Premiere\\ HELLYEAH: 'Moth' Lyric Video Available

The official lyric video for the HELLYEAH song "Moth" can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's fourth studio album, "Blood For Blood", which sold around 17,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 18 on The Billboard 200 chart. The record arrived in stores on June 10 via Eleven Seven.

HELLYEAH's third studio album, "Band Of Brothers", opened with 19,000 units back in July 2012 to debut at position No. 19 on The Billboard 200 chart.

The band's sophomore CD, "Stampede", registered a first-week tally of 28,000 copies back in July 2010 to enter the chart at No. 8.

HELLYEAH's self-titled debut CD premiered with 45,000 units in April 2007 to land at No. 9.

"Blood For Blood" was helmed by producer Kevin Churko at his The Hideout Recording Studio in Las Vegas, Nevada. Churko is the Canadian musician, sound engineer, songwriter and record producer who has previously worked with OZZY OSBOURNE, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH and IN THIS MOMENT, among other acts.

On the cover artwork for "Blood For Blood", HELLYEAH vocalist Chad Gray collaborated with renowned tattoo artist Paul Booth. Booth has been tattooing for over twenty years, and in that time he has worked on many celebrities and rock bands, including SLAYER, SLIPKNOT, SEPULTURA, SOULFLY and LAMB OF GOD. Paul says of the "Blood For Blood" artwork: "The last project that Chad and I worked on together was the MUDVAYNE blacklight design. I had such a great time working on that art, when Chad called on me to design HELLYEAH's 'Blood For Blood', I jumped right into it as I knew it, too, would likely be a fun one. Chad always gives me the freedom to explore and interpret his ideas. It always makes for great collaboration. I look forward to seeing it all in print!"

"Blood For Blood" track listing:

01. Sangre Por Sangre (Blood For Blood)
02. Demons In The Dirt
03. Soul Killer
04. Moth
05. Cross To Bier (Cradle Of Bones)
06. DMF
07. Gift
08. Hush
09. Say When
10. Black December

HELLYEAH parted ways with guitarist Greg Tribbett and bassist Bob "Zilla" Kahaha before making the new album, with drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott saying that the split became necessary after HELLYEAH finished its last tour.

He explained, "We felt like we had really got some momentum and the fans were really into where we were going and what we were doing musically and we got into the studio about three weeks after that tour was over and it just really became obvious to us that Greg and Zilla, they weren't really in the same head space as us."

HELLYEAH has recruited new bassist Kyle Sanders, a former member of BLOODSIMPLE and the brother of MASTODON's Troy Sanders. Also in the current lineup is touring guitarist Christian Brady. who has previously played with MAGNA-FI and FRANKY PEREZ & THE TRUTH.

A press release describes "Blood For Blood" as a "welcome return to form" for the band, adding that it "sounds like a recharged HELLYEAH, taken up many notches."

SEFOTEU\\ Hellyeah: banda não tocará no Monsters of Rock

Foi anunciado no facebook oficial do festival Monsters of Rock que a banda HELLYEAH, do baterista Vinnie Paul (ex-PANTERA) não tocará no festival. Segue abaixo a declaração completa.

"Devido a problemas pessoais internos da banda, o Hellyeah anunciou que infelizmente não poderá participar do Festival Monsters of Rock no próximo fim de semana. Eles lamentam e pedem desculpas a seus fãs, esperando poder programar outra vinda à São Paulo no futuro.

Mas a boa notícia é que temos M&G com várias outras bandas do festival. Fiquem ligados na página hoje!"

Monsters of Rock 2013 \\ Hellyeah e Dokken: confirmados no Monsters of Rock 2013?

Conforme informações divulgadas hoje no Facebook oficial da banda Hellyeah, eles estão confirmados no Monsters of Rock 2013 para tocar no dia 19/Out/2013. O cartaz postado traz ainda a banda Dokken (também não anunciada oficialmente pela produção do Monsters).

 Hellyeah é um supergrupo americano de heavy metal formado pelo vocalista Chad Gray e do guitarrista Greg Tribbett do Mudvayne, no guitarrista Tom Maxwell do Nothingface, no baixista Bob Zilla do Damageplan e no baterista ex-Pantera e Damageplan Vinnie Paul.

TRETAS\\ Phil Anselmo: "uma vergonha que Vinnie nunca tenha me procurado

A rixa entre os ex-colegas de PANTERA, Phil Anselmo e Vinnie Paul, sempre foi bem repercutida, fato que não impediu que Anselmo abrisse o jogo na mídia ao longo dos anos.
O ex-vocalista do Pantera falou mais uma vez sobre a banda e sobre sua relação na última edição da revista Revolver, que recentemente chegou às bancas.

"Eu me sinto mal por Vince", explica Anselmo na entrevista. "As pessoas devem ter pena do cara. Eu não estava lá quando Dimebag Darrell foi assassinado, mas com certeza ele deve ter ficado puto. Era sua carne e seu sangue, morto diante dos seus olhos. É uma pena que Vince nunca tenha estendido sua mão para o Rex Brown e eu acho que o processo de cicatrização teria sido bem melhor para ele, em vez de uma reação instintiva de medo e sua terapia através de uísque e tudo mais".

O vocalista acrescentou que, apesar de assumir boa parte dos erros que levaram à queda do Pantera, ele não estava sozinho. "Um cara não pode quebrar uma banda", disse Anselmo. "Você tem que entender, ele tinha quatro maneiras de se desfazer da banda. Sim, eu cometi erros. Sim, houve uma falta de comunicação em ambos os lados e parte disso foi minha culpa. Boa parte foi culpa minha".
Anselmo também insiste que ele teria reparado seu relacionamento com Dimebag. "Gostaria de ter feito as pazes com ele. Eu queria que ele tivesse orgulho de mim por eu ter conseguido sair da lama, deste abismo", disse o vocalista. "Eu escolhi lembrar das coisas positivas. Ele era quase como um contraponto perfeito para mim. Podemos ter nos enfrentado de certa forma, mas nós sempre encontrávamos um meio termo. Era um relacionamento vital, que para mim, foi uma perda gravíssima".

Premiere\\ HELLYEAH: 'Band Of Brothers' Video Released

"Band Of Brothers", the new video from the metal juggernaut known as HELLYEAH — featuring Vinnie Paul Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN), Chad Gray and Greg Tribbett (MUDVAYNE), Tom Maxwell (NOTHINGFACE) and Bob "Zilla" Kakaha (DAMAGEPLAN) — can be seen below. The clip was filmed on March 26 at Loyal Studios in Burbank, California with director David Brodsky of MyGoodEye, who has previously worked with THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, GOATWHORE, MUNICIPAL WASTE and SUFFOCATION, among many others.

"Band Of Brothers" is the title track of HELLYEAH's third album, which will be released on July 17 via the band's new label home, Eleven Seven Music. The CD was recorded in Dallas, Texas at Vinnie Paul's home studio, VP's Upstairs Studio, and was produced by the band and Jeremy Parker (GODSMACK, EVANESCENCE), who also served as engineer.

"Band Of Brothers" track listing:

01. War In Me
02. Band Of Brothers
03. Rage/Burn
04. Drink Drank Drunk
05. Bigger God
06. Between You And Nowhere
07. Call It
08. Why Does It Always
09. WM Free
10. Dig Myself A Hole
11. What It Takes To Be Me

"Band Of Brothers" (song) lyrics:

We walk the walk, like we're 10 feet tall,
Hide in the tree tops of the timber, deliver death to all
We talk the talk, our voice is thunder,
My mission here is truly clear, I am the butcher
We are the shadow storm, rolling defenders,
Filled with piss and pride, and a courage unprecedented
It's time to man up, when you've got a man down
It's time to man up, never leave a man down

I've got your back and you've got mine,
As long as we stand together,
Everything's gonna be alright
I'll keep you high when you get low,
Just a band of brothers raising hell,
Like a murder of crows

We've got the skills, we've got the know how,
We bring a fury that makes you bow down,
My blood is poison, pumping through my veins,
Stalking like a madman killer, we bring the pain
I'd die for all of you, it's my destiny,
My killer instinct, iron man with a war face scream
It's time to man up, when you've got a man down
It's time to man up, never leave a man down

I've got your back and you've got mine,
As long as we stand together,
Everything's gonna be alright
I'll keep you high when you get low,
Just a band of brothers raising hell,
Like a murder of crows

We've got the look, and it's open season,
We've got that 1000 yard stare, and all we need is a reason
We're locked and loaded, full metal jacket
We're in the shit and we love it, let's motherfucking do this [End of lyrics]

HELLYEAH last month released the "War In Me" digital single via iTunes.

Having produced track after track of heavy-hitting, in-your-face, feel-good rock and roll on their previous two albums (2010's "Stampede" and 2007's self-titled debut), HELLYEAH takes a slightly different musical direction on "Band Of Brothers". Drawing on their former bands' collective metal roots for inspiration, the influences and style of MUDVAYNE, PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN and NOTHINGFACE are immediately recognizable in tracks such as "Band Of Brothers", "War In Me" and "Rage Burn", while the party anthem "Drink, Drank, Drunk" retains the essence of earlier HELLYEAH.

Commented HELLYEAH singer Chad Gray, "I'm really excited about what we've done on this new album. I've always separated MUDVAYNE and HELLYEAH as much as I could, even though it was my voice. Melodies, lyrics and just the overall style of writing were different. With 'Band Of Brothers', I just quit being afraid of who I am in relation to this band. I think we've all really gotten back to the original roots of what we've done individually and brought it together on this album. As an artist, as long as you're painting with your own brush, no one can compare or challenge you. I just painted with a bigger, heavier brush than I had with HELLYEAH in the past. I think this is what fans have always expected to hear from us, and now were giving it to them."

In a recent interview with Loudwire, Vinnie stated about "Band Of Brothers", "On our first two records, we were a new band. We really wanted to branch out and expand and experiment with all different styles. We all come from traditional metal bands and backgrounds, so it was a great breath of fresh air to play in a band that was rock 'n' roll, blues and Southern rock. We got that out of our system and got really focused on going back to our metal roots. It's heavy, focused, groove-oriented and I'm excited about it."

Entrevista\\ Pantera: Vinnie não quer lidar com Rex Brown e Phil Anselmo

No dia 1º de novembro de 2010, o site Sonic Shocks conduziu uma entrevista com o ex-baterista do Pantera e atual do HELLYEAH, VINNIE PAUL ABBOTT.

Sobre a reedição comemorativa de 20 anos do disco “Cowboys From Hell”, do PANTERA:

Vinnie: “É bem especial. Eu não sinto como se tivessem passados 20 anos de modo algum. Olhar pra isso, escutá-lo, o disco realmente resiste ao teste do tempo. Parece tão novo hoje como parecia na época. Bate de frente com a música de hoje, o áudio nele é realmente incrível. Nós éramos uma banda realmente muito, muito faminta, uma banda muito raivosa, e tudo isso transparecia na música, e acabou saindo perfeito.”

Sobre como trabalhar na reedição de “Cowboys” deu a ele uma oportunidade de encontrar-se com seus ex-colegas de banda Rex Brown (baixo) e Phillip Anselmo (voz) de novo:

Vinnie: “Nach, nah, nah... eu tenho minhas próprias razões pessoais para não querer lidar com eles, mas você sabe, todo mundo contribuiu e fez sua parte e eu acho que fizemos jus a tudo.”

Sobre quanto ao selo do Pantera ter tentado convencer aos membros vivos da banda a fazer algo juntos para promover a reedição de “Cowboys”:

Vinnie: “Não. Eles não são bobos. É simplesmente uma daquelas coisas que, a menos que você estivesse lá, você não entenderia e não há razão para discutir isso. É o que é, e eu estou feliz fazendo o que estou fazendo agora, e eu vou deixar assim.”