Party-core heroes narrowly escaped death as they were in a van accident. The bands statement on their official website reads as follows: i’m gonna have to agree with lambgoaters on this one. we really SHOULD have died. the first thing that went through my head when i realized our van was doing cartwheels off the I-80 was “i bet cliff burton is going through andys head”. then i was all “fuck! jordan must have flinched right before hitting the launch ramp we built” then some glass broke, a shitload of poop fell out, the roof was at my feet, durst (who was surfing on top of the van like styles in teen wolf) was thrown into a PERFECT 720 double backflip and totally stuck the landing, and my long island iced tea was spilt all over my 1/2 pound of alaskan king crab legs. we want to thank the laramie wyoming police department for arriving at the speed of light maple syrup. within the blink of an eye (for someone in a 45 minute coma) they (i mean HE) was on the scene- belittling, yelling, arguing and refusing to let us stay warm in his police car. we thank god for keeping us relatively injury free, since it wasn’t until an hour and a half later that we arrived at the hospital to get xrayed and have our urine sampled, which was fucking weird because nobody else had to donate a sample except me and the nurse stood behind me- yelling- the entire time AND she made me pee into an empty tissue box instead of a cup. at the end of the day, to anyone concerned, the band is fine. we are rejoining the story of the year tour in a few days after our manditory 5 days rest for pulled muscles (the muscle andy pulled was actually done about 2 hours BEFORE the accident at an adult video store) and bruises and will be, obviously, heading out with bleeding through in february. we apologize to anyone in the midwest and western coast looking forward to seeing us, but you will have your chance again soon. thank you to all who called or sent nudes via text. and p.s MARV LEVY is back with the bills organization! the bills make me wanna shout! almost as loud as an injury suffered in a terrible van accident.
CRADLE OF FILTH frontman Dani Filth recently spoke to Revolver magazine about the making of the group’s as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2004’s “Nymphetamine”, which is being recorded at Lincolnshire Chapel studios with producer Rob Caggiano (BLEEDING THROUGH, ANTHRAX).
“I’m not saying it’s ‘experimental,’ but we’re definitely testing the limits of what we can do,” Dani says of the new CD. “This is our sixth or seventh record, so we’re trying to spice things up to keep the marriage going!”
Though Filth admits that the recording process is “still in its formative stages,” he says that most of the album’s songs í¢äåäó which sport such titles as “The Byronic Man”, “I am the Thorn” and “Libertina Grim” í¢äåäó have already been written.
“We were hungry to write again,” he explains. Once we finished all our tours [in 2005], we spent the summer just writing. Nobody really throught about where it was going, which is why I think it’s really fresh sounding. A lot of the songs are really rhythmical í¢äåäó thrashy, almost í¢äåäó but they’re all also really catchy.”
According to Filth, the remote location of Chapel studios has allowed the band to concentrate on the album, which is due out in July. Though the place is not entirely without occupational hazards. “It’s a residential studio, so we’ve been staying here,” says Filth. “The cooking is excellent í¢äåäó there’s all sorts of amazing home-cooked í©clairs, meringues, and cakes, as well as delicious Indian and Thai food. We’re going to fat as whales by the time we get to the States!” source: Blabbermouth
TRIVIUM’S VOCAL GYMNAST/RIFF SLAYER Matt Heafy is selling his stunning Gibson Les Paul Supreme on ebay. This awesome white beast is featured in the bands “A Gunshot To The Head Of Trepidation” video and was used throughout the Ozzfest 2005 tour. But wait (as they say on the home shopping channel) order now and get the guitar signed from Matt to you!! The guitar is only on auction until the 12th so be swift, and get a piece of metal history. CLICK HERE for full information.
The Mighty Dragonforce have confirmed the following dates: 18th March – Ambassador, Dublin, Ireland 19th March – Spring & Airbrake, Belfast, UK In addition to these they shall be performing a warmup show at the Oxford Zodiac on the 24th Jan.
Dragonforces latest epic masterpiece Inhuman Rampage hits the stores this monday. To wet your appetite until then, Vadim (keyboards) from the band has put together a track by track analysis. Through the Fire and Flames: Very melodic song and at the same time energetic with many peculiar computer game keyboard sounds. Another interesting fact about it is that if listen carefully you will hear the guitar string snap at the very end of the song. Revolution Deathsquad: Leading into the outburst of power and the intensity with a lot of catchy melodies. This song is full of weird noises with guitars, keys, vocals, you name it. We tried to make instruments talk to each other on this one. You can hear it in the solo section. Lots of interesting song structure changes and cool vocal effects. You can hear that the black metal vocal is being dominant in this one. I think it makes the song a lot fuller and more chaotic without loosing the feeling. Storming the Burning Fields: Another fast one. Blast beat special with overwhelming chaos. Very busy song with a lot of everything! Tunes of guitars on this one that made our fingers steam. To me it’s like you’re driving a sports car and everything’s flashing before your eyes. Extremely intense song. Operation Ground and Pound: Title of this song might puzzle some of you but it is a term used in mixed martial arts that has something to do with fighting on the ground, Herman came up with the title but that’s not what the song is about, once again I will not give the game away. You will have to guess it. This song has definitely got lots of atmospheric keyboard sounds and catchy melodies that will stick in your head for years. It’s a very positive sounding song with a philosophical input. Body Breakdown: Another song with allot going on in it. We have experimented with the structure and the melodies in this one. It has this jazz/fusion feel to it I think. The result is a very heavy, progressive song with uplifting melodies. Can’t really tell you what the title means because it can be anything so if you use your imagination you’ll get there eventually. Cry for Eternity: Of course another intense energetic DragonForce song but in the middle section we have experimented with more cool video games inspired instrumental sections. The Flame of Youth: Catchy melodies tunes of unusual noises with guitar and keys. It has some sort of Egyptian feel to it in the middle section. This song has changed so many times. It actually evolved through out the recording process and as we gradually added bits pieces to it grew into a whole. It’s a very positive song with catchy melodies and experimental guitar work. Trail of Broken Hearts: It is a very nice way to finish of an album. I think it fits in perfectly on this record. It’s a ballad that will grow on you. It’s as if you’ve experienced the rampage and even the hearts are brokení¢äå_ It’s an outro so to speak that will leave you recovering for another round of inhumanity.
DragonForce – Inhuman Rampage will be available from HMV, Virgin, MVC & FOPP on Jan 9th. Initial copies of the album are available from selected ‘Roadrage’ stores with a free limited edition numbered autographed insert . You can then enter your insert number in a prize draw to meet the band on their forthcoming UK tour.
Bleeding Through – ‘The Truth’ will be available from HMV, Virgin, MVC, FOPP, Music Zone and your local official ‘Roadrage’ store on Jan 9th. In the meanwhile why not download some of the fantastic artwork as a desktop wallpaper? DOWNLOAD 1024×768 WALLPAPER no.1 DOWNLOAD 800×600 WALLPAPER no.1 DOWNLOAD 1024×768 WALLPAPER no. 2 DOWNLOAD 800×600 WALLPAPER no. 2
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We managed to catch up with Throwdown frontman Dave Peters whilst on his UK tou. Name: Dave Peters Age: 25 Instrument: Vocals How did the band start? The band actually started off in 1997 as a total joke just so the members at the time could play some shows/rival their friends’ bands. Considering that the only thing we’ve kept since then is the name and basic values it was founded on, the band was kind of reborn in the beginning of 2004 when we took on new faces and set out to be a full-time touring machine. What’s your favourite song to perform live and why? Hmm, I think for me it’s Discipline. I think Mark and Matt like playing that one a lot too. The main riff and the bridge riff are a lotta fun and it’s got a good energy to it. It also helps that it’s relatively new to our set and we aren’t burnt out on it like some of the songs off the last record we’ve played well over 500 times. Was it a tough decision to move to being a full-time band as opposed to a “project” and what difficulties did that present? I think it was a pretty ballsy move for us cus we left a lot behind to dive head first into travelling full time. That’s not easy when you don’t really ease into it gradually. That part was a little difficult and it wasn’t easy having to change the lineup so drastically in order to make it happen, but it worked out for the best I think. That’s life I guess. You make sacrifices and just try things or you sit around and just wonder what you could be doing. How was the tour with Arch Enemy? It was real cool man. We didn’t know what to expect goin into it. We just thought it was cool cus all the bands were real different from each other and we liked the idea of playing out to new audiences. It turned out great and the majority of those fans are just as open-minded as they are loyal. I was telling someone the other day how weird it was to have people in Testament and At The Gates shirts singing our praises. Not something you really expect being a band that prides itself on being raw and minimalists. haha. What’s the best and worst thing about touring? The best thing is getting paid to go all over the world doing what you love. I feel guilty telling people what I do for a living because it’s almost certain that in one or more aspects it’s more rewarding than their job. On the other hand, I leave the people I love at home for months on end. That’s the worst part. Those people in my life are very tolerant and supportive to say the very least. What’s the funniest thing that has happened to you on tour? Hmm, I dunno. It’s kind of a non-stop circus so you sort of go numb to what’s truly entertaining at times. I sang an acapella version of Skid Row’s “Monkey Business” from start to finish in a parking lot with an intoxicated Sebastian Bach once. That was right after Matt Byrne brought him on our bus without warning and prompted him to scream “Youth Gone Wild”. In retrospect that was more amazing than funny. How do UK audiences compare to others around the world? I gotta say, there’s a lot of respect from UK fans. That goes a long way for a band on a support bill, yknow? The people are real sincere and respectful but at the same time, like I said, very loyal. They do their best to walk that line of showing their greatest respects to the headlining band but still recognizing the bands before em and keeping and open mind to them. There’s also a lot less chatting between songs than in the US. It’s cool, cus they’re actually curious to hear what you have to say. They did pay their hard earned money to hear it afterall, so it makes sense I guess! They’re not as quiet as the crowds in Japan after a song, though. THat’s just straight up intimidating. They’re hanging on every word which is awesome, but then you really gotta watch what you say. UK fans are a lot like Australians now that I think about it. They both have funny accents too. We like that. How was it working with a producer as great as Zeuss, and would you consider working with him again? It was awesome man. Especially as it was our first experience with a legitimate producer. He’s a real good guy and knows his shit very well. You feel like you’re in good hands when you’re in the studio with him. Like there’s no way in hell he’s gonna let something slip by sounding like shit. We’d love to work with him again. We talked about it as soon as we finished Vendetta together and we were all stoked. I guess it’s just a matter of timing and scheduling now. Hopefully it could work out. Does working in the studio come easily, or is it more of a battle? I don’t think much in our genre comes easily, but it’s definitely not a battle. We love what we’re doing, so it’s hard to look at it that way, even during the most tedious of times in the recording. Like any project there’s obstacles to get through in order to make everyone involved happy, but if you’re gonna come as far as recording an album with a real budget and real producer then you’ve hopefully come together with people that are all on the same page. We are. So maybe we use our studio time a little wiser than band members and their producers that are not? I don’t know. How was it having Howard Jones and Sean Martin in to guest on Vendetta? Is there anyone you would like to work with in the future? Those guys are both amazing. We wanted them in there even if they just tormented Zeuss and refused to go anywhere near a mic or a guitar pick. We had a good time just eating pizza with them, let alone writing lyrics down on a paper plate afterwards for them to read from. We told Howard he could belt out some proper singing parts if he wanted but he said our record was too hard for that. haha. Would have been interesting to see how it would’ve gone over though! We’ve always got friends of ours to do guest parts so i’m sure that we’ll get another to jump on the next album, but there’s definitely a ton of people we don’t even know but love their music. It would be cool to get the singer of Meshuggah on our record! He’s probably never heard of us, but we’ve got a mutual friend that can maybe work some magic. We’d love to get Max Cavalera on a track one day as well. I did a couple of old Sepultura songs with Soulfly on our tour together and it was just awesome. What are your opinions on how the heavy music scene seems to be divided into its various sections, and do you think it’s healthy? Well, when I first got into hardcore years ago being a fan of metal, you never saw the paths cross really. It’s cool to see tours like the one with us and Arch Enemy or with Lamb of God or even the As I Lay Dying tour in the states right now that has Madball, Norma Jean and A Life Once Lost on it. Obviously people are going to cut up music into fine slivers they like to call genres, but at the end of the day if the bands making the music are still coming together then it doesn’t matter. I think there’s a lot of camaraderie between bands inside and out of heavy music and yes I think it’s a good thing. What do you think is the greatest album of 2005? There’s this real catchy rock band from Seattle called Acceptance. Their record “Phantoms” is just awesome from start to finish. I think that’s what makes an album good is being a sweet ride from the first to the last song, not just a collection of three awesome songs with a bunch of random filler. They put out an awesome record. haha I’m sure Roadrunner fans are reading this going “catchy rock?! What the shit is he talking about?” We like a lot of different kinds of music. The very close runner up is the Demon Hunter record, “The Triptych.” That band slays. Of your peers in the scene, who do you rate as one of the next big things? A Life Once Lost is a killer band. I think them and The Agony Scene are going to do some big things. What do you hope to achieve with the band in the coming years? We’d like to do Ozzfest again if given the opportunity. I dunno really. We just sort of go with the flow and do our thing and we’re stoked whenever something new comes our way. Ultimately, we just hope that metal and hardcore has a huge future and we’d like to be a huge part of it.
Nickelback have been confirmed to support Rock Legends Bon Jovi on their forthcoming UK tour. Dates are as follows: May 20th í¢äåäóì Dublin, Croke Park June 3rd í¢äåäóì Glasgow, Hampden Park June 4th í¢äåäóì Manchester, City Of Manchester Stadium June 7th í¢äåäóì Coventry, Ricoh Arena June 9th í¢äåäóì Southampton, St Mary’s Stadium June 11th í¢äåäóì London, Wembley Stadium For the chance to win tickets for one of the shows and a video Ipod loaded with Nickelback tracks and videos visit NICKELBACK FANS ONLIINE