Artist Interview

Four Year Strong have just announced that they have pushed the release date for their new album, In Some Way, Shape or Form (Decaydance/Motown), back to November 8. The good news is that you can hear their new song, "Falling on You," right here. Vocalist guitarist Alan Day fills us in on the song below the song. Let us know what you think of it in the comments.

The band also made this statement: "We've been playing one of our new songs, 'Falling on You,' live this past spring on the Rise Against tour.  We hit some snags in production deadlines and the label told us we have to push back release date to get this bad boy on the album. Since it's finished, we wanted to get it to you right away. Oh and the photo of us [in the video] was taken at our good friend Mikey's bar from I Am the Avalanche when we were hanging out a few weeks back downing Shirley Temples (can't wait to get their album)!

"Because of the snag in the production deadlines, In Some Way, Shape, or Form will now be out November 8. Good news, though, With the new date we can get vinyl out for release date which was important to us. We'll also be able to get a limited edition tour 7-inch with us on the upcoming tour this fall. For everybody who have been asking about preorders, we'll get them out quickly and we're stoked to get out on tour and play all these new songs for you live!"

REVOLVER What's this song about?
ALAN DAY "Falling on You" is about taking matters into your own hands and living your life the way you want to. It's about taking everyone else's doubt and turning into into motivation and making it so that in the end, you're truly happy with the decisions you've made and the person you've become.

Which part of it did you come up with first?
The first part of "Falling on You" that was written was the first verse of the song "I never did things by the book, if you don't trust me then you'll just have to take a look." We've always kind of steered clear of easy, perfect end-rhymes like that, but in this specific case, it just made so much sense to just get right to the point and have it be the first thing you hear on the song. The inspiration for the song came a lot from what we go through as a band, and as people. We've always done things our way, whether people thought it was the right thing to do or not. And this chapter of our lives is no different.

Was this an easy song to write?
This song wasn't necessarily easy to write, but it wasn't hard either. On top of what we wanted to say, lyrically, we wanted to write music that fit the song, and also what would be awesome to play live. We pretty much do that with every song, but this one was especially fun. Recording is always more of a challenge because you have to match the intensity that it has when were just playing it live. Capturing the energy is hard to do, but in this case, we made it work for sure.

What sort of feedback have you gotten on this song so far?
The feedback for this song has always been really good. We played it live every day on a tour with Rise Against and Bad Religion. We actually debuted it on the hometown date of the tour, and kids went crazy! It's always important to us that our hometown fans approve of what were doing, and they loved the song. I'm sure that the rest of our fans will love it too. It's Four Year Strong in its truest form.

Megadeth released the cover art and track listing for their new album Th1rt3en (Roadrunner) yesterday, and today the record's first single, "Public Enemy No. 1" has leaked to YouTube (which you can hear below) and is streaming on Megadeth's website. Let us know what you think of the song in the comments.

The Big Four of thrash—Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax—are set to play New York City's Yankee Stadium on September 14. It will be the second time ever that all four groups have shared a stage in the United States. To mark this occasion, Revolver and Guitar World are celebrating the event with the Big Four Weeks leading up to the event. For the next month or so, leading up to the show, our websites will be giving fans eye-popping exclusives (like the Big Four trading cards from the September/October issue), previously unseen backstage video, and excerpts from our interviews with the bands.

With the big show just a week away, our friends at Jägermeister commissioned mixologists Fred Dexheimer and Todd Richman to create some cocktails that summon the essences of some of the Big Four's best songs and covers. Throw on the tunes that inspired them, try out the recipes, and tell us what you think of them in the comments!

Slayer's "Angel of Death"
1.5 parts Old Overholt Rye
1 part Jägermeister
1 part Averna
3 dashes Jerry Thomas Decanter Bitters
Brandied Cherries
Build, stir with ice and garnish with a cherry

Slayer's "Reign in Blood"
2 parts Jägermeister
.75 part Beefeater 24
.5 part Raspberry Simple Syrup
.5 part Iced Tea
Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass. Add Ice and Stir
Strain into a Double Old Fashioned Glass
Lemon Twist for garnish

Anthrax's "Bring the Noise"
1.5 parts Jägermeister
1.5 parts Grapefruit Juice
.5 part Don Q anejo rum
.5 part Velvet Falernum
Combine all ingredients with Ice, Shake and strain into a tall glass.

Megadeth's "Devil's Island"
1.5 parts Don Q Anejo Rum
1 part Jägermeister
.5 part Velvet Falernum
1 part Fresh Oj
1 part Pineapple Juice
2 dashes angostura
Combine all ingredients in a tall glass, swizzle with crushed ice. Add more crushed ice and float with Jägermeister on top. Garnish with a pineapple leaf

Megadeth's "Five Magics"
1 part Jägermeister
1 part Plymouth Gin
1 part Gekkeikan Plum Sake
.5 part Fresh OJ
Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a glass with ice.
Top with Ginger Beer and a piece of crystallized ginger

Megadeth's "Anarchy in the U.K."
1.5 parts Jägermeister
1.5 parts Plymouth Gin
1 part unsweetened iced tea
1 sugar cube
3 lemon slices
Muddle the lemon and sugar, add the iced tea and spirits and add ice. Stir and garnish with a lemon wheel.

Anthrax's "Metal Thrashing Mad"
1.5 parts Jägermeister
.5 part Appleton Estate Reserve
.5 part Domaine de Canton
.5 part Fresh Lime Juice
.5 part Fresh Orange Juice
.5 part Pineapple Juice
.5 part Raspberry Simple Syrup
Dry Shake and pour over crushed ice in a tall glass. Garnish with a mint leaf and float 2 barspoons of Jägermeister over the top.

Anthrax's "Armed and Dangerous"
1 part Rye
1 part Jägermeister
In an rocks glass, add the spirits, add the ice and top with Cola. Garnish with a lime

Metallica's "Fade to Black"
In a mixing glass with ice stir the following:
1.5 parts of Jägermeister
.5 part of Green Chartreuse
Pour into a shot glass

Metallica's "Trapped Under Ice"
1.5 parts Plymouth Gin
1 part Jägermeister
Top with Fever Tree Tonic, Lime Wedge

Metallica's "Master of Puppets"
1 part Rye
1 part Jägermeister
1 tsp Demarara syrup
2 dashes Jerry Thomas Bitters
Lemon Twist
Build, stir with ice, strain into cocktail glass serve with Lemon Twist

While Hank3 may have country royalty running through his veins, his musical influences and repertoire have always extended far beyond those of his family ancestry and environment. The son of Hank Williams, Jr. and grandson of Hank Williams, Hank3 is demonstrating his full musical range, notably his hard-rock side, in the most extravagant way possible by releasing four albums, featuring three different genres today. There is a double-country record titled Ghost to a Ghost/Guttertown, a doom-rock album called Attention Deficit Domination, as well as a speed-metal album set over a bed of auctioneers at a cattle auction, appropriately titled Cattle Callin', all released on his own label Hank3 records, through Megaforce. Hank3 gave Revolver the lowdown on his ambitious endeavors, breaking free from a restrictive label, and his love for metal.

REVOLVER What are you most proud of about these four records?
HANK3 Well, A) the fact that four albums are coming out at once and covering three different genres. And I would say taking on the task of recording it, playing all the drums on the records, mixing it, mastering it, and doing all the artwork myself is definitely a task that I'm very proud of. Because I don't know if I'll ever have the energy again to make that happen.

How long have you been waiting to get these albums out that explore your full-range of musical influences?
Well, I've always done it, I just haven't been able to release it on a record label. You know, when I recorded This Ain't Country 10 years ago and Curb Records waited 10 years to put it out, when I'm done with them. I've always delivered a metal show; at least the last 10 years when you come and see me perform it's always been country, hellbilly, and [Hank3's metal group] Assjack. Nowadays it's gonna be country, hellbilly, Attention Deficit Domination and possibly the Cattle Callin' and we did it all there so it's really close. But the main thing right now is musical freedom. I had my creativity held back for so long and now I don't have those problems. If I want to make a record, I make a record and put it out. If I wanna record with whoever, I can do that and I don't have to go through four lawyers to do one thing.

Was having this freedom a large part of why you took the unique step of releasing four records of different musical styles on one day?
Well, there's a couple of reasons. Yeah, I did almost 14 years for Curb Records, only have five records to show out of 14 years. Here I am starting my own label, coming out of the gate, I got four to show. That's, yeah it's a little bit of an inspiration. But the other inspiration was I wanted to do something that's never been done in the music business. I don't think it's been done in our time.

And a lot of it, also, I haven't been able to sell my own CD at my merch table in 14 years. I cant tell you how much times I've been asked "Well, man, do you got a CD?" "No, sorry. I refuse to sell Curb Records product." So there's a whole other reason why I wanted to have all my different style of genres available for everybody.

Was it tough physically creating so much material at once?
Well, I normally weigh 160 pounds and I got down to 138, that's how intense it was. Some days were so full on that I wouldn't even have time to eat. I would just be completely focused in the mode of  mixing and mixing and mixing and while I got it, man, I'm doing it to it. I'm just… that's kind of the way I am: My highs are really high and my lows are really low, but my work ethic has always been overboard.

Why did you decide to use the combination of speed metal and auctioneering with Cattle Callin?
Well, I was raised, in the summer time, on a farm in Jane, Missouri, my grandad's farm, and I would always go to the auctioneering barns with him. I've milked cattle, I've branded cows, I've worked cows, I've herded cows, and I've had to drag the dead ones off to the side of the field. So I have been in that lifestyle. I've always been a fan of speed metal, heavy metal, as a drummer, and as a fan, I've loved it and always been fascinated by it and that goes to say I've always been fascinated by the auctioneers also. It seems kind of like a natural fit to me.

Some of the fastest guys I did not get to use because they didn't want their names associated with me because of my bad reputation, or whatever. Most of these guys don't drink, don't smoke, and are about 60 and 70 years old and don't want no part of any kind of rebel outlaw.

Presumably your dad had similar experiences growing up with cattle calling, too, has he heard your record?
Naaah, I mean, man, my dad only heard, I couldn't even tell you, you know—me and him don't really talk hardly at all. And he's probably only heard one of my records, maybe 15 years ago. All I can tell you is back when I was a young kid, I was always into the heavy stuff and he was making fun of me back then. Like, there's a [Hank Williams Jr.] song called "Young Country," it says "Our hair's not orange, we don't wear chains and spikes." And in that video you'll notice, I'm the reason Suicidal Tendencies was in that video, I'm the reason Fishbone was in that video, I'm the reason that Van Halen hooked up with Hank, Jr., you know? 'Cause I told him, back in the day, "You know, there's one of the biggest rock-and-roll bands in the world that says they go in Bocephus mode [Bocephus is the nickname for Hank Jr.] before they hit the stage?" "Oh, really, no, who's that?" [Sarcastically] "Uhh, they're called Van Halen." And then a week later they're doing a video together. So I turned him on to a lot of things, but he's always kind of made fun of what I was into.

Photos: Cocked hat: Donnie Knutson; Suicidal Tendencies hat: Courtesy of Hank3 Records; Live: Cindy Knoener.

Our pals in Five Finger Death Punch, the cover stars of the current issue of Revolver, have kindly given us the privilege of unveiling the cover art of their highly anticipated third album, American Capitalist (Prospect Park). The record, which includes the smash single "Under and Over It," hits stores on October 11. Check out the cover art below and let us know what you think in the comments.

Chris "Sugar Bear" Krovatin is the author of two young adult novels, Heavy Metal & You and Venomous. He is currently working on multiple new writing projects, as well as new material with his local New York metal band Flaming Tusk. He is a freelance writer for Revolver and generally comes off as a good-natured pain in everyone's collective ass.

Dig 'Em's frog arm was caught in a sling, so he needed help loading his armchair into his windowless van. When we were finished, he asked if I could come down the road with him, help him load it out. I was in the front seat for maybe five seconds before he slapped the handcuffs on me. I asked what was happening, where we were going, and he said, in that low, ribbity voice, "You ain't going anywhere." He took off his hat and ran his webbed hand over his smooth green head, sighed real loud, and then pulled a 12-inch Buck knife out from under his seat. "We're gon' have some fun," he whispered.

As Tom Araya says when asked how the frontman of Slayer can be a Christian: We may never agree on what's right, but we all know when something is wrong. And if your human machine is working, you know what's wrong about serial killers. These men (and occasionally women), driven mad with the compulsion to kill, are the human beings who life failed big time, their misguided lust and frustration leading to acts of indescribable violence. Coming in at a close second in utter wrongness, though, are breakfast cereal mascots. Just one look in the hollow eyes of those corporate mishaps lets you understand the true face of honey-bunched madness. So to pit these two schools of unspeakable monsters against each other, here is my list of the Six Most Metal Serial Killers and Cereal Characters.

The Six Most Metal Serial Killers:

1) Andrei Chikatilo Most people have never heard of the Ripper of Rostov, mainly because his existence was denied by the Russian government for years, serial killers being a result of capitalism's decadence. Anyway, this dude stab-fucked runaways in the woods and ate parts of their junk, and had a body count in the 50s. We may have won the Space Race, but the Commies beat us in the Peel Off Your Face Race.

2) Ted Bundy What makes Ted Bundy metal is what a fucking yuppie he was. Sure, it's unmetal to be a yuppie if you're just a douchebag, but if that polished veneer hides a brutal sexual sadist, then yeah, I think that counts. Plus: van murder. Keeping it real.

3) H.H. Holmes At the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago, this diabolical con man built a hotel that swallowed between 27 and 250 weary souls via secret passageways, trap doors, lime pits, and gas lines. Then he'd pawn their goods, strip their skeletons, and sell 'em to hospitals. Dude was all about the paper.

4) John Wayne Gacy Look, Gacy's the most predictable serial killer type—fat, corn-fed American guy whose closeted homosexuality came out in brutal homoerotic assaults. But shit, man, he was the clown, the original Evil Clown, and his body count was up there—33, wasn't it? Can't deny JWG.

5) Carl Panzram Never heard of him? Oh man. Panzram put the "brute" in "brutality," with a trail of 20-something dead bodies and over a thousand acts of forced sodomy in his wake. This dude was no creeper in the shadows, he was a full-on beast. Woe be to poor souls and buttholes near Carl Panzram.

6) Ed Gein So Ed only killed three people—not impressive, I know. But it's his legacy of exhumation, necrophilia, and ghoulish hoarding that makes him so damn metal. Dude dances with the dead in his dreams. No frontin'.

The Six Most Metal Cereal Characters:

1) Count Chocula First off, he's a motherfucking vampire. Second, he's had to endure an un-life with only one fang. Third, his cereal is almost repulsively delicious and addictive. He's an undead pusher made of fucking chocolate. Accept no substitutes.

2) Lucky the Leprechaun It's a well-known fact that leprechauns are drunk all day, every day, and Lucky is no different, swilling pint after pint of lager as he stumbles away from children waiting for him to pass out and relinquish his precious cereal. His original marshmallow ideas were yellow beers, green bottles, brown vomit puddles, and black and blue wives.

3) Sugar Bear He can't get enough of the Sugar Crisp. You know why? Look at his eyes. This bear is high as shit. He realized midway through burning one and listening to Sleep's Holy Mountain that he was supposed to be on a box somewhere and came running in chewing gum he bought at the subway station.

4) Cap'N Crunch Day six aboard the HMS Crunch. The rest of the crew and I have begun to grow wary. The Captain—he will not let us pronounce the "T"—has gone mad. He waves his sword errantly, speaks day in, day out, of an isle of peanut butter we will soon reach. Tempers wear thin, madness creeps upon us.

5) Crazy Craving (a.k.a. Me Want Honeycomb) We all know that deep inside every one of us is a sneaker-clad puffball with a wolf's face, zipping around with infernal hunger. What that Craving is for, we can only guess. (I mean, we all know yours is cocaine, you're not doing a good job hiding it, man, we saw you at the club last week with that nosebleed.)

6) Mikey That motherfucker doesn't like anything. He's so necro.

Metallica and Lou Reed have unveiled the cover art of their upcoming album, Lulu, which is scheduled for a November 1 release in North America. The title and the album are inspired by two early 19th century plays by German expressionist writer Frank Wededkind. "Earth Spirit" and "Pandora's Box" tell the tale of a "young abused dancer's life and relationships." Song titles for four of the 10 tracks on Lulu have also been revealed: They are "Junior Dad," "Little Dog," "Mistress Dread," and "Pumping Blood." Check out the cover art below and let us know what you think in the comments.

Anthrax's Worship Music is coming out September 13, a day before their Big Four Show at Yankee Stadium with Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth. Check out an awesome video hyping the record below.

Marilyn Manson has released a new video for an as-yet-unreleased song "Born Villain," directed by actor Shia LaBeouf. You can watch the clip right here. According to the Transformers actor, the song is supposed to be a tribute to the 1928 shock film Un Chien Andalou, which you can watch below.

LaBeouf and Manson will make a joint appearance at a one-time-only book signing and screening today at Hennessey + Ingalls bookstore in Los Angeles from 8 to 10 p.m. The event is limited to 150 attendees on a first-come, first-served basis. People interested in tickets must purchase the limited-edition "Born Villain" photo book at the Hennessey + Ingalls web site, which includes a copy of the short film.

Un Chien Andalou

Sheri Moon Zombie is best known as an actress starring in cult fright flicks like House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil's Rejects, and the forthcoming The Lords of Salem, and as the wife of the director of those movies, horror rocker Rob Zombie. But she's also currently making her name as the woman behind the clothing line Total Skull. We recently chatted with Mrs. Zombie about her latest endeavor.

REVOLVER What made you want to start a clothing line?
SHERI MOON ZOMBIE I've always loved the rock-and-roll look and wanted to make clothes that I'd want to wear.

Do you personally design all the items or do you have a team that works with you?
I design most of the items for the line myself. Sometimes I have input from others, but I always personally approve all the designs.

What inspires your designs?
I'm a people watcher. I observe what the movement is in fashion and incorporate it into my aesthetics.

What Total Skull item do you wear the most? And which does Rob wear the most?
I wear the Total Skull Firebird Dress the most, and Rob wears the Skull Mask the most.

What's the most annoying thing about having your husband direct you?
Nothing—except I don't get to see him unless I'm actually filming. A director's job is a busy one!

What is the biggest rock fashion faux pas?
I don't like when guys wear a lot of silver jewelry. I  think it makes them look vain. Girls should be spending time in front of the mirror—not guys!