Duminica: Retrospectiva externa a saptamanii (21-27 iunie)
iunie 27th, 2010 | By herminedirt
* Desi au anulat turneul (care i-ar fi adus si in Romania) din cauza unor probleme de sanatate ale chitaristului Bill Kelliher, iata ca Mastodon nu stau degeaba. O piesa nou nouta a acestora, intitulata 'Indian Theme', poate fi ascultata la acest link sau in clipul de mai jos.
Aceasta va fi inclusa pe un EP de 6 piese, "Jonah Hex", care va fi lansat pe data de 29 iunie si va fi folosit pentru coloana sonora a filmului cu acelasi nume.
Mastodon au fost contactati de regizorul filmului, Jimmy Hayward, dupa ce acesta a ascultat in repetate randuri albumul "Blood Mountain" al celebrilor sludge-rockeri din Atlanta, Georgia.
* Formatia germana de thrash metal Kreator a lansat un nou videoclip, intitulat 'Destroy What Destroys You'.
Piesa face parte de pe cel mai recent album al germanilor, "Hordes of Chaos", aparut in luna ianuarie a anului trecut. Albumul va fi re-lansat in luna iulie sub forma unui box-set intitulat "Hordes Of Chaos - Ultra Riot", care va contine: o noua coperta, un nou booklet, doua videoclipuri, un bonus CD care include 5 demo-uri in prima auditie si doua cover-uri Slime si Bad Religion, un photo-book de 12 pagini realizat de celebrul fotograf Harald Hoffmann, un poster cu coperta albumului, un photocard, un sticker si un voucher care poate fi folosit pentru achizitionarea de articole de merchandise.
Imaginile folosite in videoclip au fost filmate pe data de 17 octombrie 2009, la concertul sustinut alaturi de cei de la Exodus in Santiago, Chile.
* Celebrul grup britanic de industrial metal Godflesh a sustinut pe data de 18 iunie, in cadrul festivalului Hellfest din Clisson, Franta, primul concert dupa 8 ani de pauza. Trupa s-a despartit in 2002, dupa 14 ani de pionierat pe scena muzicii industriale. Formatia va concerta si in cadrul Supersonic Festival din Birmingham, Anglia, care se va desfasura in perioada 22-24 octombrie. Dupa aceste show-uri, viitorul Godflesh este deocamdata nesigur. Intrebat care sunt sansele de a inregistra un nou material, solistul Justin Broadrick a spus: "That is fairly minimal. We are more than happy to return to our old sound for a show, but uncertain how we could do this in the context of new material. We've both moved on so much, but we will not rule out any possibility currently."
Doua filmari de la concertul de revenire pot fi urmarite mai jos.
Godflesh au lansat pana in prezent 6 albume de studio, ultimul fiind "Hymns" in 2001. Formatii precum Korn, Metallica, Danzig, Faith No More, Fear Factory, Isis sau Ministry i-au citat in mod constant pe Godflesh printre influentele decisive.
* Artisan News a realizat un scurt reportaj video in care Bryant Clifford Meyer explica motivele despartirii trupei Isis. Acesta poate fi urmarit mai jos.
Isis au sustinut ultimul concert din cariera pe data de 22 iunie, in Portland, Maine. Formatia a avut o activitate de 13 ani, in urma careia au ramas in urma 5 albume de studio: "Celestial" (2000), "Oceanic" (2002), "Panopticon" (2004), "In the Absence Of Truth" (2006) si "Wavering Radiant" (2009). In afara de primul, care a fost lansat de Escape Artist Records, toate celelalte au fost lansate la label-ul avangardist condus de Mike Patton, Ipecac Recordings.
* Fostul solist System Of A Down, Serj Tankian, a anuntat lansarea celui de-al doilea album solo din cariera. Acesta va fi intitulat "Imperfect Harmonies" si va aparea pe data de 7 septembrie 2010, via Serjical Strike/Reprise Records. Albumul a fost produs chiar de Serj, in studioul sau din Los Angeles. Primul single de pe disc, 'Left Of Center', va fi lansat pe data de 12 iulie.
Primul album lansat de Serj dupa despartirea System Of A Down (2006) a fost "Elect The Dead" (2007). Artistul descrie genul abordat in cariera solo ca fiind "electro-orchestral-jazz-rock".
O piesa de pe viitorul album, intitulata 'Borders Are' poate fi ascultata mai jos sau downloadata gratis la acest link.
* Un re-issue al celebrului album "Betty" al clasicei trupe de alternative/hardcore Helmet poate fi downloadat exclusiv pe site-ul trupei, contra sumei de 11.99 $. Pe langa tracklist-ul initial, noua varianta include si 5 piese bonus:
01. 'Flushings'
02. 'Thick'
03. 'Pariah'
04. 'Biscuits for Smut' (Pooch Mix)
05. 'Biscuits for Smut' (Mutt Mix).
"Betty" a fost lansat pe 21 iunie 1994, la Interscope Records, fiind la vremea respectiva cel de-al treilea album Helmet. Materialul a aruncat o noua lumina asupra muzicii alternative, aratand ce se poate obtine din acest gen. Cea mai cunoscuta piesa de pe album este 'Milquetoast', urmata de 'Wilma's Rainbow' si 'Biscuits For Smut'.
Helmet vor lansa pe data de 24 august un nou album de studio, "Seeing Eye Dog" - cel de-al saptelea din discografia trupei si primul dupa 4 ani.
* Cu 22 de ani de activitate in spate, formatia care a definit genul New York hardcore - Madball, se pregateste de lansarea unui nou album de studio, cel de-al optulea din cariera, intitulat "Empire". Inregistrarile vor incepe in luna iulie alaturi de producatorul Erik Rutan, iar discul va fi lansat cel mai probabil in septembrie sau octombrie, via Good Fight Music.
Solistul Freddy Cricien spune despre noul album: "There's a certain sound that we're known for, and as much as we want to evolve with the times, we also have to keep in mind that there's a certain standard and integrity with Madball, and we have to preserve that. Real-deal hardcore kids totally appreciate that. That said, the foundation always has to be a certain sound, but we always bring new elements into our sound. There has to be some evolution. It might appeal to people outside of the hardcore realm, but in the end, it's going to be a Madball record."
* Trupa americana de stoner rock Clutch se pregatste de lansarea unui nou material audio. Nu este vorba de aceasta data de un album de studio, ci de un EP acustic, la care formatia va incepe sa lucreze in luna iulie. EP-ul urmeaza sa fie lansat pana la sfarsitul anului 2010.
Printre piesele care ar putea aparea pe EP sunt 'Abraham Lincoln', 'Electric Worry', 'Regulator', 'Tight Like That', precum si compozitia noua 'Fixin' To Die'.
Clutch activeaza fara oprire din 1990, lasand in urma 9 albume care au ajutat la consacrarea genului cunoscut in prezent ca stoner rock. Cel mai recent efort discografic al trupei ramane "Strange Cousins From The West", aparut in 2009.
* Noul album Danzig, "Deth Red Sabaoth", poate fi ascultat in intregime la acest link. Albumul a fost lansat pe data de 22 iunie, fiind cel de-al noualea material din portofoliul trupei.
"I think that fans will really dig this new album. I've been told several times that the album has a cool vitality to it, that it sounds energized, and I got that feeling when I was recording it. I wanted to have an organic sound, bigger and thicker, so I went out and bought some 1970's Kustom tuck 'n roll bass amps to play some of the guitar parts through. You'll hear real reverb, real tremolo on this album, which sounds completely different than the stuff that's done with computer chips", spune legendarul Glenn Danzig.
* Blistering.com a realizat un interviu cu celebrul Tom G. Warrior, front-man-ul trupelor Hellhammer, Celtic Frost si, mai nou, Triptykon.
Excelentul interviu poate fi citit in intregime aici. Iata mai jos cateva extrase.
"From 1984 and even when the band didn't exist, Celtic Frost was the center of my life. You cannot flick the switch and that's the past. I've been able to put the initial turmoil behind with my work with Triptykon. On the other hand, a part of me will never be able to get over Celtic Frost. It's more about the way we lost Celtic Frost. If it would have been a decision by all of us if the band had run its course, it would have been much easier to bail. The way it fell apart, it's a very bitter ending."
"To me, the band left its magic in the events of 1987/1988 when we had to take a leave of absence to regain our artistic freedom. We lost our path and that just damaged Celtic Frost too much to regain our footing. Even though the environment was good for Vanity/Nemesis, we could have gone much further. At the time, the band was damaged beyond repair and we should have quit much earlier."
"I think the whole path of Celtic Frost would have been much different if we hadn’t of spent 14 months fighting against our own label. It was the beginning of the destruction. That 14 months where videos, tours were cancelled because we had to take legal action. At that time, our breakthrough album, Into the Pandemonium had been released, but we were at the very top and the very bottom at the same time. We were way too young to handle it. We didn’t have strong management, didn’t have the money to handle it, so it was an extremely desperate situation for us. We were way too immature to persist and better it. Anything after that, the people around us were intent on re-capturing the glory and it was never the same. We only found that again when we reformed the band several years later."
* Formatia britanica de alternative/indie Radiohead va lansa un nou album de studio pana la sfarsitul lui 2010. Va fi cel de-al optulea din variata discografie a trupei si primul dupa controversatul "In Rainbows", aparut in 2007 sub forma unui download gratuit pe site-ul trupei.
Chitaristul Ed O'Brien a declarat pentru BBC 6Music: "We're in the heart of the record. It's genuinely exciting. It's very different from what we did last time. It’s really nice to be doing this. It's so good to be making music with the band that you feel is still as good as it's ever been. (...) Ideally, it would be great if it came out sometime this year. It has got to. I hope so. We’re at the finishing line. When you're making a record, a film, writing a book for ages and ages you think the finishing line is miles away. Now it feels it's in touching distance. But of course, it being a creative process, at the last bit also, you have bursts of energy, you achieve a lot of things in a small period of time and then you’re nearly there… it might slow down. But yeah, hopefully it will be a matter of weeks."
Posted in Retrospectiva Externa, Saptamana No.3
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