Foo Fighters write new song while touring Chile

I think the following video proves that Dave Grohl is one of the best front men in the world, and that the Foo Fighters are easily the best live act around at the moment.

It would be great if the Foos went on to record a version of this track and release it as a free download for their fans, or even as part of a live compilation EP à la Queens of the Stone Age, Nine Inch Nails, and Rodrigo y Gabriela.

Deftones rehearsal footage from Eros sessions

A video of the Deftones rehearsing a previously unreleased song has surfaced on YouTube. The footage is rumoured to have been filmed during the Eros recording sessions, and includes scenes with deceased bassist Chi Cheng.

Last year the track Smile was released to commemorate the one year anniversary since the passing of Cheng. The remaining members of Deftones have yet to confirm whether Eros will ever be released in its entirety, but with material like this surfacing, it's looking more, and more likely that it will.

Spookshow International Live

Rob Zombie has announced that he will be releasing a new live album later this year. According to Zombie's Facebook page the new record will contain "...no overdubs, no fixes, no fake crowd, no nothing. 100% absolutely live. No joke."

The album artwork and track list were released via Facebook too:

  

I have a copy of Zombie Live, and have watched the Past, Present & Future DVD. If the new live recordings have managed to capture the same energy, then the album is likely to become a hit.

I'll likely purchase The Zombie Horror Picture Show blu-ray in the next few days, in order to witness the theatrical spectacular that is a Rob Zombie concert in the best way possible. Well at least the best way possible until Rob Zombie comes to South Africa. 

Uncorking Cristal with a .50 calibre rifle

Here's a video showing exactly what the title describes, a dude uncorking a bottle of Cristal with a .50 (12 mm) calibre rifle. 

Video by FullMag

Happy New Year!

Bacon God's free hip hop mixtape

Tony Welter (Eustachian, Skull Vomit, Singaya) has collected more than an hour's worth of his hip hop influenced tunes, and mixed them together to create the Frozen Chains Mixtape. The mix has been released under a new persona Bacon God, and is available as a free download in either mp3 or wav format. 

Sol Invicto - Alma (Free download)

Richie Londres has released a new track under the Sol Invicto moniker to close the year with. Alma contains driving synth lines, and the characteristic groove we have come to expect from the Sol Invicto.

If you like what you hear, check out the rest of the rest of the Tapes series, as well as the Initium EPs.

A santantic video to kick off the countdown to christmas

I don't know how I didn't come across Sock Puppet Parody sooner, but I'm glad I did. The guys behind the puppets have some great parodies, including a brilliant rendition of Static-X's Push it.

It's the latest video however that is most appropriate, a sock version of Immortal singing about the dark lord, Santa!