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...
photo by Jon Wiederhorn
If you didn't catch the last "Headbangers Ball," you missed video debuts by Static-X, Lamb of God and These Arms are Snakes. Whether you were there or not, here's your chance to vote the best of the batch back for next week's show. Choose ONE video and please include a comment about why it deserves the honor of returning to the ball. Remember, past winners of "Your Vote Counts" are ineligible, so only pick from our list. One vote is allowed per IP address. Polls are open until 3 p.m. Wednesday. Click more to see this week's choices and watch the videos. Read more...
Even though there's a dude in the band who wears a purple shirt to a publicity shoot, that didn't stop you guys from overwhelmingly voting for A Hero a Fake over Machine Head, Arise and Ruin, All That Remains and Today is the Day to win the encore slot on the next "Headbangers Ball." Read more...
photo by Jon Wiederhorn
On the last "Headbangers Ball" we premiered videos by A Hero a Fake and Today is the Day. We also played new clips by Machine Head, Arise and Ruin and others. Now it's your turn to bring one of them back for the next show.
Pick from the list below, and feel free to include a comment, the best of which will be published when we announce the winner. Remember, only one vote per IP address and this year's prior winners are ineligible, so you must pick from our list. Voting runs through Wednesday at 3 p.m. Click "more" to see this week's choices and watch the vids. 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...
