Columbus, OH’s Like Moths To Flames released their music video for “You Won’t Be Missed” via YouTube. The track is off of the Rise Records full length debut, When We Don’t Exist, which hit #6 on the Billboard’s Heatseekers chart the first week out.
The video was directed by Thunder Down Country who has previously produced/directed videos for Attack Attack!, Miss May I and Sleeping With Sirens. All of which received 1,000,000+ plays online.
PATRICIA THOMAS Management has issued the following:
“Of Love and Death”, the second full-length album from German Epic Metallers CROM is set for release on Pure Steel Records on the 25th November. Formed in 1997 by former DARK FORTRESS guitarist Walter “Crom” Grosse, the new album will be CROM’s sixth release and a follow up to 2008’s critically acclaimed “Vengeance”. Produced by Grosse himself, and engineered by Victor Bullok at the latter’s At The Crypt Studios, the line up on the album comprises Crom on vocals, guitars, bass and choirs, Seraph (DARK FORTRESS, NONEUCLID, REVAMP) on drums and V. Santura (DARK FORTRESS, TRIPTYKON, ex CELTIC FROST) on additional guitars and choirs. Artwork for the album is once again by the noted artist Kris Verwimp, an old friend and collaborator of Grosse’s. Long-time CROM fans may recognise two tracks on the new album. “My Destiny” first appeared on the now much sought-after 2004 Demo, whilst “The Fallen Beauty” featured on the EP of the same name, but both have been re-recorded for “Of Love and Death”. Track listing on “Of Love and Death” as follows:
1. Reason to Live
2. Lifetime – The Fallen Beauty Part II
3. Just One Blink
4. The Oceans Wide
5. My Song For All The Broken Hearts
6. My Destiny
7. This Dying World
8. Eternal Dreaming
9. The Fallen Beauty 2010 (Bonus Track)
Whilst CROM’s debut full length album “Vengeance” dealt with love and loss in the heroic settings of legendary kings and warriors, “Of Love and Death” still features Grosse’s soaring vocals and epic melodies, but this time the same themes are dealt with on a much more personal and intimate level. “Vengeance was the album that really defined CROM’s sound in terms of melody and vocals,” explained Grosse, “and I was always drawn to the subject of the doomed hero fighting battles he knows he can’t win. The music side of both albums was, in fact, recorded at the same time, but the songs on “Vengeance” were chosen to reflect the warrior’s point of view, whilst the ones that I wanted to include on “Of Love and Death” were the ones that we could all relate to on a day to day level. I appreciate that fans see CROM as synonymous with the fantasy warrior aspects, and that “Of Love and Death” might come as a bit of a surprise. Maybe we should look at is as the “calm before the storm” of the next album”.
CROM’s deal with Pure Steel Records is for two albums, and work has already begun on the follow up to “Of Love and Death”, and if the title “When Northmen Die” is anything to go by, it promises a return to the Pagan/Viking themes that Grosse’s fans are more familiar with, as well as a heavier sound. More information about CROM, including a background to all the releases with comments from Grosse about his thinking behind them can be found on the band’s newly designed website at http://www.croms-revenge.com/
The SoundCloud player which contains “Reason to Live” from “Of Love and Death” as well as a medley made up of tracks from the album, together with tracks from “Vengeance” can be streamed at http://soundcloud.com/crom-official-band-page/sets/crom-player/
Swiss hard rock veterans GOTTHARD have released the following statement:
“Dear GOTTHARD fans — it gives us great pleasure to announce that we have found a new singer. The successor to Steve Lee, who was killed in a tragic accident last year, is Nic Maeder and is Swiss-born. Nic was born in 1971 in Lausanne, lived in Melbourne, Australia and grew up between Switzerland and ‘Down Under.'”
Commented guitarist Leo Leoni: “Nic not only has a great voice and is a fantastic musician, but we also have a great person in our midst. We can rock again at last.”
Added the band: “During the months after the decision to carry on was taken, we received a huge amount of applications from all over the world; it was really overwhelming!
“At this point we would really like to thank everyone, especially the candidates, to whom we were not able to send a personal message.
“Thank you for your understanding and we wish all of you lots of luck and success in the future!”
Stated drummer Hena Habegger: “The search took a long time but it was clear to all of us when we met Nic that he was the right guy. With him we can enjoy the music again and celebrate new success. I’m really happy that we are continuing.”
The final decision for Nic Maeder was unanimous.
“We noticed straight away that the chemistry, both musically and personally, was right. For us, he is the new member of the family,” said guitarist Freddy Scherer.
Nic Maeder, who besides his singing position also plays guitar and piano, is a very talented and creative person. His songwriting ability also means he fits perfectly into the GOTTHARD family. He is the missing piece in the puzzle.
“Music has been my companion all my life and always was an important part of it. It is a great feeling to be able to share in the birth of a song and to see how it keeps growing. I can experience that with GOTTHARD and it makes me happy. I am making music with friends,” says Nic Maeder.
The band concluded: “Of course, you can write a lot about a new singer, but in the end there is nothing better than seeing and hearing him sing. We therefore decided to produce a song plus video [see below] as a thank you to our fans, which can be downloaded free of charge. It is dedicated to all our fans who didn’t lose their faith and trust in GOTTHARD. You have supported us with all your strength during the past months. Thank you so much!”
Said bassist Marc Lynn: “With Nic, we have taken the right decision for GOTTHARD. A lot of courage is needed to step into the footsteps of such a great singer. For that, Nic has earned our respect. Let’s never forget this and make Nic welcome in the family. We are in the studio at the moment and are working with renewed energy and enthusiasm on songs for a new album, which will be released in the spring of 2012.”
Steve Lee was killed on October 5, 2010 in what has been described as a freak road accident in Nevada.
JETHRO TULL’s Martin Barre is featured in a new interview with Classic Rock Revisited founder Jeb Wright. They discuss the history of the band’s breakthrough album, Aqualung, which is celebrating it’s 40th Anniversary. An excerpt is available below:
Jeb: It’s hard to believe Aqualung is 40 years old. You’re used to anniversaries but the number 40 really jumps out at you.
Martin: “These numbers come up and they’re like birthdays. When you have your 40th birthday it’s like, ‘WHOA!’ Then 50 is a big one and 60 is a big one but after that is 65, which is huge. I would imagine that after that you just go to 66 and then 67, as each one gets bigger the older you get; each day becomes an anniversary as you’re just happy to be alive. The thrill of the album’s anniversary dulls a bit because after this year will be the 40th anniversary of Thick As A Brick, and the following year, Passion Play. I’m very proud but I have trouble getting too excited.”
Jeb: When the big 10’s come up, like 40 years, it does give the fans a chance to look back and remember why that album was so special to them.
Martin: “The packages are very nicely put together and they’re great for the fans. Jethro Tull has never patted ourselves on the back, ever. We’ve never gone down to the pub and said, ‘It’s been forty years; pour me a glass of champagne.’ It’s a shame because we’re living in an age where everything is expendable. We don’t have a record company anymore. EMI deal with the back catalog but I’ve never talked to them. It is all very removed from the days when you would go to the record company in New York, or LA, and you would go to the office and know everybody. You would leave the building with armfuls of everybody else’s records. It was very personalized then but now, most of the record companies I deal with have gone bankrupt. They just don’t exist anymore. If they do, then they don’t have any money. There is not a lot of celebrating anymore. For me, the celebrating I do is when I walk into the studio, pick up my guitar and play something and think, ‘Yeah, that’s nice.’ I am proud of the albums and the history and it does mean a lot, however, it is what I’m doing today and what I’m going to do tomorrow that is really important for me.
Jeb: Jethro Tull is one band that has never worried about sales, style, what is in vogue or anything else; Tull makes the music the most important thing. You have a fan base that will accept whatever Tull does, not that they always like it, but they give it a fair listen.
Martin: “They are amazing and we’ve made them put up with some weird stuff over the years. They patiently sat through it. I guess because of them, we have license to change directions, which is great. If you don’t do that, you get so bogged down in a style that it gets hard to survive. Luckily, Ian and I both love writing music. I am writing music now. Sometimes, in the back of your mind you wonder, ‘Have I lost it?’ I then play and play and play until I go, ‘Yeah, I did it; I’ve still got it.’ I just love that. While I like it, that is still not what matters most, as you’ve got to get a few thousand other people to like it as well. Jethro Tull’s fans have given us the opportunity to do a lot of stuff. They allow us to do solo projects and to play with other people. We are able to take the music to a lot of places that fans of other bands may not have allowed them to take it; it’s great.”
Aqualung is Jethro Tull’s most recognized album and a definitive rock classic. Now, 40 years after its release, this prized recording received a collection worthy of its historic status on October 31st. This is not a simplistic rehashed remastering aimed at squeezing another few pounds, dollars, euros, etc. out of the recording. Want proof? The limited collector’s edition’s contents include:
– 180g heavyweight LP, 2CD, DVD, and Blu-Ray including various unreleased materials, a new stereo mix, the original Quad mix, and 5.1 DTS and Dolby Digital Surround. The “special edition” includes just the two CDs.
– 12″x12″ 48-page hardback book featuring liner notes and an interview with Ian, Q&A with engineer John Burns, Don Lawson (initially written for Classic Rock Presents Prog in March 2011), memoirs from band members (Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond (bass guitar), Martin Barre (guitar), Clive Bunker (drums), Barrie Barlow (drummer following Clive Bunker’s departure), Glenn Cornick (original bassist on early recordings), Terry Ellis (Manager) and Jennie Franks (Ian’s first wife who wrote the lyrics for the title track), rare photos, notes on the new mixes by producer Steven Wilson, and Billie Ritchie (from ’60s rock band and label mate CLOUDS), rare photos, album lyrics, and more.
Ian’s comments: “Well – it’s finally here! The superb remixes by Porcupine Tree’s Steven Wilson in both stereo and 5.1 Surround. Plus the re-mastered original mixes, bonus tracks, alternative versions and takes of the classic Aqualung material from 40 years ago. When I wrote and recorded these songs and slaved over a hot audio-mixer in Island Records’ Basing Street Studios, I never thought we we would be celebrating this 40th Anniversary release, soon to be released in October. But you can’t keep a good song down. Many of these are still favourites on stage today in our concerts throughout the world. I hope you enjoy this splendid EMI release and, if there’s someone out there you really love, then why not treat them to the Collector’s Edition in all its glory. Or, come to think of it, if there’s someone out there you really dislike, then the same might apply. Each to his own. Me – I kinda like it….. For those of you easily confused about such things, a ‘remix’ is not the same as a ‘re-master.’ Remixing involves going back to the original studio multi-track masters and balancing and perfecting the sound on all the individual instrumental and vocal tracks and creating from them a new stereo or 5.1 surround master.
Remastering’ is just the cleaning up and making a new copy of the original stereo master – which usually results in a clearer and more sparkling listening experience than the original, when CDs were usually just the vinyl master copied straight to the then new CD medium. These days, with digital audio, we can afford to get more dynamic range and frequency response compared to the vinyl album and (God forbid) cassette versions of old.
Many thanks to Tim Chacksfield and Steve Davis at EMI for all their hard work and initiative in making this happen. And to the enthusiastic and respectful Steven Wilson, who has just sent me the remixes of another album to listen to, which he has been working on. But, another year, another story.”
Tracklistings:
Vinyl
Side 1
‘Aqualung’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Cross-Eyed Mary’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Cheap Day Return’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Mother Goose’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Wond’ring Aloud’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Up To Me’ (New Stereo Mix)
Side 2
‘My God’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Hymn 43’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Slipstream’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Locomotive Breath’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Wind-Up’ (New Stereo Mix)
CD 1 – New Aqualung Stereo Mix (Previously Unreleased)
‘Aqualung’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Cross-Eyed Mary’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Cheap Day Return’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Mother Goose’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Wond’ring Aloud’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Up To Me’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘My God’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Hymn 43’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Slipstream’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Locomotive Breath’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Wind-Up’ (New Stereo Mix)
CD 2 – Additional 1970 &1971 Recordings include some Previously Unreleased New Stereo Mixes.
‘Lick Your Fingers Clean’ (New Mix)
‘Just Trying To Be’ (New Mix)
‘My God’ (Early Version)
‘Wond’ring Aloud’ (13th December 1970)
‘Wind-Up’ (Early Version – New Mix)
‘Slipstream’ (Take 2)
‘Up The ‘Pool’ (Early Version)
‘Wond’ring Aloud, Again’ (Full Morgan Version)
‘Life Is A Long Song’ (New Mix)
‘Up The ‘Pool’ (New Mix)
‘Dr Bogenbroom’ (2011 – Remaster)
‘From Later’ (2011 – Remaster)
‘Nursie’ (2011 – Remaster)
US Radio Spot
DVD
‘Aqualung’ (5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
‘Cross-Eyed Mary’ (5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
‘Cheap Day Return’ (5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
‘Mother Goose’ (5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
‘Wond’ring Aloud’ (5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
‘Up To Me’ (5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
‘My God’ (5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
‘Hymn 43’ (5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
‘Slipstream’ (5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
‘Locomotive Breath’ (5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
‘Wind-Up’ (5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
‘Lick Your Fingers Clean’ (New Mix)’ (5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
‘My God’ (Early Version)’ (5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
‘Up The ‘Pool’ (5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
‘Life Is A Long Song’ (New Mix)’ (5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
‘Aqualung’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Cross Eyed Mary’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Cheap Day Return’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Mother Goose’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Wond’ring Aloud’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Up To Me’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘My God’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Hymn 43’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Slipstream’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Locomotive Breath’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Wind-Up’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Lick Your Fingers Clean’ (New Mix)
‘Just Trying To Be’ (New Mix)
‘My God’ (Early Version)
‘Wond’ring Aloud’ (13th December 1970)
‘Wind-Up’ (Early Version – New Mix)
‘Slipstream’ (Take 2)
‘Up The ‘Pool’ (Early Version)
‘Wond’ring Aloud, Again’ (Full Morgan Version)
‘Life Is A Long Song’ (New Mix)
‘Up The ‘Pool’ (New Mix)
‘Dr Bogenbroom’ (2011 – Remaster)
‘From Later’ (2011 – Remaster)
‘Nursie’ (2011 – Remaster)
‘Aqualung’ (Quad Mix)
‘Cross-Eyed Mary’ (Quad Mix)
‘Cheap Day Return’ (Quad Mix)
‘Mother Goose’ (Quad Mix)
‘Wond’ring Aloud’ (Quad Mix)
‘Up To Me’ (Quad Mix)
‘My God’ (Quad Mix)
‘Hymn 43’ (Quad Mix)
‘Slipstream’ (Quad Mix)
‘Locomotive Breath’ (Quad Mix)
‘Wind-Up’ (Quad Mix)
Blu Ray
‘Aqualung’ (5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
‘Cross-Eyed Mary’ (5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
‘Cheap Day Return’ (5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
‘Mother Goose’ (5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
‘Wond’ring Aloud’ (5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
‘Up To Me’ (5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
‘My God’ (5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
‘Hymn 43’ (5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
‘Slipstream’ (5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
‘Locomotive Breath’ (5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
‘Wind-Up’ (5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
‘Lick Your Fingers Clean’ (New Mix)’ (5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
‘My God’ (Early Version)’ (5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
‘Up The ‘Pool’ (5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
‘Life Is A Long Song’ (New Mix)’ (5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
‘Aqualung’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Cross-Eyed Mary’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Cheap Day Return’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Mother Goose’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Wond’ring Aloud’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Up To Me’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘My God’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Hymn 43’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Slipstream’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Locomotive Breath’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Wind-Up’ (New Stereo Mix)
‘Lick Your Fingers Clean’ (New Mix)
‘Just Trying To Be’ (New Mix)
‘My God’ (Early Version)
‘Wond’ring Aloud’ (13th December 1970)
‘Wind-Up’ (Early Version – New Mix)
‘Slipstream’ (Take 2)
‘Up The ‘Pool’ (Early Version)
‘Wond’ring Aloud, Again’ (Full Morgan Version)
‘Life Is A Long Song’ (New Mix)
‘Up The ‘Pool’ (New Mix)
‘Dr Bogenbroom’ (2011 – Remaster)
‘From Later’ (2011 – Remaster)
‘Nursie’ (2011 – Remaster)
‘Aqualung’
‘Cross-Eyed Mary’
‘Cheap Day Return’
‘Mother Goose’
‘Wond’Ring Aloud’
‘Up To Me’
‘My God’
‘Hymn 43’
‘Slipstream’
‘Locomotive Breath’
‘Wind-Up’
‘Aqualung’ (Quad Mix)
‘Cross-Eyed Mary’ (Quad Mix)
‘Cheap Day Return’ (Quad Mix)
‘Mother Goose’ (Quad Mix)
‘Wond’ring Aloud’ (Quad Mix)
‘Up To Me’ (Quad Mix)
‘My God’ (Quad Mix)
‘Hymn 43’ (Quad Mix)
‘Slipstream’ (Quad Mix)
‘Locomotive Breath’ (Quad Mix)
‘Wind-Up’ (Quad Mix)
The following MSG dates have been announced for Japan but are still awaiting confirmation:
March
27 – Osaka, Japan – Namba Hatch
28 – Nagoya, Japan – Club Diamond Hall
29 – Nagoya, Japan – Nakano Sunplaza
30 – Nagoya, Japan – Nakano Sunplaza
Stay tuned for confirmation and further MSG schedule updates.
The tracklisting for MSG guitarist Michael Schenker’s new album, Temple Of Rock, is as follows:
‘Intro’
‘How Long’
‘The End Of An Era’
‘Saturday Night’
‘Fallen Angel’
‘Hangin’ On’
‘With You’
‘Miss Claustrophobia’
‘Scene Of Crime’
‘Lovers Sinfony-Speed’
‘Stormin’ In’
‘Speed’
‘Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead’
‘How Long’ (Guitar Battle Version)
‘Remember’ (Bonus Track for Japan)
“The Temple of Rock is within me”, says Michael, “where I create since I was introduced to the amazing invention of the distorted guitar which is for me the most enjoyable and the best possible way to express myself. The rock guitar sound that I fell in love with, mostly expressed as lead breaks, is what I have nurtured and treasured all of my life. Combined with the infinite spring from within and the amazing musicians around me I keep expressing an on going development of my art (being).”
“With Temple of Rock”, Michael adds, “I am entering a new stage of my life, a new level of existence enjoying life more than ever, reaping the joy of all sorts of developments from the past. These days I just want to go out there, play and have fun. Also, it seems to me that collectively, with true expressive makers of rock music, we have been building the external Temple Of Rock for many years and have now come to the point of putting on the roofing and celebrating the almost completion of the Temple. All generations of this period are meeting all over the world on one stage it seems celebrating an era of “hand make rock”, which will never be the same again due to invention of new technology but of course New Temples and New Wonders will arise to enjoy expressions in new ways”.
Lineup:
Michael Schenker – Guitars
Michael Voss – Vocals
Herman Rarebell – Drums
Pete Way – Bass
Wayne Findlay – Keyboards
Also featuring:
Schenker Brothers
William Shatner (Captain Kirk from Star Trek)
Leslie West (MOUNTAIN)
Michael Amott (ARCH ENEMY)
Doogie White (ex-RITCHIE BLACKMORE, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN)
Robin McAuley (SURVIVOR, ex-MSG)
Don Airey (DEEP PURPLE)
Paul Raymond (UFO, ex -)
Simon Phillips (TOTO, MSG, ex-JEFF BECK)
Carmine Appice (MSG, ex-Jeff Beck)
Chris Slade (MSG, ex-AC/DC)
Chris Glenn (MSG, ex-ALEX HARVEY)
Neil Murray (MSG, ex-WHITESNAKE, ex-GARY MOORE)
Brian Tichy (Whitesnake)
Elliott ”Dean” Rubinson (Owner of Dean Guitars, MSG, Michael Schenker)
Schenker’s new song, ‘Miss Claustrophobia’, from the upcoming Temple Of Rock
And if you want to sing along to the new single “Storytime”, but can’t quite make out the words, we also have the solution now. Here is the Storytime video with lyrics!
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s ASA unveil the long-overdue release of "Collective Failure" + first music video for title-track! Check it out and stay tuned for more news! Click image to watch the video
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