Why would Metallica Death Magnetic get album of the year according to Revolver magazine?
December 22, 2008
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Why would Metallica Death Magnetic get album of the year according to Revolver magazine?
I really like this mag but the newest issue seems pretty thin to me. Is it the lack of metal music ads we no longer get. Could they all be on their last legs? I keep saying thay but nonetheless, Metallica gets their album of the year. Woppee do.
Revolver: What did it take, personally, between the four of your to make a record like this?
Hetfield: Personally? A lot of respect. A lot of communication, and a lot of focus when we are there. There’s a lot of honesty, and, y’know, giving honest feedback that’s helpful for the project, not just button-pushing and twisting knives. Stuff that’s really honest and will make the project better. And I think we’re all getting a little better at that; our skin is a little thicker, and we’re able to let stuff we don’t think fits bounce off, y’know. And working with [producer] Rick Rubin, we learned a lot about that!
Revolver: You learned about having a thick skin?
Hetfield: Well, you’re putting your heart out there, y’know? And anyone who writes music or writes like you do knows that you put your heart out there with your art. And when someone judges it, of course that’s going to hurt, but you either have to have the confidence of, “Yes, OK, I can make it better,” or “Part of this guy’s statement make’s sense — this part doesn’t,” and roll with it.
Revolver: Can you give a specific example from one of the songs where you needed a thick skin?
Hetfield: Well, riff-wise, I’m pretty damn confident. But when it comes to lyrics, that’s when it gets even more personal. It’s coming from somewhere, and you’re not really sure where it’s coming from. No matter how external, it’s digested by you; it’s attached to your life somehow. Whether it’s your upbringing or recent events or whatever it may be, it’s attached, and you’ve got to have feeling in it, and that means there’s an opportunity to have feelings hurt. So when you’re writing lyrics and someone says, “Meh, that’s not so good,” you think, Wow, OK. ‘Cause they’re basically saying your life isn’t so great! It feels kind of like that, because you’re putting yourself so far out there. But being up to the challenge — that makes more sense to me. Getting all pissed off and rewriting works in one way, but taking the challenge is always good. So there were quite a few lyric things. There were quite a few on some songs, just as we would do on Lars [Ulrich, drums] doing a certain drum roll and say, “Meh, you can do better than that, try a few things.” We did that, where they said, “Those lyrics are OK. Try something else.” There were quite a few on this record. They didn’t sit down and analyze every little thing like Rick did on this record, but I sat at Rick’s house in his bare-bones living room, where he’s got basically a white leather couch and a big-ass stereo, and we sat there and went through it. We were basically looking for stuff that moved us: “This moved me. That moved me. I don’t know what the Hell these words mean,” you know? Even [the title] “Death Magnetic”, what the hell is that? I don’t know, but it moves me! It’s got emotion to it! We looked for a lot of that, and through the past, even the earlier records had a lot of that cryptic attraction. You didn’t know exactly what it was, but the minute you sang it or felt it, you knew what it meant.
Gun N Roses is more GNR without Slash with this new Chinese Democacy album
December 22, 2008
Ok. This guy below says Guns N Roses is not GNR without Slash. I beg to differ. Why? Axl Rose decided to continue GNR under his own solo name. He fought tooth and nail for the name, as he said in his online forum interviews, he is the last man standing. He is more punk rock attitude for fighting in what he believes in. Kudos for him on that. Slash ran away and started another band. Comment below Axl Rose haters:
I know this is a bit late but after the success of my Holiday Movie Review, I have decided to review the new Guns N Roses CD. The first thing that comes to mind is that it is not the same without Slash. I never could get by the fact that Slash is not on guitar. As you can see from the picture above, the rock n roll lifestyle was rough on him. Slash danced way too long with Mr. Brownstone and he looks like hell. Just look at the guy. It is sad. Without Slash, Chinese Democracy is not Guns N Roses. I listened to a few tracks and was not get hooked. I never felt like I was in the jungle and sometimes felt like I was gonna die. It was more of a solo album that lacked the edge that was GNR. Pretty Average.
http://thingsfatpeoplehate.wordpress.com/2008/12/21/slash-and-chinese-democrac/
Get your history fill of Marilyn Manson inspired Alice Cooper complete album history
December 22, 2008
Get your history fill of Marilyn Manson inspired Alice Cooper complete album history
We all know Marilyn Manson got his fill from Alice Cooper. Marilyn Manson is more modern and more dangerous as we know Alice Cooper plays golf and helps out with his wife’s catering business. All in all, read about how Marilyn was inspired by the world first goth?
My name is Kenneth. Here’s for you:
“The Story of Alice Lucas Vincent Cooper”
http://liberative.tripod.com/StoryofAlice.pdf
Facts intuitively drawn into verbal composition.
Radio Rescinding “Nights With Alice Cooper”
http://liberative.tripod.com/RadioRescinding.pdf
A lambasting roast of a metal star gone soft.
Reissue SIGH’s ‘Imaginary Sonicscape album
December 22, 2008
THE END RECORDS to Reissue SIGH’s Imaginary Sonicscape
Album, originally released in 2001, to feature extended tracklist as originally conceived by the band
Since their inception in 1990, Japanese metal act SIGH has continued to push boundaries with each and every release. Often labeled as a Black Metal band, SIGH’s music has been and continues to be inspired by varied styles besides Black Metal including ’80s thrash, classical, jazz, ’60s/’70s rock and more.
January 20th, 2009 brings the reissuing through THE END RECORDS of Imaginary Sonicscape, originally on Century Media (2001). Included will be bonus tracks, extended versions of songs and a previously unreleased track.
Imaginary Sonicscape features a liberal serving of vintage keyboards such as Minimoog, Hohner Clavinet, Fender Rhodes and so on, and was planned, explains bandleader Mirai Kawashima, as “something you should smoke to. The music does not belong to any country or any era. It’s a 100% imaginary world and this is the most psychedelic and exotic album Sigh to date.
“For the original release in 2001,” Mirai continues, “we removed ‘Voices’ and cut ‘Bring Back the Dead’ short, but this time around we’ve decided to return to the original plan by adding these and ‘Born Condemned Criminal,’ which was only on the Japanese release originally, so now Imaginary Soniscape has become a nearly-80-minute trip to hell!”
The cover artwork was done by Stephen O’Malley (Sunn O))), Southern Lord Records) and the lyrics to “Nietzschean Conspiracy” were written by Bård Eithun (Blood Tsunami, ex-Emperor).
SIGH - Imaginary Sonicscape
CD | TE122-2 | The End | 1/20/09
01. Corpsecry - Angelfall
02. Scarlet Dream
03. Nietzschean Conspiracy
04. A Sunset Song
05. Impromptu (Allegro Maestoso)
06. Dreamsphere (Return to the Chaos)
07. Voices
08. Ecstatic Transformation
09. Born Condemend Criminal
10. Slaughtergarden Suite
I. At Dawn
II. The Dead Are Born
III. Destiny Divided
IV. Slaughtergarden
V. Aftermath
11. Bring Back the Dead
12. Requiem - Nostalgia
#7 - previously unreleased
#9 - previously available on Japanese version only
#11 - extended version
SIGH Imaginary Sonicscape lineup:
- Mirai (Fender Rhodes, Hammond, minimoog, Yamaha acoustic piano, Hohner clavinet, Yamaha string machine, Roland vocoder, other keyboards, sampling, programming, modulator, effects, Speak & Spell, recorder, melodeon, bass, vocals)
- Shinichi (Fender Stratocaster, Fender Telecaster, Takamine acoustic guitar, Yamaha RX5)
- Satoshi (drums, tambourine, triangle, bongo, hand claps, suspended cymbal, bar chimes, vibraslap)
Soon, SIGH will begin recording their eighth album, Scene from Hell / Tempore Belli / Vanitas, for release through THE END RECORDS in 2009. The album will feature massive orchestrations, including a string quartet and brass players.
SIGH current lineup:
Mirai Kawashima (vocals, keyboards, orchestrations, etc.)
Dr. Mikannibal (alto saxophone, vocals)
Satoshi Fujinami (bass)
Shinichi Ishikawa (guitar)
Junichi Harashima (drums)
SIGH on the web:
www.sighjapan.com
myspace.com/sighjapan
Review: How did AC/DC Black Ice album outsell Metallica Death Magnetic and Chinese Democracy from Guns N Roses?
December 18, 2008
Review: How did AC/DC Black Ice album outsell Metallica Death Magnetic and Chinese Democracy from Guns N Roses?
One needs to wonder how did AC/DC pull off their signature sound for Black Ice.
Also, it is reported that the album outsold the most hyped album of all, Chinese Democracy. Metallica’s Death Magnetica but it appears that Black Ice was the favoured album of all. Of cource, AC/DC fans wil let you know. Here is an excerpt from that review:
Whether this is a conscious effort or not, the results are decidedly for the better. The various producers the band have chosen over their previous releases either gave this signature sound a slightly more commercial feel (the late Bruce Fairbairn with 1990’s The Razor’s Edge), or a less radio friendly, harder edged twist (Rick Rubin, with 1995’s Ballbreaker). Of course, the challenge with each producer is to try to capture the legendary bands’ sound as they envision it, so credit is due to Brendan O’ Brien, who rises above the pack.
http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/12/17/190251.php
