Revolver

File:Revolver magazine cover.png Magazine cover featuring Taylor Momsen of The Pretty Reckless
Editor in Chief	Brandon Geist [1]
Categories	Music magazine
Bi-monthly [2]
Circulation	150,000 [2]
First issue	Spring 2000
Company	NewBay Media
Country	United States
Language	English
Website	www.revolvermag.com
ISSN	1527-408X

Revolver is a bi-monthly rock and heavy metal magazine published by Future US. Before covering heavy metal, rock & hard rock solely, it was a more mainstream oriented magazine. The magazine is structured in a manner similar to publications such as Spin while covering many avenues within the heavy metal and punk subcultures. It features cover stories (usually centering on a band's new release or upcoming tour), album reviews, instrument reviews, bulletins, and a celebrity advice column featuring letters to Vinnie Paul, former drummer for Pantera and Damageplan, and current member of hard rock supergroup Hellyeah. Vinnie took a hiatus from the column following the murder of his brother, Dimebag Darrell (he was supposed to be replaced by Slipknot member Joey Jordison, who decided not to do it when Jordison found out he was replacing Paul) but returned to offer advice to readers about music, life, sex and other topics. The column has recently included Lzzy Hale from Halestorm fielding questions.

Another feature of the magazine is its coverage of underground and up-and-coming bands from all over the world. Rather than focus solely on mainstream acts, Revolver introduces many acts that are not played on the radio or on MTV.

In 2009, Revolver held its inaugural hard-rock and heavy-metal award show in the U.S., the Revolver Golden Gods awards. Chris Jericho announced on Attack of the Show! that he would host it on May 28, 2011.^[3]

Its slogan is: "The World's Loudest Rock Magazine!"

Formerly owned by Harris Publications, Future US bought the magazine in 2006. In 2012, NewBay Media bought the Music division of Future US.^[4]

References[link]

1. ^ "Revolver Magazine Overview". San Francisco Business Times. Archived from the original on 2007-10-10. http://web.archive.org/web/20071010010932rn_1/sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/gen/company.html?gcode=43FFAB2B95D04828A048CAA39F033CB8. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Revolver media kit" (PDF). Revolver. http://www.futureus-inc.com/products/pdf/revolver_mediakit.pdf. Retrieved 2007-05-15. 
3. ^ Jericho announced as host of Golden Gods 2011
4. ^ NewBay Media Buys Music Mags from Future US

External links[link]

• Official website

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Amy Lee
Lee at the 2003 Billboard Music Awards.
Background information
Birth name	Amy Lynn Lee
Born	(1981-12-13) December 13, 1981 (age 30) Riverside, California, U.S.
Origin	Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Genres	Alternative metal
Occupations	Musician, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, pianist
Instruments	Vocals, piano, organ,[1] guitar, harp[2]
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Epic, Wind-up, EMI
Associated acts	Evanescence
Website	www.Evanescence.com
Notable instruments
Baldwin Piano Company

Amy Lynn Hartzler (née Lee; born December 13, 1981), known professionally as Amy Lee, is an American singer-songwriter and classically trained pianist. She is co-founder and lead vocalist of the rock band Evanescence. She cites influences ranging from classical musicians such as Mozart to modern artists Björk, Tori Amos, Danny Elfman^[3] and Plumb.^[4] Along with her contributions to Evanescence, Lee has also participated on numerous other musical projects including Walt Disney Records' 2008 release of The Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack. Lee has performed collaborations with artists such as Korn, Seether, and David Hodges. Lee is also the American chairperson for the international epilepsy awareness foundation, Out of the Shadows.^[5] Revolver Magazine named Lee the #1 Hottest Chick in Hard Rock for their 2011 annual issue and she appeared on the front cover.^[6][7]

Biography[link]

Early life[link]

Amy Lee was born to parents John Lee, a disc jockey and TV personality, and Sara Cargill. She has a brother named Robby and two sisters, Carrie and Lori. Lee had a younger sister who died in 1987 at the age of three from an unidentified illness.^[8] The song "Hello" from Fallen has been reported to have been written for her late sister, as well as the song "Like You" from The Open Door.^[9] Lee took classical piano lessons for nine years. Her family moved to many places, including Florida and Illinois,^[10] and eventually settled in Little Rock, Arkansas, where Evanescence started. She briefly attended Middle Tennessee State University to study music theory and composition and later dropped out to focus on Evanescence.^[11]

In an interview on AOL Music, Lee said that the first songs she remembered writing were called "Eternity of the Remorse" and "A Single Tear". The first was written when she was eleven years old and wanted to become a classical composer, and the second was for an assignment when she was in the eighth grade.^[12]

Engagement and marriage[link]

Lee revealed during the live broadcast of MuchMusic's January 9, 2007, episode of Live at Much that she had become engaged the prior evening. She later confirmed on EvThreads.com that Josh Hartzler, a therapist and long-time friend, proposed to her.^[13] She noted in an interview that the songs "Good Enough" and "Bring Me to Life" were inspired by him.^[14] The couple married on May 6, 2007, and honeymooned near The Bahamas.^[15] She has posted on EvThreads that she is "now officially Mrs. Amy Hartzler."^[16]

Evanescence[link]

Amy Lee performing during a Evanescence concert on October 25, 2011.

Founding[link]

Lee co-founded the rock band Evanescence with guitarist Ben Moody. The two met at a youth camp after Moody heard Lee playing Meat Loaf's "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" on the piano.^[17] Within a month, the pair were playing acoustic sets at Arkansas book stores and coffee houses,^[18] and they eventually recorded two EPs, Evanescence EP (1998) and Sound Asleep EP (1999), selling them at various local venues. In 2000, Evanescence recorded the longer EP Origin. This demo contains three songs from the debut album Fallen and was written by Lee and Moody: "Whisper", "Imaginary" and "My Immortal". Whereas "Whisper" and "Imaginary" were altered before being included on Fallen, "My Immortal" is virtually unchanged, apart from additional string arrangements. A later band version of "My Immortal" was made available for download for those who had bought an official version of Fallen through their web site, but required that a CD checker program also be downloaded for verification before it would play.^[19] The band version was included on later copies of Fallen, notably the Brazilian, Bolivian, and Argentine editions.

On October 22, 2003, Moody left the band citing "creative differences". In an interview several months later, Amy said: "...we'd gotten to a point that if something didn't change, we wouldn't have been able to make a second record". She also said "We're finally a real band, not just Ben and I and a few others thrown together".^[18] Ex-Cold guitarist Terry Balsamo replaced Moody in the band, both on guitar and as Lee's writing partner.

Solo album[link]

During an October 2008 interview for Spin.com, Lee noted that she was writing new songs, possibly for a solo album project. Citing influences in folk and Celtic music, she says her current writings feel like she is going back to her "really old" roots. She gave no potential release date, but said of her reason for this new direction, "I need to show that I'm more than a one trick pony."^[20]

Lee stated during an October 2008 interview with The Gauntlet that she did not know whether or not she would begin a solo career, saying that she was "at a point where I don't know what is next." She noted that Evanescence was still together as a band but that she found touring to be monotonous. She reiterated that she was continuing to write songs, though she did not yet know what purpose they would serve.^[21]

In a Spin interview in March 2010, Lee stated that she was "in a very different creative space then" regarding her previous work on new material, and that while she wrote some songs that were good, nothing from those efforts would be included in the band's album Evanescence,^[22] which was released on October 11, 2011.^[23]

Appearance[link]

Lee has a recognizable fashion style, marked by her occasional use of gothic make-up and taste for Victorian-styled clothing.^[24] She also designs many of her own clothes, including those worn in the music video for "Going Under", and the dress worn for the cover of The Open Door and the dress she wore to the Noble Peace Prize concert in 2011. After she designed the dress she wore at the 2004 Grammy awards, she chose Japanese designer H. Naoto to make it for her.^[25] She at one point had a piercing on her left eyebrow, which is visible on the cover of Fallen. In an interview with VEVO stylized, Lee showcased and explained her fashion style, commenting that she’d rather make her own clothes because it’s hard to find what she exactly wants elsewhere.^[26] In an interview with AOL, Lee stated that her daily style is very different from when she performs; pointing out that she was wearing “something flowery” during the interview. She explained that her on-stage wardrobe was meant to preserve the atmosphere of the songs and complete the image. In another interview, she stated that when the band first started performing, she used to heavily wear corsets in fear of diluting the bands’ image, but has gradually become more comfortable with her own style. Her current on-stage style is often characterized by boots, a simple black tank top, a long skirt and various ornaments and accessories.

Furthermore, Lee dyes her hair dark black. She uses blue contact lenses though her natural eye color is green.

Lee at the 2007 Scream Awards.

She has stated on a number of occasions that she would never flash her breasts or engage in other publicity stunts that would draw attention to herself. In fact, in the music video for "Everybody's Fool", she aimed to mock such artists by suggesting that celebrities who use sex to appeal to an audience are, in fact, merely peddling "lies" (the unifying theme of the music video). Many fans praise Lee for her refusal to emulate other celebrities by using sex appeal in her music.^[27]

In 2006, Blender listed Lee as one of the hottest women in rock alongside such singers as Joan Jett, Courtney Love and Liz Phair.^[28]

Other projects[link]

In 2000, Lee sang on two of former Evanescence keyboardist David Hodges' songs: "Breathe" (The Summit Church: Summit Worship) and the unreleased "Fall Into You".^[29] She performed backup vocals for "Missing You", a song on Big Dismal's 2003 debut album Believe, and sang backup vocals on two songs with 'supergroup' The Damning Well, though her vocals were taken off the final release due to record label issues.^[30] Lee later performed a duet with her then-boyfriend Shaun Morgan on the track "Broken" for Seether's 2004 album Disclaimer II. The song was also featured as part of the soundtrack for the 2004 film The Punisher.

Lee on stage in 2007.

In 2004, Lee claimed to be working on music for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, but that the music was rejected by the studio for being "too dark." However, the producers of Narnia stated that Lee was never asked to compose any music for the film, whose score was written by Harry Gregson-Williams, and that "No Evanescence music was planned for the soundtrack."^[31][32] While there was some speculation that one of the supposed songs had been cut and used in several tracks of The Open Door, Lee stated this was not true except for part of it being used to segue into the last track of the album, "Good Enough".^[33]

Lee became the American chairperson for Out of the Shadows in 2006. This organization is an international foundation with the goal of providing education about epilepsy. Lee's younger brother, Robby, was previously diagnosed with this condition.^[5] The singer also made a brief guest appearance in the music video for Johnny Cash's "God's Gonna Cut You Down" in late 2006.^[34] As each celebrity featured in the shoot was allowed to choose what they would be doing for the video, Lee chose to appear laying flowers on a grave. Her scene was recorded at Trinity Church in Manhattan, during which she wore a black velvet coat that previously belonged to Tim Burton.^[14]

In February 2007, MTV released MTV Unplugged: Korn to television and radio, in which Lee is featured during the song "Freak on a Leash". The song was also released as the first single from the album. In November 2007, VH1 produced a mockumentary in the style of Behind the Music, titled Rock Band Cometh: The Rock Band Band Story, to promote the video game Rock Band. Lee was one of the celebrity cameos featured on the show.^[35]

In June 2008, the National Music Publishers' Association presented Lee with their 2008 Songwriter Icon Award, which "recognizes outstanding songwriters for their personal achievement".^[36]

For Walt Disney Records' September 2008 release of Nightmare Revisited, Lee sang a remake of "Sally's Song". The album contains new material and covers of songs from the original Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack.^[37][38] Lee performed live renditions of "Sally's Song" during the October 17 Nightmare Before Christmas re-release premiere in Hollywood, and for an October 13 appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.^[39]

Discography[link]

Evanescence[link]

• Fallen (2003)
• The Open Door (2006)
• Evanescence (2011)

Collaborations and other songs[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Amy Lee

• Evanescence.com – Official U.S. website

Joey Jordison
Joey Jordison performing with Slipknot at 2008's Mayhem Festival.
Background information
Birth name	Nathan Jonas Jordison
Also known as	#1, Superball
Born	(1975-04-26) April 26, 1975 (age 37) Des Moines, Iowa
Genres	Heavy metal, alternative metal, nu metal, industrial metal, groove metal, horror punk, thrash metal(while performing with Metallica)
Occupations	Musician, songwriter, Record producer
Instruments	Drums, percussions, guitar, bass, piano, violin, theremin, synthesizer, sampler, vocals
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Roadrunner, Nuclear Blast
Associated acts	Slipknot, Murderdolls, Rob Zombie, System of a Down, The Rejects, Metallica, Ministry, Marilyn Manson, Korn
Notable instruments
Pearl Reference series Paiste ColorCoat cymbals B.C. Rich Bich Gibson Les Paul B.C. Rich Warlock

Joey Jordison (born Nathan Jonas Jordison April 26, 1975 in Des Moines, Iowa), is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, best known for his work as the drummer for the nu metal band Slipknot. He grew up in Waukee, Iowa with his parents and two sisters, and was given his first drum kit at the age of 8. He performed in several bands until joining in the summer of 1995 the group The Pale Ones, which would later change their name to Slipknot. Of Slipknot's nine members, Joey was the third to join the band.

With Slipknot, Jordison has performed on four studio albums, and produced the live album 9.0: Live. He is also the lead guitarist for the horror punk band Murderdolls. Outside the majority of his projects, Jordison has performed with other heavy metal groups such as Rob Zombie, Metallica, Korn, Ministry Otep and Satyricon. Jordison is also known for his session work which includes performances on many albums for many different artists. Jordison uses several drum brands including Pearl and ddrum.

Biography[link]

Early life[link]

Jordison was born at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa on April 26, 1975.^[1] He grew up in a rural area outside of Waukee where he used to play basketball on the street in front of his house. He embraced music at an early age, which he attributes to the influence of his parents: "they always sat me down in front of the radio, rather than the TV."^[1] He played guitar until receiving his first drum kit as a gift from his parents at age eight, and started his first band while in elementary school.^[2] At a young age, Jordison's parents divorced; he and his two younger sisters stayed with their mother.^[3] His mother remarried and set up a funeral parlor where Jordison would occasionally help. Jordison has stated that he felt a sudden responsibility to be the man of the house, and this responsibility turned him odious in which he played drums. He later described them as "total speed-metal thrash".^[4] The band helped Jordison break new ground, playing for live crowds in support of local bands including Atomic Opera, which featured Jim Root, and Heads On The Wall, which featured Shawn Crahan.^[5] After a multitude of line-up changes including the presence of Craig Jones and Josh Brainard - who would later appear in Slipknot — The band released two demos in 1993: Visceral and Mud Fuchia.^[5][6]

After leaving school, Jordison was hired by a local music store called Musicland. In March 1994, after a recommendation from his new friend, he got a job at a Sinclair garage in Urbandale. Jordison worked the night shift, which he preferred, as it left his weekends free and allowed him to spend time with his friends and listen to music while working.^[7] In early 1995, Modifidious disbanded because of a shift in interest from thrash metal to death metal in America. Following this Jordison joined a local band called The Rejects as a guitarist, with whom he only played a couple of shows. Jordison was also involved in a band with Paul Gray, formed mostly as a joke called Anal Blast.^[8] Gray also attempted to recruit him for another band, Body Pit, but he declined the invitation to remain in The Rejects. During the forming period of Slipknot, Paul recruited Joey to join a Punk band called the Have Nots in the Spring of 1996. Joey would leave the Have Nots in February of 1997 to "focus on Slipknot" but instead reformed the Rejects which would play Des Moines up until Slipknot left to record Slipknot's Self Titled album which Paul played in after the Have Nots broke up.^[9]

Music life[link]

Slipknot[link]

On November 28, 1995, Mark Anthony Cadavos approached Jordison while he was working, offering him a position in a new project called The Pale Ones.^[8] Intrigued and at a point where he was "lost",^[10] Jordison attended rehearsals at Anders Colsefni's basement and immediately wanted to be part of this new band. Speaking of this moment he said, "I remember trying so hard not to smile, so I didn't look like I wanted to join, I remained poker-faced, but I thought they ruled."^[11] A lot of Slipknot's early development was discussed by band members while Jordison worked night shifts at Sinclair's garage.^[12] Slipknot would become pioneers to the New Wave of American Heavy Metal.^[13][14] Jordison is accompanied by two custom percussionists,^[15] giving their music a feel that Rolling Stone touted as "suffocating".^[16]

Each member of Slipknot is assigned a number; Joey was assigned "#1".^[17] Joey has produced one album with Slipknot: 2005 live album 9.0: Live.^[18] In August, 2008, Jordison broke his ankle and Slipknot had to cancel some of its England tour dates.^[19] On August 22, 2009, Jordison was taken to the emergency room for a burst appendix,less than an hour before he was to take the stage for Auburn, Washington's KISW Pain in the Grass concert.^[20][21] As a result, Slipknot canceled following shows in August and September, to give Jordison time to recover.^[22]

In August 2010 Jordison was voted the best drummer of the past 25 years by readers of Rhythm magazine. Competitors included Mike Portnoy, Neil Peart, Phil Collins, Dave Grohl etc. When asked to comment he stated "I'm at a loss for words. This is beyond unbelievable. Something like this reminds me every day why I continue to do this."^[23][24]

Murderdolls[link]

While touring Ozzfest in 2001 to support Slipknot's studio album Iowa, Jordison met Tripp Eisen, then of Static-X; the two discussed forming a side project.^[25] In 2002, Jordison revived his band The Rejects, renaming them the Murderdolls.^[26] Jordison became the Murderdoll's guitarist, and he recruited Wednesday 13 of Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13 to play bass. Wednesday eventually became a vocalist, while drummer Ben Graves and bassist Eric Griffin completed the band's lineup.^[27] Murderdolls signed with Roadrunner Records and released an EP entitled Right to Remain Violent in 2002. The band returned in August 2002 with their debut album Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls.^[28] The band uses horror films, including Friday the 13th and Night of the Living Dead, as an inspiration for their lyrics.^[29] On October 30, 2002, the Murderdolls made an appearance on an episode of Dawson's Creek entitled "Living Dead Girl".^[30] The band reunited in 2010 with only Jordison and Wednesday 13 remaining from the original line-up.^[31] The band release their second studio album Women & Children Last on August 31, 2010.^[32] The band embarked on the extensive Women & Children Last World Tour performing shows alongside many notable acts such as Guns N' Roses and performing around the world. The tour was sparked with many problems including the cancellation of many shows and repeated incidents of Jordison storming off stage, most notably in Bordeaux, France and Perth, Western Australia. The tour finished on April 24, 2011.

Other musical endeavors[link]

Remixing and performances[link]

In 2001, Jordison worked on a remix of "The Fight Song" by Marilyn Manson.^[33] Jordison also appeared in the music video for Manson's cover of "Tainted Love."^[34] Later in the year, Manson revealed that Jordison had been working with him on his new album The Golden Age of Grotesque. Jordison had in fact worked on guitars but the track did not appear on the album.^[34] In 2004, Jordison appeared on OTEP's album House of Secrets, drumming on six tracks for the album.^[35] In 2008, Jordison appeared on Puscifer's album "V" is for Viagra. The Remixes, with a remix of the track "Drunk With Power."^[36] In 2010, Jordison recorded four additional songs with Rob Zombie for the re-release of his latest album Hellbilly Deluxe 2.^[37]

On tour[link]

Jordison has performed with other bands, solely as a touring member. While preparing for the Download Festival in 2004, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich was hospitalized for an unknown illness.^[38] Metallica's vocalist James Hetfield searched amongst other bands performing at the festival to find a replacement for Ulrich; Jordison and Dave Lombardo of Slayer volunteered. Jordison performed on 9 of the 12 songs that made up the set and was called the band's "hero of the day".^[39] In late 2004, Jordison performed with Satyricon on their tour of the United States when drummer Frost was refused entry into the country.^[40] The tour was cut short after guitarists Steinar Gundersen and Arnt Gronbech—who were also only touring members—were charged with sexually assaulting a fan in Toronto.^[41] In 2006, Jordison joined Ministry for their "MasterBaTour 2006" which consisted of sixty dates across the United States and Canada.^[42] He also appeared in the music video for their single "Lies Lies Lies".^[43] Korn recruited Jordison in 2007 to join them on tour when drummer David Silveria went on hiatus from the band.^[44] He also appeared in the music video for their single "Evolution". While touring with Korn, Jordison set a record by becoming the first musician ever to perform on five different occasions at the Download Festival in England.^[45] Jordison also began touring with Rob Zombie after Tommy Clufetos withdrew from the band. Although the position was initially only meant for a couple of months, Jordison stayed with the band for almost a year until the culmination of Zombie's Australian tour when he announced that he would be leaving to focus his time on the Murderdolls and Slipknot.

Producing[link]

In August 2004, Jordison became involved in Roadrunner United, a celebration of Roadrunner Records' 25th anniversary. As one of four "team captains" who wrote and produced material for the album,^[46] Jordison said of the experience, "I thought it was a great idea and was really excited about it, because it was a chance to work with a lot of artists that I really respected while I was growing up."^[47] In 2007, 3 Inches of Blood recruited Jordison to produce their album Fire Up the Blades. Jordison is a fan of the band and when he heard that Roadrunner wanted to have some demos produced he said; "I was the first one to jump at it, I'm like; 'I want this fucking band'."^[48] From these demos the label commissioned a record. Vocalist Jamie Hopper said of Jordison, "he's an amazing producer".^[49]

Equipment[link]

For playing with Slipknot Jordison plays a Pearl Reference Signature 9-Piece Drum Kit with Birch Shells.

• 22" x 18" Bass Drum (2)
• 8" x 7" Rack Tom
• 10" x 8" Jazz Tom
• 12" x 9" Rack Tom
• 13" x 10" Rack Tom
• 16" x 16" Floor Tom
• 18" x 16" Floor Tom
• 13" x 6.5" Signature Snare Drum
• 14" x 6.5" Signature Snare Drum
• 6" x 12" Octoban
• 6" x 15" Octoban
• 6" x 18" Octoban
• 6" x 21" Octoban
• 20" x 14" Gong Drum

Jordison is endorsed by Paiste Cymbals, and has black custom color coated cymbals.

(From Left to Right)

• 14" 2002 wild hi-hats
• 19" 2002 wild china
• 17" RUDE crash/ride
• 8" signature splash
• 6" signature splash
• 10" signature splash
• 18" RUDE crash/ride
• 19" RUDE crash/ride
• 13" signature heavy hi-hats
• 20" 2002 power ride
• 21" 2002 wild china
• 15" 2002 wild china
• 18" RUDE china
• 13" signature mega cup china

• Hardware - Pearl
• Pedals - Demon Drive double
• Drum-Heads - REMO
• Sticks - AHEAD signature series (old) and Pro-Mark Millenium II Joey Jordison signature bloody sticks (2008)
• Rack - A&S Case Co. 4 Space Shockmount Rack

He also uses a DDrum pad along with: Alesis DM-5 drum triggers (x2), Furman PL-8 Pro 2 power conditioner, Radial Pro-D8 direct box, Akai Z4, Roland 808, and Planet Wave cables.

For playing with Murderdolls Jordison plays:

• B.C. Rich Joey Jordison Signature Warlock

• Marshall amplifiers

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Discography[link]

Filmography[link]

Notes[link]

References[link]

• Arnopp, Jason (2001). Slipknot: Inside the Sickness, Behind the Masks. Ebury. ISBN 0-09-187933-7. 

External links[link]

Biography portal

• Slipknot official website
• Joey Jordison on Myspace
• Joey Jordison at the Internet Movie Database
• Joey Jordison's Pearl Artist Page