Feel a need to bust out of the doldrums and put a smile on your face? Try some Freddie Mercury.
That’s the advice coming from researchers at the University of Missouri, who have studied the effects of music on our moods, leading to the determination that QUEEN’s ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ is the happiest song in the world, according to etcanada.com.
The researchers studied the effects of music on 2,000 subjects, ultimately coming to the not-that-shocking conclusion that listening to music can improve one’s mood. In order to determine which music makes us feel better, however, neuroscientist Jacob Jolij created a formula — dubbed the “happiness formula” by studying 126 songs from a 50-year period, reports Indy100, selected by a survey undertaken on 2,000 British people asked to select their favourite songs.
The songs with the highest scores were then analyzed (two-thirds of respondents singled out “Don’t Stop Me Now” as a favourite), to determine beats per minute, the key and the theme of the song, and also analyzed the lyrics in order to determine what it is about certain songs — including “Don’t Stop Me Now” — that makes people so darned happy.
“The pattern was very clear,” writes Jolij on his blog. “The average tempo of a ‘feel good’ song was substantially higher than the average pop song. Where the average tempo of pop songs is around 118 beats per minute (BPM), the list of feel good songs had an average tempo of around 140 to 150 BPM.”
Watch — and don’t be surprised if if you find yourself cracking a huge smile:
Mephisto, keyboard player for Indian metal veterans DEMONIC RESURRECTION issued the following statement today via the band’s official Facebook page. Check out his full statement below:
“14 years is a long time.
In Jan 2003 I joined the band when everyone advised against it.
Ridicule followed. Friends tried to break up the newly formed line-up. We even had stones and cigarette butts thrown at us at Independence Rock.
We endured.
In 2005 we released what is now called a landmark release in the history of Indian Metal – A Darkness Descends. We were changing perceptions. Album after album we pushed our musical and even geographical boundaries by playing at some incredible festivals both in India and abroad. Despite multiple line-up changes, the one thing that remained constant was that rhythm and synth were always in sync.
The upcoming album. To be honest, it sounds very good. But the creative differences are far too great for me to ignore. And I cannot have that on my conscience. Which is why after 14 glorious years, I’ve decided to step down as an active full-time member of the band.
The future. At some point I would like to release some music on my own. I wish the band more success. They are not only talented musicians but amazing people too and if they ever need my services to perform live again, I’ll always be available.
Thank you and goodbye. I’d like to say a special and heartfelt thank you to Demonstealer for providing me with the opportunity to be a part of this awesome journey. The times I’ve spent with the band have been the best. But at this point I believe this is the right thing to do. I hope the fans understand my decision and continue to support the band.
Cheers and stay demonic – Mephisto”
Demonic Resurrection is currently in the studio finishing up their 5th full-length album which is slated for an early 2017 release. No replacement has been announced yet.
Heavy metal heroes, SABATON, released their new record entitled “The Last Stand”, on August 19th through Nuclear Blastand have entered the Top 10 of the worldcharts on a fantastic #6. This result shows that SABATON are more successful globally than ever before (for example #1 in Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Czech Republic, #2 in Germany, Austria, Poland and many more).
Today, SABATON release a new lyric video for the song ‘Sparta’. Watch it here:
The band comments: “The battle of Thermopylae is in many ways one of the most iconic last stands in history. King Leonidas and his 300 Spartans were certainly not as alone as portrayed in the famous movie ”300”, but in the end it was their sacrifice that would be remembered by the world to come. An amazing story of the Greek nation states which would rather die than lose their freedom.”
The worldwide chart entries are as follows:
#6 – World Charts
#1 – Czech Republic
#1 – Finland
#1 – Sweden (#1 – Rock/Metal)
#1 – Switzerland
#2 – Austria
#2 – Germany
#2 – Poland
#4 – Belgium (#3 – Vlanders, #11 Wallonie)
#11 – Netherlands
#11 – Norway
#15 – Hungary
#17 – UK (#1 – Rock Top 40, #5 – Indie Top 40)
#18 – Spain
#20 – Canada (#2 – Hardcharts)
#29 – Australia
#32 – France
#63 – USA (#2 – Hard Music, #4 – Independent, #5 – Rock Album, #19 – Current Top Album)
#92 – Ireland (#14 – Indie)
w/ TRIVIUM, HUNTRESS
16.09. USA Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
17.09. USA Worcester, MA – Palladium (SABATON only)
19.09. USA Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
20.09. USA Little Rock, AR – Clear Channel Metroplex Event Center
22.09. USA Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
23.09. USA Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
24.09. USA Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
25.09. USA San Bernardino, CA – Knotfest (no HUNTRESS)
27.09. USA Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
29.09. USA Omaha, NE – Sokol Auditorium
30.09. USA Minneapolis, MN – Mill City Nights
02.10. USA Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Festival
04.10. USA Peoria, IL – Limelight Eventplex
06.10. USA Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Live!
07.10. USA Houston, TX – Scout Bar
08.10. USA Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
10.10. USA Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
11.10. USA New York, NY – Irving Plaza
13.10. USA Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance
15.10. USA Binghamton, NY – Magic City Music Hall
17.10. USA Charleston, SC – The Music Farm
18.10. USA St. Peterburg, FL – State Theater
19.10. USA Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution Live
21.10. USA Lake Buena Vista, FL – House Of Blues
28.10. BR Belo Horizonte – A Autentica
29.10. BR Sao Poalo – Via Marques
30.10. BR Rio De Janeiro – Circo Volador
01.11. BR Limiera – Bar Da Montanha
02.11. BR Porto Alegre – Opiniao Bar
03.11. BR Curitiba – Music Hall
05.11. RA Buenos Aires – Teatro Vorterix
06.11. RCH Santiago – Kmasu Premiere
11.11. MEX Mexico City – Lunario
30.11. RUS Krasnoyarsk – Havana
02.12. RUS Novosibirsk – R-Club
03.12. RUS Yekaterinburg – Tele Club
05.12. RUS Samara – Zvezda Club
07.12. RUS Krasnodar – Arena Hall
09.12. RUS St. Petersburg – A2
10.12. BY Minsk – Republic
11.12. RUS Moscow – Bud Arena
14.12. S Baltic Sea – Sabaton Cruise 2016 *SOLD OUT*
“The Last Tour” – Europe 2017 w/ ACCEPT, TWILIGHT FORCE
06.01. D Hamburg – Sporthalle
07.01. D Oberhausen – König Pilsener Arena
08.01. B Antwerp – Lotto Arena
10.01. IRL Dublin – Vicar Street
11.01. UK Glasgow – o2 Academy
13.01. UK Manchester – o2 Apollo
14.01. UK London – o2 Brixton Academy
15.01. F Lille – Aeronef
16.01. F Paris – Olympia
18.01. F Toulouse – Le Bikini
19.01. E Bilbao – Santana 27
20.01. P Porto – Coliseu Do Porto
21.01. E Madrid – Barclaycard Center
22.01. E Barcelona – Sant Jordi
24.01. F Lyon – Transbordeur
25.01. I Milan – Live Club
27.01. A Vienna – Gasometer
28.01. D Ludwigsburg – MHP Arena
29.01. NL Amsterdam – Heineken Music Hall
31.01. D Frankfurt – Jahrhunderthalle
01.02. D Saarbrücken – Saarlandhalle
03.02. CH Basel – St. Jakobshalle
04.02. D Bamberg – Brose Arena
05.02. D München – Zenith
24.02. FIN Helsinki – Icehall
25.02. EST Tallinn – Kultuurikatel
27.02. PL Gdansk – Ergo Arena
28.02. PL Wroclaw – Hala Stulecia
01.03. PL Warsaw – Torwar
03.03. PL Cracov – Wisla Hall
04.03. CZ Prague – Tip Sport Arena
05.03. H Budapest – Barba Negra
06.03. SRB Belgrade – Belexpo
08.03. GR Athens – Peiraios Academy
09.03. GR Thessaloniki – Fix Factory Of Sound
10.03. BG Sofia – Universiada Hall
11.03. RO Bucharest – Arenele Romane
13.03. HR Zagreb – Dom Sportova
14.03. SK Bratislava – Aegon Arena
15.03. D Berlin – Columbiahalle
17.03. S Norrköping – Himmelstalundshallen
18.03. S Sandviken – Göransson Arena
19.03. S Örebro – Conventum Arena
21.03. DK Copenhagen – Valby Hallen
22.03. S Lund – Sparbank Skane Arena
24.03. S Stockholm – Hovet
25.03. S Göteborg – Frölundaborg
26.03. N Oslo – Sentrum Scene
27.03. N Haugesund – Byscenen
29.03. N Trondheim – Samfundet Storsalen
31.03. S Umea – Umea Energi Arena Vind
01.04. S Lulea – Lulea Energi Arena
Fear an eruption of Sweden’s landmass! Fear the fire, creaking steel and scattered mud!
CIVIL WAR are back and shooting martial anthems into the darkened sky. On November 4th the proud Heavy Metal-hitmakers are releasing their third epos “The Last Full Measure”. The quintet with former Sabaton-members present twin guitars, keyboard-fanfares and doublebass-marches. Full of honor they are flying the flag as high as possible. Astral Doors singer Nils Patrik Johansson proves that his powerful voice was marked by destiny. It offers guts for more. It’s the call of duty. “Heaven can wait ’cause we have so many more battles to win“, shouts the opening track ‘Road To Victory’. Their debut album “The Killer Angels” was purified with gold already – their triumph is inevitable. If you hear the bloodcurdling barking of the dogs from Civil War you will pray that you are not standing on the other side of the battlefield.
Comment of Nils Patrik Johannson: “After The Killer Angels and Gods & Generals, we are extremely proud and can´t wait to share the last part of the trilogy! This is our best work so far, at least this is what we think, but I´m sure you won´t be disappointed!”
Check out album artwork and track listing below:
“The Last Full Measure” will be released worldwide on November 4th 2016.
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Tracklist:
1 Road To Victory
2 Deliverance
3 Savannah
4 Tombstone
5 America
6 A Tale That Never Should Be Told
7 Gangs Of New York
8 Gladiator
9 People Of The Abyss
10 The Last Full Measure
11 Strike Hard Strike Sure (Bonus Track)
12 Aftermath (Bonus Track)
Coventry metal outfit VENGEFUL ATONEMENT pride themselves on showcasing large amounts of musical diversity. They take influence from many different sources of rock and metal.
Their debut album “At First We Burn” came about from a successful Kickstarter campaign, which has enabled the band to self-produce and provide the album for their growing fan base.
“At First We Burn” will be released on 30th October at a launch show at the Arches Venue in Coventry. Support will come from local acts Scattering Ashes and Signs of Fire, plus many more.
Vocalist Andrew Percival has commented: “‘At First We Burn’ takes the events of our early years as a band and adds a mythical twist. With new members in the band now adding their own sound to the VA blend, this album promises to bring something a little more evolved from our debut EP ‘False Claims’. The songs were carefully crafted and slowly pieced together to bring you some of the heaviest and most epic songs the band has ever created, whilst remembering who we are with more of our classic guitar harmonies, fast rhythmic bass, super double-kick drumming and heavy breakdowns.”
‘At First We Burn’ track listing:
At First We Burn
2. Broken Before The Rise
3. Only One
4. Long Haul
5. Heaven and Hell
6. Who I Am
7. Delusion (In Your Mind)
8. Drag You To Hell
9. Black Rose
10. Alone
Album produced, mixed & mastered by Vengeful Atonement.
Legendary German Thrashers DESTRUCTION return to the road with their Europe Under Attack 2016 Tour today, 15th September. The band joins forces with US-based thrash metal monsters FLOTSAM & JETSAM, Swedish metal maniacs ENFORCER and Brazil’s NERVOSA.
Watch the recently released tour trailer here:
“Europe Under Attack 2016!”
w/ FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, ENFORCER, NERVOSA
15.09. CH Pratteln – Z7
16.09. D Munich – Backstage
17.09. I Brescia – Circolo Colony
18.09. D Ludwigsburg – Rockfabrik
20.09. D Bochum – Matrix
21.09. F Strasbourg – La Laiterie
22.09. F Grenoble – La Belle Electrique
23.09. F Marseille – Le Moulin
24.09. F Toulouse – Metronum
25.09. E Barcelona – Razz2
27.09. E Sevilla – Custom
28.09. P Lisbon – RCA Club
29.09. P Porto – Hard Club
30.09. E Madrid – Arena
01.10. E Bilbao – Stantana 27
02.10. F Paris – La Maroquinerie (NEW LOCATION)
04.10. UK Glasgow – Audio
05.10. IRL Dublin – Voodoo Lounge
06.10. UK Manchester – Club Academy
07.10. UK London – Underworld
08.10. NL Rijssen – Lucky
09.10. NL Drachten – Iduna
10.10. D Rockstock – M.A.U. Club
11.10. CZ Prague – Storm Club
12.10. D Nuernberg – Hirsch
13.10. D Siegburg – Kubana
14.10. A Dornbirn – Conrad Sohm
15.10. B Hasselt – Muziekodroom
16.10. D Mannheim – 7er Club
More DESTRUCTION dates:
16.12. NL Eindhoven – Effenaar
23. – 26.03. UK Pwllheli – Hammerfest
“Under Attack” was released in May 2016 and has entered the charts
worldwide at the following positions:
GERMANY #68
SWITZERLAND #90
UK Rock Top40 #39
BELGIUM Wallonie #85
BELGIUM Vlaanderen #145
JAPAN #126
USA Heatseekers #17
USA Hard Music #27
CANADA Hard Music #96
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