Lars Ulrich of Metallica is interviewed about importance of King Diamond
November 13, 2008
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METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was interviewed earlier today (Wednesday, November 12) by Lynn Hernandez of Tulsa, Oklahoma’s 97.5 KMOD radio station. Lars talked about giving President-elect Barack Obama drum lessons, the METALLICA fan club, the new CD “Death Magnetic”, what it’s like backstage at a METALLICA show, how it was playing with King Diamond at Ozzfest, the sound quality of METALLICA’s new album, and more. The entire 26-minute chat is available for download as an MP3 audio file at this location.
“Death Magnetic” was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) just six weeks after its release on September 12 by Warner Bros. Records.
“Death Magnetic” debuted atop The Billboard 200 chart, METALLICA’s fifth consecutive album to do so, making them the only band in chart history to have five albums debut at No. 1. It breaks the band’s tie with THE BEATLES, U2, and the DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, all of whom have four No. 1 album debuts. “Death Magnetic” remained at No. 1 for three consecutive weeks.
In addition to debuting at Number 1 atop Billboard’s Rock, Alternative, Hard, and Internet album charts in the U.S., the album racked up No. 1 chart positions in 31 foreign countries, including the U.K., Canada, and Australia, and Top 3 chart slots in seven more, including Japan
During interview, Chris Cornell of Soundgarden admits Led Zeppelin tour would be depressing without Robert Plant
November 13, 2008
Former SOUNDGARDEN/AUDIOSLAVE singer Chris Cornell has told Canada’s Sun Media that he’s not interested in filling Robert Plant’s shoes should those reports about LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist John Paul Jones and drummer Jason Bonham touring next year with a replacement singer come to fruition.
“I would never do anything like that whether I were approached or not,” Cornell said. “It just doesn’t make any sense to me at all. I would not want to go see me performing LED ZEPPELIN songs with the two other guys that used to be in a band called LED ZEPPELIN while Robert Plant is out somewhere touring.
“That’s not a ticket I would buy. God bless ‘em, but that’s not LED ZEPPELIN. I find it completely depressing. I’d never do anything like that. I mean just out of respect to the legacy of the band.”
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=108584
During interview, Chris Cornell of Soundgarden admits Led Zeppelin tour would be depressing without Robert Plant
November 12, 2008
Former SOUNDGARDEN/AUDIOSLAVE singer Chris Cornell has told Canada’s Sun Media that he’s not interested in filling Robert Plant’s shoes should those reports about LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist John Paul Jones and drummer Jason Bonham touring next year with a replacement singer come to fruition.
“I would never do anything like that whether I were approached or not,” Cornell said. “It just doesn’t make any sense to me at all. I would not want to go see me performing LED ZEPPELIN songs with the two other guys that used to be in a band called LED ZEPPELIN while Robert Plant is out somewhere touring.
“That’s not a ticket I would buy. God bless ‘em, but that’s not LED ZEPPELIN. I find it completely depressing. I’d never do anything like that. I mean just out of respect to the legacy of the band.”
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=108584
Dimmu Borgir on Fuel TV For interview
November 10, 2008
Norwegian melodic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR took a break from Danzig’s current Blackest Of The Black tour to perform two songs at the FUEL TV studios in Los Angeles. Hosted by Pat Parnell and featuring guest appearances by Bam Margera and Brandon Novak, video footage will air on Tuesday, November 25th.
DIMMU BORGIR have been on tour in support of their recent The Invaluable Darkness DVD, which debuted at #5 on the Nielsen SoundScan “Top DVD Music Videos” chart in mid-October. This will be the band’s last North American tour in support of their eighth studio album, In Sorte Diaboli, which debuted on Billboard’s Top Independent Albums chart at #2, on the Top 200 Albums chart at #43, and has sold over 66,000 copies in the U.S.
“The Daily Habit” is FUEL TV’s first original daily series, telecast weeknights at 9:00 p.m. EASTERN (6:00 p.m. PACIFIC) while re-airing later in the evening at 12:00 a.m. EASTERN (9:00 p.m. PACIFIC), and the following weekday at 2:30 p.m. EASTERN (11:30 a.m. PACIFIC) and 5:30 p.m. EASTERN (2:30 p.m. PACIFIC). “The Daily Habit” encompasses the world of the action sports enthusiast, mixing the best in pop culture with today’s top action sports personalities, cutting-edge music, product reviews, and comedy.
FUEL TV is an action sports lifestyle network for skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing, BMX, freestyle-motocross, and wakeboarding. A unit of Fox Cable Networks, FUEL TV was launched July 1, 2003 and is seen in over 50 million U.S. homes. To subscribe to FUEL TV, call 877-4-FUEL-TV. For program times and other information, visit www.FUEL.tv.
Visit DIMMU BORGIR online at www.DIMMU-BORGIR.com and www.myspace.com/DIMMUBORGIR
In interview, Chris Cornell says Led Zeppelin reunion tour is depressing
November 10, 2008
Chris Cornell has described the idea of a Led Zeppelin reunion (minus their frontman Robert Plant) as depressing.
The remaining members of the band recently hinted they would be touring in 2009, but with a replacement singer standing in for the absent Plant.
Cornell himself was rumored to be fronting the tour, which he later played down. Now he’s revealed his true feelings on the rockers’ reunion plans:
“I would never do anything like that whether I were approached or not. It just doesn’t make any sense to me at all.”
“I would not want to go see me performing Led Zeppelin songs with the two other guys that used to be in a band called Led Zeppelin while Robert Plant is out somewhere touring.”
“That’s not a ticket I would buy. God bless ‘em, but that’s not Led Zeppelin. I find it completely depressing. I’d never do anything like that. I mean just out of respect to the legacy of the band.”
http://angryape.com/news/2008/11/10/chris-cornell-describes-led-zeppelin-reunion-as-depressing
