Professionally filmed video footage of Swedish metallers AVATAR performing the song “Let It Burn” can be seen below. The track comes off the band’s fourth full-length album, “Black Waltz”, which was released on February 14 via eOne Music. The CD was produced by Tobias Lindell (EUROPE, MUSTASCH, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR) and includes songs from a limited-edition EP that was released in Sweden at the end of October 2011.
“Black Waltz” track listing:
01. Let Us Die
02. Torn Apart
03. Ready For The Ride
04. In Napalm
05. Black Waltz
06. Blod
07. Let It Burn
08. One Touch
09. Paint Me Red
10. Smells Like A Freakshow
11. Use Your Tongue
The “Black Waltz” clip, which was directed by Johan Carlén and shot in Sweden’s largest amusement park, features an appearance by the world-famous American circus sideshow Hellzapoppin. Source: Blabbermouth.net
Brian Lew, co-author of “Murder In The Front Row: Shots From THE Bay Area Thrash Metal Epicenter” (Bazillion Points Books), has posted a previously unpublished 1983 interview with Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman of SLAYER. The interview, typed by Kerry King, was originally intended for the second issue of Lew‘s pioneering Whiplash fanzine, and covers a time period prior to the release of SLAYER‘s 1984 debut album, “Show No Mercy”.
Among the subjects covered are SLAYER‘s early history, band influences, the Los Angeles heavy metal scene, and writing songs “as heavy and evil as possible.”
Kerry King on SLAYER‘s influences: “I think it’s kind of obvious that we like VENOM and METALLICA. I also think [MERCYFUL] FATE‘s new album has some of the hottest riffs ever written.”
Jeff Hanneman on the Los Angeles heavy metal scene: “L.A. has got to be the poser capital of the world. Around here QUIET RIOT, MÖTLEY CRÜE, and RATT are the heaviest in the world. So if that’s heavy we must be molten steel.”
“Murder In The Front Row”, by Harald Oimoen and Brian Lew, is a stunning collection over 400 color and black-and-white photos of the birth of thrash metal in San Francisco, capturing historic moments including the earliest shows by SLAYER, METALLICA, and MEGADETH, and events such as the first night SLAYER met the young members of METALLICA. The book also includes passionate personal accounts by Bay Area veterans Harald Oimoen, Brian Lew, Ron Quintana of Metal Mania, Gary Holt of EXODUS, Alex Skolnick of TESTAMENT, and Robb Flynn of VIO-LENCE/MACHINE HEAD. From DIY origins to world domination, the Bay Area thrash metal scene screams to life in these fearless pages.
What happens when legendary producer Rick Rubin, David Lee Roth (VAN HALEN), Axl Rose (GUNS N’ ROSES) and Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW) are in a car together? In the two-minute video below, Sebastian reveals the details for his “best story ever” (clip courtesy of CBC‘s of “George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight” show).
In an October 2011 interview with the QMI Agency, Bach stated about meeting David Lee Roth, “There was a knock on the door — bang, bang, bang — and he sticks his head in and goes, ‘Sebastian?’ And I go, ‘Oh, my God! It’s David Lee Roth.’ And he sits next to me and I go ‘Hey Dave, you want to roll up a joint?’ And he goes ‘Sebastian, you do the honours.’ But then that night he took me and Axl to the Rainbow and Rick Rubin drove the car. And can I remember sitting next to Axl in the back seat of Rick Rubin‘s car throwing up going down Sunset Boulevard, and him holding my hair. I was puking out the door.” Source: Blabbermouth.net
Swedish extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY are currently filming a video for the song “Under Black Flags We March” in Gothenburg, Sweden. The clip is being directed by Patric Ullaeus of Revolver Film Company, who has previously worked with DIMMU BORGIR, LACUNA COIL, IN FLAMES, SONIC SYNDICATE and KAMELOT, among others.
A couple of photos from the video shoot can be seen below.
“Under Black Flags We March” comes off ARCH ENEMY‘s ninth album, “Khaos Legions”, which sold around 6,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to enter The Billboard 200 chart at position No. 78. Source: Blabbermouth.net
The storage facility in Los Angeles which houses the Alice Cooper archives was broken into on March 27, along with three other storage units. A police report has been filed. Items missing include a large quantity of original vinyl records, a jacket, and the original sculpture which was used for the cover of the “Hey Stoopid” album.
With multiple units broken into, it is not believed that Alice‘s archives were specifically targeted.
If anyone sees anything suspicious or hears anything about these stolen items — especially on the Internet or in Los Angeles — contact archives@alicecooper.com.
Legendary hard rock vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, TALISMAN, JOURNEY, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) has joined The Queen Extravaganza, the spectacular touring concert show designed to take the glorious music and the live experience of legends of rock QUEEN to generations of fans in cities coast-to-coast across the U.S. and Canada.
Commented Soto: “I am proud to announce my involvement in The Queen Extravaganza that will storm North America and Canada this summer! As long time friends of both Roger Taylor and Brian May but also a lifetime fan of the legend that is QUEEN, I was honored to be personally invited by Roger for this exciting venture. My own personal fans know what it means to me to sing these songs and I hope to be a contributing factor in helping make it a whopping success. See you on the road. I promise you you won’t want to miss what’s in store with this show!”
Behind The Queen Extravaganza are QUEEN — legendary guitarist Brian May and iconic drummer Roger Taylor — whose talents as writers and musicians have inspired such legends of modern times as the FOO FIGHTERS, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, Katy Perry, and even Lady Gaga, who took her name from one of Taylor‘s biggest hit songs. Taylor‘s idea was to the create the ultimate QUEEN concert experience in an electrifying road show that celebrates the band’s music and legacy performed by some of the best new music talent out there today. Taylor personally takes the role of producer and music director.
To guarantee the touring show matches the fabled design and excitement of QUEEN at its live best, Taylor has enlisted a heavyweight production team headed by stage designer Mark Fisher. Fisher has been responsible for some of the most memorable rock concerts ever staged, including “The Wall” for PINK FLOYD, every THE ROLLING STONES show since 1989, and, working with lighting designer Willie Williams, every U2 concert.
The Queen Extravaganza touring band — four vocalists and five musicians (two guitars, bass, drums and keyboards) — were hired after an intensive 12-week online audition search. The buzz surrounding the public auditions sparked worldwide interest with video submissions generating more than 10 million views. Television host Ellen DeGeneres was so impressed with the level of talent, that she invited one hopeful to perform his audition on her show. That contestant, Nashville’s Marc Martel, secured himself a place in the final band. The rest of The Queen Extravaganza band includes vocalist and The Queen Extravaganza contestant Jennifer Espinoza along with addition vocalists Yvan Pedneault and Jeff Scott Soto; bassist Francois Olivier Doyon; guitarists Brian Gresh and Tristan Avakian; drummer Tyler Warren and keyboardist and musical director Brandon Ethridge.
In a show which will run just over two hours of playing time, with a 30-minute break, The Queen Extravaganza band will perform close on 40 true QUEEN classics drawn from a list of the band’s biggest all-time chart hits — “Bohemian Rhapsody”, “Another One Bites the Dust”, “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”, “Under Pressure”, “We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions”, “A Kind of Magic”, “Radio Ga Ga”, “Somebody to Love”, “Killer Queen” — as well as highlighting some of the band’s finest heavy-duty rock based anthems which have long been at the core of their live performances, so audiences can also expect a healthy dose of early-period QUEEN with songs such as “I’m In Love With My Car”, “Tie Your Mother Down”, “Seven Seas of Rye” and “In the Lap Of The Gods” among them.
Production values will be boosted with the inclusion of never-before-seen video footage.
“The Queen Extravaganza will not be like a traditional tribute show,” says Taylor. “It is a brand new show specially designed to enable these new fans, together with fans of old, to celebrate the music of QUEEN in a heart stopping event.” He adds, “It’s going to be very spectacular, it’s going to be very visual, there are going to be some shocks and some tremendous surprises. It will be a rock celebration in the Royal tradition.”
The Queen Extravaganza tour dates are as follows:
May 26 Quebec, QC – Grand Theatre du Quebec
May 27 Montreal, QC – St. Denis
May 29 Toronto, ON – QE Theatre
May 31 Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre
Jun. 01 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
Jun. 02 – Minneapolis, MN – The Brick
Jun. 05 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
Jun. 07 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts
Jun. 08 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
Jun. 09 – Wallingford, CT – Oakdale
Jun. 10 – Bethlehem, PA – Event Center
Jun. 11 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
Jun. 12 – Huntington, NY – Paramount Theatres
Jun. 15 – Tampa, FL Louis – Lykes Ferguson Hall
Jun. 17 – Orlando, FL – The Plaza Live
Jun. 19 – Dallas, TX – Grand Prarie
Jun. 20 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
Jun. 23 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
Jun. 24 – San Diego, CA – Humphrey’s
Jun. 25 – Los Angeles, CA – Club Nokia
Jun. 26 – San Francisco, CA – Regency
Jun. 28 – Seattle, WA – Showbox
Jun. 30 – Vancouver, BC – Orpheum
Jul. 02 – Calgary, AB – Jack Singer
Jul. 03 – Edmonton, AB – Jubilee
Source: Blabbermouth.net
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Professionally filmed video footage of Swedish metallers AVATAR performing the song “Let It Burn” can be seen below. The track comes off the band’s fourth full-length album, “Black Waltz”, which was released on February 14 via eOne Music. The CD was produced by Tobias Lindell (EUROPE, MUSTASCH, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR) and includes songs from a limited-edition EP that was released in Sweden at the end of October 2011.
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