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12 янв 2011
ESCAPE THE FATE Releases \'Issues Remix EP\'
 Las Vegas, Nevada-based post-hardcore band ESCAPE THE FATE has just released the "Issues Remix EP" via DGC/Interscope. The EP boasts hot remixes of "Issues", the first single from the group's recently released self-titled album.
"Issues" cracked the Top 25 at Active Rock and continues to climb both the Active Rock and Alternative Rock radio charts. The "Issues Remix EP" features remixes by Jakwob (YEAH YEAH YEAHS, LILY ALLEN), LA Riots (TIESTO, THE TING TINGS), Wolves At The Gate (THE CURE) and Does It Offend You, Yeah? (MUSE, THE RACONTEURS, BLOC PARTY). Fans have the unique opportunity to create their own remix of the hit song via Indaba.com for a chance to win $1,000 and be featured on EscapeTheFate.com. The contest runs January 11 through February 8, and the winner will be announced on March 8.
ESCAPE THE FATE has scheduled a massive amount of North American headlining tour dates that begin on January 20 in Tucson, Arizona and extend all the way into March, finishing on the 12 of that month in San Diego.
ESCAPE THE FATE's self-titled album sold 18,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 25 on The Billboard 200 chart. The video for the CD's first single, "Issues", was directed by Paul R. Brown, who has previously worked with STONE SOUR, SLIPKNOT, MÖTLEY CRÜE, KORN, GODSMACK and AVENGED SEVENFOLD.  | 0 |  |
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12 янв 2011
Ex-RAINBOW Singer DOOGIE WHITE Performs \'The Temple Of The King\' With DEMON\'S EYE
 Video footage of Scottish rock vocalist Doogie White (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, RAINBOW, CORNERSTONE, TANK) performing a cover version of the RAINBOW classic "The Temple Of The King" with the DEEP PURPLE tribute band DEMON'S EYE on November 27, 2010 at the Blues Garage in Isernhagen, Germany can be viewed below.
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12 янв 2011
The Great Producer Pat Moran Is Dead
 The great producer/engineer Pat Moran passed away today after a ten year battle with a debilitating disease.Pat Moran produced many album through the years - for example - Robert Plant's "Pictures At Eleven" & "Principal Of Moments", Lou Gramm's "Ready Or Not", Danny Wilde's "Any Man's Hunger", Jon Butcher Axis, John Miles Transition, Tom Cochrane (various stuff), Big Country (various stuff), Edie Brickell and the New Bohemian's "Shooting Rubber Bands At The Stars and Iggy Pops "Soldier" album and many more... You will be missed - Our condolences to his family from The Melodic Net-team.
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12 янв 2011
DEAD EYED SLEEPER To Release 'Observing Oblivion' In February
 German death metallers DEAD EYED SLEEPER will release their third album, "Observing Oblivion", on February 26. According to a press release, the CD "contains eight tracks with a clear focus on emotional brutality, massive grooves and aggressive intensity."
"Observing Oblivion" track listing:
01. Annihilation Of Opposites
02. Internal Subjugation
03. Narcistic Panopticum
04. The Soothing Intrusion
05. Sullen Eyed Reternity
06. Efficiency In Conceit
07. Abysm
08. The Dead Eyed Sleeper / Pt. II ~ The Ethereal Lake | 0 | |
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12 янв 2011
CHIMAIRA Drummer Featured On I WILL BREAK THEE EP
 CHIMAIRA's Andols Herrick has laid down the drum tracks for the as-yet-untitled new EP from the Orlando metal band I WILL BREAK THEE, tentatively due this summer.
The drum-recording sessions for the six-song effort began in early January at Suede Shoes Studios in Longwood, Florida.
"It's been an amazing experience having Andols here," said I WILL BREAK THEE vocalist Shane Bryant. "We couldn't have asked for a better drummer to be on this record. Andols came in and nailed it after only a few rehearsals." | 0 | |
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12 янв 2011
THE RETALIATION PROCESS: Two New Songs Posted Online
 Nearly one year after the release of its debut album, "Downfall", Hamburg, Germany-based metal outfit THE RETALIATION PROCESS has made two new tracks available on MySpace. "The Weakness" and "Stillborn" will both appear on the band's upcoming "Death Is A Gift" four-track EP, which will be released as a free digital download later in the year.
For this production, THE RETALIATION PROCESS chose the DIY way and produced the entire record by in itself in order to be able to offer the new songs totally for free. | 0 | |
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12 янв 2011
SIRENIA: New Song Available For Streaming
 "Fallen Angel", a brand new song from Norwegian/Spanish female-fronted gothic metallers SIRENIA, can be streamed using the Soundcloud player below. The song comes off the band's new album, "The Enigma Of Life", which will be released on January 21 via Nuclear Blast Records.
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12 янв 2011
MOTÖRHEAD LEMMY Admits Money Was Sole Reason He Allowed \'Ace Of Spades\' To Be Used In Beer Commercial
 MOTÖRHEAD singer and bassist Lemmy Kilmister has admitted to Q magazine that money was the sole reason behind him allowing the band's classic track "Ace of Spades" to be used in a TV commercial.
Heineken U.K. brought Kronenbourg 1664 back to the small screens with the first TV support for the premium lager brand since 2006 with the launch of "Slow the Pace", a new integrated advertising campaign which broke last fall.
The first execution in the new campaign showed MOTÖRHEAD performing a slowed down version of "Ace of Spades".
30 years to the month since it was first written, the track was specially re-written by the band for a Kronenbourg 1664 campaign that encompassed TV, press and digital advertising, a short-film documentary and a social media activity.
"It's a sign that we got paid a lot of money by a beer company. They asked us to do it and I said yes," Lemmy said. "How much? None of your business."
"Slow the Pace" is rooted in the idea that Kronenbourg 1664 is a beer with a lingering complexity that deserves to be savoured slowly. The concept will be brought to life over the next year in a series of executions based on unique musical collaborations with leading artists commissioned to re-write and record a slowed down, chilled out version of one of their most famous fast tracks.
The ad, which launched as a 60-second TV execution, was shot in a French bar and shows patrons relaxing and chatting while MOTÖRHEAD play the new version of the song, with founder member and lead singer Lemmy on harmonica rather than his familiar electric bass guitar.
The film documentary charts the process of the band re-writing the track in the studio through to the ad shoot.
Lucas Bergmans, Senior Brand Manager - Kronenbourg 1664 at Heineken U.K., said, "Showing MOTÖRHEAD performing a memorably different version of their legendary 'Ace of Spades' track as they enjoy Kronenbourg 1664 is a powerful and innovative way to deliver the consumer message that Kronenbourg 1664 is a beer that is brewed to be enjoyed slowly — in any circumstances."
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12 янв 2011
VOIVOD To Release Live Album, New Studio CD This Year
 Drummer Michel "Away" Langevin of Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD tells myTELUS in a new interview that the band is planning on releasing a live album and a new studio CD in 2011. In addition, the group is scheduled "to tour in Chile, USA, Europe and Russia."
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12 янв 2011
REBELLION Bassist Answers Fan-Submitted Questions
 Bassist Tomi Göttlich of the German metal band REBELLION has posted an eight-minute video clip (see below) in which he answers fan-submitted questions regarding the recent departures of Uwe Lulis (guitar), Gerd Lücking (drums) and Simone Wenzel (guitar) and the group's future. | +1 | |
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12 янв 2011
POWER QUEST: \'Blood Alliance\' Release Dates Announced
 U.K-based metallers POWER QUEST will release their new album, "Blood Alliance", via Napalm Records on the following dates:
Japan, Southeast Asia: January 26 (through Marquee/Avalon)
Spain, Finland, Sweden: March 23
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, Italy: March 25
Rest of Europe: March 28
USA, Canada: April 5
"Blood Alliance" was recorded at Foel Studios (PAUL RODGERS, NAPALM DEATH, THE WILDHEARTS) in Wales next . Eleven songs were laid down for the follow-up to 2008's "Master Of Illusion", including one bonus track. The CD cover artwork was once again designed by Felipe Machado (BLIND GUARDIAN, SILENT FORCE) and can be viewed below.
Commented keyboardist Steve Williams: "Well, it has been a long time coming but finally the fifth POWER QUEST album is done and I don't think I have ever been so excited about releasing an album. All the guys have given 110% to this record and I'm proud of them all. It's without doubt the heaviest POWER QUEST album yet but without sacrificing the POWER QUEST melodic tradition. I just can't wait for you all to hear it!"
"Blood Alliance" track listing:
01. Battle Stations
02. Rising Anew
03. Glorious
04. Sacrifice
05. Survive
06. Better Days
07. Crunching The Numbers
08. Only In My Dreams
09. Blood Alliance
10. City Of Lies
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12 янв 2011
AVA INFERI: New Song Available For Free Download
 "The Living End", a brand new song from AVA INFERI, the Portugal-based band whose lineup includes Norwegian guitarist Rune Eriksen (a.k.a. ex-MAYHEM guitarist/songwriter Blasphemer), is available for free download at this location. It can also be streamed using the audio player below. The track comes off the group's fourth album, "Onyx", which will be released on February 14 (February 15 in the U.S.) via Season Of Mist.
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12 янв 2011
GREEN DAY - CD/DVD Live Set \'GREEN DAY: Awesome As F**k\' Video Trailer online
 GREEN DAY werden am 15. März 2011 ein CD/DVD Live Set mit dem Titel "Green Day: Awesome As F**k" veröffentlichen. Aufgenommen wurde das Album bei der 21st Century Breakdown Tour 2010. Die Band hat jetzt den erste Promo Trailer hier auf You Tube online gestellt!
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12 янв 2011
END OF YOU - stellen neue Single \'Just Like You\' als Stream online!
 Die Finnen von END OF YOU haben jetzt ihr neue Single "Just Like You" HIER als Stream online gestellt. Veröffentlicht wurde die Single anfang Januar 2011 via iTunes, Spotify usw.
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12 янв 2011
GNAW THEIR TONGUES: Update 2011
 This message was posted on GNAW THEIR TONGUES MySpace page:
"Upcoming: In the works are two split LP's as Gnaw Their Tongues. Been also busy working on providing sounds/intro's/collabs for three other bands/projects.
Februari will see the new DE MAGIA VETERUM album 'The Divine Antithesis', which will be out on Transcendental Creations (can). And (probably) a month later the first of two new ADERLATING cd's, which will be released on belgium label Consouling Sounds, entitled: 'Spear of Gold and Seraphim Bone' (part 1 and 2).
Also in the work is an collab album with noisemaster NEKRASOV. That project is yet untitled.
Work has also began on the next GNAW THEIR TONGUES full lenght.
Finally the 'L'arivee..' album reached number 19 in TERRORIZER's top 40 albums of 2010!".
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12 янв 2011
MYCHILDREN hildren MyBride | ‘King Of The Hopeless’
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11 янв 2011
APOCALYPTICA Says It Was Not Directly Involved In RAMMSTEIN Lawsuit
 Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA has released a statement clarifying a report that was originally published on the German web site Anwalt24.de which indicated that the band was forced to pay 45,000 euros (approximately $59,000) in damages to German industrial rockers RAMMSTEIN. According to the site, the legal action arose in connection with a German advertising campaign for APOCALYPTICA's 2007 album, "Worlds Collide", which featured guest vocals from RAMMSTEIN singer Til Lindemann. The record was reportedly sold in Germany with a sticker across the cover that said, "featuring RAMMSTEIN." The Regional Court of Berlin ruled against APOCALYPTICA in the case for trademark infringement.
APOCALYPTICA's official statement regarding this matter reads as follows:
"The [Anwalt24.de] article's headline [which suggested that APOCALYPTICA was forced to pay damages to RAMMSTEIN] is substantially wrong: neither the band APOCALYPTICA nor their management are or were involved in the described lawsuit. However, the parties involved are the band RAMMSTEIN and Sony Music Entertainment GmbH, as the successor of the by now-defunct affiliated label GUN Records.
"APOCALYPTICA and Halbe Miete Management regret the events, but neither had any influence on a violation of trademark and naming rights, nor any part in whatsoever resulting agreements.
"It is correct that GUN Records published advertisements with the stated endorsement disregarding existing agreements, and the band RAMMSTEIN subsequently filed a lawsuit against Sony Music Entertainment GmbH as the parent company. It is furthermore correct that Sony Music Entertainment GmbH and RAMMSTEIN have agreed on a settlement, the details of which, however, are unknown to APOCALYPTICA and Halbe Miete Management. We ask that further articles on the topic correctly reproduce the facts."
This incident adds to a recent stretch of bad news about APOCALYPTICA. As previously reported, the band has been forced to pull the vocals of SHINEDOWN frontman Brent Smith off the group's new single, "Not Strong Enough", after the band failed to secure the right to release the song to radio with Smith's voice on it from SHINEDOWN's label, Atlantic Records.
APOCALYPTICA member Eicca Toppinen told The Pulse Of Radio that making records which feature multiple guest vocalists, like the band's last two efforts, is often a logistical nightmare. "It's really a big, complex process, because it's so much company policies and so much schedule problems and people can't come to APOCALYPTICA record and release a single with us if they have own release coming at the same time," he said. "So it's a lot of this kind of thing."
Smith's vocal track remains on the version found on the group's latest album, "7th Symphony", while the radio version will feature vocals from HOOBASTANK's Doug Robb.
Finally, health issues on the part of member Perttu Kivilaaskso forced APOCALYPTICA to postpone a U.S. tour and a number of European dates, all of which have been rescheduled.
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11 янв 2011
BEFORE THE DAWN - \'Deathstar Rising\' Album Trailer online!
 BEFORE THE DAWN schaffen es, wie keine andere Band, die Heaviness des Death Metal, die Düsternis des Dark Metal und die eisige Kälte finnischer Winter mit wunderschönen Melodien und epischer Hymnik zu verbinden! Das brandneue Album "Deathstar Rising" erscheint am 25. Februar 2011 über das neue Label Nuclear Blast Records! Jetzt wurde der erste Album Trailer online gestellt.
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11 янв 2011
WOLFCHANT - Call Of The Black Winds Tracklisting Revealed
 German metallers WOLFCHANT will be releasing their fourth studio album, Call Of The Black Winds, on February 25th via Massacre Records.
The album was was produced, mixed and mastered by Markus Stock (THE VISION BLEAK, EISREGEN, MAROON) at the Tonstudio E in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin, Germany.
Call Of The Black Winds will also be available as limited edition with bonus DVD, which contains a complete live show.
Call Of The Black Winds tracklisting:
'Black Winds Rising (Prelude)
'Stormwolves'
'Eremit'
'Black Fire'
'Naturgewalt'
'Heathen Rise'
'Never Will Fall'
'Die Nacht Der Wölfe'
'The Last Farewell'
'Der Stahl In Meinem Feinde'
'Call Of The Black Winds'
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11 янв 2011
ROTTEN SOUND - \'Cursed\' Track List enthüllt!
 Das neue ROTTEN SOUND Album "Cursed" kommt am 15. März 2011 via Relapse Records in den Handel und jetzt wurde vom Label nach dem Cover Artwork auch die Track List enthüllt! Das neue 16 Track Album wurde in den Nordic Audio Labs Studios aufgenommen und HIER könnt Ihr das Album vorbestellen.
01. Alone
02. Superior
03. Self
04. Choose
05. Hollow
06. Ritual
07. Green
08. Machinery
09. Power
10. Plan
11. Declare
12. Addict
13. Exploit
14. Terrified
15. Scared
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11 янв 2011
DEICIDE - neuer Song \'Hang in Agony Until You\'re Dead\' im Stream!DEICIDE - neuer Song \'Hang in Agony Until You\'re Dead\' im Stream!
 Das neue DEICIDE Album kommt am 15. Februar 2011 mit dem Titel "To Hell With God" via Century Media Records in den Handel und jetzt hat Century Media Records auch das Cover Artwork und die Track List enthüllt. Aufgenommen wurde das Album mit Produzent Mark Lewis (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, CHIMAIRA) in den Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida. Heute haben die Kollegen von MetalSucks den neuen Song "Hang in Agony Until You're Dead" zum probehören online gestellt.
"To Hell With God" Track List:
01. Save Your
02. Empowered by Blasphemy
03. Conviction
04. Hang in Agony Until You're Dead
05. To Hell with God
06. Servant of the Enemy
07. Witness of Death
08. Angels in Hell
09. Into the Darkness You Go
10. How Can You Call Yourself a God
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11 янв 2011
IN LEAGUE - \'Where The Silence Is Easy\' neue Songs und Promo Video online!
 Die Australische Emocore | Post-Hardcore Band IN LEAGUE hat am 1. Januar Ihr Debut Album "Where The Silence Is Easy" veröffentlicht. Auf MySpace wurden jetzt drei neue Songs zum probehören online gestellt. | 0 | |
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11 янв 2011
WITHIN TEMPTATION - \'The Unforgiving\' Track List & Video Update von Sharon
 Das neue WITHIN TEMPTATION Album und der Comic wird unter dem Titel: "The Unforgiving" veröffentlicht.
Auf diesem Album haben WITHIN TEMPTATION einen ganz anderen Ansatz. Jeder Song auf "The Unforgiving" wurde zusammen mit Steven's Erzählung geschrieben. Die Hauptfiguren des Comics spiegeln die Charaktere der Songs. Das Album soll im März 2011 in den Handel können.
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11 янв 2011
SLIPKNOT Frontman Says \'S**t\' New Music Is To Blame For Illegal Downloading
 SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor has once again spoken out in defense of illegal music downloading, insisting that no one wants to pay for "crap" new music. He tells Britain's Kerrang! magazine, “I have a completely different take on this from a lot of other people. A lot of people in the industry want to blame downloading for the state of [the music business], but I think that if most music wasn't shit to begin with people wouldn't be downloading this stuff for free."
He continues, "Seriously, who the fuck wants to risk hard-earned money on music that's maybe 98 percent crap? I'm not going to. And I still buy new albums. People ask what my favorite new album is and nine times out of 10, I don't fucking have one. Music is garbage."
Taylor's latest comments echo those he made back in 2008 when he told Kerrang!, "Why would you blame [people who download music]? Half the fucking albums that are out there are shit. I don't download, but at the same time, I don't buy new music 'cause it all sucks. Okay, there's a handful of bands that I buy, but other than that, I just buy old shit because old shit is good. Sorry!"
"People wanna blame the decline of album sales on downloading, I think it's actually the record companies' fault," he added. "I think it's the quality of the product. If record companies would stop giving any fucking mook on the street with a fringe a record deal or their own record label, maybe you would sell more fucking albums, dipshits."
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11 янв 2011
BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE: New Album Release Date Announced
 Atlanta, Georgia-based metallers BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE will release their fourth album, "Celestial Completion", on March 29 via Solid State Records. The CD was produced by Matt Goldman (UNDEROATH, THE CHARIOT, COPELAND) and contains 11 tracks.
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11 янв 2011
NIGHTMARE: \'One Night Of Insurrection\' Trailer Released
 A trailer for "One Night Of Insurrection", the first-ever live DVD/CD from French power metallers NIGHTMARE, can be viewed below. Due on February 25 via AFM Records, the set was filmed/recorded in Grenoble, France and contains NIGHTMARE's special 30th-anniversary show, including guest appearances by the band's former members. Also included us footage of NIGHTMARE's performance at Summerblast in Israel.
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11 янв 2011
VANDEN PLAS: \'Holes In The Sky\' Video Released
 "Holes In The Sky", the new Mathias Fickert-directed video from German progressive metallers VANDEN PLAS, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's latest concept album, "The Seraphic Clockwork", which was released on June 22, 2010 in the U.S. via Frontiers Records.
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11 янв 2011
THE FAMINE: Another New Song Posted Online
 "VII The Fraudulent", a brand new track from the North Texas death metal outfit THE FAMINE, can heard in the YouTube clip below. The song comes off the band's new album, "The Architects Of Guilt", which will be released on February 15 via Solid State Records. The follow-up to 2008's "The Raven And The Reaping" was produced by D. Braxton Henry (ex-DEVOURMENT) and was mixed by Jason Suecof (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, TRIVIUM, DEVILDRIVER).
"The Architects Of Guilt" track listing:
01. The New Hell
02. Ad Mortem
03. We Are The Wolves
04. Turner Classic Diaries
05. Bigger Cages, Longer Chains!
06. The Crown and The Holy See
07. VII The Fraudulent
08. A Pavement Of Good Intentions
09. A Fragile Peace
10. Pyrithion House
11. To The Teeth
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11 янв 2011
TRIVIUM Frontman Discusses Next Album In New Interview
 Sergio Pereira of South Africa's MusicReview.co.za web site recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Matt Heafy of Florida metallers TRIVIUM about the band's forthcoming studio album, due later in the year via Roadrunner Records. A couple of excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow below.
MusicReview.co.za: "Shogun" featured several mythological themes. Is the new album going to be a continuation of this?
Heafy: "Shogun"'s mythological themes were something that felt called for by the music. Every CD has been so different with its lyrical inspiration that this next album will definitely be its own thing. So, it won't be carrying the mythological feel of "Shogun".
MusicReview.co.za: Musically, what can we expect? Is it a combination of everything TRIVIUM has already done?
Heafy: It's tricky to describe. We want it to be that this next album just sounds like "TRIVIUM." We may have — probably have — said that every record's goal is that, and it has been, but this time it's without question. There have always been experimental songs, since [2005's] "Ascendancy", on our albums, and this time the CD will only have what it is meant to have.
MusicReview.co.za: TRIVIUM's previous albums have included longer instrumental-only tracks. Can we expect the same this time around?
Heafy: Unfortunately, as of right now, there doesn't seem to be an instrumental song that will be on the album. However, there will be songs that do things we have never had as a song formula before.
MusicReview.co.za: It seems like the moment a metal band achieves moderate commercial success, such as TRIVIUM, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE and AVENGED SEVENFOLD, suddenly they become hated by elitists and, especially, Internet trolls. How do you handle this negativity and abuse? Do you just switch off after a while?
Heafy: Honestly, nowadays, the hate feels less than it's ever been. In actuality, there are probably far more people that DON'T like us, but our population of people who love us is so much bigger than it used to be; so it's a much smaller percentage of negativity, even though it's technically more of a voice. I feel that any band that has some sort of mainstream success — not calling us a mainstream band, [but] meaning being in magazines, radio, etc. — will have haters out of principle. But you can't think of that; there is too much good.
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11 янв 2011
SODOM Frontman Says Working In A Coal Mine For 10 Years Was \'A Good Time\'
 Decibel magazine recently conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Thomas "Angelripper" Such of German thrash metal veterans SODOM. An excerpt from the chat follows below.
Decibel: The story is that you started SODOM to escape working in the coal mines. Have the recent mine collapses in Chile and West Virginia made you feel especially lucky lately?
Tom: Yeah, and those guys in Chile were really lucky also, but I didn't like how they made it too commercial, like a big show when they came out of the mine. When I was in the coal mine, I remember thinking a lot of my friends were gonna die in there. We were 1,000 meters deep, and that is a very hard job, you know. I was so glad that they survived. But coal mining, that was my home. At these times, there were a lot of unemployed people, so they all go to the coal mine for work. My father went to the coal mine, my grandfather also, and my father took the decision for me to work in the coal mine as a blacksmith. I worked for 10 years, but it was a good time. It was like a big family; I got my money every month. Then in '89 I stopped doing this because [SODOM's] "Agent Orange" [album] came out and I get a lot of money from a record company to be a professional musician. So, I can make my living from the music. That was my aim, my dream, you know. And from that time I never went to work. But being a musician and managing the band for myself, it's a full-time job. It's not just writing songs and playing concerts. There's so much behind what we have to do.
Decibel: Did you have any close calls when you worked in the mines?
Tom: No, I got some scratches and cuts on my fingers and arms and things like that. The job is very dangerous, I know, but I always take care of myself. Security was first for me. A lot of coal miners, they never mind about security, but it is very important. So, I survived all those years with just some scratches. I worked at the Hugo mine. It was the first one in this area [the Ruhr industrial region of Germany]. They started mining there in 1873, I think. Nowadays, if you look in our area, almost all the coal mines are gone. In the whole district, just one or two coal mines are alive. That's why the people get unemployed here. The coal mines close and the people don't know where to go. You never find any good jobs here in this area.
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Escape the Fate
