SLIPKNOT Parts Ways With Drummer JAY WEINBERGNovember

SLIPKNOT Parts Ways With Drummer JAY WEINBERGNovember 5, 2023





Earlier today (Sunday, November 5), the band released the following statement via social media: "We would like to thank Jay Weinberg for his dedication and passion over the past ten years. No one can ever replace Joey Jordison's original sound, style or energy, but Jay honored Joey's parts and contributed to the last three albums and we, the band, and the fans appreciate it. But as ever, SLIPKNOT is intent on evolving. The band has decided to make a creative decision, and to part ways with Jay. We wish Jay all the best and are very excited for what the future holds."

Weinberg played his final show with SLIPKNOT this past Friday (November 3) at the Hell & Heaven festival in Toluca, Mexico. Fan-filmed video of the concert can be seen below.

The now-33-year-old Jay discovered SLIPKNOT when he was a pre-teen, through his father Max, of Bruce Springsteen's E STREET BAND, and leader of the house band on Conan O'Brien's talk show. He was hooked immediately and was a huge fan of SLIPKNOT by the time he was invited to Los Angeles to try out as replacement for Joey Jordison in 2013.

For the first few months after the release of 2014's ".5: The Gray Chapter", the members of SLIPKNOT had declined to name the musicians who were playing drums and bass on their tour, despite the fact that their identities were revealed as Weinberg and bassist Alessandro "Vman" Venturella by a disgruntled former drumtech for SLIPKNOT who posted a picture of a backstage call sheet on Instagram.

SLIPKNOT announced its split with Jordison in December 2013 but did not disclose the reasons for his exit. The drummer subsequently issued a statement saying that he did not quit the group.

Jordison passed away "peacefully in his sleep" in July 2021 of an unspecified cause. He was 46 years old.


Asked in a 2016 interview with Music Radar how respectful he felt he had to be to Joey's legacy, and how much he felt he was free to make it his own, Weinberg said: "Having a massive respect for the band's music, having a massive respect for Joey Jordison as a person and as a player, I understood my role in needing to deliver what this band needs, and understanding what Joey brought to the table, and having this band's legacy continue in the way that the Maggots, the fans of the band, respect, and the nine of us feeling proud of the music we're creating.

"Of course, the history of the band feeds into what I think of the band, but when it came time to come up with new material, new songs, I didn't think about Joey Jordison one bit," he continued. "And I feel it would be disrespectful to do that, and the band wanted me to be completely myself. Because why would I want to be Joey Jordison, why would I try to mimic what he's done?

"Joey's one of the greatest drummers we've ever had the privilege of witnessing. So as a fan of the band and someone who respects the people and the music, I didn't want to come in and try to be a copycat. That's not interesting to me, that's not interesting to the band and it would be insulting to everyone involved, including the fans."

In a May 2023 interview with Danny Wimmer Presents's "Power Hour", Jay reflected on his first concert with SLIPKNOT, which took place in October 2014 at the Knotfest in San Bernardino, California. He said: "I had joined the band about a year before our first show together, so we made a record and we were jamming. And we had that kind of a runway before our first show. But yeah, man, nothing — I've said it before, but it's like nothing…. I could have had years and years and years to prepare for my first SLIPKNOT show. There was truly nothing that could prepare for that first moment when the curtain goes up, we're in our masks, we're in our outfits, everybody's there. That was like the turnkey moment. Especially after a year of knowing. I'm waiting for that moment, what's gonna happen for this first show? What's it going to smell like? What's it gonna feel like? All this stuff, and just trying to best prepare myself for that moment. And there was no preparing for that moment. It really was, as the guys had described to me, every night is, like, you're just dropped out of an airplane and you just have to figure it out. And so that first night certainly was special in that regard. And I feel like we've just built it over the last 10 years."

Prior to joining SLIPKNOT, Weinberg was a member of AGAINST ME!, having played with the Florida-based act from November 2010 until December 2012.

Weinberg joined AGAINST ME! shortly after he was ousted from MADBALL and following the departure of AGAINST ME!'s previous sticksman, George Rebelo.

**UPDATE**: SLIPKNOT's social media post announcing Jay Weinberg's departure has been removed from all of the band's official platforms. However, the announcement can still be found on SLIPKNOT's web site

KREATOR's MILLE PETROZZA

KREATOR's MILLE PETROZZA: 'We Wanna Progress As Musicians And Come Up With New, Exciting Stuff'November 5, 2023









In a new interview with Kris Peters of Australia's Heavy, KREATOR frontman Mille Petrozza was asked how he thinks the band's goals and vision have changed in the four decades since KREATOR's inception. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Of course we progressed as musicians. I think the attitude is still the same. We love to play extreme metal. We love to explore new music. Every time we release an album, it's important for us that we do something that we haven't done before and that we push ourselves and put in new elements and try new things every time we release an album. But the attitude is still the same.

"I think over the years we established our own style and we wanna progress as musicians and we wanna come up with new stuff, exciting stuff," he continued. "We wanna keep our music exciting, and that's why we sometimes take five years between albums, sometimes three, four, but we never just put out something for the sake of it."










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Asked how KREATOR's sound has evolved since the release of the band's debut album, "Endless Pain", in 1985, Mille said: "Like I said, we've progressed as musicians. We're more confident. We're more experienced, obviously. But sound-wise, the technology is so different nowadays, even though on [KREATOR's latest album, 2022's] 'Hate Über Alles', we went to an old-school studio called the Hansa studio [in Berlin, Germany], a studio where David Bowie worked in the '80s, U2 did some albums there, DEPECHE MODE worked there. So we keep it old school to some extent in order to keep sound-wise, sonically, just keep some of the elements from the early days. But I would lie to you if I would say we are not using computers. Of course, everybody's using computers nowadays. We're not blocking out this new technology and the possibilities of nowadays recording techniques. So it's a nice mix. But I think as long as the attitude is the same, and I think that's referring to your question, we still have the same energy we put into the music and we work very hard on keeping it fresh and exciting."


This past May, KREATOR released a music video for the song "Conquer And Destroy" from "Hate Über Alles". The performance footage was filmed on March 4, 2023 in front of 6,000 of KREATOR's mighty hordes in their spiritual home of Essen.

KREATOR's fifteenth studio album, "Hate Über Alles" was released in June 2022. The follow-up to "Gods Of Violence" was recorded at Hansa Tonstudio in Berlin, Germany. Helming the sessions was Arthur Rizk, who has previously worked with CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, CODE ORANGE, POWER TRIP and SOULFLY, among others.

The "Hate Über Alles" cover artwork was created by Eliran Kantor, who has previously worked with HATEBREED, SOULFLY, TESTAMENT, ICED EARTH and SODOM, among others.


"Hate Über Alles" marks KREATOR's first album with bassist Frédéric Leclercq, who joined the group in 2019.

In March 2020, KREATOR surprise-released a new single, "666 - World Divided". The song was produced by Andy Sneap and Markus Ganter and was recorded at Hansa Tonstudios.

KREATOR played its first show with Leclercq in October 2019 in Santiago, Chile.


Before joining KREATOR, Leclercq rose to fame with U.K.-based extreme power metallers DRAGONFORCE for whom he handled bass duties from 2005 until August 2019.

KISS: FRONTMAN PAUL STANLEY DESCARTA NOVA RESIDÊNCIA EM LAS VEGAS

KISS: FRONTMAN PAUL STANLEY DESCARTA NOVA RESIDÊNCIA EM LAS VEGAS

O guitarrista/ vocalista e cofundador do KISS, Paul Stanley rejeitou os rumores de que a banda poderia fazer uma residência no novo Sphere de Las Vegas. Desde que o U2 iniciou sua residência em 29 de setembro no local que abriga uma tela LED envolvente de 16K e 167.000 alto-falantes dentro do orbe de 366 pés de altura, a leste da Las Vegas Strip, tem havido muita conversa na Internet sobre outros artistas. que poderia fazer um uso tão criativo de seu espaço único. No entanto, parece que o KISS não será um deles. Disse Paul Stanley ao Ultimate Classic Rock:
“Não posso falar sobre isso de outra maneira, exceto para ser honesto com você sobre como me sinto agora, e o que sinto hoje é… não consigo imaginar isso acontecendo. No que me diz respeito, terminamos."


Em março passado, o KISS anunciou os shows finais de sua última turnê – dois shows consecutivos no Madison Square Garden, em Nova York, no final de 2023. A última etapa da turnê norte-americana do KISS culminará nos shows do MSG. nos dias 1º e 2 de dezembro. Questionado em uma entrevista de março de 2023 para o Las Vegas Review-Journal se o KISS faria um show novamente em Las Vegas, depois que a residência da banda no Zappos Theatre marcada para dezembro de 2021 a fevereiro de 2022 foi cancelada, o baixista/ vocalista e cofundador Gene Simmons disse:“Na verdade, não sei, porque temos sido inundados por pessoas querendo nos ver onde quer que vamos. Quero dizer, todo cara que lavou meu cachorro ou fez minha lavagem a seco está me pedindo ingressos para toda a sua família, três gerações de volta. Vegas? Não sei, seria bom fazer uma residência em Las Vegas. Mas não sei nenhuma dessas coisas. "


Em janeiro passado, Stanley foi questionado pelo Yahoo! se o último show da turnê End Of The Road realmente marcará a apresentação final do KISS ou se há uma chance de shows únicos ou de uma residência em Las Vegas no futuro, Stanley disse:"Eu realmente não posso. Mas é o último de qualquer tipo de show ou turnê regular. Está na hora. E da mesma forma, é demorado. E fisicamente, é cansativo fazer o que fazemos. Inferno, se eu pudesse subir ao palco de jeans e camiseta, nos daria mais 10, 15 anos facilmente. Mas o que fazemos é um esporte totalmente diferente. Quer dizer, somos atletas; estamos correndo no palco com 30, 40 libras de equipamento, e não é possível fazer isso por muito mais tempo. Então, não somos como outras bandas. Então, faremos mais shows ou eventos únicos? Eu realmente não tenho ideia. Mas esta é uma mentalidade muito clara de que os dias de turnê e de fazer esse tipo de show acabaram.”


Ao fazer sua última passagem por Cleveland, no último fim de semana, os membros do KISS, Paul Stanley, Tommy Thayer e Eric Singer foram presenteados com um “Music Keynote To The City”, no Rock And Rock Hall Of Fame de Cleveland, Ohio , no sábado (21 de outubro). Além disso, o vereador de Cleveland, Brian Kazy, proclamou o domingo, 22 de outubro, como o “KISS Day (Dia do KISS)”, coincidindo com o último show da banda na cidade, que aconteceu naquele dia à noite, no Rocket Mortgage Field House. (O baixista Gene Simmons, não compareceu. De acordo com Cleveland.com, Stanley disse à multidão que Simmons precisava descansar.)



Depois de ser apresentado com o “Music Keynote To The City”, o vocalista Paul Stanley, disse:"Sempre sentimos que este era um lar longe de casa. É interessante estar aqui quando todos conhecem nosso passado histórico com o Rock Hall. O Hall Of Fame encontrou uma nova base e os artistas que pertencem aqui estão entrando. Estou muito honrado depois de 50 anos por estar aqui e receber prêmios e fazer outro show com ingressos esgotados. Tem sido incrível, e obrigado, do fundo de nossos corações. Vocês tem sido incrível conosco. E [domingo] à noite, lhes daremos um grande agradecimento ensurdecedor. "


Assista o evento no vídeo abaixo:


Fonte: Blabbermouth.net

BORKNAGAR: BANDA ANUNCIA TOUR PELA AMÉRICA LATINA

BORKNAGAR: BANDA ANUNCIA TOUR PELA AMÉRICA LATINA



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A banda de Folk Metal Borknagar acaba de anunciar através de suas redes sociais que estará em tour pela América Latina entre os dias 10 e 15 de novembro do próximo ano.


Até o momento, infelizmente, não constam datas para o Brasil, apenas México, Costa Rica e Chile estão confirmados.

Fonte: Facebook Oficial Borknagar

AM REVIEWSLBUALTERNATIVEPOST-HARDCOREREVIEWS

Ever since their inception in 2002, American post-hardcore outfit TAKING BACK SUNDAY have drenched our souls with heartbroken sorrow and desperate longing but they’ve always done so in the style where you can sing your heart out to diminish the pain. But they took a break from crafting some of the catchiest anthems in emo and hardcore after the release of their 2016 album Tidal Wave, returning now with 152 to demonstrate that nothing has changed apart from TBS stretching their sound muscles. They’re the same band, with the same purpose of building human connection, but their sound now surpasses the two bracket genre categories they have been held in for the past 24 years.



Opener Amphetamine Smiles gently eases the listener into the awaiting emotional rollercoaster that 152 unveils itself to be. An array of acoustic guitars, stringed orchestra and piano accompany Adam Lazzara’s distinct vocal showcase that emits the emotions of bittersweet reflectiveness and that core theme of heartbreak TAKING BACK SUNDAY make damn sure they do best.


Elsewhere, early single The One and other tracks like Keep Going, Am I The Only One Who Knows You and Quit Trying do exactly what they say on the tin. Tapping into pop heavy territory with the occasional shimmer of synths akin to the likes of THE KILLERS breakthrough debut album Hot Fuss, particularly on Am I The Only One Who Knows You, all three songs are heartfelt in their approach, scaled up to a stadium-sized pop sounding atmosphere. TAKING BACK SUNDAY have been the crème de la crème of churning out anthem after anthem and nothing is stopping them from continuing to do that on 152.

The album comes to a close with The Stranger. A song that is fuzzy and warm in its sound yet cold and lonely in its lyrics, The Stranger may be the listener’s last hope of a glimmer of optimism amongst the rubble of broken hearts but as its story of being lonesome alludes to, it dashes all of those.

Overall, on 152 TAKING BACK SUNDAY preserve the DNA that has defined every inch of their success to date but they are also clearly curious about branching out to new horizons and perhaps this album will be their mainstream leap or at least an attempt at that even if arguably they do miss by a fraction on this record.

Rating: 7/10



152 is out now via Fantasy Records.

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CLASSIC ROCKFEATURESHEAVY MUSIC HISTORY

“It was the biggest shame in rock and roll; God knows what we would have done over the next three or four years. We were writing so well.” This was how the late Jon Lord described the end of DEEP PURPLE’s heralded ‘Mk. II’ line up some twenty years after the fact. A combination of internal tensions and exhaustion following the band’s rise to one of hard rock’s most prominent acts had taken its toll in the summer of 1973 – out the door went bassist Roger Glover (whether he chose to leave or was fired at the insistence of guitarist Ritchie Blackmore remains disputed) and, more pertinently, vocalist Ian Gillan following his own, infamous spat with the axeman.



Coming into the band were Glenn Hughes, initially on both bass and vocals, having impressed Lord and drummer Ian Paice whilst playing with Midlands outfit TRAPEZE. A move to take FREE vocalist Paul Rodgers collapsed when the singer decided to concentrate on forming BAD COMPANY, so PURPLE held auditions for a new frontman. An unknown name from the Yorkshire town of Saltburn-by-the-Sea came out on top, primarily because his masculine, blues-tinged voice resonated with Blackmore; thus, David Coverdale completed the ‘Mk. III’ lineup.

Along with Hughes, Coverdale brought elements of funk, soul and blues into the group, along with twin vocal harmonies – their first effort with the group, Burn, was released in February 1974 to great success, reaching #3 and #9 in the UK and US respectively. Coverdale’s individual performance was praised, most notably on the full-throttle title track and the brooding closer Mistreated, a track that would be played by him throughout his career even after he left DEEP PURPLE. The band themselves continued their impressive trajectory, co-headlining the California Jam alongside EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER in front of 250,000 fans on a bill that also included BLACK SABBATH and THE EAGLES.



Now brimming with confidence, Coverdale helped PURPLE fully embrace their funkier side on following record Stormbringer, much to Blackmore’s chagrin; the guitarist, wary of his previous fallout with Gillan, kept relatively tight-lipped, but he couldn’t help but criticise the album in the press, saying he didn’t want to play ‘shoeshine music’, a remark that immediately put him at loggerheads with Hughes due to the incredibly insensitive racial connotations, Hughes being good friends with many black musicians like Luther Vandross and Herbie Hancock. The album performed well commercially, but the die had been cast; in June 1975, Blackmore left to join forces with Ronnie James Dio and form the hugely successful RAINBOW.

Despite considering disbandment, DEEP PURPLE continued and recruited Tommy Bolin for their next album, Come Taste The Band (1975). Coverdale would say he was the one who recruited the guitarist, saying ‘he plugged into four Marshall 100-watt stacks and…the job was his’, although Bolin disputed that soon after. The album received mixed reviews at the time and, retrospectively, Lord would say that ‘the worst thing you can say about it is that, in most people’s opinions, it’s not a DEEP PURPLE album’. In recent years, Bolin’s work and influence has also gained praise; he was encouraged by Coverdale to develop much of the album’s material, and it revitalised the band once again as they continued their funk-meets-hard rock sound.



However, the following five months would prove to be the band’s last for eight years. Bolin’s drug addiction caused him to be openly booed at concerts as he struggled to mimic Blackmore’s solos, while Hughes’ self-confessed cocaine problem hampered the group further. This also included the release of Last Night In Japan (1977), a live taping of a truly awful performance where Bolin could barely play due to an arm injury, forcing Lord to perform most of the guitar lines. The UK leg of the Come Taste The Band tour was the final straw; Bolin was constantly on edge, only needing to hear one shout of Blackmore’s name in the crowd to completely lose focus on stage during his solos and his poor performances were causing tensions. On the last date, at Liverpool’s Empire Theatre on May 15th, 1976, they snapped – a dreadful showing all round, coupled with a crowd baying for Blackmore, proved too much for Coverdale: he left the stage in tears, broke down on Paice and Lord backstage and said, ‘I just can’t take this anymore’.

They agreed, and the band was officially over, the news being made public four months later. It wouldn’t be until 1978 that Coverdale would resurface, again flanked by Lord and, a year later, Paice – initially conceived as a backing band for Coverdale to perform with, the group were soon given a name; it’s another story entirely but, as is well known, WHITESNAKE would go on to dominate rock and metal for much of the 1980’s.

This month, in honour of fifty years since he joined the band, Coverdale has released The Purple Years, a compilation of re-recorded songs by the current WHITESNAKE lineup from his time in DEEP PURPLE. Given the material he had to work with, it’s understandably a mixed bag, but its place in history cannot be understated. In just three short years, David Coverdale had gone from a salesman residing in an English seaside town to one of the most recognisable and celebrated vocalists in heavy music – even if he HADN’T achieved such success after his departure, his place in rock and metal’s tapestry would have been cemented forever more.



The Purple Album: Special Gold Edition is available now via Rhino Records.

MICK MARS ON LEAVING MÖTLEY CRÜE - "SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO GROW MORE"

BraveWords' Streaming For Vengeance sat down with former Mötley Crüe guitar legend Mick Mars to discuss his new solo material, the recently-released 40th anniversary Shout At The Devil box, the Sunset Strip and how they skyrocketed to fame by just sounding different from every other band in Los Angeles. And despite the fact that he's in legal battles with the other members of Mötley Crüe (Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee and Vince Neil), he actually owned the name Mötley Crüe first. When asked if it broke his heart the way things ended with the band he responded: "Sometimes you have to grow more. I can't take it any further than that cuz of all the crap. What did The Byrds say? "A time to reap, a time to sow" (on their classic 'Turn Turn Turn'). I learned how to play that song when I was 14. On a 12 string too!"