Some of the most genuine dudes out there, War of Ages, are hitting the bricks come March for the biggest tour of their career: they'll open for the likes of Soilwork and Throwdown on the Scum of the Earth Tour. Congratulations to five dudes from Erie, PA who started out playing on the grass in front of their trailer at the annual Cornerstone Festival.
Lamb of God are such hardworking MFs, they'll play their damn set in the dark, thanks kindly: at a show opening for Killswitch Engage in Kansas City recently, all but a few house lights went out mid-set, and frontman Randy Blythe said, quote, "We'll play this mother****er in the dark, I don't care," and the band heaved right back into it. That's nails, baby. [HXC]
February is my birthday month, and this is a killer present - Misery Signals will begin work on their next album that month, working with Devin Townsend out in Vancouver on Canada's west coast. If it's even three-quarters as good as Mirrors, I'll be a happy boy. The bi-national outfit(featuring Canadian and American gangsters in their ranks) cut ten pre-production tracks last weekend, most of which will reportedly make the new record. [lambgoat]
Apparently Boston's favourite sons, Aerosmith, will have to "miss" a show for regular folk, but manage to perform for the corporate illuminati: the band canceled a show on the island of Maui(Hawaii), saying their gear couldn't make it there in time, and say through lawyers that they shouldn't have to refund the money of fans who paid huge dinero to see the show. However, that same weekend, Aerosmith - remarkable! - played a private gig for Toyota bigwigs - at the University...of......Hawaii..hmmm. Innnnneresting. [buzzgrinder]
My girlfriend and I were flipping channels last weekend and came across a Rush show filmed live over in Germany, and I was struck by how devastating the band remains in 2007, thirty-plus years after their inception in Toronto. So it's with pleasure that I inform you of not one but two upcoming docs on the band, one a low-budget look at the behind-the-scenes days of Rush's road crew, and the other a $1.5-million production called Rush: The Documentary(original). The latter will feature interviews with fans of the band that you may have heard of - members of Metallica, Iron Maiden, Tool and Nirvana for starters.
Posted by mike at December 22, 2007 12:04 AM