James Gandolfini’s funeral is literally 10 blocks from where I live. It’s open to the public. Part of me wants to go. Is that weird?…Well, even though I was told the info I received from M Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold in my interview was supposed to be embargoed for another 10 days, I guess the cat is out of the proverbial bag. It was announced yesterday their new album, Hail to the King, will be released Aug 27th in the states, Aug 26th in the UK.. Metal Hammer mag in the UK posted the album artwork. I can’t wait for everyone to hear what I heard in the studio. It sounds freaking AWESOME! Single is coming in a couple of weeks! You’ll hear my interview with M Shadows on hardDrive and the XL around the same time! Get ready to RAWK!…..Blabbermouth reports Five Finger Death Punch has posted the second in a series of webisodes breaking down the band’s upcoming album, The Wrong Side Of Heaven And The Righteous Side Of Hell, Volume 1, track by track. In the latest clip, the band members take a look at the title track as well as the first single, “Lift Me Up,” which features guest vocals from Judas Priest‘s Rob Halford. The new disc, the first half of a two-record set, will arrive on July 30th, with the second half due to surface sometime this fall. Ivan Moody and Zoltan Bathory stopped by the hardDrive Studios while they were in NYC last week (damn, I was in France!) to talk to Lou Brutus. So be listening for that very soon!…..Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi was interviewed on yesterday’s (June 26) edition of BBC‘s television progam “HARDtalk”. You can now watch a clip from the show at BBC.co.uk. The series is broadcast on BBC World News on US cable channels Mon-Thu. Check local listings…. Bullet For My Valentine, Alice In Chains, Slayer and AC/DC all have Pinball Rocks HD apps for iOS games available on iTunes. They’re pretty cool and are $2.99 each. Don’t forget, tickets on sale tomorrow for the hardDrive Live/Monster Energy Outbreak tour with Black Veil Brides! Head over to www.harddrivelivetour.com …SOil posted their new music video for “Shine On.” Check it out here. Their new album Whole will drop Aug 20th….Today, Sick Puppies hit the hardDrive Studios. Gotta finish up writing my interview. Loving their new album, Connect, which hits Jul 16th. More tomorrow!
