The 48 Hours Festival, Powered by Rockstar Energy Drink, featured many of the biggest names in hard rock, including Avenged Sevenfold and Korn, and took place last month on the Las Vegas Strip. RevolverTV was there to capture the weekend in all its glory.
Check out this recap video of the event below, featuring performances and backstage interviews with the likes of Five Finger Death Punch, Hatebreed, Sevendust, and Chris Jericho. For more, download the RevolverTV smart phone app.
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Valora–the band led by singer Syd Duran, one of the women spotlighted in Revolver‘s current Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock issue–are releasing their single, “I Waited for You,” on October 24. In anticipation, the group is debuting the motion capture video for “Chapter 3: (‘I Waited for You’)” of the accompanying graphic novel Valora. Read what Duran has to say about the video, as well as the official music video for “I Waited for You,” below. Let us know what you think in the comments.
“Chapter 3 of the graphic novel Valora is inspired by the title track of our debut record, ‘I Waited For You.’ The motion capture video was created with the intent to awaken the thrill and mischief that goes hand in hand with forbidden love. This chapter is my favorite due to its unusual style of illustration, not to mention the perfect amount of suspense and sensuality. See for yourself!
“I couldn’t be more grateful and excited to be the inspiration and co-creator of a five-chapter graphic novel to aid in the visual expression of my music. However, playing the Wizard of Oz behind a curtain of animated stories was something I initially struggled to accept. I would never take having my own music video for granted. There was a time when fans didn’t realize Valora was a rock band with real people. That was rough, but we waited and waited. Then, one meeting with director Lance Drake and I was hooked. Together we accomplished a better introduction of Valora to the world than one I could’ve hoped for. The troubled, yet hopeful, girl in me was displayed in subtle encounters with fairytale villains, while the rising, zero-tolerance frontwoman in me upholds all that Valora stands for in an explosion of revenge, resulting in more than your average bar fight.”
“I have to admit, finishing this video in a single day was a challenge. Also, who’s idea was it to shoot a winter scene in 100-degree weather in Downtown Los Angeles! I remember being tempted to run to the nearest closet, take off all my clothes, and just pass out! The fact that I had been waiting for so long for this day kept me going…and the case of Red Bull I requested helped. I had to ask at one point, ‘How many Red Bulls can you drink in a day before it becomes detrimental to your health? Six? Oh good, I’m only on No. 4.’”
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Valora–the band led by singer Syd Duran, one of the women spotlighted in Revolver‘s current Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock issue–are playing the 48 Hours Festival in Vegas this weekend. In anticipation of the big show, the group is debuting new song, “Live,” right here right now. Check out the song below, read what Duran has to say about the track, and let us know what you think in the comments.
What’s “Live” about?
“Live” is a passionate, musical expression of the underrated power that we hold in the words we speak.
Which part of it did you come up with first? What was the inspiration?
I cowrote this song with the Matrix. We came up with the hook, “Killers make me wanna live.” It was inspired by the warm, fuzzy feeling I got from douchebags, bitches, and arrogant bastards–great beer!–in high school.
Was this an easy song to write or record?
We wrote this song in about two days. Lyrics and music came pretty easily, but the melody was a little more tricky. This song actually challenged some of the highest notes in my vocal range.
What sort of feedback have you gotten on this song so far?
The feedback that I have gotten from guys tends to sound something like, “Sick riff!” While a lot of girls have commented on the depth and transparency of the lyrics. Both reactions are equally satisfying!
The 2012 edition of Revolver‘s Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock calendar–featuring Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale on its cover and exclusive pinups of 12 of the loveliest ladies in music, including an alternate shot of Hale, inside–is available online for pre-order . The calendar also packs plenty of hard-rock and metal trivia, including landmark album release dates, historic concerts, musician birthdays, and much more! Get yours now.
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Revolver is holding our “Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock” issue release party this Saturday at the 48 Hours Festival, Powered by Rockstar Energy Drink, in Las Vegas. Rockers Fozzy, starring Revolver Golden Gods host Chris Jericho, and the Sin City Sinners will be performing, and Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta will be hosting. Were that not exciting enough, some of the issues featured ladies will be there to sign copies of the new issue (which is available here and on newsstands everywhere) and the 2012 Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock calendar (available here). In This Moment’s Maria Brink, Eyes Set to Kill’s Alexia and Anissa Rodriguez, Valora’s Syd Duran, and the Butcher Babies’ Carla Harvey and Heidi Shepherd will all be in attendance. Plus, there will be a special DJ set by DJ Wulf of Black Tide.
The party takes place on Saturday, October 15, beginning at 11 P.M., at the House of Blues inside Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. For more details, click the flyer.
For ticketing info, click here.
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You’ve been waiting all year for it: The 2011 edition of Revolver‘s annual Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock issue. The magazine is available on newsstands everywhere today, and is also available for purchase online right here. Amy Lee of Evanescence, who have just released their first album in six years, graces the cover, while inside we’ve compiled a list of the 25 baddest babes in heavy music, as voted by you, the fans. Included are Lzzy Hale of Halestorm, Maria Brink of In This Moment, Taylor Momsen of the Pretty Reckless, Brooklyn of Picture Me Broken, Alexia and Anissa Rodriguez of Eyes Set to Kill, and many more.
The issue also features stories on:
• Disturbed
• The Devil Wears Prada
• Staind
• Anthrax
• Black Veil Brides
• Mastodon
• Alice Cooper
• Machine Head
• Sebastian Bach
• Falling in Reverse
• and much, much more!!!
Also available online for pre-order is the 2012 edition of Revolver‘s Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock calendar, featuring Lzzy Hale on its cover and exclusive pinups of 12 of the loveliest ladies in music, including an alternate shot of Hale. Preview the calendar right here. It also packs plenty of hard-rock and metal trivia, including landmark album release dates, historic concerts, musician birthdays, and much more! Get yours now.
The inaugural 48 Hours Festival, powered by Rockstar Energy Drink, which promises to be “the world’s biggest rock and roll party weekend,” will take place this October 15 and 16 on the Luxor Festival Grounds in Las Vegas and will feature coheadliners Avenged Sevenfold, Korn, and Godsmack.
Over those two days, two stages will also feature more of hard rock and heavy metal’s biggest names, including Five Finger Death Punch, Three Days Grace, Seether, Bullet For My Valentine, Hollywood Undead, Sick Puppies, Escape the Fate, Sevendust, Hatebreed, Adelitas Way, Rev Theory, 10 Years, Black Tide, Art of Dying, Eyes, Set to Kill, Butcher Babies, Valora, Hell or Highwater, Orange Blossom Special, and more.
But more than a music festival, 48 Hours is a full-on weekend party including oversized European festival style production and exclusive after parties–and even an after, after party at the famous Olympic Gardens.
Plus, fans will also have the chance to purchase and win exclusive VIP packages that offer experiences that could only be had at the 48 Hours Festival like: “The Godfather – All Access,” which will allow fans to watch the show from the stage and backstage bar access, “All Excess – Cabanas” featuring full service cabanas with premium elevated sight lines, and “Debauchery VIP ” with a VIP-only tent and private bar. Once-in-a-lifetime VIP concert experience packages will also be offered online. In addition, those in attendance will have a chance to be upgraded to VIP status as random winners will be announced on stage during the show.
Pre-sale tickets go on sale today. For tickets and more information, go to 48hoursfestival.com.
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