photo by Jon Wiederhorn
If you love the experimental inclinations of Slipknot and their affinity for surprising listeners, you should really be familiar with Nashville, Tennessee's Today is the Day. Fronted by eccentric, individualist Steve Austin, the band has been releasing creative, jarring, acrobatic, spiritual, dissonant, disturbing and beautiful music since 1992. At one point, the group featured Mastodon drummer Brann Dailor and guitarist Bill Kelliher (on bass) and, over time, its chaotic constructions have influenced countless groups including The Dillinger Escape Plan, HORSE the Band and Between the Buried and Me.
In many ways, Austin and Slipknot percussionist Shawn Crahan (a.k.a. Clown) are kindred spirits, which is why when Crahan sat Austin down for a quick photo, he was able to capture a side of Austin that others often don't see, but which is an integral part of his being. Click "more" to see the picture and hear Clown explain more about the shot. Read more...
On Saturday's edition of "Headbangers Ball," we've got the worldwide on-air debut of the new Today is the Day video "Free at Last." Click "more" to see it first right here and read comments by frontman Steve Austin. Read more...
When it comes to sonic devastation, Today is the Day level the playing field (and everything else within 500 miles of ground zero) like an atomic bomb. And they've been doing so since 1994 -- back when many deathcore and tech metal musicians were probably still listening to Boyz II Men and Mariah Carey. The band is fronted by gun-totin', no-bulls--t talkin' Nashville, Tennessee native Steve Austin, who possesses the strength of the Bionic Man and the ferocity of Attila the Hun. Click "more" to read explosive commentary from Austin and watch Today is the Day's video for "IED," which will receive its on-air debut on Saturday's "Headbangers Ball," which airs from 1 to 2 a.m. EST. The song originally appeared on the 2007 Today is the Day album Axis of Eden, which remains an unsung classic, so check it out. Read more...
