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Five questions with Red Fang + new shirt and video!
Happy Monday everyone! I had the opportunity to do some Q & A with Red Fang drummer John Sherman. Check it out below along with their killer new video and shirt design!
1. Your awesome new video for “Hank Is Dead” recently premiered, featuring air guitar winner Tony Tapatio. I looked up some previous footage of this guy air shreddin’ and he is no joke! Any cool stories from the shoot?
Yeah, Tony is no joke indeed. He walked away with the oversize novelty check for $1000 and the champion title. The shoot was super fun, as all our experiences with Whitey have been. The huge speakers on top of the car were the real deal, so driving around town blasting jams and yelling at pedestrians was pretty amazing. Whitey has a way of bringing out the teenage jackasses in us, I guess.
2. This is your second tour in a row with Mastodon in two different vastly different markets. How has it been on the road with those dudes and how do the European crowds compare to the ones in the US?
Touring with Mastodon is the dream. Seriously, they are the nicest dudes in the world and super fun to hang out with. Extremely friendly guys and they treat us like family. Half way through the US tour they asked us to come to Europe ‘with them and it was very easy to say yes. The crowds really aren’t that much different over here versus back home – I mean, Mastodon crowds are insane no matter where you go, and, luckily, they seem to be into us as well. Dream tour – opening for a killer band that has tons of amazing fans who dig our sound AND they are total bros. Amazing.
3. Did you guys find a “go to” beer out there on tour or is it whatever the venue provides?
No “go to” beer over here, really. We try all the local favorites wherever we go. Honestly, I’ve been way more into wine on this tour, but that’s just me. There’s plenty of amazing beers over here. Some crappy ones too!
4. The aesthetic Red Fang has created is a rare feat in the metal community these days, combining honest and heavy music with humor through your music videos and interviews. Was this something the band set out to do from the onset or did it come naturally?
It’s funny how little we actually “set out” to do. We are just being ourselves – we love heavy rock and we are goofballs. It is entirely possible to take your music very seriously without taking yourselves seriously. You probably won’t ever hear a “joke” song on a Red Fang record, but when it comes to videos comedy just comes naturally. Like, we would rather see some idiots smash through a wall of milk in a station wagon than mope around in a dark dungeon being all mean and serious. That’s no fun. Come on out that dark dungeon, little buddy, and party with us! It’s nice up here!
5. What is your favorite merch design the band has had online or on tour?
We probably will all tell you different personal favorites – we never agree. That’s why we have to have several designs! Right now, my favorite is the new “Bearded Skull” design this kid, Xavi from Barcelona, made for us. It’s pretty amazing. Seems like the classic “Sabertooth Skull” design is the most popular though. We have been fortunate to have some killer designs come our way.
Their killer new aforementioned design “Bearded Skull” is now available at the Red Fang official merch store.
The day is here! Aborted’s “Global Flatline” is now available for the masses. If you didn’t pick up one of their killer pre-orders you can still snag the album from the band HERE.
Check out the video for “The Origin Of Disease” if you had any doubts that this record would slay:
Rock heroes Clutch have unleashed a slew of new designs for their fan collective, including a righteous tour shirt from their show in Emo’s Texas. A must have for any true Clutch aficionado.
The band has also been playing some new material live as of late. Check out a rippin’ new song from their show in Portland, Maine this past December. No new album details as of yet but we will keep you posted! Check out the song below:
Listen to a new Cannibal Corpse song here.
Pre-orders have commenced for Cannibal Corpses’ new album titled “Torture.” The album will be released through Metal Blade on March 13th. Choose from a variety of packages including the collectors bundle which includes a collectable figurine, picture disc, shirt, and cd. Check out some of the options below:
Here is the official press release from our friends at Metal Blade:
‘America’s reigning kings of brutality, CANNIBAL CORPSE, will unleash their twelfth studio offering this March via Metal Blade Records. Aptly titled Torture, the follow-up to 2009′s Evisceration Plague offers up 12 tracks of maniacally precise, soul-searing death metal. Torture was again produced by Hate Eternal’s Erik Rutan at his own Mana Recording Studio in St. Petersburg, Florida as well as Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas, and features the maniacal cover art by longtime CANNIBAL CORPSE artist, Vincent Locke, viewable HERE.
While Torture marks the latest progression in the band’s sound, it also witnesses a return to what drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz accurately terms “the frenzied attack of Butchered At Birth (1991) or Tomb Of The Mutilated (1992),” infusing the band’s advanced musicianship with the raw savagery that haunted their earlier releases, and in the process conceiving the definitive CANNIBAL CORPSE record. Adds bassist Alex Webster on the outcome of the record: “We’re extremely happy with how Torture turned out. Erik Rutan did an amazing job with the production, and the songwriting and performances may be our strongest yet. We can’t wait until our fans get to hear the whole thing!”
Bonus Corpse goodness: A deleted scene from “Ace Ventura” where Ace sings “Hammer Smashed Face” with the band. Allllrighty then!
UPDATE: Metal Hammer has posted the exclusive’s to TWO new songs from C.O.C. titled “The Doom” and “Time of Trials.” Both sound rockin’ and we can’t wait for this album to drop!
Pre-orders for the new Corrosion Of Conformity are now available! You can choose from a variety of packages, including a signed collectors bundle. We are stoked to have this available to the masses as COC has to be one of the loudest live bands of all time. Their contribution to the art of heavy music continues to this day and the new album will further solidify their impact.
PRE-ORDER estimated to ship on or around February 21st, 2012
Package includes:
-Old School Logo Tee
-Deluxe CD (digipak AND 2 extra bonus songs)
-Limited Edition colored Vinyl black and white splatter 180 gram with download card
-7″ of the 2 bonus songs (1000 unit run)
-12 x 18 Custom Lithograph chrome poster signed by band
-11 x 17 Show poster
1 PSYCHIC VAMPIRE
2 RIVER OF STONE
3 LEECHES
4 EL LAMENTO DE LAS CABRAS
5 YOUR TOMORROW
6 THE DOOM
7 THE MONEYCHANGERS
8 COME NOT HERE
9 WHAT WE BECOME
10 RAT CITY
11 TIME OF TRIALS
Bonus Tracks***
12) CANYON MAN
13) THE SAME WAY
Pre-orders for Knives Out! “Black Mass Hysteria” are now available! Featuring members of Hell Yeah, Nothingface, Polkadot Cadaver, Knives Out! delivers some righteous metal for the masses. Choose from a plethora of designs for the pre-order. All orders include a free sticker! Check out the video below to hear a new song titled “Blood Everywhere.”
Crosses, the recently formed group featuring members of Deftones and Far, will be releasing their new EP aptly titled “††” on January 24th. We will update you with any details on this cryptic yet fantastic musical project. For now, check out the teaser below.
You can still order the limited edition package from the band featuring their first EP as well as a collectors box featuring a usb drive, shirt, and more! Package will be shipping soon so don’t delay.
click here to order.
JusSayinClothing.com and LiveMixtapes.com presents a Commemorative Pimp C “Long Live The Pimp” Tee on Dec. 29th, Pimp C’s Birthday. 50 percent of all the proceeds will go to the “Chad (Pimp C) Butler Foundation”, which is run by his wife Chinara Butler. Shirts will will ship out early January. Peep the video below for more info:
Australian tech-death metal band Psycroptic have posted the first update on the recording process of their highly anticipated new album titled “The Inhereted Repression.” The album drops February 7th on Nuclear Blast so be sure to keep checking back for further updates. For now, check out the update below to watch drummer Dave Haley discuss the direction of the new album as well as watch him shred a few songs on the kit. Sounds awesome!
Psycroptic official merch store.
If the clip below is any indication, it looks like our pals in Red Fang will be three for three in the awesome music video department. The band is wrapping up the editing on their latest endeavor for “Hank is Dead,” featuring an air guitar face off of epic proportions. The winner, Tony Tapatio, is seen below winning over the band and fans alike with his tight pants and black flag tattoos. Check it out!
The video will be unleashed soon so keep checking back.
snag some righteous gear from the band at the Red Fang official merch store.
