7/14/2010 Ratt Frontman: "Being Out Here On Tour With The Scorpions Is Rehabilitating"
Having cancelled some European tour dates last month due to frontman Stephen Pearcy's urgent hernia surgery, Ratt are recovered, reinvigorated and back on the road with the Scorpions in the US this summer!
Pearcy tells Roadrunner, "Despite the forced break with my surgery, I'm feeling better and being out here on tour with the Scorpions is rehabilitating to say the least."
Check out the set list from last night in Myrtle Beach as well as a photo of the band performing in Nashville this past weekend below, and go RIGHT HERE for a full list of tour dates.
For information on how to meet the band and/or get the VIP treatment when they're heading to a city near you, check THIS LOCATION.
"YOU’RE IN LOVE"
"LAY IT DOWN"
"LACK COMMUNICATION"
"TAKE A BIG BITE"
"I WANT A WOMAN"
"SLIP OF THE LIP"
"DIRTY JOB"
"LAST CALL"
"BEST OF ME"
"BACK FOR MORE"
"NOBODY RIDES"
"WAY COOL JR"
"WANTED MAN"
"MORNING AFTER"
"ROUND AND ROUND"
Ratt's brand new album -- and first in over 10 years --
Infestation is out NOW! Pick up your copy of the band's return to Ratt n' Roll form
right here!
7/14/2010 Live Review: "Big Serving of Meat Loaf in Oshawa"
With the Hang Cool Tour underway in support of his bombastic new album that is Hang Cool Teddy Bear, Meat Loaf is wowing fans all over North America.
While in Oshawa, Canada just last week, the area's local news site DurhamRegion.com was on hand to witness the stellar performance.
In an article cheekily titled "Big Serving of Meat Loaf in Oshawa," the site explains, "Meatloaf is a plain food, a dinner staple that sometimes provokes groans for its utter banality. Meat Loaf the singer is anything but commonplace. Love him or hate him, call him schlocky, even cheesey, but there’s no one like him.
"Blessed with a powerful, operatic voice, he’s carved a unique niche for himself in the world of rock ‘n’ roll. And he didn’t disappoint at the General Motors Centre Tuesday night, delivering what his fans wanted and have come to expect from him: raw, theatrical, over-the-top rock ‘n’ roll.
"As he took the stage for a second encore, Meat was clearly pleased at the warm reception he’d received in Oshawa. 'Hey, what can I say, you guys rock,' he said to applause before launching into The Beatles’ Why Don’t We Do It in the Road? He rocked, too."
Read the full review right here, and pick up your copy of Meat Loaf's latest album Hang Cool Teddy Bear at this location!
7/14/2010 Murderdolls' Official Video For "My Dark Place Alone" Is Coming...
Tomorrow, Thursday, July 15th, at 11am EST, the Murderdolls will premiere their creepy new video for "My Dark Place Alone" exclusively on ArtistDirect.com! Set your alarms and don't miss the video that Joey Jordison tells Kerrang! - who were on hand at the shoot in Hollywood -- will "scare the living shit out of everybody!"
"My Dark Place Alone" is the first single from the ghoulscout leaders' forthcoming new album Women and Children Last, which hits stores August 31. The video was shot in LA and directed by acclaimed filmographer Paul Brown. To get more insight on the making of the video, and to see some more pictures like the ones to the left, pick up a copy of this week's Kerrang! and read the "Back in Black: Murderdolls Get Oiled Up For New Video" article.
While Jordison drums for Rob Zombie on this summer's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, Wednesday 13 will join his partner in crime on the tour for meet and greet signings at every stop along the way. Find out how to get your spot on line at the Roadrunner Records tent to meet the devilish duo right here.
Uk fans can check the video premiere tomorrow on Kerrang! at 5PM CET!
7/12/2010 Korn and Rob Zombie: Mayhem Festival Kick-off Weekend Recap
The 2010 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival kicked off this past Saturday, July 10th in San Bernardino, CA, and the reviews, photos and overall excitement for the ultimate 'metal summer camp' tour are pouring in! Featuring Korn and Rob Zombie alongside a bevy of seasoned metal vets like Lamb of God, Hatebreed, Shadows Fall and more, the event so far has brought "an impressive draw for such stagnant times for the concert industry," writes The Orange County Register.
ArtistDirect.com was also on hand at the festival's first date this summer, citing, "Korn and Rob Zombie put on some of the best shows of their respective careers." Continuing in their rave review of the event, the site writes, "Make no mistake about it; this is the ultimate rock 'n' roll package this summer and a blockbuster event in its own right. Forget Eclipse, The Last Airbender and whatever else is taking up space on the big screen, Mayhem is more cinematic than anything in theaters at the moment."
To attest to that, The Orange County Register recalls, "As the sun set, fires started on the lawn (as usual) and leftover Fourth of July fireworks were blasted into the night. But those tiny bursts of light paled in comparison to the pyrotechnics Rob Zombie brought to the stage. In true fashion he pulled out all the stops — a handful of rotted-looking skeletons lined the front of the stage, giant posters of monsters were erected, and it wouldn’t be a true Zombie show without his enormous dancing robots joining the band on stage."
As for Korn's set, ArtistDirect.com sums it up, saying, "Jonathan Davis transfixed the entire audience from the orchestra to the top of the lawn. He exploded during the awe-inspiring new cut "Pop A Pill." A demented rhythm snapped into Davis's resounding chorus, and then his clean break in the middle crept inside the psyche of all listeners within earshot. Another Remember Who You Are song "Let the Guilt Go" could be the heaviest funk song ever written. There's a jammy bass line-riff combo that galloped alongside the rhythm, while Davis screamed and sang. The latest tracks were meant for the stage, and it was immediately evident. Davis's screams sounded utterly fierce and he managed to burrow into minds with how goddamn real and cathartic his on-stage exorcism was."
Read the entire review from ArtistDirect.com right here, and read The Orange County Register's review here.
While giving us some live play-by-play action during the day, Mayhem's facebook and twitter lit up with excitement at the amazing event unfolding. Check out some photo's of day one from the event's official Flickr page below, and be sure to check back for more coverage of this summer's hottest ticket coming soon.
Want to see this killer tour in your area? Go RIGHT HERE for a full list of dates!
Rob Zombie
Korn
Bon Fires on the Lawn
Zombie meet & greet
Crowd