Metallica new album preview has now been posted from Classic Rock
Metallica new album preview has now been posted from Classic Rock
Band Photo: Metallica
Classic Rock Magazine has issued the following report:
Classic Rock was among a select band of rock journalists to hear a taster from the new Metallica album today. At present untitled, the band’s new record has been nicknamed by management “Nine epics and one song”. We heard six of ‘em – unmixed and all unnamed (we guess at some of the titles in our track by track, below).
Classic Rock was one of the few magazines to give the band’s last album, St. Anger, a bad review on its release, Philip Wilding giving it 2/5. “It’s unfettered hell-for-leather nonsense pretty much from beginning to end,” he wrote. “Forget nuance or gravitas – or Metallica, for that matter – this is latter-day heavy metal pulverised into a risible mush that owes as much to rock music’s deviation in the last three years, as to the credible legend that Metallica have built and cultivated since the early 80s.
“This, you reason, must be the sound of a mid-life crisis…”
The following year’s documentary Some Kind Of Monster let fans see exactly that – the creative and personal meltdown that occurred during the creative process.
So is the new album the sound of conquering heroes? Or just the sound of some multi-millionaires with a franchise to exploit? Does it try too hard to please – or is it the sound of a band who know they’ve got everything to prove and the year is their’s for the taking?
Maybe it’s the one multi-million-selling triumph that will actually get some radio airplay without resorting to Chili Peppers-style bland-outs. Maybe it’s a re-hash of former glories. Maybe it’s too little too late. Or maybe it’s some metal masters showing the young pretenders how to do it (with riffs and solos and, y’know, singing – not growling).
Are the lyrics the work of a middle-aged doofus with a rhyming dictionary? Or are they the work of thrash titans who’ve found a voice and created fittingly intense music for these intense times?
The jury is out until we can spend some quality time with the album. Until then, this is what we heard…
Track one – (working title ‘Flamingo’)
Opens with a lightly chorus guitar riff, slightly reminiscent of Sandman, a hugely long intro before a gruff, Hetfield patented “three four” breaks down into a SLAYER-ish thrashy riff barrage.The drum sound is infinitely better than St Anger. Includes a serious wah-wah breakdown and several, distinct melodic chorus refrains. Could be a good radio bet – there’s no mistaking that it’s a Metallica song.
Which is more than could be said of St Anger. Back in the early 00s, of course, Nu Metal producer/overlord Ross Robinson famously banned guitar solos from albums by the likes of SLIPKNOT. That Metallica – metal’s biggest band – seemed to toe the line with this philosophy in order to win the kids over beggared belief.
The good news? The guitar solos are back. With a vengeance. Hammett has been let back off the leash – this track even sees him breaking open the whammy pedal again for a spot of Tom Morello-esque tomfoolery.
Its false ending even fooled the guy from management who has heard it several times before!
Track two – (aka The Single)
It’s an eight-minute behemoth. Intro has elements of techno metal, vaguely reminiscent of QUEENSRŸCHE’s Silent Lucidity clean picked guitar sound (think Martha & the Muffins’ Echo Beach on downers).It’s a Metallica power ballad – whoever thought a Met song would ever feature the line ‘Love is a four-letter word’? – and it follows more traditional lines than their previous forays into balladry.
Just when you think it might be a little meandering, The Single breaks down with a Battery-style riff and Hammett and Hetfield let rip with a twin-guitar THIN LIZZY-style solo. Nice.
The solo doesn’t stop there, Hammett takes centre stage and ramps it up with a very technical, IRON MAIDEN fret melting solo.
Read the full article at Classic Rock Magazine.
http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=37094
We wait Gene Simmons (KISS) lawyers to call as he likes to vacation while being underground
We wait Gene Simmons (KISS) lawyers to call as he likes to vacation while being underground
"Had a ball doing my speaking engagement [in] Nashville early this morning (Friday, April 4). About 1,200 entrepreneurs from many sections of he business world were on hand.
"I have a very free-flowing style — do not use notes and usually have no clue where I’m going. Some of what I do in my speaking engagements has to do with biographical material (you want to know where someone came from, in order to gauge where they are now)… Some of it has to do with my training (taught sixth grade for a very short time in Spanish Harlem, worked as executive assistant to the director of the Puerto Rican interagency council when I was 23 years old… worked for the editor of Vogue (Kate Lloyd) during that time…and so on… And most of it has to do with being insatiable and voracious when it comes to information — pop culture, sociology, history, religion, politics…and so on. The rest has to do with a strict, no-nonsense work ethic. I never worried about a job. But I always made sure I worked. I have never vacationed. And have no plans to. Lots of time to vacation when you’re underground. I have never married though I have been in a relationship for 25 years. I never do one thing. I ’spread the risk’ — like a mutual fund. Never keep the eggs in one basket. I hardly ever gamble. And the rest has to do with the planets lining up and being in the right place at the right time.
"And after the above, I hopped on a plane and got my butt down to St. Petersburg for the Indycar race. Lest you forgot, our Simmons Abramson Marketing venture does the worldwide branding/marketing for the IndyCar Series, including the Indy 500. Check out Indycar.com for the finest in motor sports."
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?Mode=Archive&Date=4/5/2008
Music video: Little boy Axl Rose of Guns N Roses sang in the choir!!
Music video: Little boy Axl Rose of Guns N Roses sang in the choir!!
This is truly crazy. People talked from Axl’s home town. See how they feel:
http://digg.com/celebrity/Axl_Rose_A_cute_kid_who_sang_in_the_school_choir
Overkill’s "Skull And Bones" Exclusive Music Video Premiere On MTV2 Headbangers Ball
Overkill’s "Skull And Bones" Exclusive Music Video Premiere On MTV2 Headbangers Ball
Featuring Randy Blythe And Live At Wacken Footage
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For Immediate Release
February 28, 2008
Philadelphia, PA - Old School Thrash and Nu Metal vocalists unite in the music video for "Skull and Bones!" Bodog Music’s Overkill joined forces with today’s hottest metal frontman Randy Blythe on the lead single from their latest release Immortalis. Now the feature video for the track is ready to be unleashed on the masses with its network debut on MTV2’s Headbangers Ballset for Mar. 5 and a special early release on the Headbangers Ball Blog on Feb. 29. An exclusive behind the scenes package highlighted by an interview with Randy and Bobby Blitz is also now available online only at theHeadbangers Ball Blog.
The live performance and mind melting narrative work together to pummel audiences in what is set to be a landmark metal video. Blitz explains, "The track comes to life with the Wacken footage. It is like a slasher engineering a runaway train… with 40,000 witnesses, mixed with the location shots we did with Randy and I. The video brought the song to visual life."
Groundbreaking Director Kevin Custer manned the helm on the narrative segments and was amped to be apart of the project. "Hell yeah… I packed up the cameras in NYC and headed down to Virginia to rock out a slamming shoot with Bobby and Randy," Custer said. "We had a blast - everyone was on point. The vid looks sick!" Known for creating killer videos for the likes ofHatebreed, Madball, Beneath The Massacre and more, his guerilla tactics and "shoot to kill" mentality were just what was needed to bring the dark disturbing narrative to life on "Skull and Bones." Centering on the live footage captured for the recently released Live At Wacken DVD, the disturbing nature of this song was captured in the performances of Blitz and Blythe.
When asked to collaborate on the video, Blythe joined on with fury. "There’s nothing more fun than drinking beer and lip syncing along to heavy metal for 10 hours in a 20 degree warehouse with Bobby Blitz," exclaimed Randy. "Getting to make a video with f#%&ing Overkill in my home town wasn’t just cool, it was my sacred duty to help them crack some skulls and break some bones!"
The Live At Wacken DVD was released through Bodog Music on Feb. 5, 2008, giving fans a front row look into how Overkill has remained the reigning masters of metal for over two decades. The DVD promises an in your face look into the lights, music and mayhem, as Overkill closed the 2007 Wacken stage in front of 40,000 fans.
About Bodog Music
Bodog Music (www.bodoglife.net/music ) is a division of the international digital entertainment giant Bodog Entertainment. With offices in the U.S., Canada, Europe and the U.K., this record label features a diverse and growing roster of talented musicians including: DMX, Wu-Tang Clan, Bif Naked, Neurosonic, The Vincent Black Shadow, Overkill, Fear Nuttin Band, Fall From Grace and The Heck. Bodog Music also distributes the Warcon record label and several acclaimed global movie soundtracks in Europe, including the Academy Award-winning film Little Miss Sunshine, Resident Evil: Extinction, Nacho Libre, and Saw III. In its second year, Bodog Music’sBodog Battle of the Bands will award $1 million recording contracts to the top unsigned bands in the world! With two new competitions - one held in North America and one held in Europe - Bodog Battle of the Bands will air on major television networks across the globe and online at Bodog TV (www.bodoglife.net/tv ) . Bodog Music founder Calvin Ayre is recognized as a world authority on branding in the digital entertainment industry, and was featured on the cover of Forbes magazine’s best-selling "Billionaires" issue in March 2006. For more information, contact musicinfo@bodoglife.net .
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Was extortion used against Gene Simmons of KISS in recent sex music video?
Was extortion used against Gene Simmons of KISS in recent sex music video?
He posted on his site:
"You should know for the record, the garbage was recorded without my knowledge and is a page from my past. It happened and there’s nothing I can do to repair that.
"The black-and-white footage may have been decades old.
"The entity behind the garbage has repeatedly tried to make money off of this and we have always refused. This is not the first time the entity has tried to blackmail and extort us. We have always refused and we will continue to refuse.
"I’m told the legal team has been tracking down the parties involved and they will be dealt with appropriately. Most importantly, the love I have for Shannon, Soph and Nick I hope is evident in our relationship. Yes. We have a TV show, but the people in the show are real and the love you see between us is real."
Are you into this new Against Me! music video Acoustic?
Are you into this new Against Me! music video Acoustic?
Children of Bodom post usual bland music video
Children of Bodom post usual bland music video
"Blooddrunk" digipack details:
CD:
01. Hellhounds On My Trail
02. Blooddrunk
03. LoBodomy
04. One Day You Will Cry
05. Smile Pretty For The Devil
06. Tie My Rope
07. Done With Everything, Die For Nothing
08. Banned From Heaven
09. Roadkill Morning
10. Ghost Riders In The Sky
DVD:
01. Blooddrunk (video)
02. Making of the Video
03. Hellhounds On My Trail (Surround Sound)
04. Blooddrunk (Surround Sound)
05. LoBodomy (Surround Sound)
06. One Day You Will Cry (Surround Sound)
07. Smile Pretty For The Devil (Surround Sound)
08. Tie My Rope (Surround Sound)
09. Done With Everything, Die For Nothing (Surround Sound)
10. Banned From Heaven (Surround Sound)
11. Roadkill Morning (Surround Sound)
12. Photo Gallery
See Gene SImmon do his horizontal boogie with a Franks Girl in music video
See Gene SImmon do his horizontal boogie with a Franks Girl in music video
This is true. He boinked a Frank’s Girl. The Austrians are not proud today. Go to:
Are Panic At the Disco fans wild where they put together these kind of creepy music videos?
Are Panic At the Disco fans wild where they put together these kind of creepy music videos?
AGNOSTIC FRONT’S "ADDICTION" VIDEO TO PREMIERE ON HEADBANGERS BALL
AGNOSTIC FRONT’S "ADDICTION" MUSIC VIDEO TO PREMIERE ON HEADBANGERS BALL AGNOSTIC FRONT’s video for "Addiction," a track off their late 2007 release, Warriors, will debut on MTV2’s Headbangers Ball this Saturday, February 23rd at 11 p.m. EASTERN / 8 p.m. PACIFIC. Praised by Alternative Press Magazine for "linking the past with the present so successfully, Warriors breathes new life into A.F. and brings their sweet, sweet blend of hardcore punk and metal back to a more proper and recognizably thrashy form. Long have they fused musical aggression with a demand for social justice, and that spirit is found here in spades." These godfathers of New York Hardcore will be participating in The Black n Blue Bowl (formerly known as the Superbowl of Hardcore) at Studio B in Brooklyn, New York on Saturday, April 5th. Tickets can be purchased in advance here. <http://www.pitchforkny.com/2007/superbowl.php> Visit AGNOSTIC FRONT online at www.AGNOSTICFRONT.com & www.myspace.com/AGNOSTICFRONT
