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Power Metal band REVERENCE Announces debut Album title

Posted by tarjavirmakari on February 13, 2012
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Nononsense Management has issued the following:
The first of a series of webisodes from Power Metal band Reverence (members of Savatage, ex-Tokyo Blade, Burning Starr) features behind the scenes footage of the making of their debut album and has set “When Darkness Calls” as the title of Revence’s upcoming album, due in April/May. “When Darkness Calls” was recorded at Metro 37 Studios just north of Detroit, Michigan and engineered by Kevin Sharpe and Ryan Arini with Sid Garcia of Sight 16 Studios in Albuquerque, NM, is handling the final production, mix and mastering, he has previously worked with Tokyo Blade, Seventh Sign, Ultimatum and TwoThirtySeven. The album is tentatively due Spring 2012.
Reverence Webisode can be seen HERE.
Guitarist Bryan Holland was interviewed by Antiois “jey Key” Katsaros of the Greek webzine Rockoverdose. In the interview Bryan shares his views on what the public can expect with the bands music, the recording process and how many songs we can expect on the final album, the interview can be read at http://www.rockoverdose.gr/news_details.php?id=9202

The album cover artwork is in the final stages of being completed and is being designed by Jobert Mello at Sledgehammer Graphix, who has worked with other artists such as Primal Fear, Sabaton, Thunderbolt and Bad Company.

For more information, please visit: http://reverencemetal.com/2011/index.html

Day of Decay: Danish metal festival announces date and first headlining bands

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DAY OF DECAY has issued the following:

The Danish metal festival Day of Decay returns with a new venue and an international top act to headline the bill.

For the third consecutive year, the annual one-day festival will annihilate the city of Aalborg in Northern Denmark and the gory devastation is set to take place on May 18th at Studenterhuset (students’ house).

The first confirmed bands are a true triple-headed metal monster consisting of the Brazilian deathmetal veterans of Krisiun, the melodic metal masters of Mercenary, and the upcoming local thrash heroes of Caro (formerly Omen).

“We are very proud to announce Krisiun – one of the greatest deathmetal bands around today. Having them play in Aalborg certainly is a big thing,” says Carsten Brogaard Pedersen, chairman of the Music Association Day of Decay, the organization behind the festival.

Since their conception in 1990, Krisiun has released eight albums and performed on stages worldwide. The latest album is the critically acclaimed “The Great Execution” which was released on Century Media in October 2011.

Second band on the bill – the merciless Mercenary – was formed in 1991 and has toured all over Europe and the US. For the past decade, Mercenary has been a pioneer for Danish metal on the international stage, verified by the release of six succesful albums. After several line-up changes, the band is back with a strong album and the four-piece is all set to destroy their hometown with their show at Day of Decay.

With a freshly signed contract with the US label Rogue Records America and a debut album coming out later this year, the thrash metal upstarts in Caro are determined to turn some heads. “They are a very skillful band so we think they are a perfect match for Day of Decay. One of the points of the festival is to support the metal scene in Northern Denmark, and we want to help these upcoming bands on their way by creating some good connections and expanding their network,” says Carsten Brogaard Pedersen.

In the past two years, the festival took place at two different outdoor venues, but this year Day of Decay is going down at an indoor location. “To us, as festival organizers, the collaboration with Studenterhuset entails a lot of advantages; and it is cool having a professional and experienced music venue to back us up – this is going to be the best Day of Decay so far!” says Carsten.

Day of Decay 2012 will feature around 10 bands comprised of international and Danish top acts as well as local bands. The organizers have formed a partnership with W:O:A Metal Battle which means that the Danish winners will perform at Day of Decay.

Tickets are DKK 250 (34 Euro for all you non-Danish readers) plus a fee, and they can be purchased online at www.billetlugen.dk  as well as all other outlets of Billetlugen.

TRIVIUM Covers METALLICA In Denver (Video)

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Fan-filmed footage of TRIVIUM performing a cover version of METALLICA‘s classic track “The Four Horsemen” on February 10 at the Summit Music Hall in Denver, Colorado can be seen below. TRIVIUM played the song as a three-piece, with vocalist/guitarist Matt Heafy watching his bandmates — Corey Beaulieu (guitar), Paolo Gregoletto (bass) and Nick Augusto (drums) — from the side of the stage (Corey handled lead vocals in the track).

In a 2010 interview, Heafy was asked who inspired him the most when he was first starting out as a musician. “If it weren’t for James Hetfield [METALLICA], I literally wouldn’t be here,” he said. “I mean, I know that there are a lot of other musicians, in that band as well, especially from the ‘Black Album’ era, but it was Hetfield who really brought me into metal. To see their live shows and see what a commanding presence he was, and to see how good of a guitar player he is. So, he got me into everything, then I bridged out from there.”

TRIVIUM has joined forces with Swedish metallers IN FLAMES for a co-headining North American tour in January/February. Support on the trek is coming from VEIL OF MAYA and KYNG. Source: Blabbermouth.net

 

FOO FIGHTERS Win ‘Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance’ GRAMMY For ‘White Limo’

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FOO FIGHTERS were honored with a Grammy in the “Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance” category in the pre-telecast ceremony at the 54th annual Grammy Awards, which are being held tonight (Sunday, February 12) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. FOO FIGHTERS were nominated for the track “White Limo”, from the band’s 2011 album “Wasting Light”.

The nominees in this year’s “Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance” category were as follows:

* DREAM THEATER – “On The Backs Of Angels”
* FOO FIGHTERS – “White Limo”
* MASTODON – “Curl Of The Burl”
* MEGADETH – “Public Enemy No. 1”
* SUM 41 – “Blood In My Eyes”

To be eligible for nomination, an artist’s work must have been released between October 1, 2010 and September 30, 2011.

The 54th annual Grammy Awards are once again being broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).

In an effort to continuously evolve its Grammy Awards process, The Recording Academy announced in April 2011 that it had restructured the Grammy categories across all genres and fields, bringing the total number of categories to be recognized at the 54th Grammy Awards in 2012 to 78 from 109. As a result, instead of separate “Best Metal” and “Best Hard Rock” performance prizes, there is now a single “Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance” award.

For a complete list of nominees, go to this location. Source: Blabbermouth.net

KUNVUK: New Video Released

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“Where Orchidectomy And Mastitis Street Meet Is Why I Will Die”, the new video from Sydney, Australia-based metallers KUNVUK, can be seen below. This is the third and most ambitious music video from the independent metal band so far. Shot across eight different locations, stretching across thousands of kilometres, culled from over 200 individual clips and taking 10 months to compile, the epic nine-minute music video was directed by Luis Barra, the band’s bass player.

KUNVUK is currently working on the follow-up to its debut album, “Immute:Jackals”, which is expected to be released in May.
“Immute:Jackals” was recorded, engineered, mixed and produced by the band’s lead guitarist/vocalist David Hart and mastered by Rick O’Neil (FAITH NO MORE, GRINSPOON, BOB DYLAN) at Turtlerock Mastering.

Recorded at the band’s own Shadow Mekanik Studios, “Immute:Jackals” was released as a two-disc, DVD-sized, eight-panel digipack with 24-page booklet. The first disc contained 12 new compositions rallying from the brink of insanity to the pinnacle of clarity. Coupled with this was a second disc which contained the reconstructed, re-recorded, remixed and remastered version of the band’s demo EP, “The Gone Mekanik Anticipation Demonstration”.

For more information, visit www.kunvuk.com.

Review: MICHAEL SCHENKER “Temple Of Rock”

Posted by meldelacroix on February 13, 2012
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MICHAEL SCHENKER “Temple Of Rock”

Tracklist :
1. Intro
2. How Long
3. Fallen Angel
4. Hangin’ On
5. The End Of An Era
6. Miss Claustrophobia
7. With You
8. Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead
9. Stormin’ In
10. 0scene Of Crime
11. Saturday Night
12. Lover’s Sinfony
13. Speed
14. How Long (guitar Battle Version)
15. Remember

« Quis ut deus »

BI-polar or not, offering the worst as the best (albums, concerts, or interviews), rest that he remains forever the Electric Blond Archangel, the initiator of a sound, a style, almost of a musical genre. Michael is back.
Deflated soufflé Strangers in the Night (bye bye Slash and minimum service for the brother Rudolph providing on two small pieces of sharp rhythmic) and new variation with this “Temple of Rock”(with the abominable package) stamped Schenker, it erases everything and again…
Line-up of killers with Herman Rarebell, Pete Way (UFO) and Michael Voss (Mad Max) on vocals, flashy for a traditional hard rock production, it reassures once past the intro narrated by Captain Kirk in doud “How Long”, ôde to the Flying V, which as the other 13 pieces will honour to the legend.

It is good, all good.
Indeed, the versatile guitarist who since “Tales of Rock n Roll” (2006) seemed to find a renewed force and say any net inspiration proves with this last that an artist having in his sacred fire, even if flawed, even if burned, soul can always give the gift, as a resurgent phoenix from the ashes.
Michael is a fantasy. Michael is also erratic. I always loved, and this since 1981. The trip will certainly was hard, but when you love, it is against all. Despite everything.
Hence this pleasure in listening of “The end of an era”, with the moving Hammond of Don Airey (Deep Purple) and the striking distinctive of Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge, Cactus), the exciting “Before the devil knows you re dead” (sublimated by a still excellent Doogie White), the “Lover’s Sinfony” powerful and transcended by the warm of the McAuley colleague organ or replaying the song “How Long” end of the album with entries noticed Leslie West (Mountain) and Michael Amott (Arch Enemy), everything is perfect, everything is jubilation everything is shivering.

The pleasure is intact, memories shine of thousand fires. The elusive rebel to new its legendary name in the pyramid temple of the hard rock altar flowers of our environmentally friendly legislation.
Michael Schenker is a phoenix.
Fire in him will never die.
Rock will never die-

7/10

Reviewed by MEL DELACROIX
(Proofreading by Rick Palin)

Line-up :
Michael Schenker (guitar)
– Michael Voss (vocal, guitar)
– Pete Way (bass)
– Herman Rarebell (drums)
– Robin Mcauley (vocal)
– Doogie White (vocal)
– Rudolf Schenker (guitar)
– Leslie West (guitar)
– Michael Amott (guitar)
– Don Airey (keys)
– Paul Reymond (keys)
– Chris Glen (bass)
– Neil Murray (bass)
– Carmine Appice (drums)
– Chris Slade (drums)