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Day in Rock Report for 10/03/2014


Walter Trout Back In The Hospital

(TeamRock Radio) Walter Trout was sent back to intensive care this week after suffering a complication following his liver transplant in May. The veteran bluesman had been enjoying a relatively straightforward recuperation after the nine-hour surgery, until a biopsy test went wrong and returned him to a "close to the edge" condition.

Trout's wife Marie admits the situation feels like deja-vu and explains: "The liver biopsy ended up either activating internal bacteria or inserting new ones in the bloodstream.

"Walter felt great before the biopsy. As soon as he woke up after it, he was shivering, and quickly developed a fever, low blood pressure, quick pulse, and irregular heart beat - the sure signs of serious infection.

"The biopsy thus directly caused it or activated it. But either way, he has another bout of sepsis." Read more here.

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Metallica, Springsteen, Dave Grohl Lead Concert for Valor

Metallica, Bruce Springsteen and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl are leading rock acts that will be taking part in the Concert for Valor which will be taking place in Washington D.C. on Veterans Day (November 11th).

They will join non-rock performers Eminem, Carrie Underwood, Rihanna and the Zac Brown Band at the benefit show that will be taking on the National Mall between the Capitol and the Washington Monument.

The concert will raise funds for veterans charities and was organized by HBO, who will be broadcasting the event live, and Starbucks. The show will also include special appearances from Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, John Oliver and Meryl Streep.

Metallica had this to say about the event, "We are honored to be asked to participate in a very special first-of-its-kind concert saluting U.S. veterans and their families on the National Mall in Washington D.C. this Veteran's Day, November 11, 2014 �

"We're excited to play for those who have given so much of themselves for others as the night shines the spotlight on the more than 20 million American veterans who have served."

Visit the event's website here.

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Finch Streaming New Album Online

Finch are celebrating the release of their first new studio album in almost a decade, Back To Oblivion, by streaming the entire album online via Spinefarm Record's SoundCloud page.

The new album was released earlier this week by Razor & Tie Records in North America and Spinefarm Records in Europe. It follows 2005's "Say Hello to Sunshine"

Back To Oblivion was produced by Brian Virtue (Deftones, 30 Seconds to Mars, Hawthorne Heights, Chevelle, Jane's Addiction, Audio Slave). Listen to the online stream here.

Finch are promoting the release of Back To Oblivion with a North American headlining tour that features support from Maps & Atlases, Wounds and Helen Earth Band.

The tour kicked off on Monday in San Diego, Ca and will continue with a show in Santa Ana, CA on Saturday. The trek is scheduled to conclude on November 8th in Ventura, CA. Check out the tour dates here.

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Slash Addresses Current State of Rock and Metal

(Classic Rock) Slash has countered KISS star Gene Simmons' repeated statement that "rock is dead" by telling The Irish Times that the genre is still producing "fantastic" music.

He said, "As far as the industry is concerned, rock 'n' roll is very much the ugly cousin. I sort of dig that because it provides a certain sense of rebellion and attitude that was missing. And all the popular so-called heavy metal bands that do make it to radio are so conformist that I can't stand them.

"All the real heavy metal bands, they've been doing the same thing for years and years on the same level, and they keeping putting out music and doing what they do. I like that.

"The quality of commercial music is in the toilet, but the people who do it for real and mean it are still fantastic. They just don't have the outlets they used to have."

He had more to say here.

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Slipknot Announce Festival Appearances

(TeamRock Radio) Slipknot have just confirmed their appearance at two major European music festivals next year, Rock am Ring and Rock im Park, via their official Facebook page.

Rock am Ring is celebrating its 30th anniversary next year and Rock im Park is marking its 20th year - both it seems with Slipknot headlining. No comment from the Knot as yet except for a photo and links on their Facebook page.

Bands already announced for Rock am Ring and Rock im Park include Asking Alexandria, In Flames, Lamb Of God, Motorhead, Skindred, Foo Fighters, Papa Roach and Parkway Drive.

Read more here.

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Rush's Neil Peart Named Most Influential Prog Drummer

(Classic Rock) Rush's 1981 album Moving Pictures has propelled Neil Peart to the pinnacle of a poll of prog's most influential drummers, as voted by readers of Rhythm Magazine.

He leads the title's top 30 list ahead of Mike Portnoy, Danny Carey, Phil Collins and Gavin Harrison. Rhythm describe Peart as the winner "by a country mile" who "came to recording sessions with every groove, fill and flam meticulously planned out and rehearsed."

They add: "As challenging as his parts can be, he is an extremely physical and powerful drummer who never sacrifices volume and commitment for complexity." See the top winners here.

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Volbeat Planning Next Album

(Classic Rock) Volbeat are planning to return to the studio next year to begin work on their sixth album. They're currently on tour in the US with Five Finger Death Punch, Heallyeah and Nothing More promoting 2013's Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies.

Now former Anthrax man Rob Caggiano says they're looking at next August to lay down fresh material. He tells Soundcrave Magazine: "We have been floating around some ideas. We'll probably go back to the studio next year, maybe in August. We'll start getting into creative mode and start doing some stuff."

The guitarist also reflects on his departure from Anthrax in 2013 to join Volbeat and says it was a difficult decision to leave the band he recorded two albums with. Read what he had to say here.

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Rob Halford Interested In More Solo Material

(Classic Rock) Rob Halford says he would like to record more solo material - but only if it didn't interfere with Judas Priest's schedule. His last solo outing was Halford IV - Made Of Metal which launched in 2010, and was the follow-up to 2009's Halford III - Winter Songs, his first solo release in more than seven years.

And he says if he can find like-minded musicians to record with again and the time is right, it's something he would pursue. He tells One On One With Mitch Lafon: "I'm still curious about other things that can be made in music - that's just my nature as a musician. I think if you've a sense of what could happen if you hooked up with this person or that person, then why stop yourself?

"Having said that, Priest is the love of my life in metal and I get a lot of the things I want as a metal musician from this band. I'm interested, but Priest comes first for me." Read more here.

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Sylosis Confirm New Album Release

(TeamRock Radio) Sylosis will launch fourth album Dormant Heart on January 12 via Nuclear Blast - and frontman Josh Middleton says the work is their most "pissed off" to date.

The follow-up to 2012's Monolith was recorded at Wizard Sound Studios in the band's home town of Reading. It's their first since the departure of drummer Rob Callard, who's been replaced by Ali Richardson of Bleed From Within. He'll pull double duties with both outfits.

Middleton says: "The title Dormant Heart refers to people going through life on autopilot and being one of the herd. A lot of people simply accept the way things are just because it's tradition, as opposed to taking a good look at the world around you and thinking for yourself. Sometimes there are catalysts that change our perspective." Read more here.

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Exodus Blend Old and New On Forthcoming Album

(Classic Rock) Exodus guitarist and frontman say their upcoming album Blood In, Blood Out is a "perfect blend" of old and new material. Guitarist Gary Holt tells The All Purpose Show:

"I think it's the perfect blend of the new modern - or as people say the way too modern Exodus and a little of the classic stuff. But it's not in any way a throwback album.

"There's going to be some who say the songs are still too long and Gary Holt doesn't know what he's doing." And returning frontman Steve 'Zetro' Souza adds: "I think that's with anything you do - you'll attract the likers and the haters."

Read more here.

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Metallica's Lar Ulrich Explains Unusual Music Heroes

(Classic Rock) Lars Ulrich says Britpop icons Oasis are the soundtrack to his life. The Metallica drummer says Noel and Liam Gallagher's foul-mouthed interviews and famous swagger struck a chord with him from the moment he read a magazine article on the band and heard their debut single Supersonic on the radio.

"Oasis have been the soundtrack to my life for the last 20 years on this wonderful planet," He tells the Guardian. "In 1994 I was browsing through an issue of a magazine called Select, and there was a story about a band from England, with some unusual looking fellows, that I'd never heard of. I skimmed across the article, and was quite amused by the fact that every other word was either 'f***' or 'c**t'.

"It reeked of attitude and not giving a f***, which at the time - at the height of the 'shoegazing I can't handle being a rockstar' attitudes that were becoming mainstream - was very refreshing." Read more here.

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Pain Of Salvation Unplug For New Album

(Prog) Pain Of Salvation will release an acoustic album entitled Falling Home on November 10, they've confirmed. The 11-track title features reworks of material from across the band's catalogue and included the brand-new title track plus covers of Dio's Holy Diver and Lou Reed's Perfect Day.

The follow-up to 2011's Road Salt Two will be available for pre-order from InsideOut starting on October 13. More details will be revealed in due course.

Meanwhile, Daniel Gildenlow's outfit are gearing up to appear at ProgPower Europe in the Netherlands at the weekend - they'll play a 70-minute set of old material on October 4 the deliver 2002 classic album Remedy Lane in full the following day.

Read more here.

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Cavalera Conspiracy Preview All New Album Songs

(TeamRock Radio) Cavalera Conspiracy have released preview clips from every track on upcoming album Pandemonium. The follow-up to 2011's Blunt Force Trauma is set for launch next month via Napalm Records.

The label say: "Cavalera brothers Max and Igor delude nobody when it comes to determination and stubbornness. Pandemonium is no exception - frontman Max rushes with a bellow of rage into the fray, lets his brother drum the coarsest grooves, and puts his finger into the open wound."

Max recently described the work as "very, very heavy - the heaviest of all three" and added: "I was really possessed to get Igor back to his Arise era of drumming, everything fast."

Check out the preview here.

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Foo Fighters Documentary Series Crossing The Pond

(Classic Rock) The Foo Fighters' Sonic Highways documentary series is set to air in the UK. It will be broadcast on BBC Four starting on October 26, the corporation have confirmed.

Each of its eight episodes concentrates on the making of one track on the band's album of the same name, which is launched worldwide on November 10. Different songs were recorded in different cities: Austin, Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Seattle and Washington DC.

A spokesman says: "BBC Four is renowned for its music programming and I am delighted we have acquired this innovative series that takes viewers into the very roots of popular music, in an epic nationwide odyssey."

Read more here.

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Jesper's In Flames Exit Wasn't All About Drinking Problem

(TeamRock Radio) Former In Flames guitarist Jesper Stromblad reveals his alcohol addiction only played a small part in his decision to quit the band. He formed the Swedish outfit in the early 90s but left the group in 2010 saying he was determined to fight his demons.

Now he reveals there are two sides to the story. He says on Facebook: "I would never go into details why I quit, but there is always one official story and there is the other - alcohol is quite a small part of it."

The axeman also says the group's current material doesn't match the vision he had for them when he formed the outfit in the early 90s. He continues: "All respect to In Flames and their new approach, but for me the band was a guitar/riff based melodic death band - and it's not anymore." Read more here.

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Music Copying Legalized In The UK

(Classic Rock) Copying music for personal use is now legal in the UK - 13 years after Apple's iTunes introduced its CD-ripping function. Until now it's been regarded as piracy to make copies of tracks for backup purposes, or for use on another listening platform. The Intellectual Property Act, which came into force this week, has changed that.

Users are now able to keep multiple copies of material they've purchased - but they're not allowed to keep those copies if they sell on the original item they bought. It remains illegal to record streamed music or copy a rented title. Sellers remain able to secure material with DRM software.

Minister for Intellectual Property Baroness Neville-Rolfe tells the BBC: "These changes are to bring our laws into the 21st century. They mean that the UK is now responsive to the modern business environment, and more flexible for consumers."

Read more here.

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Girlschool Added To Hard Rock Hell 8

(Classic Rock) Girlschool have been added to the bill for Hard Rock Hell 8, which will be taking place November 13-16 at Camp HRH, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, North Wales.

It's the second time the band have played the festival, where they'll join a line-up already featuring Blue Oyster Cult, Queensryche, Krokus, Michael Shenker (Temple of Rock), Y & T, Big Elf, Lizzy Borden, Truckfighters, Vardis, Diamond Head and many more.

"It was a long time ago when I first met the girls while touring with Motorhead", says HRH founder Jonni Davis, "and don't think I've ever heard a female band play at that level of sound. To be honest, I've not heard it at that level since. I can't wait."

Check out a video here.

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Whitesnake Preview Upcoming DVD

(Classic Rock) Whitesnake have streamed a trailer for upcoming release Live in '84: Back To The Bone. The collection features the 1984 lineup of the band - including Jon Lord's final appearance before returning to Deep Purple - in unseen material taken from David Coverdale's personal archive.

The mainman recently said: "It's still hard for me that half the incredible band who recorded Slide It In have passed away - Cozy Powell, Mel Galley, Jon Lord. All amazing people and amazing musicians. Their memories live on in our hearts and in the music they made. Wait until you see and hear them playing, as only they can."

The live set marks the 30th anniversary of classic album Slide It In. It's launched next month via New Frontiers Music in deluxe DVD/CD and standard DVD formats.

Watch the preview here.

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Robert Wyatt Offing Album Artwork For The First Time

(Prog) Robert Wyatt album artwork has been put on sale for the very first time, as a tie-in with the publication of his authorised biography. The covers for his first two solo albums, Rock Bottom and Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard, are available via Hypergallery.

They were created by his wife and creative partner, Alfreda Benge, who's worked on every sleeve of his career. Marcus O'Dair's book Different Every Time is also on sale with a bookplate signed by Wyatt and Benge, at the regular price.

Soft Machine co-founder Wyatt also recently confirmed the launch of a two-disc retrospective set, also called Different Every Time. Read more and see some of the artwork here.

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Video From Pearl Jam U.S. Tour Kick Off Goes Online

(hennemusic) Seattle rockers Pearl Jam kicked off their fall US tour in Cincinnati, Ohio on Wednesday night, and fan-filmed video from opening night is available to view online.

The band's 34-song, 3-hour plus set opened with "Pendulum" from their current album, "Lightning Bolt", before exploring tracks from their lengthy catalog.

The evening saw the band perform a 19-song main set that included a cover of The Rolling Stones' 1981 tune, "Waiting On A Friend." A first encore delivered 9 songs before paving the way for a second one of 6, including covers of classics by The Who ("The Real Me") and Neil Young ("Rockin' In The Free World").

Pearl Jam's fall US run will wrap up in Denver, Colorado on October 22nd. Check out the video footage from the opening show here.

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Judas Priest 40th Anniversary Tour Kick Off Footage Goes Online

(hennemusic) Judas Priest launched their 40th anniversary tour on Wednesday in Rochester, New York and fan-filmed video from opening night has surfaced online.

The band ripped through a 16-song set that featured a mix of classic, rarely-played tunes and new music from their latest album, "Redeemer Of Souls." The project marks guitarist Richie Faulkner's studio debut with Priest; he replaced founding member K.K. Downing following his retirement in 2011.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the band's debut album, "Rocka Rolla", which was released five years after the group formed in Birmingham, England.

Judas Priest's 6-week North American tour - with openers Steel Panther - wraps November 22 in Tacoma, Washington. Watch the video footage here.

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Hardcore Legend Walter Schreifels Reveals New Supergroup Song

(TeamRock Radio) Not content with fronting Quicksand, The Walter Schreifels Band and Rival Schools, New York hardcore legend Walter Schreifels (formerly of Gorilla Biscuits and Youth Of Today) has started a new band, Vanishing Life. And you can hear their first single online.

The band, something of a punk/alt.rock supergroup, features Schreifels (vocals/guitar), Rise Against's Zach Blair (guitar) and the rhythm section from �.And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Autry Fulbright (bass) and Jamie Miller (drums).

Their first two track/four minute seven inch single People Running / Vanishing Life will be released on Collect Records, the label founded by No Devotion frontman Geoff Rickly and Texas Is The Reason guitarist Norman Brannon, on October 13.

Check out the 'A' side here.

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Jimmy Barnes and Joe Bonamassa Release New Video

(Classic Rock) Jimmy Barnes and Joe Bonamassa have released a video for their collaborative track Stone Cold. It's taken from Barnes' 30th anniversary album Hindsight, which sees him revisiting music from across his career, with assistance from a string of special guests.

The Australian vocalist recently said: "These songs are important to me. I wouldn't change the essence of them - but I didn't bring in all these great artists to tell them what to do.

"I'm working with them because I'm learning from them. It was like, 'What are we going to do with this and have fun?' They sound like new songs; they're fresh to sing."

Watch the video here.

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Live Release We Open The Door Video

(Classic Rock) Live have released a video for the track We Open The Door. It's taken from upcoming studio recording The Turn, their first album in eight years. It launches on October 27 via Think Loud Recordings and coincides with the 20th anniversary of their Throwing Copper record.

It's the band's first album with frontman Chris Shinn, who took over from Ed Kowalcyzk. And the vocalist says he's doing everything he can to make his contribution count.

He says: "I have nothing but respect for the fans and if I could tell them anything, it's to trust me that I'm doing everything in my power to harness what made that bomb go off initially."

Watch the video here.

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Stevie Nicks Premieres New Song Watch Chain

(hennemusic) Stevie Nicks is streaming "Watch Chain", a new tune featured on her upcoming solo album, "24 Karat Gold - Songs From the Vault." Nicks explains the tune is a tribute to drummer Mick Fleetwood.

"Lindsey [Buckingham] and I are American kids - California kids," says Nicks. "We didn't know anything about style. We were hippie kids, so Mick was like Mr. Style and when he came into our lives, everybody had to up our style a little bit."

"'Watch Chain' really started out as a metaphor to Mick and that whole kind of English thing with the little tiny, slightly backed shoulders and the nipped-in waist," she continues. "It was a good look, and it was a good look for women too - all the girls in my life, we all thought, 'Oh, we want to look like Mick, for sure.' So we all tried to get the same kind of jeans and little vests and silk shirts."

Due October 7th, "24 Karat Gold - Songs From the Vault" features a collection of lost and stray songs that Nicks has written and recorded through the years, but never made it onto an album.

Listen to the song here.

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Winger Release Video For Extended Version of Queen Babylon

(Classic Rock) Winger have released a music video for Queen Babylon. It's an extended version of the track which originally appeared on Better Days Comin', their sixth studio album which launched earlier this year.

Frontman Kip Winger says: "Queen Babylon is classic first album Winger meets Winger of today. This video features the exclusive, unreleased extended audio version of the song with a dual solo from Reb Beach and John Roth at the end that isn't featured on the album version. "It's also the first video to include our original keyboardist Paul Taylor since 1990's In The Heart Of The Young."

The band head to Japan for four dates in November and to mark the jaunt, they'll release a tour edition of Better Days Comin' which features two unreleased live tracks.

Watch the video here.

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Riverside Vocalist Mariusz Duda's Lunatic Soul Teases New Song

(Prog) Lunatic Soul, the solo project of Riverside vocalist Mariusz Duda, have launched a teaser clip from upcoming fourth album Walking On A Flashlight Beam.

It features part of opening track Shutting Out The Sun, which appears on the Kscope release on October 13. Duda says of the album: "The title indicates living in a world of imagination, in a place that's made up and unreal. You can have your head in the clouds, you can chase after rainbows - so you can walk on a flashlight beam too.

"It's a story about choosing to be alone. It's about people who, even on a bright and sunny day, have the curtains drawn and the blinds closed in their rooms. I've written about solitude and living in a world of fiction before in Riverside's lyrics, but now I've decided to write a whole album about it."

Check out the song preview here.

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Black Veil Brides Release New Studio Update Video

(TeamRock Radio) Black Veil Brides have launched a studio update video showing the band at work on their upcoming album IV. The clip shows the band on the final day of recording in Vancouver and the start of the mixing process at The Jim Henson Company in Hollywood with producer Bob Rock.

The album, the follow-up to 2013's Wretched And Divine: The Story Of The Wild Ones, is released on October 28 via Universal - and frontman Andy Biersack previously said working with Rock was a great fit for the band.

He said: "So many of the records that influenced us or that we loved growing up were produced by him. It was something we'd been talking about for the last year and when we found out Bob was interested, it was a nice coincidence."

Check out the video here.

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Avatarium Preview New EP All I Want

(TeamRock Radio) Avatarium have issued a teaser video for upcoming EP All I Want. It launches on November 14 via Nuclear Blast and is the follow-up to their self-titled debut offering which was released last year.

The band features Candlemass bassist Leif Edling, vocalist Jennie-Ann Smith, guitarist Marcus Jidell, drummer Lars Skold and keyboardist Carl Westholm - and Jidell previously revealed they wanted to "break new ground" and praised Smith's vocal contribution.

He said: "We tried to keep things single and spontaneous during recordings, which I hope people will be able to hear. I think Jennie-Ann Smith has reached new levels with the way she sings."

The EP features two studio tracks along with three live recordings which are taken from their appearance at the Roadburn festival in the Netherlands earlier this year. It will launch on 10-inch vinyl and digital formats.

Check out the video here.

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My Brother The Wind Release Epic Song Of Innocence Video

(Prog) Swedish psychedelic improvisers My Brother The Wind have released a video for their 12-minute track Song Of Innocence. It's taken from third studio album Once There Was A Time When Time And Space Were One.

The new album is their first work to feature new drummer Daniel Fridlund Brandt. He joined Nicklas Barker, Mathias Danielsson and Ronny Eriksson after they released I Wash My Soul In The Stream Of Infinity in 2011.

The two-part Song Of Innocence track was recorded live with no overdubs during a single day in order to preserve its improvised feel. My Brother The Wind released Live At Roadburn earlier this year. Once There Was A Time When Time And Space Were One is launched via Free Electric Sound on October 14 on CD, vinyl and digital formats.

Watch the video here.

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Nirvana Practiced 10 Hours a Day for 'Nevermind' to Stay Warm

(Radio.com) Despite the crunchy guitars and raspy voice of Kurt Cobain on Nevermind, no one would ever criticize the record for not being tight. This was not by accident.

In his keynote address at the Yellow Phone Music Conference in Milwaukee, Nevermind producer (and Garbage member) Butch Vig noted that Nirvana practiced ten hours a day for six months before heading into the studio to record the 1991 classic. If that seems like a lot, and it is, the band's relentless practice schedule wasn't for the reasons you might think.

Nirvana didn't rehearse so much just to get good. According to Vig, the band was freezing in their apartment and practiced to stay warm, a message that surely resonated with the typically chilly Wisconsin crowd.

"They were living in a really floppy, s--y apartment up in the northwest, and the rehearsal space had a space heater," Vig said in his speech (via Spin). "So they would go in there and it would be warm and they would go in there and play until 10, 11 o'clock at night and then they'd go back to their apartment."

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Singled Out: The Grayces' 'Lord and Gods of Alcohol

Today The Grayces' Iz Stone tells us about their 'Lord and Gods of Alcohol' track and music video off their upcoming album Westing due out this October 14th 2014. Here is the story:

Being a drinker and living in a drinking town the observations that led to the creation of this song came pretty naturally. It was only a matter of time. Oh yes, I have been a member of the debauchery that is Nashville's nightlife. Where as, the partying life style of the rock and the roll can be stuffed with grand memories, prideful accomplishments and inspirations it is also accompanied by some of the most tragic stories a human being can handle. It is easy to lose your direction and become lost in a never-ending monotony of a certain lifestyle taking over the residence of where the soul of your art once lived separating you from what really matters. "Lord and Gods of Alcohol" is about getting caught up in an endless pattern of a superficial lifestyle and the call to arms to break the pattern and fight for the forward moving evolution of your life's path until your dying breath.

The tracks musical birth originated in the basement of a Bloomington, IN band's house at an after party celebrating the nights gig. Yes, there was booze involved.

We stood in a circle, as people in a conversation often do, and proceeded to beat box the first birth of the song in the style of a cappella. Yep, that happened.

Months later Chas, drummer of The Grayces, brought a riff to the table that was influenced by our prior "conversation" while on tour in Bloomington. We all felt there was a strong connection of the two sources and held up in the jam room until we created what is now 'Lord and Gods of Alcohol'.

The "Lord and Gods of Alcohol" music video provides a glimpse into a man of tedious vices, as he carries his companion of booze through the winding streets of the world, fighting for his personal evolution into the next stage of his life's journey in the midst of figuring out what and/or who really rules his life, trying to remember to never give up the fight for freedom and personal control.

This particular music video was the first music video that we have done that was solely conceptualized, directed, filmed and edited by the band.

The old film clips represented in the video are from old public domain archives of some footage that Thomas Edison shot back in the day. We had a lot of fun creating the video and hope to do more in the future. Check it out!

Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself as you watch the video here and learn more about the album right here!

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