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11 дек 2011
STEEL PANTHER Performs Acoustic Set At \'Kerrang! Radio\' Studios; Video Available -
 Video footage of STEEL PANTHER performing the song "17 Girls In A Row" this past Wednesday, December 7 during a Kerrang! Radio interview and private acoustic set for contest winners in Birmingham, England can be seen below.
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11 дек 2011
METALLICA: Another Previously Unreleased Song From \'Death Magnetic\' Sessions Available
 METALLICA performed a previously unreleased song from the "Death Magnetic" sessions called "Hell And Back" last night (Friday, December 9) at the third of four intimate shows at the Fillmore in San Francisco as part of the week-long celebration of its 30th anniversary as a band for fan club members only.
A rough-mix version of the studio recording of "Hell And Back" has since been e-mailed to members of METALLICA's official fan club and can now be streamed in the YouTube clip below.
Commented the band: "We're pretty excited to be bringing these songs back to life nearly four years after they were recorded. Once again, this is the unpolished version of the song... the original rough mix from March of 2008 in its rawest, untouched form."
"Hell And Back" lyrics:
There is nowhere else I can run to
She is wretched but she comforts me
After everyone goes home
She's always there for me
And when the sun goes hellbound
And the moon does resurrect the night
I'll hide within her
Not much good has come out the light
After everyone goes home
And I'm left here on my own
I will run straight to Hell and back
Straight to Hell and back
When they turn out all their lights
And I'm left to brood at night
Always return to Hell and back
Straight to Hell and back
Straight down yeah
A lonely light in a window
Just longing for some company
Tragic, heartless and hateful
But there's nothing as willing as she
And when the night has fallen
It falls hard and then it all begins
When she starts her calling
I feel my darkness growing from within
After everyone goes home
And I'm left here on my own
I will run straight to Hell and back
Straight to Hell and back
When they turn out all their lights
And I'm left to brood at night
Always return to Hell and back
Straight to Hell and back
Straight to Hell and back
I will run straight to Hell and back
I become two
We become one
Unbridled... unequaled... unholy... undone
The path is cut deep
The path is worn well
I'll follow my footsteps to the warmth of Hell
The warmth of Hell
After everyone goes home
And I'm left here on my own
I will run straight to Hell and back
Straight to Hell and back
Straight to Hell and back
When they turn out all their lights
And I'm left to brood at night
Always return to Hell and back
Return to Hell and back
Straight to Hell and back
Straight to Hell and back
I will run straight to Hell and back
Straight down (End of lyrics)
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10 дек 2011
ROB HALFORD, GLENN DANZIG, JERRY CANTRELL Perform With METALLICA At Third 30th-Anniversary Show
 Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST), Glenn Danzig (DANZIG, MISFITS, SAMHAIN), Jerry Cantrell (ALICE IN CHAINS), Pepper Keenan (DOWN, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY), Gary Rossington (LYNYRD SKYNYRD), Nick "Animal" Culmer (ANTI-NOWHERE LEAGUE) and former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted joined METALLICA on stage last night (Friday, December 9) for the third of four intimate shows at the Fillmore in San Francisco as part of the week-long celebration of its 30th anniversary as a band for fan club members only.
After opening sets from THE SOUL REBELS brass band and LÄÄZ ROCKIT, as well as an appearance by former FAITH NO MORE guitarist Jim Martin — who took to the stage with METALLICA frontman James Hetfield to honor late METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton — METALLICA rocked the capacity crowd with a 21-song set which featured selections from all periods of the band's career, including a previously unreleased track from the "Death Magnetic" sessions called "Hell And Back".
The band's setlist was as follows:
01. Suicide & Redemption
02. Master Of Puppets
03. ...And Justice For All
04. Of Wolf & Man
05. Fade To Black
06. The Thing That Should Not Be
07. I Disappear
08. The Outlaw Torn
09. Hell And Back (previously unreleased song from "Death Magnetic" sessions)
10. Blitzkrieg (BLITZKRIEG cover) (with fan-club members Joseph Guariglia)
11. For Whom The Bell Tolls (with Jerry Cantrell)
12. Nothing Else Matters (with Jerry Cantrell)
13. So What?! (ANTI-NOWHERE LEAGUE cover) (with Animal)
14. Tuesday's Gone (LYNYRD SKYNYRD cover) (with Gary Rossington, Pepper Keenan, Jerry Cantrell, and Jim Martin)
15. Fuel (with Jason Newsted)
16. Fight Fire With Fire (with Jason Newsted)
17. Die, Die My Darling (MISFITS cover) (with Glenn Danzig)
18. Last Caress (MISFITS cover) (with Glenn Danzig)
19. Green Hell (MISFITS cover) (with Glenn Danzig)
20. Rapid Fire (JUDAS PRIEST cover) (with Rob Halford)
21. Seek & Destroy (with Jason Newsted, Jerry Cantrell, Pepper Keenan, Jim Martin, Glenn Danzig, Animal, LAAZ ROCKIT, and THE SOUL REBELS brass band)
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10 дек 2011
AVATAR: \'Black Waltz\' Video Released
 "Black Waltz", the new video from Swedish metallers AVATAR, can be seen below. The song is the title track of the band's new EP "Black Waltz", which was released at the end of October in a limited hand-numbered edition of 1,000 copies . The clip features an appearance by the world-famous American circus sideshow Hellzapoppin, soon to be seen on a reality show on a major international TV channel.
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10 дек 2011
UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER\'s Son Performs ACCEPT Classic With U.D.O.
 Drummer Sven Dirkschneider, the son of U.D.O./ex-ACCEPT vocal legend Udo Dirkschneider, joined U.D.O. on stage on December 4, 2011 at Essigfabrik in Cologne, Germany to perform the ACCEPT classic "I'm A Rebel". Also appearing with U.D.O. during the song was guitarist Alex Staschko, who plays with Sven in the Cologne-based hard rock band .DAMAGED. Staschko handled the guitar parts in "I'm A Rebel" instead of regular U.D.O. guitarist (and former ACCEPT drummer) Stefan Kaufmann.
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10 дек 2011
UNISONIC Featuring MICHAEL KISKE, KAI HANSEN: \'Ignition\' Cover Artwork Unveiled
 UNISONIC, the new band featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske and Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY, ex-HELLOWEEN) alongside Dennis Ward (bass) and Kosta Zafiriou (drums) of Germany's PINK CREAM 69 and Swiss guitarist Mandy Meyer (who has previously played with ASIA, GOTTHARD and KROKUS), will release its debut EP, "Ignition" in late January via earMUSIC/Edel. The effort will include the track "Unisonic" plus one demo song and a cover version of the HELLOWEEN classic "I Want Out", recorded live on October 15 at this year's edition of the Loud Park festival at Saitama Super Arena, a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Saitama City, Japan.
The "Ignition" cover artwork can be seen below. Also available is a stream of the song "Unisonic".
A full-length UNISONIC album will be made available in March.
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10 дек 2011
MYLES KENNEDY Says New SLASH Album Will Be \'Dynamic\'
 SlashFrance.net and AlterBridge-France.fr conducted an interview with Myles Kennedy (ALTER BRIDGE, SLASH) before ALTER BRIDGE's November 4 concert at Le Zénith in Paris, France. The 19-minute clip, which includes performance footage, can be seen below.
When asked if the forthcoming second solo album from legendary guitarist Slash (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) — which will feature lead vocals and songwriting contributions from Myles — will be heavier than last year's self-titled effort, Kennedy said, "A lot of it depends on which songs make the cut. There's 17 tracks [in the works] right now, so depending on which end up being the final ones. But there are definitely songs with more of an aggressive side — [Slash's] signature dark riffs that he's so great at, there's tracks with that. Then there's also tracks that touch on other vibes, stylistically. So it's definitely a dynamic [album]."
Slash recently completed the first recording session for his upcoming solo album at Barefoot Recording in Hollywood, California with producer Eric Valentine (QUEENS OF STONE AGE, THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS). Joining Slash in the studio were the members of his touring band: Kennedy, rhythm guitarist Bobby Schneck, bassist Todd Kerns (SIN CITY SINNERS, formerly of AGE OF ELECTRIC), and drummer Brent Fitz (formerly of THEORY OF A DEADMAN).
Regarding the musical direction of his new material and how it compares to last year's self-titled effort, Slash previously said, "This one's definitely a very focused… Very hard. Some of it's very heavy. It's got sort of a more unified sound to it, especially with one vocal all throughout."
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9 дек 2011
HOUSE OF SHAKIRA Unveil New Album Sampler
 A sampler of the forthcoming new album HoS from Swedish melodic hard rockers HOUSE OF SHAKIRA has just been made available and can be heard below:
The new album HoS marks the recording debut of new vocalist Andreas Novak and features 13 tracks full of lush melodic vocal orchestrations and rocking backings that make this the most complete House Of Shakira album yet.
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9 дек 2011
THERAPY?: New Album Details Revealed
 Irish rockers THERAPY? will release their 13th album, "A Brief Crack Of Light", on February 6, 2012 via Blast Records. The CD was recorded at Blast Studios in Newcastle and was produced by the band and Adam Sinclair. The artwork was created by acclaimed artist Nigel Rolfe, who previously worked on THERAPY?'s "Troublegum" and "Suicide Pact - You First" albums. A single, "Living In The Shadow Of The Terrible Thing", will precede the full-length effort on January 23.
"A Brief Crack Of Light" track listing:
01. Living In The Shadow Of The Terrible Thing
02. Plague Bell
03. Marlow
04. Before You, With You, After You
05. The Buzzing
06. Get Your Dead Hand Off My Shoulder
07. Ghost Trio
08. Why Turbulence?
09. Stark Raving Sane
10. Ecclesiastes
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9 дек 2011
QUEENSRŸCHE \'Taking A Year Off\' To Write New Album, Says GEOFF TATE
 Singer Geoff Tate of Seattle progressive rockers QUEENSRŸCHE was interviewed on today's (Thursday, December 8) edition of "The Men's Room", which airs on the Seattle station KISW 99.9 FM. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below.
When asked about QUEENSRŸCHE's plans following the band's last scheduled concert of 2012, which will take place on January 13 at the Peppermill Concert Hall in Wendover, Nevada, Tate said, "Nothing. We're taking a year off and we'll be working on a new album. [We'll be going] back to the studio."
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9 дек 2011
ARMORED SAINT: New York City Footage Available
 Los Angeles metal veterans ARMORED SAINT played at Webster Hall in New York City on December 3, 2011 as part of a three-date East Coast tour. The band performed songs from its latest album, "La Raza", as well as select cuts from its deep and storied catalog.
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9 дек 2011
WE ARE THE RIOT Featuring COAL CHAMBER Members: \'With Your Violence\' Video Released
 "With Your Violence", the new video from WE ARE THE RIOT, the new Los Angeles, California-based "post-punk" project featuring COAL CHAMBER members Miguel "Meegs" Rascon (guitar) and Mikal "Mikey" Cox (drums), can be seen below.
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9 дек 2011
ANCIENT VVISDOM Release \'The Opposition\'
 Austin, Texas-based death rockers ANCIENT VVISDOM (pronounced: Ancient Wisdom) have released their new video, for the A Godlike Inferno album track, 'The Opposition'. Check out the clip below:
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9 дек 2011
JAKE E. LEE Makes Appearance In New BEGGARS & THIEVES Video
 Former OZZY OSBOURNE/BADLANDS guitarist Jake E. Lee has contributed a guest guitar solo to the song "We Come Undone" from reunited rockers BEGGARS & THIEVES. Lee also appears in the video for the track, which can be seen below. Other guest musicians featured in the clip are Ron Keel (KEEL, STEELER), Blas Elias (SLAUGHTER) and Paul Shortino (ROUGH CUTT, QUIET RIOT).
"We Come Undone" comes off BEGGARS & THIEVES' latest album, "We Are The Brokenhearted", which came out on November 29 in North America and December 2 in Europe via Frontiers Records.
BEGGARS & THIEVES debuted on Atlantic Records in 1990 with its self-titled album, a record that was critically acclaimed, with the first single appearing in the Top 40 Billboard magazine rock chart and being added to rotation on over 100 Parallel One AOR radio stations.
The change of musical climate, and the advent of grunge, halted the band's rise to the stardom when their then-new label Epic Records decided not to release BEGGARS & THIEVES' second studio album, "Look What You Create", written and produced in collaboration with Jim Vallance (AEROSMITH, BRYAN ADAMS, SCORPIONS, HEART).
In the late '90s, BEGGARS & THIEVES finally independently released "Look What You Create" followed by "The Grey Album" in 1999, before going into hibernation until 2004 when the founding members — singer Louie Merlino and guitarist Ronnie Mancuso — started to play again with guitarist Brent Muscat (FASTER PUSSYCAT) and drummer Lez Warner (THE CULT), opening shows for TESLA, VINCE NEIL, RATT, SLAUGHTER and SKID ROW.
According to the All Music Guide, Lee helped Ozzy Osbourne score two of the most commercially successful releases of the singer's long and illustrious career — 1983's "Bark at the Moon" and 1986's "The Ultimate Sin". Lee eventually joined up with another former BLACK SABBATH singer (albeit briefly), Ray Gillen, and formed the LED ZEPPELIN/classic rock-esque outfit BADLANDS. Subsequently, Lee played briefly with a band called WICKED ALLIANCE before setting off on his own, issuing his solo debut, "A Fine Pink Mist", in August of 1996.
Jake E. Lee's "covers" album, "Retraced", was released in the U.S. in April 2005 via Shrapnel Records. All the songs were recorded in a "power trio" format ala BADLANDS and the tracks for the project were cover songs along that style (bluesy power rock).
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9 дек 2011
JACK STARR\'S BURNING STARR: \'Keep It True\' Performance To Be Filmed For DVD Release
 JACK STARR'S BURNING STARR — the band led by former VIRGIN STEELE guitarist Jack Starr — will play an exclusive show at the 2013 edition of the Keep It True festival in Germany. The group's setlist will include classic songs from the early JACK STARR'S BURNING STARR albums, songs taken from the band's new CD, "Land Of The Dead", and select cuts from Starr's previous bands VIRGIN STEELE, PHANTOM LORD and GUARDIANS OF THE FLAME. The entire show will be filmed for a special DVD release, which will be out in 2014 — the 30th anniversary of JACK STARR'S BURNING STARR. Also in the works are European live shows for 2012.
"Land Of The Dead" was released on November 11 via Limb Music. The CD was produced by Bart Gabriel (CRYSTAL VIPER, SACRED STEEL, LONEWOLF), and features cover artwork by Ken Kelly (RAINBOW, KISS, MANOWAR).
"Land Of The Dead" was recorded by the same lineup that was responsible for 2009's "Defiance" album: Starr on guitar, Ned Meloni on bass, Kenny "Rhino" Earl (ex-MANOWAR) on drums, and Todd Hall on vocals. The CD also features guest appearances by David Shankle and Ross The Boss (both ex-MANOWAR) on lead guitar, and Marta Gabriel (CRYSTAL VIPER) on grand piano and keyboards.
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9 дек 2011
AMBERIAN DAWN: New Album Details Revealed
 Finnish female-fronted symphonic metallers AMBERIAN DAWN have set "Circus Black" as the title of their fourth studio album, due in Finland on February 29, 2012 via Spinefarm Records. The band's mainman, keyboardist and guitarist Tuomas Seppälä composed all ten songs for the CD and vocalist Heidi Parviainen penned the lyrics.
"Circus Black" features guest appearances by Timo Kotipelto (STRATOVARIUS) and Jens Johansson (STRATOVARIUS, DIO, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN'S RISING FORCE). Kotipelto sings lead vocal parts on "Cold Kiss" and Johansson plays a keyboard solo on "Crimson Flower".
Commented Tuomas: "'Circus Black' is the most impressive AMBERIAN DAWN album so far. Musically it represents the most sophisticated and most symphonic edge of AMBERIAN DAWN music. There's more diversity on this album than never before. This is the first time we used a real choir and we gathered some really excellent professional opera singers together to be able to achieve the best-sounding choir possible. This choir was conducted by Mikko P. Mustonen from Pathos Music. He also arranged the choir and orchestral parts.
"We managed once again to get some world-class guests on this album. So, the production is our biggest so far and the final polish on this album was given by Teropekka Virtanen (mixing engineer) and Mika Jussila (mastering engineer) at legendary Finnvox Studios in Finland.
"The whole band did excellent job with recordings. It was really awesome, that Kasperi [Heikkinen] recovered from his hand injury just in time (only a couple of weeks before the mixing sessions started) and he was able to play guitar solos on this album. Even in the fall it seemed that I and Kimmo [Korhonen] would have to play all guitar parts by ourselves."
"Circus Black" track listing:
01. Circus Black (3:49)
02. Cold Kiss (feat. Timo Kotipelto) (3:31)
03. Crimson Flower (feat. Jens Johansson) (4:25)
04. Charnel's Ball (4:27)
05. Fight (3:21)
06. Letter (4:31)
07. I Share With You This Dream (3:37)
08. Rivalry Between Good and Evil (instrumental) (4:00)
09. Guardian (5:09)
10. Lily of the Moon (4:12)
AMBERIAN DAWN last year parted ways with Tommi Kuri (bass), Emil Tobias Pohjalainen (guitar) and Joonas Pykälä-aho (drums) and replaced them with Jukka Koskinen (NORTHER, WINTERSUN), Kimmo Korhonen (WALTARI, HELION, SOLACIDE) and Heikki Saari (NORTHER, NAILDOWN), respectively.
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9 дек 2011
MAR DE GRISES Comment On Upcoming Live Dates
 Chilean doomsters MAR DE GRISES have issued the following update:
"We interrupt our silence these last months to let you know that today we are back Europe! On track from December 9th to 18th for our fourth trip to Europe, this time on a mini-tour including some festival such as Madrid Is The Dark in Spain, Bracara Extreme Fest in Portugal, Eindhoven Metal Meeting in The Netherlands and an exclusive show in Moscow, Russia.
We are glad to announce that we will have the participation of our former vocalist Marcelo Rodriguez for these shows and would like to thank our fans over the world, the Chilean Government and Ministerio de la Cultura and all partners/companies for their recognition and endless support.
For further information and details stay tuned."
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9 дек 2011
POWERWOLF
 POWERWOLF werden im Frühjahr 2012 auf Headliner-Tour gehen. Unter dem Banner "Wolfsnächte Tour 2012" werden die Wölfe in der Osterzeit in Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz und Belgien Halt machen. Mit von der Partie sind MYSTIC PROPHECY und STORMWARRIOR. Eröffnet werden die "Wolfsnächte" von den französischen Metal-Newcomern
LONEWOLF.
POWERWOLF-Organist Falk Maria Schlegel dazu: "Wir haben für die Wolfsnächte ein fettes Package zusammengestellt, das nicht nur uns persönlich sehr gefällt, sondern für jeden Powermetal Fan eine abwechslungsreiche Nacht voller Metal und Wahnsinn verspricht. Wir können es kaum erwarten, die Wolfsnächte zusammen mit euch allen zu zelebrieren!"
POWERWOLF
MYSTIC PROPHECY
STORMWARRIOR
LONEWOLF
30.03. DE Lindau - Club Vaudeville
31.03. AT Wörgl - Komma
01.04. DE Ludwigsburg - RockFabrik
05.04. DE Hannover- Musikzentrum
06.04. NL Kerkrade - Rock Temple
07.04. CH Zizers - Eventstage
08.04. BE Mons - PPM festival
09.04. DE Augsburg - Spectrum
13.04. DE Langen - Stadthalle
14.04. DE Berlin - C club
27.04. DE Speyer - Halle 101
28.04. DE Geiselwind - Musichall
29.04. DE Hamburg - Markthalle
30.04. DE Bochum - Matrix
Wer sein Ticket im Vorverkauf auf www.hardticket.eu kauft, erhält zu seinem
Ticket noch eine rare 4-song-EP - solange der Vorrat reicht!
Auf der Tour-EP zur "Wolfsnächte Tour 2012" befinden sich unveröffentlichte und rare Songs aller teilnehmenden Bands. Von MYSTIC PROPHECY und STORMWARRIOR gibt es jeweils rare Tracks, die bisher nur auf Japan-Releases zu finden waren, und die headliner POWERWOLF steuern exklusiv den
brandneuen, unveröffentlichten Studiosong "Living on a Nightmare" bei.
Die Tracklist der "Wolfsnächte 2012 Tour EP"
1. POWERWOLF - Living on a Nightmare
[unveröffentlichter brandneuer Song]
2. MYSTIC PROPHECY - World Of Emptiness
[Japan-Bonus-Song]
3. STORMWARRIOR - Metal Legacy [live]
[rarer Japan-Bonus-Song]
4. LONEWOLF - Army Of The Damned
[vom kommenden Album "Army of the Damned"]
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9 дек 2011
Guitarist GUS DRAX Quits PARADOX
 Greek guitarist Gus Drax has left long-running German metallers PARADOX "due to personal reasons."
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9 дек 2011
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS SCOTT WEILAND: Pro-Shot Footage Of New York City Performance
 Professionally filmed video footage of STONE TEMPLE PILOTS/ex-VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland's November 29, 2011 performance at iHeartRadio Theater in New York City can be seen below.
Weiland's Christmas album, "The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year", was released on October 24 via Rhino Records. According to a press release, the CD covers "a variety of styles including big band swing, orchestrated ballads, reggae, bossa nova and more, all delivered with surprising ease by Scott Weiland."
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9 дек 2011
ORDEN OGAN
 Die Power-Metaller aus Deutschland stecken zurzeit im Studio, um den Nachfolger zu "Eastern Hope" einzuspielen. "To The End" wird die neue Langrille heißen und voraussichtlich im April 2012 über AFM Records erscheinen.
Im Folgenden die Tracklist:
1. The Frozen Few
2. Land Of The Dead
3. The World Of Ice
4. To The End
5. The Things We Believe In
6. The Ice Kings
7. Till The Stars Cry Out
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8 дек 2011
SLIPKNOT COREY TAYLOR Has No Regrets About Bashing RICK RUBIN
 SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor has been on a solo tour for the past few weeks, combining acoustic performances with audience interaction and readings from his book "Seven Deadly Sins". But Taylor has raised eyebrows on the tour by calling STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer Scott Weiland a "lazy piece of shit" at one stop and bashing legendary producer Rick Rubin (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, SLAYER, AUDIOSLAVE, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, METALLICA) — with whom he worked on SLIPKNOT's 2004 album, "Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses)" — as "overrated" and "overpaid" at another, saying he'd never work with Rubin again "as long as I fucking live."
Taylor told The Pulse Of Radio that he doesn't regret what he said about Rubin at all. "It's an honest answer to a perfectly reasonable question," he said. "That was my take on it. Now if you asked somebody like Clown [Shawn 'Clown' Crahan, SLIPKNOT percussionist] about the Rick Rubin experience, you'd get a totally different answer. But it is what it is. It's my opinion. At the end of the day it's not scripture. I'm gonna say what I'm gonna say — I don't think enough people do. And if it gets me in trouble, it gets me in trouble. If it doesn't, it doesn't. But I'm just gonna keep walking it."
In a 2008 interview with Revolver magazine, SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn Crahan stated about working with Rick Rubin, "'Vol. 3' was all about rebuilding friendships and since we were rebuilding, it was reall easy to rebuild the innovation of our music. Listen to that fucking record. It's spiritual. Rick Rubin's the oracle. He sat us down with each other. I heard things from the other members I don't care to repeat. I gained a couple of friends. I might have created a couple of enemies. We all agreed we were going to get on a plateau of communication and that's what we did."
In the same article, SLIPKNOT guitarist Jim Root was quoted as saying about Rubin, "Rick was really attentive to what we needed as a band. He knew I was going through major anxiety. I got a knock on my bedroom door one day, and his assistant came up and he had this herbal drop that you put on your tongue to mellow out. A lot of the guys in the band say Rick was unavailable. And yeah, he takes on a lot of projects at one time, but he also does things that are beneficial. He would listen to what we'd done, then have us retrack things that needed work. He's kind of like Big Brother up on the hill. Even though he wasn't there physically every day, he was. That's my favorite record we've done."
Also speaking to Revolver, Corey said, "I wouldn't know what it's like to work with Rick Rubin. I only saw him about four times. Rick Rubin is a nice man. He's done a lot of good for a lot of people. He didn't do anything for me. I'm not happy with the vocals on that record. There were a lot of takes that I thought were much better than the ones they fuckin' used and I wasn't asked about a lot of shit. It sounds amazing; the songs are great. But we were being charged horrendous amounts of money. And for me, if you're going to produce something, you're fucking there. I don't care who you are."
Taylor called out Weiland a few nights after his Rick Rubin rant for recording and releasing an album of holiday standards called "The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year". He said about the disc, "Oh, it's bad."
Taylor continues his tour on Friday (December 9) at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey.
The singer will tour Australia and North America with SLIPKNOT next year, and also plans to head into the studio with STONE SOUR.
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8 дек 2011
THE HAUNTED: Video Footage Of Entire Tokyo Concert Available
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8 дек 2011
THE 11TH HOUR: \'Lacrima Mortis\' Teaser Available
 THE 11TH HOUR — the doom metal project led by Ed Warby (drums, guitar, bass, vocals, programming; GOREFEST, DEMIURG, HAIL OF BULLETS) — will release its second album, "Lacrima Mortis", via Napalm Records on the following dates:
Spain, Finland, Sweden: January 25
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Italy: January 27
Rest Of Europe: January 30
North America: February 7
According to a press release, "the seven tracks on 'Lacrima Mortis' are a dark collection of stories revolving around death, sorrow, and painful loss. Warby stays true to his chosen path of somber themes cloaked in funeral garb. Heavy and monumental riffs unite with melancholic piano arrangements to create a strong hypnotic vibe. The lyrics use both personal experiences, as well as fictitious accounts, to weave a funerary wreath ornamentally laid atop the music.
"Warby did not only compose all the tracks, but he also played all the instruments on this album. He took on the production and about half of the vocals, while Pim Blankenstein (OFFICIUM TRISTE) was responsible for the growls.
"'Lacrima Mortis' provides a window to the dying soul. It is a confident and thorough doom album that reveals the morbid complexities inherent in the world of human emotion and thus, will appeal to more than just fans of the genre."
"Lacrima Mortis" track listing:
01. We All Die Alone
02. Rain on Me
03. The Death of Life
04. Tears of the Bereaved
05. Reunion Illusion
06. Nothing but Pain
07. Bury Me
Commented Warby: "'Lacrima Mortis' is another glimpse into the darker side of my musical persona: a thick slab of epic doom metal dealing with the subject of death and its repercussions. I've worked on it feverishly for the past year and to my mind it surpasses 2009's 'Burden Of Grief' in every way. I hope you'll agree!"
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8 дек 2011
EARTH Announces New Album Details
 The second half of Seattle drone icons EARTH's "Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light" is being prepared for release on Southern Lord in North America this February 14 on CD, LP and digital download formats.
Recorded in the same two-week session as 2011's lauded "Angels Of Darkness, Demons of Light I" by Stuart Hallerman at Avast and mastered by Mell Detmer, "Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light II" carries on in the freely and folkloric vein of the last release and invokes even more improvisational and unrestrained energy than its predecessor.
"Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light II" is striking in many ways, not least in the wildly improvised nature of this particular recording. The songs "Sigil Of Brass" and "The Corascene Dog" perfectly emphasize how the interplay between the foursome has evolved even further since the first installment. Meanwhile, the track "His Teeth Did Brightly Shine" veers further into an entirely other direction, recalling sounds of the great British Acid Folk generation. This new material brings forth some highly original and deeply mesmerizing tones throughout, at times more hopeful and less dark and death oriented than previous work. "Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light II" is ultimately a completely unanticipated direction for EARTH, and a very welcome one at that.
The lineup again consists of Adrienne Davies on drums and percussion (on this release there is more percussion of all sorts), Lori Goldston (NIRVANA, DAVID BYRNE, BLACK CAT ORCHESTRA, LAURA VEIRS) returns on cello, and Karl Blau (LAURA VEIRS, MICROPHONES) plays bass. This also marks the first time the band on the record has toured outside of the U.S. West Coast in preparation for the album. As with the first part, it again has truly amazing artwork by Stacey Rozich.
"Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light II" track listing:
01. Sigil of Brass
02. His Teeth Did Brightly Shine
03. Multiplicity of Doors
04. The Corascene Dog
05. The Rakehell
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8 дек 2011
METALLICA: Another Previously Unreleased Song From \'Death Magnetic\' Sessions Available
 METALLICA performed a previously unreleased song from the "Death Magnetic" sessions called "Just A Bullet Away" last night (Wednesday, December 7) at the second of four intimate shows at the Fillmore in San Francisco as part of the week-long celebration of its 30th anniversary as a band for fan club members only.
A rough-mix version of the studio recording of "Just A Bullet Away" has since been e-mailed to members of METALLICA's official fan club and can now be streamed in the YouTube clip below.
Commented the band: "We're pretty excited to be bringing these songs back to life nearly four years after they were recorded. Once again, this is the unpolished version of the song... the original rough mix from March of 2008 in its rawest, untouched form."
"Just A Bullet Away" lyrics:
All roads they lead to shame
All drowning in the blame
All reflections look the same
In the shine of the midnight revolver
All hide beneath a skin
A hope so paper thin
I'm at the door again
And the shine of the midnight revolver
Even the promise of danger has gone dull
Staring down the barrel of a 45
Suck on the barrel
Suck on the barrel
Suck it 'til it's gone dry
For all reflections look the same
In the shine of the midnight revolver
Redemption purify
Will nothing satisfy
The scars just multiply
In the shine of the midnight revolver
Twisting in apocalypse
Death upon the fingertips
Frigid metal touches lips
And the shine of the midnight revolver
'Cause you lied
Just a bullet away
Just a bullet away from leavin' you
Just a bullet away
Stop the voices in my head
Caressing death again
Becomes the heroin
Forbidden medicine
Puts a shine on the midnight revolver
Eternal borderline
All the faces intertwine
Oh God... now I see mine
In the shine of the midnight revolver
Even the promise of danger has gone dull
Staring down the barrel of a 45
Suck on the barrel
Suck on the barrel
Suck... suck till it's dry
For all reflections look the same
In the shine of the midnight revolver
Down In Misery
Down In Misery
Just a bullet away
Just a bullet away from leavin' you
Just a bullet away
Stop the voices in my head
All roads they lead to shame
All drowning in the blame
Reflections look the same
In the shine of the midnight revolver
All hide beneath a skin
A hope so paper thin
I'm at the door again
And the shine of the midnight revolver
Even the promise of danger has gone dull
Staring down the barrel of a 45
Suck on the barrel
Suck on the barrel
Suck... suck till it's dry
Do all reflections look the same
In the shine of the midnight revolver
'Cause you lied
Yes you lied
Just a bullet away
Just a bullet away from leavin' you
Just a bullet away
Stop the voices in my head (End of lyrics)
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8 дек 2011
\'Lullaby Versions\' Of MÖTLEY CRÜE Songs Available
 Does your little one rock late into the night cause they're hot, and young, running free — little bit better than they used to be?
Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star, the company which creates "beautiful lullaby versions of your favorite artists," has released "Lullaby Versions Of Mötley Crüe" featuring lush instrumental versions of MÖTLEY CRÜE's most popular tracks. Soothe your inner headbanger and share your love of the CRÜE with a new generation of fans.
"Lullaby Versions Of Mötley Crüe" track listing:
01. Home Sweet Home
02. Without You
03. Saints of Los Angeles
04. Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)
05. Looks That Kill
06. Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)
07. Shout at the Devil
08. Live Wire
09. Wild Side
10. Dr. Feelgood
11. Girls, Girls, Girls
12. Kickstart My Heart
Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star is the premier pop music lullaby line, with 56 titles to choose from across soundtracks, pop, rock, metal, country, alternative and more. Be sure to also check out the company's METALLICA, IRON MAIDEN and RUSH lullabies.
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8 дек 2011
LILLIAN AXE Signs With AFM RECORDS
 Louisiana rockers LILLIAN AXE have inked a deal with Germany's AFM Records. The band's new album, "XI: The Days Before Tomorrow", will be released on January 27. The CD was recorded at Sound Landing Studio in Covington, Louisiana, with the band's guitarist/songwriter Steve Blaze acting as producer and Rob Hovey engineering. The mixing duties were handled by Sylvia Massey (TOOL, JOHNNY CASH, DEFTONES, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, PRINCE, BLACK CROWES). Songtitles set to appear on the album include "Bow Your Head", "Gather Up The Snow", "Soul Disease" and "The Great Divide".
Commented Blaze, "This is an important album as it introduces Brian Jones on vocals.
"As I have been writing this record, there has been a feeling of creativity that is similar to that of when I wrote 'Psychoschizophrenia'.
"The band has really done a great job so far. We can't wait to get back out on the road to support it."
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8 дек 2011
PSYCROPTIC: \'The Inherited Repression\' Cover Artwork Unveiled
 The cover artwork for "The Inherited Repression", the forthcoming fifth studio album from Australian technical death metallers PSYCROPTIC, can be seen below. The CD will be released on February 7 in North America and February 10 in Europe via Nuclear Blast Records.
Commented PSYCROPTIC guitarist Joe Haley: "'The Inherited Repression' is far and away my favorite PSYCROPTIC record thus far — all of us in the band think this.
"It's the age-old cliché from bands when they talk about their new album as being the best of their career, blah, blah, but I have to say it because it's true. We wouldn't think there is a point of going on if we couldn't outdo each record prior. We are certainly not playing music for anything else than the love of creating it and performing it.
"'The Inherited Repression' is quite different from anything we have done in terms of songwriting and structure, and we spent a lot longer writing and demoing the songs before we recorded it, which you can tell. It's a very dynamic album — the fast elements faster, the slow elements slower, and a lot of light and dark binding it together. It's a very catchy album as well — you can tap your foot, bang your head or anything else you want. Basically, it has a lot of groove on it from start to finish."
"The Inherited Repression" was produced, engineered and mixed by Haley, while Alan Douches will handle mastering duties.
"We had the luxury of recording in my home studio without deadlines, so we spent a long time on getting it how we wanted," said Haley. "We can't wait for people to hear it, and get out and play the songs live!"
"The Inherited Repression" track listing:
01. Carriers Of The Plague
02. Forward To Submission
03. Euphorinasia
04. The Throne Of Kings
05. Unmasking The Traitors
06. Become The Cult
07. From Scribe To Ashes
08. Deprivation
09. The Sleepers Have Awoken
PSYCROPTIC is:
Jason Peppiatt - Vocals
Cameron Grant - Bass
Joe Haley - Guitars
Dave Haley - Drums
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8 дек 2011
TERROR To Enter Studio In May
 Los Angeles hardcore/metal band TERROR is tentatively scheduled to enter the studio in May 2012 to begin recording its next album. | 0 | |
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Steel Panther
