Filed under: Aerosmith, Classic Rock, Fit Men, Metal, MTV, Music, Music News, Rock and/or Roll, Uncategorized | Tags: Aerosmith, Classic Rock, Injury, Joe Perry, Metal, Rock, split up, Steven Tyler
Steven Tyler's search for alternative employment didn't start too well.
Mammoth rock gods Aerosmith have announced plans to replace singer Steven Tyler, and quickly. Guitarist Joe Perry confirmed this in an interview with news agency QMI ”We’ll start having some auditions, making some phone calls. Hopefully, we’ll have found a new singer by the summer, and Aerosmith will be able to go back out on the road”.
In the interview he detailed the problems preventing Tyler from touring with the band at the present time “He [Tyler] has to have leg surgery and foot surgery and it’s basically going to take him out of the picture for about a year, year and a half. So, in the meantime, the rest of the band wants to play. And I want to play with the other guys in Aerosmith. So the four of us are just making our plans. We’re gonna find somebody to get in there and fill that spot”
We here at Fancore are huge Aerosmith fans, and we can’t help but ask what the big rush is? For a band that doesn’t exactly take on a breakneck workload these days, sitting this year out and letting Steven recover wouldn’t end the world would it? What do you guys think? Should Aerosmith have gone the side-project route, or should they not let one man’s absence influence the band? Give us a shout on the comments section.
Filed under: Green Day, MTV, Music, Music News, Pop Punk, Punk, Rock and/or Roll | Tags: Green Day, MTV, Music, Music News, Pop Punk, Punk, Rock, Rock Band
After the success of Beatles: Rock Band it seems that the people at Harmonix/MTV are set to unleash a new band-centric title in teh hugely successful rhythm game franchise in the form of a full Green Day: Rock Band game scheduled for 2010.
The following statement has been released by MTV:
“This game will feel like a natural extension of Green Day and their music that will deepen the fans’ connection to the band and their history,” said Alex Rigopulos, CEO and co-founder of Harmonix Music Systems. “Fans will be able to enjoy some of the greatest songs from the Green Day catalogue in this standalone game or via Rock Band due to full export capability. We are thrilled to work with Green Day to revisit key moments from their career, including their likenesses, content and imagery, through our innovative form of musical interaction.”
Besides confirming a global release in 2010 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo Wii, the the track list will be fully exportable, allowing you to play the songs or Rock Band 1 or 2. This exportable option is only for PS3 and Xbox 360, not Wii, however. “
With the recent Green Day global takeover, it isn’t a surprise that one of the most successful and mainstream acts of the decade are to follow the Fab Four’s footsteps. Will you be buying the game or do you think that bands like Led Zeppelin should be first in line above the pop punks?
The just released teaser trailer for the game can be viewed above.
Filed under: MTV, Music, Music News, Pearl Jam, Rock and/or Roll, Tour News | Tags: Alive, Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder, Grunge, Hard Rock Calling, Music News, Pearl Jam, Rock, Tour
Seattle Grunge Godfathers Pearl Jam have been announced as headliners for next year’s Hard Rock Calling, taking place in London’s Hyde Park.
Following the footsteps of acts like Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, Neil Young, The Killers, Dave Mathews Band, The Pretenders, The Gaslight Anthem who played the 2009 show, Pearl Jam will headline the Friday on 25th June.
Tickets are currently on sale, with other headlines and the full line up to be announced at another date.
Filed under: 30 Seconds To Mars, Alt-Rock, Emo, Fit Men, MTV, Music, Music News, Rock and/or Roll, Tour, Tour News, Uncategorized | Tags: 30 Seconds To Mars, Angel Face, Fancore, Jared Leto, Music News, Shannon Leto, Thirty Seconds To Mars, Tour, Tour News, UK Tour
30 Seconds To Mars are kicking 2010 off with a bang after unveiling a February Arena tour across the UK.
The tour will coincide with the band’s latest album, This Is War which can be yours from 7th December, catch Jared Leto and the boys at:
FEBRUARY
19 – NOTTINGHAM Trent FM Arena
20 – MANCHESTER Evening News Arena
21 – CARDIFF International Arena
23 – LONDON Wembley Arena
27 – GLASGOW SECC
Tickets will cost £22.50 for London and £20 for all regional dates, tickets are currently on sale.
Filed under: Album News, Alt-Rock, MTV, Music, Music News, TV, Uncategorized, Video | Tags: Baron, Dave Lombardo, Extremely Sorry, Flip, Flip Skateboarding, Geoff Rowley, Jim Lindberg, Lemmy, Motorhead, New Album, Skateboard, Slayer, Snoop Dogg, Warren G
Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister and iconic Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo have teamed up to cover Ben E King’s soul classic Stand By Me. The two metal legends perform a remarkably faithful take on the heartfelt song, which can be heard HERE.
The track is part of the soundtrack for skater Geoff Rowley’s new film “Extremely Sorry”, the third in the “Sorry” skate video trilogy.
The groundbreaking soundtrack is being produced by noted UK producer Baron, and features collaborations with Warren G, Snoop Dogg, Jim Lindberg, Early Man and Black Mountain. Fancore will be reviewing the album soon, so stay tuned.
Filed under: Album News, Anger, Hardcore, Metal, MTV, Music, Music News, Punk, Rock and/or Roll, TV, Uncategorized | Tags: Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Slayer, Thrash Metal, World Painted Blood
Thrash gods Slayer will be shredding shit up on Wednesday 4 November’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! The band will be promoting the upcoming release of “World Painted Blood”, is out the day before on American Recordings.
Filed under: Metal, MTV, Music, Music News, Punk, Rock and/or Roll | Tags: Big Show, Chris Jericho, Heavy Metal, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, Metal, Raw, Smackdown, Smackdown vs Raw 2010, Southern Rock, Vince McMahon, World Wrestling Entertainment, WWE
Southern metallers Maylene and the Sons of Disaster are venturing between the ropes with a string of collaborations with World Wrestling Entertainment. The band’s single “Step Up (I’m On It)” has been chosen as the theme song for the WWE’s Bragging Right’s pay-per-view. The track will also appear on the Smackdown vs Raw 2010 video game.
As if this isn’t enough chair-swinging, guitar-toting tomfoolery, Maylene have also been commissioned to write a song for the Unified World Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho and the Big Show. Expect to hear the tune “Crank The Walls Down” on Raw and Smackdown soon.
Filed under: Fit Men, KISS, Metal, MTV, Music, Music News, Rock and/or Roll | Tags: 360, Ace Frehley, Bill Aucoin, Bruce Kulick, Eric Carr, Eric Singer, Fancore, Gene Simmons, KISS, Kiss 360, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss, Rock, Rock and Roll, Tommy Thayer, Vinnie Vincent
KISS frontman Paul Stanley and bassist Gene Simmons have released some more snatches of info on the band’s first studio album in 11 years. The Starchild had this to say on Kissonline.
“We’re about four days from finishing the new KISS album. Eleven tracks, and it IS everything I’ve told you. It IS classic. It IS all written within the band. And IT ROCKS BIG TIME! Tommy and Eric both handle lead vocals. The songs, sound and playing will knock your socks off. You will all be as proud and excited as we all are. Oh…and WAIT till you see the cover! We ARE just getting started!”
Demon and reality TV star Gene added this today
headed off to the recording studio to do some vocals on the new KISS STUDIO ALBUM (we’ll tell you the title later).
Gene Simmons
Exciting stuff, this just might be Fancore’s most anticipated release of the year, tell us what you think!
Filed under: Album News, Metal, MTV, Music, Music News, Video | Tags: Album News, Heavy Metal, It's All Happening, iwrestledabearonce, Metal, Metalcore, Music News, Prog, Progressive, You Ain't No Family
Progressive Metalcore nutcases iwrestledabearonce have released a new video for single “You Ain’t No Family” You can view the clip HERE. The track is the first to be released off new album “It’s All Happening”, which is available now.
Filed under: Hip Hop/Rap, MTV, Music, Music News | Tags: Ad Rock, Adam Horowitz, Adam Yauch, Beastie Boys, Hot Sauce Committee, Jimmy Fallon, MCA, Mixmaster Mike
Rap crossover legends the Beastie Boys have announced plans to release a new album. The band say they will “offer insights into how [the record] was crafted” on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. It is set to be entitled Hot Sauce Committee. No release date has been set as of now, we will post as soon as it is announced.
Filed under: Album News, Alt-Rock, Marilyn Manson, Metal, MTV, Music, Music News, Rock and/or Roll, Uncategorized | Tags: Dita von Teese, Evan Rachel Wood, Industrial, Marilyn Manson, Metal, Punk, Rock, The High End of Low, Twiggy Ramirez, Wes Borland
If you’re a try before you buy kinda cat, you’ll be pleased to know Industrial Everyone-Botherer Marilyn Manson has put his new album The High End of Low on MySpace for all the world to hear.
The God of Fuck probably doesn’t care if you like it, but we do so drop us a line and let us know your thoughts. Listen to the album HERE and tell FANCORE what you think.
Filed under: Album News, Black Sabbath, Dio, Heaven and Hell, Metal, MTV, Music, Music News, TV | Tags: Black Sabbath, Dio, Geezer Butler, Heaven and Hell, Heavy Metal, Metal, Tony Iommi, Vinny Appice
Heaven and Hell will debut the video for new song “Bible Black” on Vh1 Classic’s “That Metal Show” at 11:30pm . The Ben Ceccarelli directed animated clip will be exclusively premiered online at Yahoo music on Monday. This will be the first music video by the band since their incarnation as Black Sabbath.
Filed under: Album News, Green Day, MTV, Music News, Pop Punk, Punk | Tags: 21st Century Breakdown, Album News, American Idiot, Billie Joe Armstrong, exclusive, Green Day, Green Day Video, Know Your Enemy, Mike Dirnt, MTV, Music, Music News, New video, Pop Punk, Power-pop, Punk Rock, Rock, Single, Tre Cool
Green Day have posted the official video for new single “Know Your Enemy” online for your viewing appraisal. Taking a step back from the over-blown epics that were the American Idiot single videos, this pop-punk/power-pop nugget is simply 3 minutes of Green Day playing on some sort of heavily guarded roof-top.
The single comes from heavily anticipated new album, 21st Century Breakdown which will be released worldwide on 15th May, with the current single being available from Itunes as we speak.
The good people at MTV.co.uk have the world exclusive of the new vid if you want to head on down and have a look for yourselves. We’re thinking that “Know Your Enemy” is one of those things in life that grows on you over-time like a good wine or mould. Whatever our first opinion you can be sure that the chorus will be successfully lodged in our heads for the next few days. We think the Green Day team should consider it a success, seeing as the world is going absolutely GD nuts at the moment. Give it a few days before the video is on every music channel/website/face of a small child all around the world.
So what do you think? Are you impressed with the single and the new sound of Green Day?
Filed under: Metal, MTV, Music, Music News, Slipknot, TV, Video | Tags: Corey Taylor, Metal, MTV, Music News, Slipknot, Video
Iowan crushers Slipknot have announced that they will premiere their latest video, for new single ‘Sulfur’ on www.mtv.co.uk . The video will be available on the site from 5:00pm on Saturday 18th April.
‘Sulfur’ is available as a digital-download single right now from your usual online music stockists.
Filed under: Fall Out Boy, Fit Men, MTV, Music, Music News, Pop Punk, Punk, TV | Tags: Brandon Flowers, Crap Indie, Fall Out Boy, Hayley Williams, Kaiser Chiefs, Kings of Leon, MTV, Music, Music News, Paramore, Patrick Stump, Pete Wentz, Pop Punk, Punk Rock, Rant, The Killers, VMAs
Fall Out Boy mainman Pete Wentz has continued his bid to take over the world last night with an earth-shattering performance of “Ice Ice Baby” with 90s rap failure Vanilla Ice. The mash-up took place at the Australian VMAs, where Wentz and the hired help Fall Out Boy picked up the Best Rock Video award.
If you check out the field of entries, it’s not hard to see why they took home the Moon Man award with competition in the field being sickeningly indie-tastic with the bland Kings Of Leon, the irritating 80s wannabes The Killers, the generic overlords Kaiser Chiefs and the Cannibal Corpse-heavy Paramore. Okay so the last one was a stretch, but compared to the NME-esque other contestants they certainly pack more of a crunch.
To think that AC/DC didn’t even get a nom over this scenester barbeque in their home country shows that MTV thinks rock is more about fashion than fretboards. At least the right band won.
Note: If anyone has footage of the Ice/Wentz performance, hit us up and you’ll get full Fancore credit!
