Smashing Pumpkins singer / songwriter Billy Corgan admitted his guitar riff based-songs are usually inspired by his early metal guitar heroes. Corgan thrilled fans with the news of the latest Pumpkins project — Atum (pronounced “autumn”), which will drop in April 2023.
The “three-act rock opera” is part of the trilogy that follows 1995’s Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness and 2000’s Machina/Machines Of God. The new 33-track collection will be “revealed chronologically each week on Corgan’s podcast, Thirty-Three with William Patrick Corgan.”
Morgan shed light on his guitar influences to Kerrang!, explaining, “Tony Iommi from Black Sabbath, he’s my hero, and Tony wrote those riffs that, when you hear him, it’s like a movie. In my mind, I always call it ‘Cosmic Sabbath.’ When I would listen to Sabbath, I felt like I was peering into the universe. That’s the way it made me feel, even as a little kid. So for me a great riff has to kind of make you feel something bigger.”
Corgan went on to say: “There’s the thin line between cartoonish and owning the space. Bands like (Judas) Priest and Sabbath, and even Accept. . . (they all have) something about f***ing owning the metal. It’s like, you’ve gotta believe it.”
- Smashing Pumpkins / Jane’s Addiction tour dates (subject to change):
October 2 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
October 3 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
October 5 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
October 7 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
October 8 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Casino
October 10 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
October 11 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
October 13 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun
October 14 – Belmont Park, NY – UBS Arena
October 16 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
October 18 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena
October 19 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
October 21 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
October 22 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
October 24 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
October 26 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
October 27 – Quebec City, QC – Centre Videotron
October 29 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
October 30 – Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum
November 1 – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
November 2 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
November 4 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
November 5 – Chicago, IL – United Center
November 7 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
November 9 – Spokane, WA – Spokane Arena
November 11 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
November 12 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
November 13 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
November 15 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
November 16 – Anaheim, CA – Honda Center
November 18 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center
November 19 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
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