Tag Archives: Strapping Young Lad

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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Experience Gene Hoglan Like Never Before During ‘The Gene Hoglan Experience’

Posted by on August 1, 2013

There are not many musicians out there that can currently be defined as legends. Gene Hoglan is one of the few who can. Gene has been drumming in metal bands for 30 years now, and in his time drumming for bands such as Dark Angel, Death, Strapping Young Lad, Dethklok, Testament, as well as studio […]

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Metal Insider’s Top 5: Defunct Touring Festivals

Posted by on July 8, 2013

Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. Last week, Gigantour kicked off its fifth installment and Mayhem Fest is well into gear. And while the summer is packed with other treks like the Summer Slaughter Tour, the All Stars Tour, and other tours (hell, even the Warped […]

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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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Joey Jordison’s Scar the Martyr Releases Second Video Teaser

Posted by on June 28, 2013

[youtube width=”500″ height=”344″]http://youtu.be/CUW08q6D4k4[/youtube] Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison’s new side project has released a second video teaser for their debut album. This video features former Nine Inch Nails/Marilyn Manson member Chris Vretta (who plays keyboard on the album) discussing the dynamic of the recording and how they all bring something unique to the table. He says […]

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Slipknot’s Joey Jordison Will Scar The Martyr With New Band

Posted by on June 21, 2013

Slipknot are no strangers to side projects, with many of the band’s eight members involving themselves in other bands. Now there’s another one. Drummer Joey Jordison has announced Scar the Martyr, his new band whose debut album will be released this Fall. The band will find Jordison not only playing drums, but also tackling bass […]

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Devin Townsend Focused on Second Ziltoid Album

Posted by on June 3, 2013

Extraterrestrial being Ziltoid is still in search of the perfect cup of coffee, and his tale will continue in a second Ziltoid album, currently referred to simply as Z2. For those not in the know, Ziltoid the Omniscient is a concept album/rock opera released in 2007 by musical mastermind Devin Townsend that follows the alien known as […]

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Joey Jordison Working On New Project With Ex-Strapping Young Lad Guitarist And Others

Posted by on April 24, 2013

While he’s been the most adamant about Slipknot releasing a new album, Joey Jordison has also been vocal about working on his own music outside the masked group. And late last night, the drummer gave fans a glimpse of a new project he’s been working on. “Hey guys, I’ve been working on a new music […]

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Metal Insider’s Top 5: Surprising Break Ups

Posted by on March 26, 2013

Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. Before anyone starts to freak out about the imagine seen off to the side: no, we ARE NOT reporting about My Chemical Romance’s demise. However, the news of the break up got us to thinking about other bands whose disbandment […]

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Devin Townsend Discusses His Epic Workload, James Hetfield

Posted by on February 20, 2013

Devin Townsend is the mad Canadian mastermind behind the Devin Townsend Project, all things Ziltoid and the former mainman of Strapping Young Lad. Prior to his Sacramento performance at the Ace of Spades, Townsend and I met in a shady alley that smelled like burgers to discuss his current tour, his upcoming self-induced music release […]

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