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SLAYER guitarist Kerry King has told U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine that he has heard through the grapevine that METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich is plotting a tour that would include METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX.
Should this tour materialize, this would be the first time that the so-called "Big Four" of thrash have toured together as part of the same bill. MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX were joined by opening act ALICE IN CHAINS for the U.S. Clash Of The Titans tour in 1991, while METALLICA and MEGADETH last shared a U.K. stage at Milton Keynes Bowl in 1993.
In an interview conducted yesterday (Wednesday, September 2) in London, Metal Hammer asked Kerry if there had been a temptation to bring the co-headline tour that SLAYER are about to embark on with MEGADETH in Australia and Canada to U.K. shores.
"I think it would be cool but I knew we had this planned before all of this MEGADETH stuff started happening," said King. "They're going to Australia with us, they're going to Canada again with us. I think it would be cool for the European fans to bring that over here because, shit, we didn't even consider playing with those guys since 1990."
So could it be possible that we could get a tour that includes the "Big Four?"
"I've heard people referencing Lars," said King. "I don't know Lars that well and I haven't heard it from Lars, but apparently he's talking to somebody about it. Maybe us, METALLICA, MEGADETH (and), I think he even threw in ANTHRAX and I said in this day and age, I know we had that time together, but how do you leave out MACHINE HEAD? There's better options than ANTHRAX and that's nothing against ANTHRAX, but they've just been in pieces for quite some time and that doesn't make as much sense to me."
Microsoft's Electronic Entertainment Expo in southern California was invaded by The Beatles yesterday, well, at least Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. The two surviving Beatles along with John Lennon and George Harrison’s widows, Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison unveiled the new Rock Band video game inspired by the Fab Four.
"Whoever thought we'd end up as androids?" joked McCartney as he got up on stage with Starr.
"The Beatles: Rock Band," which will be released on September 9, will differ from other versions of the game, in that it will feature three-part harmonies and replicas of the original band’s instruments.
Forty five Beatles songs will be included in the video game.
MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn has spoken exclusively with BLABBERMOUTH.NET about having one of his musical idols — METALLICA frontman James Hetfield — join MACHINE HEAD on stage on Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17 in Oberhausen and Cologne, Germany, respectively, to perform the song "Aethetics Of Hate", taken from MH's latest album, "The Blackening".
MACHINE HEAD is in the middle of a lengthy world tour as the support act for METALLICA.
The following question-and-answer session with Flynn was conducted via e-mail:
Q: How did the Hetfield jam come about? Who suggested it first and how did you decide on which song to play together?
Flynn: James and I were hanging out in our dressing room talking, and we have some of those little MicroCube battery-powered practice amps set up, and a small electronic drum kit set up. I was warming up on guitar and he just jumped on the drums and said, "You know any METALLICA songs?" I was like "Shiiii-iiiit", and I busted out "Battery" on the spot. He played the drums all the way through, fuckin' good too!!! The rest of my guys [MACHINE HEAD] eventually came in, and with him still on drums, we all jammed some MAIDEN — "Wrathchild" and "The Trooper", some "Creeping Death" [by METALLICA], and then he played drums to "Aesthetics Of Hate"!! He did it pretty killer too!! [Dave] McClain [MACHINE HEAD drummer] was there watching like, "Holy shit!!??". He got off the kit and went to McClain, "Duuuuude, much respect." After we wrapped up jamming, he asked me, "When are we going to jam it onstage?" I said, "Er...uh... let's do it last show." He said, "Let's do it". Phil [Demmel, MACHINE HEAD guitarist] then showed him the rest of the riffs while we all got ready to play the show. He came to me day of the Oberhausen show and said he wanted to jam it both nights. It was like, "FUCK YEAH!!"
Q: Did you get a chance to rehearse beforehand?
Flynn: We ran through it a couple times at the Vienna show in our dressing room. He had learned a good chunk of it already. I fine-tuned a couple of things with him, but he came in really prepared. He even wanted to try some harmonies and layers too since there were three guitars. Two days later (and with no more rehearsal), he came on and killed it!! After the first show, I watched the YouTube clip and saw that he was singing the "strike down" part with me, so I suggested for the second show we do a trade-off in the chorus, and he sing the "Aesthetics Of Hate" line. Next night, he brought the thunder!!
Q: You have spoken a number of times about how much of an influence and inspiration METALLICA has been for you personally and as a band over the years. How did it feel having one of your musical idols performing one of your songs with you?
Flynn: It was amazing! I mean, seriously amazing! There was actually a point during the second show when we were rocking out together, and I just reached over and grabbed him by the shoulders and yelled, "This is amazing!!!!" He cracked up!! It was one of the highlights of my/our musical lives. Is there a higher compliment? A friend of mine e-mailed me the next day after watching the clip on Blabbermouth, and was like, "DUDE, training is over, you are now a full-blown JEDI KNIGHT OF METAL!!!" I laughed my ass off!
Q: From what I understand, the performance with Hetfield was professionally filmed (there were guys with cameras running around). Any chance of the footage ending up anywhere where people can get hold of it? Your next DVD, perhaps? (Note: Professionally filmed video footage of the Oberhausen performance can be viewed below.)
Flynn: There's fan-filmed clips up on the web and I'm sure MetClub [METALLICA fan club] or MH1 [official MACHINE HEAD web site] will throw something up. I loved watching the fan-filmed stuff on Blabbermouth just so I could see what everyone else was doing during the show when I was singing. He got a kick out of the "Sanitarium" intro. And it was rad watching him and Adam [Duce, MACHINE HEAD bassist] DOWN-PICK that whole long-ass lead section in the middle, they were having a friggin' "down-pick-off," haha!! It was AWESOME!!
Activision Blizzard is releasing three new music-based video games this year — "DJ Hero," "Guitar Hero 5" and "Band Hero" — and has confirmed that "Guitar Hero: Van Halen" is on tap.
The company provided few details on any of the games. "DJ Hero," which previously was confirmed, still doesn't have a full set list in place, but the company has released new details about the controller. It will be a single turntable device with three colored buttons similar to the five fret buttons featured on "Guitar Hero."
"Band Hero" is positioned as a more family-oriented version of "Guitar Hero," focusing on top 40 hits.
"Guitar Hero 5" is expected to be similar to all previous installments, but with the ability to "drop in and out of songs and change band members, instruments and difficulty levels on the fly."
The company confirmed the development of "Guitar Hero: Van Halen" to video-game blog Joystiq. It is scheduled for release in the second half of the year. No specific tracks were listed, but Activision said it will include music from guest bands including Queen, Weezer, blink-182, The Offspring and Queens of the Stone Age.
It's not clear which band members will appear as avatars within the game.
Buoyed by the success of his previous shows in the country (tying in with the release of his unmissable book "My Bass and Other Animals") and appearances on popular TV programmes such as Spicks and Specks and assorted talk shows, Guy Pratt is heading back to Australia with a mammoth 20-date tour.
The show resides under the heading of "Breakfast of Idiots", and Guy tells us that the show - whilst based on the original "My Bass..." show - has a lot of new material in it. He has been heavily updating it, so for those who have seen it before, there'll be loads of stuff you won't have heard before. The original show, chock full of hilarious stories about his times with Pink Floyd, David Gilmour, and a whole bunch of other top musicians, has thrilled audiences all over, so it is great news that Guy has been working on this new take on his life on the road and in the studio...
It is a mammoth tour that will see Guy covering quite a bit of the country, taking his show to big cities and small towns alike. Tickets for the shows go on sale very shortly from the SpokenWordAustralia.com.au website.
A little rain was not enough to dampen the mood as hundreds of fans showed up to hear the first collaboration between the ASO and "The Music of Led Zeppelin" at Sloss Furnace Saturday night.
Alabama Symphony Orchestra spokesperson Marie Sutton calls it a huge success.
Vocalist Randy Jackson says the combination of classic rock and classical music works perfectly for Led Zeppelin.
"A lot of the songs were orchestrated by Led Zeppelin when they did albums like Kashmir and the Rain Song. We try to stick to those arrangements as much as possible, but now you're hearing it with a real orchestra," said Randy Jackson.
Jackson, who is also the lead singer for the band Zebra, says this tour attracts a very broad audience.
"I think its the environment, Zeppelin's classic stuff and the kids these days seem to gravitate towards it on their own, but I think that being able to see it with a symphony orchestra makes a big difference.
They can bring their kids and they know it’s not going to get too crazy. We get all ages at these shows so it’s like a family even you know but it's still rocking," said Randy Jackson.
Longtime fan David Ort thinks the music will continue to rock long into the future.
"Robert Plant and me have the same birthday, that's what got me into it back in the seventies. In my eyes Led Zeppelin lives on! Now it's almost 2010, shoot man I think they'll last till 2090," said David Ort.
