LONG LIVE EYEHATEGOD.
Stone.
LONG LIVE EYEHATEGOD.
Stone.
SALTY DOG – Going back to 1990, here is a band that I Rocked out to and was reminded about while rummaging through my “vintage” cassette collection late last night: Salty Dog. I remember buying the cassette for Every Dog Has Its Day instead of the CD due to my not having a CD player in my car. Cassette players in cars ruled the day back then. Heck, back in 1990, who did have a CD player in their car? No one in my crowd!
Holding onto the cassettes of my past enables me to go back in time and listen to albums that I never upgraded to CD. Many of my cassettes are not even available on CD either due to the “out-of-print” syndrome that seems to affect so many cool bands and albums of decades past. My apologies for often times overstating this annoying music industry fact.
Salty Dog may have been ahead of their time or time was just standing still for Hard Rock and Heavy Metal in 1990. Take your pick. The Rockin’ tenure for Salty Dog was 1986 to 1991, with Every Dog Has Its Day being their album of note. Looking back, 1990 was not a generous time for up and coming bands of Heavy Music. With that said, there were and always will be an audience of fans and supporters for the kind of hard-edged Rock and Roll Salty Dog created and played. I’m living proof and I know I’m not alone.
Every Dog Has Its Day was originally released on Geffen Records in 1990. That was a tough year and time period for Hard Rock and Heavy Metal bands, with so many record labels looking for the next Nirvana. I wonder out loud, just how popular this Salty Dog album would be if it were “newly” released today? Gambling with my guess, I’m leaning towards Every Dog Has Its Day as being a hit. Why not? The Bluesy, Hard Rockin’ sound of Salty Dog should be appealing to the Hard Rock, Arena Rock and Classic Rock fans of 2011.
This is an old school, party till it’s four in the morning album… that comes with a spinning back kick of Hard Rockin’ relevance. (To my ears anyways). I remember the song Come Along like it was yesterday and it’s easily my favorite on this album. I looked up the availability of Every Dog Has Its Day on Amazon.com and used copies are available for around $13 (U.S.). Trust me, these “used” CD prices for this title go even higher! However, new or unopened copies of this original CD fetch a far bigger price: upwards to around $100 (U.S.). A 2010 reissue on a label called Bad Reputation has the new price floating at the $30 level (U.S.).
For a one album band, Salty Dog is surely remembered as delivering some memorable Rockin’ goods. Check ’em out by picking up this CD. Only get it at a decent price!
BELOW: Is a very cool & rare promo bio picture sheet that was distributed by Geffen Records back in 1989. This Salty Dog promo is courtesy of Metal Buddy Kinger over at Demolish Fanzine – 1980’s Heavy Metal Revival. Thanks Kinger!
Jimmi Bleacher – vocals
Pete Reveen – guitar
Michael Hannon – bass
Khurt Maier – drums
Come Along
Cat’s Got Nine
Ring My Bell
Where The Sun Don’t Shine
Spoonful
Just Like A Woman
Sim Sala Bim
Keep Me Down
Heave Hard (She Comes Easy)
Lonesome Fool
Slow Daze
Sacrifice Me
Nothin’ But A Dream
(CD Back Cover)
LONG LIVE SALTY DOG – EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY.
Stone.
GARAGEDAYS – ATTENTION PLEASE… quiet back there… are you listening? Austria’s very own GARAGEDAYS wants to kick your Metal lovin’ ass right now! There is no where to run. No where to seek emotional comfort. Just take this heaping dose of potent Metal that GARAGEDAYS is dishin’ out with I’m Your Hate by clicking on that cool video below… and remember to say: thank you sirs, may I please have more. Metal be thy name.
(Source: GarageDays Official and Massacre Records)
GARAGEDAYS:
Marco Kern – rhythm guitar & vocals
Dominik Eder – bass guitar
Rene Auer – lead guitar
Matthias Mai – drums
I’m Your Hate is on the Metal ass kickin’ GARAGEDAYS album: DARK AND COLD (Massacre Records) which was released upon the world on May 27th, 2011.
(Front Cover)
(Back Cover)
* For more info on GARAGEDAYS, click on the links below:
LONG LIVE GARAGEDAYS.
Stone.
As taken from the Madina Lake newsletter, August 9th, 2011:
Hey everyone,
Just checking in to let you know that we’ll be chatting live on our Stickam channel tomorrow, Wednesday August 10th at 5 PM ET/4 CT. We’re excited to hang out with you all, answer your questions, and get you as excited about our new album WWIII as we are. Can’t wait to see you there!
Don’t forget- our new single “Hey Superstar” is now available on iTunes.
LONG LIVE MADINA LAKE.
Stone.
LOS ANGELES, CA– Rising Nashville-based rock band Afterlife Parade releases their new album, Rebirth, on August 8th, 2011. Following their January release, Death (produced by Jeremy McCoy of The Fray), Afterlife Parade returns with the appropriately titled second album, Rebirth.
Afterlife Parade features singer/songwriter Quinn Erwin on his new musical journey. After 12 years as a solo artist, Erwin’s passion for music had given him new direction and perspective in life. “I couldn’t recall if I had ever heard any songs about death that were triumphant and celebratory,” Quinn explains. With a vision in mind, his verses turned into lyrics and songs, which led to the birth of a new band, Afterlife Parade.
Rebirth is the second of a two-part concept album. “Death, as a project, is deep, dark and atmospheric,” Erwin says. “Rebirth is the exact opposite – it’s upbeat, percussive and a bit electronic.” The concept was to first release an EP about death as no one had seen it before; a celebration of life, and then release a second album about being reborn, hence the name Afterlife Parade. Rebirthwas produced by the production team I Am the Actor (Jason Morant, Jeremy Lutito of Leagues, and Dan Brigham of Canon Blue). The first single off the album is entitled,“Black Woods, White Beach.“
* Afterlife Parade’s two-part concept albums, Death and Rebirth are now available on iTunes. Visit the band on Facebook.
(Source: LA Famos PR & Branding)
LONG LIVE AFTERLIFE PARADE.
Stone.
Hemoptysis have announced a weekend tour that features 3 dates from Arizona, to Wyoming. A promotional video including live clips of the band can be viewed here. Hemoptysis are touring in support of their debut album Misanthropic Slaughter available now on iTunes, Amazon and in stores throughout Europe via Rock It Up Records.
Upcoming tour dates:
Friday, August 19th @ El Rey Theatre in Albuquerque, NM, All ages, $10
Saturday, August 20th @ The Bananza in Cheyenne, WY, All Ages, $15 Presale, $20 at the door (Wolves of Apocalypse Fest) Tickets
Sunday, August 21st @ The Juggernaut in Gallup, NM, All Ages, $8 presale $10 at the door.
Hemoptysis also appears on Heavy Metal Presents: Gates Volume 1 “The Ascention”. This is the first soundtrack to Gates the comic, and will be available via iTunes, and Amazon on Tuesday, August 9th. All proceeds will be donated to the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund. For more information please visit this location.
For the latest Hemoptysis news visit:
Stone.
MASS – Among the 80’s resurgence of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal bands these last several years, there is one band from that era that cannot be overlooked. This band is from Boston, Massachusetts and their world known as MASS.
This band’s strong and memorable contributions to 80’s Hard Rock and Heavy Metal are forever forged on their 1984 debut & self-titled EP, along with three other albums from that loud, proud and colorful 80’s decade. One such album from MASS that I’ve been listening to (non-stop it seems) since this past Winter is 1989’s Voices In The Night.
Released on Enigma Records and produced by the legendary Michael Sweet, of the also legendary Stryper, Voices In The Night is a triple threat of: Hard Rockin’, feel good and elevated vibes. Yes, I do feel good listening to this album and it only seems to become elevated with each passing song. For those unfamiliar, MASS plays hard and heavy in the vein of Stryper, Steelheart, Slaughter and Nelson. MASS sold their share of records back in the 80’s and even made it on the rotation of a music network that used to be cool, known as MTV.
The vocals of Louis St. August are tailor-made for Arenas on this album… and still are in 2011. Where Vince Neil of Mötley Crüe has a pissed-off flair vocally and Tom Keifer of Cinderella always bestows a bluesy vibe with his voice, Louis St. August displays that assured, energetic and commanding vocal style. Louis gives the songs on Voices In The Night that elevated atmosphere; it’s his tones, range and notes he hits that dictates the highs you can obviously hear and actually feel.
As with every band, the debate will surface as to which album is their finest in their discography. I’m not aiming for Voices In The Night to be declared their best work, what I am pointing out however, is Voices In The Night is an album that should be remembered for its overall late 80’s hard and heavy luster, coupled with its melodic appeal and strength of songs. Metal be thy name, if this album was newly released today, it would be noticed for its old school glow and Classic Rock relevance. Well, in my Metal opinion, of course.
The ballad Chance For Love is realistically one of the finest of its kind, spanning Hard Rock to Hair Metal, from the mid to late 80’s. I’m no ballad freak, still Chance For Love makes me realize that when done with an acute awareness of not going overboard on the sappy meter; a band can achieve excellence with some Rockin’ tenderness. Uh, oh… Stone is in trouble now, I’m revealing my softer side. On songs such as the title track and Nine Tonight, the tempo is high, the rhythm section grooves, while the guitar of Gene D’Itria crunches out melodic licks and head banging’ riffs. In essence, that can easily sum up this entire album. One song that Gene flat-out shreds on is Staying Alive. Metal as my witness, it’s a cool song.
The chorus in these songs are not just harmonious, they are undeniably sing-along. Reach For The Sky is one song that never fails to have me pumping my fist into the air while (trying) to sing along to. Louis makes it sound so easy as he sings Carry Your Heart, he more than likely was born with that confidence factor. Carry Your Heart is an edgier song, with a psyche-you-out guitar solo that beckons me to play some vintage air guitar. Miles Away can be pointed out as an anthem on this album, one that can supercharge the Metal senses into indestructible mode, with its music alone.
Overall, Voices In The Night has an old school echo happening within its wall of sound and I’m not whining about it. The semi-rawness that this album radiates only makes the songs sound more real and fortified with a Hard Rockin’ punch. With a Christian Metal approach to positive reinforcement, I can’t see how this album couldn’t make anyone’s mood better. Then again, not everyone will like what Stone digs. Seasoned MASS fans already know this, yet new recruits to this band should be informed the following: Voices In The Night is an album to be revisited, enjoyed, Rocked out by and recommended to fellow Rockaholics.
* Voices In The Night was reissued by Retrospect Records in 2008, with the bonus track: Stevie.
Louis St. August – vocals
Gene D’Itria – guitar
Kevin Varrio – bass
Joey “Vee” Vadala – drums
Voices In The Night
Nine Tonight
Reach For The Sky
Chance To Love
Turn It All Around
Carry Your Heart
Miles Away
Follow Me
Call Out Your Name
Staying Alive
Still Of The Night
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* For more info on MASS, click on the link below:
LONG LIVE MASS.
The word “tenderness” was used in this post. Whoa.
Stone.
OPETH – On September 20th, 2011, Heritage, the new studio album from Swedish Progressive Metal icons Opeth will be released via RoadRunner Records. Heritage will be the tenth album overall from Opeth, their third release with RoadRunner Records. Check out the album artwork (above) and the track listing below. You will also find the exclusive Heritage box set information below too.
Heritage – Track Listing:
Heritage
The Devil’s Orchard
I Feel the Dark
Slither
Nepenthe
Haxprocess
Famine
The Lines in My Hand
Folklore
Marrow of the Earth
Mail order exclusive version of Deluxe Edition Collector’s Box Set Includes:
* Double LP Set of Heritage with exclusive Lenticular Artwork (180-Gram Vinyl in gatefold jacket)
* Custom gatefold jacket that houses the Heritage Special Edition CD/DVD set (Includes 2 bonus tracks, 5.1 audio mix of album and making of Heritage documentary)
* Exclusive 7″ of 2 bonus tracks – Side A: Pyre, Side B: Face In The Snow
* Litho print of album cover
* Oversized 16 page booklet with exclusive photos and artwork
* All content housed in custom slipcase
* Receive a digital download of Heritage the day BEFORE release and an instant grat of lead track: The Devil’s Orchard
(Source: RoadRunner Records)
* For more info on OPETH and to order Heritage and/or the exclusive box set, click on the links below:
LONG LIVE OPETH.
Stone.
DESALMADO – On August 16h, 2011, via Greyhaze Records, Brazilian Grindcore band DESALMADO will have their Hereditas EP released as a 10″ vinyl and digital download. DESALMADO are from São Paulo, Brazil, being well known around South America over recent years under the name El Fuego. This Hereditas EP is the precursor to their forthcoming debut full-length, being produced by Jean Dolabella of Sepultura and is set for release via Greyhaze Records later in 2011.
The total running time for the six songs digested on Hereditas is fifteen minutes… and it’s fifteen minutes of 200% Grindcore savagery in all of it’s ruthless enormity. Metal be thy name, if you are looking to get your eardrums scoured by fifteen minutes of grinding extremity, Hereditas is the solution. DESALMADO puts a clamorous stamp on why Grindcore is a credible and growing, international Metal sub-genre.
The blast beats, riffs and excessively fast and unrestrained sound from Hereditas that penetrates my senses is without question, extremely intoxicating. Vocally monstrous, bordering on maniacal… and that’s exactly how it should sound and feel like. Listening to DESALMADO is accepting willingly, a grinding Metal assailment which decimates the senses and there is no clinical way to explain it any further than that. Forget power or psyche-out vibes, this is bombardment, a voluntary acceptance of an Extreme Metal invasion upon my ears and brain.
Lyrically speaking out against abuse of power and not conforming to idiotic idealism, DESALMADO have something to say. If you’re looking to get obliterated from fifteen minutes of Grindcore and Extreme Metal demolishment, then take my sound Metal advice and pick up Hereditas from DESALMADO… it will kick your ass and serve you right simultaneously.
Condenados Pelo Odio [Condemned By Hatred]
Em Sua Honra [In Your Honor]
Miseria Escravatura [Misery and Slavery]
Chagas Abertas [Open Wounds]
Manto De Sangue [Cloak of Blood]
Hereditas
* For more info on DESALMADO, click on the links below:
http://pt-br.facebook.com/desalmadogrind
http://www.greyhazerecords.com
LONG LIVE DESALMADO.
Stone.
ADRENALINE MOB – With Mike Portnoy no longer the drummer for Dream Theater, he is embarking on the next chapters of his stellar music career, one such new chapter is a new Heavy Rock band called: Adrenaline Mob. News of this new “supergroup” broke out in mid June of this year and now the debut EP from Adrenaline Mob will be released on August 9th, 2011.
This Adrenaline Mob, five song EP, includes a cover of the (RJD era) Black Sabbath classic: The Mob Rules. From the samples I’ve listened to on Amazon.com, all five songs undisputedly ROCK and Adrenaline Mob play The Mob Rules with Metal muscle. There will never ever be another Ronnie James Dio, with that said, from the short sample I’ve listened to, Russell Allen sounds damn good singing The Mob Rules. Some may call Adrenaline Mob a Hard Rock band, others will swear they are Metal. I’m going the Metal route here… based on the raw, heavy and edgy moments of these songs I’ve sampled into my ears. Metal be thy name.
* The mp3 album/EP of Adrenaline Mob can be downloaded at Amazon.com for $4.95 (U.S.) on August 9th, 2011. A full-length Adrenaline Mob album is reportedly forthcoming, at the beginning of 2012.
Mike Portnoy – drums (Dream Theater, A7X)
Russell Allen – vocals (Symphony X)
Mike Orlando – guitar (Sonic Stomp)
Paul Di Leo – bass
Rich Ward – guitar (Stuck Mojo, Fozzy)
Psychosane
Believe Me
Hit The Wall
Down To The Floor
The Mob Rules
* For more info on ADRENALINE MOB, click the link below:
Adrenaline Mob – Official facebook
LONG LIVE ADRENALINE MOB.
Stone.
Globally celebrated progressive rock / cutting-edge Metal innovators BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME (aka BTBAM) has announced a fall North American headlining tour in support of its new LP The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues. The award winning band will headline the 2011 “Saints & Sinners” Tour and launch the six week trek on 10/27 in Charlotte, NC. Support on the BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME tour will come from Animals as Leaders and TesseracT with tickets available for advance purchase now at this location. The tour’s official admat can be viewed at this location.
“It will be so exciting to get back out on the road and play some tunes for all our wonderful fans,” said BTBAM guitarist Paul Waggoner. “Our anticipation for this tour is massive and I hope that sentiment is shared by all the metal geeks out there. The bill is loaded with some of the most forward-thinking, virtuosic musicians in the genre and the audience can expect to hear all 12 notes in every humanly audible octave many times during the course of the evening!”
Released on April 12 via Metal Blade Records, The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues is a three-song strong, 30 minute tour de force of modern heavy music. Produced and engineered by the Grammy award–winning David Bottrill (Tool, Muse, King Crimson, Dream Theater, etc.) with BTBAM, the record soared to #54on the Billboard Top 200 chart in its first week of release while landing the #5 spot on the Hard Music chart, and #8 on the Independent Albums chart in its first week of release. The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues also debuted in Canada charting at #62 on the Top 200 Current chart, #6 on the Hard chart, and #14 on the Independent chart.
“The response to the new album has been absolutely amazing!”, commented BTBAM‘s Tommy Rogers. “It’s always a rewarding experience to hear excitement about the music we create. These days it’s hard to judge what people think of new music, and the feedback on tour and the Internet has really motivated us to create an even more bad ass record for the second part of ‘The Parallax’. See you all on tour!”
The 2011 “Saints & Sinners” Tour featuring BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME
With Animals as Leaders and TesseracT
Brought to you by Live Nation, Metal Blade Records, Prosthetic Records, Century Media Records, Good Fight Entertainment and ACTION! PR:
10/27 Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
10/28 Silver Springs, MD – The Fillmore Silver Springs
10/29 Asbury Park, NJ – The Stone Pony (* Saints & Sinners Festival)
10/30 Boston, MA – House of Blues (* Dillinger Escape Plan support)
11/01 Richmond, VA – The Hat Factory
11/02 Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues
11/03 Tampa, FL – The Ritz Ybor
11/04 Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
11/05 Orlando, FL – The Beacham
11/06 Birmingham, AB – Zydeco
11/08 Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room
11/09 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
11/10 Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall
11/11 Chicago, IL – House of Blues
11/12 Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
11/13 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
11/15 Little Rock, AR – Juanita’s
11/16 New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
11/17 Houston, TX – House of Blues
11/18 Dallas, TX – House of Blues
11/19 Austin, TX – Emo’s (outside)
11/20 San Antonio, TX – Backstage Live
11/22 Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
11/23 Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
11/25 Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
11/26 Los Angeles, CA – House of Blues (* Saints & Sinners Festival)
11/27 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
11/29 Boise, ID – The Knitting Factory
11/30 Spokane, WA – The Knitting Factory
12/01 Calgary, AB – The Republik
12/02 Edmonton, AB – Starlite Room
12/03 Saskatoon, SK – Louis’ Pub
12/04 Winnipeg, MB – Garrick Center
12/07 Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre
12/08 Montreal, QC – Club Soda
12/09 Clifton Park, NY – Northern Lights
12/10 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of the Living Arts
* In select markets the band is offering a limited number of bundles for fans which include a ticket to the show, a limited edition tour poster and a meet ‘n’ greet before the show. Bundles are available through LiveNation.com.
(Source: Metal Blade Records – News Update)
* For more info on BTBAM, click on the links below:
Between The Buried And Me – facebook
Between The Buried And Me – myspace music
LONG LIVE BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME.
Stone.
HULL – Hailing from the streets of Brooklyn, New York, HULL has yet again emerged with a creation to outlive the ages. Hard at work since the release of their 2009 debut, Sole Lord, ideas were envisioned and the mighty wind of creativity brought upon this Earth the latest saga, Beyond The Lightless Sky.
Digging further into the past, the Mayan epic takes the listener through a division of two brothers and the struggles that they are faced with. One finds salvation amongst the stars and the wisdom of a stranger, while the other is mesmerized with the bloodthirsty belief of sacrifice and self-mutilation. In silence lies a realm that exists outside the plane of fear.
Taking the new songs on the road, HULL embarked on a successful mission to Austin for the SXSW Festival to then triumphantly return and join forces with longtime friend and talented engineer/percussionist, Brett Romnes (IATA). Within an enormous, darkened club, many nights fell into morning as the immense sound was captured for the album, before putting the recording into the hands of a mixing madman, Billy Anderson. With such experience as The Melvins, Neurosis and Eyehategod, the journey was brutally finished.
Known to behold vast sound expanses, HULL maximizes harmony and tone within one monstrous palate. Upon your brow, focus, as a furious whip of intermingling guitars propel you through the atmosphere as a low pulse resonates through your entire being while the pounding drums blanket all chasms of reality. Find yourself immersed in a musical tide as it is played out before your ears beyond the lightless sky.
View cover art HERE
Beyond The Lightless Sky Track Listing:
1. Earth From Water
2. Just A Trace of Early Dawn
3. Beyond The Lightless Sky
4. Curling Winds
5. Fire Vein
6. Wake The Heavens, Reveal The Sun
7. False Priest
8. A Light That Shone From Aside The Sea
9. In Death, Truth
Beyond The Lightless Sky will be released on October 11, 2011 via The End Records.
(Source: Earsplit PR)
* For more info on HULL, click on the links below:
http://www.hullorhighwater.com
LONG LIVE HULL.
Stone.
THE TREWS – One Rock album that I’ve been listening to consistently since it’s April 12th release date is Hope & Ruin from The Trews. Released on Bumstead Productions Ltd., this album is enriched with memorable melodies, standout vocal harmonies and Alternative stylings aplenty. With two gold records and ten top ten singles on their Rock resume, The Trews in my Rockin’ opinion are one of the best of bands imported from The Great White North. Based in Toronto, Canada, The Trews exemplify to me, just how grand a Rock album can sound when equal importance is given to lyrics and music.
Hope & Ruin makes it rather non difficult, when comparing The Trews to their Rock peers such as Counting Crows and Goo Goo Dolls. Song structures, lyrical diligence, tempos and degrees of Rock hardness all come into play when making such a comparison. The Trews just don’t bang-it-out on this album, they play the song and take you on an escalator of Rock, one that is aimed for being memorable and not run of the mill. There’s no question The Trews are accomplished artists and Hope & Ruin solidifies this, in my Rockin’ opinion.
You Gotta Let Me In is the mellow song on Hope & Ruin, with an acoustic listen that also takes advantage of soothing strings to compliment the soothing vocals of Colin MacDonald. Wether you listen to You Gotta Let Me In first or last, this song is a Folk Rock welcome mat from The Trews, which ultimately suggests this band’s admirable level of music appreciation. Upon hearing the guitar intro to The World I Know, the realization that The Trews are about to Rock-it-out is ever apparent. Latter days of The Alarm and early days of R.E.M. jump out at me, while The World I Know is cranked up, reminding me that yes, there is an old school Alternative Rock heaviness swirled about in this song.
Stay With Me is just an undisputed song of Rock excellence, both musically and lyrically. It’s easy for me to say this song would be a number one single on Billboard (if it were only 1985 all over again)… only real Rock music like this in 2011 takes a pounding from teen-Pop on those sacred charts. Rock fans with a pulse, know a number one single with relevance when they hear it and Stay With Me soars. The Trews compliment Stay With Me with yet another foot stomping and body jumping number called: People of the Deer. What this song substantiates, is, the true desire to move your body to Rock and Roll and let the vibes from the song take control.
Misery Loves Company is a short Hard Rock number (2:57) that flirts with a Punk fever tempo and bouncy bop to its beat. No, The Trews are not so diverse on this album that they lose their identity, their sound and semi-raw delivery is all there to be heard and recognized. Love Is The Real Thing encapsulates all good things about The Trews on Hope & Ruin: up-tempo, lyrical competence and a sensibility of some lean, blue-collar Rock, while hovering in and out with an Alternative appeal.
If You Wanna Start Again opens with delicate piano keys, only to become a guitar and chorus driven mover. Colin sings his Rockin’ heart out and John- Angus plays his guitar with unreal memorable licks on this song. The title track is yet another solid song on an already solid Rock album. With the tempo level being raised steadily as Hope & Ruin plays out, this song captivates with its unending Rock passion, from the vocals and backing vocals and all the way along its rhythmic beats. A fabulous title track to have, especially when it’s such an inspiring listen.
On Hope & Ruin, The Trews capture the sound, mood and vibes of Rock, Alternative Rock and Hard Rock with an efficiency that is easy to seize and enjoy. If you’re looking for an album that has been created with Rock discernment in mind, this is for you. Hope & Ruin pours with a sound of Rock that is not only real and sincere, it’s downright distinguished with its Rock stylings. Wether it’s a long drive, party time or you’re just chilling out, this is an album to turn to often for a cool dose of Rock.
THE TREWS:
Colin MacDonald – vocals
John-Angus MacDonald – guitar
Sean Dalton – drums
Jack Syperek – bass
Misery Loves Company
One By One
People Of The Deer
Stay With Me
Hope & Ruin
If You Wanna Start Again
The World I Know
Dreaming Man
I’ll Find Someone Who Will
Love Is The Real Thing
Burned
You Gotta Let Me In
* For more info on THE TREWS, click on the links below:
http://www.myspace.com/thetrews
LONG LIVE THE TREWS.
Stone.
LED ZEPPELIN – I’m recommending Mothership (2007/Atlantic) and Remasters (1992/Atlantic), as the “Greatest Hits Albums Of The Day” from the ultra iconic Led Zeppelin. Honestly, what in the hell could I possibly write about, regarding any Zofo song or album, that has never been written about before? Break down a Led Zep album? C’mon, I’m a realist. Anyhow, I bought Mothership this past Winter due to my “want” behavior that sometimes is difficult to control… especially when it comes to Rock and Roll.
Due to my being a spontaneous album/CD collector geek, I own both these dandy Led Zeppelin “Greatest Hits” I’m recommending. (Remasters is shown below). I picked up Remasters in a “trade” many years ago. Due to my very serious lack of disposable income all those years ago, I traded away the CD’s of Pink Floyd The Wall and threw in Metallica …And Justice For All to get this Remasters.
This trade happened back around 1993 or ’94. I finally picked up The Wall on CD this past year, once again reuniting myself with a Pink Floyd classic of classics. I parted ways with …And Justice For All due to my disliking the song One so badly. I never to this day replaced …And Justice For All either. I most likely will replace it, however. As Lenny Wolf of Kingdom Come would say: “It is what it is”.
Remasters is an odd size, (approximately 5 3/4″ x 12″), while it looks and feels like a long hardcover book that opens up. This Remasters is a 3 disc set, with disc 3 being an interview with Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones. This set was released back in 1992 on Atlantic Records. Of course, with the interview CD on Remasters, it does set itself apart from Mothership.
If I was “forced” to choose my favorite Led Zeppelin song of all-time, then that song is: Houses of the Holy. I’ll say this though, Trampled Underfoot comes a very, very close second.
LONG LIVE THE ROCKIN’ LEGACY OF LED ZEPPELIN.
The word “dandy” was once again used, on Metal Odyssey.
Stone.
Denver Thrash warriors, HAVOK, who recently pummeled the masses on tour with Bay Area legends, Forbidden, will embark on another punishing support trek this Fall alongside headliners Exhumed, Goatwhore and Cephalic Carnage. Set to commence on October 26 in New Mexico, the tour will lay waste to nearly two dozen cities and come to a close in Flagstaff, Arizona on November 20.
Said vocalist/guitarist David Sanchez: “I’m fuckin’ psyched! This lineup is HEAVY! I’m a fan of all of the bands that we’ll be playing with, so this is gonna be really fun. Even better, we finally get to tour with Cephalic Carnage. It will be cool to show people how bands from Denver throw down. If this tour is anything like our last run with Forbidden, there are going to be some gnarly pits and bloody noses. Anyone that’s going to these shows should be prepared to have a sore neck.”
Added drummer Pete Webber: “We are pumped to announce our tour with Exhumed, Goatwhore and Cephalic Carnage this Fall! Our last tour with Forbidden was one of the best yet and we hope to keep the heat going with this one! We will be hitting some cities where HAVOK has not played in a while and you all better show your Metal faces there!”
This week the Extreme Metal cultivators at 20 Buck Spin officially announce the label website’s new listening page. Here the public can stream nearly the entire label’s expansive back-catalog for free, including their latest priority releases like the low-end old-school Death Metal violence of VASTUM‘s critically acclaimed Carnal Law as well as Sludgecore trio BRAINOIL‘s first record in eight years, Death Of This Dry Season.
Check out two dozen 20 Buck Spin releases for free RIGHT HERE!
Here’s the full list of what is available for streaming at press time:
BRAINOIL – Death Of This Dry Season
VASTUM – Carnal Law
WOLVSERPENT – Blood Seed
CHRISTIAN MISTRESS – Agony & Opium
STORMCROW / COFFINS split LP
SAMOTHRACE – Life’s Trade
COFFINS – Buried Death AND The Other Side Of Blasphemy
THE ENDLESS BLOCKADE – Primitive
GRAVES AT SEA / ASUNDER split LP
STORMCROW / LAUDANUM split LP
WHITE MICE – Ganjahovahdose
LAUDANUM – The Coronation
LITURGY – Renihilation
GRAVES AT SEA – Documents Of Grief
BASTARD NOISE / THE ENDLESS BLOCKADE – The Red List
NADJA & BLACK BONED ANGEL – S/T
SANCTUM – On The Horizon
ECHTRA – A War For Wonder
BLACK BONED ANGEL – Supereclipse
MRTYU! – Blood Tantra
HALF MAKESHIFT – L’anse Amort
GREY DATURAS / MONARCH – Dawn Of The Catalyst
VARGR – Northern Black Supremacy
FORGOTTEN WOODS – Race Of Cain
(Source: Earsplit PR)
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LONG LIVE 20 BUCK SPIN.
Stone.
Cleveland Horrorcore giant MARGIN OF ERROR has been confirmed to play the annual DIRTFEST on August 13 in Birch Run, MI @ Birch Run Expo Center. Also playing DIRTFEST are All That Remains, Alien Ant Farm, Times Of Grace, Silverstein, Egypt Central, among many others.
MARGIN OF ERROR will be playing on the Party Armour Stage at 2:00 EST. Make sure you check out the band’s incredibly tight onslaught of extreme Horrorcore. Be there and be square! The band also recently released quite the controversial music video for their banger “Your Life In Playback”.
You can find more info on DIRTFEST here: http://www.dirtfest.com
In addition, KILLER TOURS will be sponsoring DIRTFEST, and are giving away a pair of DIRTFEST tickets to 1 (one) lucky winner. You must have aKILLER TOURS account to enter: http://www.killertours.com/contests/
DIRTFEST started in 1997 as an outlet for promoters Matt Dalton and Kurt Gust to showcase their bands at the time. Locals would refer to Birch Run as “Dirt Run” since there was little more to do than play in the dirt of the small town. Each year, Dalton expanded the DIRTFEST and eventually the festival became big enough to host national acts as Four Year Strong, Silverstein, Every Time I Die, Mayday Parade, and The Black Dahlia Murder to play alongside the many local Michigan bands.
This year DIRTFEST expands on that idea by once again including local and national metal acts, and also bringing hard rock bands into the mix as well. DIRTFEST 2011 will return to The Birch Run Expo Center and takes place August 13th.
COME SPEND A DAY IN THE DIRT!
(Source: Team All About The Music – Publicity)
Make sure you “like” DIRTFEST on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/DirtfestMI
Stone.
ANTHRAX – Worship Music, the long-awaited new studio album from Anthrax, one of the four original architects of Speed and Thrash Metal, has been confirmed for a September 13 release date on Megaforce Records. Appropriately,Worship Music will street the day before the band’s triumphant return to their native New York to play at Yankee Stadium as part of The Big Four concert extravaganza.
Not only is Worship Music Anthrax’s first studio release in eight years, but the album marks the return of vocalist Joey Belladonna, whose last studio work with the band was 1990’s Persistence of Time. Joey Belladonna is now firmly back in the Anthrax line up with drummer Charlie Benante, guitarists Scott Ian and Rob Caggiano, and bassist Frank Bello.
The 11-track Worship Music was produced by Anthrax, Rob Caggiano and Jay Ruston and recorded over a four-year period at studios in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. Belladonna’s return to the band prompted some of the songs originally recorded to be re-crafted with fresh lyrics or tweaked to better suit his overall vibe and energy. Some of the songs were completely replaced with brand-new songs and, of course, all have Belladonna’s inimitable vocal stamp on them.
When Anthrax first started Worship Music, they had no idea if the music would ever see the light of day, but they carried on because making music is what they do, it’s in their blood. According to Ian, “It took everything in us as people to make this record and it shows. We went back to square one and did it for the same reason we did it back then, because we worshipped music and we still do. Music is something worth worshipping.” Anthrax will support Worship Musicwith a massive world tour. Dates will be announced shortly.
With worldwide sales in excess of 10-million, 2011 sees Anthrax celebrating its 30th year as a band. Over those three decades, Anthrax has received multiple Gold and Platinum albums, multiple Grammy nominations, and a host of other accolades from the media, industry and fans.
(Source: press release from – ANTHRAX – Official Website)
Joey Belladonna – vocals
Scott Ian – guitar
Rob Caggiano – guitar
Frank Bello – bass
Charlie Benante – drums
Worship (Intro)
Earth on Hell
The Devil You Know
Fight ‘Em Till You Can’t
I’m Alive
Hymn 1
In The End
The Giant
Hymn 2
Judas Priest
Crawl
The Constant
Revolution Screams
* For other related info on this new album from Anthrax, as posted on June 25th, 2011, on Metal Odyssey, click on the big header link below:
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LONG LIVE ANTHRAX.
Stone.
French Black Metal collective, GLORIOR BELLI, are pleased to unveil the first single, “Secret Ride To Rebellion,” off their upcoming new full-length, The Great Southern Darkness. Scheduled for a North America release on September 27, 2011 via Metal Blade Records, the record finds the band at their most ravaging.
Comments vocalist/guitarist Julien of the tune: “‘Secret Ride To Rebellion’ begins furiously with the right mix of blackened tremolos, catchy melodies and wicked words. Then slowly, the track reaches a frenzy point over the last minutes of dark incantations. Sorry pal, you’ve just been exposed to the black light and there’s no return from there!”
Check out “Secret Ride To Rebellion,” at the band’s official landing page, where you will also find pre-order details, HERE.
The Great Southern Darkness features 11 tracks that magnify all the best elements of GLORIOR BELLI in a twisted, gritty, wholly unique way; dangerously violent and fast, yet simultaneously dark and swampy with all the Americana/Stoner/Blues elements the band has come to embrace. Formed in the suburbs of Paris during the close of 2002, what began as a noxious duo soon became an untamable beast, acting as a beacon for everyone looking to free themselves of the influence of the Demiurge.
Lyrics and themes explored throughout the years reveal a sincere inclination for rebel-ism and a developed sense of poetry. Today, GLORIOR BELLI has garnered a stellar reputation in the Extreme Music community for mixing desert rock textures with the brutal, ominous, Doom-laden vibe typical of Black Metal. But don’t bother trying to restrain that which cannot be confined, for this is merely the greatest curse of the cosmic scheme.
(Source: Earsplit PR)
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LONG LIVE GLORIOR BELLI.
Stone.

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