Knotfest 2014 set times

Thanks to theprp.com we have set times for Knotfest! You can also see who's signing here: Knotfest signings. Here are the set times as promised:


Friday, October 24 (VIP Pre-part):
Stage 003:
10:30 PM: The Black Dahlia Murder
9:25 PM: Chelsea Grin
Stage 002:
11:15 PM: Suicide Silence
9:50 PM: Butcher Babies
9:00 PM: Alterbeast
Saturday, October 25:
Stage 005:
3:30 PM: Fear Factory
2:35 PM: OTEP
1:40 PM: Amen
12:45 PM: Prong
12:00 PM: Immolation
Stage 004:
4:05 PM: The Faceless
3:10 PM: Stands With Fists
2:15 PM: Dehumanizer
1:20 PM: Kings Of Carnage
12:25 PM: Play For Blood
11:40 AM: Headbang For The Highway Battle Winner TBA
11:10 AM: Headbang For The Highway Battle Winner TBA
Stage 003:
4:20 PM: In This Moment
3:00 PM: The Devil Wears Prada
1:50 PM: Butcher Babies
12:50 PM: Miss May I
11:50 AM: One OK Rock
Stage 002:
5:05 PM: Testament
3:40 PM: Carcass
2:25 PM: Maximum The Hormone
1:20 PM: King 810
12:20 PM: Man With A Mission
Stage 001:
11:00 PM: Slipknot
9:20 PM: Danzig
8:05 PM: Anthrax
7:05 PM: Black Label Society
6:10 PM: Hatebreed
Sunday, October 26:
Stage 005:
3:30 PM: Napalm Death
2:35 PM: Avatar
1:40 PM: Attika 7
12:45 PM: Exmortus
12:00 PM: Rattlehead
Stage 004:
4:05 PM: Dead For Denver
3:10 PM: Motograter
2:15 PM: Five From The Gods
1:20 PM: I, of Helix
12:25 PM: A Threat To The Enemy
11:40 AM: Still Not Dead
11:10 AM: Headbang For The Highway Battle Winner TBA
Stage 003:
2:40 PM: Killswitch Engage
1:25 PM: Whitechapel
12:15 PM: Upon A Burning Body
11:15 AM: Anti Mortem
Stage 002:
3:25 PM: Of Mice & Men
2:00 PM: DevilDriver
12:50 PM: Veil Of Maya
11:45 AM: Nothing More
Stage 001:
10:00 PM: Slipknot
8:30 PM: Five Finger Death Punch
7:10 PM: Volbeat
6:10 PM: Tech N9ne
5:15 PM: Atreyu
4:20 PM: HELLYEAH

CARCASS - The Granulating Dark Satanic Mills (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

Carcass is one of the most known bands in metal. Their sound has changed and they are a band that many other artist look up to. Here's their latest video for "The Granulating Dark Satanic Mills". On November 10th you can grab their 5 song EP titled: Surgical Remission/Surplus Steel. Catch them at Knotfest or on tour with Obituary. The dates are available in the link below.  http://www.nuclearblast.com/en/music/band/tourdates/3025043.carcass.html

.5 The Gray Chapter album review

This is MetalChapel News' first album review, and what better album to review than one of the most anticipated albums of 2014. My main concern is it would be too soft because they're mourning Paul Gray's death, but do not worry. It's fucking heavy my friends. And new members Jay Weinberg (we don't know if it's him, but we do) and Alessandro "Vman" Venturella had HUGE shoes to fill and they deliver.

1. "XIX", this has a gloomy and eerie feel to it. Corey Taylor comes in and you hear nothing but pain in his vocals. This track sets the tone and says "Get ready to go through hell."

2. "Sarcastrophe" is the next track and it starts where "XIX" left off, then you get some guitar and percussion in the background. Suddenly a drumfill comes in like a sledge hammer and you get one of those signature Corey Taylor barks. It sounds like the early Slipknot we all hoped to hear, but still has a newer element in it. This song sends a message that you will hear loud and clear.

3. "AOV" So far you've heard melodic track, and a HEAVY track. With AOV you get something that gives you both. AOV will be a song that will be on Slipknot's setlist for a while. The chorus is catchy, but still manages to stay heavy. Did I mention that this song has a bass solo?!?! Well it does, and Alessandro "Vman" Venturella murders it!

4. "The Devil In I" We have all heard this song, and we all know that it's a great song. This is again one of those heavy yet catchy songs that Slipknot are known for.

5. "Killpop" This song is unlike any 'Knot song you have heard. This song will make you think "Wait... This is Slipknot?". That does not mean this is a bad song, in fact it's one of the most memorable songs on the album. If you like KING 810's song "Eyes', then this is right up your alley. 

6. "Skeptic" Skeptic starts with a ferocious guttural and stays heavy. This song is punky to me, but is still heavy. The chorus is heavy yet melodic, "The world will never see another crazy motherfucker like you / The world will never know another man as amazing as you". As you can tell, this one's aboout Paul Gray.

7. "Lech" This song starts with Corey spitting “I know why Judas wept, motherfucker.”. "Lech" adds the punkiness from skeptic and the heaviness from "AOV"  to create a fucking brutal track. This in my opinion is the most brutal track on the album. At this point we know this album will not be a bust.

8. "Goodbye" After 7 tracks of brutality, Slipknot decides to turn it down a bit and give us what many call a ballad. It starts very slowly, but then it finally speeds up. It never gets incredibly heavy. It's similar to "Snuff", but still has it's own originality.

9. "Nomadic" This song is like something you'd hear on Iowa. This song showcases Corey Taylor's amazing song writing. It's textbook Slipknot and nobody else could pull off a song like this.

Any other front man would have no idea how to sing to this music.

10. "The One That Kills The Least" When Corey said this album was a combo of Iowa and Volume 3. The Subliminal Verses, this is like something you'd find on Volume 3. What I loved most about this song is the guitar. Jim Root and Mick Thompson show why they are one of the most underrated guitar duos. The guitar is haunting my friends.

11. "Custer" This is my favorite song on the album. It's brutal and will soon become an anthem for all maggots. You will soon hear maggots everywhere screaming "cut, cut, cut me up and fuck, fuck, fuck me up" You will keep this one blasting in your car for a while because it's that damn good.

12. "Be Prepared For Hell" this is just a break. It's a freaky interlude that makes you feel a little uneasy.

13. "The Negative One" This song is a song I love because it's the first new Slipknot that I got in 6 years. It was heavy and it told everybody, "We're back and we're as heavy as we were in the beginning days."

14. "If The Rain Is What You Want" Corey said that this is one of his favorite songs that Slipknot has ever made. I think it's a great way to end .5 The Gray Chapter too. It's not heavy, but it makes you look back and reminisce what you just went through. Very similar to "Gently from Iowa but still has originality.

This is one of the best albums of 2014. Going into it I was scared I'd get another All Hope Is Gone. All Hope is Gone has some good tracks, but as an albums it's not great. This album is great. It has heavy and it has melody. I give this album a 9.5/10. The only complaint I have is it was a little over produced. The album will be released October 21st via Roadrunner Records.

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH NEW ALBUM DETAILS

Jeremy Spencer, the drummer for Five Finger Death Punch, gives us some details as to what the band is up to in this interview done by Artisan news. Apparently is four songs deep. These guys sure know how to make great music quickly!







The band starts a tour with Volbeat and Hellyeah in a couple of days, and will be playing at Knotfest 2014. Make sure you catch them in city near you. Here are the dates:


9/16 Salt Lake City, UT Maverik Center
9/17 Billings, MT Rimrock Auto Arena @ Metrapark
9/18 Bismarck, ND Bismarck Civic Center
9/20 Cedar Rapids, IA US Cellular Coliseum
9/21 Grand Rapids, MI Deltaplex
9/23 Syracuse, NY The Oncenter
9/25 Baltimore, MD Baltimore Arena
9/26 Lowell, MA Tsongas Center
9/27 Albany, NY Times Union Center
9/30 Portland, ME Cumberland County Civic Center
10/1 Reading, PA Santander Arena
10/3 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
10/7 Ft. Wayne, IN Allen County War Memorial
10/10 Huntington, WV Big Sandy Superstore Arena
10/11 Duluth, GA Gwinnett Arena
10/12 Knoxville, TN Knoxville Civic Coliseum
10/14 Orlando, FL CFE Arena
10/16 Biloxi, MS MS Coast Coliseum
10/17 Little Rock, AR Verizon Arena
10/22 Rio Rancho, NM Santa Ana Star Center

10/24 Las Vegas, NV The Joint @ Hard Rock
10/25 Phoenix, AZ Downtown Phoenix
10/26 San Bernardino, CA San Manuel Amphitheater 

Slipknot details!!!!

So on an interview with Full Metal Jackie Corey Taylor spilled a few beans, but didn't give it all to us. The most interesting part is the part about the masks:

"... We wanted to make something that still looked unified but still stayed with the spirit of what the band is all about. Instead of trying to find something that was individualistic, we designed — well, Clown designed a mask that the drummer and the bass player will both wear. On one hand they get a mask but at the same time, it’s not the individual mask that we in the band use. We knew that any attempt to do anything like that might be taken as disrespectful, but at the same time it’s part of the way of moving, getting past the hardest steps, which is just moving on. So, we decided that we would come up with a mask that works for both the bassist and the drummer and that’s what they’ll wear on stage."

Here's a link to the interview if you'd like to read it: 

http://loudwire.com/slipknot-corey-taylor-5-the-gray-chapter-2014-knotfest-more/

I'm super stoked to see who the new members are and what the masks look like! The rumors are Donnie Steele is the bassist, and Jay Weinberg is the drummer. Donnie Steele has been playing bass for Slipknot since Paul Gray died, but wasn't playing on stage. And Jay Weinberg is the son of Max Weinberg who drummed for Bruce Springsteen. Stay tuned my friends!

Knotfest 2014

Today Stage 004 for Knotfest 2014 was supposed to be announced, but unfortunately that date has been pushed back to September 22. I predict that Suicide Silence will headline stage 004 Saturday October 25 because that is the only day that they do not participate with The Black Dahlia Murder on their co-headline tour. The Faceless is on the poster, but they are not listed on a stage. But they're a lock for stage 004, we just don't know if it'll be on Saturday October 25 or Sunday October 26. Something I'd like to see would be a European heavyweight along the lines of Meshuggah or Behemoth. Neither band has anything going on the two days of Knotfest. Those last two band are just two complete guesses, but stay tuned my friends. I have a feeling this stage will be worth the wait. 

Knotfest 2014

Slipknot some how managed to put together an incredible destination Metal festival in America. There are plenty or Hard Rock music festivals, but none anything like this one. On September 8th, the festival announces who's playing on Stage 004 on Saturday October 25th and Sunday October 26th. 

However, there have been a couple of changes made that aren't shown on the flyer. Satyricon is no longer on the bill. Instead, Fear Factory will be headlining stage 005 on Saturday October 25th. Playing for Fear Factory on Sunday October 26th is Avatar, but Napalm Death will headline. This festival will truly be an absolute spectacle! Comment and let me know what you think about the lineup!