Last Updated: March 29, 2005 5:40 PM









SLASH To Perform U.S., Canadian Anthems At TORONTO BLUE JAYS Home Opener - Mar. 29, 2005

VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) will perform the Canadian and U.S. national anthems prior to the 29th home opener in the Toronto Blue Jays' history. The Blue Jays will face the World Series Champion Boston Red Sox on Friday, April 8 on General Motors Opening Night 2005 presented by The Toronto Star (7:15 p.m.).

Paul Godfrey, the President and CEO of the Blue Jays, says, "The goal of game entertainment, throughout the season and especially on Opening Day, is to enhance the fan experience and create great memories. Having one of the world's greatest guitarist perform the anthems will certainly be an unforgettable experience."

Slash first rose to prominence in the late '80s as the lead guitarist for GUNS N' ROSES, a hard rock band that sold more than 65 million records worldwide. The band's 1987 release "Appetite for Destruction" is referred to by Rolling Stone magazine as a "benchmark against which few albums in the genre of heavy metal can be measured and not deemed inferior."

Having left GUNS N' ROSES, Slash is now the driving force behind the platinum and Grammy Award-winning VELVET REVOLVER. VELVET REVOLVER was recently nominated for three 2005 Grammy Awards and was named as the winner for Best Hard Rock Performance (for "Slither"). The band's first release, "Contraband", debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard album chart last year.

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GWAR To Release Live Album In May - Mar. 29, 2005

DRT Entertainment has set a May 31 release date for the first-ever live recording from GWAR. Titled "Live From Mt. Fuji", the enhanced CD contains 12 blistering live versions of GWAR classics including "Bring Back the Bomb", "Horror of Yg", "Krosstika", "Sick of You", "Womb With A View", and "Immortal Corruptor", as well as special bonus tracks and the video for "Bring Back the Bomb".

GWAR played over 100 live shows on their highly successful "Mock The Vote" tour, following on the heels of their latest studio effort, "War Party", released in October 2004.

The band will also be featured on the upcoming Sounds Of The Underground tour where they will perform a month-long string of dates along with LAMB OF GOD and CLUTCH, among others.

"Live From Mt. Fuji" track listing:

01. Bring Back the Bomb
02. Salaminizer
03. Ham On the Bone
04. Immortal Corruptor
05. Womb With A View
06. Have You Seen Me?
07. Krosstika
08. Horror Of Yg
09. Crush, Kill, Destroy
10. Crack In the Egg
11. Biledriver
12. Sick Of You

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OBITUARY To Replace LAMB OF GOD At SLIPKNOT's Los Angeles Concert - Mar. 29, 2005

Legendary death metallers OBITUARY will be playing with SLIPKNOT and SHADOWS FALL at the Forum in Inglewood, CA on Saturday, April 9.

OBITUARY were added to the bill as the replacement for LAMB OF GOD, who were banned from the church-owned venue in February because church leaders were offended by the group's previous name.

As previously reported, OBITUARY have finished recording and mixing their new CD for a tentative summer release via Roadrunner Records. The as-yet-untitled new album, which was self-produced by the band, with Mark Prator and Scott Burns engineering, will mark the group's first collection of new songs since 1997's "Back From the Dead".

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MEGADETH, UFO, CINDERELLA Confirmed For Wisconsin's ROCK FEST - Mar. 29, 2005

MEGADETH, UFO, CINDERELLA, RATT and FIREHOUSE are among the bands confirmed for this year's Rock Fest, set to take place July 14-17 in Cadott, Wisconsin. The complete billing for the festival is as follows:

Thursday, July 14:

4:30 GB LEIGHTON
6:30 APRIL WINE
8:30 EVERCLEAR
11:00 COLLECTIVE SOUL

Friday, July 15:

12:45 FRANKY PEREZ
2:15 FIREHOUSE
4:15 RATT
6:30 UFO
8:45 CINDERELLA
11:00 MEGADETH

Saturday, July 16:

12:45 BIG DEEKS
2:15 WISHBONE ASH
4:15 QUIET RIOT
6:30 BODEANS
8:45 THE BLACK CROWES
11:00 TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS

Sunday, July 17:

12:45 GYPSY
1:45 HEAD EAST
3:45 GREAT WHITE
6:00 JACKYL
8:15 CHEAP TRICK
10:30 ZZ TOP

For more information, visit Rock-Fest.com.

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Former KORN Guitarist Says 50 CENT Is 'A Huge Force For The Devil' - Mar. 29, 2005

MTV.com is reporting that for the second time in as many weeks, former KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch has written an open letter to rapper 50 CENT, detailing his efforts to deliver what he calls "a personal letter from God" to him. Welch had previously explained that while on religious holiday in Israel, God told him to write a song for 50. And now he's sent over the lyrics to that song, called "A Cheap Name", which not only touch upon 50's past (most notably the 2000 shooting where he was hit nine times), but call upon him to change his ways:

"My little boy/ Bow your head in shame/ You've disgraced your father's name now/ It's time for you to lose," the lyrics read in part. "Your little toys/ Won't save you from shot 10/ Without me you will not win, no/ I swear you'll lose."

Welch explained that "A Cheap Name" was not an attack on 50, but rather a "message from God" (the last line in the song is "Love, Jesus"). And as he explained further in his letter, Welch only wants the rapper to change the way he lives his life, because, as he put it, "God told me there will be many attempts made to kill you by the enemy."

"The devil sends evil spirits into people's minds to make them want to do harmful things to ... other people. For instance, some fool shooting at you to kill you," Welch wrote. "If you die, the enemy wins. If you don't come home to God, you will get killed by one of the bullets that keep coming your way. You're a huge force for the devil right now. He's going to put demons around you that tell you I'm crazy and God is for punks ... to convince you that money, fame and power are the things you should worship."

I still say that I smell a publicity stunt..

i think i copied to much of that story,sorry about that

That would be awesome if 50's niggaz shot him 9 times and he died.

i REALLY hope that letter convinces 50 to change his way..... why? cause we'll never hear another 50 cent song for the rest of our lives. and that'll make my days at work much easier.

No! I want to see 50cent & Goratory tour!

no but then both those douche bags will start some weird christian gangsta nu metal band, and then we will be fucked

poopsmcgee said:

HAHAH too funny

fuckign racism masked by religion

"my little boy"....yeah. might as well replace boy with toby.

hahahahahahaha

Welch explained that "A Cheap Name" was not an attack on 50, but rather a "message from God" (the last line in the song is "Love, Jesus").

HAHAHAHAHAHA

shit, i'm listening to the geto boys. they should change their ways.

hes going after deicide next

Benton and Head will hug. Head will be bedside as Benton gets his scar fixed on Extreme Makeover.

The Geto Boy got some serious issues. They don't even like each other.

50 aint shit. ill take him

humanbonedeathmachine said:

"Keep thinkin I'm candy, til your fuckin skull gets popped & your brains roll out the top, like jack in the box. In the hood, summer time is the killin season. It's hot out in this bitch, thats a good enough reason. I'll kill you....I aint playin~~ Hear what I'm sayin hommie--I aint playin~~ Catch ya slippin I'ma kill you......

The mic's yours Hommie!!

ahahahahah

"Yo-check-this niggaaah, My flow's sick niggaaah, but yo mouth be spittin a whole lotta shit Niggaaaaaah! You just a bitch niggaaah, a lil dick niggaaah, I got yo bitch suckin on my fuckin dick-it's biggaaaahhh!
Yeah, bigger than Dirk Diggler. she loves it when I diddle her. like a slip n slide deep inside. something you could never give her. She loves my big salami, wrapped in her punnani. My motion can move the ocean, she be cummin killer tsunamis.

wanna battle bitch? spit it son.

Choke?

I rip shit, I flip shit, I nip shit in the bud.
Drink the occasional suds...
Colt never bud... because I'm wiser.
Motherfucker don't you know that I despise you?
Cuz if you step to me, I'll slaughter thee
You whack MC, why can't you see?
My chemical deficiency will help me stomp another whack MC.

You don't wanna battle, you're lost.
Your cheap as rhymes, how much time did they cost?

Your think you got skills, but you taking too much time.
Spend the rest of your evening thinking of another rhyme.
Regardless, I should not here another peep.
Cuz it is time for this honkey to catch a little sleep.

...and to all a good night.

"U rip what? Flip what? sounds like someone nipped your nuts.
The only suds u sip are the suds in yo bathtub.
Just you and yo rubba duck with a dildo deep in yo butt
yeah hommie yo rhymes suck, so I suggest you just zip it shut,
yo flow aint got nowhere to go, like u clogged up the toilet bowl.
That dildo stretched your hole. shit's too big, it just overflows.
So hommie, you rip shit, flip shit, till your knee deep in it,
If you think a bit next time, maybe you'll spit something sick.

scary when a discussion on a Metal/Hardcore forum turns into an MC battle.

although, it's kinda funny..

and 50 does suck

danny_p said:

Haha you are kidding, right?

DreamingInExile said:

It would be a lot funnier if the real Fitty came here to talk to us haha...

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH hahahahaha that dude is out of his fucking mind. you see people! you see what happens when you don't masterbate for FIVE years!

Abbath said:

NOT MASTERBATING CAUSES WEIRD THINGS TO HAPPEN!!!!!! LOL....

you wanna battle me cracka's!!??

respek

50 said:


Bravo to you sir... only three hours later
Some sucker up on here trying to tell me that he's greater
While you were spending the night trying to write rhymes unique
It was well beyond 5 and I had fallen fast asleep
Coming up on here trying to talk about some nipped nuts
You unich motherfucker you must talk from experience
What's the deal with the anal fascination?
Having no nutsack did it change your orientation?
You need to come to terms that you're a closet queen
And it's about time for school to convene
Just some parting words while I end this ballad
Bitch get the syrup and toss some fucking salad

Battle is over! You're done!

50 aint shit with out his bodyguards
in his new cd he sounds like a tard
come onto my turf and bring them hos
so i can get my pimp and and leave you to the crows
my 30/30 can kill more than deer
so come try me if you wanna feel some real fear
you might be black, but i got night vision
you'd provide me with plenty of bait to go fishin
beeoth

humanbonedeathmachine said:

THIS IS THE REASON WHY WHITE PEOPLE LISTEN TO METAL, BECAUSE THESE RYMES ARE WACKED, THIS IS ONE OF THE WORST RYMES I HAVE EVER READ.... GOOD JOB

truth. that rhyme would be much better with a reference to killing cops because thats the only rap that matters

humanbonedeathmachine said:

WORD, HOMES

Bravo to you sir... only three hours later
Some sucker up on here trying to tell me that he's greater
While you were spending the night trying to write rhymes unique
It was well beyond 5 and I had fallen fast asleep
Coming up on here trying to talk about some nipped nuts
You unich motherfucker you must talk from experience
What's the deal with the anal fascination?
Having no nutsack did it change your orientation?
You need to come to terms that you're a closet queen
And it's about time for school to convene
Just some parting words while I end this ballad
Bitch get the syrup and toss some fucking salad

Battle is over! You're done!
>>

Actually I spent the night w/ my dick in your mom,
It only took a minute to bust out that song.
yo mommy helped me by licikin on my dong.
dot the I"s cross the T's, bust on that bitch & then I'm gone.
Son you should seriously think about retirement.
Cuz you don't want me to get Violent.
You won't know i'm coming, when I kill it's silent.
your a sticky cheeze, these peeps aint buyin it.

Oh man, who cut the cheeze? gggg gg ggg G-UUUuuuuUUnitTT!

humanbonedeathmachine said:

Playah, you gonna bring YOUR pimp? hahaha.
Fuckin dear hunter over here!!

Dudes you're listening to the wrong rap. """My Sticky-Fingaz turn fist across your jaw.
Beat your ass in real life at the source awards.
Its the REAL 50 from Brooklyn god-blessed got out.
You just a fake clown that front and rap about it."

humanbonedeathmachine said:

my whack ass rhymes should be taken with silence nigga
come to me and see some violence nigga
i could take you out from a mile away
then pop off your crew the very same day
call the cops bitch ill take them too,
crawlin through the trenches firin' the mortar tube
you think you have a chance with my mom?
the only boobie trap you'll see is my shrapnel bombs
poor white folk aint nothin to fuck with
the fertiliser in my shed will blow up all you bitches
you think you can step to me?
come on up and we will see,
you're crew get splattered into a pulp
da word in da streets is dont fuck with the death cult
you act like the king of new york, you aint even the king of the 860
this rhyme is being spit in farmington, where i got ya in the scope

swamp out back will decompose you in a minute
cock my rifle back no safety to clickit
i can off the evidence by feeding the pigs
on your bodies i do an irish jig
send the forensics team make some more victims
walkin over dead cops and g-units, ill take their money and kick em
i laugh when standing on a pile of dead niggas
ill show you my arsenal is bigger
g-units blood will flow in these streets
i can't wait until you see your defeat

The school's in Farmington suck huh?
Thanks for rappin wit me. that was fun. I'm out

50 said:


Kill me!

The only good rap song was on the last Dwarves cd.

there needs to be more rappers that make references to using trench mortars against police.