When Connecticut hardcore metal masters, Hatebreed, started working on their covers album, For the Lions, they weren't planning to include any tracks by Slayer, and not because they weren't worthy. Slayer, says frontman Jamey Jasta was so influential and so supportive to Hatebreed that the band didn't want to pay them a disservice by screwing up one of their songs. Fortunately, Hatebreed changed their mind because "Ghosts of War," from Slayer's 1988 album South of Heaven is an excellent tribute to the masters, faithfully executed without being a photocopy of the original. Click "more" to watch the video for the song, which will debut on-air on Saturday's "Headbangers Ball," which airs from 2 to 3 a.m. on MTV2. Read more...
Ex-Blag Flag frontman, lauded poet and sometimes actor, Henry Rollins, will kick off the second season of his IFC TV program, "The Henry Rollins Show," on April 13. Before the broadcast, the channel will air the 90-minute special Rollins: Uncut From Israel, which was taped during his recent trip to the Holy Land, where he played two spoken-word concerts in Tel Aviv.
The show will feature both performance and documentary footage, including trips to The Wailing Wall, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and the West Bank Security Wall.
The lineup for the first new episode of "The Henry Rollins Show," has not yet been announced but celebrity interviews this season will include Marilyn Manson, William Shatner, Ben Stiller and John Waters. Once again, each episode will feature one celebrity guest and one musical act. Musicians booked so far include Mars Volta and The Stooges. Each artist will perform two songs at Rollins' Bombshelter Studio in Los Angeles. One will be features on the show and the second will be posted on IFC.com a week before the program in which the act appears.
Last year's musicians included Slayer, The New York Dolls, Dinosaur Jr and The Rollins Band. All performances by Slayer and The New York Dolls can be seen by clicking here and then by clicking "watch clip" on the "Rollins Show" page.
Now, here's The Rollins Band with "Liar."
