My Chemical Romance To Play Smaller Venues This Year, U2 Teams With Jay Z and Korn and Rob Zombie To Tour This Summer…
The scoop on a U2-Jay Z collaboration and a massive metal tour this summer after the jump, but first…
My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way suggests the band will tour “punk clubs” for their new album, which is almost finished.
In an interview with NME, Way tells all about the follow up to 2006 album ‘The Black Parade’. As well as talking about new songs like ‘Black Dragon Fighting Society’ and ‘Light Behind Your Eyes’, he admits that he likes the idea of playing smaller venues – partly because the band’s new songs are suited to them, and partly due of the current economic climate.
“The record we’ve made reflects the size of the venues we’re going to play them in,” Way explained. “We can play these songs in stadiums; we can play them in arenas. But we can also play them in punk clubs, and maybe that’s all people are gonna be able to go to next time around, who knows?”
Speaking about the new record, which is currently untitled, Way suggested that fans could expect the music to be less theatrical than on previous albums.
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U2 frontman Bono and Jay-Z, along with producer Swizz Beatz, have written and recorded a new song to benefit the victims of the recent Haiti earthquake.
Bono’s bandmate, guitarist The Edge, revealed details of the collaboration on Irish radio station RTE 2FM.
Details of the song’s release, title have not been revealed.
We may get to hear it soon though, as both are set to be part of the ‘Hope For Haiti’ telethon, organised by actor George Clooney and set to take place in various cities tomorrow night.
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Korn and Rob Zombie headline this year’s Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, which takes place across North America this summer.
Lamb Of God, Five Finger Death Punch, Atreyu, Norma Jean, In This Moment, 3 Inches Of Blood, Hatebreed, Chimaira, Shadows Fall and Winds Of Plague are also confirmed to play the festival.
Expect to see Korn play new tracks on the jaunt, considering they’re recording their ninth studio album, tentatively titled Korn III – Remember Who You Are, according to Blabbermouth. The disc is described as a return to their early sound.
Tickets will be available in a presale on April 2. They go on sale to the public on April 16 through Live Nation.
The tour stops by Montreal’s Parc Jean-Drapeau July 25th.
Tags: Jay-Z, Korn, My Chemical Romance, Rob Zombie, U2
