Duminica: Retrospectiva externa a saptamanii (21-28 martie)

martie 28th, 2010 | By herminedirt

* "This is not a band; this is a troupe. This is a performance; not a concert." Astfel descrie James Maynard Keenan cel mai recent proiect muzical al sau, Puscifer, intr-un interviu acordat Gannett Media.

Puscifer si-au lansat de curand cel de-al patrulea videoclip, la piesa 'The Mission', o colaborare cu actrita Milla Jovovich inclusa pe EP-ul "C is for (Please Insert Sophomoric Genitalia Reference Here)", lansat la sfarsitul anului trecut. Videoclipul a fost realizat de Meats Meier, care a mai colaborat cu Tool si Puscifer in repetate randuri.

* Primul single Stone Temple Pilots dupa 7 ani, 'Between The Lines', poate fi ascultat pe pagina de myspace a formatiei. Piesa este una entuziasmanta, reusind in doar 2 minute si 51 de secunde sa readuca in prim plan toate elementele distinctive ale muzicii STP.

'Between The Lines' se va regasi in track-list-ul viitorului album al trupei, auto-intitulat, care va fi lansat pe 25 mai via Atlantic Records. Piesa va beneficia si de un videoclip, care va fi filmat la inceputul lunii aprilie.

* Sol Invicto, side-project-ul chitaristului si membrului fondator Deftones, Stephen Carpenter, isi va lansa primul album la jumatatea lunii aprilie, prin label-ul indie Altered Beats. Materialul va fi intitulat "As Above So Below" si va contine 8 piese, descrise ca o combinatie de drum'n'bass, metal si hip-hop.

Alaturi de Stephen Carpenter, in line-up-ul Sol Invicto se mai regasesc Richie Londres (Cultura Londres Proyecto), AJ Cookson (N.D.M), Eric Bobo (Cypress Hill), Dan Foord (Sikth) si Mike Glozier (The Lightyears).

Mai multe detalii gasiti pe pagina de myspace a trupei.


* Dupa cum va anuntam si saptamana trecuta, celebra casa de discuri heavy metal Roadrunner Records a realizat un top al celor mai bune coperti de albume pe care le-a lansat vreodata.

Iata clasamentul final si complet:

10 - King Diamond - "Abigail" (1987)

9 - Machine Head - "The Blackening" (2007)

8 - Type O Negative - "Slow, Deep And Hard" (1991)

7 - Sepultura - "Chaos AD" (1993)

6 - Killswitch Engage – "The End of Heartache" (2004)

5 - Nailbomb - Point Blank" (1994)

4 - Fear Factory - "Demanufacture" (1995)

3 - Sepultura - "Roots" (1996)

2 - Brujeria - "Matando Gueros" (1993)

1 - Type O Negative - "Bloody Kisses" (1993)

* Mike Patton se pregateste de lansarea noului sau proiect, Mondo Cane, o colectie de vechi piese pop italiene, interpretate alaturi de o orchestra de 40 de instrumentisti. Este un proiect complet diferit fata de Mr. Bungle, Faith No More, Fantomas sau Tomahawk, dar care nu este deloc surprinzator, venind din partea unui artist care nu a cunoscut niciodata limitari stilistice, folosindu-si capacitatile vocale impresionante intr-o gama variata de moduri.

"My purpose in revisiting these pieces is not to relive the past, not for nostalgia, but more to illustrate through modern and adventurous interpretation exactly how vital and important this music still is", spune Patton despre Mondo Cane.

Coperta primului album Mondo Cane, care va fi lansat pe 4 mai via Ipecac Recordings, va arata astfel:

* 25 mai este data lansarii celui de-al saptelea album de studio al trupei Soulfly, intitulat "Omen". Daca track-list-ul albumului se cunostea de mai multa vreme, trupa a facut public acum si artwork-ul acestuia:

Albumul va include si cateva colaborari: Tommy Victor (Prong) este prezent pe piesa 'Lethal Injection', Greg Puciato (The Dillinger Escape Plan) pe 'Rise Of The Fallen', in timp ce Igor si Zyon Cavalera sunt invitati pe B-side-urile 'Your Life, My Life' (cover Excel) si 'Refuse/Resist' (cover Sepultura).

Pentru o perioada limitata de timp, piesa 'Rise Of The Fallen' poate fi downloadata gratuit pe site-ul Roadrunner Records, aici.


* Greg Puciato, solistul trupei The Dillinger Escape Plan, a emis un comunicat catre fani cu ocazia lansarii noului album, "Option Paralysis". Iata cateva fragmente:

"Here we are. Four months after we finished recording, a year after we started writing, and twelve years into our existence, we are proud to bring you our fourth full length album, "Option Paralysis". We put, to use a cliche, our heart and souls into this album, driving ourselves as individuals to the brink of insanity and as close to the line of personal destruction as possible to get the most out of ourselves as possible as artists. This is the ten songs that came out. We started with a title, a theme that resonated with us all, "Option Paralysis", before one note or lyric was written, and now a year later with the physical release, it is still only part of the process."

"Option Paralysis" can be found on Amazon, ITunes, through the Season Of Mist webstore, in independent record stores everywhere, and in your local Best Buys and what have you, although it will NOT be in Target and Wal-Mart (do you really wanna buy your art at the same place you buy toilet paper?) so don't bother heading there. Pick it up, put it in, check out the lyrics and design and liner notes, and enjoy."


* Korn au semnat cu casa de discuri Roadrunner Records, la care isi vor lansa cel de-al noualea album de studio, "Korn III: Remember Who You Are". Roadrunner este cel de-al treilea label cu care Korn colaboreaza, dupa Immortal (la care au lansat primele sase albume, cele inregistrate in line-up-ul original) si Virgin (la care au lansat ultimele doua creatii, "See You On The Other Side" si "Untitled", care nu s-au ridicat la nivelul asteptarilor).

"We're going to go to Roadrunner. It's real exciting for us, too, because they're one of the last record companies to let you do what you want to do and, um, all the great bands around are on that label and everything seems to just work out right and it seems like a good home for us right now", a declarat Jonathan Davis intr-un interviu acordat radioului KQXR 100.3 The X Rocks.

"Korn III" va fi lansat in vara acestui an si va fi produs de Ross Robinson, cel care s-a ocupat si de primele doua albume Korn. Deocamdata nu se cunosc decat doua demo-uri de pe viitorul material - 'Korn 11', un demo instrumental inclus pe EP-ul digital "Korn 2009" si '(My) Time', o filmare oficiala din studio:

Alaturi de acestea exista o serie de piese instrumentale care circula pe Youtube, majoritatea (sau toate) sunt insa fake-uri.


* Godsmack au dezvaluit cum va arata artwork-ul ceui de-al cincilea album de studio, "Oracle", care va putea fi cumparat incepand cu data de 4 mai.

Primul single de pe album, 'Crying Like A Bitch' vorbeste, se pare, despre impresiile negative adunate in cadrul turneului sustinut anul trecut alaturi de cei de la Motley Crue.

"There's definitely been some rock-star garbage on this tour that we just have never seen in our career... this was the first time that I felt like, 'You know what?! If there's gonna be some people that are gonna treat other people a certain way, then I'm gonna go out there every night and... make sure that we make you look old and fat, and go home with a nice big fat paycheck", spune solistul Sully Erna.


* Supergrupul grindcore Murder Construct a sustinut sambata seara primul concert din cariera, in Los Angeles.

Trupa are un line-up impresionant pentru ascultatorii de gen, format din Leon DelMuerte - chitara, voce (Impaled, Exhumed, Phobia, Intronaut), Danny Walker - tobe (Exhumed, Intronaut, Phobia, Jesu), Kevin Bernier - chitara (Fetus Eaters, Watch Me Burn), Caleb Schneider - bas (Bad Acid Trip) si Travis Ryan - voce (Cattle Decapitation, 5/5/2000). Sound-ul abordat este un old school grindcore gen Napam Death.

Doua piese Murder Construct pot fi ascultate pe pagina de myspace a formatiei.

Playlist Bring The Noise (28 februarie)

martie 2nd, 2010 | By herminedirt

Iata playlist-ul editiei Bring The Noise din data de 28 februarie.

Emisiunea Bring The Noise este realizata de Dj Hefe si difuzata in fiecare duminica, de la ora 22:00, pe City FM (106.2 FM), fiind singura emisiune din FM-ul romanesc dedicata unor genuri precum alternative, punk, grunge, hardcore, NU metal etc.

DEFTONES - 'Rocket Skates'
TRANSPLANTS - 'Killafornia'
TRANSPLANTS - 'Diamonds And Guns'
SYSTEM OF A DOWN - 'Spiders'
SYSTEM OF A DOWN - 'Chop Suey'
SYSTEM OF A DOWN - 'ATWA'
SUBLIME - 'Caress Me Down'
SUBLIME - 'Doin Time'
SUBLIME - 'Badfish'
PUSCIFER - 'Polar Bear'
PUSCIFER - 'The Mission'
PUSCIFER - 'The Humbling River'
ONE DAY AS A LION - 'Wild International'
ONE DAY AS A LION - 'Ocean View'
GREEN DAY - 'Brain Stew'
GREEN DAY - 'Nice Guys Finish Last'
GREEN DAY - 'Welcome To Paradise'
DREDG - 'Ode To The Sun'
DREDG - 'I Don't Know'
ROB ZOMBIE - 'Sick BubbleGum'
ROB ZOMBIE - 'Werewolf Women of the SS'
KATATONIA - 'Forsaker'
KATATONIA - 'Liberation'
INCUBUS - 'Look Alive'
INCUBUS - 'Pardon Me'
TOOL - 'Stinkfist'
TOOL - 'Aenema'.

Vineri: Play Pause Play #5

februarie 19th, 2010 | By herminedirt

PUSCIFER
'The Mission (M Is For Milla Mix)'

"Yeah, the streets rose in two perfect waves in the night
(What do you know?)
Crashes on my left
And one on my right
It's all fire and brimstone baby,
So let's go outside
(What do you know?)
It's all fire and brimstone baby,
I got my brand new pistol baby
(What do you know?!)"

Marti: Recomandare Formatie – Puscifer

februarie 9th, 2010 | By herminedirt

Puscifer este cel mai recent proiect al solistului Tool si A Perfect Circle, James Maynard Keenan, aparut pe fondul unei lipse de activitati in cele doua trupe.

In cadrul proiectului, Keenan a colaborat cu numerosi artisti, printre care Renholdër (Danny Lohner), Milla Jovovich, Lisa Germano, Josh Eustis, Satan's Muse, Lustmord, Jonny Polonski, Tim Alexander, Tim Commerford, Brad Wilk, Joey Jordison, Ainjel Emme, Josh Eustis (Black Light Burns si Telefon Tel Aviv), Gil Sharone, sau Trey Gunn. Singurul membru permanent Puscifer este insa Keenan, motiv pentru care acesta poate fi considerat un pseudonim pentru creatiile sale solo. Iata cum descrie acesta Puscifer - "simply a playground for the various voices in my head where my Id, Ego, and Anima all come together to exchange cookie recipes."

Din punct de vedere muzical, Puscifer abordeaza o gama larga de sound-uri, trecand de la beat-uri industrial la piese acustice, toate avand ca singur element comun timbrul vocal inconfundabil si tulburator al lui Keenan. Asemanarile cu Tool sau A Perfect Circle sunt destul de rare, proiectul fiind unul mult mai experimental si avangardist.

Luni: Embedded Video

februarie 8th, 2010 | By herminedirt

Puscifer & Milla Jovovich - 'The Mission' (live)

Duminica: Retrospectiva externa a saptamanii (1-7 februarie)

februarie 7th, 2010 | By herminedirt

* Tryptikon, noua trupa a lui Tom G. Fischer, fostul solist al legendarelor trupe Celtic Frost si Hellhammer, isi va lansa albumul de debut, "Eparistera Daimones", pe data de 22 martie. Doua piese de pe viitorul material, 'Abyss Within My Soul' si 'A Thousand Lies', pot fi ascultate pe pagina de myspace a trupei.

Albumul va avea un artwork cu totul special, celebrul artist suprarealist de origine elvetiana H.R. Giger acordandu-le celor de la Triptykon privilegiul de a folosi pentru coperta albumului lucrarea sa "Vlad Tepes" (1978). Precedentul disc care a avut pe coperta o lucrare a lui Giger a fost Carcass - "Heartwork", aparut in 1993. Giger a mai colaborat cu Fischer si pentru art-work-ul albumului Celtic Frost - "To Mega Therion" (1985).

Pe langa lucrarea lui H.R. Giger, art-work-ul "Eparistera Daimones" va mai contine un portret al membrilor trupei pictat de artistul suprarealist de origine new-yorkeza Vincent Castiglia chiar cu sangele sau.

"I am very proud to work with Triptykon. My art hasn't appeared on an album cover for quite some time, and I feel honored to have been approached by Tom about such a collaboration for Triptykon's very first release." (H.R. Giger)

Tryptikon vor sustine doua concerte in luna aprilie, in Olanda (16 aprilie - Tilburg, Roadburn Festival) si Portugalia (30 aprilie, Barroselas, SWR Barroselas Metalfest).


* Chino Moreno, solistul trupei Deftones, a acordat un interviu revistei SPIN, in care vorbeste despre planurile de viitor ale trupei din Sacramento si noul album de studio, care va fi lansat in luna mai a acestui an. Precedentul disc, "Saturday Night Wrist", a fost lansat in 2006, si trebuia sa fie urmat de un material intitulat "Eros". Acesta, desi finalizat, a fost insa abandonat dupa accidentul sufeit de Chi, urmand sa fie lansat cand trupa va considera ca este momentul. Noul album a fost inregistrat avandu-l la bas pe Sergio Vega.

Iata cateva fragmente din respectivul interviu, care poate fi citit in intregime aici.

"There's not a minute on this record that feels like it doesn't need to be there. Each sound complements the other. I'll straight-up say it: it's definitely one of our best albums.

I love songs where I can totally take myself out of being human. I can sing about really odd things, and they don't necessarily have to pertain to me at all. It paints a picture. Those are the kind of lyrics I grew up with -- like the Cure. Really visual images and no storytelling."


* Un preview al viitorului album Burzum, "Belus", continand fragmente din toate piesele din tracklist, poate fi ascultat mai jos:

"Belus" va fi lansat pe 8 martie 2010, fiind primul album de studio Burzum dupa 11 ani, si primul 'metal' dupa 17 ani.


* Viitorul trupei Tool este sub semnul intrebarii. "10000 Days", lansat acum aproape 4 ani, ar putea fi ultimul album din discografia celebrei trupe californiene de progressive metal.

"I can't sit still, so when those guys hesitate, it takes us so long to do stuff, and it's like a snake eating its own tail situation, 'cause then I get distracted and I go off and do a thing, and then I get blamed for not being around to do the (TOOL) thing," he said. "But nothing was getting done when I was standing there, so I got bored and left. It's just an endless cycle." (James Maynard Keenan)

Intre timp, Maynard continua activitatea alaturi de proiectul sau Puscifer, care au programat un turneu pe coasta de est a Americii in lunile martie si aprilie. De asemenea, solistul se ocupa in timpul liber cu productia de vinuri, despre care vom putea afla mai multe din documentarul "Blood Into Wine", care va fi lansat pe data de 19 februarie.

Nici chitaristul Adam Jones nu sta degeaba, acesta intalnindu-se cu fondatorul King Crimson, Robert Fripp, alaturi de care va continua munca la un album inceput in urma cu 5-6 ani.


* Trupa britanica de industrial metal Godflesh va reveni pe scena in vara acestui an, printr-un concert sustinut in cadrul Hellfest Summer Open Air care va avea loc in Clisson, Franta, in perioada 18-20 iunie. Formata in 1988 Justin K. Broadrick (voce, chitara) si G. C. Green (bas), trupa Godflesh a activat pana in 2002, lansand 7 albume de studio si venind cu elemente inovatoare care vor pune bazele genurilor industrial si post-metal.

Intr-un interviu acordat revistei Terrorizer, Broadrick declara ca Godflesh nu au deocamdata nimic stabilit in afara de concertul de pe scena festivalului Hellfest, si ca nu este sigur daca vor mai continua sa cante dupa acest show. Tot sub semnul intrebarii este si un enevtual viitor album.

"Godflesh will not commit to anything but Hellfest currently. I am unsure as to where we will go from there, if we go anywhere at all. I consider the reunion more worthwhile for those who never got the chance to experience the band live, especially under great conditions, as in projections and big stage/sound."


* "Feast Of Fools" este numele viitorului album de studio Killing Joke. Acestia au revenit pe scena in 2002, dupa o pauza de 6 ani, lansand de atunci doua albume, "Killing Joke" (2003) si "Hosannas From The Basements Of Hell" (2006). In prima perioada de activitate, 1978-1996, Killing Joke au lansat 11 albume, combinand in muzica lor elemente post-punk, new wave, gothic rock, industrial metal, alternative rock, heavy metal, electronic, synth-pop sau hardcore si devenind o trupa foarte influenta pentru numeroase trupe grunge, post grunge si metal din anii '90, precum Tool, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Foo Fighters, Primus, Metallica, KoRn sau Ministry.

"Feast Of Fools" va fi lansat in luna aprilie, fiind urmat de cateva concerte in Londra, Edinburgh, New York si Los Angeles.


* Supergrupul Them Crooked Vultures va lansa un nou album in 2010, declara basistul John Paul Jones.

"We're all hard workers. In a way we need to do this for ourselves. Once we committed to it we worked as hard as a young band would, put the hours in. It's got to be good – we've got reputations to uphold more than anything else."

Primul album al trupei, auto-intitulat, a fost lansat pe 16 noiembrie 2009.


* Clasica trupa norvegiana de black metal Darkthrone isi va lansa cel de-al paisprezecelea album de studio pe data de 5 aprilie. Acesta va fi intitulat "Circle The Wagons" si va contine urmatoarele piese:

01. Those Treasures Will Never Befall You
02. Running For Borders
03. I Am The Graves Of The 80s
04. Stylized Corpse
05. Circle The Wagons
06. Black Mountain Totem
07. I Am The Working Class
08. Eyes Burst At Dawn
09. Bränn Inte Slottet

"We really don't belong in the modern scene; that's why we're kind of outsiders. In our hearts, we still belong to the underground, and that's where we're comfortable." (Nocturno Culto)

Precedentul album Darkthrone a fost lansat in anul 2008 - "Dark Thrones and Black Flags".


* Shirley Manson, carismatica solista a trupei Garbage, a postat un mesaj pe pagina sa de Facebook, prin care lasa sa se inteleaga ca formatia lucreaza la un nou album de studio.

"Guess who I just spent a week in the studio with? Would you be pleased if I said one of them was called Steve and one of them was called Duke and another was a Grammy-winning producer?"

In mod evident, Shirley se refera la colegii ei de trupa - Duke Erikson (bas), Steve Marker (chitara) si Butch Vig (tobe), acesta din urma fiind co-producator al albumului Green Day - "21st Century Breakdown", care a castigat de curand premiul Grammy pentru cel mai bun album rock al anului 2009.

Garbage au lansat pana in prezent 4 albume de studio: "Garbage" (1995), "Version 2.0" (1998), "Beautiful Garbage" (2001) si "Bleed Like Me" (2005).

Dj Hefe: albumele preferate din 2009

ianuarie 6th, 2010 | By herminedirt

Iata ceea ce Dj Hefe considera a fi cele mai bune 10 albume lansate in 2009:


10. Mighty Mighty Bosstones - "Pin Points and Gin Joints"

Gen: ska punk
Data lansarii: 8 decembrie
Label: Big Rig
Piese: 15


9. Poison The Well - "The Tropic Rot"

Gen: post hardcore
Data lansarii: 7 iulie
Label: Ferret
Piese: 11
Durata: 47:20


8. Puscifer - "C" Is for (Please Insert Sophomoric Genitalia Reference HERE)" EP

Gen: trip hop/industrial
Data lansarii: 10 noiembrie
Label: Puscifer Entertainment
Piese: 6
Durata: 28:46


7. Alice In Chains - "Black Gives Way To Blue"

Gen: grunge
Data lansarii: 25 septembrie
Label: Virgin/EMI
Piese: 11
Durata: 54:10


6. Silversun Pickups - "Swoon"

Gen: alternative/indie
Data lansarii: 14 aprilie
Label: Danegrbird
Piese: 10
Durata: 51:42


5. Cursive - "Mama, I'm Swollen"

Gen: indie
Data lansarii: 10 martie
Label: Saddle Creek
Piese: 10
Durata: 40:47


4. Freddy Madball - "Catholic Guilt"

Gen: hip hop
Data lansarii: 4 noiembrie
Label: Familia Entertainment
Piese: 15


3. Gallows - "Grey Britain"

Gen: hardcore punk
Data lansarii: 2 mai
Label: Warner Bros.
Piese: 13
Durata: 52:11


2. Jane's Addiction - "A Cabinet Of Curiosities"

Gen: alternative
Data lansarii: 21 aprilie
Label: Rhino
Piese: box set cu 3 CD-uri, un bonus disc si un DVD


1. NOFX - "Coaster"

Gen: punk rock
Data lansarii: 28 aprilie
Label: Fat Wreck Chords
Piese: 12
Durata: 32:48.