The world's biggest heavy music touring music festival, the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, is pleased to announce the official venues and cities hosting tour stops this year! The festival will kick off with on July 5th at San Manuel Amphitheatre in San Bernardino, CA and will hit a total of 24 cities, coming to a close in The Woodlands, TX (Houston) at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion on August 10th.
Munky from Korn was interviewed at NAMM and confirmed that his band Korn will play this summer’s Mayhem Festival along with Avenged Sevenfold. View the video below
Korn announce Super Deluxe edition of ‘The Paradigm Shift’, a must-have collector item for every die-hard Korn fan! Order it on Amazon
Super Deluxe Edition of Korn’s new album ‘The Paradigm Shift’ includes:
- Deluxe CD (11 Tracks + 2 Bonus Tracks)
- Reconciliation Documentary DVD
- 2LP Vinyl
- Exclusive 48 Page Photobook Featuring Live and Studio Photos During the Making of the Album
- Custom Skull Usb Stick with Audio and Video
- Exclusive Signed Lithos
- All Housed in Custom Gatefold Box
Korn will be playing a few club shows with with Asking Alexandria and Love and Death to celebrate the release of their eleventh studio album, The Paradigm Shift. Dates can be found below.
9/26 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
9/27 - New York City, NY - Roseland Ballroom
9/28 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
9/30 Toronto, ON - Sound Academy
10/2 - Chicago, IL - The Riviera Theatre
10/3 Minneapolis, MN - The Myth
10/10 Los Angeles, CA - The Palladium
We chatted with Imminence vocalist on growing in Sweden, the music scene in his hometown, and more, You can pick up their new EP, Return to Helios, on May 7th.
For the record, what’s your name and what do you do in the band?
We’re called ‘Imminence’, I am the vocalist of the group.
Sweden is such a fertile musical ground. From your perspective, as a native, what’s going on in that scene right now?
Sweden is a big country with a smaller population in relation to its size, so my perception is that the music scene isn’t as big as I would like it to be (in the metal genre and its subgenres). At least not for smaller bands trying to make their way in the business.
What was it like growing up in Sweden?
Personally, I think there’s a sense of indifference and seclusion in our society. Although, I’ve had the luck and privilege, unlike many others, to have been born in a great, industrialized country like Sweden. For that I am grateful.
What was the very first concert you attended and how much of an impact did that have on you musically?
Well, the first concert I chose to attend (not being dragged by my parents) were in Gothenburg 2008, the band Korn. I can’t say that they have inspired me in writing music, but they were definitely a big entry for me when I first started exploring the Metal genres.
Who or what band inspired you to starting screaming and form a band?
Of course there were several bands, but it really comes down to two singers/bands that really inspired me to start. Anders Fridén from In Flames and Chester Bennington from Linkin Park.
What do you do to prepare for a show? Any vocal warm ups, flexing, exercises, ect …
I mostly try to relax and get in the right state of mind before performing. Usually I pray.
What has been the biggest highlight of the band’s career so far?
We’re still very much in the beginning of our career, but so far it’s definitely playing Sweden’s Metaltown Festival in 2012 and no doubt, getting signed to We Are Triumphant Records.
What do you put into your music to differentiate yourselves from other bands in the genre?
When we’re writing music, we don’t let the boundaries of a genre restrain us. We write exactly what we feel is right for us and we put everything we have and what we are into our music. Also, a lot of bands today tend to have backing tracks while they perform live… For us it’s a key element while writing to be able to play the songs “live” when we’re performing live.
What are some of the particular messages you tried to get across in the lyrical content of this new EP?
I often try to write my lyrics in an open way, so that they may be freely interpreted by the reader… But for me its mostly about self-insight, I tend to write a lot about faith. I feel that there’s a big positive message behind these songs.
Digging a little bit further, what song(s) were particularly hardest for you to write and why?
Every song is hard to write, I mean, in the writing process it’s very hard to produce the result that you’re trying to achieve. We try to focus less on the result and more on the feeling of the songs as we’re writing them. But to give the question a concrete answer… “I & Sea" was personally the hardest song to put together.
If people aren’t listening to you, why should they?
We really do put our very heart and soul into the tunes we create. These songs mean a great deal to us, hopefully the listener will find that and be able to connect with us through our music.
2011 has been a banner year for Hollywood Undead. The band’s sophomore release, American Tragedy, entered the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart at number 4 this past spring and has sold almost a quarter of a million albums to date in the US alone. The album has spawned several hits including Hear Me Now, Been To Hell, Coming Back Down, and the latest single, Bullet.
American Tragedy will get a new life this fall when American Tragedy Redux is released on November 21st on A&M/Octone Records. The album will featuring remixes of twelve tracks including Been To Hell…And Back (KMFDM), Hear Me Now (Jonathan Davis of Korn) and My Town (Andrew WK remix).
This is our first remix record ever, J-Dog from Hollywood Undead explains. We got to pick the DJ`s and re-mixers that the band really likes. Borgore, Jonathan Davis (Korn), KMFDM, Andrew W.K. are a few on the list. Who would have thought that someone you grew up listening to would one day remix your song, Me Bitch! So stay tuned, and hope you enjoy it. We hope it makes you sweat your tits off at your barnyard raves! Enjoy!
Hollywood Undead will also continue to perform to standing room only crowds as they travel across the US as part of the World War III tour co-headlining with Asking Alexandria and then followed immediately with the Avenged Sevenfold on the Buried Alive arena tour, on which the band will be the main support. The band will also perform at the 48 Hours Festival in Las Vegas on October 15th.
Hollywood Undead are an explosive cocktail of hip hop, rock and metal, forging an alternative style that carved out a loyal and die-hard fan base since their debut on the LA scene in 2005. They craft incisive, sharp and sarcastic raps that slash the jugular of mainstream pop culture. Donning individual masks, Hollywood Undead possess a dark aesthetic that’s connected to their hometown’s depravity. Their debut release Swan Songs is now approaching sales of 1,000,000 copies, and platinum certification from the RIAA. Swan Songs spent 53 consecutive weeks on the aforementioned album chart, and re-charted in front of the release of American Tragedy.
Hollywood Undead will be revealing the new album cover for American Tradegy Redux in a Twitter contest this week. Fans can check it out on their Facebook page. For more information on Hollywood Undead, be sure to check out their official page, www.hollywoodundead.com, as well as their Twitter page.
American Tragedy Redux - Track Listing
1. Levitate (Digital Dog club mix)
2. Comin In Hot (Wideboys remix)
3. Apologize (Buffalo Bill “Die Young” remix)
4. My Town (Andrew WK remix)
5. Coming Back Down (Beatnick & K-Salaam remix)
6. Hear Me Now (Jonathan Davis of KORN)
7. I Dont Wanna Die (Borgore remix)
8. Le Deux (Eargasm remix)
9. Lights Out (The Juggernaut vs Obsidian remix)
10. Been To Hell
And Back! (KMFDM Remix)
UPCOMING HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD TOUR DATES
10/15 Luxor48 Hour Festival (MAIN STAGE) - Las Vegas, NV
WWWIII Tour With Asking Alexandria
11/1 Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
11/3 Magna, UT - The Great Salt Air
11/4 Denver, CO - The Fillmore
11/5 Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theatre
11/6 St.Charles, MO - St. Charles Family Arena
11/8 Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
11/9 Plymouth, MI - Compuware Arena
11/11 New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
11/12 Poughkeespie NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center
11/13 Lowell, MA - Tsongas Arena
11/15 Reading, PA - Reading Eagle Theatre @ The Sovereign Center
11/17 Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live
11/18 Boca Raton, FL - Sunset Voce Amphitheatre
11/19 Tampa, FL - Green Iguana Stadium
11/22 Tallahassee, FL - Floyd’s Music Store (X101.5’s Gobbleknocker 2011)
Buried Alive Tour With Avenged Sevenfold
11/23 Ft. Meyers, FL - Germain Arena
11/25 Jacksonville, FL - Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
11/26 Augusta, GA - James Brown Arena
11/28 Huntsville, AL -Von Braun Center
11/29 Pikeville, KY - East Kentucky Expo Center
11/30 Ft. Wayne, IN - Allen County War Memorial
12/03 Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
12/06 Green Bay, WI - Resch Center
12/07 Duluth, MN - Amsoil Arena
12/09 Grand Forks, ND - Alerus Center
12/10 Bismarck, ND - Bismarck Civic Center
12/12 Billings, MT - Metra Park Arena
12/13 Missoula, MT - Adams Center
12/14 Yakima, WA - Sun Dome
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