British metallers IRON KNIGHTS Iron Knights are confirmed as opening support for Diamond Head and Uli Jon Roth co-headlining show at Islington Academy this Thursday 26 September.
The band are working on their new album, which they are hoping to release early in 2014. In the meantime, you can download new track “Destroyer” for free on the IRON KNIGHTS official website at this location.
For more information about special ticket prices for Thursday’s show in London, check out the IRON KNIGHTS facebook page.
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An eBay auction has recently launched for a guitar previously owned by MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO. A description of the guitar reads below:
“There’s fast, there’s shred, and then there’s Michael Angelo Batio. This is the greatest shred machine ever crafted for the world’s premiere shred guitarist.
This is the same exact guitar used by Michael in NITRO recordings, can be seen in MTV’s ‘Freight Train’ video (including MTV’s Headbangers Ball), MAB’s ‘Speed Kills’ video, and Nitro’s ‘O.F.R.’ and ‘H.W.D.W.S.’ recordings. It is USA hand-crafted by Wayne Richard Charvel with documentation. The guitar is in excellent condition. It has been housed in its hardshell case since 2007 in a sunlight-free, smoke-free, humidity and temperature controlled environment. Everything functions on the guitar as it should. Designed by Michael Angelo and Jim Gillette, this guitar is worthy of any Hard Rock Cafe or the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame. Alder body, aircraft-grade aluminum facia on the body and headstock. 29 frets… this shred ax is sick! Comes with hardshell case.
If you’re looking at this guitar, it’s more than likely you know what it is. It is the ultimate piece for the avid guitar collector, MAB fan, Nitro fan, or shred aficionado. Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity created by Michael and signed by Michael Angelo Batio and Jim Gillette which states the following:
‘This certificate of authenticity is proof that the “Rocket” Guitar, owned by Michael Angelo Batio, designed by Michael Angelo Batio and Jim Gillette, built by Wayne Charvel in 1989 for MAB is 1 of only 2 built in the world. Michael used this guitar on the entire “Nitro OFR” tour, on the song ‘No Boundaries’ from his Speed Kills instructional program and on the second Nitro CD ‘H.W.D.W.S.’ This guitar was also used for a live performance on the MTV show Headbangers Ball.'”
Michael’s ‘Speed Kills’ video produced by Doug Marks and Metal Methods which showcases the guitar:
Source: Bravewords.com KAMELOT has uploaded a video from their September 20th show in San Francisco, CA at Slims as part of the Silverthorn World Tour 2013:
Remaining Kamelot North American tour dates are as follows:
September
24 – Dallas, TX – Trees
25 – San Antonio, TX – Backstage Live
27 – Louisville, KY – Diamonds
28 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
29 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
KATAKLYSM / EX DEO frontman Maurizio Iacono has slammed Hellfest organizers for using the DEATH name in their new advertisements for the 2014 edition of the festival, for which Kataklysm is booked:
“I am one to say what he thinks or I wouldn’t be who I am, no matter the consequences. I take full responsibility, I believe in integrity. Death being announced at Hellfest or any other show as Death and not DEATH TO ALL the tribute band is a travesty and an abomination. Chuck (Schuldiner) was a friend of mine and I know he wouldn’t approve. It’s wrong. Imagine advertising TYPE O NEGATIVE headlining festivals without Pete Steele. Advertise it as a tribute, not the real band. Someone is making money….”
Check out the offending ad below:
Hellfest 2014, which takes place in Clisson, France from June 20th – 22nd, are in the process of confirming their line-up. Acts currently on the bill include EMPEROR, CARCASS, ICED EARTH, ANNIHILATOR, KATAKLYSM and many more.
Go to Hellfest’s official Facebook page here and the official website for updates.
BACKYARD BABIES and MICHAEL MONROE guitarist Dregen (real name: Andreas Tyrone Svensson) will release his debut solo album on September 25 via Universal Music in Sweden. The CD will be issued via Spinefarm Records in the U.K. on September 30. The official video for the album’s first single, “Just Like That”, can be seen below.
The song received its world premiere on August 10 on Swedish national radio P3. It was then released on August 14. Titled simply “Dregen”, this 10-track release is a modern take on an era when rock music came ready-dipped in decadence and glamor; when the commercial and the credible could sit comfortably side by side; when albums were a great 35 minutes over 2 sides of vinyl rather than fleshed out with filler; when backing vocals were big and brash and (feather) boa’d; when heels & musicians were generally high; when emotion and entertainment were the driving forces, and when lifestyle was king…
Produced by Dregen and Pär Wiksten (THE WANNADIES), Dregen’s first solo venture in a 25-year career that has seen him at the core of such internationally acclaimed acts as BACKYARD BABIES and THE HELLACOPTERS features all new material, and is a contemporary and inventive distillation of the Stockholm-based guitarist’s far-reaching record collection.
As well as being a key and original member of both BACKYARD BABIES and THE HELLACOPTERS, Dregen has also lent his skills to projects as diverse as INFINITE MASS (’70s-inspired, “Scarface”-lovin’ sleaze-funk), SUPERSHIT666 (spontaneous rock’n’roll distortion with various WILDHEARTS and HELLACOPTERS members keepin’ the needle maxed) and Michael Monroe’s touring and recording band (the sleeve concept for MM’s forthcoming “Horns And Halos” album is his, too), so it’s no great surprise that the aforementioned collection is both lovingly-compiled and built on punk as much as rock, jazz as much as blues… “Y’know, that was the hardest part,” recalls Dregen. “I was staring at my records for over a year, thinking, ‘How the fuck can I get the vibe from KISS, SLAYER, THE BEASTIE BOYS and Miles Davis into one single record?’ But I did it, and it sounds very much like me. It’s a high-energy rock ‘n’ roll album with the greatest songs I have written and recorded.”
As for the musicians involved, Nicke Andersson (former ENTOMBED mainman/drummer, co-founder of THE HELLACOPTERS and now the driving force behind IMPERIAL STATE ELECTRIC) plays drums, bass and rhythm guitar on three tracks, where he also gets a co-write credit. Other featured musicians include drummer Karl Rockfist (MICHAEL MONROE, DANZIG), and bassists Sami Yaffa (HANOI ROCKS, NEW YORK DOLLS, JOAN JETT, MICHAEL MONROE) and John Calabrese (DANKO JONES), with Dregen taking care of all guitar and vocal parts, and Danko Jones and Swedish female singer Titiyo adding occasional support at the mic. However, it’s the reunion with Nicke that will doubtless mean most to rock ‘n’ roll fans the world over… “It’s true,” reflects Dregen, “Something magic always happens when we play and write together. I don’t know what it is, but there is definitely something special there. Nicke is one of my all-time favorite drummers, and we haven’t really worked this closely since the early HELLACOPTERS days…”
Recorded for the most part in Pär Wiksten’s Hospital1 studio in Stockholm, with mixing handled by Michael Ilbert at the legendary Hansa Tonstudio in Berlin, these 10 tracks come in a variety of hues and colours, moods and textures, veering from hard-hitting blues (“Flat Tyre On a Muddy Road”), through sinewy, snake-hipped funk (“6-10”) and onto kool, KISS-inspired strut ‘n’ roll (“Mojo’s Gone”). Like Dregen the man, “Dregen” the album is hard to sum up in an easy phrase; what we have here is a multi-tiered collection of from-the-heart songs — songs packed with retro-chic, glam-rock glitter, and shapes ‘n’ sounds that are modern without chasing trend. “Dregen” track listing: 01. Divisons Of Me 02. Just Like That 03. Flat Tyre On A Muddy Road 04. Gig Pig 05. Pink Hearse 06. Bad Situation 07. One Man Army 08. 6-10 09. Refuse 10. Mojo’s Gone
Dregen is currently assembling a touring band to take the above songs out on the road; no one is 100 per cent confirmed as yet (“They’ll be great musicians, though — promise!”), but it’s likely that those selected will be charged to learn a few “rusty earrings” from the Dregen past, making this a rock ‘n’ roll show happy to celebrate glories past whilst still keeping both eyes squarely on the road ahead. And, of course, a tattooed, white-knuckle grip on the wheel. BACKYARD BABIES announced in November 2009 that they were going on an indefinite hiatus after completing a European tour.
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Last night (September 21st), METALLICA celebrated the relaunch of SiriusXM’s Mandatory Metallica channel with a special show at Harlem’s world famous Apollo Theater in New York City.
Check out more pre-show and live photos on Metallica’s Facebook page.
The band played 18 songs including:
‘Hit The Lights’
‘Master Of Puppets’
‘Ride Ohe Lightning’
‘Harvester Of Sorrow’
‘The Day That Never Comes’
‘The Memory Remains’
‘Broken, Beat & Scarred’
‘Welcome Home (Sanitarium)’
‘Sad But True’
‘Orion’
‘One’
‘For Whom The Bell Tolls’
‘Blackened’
‘Nothing Else Matters’
‘Enter Sandman’
‘Creeping Death’
‘Battery’
‘Seek & Destroy’
Check out fan-filmed footage below:
THE ROCK ALCHEMIST – Italian Rock Band from Turin with a strong sonic identity that blends modern rock with progressive, hard, alternative, and pop elements!
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s SARCOFAGUS return with a Historic 2010 Concert Video Premiere on YouTube! Click image to watch the video
