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16 àâã 2010


GUNS N\' ROSES - Axl Rose Leaves Crowd Hanging Before Sturgis AppearanceRapid City Journal correspondent T.J. Tranchell has filed the following report:
The final hours of Friday the 13th seemed like bad luck for the Rock ‘N Rev crowd. The cool wind began to blow, ALICE IN CHAINS had just finished its set at 11 p.m., and Axl Rose was nowhere to be seen.
“Don’t worry about it,” Jeremy Stark, 33, of Independence, Mo., said. “This is what Axl does.”
GUNS N' ROSES was set to play at 10:30, 11:30 or midnight, depending on which schedule you saw or rumor you heard. It was nothing new to Stark, who followed the band throughout its “Use Your Illusion” world tour in the early 1990s.
“He makes people wait,” Stark said. “The complainers leave early, and the rest of us get to see the show.”
Not everyone was happy with the wait. Angry voices could be heard. Beer bottles and cans were tossed at the stage. Some people left, not wanting to wait until Saturday morning for Rose and his band to begin performing. Some of them had bought two-for-one tickets at the gate.
About 10 minutes after midnight, a helicopter flew over the Monkey Rock USA compound, giving fans hope that Rose might be on board.
“That’s him right there!” Stark said.
The pre-concert tension did not concern festival organizer Dan Catullo III, who said Guns N’ Roses had done a sound check early Friday morning in preparation for the show.
“I woke up this morning, and Guns N’ Roses was doing their sound check,” he said. “That’s when it sunk in for me: We got Guns N’ Roses.”
Catullo’s other job was just beginning as Friday night’s concerts began. He soon would be directing the cameras for the night. The plan is to release concert DVDs, as well as use the footage to show future acts just what Rock ‘N Rev has to offer.
When it comes to Axl Rose, that plan can get tricky.
UPDATE:Official: AXL ROSE Not To Blame For GUNS N' ROSES' Late Start At ROCK 'N REV Festival
According to the Rapid City Journal, GUNS N' ROSES late start Friday night (August 13) at the Rock 'N Rev festival at the 70th annual Sturgis Bike Rally in Sturgis, South Dakota was not the fault of singer Axl Rose, despite widespread speculation to the contrary.
Dan Catullo, one of the festival's founders, told the Rapid City Journal that a technical glitch that took longer than expected to fix caused GUNS N' ROSES' set to begin at 12:50 a.m. Saturday — around an hour and 20 minutes later than scheduled.
The late start upset some of those at the concert who threw beer bottles and cans at the stage while waiting. 11
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16 àâã 2010


BILL WARD Says Making New BLACK SABBATH Studio Album 'Would Be The Ultimate' Pat Prince of Goldmine magazine recently conducted an interview with legendary BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward. An excerpt from the chat follow below.
Goldmine: Looking back, is there anything you would do different, concerning BLACK SABBATH?
Ward: I don't regret anything that we've gone through or I've gone through personally. I don't regret any of it. I wouldn't do it differently, including all the mistakes … everything. The first trigger instinct that came out when you asked that question was, "Yeah, I'd like to redo certain drum pieces." (laughs) Not redo but work on the sound of certain drum things, back on those first two or three album in particular. Perhaps a better bass drum sound for "Iron Man", things like that. All musicians are like that.
Goldmine: Speaking of "Iron Man", do you think the song itself has become too commercialized, too mainstream?
Ward: For me, I had to kind of let go of any personal grip I might have had on it. It's like, "No, you can't do that. It's underground music and it has to stay true to itself and everything else." And then life happens. The world opens up. The first indication, to me, that "Iron Man" belonged to everybody else was when I heard it being played by a local marching band on a football field. I went, "Oh My God, they're playing 'Iron Man'." To me, that's when it became public. Then it would go too commercial and just get caught up in everything, you know. And it's actually nice these days. I'm not complaining at all because when it went to "Iron Man", the movie, it gives the song a new lease on life and it says to me, "This is still current." So, in that sense, I'll take it as a compliment, you know. But a lot of my self-righteousness, like, "That's not organic, you can't do that," has trimmed down a little bit over the years, towards the songs like "Iron Man" that have tended to become more commercial over the years, I don't fight as much as I used to, about it now. And when we play these shows together, we always try to play some of the songs we haven't played in years but inevitably we end up coming up with a set that seems to be a little bit of everything for everybody.
Goldmine: What's next for BLACK SABBATH?
Ward: Well, everybody's off working, you know. I've been talking to Tony (Iommi) in recent months so … and I was with him and Glenn (Hughes) at the funeral for Ron (Ronnie James Dio). And I think Terry (Geezer) … Terry is just trying to get past the death of Ronnie and where it's gonna go next. Then Ozzy's embarking on a huge tour. He's going out on the road for quite a considerable amount of time. But I speak to him all the time.
Goldmine: What do you think about Ozzy's new album, "Scream", by the way?
Ward: What I like about his new album, is I like where his voice is at. His voice is as clear as a bell. He's coming through. he has conviction. and he's very clear and he's very precise on everything. His voice is really commanding throughout all the tracks. I think it's very good myself. But as far as SABBATH, BLACK SABBATH, as the original band. I'm not aware of any plans or anything but at the same time, I know we're all conversing to each other. I'm not aware of any walls or bad vibes with anybody. I always have the hope that if everything is okay and everything is amicable then we can tour again. I would love to do that, as long as everything's in order with me. I'd love to move ahead, not only tour but I'd love to make a new record as well, another SABBATH record. That, to me, would be the ultimate. But I would also love to do a longer tour. The last tour we did was nice, it lasted about three and a half months. But the thing is we were so settled in — and you got to get your joints back together and your muscles, all you have to do to get yourself really well-tuned — by the time we were half way between the last tour I felt really well-tuned and then in no time at all we had to stop, and I was just like, "Fuck!' Let's take this around the world, man. This is great." We had to stop and that was a bit of a pisser. That was the only problem. It takes quite a while to take a 62-year old body and get it to be ready to play in BLACK SABBATH. And me and Ozzy, we are really physical onstage, so we really have to be in shape. And all the reunion dates, as far as playing is concerned, had been beautiful. I thoroughly enjoyed myself, onstage it was just the best. I had a really good time. A really good time. 12
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16 àâã 2010


DEATH OF DESIRE\'s Dawn Desiree Issues Official Statement On PERVERSE PRODUCTIONS ScamGerman extreme metallers DEATH OF DESIRE have issued the following update from vocalist Dawn Desiree:
"I wanted to stay out of the back and forth internet bullshit because this whole ordeal has been difficult for me. However, PERVERSE PRODUCTIONS does not want to let it go. Now I am compelled to tell my side of the story.
Morbid and I were to meet up with George, from Perverse Productions, and a potential bass player for a couple of upcoming shows in Mexico. Thursday, August 5th at 9:45 PM we met up with them at a local bar. During the course of the night 4 other guy friends of George showed up to the bar. We found out later that most of them were members of Georges band ANTEBELLUM.
I had 4 beers from 9:45 till 2 AM when the bar closed. After that I only remember George taking my car keys and getting in my car while I asked everyone around to give me my bag that was in my car. No one answered me regarding my bag specifically. I heard someone say 'don’t worry everything will be fine'. That is the last thing I remember.
This leads me to believe that one of my drinks was drugged. We are all metal heads and you know 4 beers is not enough to make someone lose several hours. In speaking to Morbid he told me that he was trying to talk to me in the parking lot... trying to get me to get up and leave because all five dudes were trying to jump him. He told me I just sat there in a catatonic state, completely unresponsive to anyone around and staring into the distance.
The next thing I remember is waking up at 9 AM in a strange house. Later I found out I was at the house of one of the guys at the bar. I had no phone and no car. I walked the streets looking everywhere for my car and it was nowhere to be found. I stayed at the house all day because I knew if I left I would never see my car again.
At 7 PM George rolls up with one of the shadiest looking motherfuckers I have ever seen. He walks up to me and hands me the keys to my car. Then he said something about forgetting he had the keys. I asked him where the car was parked and he said it has been right down the street the whole day. This of course is a blatant lie. I had walked several blocks in all directions of the house and my car was not there.
George assured me the car was there and he took me ONE BLOCK AWAY and the car was there. I first inspect the car for damage and notice that it was unlocked. I asked George why he didn’t lock the car and he said he didn’t know how... Hmmm... OK what person over 5 doesn’t know how to lock a car door? I kept my mouth shut because I am currently with 3 guys I don’t know or trust in the ghetto. I open the car door and my spare tire is in the back seat, then I go to my trunk, which was open, and the whole trunk was ransacked. My things were thrown everywhere and I couldn’t really tell what was there and what wasn’t. I asked George about my purse, which I know was in the car when George took it and he said doesn’t remember anything about it.
I was furious. Not only did he steal my car, and my purse with my GPS and Cellphone and my metal CDs (only the metal ones) but he was also a terrible liar. I left that fucking ghetto minutes later. When I got home I cleared out my trunk and saw that a DoD shirt was stolen out of the back. This shirt was custom and cut up almost in rags but still looked bitchin. The fact that the shirt was stolen cements my belief even more that George had stolen my things and they did this out of spite for the band. What homeless person or random thief would want half a shirt?
Everything that was stolen and missing from the car was related to metal, spiked arm wrists, metal CDS, metal clothing, none other music CDs were taken, not the spare tire or any other more sellable equipment. This only confirms the guilt of this people. Then I found my driver’s license and an expired credit card underneath my front seat. These two items were in my wallet, which was in my purse.
What is even more unsettling is that George has now changed his nickname to “Rape” on the Perverse Productions MySpace. I am completely devastated by this because I have no idea what happened to me between the hours of 2 AM and 9 AM. The police have been notified and I am confident justice will be served. No one deserves to be treated in this way and unfortunately I am probably not the first.
In response to Morbid being a Nazi and us lying about being from Germany:
The band started in Germany when Morbid and I lived there for 8 months in 2008. We came back to our home countries to finish school and we are now moving back to Berlin in a few months. We never said that we were “German” but the band started there and we believe that the spirits that haunted the halls in the attic where we started have been with us since the bands inception, so we kept the origin of the band as Germany. We are in no way Nazi’s or believe in any of the ideals from the National Socialist party of that time and we have never said so at all." 6
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16 àâã 2010


TOXIK: \'Think Again\' DVD To Arrive Next Month"Think Again", the brand new DVD release from legendary cult metal thrashers TOXIK, will be self-released by the band on August 20.
According to TOXIK drummer Tad Leger, "Think Again" "contains both vintage and brand new never-before-seen footage. The main feature is a 1989 headlining set from the Paramount Theater in TOXIK's hometown of Peekskill, New York. This performance came shortly after the release of 'World Circus' and the energy level of the band is truly at its peak for TOXIK's first headlining show. The set contains all the tracks from 'World Circus' and an early version of 'Spontaneous' that appeared on our second album, 'Think This'.
"The Paramount was by far the largest stage we had ever played at the time and we constructed a massive drum riser out of hundreds of milk crates that were swiped at night from local supermarkets. The footage was taken from the crowd and has a great live feel. This was NOT [professionally] shot, so please don't expect an anamorphic HD picture. We did use professional post-production studios to get the best transfer possible, however.
"We did a brand new interview with Mike [Sanders, vocals], Josh [Christian, guitar] and myself, that has some great stories and moments recalled from our years in TOXIK. I edited in tons of pics into the interview from our archives, that we hope you'll enjoy.
"Josh provided me with a SUPER-rare video of TOKYO from 1986, who became TOXIK shortly after this show and recorded the legendary TOXIK demo. It's a very cool glimpse into the roots of the band and both Mike and Josh are kicking ass! Also in the extras is a gallery of close to 100 images of posters, back stage passes, ads, pics of us and our awesome road crew. Even King Diamond from when we toured with him."
Hailing from New York's Hudson Valley area, TOXIK released a pair of classic thinking-man's thrash metal albums in the late '80s. An upstart record label named Roadrunner Records (later home to SLIPKNOT and NICKELBACK) released the band's two astounding masterworks, 1988's "World Circus" and 1989's "Think This". Both releases saw TOXIK take the aggression and brutality of speed metal and mix it with the technicality and proficiency of progressive hard rock.
TOXIK left the Hudson Valley region and toured the United States and the world, playing shows with the likes of PANTERA, SEPULTURA, EXODUS, KING DIAMOND and others in their quest for metal ascendancy before their premature implosion in 1992. 1
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16 àâã 2010


ABIGAIL WILLIAMS To Release New Album In SeptemberCandlelight Records has set a September 27 European release date for "In The Absence Of Light", the second full-length album from black metallers ABIGAIL WILLIAMS. Recorded at Conquistador Studios in Cleveland, Ohio, the CD was mixed by Peter Tägtgren (DIMMU BORGIR, IMMORTAL, CELTIC FROST) and features artwork by Farron Kerzner (NACHTMYSTIUM, LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH).
"In The Absence Of Light" is true to the rules of black metal. The vocals are harsh and shrill, sounding like the product of a lacerated larynx. Guitars buzz, rip and roar alongside articulate, rapid licks and blazing solos. Drums slam and crash like exploding mortar shells, whether battering with blast beats, double-bass rolls or syncopated snare hits. And there is just the right amount of haunting keyboard washes, a noted difference to the band's previous album, "In The Shadow Of A Thousand Suns".
Commented vocalist/guitarist Sorceron, "There is a lot less keyboards on the new songs. I like keyboards, but before we started this record we decided to get rid of a lot of them because we wanted to do something different."
The album presents new bandmembers, guitarist Ian Jekelis and drummer Ken Bedene. Joining Sorceron after ABIGAIL WILLIAMS' final tour in support of "In The Shadow Of A Thousand Suns" last fall, the trio quickly got to work writing material that would become "In The Absence Of Light". The album's eight songs contain far more urgency then the band's previous material; songs written exclusively by Sorceron.
"We let ourselves have much more room with writing this album, kind of a more open, free environment than any we have employed before," reveals Sorceron. "We literally constructed the songs as we went. Ken would be in the drum room and Ian and I would be in the control room and we just played for hours. We would listen back and pick out what we thought was good and we put songs together. We recorded everything with much more ease and I think it has helped in capturing a very honest vibe."
"In The Absence Of Light" track listing:
01. Hope The Great Betrayal
02. Final Destiny Of The Gods
03. The Mysteries That Bind the Flesh
04. Infernal Divide
05. In Death Comes The Great Silence
06. What Hells Await Me
07. An Echo In Our Legends
08. Malediction 6
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16 àâã 2010


VULTURE INDUSTRIES - Tracklist Of New Album Revealed, New Song Available For Streaming"The album will be out on CD and digital format on September 13th in Norway and October 4th in Europe. The eight-track album will be the follow up to the band’s 2007 debut full-length album The Dystopia Journals. Recorded at Conclave & Earshot Studios by Bjørnar Nilsen, the band’s frontman, the album was mastered by Brian Gardner (ISIS, NIN, DAVID BOWIE) and features a guest appearance by ENSLAVED’s Herbrand Larsen on Hammond organ. 'The Bolted Door', a track from The Malefactor’s Bloody Register is now streaming on the band’s MySpace page here.
The tracklisting for The Malefactor’s Bloody Register is as follows:
'Crooks & Sinners'
'Race For The Gallows'
'The Hangman’s Hatch'
'The Bolted Door'
'This Cursed Flesh'
'I Hung My Heart On Harrow Square'
'Crowning The Cycle'
'Of Branded Blood'
The Malefactor’s Bloody Register explores the theme of crime and punishment from the perspective of both the criminal and the hangman, and once again Vulture Industries has been able to persuade Helge Jordal, one of Norway’s most renowned character actors, to appear on the cover of the album. Jordal had agreed to be featured in the artwork for The Dystopia Journals after listening to the album, and his collaboration with the band continues with The Malefactor’s Bloody Register, for which he takes on the role of the Hangman, and is photographed in brandishing a law-book and clutching a noose.
The line up of Bergen-based Vulture Industries is a veritable who’s who of black and extreme metal musicians. Aside from Nilsen himself on vocals, synths and programming, band members include guitarists Øyvind Madsen (SULPHUR, ex-ENSLAVED, sessions guitars for DEATHCON) and Eivind Huse (SULPHUR, ex-SYRACH), Kyrre Teigen on bass and Tor Helge Gjengedal (ex-MALICE IN WONDERLAND, ex-SULPHUR, ex-TAAKE) on drums.
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16 àâã 2010


QUEEN - More Heavy-Weight Vinyl Reissues Due This MonthEMI Music and QUEEN continue with the re-release of the entire Queen studio album catalogue on long playing heavy-weight vinyl albums with the next set out on August 30th.
The album packaging will include every detail of the original releases in their original 12” format. Bonus posters, extra pictures, and all the unique content of the original albums will be faithfully reproduced.
This group of releases will consist of three classic Queen albums: The Game (1980), Hot Space (1982) and Queen’s very last studio album featuring Freddie Mercury, Made in Heaven (1995).
In a deliberate move, the albums have not been re-released chronologically but instead sequenced over the twenty-two year period of release allowing buyers wider choice with each new batch of releases.
The first set of releases were the classic Queen albums Queen II, Sheer Heart Attack, A Night At The Opera and A Day At the Races.
The second set were, the very first album Queen, along with News Of The World, Flash Gordon, A Kind of Magic and Innuendo.
The final set – Jazz, The Works and The Miracle – will be released later in the year. 3
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16 àâã 2010


PINK FLOYD - Roger Waters Allows Lyrics Change For \'Another Brick In The Wall\' CoverPINK FLOYD bassist, singer and songwriter Roger Waters has given a Canadian band permission to re-record his former band’s hit, 'Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2' with different lyrics, according to the Associated Press.
The Toronto-based group, BLURRED VISION, is intending their cover to be an anthem for young Iranians. They’ve changed the famous “Hey, teacher…” line to “Hey, Ayatollah, leave those kids alone!” Blurred Vision is fronted by two brothers – named Sepp and Sohl – who are Iranian exiles. They keep their last names a secret because of fear of retaliation against family members who still live in their home country. It is illegal to play rock music in Iran.
In a statement, Waters said he supports any fight against oppression. He feels that Blurred Vision is a big part of “the resistance to a regime that is both repressive and brutal.” He added, “I applauded and supported the resistance of schoolchildren in South Africa to that repressive and brutal regime.” 6
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16 àâã 2010


BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION - Debut Single Available For Free Download Rock HardBLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, the new rock supergroup featuring vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, TRAPEZE), drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN, BONHAM), Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER, BILLY IDOL, ALICE COOPER and blues rock guitarist JOE BONAMASSA, have posted a free MP3 download of their debut single, 'One Last Soul', on their official website. Click here to check it out. 4
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