Updated 3/4/10
DROWNING POOL Guitarist Talks About New Album - Mar. 4, 2010
Metalholic.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist C.J. Pierce.
Metalholic.com: About the upcoming self-titled album — I listened to the new single "Feel Like I Do" earlier today. How have the fans been receiving that?
Pierce: The fans have been awesome, I gotta be honest. I think it's the first time we've ever had momentum… coming off of "37 Stitches", which did really well. And getting a new song out. Everybody seems to take a liking to it, you know? I'm happy with that song, I'm happy with the whole record.
Metalholic.com: How do you think this record differs from the previous three?
Pierce: We have the same singer, instead of going through the whole switching singers thing here. It's an advantage with Ryan [McCombs]. He's been with us for five years now. Usually when we make a new record, we have to find a new singer, find new management/labels. Ryan really goes above and beyond, he really pushes us to try and be better. He really opened up on this record. We're really comfortable with each other.
Metalholic.com: Did you find that not having the issues of finding a new singer/management gave you the ability to focus more this time on the cohesive songwriting and sound of the band?
Pierce: Yeah, that's something that's definitely affected. For the first time ever, we're all on solid ground and we're all happy and focused.
Read the entire interview at Metalholic.com.
ALICE IN CHAINS Hits No.1 On Billboard Rock Chart
Just a few months after topping Billboard's Rock Songs chart with lead single "Check My Brain", ALICE IN CHAINS is maintaining chart domination with "Your Decision", their second consecutive No. 1 single from new album "Black Gives Way To Blue". "Your Decision" is also the 12th top ten mainstream rock hit of ALICE IN CHAINS' illustrious career. The track's debauchery-filled video, inspired in part by the film "Eyes Wide Shut", is currently the Most Played Video on MTV2.
The band recently launched an online comic book promotion allowing fans to add their chapters to the controversial storyline depicted in the "Your Decision" video. The "Your Decision" comic picks up where the video leaves off, with fans determining how the story ends. A page featuring a master storyboard with the comic's opening chapter was laid out at AliceInChains.com/YourDecision.
On March 10, ALICE IN CHAINS will launch a weekly video tour diary via MySpace. This video blog will capture backstage and on-the-road moments from the concluding dates of current North American tour. New footage will be launched each Wednesday for three weeks, so keep checking the band's MySpace page.
DEFTONES: New Album Track Listing Unveiled
DEFTONES will release its new album, "Diamond Eyes", on May 18 via Reprise.
The track listing for the CD is as follows:
01. Diamond Eyes
02. Royal
03. CMND/CTRL
04. You've Seen the Butcher
05. Beauty School
06. Prince
07. Rocket Skates
08. Sextape
09. Risk
10. 976-EVIL
11. This Place Is Death
The song "Rocket Skates" is available for streaming in the YouTube clip below.
