Motley Crue's HypeFest Announced was a top story Wednesday. Here it is again: (antiMusic) Remember that colossal announcement Motley Crue was gonna make? The one that was going to be the biggest announcement in the history of mankind? That was going to bring a thousand years of peace, where cats and dogs would live together in perfect harmony? Well, they made it Tuesday and suddenly the sky opened up and the thunderous voice of God shouted down, "That's it? You gotta be kidding me?" And then the ground opened up and Satan said in a soft--somewhat bored--voice, "That's nice." Here is what Mostly Thru's publicist promised us about Tuesday's announcement, "all four ORIGINAL band members of America's [self proclaimed] most notorious rock band will make a colossal announcement in Los Angeles on April 15. This will by far be one of the biggest music announcements of the year!!". Now here is what they actually announced, "Motley Crue, the [self proclaimed] world's most notorious rock band, has revealed that this summer they, along with Buckcherry, Papa Roach, SIXX:AM and Trapt, will head out on the road for what will undoubtedly be the hottest ticket of the year for rock fans - 'Crue Fest '08'. The tour, produced by Live Nation, kicks off on July 1st and will hit over 40 major North American and Canadian cities by the end of August.... Mφtley Crόe also announced the upcoming release of Saints of Los Angeles, their first new studio album recorded with all of the original band members in over a decade, hitting stores on June 17th "
Exciting huh? More important than a cure for cancer! Almost as thrilling as learning that the New Kids were back on the block. But colossal? In a molehill--we haven't had a gold record in a decade and had to get people to pay attention somehow--kind of way. On the brighter side, Buckcherry has a recent platinum album. Why they aren't headlining is a head scratcher, but Nikki is in charge of the label now after all.
We interviewed Satan shortly after the announcement to get more of his reaction - more on this story
