According to the official web site of METALLICA's project with
legendary singer and former VELVET UNDERGROUND frontman Lou Reed,
the musicians' collaborative album will be released on November 1 in North America and one day earlier (October 31) in the
rest of the world.
METALLICA and Reed reportedly tapped Dutch photographer, music
video and film director Anton Corbijn to take a picture for the cover of
their LP. According to the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, Corbijn and Reed were seen hanging around with METALLICA inn early July
in Gothenburg, Sweden where the band performed as
part of the "Big Four" concert at Ullevi stadium. METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo were also spotted a couple of days later at Lou Reed's
concert at Grand Rex in Paris, France.
METALLICA's collaboration with Reed was made public in June via
the band's official web site. The group wrote in a statement, "We are more
than proud to announce that we have just completed recording a full-length
album that is a collaboration with none other than the legendary Lou Reed.
Ever since we had the pleasure of performing with Lou at the 25th
anniversary of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame at Madison Square Garden in October of
2009, we have been kicking around the idea of making a record together."
The statement added, "We have indeed been working at our home studio at (METALLICA headquarters in San Rafael, California) on and off over the
last few months. In what would be lightning speed for a METALLICA-related
project, we recorded ten songs during this time and while at this moment we're
not exactly sure when you'll hear it, we're beyond excited to share with you
that the recording sessions wrapped up last week."
Rolling Stone spoke with both Reed and members of METALLICA about the surprising announcement. Writer David Fricke described the
disc as "a raging union of [Reed's] 1973 noir classic, 'Berlin', and METALLICA's
'86 crusher, 'Master Of Puppets'." The songs were all written by
Reed with extensive arrangement contributions by METALLICA.
Reed called the collaboration "a marriage made in heaven. I knew it
from the first day we played together: 'Oh, man, this is perfection, right in
front of me.'"
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich said, "I don't think we've
ever felt this free. There's nothing that's totally outside of the boundary for
us, nothing that feels like 'Oh, what happens if we go there?'"
Frontman James Hetfield added, "Lars and I listened to [Reed's
demos] and it was like, 'Wow, this is very different.' It was scary at first,
because the music was so open. But then I thought, 'This could go
anywhere.'"
Songtitles on the record include "Pumping Blood" and "Mistress
Dread".
Reed does not have a record deal and METALLICA is no longer
signed to Warner Bros. Music after completing their contract with "Death
Magnetic", so it is not clear how they intend to release the
yet-to-be-titled album.
Steve Newton of Straight.com recently conducted an interview with former GUNS
N' ROSES and current ADLER'S APPETITE drummer Steven Adler.
Speaking about his experience receiving treatment on the VH1 show "Celebrity
Rehab" for a longstanding drug addiction, Adler said,
"Working with Dr. Drew [Pinsky] helped me in so many ways.
For 20 years I lived in a big beautiful house, but I lived in the bathroom. I
would lock myself in the bathroom — drugs are just that way. But besides Dr.
Drew getting me off the drugs, I was able to write my book, 'My Appetite For
Destruction', and writing my book played a huge part in getting my life
back together."
Regarding the possibility of a reunion of GUNS N' ROSES' classic lineup, Adler said, "We have an opportunity that everybody in the world
wishes they could have. Whatever U2 did on their tour recently, if we
did a GN'R reunion, we would double that! And we owe it to the fans! We
haven't performed with each other in 20 fuckin' years, and the fans still have
our backs."
When asked — hypothetically speaking — what's to stop perennial riot-starter Axl
Rose from saying, two minutes before the first GUNS N' ROSES reunion
gig, "Fuck it, my shoelaces are untied, I'm not going on?" Adler said, "I'd punch him in the face! Oh God — not the face, not the face! I'd
punch him in the kidney! Or I would give him a severe reprimand. Or I would go
out there and pick somebody out of the audience to sing for him. There's many
options. I just want to do it!"
The usually reliable VAN HALEN fan site Van Halen News Desk has shot
down as "completely false" a report from the Boston Herald on
Thursday (August 18) that a new VAN HALEN single titled "Late
Term" could be arriving next Tuesday (August 23). According to The
Pulse Of Radio, the Herald cautioned that the information came from
"a friend of a friend who is tight with someone in the VAN HALEN camp," so this was about as far from official news as one can get.
If the single does emerge, it will be the first music heard from the band's new
album and first in 27 years with original singer David Lee Roth.
The group entered the studio last January to begin recording, with vague
reports indicating that it is either finished or close to being completed for a
fall release.
There has virtually no info from the VAN HALEN camp about album or tour
plans. Rumors have also suggested that the band pulled out of an Australian
festival tour scheduled for late next month. The trek was officially canceled
last week.
One person who doesn't think VAN HALEN can get together and continue its
comeback is Roth replacement and former singer Sammy Hagar.
"They can't get it together," he said. "You know, they can't. I
was there. I saw it. Eddie [Van Halen, guitar], doesn't matter if
he's clean and sober, like they — even if he is, too much damage. They're just
too wacky. They're so out of it. And it could be cool, time warpy, if they were
the original band and everybody was on the same page."
Producer Ross Hogarth, who has worked on the VAN HALEN album,
spoke briefly about it in an interview with Ultimate-Guitar.com, saying,
"I'm really stoked about it, as it is the original band, Eddie and Alex [Van Halen, drums] with Wolf [Eddie's son] playing bass,
and David Lee Roth singing, it's the killing side of VAN HALEN at
the top of their game again . . . and the band on fire."
ALTERBRIDGE guitarist Mark Tremonti recently said in an interview that he had gotten an opportunity to hear the
music through his friendship with Wolfgang Van Halen, saying it sounded
like "vintage VAN HALEN."
VAN HALEN reunited with Roth in 2007 for a successful year-long
reunion tour — minus original bassist Michael Anthony, who now plays
with Hagar in CHICKENFOOT.
The Seattle Seahawks announced today the new QUEENSRŸCHE song "Get Started" will be featured during the Seahawks three preseason games to be broadcast on KING 5.
"We are longtime Seahawks fans and I've been honored to perform the
national anthem on quite a few occasions," said QUEENSRŸCHE lead
singer Geoff Tate. "Our new song, 'Get Started', is the
perfect anthem for the 12th Man all over the Northwest and we hope it proves to
be good luck for the Seahawks throughout the year."
Fans throughout the Northwest can watch Seahawks preseason games on the Seahawks
Television Network. The six-state, 18-station network will broadcast the Seahawks final three preseason games (August 20 versus Minnesota,
August 27 at Denver and September 2 versus Oakland).
"Get Started" comes off QUEENSRŸCHE's new album, "Dedicated
To Chaos", which sold 8,000 copies in the United States in its first
week of release to land at position No. 70 on The Billboard 200 chart. The
band's previous CD, the epic concept album "American Soldier",
opened with 21,000 units back in April 2009 to enter the chart at No. 25. This
was roughly half the first-week tally registered by QUEENSRŸCHE's "Operation:
Mindcrime II" album, which shifted 44,000 copies in the United States
in its first week of release back in April 2006 to debut at No. 14 on The
Billboard 200 chart.
"Dedicated To Chaos" was released on June 28 in North America via Loud & Proud Records, a Roadrunner
Records imprint focusing on established artists. The band is currently
touring in support of the new opus, which was recorded in the group's hometown
and produced by Kelly Gray.
Two
years ago, Anthrax weren't exactly in a state of euphoria. They'd abruptly parted
ways with singer Dan Nelson, who spent the prior two years recording a full
album with them, and John Bush wasn't willing to do more than a few shows with
them. Faced with a career threatening problem, Anthrax turned to another
familiar voice: Joey Belladonna. Fast forward two years later, and Anthrax have
recorded arguably their best album in a long time with a frontman that already
had two go-rounds with the band.
With Worship
Musicfinally hitting stores on September 13, just one day before the Big 4
Yankee Stadium show, we got the chance to talk with the Anthrax
singer himself. In our candid interview, Belladonna acknowledged how he wasn't
Anthrax's first choice to front the band moving forward, revealed his
discomfort with singing Bush era songs, and discussed the recording process of
arguably one of the most anticipated albums of 2011.
The
first question I want to ask is if there was ever a point where you said 'this
is it, no more Anthrax for me?'
I
never anticipated anything else happening. I continued singing Anthrax songs. I
never said never, but I always thought maybe there's somewhere along the line
that they'll want to do it again. There's always that chance, but on the other
hand I didn't sit around waiting for it.
So
it was just a matter of course when they finally asked you to come in and
finish Worship Music?
Well,
there were a couple incidents. Of course we did the reunion and that was out
and then they go get somebody else, [but] I like to play. The people are
cool and if they're sincere enough and the business side of it's good and
things can work out then let's make this happen, but if not, then I guess it's
just not meant to be. I never really get too hung up on it. Not that we haven't
had our moments or times where it's like 'what's going on here?' or 'what do
you mean, I'm not good enough?' that kind of crap. But I never hold it against
anybody, there's always a chance to have things work out. It hasn't been that
bad where I wouldn't have ever even stepped foot back there.
What
was it like jumping in and doing vocals on an album that had already been
completed with vocals on it?
It
wasn't really completed. We did a bunch of new drums, we did a whole shitload
of guitars, we did all new bass, all kinds of leads were redone or hadn't been
done. Vocally there's new songs that came in, there's all kinds of stuff that
went down. You know, I walked in and Spreading Disease was
finished, and I did everything I could do on that vocally. I don't let a song
that's been put together by someone else influence me. I don't really care
about what went down, it would be just like some band calling me today and
saying 'hey we got a bunch of songs, you want to sing on it?' I have to listen
to it and give it a shot. It was pretty easy, me and Jay Ruston, the producer,
were banging a song out a day, and it was quite awesome to be able to
accomplish that without anyone there. I didn't have anybody like looking in the
window or commenting on every word, every sentence, every verse, chorus. We
just banged out everything that we needed to do each day and then just emailed
the band the cuts and they were digging it so it was just a nice, peaceful
setting.
Yeah,
I actually spoke
to Jay Ruston a few weeks ago and he said it went extremely well.
Yeah,
you never know, because like you said, some of it has been laid out
and [it could have been like] 'oh my God, no no no no, we don't want
that' or 'how come you're doing it that way, why can't you do it this way?'
Then to me it would have been like 'you know what, you guys have at it, I don't
need this.' Jay and I were definitely not going to let any of that stuff
happen, nor were we incapable of actually putting something good together. I
had the best time, to be honest with you, that I've ever had in the studio.
That's
great.
It
was in his house, in a two car garage. Just a nice home setting, just simple-it
wasn't any corporate kind of thing where you're on the clock, you're paying by
the hour, that kind of stuff.
Did
you use any of the previous vocals as a guide or did you just look at the
lyrics and decide to do your own thing?
I
heard some stuff, but I try not to go by any of that. I hate following anybody.
The only time I follow anything is when I'm doing a cover song.
Sure.
You
know if I'm learning a Rush tune I'm going to pretty much get as close as I can
and then do my own thing with it. But I still stay in that kind of boundary. I
didn't want to use [Dan Nelson's vocals], obviously for whatever reason, it
didn't work out for him. Any guide I'm going to use is going to be guidance
from the guys in Anthrax, meaning Scott, Frank, Charlie, or Rob, anybody that
had any suggestions. Obviously they had stuff that they came up with that they
wanted to put in place. I definitely listened to what they were looking for,
but I also didn't have to do everything verbatim and there's nothing wrong with
that because people have good ideas. I mean Scott would come in with lyrics and
he'd talk things through to me and I had to come up with my own ideas but I
still knew where he wanted me to start it and how to phrase it, how to kind of
go about putting it in the song.
You've
been touring around for the past year with the band. How's Anthrax compare now
to when you did the reunion in 2005?
Well
the reunion, it seemed like when they called, they wanted to do it but they
didn't really want to do it for some reason. It seemed like an 'ok but don't
get comfortable, we're not asking you to join the band' kind of thing. I felt
that way, as if 'let's just do some shows for old time's sake and make people
happy.' The next thing you know, they call somebody else that nobody knows that
they don't even know and I would have bet money that wouldn't have worked out.
So I found out online – my friend calls me and goes 'you know they just
announced they got another singer?' What am I supposed to think of that?
You're like dating somebody last night and three days later they're dating
somebody else. Like was it me, or what did I do wrong, or I'm not good enough?
And then I left again – all I could do is like 'well have fun with that again,
here you go. I mean you got what you wanted, just go ahead and do it.' Then
again when they came back and asked to do this particular tour the first time
out on the Big 4, of course Dan didn't work out, and then they asked John and
John doesn't want to do it, who do they call but me? I guess I was like the
last pea in the plate, you gotta eat it or there's nothing left.
Sometimes
I feel that way and then other times, it's like 'let's just get serious
here and stop bullshitting and try to do something that's working here that did
work, that should work, and will work.' Other than that I can't get caught up
in all the reasons why, because they seem to have their finger on the pulse or
they're still kind of undecided like as if they aren't sure that my vocals fit
or my style is what people want. Sometimes what's natural is a cool thing, it's
special, it's done well. I don't sound like anybody else and that's one thing
that's cool. If you're with somebody and they want a certain style like they
did when I think they were looking for John, then I guess my style wasn't
suitable. But I still think I could have done any of those records, I mean I
know I could have. Not to even compare, I just think it would have been no
problem.
You've
sang "Only" with the band right?
Yeah
and it was fine. Nothing against John, but if he didn't do those particular
songs ever before, and I went and sang them, I think it would have been fine. I
think we would have done a pretty damn good job and we would have still been
Anthrax as the people hear it and wanted it. It's so hard to sit there and
compare all this stuff, because everybody's got all these opinions about
who's better and I never thought I'd have to even go that route. At the
same time, I'm not really hearing too much about it anymore and I don't get too
worried about it. I just assume let the people have fun with what we're doing
now and not worry about it. If I don't even meet somebody's standards it just
wasn't meant to be anyhow.
Obviously
you have a large body of Anthrax work to draw from, but are there any
plans to do any other of the John Bush-era material?
I'd
hate to have to try to do too much of that when I've got a whole body of work
that I could be doing that would be more suited for me just because it's me and
I did it. I'd also like to have more of the new songs become 'us' more so than
their older catalog. I can't say that I wouldn't get forced to try something
else but I do hate having to try to cop somebody right now at this stage.
Again, if I was doing covers and somebody says "let's do a Rush song," I say
'ok well let's learn it because it's a cover song,' but I mean to have to try
to do something that John did and have to compete again – not that "Only" was a
competing thing, but I thought it was nice I did it. It seemed like a good
gesture and I don't mind doing it and it's their song, but it does stink to
have to do someone else's stuff. Neil, I mean I really had no choice to do
Neil's stuff because I got in the band and that's the only thing we had other
than Armed and Dangerous and of course the new album when it finally
came out, Spreading the Disease, still was kind of foreign to
people so I copped as much as I can off that and maybe everything but two songs
on Fistful of Metal.
Do
you have a favorite Anthrax album that you sang on?
It's
between the first one and the second one I sang on, Spreading Disease and Among the Living. Spreading the Disease, I sang on
a record with a band I never even sang with before. And I never heard myself
being an original singer at that time because I hadn't really done a lot of
originals. To have that come out and be like that, there's something special
about that. And Among the Living has some happening tunes on it.
It's hard to deny that there wasn't some great music on there, those are two of
the ones that stick out in my head.
Right,
but what about the new album? What are your favorite songs on it?
Lately
it's been "In the End," "Devil You Know," "Earth on Hell." Stuff like that's
been some of my favorites just because they were real strong when I did them
and I remember them well enough. But then there's stuff on there "Crawl," "I'm
Alive" are really neat, neat tunes, they're good strong. "Burn The Past" which
is called something else at this point now. There's some really good stuff on
there, there's a lot of songs to choose from.
What
do you think of the current state of where the music industry is with the
Spotify and streaming and iTunes?
Well
it's very hard to dictate what's in store, even with the new album, where
does it go and how much does it get out in certain ways? The internet has
become one of the main places for people to accept the music and find a way to
put it on their iPod and all that kind of stuff and we all do it but there's
nothing like going out and buying it myself. I love having the actual copy, you
can buy it online too, but I like having the package and stuff like that
and I just throw it on my iPod just as well and then leave the CD alone keep it
in shape like you did the record, when you put it on cassette. I just think
there's all kinds of good possibilities to happen. Obviously it's not as quite
wide range as it used to be and the accessibility is quite large now so it's
hard to predict what you're dealing with.
Zach Shaw of MetalInsider.net recently conducted an interview with
bassist Adam Duce of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD.
A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.
MetalInsider.net: Even though it's been four years since "The
Blackening" came out, MACHINE HEAD have been going nonstop on
the road touring behind that album. Do you feel the nonstop touring helped or
had any influence on the new album?
Adam: No, I don't really think so. I know that it had a detrimental
effect on my beach body. [laughs]
MetalInsider.net: So is "Detrimental Effect On My Beach
Body" what you wanted to call the album but the rest of the band
turned it down? [laughs]
Adam: [laughs] No. I think we did what we had to do on that record ["The
Blackening"] and then it was done. And we had to kind of move forward
from that and just get that behind us. When you're so widely critically
acclaimed, if you let any of that shit go to your head, it makes the next thing
that you do harder. I ended up, after so many different things we've done, like
from after "Burn My Eyes", we had huge success on that, then
we all kind of freaked out, like "What the hell are we going to do
now?" But then we wrote "The More Things Change", which was
not that much of a departure from "Burn My Eyes". That was a
product of feeling too much pressure, "The More Things Change".
Then we tried to predict what the world was wanting at the time, and in comes "The
Burning Red". And that reacted in a good way in the United States,
but I think it alienated a lot of fans just because of the production, really.
Had we had Terry Date [PANTERA, DEFTONES] record and mix
the entire thing, I think it would have been looked at completely differently,
but we didn't, and it is what it is. Then again we go trying to basically
figure out what the world wants with "Supercharger", and we
end up getting dropped. And we just decided, "Well, look, if this is the
last fucking chance that we might have to make a record, then let's hoist our
middle finger flag in the air as high as we can fucking get it and go down like
that on our own fucking terms! This is how we're going out!" But as soon
as we did that, of course, it reacted. And that was kind of a fucking hard pill
to swallow, just to know that fucking the only thing the world wanted from us
was whatever we wanted to do. It was like, "Jesus Christ, we just wasted
how many fucking years?!" So it's been a giant learning process. Of
course, after "Through The Ashes" came "The Blackening".
We were calling the next one from "Through the Ashes" when we
were sitting here doing this press and stuff, it was like, "Well, you know
what? We're just jelling as a band right now. Wait until the next one. The next
one is going to be the one!" And we hadn't written one fucking note for
it, but we knew it. It's a basic continuation of just making music for the sake
of it, because it's all that anybody wants out of us anyway. They don't want us
trying to "figure out" what they want. We're not that fucking smart,
we're a fucking handful of musicians. [laughs] We do one thing and we do it
well. So I think that MACHINE HEAD fans, if you're a fan of our back
catalog, then you're going to feel this one. It's undeniably MACHINE HEAD and there's new, fresh ideas and new, fresh songs that deliver what a MACHINE
HEAD fan's looking for.
MetalInsider.net: For a majority of Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem
Festival, MACHINE HEAD, IN FLAMES, and TRIVIUM have
been rotating slots on the main stage and side stages. Having also played at Mayhem festival in 2008, do you personally prefer performing on the main stage or on
the side stage?
Adam: I prefer playing in the parking lot just because it's crazier.
You've got the fans that could only afford the lawn tickets and in the parking
lot they can fight their way to the front. The people who want to be at the
front are the ones that are at the front. The people who are in the pit want to
be there. You've got the craziest fuckers down there responding to it, that's
what they came for. And when you're on the main stage, these guys are about 100
yards away on the lawn up there and you're looking at a bunch of seats. Now
over the years, and we've been doing this for 20 years, we've gotten good at
being able to transition from one thing to the next and being able to work the
seats people and stuff. It's just not the same. You don't see the visual
response of what they're feeling. You go out into the parking lot and it's a
goddamn hurricane in the middle of it and it's fucking awesome.
MetalInsider.net: With illegal downloading being so heavily done
nowadays, did you ever feel hesitant to record a new album?
Adam: That's just what we do. The powers that be have not done a very
good fucking job at being able to work within the new digital media. They've
always had this fucking product that was a bag full of fucking something that
they're selling, and now it's this cyber idea and they fucking failed miserably
at being able to capitalize on that. So there's a huge breach in security there
and there's no guard at the door. It's just, "Oh, there it is. Grab
it!" You can steal shit in the privacy of your own home. If it's that easy
to get, I can't really fucking blame some kid that doesn't have a job for
fucking taking it. Does it suck for us? Fuck yeah, it does, but you gotta roll
with it. When the record companies fail as miserably as they have been with
selling records, then you gotta concentrate on making money in other places
like tickets and t-shirts. And then fucking in comes the fucking record company
again with a "360" deal. Are you fucking kidding me? Really? "We
figured out how to continue to make money and you want more of ours? Fuck you!
[laughs] 360 this, motherfuckers."
[According to Dan Goldberg, Senior Director of New Business Development
at Roadrunner Records, An extended-rights, or 360, deal is a business
relationship between an artist and recording company whereby the recording
company is involved in every facet of the artist's business. Traditionally,
most record companies only acquired rights to an artist's sound recordings.
Under an extended-rights deal, the record company now also participates in an
artist's merchandising, ticketing, touring, endorsements, publishing,
sponsorships, name and likeness and other revenue streams. By doing so, the
record company becomes more fully aligned with their artists' interests and
more invested in their long-term career growth.]
MetalInsider.net: So I guess we know what MACHINE HEAD is NOT
going to do once the contract is up. [laughs]
Adam: You know what?! I'm not saying that we're not going to do it
because that seems to be the way that it's going. But it's going to have to be
sweet as fuck to put my name on anything. I'd rather fucking put it out myself
personally, but that's going to be another fucking MACHINE HEAD battle/war of attrition there. [laughs]
Interview: Mike Portnoy discusses Adrenaline Mob, Spinal Tap Moments and
Gives Advice
Hard-Rock-Reviews.com
brings you a new & exclusive interview with
ADRENALINE MOB's
Mike Portnoy!
Adrenaline Mob is:
Vocals - Russell Allen
Guitar - Mike Orlando
Guitar - Rich Ward
Bass - Paul Di Leo
Drums - Mike Portnoy
ANGELA: You've assembled many side projects and musical endeavors
over the years. But, Adrenaline Mob is something that was brought to you, by a
friend and fellow musician, Russell Allen (vocalist Symphony X). How did this
project unfold?
MIKE: Unlike most of my other bands and projects,
I was not the matchmaker; I was actually one of the chosen ones (by
them). It began with Mike Orlando and Russell Allen, who were already working
on the material for at least a year prior to my involvement. Russell and I had
been friends for many, many years because I took Symphony X out with Dream
Theater on a couple of different tours, and he and I became good friends and
always wanted to work together. Anyways, once my time with Dream Theater and
Avenged Sevenfold ended, and Russ knew that I was "available," he contacted me,
and played me some of the stuff that he and Mike Orlando (Sonic Stomp) had been
working on. Within literally one minute of hearing the first tune, I
knew I was on board, and I immediately loved the whole vibe and the sound of
it. So, once I came on board, the three of us kind of became the nucleus of the
band, and at that point we brought Paul Di Leo (bassist) and Rich Ward
(guitarist/Stuck Mojo, Fozzy) into the fold as well. That's how it all came
together.
ANGELA: What was the first song Russell Allen
played for you?
MIKE: It was "Undaunted," which isn't on
the EP, but it will be on the full-length album. That one song in particular is
just so immediate. Literally, I hit play and I just had the biggest grin
on my face. (Laughing)
ANGELA: Was it anything like what you expected
from those guys?
MIKE: You know, when Russ mentioned wanting to
do something with me, I kind of expected it was going to be "Symphony X-esque,"
and I think even a lot of fans that are coming into Adrenaline Mob are
expecting it to sound like Symphony X or Dream Theater but obviously, it's not.
It's a completely different beast and a completely different style and
genre. To me, that was so refreshing and exciting. The minute I heard the song
"Undaunted," I knew I was on board because it was just crushing grooves
and riffs. After my time with Avenged Sevenfold on the Rockstar Energy Drink
Uproar Tour, touring with bands like Stone Sour, Disturbed, HellYeah, you know
the whole Uproar experience was such a pleasure to me that I knew one of the
next things I was going to do musically needed to be something that was
stylistically in that sound and vein.
ANGELA: Fans and new listeners may be expecting
something from the "progressive" genre, especially since both you and Russell
Allen have spent most of your careers in that arena of style. How would you describe the music you've created in Adrenaline Mob to someone that hasn't heard it yet?
MIKE: I would absolutely not put the
term progressive on this band at all, because we're not. It's not anything like Dream Theater or Symphony X. It's just straight-ahead Metal. I don't know
– what would you classify Pantera or Black Label Society as? I don't know -
whatever that is, I think that's what this is; its
crushing riffs, big grooves and shredding. I mean, the only elements of
progressive that this band has is the fact that the players can shred,
but realistically, stylistically it doesn't have much in common with the term
progressive.
I think people need to know right out of the gates
that this is not gonna be Dream Theater or Symphony X territory; it's
something else entirely. If you like Pantera, Alice in Chains, stuff
like that, you know - this is what this is all about. The fact is - this is a
whole other side of myself and Russell Allen.
ANGELA: You have used many different styles and
arrangements of drum kits with your various bands, music projects, clinics,
etc. Describe the kit you're using on the road with Adrenaline Mob…
MIKE: The kit that I'm hitting the road with for
Adrenaline Mob is actually the sameexact kit that I used for the
Avenged Sevenfold (Uproar 2010) tour. It's a good-all-around Hard Rock, Metal
kit which has a lot of the little knick-knacks and cymbals and drums, (stuff
like that) that I've always used a lot of. It doesn't need to be a giant
triple-bass kit like I had with Dream Theater. I think Adrenaline Mob is like
Avenged Sevenfold in the respect that it just needs to be a great, heavy metal,
rockin' kit, so that's what I'm using for this tour.
ANGELA: Do you have advice for other artists
that have thought about or are seriously considering a side project or
venturing into a different genre of music?
MIKE: There are all kinds of advice; there's
business advice I can give, there's musical advice, personal advice. The entire
music industry is such a learning experience; in my 25 years now, I've learned
so many valuable lessons.
If I was to give musical advice to a drummer or an artist to
keep an open mind and try to do different things; don't just do progressive
stuff or metal stuff. Try to have an open mind and branch out, do as many
different things as you can. That's what I've been doing with my career, for so
many years now; I can branch out and play with Avenged Sevenfold and I can just
do a Beatles tribute band. My love for so many different styles and genres has
helped make me what I am.
Then there's personal advice that I would give; persevere
and be strong because this industry is very difficult. In fact it's getting
more and more difficult as time goes on because labels are folding, record
sales are down, and so it's a very tough business to be in. You have to
persevere and not give up. You know, if you get knocked down, you gotta brush
yourself off and get back up. It's a tough business to succeed in, but only the
strong survive.
ANGELA: I would think you've had some bizarre
or weird experiences in those twenty-five years of being a musician and
especially while touring all over the globe.
MIKE: Man, everything you have seen in Spinal
Tap is absolutely 1,000 % true! I could relate to every single scene in that
movie, and every single scene in that movie has happened to me. Whether it be
getting lost on your way to the stage, or the catering in the dressing room not
being up to snuff, or the in-stores. Everything that happened in that movie has
happened to any band that tours.
I've had some weird things happen; I've had some weird
physical injuries on stage. One night in Munich,
back in 1997, I dislocated my wrist while onstage. I looked down and literally
the palm of my hand was facing up; it was completely twisted and I had to hang
my hand into a bucket of ice and go straight to the hospital. So, there have
been weird things like that incident that make it …weird.
ANGELA: What do you love the most about ALL of
this, all of your experience?
MIKE: I love touring; you know, honestly, a lot
of people get asked "Do you like touring? Do you like being in the studio?" I
prefer touring and just in the past two years alone, I've actually toured with
seven different bands and I just love it. I love playing live and playing to
fans and people that are enjoying the show, and having that interaction is such
an important aspect of what I do.
ANGELA: Hard-Rock-Reviews.com collected a few
questions submitted by drummers. One of them asked "How often does Mike Portnoy
practice?"
MIKE: Honestly (and it's been well documented)
I don't practice like I should. In fact, I don't practice by myself like I did
when I was a kid. When I was a kid, I used to play a couple of hours every day,
play along to records, and I was constantly practicing. But at this stage in my
life – you know, when you start doing this as a professional and once you start
having different things in your life like a family, wife and kids and things
like that - you know, there's just no time for me to practice. I've spent half
my life on stage or in the studio as it is, so it would be very selfish of me
to then come home from a tour and sit in the basement practicing for six hours
a day. When I come home, there's many, many other things I'd rather do, but
that's because I've been doing this a long time. I'd always recommend
that if you're a beginner and you're younger, absolutely put the time in
shedding because I did for at least the first fifteen years of my life
and career, I was practicing all the time. It's just that my life is very
different now than it was when I was a kid.
ANGELA: How did you guys come up with the
moniker Adrenaline Mob? How did the cover of Black Sabbath's "Mob
Rules" come about?
MIKE: Originally, Mike Orlando & Russell
Allen were calling the project Adrenaline Fueled Junkies but believe it or not,
I think there might have been another band by that name. I really loved
"Adrenaline" because I think the word is super cool and I never heard of any
other bands utilizing that word. Plus, it puts you right at the start of
everybody's play list in their iPod (which is right between AC/DC and
Aerosmith). I liked the idea of having a band that began with the letter A. So,
we wanted to keep Adrenaline and then I came up with the word "mob" just
because I thought that we felt pretty much like a gang, or you know, it felt
like the mafia, like a brotherhood, a gang, you know just a tight-knit bunch of
guys that were out for blood. So we thought to put the two words together and
then as soon as we put "mob" into the band name, I immediately said "Hey, you
know we now have to coverMob Rules," and that was that.
ANGELA: What was your favorite song to
create and record on this album?
MIKE: On the (four song) EP,
my favorite track I think is "Hit the Wall." I think it's got a little
of everything packed into one song; a lot of different riffs, a lot of
different changes, some cool drumming where I could branch out a little bit.
That was my favorite on the EP,
but to be honest, I think some of our best songs are the ones that haven't been
heard yet, the ones that are going to be on the full-length album. We purposely
held off on some of the best songs for the full-length album so, you know, I
just can't wait for people to hear that when it comes out early next year.
We've only scratched the surface with the EP.
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FAITH NO MORE drummer Mike Bordin was honored
with the first-ever Bay Area Drummers Achievement Award (pronounced BADAAS,
with tongue firmly in cheek) at Enter Music Publishing's DRUM! Night on Friday, August 12 at San Jose, California's Repertory Theater.
Bordin is best known for his drumming with FAITH NO MORE, an East Bay
band that sold more than 25 million records in the 1990s. His style, rooted in
big tribal drum beats, and furious fills, influenced a generation of drummers.
The Bay Area Drummers Achievement Award, featuring an impressionistic
drum and sticks design in glass, will be given annually.
Bordin, who accepted the award in person, said, "You don't get a
lot of awards for being a drummer. This [award] means so much to me." He
then emphasized to the students in the crowd to "never give up [their]
dreams and never stop practicing."
Held in conjunction with the San Jose Jazz Festival, DRUM! Night sold out and was highlighted by a diverse drum lineup of respected drummers and
percussionists. But this was no ordinary festival concert. Rather, DRUM!
Night resulted in a six hour-drummer's event of concert, clinics, lessons,
and sideshows.
Irish rockers THE ANSWER will release their third
studio album, "Revival", on October 3 2011 via Spinefarm
Records. The initial run of the album will be a limited-edition deluxe format
with 24-page booklet and band sleeve notes, plus an 11-track second disc
containing previously unreleased studio, acoustic, demo and cover material.
"Revival" was produced by Chris "Frenchie" Smith and mixed by Chris Sheldon.
The track listing for the limited-edition deluxe version is as follows:
Disc 1:
01. Waste Your Tears
02. Use Me
03. Trouble
04. Nowhere Freeway
05. Tornado
06. Vida (I Want You)
07. Caught On The Riverbed
08. Destroy Me
09. New Day Rising
10. Can't Remember, Can't Forget
11. One More Revival
12. Lights Are Down
Disc 2:
01. Piece By Piece
02. Faith Gone Down
03. Nowhere Freeway (live acoustic)
04. Tailspin (demo)
05. Fire And Water (FREE cover)
06. What I Am (demo)
07. Caught On The Riverbed (live acoustic)
08. The Enemy (demo)
09. Show Me The World (demo)
10. One More Revival (live acoustic)
11. Lights Are Down (piano and vocals)
The first single/video from the album will be "Vida (I Want You)" backed with "Can't Remember, Can't Forget" (live acoustic),
set for release through Spinefarm on September 5. The album also
contains a duet, "Nowhere Freeway", which sees singer Cormac
Neeson pairing up with rock 'n' soul vocalist and SAINT JUDE frontwoman Lynne Jackaman for an impressive vocal display.
Commented Neeson: "The studio we used was on a ranch in the middle
of a pecan orchard near El Paso, next to the Mexican border — a wonderful place
for creating music, with that whole Wild West vibe, and 'Frenchie' was
always encouraging us to dream that bit bigger and rock that bit harder. We had
a lot of fun, and the experience was a positive one from start to finish."
To coincide with the new album release, THE ANSWER has announced its
first U.K. tour since December 2009; the band spent the previous 18 months on
the road with AC/DC on the latter's record-breaking "Black
Ice" world tour — the full story of which has been documented on THE
ANSWER's recently released DVD/CD set, "412 Days Of Rock 'N' Roll',
also available via Spinefarm.
Continued Cormac: "THE ANSWER are back, and our mission is
to revive rock 'n' roll from the grassroots up! We had two great years playing
in some of the biggest venues in the world, but this time around, on the first
leg of our 'Revival' tour, we're going back to the sweaty, intimate
venues where it all began. We've missed the intensity of being able to look our
fans straight in the eye, and to have a beer with them after the show. We've
got an entire album's worth of new material, and we're excited… bring it
on!"
Swedish metallers SABATON have set "Kings Of
War" as the working title of their next album, tentatively due before
the end of 2012 via Nuclear Blast Records.
SABATON will play the final show of its current tour on December 18 at
Trix/Hof Ter Lo in Antwerp, Belgium. The
band states, "This will be a one-off and we will not bring a setlist or
respect any venue curfew."
The group adds, "Last tour we ended in Essen
(Germany)
and it was a totally magic night. This time the honor to end the tour has come
to Belgium
and we are sure that this will be the perfect place and country that we will
remember when we enter the studio.
"The last five times SABATON played Trix/Hof Ter Lo it was sold out
in advance, so if you do not want to miss the show of the year, make sure you
get your tickets direct. Tickets will be released on August 26.
"This show will mark the end of the fantastic one-and-a-half-year-long
'World War Tour' and is likely the last chance to hear some of our songs for a
very long time since next time we go on tour it will be with a completely new
album in our backs."
SABATON's fifth album, "Coat Of Arms", sold around 450
copies in the United States
in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 124 on the Top New
Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new
and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100
of The Billboard 200.
"Coat Of Arms" was released in Europe
on May 21, 2010 via Nuclear Blast Records.
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Swedish power metallers DRAGONLAND have parted ways
with guitarist Nicklas Magnusson and bassist Christer Pedersen.
Taking over bass duties is Anders Hammer (NIGHTRAGE) and sitting
behind the drums is Morten Lowe Sorensen (THE ARCANE ORDER, SUBMISSION, AMARANTHE). Previous drummer Jesse Lindskog will handle second-guitar
duties in the future.
Commented guitarist Olof Mörck: "Many of you have been wondering
about the exact status of the DRAGONLAND lineup since we performed shows
the last couple of years with different members than the original lineup, and
we now confirm these changes to be permanent. Our split with Nicklas
Magnusson and Christer Pedersen was completely amicable, and we wish
them all the best in the future, ponderously talented musicians as they both
are. A big cheers to you for all the great years together! Stepping in are two
close friends to the band, and phenomenally talented musicians. Morten's
virtuoso drumming definitely lends our sound a new dimension, and Anders have laid down some really slick and technical bass lines, for all of you to
enjoy this fall! We will unveil a release date soon, so stay tuned!"
DRAGONLAND 2011 is:
Vocals: Jonas Hedigert
Guitars: Olof Mörck
Keyboards: Elias Holmlid
Guitars: Jesse Lindskog
Bass: Anders Hammer
Drums: Morten Lowe Sorensen
DRAGONLAND's fifth album will be released before the end of the year via
Germany's AFM Records. Several different studios were used to track this utterly
ambitious CD, with Jacob Hansen adding his magic touch to the mix at Hansen studios in Ribe, Denmark. Twelve songs were recorded
during the sessions, and the music itself is based on a deep and emotional
story, picking up where the band's second album, "Holy War",
left off nine years ago. The effort also includes a guest appearance by the
legendary musical stage actor Fred Johanson.
Songtitles set to appear on the new album include "The Tempest", "A Stranger I Know", "The Shadow Of The Mithril Mountains" and "A
Thousand Towers White".
DRAGONLAND's fourth album, "Astronomy", was released in
November 2006 via Century Media Records.
German female-fronted symphonic metallers XANDRIA have inked a deal with Napalm Records. The band is currently in the
studio recording its as-yet-untitled fifth album for an early 2012 release.
Commented XANDRIA mastermind Marco Heubaum: "We wanted to
make sure that we'd have the best conditions to record the new album the way we
want it, and Napalm and us shared the same ideas, objectives and visions from
the very beginning on. We are very confident XANDRIA and Napalm
Records with its roster and expertise will make a great team!"
XANDRIA will take part in the "Out Of The Dark" European tour with VAN CANTO, TRISTANIA, SERENITY and AMBERIAN
DAWN in the fall.
XANDRIA in December announced the addition of singer Manuela Kraller to the group's ranks.
Kraller made her live debut with XANDRIA at the "Classic
Meets Pop" event on January 7 at the Seidensticker Halle in Bielefeld, Germany.
Commented Manuela: "My musical life started very late, at the age
of 23. In a choir in Finland
I discovered singing for me and since then it became my passion. I began to
take classical singing lessons, sang in church and gospel choirs and soon I was
asked to be a solo singer in choirs, at churchly and also at private occasions.
But as I have grown up with metal and rock music I soon wanted to combine it
with my classical background. So I started singing rock and metal songs with a
friend and also wrote own songs for the first time. Soon after that I joined a
metal band called NAGOR MAR (Switzerland) and I also became a
singer in the German band HAGGARD, where I had great experiences on
stage and on tour. And now a 'new age' has begun for me and I am very pleased
to be the new singer of XANDRIA!"
XANDRIA performed several concerts last year with the band's former
frontwoman, Lisa Middelhauve, filling in.
XANDRIA in February 2011 parted ways with its singer of one year, Kerstin
Bischof. The group stated at the time, "Due to occupational and
private reasons, [Kerstin] wants to concentrate on her non-musical
career in the future and cannot support XANDRIA the way it would be
necessary."
Bischof joined XANDRIA in February 2009 as the replacement for Middelhauve,
who left the band in May 2008 for "personal reasons." Lisa stated at the time, "My exit has nothing to do with dispute or controversy
within the band. It was just time to split."
XANDRIA's "Now & Forever - The Best Of" collection
was released in June 2008. The CD contains 20 tracks, including a few rarities
like the ballad "Lullaby" from the "India" era and the songs "One Word" and "Drown In Me" (previously unavailable on a XANDRIA album). "Now & Forever
- The Best Of Xandria" was also released as a double digipack
containing a DVD of the complete XANDRIA show from 2007's Summer
Breeze festival, all of the band's promotional video clips and a brand new
interview.
XANDRIA's fourth album, "Salomé - The Seventh Veil",
was released on May 25, 2007.
Lemi, Finland-based metallers STAM1NA will enter the
studio in September with producer Joe Barresi (TOOL, BAD
RELIGION, APOCALYPTICA, QUEENSOF THE STONE AGE, WOLFMOTHER) to begin recording their fifth album
for an early 2012 release.
Austrian symphonic metallers VISIONS OF ATLANTIS have
announced the addition of guitarist Cris Tian to the group's ranks.
In other news, the band will release a new EP called "Maria
Magdelena" on October 21. More information will be available soon.
"New Dawn", the latest video from VISIONS OF ATLANTIS,
can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's fourth album, "Delta",
which was released in North America on March
15 via Napalm Records. The CD was recorded Dreamscape Studios in Munich, Germany
and marks the debut of the band's new singer, Maxi Nil, who joined the
group in 2009.
A public memorial for late WARRANT singer Jani
Lane — with performances by fellow metal rock bands, including GREAT
WHITE, QUIET RIOT, ENUFF Z'NUFF and L.A. GUNS — will
be held on Wednesday, August 24 at Key Club in Hollywood, California.
300 free tickets will be given out at the Key Club box office starting at 10:00
a.m.
An autopsy performed on August 12 on Lane proved inconclusive pending
the results of toxicology tests, according to the Los Angeles County
coroner's office.
Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter says it may take seven or eight weeks
to finalize the cause of death.
Investigators found a half-empty bottle of vodka and prescription medication in
the hotel room where Lane was found dead on August 11, according to TMZ.com.
Lane was pronounced dead by Fire Department personnel who responded to a
call shortly before 5:30 p.m. in the Comfort Inn in the 20100 block of Ventura Boulevard
in Woodland Hills, California, the Los Angeles Police
Department said.
"He was one of the great rock-and-roll frontmen and singers of all
time," Jani's manager and longtime friend Obi Steinman said.
"His music helped shape the '80s."
Lane had battled alcoholism for years and also had a history of
alcohol-related arrests. The singer's sister, Vicky Oswald-Ley, told RadarOnline.com that the death of their mother seven years ago affected Lane's battles
against alcohol. "She would always talk him into going into rehab and
hospitals," she said. "I think when she passed, that desire to stay
healthy died too."
"He finally succumbed to that," Steinman said. "He lost
his battle over alcohol."
According to a press release, the collaboration between Barresi and STAM1NA came about as a result of a meeting the producer had with the band in February
2010 when Joe was in Helsinki working on the latest APOCALYPTICA album.
STAM1NA was honored in the "Metal Album Of The Year" and
"Band Of The Year" categories at this year's Emma Gaala (Finnish Grammy equivalent), which was held on February 26 at Barona Areena in
Espoo, Finland.
STAM1NA's fourth full-length album, "Viimeinen Atlantis",
entered the official chart in the band's home country at position No. 1. The
CD, which was certified gold in Finland
for sales in excess of 10,000 copies, was recorded at Astia Studios in Lappeenranta, Finland and was produced by Miitri
Aaltonen, who helmed the first two STAM1NA albums.
Swedish producer/multi-instrumentalist icon Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY, NIGHTINGALE, BLOODBATH, ODYSSEY, PAN-THY-MONIUM)
has contributed guest vocals to two tracks on the upcoming third full-length
album from Jordanian dark oriental metallers BILOCATE.
Commented BILOCATE vocalist Ramzi Essayed: "From a legendary
contributor in the international metal scene flows a legendary voice, adding
more to BILOCATE. Not to mention that this collaboration is taking place
in two of the most highlighted BILOCATE songs.
"We in BILOCATE are so honored to have Dan's voice among
ours, and it's such an enthusiasm charge for us to even look more forward to
completing the release and sharing this mix with our audience. Thanks a lot, Dan!
"'Crimson I' and 'II' have been on our top list for years.
"Dan's work in all of his projects always amazed BILOCATE and when the idea started seven months ago, we were confident that Dan will enjoy the music and work with us. His contribution on clean vocals gave
another taste for the album. The outcome is a pure dark musical journey... We
can't wait to share it with our fans."
BILOCATE's new CD is scheduled for release before the end of the year.
The band's second album, "Sudden Death Syndrome", which was
originally released on Daxar Music in 2008, was reissued in July 2010
via the Italian label Kolony Records. The CD was mixed and mastered at Fascination
Street Studio in Sweden
with producer Jens Bogren (OPETH, KATATONIA, BLOODBATH, AMON AMARTH, SYMPHONY X, PARADISELOST).
STATIC-X frontman Wayne Static will embark on
a string of dates this fall in support of his first solo album,
"Pighammer", due on October 4 via Dirthouse Records. Static will be accompanied by special guests EYE EMPIRE, KYNG, ONE
EYED DOLL and GEMINI SYNDROME. He will play select tracks off his
solo CD and a number of classic STATIC-X songs, giving fans the hard
driving metal they crave.
"I can't wait to get on stage again," exclaims Static.
"It's been far too long! I know everyone is curious as to what the new
show will be like... and it's going to be even a bigger party than before with
some fun surprises. I have an awesome new touring band that includes some of
the best players in LA. We'll be doing plenty of shots on stage, playing some
new songs off 'Pighammer', and, of course, playing a ton of classic STATIC-X songs. Let the Evil Disco party begin!"
The dates are as follows:
Sep. 27 - Sacramento, CA - Ace of Spades
Sep. 28 - Portland, OR - El Corazone
Sep. 29 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory
Sep. 30 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory
Oct. 01 - Seattle, WA - Studio 7
Oct. 03 - Billings, MT - Mannys
Oct. 04 - Colorado Springs, CO - Black Sheep
Oct. 06 - Lubbock, TX - Wreckers
Oct. 07 - El Paso, TX - Trickey Falls
Oct. 08 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
Oct. 09 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee
Oct. 10 - Los Angeles, CA - The Key Club
According to a press release, "Pighammer" "has a
disarming raw quality of heavy driving guitar riffs and lyrics that will take
hold of your bowels and into the mind of Static's dark past and warped
mind. This is blatant, as the first single, 'Assassins Of Youth', was
inspired by Wayne Static's last days of drugs and partying.
"I wrote this song while living in a hotel room, listening to PINK
FLOYD, drinking Crown and doing whippits," explains Static.
"I started the song in that condition but never finished it until years
later after dumping off the drugs. Now the song has a whole new meaning from
when I started it."
"Assassins Of Youth" is an old-school term for drugs. The first verse
is about doing drugs, the chorus is going dry and the second chorus is about
getting off and no longer being slave to the drugs.
With Static's transformation, his mind has creatively twisted to a side
that he has waited to unleash.
"The 'Pighammer' concept conjures up bizarre images," Static explains. "It's about a mad plastic surgeon, with a pig fetish, that likes
to convert hot chicks into pigs. It is the total opposite if what a plastic
surgeon would do. He has this crazy hammer device made from a pig foot. The
images of the surgery in the CD package are only a dark comedic visualization
of the real theme of the album, which is my transformation."
"Pighammer" is the bastard child of Wayne Static's
transformation after a 12-year journey of metal annihilation.
"It's hard to believe that it's 12 years since the release of [STATIC-X's
debut album] 'Wisconsin Death Trip',
and now my warped musical lunacy will take me down a new path of metal
destruction. I'm looking forward to seeing you all on the upcoming fall
tour."
"Pighammer" track listing:
01. Pighammer
02. Around The Turn
03. Assassins Of Youth
04. Thunder Invader
05. Static Killer
06. She
07. Get It Together
08. Chrome Nation
09. Shifter
10. Slave
11. The Creatures Are Everywhere
12. Behind The Sky
A brand new song from Wayne Static will be premiered during this
weekend's (August 19-21) edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally
syndicated radio show. Static will also be interviewed on the program.
To see a full list of stations carrying the show and when it airs, go to FullMetalJackieRadio.com.
CANNIBAL CORPSE, BEHEMOTH, LEGION OF THE
DAMNED, MISERY INDEX, SUICIDAL ANGELS and a to-be-announced
"special guest" will join forces the "Full Of Hate 2012" European tour.
The dates are as follows:
Feb. 09 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
Feb. 10 - Oberhausen, Germany - Turbinenhalle
Feb. 11 - Stuttgart, Germany - LKA Longhorn
Feb. 12 - Enschede, Netherlands - Atak
Feb. 13 - Paris, France - Bataclan
Feb. 14 - Saarbrücken, Germany - Garage
Feb. 15 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
Feb. 16 - Milan, Italy - Live Club
Feb. 17 - Wien, Austria - Arena
Feb. 18 - München, Germany - Backstage
Feb. 19 - Antwerpen, Belgium - Trix
Feb. 21 - Bologna, Italy - Estragon
Feb. 22 - Bratislava, Slovakia - Majestic Music Club
Feb. 23 - Prague, Czech Republic - KD Vltavska
Feb. 24 - Linz, Austria - Posthof
Feb. 25 - Geiselwind, Germany - Music Hall
Feb. 27 - Stockholm, Sweden - Münchenbryggeriet
Feb. 28 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Trädgårn
Feb. 29 - Aarhus, Denmark - Voxhall
Mar. 01 - Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof
Mar. 02 - Leipzig, Germany - Hellraiser
Mar. 03 - Giessen, Germany - Hessenhalle
Mar. 04 - Tilburg, Netherlands - O13 (Neurotic Deathfest)
CANNIBAL CORPSE's latest album, "Evisceration Plague",
sold 9,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release. This was
more than 50 percent higher than the opening tally of the band's previous CD, "Kill" (2006), which landed at No. 170 after shifting more than 6,000 copies. In 1996, CANIBAL CORPSE's "Vile" premiered at No. 151, with more
than 6,100 copies sold.
"Global Evisceration", the fourth DVD from CANNIBAL CORPSE,
sold around 900 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut
at position No. 17 on the Top Music Videos chart. The disc also landed at No. 5
on the Canadian chart.
Released on March 15 via Metal Blade Records, "Global
Evisceration" was shot and edited by director Denise Korycki (Wild
Wind Productions) who also worked on the group's "Centuries of
Torment - The First 20 Years" DVD in addition to releases from such
other bands as AS I LAY DYING, MASTODON, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and SUPERJOINT RITUAL.
BEHEMOTH recently filmed a video for the song "Lucifer" off the band's current album, "Evangelion". The clip was once
again directed by Grupa 13, which features Polish singer, guitarist, and
poet Maciej Malenczuk, who also contributed guest vocals to the track.
BEHEMOTH in June rehearsed for the first time since Darski, was
diagnosed with leukemia in August 2010. The group also started writing a new
song, which was described by Nergal as "fast, furious, but more
evil in a way."
In an interview with Metal Sucks, Nergal stated about BEHEMOTH's
upcoming touring activities, "The October shows [in Poland] are
just to get warmed up. Then we might do some shows in Australia and Asia
— that's the plan. Then the priority for early 2012 is a European tour, then
shortly after that, a U.S.
tour. This is our top priority for the next year and we're going to fucking do
it!"
He added, "Just wait and see us on the stage. You'll see. I'm not going to
reveal anything about it, but we … It's not gonna just be BEHEMOTH. It's
not like time stood still for us, like we were frozen in time and are just
going to appear with the same entourage and in the same outfits. No. We're
going to come back, we want to remind people of our existence obviously, but we
want to make a fucking impact, an impression. We want to show them that, hey,
we are still fucking evolving. We're not just hoping that you'll come to see us
because I was sick. Fuck that. I'll be better soon and we're going to
deliver!"
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Italian dark metal outfit GRAVEWORM has set "Fragments
Of Death" as the title of its new album, due on October 14 via Nuclear
Blast Records. The follow-up to 2009's "Diabolical Figures" was recorded in July at the Dream Sound Studios in Munich, Germany
and was mastered by Jan Vacik. According to a press release, "The
songs are about the death in its thousand faces, which is also reflected in the
album title and cover art. Musically, the album can be seen as a mixture of the
best of the last four records, with some old-school roots and definitive darker
than its predecessors."
Commented vocalist Stefano Fiori: "We are very excited about our
new album. It was a really hard work we have done but now we are happy with the
result, and we cannot wait to play the songs live for our fans."
GRAVEWORM is:
Stefano Fiori - Vocals
Eric Righi - Guitar
Thomas Orgler - Guitar
Florian Reiner - Bass
Martin Innerbichler - Drums
Sabine Mair – Keyboards
Finnish death metallers FLESHRED have inked a deal
with Violent Journey Records. The band's debut album, "Bloodtorn",
will be released on September 28.
The track listing for the CD is as follows:
01. Into The Blood
02. Total War
03. Merciless Words
04. When All Fades
05. No Deliverance
06. Believer
07. Babylonian Dream
08. The Halls Of Tormented Flesh
09. God Killer
10. Death Of A Different Kind
11. Death Fountains
12. Holy Asphyxiation (bonus track)
FLESHRED was formed in 2008 by Jani Hentilä (THE SCOURGER, FIERCE). As a true fan of death metal, Jani wanted to play that
ass-kicking music as well. He asked Jussi Heikkinen (also known as Lord via SOULGRIND, GLOOMY GRIM, WALHALLA, F.T.W. BOOGIE
MACHINE, etc.) to join the mission as the bass player. They knew each other
already through their other band, FIERCE. The goal was to make
no-nonsense, hard-as-fuck straight-forward death metal as it should be. With
that concept, the search for other players was on. After a short period, the
lineup was completed by the addition of Pete (GHOUL PATROL, THE
NIBIRUAN) on drums, Oku (GHOUL PATROL, MURDERSHOCK) on
vocals and Pave on lead guitar.
FLESHRED recorded two demos in 2009 — "The Halls Of Tormented
Flesh" and "When All Fades" — resulting in the band's
deal with Violent Journey Records.
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