SABBATH album. Whether we can, I don't know.
"I spoke to Tony Iommi [SABBATH guitarist] about three weeks ago, I spoke to Geezer [Butler, SABBATH bassist] about a week ago, I speak to Bill Ward [SABBATH drummer] all the time. But I won't do it without the other three...
"BLACK SABBATH is four guys as far as I'm concerned. We all depend on each other."
Osbourne and Iommi recently amicably resolved their problems over the ownership of the BLACK SABBATH name and court proceedings in New York were discontinued.
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY performed live in the studio during last night's (Monday, August 9) appearance on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn. You can now listen to the program at this location.
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's new album, "Order Of The Black", is available for streaming in its entirety on AOL Music.
On Tuesday, August 10, "Order Of The Black" is being made available in multiple configurations. At Target, an exclusive limited edition CD/DVD combo package contains the CD plus 50 minutes of bonus video and can be ordered here. The CD/DVD configuration is available while supplies last. A special version is also available from Best Buy as a limited-edition package to include the CD with two bonus tracks and a BLACK LABEL SOCIETY t-shirt (it can be ordered here). At iTunes, the album is available as a special deluxe digital download bundle with the complete album plus 50 minutes of bonus video content (order it here).
The first single from "Order Of The Black", "Parade Of The Dead", has been steadily climbing the active rock charts and touched down at #25 last week. The track is currently in rotation at such tastemaker stations around the country as WCCC/Hartford, KISW/Seattle, WRIF/Detroit, KXXR/Minneapolis and WJJO/Madison, to name a few.
The BLACK LABEL madness will soon begin as Zakk Wylde and company gear up for a tremendously busy week of release. The band will headline a show for charity on the day of the album's release at The Roxy. All proceeds will be donated to the Zakk and Barbaranne Wylde Foundation at St. Jude's. Immediately following, Zakk and crew will head out for 2010's Ozzfest. Zakk will also be making a number of special in-store appearances around the country to sign copies of "Order Of The Black".
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's first new album in four years, "Order Of The Black" is being released in North America via E1 Music. "Order Of The Black" features four unique covers designed by Zakk Wylde himself — one for each territory: North America, Europe, Asia and Australia/New Zealand.
Zakk Wylde in-store signing appearances:
Tuesday, August 10 Best Buy 11301 Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Monday, August 16 Borders 150 North State Street Chicago, IL 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Friday, August 20 Hudson News Grand Central Terminal New York, NY 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, August 26 Borders 1501 Fourth Avenue Seattle, WA 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
An e-card for "Order Of The Black" is available at this location.
"Order Of The Black" track listing:
01. Crazy Horse 02. Overlord 03. Parade Of The Dead 04. Darkest Days 05. Black Sunday 06. Southern Dissolution 07. Time Waits For No One 08. Godspeed Hell Bound 09. War Of Heaven 10. Shallow Grave 11. Chupacabra 12. Riders Of The Damned 13. January
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's longtime drummer Craig Nunenmacher recently left the band and was replaced by veteran rock skinsman Will Hunt (EVANESCENCE, STATIC-X, DARK NEW DAY, TOMMY LEE, STUCK MOJO).
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY will headline the second stage at this year's installment of Ozzy Osbourne's travelling festival, Ozzfest. This marks the band's sixth appearance on the explosive hard rock package tour.
As previously reported, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY will headline the "Black Label Berzerkus" tour this fall. The two-month North American trek will feature CLUTCH, CHILDREN OF BODOM and 2CENTS, with the first two bands sharing the main support slot.
CrankItUp.se conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil at the Swedish installment of this year's Sonisphere festival, which was held this past Saturday (August 7) at Stora Skuggan Park in Stockholm. You can now watch the chat below.
Neil, 49, was arrested on June 27 in Las Vegas, Nevada on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. The singer was also allegedly involved in an incident in front of a Hilton Hotel where a fan said her camera was broken. Police are investigating that incident.
Neil spoke to The Associated Press on June 22 about his tell-all book due out in September and claimed that he hadn't used drugs in 20 years, and had stopped abusing alcohol.
"There's just a point in your life where you kind of stop, that's what happened with me," the singer said. "That was like three years ago. There's other things in life than just drugs and alcohol. I haven't touched drugs in 20 years. You grow out of that. Or hopefully, you grow out of it."
Neil said he admired the sobriety of some of the top performers today.
"Those are the guys that are doing it right," he said. "It's the ones that self-destruct with the drugs and alcohol that have gone by the wayside many years ago."
Neil added, "It's funny because somebody asked me, 'Is it weird being sober in a band?' and I go, 'Well, the thing is, you look at all the top bands that are still out there, most of those guys are sober."
