Finally Friday! What a wicked week! Had two health scares from friends and family this week. Makes ya feel so vulnerable that we can exit at any time. Remember to tell your friends and family you love ’em…..Shiprocked is gonna be great again this year! Six new bands have been added to the bill including Lacuna Coil, Love and Death — featuring Brian “Head” Welch of Korn, Art of Dying, Butcher Babies, Scorpion Child and Wilson (been hearing a lot about these kids from Michigan.) The five-day cruise on the Norwegian Pearl cruise ship and it will take off from the Port of Miami on January 26th. The ship will stop at a private island in the Bahamas — where the bands will perform on the beach, in addition to the onboard performances. Five Finger Death Punch, Papa Roach, Three Days Grace, Device, Sevendust, Candlebox, In This Moment, Lacuna Coil, The Halo Method, Nonpoint, Aranda, Art of Dying, Young Guns, Crash Kings, American Fangs, Digital Summer and Andy Wood and The Amalgamwere all previously announced acts for the cruise. Hit www.shiprocked.com for info and more!…..Blabbermouth reports Avenged Sevenfold singer M. Shadows is featured in the “Die Noobs”, an upcoming documentary portrait of two casual gamers who set their sights on winning a professional gaming tournament. A clip from the film in which M. Shadows talks about being competitive, the music in Zelda, the different music he listens to and more, can be seen here. The clip also features footage of M. Shadows at Major League Gaming’s Spring Championship in Anaheim, California. An inside look at one of the world’s fastest growing professional sports, “Die Noobs” will feature exclusive insight from some of the top pro gamers across the globe as they attempt to teach a couple of “noobs” how to become masters. And speaking of A7X, their label is releasing tracks from the Hail To The King album. Yesterday we got “Shepherd of Fire” and just now I received the song “Doing Time.” The album drops on Tuesday! ….The Soundwave Festival in Australia and New Zealand in Feb and March is gonna be OFF THE FREAKIN’ HOOK!!!! Listen to this line up: Avenged Sevenfold, Green Day, Stone Temple Pilots, Alice In Chains, Korn, Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch, Volbeat, Megadeth, Newsted, Down, Asking Alexandria, Heaven’s Basement, AFI, 10 Years, Clutch and tons more! Makes ya wanna figure out a way to get there!..Celebrating birthdays! Today: my pal Dean Deleo of STP is 52. Saturday, Spider One of Powerman 5000 and Andreas Kisser of Sepultura are both 45, and Vince McMahon of the WWE is 68! Sunday, The Metal God Rob Halford of Judas Priest is 62 and Gene $immon$ of Ki$$ is 64. Director Tim Burton is 55 and my first movie heart-throb Sean “The Best James Bond Ever” Connery turns 83! Have a great weekend!
