Hank Williams III

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Hank 3 Spews Profanities, Directs Vulgar Hand Gestures At Annual Festival

Angela Lau of the San Diego Union Tribune has issued the following report:

An annual fun-filled fiesta quickly turned into a fiasco Sunday (June 4) when entertainer Hank Williams III [also known as SUPERJOINT RITUAL's bassist] spewed profanities from the stage and encouraged slam dancing that sheriff's deputies tried to stop for fear of massive injuries.

Yesterday, city officials were still recovering from the debacle, which happened at the end of the two-day Fiesta del Sol. Although no one was injured or arrested during the 7 p.m. performance, city officials vowed that in the future they would control the festival's entertainment list.

Those who attended the concert said Hank III veered from his promised country music, playing punk at the end. He directed vulgar hand gestures toward the audience, cursed the city of Solana Beach and used obscenities that were broadcast into the city because the amplifiers at the Fletcher Cove stage faced east toward homes.

Deputy City Manager and Public Safety Director David Ott, who was at the event, said Hank III encouraged 40 to 50 fans to form a mosh pit — in which dancers jostle and shove one another — that deputies feared would lead to injuries. About 10 percent of the packed audience of 3,000 to 4,000 people were children, adding to the concern, Ott and organizers said.

When a security guard escorted a fan from the moshing hot spot and deputies confiscated cans of beer from the crowd, Hank III got angry and the crowd got agitated.

One of his singers jumped into the crowd and some in the crowd tried to jump onto the stage.

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Hank III and Assjack - North American Dates Announced

HANK WILLIAMS III will be hitting the road later this summer once again for another North American tour. Confirmed dates so far are as follows:

August 22 - Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep
August 25 - Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
August 28 - Ventura, CA @ Ventura Theatre
August 29 - San Luis Obispo, CA @ Downtown Brewing Company
September 3 - Vancouver, BC @ Richards On Richards
September 12 - Houston, TX @ Meridian
September 14 - Tallahassee, FL @ The Beta Bar
October 2 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Rex Theatre
October 4 - Brooklyn, NY @ North Six
October 6 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
October 7 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat
October 21 - Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits
October 22 - St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre
October 23 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room

[Ponyone]

Looks like a good b-day present for Uncle Snake.

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DOWN To Tour With HANK WILLIAMS III Next Year?

In a recent interview with GuildGuitars.com, SUPERJOINT RITUAL bassist and acclaimed solo artist Hank Williams III revealed that his solo band will hit the road with DOWN next year. Asked if SUPERJOINT RITUAL was over and done with, Hank replied, "As for now, I always say that SUPERJOINT is in the grave. It might come back; I don't know. But as far as what's going on with Philip [SUPERJOINT RITUAL/ex-PANTERA frontman Philip Anselmo], the new DOWN record is in the process of being made; us and DOWN are gonna tour next year — it could be two weeks, it could be two months; I don't know."

DOWN is the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring Anselmo, CROWBAR frontman Kirk Windstein, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist), and bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA). The group's third album is tentatively expected in early 2007.

DOWN's sophomore album, "Down II", was released in March 2002 on Elektra Records. The band headlined the second stage at the 2002 Ozzfest.

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Hank III: Come Get Stuck In The Mud with Hank III Videoshoot

Hank III has issued the following statement on his Myspace page:


ATTENTION ALL HELLBILLIES!

I am looking for 50 to 60 people to come be part of a video we are shooting on march 29th and 30th.The theme is COME GET STUCK IN THE MUD WITH HANK III.

So, I am wanting to get some bad ass 4 x 4's rounded up that don't mind gettin dirty and pulled out by a tractor if they get stuck. Haaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!.

It's gonna be pretty laid back. We're gonna have a mud pit in the middle of a 50 acre field, a flatbead trailer, a bonfire and whichever Hellbilly's show up. The location is gonna be on the Mississippi and Lousiana border.

For those who are serious about coming to the shoot, email me at [e-mail].

I will send you a wavier that you will need to sign if you want to show up and be part of the video. I will also provide you with the best towns to stay in for hotels and give you the exact location so you can start planning your route.

Serious inquires only to respond [e-mail]

RESPECTS

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HANK WILLIAMS III To Release
'Damn Right Rebel Proud' In October

Hank Williams III (ASSJACK, SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ARSON ANTHEM) will release his sixth album, "Damn Right Rebel Proud", on October 21 via Sidewalk Records. According to a press release, the CD is "filled with a self-described 'Jekyll and Hyde' mix of disturbingly dark stuff and 'good ol' country.'"

The first single is the mutated truckers' tune "Long Hauls & Close Calls", for which a video has been shot. III thinks of it as the album's "crossover" track, explaining that "It's got a little bit of the scream for the kids in black and a little bit of the banjo and dobro for the country folks."

"Damn Right Rebel Proud" follows the fierce and edgy "Straight to Hell" (2006), which broke all the rules of country music while still managing to honor its traditions. "That was a big one for me, man," III says of "Straight to Hell". "Rock kids that don't listen to country understood it. That record really had an impact."

Recorded in Hank III's east Tennessee home with friends over a two-week period, the album's magnum opus is the 10-minute, shitkickin' symphony in three movements "P.F.F." (you can guess what it stands for), which he describes as "a high-energy, get-drunk singalong." He dedicates it to archetypal shock rocker G.G. Allin (certainly a first on a Nashville album), who III understandably views as a spiritual brother in chaos. "The hobo kids, the train-hopping kids, they all love Hank Williams and G.G. Allin," he points out. "And they've bled into our audience." III's crowd is a roiling mix of outsider subcultures, along with working folks and party-down college kids. "Most of the time everybody's gettin' along," he says. "Most of the trouble we've had has been with the security, not the kids. I'm still tryin' to keep one half happy and the other half satisfied by flip-floppin' the shows” between stone country, punk and metal sets. "We're just doin' what we're doin', and people see the realness in that."

For more information, visit www.hank3.com.

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HANK III: "Long Hauls & Close Calls" Video Now Online

"Long Hauls & Close Calls", the new video from Hank Williams III (ASSJACK, SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ARSON ANTHEM), can be viewed at RecordStoreDay.com. The track comes off his sixth album, "Damn Right Rebel Proud", which is scheduled for release on October 21 via Sidewalk Records. According to a press release, the CD is "filled with a self-described 'Jekyll and Hyde' mix of disturbingly dark stuff and 'good ol' country.'"

III thinks of "Long Hauls & Close Calls" as the album's "crossover" track, explaining that "It's got a little bit of the scream for the kids in black and a little bit of the banjo and dobro for the country folks."

"Damn Right Rebel Proud" follows the fierce and edgy "Straight to Hell" (2006), which broke all the rules of country music while still managing to honor its traditions. "That was a big one for me, man," III says of "Straight to Hell". "Rock kids that don't listen to country understood it. That record really had an impact."

Recorded in Hank III's east Tennessee home with friends over a two-week period, the album's magnum opus is the 10-minute, shitkickin' symphony in three movements "P.F.F." (you can guess what it stands for), which he describes as "a high-energy, get-drunk singalong." He dedicates it to archetypal shock rocker G.G. Allin (certainly a first on a Nashville album), who III understandably views as a spiritual brother in chaos. "The hobo kids, the train-hopping kids, they all love Hank Williams and G.G. Allin," he points out. "And they've bled into our audience." III's crowd is a roiling mix of outsider subcultures, along with working folks and party-down college kids. "Most of the time everybody's gettin' along," he says. "Most of the trouble we've had has been with the security, not the kids. I'm still tryin' to keep one half happy and the other half satisfied by flip-floppin' the shows” between stone country, punk and metal sets. "We're just doin' what we're doin', and people see the realness in that."

For more information, visit www.hank3.com.