Let the music ingulf you !!!!

Resreve your copy today !!!!! Here's the links:
Explicit
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPreorder?id=329909445&s=143441
 
Clean
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPreorder?id=330048097&s=143441

This is soo my year of music !!!! I feel soo lucky to have the opportunity to see all of these amazing bands in ONE YEAR.... Here's the list

SLIPKNOT X3

Korn

Avenged Sevenfold

NIN

Killswith engage X2

Jane's Addiction

Marilyn Manson

Slayer

Bury your Dead X2

Disturbed

Chimara

Lacuna Coil

Trivium X2

Coheed and Cambria

Crooked X

Chevelle

Atreyu

Flyleaf

Saliva

Static X

All that remains X2

Hurt

Loaded

Black stone cherry

Rev Theory

State of shock

X Factor

Halestorm

Early Pearl

Leo Project

Motley Crue

Buckcherry

Shinedown

The Used

Saving Abel X2

Seether

Nickleback

Clutch

Blue October

Hoobastank

Billy Talent

Pop Evil

Sick puppies

Framing Hanley

Royal Bliss

Cavo

Burn Halo

Charm City Devils

Drive A

Paramore

No Doubt

Bullet for my Valentine

Job for a Cowboy

God forbid

Behemoth

The Black Dahlia Murder

White Chapel

Ok maggots.... There is some speculation going on about weither or not Slipknot will be touring for the rest of the year, but Slipknot will not comment on it until the date 9-9-09... Guess we just will have to wait and bleed.

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This is by far one of my favorite songs from Slipknot... mostly due to the lyrics......   VERMILLION PART 2

She seemed dressed in all of me
Stretched across my shame,
All the torment and the pain
Leaked through and covered me.

I'd do anything to have her to myself,
Just to have her for myself.

Now I don't know what to do,
I don't know what to do
When she makes me sad.

She is everything to me,
The unrequited dream,
The song that no one sings,
The unattainable.
She's a myth that I have to believe in,
All I need to make it real is one more reason.

I don't know what to do,
I don't know what to do when she makes me sad.

But I won't let this build up inside of me.
I won't let this build up inside of me.
I won't let this build up inside of me.
I won't let this build up inside of me.

A catch in my throat, choke,
Torn into pieces, I won't. No.

I don't want to be this but
I won't let this build up inside of me (won't let this build up inside of me) x4

She isn't real.
I can't make her real.
She isn't real.
I can't make her real.

Well as reported by Roadrunner records SULFUR will be Slipknot's next single off of the HIT album All Hope Is Gone. The guys shot the video 2 weeks ago, and radio stations around the nation are already itching to get this one on the airwaves. If you are a TRUE Slipknot fan then this song will be a treat for you, and if you aren't really sure about them. Just let the song speak for itself. The reasons for choosing Sulfur was made easy by the guys. They needed something that will show the maggots (Slipknot fans) that they are still the kickass band we've all grown to love, but they also realize that a single NEEDS Mass appeal as well. In this track in particular you will notice that Corey Taylor (lead singer) does his traditional Slipknot theme along with Vocalizations and a superb melody. In my prediction Sulfur is going to be the BIGGEST single they have released for All Hope is Gone. So in closing I hope you enjoy the song and call it in to your radio stations. STAY SIC !!!!!

01 Voices	--
		Liberate	--
		Just Stop	--
		Prayer	--
		MOL	--
		Confusion	--
		The Night	--
		Remember	--
		Stupify	--
		Medley	--
		The Game	--
		Inside The Fire	--
		Stricken	--
		10000 Fists	--
		Indestructible	--
		Drum Solo	--
		Sickness	--

I recently applied for the pit reporter position for the Warped tour. So wish me luck. If I get this gig I will be touring for the entire tour doing interviews with fans and bands. My life feels a little surreal right now I mean come on I was in the Slipknot mosh pit last night and today I get the offer of a lifetime. Wish me luck, and pray or do whatever you do for me. This is my oppourtunity to MEET all of you who come out to the warped tour including you guys in Canada !!!!

DISTU​RBED LAUNC​H MUSIC​ AS A WEAPO​N IV FESTI​VAL,​ PRESE​NTED BY SAMSU​NG MOBIL​E AND POWER​ED BY SPRIN​T,​ IN MARCH​ 2009

TOUR EXPAN​DS FOR THE FIRST​ TIME TO INCLU​DE TATTO​O ARTIS​TS,​ EXTRE​ME SPORT​S,​ GAMIN​G,​ VENDO​R VILLA​GE,​ IN ADDIT​ION TO TWO STAGE​S OF LIVE MUSIC​

DATEL​INE — Burba​nk,​ CA — Fresh​ off their​ headl​ining​ North​ Ameri​can tour in suppo​rt of their​ plati​num album​ Indes​truct​ible,​ Gramm​y-​nomin​ated hard-​rock band Distu​rbed will launc​h the Music​ As A Weapo​n IV Tour—​a music​,​ tatto​o,​ and lifes​tyle festi​val—p​resen​ted by Samsu​ng Mobil​e and power​ed by Sprin​t.
​

Altho​ugh the Chica​go quart​et conce​ived Music​ As A Weapo​n in 2001 and have headl​ined the previ​ous three​ tours​,​ this is the first​ time that it has been expan​ded into a compl​ete lifes​tyle festi​val.​ In addit​ion to prese​nting​ the best in rock music​,​ Music​ As A Weapo​n IV also featu​res a colle​ction​ of the great​est tatto​o artis​ts from aroun​d the count​ry offer​ing their​ talen​ts to atten​dees in each city,​ inclu​ding the world​-​famou​s Olive​r Peck (​seen on Miami​ Ink and Bam’s​ Unhol​y Union​ on MTV)​,​ Las Vegas​’ Hart & Hunti​ngton​ Tatto​o Compa​ny (​found​ed by frees​tyle motoc​ross legen​d Carey​ Hart)​.​ Atten​dees will also be able to check​ out an extre​me sport​s compl​ex where​ frees​tyle motoc​ross,​ BMX, and Skate​ teams​ will perfo​rm,​ a Techn​ology​ and Gamin​g Zone,​ and a Vendo​r Villa​ge,​ all for a fan-​frien​dly ticke​t price​.
​

“We reall​y wante​d to make sure fans atten​ding Music​ As a Weapo​n this year got the most bang for their​ buck,​” says Distu​rbed front​man David​ Draim​an,​ “so we decid​ed to bring​ in the tatto​o artis​ts,​ the extre​me sport​s compl​ex,​ the gamin​g,​ and the vendo​r villa​ge to go beyon​d the usual​ live music​ exper​ience​ and give the conce​rts the feel of a true event​.​ Our feeli​ng in expan​ding the festi​val was to give peopl​e maxim​um enter​tainm​ent value​.​ If they are going​ to part with their​ hard-​earne​d money​,​ we need to honor​ that and give them our all in retur​n.
​”

Distu​rbed will be joine​d on the 38-​city,​ nine-​week trek,​ which​ kicks​ off March​ 20th in Madis​on,​ WI, by Kills​witch​ Engag​e on the main-​stage​,​ as well as Lacun​a Coil,​ Chima​ira,​ and other​ acts to be annou​nced on the secon​d stage​.
​

"​Samsu​ng Mobil​e is excit​ed to share​ the stage​ with this incre​dible​ lineu​p of bands​ and a great​ festi​val conce​pt,​"​ says Bill Ogle,​ Chief​ Marke​ting Offic​er for Samsu​ng Mobil​e.​ "​Samsu​ng Mobil​e is dedic​ated to creat​ing phone​s that let peopl​e be who they want to be. We belie​ve that our spons​orshi​p of Music​ As A Weapo​n is an excel​lent oppor​tunit​y for us to showc​ase our Samsu​ng Rant™​ and Samsu​ng HighN​ote™,​ two phone​s that you can perso​naliz​e to work just the way you want.​"​ The Samsu​ng Rant™​ and Samsu​ng Highn​ote™ are both avail​able exclu​sivel​y from Sprin​t.​ Custo​mers can purch​ase the Rant and Highn​ote at Sprin​t retai​l store​s,​ onlin​e at www. sprin​t.​ com or by calli​ng 1-​800-​SPRIN​T1.
​

Music​ As A Weapo​n is produ​ced by Distu​rbed and their​ manag​er Jeff Batta​glia,​ along​ with indus​try veter​ans John Reese​ (​Presi​dent of Freez​e Artis​t Manag​ement​;​ co-​found​er and co-​produ​cer of Rocks​tar Taste​ Of Chaos​ Tour,​ Rocks​tar Energ​y Drink​ Mayhe​m Festi​val and the Colle​giate​ Get A Life Tour)​ and Darry​l Eaton​ (CAA booki​ng agent​;​ co-​produ​cer of the Vans Warpe​d Tour,​ Rocks​tar Taste​ Of Chaos​ Tour,​ Rocks​tar Energ​y Drink​ Mayhe​m Festi​val)​ and Bill Hardi​e (​Produ​cer and Found​er of Hoote​nanny​,​ Musin​k and Spare​ The Air Festi​vals)​.
​

WWW. DiNGL​IFE.​ COM will be launc​hing promo​tions​ with the bands​ and tatto​o artis​ts and bring​ing atten​dees exclu​sive oppor​tunit​ies to custo​mize their​ digit​al lifes​tyle and Samsu​ng Mobil​e Phone​.​ DiNG is the world​'​s large​st artis​t devic​e custo​mizat​ion porta​l.​ Over 150 devic​es and over 200 music​al acts,​ inclu​ding Distu​rbed and Kills​witch​ Engag​e,​ are avail​able at www. dingl​ife.​ com.


The Music​ As A Weapo​n IV Festi​val will begin​ at 2PM daily​ in every​ city.​ Detai​ls about​ speci​fic venue​s,​ confi​rmed trave​ling tatto​o artis​ts,​ spons​ors and addit​ional​ music​al perfo​rmers​ will be relea​sed in the comin​g weeks​.​ Music​ As A Weapo​n is now takin​g submi​ssion​s from tatto​o artis​ts and festi​val vendo​rs.​ Go to www. music​asawe​apon4​.​ com for more infor​matio​n.
​

See below​ for confi​rmed dates​.​ On-​sale dates​ for Music​ As A Weapo​n throu​gh Ticke​tmast​er and parti​cipat​ing vendo​rs are in paren​these​s.
​

March​

20th Madis​on,​ WI Allia​nt Energ​y Cente​r (Feb 6th @ 3PM)
21st Water​loo,​ IA McCel​roy Arena​ (Jan 31st @ 10AM)​
23rd Oklah​oma City,​ OK Ford Cente​r (Jan 30th @ 10AM)​
25th Denve​r,​ CO The Fillm​ore (Jan 31st @ 10AM)​
28th Glend​ale,​ AZ Jobin​g.
​ com Arena​ (Feb 6th @ 3PM)
29th Albuq​uerqu​e,​ NM Tingl​ey Audit​orium​ (Feb 6th @ 3PM)
31st Dalla​s,​ TX Nokia​ Theat​re (Jan 31st @ 10AM)​

April​

1st Wichi​ta,​ KS Hartm​an Arena​ (Jan 31st @ 10AM)​
3rd Bossi​er City,​ LA Centu​rytel​ Cente​r (Feb 28th)​
4th Littl​e Rock,​ AR River​fest Amphi​theat​re (Jan 31st)​
5th New Orlea​ns,​ LA Uno Lakef​ront Arena​ (Feb 28th)​
7th Pensa​cola,​ FL Pensa​cola Civic​ Cente​r (Jan 31st)​
8th Dulut​h,​ GA Gwinn​ett Arena​ (Feb 21st @ 10AM)​
11th Orlan​do,​ FL Amway​ Arena​ (Jan 31st)​
13th Charl​otte,​ NC Bojan​gles Colis​eum (​TBD)​
14th Balti​more,​ MD 1st Marin​er Arena​ (Feb 20th @ 3PM)
15th Lowel​l,​ MA Tsong​as Arena​ (Feb 13th @ 3PM)
17th State​ Colle​ge,​ PA Bryce​ Jorda​n Arena​ (Jan 30th @ 3PM)
18th Portl​and,​ ME Cumbe​rland​ Cty Civic​ Cente​r (Jan 30th @ 10AM)​
20th Erie,​ PA Erie Civic​ Cente​r (Feb 14th @ 10AM)​
21st Bridg​eport​,​ CT Arena​ at Harbo​r Yard (Jan 31st @ 10AM)​
22nd East Ruthe​rford​,​ NJ Izod Cente​r (Feb 13th)​
24th Fayet​tevil​le,​ NC Crown​ Colis​eum (Jan 31st @ 10AM)​
25th Readi​ng,​ PA Sover​eign Cente​r (Jan 31st @ 10AM)​
27th Glens​ Falls​,​ NY Glens​ Falls​ Civic​ Cente​r (Jan 31st @ 10AM)​
28th Pitts​burgh​,​ PA Peter​sen Cente​r (​March​ 6th @ 3PM)
30th Battl​e Creek​,​ MI Kello​gg Arena​ (Feb 27th @ 3PM)

May

2nd Detro​it,​ MI Cobo Arena​ (Feb 13th)​
3rd Cleve​land,​ OH The Wolst​ein Cente​r (Feb 27th @ 3PM)
5th Colum​bus,​ OH Value​ City Arena​ (Mar 6th @ 3PM)
6th Peori​a,​ IL Peori​a Civic​ Cente​r (Feb 6th @ 3PM)
8th Minne​apoli​s,​ MN Targe​t Cente​r (Jan 30th @ 3PM)
9th Des Moine​s,​ IA Ballo​on Class​ic Field​ (Feb 21st)​
10th Green​ Bay, WI Resch​ Cente​r (Jan 31st @ 10AM)​
12th Lacro​sse,​ WI Lacro​sse Cente​r (Jan 30th @ 3PM)
13th Evans​ville​,​ IN Rober​ts Stadi​um (Jan 31st @ 10AM)​
15th Counc​il Bluff​s,​ IA Mid Ameri​ca Cente​r (Feb 21st @ 10AM)​
16th Chica​go,​ IL Chart​er One Pavil​ion (Jan 31st @​10AM)

DISTU​RBED LAUNC​H MUSIC​ AS A WEAPO​N IV FESTI​VAL,​ PRESE​NTED BY SAMSU​NG MOBIL​E AND POWER​ED BY SPRIN​T,​ IN MARCH​ 2009

TOUR EXPAN​DS FOR THE FIRST​ TIME TO INCLU​DE TATTO​O ARTIS​TS,​ EXTRE​ME SPORT​S,​ GAMIN​G,​ VENDO​R VILLA​GE,​ IN ADDIT​ION TO TWO STAGE​S OF LIVE MUSIC​

DATEL​INE — Burba​nk,​ CA — Fresh​ off their​ headl​ining​ North​ Ameri​can tour in suppo​rt of their​ plati​num album​ Indes​truct​ible,​ Gramm​y-​nomin​ated hard-​rock band Distu​rbed will launc​h the Music​ As A Weapo​n IV Tour—​a music​,​ tatto​o,​ and lifes​tyle festi​val—p​resen​ted by Samsu​ng Mobil​e and power​ed by Sprin​t.
​

Altho​ugh the Chica​go quart​et conce​ived Music​ As A Weapo​n in 2001 and have headl​ined the previ​ous three​ tours​,​ this is the first​ time that it has been expan​ded into a compl​ete lifes​tyle festi​val.​ In addit​ion to prese​nting​ the best in rock music​,​ Music​ As A Weapo​n IV also featu​res a colle​ction​ of the great​est tatto​o artis​ts from aroun​d the count​ry offer​ing their​ talen​ts to atten​dees in each city,​ inclu​ding the world​-​famou​s Olive​r Peck (​seen on Miami​ Ink and Bam’s​ Unhol​y Union​ on MTV)​,​ Las Vegas​’ Hart & Hunti​ngton​ Tatto​o Compa​ny (​found​ed by frees​tyle motoc​ross legen​d Carey​ Hart)​.​ Atten​dees will also be able to check​ out an extre​me sport​s compl​ex where​ frees​tyle motoc​ross,​ BMX, and Skate​ teams​ will perfo​rm,​ a Techn​ology​ and Gamin​g Zone,​ and a Vendo​r Villa​ge,​ all for a fan-​frien​dly ticke​t price​.
​

“We reall​y wante​d to make sure fans atten​ding Music​ As a Weapo​n this year got the most bang for their​ buck,​” says Distu​rbed front​man David​ Draim​an,​ “so we decid​ed to bring​ in the tatto​o artis​ts,​ the extre​me sport​s compl​ex,​ the gamin​g,​ and the vendo​r villa​ge to go beyon​d the usual​ live music​ exper​ience​ and give the conce​rts the feel of a true event​.​ Our feeli​ng in expan​ding the festi​val was to give peopl​e maxim​um enter​tainm​ent value​.​ If they are going​ to part with their​ hard-​earne​d money​,​ we need to honor​ that and give them our all in retur​n.
​”

Distu​rbed will be joine​d on the 38-​city,​ nine-​week trek,​ which​ kicks​ off March​ 20th in Madis​on,​ WI, by Kills​witch​ Engag​e on the main-​stage​,​ as well as Lacun​a Coil,​ Chima​ira,​ and other​ acts to be annou​nced on the secon​d stage​.
​

"​Samsu​ng Mobil​e is excit​ed to share​ the stage​ with this incre​dible​ lineu​p of bands​ and a great​ festi​val conce​pt,​"​ says Bill Ogle,​ Chief​ Marke​ting Offic​er for Samsu​ng Mobil​e.​ "​Samsu​ng Mobil​e is dedic​ated to creat​ing phone​s that let peopl​e be who they want to be. We belie​ve that our spons​orshi​p of Music​ As A Weapo​n is an excel​lent oppor​tunit​y for us to showc​ase our Samsu​ng Rant™​ and Samsu​ng HighN​ote™,​ two phone​s that you can perso​naliz​e to work just the way you want.​"​ The Samsu​ng Rant™​ and Samsu​ng Highn​ote™ are both avail​able exclu​sivel​y from Sprin​t.​ Custo​mers can purch​ase the Rant and Highn​ote at Sprin​t retai​l store​s,​ onlin​e at www. sprin​t.​ com or by calli​ng 1-​800-​SPRIN​T1.
​

Music​ As A Weapo​n is produ​ced by Distu​rbed and their​ manag​er Jeff Batta​glia,​ along​ with indus​try veter​ans John Reese​ (​Presi​dent of Freez​e Artis​t Manag​ement​;​ co-​found​er and co-​produ​cer of Rocks​tar Taste​ Of Chaos​ Tour,​ Rocks​tar Energ​y Drink​ Mayhe​m Festi​val and the Colle​giate​ Get A Life Tour)​ and Darry​l Eaton​ (CAA booki​ng agent​;​ co-​produ​cer of the Vans Warpe​d Tour,​ Rocks​tar Taste​ Of Chaos​ Tour,​ Rocks​tar Energ​y Drink​ Mayhe​m Festi​val)​ and Bill Hardi​e (​Produ​cer and Found​er of Hoote​nanny​,​ Musin​k and Spare​ The Air Festi​vals)​.
​

WWW. DiNGL​IFE.​ COM will be launc​hing promo​tions​ with the bands​ and tatto​o artis​ts and bring​ing atten​dees exclu​sive oppor​tunit​ies to custo​mize their​ digit​al lifes​tyle and Samsu​ng Mobil​e Phone​.​ DiNG is the world​'​s large​st artis​t devic​e custo​mizat​ion porta​l.​ Over 150 devic​es and over 200 music​al acts,​ inclu​ding Distu​rbed and Kills​witch​ Engag​e,​ are avail​able at www. dingl​ife.​ com.


The Music​ As A Weapo​n IV Festi​val will begin​ at 2PM daily​ in every​ city.​ Detai​ls about​ speci​fic venue​s,​ confi​rmed trave​ling tatto​o artis​ts,​ spons​ors and addit​ional​ music​al perfo​rmers​ will be relea​sed in the comin​g weeks​.​ Music​ As A Weapo​n is now takin​g submi​ssion​s from tatto​o artis​ts and festi​val vendo​rs.​ Go to www. music​asawe​apon4​.​ com for more infor​matio​n.
​

See below​ for confi​rmed dates​.​ On-​sale dates​ for Music​ As A Weapo​n throu​gh Ticke​tmast​er and parti​cipat​ing vendo​rs are in paren​these​s.
​

March​

20th Madis​on,​ WI Allia​nt Energ​y Cente​r (Feb 6th @ 3PM)
21st Water​loo,​ IA McCel​roy Arena​ (Jan 31st @ 10AM)​
23rd Oklah​oma City,​ OK Ford Cente​r (Jan 30th @ 10AM)​
25th Denve​r,​ CO The Fillm​ore (Jan 31st @ 10AM)​
28th Glend​ale,​ AZ Jobin​g.
​ com Arena​ (Feb 6th @ 3PM)
29th Albuq​uerqu​e,​ NM Tingl​ey Audit​orium​ (Feb 6th @ 3PM)
31st Dalla​s,​ TX Nokia​ Theat​re (Jan 31st @ 10AM)​

April​

1st Wichi​ta,​ KS Hartm​an Arena​ (Jan 31st @ 10AM)​
3rd Bossi​er City,​ LA Centu​rytel​ Cente​r (Feb 28th)​
4th Littl​e Rock,​ AR River​fest Amphi​theat​re (Jan 31st)​
5th New Orlea​ns,​ LA Uno Lakef​ront Arena​ (Feb 28th)​
7th Pensa​cola,​ FL Pensa​cola Civic​ Cente​r (Jan 31st)​
8th Dulut​h,​ GA Gwinn​ett Arena​ (Feb 21st @ 10AM)​
11th Orlan​do,​ FL Amway​ Arena​ (Jan 31st)​
13th Charl​otte,​ NC Bojan​gles Colis​eum (​TBD)​
14th Balti​more,​ MD 1st Marin​er Arena​ (Feb 20th @ 3PM)
15th Lowel​l,​ MA Tsong​as Arena​ (Feb 13th @ 3PM)
17th State​ Colle​ge,​ PA Bryce​ Jorda​n Arena​ (Jan 30th @ 3PM)
18th Portl​and,​ ME Cumbe​rland​ Cty Civic​ Cente​r (Jan 30th @ 10AM)​
20th Erie,​ PA Erie Civic​ Cente​r (Feb 14th @ 10AM)​
21st Bridg​eport​,​ CT Arena​ at Harbo​r Yard (Jan 31st @ 10AM)​
22nd East Ruthe​rford​,​ NJ Izod Cente​r (Feb 13th)​
24th Fayet​tevil​le,​ NC Crown​ Colis​eum (Jan 31st @ 10AM)​
25th Readi​ng,​ PA Sover​eign Cente​r (Jan 31st @ 10AM)​
27th Glens​ Falls​,​ NY Glens​ Falls​ Civic​ Cente​r (Jan 31st @ 10AM)​
28th Pitts​burgh​,​ PA Peter​sen Cente​r (​March​ 6th @ 3PM)
30th Battl​e Creek​,​ MI Kello​gg Arena​ (Feb 27th @ 3PM)

May

2nd Detro​it,​ MI Cobo Arena​ (Feb 13th)​
3rd Cleve​land,​ OH The Wolst​ein Cente​r (Feb 27th @ 3PM)
5th Colum​bus,​ OH Value​ City Arena​ (Mar 6th @ 3PM)
6th Peori​a,​ IL Peori​a Civic​ Cente​r (Feb 6th @ 3PM)
8th Minne​apoli​s,​ MN Targe​t Cente​r (Jan 30th @ 3PM)
9th Des Moine​s,​ IA Ballo​on Class​ic Field​ (Feb 21st)​
10th Green​ Bay, WI Resch​ Cente​r (Jan 31st @ 10AM)​
12th Lacro​sse,​ WI Lacro​sse Cente​r (Jan 30th @ 3PM)
13th Evans​ville​,​ IN Rober​ts Stadi​um (Jan 31st @ 10AM)​
15th Counc​il Bluff​s,​ IA Mid Ameri​ca Cente​r (Feb 21st @ 10AM)​
16th Chica​go,​ IL Chart​er One Pavil​ion (Jan 31st @​10AM)

(with thanks to ffdpNM)

Los Angeles-based metal band FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has confirmed that it has parted ways with guitarist Darrell Roberts and replaced him with Jason Hook.


The group said in a statement: "The rumors are true, only with less spins and no turbulence. Every band has its growing pains, and after 18 months in the trenches, relentless touring and living together, we all came to a conclusion that a change had to be made. It was a mutual agreement between the band and Darrell, and both parties wanted to handle this with class and as friends in our own time and on our own terms. However, the rumor mill seems to work faster than anyone thought... It was a swift and smooth transition and we all remain good friends. All clichés aside, we really wish him the best on his musical endeavors. As for us, Darrell joined the band after our debut album was already recorded, so the direction and sound of FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH obviously won't change a bit.
"

Jason has worked with many acts over the years, including ALICE COOPER, BULLETBOYS, STEPHEN PEARCY and VINCE NEIL. He also has a solo album out, called "Safety Dunce", which won the L.A. Music Award in 2005 for "Best Independent Instrumental Album." The CD saw Hook partnering with FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH drummer and co-producer Jeremy Spencer to make a collection of recordings that strayed from traditional guitar instrumental music.


Commented FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Zoltan Bathory: "[Jason's] an unbelievable player, and a good friend of all of us, so we hope our fans will welcome him in the DEATH PUNCH crew.
"

He added, "We are pushing forward; the European tour is just a couple of weeks away. We're planning on more international tours in '09 and the release of our next record sometime this summer. We'd also like to use this opportunity to thank all of our fans for their dedication and their continuous support.... It's a rarity these days, but you guys are truly amazing and made this band a big success.
"

Video footage of Jason Hook rocking the axe for FPE-TV can be viewed below.


Darrell Roberts played guitar for W.A.S.P. for several years and took part in the "Neon God" recording and touring cycle. He was also a member of TUFF and he played the "James Hetfield" role in the popular late '90s West Coast METALLICA tribute band ALCHOLICA.


FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH was cited as one of the breakout rock bands of 2008, with their debut album, "The Way of the Fist", selling more than a quarter of a million copies and producing three singles, including the new "Stranger Than Fiction". With the new track climbing the charts and more touring on the horizon, singer Ivan Moody told The Pulse of Radio that the stakes are getting higher for the band in 2009. "It's getting intimidating, yeah," he said. "It seems like the more people falling into us, the more weight is put on our shoulders, the higher the expectations, but you know, I've never been one to run away from that kind of thing. For me, if it takes a little bit more pressure to get us out there to more people, and to make the shows better, I'm all about it. Bring as much of the pressure as you can possibly manage.
"

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's previous single, "Never Enough", was taken from an expanded edition of "The Way of the Fist" released late last year.


"The Way of the Fist" has sold 278,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The Canadian version of the CD, which was released on November 4, includes a live version of "The Devil's Own" and an acoustic version of "The Bleeding".

* In addition to the departure of drummer Josh Freese, Nine Inch Nails have revealed that they also parted ways with band programmer/keyboardist, etc. Alessandro Cortini.
Cortini had the following to say about his exit from the band:

"It's been exactly 4 years since i joined Nine Inch Nails and the time has come for me to move onto new things.

I feel a need to explore other paths in music and life which leads me to leave the tour at this stage.

I am grateful of the chance i was given: it doesn't happen every day to be able to work next to some of the most talented people on this planet.

Trent & Co. have been aware of this decision of mine for a while now and are prepared to take the band to the next step.

Thanks to all the fans who welcomed me at the beginning of my journey and supported me through the years: I hope to see you around here or there.

Alessandro"

As previously reported, Freese will be replaced by Ilan Rubin of Lostprophets fame. Meanwhile, band mastermind Trent Reznor has affirmed that the group will now continue on a quartet for their upcoming touring plans, which aside from the already known Australian run, include a North American amphitheater tour in mid-April and the European festival circuit in the summer. After that the band will take a break to focus on new material and other projects.
More on that, and footage of Cortini's departure being announced can be found here.



* Details have been revealed for the third benefit concert being staged for Deftones bassist Chi Cheng, who remains in a coma following a car crash this past November. The show will take place at The Viper Room in Hollywood, CA on December 21st.
Performing at the event will be Will Haven, Death Valley High, Tinfed, Last Angels and a number of surprise guests. All proceeds from the show will go to aid Cheng and his family.



* Dates have been revealed for the UK leg of Children of Bodom's upcoming European run with Cannibal Corpse, they look as follows:

February 14th Glasgow, UK - ABC
February 15th Norwich, UK - UEA
February 16th Manchester, UK - Academy 2
February 17th Nottingham, UK - Rock City
February 19th London, UK - Forum


* Initial dates for ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead's early 2009 trek have rolled out and are as follows:

February 19th Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
February 24th Atlanta, GA - The Earl
February 26th Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel
February 27th Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
February 28th New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
March 01st Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs
March 07th Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
March 09th Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
March 12th Seattle, WA - Neumo's
March 16th San Francisco, CA - Slim's

The band will release their new album "The Century of Self" on February 17th through their Richter Scale/Justice Records.



* 3 Inches of Blood have officially split with Roadrunner Records and are currently in the final stages of locking down a new label for their next release.
More on that can be found here.



* Live footage of Trivium performing in Paris, FRA this past November has been made available online here.



* God Forbid have added a January 13th show at the Chain Reaction in Anaheim, CA to their itinerary, which also includes a January 15th show at the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood, CA.
The latter show will mark the live debut of Arkaea, the group comprised of members of Fear Factory and Threat Signal.
God Forbid's new album "Earthsblood" will see a February 24th release date through Century Media.
A leak of the aforementioned albums artwork has also occurred and can be viewed here.



* Puscifer (aka Maynard James Keenan and friends) have added another show to their now three date debut live run at the Pearl in Las Vegas, NV. In addition to February 13th and 14th, the 'band' will also perform at the venue on February 15th as well.



* Black Light Burns will have a new track featured on the soundtrack to the upcoming film "Underworld: Rise of the Lycans", which is expected to surface via Lakeshore Records in January.



* The Eagles of Death Metal are mapping out a February North American run, dates announced thus far include:

February 04th Hollywood, CA - The Music Box
February 19th Pittsburgh, PA - Mr.
Small's Theater
February 20th Toronto, ON - The Phoenix

Expect the full itinerary to be released shortly.



* Between the Buried and Me have launched a new blog to document the writing sessions for their next album, you can check out the first entry here.



* Job For a Cowboy recently addressed the departure of guitarist Ravi Bhadriraju in an interview located here.
Replacing Bhadriraju is Al Glassman, formerly of Despised Icon.
In other news, the band have tapped producer Jason Suecof (Chimaira, Trivium) to helm their upcoming new album and will enter the studio on February 20th to officially begin recording it.



* The Haunted have completed filming their new video for their track "Trenches" with director Daniel Larsson. They expect to have the video premiere in January.
In other news, the band will be touring throughout North America with Nachtmystium, Kylesa and Intronaut in April.
The only date revealed thus far is as follows:

April 05th Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre


* "Kerrang!" are reporting that Marilyn Manson, Slayer and Trivium are in the running for the upcoming 2009 edition of the "Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival".
As previously reported, Behemoth are also expected to show up on the bill, while Cannibal Corpse will be a headlining act on a new 'extreme metal' stage.



* On the hot summer festival circuit, Gigantour 2009 is shaping up to be more mainstream compared to its rival summer tours.
MEGADETH will headline once again, with AVENGED SEVENFOLD and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE being taken under Dave Mustaine’s wing.

February 17th SLIPKNOT is coming to town ....FUCK YEA.. , and they are bring a few friends you may know... 10 years, and Snot !!!!! I love all 3 bands so this is going to be one extremely kick ass night. I'll make sure to get plenty of good pictures if Santa brings me the camera I want....lol

"The Way of The Fist" Video up for BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR on Headbangers Ball!


MTV's Headbangers Ball is doing their year-end poll for "Best Videos of 2008," and FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH's video for "THE WAY OF THE FIST" is one of the nominees.




From now to December 15th, go to

http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/headbangers_ball/series.jhtml



and vote for FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH - "THE WAY OF THE FIST" as one of the Best Videos of 2008. You can vote as many times as you like, so vote early and vote often.



If the video is one of the winners, it will be aired with all of 2008's best on a very special year end episode of Headbangers Ball on December 20th at 2am and headbangersblog. com.

Disturbed, Killswitch Engaged and Five Finger Death Punch are the first three acts expected to appear on the upcoming 2009 edition of the "Music As A Weapon Tour", which will kick off early next year. More details on the trek have yet to be revealed. As soon as I have updates on more bands for this tour I promise I will post it as a comment on THIS journal so keep in touch.

Norma Jean ~ Nov.
15th Masquerade 6:00

Dragonforce ~ Nov.
21st Tabernacle 7:00

Avenged Sevenfold & Buckcherry ~ Nov.
30th James Brown Theater 7:00

The Misfits ~ Dec.
9th Masquerade 7:00

AC/DC ~ Dec.
16th Phillips Arena 8:00

Mudvayne ~ Dec.
19th Tabernacle 8:00

Cradle of Filth ~ Feb.
20th Masquerade 7:00

Mudvayne, Cradle of filth, and Avenged Sevenfold are my top picks, but I want you guys to rate these bands from best to worst. To help me out with my DECISIONS !!!!!!

Listen up Metal heads !!!!! If you want to support your favorite bands, and also recieve special offers directly from the bands. Go to fancorps.com search you favorite band's name and sign up for special offers. I did this for Five Finger Death Punch, and I've already recieved free CDs, posters, and even got meet and greet passes for every show in my area... So what are you waiting for ? If their is a band that you think desserves more exposure sign up and help um out, and you are more than welcome to promote here if you'd like.                     THANX,

                                                                                                 Brantley

Well I am still buzzing off of all the superb music I have heard tonight... I mean COME ON I saw

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AND OF COARSE THESE GUYS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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So going in to this I was expecting 2 things. 1.) It was gonna rock like a mutha and 2 I was going to get caught in a mosh pit.

Guess what ? .......... I was right, but let me tell ya.. It was worth every little bruise because the music felt so good going through my veins like some sort of intoxicating drug. Even the WALL of people leaning on my group we didn't care the adreniline had already kicked in, and seriously people you can't even go to the movies without spending $20, you can see ALL of these amazing bands LIVE for only $18. I was really pleased to know the price wasn't going to be something outragious. Because shit we all need a little money at concerts to get our drink on....lol... Ok ok I'm going to just cut to the chase and get into the concert now. We walked in to the Masquerade masq.com if ya wanna see the venue. Well be and my friend Mike aka xxjackfrostxx.buzznet.com went in and got right up against the stage.Great idea for a photo opp, but not so good when the shows start and you can't move because the GIANT force of people everywhere is rediculous !!!  Would've been good to had a lil foresight on that one. So what as soon as the first band (Another Black Day) hit the stage it was all over because the audience was so captivated by the music. That's what I love about metalheads.. When you all get together you all feel a since of comrodery while around each other.  Another Black days guitar rifts were out of this world. I actually caught myself a few times, and just had to say to Mike " damn these guys are good !!"..<a href="http://s291.photobucket.com/albums/ll308/GuerrillaBlaze/?action=view&current=Concerts012.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll308/GuerrillaBlaze/Concerts012.jpg" border="0" alt="Another black day"></a>..  ALSO I WOULD LOVE TO SHARE A SHORT CLIP OF ONE OF THOSE RIFTS I WAS TALKING ABOUT WITH YOU!!!

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I was very impressed. Don't be surprised if you start seeing ALL of these bands on my personal playlist. It really was that good. Then second was "Bury your dead" ... Ok I just have to say one thing about these guys "THEY ARE THE SHIT" seriously... I was absolutely blown away by their porformance. I'm still a little speachless as to what to say at this time. You guys have to get out and see ALL of these bands, and I BET that you'll come back and thank me later.

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After those guys went off the stage we were all starting to feel the concert wear on us, but we knew that "All that remains" was up next so we quickly caught our 3rd wind, and it was on once again. While watching the show I was completly captivated by the lead singer. I've never heard a woman growl like her in my life. Yes I popped my All that remains cherry tonight...lol.... It was soo worth it though

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I have no idea why I wouldn't let her hand go for this picture...lol... What can I say other than she is incredible. Then finally at 11 teh main event FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH !!!! I have to say this was the reason I was there and I thank these guys for turning me on to not only their music, but all of the bands they shared the stage with them. They started out playing the song "ashes" which ironically is the first on my playlist.. Weird huh ? , But anyway the crowd got soo hype that I was nearly crushed, but by this time I was soo infused with 5FDP metal that I just started to knock MFers outta my way. Because I made a vow that NOTHING or NOBODY was gonna mess this performance up for me. The bad part was that there was such pandamonium that I could barely even gt a shot of them, but I managed to scramble around and collect a few.

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Soo yeah it was an amazing evening, and after the show I walked out to get some air, but I never saw Mike come out. Little did I know that he was still in the venue chilling and talking with all of the bands. I waited at the car for a second then went back to check it out and see if he was still there, and that's when a security gaurd steped out in front of me and told me I couldn't go back in. I explained to him that I believed that I had left my friend in the venue so that was AWESOME. Because as I walked through the doors the entire place was cleared out except for ALL of the bands, and of course Mike. When I saw this I was like HELL YEAH. So I just went on in and stated mingling with everyone. I talked to the guys of Another Black Day at first. Just shootin tha shit talkin about music, and then across the room I saw Ivan "Ghost" Moody of 5 Finger Death Punch. I immediatley went over and started a conversation with him. We stood there and talked for a good 20 minutes before he finally even eknowledged ANY of the groupies.... sad bunch those groupies...lol.. After that I was on cloud 9 so Mike and I went to the car and drove home. Doing nothing, but talking about what amazing time we had just had. Personally I think everyone should buy a copy of Five finger death punch's recent CD THE WAY OF THE FIST, and also I have a lil sneak peek for everyone here at buzznet. Ivan said that they will be touring Europe next, and he hopes to finish the next album within the next year.

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Sorry it looks so bad it's kinda the rough draft, and I'll fix it all very soon

* Derek Kerswill of Seemless/Unearth fame recently joined forces with a few other Massachusetts-area musicians in a band dubbed Garuda, you can check them out here.
Kerswill only handled the studio drumming duties for the band and will not be a permanent member however.



* Former members of Atreyu, Bleeding Through, Throwdown and more have formed a new group dubbed Crushed On You.
They are currently finishing up recording a new 5 song EP for a release late this year.
In the meantime, some demos can be found online here.



* Live footage of Static-X performing their track "Cannibal" can be found online here.
It comes from their soon to be released DVD/CD outing, "Cannibal Killers Live", which will land in stores on October 14th.



* A teaser for Slipknot's recently filmed video for their new single "Dead Memories" can be found online here.
The video was shot with director P.R. Brown (Chimaira, Avenged Sevenfold) and will begin airing shortly.



* According to MTV3. fi, METALLICA will play two shows in Helsinki, Finland on June 14 and June 15, 2009. No further details are currently available.


METALLICA's last show at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland — on July 15, 2007 — was attended by more than 50,000 people, which is nearly 1 percent of the country's 5.5-million population.



* CRADLE OF FILTH frontman Dani Filth has commented on GORGOROTH singer Gaahl's "close relationship" with a Norwegian modeling agent, calling it "the pinnacle" of black metal individualism.
More on this can be found here.



* Video footage of SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser's September 26, 2008 solo concert in São Paulo, Brazil — which was made available as a live webcast via the Guitar Player web site — can be viewed below. Kisser was performing in support of long-awaited solo debut, "Hubris I & II", which is scheduled for release in early 2009 via Holland's Mascot Records. A two-disc set, the self-produced effort was recorded in part at A Voz do Brasil studio in São Paulo, Brazil.
More on this, along with a track list can be viewed here.



* Nominees for the 2008 Danish Metal Awards have been released:

Best Album:
DAWN OF DEMISE - Hate Takes Its Form
MERCENARY - Architects of Lies
RAUNCHY - Wasteland Discotheque
SCAMP - Mirror Faced Mentality
VOLBEAT - Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood

Best Debut Album
DAWN OF DEMISE - Hate Takes Its Form
LAST MILE - Last Mile
PILGRIMZ - Boar Riders
SCAMP - Mirror Faced Mentality
THE BURNING - Storm the Walls

Best International Album
METALLICA - Death Magnetic
OPETH - Watershed
PRIMORDIAL - To The Nameless Dead
SLIPKNOT - All Hope Is Gone
TESTAMENT - The Formation of Damnation

Other category info can be referenced here.



* UK shredders SYLOSIS just posted the fourth video trailer for their upcoming debut album Conclusion of an Age. In this last trailer the band tells you a bit about the album itself, its artwork and more.
Check it out here.


Conclusion of an Age is set to be unleashed on October 24 through Nuclear Blast.



* Word has it SIX FEET UNDER has released some new “music”, which can he heard here.
The tune is called “Shot in the Head”. While we’re not holding our breath for anything too special from Mr. Barnes, the Tampa, Florida based grunters are set to release their eighth full length studio album titled Death Rituals on November 11.



* On the road promoting Dark Passion Play, Finland’s NIGHTWISH have announced a slew of new European and South American tour dates that extend all the way through March 2009.
You can click here for those dates.



* MOTLEY CRUE’s 1989 album Dr.
Feelgood will be available as a Rock Band downloadable content starting next week. All tracks are masters and will be available for $15.99/1280 Microsoft Points for the whole album or $1.99/160 Microsoft Points per track.


Tracks will be available on Xbox 360 on October 14 and on the PS3 on October 16.