John 5: “I work hard at everything I do and I’m very proud of what I’ve done so far”
In this interview with 100 Percent Rock, John 5 speaks about his solo tours, what are the accomplishments of his career, what home comforts he has taken on the road, and much more.
To read excerpts from the interview, click >> (more…)
[Listen] HardRock Haven interviews John 5
Fresh from his recent recording of That Metal Show (to air Sat. 5 March on VH1 Classic at 9/8C), Hardrock Haven spoke with John 5. In the chat 5 discusses Careful with that Axe, what fans can expect from the solo live shows, what he thinks of the new Rob Zombie live record Spookshow International Live, and gives an update on the new Zombie album.
To listen, click: hardrockhaven.net/2015/03/interview-john-5/
Listen to John 5’s interview on The Louvau Show
Last weekend, John 5 appeared on Jim Louvau’s ‘The Louvau Show’, on 93.9FM KWSS.
If you missed the show on February 1st, you can now listen to the online stream.
To listen to the show, click >>>
[LISTEN] John 5 speaks to AXS ‘Into The Pit’ about his Creatures tour
AXS contributor Jay Nanda, called John 5 to talk ahead of his John 5 and The Creatures show in San Antonio, about the inspiration for his song titles and on-stage masks, his experience working with a who’s-who of musicians, channeling his inner Michael Jackson and all things in his world.
To listen to the interview, click >>> (more…)
Careful With That Axe on CD from 28 Nov – exclusive to john-5.com/store
Careful with that Axe is arriving on CD! Available to order Black Friday, 28th November. Exclusive to the John-5.com/store.
You can order signed or unsigned editions. CD’s shipping out in the first week of December all over the world.
J5 talks to Guitar & Bass: “I try to play a lot of different styles and have a unique approach to the guitar”
Check out this career encompassing interview with John 5 by our friends at Guitar and Bass. John chats about working with Dave Lee Roth, Manson, and Zombie, as well as what drives him to create solo albums and more about his pay per view streaming show “John 5 and The Creatures“.
Tickets are still available for the pay per view, here: http://bit.ly/
To read extracts from the interview, click >>> (more…)
JOHN 5 & THE CREATURES – LIVE IN CONCERT ON STAGEIT
FIRST EVER WORLD-WIDE WEBCAST PERFORMANCE – SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18TH . HOSTED BY CHRIS BRODERICK OF MEGADETH. Tickets On sale September 18, 2014
Kick off the Halloween season, October 18th as John 5 and The Creatures lead you by the hand down the dark corridors of John 5’s mind and into the nightmarish world of the creatures. This is John 5’s first-ever live solo concert, bringing his twisted musical visions to life as he performs songs spanning his entire solo career including live performances of tracks from his new studio album Careful With That Axe, released August 12th through 60 Cycle Hum.
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Cryptic Rock speaks to John 5
A really cool interview from the guys at Cryptic Rock, who speak to John on a variety of subjects, including his days in Marilyn Manson, starting out as a session player, the new album Careful With That Axe, and how to stay healthy on tour.
There’s also hints at some exciting projects coming in the near future, for which news will be posted here at john-5.com VERY SOON!
Meanwhile, to read excerpts of the interview, click >>> (more…)
J5 Shows Off His Telecaster Collection to Guitar World
John 5 will feature in the October issue of Guitar World Magazine, as he shows off his vast Telecaster collection and speaks about his latest album ‘Careful With That Axe’.
In the extract from Guitar World (see here), John speaks about how it all started for him; “It all starts when you get your first guitar for Christmas or your birthday,” John 5 explains. “You never know what that guitar is going to bring you. Is it going to bring you happiness or sadness, fortune or poverty?”
To get your copy, go here: http://guitarworld.myshopify.com/guitar-world-october-14-stevie-ray-vaughan
Photo by Esteban Cortina
Amps and Green Screens: “If you’re a guitar fan then you simply must own Careful with That Axe”
Another review of the brand new John 5 album, ‘Careful With That Axe’, this time from Amps and Green Screens.
Enjoy!
I’m pretty picky about a lot of things which should come as a shock to none of you. And one of the things I’m extremely picky about is guitar albums. Maybe it’s because I can barely play myself, but more often than not it’s just too much: too much noodling, too many over the top solos screaming, “Look what I can do!”, and too much jacking off all over the fret board. Which brings me to JOHN 5 (you know who the fuck he is, stop it!) and his new album Careful with That Axe, out August 12 via 60 Cycle Hum. Now I was a YUUUGE fan of his last one God Told Me To, and it landed pretty high up on my Top 10 albums of 2012; an absolute masterpiece that was. So yeah, I was dying to see how this record turned out. (more…)
About.com calls ‘Careful With That Axe’ one of the “enjoyable” instrumental albums of 2014
HeavyMetal.About.com have released this mini-review of the brand new John 5 album, ‘Careful With That Axe’. The album became available for download from all good download stores (iTunes, Spotify, Amazon etc) this past August 12. The album will be available on CD later in the year, with some wickedly fiendish videos directed by Jonny Coffin to boot.
Get your copy of the album now: CarefulWithThatAxe
To read the review, (more…)
Guitar World posts exclusive live session video of ‘Jerrys Breakdown’ from John 5
Careful With That Axe is available from tomorrow on Amazon, iTunes and all decent digital music retailers. But in case you can’t wait, our friends at Guitar World have uploaded this Live Session video of John 5, Rodger Carter (drums) and Matt Wilson (bass), playing one of the tracks from the album; Jerrys Breakdown (written by Jerry Reed for the Chet Aitkens/Jerry Reed guitar duet album ‘Me and Chet‘). This is the second live session released by John 5, the first being for This Is My Rifle
The video is directed by Jonny Coffin (Coffin Case owner). Be on the lookout for more from John 5 and Coffin; they’re working on a horror miniseries called Tales from the Crossroads.
Watch the video after the jump >>> (more…)
J5 talks to About.com about ‘Careful With That Axe’: “it’s interesting for the listener too, because you never know what you are going to get.”
Heavymetal.about.com recently had a chat with John 5 about his upcoming album ‘Careful With That Axe’. He also teases info about the forthcoming internet concert (more info coming to john-5.com SOON) and working with Rob Zombie, Dave Lee Roth and much more.
To read excerpts from the interview, and find out how to read the interview in full, click >>> (more…)
Bloody Good Horror Reviews ‘Careful With That Axe’
With just two days to go until John 5’s eight studio album, ‘Careful With That Axe‘ is released on digital music sites (with a physical release expected in the next couple of months), you may want to get a taste of what others are now saying, having had a chance to review the album.
Bloody Good Horror are one of the first to submit their review and here is is for you to read – incase you’re still trying to make your mind up; “The virtuosity and versatility of John 5 is the subtext of the record and the decision to put melody first is a great one. “Careful With That Axe” is a guitar album, yes, but a highly enjoyable one and an easy recommendation for fans of just about anything.”
Pre-order your copy of Careful With That Axe here: http://smarturl.it/CarefulWithThatAxe
To read the review in full, click >>> (more…)
J5 takes us through ‘Careful With That Axe’ track-by-track
John 5 sat down with Music Radar recently to take them through a track by track discussion of his new album ‘Careful With That Axe’ out August 12.
As well as explaining the theme behind each track, he explains why he decided to shake up the writing process this time round, by the introduction of two live performers – Rodger Carter on drums (whose Doghouse Studios the album was recorded at) and bassist Matt Bissonnette.
Pre-order your copy of Careful With That Axe here: http://smarturl.it/CarefulWithThatAxe
To read the track-by-track, go to: musicradar.com/john-5-talks-new-album-careful-with-that-axe-track-by-track
J5 talks ‘Careful With That Axe’ with Revolver Magazine
In just a few days (Aug 12), John 5 will release the digital version of his eight studio album ‘Careful With That Axe’ (a special edition CD version will be released later in the year).
He speaks in the following interview, with Revolver Magazine about the album, and working on various Rob Zombie projects.
Pre-order your copy of Careful With That Axe here: http://smarturl.it/CarefulWithThatAxe
To read excerpts from this interview and to follow for the full interview, click >>> (more…)
John 5 contemplates his axe with examiner.com
2014 has been a busy year for John 5. With Rob Zombie, he has been on tour in the US and Europe for the summer festival circuit – and he is due out on the road again in September. In between that the axe man has been working on his eighth studio album – Careful With That Axe – a series of studio films with Jonny Coffin, and he is planning a live streaming concert for the fans (more info coming on that here at John-5.com later in August).
He speaks to examiner.com about all aspects of his work, including touring, home-life, live DVD’s and more.
Pre-order your copy of Careful With That Axe here: http://smarturl.it/CarefulWithThatAxe
To read excerpts from the interview, click >>> (more…)
‘We Need To Have A Talk About John’ – Alternative Revolt interviews John 5
Alternative Revolt sat down with John 5, before Rob Zombie’s recent show at at Austin’s Fuel Arena to talk Zombie’s latest album release “Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor“, their live DVD – “The Zombie Horror Picture Show” – and John 5’s upcoming solo release; “Careful With That Axe“.
Pre-order your copy of Careful With That Axe here: http://smarturl.it/CarefulWithThatAxe
To read excerpts from the interview, click here >>> (more…)
Illinois Entertainer speaks to John 5 ahead of US tour
On the eve of the current US tour with Rob Zombie, Kelley Simms of Illinois Entertainer spoke to John 5 over the phone. During the course of the conversation they chatted about the recent Europe tour, the Zombie Horror Picture Show DVD, John 5’s next album Careful With That Axe, and writing for the follow-up to Zombie’s Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor.
Pre-order your copy of Careful With That Axe here: http://smarturl.it/CarefulWithThatAxe
To read excerpts from the interview, click here >>> (more…)
[WATCH] This Is My Rifle – the uncut studio sessions video
Check out this VERY cool UNCUT LIVE session video taken from the studio, of John 5 performing the single “This Is My Rifle” from his new album “Careful With That Axe”. Directed by Mr Jonny Coffin, it features Rodger Carter on drums and Dylan Wilson playing bass. Filmed at The Doghouse Studios in LA earlier in the year, the video is part of a collaborative project developed for this album by Jonny Coffin and John 5.
This is My Rifle is out June 17 (http://smarturl.it/ThisIsMyRifleJ5) and Careful With That Axe is out August 16 – pre-order: http://smarturl.it/CarefulWithThatAxe
To view the video in full and see full video information click >>>
Pre-Order Careful With That Axe – the new album from John 5, out August 12
John 5 fans, you can now pre-order the eighth John 5 album, ‘Careful With That Axe’ from Amazon. Out on August 12 from 60 Cycle Hum records, it features a 10 new tracks from the shred master himself.
More details about the release can be found here: john-5-reveals-complete-details-about-careful-with-that-axe/
Pre-order TODAY: http://smarturl.it/CarefulWithThatAxe
(Also available from iTunes and other reputable digital music sellers)
JOHN 5 REVEALS COMPLETE DETAILS ON HIS NEW STUDIO ALBUM ‘CAREFUL WITH THAT AXE’
From the darkest corners of the twisted mind and imagination of guitarist John 5, comes his new masterpiece Careful With That Axe, the follow-up to 2012’s critically acclaimed God Told Me To. Released digitally on August 12, 2014, through 60 Cycle Hum, Careful With That Axe is John 5’s eighth solo album and features Rodger Carter on drums and Matt Bissonette on bass.
The album’s first single, entitled “This Is My Rifle,” will be digitally released on June 17th, the same day pre-orders go up for Careful With That Axe at all online participants. (more…)
John 5 Premieres New Song, “This Is My Rifle” with Revolver Magazine
John 5 has given our friends at Revolver Magazine, first dibs on the first single from his new album ‘Careful With That Axe’ – ‘This Is My Rifle’.
‘Careful with that Axe,’ will be released digitally on August 12 via 60 Cycle Hum. ‘This Is My Rifle’ will be available digitally on June 17 everywhere digital music is available.
Listen to the track in full here: revolvermag.com/john-5-premieres-new-song-this-is-my-rifle
John 5 teams up with Jonny Coffin for ‘Tales From The Crossroads’
As part of the release of John 5’s next studio solo album, “Careful With That Axe“, he has teamed up with Coffin Case owner and filmmaker Jonny Coffin to create a mini-series called “Tales From The Crossroads“.
More information will be coming VERY SOON about this, but in the meantime remember to pre-order the first single to be released from the new album, called “This Is My Rifle”: http://smarturl.it/ThisIsMyRifleJ5
To see the full teaser poster, click >>> (more…)
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