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DESTRUCTION: Introduce New Drummer Randy Black

Posted by aliblackdiamond on July 20, 2018
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German thrash metal legends DESTRUCTION are pleased to officially welcome Randy Black (Annihilator, Primal Fear) into the fold, after a gruelling probation that involved an extensive  tour and many shows around the globe.

Randy will make his official debut as the band’s new drummer at the Wacken-Open-Air on August 3rd, 2018.

Randy Black 2018

Mastermind Schmier states:
“Many years ago, when Randy was still with PRIMAL FEAR and we were looking for a drummer, it was the first time we talked about DESTRUCTIONs open drummer seat. But we did not wanna approach them at that time because of his obligation with good friends. Some years later he filled in for VAAVER on the American Tour with SEPULTURA because Vaaver became a father again at that time. So it was obvious for me, to pass the baton to Randy first this time. And he blew us all away with his tight, groovy and over the top drumming. He’s also a very cool Canadian lad that lives in Germany for many years now – so it was a perfect match right away! Hell-come on board buddy!”

Guitar player Mike adds:
“It´s  surely not easy to replace an outstanding drummer like VAAVER !!!
But the Show must go on, and RANDY kicks in like a motherfucker…
solid , groovy, heavy, humble….He´s on fire !!!
Get prepared my friends …”

And the new DESTRUCTION drummer Randy commented:
“After a recent successful tour of Asia, Australia and a handful of great festival shows I’m very happy to announce my position as the new drummer for the Thrash Metal Legends DESTRUCTION!
35 years running! Try to wrap your head around that!
I’m looking forward to continuing the Destruction legacy together with Schmier and Mike including plans of recording a kick ass new CD and touring the planet.
I’m chomping at the bit to get out there and Thrash for all you crazy Metal heads on the road soon!“

DESTRUCTION live:

03.08.              D         Wacken – Wacken Open Air
08.09.              RL        Beirut – Metal Fest
09.09.              TR        Istanbul – IF Performance Hall Beşiktaş
16.09.              BR       Limeira – Bar da Montanha
20.09.              BR       Belo Horizonte – Mister Rock
21.09.              BR       Brasília – Toinha Brasil Show
22.09.              BR       Manaus – Teatro Manauara
23.09.              BR       São Paulo- Espaço 555
26.09.              RCH     Santiago – Teatro Caupolicán (w/ CANNIBAL CORPSE, NAPALM DEATH)
27.09.              RCH     Puerto Montt – Kroovy Club
29.09.              RA       Buenos Aires – Teatro Vorterix
30.09.              RA       Neuquén – Social Club
02.10.              CO       Bogotá – Ace of spades-club
03.10.              CO       Cali – Green Bird Club
04.10.              CO       Medellín – Cinema
06.10.              MEX    Monterrey – Tecate México Metal Fest
07.10.              MEX    Tijuana – BlackBox (w/ INFINITUM OBSCURE)
09.10.              CR       San José – Pepper’s Club (w/ DARK FUNERAL)
20.10.              B          Roeselare – Evil or Die Fest

2019:
w/ OVERKILL
08.03. IT  Bologna – Zona Roveri
09.03. IT  Bergamo Palosco – Arcadia
10.03. DE München – Backstage
14.03. DE Berlin – Columbia Theater
16.03. DE Osnabrück – Hyde Park
17.03. DE Frankfurt – Batschkapp
20.03. FR Paris – Trabendo
21.03. UK London – O2 Academy
22.03. UK Hammerfest
23.03. IR Dublin – O2 Academy
24.03. UK Glasgow – SWG3

More info:
www.destruction.de
www.facebook.com/destruction
www.nuclearblast.de/destruction

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Rich’s Rapidfire Recommendations: LEVEL 10 “Chapter One” (2015)

Posted by tarjavirmakari on March 22, 2015
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Rich’s Rapidfire Recommendations – bite-sized metal morsels to let you know about albums that have grabbed Rich Davenport by the ears, that we hope you’ll enjoy too! ROCK ON!

level_10Band: LEVEL 10
Album: Chapter One
Release date: January 27th, 2015
Label: Frontiers Music

Track listing:
Cry No More; Soul Of A Warrior; When The Nighttime Comes; One Way Street; Blasphemy; Last Man On Earth; In For The Kill; Voice Of The Wilderness; All Hope Is Gone; Demonized; The Soul Is Eternal; Forevermore.

LEVEL 10 – CHAPTER ONE. Level 10 is another collaborative project between two Frontiers Records artists, this time fusing the considerable musical might of Mat Sinner (Sinner, Primal Fear) and Russell Allen (Symphony X, Adrenaline Mob) with the aim of melding the contemporary edge of Adrenaline Mob with European Power Metal. And the star billing doesn’t end there –Sinner has assembled an illustrious cast of Metal mates to add further weight to the proceedings, with a band featuring Randy Black (ex Primal Fear,) and Alex Beyrodt (on guitar) , Roland Grapow (ex Helloween, Masterplan) and Alessandro Del Vecchio (Hardline, Voodoo Circle), and songwriting contributions from Magnus Karlsson, Ralf Scheepers and Amanda Somerville. Mat’s role as co-ordinator for the annual Rock Meets Classic event, and experience as producer of countless albums over the years, would appear to have given him the skills necessary to bring together such an extensive pool of players and writers, not all located on the same continent, and get the best out of them, forging a cohesive overall sound for the project, which is no mean feat. Across the course of twelve top-drawer songs, Russell Allen’s forceful vocals soar over a barrage of classic Heavy Metal with a 21st century production punch.

If you can imagine the vibe of early Dio with a twist of Tony Martin-era Sabbath, shot through with the musical personalities of the collective Level 10 wrecking crew, you’ll have a ballpark idea of the territory that “Chapter One” inhabits. One of the Metal highlights of the year so far for me!

Russell Allen and Mat Sinner

Russell Allen and Mat Sinner

LEVEL 10: “Chapter One” Album Samples Unveiled

Posted by tarjavirmakari on January 3, 2015
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LEVEL 10 – An International All-Star Metal Line Up including vocalist Russell Allen; Bassist Mat Sinner; Guitarist Roland Grapow and Alex Beyrodt; Drummer Randy Black and Keyboardist Alessandro Del Vecchio – are set to release their debut album “Chapter One”, via Frontiers Music Srl, in the EU on January 23rd and in North America on January 27th. The album features 12 songs performed in a true Metal style, with a distinctly contemporary edge.

MelodicRock.com is now streaming the samples of all songs of “Chapter One”, at this location.

LEVEL 10 was born out of a collaboration between American powerhouse singer Russell Allen (SYMPHONY X, ADRENALINE MOB, ALLEN LANDE) and the iconic German producer/bassist Mat Sinner (PRIMAL FEAR, SINNER). The pair met a few times during the years and swore to each other to find the time to work together. That occasion finally came about when Frontiers President, Serafino Perugino managed to connect with the two and get them committed to the creation of a new Metal album which could meld the more contemporary and aggro sound of Adrenaline Mob with the more traditional European Power Metal assault of Primal Fear.

Sinner quickly put together a killer lineup for the album, including his Primal Fear cohorts Randy Black (on drums) and Alex Beyrodt (on guitar) and called Roland Grapow (ex-Helloween) and Alessandro Del Vecchio (Hardline, Voodoo Circle) to complete the lineup on lead guitar and keyboards respectively. On the songwriting side – besides the band members – the album also sees contributions from Magnus Karlsson, Carsten Schulz, Sander Gommans and Amanda Somerville.

While the actual recording took a long time due to the “day job” commitments from the various musicians involved in this release, the result is an outstanding and super heavy – yet infectiously melodic – album! With Allen’s over-the-top vocals and a powerful lineup second to none, the resulting album is – from start to finish a true delight for all heavy metal fans!

“The target was to write and record a traditional and powerful heavy rock album with some of the best players in this genre” says Sinner. “The result is just amazing. Russell’s voice is in a fantastic shape, kick ass songs and I’m really proud of the album!”.

Russell Allen concludes: “When Mat and I met many moons ago we became fast friends. He’s a great talent and a great guy. We had talked about working together in some way and it took shape in the form of level 10. I’m very excited for the world to finally hear this great record!”

A trailer for LEVEL 10 is available here:

Track listing:

Cry No More; Soul Of A Warrior; When The Nighttime Comes; One Way Street; Blasphemy; Last Man On Earth; In For The Kill; Voice Of The Wilderness; All Hope Is Gone; Demonized; The Soul Is Eternal; Forevermore.

LEVEL 10 are:
Russell Allen – Lead & Backing Vocals
Mat Sinner – Bass & Backing Vocals
Roland Grapow – Guitars
Alex Beyrodt – Guitars
Randy Black – Drums & Percussion
Alessandro Del Vecchio – Keyboards

Russell Allen and Mat Sinner

Russell Allen and Mat Sinner

LEVEL 10: To Release Debut Album “Chapter One” In January

Posted by tarjavirmakari on November 12, 2014
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LEVEL 10 – An International All-Star Metal Line Up including vocalist Russell Allen; Bassist Mat Sinner; Guitarist Roland Grapow and Alex Beyrodt; Drummer Randy Black and Keyboardist Alessandro Del Vecchio – are set to release their debut album “Chapter One”, via Frontiers Music Srl, in the EU on January 23rd and in North America on January 27th. The album features 12 songs performed in a true Metal style, with a distinctly contemporary edge.

level_10

LEVEL 10 was born out of a collaboration between American powerhouse singer Russell Allen (SYMPHONY X, ADRENALINE MOB, ALLEN LANDE) and the iconic German producer/bassist Mat Sinner (PRIMAL FEAR, SINNER). The pair met a few times during the years and swore to each other to find the time to work together. That occasion finally came about when Frontiers President, Serafino Perugino managed to connect with the two and get them committed to the creation of a new Metal album which could meld the more contemporary and aggro sound of Adrenaline Mob with the more traditional European Power Metal assault of Primal Fear.

Sinner quickly put together a killer lineup for the album, including his Primal Fear cohorts Randy Black (on drums) and Alex Beyrodt (on guitar) and called Roland Grapow (ex-Helloween) and Alessandro Del Vecchio (Hardline, Voodoo Circle) to complete the lineup on lead guitar and keyboards respectively. On the songwriting side – besides the band members – the album also sees contributions from Magnus Karlsson, Carsten Schulz, Sander Gommans and Amanda Somerville.

While the actual recording took a long time due to the “day job” commitments from the various musicians involved in this release, the result is an outstanding and super heavy – yet infectiously melodic – album! With Allen’s over-the-top vocals and a powerful lineup second to none, the resulting album is – from start to finish a true delight for all heavy metal fans!

Russell Allen and Mat Sinner

Russell Allen and Mat Sinner

“The target was to write and record a traditional and powerful heavy rock album with some of the best players in this genre” says Sinner. “The result is just amazing. Russell’s voice is in a fantastic shape, kick ass songs and I’m really proud of the album!”.

Russell Allen concludes: “When Mat and I met many moons ago we became fast friends. He’s a great talent and a great guy. We had talked about working together in some way and it took shape in the form of level 10. I’m very excited for the world to finally hear this great record!”

A trailer for LEVEL 10 is available here:

Track listing:

Cry No More; Soul Of A Warrior; When The Nighttime Comes; One Way Street; Blasphemy; Last Man On Earth; In For The Kill; Voice Of The Wilderness; All Hope Is Gone; Demonized; The Soul Is Eternal; Forevermore.

LEVEL 10
Russell Allen – Lead & Backing Vocals
Mat Sinner – Bass & Backing Vocals
Roland Grapow – Guitars
Alex Beyrodt – Guitars
Randy Black – Drums & Percussion
Alessandro Del Vecchio – Keyboards

PRIMAL FEAR: Randy Black Leaves The Band Due To “Irreconcilable Differences”

Posted by aliblackdiamond on August 16, 2014
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Metallers PRIMAL FEAR have announced via their official Facebook page that drummer Randy Black is leaving the band. His last performance was at the Summer Breeze Festival in Germany. Check out the band’s statement below:

“Official Statement:
Due to irreconcilable differences between singer Ralf Scheepers and drummer Randy Black, Primal Fear announce that Randy will leave the band effective August 16th, 2014 – one day after the band’s performance @ the Summer Breeze Festival, Randy’s final show with the band. Primal Fear will announce their new drummer in September. We wish Randy all the best in his future career!

Notice: If you decide to comment on this subject on our board, be sure we don’t have to delete it!”

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PRIMAL FEAR: ‘Rebel Faction’ Drum Track Studio Footage Posted

Posted by aliblackdiamond on February 9, 2014
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Source: Bravewords.com

The clip below features PRIMAL FEAR drummer Randy Black laying down his tracks for the new song ‘Rebel Faction’, which appears on the band’s new album Delivering The Black. The footage was shot at House Of Music Studios in Winterbach, Germany:

Black: “Once again, I thought this might be interesting for Primal Fear fans and drum or studio geeks to hear the progression of sound from the RODE stereo mic 00:00 to 01:55, then direct raw mic signal from 01:55 to 02:52, and finally full CD quality sound from 02:52 to the end. This was the first Primal Fear session I did with my new custom Pearl Masters Premium Legend kit to record Primal Fear’s Delivering The Black CD.”

Delivering The Black has hit #16 on the Billboard Heatseekers (Top New Artist Albums) chart in the US, entered the official German album charts at #13, and has now hit the charts around the world:

Switzerland: #36
Austria: #64
Finland: #44
Sweden: #72
Japan: #48

Delivering The Black is available as a regular CD edition, deluxe edition with two bonus tracks and – in cooperation with Soulfood Music – vinyl edition and DVD and limited edition (666 copies only!) of a super-de-luxe version including a metallic eagle.

The tracklisting is as follows:

‘King For A Day’
‘Rebel Faction’
‘When Death Comes Knocking’
‘Alive & On Fire’
‘Delivering The Black’
‘Road To Asylum’
‘One Night In December’
‘Never Pray For Justice’
‘Born With A Broken Heart’
‘Innocent Man’ *
‘Inseminoid’
Man Without Shadow’ *
‘When Death Comes Knocking’ (single edit) *

* Only available on Deluxe edition

DVD (Only available with Deluxe edition): ‘When Death Comes Knocking’ (video), ‘King For A Day’ (video), Making Of The Album (video).

Audio samples of all tracks on the album are available via Amazon.com. Click the link at the bottom of the page to check them out.

Primal Fear’s tour schedule is as follows:

February
8 – Bochum, Germany – Matrix
9 – Munich, Germany – Feierwerk
10 – Berlin, Germany – K17
12 – Warsaw, Poland – Progresja
13 – Katowice, Poland – Megaclub
14 – Bratislava, Slovakia – Majestic Music Club
15 – Zlin, Czech Republic – MOR Cafe
16 – Kosice, Slovakia – Collosseum