“I am sitting here just glowing. We have been mixing the album the last couple of days and I can never believe how amazing the recording process is,” reveals SEBASTIAN BACH.
“We have captured some kick ass rock n roll magic and producer par excellance Bob Marlette is the wizard behind the board. It is such an awesome feeling to be able to say to the planet if you like the music I have put out before, I can guarantee you will dig this one! I cannot stop listening to it and that is the whole intention. For those of you who dig my high crazy ass screams of the other records, well I am proud to say this new disc features all the ranges and textures I have been known for, clean soaring melodic ballads and blood curdling death screams from hell. My band and songwriting partners are all top notch and I cannot thank everyone enough for helping make this with me! Next up mastering with Tom Baker who did the last three albums!”
Sebastian’s new, as yet untitled album, will be released via Frontiers Records reportedly in spring 2014.
Heavy Metal cooking show Headbanger’s Kitchen hosted by DEMONIC RESURRECTION frontman Demonstealer has just launched a Wishberry.in crowd funding campaign for their 3rd season.
The youtube show which was launched in March 2011 has released 16 episodes featuring bands and artists such as Lamb Of God, Gojira, Karnivool, Nervecell, George Kollias, Bhayanak Maut, Hacride, Wolf, Albatross and many others. The 3rd season will be launched in Jan 2014 and run all the way till December releasing a total of 12 new episodes featuring various metal bands.
Commented, Demonstealer“I’ve run this show for close to three years now and obviously there are costs to it. I think we’ve got enough fans now who might not mind paying a small sum to make it happen. At the end of the day even if we get 2000 fans to give 1$ to watch each episode we’ll have enough to do an entire season. I’ve always been one to believe in the power of the fans and I hope they will support the show. In return we’ll give them great recipes and insightful interviews.”
Watch the pledge video featuring Niklas(Wolf), Vinay (BM), Luis (Hacride), Drew (Karnivool), Barney (Nervecell) and Dr.Hex (Albatross) here:
British heavy metal legends SAXON have produced a series of alternative takes on classic favourites under the album title, Unplugged And Strung Up, due out November 25th via UDR Music. The album is currently streaming at this location (restricted in certain territories). Check out a 15-minute EPK (electronic press kit) below:
Unplugged And Strung Up reveals layers and pieces previously dormant in many of the 14 classic Saxon songs chosen for this makeover, thanks to some ear-catching new arrangements and mixes. Recorded, mixed and mastered with Andy Sneap in Derbyshire, UK earlier this year, Biff Byford and co re-evaluated, re-worked and re-energized the towering likes of ‘The Eagle Has Landed’ and ‘Crusader’ by introducing orchestral dynamics to offer added dimension. ‘Frozen Rainbow’ from the band’s 1979 debut, gets a stunning acoustic reprisal which transports it into a power ballad to be proud of, whilst ‘Red Star Falling’ soars and sweeps the emotions with it’s orchestrally-arranged dovetail.
As if this reinvention wasn’t enough, Saxon superfans and collectors can purchase a digipak version of the release which will include 2002’s storming set of full-volume, pedal-to-the-metal re-recorded hits Heavy Metal Thunder. Featuring staple Saxon stormers such as ‘Motorcycle Man’, ‘Strong Arm Of The Law’ and ‘Dallas 1PM’ it is a quintessential part of any collection.
“When heavy metal goes symphonic it can be disastrous,” Saxon singer Biff Byford to BraveWords recently. “I think you need to add something to the song and not totally blitz it into CHOPIN or something. That’s a mistake too many bands make – too much orchestra. But this one is sounding great. It’s just a matter of adding an orchestra to a song to make it feel different.”
Unplugged And Strung Up features the following tracklisting:
‘Stallions Of The Highway’ (remix)
‘Crusader’ (orchestral version)
‘Battle Cry’
‘The Eagle Has Landed’ (orchestral version)
‘Red Star Falling’ (orchestral version)
‘Broken Heroes’ (orchestral version)
‘Call To Arms’ (orchestral version)
‘Militia Guard’
‘Forever Free’ (re-recorded version)
‘Just Let Me Rock’ (re-recorded version)
‘Frozen Rainbow’ (acoustic version)
‘Iron Wheels’ (live acoustic version)
‘Requiem’ (acoustic version)
‘Coming Home’ (acoustic version)
Heavy Metal Thunder tracklisting:
‘Heavy Metal Thunder’
‘Strong Arm Of The Law’
‘Power & The Glory’
‘And The Bands Played On’
‘Crusader’
‘Dallas 1PM’
‘Princess Of The Night’
‘Wheels Of Steel’
‘747 (Strangers In The Night)’
‘Motorcycle Man’
‘Never Surrender’
‘Denim & Leather’
‘Backs To The Wall’
The standard single CD of Unplugged And Strung Up will come in a jewel case, and a double-vinyl gatefold sleeve version of the release will also be available. The digipack will be a two-disc version of the release featuring the bonus disc Heavy Metal Thunder, and there will be a digital release of the same.
Scottish rockers STATES OF PANIC can finally reveal details of their much anticipated album ‘No World Order’.
Vocalist, Johnny Gunn, states: “The album has been a few years in the making and it has been a real creative roller-coaster. As an album it perfectly reflects who we are as people and as a band. We’ve been very vocal about our dissatisfaction with the political systems in place since the release of our first single ‘One Of Us’ and our material has never been more relevant. We live in a time when so many feel disenfranchised, the division between rich and poor is wider than ever, and global underclass is rising.”
‘No World Order’ is set for release on 3rd March 2014, but fans don’t have to wait until the new year to get involved, as STATES OF PANIC have launched a Pledge Music campaign so fans can be part of the release.
Anyone who pledges will be given access to exclusive demos, remixes, videos from the studio and more;
The campaign also supports the production of a music video to accompany the second single from the album ‘Gun To My Head’, which will be released in December.
Johnny explains: “It’s very much in-keeping with our album artwork and portrays a kind of ‘Brave New World’ type future where everything is technological and clinical. Lyrically the song is about consciousness and being psychologically split i.e., the ego, super ego, id, the Umwelt, Mid Welt, EigenWlt etc. I’ve always been fascinated by psychology and the philosophical concept of ‘The ghost in the machine’. The female character represents this ghost, symbolising the voice we hear, the internal dialogue we all posses but in this case it has malfunctioned and she becomes destructive.”
Source: Bravewords.com
Kory Grow of Rolling Stone recently spoke with MASTODON drummer Brann Dailor; an excerpt follows:
In a couple of weeks, Mastodon will be entering the studio with producer Nick Raskulinecz, who has helmed LPs for FOO FIGHTERS, RUSH and others. Explaining the choice, Dailor unleashes a litany of rationales: “He’s a rock guy. He’s a rocker. He likes to rock.” Most important, “He’s done a bunch of our friends’ records that sound great,” Dailor says. “I’m a fan of all the DEFTONES records he’s done, all the ALICE IN CHAINS stuff, and he worked with QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE on [their 2002 album] Songs For The Deaf.”
So far Mastodon have written about 18 or 19 songs, but Dailor says the group “needs to trim the herd. It’s gonna be massive and insane, lots of epic greatness. There will be lots of huge riffs and new directions. It’s real weird, real math-y, real straightforward. It’s up, down and all around. It’s a culmination of everything for the band. The snowball keeps rolling and collecting snow.”
APOCALYPTICA has announced official dates for an encore of their critically acclaimed Wagner Reloaded show in 2014. In June, Apocalyptica will return to Leipzig to perform famous Wagner pieces as well as all-new compositions in the spectacular crossover event, created by award-winning choreographer Gregor Seyffert.
In July 2013, more than 10,000 viewers celebrated the outstanding premiere featuring an extraordinary blend of dance performances, circus and theater arts, audiovisual effects, and a unique live concert experience. The phenomenal success led to headlines such as “large-screen theater for all senses” and “globally unique project” as well as an overwhelming demand for the continuation of the massive project.
The following dates for 2014 are now officially confirmed:
Apocalyptica’s new album, Wagner Reloaded – Live in Leipzig, has just been released. It serves as a unique memento for everyone who has already witnessed the event, as well as a thrilling appetizer for those able to secure tickets for the upcoming shows in 2014.
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Kimmo Kuusniemi’s SARCOFAGUS return with a Historic 2010 Concert Video Premiere on YouTube! Click image to watch the video
Heavy Metal cooking show Headbanger’s Kitchen hosted by DEMONIC RESURRECTION frontman Demonstealer has just launched a Wishberry.in crowd funding campaign for their 3rd season.
