Tag Archives: Jed Simon

Former Strapping Young Lad and The Devin Townsend Project members form new band

Posted by on March 13, 2018

While it’s been previously reported that Devin Townsend has most likely pulled the plug on The Devin Townsend Project despite releasing Transcendence in 2016 as well as touring everywhere to support it, it looks like a few former members of the group have made an alliance with ex- Strapping Young Lad members to form a […]

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Scar the Martyr are doing something

Posted by on January 14, 2015

It’s been a little while since we’ve heard from former Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison’s project Scar the Martyr. In fact, the most we’d heard about it was that lead singer Henry Derek Bonner had left the band (speaking of which, he’s doing ok following the car accident he was in earlier this week). It appears […]

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Today in Metal: ‘The New Black’ by Strapping Young Lad turns 8 years old

Posted by on July 11, 2014

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLucWiyBsJk[/youtube] Metal Insider contributor Anthony Maisano is listening to a different metal album that was released on that day every day this year. 8 years ago today, Devin Townsend released the final Strapping Young Lad album, The New Black. At time of writing, it seems like this might have been the last Strapping Young Lad album […]

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Rogue Records looking to crowdfund supergroup compilation album

Posted by on June 3, 2014

[youtube]http://youtu.be/vkQWWT7Tx9U[/youtube] Metal label Rogue Records doesn’t have a particularly large or well-known roster (Synthetic Breed, Means End, Humanity’s Last Breath and Dischordia are a few of it’s bands), but what they lack in size, they make up for in ambition. The label announced today that starting next week, they’ll be launching an Indiegogo campaign to […]

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Scar the Martyr will disintegrate your soul

Posted by on November 6, 2013

[youtube]http://youtu.be/_tc6z26PEYI[/youtube] Scar the Martyr, the band formed by Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison, hasn’t slowed down since their album came out last month. They’ve toured with Danzig, done their own headlining thing, and are on tour with Korn and Rob Zombie now. Now the band have unveiled a video for “Soul Disintegration.” While the band’s appeal […]

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New & Noteworthy, October 1st: Stranger (With a Familiar Face)

Posted by on October 1, 2013

So as it turns out, the lists that I use for information all indicate that the new releases came out on Monday of this week. So if you’ve already bought some of these albums with that earlier-than-usual release date, good for you! If not, that’s okay too – just get out there and support good […]

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Joey Jordison Talks Scar The Martyr; Says No Definite Time Plan For Slipknot’s Return

Posted by on September 23, 2013

Any project with Joey Jordison’s name attached to it will receive a fair amount of attention. After all, Jordison is the rhythm backbone of Slipknot and a driving force behind the Murderdolls. Yet with a stronger industrial influence and a backing band of noteworthy musicians, Scar The Martyr proves that Jordison is no one trick […]

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Scar the Martyr make US debut in NYC, 8/10/13

Posted by on August 13, 2013

It’s only been a few months since Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison announced that he’d formed a new side project. Scar the Martyr didn’t have a name at the time, but it was unveiled that former Strapping Young Lad guitarist Jed Simon was involved. A few months later, the band unveiled their name and the rest […]

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Joey Jordison project Scar the Martyr debuts first track “Blood Host”

Posted by on August 2, 2013

The first track release off the upcoming Scar the Martyr album is one drummer/bassist Joey Jordison. The song, “Blood Host,” was released to the public today via Revolver. For the first single to be one that Jordison penned seems less than coincidental, since the side project was spawned by the Slipknot drummer, who announced in […]

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Joey Jordison’s Scar The Martyr To Tour With Danzig

Posted by on July 3, 2013

Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison’s new side project has just booked its first major tour. It’s been announced that Scar The Martyr will be touring with Danzig this August, starting in Toronto on August 9. Also appearing on the tour Huntress, making this billing even more awesome. Jordison and lead vocalist Henry Derek (the only two […]

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