The non-Bob “I ruined Metallica” Rock bu Rob Rock album review
December 28, 2007
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The non-Bob “I ruined Metallica” Rock bu Rob Rock album review
ROB ROCK
GARDEN OF CHAOS
CANDLELIGHT USA
For the last time, this is not Bob “I ruined Metallica” Rock, it is ROB Rock, former Impellitteri singer, now Power vox extraordinaire. What he does is old school Power Metal and hard rock with vaguely Christian lyrical themes. The songs are mostly fast with galloping rhythm sections, the vocals hit lots of high notes, The titular title track is by far the standout here, with the rest of the album holding up well right up until the awful closing track, the slow and painfully boring “Ode to Alexander”, which really should have been left out.
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Steve Dylag
Find out the latest Ritchie Blackmore album review
December 28, 2007
Blackmore’s Night
Paris Moon
Steam Hammer
So this is what our man Ritchie’s been up to lately. I’ve been dying to hear this project, which has been in action for quite a few years now, but have never gotten around to it until now.
The verdict?
Well, it ain’t Metal. Not even by the most generous definition of the term. It’s all Celtic folk, mainly acoustic. There’s not a trace of Deep Purple anywhere to be found (except maybe “Ariel”, with smatterings of “Perfect Strangers”. That said, the Rainbow influences are everywhere, and its easy to imagine Dio stepping in and rocking things up. Even if it ain’t Metal, it does draw from the same well of historic grandeur that many Metal bands draw from, now more than ever with the explosion of Scandinavian folk Metal. If ever you had a soft spot for Skyclad, Fintroll, or Korpiklaani, or if you’ve ever perked up your ears when Irish folk guys took over your bar or taken pleasure songs older than this country, then you will find here music of unspeakable wonder and beauty. A grand testament to the genius of Ritchie Blackmore.
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Crew of Tool reveal new art tour plans with future show
December 28, 2007
Crew of Tool reveal new art tour plans with future show
TOOL NEWSLETTER
DECEMBER 2007 E.V.
TOOL TREK:
TECHNIKRYM’S LOG - DECEMBER 26, 2007 E.V.
With the mini-tour now complete, and the band members having had a chance to enjoy the holiday (knowing very well that Esus is the reason for the season!), Captain Kaczka and the rest of the crew are already making preparations for the transition from the APOCATASTSIS-GRID into hyperspatial time, leaving the onomic (not to mention the cloaconimbus of the prisons of the qlipoth) of EARTH 23 in a caravan of mattermitter tour coaches for the parallel dimension (ZPG Sector, ruled by the anti-Pharzuph). Although the neolexical coding remains a secret (suffice it to say that the palingenesis circuit [biode] of the Zothyrian module allows one safe passage through the Themis Ring-Pass-Not, and with arithmosophical reduction, a newly-installed psion reactor and, of course, fueled by the kalas of Etidorhpa that is so favored by the Nemirions of Rigel in our own multiverse… as well as the Lamulos in the galaxy of Ganymede), first stop on the tour will be the ADYTUM THEATRE in ALUOSSIM (where things are fairly similar to Earth 23, except for a recent infestation of squatamaudars, snork whompers, and that there are no future Xaphanaut marchstrothers!.. Also, strangely enough, that there is NO letter ‘j’ in the alphabet). Through the ansibles device of the Pheonistic Continuum, in the spirit of the holidays and the concept of emantiodroma, I can tell you that the unanimously agreed upon set list for the first performance is as follows:
OVERTURE
THE GRUDGE
STINKFIST
CRAWL AWAY
ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION
(from "Bethlehem Abortion Clinic")
ROSETTA STONED
PUSHIT
(Salival variation)
EULOGY
PARABOL/PARABOLA
VICARIOUS
INTERMISSION
(featuring self-pheonisme music from enhaloed-phosters
in the audience without a letter J in their name)
BALCHIPUSHTI
(from "Nurse Ketimella’s Kit*chen’)
TIMMY
DISPOSITION
REFLECTION
TRIA(X)
NO QUARTER
(sung in Sen-Zar)
LATERALUS
OCELLUS FRONTIS
OPIATE
FAAIP de OIAD
(Performed as a live hidden track on Danny’s orichalcum drum kit
with parasemiotic glyph sample-triggers designed by Vince De Franco)
Pre-sales for this show and the second 0-1Notnanas show (on the intercalary) will go on sale Thursday, Anuary 17th. So be sure to bring your cameras, video recording devices, cigarettes, oints (but NO lighters please - "Beam-Me-Up Scott" will light these with his lasers), and ToolArmy membership card for back-stage passes and the after-show extravaganza! You might also want to bring a green pen if you want Danny to sign the newly released live DVD (only in the ZPG Sector ruled by the anti-Pharzuph, that is.)
ANKH (W)UD*A(T) SENEB
(May you live, be prosperous, and be healthy)
Photoshop uber-geekdom of "The Bridge" (i.e. F.O.H. CREW)
By
Mary *O Kaczka
Tool Tour Manager
THELIVELINE has closed so we will soon see who is opening for Megadeth’s new tour
December 28, 2007
THELIVELINE has closed so we will soon see who is opening for Megadeth’s new tour From the band’s site: December 26, 2007 - THELIVELINE.COM - THE VOTES ARE IN AND PHASE 2 COMING SOON! Voting is now closed at TheLiveLine.com. The brand new site had a huge success over the past two weeks with 80,000 visitors and over 20,000 votes going to bands that may have an opportunity to tour with Megadeth in Europe this spring. This unique, first-of-a-kind poll to help Megadeth choose their touring support gave bands some great exposure to new, and faithful fans, and even more bands can look forward to this happening again! Check it all out at TheLiveLine.com and stay tuned for phase 2 coming soon!
Original Judas Priest singer will go on tour with Saxon
December 28, 2007
Original Judas Priest singer will go on tour with Saxon
At Atkinss issued the following:
“We [the members of HOLY RAGE] have all been busy towards the end of 2007 in one way or another.
“Wwe had a great gig a few weeks ago playing alongside SKID ROW to a capacity crowd at our favourite haunt JB’s nightclub [in Dudley, England].
“Mike [De Jager, guitar] guested with our old mate, guitarist Dennis Stratton (ex-IRON MAIDEN) at Eddie’s reunion gig at The Live Club in Milan, Italy. Also Chris [Johnson, guitar] is now off to play an outdoor Hogmany Festival on New Year’s Eve, guesting with crazy rockers FUBAR, fronted by our good friend Ronz up in Stonehaven, Scotland. A 20,000-capacity crowd is expected! And a few beers, knowing Chris!
“It looks set to be a great start for the band in the 2008, with our first gig at The Knitting Factory in Hollywood, California on the 4th of January playing alongside Graham Bonnet and the TAZ TAYLOR BAND and also USA band IMAGIKA.
“We kick off a six-week UK and European tour in March again with Graham Bonnet and then in June we go back to USA for an East Coast tour with SAXON.’
HOLY RAGE is:
Al Atkins - Vocals
Mike De Jager - Guitar
Chris Johnson - Guitar
Alex Reynolds - Drums
Scott Dallow – Bass
