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Freitag, 30. Oktober 2015
Dead Man`s Hand available for airplay/interviews/reviews - Band steht für Reviews, Interviews, Airpaly zur Verfügung
NEW!!! Please check out roster band RAZER!
Introducing "Razer" to you
Referencing the chorus lyric of "It’s a Mutha" might just prove to be the best way to describe the new album from rock quintet Razer. Residents of the blistering desert city of Phoenix, AZ (in the summer the city is thought of by many as Satan's vacation spot - hot as hell with an over abundance of sinful distractions), Razer spent the better part of the last two years crafting their new album. The self-titled affair is a steamy cup of authentic rock-n-roll mo-jo: the swaggering spirit and musicality of 70's/early 80's hard rock fused with modern sonic horsepower, all making for a decidedly contemporary yet timeless feeling rock album.
The album is exactly the sort of thing one might expect from a band guided by musical maverick Alan Niven, the legendary producer/composer/manager who's career credits include giving a kickstart to the likes of Motley Crue, Dokken and Tesla, turning an Orange County bar band named Great White into a multi-platinum selling machine, and perhaps most famously, taking a gang of unwanted street urchins named Guns N' Roses and steering one of the most brilliantly fabulous disasters in hard rock history straight into the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame. On the new Razer album, Niven's contributions helped spark a perfect musical storm within a band loaded with hard rock sensibilities and talent. “Alan was the ideal muse in getting everyone to buy in to the idea of making a rock record on our own terms,” says bassist Chris Catero, who co-produced the album with Niven. “We wanted to do something real, and without any dumbed down musical expectations that all must sound alike and be neatly packaged in a little box. Alan was the absolute perfect partner in making that happen.” Adds Niven, “I wanted to find the authentic heart of this band, its own unique collective sonic consciousness, an identity without musical restrictions or the need for contemporary cliché convention.”
Niven had something to work with in an unassuming group that has still flexed some considerable musical muscle before: vocalist Chris Powers, an absolute powerhouse rock singer, whose prowess is on full display throughout the album, has appeared on various significant tracks. He was, for example, the voice on “The Devil Went Down To Georgia” from the uber popular “Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock” video game. The track was featured in the game's finale and went on to be downloaded more than 10 million times. Bassist Chris Catero, the band's primary writer, has served on and off in guitar god Marty Friedman's touring band as well as having worked with an abundance of rock guitar titans as the head of artist relations at the now defunct Krank Amps. Drummer Eric Bongiorno and guitarist Paul Sullivan, along with Catero, were members of the Metal Blade recording act Wardog. Guitar hero-in-waiting Jordan Ziff, whose soaring and tasteful leads on the album recall the platinum age of rock guitar histrionics, will also be joining the ranks of Marty Friedman's touring band later this winter.
Razer's new album was born, phoenix like, from a near band ending experience. Their previous album, “Dark Devotion”, was a solid, radio friendly collection that met with some success at both satellite and terrestrial radio in the U.S. However the frustration of trying to fit in with the vanilla American rock radio format had taken it's toll - the band fragmented, losing one original member while everyone else was on the verge of calling it quits. Taking some time to step away, Catero started writing music that was near and dear to his heart: 70's and 80's hard rock, without an ounce of pretense that any of it had to “fit” into anything – style or format. Knowing that, not only did his bandmates share that same musical love, but that he also had the considerable talent of Powers' vocals and sensing that the newly joined Ziff would bring a true element of real deal guitar prowess to the stew, he proceeded to craft and present tunes that naturally played directly to those strengths.
The initial album demos showed promise...enter Alan Niven. Catero had befriended him during his Krank Amps tenure and somewhat baited Niven with those demos, knowing the new tunes were right in his wheelhouse and might just lure him into the project. Indeed he became intrigued after a listen, and then, oh so tentatively, dipped his toes in the proverbial water with a tester vocal session. Niven was blown away hearing Powers sing in front of him in a room. Seeing the band live shortly after sold it for him. Tracking for the new album got underway in earnest immediately.
One of the more interesting aspects of the new Razer album is how organically it was recorded. Drums were done in a couple sessions in Detroit with the band's longtime friend Chuck Alkazian of Pearl Sound Studios. Alkazian, a hotly sought after producer, was initially going to work with the band on the album but scheduling conflicts proved to be too much of an obstacle to dedicate the time needed, especially since the band was in a fluid state of reinvention. However Alkazian's Pearl Sound features one of the best drum rooms in the U.S. and all of it's bombastic, Bonham-y goodness was captured in the drum takes, providing an excellent initial framework. Catero engineered and recorded guitars and bass at his home studio, an ideal situation that gave the band the ability to evolve the dimensions of the music without time constraints. For the vocals Niven wanted to remove all the familiar surroundings and do them 100 miles north in the arty western town of Prescott, AZ, where he lives. True to his cavalier style, Niven commandeered a garden shed-turned-drum rehearsal room, tucked neatly back into an outlying plot of land adjacent to a friend's house. The room was cozy and had a lively sound, and came complete with a few “it's just fucking rock-n-roll” characteristics - like seeing your breath while singing in the cold of winter or conversely drenched in sweat from the Arizona summer heat. Sometimes one had to evade strange electrical noises from the room's ad hoc wiring, and sometimes the property owner's goats, in the paddock outside, would chime in with squeals and head butts against the walls. Somehow, however, the environment was perfectly conducive to getting arguably the best vocal takes Powers had ever laid down. It was all thrills and no frills.
Tracking took place over the course of about a year and Niven and Catero then mixed the album together, harkening back to the old production methodology during Niven's Great White days. The result is an authentic rock album – no auto tuned vocals, no drum sampling, no digitally perfecting performances en masse as seems to be a production norm nowadays … just five guys playing music and making a record. The album had no budget and was made in the digital format, but it brims with serious analog attitude. And with the songs having been tracked at various times and in various places, there's something of a rollicking Led Zeppelin II vibe to the record since every track sounds unique in structure and production.
The album features 10 songs, each standing on it's own but all accumulating into an atmospheric sonic flow - it is a genuine journey. The opener “Blood For Blood” sets the pace, a brooding affair with an earth mover of a riff, cascading into a crescendoed chorus woven out of Power's vocals and Ziff's guitar lines - a seemingly forgotten aspect of the singer/guitarist interplay in rock that Razer skillfully displays throughout the album. “It's A Mutha” sneers with a style that Niv's old Gunners would be proud of and features some fleet fingered guitar/bass unison lines between Ziff and Catero. The beautiful ballad “Into The Light”, an ode to loved ones lost but remembered, produces some truly magical moments of emotion wrenched out by both Powers and Ziff. “Ironborn”, lyrically inspired by the George R.R. Martin novels, is a pounding epic with plenty of dueling guitars between Ziff and Sullivan. Meanwhile tunes like “The Last One” and “The Chosen One” stomp with Bongiorno's glorious groove, the latter also featuring tour de force wah abuse from Ziff.
Perhaps one of the most intriguing tracks is the dark and sexually charged “The Things You Do”. Both lyrically and sonically it sways between the quiet lamenting and howling pain of a jilted lover, and is another perfectly climaxed back and forth interplay between Powers and Ziff. The instrumental “Scordatura”, gleefully Schenker-esque in nature, puts Ziff's fret board skills on full display, while “Better Time” sounds like a sunny day spent at Bron Yr Aur. The album closes with “Shattered”, an engaging minor key acoustic piece that shifts into a lush heaviness and lighter-lifting chorus before returning to end in it's acoustic solitude (where too some of Ziff's tastiest guitar lines on the album soar over the outro). Ten songs, 45 minutes of rock, that will have you reaching for the “play” button again. And again.
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Bandhomepage: DEAD MAN`S HAND
Bitte weiterverbreiten! Vielen Dank!
20.11.2015
Kulturzentrum Franzis
Franziskanerstraße 4
35578 Wetzlar
18.12.2015
Bremsspur
Wehrdaer Weg 24
35037 Marburg
23.01.2016
Irish Inn
Brückenstraße 1
35576 Wetzlar
11.03.2016
Zur Linde
Tringensteinerstraße 7
35768 Siegbach
Bandhomepage: DEAD MAN`S HAND
Bitte weiterverbreiten! Vielen Dank!
Mittwoch, 28. Oktober 2015
Neu im Rocketqueenpromotionroster: DEAD MAN`S HAND - HEAVY METAL AT ITS FINEST
Gestatten:
DEAD MAN`S HAND stehen für groovige, melodiöse und eingängige Songs die von hartem Rock bis Heavy Metal eingeordnet werden können. Mit einem energiegeladenen, druckvollen und professionellen Sound werden die Eigenkompositionen von den vier Musikern aus der Region Mittelhessen präsentiert. Die musikalischen Einflüsse sind eindeutig: AC/DC, Black Label Society, Metallica, Motörhead und Saxon hinterlassen ihre Spuren in den Werken von DEAD MAN`S HAND.
Individualität erhält die Band vor allem durch den eigenständigen markanten Gesang sowie die unterschiedlichen Einflüsse der Gitarristen. Durch die Kombination einer klassischen Rock-/Country-Gitarre mit einer drückenden Metal-Gitarre wird der individuelle harte Rocksound geschmiedet.
Die aus Wetzlar stammende Band hat sich im Herbst 2014 gegründet und besteht aus vier Musikern, die alle über langjährige Band- und Bühnenerfahrung verfügen. Derzeit arbeitet man an dem Programm, welches ab Herbst 2015 im Rahmen der DEAD MAN`S NIGHT-Tour live präsentiert wird.
#neuimRocketqueenpromotionroster
Neues Review auf www.streetclip.tv online: Coheed And Cambria - The Color Before The Sun
Review exklusiv geschrieben für www.streetclip.tv
COHEED AND CAMBRIA - The Color Before The Sun
Stil: Rock
Label: Rykodisc (Warner)
Ganz unabhängig von den Vorgänger-Alben möchte ich dieses Werk nun beurteilen. Es erschien am 16.Oktober und beschert uns 10 Songs - auch eine Deluxe-Edition ist erhältlich. Was erwarten wir da diesmal von Claudio Sanchez und seinen Mannen?
Nun, das Album beginnt mit fröhlichen Melodien, die etwas an den College-Rock der 80er erinnern ´Island´. Rhythmisch ebenfalls etwas an den leichten Punk-Rock angelehnt, den sie damals schon manchmal bemühten.
An ´Eraser´ kann ich wenig finden, was dem Songtitel nahe kommt. Alles ist viel mehr "Emo-Pop-Rock", der hier wirklich um seine Daseinsberechtigung kämpfen muss.
´Ghost´ ist eine schöne, ruhige und spartanische Ballade, die somit ins Bild passt, während ´Atlas´ schon sehr an die wesentlich jüngere Indie-Band IMAGINE DRAGONS erinnert.
Das Alles ist so weit weg von den wirklich erstklassigen und hauptsächlich im Progressive Rock/Metal verwurzelten Alben der Neverender´-Story, die absolute Klassiker wie ´In Keeping Secrets Of The Quiet Earth´, ´Good Apollo I´m Burning Star´ und ´No World For Tomorrow´ hervorgebracht hat, dass es mir schon fast weh tut.
Claudio benutzt seine (einzigartige) Stimme immer noch wie früher, allerdings gibt es keine Spitzen oder Ausbrüche mehr, die bei den früheren Alben zu Gänsehautmomenten beigetragen haben. Ich will auch gar nicht das Können und die Musikalität der beteiligten Musiker kritisieren. Die Songs, die Produktion und das Gesamtbild sind einfach nicht so interessant, wie man es von dieser Band erwarten sollte.
Punkte: 4,5
Susi Rocketqueen Müller
Review exklusiv geschrieben für www.streetclip.tv
Stil: Rock
Label: Rykodisc (Warner)
Ganz unabhängig von den Vorgänger-Alben möchte ich dieses Werk nun beurteilen. Es erschien am 16.Oktober und beschert uns 10 Songs - auch eine Deluxe-Edition ist erhältlich. Was erwarten wir da diesmal von Claudio Sanchez und seinen Mannen?
Nun, das Album beginnt mit fröhlichen Melodien, die etwas an den College-Rock der 80er erinnern ´Island´. Rhythmisch ebenfalls etwas an den leichten Punk-Rock angelehnt, den sie damals schon manchmal bemühten.
An ´Eraser´ kann ich wenig finden, was dem Songtitel nahe kommt. Alles ist viel mehr "Emo-Pop-Rock", der hier wirklich um seine Daseinsberechtigung kämpfen muss.
´Ghost´ ist eine schöne, ruhige und spartanische Ballade, die somit ins Bild passt, während ´Atlas´ schon sehr an die wesentlich jüngere Indie-Band IMAGINE DRAGONS erinnert.
Das Alles ist so weit weg von den wirklich erstklassigen und hauptsächlich im Progressive Rock/Metal verwurzelten Alben der Neverender´-Story, die absolute Klassiker wie ´In Keeping Secrets Of The Quiet Earth´, ´Good Apollo I´m Burning Star´ und ´No World For Tomorrow´ hervorgebracht hat, dass es mir schon fast weh tut.
Claudio benutzt seine (einzigartige) Stimme immer noch wie früher, allerdings gibt es keine Spitzen oder Ausbrüche mehr, die bei den früheren Alben zu Gänsehautmomenten beigetragen haben. Ich will auch gar nicht das Können und die Musikalität der beteiligten Musiker kritisieren. Die Songs, die Produktion und das Gesamtbild sind einfach nicht so interessant, wie man es von dieser Band erwarten sollte.
Punkte: 4,5
Susi Rocketqueen Müller
Review exklusiv geschrieben für www.streetclip.tv
Montag, 26. Oktober 2015
Neues Review auf www.streetclip.tv online: Ugly Kid Joe - Uglier Than They Used Ta Be - jetzt lesen
UGLY KID JOE - Uglier Than They Used Ta Be
Stil: Hardrock, Metal, Funk
Label: Metal Ville (Rough Trade)
Label: Metal Ville (Rough Trade)
Sonnige Grüße aus Kalifornien. Hässlicher als sie jemals waren, das ist die von der Band selbst auferlegte Devise - sozusagen der Slogan des neuen Albums. Man(n) machte bereits in den 90-er Jahren mit Songs wie `Everything About You` und ´Neighbor´ auf sich aufmerksam, löste sich in 1997 auf um sich im Jahr 2010 wieder zu reformieren.
Nachdem in 1996 das letzte Studio-Album Motel California erschien, können wir uns genau neunzehn Jahre später auf den ersten Longplayer nach der Wiedervereinigung der Band freuen. Mit Uglier Than They Used Ta Be läuteten UGLY KID JOE hier eine neue Ära ein. Das Werk der Gruppe umfasst neben den Coverversionen von MOTÖRHEAD`S ´Ace Of Spades` und `Papa Was A Rolling Stone´ (Anmerkung: Geschrieben von Norman Whitfield und Barrett Strong)
von THE UNDISPUTED TRUTH noch weitere 9 Songs.
Der Opener `Hell Ain`t Hard To Find´ fängt an wie ein typischer FOO FIGHTERS Song, ein eingängiger radiotauglicher Song der sehr schmissig zur Sache geht. Leider ist die Band dank der Grunge-Phase auch ziemlich verschüttet vergangen. Trotz allem konnten sie in 1992 mit ihrem Album America`s Least Wanted Gold Status in Österreich und der Schweiz einfahren.
´Let The Record Play´ lässt so gleich den ALICE IN CHAINS Verschnitt durchblitzen, dafür braucht man keine zwei Anläufe um dies zu erkennen. Wer sich noch an ´Would´ von ALICE IN CHAINS erinnert, kann die Parallelen gleich raushören. Mit "Mirror Of The Man´ kommen auch die funkigen Einschläge nicht zu kurz - der Anfang erinnert hier ganz leicht an MELISSA ETHERIDGE`s ´Monster´. Ob ruhig ob laut UKG glänzen im alt bewährten Stil und mit jedem Hören entdeckt man Neues!
Die schon angesprochenen Coversongs ´Ace Of Spades` - macht Laune, da es schneller als das Original ist - und `Papa Was A Rolling Stone` auch ein Klassiker der neu aufgemacht in der Version von UKJ ebenso Spaß macht - Whitfields Stimme geht nicht verloren und hat immer einen hundertprozentigen Wiedererkennungswert.
Von der Schwerfälligkeit der Musik her lässt das Cover etwas an BLACK SABBATH erinnern und von einigen Gesangslinien und vom Feeling her erinnert es etwas an AC/DC zu Bon Scott Zeiten. Und ja, die Musiker können es nun einmal.
Von der Schwerfälligkeit der Musik her lässt das Cover etwas an BLACK SABBATH erinnern und von einigen Gesangslinien und vom Feeling her erinnert es etwas an AC/DC zu Bon Scott Zeiten. Und ja, die Musiker können es nun einmal.
Alles in allem super Songs und super Produktion, es gibt hier nichts zu mäkeln. Für mich als Kind der 90-er Jahre ein Album an dem nicht vorbeizukommen ist. Ansonsten für alle anderen Fans von UKJ, FOO FIGHTERS, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, ALICE IN CHAINS, PEARL JAM hervorragend geeignet.
Punkte: 9
Sonntag, 25. Oktober 2015
VIRGIN STEELE NEWS - October 2015
NEWS FOR OCTOBER:
Greetings & Salutations and many Cheers to you ALL! Today we are honored to announce that a VIRGIN STEELE TRIBUTE ALBUM will soon be released! These Royal Recordings will be unveiled on Halloween! Yes on October 31st 2015...for The Festival Of Samhain, Majestic Metal Records will proudly bring forth this Noble Tribute! To order this Glorious Collection please visit: www.majesticmetalrecords.com
For more details on this Epic Collection we kindly ask you to please read below:
"BY THE GODS: A NOBLE TRIBUTE TO VIRGIN STEELE" MMR-003
An ode to the Barbaric-Romantic Masters featuring: IRON FIRE, WIZARD, CRYSTAL VIPER, ARMORY, ETERNAL WINTER, TIMELORD and more...The first ever official VIRGIN STEELE Tribute Album, this compilation has been in the works for several years and finally sees the light of day through Majestic Metal Records. It features a 12-page full-color booklet with exclusive liner notes by David DeFeis. An essential collection for any VS fan!
Tracklisting:
TOMORROW'S OUTLOOK - Victory Is Mine
WIZARD - Mind, Body, Spirit
CRYSTAL VIPER - Obsession (It Burns For You)
ETERNAL WINTER - Crown Of Glory (Unscarred)
NOBLE SAVAGE - The Burning Of Rome (Cry For Pompeii)
IRON FIRE - A Token Of My Hatred
TIMELORD - Gate Of Kings
ARMORY - Love Is Pain
DEADSTAR - Image Of A Faun At Twilight
EMERALD - Ride On The Wings Of The Night
CYCLOPHONIA - We Rule The Night
ANTONIO GIORGIO feat. members of DREAMSTEEL (I Will Come For You)
www.virgin-steele.com
Greetings & Salutations and many Cheers to you ALL! Today we are honored to announce that a VIRGIN STEELE TRIBUTE ALBUM will soon be released! These Royal Recordings will be unveiled on Halloween! Yes on October 31st 2015...for The Festival Of Samhain, Majestic Metal Records will proudly bring forth this Noble Tribute! To order this Glorious Collection please visit: www.majesticmetalrecords.com
"BY THE GODS: A NOBLE TRIBUTE TO VIRGIN STEELE" MMR-003
An ode to the Barbaric-Romantic Masters featuring: IRON FIRE, WIZARD, CRYSTAL VIPER, ARMORY, ETERNAL WINTER, TIMELORD and more...The first ever official VIRGIN STEELE Tribute Album, this compilation has been in the works for several years and finally sees the light of day through Majestic Metal Records. It features a 12-page full-color booklet with exclusive liner notes by David DeFeis. An essential collection for any VS fan!
Tracklisting:
TOMORROW'S OUTLOOK - Victory Is Mine
WIZARD - Mind, Body, Spirit
CRYSTAL VIPER - Obsession (It Burns For You)
ETERNAL WINTER - Crown Of Glory (Unscarred)
NOBLE SAVAGE - The Burning Of Rome (Cry For Pompeii)
IRON FIRE - A Token Of My Hatred
TIMELORD - Gate Of Kings
ARMORY - Love Is Pain
DEADSTAR - Image Of A Faun At Twilight
EMERALD - Ride On The Wings Of The Night
CYCLOPHONIA - We Rule The Night
ANTONIO GIORGIO feat. members of DREAMSTEEL (I Will Come For You)
www.virgin-steele.com
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