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On January 27 Rob Zombie premiered a new song, "Well, Everybody's Fucking in a U.F.O.," on SiriusXM's Octane station. The song is the first music to be released from his upcoming sixth studio album, 'The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser.'
'The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser' will be released on April 29 via UMe/T-Boy Records. The new effort was produced by Zeuss and recorded and mixed at Goathouse Studios. The follow up to 2013's 'Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor,' the album finds Zombie backed by guitarist John 5, bassist Piggy D and drummer Ginger Fish.
Said Zombie, "I can easily say this is my favorite album yet… no joke. Yeah I know every fucking asshole says that. But it is seriously our heaviest most fucked up musical monster to date. One song entitled 'Well, Everybody's Fucking in a U.F.O.' is sure to be an instant Zombie classic! Not since 'Hellbilly Deluxe' have I spent this long putting an album together. It was worth it."
Listen to a stream of "Well, Everybody's Fucking in a U.F.O." at the SiriusXM blog and let us know what you think in the comments!
Norwegian folk metal act Skuggsjá—which features Enslaved's Ivar Bjørnson and Wardruna's Einar Selvik—will release their new album, 'A Piece for Mind & Mirror,' on March 11 via Season of Mist. In anticipation, the band has teamed up with Revolver to premiere their new track, "Kvervandi." Check it out below and let us know what you think in the comments!
To get 'A Piece for Mind & Mirror,' visit Season of Mist's webstore. For more on Skuggsjá, follow them on Facebook.
The Deftones are currently gearing up for the release of their eight studio album, 'Gore.' The record will be their first release since 2012's 'Koi No Yokan.'
The new album, which singer Chino Moreno recently described to Rolling Stone as "a little more of a heady record," will be released on April 8.
Now, the band has posted a short snippet of new music on their official website. Check out the clip by clicking here.
Black Tusk will release their new album, 'Pillars of Ash,' on January 29. But in advance of the release, Relapse Records is currently streaming the entire effort on SoundCloud.
'Pillars of Ash' will be the band's first release since the death of bassist Jonathan Athon in 2014.
Listen to 'Pillars of Ash' below and let us know what you think in the comments!
Tennessee-based metalcore act Heartfelt—which features a former member of Woe Is Me—will release an EP later this year via Imminence Records. In anticipation, the band has teamed up with Revolver to premiere their new song and music video, "Be Strong," which was produced by ex-A Day to Remember's Tom Denney. Check it out below and let us know what you think in the comments!
For more on Heartfelt, follow them on Facebook.
It's accepted fact that Black Sabbath are the most definitive and influential act in heavy metal history — the singular first metal band. As such, many, many artists have bowed to their mastery (including Henry Rollins, who sings the praises of his favorite Sabbath album in this video) and many, many bands have covered their songs many, many times throughout the years (including on multiple tribute albums). Here are 10 of the best live renditions of Black Sabbath songs.
1. Type O Negative – "Paranoid"
Seeing as Type O Negative are the band that brought heavy metal doom to goth rock, it's no surprise that they were huge Sabbath fans. And while their best-known Sabbath cover is "Black Sabbath," from the original '94 Nativity in Black tribute album, a few years earlier (it was tacked on as a bonus cut to 1992's "live" album The Origin of the Feces) they took on the Sab's biker metal classic "Paranoid," turning into a very Type O-esque dirge. "This used to be a Black Sabbath song ... til we got a hold of it," says frontman Peter Steele, announcing the song at this 1991 live show.
2. Faith No More – "War Pigs"
Faith No More covered this epic Sab tune on their 1989 breakthrough album The Real Thing, demonstrating that even while they were becoming famous for funk-influenced rap metal, they knew their roots.
3. Pantera – "Planet Caravan"
Pantera doing a Sabbath song isn't so far-fetched. The fact that they chose a mellow, trippy one was more unexpected. The Cowboys From Hell covered the song on 1994's Far Beyond Driven; here they are doing it live in 1996.
4. Stone Sour with Shawn "Clown" Crahan and Chris Fehn – "Children of the Grave"
By year five, the Revolver Golden Gods were well-known for bringing metal icons together for once-in-a-lifetime collaborations, so the bar was set high for Stone Sour when they hit the stage in 2013. Corey Taylor and Co. stepped up to the plate with a tribute to heavy-metal forefathers Black Sabbath, in the form of a memorable take on "Children of the Grave," assisted by Taylor's bandmates in Slipknot, Shawn "Clown" Crahan and Chris Fehn — the first and, to this date, only such crossover between the two bands.
5. Melvins – "Into the Void"
On which Buzz Osborne and Co. take one of Sabbath's doomiest, most stonerific riffs and manage to up the sludge factor by roughly one thousand percent.
6. Metallica – "Iron Man"/"Paranoid"
Metallica teamed up with the Ozzman himself at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th anniversary concert in New York City to bang out these Sabbath classics. Two of the biggest names in metal, playing two of the biggest metal songs ever.
7. Sepultura – "Symptom of the Universe"
Sepultura covered this Sabbath classic for the Nativity in Black tribute record, but they had been performing it live for years at that point—even, amazingly, on Brazilian television.
8. H.I.M. – "Hand of Doom"
Sabbath has started playing "Hand of Doom" again on their final tour after a long hiatus. But Finnish goth-metal band H.I.M. have been doing it onstage for years, as evidenced by this video.
9. White Zombie – "Children of the Grave"
White Zombie covered "Children of the Grave" for Nativity in Black, and it also became a staple of their live show. It's probably one of the Sab's most groove-heavy tunes, making it perfect fodder for a Zombie makeover.
10. Ministry with Kirk Hammett – "Supernaut"
Al Jourgensen first covered "Supernaut" in 1990 with his side project 1000 Homo DJs, and he later did it with Ministry on their Cover Up album. Here he is performing the song onstage with Ministry in 1992, with a helping hand from Metallica's Kirk Hammett.
Revolver's own Derek Soto was on hand to catch all the action for Epica, Moonspell and Starkill's show on January 21 at Irving Plaza. Check out the photos he captured for us below–you can also follow him on Twitter and Instagram.
Children of Bodom have released a lyric video for the song "Horns." The track comes off their most recent effort, 'I Worship Chaos.'
Children of Bodom will also be out on tour in U.S. in February as support for Megadeth, as well as with some headlining dates.
Check out the "Horns" video and all tour dates below.
COB on the 70,000 Tons of Metal Cruise:
2/4: Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ 70000 Tons of Metal*
2/5: Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ 70000 Tons of Metal*
2/6: Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ 70000 Tons of Metal*
2/7: Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ 70000 Tons of Metal*
2/8: Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ 70000 Tons of Metal*
COB Headline Dates:
2/9: Tampa, FL @ Orpheum
2/10: Jacksonville, FL @ 1904
2/11: Birmingham, AL @ Saturn
2/12: Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
2/13: Memphis, TN @ New Daisy Theatre
2/15: St. Louis, MO @ The Ready Room
2/16: Lawrence, KS @ The Granada
2/18: Corpus Christi, TX @ House of Rock
2/19: Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn
*Festival
COB W/ Megadeth, Suicidal Tendencies and Havok:
2/20: Dallas, TX @ Southside Ballroom
2/21: Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center
2/23: Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
2/24: Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
2/26: Las Vegas, NV @ The Pearl - Palms Concert Center
2/27: Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica Theatre
2/28: Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium
2/29: San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theatre
3/1: Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades**
3/3: Seattle, WA @ El Corazon**
3/4: Portland, OR @ Peter's Room at Roseland Theater
3/5: Penticton, BC @ South Okanagan Events Centre
3/6: Calgary, AB @ Grey Eagle Event Centre
3/8: Dawson Creek, BC @ Encana Events Centre
3/9: Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
3/10: Moose Jaw, SK @ Mosaic Place
3/12: St. Paul, MN @ Myth Live
3/13: Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
3/15: Niagara Falls, NY @ Rapids Theatre
3/16: New York, NY @ Terminal 5
3/17: New York, NY @ Terminal 5
3/19: Bethlehem, PA @ Sands Bethlehem Event Center
3/20: Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
3/21: Boston, MA @ House of Blues
3/23: Bangor, ME @ Cross Insurance Center
3/24: Quebec City, QC @ Videotron Centre
3/25: Montreal, QC @ Virgin Mobile Corona Theater**
3/26: Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance**
3/27: Richmond, VA @ Broadberry**
**Headline Date
There are worse things you could do with your time than listen to every single one of Motorhead's 22 studio albums. But you'd still need a lot of time to do it.
Until now, that is.
SoundCloud user Motorphonics has graciously uploaded a recording of every Motorhead song played at once, all in one six minute and forty-five second clip.
As Motorphonics explains it: "It's peak Motorhead: It's 265 tracks played at the same time. It's every track from the 22 studio albums, plus the 'On Parole' collection, and the 'Beer Drinkers' and 'St. Valentine's Day Massacre' EPs. It's pointless, and kinda hypnotic."
Some may think it's 'Overkill,' but the results are indeed 'Everything Louder Than Everything Else.'
Canadian metal act Striker will release their new album, 'Stand in the Fire,' on February 5 via Record Breaking Records. In anticipation, the band has teamed up with Revolver to premiere their new track, "Out for Blood." Check it out below and let us know what you think in the comments!
The band said, "'Out for Blood' is our little slice of '80s cop drama saxophone-filled metal. We wanted to go completely over the top, stuff it full of solos and crazy shred, and just go nuts on every aspect on the song. Thrash metal 'Miami Vice!'"
To get 'Stand in the Fire,' visit Amazon. For more on Striker, follow them on Twitter and Facebook.