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30 авг 2010


U.K. Festival Organizers Pull Plug On GUNS N\' ROSES\' Set Due To Curfew IssuesAccording to NME.com, GUNS N' ROSES' appearance at the Reading festival earlier tonight (Friday, August 27) was cut short after the organizers pulled the plug on the band's performance due to curfew issues.
GUNS N' ROSES kicked off the show at 10:30 p.m. — over an hour later than scheduled — and managed to play the majority of its set until roughly midnight despite earlier warnings from festival organizer Melvin Benn that he would not tolerate the band playing past 11:30 p.m.
GUNS N' ROSES walked offstage after playing "Nighttrain" and tried to return for an encore, at which point the band's sound was cut. According to NME.com, the group "still tried to launch into 'Paradise City', though only the drums could be heard as all other instruments had been switched off. As the crowd started to sing the track, [singer Axl] Rose tried to greet members of the audience while singing through a megaphone." This went on for roughly five minutes, before the GN'R bandmembers came together on the stage for a final bow and walked off.
GUNS N' ROSES will play U.K.'s Leeds festival tonight (Sunday, August 29) despite singer Axl Rose's previous claim that that the band would pull out of the gig because the group's appearance at the Reading festival on Friday (August 27) was cut short. In two separate message on Twitlonger.com, a related Twitter site where one can post messages longer than 140 characters, Rose wrote, "We are in constant talks to ensure the fans attending Leeds get what they paid for without undue bureaucratic interference. We thank you for your understanding. . . In regard to Reading, we feel at the very least the fans deserve an apology from those responsible for the nonsense. We'd also like to thank the fans for being so great, singing along n' not tearing the place apart!!"
GUNS N' ROSES reportedly started its Reading festival performance at 10:30 p.m. — more than an hour later than scheduled — and was given an extra half hour to play, until roughly midnight.
In a statement to BBC News, the Reading festival organizers said, "GUNS N' ROSES wanted to 'extend' the new agreed curfew but were prevented from doing so in order to comply with the entertainment licence issued by Reading Council."
GUNS N' ROSES played the final song of its set, "Paradise City", with no guitars and the crowd shouting along despite the lack of sound with Axl Rose singing through a megaphone, according to BBC News.
Although GUNS N' ROSES guitarist D.J. Ashba subsequently aplogized for the band hitting the stage "a little late," he accused the organizers of the festival of having "a personal grudge" with GUNS N' ROSES stemming from eight years ago when the band last played the Leeds festival.
Ashba's GN'R bandmate Richard Fortus (guitar) echoed D.J.'s sentiments, writing on his Twitter profile, "I don't think there is another band out right now that has the balls to do what we did last night. Axl insists on doing things his way and not playing by the fucking rules. You can love him or hate him for it, but the fact of the matter is.... he's the real fucking deal. skin, blood and soul. Deal with it or not, but it won't ever change." 8
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30 авг 2010


MAX CAVALERA Says It Would Be \'Cool\' For Classic SEPULTURA Lineup To ReuniteMike Meyer of the Phoenix New Times recently conducted an interview with SOULDLY/CAVALERA CONSPIRACY mainman Max Cavalera. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.
Phoenix New Times: As the lead singer and primary songwriter for two bands, how does your songwriting process work? Do you sit down with the intention of writing a song specifically for SOULFLY or CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, or do you just write songs and decide later which group they're for?
Max: I write the songs without knowing which band they're for. I just write the songs first. Later on, when I listen to it back, when I'm choosing the songs for the albums, that's when I pick — "Okay, this one goes for SOULFLY, this one goes for CAVALERA CONSPIRACY" — and that seems to work out better. That way I just write nonstop. It doesn't stop my pattern of thought on the writing. I keep writing nonstop. I've got a lot of songs I have not recorded yet. I just write all the time. I'm not one of those guys that writes just for the album. I write all the time, even when I don't have to. I love to just sit down with the guitar and write riffs. It's one of my favorite things to do. I've got tons and tons of songs that I haven't used yet, that I'm gonna use for the next [album] or the one after that. I kind of just listen to them later and then pick and choose which one's gonna go to which.
Phoenix New Times: Next year will mark the 25th anniversary of SEPULTURA's debut album, "Morbid Visions". You're probably sick to death of this question, but will we ever see a reunion of the original lineup?
Max: That's something I don't know. That's a hard one. A lot of people ask me that, and sometimes I feel optimistic. I convinced Igor [Max's brother and former SEPULTURA drummer Igor Cavalera] to do it, 'cause he didn't want to have anything to do with those guys [bassist Paulo Jr. and guitarist Andreas Kisser] ever again. I convinced him to do it for me, and he said he'd do it for me if that was the case, but the other two guys, it's kinda hard. They're still trapped in an old mindset, so it's just something that's gonna have to wait. I mean, it would have been cool to do it next year. There's a lot of cool offers for us around the world. People want to see that reunion, so I just kinda wait and see. In the meantime, I'm super busy with both bands. SOULFLY is going to Israel and China and Australia next month, and I'm going to Brazil with CAVALERA CONSPIRACY for a huge festival in Sao Paulo. So I'm pretty busy with both bands anyway, so I just kinda wait. If that happens, it's cool. If it doesn't, it's still cool. I'm busy anyway. 14
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30 авг 2010


AVANTASIA To Hit The Road With Michael Kiske, Jorn Lande, Bob Catley, Amanda Somerville, Olli Hartmann This FallAs previously reported, in November the prestigious all-star project AVANTASIA will set off on a world tour, kicking off on the 30th of November at Z7, Pratteln, Switzerland. First guests for the tour have been confirmed. Besides MAGNUM-voice Bob Catley, the infamous Jorn Lande (MASTERPLAN), Amanda Somerville (HDK, KISKE/SOMERVILLE,), Olli Hartmann (AT VANCE) and main-man Tobias Sammet, legendary ex-HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske will hit the stage this time as well. The first dates have been confirmed below:
November
30 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
December
1 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
3 - Lichtenfels, Germany - Stadthalle *
4 - Kaufbeuren, Germany - All Karthalle *
10 - Mexico City, Mexico - Circo Volador
15 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - venue tba
18 - Fulda, Germany - Esperantohalle *
19 - Essen, Germany, Grugahalle * 13
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30 авг 2010


ZAO Working On New MaterialInfluential Greensburg, Pennsylvania-based heavy music act ZAO has commenced work on material for its next studio album, which the band plans on releasing through its own label. The group explains, "The music industry has made enough money off of bands and wasted it. Why not put it out ourselves and sink the 'profits' back into future releases?"
Regarding the progress of the songwriting sessions for the next CD, ZAO states, "We are writing, we have been exchanging songs. We have tossed songs that are 'too standard for ZAO,' we are trying new things. It's liberating. We are doing our best to get Russ [Cogdell, guitar] on the album (as we tried with [2009's] 'Awake?'). Needless to say, we are taking our time because we can.
"So as of right now, ZAO is writing, self-managing and planning on self-releasing."
"Awake?", the latest album from ZAO, sold around 2,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD debuted at No. 19 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200. 1
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30 авг 2010


THE PROJECT HATE MCMXCIX Signs With SEASON OF MISTTHE PROJECT HATE MCMXCIX — the Swedish band featuring Jörgen Sandström (vocals; VICIOUS ART, KRUX, ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE), Lord K. Philipson (guitar; TORTURE DIVISION, ex-GOD AMONG INSECTS, HOUSE OF USHER, LEUKEMIA), Anders Bertilsson (guitar; COLDWORKER), Tobben Gustafsson (drums; TORTURE DIVISION, VOMITORY) and Portuguese vocalist Ms. Roque (a.k.a. Ruby Roque of WITCHBREED) — has inked a deal with Season of Mist. The band's seventh album will contain six songs with a running time of over 60 minutes and is tentatively scheduled for release in early 2011. The CD will be mixed and mastered by Swedish producer and multi-intrumentalist Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY, BLOODBATH, NIGHTINGALE).
Commented Lord K. Philipson: "Obviously there's a label in this world realizing there's some fuckin' potential in what we do, being ready to take the risk in today's illegal downloading dilemma, meaning they want to release the next album of THE PROJECT HATE MCMXCIX.
"The fact that there are still record companies around who try their hardest to get the best music out there absolutely astonishes me.
"To be able to do this album with a worldwide distribution, through a label who absolutely seem to know what they are doing, feels great.
"In the little time I have been in touch with the people of this label I have seen more professionalism than during my entire career. That says a lot. We can now concentrate on delivering the best damned recording we have ever done and leave the rest of the business to the record company in question.
"To be on the same roster as quality bands like MORBID ANGEL, WATAIN, MAYHEM and CYNIC feels great. And to know that this disc will see the physical light of day is exactly how we want it to be.
"We want the whole package to be more than a thing on your monitor, and hopefully a lot of you guys feel the same — meaning you will buy a real copy of it in these times of digital theft being the new black."
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30 авг 2010


DANGEROUS TOYS Reunion Footage; Unreleased BEATALLICA Song PostedTwin Cities Metal has posted several videos from DANGEROUS TOYS' recent one-off reunion show with BEATALLICA in Fridley, Minnesota on July 30 alongside pictures and a review of the show. Included are the classic Dangerous Toys numbers 'Sport'n A Woody', 'Gimme No Lip', 'Bones In The Gutter', and the hit single 'Scared' (see video below). Also captured is Beatallica playing the unreleased track 'Please Please Me (Or I'll Beat You)' (see video below), which the band announced has been prevented from release by lawyers, presumably by those representing the Beatles due to objectionable lyrical content. Additional Beatallica videos posted from this show include 'Hero Of The Day Tripper', 'Sgt. Hetfield's Motorbreath Pub Band', and 'The Battery Of Jamyz And Yoko'.
Vocalist Jason McMaster will hit the road again with his other main band, BROKEN TEETH, for a string a dates across the US, and Beatallica has announced another round of US dates for their Masterful Mystery Tour late this fall.
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30 авг 2010


ALL THAT REMAINS Guitarist\'s Middle-Finger Calendar Out NowALL THAT REMAINS' touring photographer Jeremy Saffer has put together a collection of images taken over the past five years in which the band's guitarist, Mike Martin, is flipping off the camera. The collection is available as a 2011 calendar at this location.
Commented Saffer: "Mike Martin is best known as the guitarist of the American metal band ALL THAT REMAINS.
"What some don't know about this western Massachusetts legend is that he has an affinity for flipping off my camera.
"Here is a collection of 'fuck-yous' straight from Mr. Mike Martin to the world.
"Here is your chance to own the definite Mike Martin middle-finger collection in the form of a calendar. What day is it? 'Fuck you.' What month is it? 'Fuck you.'
"Enjoy!" 1
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