Progressive death-metal band After the Burial is about to head out on tour with Born of Osiris, Monuments, and The Haarp Machine. Guitarist Justin Lowe (pictured left) is looking forward to showing off his heaviest riffs, and in anticipation of doing just that, he took a moment to pick the Top Five Heaviest Riffs on other band’s songs.
Runner up: Nirvana, “Endless, Nameless” “When I hear the name “Nirvana,” being an ultra-heavy band isn’t something that comes to mind. This song, however, is quite the exception. It is the ‘secret’ track on certain copies of Nevermind. Between the distorted almost synth-like bass, de-tuned guitars, and low tempo drums, this song is disgusting.”
5. Hatebreed, “Perseverance” “You really need to hear this song live to know what I’m talking about. The recording sounds insanely heavy, but there’s something about this song when it is played live that absolutely slams.”
4. Dying Fetus, “Intentional Manslaughter” “This song has one of the best build-ups and grooves I’ve ever heard from these guys, and pretty much in general. Dying Fetus are masters of their craft.”
3. Eternal Suffering, “My Once Shadowed Desire” “I heard this album totally by chance years and years ago and it still is one of my all-time favorites. This song in particular is just unrelenting slamming madness.”
2. Disembodied, “7 Stitches” “These guys are from Minneapolis and set the bar for all the heavy bands to come out of here. This is the first track I ever heard from them, and for me, it really doesn’t get much more crushing than this.”
1. Admiral Angry’s “Illusion of Strength” “I heard this song playing during changeover on one of our tours a few years ago, and was immediately hooked by the fact I had no idea what they were doing. The end riff is one of the heaviest things I’ve ever heard.”
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Last night on Saturday Night Live, Sir Paul McCartney and the surviving members of Nirvana performed their new track, “Cut Me Some Slack,” for the second time in four days.
The collective, which features McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear (“Sirvana,” anyone?), originally debuted the song last Wednesday night at the 12.12.12 Concert for Sandy Relief at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
Fans of the heavy, raw-sounding tune with the strong “Helter Skelter” vibe will be happy to know that the studio version of the track is now available on iTunes at this location. You can hear it via the YouTube player below.
The song is part of Sound City — Real to Reel, the soundtrack album for Grohl’s highly anticipated documentary about Sound City, the famous California recording studio.
The film is set for a February premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. It also will become available through video-on-demand services as the Sundance projector starts rolling. The soundtrack album, which is available now for pre-order on iTunes, will be released March 12. Check out the full track listing below.
McCartney’s other Saturday Night Live contributions last night included a performance of “My Valentine,” with Joe Walsh on lead guitar, and “Wonderful Christmastime,” his 1979 Christmas tune, which featured a live children’s chorus. As he did Wednesday night, McCartney donned a slide and a Baratto cigar box guitar when performing “Cut Me Some Slack.”
Sound City — Real to Reel Tracklist:
01. Dave Grohl, Peter Hayes, and Robert Levon Been, “Heaven and All”
02. Brad Wilk, Chris Goss, Dave Grohl, and Tim Commerford, “Time Slowing Down”
03. Dave Grohl, Rami Jaffee, Stevie Nicks, and Taylor Hawkins, “You Can’t Fix This”
04. Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Rick Springfield, and Taylor Hawkins, “The Man That Never Was”
05. Alain Johannes, Dave Grohl, Lee Ving, Pat Smear, and Taylor Hawkins, “Your Wife Is Calling”
06. Corey Taylor, Dave Grohl, Rick Nielsen, and Scott Reeder, “From Can to Can’t”
07. Alain Johannes, Chris Goss, Dave Grohl, and Joshua Homme, “Centipede”
08. Alain Johannes, Chris Goss, Dave Grohl, and Joshua Homme, “A Trick With No Sleeve”
09. Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, and Pat Smear, “Cut Me Some Slack”
10. Dave Grohl, Jessy Greene, Jim Keltner, and Rami Jaffee, “Once Upon a Time… The End”
11. Dave Grohl, Joshua Homme, and Trent Reznor, “Mantra”
Last night, as advertised, Paul McCartney was joined onstage at the 12-12-12 benefit concert by the surviving members of grunge giants Nirvana — Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and live guitarist Pat Smear.
Instead of Sir Paul leading the band through a medley of Bleach tunes, McCartney donned a slide and a cigar-box-style resonator guitar for a new song called “Cut Me Some Slack.” You can watch footage of the performance below.
“Recently some guys asked me to jam with them,” McCartney said, before being joined by Grohl and crew. “So I showed up like you do, ready to jam. And in the middle of it these guys kept saying, ‘We haven’t played together for years.’ Then it finally dropped… I finally understood I was in the middle of a Nirvana reunion.”
Grohl, Novoselic and Smear haven’t performed live together in more than 18 years.
Other performers last night included The Rolling Stones, The Who, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi and Roger Waters, who was joined late in his set by Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder, who contributed to a stirring rendition of the Pink Floyd classic, “Comfortably Numb.”
All of the proceeds from last night’s show will go to benefit the Robin Hood Relief Fund, which is still working to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy. For more information on how to donate, head here.
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Another big-name act has been added to the ever-growing talent roster at tonight’s 12-12-12 Concert for Sandy Relief in New York City: Nirvana. And they’ll be backing Sir Paul McCartney.
The Telegraph in London reports that Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl and bassist Krist Novoselic, along with unofficial fourth member Pat Smear, will back McCartney on a brand-new song
It will be the first time the surviving members of the pioneering grunge band have played together in 20 years, with or without a former Beatle behind the mic.
Grohl, Novoselic and Smear worked on the track with McCartney in a studio session after McCartney said he called Grohl, 43, who asked him to come along to “jam with some mates.”
“I didn’t really know who they were,” McCartney told The Sun. “They are saying how good it is to be back together. I said, ‘Whoa? You guys haven’t played together for all that time? And somebody whispered to me, ‘That’s Nirvana. You’re Kurt.’ I couldn’t believe it.”
Original Nirvana frontman and grunge icon, Kurt Cobain, committed suicide in 1994. The band dissolved thereafter and Grohl formed his successful group, the Foo Fighters.
The 12.12.12 Concert for Sandy Relief, which takes place at Madison Square Garden tonight, will feature Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, Eddie Vedder, Roger Waters, The Who, Chris Martin, Bruce Springsteen, McCartney, Grohl and Bon Jovi, to name just a few. Proceeds from the event will aid the Robin Hood Relief Fund.
The concert will be televised and streamed tonight; check local listings for participating TV channels, and head here for a list of websites that will be streaming the event.
For more information about the concert, and to donate, visit 121212concert.org
]]>QOTSA frontman Josh Homme announced the departure of drummer Joey Castillo earlier today to Radio 1′s Zane Lowe, which coincided with the band posting the below picture to Facebook indicating someone named Dave tracking drums on the new album. Considering Grohl previously played on the band’s 2002 album, Songs for the Deaf — not to mention the fact that Grohl and Homme are bandmates in Them Crooked Vultures — all signs seem to point to the head Foo laying down tracks for the new Queens of the Stone Age record.
While there is no timetable for the release of the follow-up to 2007′s Era Vulgaris, a Tweet from the band suggests the album will be out ahead of the band’s mid-June appearance at the U.K.’s Download festival. A fan asked if there would be a new album out in time for the festival, with the band responding, “Fuck yes there will be.”
Projected–the supergroup featuring members of Sevendust, Alter Bridge, and Creed–recently released their debut album, Human, which won Revolver‘s Album of the Week poll last week. Now main man John Connelly, also of Sevendust, selects his personal favorite supergroups.
1. Bad Company “Great songwriting with Paul Rogers voice makes for an awesome combination. Still to this day, Rodgers has one of the best voices in rock. Timeless music.”
2. Temple of the Dog “A great one off from a few of the pioneers of the Seattle scene. Great compilation of music written as a tribute to Andrew Wood.”
3. Foo Fighters “Come on! Anything Dave Grohl touches turns to gold. One of the best songwriters in music today hands down. Always keeping it real. The modern-day Tom Petty really.”
4. A Perfect Circle “In some ways, this band is what I wished Tool might have morphed into. More simple arrangements and simpler songwriting than Tool, which is ironically what put Tool on the map with “Sober.” Awesome songwriting and hooks.”
5. Black Country Communion “Time to go to school! Joe Bonamassa is one of the best guitar players in the game and his side band ain’t too shabby either. Glenn Hughes voice on top of it all makes for some of the coolest music most folks don’t know about.”
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Ratt vocalist Stephen Pearcy has revealed that he and bandmate Warren DeMartini have been collaborating with Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl. A series of tweets by Pearcy intimated that he and guitarist DeMartini were contributing a song to an upcoming, as yet unknown, project, by the former Nirvana skinsman.
“We’ll let [futureusgalleryDave] tell you about when he’s ready, kidz,” Pearcy tweeted. “Not for a Ratt record.”
Ratt are currently working on a follow-up to 2010′s Infestation.
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2011 has been a great year for music, as evidenced by the kickass bands and artists we were able to feature on the cover of Revolver this year. Below, you can check out who made the cover of every issue of Revolver that was available over the past 365 days. After you’ve looked at the issues (some of which are still available for purchase here), click here to vote for the Best Revolver Cover of 2011.
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As part of our 2011 wrap-up, we have posted a photo gallery of every Revolver issue that was on newsstands this year (some are still available here). In our poll below, we want you to tell us what the Best Revolver Cover of 2011 was. Feel free to vote as many times as you want. The polls close at midnight EST on New Year’s Eve. Getcha pull!
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