Wednesday, 31 March 2010
Sting - A Thousand Years
This is about the most beautiful songs that
have been done that I have encounter til now.
Sting is the singer of the band "The Police"
that band just didnt really get together again
after 1984, they did a reunion tour in 2007-2008
on a tour but I guess the project sort of didnt
really continued. But u never know.
His real name is Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner.
He must be about 61 year old now.
About the lyrics of this tune ...Wow
Im really touched of it.
A long lost love he had for thousands of years or
maybe millions of years..
Ill give u one more Video at the end that is
cool ´cos the Arabic guy that sing as well
does put a oriental touch of it all.
His name is Cheb Mami from Algeria,
he sing rai music usually.
Its called the "Desert Rose"
Enjoy people!
Peace Brothers and Sisters,
Thetania
Desert Rose With Sting and Cheb Mami
Wanna know more?
www.sting.com
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Tuesday, 30 March 2010
Lisa Nilsson - Säg Det Igen
Lisa Nilsson (born August 13, 1970, in Tyresö) is a Swedish singer. She was discovered by the legendary producer William (Billy) Butt and she is perhaps best known in Sweden for her 1992 hit, Himlen runt hörnet, witten by Mauro Scocco and Johan Ekelund. It was released in English in 1995, titled Ticket to Heaven. She has released four subsequent albums, Till Morelia in 1995, Viva in 2000, Små rum in 2002 and Hotel Vermont 609 in 2006, all in Swedish.
Nilsson's style ranges from out and out pop music to soul-inflected ballads and dance tracks on her earlier albums to a more mature jazz feel in her more recent work, perhaps reflecting familial connections as her father Gösta Nilsson is a jazz pianist.
She did a performance at Berns a couple of months ago and she got some taste for standing on the stage again so she put together a little tour and yeaterday she did a show at Circus here in Stockholm, she looked to be really happy to stand on stage again doing her finest songs, a great evening indeed.
Here is a nice cozy clip from a show at Duc des lombards, Paris, 2008. Lyrics by Lisa Nilsson, melody by Lisa Nilsson & Henrik Janson. With Niels Lan Doky, piano, Pierre Boussaguet, double bass, and Albert "Tootie" Heath, drums. The song is released on Lisa Nilsson's album "Små rum" (2001).
More info at Offical Lisa Nilsson Website
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Nilsson's style ranges from out and out pop music to soul-inflected ballads and dance tracks on her earlier albums to a more mature jazz feel in her more recent work, perhaps reflecting familial connections as her father Gösta Nilsson is a jazz pianist.
She did a performance at Berns a couple of months ago and she got some taste for standing on the stage again so she put together a little tour and yeaterday she did a show at Circus here in Stockholm, she looked to be really happy to stand on stage again doing her finest songs, a great evening indeed.
Here is a nice cozy clip from a show at Duc des lombards, Paris, 2008. Lyrics by Lisa Nilsson, melody by Lisa Nilsson & Henrik Janson. With Niels Lan Doky, piano, Pierre Boussaguet, double bass, and Albert "Tootie" Heath, drums. The song is released on Lisa Nilsson's album "Små rum" (2001).
More info at Offical Lisa Nilsson Website
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Monday, 29 March 2010
Gamma Ray - Rise
Kai Hansen formed Helloween in 1984, playing guitar and singing on the speed metal band's first four albums. He left in early 1989 and founded Gamma Ray with vocalist Ralf Scheepers (formerly with Tyran Pace). The duo intended to record a one-off project that Hansen originated while in Helloween, so they recruited bassist Uwe Wessel, drummer Matthias Burchardt, and several other musicians. The album, Heading for Tomorrow, was released in 1990 and proved a hit with fans and critics, so much so that Hansen, Scheepers, and Wessel decided to tour the album with added members Dirk Schlacter (guitar) and Uli Kusch (drums). And now 20 years later the band is still active and having a pretty big fan base, they still doing alot of touring between a album release and a few months ago (January 29, 2010.) did the band released their tenth full-length album, "To the Metal"! To promote To The Metal, Gamma Ray will headline a tour with Freedom Call and Secret Sphere.
The album was recorded in Kai's own studio in Hamburg in autumn 2009.
The band has recorded 12 songs. Ten of them will be featured on the regular album release, while the other two will be bonus tracks and they will appear on the different editions of the album.
The band described some of the songs on the official website, revealing that there will be a full-throttle number called "Rise", a rhytmic and melodically diverse song called "Time To Live", and a multilayered anthem titled "All you need to know", featuring Michael Kiske.
Other songs mentioned are "No Need to Cry", a song written by Dirk Schlächter about the death of his father, "To The Metal", a song they played on various festivals last summer and the atmospherically dense "Empathy". "Rise" is one off the tunes from the new album that´s have a video, witch is taken from the bonus DVD.
Two days ago did Gamma Ray had a stop in Sweden for a gig at Klubben here in Stockholm, so i did a quick visit when i had some time off from Hansson De Wolfe. I did see the soundcheck and had a quick talk with the crew. Here is some pictures from the gig, taken by Jonte Strömberg, thanks dude!
So enjoy todays tune "Rise" with Gamma Ray taken from their latest album "To The Metal".
Album versions:
1. Regular jewel case CD
2. Limited edition featuring an additional DVD (including the making-of)
3. Red vinyl in gatefold packaging
4. Collectors’ edition featuring CD and 7” vinyl with 2 unreleased tracks, completely hand-signed
More info at Official Gamma Ray Website
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Sunday, 28 March 2010
Hansson De Wolfe United - Oberoende Vad Fursten Säger
Hansson de Wolfe United Swedish band formed in 1979 by Lorne de Wolfe (vocals / bass / keyboards) and Dick Hansson (percussion).
Hansson de Wolfe United did have their breake through immediately with the debut album "Iskalla Killen (Full Av Mänsklig Värme)" New Year 1980, Total of five albums that went gold. First nationwide concert tour, came first in 1982, six months after the third album.
The group played "Oberoende Vad Fursten Säger" at the ANC-gala 1985. In spring 2010, it was again time for a short tour in Sweden, but without Dick Hansson's involvement. And yesterday they stood on the stage at Rival in Stockholm and did a very good show, the middle age for the audience was kinda high :)
Contributory on this tour was:
Lorne de Wolfe, sång, keyboard
Jonas Isacsson, gitarr
Per Lindvall, trummor
Jesper Nordenström, keyboard
Sven Lindvall, bas
More info:
Hansson De Wolfe United Offical Website
Hansson De Wolfe United at MySpace
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Hansson de Wolfe United did have their breake through immediately with the debut album "Iskalla Killen (Full Av Mänsklig Värme)" New Year 1980, Total of five albums that went gold. First nationwide concert tour, came first in 1982, six months after the third album.
The group played "Oberoende Vad Fursten Säger" at the ANC-gala 1985. In spring 2010, it was again time for a short tour in Sweden, but without Dick Hansson's involvement. And yesterday they stood on the stage at Rival in Stockholm and did a very good show, the middle age for the audience was kinda high :)
Contributory on this tour was:
Lorne de Wolfe, sång, keyboard
Jonas Isacsson, gitarr
Per Lindvall, trummor
Jesper Nordenström, keyboard
Sven Lindvall, bas
More info:
Hansson De Wolfe United Offical Website
Hansson De Wolfe United at MySpace
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Saturday, 27 March 2010
Tenacious D feat Dio - Kickapoo
Dio and Jack Black...Weird composition but cool anyway :p
Found 2 videos with em in :)
Dio is a bit to his ages now but his voice seems to hold the line
Gosh he is good.
Jack Black is as loose and cool as ever.
Love it!
Enjoy Folks, Thetania
Dio-Push
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Friday, 26 March 2010
M.A.N - Logocide
Sweden’s own M.A.N, are back with their third album Massive Audio Nerve, release today. The record was recorded in Gothenburg with engineer Svein Jensen and was mixed by Ulrich Wild, who has previously worked with White Zombie, Staind, Deftons, Pantera and Limp Bizkit, among others.
"Massive Audio Nerve" track listing:
01. Dead Set
02. Don't Wake Up
03. Logocide
04. Last Light Drains
05. Vivid Heart
06. Identical Abuse
07. False Memory Syndrome Pt 1 & 2
08. Slave Program
09. Mock At My Motion
10. Falling, Zero Status Zero
M.A.N contains of frontman Tony “JJ” Jelencovich and his many projects/side projects (b-thong, Transport League, Icon In Me, C-187, Angel Blake, Mnemic etc.) together with Rob Guz’s seven string (Own designed guitars), Engberg’s drums and Rob Hakemo’s bass making some crushing music that really can hit you in the face. The guys are very talented and you hear it on todays tune "Logocide".
M.A.N recently declared itself the very first metal band ever to have incorporated what it calls the "Full Scale Quarter Tone System" into its music — and metal music genre as a whole. According to the group, "'Full Scale Quarter Tone Systems' means that there are 24 quarter semi tones, instead of 12 'ordinary' semi tones, within reach of an octave [1200 cent]. This has led to new kinds of expressions and possibilities that have never been heard before, especially when this concept — cultivated and formed by M.A.N — is featured by more than just a solistic issue in order of solo instrumentalist matter or a solo part, but covered by the string instrument section in whole songs, with state of equilibrium with the ordinary semi tone system."
Yesterday they did have their release party at Helter Skelter/Harry B James here in Stockholm and i could not be there *sniff* well i hope they had a great evening. Tonight they will play in Gävle, be there if you are around that area of course. More tour dates below. Well there will be alot of music this weekend and the upcoming week, in the pipeline we have Scarpoint, Gamma Ray, Opeth, Lisa Nilsson, Amanda Jensen, Hanson De Wolfe and Jerry Williams :) Interesting mix of music :)
Todays tune "Logocide" os is once again directed by Gabriel Engberg who did their previous videos (Blood Vanish & Get Up Stand Up)
Tour Dates:
26 mar 2010, Club Monster (Releaseparty !), Gävle, Gävleborgs län
27 mar 2010, Belsepub (Releaseparty !), Göteborg, Västra Götalands län
23 apr 2010, Stay Dirt Rock Night, Vimmerby, Jönköpings län
12 maj 2010, Tour with Nemhain - Superbutt & The Cumshots, Hamburg
13 maj 2010, Tour with Nemhain - Superbutt & The Cumshots, TBA
14 maj 2010, Tour with Nemhain - Superbutt & The Cumshots, Cologne
15 maj 2010, Tour with Nemhain - Superbutt & The Cumshots, Essen
16 maj 2010, Tour with Nemhain - Superbutt & The Cumshots, TBA
17 maj 2010, Tour with Nemhain - Superbutt & The Cumshots, TBA
18 maj 2010, Tour with Nemhain - Superbutt & The Cumshots, Karlsruhe
19 maj 2010, Tour with Nemhain - Superbutt & The Cumshots, Frankfurt
20 maj 2010, Tour with Nemhain - Superbutt & The Cumshots, TBA
21 maj 2010, Tour with Nemhain - Superbutt & The Cumshots, TBA
22 maj 2010, Tour with Nemhain - Superbutt & The Cumshots, TBA
23 maj 2010, Tour with Nemhain - Superbutt & The Cumshots, Berlin
09 jul 2010, Rockweekend, Soderhamn, Södermanlands län
More info @ Official M.A.N. Website or M.A.N. at MySpace
www.myspace.com/manmusic
Thursday, 25 March 2010
Ratt - Best Of Me
LA's legendary rockers Ratt have returned with their first offering in ten years, Infestation, set for an April 20th release. Ratt is an American glam metal band that formed in San Diego and enjoyed significant commercial success in the 1980s. The band is most notable for their songs "Round and Round," "Wanted Man," "Lay It Down," "You're in Love", "Way Cool Jr." and "Back For More."
Ratt have enjoyed a rich, impressive and certainly long-lasting legacy through the years, having made their mark in the 1980s with 5 consecutive multi-platinum albums, including “Out of the Cellar”, “Invasion of Your Privacy” and “Dancing Undercover”. With 1984’s mega-platinum debut “Out of the Cellar” celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Ratt will embark on a world tour in 2010. It marks the Ratt studio debut for guitarist Carlos Cavazo, formerly of Quiet Riot.
Todays line up:
Ratt is Stephen Pearcy (Vocals), Warren DeMartini (Guitars), Carlos Cavazo (Guitars), Robbie Crane (Bass), & Bobby Blotzer (Drums).
Todays tune "Best Of Me" is the first single from the new record, enjoy this!!
More info @ The Official Ratt Website
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Ratt have enjoyed a rich, impressive and certainly long-lasting legacy through the years, having made their mark in the 1980s with 5 consecutive multi-platinum albums, including “Out of the Cellar”, “Invasion of Your Privacy” and “Dancing Undercover”. With 1984’s mega-platinum debut “Out of the Cellar” celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Ratt will embark on a world tour in 2010. It marks the Ratt studio debut for guitarist Carlos Cavazo, formerly of Quiet Riot.
Todays line up:
Ratt is Stephen Pearcy (Vocals), Warren DeMartini (Guitars), Carlos Cavazo (Guitars), Robbie Crane (Bass), & Bobby Blotzer (Drums).
Todays tune "Best Of Me" is the first single from the new record, enjoy this!!
More info @ The Official Ratt Website
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Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Scorpions - Raised on Rock
Scorpions are a heavy metal/hard rock band from Hannover, Germany, probably best known best for their 1984 anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and the 1990 ballad "Wind of Change". After 45 years of performing, the band continues to tour and record music. On January 24, 2010, the band announced that they will be retiring after touring in support of their latest album Sting in the Tail.
Sting in the Tail is the seventeenth studio album. It was released on March 19, 2010 in Europe. The album will have a duet featuring the Finnish symphonic metal singer Tarja Turunen, in the song "The Good Die Young". The album is produced by Swedish fellow Mikael Nord Andersson.
The new album "Sting In The Tail" might not break any new ground, but it is very much a celebration of their classic sound you can hear some trace of the old classic "Crazy World" and yes there is a new "Wind of Change". With 45 years years long career will surely leave some marks on the guys, but hell no, they still sounds as Scorpions did before, melodies are there and he still can sing as before. You can hear and feel that the band once and for all want to make a genuine Scorpions record, especially after the Desmond Child fiasco of last album. But even if the attempt to do a real hit bang album it not enough, but this is the best effort they have done the last 10 years. The only real memorable rocker is opening track "Raised on rock", (Todays tune) a typical Scorpions hit with extra blotched lyrics. A tip of my hat for an honourable decision to sign off after this, rather than to die and be resurrected again and again that so many others do.
Scorpions will travel the globe one last time on the "Get Your Sting And Blackout" tour. Don't know if they will come to Sweden yet, but the tour dates that's are already announced is the end of this post.
The line-up is Klaus Meine (vocals), Matthias Jabs (lead guitar), Rudolf Schenker (guitar), James Kottak (drums) and Pawel Maciwoda (bass)
A little video about the last record.
Sting In The Tail - Release: March 19th 2010
Tour Dates:
March, 15th 2010 Prague Czech Republic O2 arena
March, 18th 2010 Moscow Russia Ice Palace
April, 10th 2010 Mons Belgium Lotto Mons Expo
April, 20th 2010 Minsk Belarus
April, 22nd 2010 Ostrava Czech Republic
May, 7th 2010 Leipzig Germany Arena
May, 8th 2010 München Germany Olympiahalle
May, 12th 2010 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle
May, 14th 2010 Stuttgart Germany Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
May, 15th 2010 Longirod Switzerland Long'I'Rock Music Open-Air Festival
May, 19th 2010 Paris France L' Olympia Ticketnet
May, 21st 2010 Liévin France Stade Couvert Régional
May, 22nd 2010 Straßburg France Zénith Ticketnet
May, 29th 2010 Berlin Germany O2 World Eventim
May, 30th 2010 Zwickau Germany Stadthalle Eventim
June, 1st 2010 Hannover Germany TUI Arena Eventim
June, 5th 2010 Ioannia Greece Ioannina Stadium - Zosimades
June, 7th 2010 Thessaloniki Greece Makedonikos Stadium - Nea Efkarpia
June, 9th 2010 Patras Greece Pampeloponisiako Stadium of Patras
June, 12th 2010 Recklinghausen Germany Stadtgarten am Festspielhaus
June, 18th 2010 Holmdel, NJ USA PNC Bank Arts Center
June, 19th 2010 Columbia, MD USA Merryweather Post Pavilion
June, 22nd 2010 Wantagh, NY USA Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
September, 7th 2010 México, México Palacio de los Deportes
September, 14th 2010 Santiago de Chile Chile Movistar Arena
November, 12th 2010 Mannheim Germany SAP Arena
November, 13th 2010 Cologne Germany LANXESS Arena
November, 19th 2010 Hamburg Germany Color Line Arena
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Tuesday, 23 March 2010
Plan Three - Still Broken
Plan Three is a Swedish band we did when they playd as support band to
Three Doors Down (Ahem that was a bit embarrising, The singer of
Three Doors Down Brad Arnold, was very drunk and nearly fell
down at the stairs when going off stage) at Arenan, Fryshuset
last year or was it the year b4 that uhm ah well.
Very well singed and well played band.
One of the players is a Famous radio guy at
the rock station "Bandit" in Sweden.
Peter Kjellin He is the bass player and sings.
The others are as follow
Jacob Lovén sings
Tommie Hammar on the guitar
Mathias Garneij also guitar
Andreas Henrikkson on drums
David Clewett on keyboard and sings as well
They started up in 1999 - 2000.
Worth to listen to, I liked em.
This is the singel from their album Screaming Our Sins that came 2009
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Monday, 22 March 2010
Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders - Louise
Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders is a band founded by Taylor Hawkins, current drummer for the Foo Fighters. Hawkins is the drummer and vocalist for the trio. Other band members include Chris Chaney (bass) and Gannin Arnold (guitar) and Nate Wood (guitar).
In 2006 the band released their debut self-titled album Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders. It featured 11 songs which were recorded by the band during 2004, before Foo Fighters started recording In Your Honor. Their first official video clip was of the first song off the album, titled "Louise" witch is also todays tune. Taylor Hawkins have a new album in the pipeline, named Red Light Fever is to be released on April 19. It features some nice set up of supporting cast, which would eventually come to include Elliot Easton of the Cars, Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen, and last but by no means least, Hawkins' bandmate Dave Grohl. The album was recorded at Foo Fighters' Studio 606 in California. It's a album that im looking forward to hear as the first one is very interesting rock album and the small sound clips that they have released on their website sounds promising.
Chaney and Hawkins had previously been in Alanis Morissette's tour band 'Sexual Chocolate'.
More info @ Official Taylor Hawkins Website or at MySpace
Sunday, 21 March 2010
Big Star - Thirteen
Alex Chilton, Frontman of soul-pop group The Box Tops, co-founder of Anglophile Dixie guitar legends Big Star and latter day solo artist, unexpectedly passed away a few days ago after suffering a heart attack in New Orleans, aged just 59.
Today we will honour Alex Chilton with a tune, but first we will take a look of the major things this man has done in creation of music. William Alexander "Alex" Chilton born 1950 and sadly passed away in March 17, 2010, he was an American songwriter, guitarist, singer and producer best known for his work with the pop-music bands the Box Tops and Big Star. Chilton's early commercial sales success in the 1960s as a teen vocalist for the Box Tops was not repeated in later years with Big Star and in his indie music solo career on small labels, but he did draw a loyal following in the indie and alternative music fields.
As lead singer for the Box Tops, Chilton enjoyed at the age of 16 a number-one international hit, "The Letter." The Box Tops went on to have several other major chart hits, including "Cry Like a Baby" (1968) and "Soul Deep" (1969).
In 1971 did Alex join the power-pop group Big Star. Alex and Chris Bell co-wrote "In The Street" for Big Star's first album #1 Record, a track later known as the theme song of That '70s Show.
Between the Big Star and the reunion of the Big Star did Alex alot of solo things in the 80's and 90's. The last Big Star album, entitled In Space was released September 27, 2005
He had been scheduled to play a concert with Big Star at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas on March 20; As far as I know the show took place as a tribute to Chilton, with guests joining the surviving members of the band.
Todays tune "Thirteen" was originally featured on the 1972 album #1 Record. It was never released as a single by Big Star. Rolling Stone describes it "one of rock's most beautiful celebrations of adolescence", and rated it #396 in a list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.
Here is a live clip at the Rhythm Festival Clapham, Bedfordshire August 2008
"Thirteen" has been covered by several notable musicians. They include:
Evan Dando, Garbage, Håkan Hellström, Kind of Like Spitting, Mary Lou Lord, Magnapop, Elliott Smith, Wilco, Kathryn Williams among others. When asked if there was a Big Star cover he was especially fond of, lead singer Alex Chilton mentioned Garbage's version of this song.
More Info at Official Big Star Website
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Saturday, 20 March 2010
Shooter Jennings - Summer of Rage
Waylon Albright "Shooter" Jennings (born May 19, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter formerly active in the country music and Southern rock genres. The only child coming from the loinfruit of Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter.
Today i will put some focus on the album "Black Ribbons" the new concept album by Shooter Jennings with his band Hierophant. The album features dialogue written by horror author Stephen King, who also narrates the album. The album was released on March 2, 2010.
I have to admit it. Black Ribbons is a record i never saw coming from Shooter Jennings. But yet, here it is: Twenty tracks and 72 mins. So, is Black Ribbons a great record? Well, It's a challenging record, certainly, Shooter definitely deserves a tip of the hat for having the courage to undertake this project. This record has a futuristic sound with spaced out progressive rock but with a great feeling, but some country rock elements still peep through from time to time. Its a big risk the this record ends up in the bargain box as it's not the country rock as many fans expected this should be. When it works, it really works. And even when it doesn't, it's still pretty damn good. Enjoy todays tune.
More info @ Official Shooter Jennings Website Or Shooter at MySpace
Friday, 19 March 2010
Giant - Promise Land
After almost ten years Giant is back with a new studio album. Original members Mike Brignardello (bass) and David L. Huff (drums) have teamed up with vocalist Terry Brock (Strangeways) and guitarist John Roth (Winger). Dann Huff is still partly involved, adding guitar solos on two tracks and participating with the songwriting. Giant is very well know in the melodic rock areas with A.O.R.-classics ‘Last Of The Runaways’ from 1989 and ‘Time To Burn’ from 1991.
Promise Land is the title of the new album and has passed thru the mixing room with the right hands as the sound is great, thick and fluffy. And about the vocals as "Dann Huff" is no longer behind the microphone, well i could say that its a bummer but Terry is doing a hell of a job and he has a fantastic voice so there is no lost. Even the guitarist John Roth is doing a terrific job with some fantastic guitar passages. Promise Land is a strong album and i can recommend it to all of you who like Melodic Hardrock (A.O.R.).
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Thursday, 18 March 2010
High on Fire - Frost Hammer
Guitarist/vocalist Matt Pike, bass player George Rice, and drummer Des Kensel formed High on Fire in 1998, following the collapse of Pike's previous band, doom metal titans Sleep. But while Sleep had built their fame on impossibly slothful tunes and copious weed consumption, High on Fire displays a far more aggressive though still fantasy-themed style of heavy metal. And the guys just arrived with album number five.
"Snakes For The Divine" includes everything the band have done before and now they have twist it a bit and take it up to a new level, the doom elements are more visible here than ever before, its dirtier, faster and with some Motorhead spices on top makes this record a top tenner. The producer of the album is Greg Fidelman (the man responsible for the most recent Metallica and Slayer albums) "Snakes For The Divine" is High On Fire’s finest hour this far.
Todays line up:
Matt Pike - guitars, vocals
Jeff Matz - bass
Des Kensel - drums
Today's tune "Frost Hammer" is the first single out of this masterpice. Just lay back and enjoy this rock tune.
More Info @ # Official High on Fire Website or High on Fire at MySpace
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Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Dimmu Borgir - The Serpentine Offering
This is a norweigian black metal band that
saw the first light in 1993.
Pretty black with a lot of satanic things in the videos.
The name comes from a volcanic formation in Iceland, Dimmuborgir.
They done 8 albums and they are:
"For all tid" came 1994
Then 1996 came "Stormblåst" after that
"Enthrone Darkness Triumphant" 1997
"Spiritual Black Dimensions" 1999
"Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia" 2001
"Death Cult Armageddon" 2003
"Stormblåst MMV" 2005
and last "In Sorte Diaboli" in 2007
They are on the move to let out a new album.
Guitarist Silenoz of DIMMU BORGIR recently spoke
to U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine about the progress of the songwriting
sessions for the band's follow-up to 2007's In Sorte Diaboli.
"The words that come to mind, if we should even try
and attempt at describing [the new material] at this point,
would be something like: grand, huge, epic and primal,
" he said. "It has this eerie and haunting feel to it.
Atmosphere and ambience!
Regarding why the wait between albums seems to be getting
longer for DIMMU BORGIR, Silenoz said,
"Because we want the next album to be a better and stronger one.
We're more critical of each process and we take the time it needs.
Quality is, at the end of the day, in the eye of the beholder,
but once we start rushing things, like trying to write
music while on tour to speed things up — forget about it.
We've tried it before and it didn't work.
We focus 110 percent on one thing at a time.
Plus, if we'd release an album every year,
where would the expectation be?
Where would the excitement be?"
This tune comes from the album "In Sorte Diaboli".
Enjoy!
Cheers, Thetania
More Info:
Official Dimmu Borgir Website
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Tuesday, 16 March 2010
Muse - Supermassive Black Hole
This band Muse was totally unknown for my dirty metal soul, but
as we did them at Hovet in Stockholm last year I gotto knew em.
Some tunes are pretty ok. This tune is VERY ok :)
Think they released it in 2006.
Muse are only 3 members
Matthew Bellamy is lead vocalist, guitarist, pianist,
and primary songwriter in the band.
Christopher Wolstenholme is the bassist and backing vocalist.
Dominic Howard is the drummer.
They did "Showbiz" in 1999
then "Origin of Symmetry" 2001
"Absolution" 2003
"Black Holes and Revelations" came 2006
And last "The Resistance" in 2009
This tune comes from the Black Holes and Revelations
Enjoy!
Peace, Thetania
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Monday, 15 March 2010
Dave Matthews Band - Funny the Way It Is
Dave Matthews Band (DMB), is an American pop-oriented-jam version of the Grateful Dead crossed with elements of jazz, funk, and the worldbeat explorations of Paul Simon and Sting. The band formed in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1991. Founding members were South African vocalist/guitarist Dave Matthews, bassist Stefan Lessard, violinist Boyd Tinsley, drummer Carter Beauford, and saxophonist LeRoi Moore. With musicians who each have roots in differing genres, including jazz, classical, soul, rock, bluegrass, and hip-hop, the band has come together to create an eclectic sound which has earned them fans from a variety of quarters.
The band is known for their annual summer-long tours of the US and Europe, featuring lengthy improvisational renditions of their songs, accompanied by elaborate video and lighting and tonight Dave Matthews Band will perform at sold out Arenan here in Stockholm. Im sure it will be a great evening.
Todays tune "Funny the Way It Is" and is the first single from the seventh studio album "Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King" which was released on June 2, 2009.
Funny the Way It Is performed by DMB at The Beacon Theater on 6.1.2009
Note :
Dave Matthews Band allows audience members to record most live shows and permits non-profit trading of the recordings. The band cites college students trading these tapes in the early 1990s as a key reason for their current fame. Up until February 23, 1995 the band allowed tapers to plug directly into the soundboard at shows but after profiteering on these often high quality tapings, the taping policy was changed to only include microphones.
In recent years it has been common to see several sources per show, sometimes as many as five or more. As microphones and recording equipment have become more inexpensive and of higher quality, the quality of tapings has improved.
More info:
Official Dave Matthews Band Website
Dave Matthews Band at MySpace
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Sunday, 14 March 2010
Warmen - The Evil That Warmen Do
As I am in a metal mood nowdays I searched for some metal
in the pile of metal bands.
I found a finnish band called Warmen.
Think its a bit of a project band as keyboard player
Janne Viljami Wirman, also known as Warman.
been playing with Children of Bodom since 1997.
Now I read here...
Warmen may have started out in 2000 as Children Of Bodom
keyboardist Janne Warman's solo project with a bunch
of hired guns helping him to put his musical inspiration to life.
Their "Unknown Soldier" -debut (2000) was exactly that,
but already on their second effort "Beyond Abilities" (2002)
Warmen was already more like a real band.
Warmen lineup:
Janne Warman (Children Of Bodom) on keyboards
Antti Warman (The Scourger) on guitars
Mirka Rantanen (Thunderstone) on drums
Jyri Helko (For The Imperium) on bass
They did 4 albums
In 2000 came "Unknown Soldier" out
followed by "Beyond Abilities" in 2002
Then "Accept the Fact" in 2005
and last "Japanese Hospitality" in 2009
Then they released a compilation album in 2010
called "The Evil That Warmen Do"
Thought I gave u a bit of the latest.
Instrumental and a fantastic cool
guitar and keyboard teamwork..
Peace Sisters and Brothers, Thetania
Wanna know more look at
http://www.warmen.org/wp/
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Saturday, 13 March 2010
Crucified Barbara - Heaven or Hell
And the winner at the Swedish song contest are.....
Crucified Barbara \o/
Cos that was the only song that was MUSIC in it.
F the rest!!
These girls are from my home town Tyreso.
They begun as a punk band but got more and more rock
as time went by, great :)
Started up 1998.
Their first album from 2005
was named "In Distortion We Trust"
Next came 2009 and is called "Til Death Do Us Party"
was produced in part by Mats Levén
(known for producing albums by Yngwie Malmsteen,
Krux, and Therion)
They recently changed booking parner
and the new one is
Skrikhult Productions whom I do like
very much!! Go Olof Go!!!
The band concist of:
Mia Coldheart on Vocals and Guitar
Klara Force on Guitar
Ida Evileye on Bass
Nicki Wicked on Drums
Im hoping to see more of u gurls!!!
Cheers Dudedettes and Dudes,
Thetania
Wanna know more?
http://www.crucifiedbarbara.com
http://www.myspace.com/crucifiedbarbara
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