During our run on the "Hed To Head" tour with Mushroomhead and Hed P.E. we left Pittsburgh, PA and made an 8 hour journey home to Knoxville, TN to film our new video Taste of Ashes featuring Jamey Jasta (from Hatebreed). We had been trying to hook up with Jamey ever since our record came out to shoot a video for TOA. Luckily, Hatebreed was playing in our hometown when we had an opening, we planned so that we'd play their after party and shoot the video there.
The location for the video was The Cider House; a small venue that is connected to The Valarium which Hatebreed was playing that night. We, however arrived earlier in the day to meet the two Director's from our Raging Nation Team (Timur and Tom) who would be directing the video who flew in from New York. After everything was set up, SLS performed numerous times. Timur shot each band member individually capturing single performances while the whole band played together. Later, Jamey came over to the set to shoot his single shots. He was very polite, introducing himself to everyone on set, even our family and friends that were there. When Jamey performed his parts he was very calm and professional knowing exactly what to do, he even came back out during our live set to perform the song live with us and we really got to see him do what he does best - which is OWN the crowd.
To say the least we were exhausted!
What was great about doing this video besides having Jamey actually appear in the video was that we got to invite our families, friends, and fans to come hang out and be apart of the whole production, having them perform in the video also. This video is definitely one our most memorable ones to date because its raw gritty and in your face allowing no apologies. To me it is a very honest video, no glitz and glam to cover up what is really important...THE MUSIC! It's what you'll see when you come out to one of our shows.
I hope all who watch the video will enjoy it as much as we all did making it! -- Alexis Brown/Straight Line Stitch
The headline for this post is not entirely false. If you vote for one of the band's that was played on last Saturday's show they might win enough votes to return for next Saturday's show. And if you're name is Nikki Sixx and you're the bassist for Motley Crue and you cast a vote for next week's show, you very well might receive an erotic massage from hot babe tattoo chick Kat Von D. Of course, you probably don't have to vote for anything to receive such honors, but Nikki, if you decide to vote we'll surely count it.
And now, onto this week's contest. Choose one artist from the list below. The act with the most votes will win an encore appearance on Saturday’s show. As always, past winners are not eligible for your vote; that means last week’s winner Meshuggah can’t win and neither can The Gates of Slumber.
Also, only ONE vote is allowed per IP address. It doesn’t matter if you use a different screen name. If you vote twice from the same computer, you will be disqualified. Voting runs between now and 2 p.m. on Wednesday. Click "more" to see the complete list. Read more...
Tags Arise and Ruin, Dragonforce, Hatebreed, Headbangers Ball, heavy-metal, Impending Doom, Kat Von D, Lamb-of-God, Nikki Sixx, Straight Line Stitch, The Devil Wears Prada, Your Vote Counts
photo by Jon Wiederhorn
The day after those colorful fireworks lit up the sky, we had our own explosions on "Headbangers Ball," with debuts of Lair of the Minotaur's "War Metal Battle Master," Municipal Waste's "Sadistic Magician," and Lamb of God's "Walk with Me in Hell" (from their new DVD of the same name). Now, we're asking you to pick one of 'em -- or some other new video we played -- to return for next week's program.
The rules are simple. Submit your choice from the list below by 2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9. Feel free to include a comment, which may be published when we announce the winner. Past "Your Vote Counts" winners are not eligible, which is why last week's victor, Cryptopsy and Black Dahlia Murder have not been included on the last. Viewers who vote more than once will be disqualified. Click "more" to see this week's choices: Read more...
Tags boris, Cryptopsy, Emmure, Headbangers Ball, Judas Priest, Lair of the Minotaur, Lamb-of-God, Municipal Waste, Straight Line Stitch, The Black Dahlia Murder, Your Vote Counts
On Saturday, we'll premiere the new Straight Line Stitch video for "Black Veil" on "Headbangers Ball." You can see its online debut below, but first read singer Alexis Brown's description of the shoot, which was directed by Dale Resteghini on May 13. Read more...
