In reference to the upcoming tour, Through the Eyes of the Dead guitarist Justin Longshore said the following:
"The Decibel Defiance Tour is a dream come true for any fan of extreme music. I must say we are extremely honored to share the stage with the almighty Suffocation and some of the best up and coming bands in death metal out there. This tour is a huge deal for Through The Eyes Of The Dead as Suffocation has been a big inspiration since the early days and continues to be a huge impact on our music. If the Decibel Defiance Tour is coming to your area, do not miss the best line up this fall!" (Read More)
Audio samples of all tracks to be featured on Lordi's latest album, Babez for Breakfast, are now available for streaming via Amazon.de.
Babez for Breakfast marks the fifth studio release for the Finnish metallers. It is slated for release on September 14 in the U.S., September 15 in Europe, and October 27 in Japan. Recorded in early 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee, Babez for Breakfast was produced by Michael Wagener (who has worked with the likes of Alice Cooper and Ozzy Osbourne and also worked on the Metallica classic, Master of Puppets).
The track listing for Babez for Breakfast is as follows:
01. SCG5: It's a Boy! 02. Babez for Breakfast 03. This is Heavy Metal 04. Rock Police 05. Discoevil 06. Call Off the Wedding 07. I Am Bigger Than You 08. ZombieRawkMachine 09. Midnite Lover 10. Give Your Life for Rock and Roll 11. Nonstop Nite 12. Amen's Lament to Ra 13. Loud and Loaded 14. Granny's Gone Crazy 15. Devil's Lullaby (Read More)
When Chuck Schuldiner passed away in December 2001 at the age of 34, the metal community lost yet another of its great innovators. As the guitarist and vocalist for Death, Schuldiner was known for going above and beyond the limitations of musical genre. During his 18-year career, he was known for bringing elements of jazz and other left-field musical styles into his captivating songwriting style.
As a homage to the late Schuldiner, Noisecreep has compiled a list of "top 10" Death songs. (Read More)
Video footage of Megadeth's Dave Mustaine discussing the band's new track, "Sudden Death," is now available for streaming. The footage can be viewed below.
In reference to the track, which is set to appear as the finale piece in the upcoming Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock game, Mustaine told RollingStone.com that he more than expects mixed reactions from fans. "I'm sure some fans will think it's the greatest thing we've ever done," he commented, "But other people will say it sucks. That's just the way of the world." Mustaine went on to say that "Sudden Death" has a "funky kind of polyrhythm to it" - a characteristic that will likely present the Guitar Hero elite with an even more difficult tune to master. "Just the sheer repetitiveness of it can blow people's minds. And, my guitar style is way different than [other Megadeth guitarist] Chris Broderick's. Chris plays with a lot of love and I play with a lot of hate. My guitar playing is explosions, and his is more like fireworks. When you are trying to emulate the two kind of guitar styles, it's tricky. I don't care what anyone says, you've gotta be good."
"I thought it was a great idea for us," continued Mustaine. "We've had experience with games in the past, and our songs have been in sports games and Grand Theft Auto, but we never really got into the Guitar Hero thing. When they talked to us about doing this, I never imagined it would be something this honorable."
"Only once in my career have I had this happen before," Mustaine said, referring to 1991's soundtrack for Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey (which featured Megadeth's "Go to Hell"). "We had written something and Interscope told me to make the lyrics even darker. Activision heard the track, and said, 'We want more solos on it.' And I said, OK, I can do that.'"
In a recent interview Metal Underground.com, Black Water Rising guitarist John Fattoruso spoke about joining the band and working on the latest self-titled album
Fattoruso also discussed the highs and lows of the music industry, as well as his place in it: "You're playing in front of crowds every night and that was your job, and then all of a sudden you're back in a day job. You're like, Wow, what happened?" He then went on to comment on the appeal of Black Water Rising's sound, saying, "Any true metal head, and when I say metal head I don't mean thrash metal or death metal, I mean just someone who appreciates good heavy music, would definitely like it. If they want to hear good vocals, we've got it. If you want to hear screaming, it's on there too. We don't shy away from anything." (Read More)
Paul Tauterouff is a highly respected guitarist, live sound, studio recording engineer and guitar teacher living in upstate New York.
He has been playing guitar since 1979, and is influenced by guitarists Gary Moore, Michael Schenker, Adrian Smith, Glenn Tipton and Wolf Hoffman. He has played and mixed countless shows in the tri-state area over the past 25 years.
Paul is just about to release his debut solo album Audio Chocolate. I was lucky enough to get an advanced copy. It rocks, it stomps, it?s well worth checking out. Let?s dive in.
The album opens with the instrumental track Bitty Bop, a hard rock/old school metal number with a riff straight out of the British metal scene of the late 70s early 80s. Rather than shamelessly flailing all over the frets, the lead guitar follows very vocal-like melodies. A foot stomper for sure.
Track 2, Voices, is the album?s first vocal track. Opening with a haunting piano section by Dustin Graham before dropping into a tasty hard rock solo, with husky vocals coming courtesy of Johnny Ryan, and a guest solo by Nick Layton, this is an all American sounding affair.
The third track, Frozen Heart, was reviewed by Guitar Player magazine editor Michael Molenda, who described the track as ?bouyant and melodic?, with a ?fat and present tone?, and he wasn?t wrong.
Third Heartbreak kicks off with a clean guitar riff, which becomes the canvas for some of the tastiest clean phrases on the record. The track then morphs into a hard rock power ballad, allowing Paul, and guest soloists Jon Finn and Shane Theriot to pull-off their best John Sykes impressions. All serve the song tremendously.
Track 5 is a rootin? tootin? Southern Rock affair. With Johnny Ryan?s raspy vocals, Pete Hartley?s insane fiddle shredding and Paul?s guitar work, Rebel is an album highlight.
Sapphire is essentially a modern blues track, but Paul knows how to work a key, so exciting guitar skills and aural thrills are ever present. Keys by Donny Wilkins.
The seventh track, Suburb Blues, sees the most guest musicians on the album. Jim Dix delivers a great vocal performance, Donny Wilkins has fun on keys and John Tutino gives a lesson in phrasing on the saxophone. Not to be out done, Paul brings the pain, riffing up a storm and laying down some world class solos.
Frozen Heart ? T2 Edition, is the vocal edition of track 3, featuring Peter Tamdog?s powerful operatic vocals and Kevin Hamm on bass.
Track 9, The Journey, kicks off with a wah laden riff and a funky bassline, morphs into a power ballad and finally fades out with an ambient Moorish feel, complemented throughout by Cheryl Pyle on the flute. Also, Paul drops his best solos on the record.
The final track, Farewell, is based solely on a clean rhythm guitar chord progression. Paul floats clean lead guitar on top, and gives way to John Tutino?s saxophone (lots of cool ideas for guitar here). Paul and John then twist and dance around each other?s phrases, which finally fades out the album.
What I really enjoyed was how Paul makes a gentlemanly nod to his influences, rather than wearing them on his sleeve, allowing his own musical voice to sine through. Not particularly genre specific, but there is more than enough high level guitar (and sax!) work available to satisfy all but the most extreme shred fans. All in all, a very listenable album.
Kamelot has posted a sampler track online that promotes the upcoming release of their Poetry for the Poisoned album. The Florida power metallers will release their latest studio album via their own record label, Kamelot Media Group/KMG Recordings, on September 14, 2010.
The newly available sampler track, which is a medley of songs from Poetry for the Poisoned, can be streamed via the band's MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/kamelot. The band has also issued the following remarks on the sampler:
"We've posted a medley from some of the songs from our upcoming Poetry For The Poisoned album for everyone to enjoy!
