The lineup has been announced for the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival, which kicks off on August 9 and continues through September 15. For more info, visit RockstarUproar.com.
Rockstar Energy Drink Main Stage:
Alice in Chains
Janes Addiction
Coheed and Cambria
Circa Survive
Ernie Ball Stage:
Walking Papers
Danko Jones
Middle Class Rut
New Politics
Plus, last year’s Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands Winner: Chuck Shaffer Picture Show
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In the video above, Danko Jones talks to Revolver TV about Volbeat, the current state of hard rock music, his onstage persona, The Karate Kid, vocal influences and more.
Danko Jones will serve as main support for Volbeat through April 11. Check out the tour dates below & get tickets here.
3/20 Missoula, MT The Wilma Theater
3/22 Seattle, WA Showbox At The Market
3/23 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory
3/24 Calgary, AB MacEwen Hall
3/25 Prince George, BC CN Centre
3/27 Dawson Creek, BC EnCana Events Centre
3/28 Edmonton, AB Shaw Conference Centre
3/29 Medicine Hat, AB Cypress Center
3/30 Regina, SA Brandt Centre
4/01 Saskatoon, SA Credit Union Center
4/02 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
4/03 Minneapolis, MN Mill City Nights
4/05 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
4/06 Ft. Wayne, IN Piere’s
4/07 Toronto, ONT Sound Academy
4/09 New York, NY Best Buy Theatre
4/10 Baltimore, MD Rams Head
4/11 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero
Every Tuesday–the day that new music comes out–we will be listing the hard-rock and metal releases that hit stores, and every Wednesday we will be offering you, the fans, the chance to pick the Album of the Week. Below, check out the albums, EPs, singles, and DVDs that came out this week; pick your favorite, and feel free to vote as many times as you want. Voting ends on Monday, October 15 at noon, when the results will be announced.
UPDATE: The poll is closed. Thanks for your vote. To view the results, click here.
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It’s Tuesday–the day that music comes out–and this one sees shit from Between the Buried and Me, Converge, Coheed and Cambria, KISS, and more hitting stores. Check out the list of releases below and let us know which ones you have already or are planning to pick up.
- The 69 Eyes – X
- The Acacia Strain – Death Is the Only Mortal
- All Time Low – Don’t Panic
- August Burns Red – Sleddin’ Hill, A Holiday Album
- Between the Buried and Me – The Parallax II: Future Sequence
- Beyond All Recognition – Drop Dead
- Blackmore’s Night – A Knight in York
- Blut Aus Nord – 777 – Cosmosophy
- Coheed And Cambria – The Afterman: Ascension
- Converge – All We Love We Leave Behind
- Danko Jones – Rock and Roll Is Black and Blue
- Daylight Dies – A Frail Becoming
- Defiler – Nematocera
- Dio – The Very Beast Of Dio: Vol. 2
- Downfall Of Gaia – Suffocating In The Swarm Of Cranes
- Inhale Exhale – Movement
- KISS – Monster
- Nonpoint – Nonpoint
- Sylosis – Monolith
- Texas In July – Texas In July
- Trash Talk – 119
- Weapon – Embers and Revelations
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Shakespeare once asked, “What’s in a name?” Well, a hell of a lot. Just ask vocalist-guitarist Danko Jones (pictured left) of the hard-rock group also named Danko Jones, who will release their new album, Rock and Roll Is Black and Blue, on October 9. “I’ve always had a fondness for people named Dave or David,” he says. “Whether it’s the Space Lord, Dave Wyndorf of Monster Magnet, rock pioneer David Johansen of The New York Dolls or wild man David Yow of The Jesus Lizard, I’ve always rocked out to Davids.” Here he compiles his list of the Top Five Daves.
5. David Bowie “Why isn’t David No. 1? Because of the brief time he changed his name to Ziggy Stardust. It tarnished the brand for Davids everywhere. But you can’t argue with his impeccable Low album.”
4. Dave Lombardo, Slayer “‘Nuff said. How many people wish they came up with that drum break in ‘Angel Of Death’ or the intro to ‘Criminally Insane’? Everybody.”
3. Dave Mustaine, Megadeth “Already recognized as one of the greatest metal guitarists of all time if not the greatest, Dave wrote ‘The Four Horsemen,’ ‘Metal Militia,’ and ‘Leper Messiah’–not to mention ‘Wake Up Dead’ and ‘Holy Wars.’”
2. Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters “Being the drummer for Nirvana wasn’t enough for Dave. He had to go out and become a mega star as singer-guitarist for the Foo Fighters. And as an aside, he ups and does the incredible Probot project kicking every metal band’s ass in the process.”
1. David Lee Roth, Van Halen “The Ultimate Dave! David Lee Roth embodies what it’s like to be Dave. There was Dave the ‘Ice Cream Man.’ There was ‘Just A Gigolo’ Dave. There was even Dave TV! Hands down, the greatest Dave ever.”
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Today Canadian hard rockers Danko Jones drop the deluxe reissue of their 2010 full-length, Below the Belt. The new edition comes with two bonus tracks, “Guest List Blues” and “Rock N Roll Proletariat,” and the entire acclaimed “Below the Belt” music video trilogy, featuring guest appearances by Lemmy, Elijah Wood, Selma Blair, and others. Below, check out the previously unreleased B-side “Rock N Roll Proletariat,” read what singer-guitarist Danko Jones has to say about the song, and let us know what you think in the comments.
REVOLVER What’s “Rock N Roll Proletariat” about?
DANKO JONES Despite the song containing a five-syllable, $10 word in its title, it’s not about anything too deep. It’s just an assertion of hard rock’s working-class ethic. You learn very fast that real rock and roll isn’t about cocaine, limos, and stadium shows but rather loading in and out of the van during snowstorms and playing urine-smelling waste dens called “rock clubs.” I kinda like that though.
Which part of it did you come up with first? What was the inspiration?
The chorus with the lyrics and the song’s title came right away. Musical inspiration was certainly from AC/DC and the pre-chorus is an obvious tribute to ZZ Top’s “Sharp Dressed Man.” The outro of the song, where I say, “Are you ready?” and then laugh, is also a little homage to Joe Elliot and Def Leppard’s “Rock Of Ages” outro… I use words like “tribute” and “homage” because it can sometimes aid in evading possible lawsuits. Lyrically, the song is just the age old theme of infusing a little punk rock ethos into a bloated pampered established hard-rock tradition.
Was this an easy song to write?
It wasn’t too hard. I don’t remember us hemming and hawing over parts too much, but once I used the word “proletariat” in the song’s title, I knew it was a loaded word and tried to steer the lyrics away from making too much a sociopolitical statement.
Why didn’t it make the album originally?
I don’t know! Every time someone hears this song, they have to ask why it didn’t make the record. We should’ve put this song on the album and, because we didn’t, it’s starting to keep me up at night. I fucking wish we did now. Fuck!