Check out the video teaser below for RAMMSTEIN – Mein Land. The full video will be out on November 11th, via www.rammstein.com.
RAMMSTEIN RETROSPECTIVE ALBUM, MADE IN GERMANY 1995 – 2011, AVAILABLE DEC. 6th, 2011:
Rammstein’s long-awaited retrospective release, Made In Germany 1995 – 2011, will be available on Dec. 6th through Universal Germany’s marketing and distribution deal in the US with Vagrant Records.
Made In Germany 1995 – 2011 will be available in three different editions:
* Standard Edition: CD Digipak – Best of Album
* Special Edition: 2-CD Digipak – Best of Album and Best of Remixes
* Super Deluxe Edition: 2-CD (Best of Album and Best of Remixes) as well as 3 DVDs (including the full Rammstein video catalog, all previously available “Making of” and 8 unreleased “Making of” videos) packaged in a steel box complete with a 240-page booklet. Limited to 1200 copies in the US.
All songs and videos on Made In Germany 1995 – 2011 have been re-mastered for this release.
Announced earlier this week, the Berlin-based band have a new single, “Mein Land,” set for a Nov. 11 release. “Mein Land” will be available as a four-track release via iTunes with an unreleased song, “Vergiss Uns Nicht,” as well as remixes from BossHoss and Mogwai accompanied by the Jonas Akerlund directed video for Mein Land video and a digital booklet. The Amazon version will be “Mein Land” and the two remixes. The video for “Mein Land” will premiere on Rammstein.com on Nov. 11.
Rammstein’s most recent release, Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da, debuted at #13 on the Billboard Top 200 in October 2009.
(Source: Speakeasy PR)
* For more info on RAMMSTEIN, click on the link below:
As reported in the Gibson Guitar newsletter – November 6th, 2011:
Gibson Guitar Corp. has announced the “Fight For Your Right To Rock!” contests. Participants can submit a video, original song or logo expressing how the Lacey Act can be made fair. Contributors will have the opportunity to win a customized Gibson USA Les Paul Standard adorned with the winning logo.
On August 24, 2011, agents from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service raided Gibson facilities and seized more than 10,000 guitar fingerboards made from Indian rosewood, along with computers and other records. At issue is the Lacey Act, which was amended in 2008 to prevent trafficking in illegally harvested or illegally exported plants. However, Gibson has complied with Indian law and no concerns have been raised by the Indian government.
“Through this contest we’re asking people to lend their voice so that those in power understand that there’s true concern,” said Gibson Chairman and CEO Henry Juszkiewicz. “To be clear, we’re not looking to abolish the Lacey Act — we’re asking that it be amended — that it be made fair and clear.”
* To continue reading this story and for all info regarding the “Fight For Your Right To Rock!” contests, click on that very cool link below:
Syracuse, New York Heavy Rockers Brand New Sin have announced a string of live dates in support of their newest release, United State,out now on Goomba Music. Additionally, the band will be on location in Detroit this weekend for a video shoot for the track “The Lord Came Down.”
BRAND NEW SIN LIVE:
11/5 @ The Ritz – Warren, MI
11/9 @ Shooter’s Pub -Sussex, WI
11/10 @ Underground Lounge – Chicago, IL
11/12 @ Chugger’s Rock n’ Roll Sports Bar – West Seneca, NY
12/23 @ Fusion – North Syracuse, NY
Brand New Sin has risen to new levels with the disenfranchised roar of United Stateout now on GoombaMusic.
The enduring trio of Kris Wiechmann (Vocals/Guitar), Chuck Kahl (Bass), and Kevin Dean (Drums) are joined by the new blood of Tommy Matkowski on lead guitar. Tommy’s playing is truly the finishing piece to this already powerful puzzle, lending a fresh and deeply rooted hard rock style to the Brand New Sin sound. This line-up spent much of 2010 on the road together defining the terms of United State, including opening shows for Slash & Myles Kennedy.
(Source: Clawhammer PR)
* To purchase United State by BRAND NEW SIN, click the link below:
MASS – Louis St. August – It all started back in 1984, when MASS released their self-titled EP and garnered the widespread attention of radio stations, record companies and of course their new-found fans. In 1985, this Boston, Massachusetts originated band was signed to RCA Records and their first full-length album, New Birth, was released upon the Hard Rock and Heavy Metal world. New Birth catapulted MASS onto the Billboard charts and MTV came knocking on their door. The single released from New Birth was Do You Love Me and this song became a successful music video within the coveted MTV rotation.
Caught somewhere between the positive vibes of Stryper and their very own brand of melodic heaviness, coupled with credibility at every angle, MASS did exit the 80’s leaving behind 3 studio albums and their historic EP as a reminder of greater things to come. MASS was then, as they are now, a Heavy Metal band that glistens with accessibility without compromising their hard and heavy sound.
Louis St. August – 2011
MASS is still Rockin’ in 2011, their fifth full-length, Heavy Metal achievement and critically acclaimed Sea Of Black was released in 2010. With their best work existing in the present, reflecting on where it all began for MASS is something Louis St. August embraces and is understandably quite proud of. As the old saying goes, “times were different back then” and 1985 was no exception, as founding member and lead vocalist Louis St. August will reveal in this exclusive Metal Odyssey interview.
Stone:Do You Love Me is a memorable song from the New Birth album. What was the process of choosing this song for a music video?
Louis: It was solely RCA records idea of making and pushing the Do You love Me video first as we felt it was a poor representation of what the band was really about. We wanted to go with something a bit heavier like Toofar Gone or Crying Alone. But the label insisted and thought a power ballad would open doors up for us and that radio would pick up the song a lot quicker. They told us the second video would be the heavier one which never did come to be.
Looking back at it now It’s kind of funny because the very first script the video production team wrote for the Do you love me video was actually turned down by RCA records because they felt it was too sexy and would get banned from MTV and other video stations. The script only calling for a Catholic girls school bus breaking down in some dark alley, when the girls all got out of the bus dressed up in their little catholic school dress’s knocked on our rehearsal door only to come in and start dancing seductively and falling in love with the song and band. Very mild and tamed I must say compared to the videos we see today. (Laughs). But that’s the early eighties for you.
Stone: Where was this video filmed?
Louis: The video was filmed in an abandoned warehouse in Manhattan, New York. It took two days to film it. (Film not video), that’s why it has that grainy look to it. I couldn’t believe it took 48 straight hours to film, only to have it edited down to a 3 minute and 20 second song. (Laughs). The video cost RCA records $50,000 something that would cost $5,000 to $8,000 today.
MASS – That Was Yesterday!
Stone: How difficult or easy was it to get Do You Love Me on MTV? How psyched were you guys to get that exposure?
Louis: It was not difficult at all with such a big label like RCA behind us. MTV execs were actually at the shooting of the video and approached our management at the time to see if they would agree to let MTV make the Do You Love Me video an exclusive premier for MTV. But our management said NO because they wanted to share it with the U68’s,V66’s video stations of the world. A big mistake in my eyes for we would have gained much more exposure had they agreed to this and received “heavy rotation” play instead of the “1ight rotation” we received on MTV.
We were very excited the first time it aired on MTV. Just like the first time you hear your song on the radio you never forget that feeling. After that it seemed like every time you put the TV on or the radio on you would hear your song. The phone never stopped ringing after that. And still hasn’t. (Laughs).
Stone: Were there any aggravating and/or funny moments you want to share while filming “Do You Love Me”?
Louis: We just simply had a blast making it, hanging with all the hired extras and crew. We even put our road manager (Gino) at the beginning of the video along with our stage manager (Laurie). We also included our manager & lawyer towards the end (carrying the food trays). Although it was extremely exhausting we were just running on pure adrenaline and tons of laughs and good times.
MASS – In The Present!
Stone: As you look back on the New Birth album now, what fond memories does it stir up?
Louis: There are so many but here are just a few for me. We all moved in to the studio in beautiful Bearsville New York. The whole band actually lived in a huge barn. Our equipment was set up downstairs in the living room while all our beds were upstairs in the loft. We would work with our producer Tony Platt (Led Zep /Cheap Trick, etc) during the day on preproduction stuff in the barn for two weeks before moving into the studio to start recording. When I had free time, I would ride my mountain bike through the beautiful town and hills, while enjoying the fresh air and star studied night skies.
During the evenings, the band would get together and hang with Joe Lynn Turner and his band mates and go out for dinner at various places. Joe and his band mates were there recording an album as well with producer (Roy Thomas Baker/Queen). We had a lot of fun and many a food fight at some of the top-notch restaurants in the area, where we would sometimes be asked to leave. (Laughs).
Our girlfriends, wives, would come down a few weekends during our 8 week stay and enjoy the surroundings as well as the music we were making. My wife at the time was pregnant with my first child so it was special for me when we decided to call the album New Birth.
* All Photos Courtesy/By Permission Of Louis St. August
BC SWEET – Kev Moore (lead vocalist & bassist) for BC Sweet has recently revealed some exciting news: Sugarbomb. This brand new album from BC Sweet will be released in early 2012 and you can listen and Rock-out to the brand new title track right here on Metal Odyssey! The other 9 songs on Sugarbomb are covers, celebrating Sweet classics as well as one Badfinger classic. Plus there is a bonus ‘secret’ track on this album as well! (See track list below).
* As of post launch time, Kev Moore is looking to release Sugarbomb on his very own moore:music label, being available through the moore:music online shop.
Kev Moore spoke of the new album Sugarbomb, telling Metal Odyssey:
“This album is just the first step in a gradual rebranding and remodelling of BC Sweet. We’ve taken the decision to establish our own identity with the Sweet legacy as our inspiration. As the years have passed since Brian Connolly’s death, the band cannot claim to be directly associated with him, but our pedigree as musicians, including The Glitterband’s Pete Phipps on Drums, (who has also played for XTC, Eurythmics, Mike Rutherford, etc) give us hope that we can further our cause in our own right with more original Glam-era inspired material over the next few years”.
* The very cool Sugarbomb album cover was designed by Kev Moore.
A special thank you to Kev Moore, for allowing Metal Odyssey to post the new single Sugarbomb for fans to enjoy. Sugarbomb was written by Kev Moore. Sugarbomb will be available as a digital download single on November 5th,2011 and available at most platforms, including: CD Baby, iTunes and Amazon. Click on the audio bar below to hear Sugarbomb and let the good times Rock!
BC Sweet – 2011
SUGARBOMB – Track List:
Sugarbomb
Action
Wigwam
Fox On The Run
Hell Raiser
Ballroom Blitz
No Matter What (Originally Badfinger, one of Brian Connolly’s favorite covers)
Set Me Free/Lies In Your Eyes Medley (A Sweet Rock classic segued into one of the later singles)
Blockbuster
Alexander Roadhouse Bell Blues (Sweet ‘s first single, Alexander Graham Bell mixed with Roadhouse Blues)
* Bonus ‘Secret’ Track – will be heard on Sugarbomb as well!
* Album cover and group photo courtesy of Kev Moore.
* For more info on BC Sweet, click on the link below:
FAITHSEDGE – The Hard Rockin’ brain trust of FAITHSEDGE, Giancarlo Floridia (vocals & guitar)and Fabrizio Grossi (bass & producer), have done a video/interview, where they both discuss in detail all you need to know about their second forthcoming studio album! Take a listen below all of you FAITHSEDGE and Hard Rock fans out there… and get your update now!
* This video interview was done by ROCK ON! Press. Click here to visit their site: ROCK ON! Press
FAITHSEDGE ROCKS!
* For more info on FAITHSEDGE, click on the links below:
GIGANTOUR – The legendary Dave Mustaine and his iconic Thrash Metal band, Megadeth, are taking their Gigantour to the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT, this January 27th, 2012! Megadeth will be supported by Motörhead, Volbeat and Lacuna Coil.
If you live anywhere near Uncasville, CT, Gigantour is an event you don’t want to miss!
* Public on sale – Friday, November 4th, at 10:00 am
* For more info & ticket info, click on the link below:
PROPAGAN – Boris Randall (Hallowmas, Necrophagia), is currently putting the finishing touches on his new project: PROPAGAN. With well over twenty years of Rock music industry experience, boasting a Rockin’ resume as a guitarist, (multi-instrumentalist), vocalist and songwriter, Boris Randall couldn’t be more ecstatic about his newest music venture. PROPAGAN also has obtained label support with Katzenjammer Records. Look for a mid 2012 release of the debut album from PROPAGAN, titled: The Sabbath Of Sores.
Boris Randall recently stated to Metal Odyssey: “It’s (Propagan) my heart and soul, man. It really is. I grew up on the Beatles, Sabbath, Zeppelin, Deep Purple, ZZ Top, etc. So that kind of music has always been in me and pretty much my roots. I’m a rock guy, you know? Ha, ha. So, at this point in my life after leaving 20 years of Horror Punk and joining Necrophagia I figured it was time to go back to it”.
PROPAGAN:
Boris Randall: Vocals, guitars, keys
Todd Von Doom: Bass
Lub: Drums
The Sabbath Of Sores – album cover
Take a look and listen below and journey into the beauty of some acoustic darkness of PROPAGAN – The Witches Curse(A Relapse), courtesy of Boris Randall and his guitar. Boris Randall stated to Metal Odyssey, about this song: “I can’t say for sure if TheWitch’s Curse will be on the album or not. I’m wanting to work in several acoustic/folk style interludes throughout the album”.
Now… it is time to get your ears ROCKED OUT by the crunchy, backwoods, Southern fried and heavy beat of: The BlackenedTribe. This song has me wanting to march down that long, dark path to an inviting bonfire that lights up the midnight sky, a place where free spirits dwell, where the beer flows and nobody gives a crap about nuthin’. Here’s what Boris Randall commented to Metal Odyssey about this kick-to-the-teeth song: “The Blackened Tribe WILL be on the album!”
Stone Says: Metal be thy name to that, Boris!
* For more info on PROPAGAN, click on the links below:
Enter the Mastodon ‘Trick or Treat’ contest to win a signed copy of The Hunter and a lenticular poster of The Hunter, along with a photo of the band signing it directly to the winner! Just email your name and your physical address to: mastodonhalloween@gmail.com by this Sunday the 30th at 10:00pm pst and we’ll pick a winner at random. Winner will be announced on Halloween night. One unlucky person will receive a special ‘Trick’ as well. You’ll see.
CHECK OUT MASTODON’S SET LIST FROM THEIR CURRENT US TOUR!
Get your tickets if you haven’t yet at Mastodon’s tour page, including their upcoming Los Angeles show on November 11th at The Wiltern. Click here: Mastodon – Official Website
Dry Bone Valley Black Tongue Crystal Skull I Am Ahab Capillarian Crest Colony Of Birchmen Megalodon Blasteroid Sleeping Giant Ghost Of Karelia All The Heavy Lifting Curl Of The Burl Bedazzled Fingernails Spectrelight Circle Of Cysquatch Aqua Dementia Crack The Skye Where Strides The Behemoth Iron Tusk March Of The Fireants Blood And Thunder
MEET MASTODON IN SACRAMENTO, CA THIS WEDNESDAY
Mastodon will be signing copies of their new album The Hunter this Wednesday the 2nd in Sacramento, CA at Dimple’s Records from 4:30pm-6:00pm.
The address is:
Dimple Records
2433 Arden Way
Sacramento, CA 95825 – Phone: 916-925-2600
(Source: MASTODON, Warner Bros. Records)
* For more info on MASTODON, click on the link below:
JACKYL – Check out below the U.S. tour dates for Georgia’s Hard Rockin’ JACKYL as they close out 2011! After the October 29th date in good ol’ Wichita, Kansas, the remaining concert dates are in November and December. JACKYL is fronted by Jesse James Dupree on vocals (guitar & chainsaw), Jeff Worley (guitar), Roman Glick (bass) and Chris Worley (drums).
JACKYL – TOUR DATES:
10/29/11 – Wichita, KS @ The Cotillion
11/25/11 – Libertyville, IL @ Austin’s Fuel Room
11/26/11 – Ft. Wayne, IN @ Piere’s
12/06/11 – Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
12/07/11 – Hampton Beach, NH @ Wally’s Pub
12/09/11 – Cincinnati, OH @ Annie’s Entertainment Center
12/10/11 – Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop
12/11/11 – Traverse City, MI @ Ground Zero
(Source: JACKYL – The Official Site)
If you haven’t picked up the recent JACKYL studio album When Moonshine and Dynamite Collide (released 2010)… well, you really should. Especially if you like opening up a can of American Hard Rock whoop-ass. You can read my complete album review on this JACKYL gem, (posted on May 10, 2010), by clicking on the big header link below:
Oct. 26 – Rammstein release “Mein Land”, the first single from the Rammstein retrospective Made In Germany1995-2011on Nov. 11 through Universal Germany’s marketing and distribution deal in the US with Vagrant Records.
The “Mein Land” single will be available as a four-track release via iTunes with an unreleased song, “Vergiss Uns Nicht”, as well as remixes from BossHoss and Mogwai accompanied by the Jonas Akerlund directed video for “Mein Land” and a digital booklet. The Amazon version will be “Mein Land” and the two remixes.
The video for “Mein Land” will premiere on Rammstein.com on Nov. 11.
A release date for Made in Germany 1995-2011 will be announced shortly.
Rammstein’s most recent release, Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da, debuted at #13 on the Billboard Top 200 in October 2009.
(Source: Speakeasy PR)
* For more info on RAMMSTEIN, click on the link below:
PAUL D’AMOUR, FORMER TOOL BASS PLAYER, REUNITES WITH TOOL DRUMMER DANNY CAREY FOR NEW SONG
Oct. 25, LOS ANGELES – Feersum Ennjin, the new Rock band from former Tool bass player/Lusk founder Paul D’Amour, has moved their self-titled debut album to a Nov. 22 release date to add a new song (“The Fourth“) that reunites D’Amour with his former band mate Danny Carey (drummer for Tool).
D’Amour and Carey last worked together on the 1995 release of Tool’s album Aenima.
Paul D’Amour
Initial thoughts were to save the new song for the next Feersum Ennjin release but D’Amour was eager to share the track and a decision to push the release of Feersum Ennjin to Nov. 22 to allow for the inclusion of “The Fourth” was made.
D’Amour remained with Tool until the 1995 release of Aenima. He also founded the psychedelic outfit Lusk with Brad Laner (Medicine), Greg Edwards (Autolux, Failure) and Chris Pitman (Gun N’Roses). Lusk released one critically acclaimed and Grammy-nominated release, Free Mars, in 1997 but their label imploded shortly thereafter and the group subsequently disbanded. D’Amour moved on to film composition, where he has spent the next dozen years quietly working on music for film and television.
(Source: Speakeasy PR)
* For more info on Feersum Ennjin, click on the link below:
KISS – The iconic Hard Rock and Heavy Metal band, KISS, are known and loved the world over by generations of countless and loyal fans. KISS will be celebrated by Germany’s Rock Hard magazine with a special issue slated for release on November 30th, 2011. Interviews, 8 posters, photos and discography will be the features of this Rock Hard special issue of KISS.
Today, Jimmy Ronnie (guitarist and founding member of Scotland’s Hard Rock pioneers IRON CLAW) commented to Metal Odyssey on the recent departure of vocalist Gordon Brown. Thank you Jimmy! Here is what Jimmy had to say:
“As far as Gordon’s departure goes I haven’t really got much more to add, beyond that has already been said by Gordon himself. There is no bad feeling between us and we wish him good fortune in his future musical endeavours. Gordon has done a fine job on the album and that remains for all to hear. It’s just that the time had come for us to go in separate directions and when it came down to it we found ourselves in complete agreement on that point”.
“Iron Claw is still very much alive and looking forward to working with the next lead vocalist. There are plans to take the live show to audiences both here in the UK and abroad and Ripple Music have confirmed their desire to release another album in a year or so. Many thanks to Metal Odyssey for your continuing support”.
Jimmy Ronnie, Guitarist, Iron Claw – October 24th, 2011
Above: Jimmy Ronnie – By permission of Jimmy Ronnie
Above photo taken at first gig after Iron Claw reformation, at “Comlongon Rocks”, a charity one day festival in South West Scotland.
Click on the large header link below, to read what Gordon Brown had to say, regarding his leaving Iron Claw, (originally posted on Metal Odyssey October 21, 2011):
CHICAGO – Yes, on a very frequent basis I do rant, regarding the obvious omissions of legendary bands/musicians that the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame are embarrassingly guilty of not inducting for membership. Believe me, this is not the first time nor the last, that I am ranting about the ignorance and politics of The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.
The 500 “Rock Scholars” and/or whatever else they’re called, over there in Cleveland, Ohio, should all put their heads down in shame about ignoring this legendary American Rock Band: Chicago. Read the musical achievements below about Chicago and maybe you too will agree… Chicago is a Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Band!
* The following facts about Chicago are taken from this source: Classic Rock Presents AOR Magazine, Issue 3, July 2011
DAUGHTRY – Break The Spell, the third studio album from Daughtry, releases on November 21st, 2011, via RCA Records. Chris Daughtry has proven he is a premiere songwriter and Rock/Hard Rock vocalist with his band’s two previous studio albums Daughtry (2006) and Leave This Town (2009). The skilled musicians that round out Daughtry have solidified this band’s sound around Chris Daughtry’s unique and powerful vocals. Industry wide respected, embraced by countless fans, multi-platinum selling and chart topping, Daughtry looks to continue forward while never resting on their laurels with Break The Spell.
DAUGHTRY:
Chris Daughtry – vocals
Josh Steely – guitar
Brian Craddock – guitar
Josh Paul – bass
Robin Diaz – drums
Break The Spell – Track Listing:
Renegade
Crawling Back To You
Outta My Head
Start Of Something Good
Crazy
Break The Spell
We’re Not Gonna Fall
Gone Too Soon
Losing My Mind
Rescue Me
Louder Than Ever
Spaceship
Deluxe Edition – Additional Tracks:
Who’s They
Maybe We’re Already Gone
Everything But Me
Lullaby
* For more info on DAUGHTRY, click on the links below:
Within Temptation will be performing an unplugged set at the Hard Rock Café in Cologne, Germany on November 17, in support of the “Pinktober” charity campaign to raise funds for the fight against breast cancer.
The performance will take place at 4 PM local time, and will be followed by a signing session. Tickets for this event cost 10 Euros, and will be sold exclusively at Hard Rock Café’s Rock Shop in Cologne.
The first 20 visitors who present a ticket for Within Temptation‘s E-Werk concerts in Cologne on November 16 and November 17 will be granted free admission to the performance at Hard Rock Café.
Singer Sharon den Adel said, “Breast cancer remains one of the most common life-threatening cancers affecting women: One out of eight women will get breast cancer in her life. Every 13 minutes a woman dies of breast cancer. It is therefore very important to keep a high awareness level of the subject in the general public. I am very happy to make a small contribution with my band to a regular event such as Hard Rock Café’s Pinktober campaign.”
* For more info on WITHIN TEMPTATION, click on the links below:
Gordon Brown – Recently, Gordon Brown has decided to step down as lead vocalist for Scotland’s Iron Claw. With nearly forty years since the last studio album was released by Iron Claw, Ripple Music signed them and ADifferent Game was released back in early October of 2011. Without anything to lose and a bounty of respect to gain, Iron Claw surely did claw their way into myMetal soul and tore it apart for the better. An amazing Hard Rock album with old school heaviness that featured the bluesy vocals of Gordon Brown and the seasoned musicianship of Jimmy Ronnie (guitar), Alex Wilson (bass) and IanMcDougall (drums).
Many (tried and true) legendary bands have changed lead vocalists over the decades of Rock, with BlackSabbath, Iron Maiden, Rainbow and Deep Purple being so prominently successful at it. Gordon Brown was not the first singer for Iron Claw, nor shall he be the last. The one thing I’m certain about is, I’ll miss the heck out of Gordon’s voice fronting this legendary underground band. Iron Claw will move forward and so too will Gordon Brown. I respect this band and Gordon beyond words can express for they’re a Hollywood script, proving that Rock and Roll dreams do come true. – Stone
This week, I asked Gordon Brown to share his thoughts regarding his recent departure from Iron Claw and what he is setting his sights on for the future. Here is what Gordon Brown had to say:
My reasons for leaving the band were really quite simple, it wasn’t working for me and hadn’t been for quite a while. My decision to leave was probably made not long after we finished recording, I thought things might improve over time (and) they didn’t! The thing is, if it isn’t right, it isn’t right and the best course of action is to walk away. There’s no acrimony (to my knowledge), (I) think the others probably felt the same way too in varying degrees.
The making of the album was fun for me, I thought that at age 51 it would never happen, I’m glad it did and I think we made a really good album. Much is often said about vocalists and guitarists, in Iron Claw the less well sung heroes are of course the drums and bass, I’ve said it before and will again now, with Ian McDougal and Alex Wilson you have a rhythm section that sounds like a panzer division on manoeuvres! They allowed Jimmy(Ronnie) and I to strut our stuff out front.
The reviews for the album are in the main very good and positive, hopefully people will get out and buy it. There was probably a section of listeners and reviewers who expected the Iron Claw of long ago to be brought out to play, it saddens me that they don’t enjoy this version of the band. One particular blog site didn’t think they’d had enough of a go in their review and decided to have a second go and that did kind of amuse me! There may have been expectations that regurgitating the early 70’s thing was how it would be, my personal view is that this album represents an older band doing what they love… and doing it well. Time will tell with the album. I love it.
There’s no real sadness or regret on my part in leaving. It would have been nice in some ways to have toured the album, but if it isn’t meant to be… I do hope the band find someone reasonably soon. It will however be a bit strange listening to my lyrics being sung by someone else but hey, that’s Rock ‘n’ Roll!
What now for me, well, the future is looking bright. I’ve had a load of requests to collaborate on projects from the UK and USA, so I’ll be investigating that. Being involved in an album from the beginning and having a hand in creating the music as well as writing the lyrics is very attractive to me right now. The likelihood is that it’ll be a mixture of Blues and Southern Boogie with a hint of Bluegrass thrown in. Going back to the music I love best will hopefully allow me to create something that I’d want to release. At the end of the day though, if ADifferent Game ends up being my only ever released work I won’t be unhappy or unfulfilled.
Swedish Sleaze Rockers CRASHDÏET are set to tour selected cities in the U.S. and Mexico this November of 2011! CRASHDÏET will be taking the stage in support of their critically acclaimed and Rockin’ infectious new studio album Generation Wild, (released on Frontiers Records). Check out below the tour dates:
CRASHDÏET with PRETTY BOY FLOYD:
Nov 11, Garden Grove, CA – The Can
Nov 12, Hollywood, CA – Key Club
Nov 13, Fresno, CA – The Starline * CRASH DIET only!
Nov 16, Tempe, AZ – Club Red
Nov 17, Las Vegas, NV – Vamp´d
Nov 19, Mexico City, Mexico – Casino Life Concert Hall
CRASHDÏET:
Martin Sweet – Guitar
Simon Cruz – Vocal
Peter London – Bass
Eric Young – Drums
(Sources: CRASHDÏET Official Website & Frontiers Records)
* For more info on CRASHDÏET, click on the links below:
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