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Do Foo Fighters Know Robert Pattinson From Robert Plant?
During band’s rehearsal break for Sunday’s Movie Awards, we put Foos to the test.
By Ryan J. Downey, with reporting by Jim Cantiello
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UNIVERSAL CITY, California — Hard rock, heavy metal, hardcore and punk have long gone hand-in-hand with evil wizards, magic, vampires and werewolves. And with a collective sub-cultural pedigree that includes stints in the Germs, No Use for a Name, Sunny Day Real Estate, Scream and some band called Nirvana, you’d think the Foo Fighters — set to perform at Sunday’s Movie Awards — would know their “Potter” from their Zeppelin. Certainly they can recognize a “wand” reference and pinpoint its origin?
Right? Before we put MTV News’ magically crafted trivia to the band, it seemed safe to assume the Foos would accurately distinguish between the words of Harry Potter, a “Twilight” character and Led Zeppelin. But was their underground nerd cred blown to shreds? Read on — and click the video! — to see how the Foo Fighters fared when we caught up with them on the Universal Studios lot, shortly after they finished rehearsing their Movie Awards performance.
Our own Jim Cantiello played dungeon master as Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear were given a series of semi-famous lines and asked whether they originated with “Harry Potter,” the “Twilight Saga” or the lyrics of hard-rock pioneers Led Zeppelin.
Here’s a sampling of a few of those one-liners:
» “The elder wand, the most powerful wand ever made.”
» “Why don’t you let me be yours ever truly? Can I make your garden grow?”
» “You’re lying, Dolores! You mustn’t tell lies!”
Can you guess whether the lines above came from the “Potter” flicks, “Twilight” or Robert Plant?
Watch as the Foos try their best to do exactly that. Then tune in to the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday to catch the Foo Fighters rock the stage with their new single, “Walk.”
Will wizards, vampires or dream thieves steal the 2011 MTV Movie Awards? Find out June 5, when the 20th annual show airs live at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Tune in at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT that night for the “America’s Best Dance Crew” finale and Movie Awards pre-show, loaded with live action from the red carpet, exclusive movie clips and a special edition of “After Hours.”
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Dimmu Borgir Release Live DVD; Plus Led Zeppelin, Brujeria, & More News That Rules, In Metal File
‘It shows the intense live side of the band, as opposed to the perfection and the cleanness of how we sound on our albums,’ guitarist says.
By Chris Harris
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On October 14, Dimmu Borgir — who just happen to be Demi Lovato’s favorite black-metal band — will release a a three-disc DVD/CD set called “The Invaluable Darkness,” the band’s first visual offering since 2002′s “World Misanthropy.” Boasting live footage shot last year, during gigs in Norway, Germany and England, “The Invaluable Darkness” demonstrates the unbridled furor of seeing Dimmu live, guitarist Silenoz said.
“It shows the honest rawness and atmospheric darkness of our concerts,” the Norwegian told Metal File last week, after dismissing recent online rumors that his band’s next LP would be coming out through Roadrunner Records. “Basically, it shows the intense live side of the band, as opposed to the perfection and the cleanness of how we sound on our albums. It’s just a different side to the band, basically.”
Dimmu Borgir began thinking about “The Invaluable Darkness” two years ago, but didn’t start capturing footage until last summer, Silenoz explained, adding that the band will use its current stint on the Blackest of the Black Tour — which got underway Thursday night in Miami Beach, Florida, and also features the tour’s founder, Danzig, along with Moonspell, Winds of Plague and Skeletonwitch — to promote the DVD. Dimmu Borgir will not, however, use the tour to write material for their next LP.
“It’s our first time on Blackest, but Glenn [Danzig] had wanted to bring us out before [on the tour], but we weren’t available until now,” Silenoz said. “We’ve done Ozzfest before, but we’re looking forward to this tour more. We did the main stage on Ozzfest, playing in f–_ing broad daylight. This tour will let us play in bigger places, but at the same time showcase more of what the band’s about, visually. We are going to concentrate on the tour for now. Some years ago, we tried putting [material] together on the road, but once we got home, we listened back to it, and were like, ‘What the f— is this?’ So, we just scrapped it all. We find it’s so much better to totally focus on one thing at a time, and then, when that’s over, you move on to the next [thing]. We don’t really feel like we need to rush things, anyway, so we’ll just take our time, and it’s going to be what it’s going to be.”
Dimmu Borgir hope to reconvene in late December to begin writing the follow-up to 2007′s diabolically titled In Sorte Diaboli. “We have some ideas floating around already, but we haven’t arranged any material yet,” he said. “We’ll start doing that once the touring for this DVD is over.” The band’s frontman, Shagrath, is also due to marry soon — he’s engaged to actor Nicolas Cage’s ex-girlfriend, Christina Fulton, so that may have an effect on when Dimmu finish their next album, which Silenoz said could be out this coming spring.
“I’m sure [Shagrath] won’t let anything get in the way [of] the band — I think, I hope,” the guitarist said. “We don’t need a Yoko [Ono] situation.”
While Dimmu have been at it going on 15 years now, Silenoz said he doesn’t think their forthcoming material will be much of a departure from their previous black-metal offerings.
“And we have always been about more than just that term, ‘black metal,’ ” he said. “Luckily for us, the older you get, the less concerned you get with the categorization and putting labels on your music. Things start getting more and more limitless with us, and we know that we operate within certain frames. But we try not to analyze things too much, because it’s just going to be working against you in the end. When we write new stuff, we don’t think about what we should write — we just get together, and put material together, and if we like it, we keep it. That’s the formula, if we even have a formula.”
Dimmu Borgir are definitely getting older — guitarist Galder will be missing Blackest because of a recent addition to his family, and Susperia’s Cyrus will be filling in for him; while former Vader drummer Dariusz Brzozowski takes over for Hellhammer, who had to leave the band in 2007 after sustaining a neck injury that’s now limited the use of his right arm. As Dimmu has gotten on in years, Silenoz admits they have failed to keep pace with some of the more extreme black-metal acts that have followed in their wake.
“We helped open doors for the more extreme bands out there,” Silenoz said. “I’m sure we helped open doors for bands like Watain, [insomuch as] people that had maybe started listening to us first then went on to the more extreme stuff. Let’s face it — we’re not as extreme as Watain and other bands like that, but we’re fine with that.”
The Blackest of the Black Tour continues through November 10 in San Francisco.
The rest of the week’s metal news:
Dimmu’s tourmates on Blackest, Winds of Plague, have announced ex-Azusa drummer Art Cruz has joined their ranks — he replaced Jeff Tenney. According to the band’s blog, “Art has already added a new spark to the band and has provided us with a solid backbone that will allow us to continue our rampage stronger than ever.” …
What the world really needs is another Led Zeppelin box set, so, on November 4, Rhino Records will issue the Led Zeppelin Definitive Collection Mini LP Replica CD box set. For just $200, you’ll get 1969′s Led Zeppelin, 1969′s Led Zeppelin II, 1970′s Led Zeppelin III, 1971′s Led Zeppelin IV, 1973′s Houses of the Holy, 1975′s Physical Graffiti, 1976′s Presence, 1976′s The Song Remains the Same, 1979′s In Through the Out Door and 1982′s Coda, as mini-LP replicas, with artwork from the original U.K. LP sleeves. Now, you know what you can get your dad for Christmas. …
Former Killswitch Engage frontman Jesse Leach and current Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz have teamed up for a new project they’re calling Times of Grace, and they’ve already started working on material for their debut album. According to Leach, “We have two songs to go and we will be finished with all of the vocals. Adam has taken lead vocals in three songs as of yet and he is doing a great job. We also worked on a track yesterday that is so epic — we trade vocals and do two different melodies at the same time. This album went from a melodic metal album to an epic mix of metal/rock/pop/shoegaze and punk. So all of your metal expectations will be incorrect — we are pushing genre boundaries.” To quote “Meet the Parents,” we’ll look forward to that, Greg. …
The Funeral Pyre and Early Graves will be hitting the road together next month, starting November 7 in South Lake Tahoe, California. Dates are booked through November 21 in Hollywood. …
The latest incarnation of Brujeria, which features Carcass frontman Jeff Walker and Napalm Death’s Shane Embury, have lined up several U.S. dates for this winter. The band will begin its brief trek November 28 in Denver, and wrap things up in Dallas on December 7. … Demiricous will be touring with the Gates of Slumber starting November 9 in Denver, for a jaunt that’s scheduled to run through December 6 in Indianapolis. …
Nearly three years after Roadrunner Records’ Roadrunner United concert, which took over the Nokia Theater in New York’s Times Square, the label is now releasing footage from that special night as “Roadrunner United: The Concert.” The DVD, which hits stores December 9, will boast two discs and 24 live tracks, including Life of Agony’s “River Runs Red,” King Diamond’s “Abigail,” Killswitch’s “My Last Serenade,” Type O Negative’s “Black No. 1″ and Sepultura’s “Refuse/Resist.” …
According to Blabbermouth, Verrot, bassist for Swedish black-metal outfit Elimi, committed suicide on October 3. In a statement, the band said, “Verrot was a very good friend, brother, an excellent bass player/musician and an important part of Elimi; we respect his decision and hope he’ll find his way with the dark gods of Chaos. Let your black flame be a part of what brings forth the day of wrath.”
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Katy Perry ‘So Excited’ About Nine VMA Nods
‘Nine? I thought that was a typo or something!’ the ‘E.T.’ star says after MTV Video Music Award nominations are revealed.
By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Sway Calloway
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What does hard work, undeniable girl power, a sprinkling of sass and, oh yeah, some very memorable music videos get you? Well, if you’re Katy Perry, that winning combination gets you the most nominations at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards.
“I have nine nominations!” Perry shouted when she heard about her noms from MTV News’ Sway during Wednesday’s night’s (July 20) on-air nominations event. “Nine? I thought that was a typo or something! Oh my god, really? That’s the most nominations I’ve ever gotten for anything,” she added excitedly.
Perry was in Seattle when we caught up with her as she took some time off from her busy California Dreams Tour to react to the news of her many VMA nods. So, what exactly is she up for? Perry will be competing for Video of the Year and Best Female Video for “Firework”; Best Pop Video for “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)”; and Best Collaboration, Best Art Direction, Best Direction, Best Editing and Best Special Effects for the Floria Sigismondi-directed “E.T.,” which features fellow nominee Kanye West. Her dreamy “Teenage Dream” clip even nabbed a nomination for Best Cinematography.
“I’m so excited. I’m nervous like it’s my first time,” she said during the MTV.com live stream held backstage, where fans caught a glimpse of the pop star getting ready to take the stage. During the sit-down with Sway, Perry’s fellow nominees were announced, and other big VMA contenders include Yeezy, Lady Gaga, Eminem, Adele, Bruno Mars, Britney Spears, Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj. For a complete rundown of this year’s nominees, check out MTV’s VMA nominations list.
Cast your votes now for all of the general VMA categories, including Best New Artist, by visiting vma.mtv.com! You can also get in on Best New Artist text voting by texting BNA to 66333 on your wireless phone. Voting continues through the show, which airs live on August 28 at 9 p.m. ET on MTV.
Tune into the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, airing live on Sunday, August 28, from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles at 9 p.m. ET/PT on MTV.
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