As for future albums, is Black Sabbath’s glory over?
October 31, 2007
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As for future albums, is Black Sabbath’s glory over?
Ozzy, Iommi Going Through the Motions
The original Sabbath line-up probably will play again.
Though Tony Iommi’s statement that “Everything is a possibility” hardly sounds like a commitment, chances are this gig will happen. We can assume so because:
a) The band mates are still on speaking terms (unlike most reunions)
b) They have said in the recent past they would like to play again, and
most importantly:
c) Such a show is almost guaranteed to be profitable. And in the music industry, as indeed any industry, anything that makes money usually happens.
So it’s probably a safe bet that some combination of Ozzy, Iommi, Ward, and Butler will be playing the occasional Ozfest gig for the rest of their lives.
There will probably not be another Reunion style tour: Iommi has said that he “hates the travelling”. Ozzy and Ward aren’t in the best health. Geezer could probably do it, but that hardly matters if the other three can’t.
Not to mention, Iommi and Geezer are rather busy at the moment. The Heaven and Hell tour is going exceedingly well. They’re constantly adding new dates, the accompanying Live at Radio City Music Hall album and DVD is selling like hotcakes, and rumours persist of a full length album of new material. It’s highly unlikely that any band would interrupt this kind of momentum to play what amounts to a nostalgia gig.
Because let’s be honest: that’s all a reunion with Ozzy would be. They would play “Paranoid” and “Warpigs”, they would play a handful of sets in a handful of cities, and that would be the end of it. There would probably be no new material. If there were, there would be one or two songs released as bonus tracks.
Then there is this uncomfortable reality: the single most charismatic frontman in rock history has not aged well. As anyone who has seen him perform in the last ten years has to admit, Ozzy is not the man he was. Those years of drug abuse and alcoholism have not been kind to him, and his performance has suffered. We cannot expect the vitality of old.
So, the original Black Sabbath will play again. But the glory days are long gone.
-Steve Dylag
Interview: Jeff Tuttle of Dillinger Escape Plan’s Top 10 Horror Movies
October 31, 2007
Interview: Jeff Tuttle of Dillinger Escape Plan’s Top 10 Horror Movies
Jeff Tuttle of Dillinger Escape Plan’s Top 10 Horror Movies!
1. THE EVIL DEAD TRILOGY – Sam Raimi
Do you remember when movies were cheesy, but still great? I do, and that’s why these movies are my all time favorites. There’s plenty of blood, guts, one-liners, and Bruce Campbell to go around.
2. DEAD ALIVE – Peter Jackson
Before Peter Jackson made the Lord of the Rings he made gore movies. As funny as it is disgusting, this film features one of my favorite movie scenes of all time; the slaughtering of a house full of zombies by a man with a lawnmower.
3. THE DESCENT – Neil Marshall
Horror movies never get really bloody until a good 45 minutes have passed. This film is not any different, however, its first 45 minutes feature a group a girls getting lost and trapped in a system of caves. The claustrophobia it induces is almost as scary as the monsters that end up hunting and killing them.
4. THE BEYOND/ CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD – Lucio Fulci
Fulci films always spend a lot of time depicting very realistic violence. Whether it’s a zombie bleeding maggots, a guy getting a drill through the brain, or tarantulas ripping a guys face apart, there’s not much dislike.
5. RE-ANIMATOR – Stuart Gordon
The very-over-the-top story of a doctor that develops a way to bring the newly dead back to life. The result… A decapitated egomaniac that rapes a woman while carrying his head around in a pan. Enough said.
6. AUDITION – Takashi Miike
Takashi Miike is the king of making his viewers feel uncomfortable. His use of social taboo is always cringe-worthy. That being said, this film is the journey of a widower who goes from getting back out on the dating scene to getting partially dismembered and fed a bowlful of vomit.
7. THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE – Tobe Hooper
What more can be said about this film? It started the slasher genre on a shoestring budget, but creates more sheer terror and chills than most major movie productions could ever dream of.
8. SUSPERIA/ INFERNO – Dario Argento
These films create a world that suck you in and never let you out. The colors (very bright and vibrant), the violence (very realistic), the music (eerie-ness meets fusion), and the stories (a mix of horror and eroticism) all create a look and a feel that are the signature of Argento’s films.
9. CABIN FEVER – Eli Roth
In an industry that gravitates toward creating computer generated gore, praise to Eli Roth for bringing the horror genre back to its humble beginnings. This film is simple in its premise, but it is ingenious in its special effects, streamlined story, and follow-through.
10. BROKEN – Adam Mason and Simon Boyes
I hate the phrase “instant classic”, but this film embodies all the great things about horror movies. The classic tale a woman taken captive, her struggle to survive, and all the mutilation, self-surgery, and brutal realism that comes along with it.
Avenged Sevenfold claim they made a flawless album
October 31, 2007
Avenged Sevenfold claim they made a flawless album
Guitarist Synyster Gates:
"I think we raised the bar, and we had the mindset that we wanted to do it, but we had no clue what we were gonna do," he said. "And we’ve always claimed that we were this fearless band, with the utmost fearless approach to writing music, but in a way, this was like the self-realization that we sort of hadn’t. And this album, all boundaries were just torn down and we just went absolutely crazy, and we really made a pretty eclectic and, as far as we’re concerned, not to sound too cocky, but a flawless album."
Girl explains how she was robbed during Lordi tour
October 31, 2007
Girl explains how she was robbed during Lordi tour
I got robbed at gunpoint tonight
So i went to a concert tonight. It was Type-O Negative and LORDI. Well, my biological dad works security at concerts, so I got to meet 2 members of Type-O (guitarist and drummer) as well as Lordi. So alls well and good. I hangout with Mr. Lordi for a bit and then am leaving to go home and my dad calls me to come back. He says "Lordi is hanging out without there costumes on and they need a ride to the bar". So of course, i do a u-turn (not really) and go back. I hangout with them for a bit and they end up having another ride to the bar. so im chilling with a friend of mine, my dad, the road manager for LORDI (cool SOB btw) and we end up finding out LORDI is not at that bar anymore and that we have to go hunt them down. So we walk to a bar nearby. Well they are not there. So we start walking back. Well, a van rolls up and 5 black kids (and i do mean KIDS. They looked between 11 and 14) hop out. They pull out a .38 snub nose and point it at my head. Weeeeeeeeeeeeell, my first thought is "im gonna die. Now i dont get to play assasins creed (just playing)" . So they tell me "lay down" typical ‘gangsta’ bullcrap. So i do it. Well my dad takes off to go get some armed guards (we were like 10 seconds from the venue). So me and my friend (whos a bandmate of mines Fiance) are left there because everyone bolted. So the dumb jerks start TRYING to get in my pockets. Well, he cant get into them so i say "here lemme get that" to see what they do. One guy goes "okay". So i reach for the pocket. The guy with the gun stutters for like 3 seconds and Goes "Um um um no naw no naw mahn naw uh uh" lol. So then the jerks get into my pockets and bolt. They took my wallet, my gfs credit card, my car keys, and my cell phone. Oh, and a near empty pack of cigarettes. So we call the cops once they drive off and the cops roll up. We found out they did this to someone else and that they did it again an hour later. They had been stealing cars and robbing all night. Well, i got back some of my stuff in my wallet and i got back my cars keys (thank god) but no phone. So, once everyone was safely back at the venue (like i said, they scattered) we fille dout a full report. Well, the road manager for LORDI felt so bad about it (because my phone had a pic of me with lordi and my wallet a guitar pick from them) that he gave us ALL lifetime All Access passes to LORDI shows worldwide. He also gave me like 4 new picks, and a lamanent and a beer lol. I everythings good though. Im not shot, im okay, i had a good night, and justice hopefully will prevail. Id have to say all in all, it was a great night until that and then after it got better. MUCH better. Peace.
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"One of the men with a gun took a fan, a girl, put the gun to her head and forced her to lie down on the ground," Mr. Lordi said. "Also one of the boys froze on the spot while the others fled away, including Rikk and the bodyguard while another man started shooting at them. Luckily he missed and no one was hurt. Rikk ran to the bar and called the police who arrived soon. In a moment we were surrounded by like five police cars but the guys managed to escape. They were a group of drug addicts that had stolen the car earlier that night, and police were already looking for them but have still not managed to catch them."
Mr. Lordi continued, "The girl that was held at gunpoint is obviously very shocked. We did our best to comfort and calm her down, but one can only wonder what could happen when people start running around with guns and even using them!"
"It is a bit amusing that the boy fan was just happy he didn’t lose the t-shirt he was wearing with all the autographs on it, even if they both lost everything else."
SCARIEST HALLOWEEN TREAT! AVENGED SEVENFOLD’S NEW ALBUM
October 31, 2007
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