The News Review:
- … Earth Crisis & More: Metal File – News Story | Music…
- Cleveland-native rapper Tugun Cannon is home for holidays
- Where to be on New Year’s Eve
- News music critic examines 2007
- The Gauntlet: Arsis Metal News
… Earth Crisis & More: Metal File – News Story | Music…
MTV.com – Dec 28, 2007
textContenturl:window. href} {button:true} );Plenty of metal bands seesaw between polar opposites contrasting red-eyed rage with summery hope-filled melody. But few explore the numerous emotional shades between black and white and even fewer do so while experimenting with Spanish Asian Middle Eastern and classical music. “The goal isn’t just to mix so many different influences and sounds but to put them together with this very heavy stuff and have them fit perfectly” he said. “The music that we make doesn’t just sound like a gathering of parts — all the sounds… “The goal isn’t just to mix so many different influences and sounds but to put them together with this very heavy stuff and have them fit perfectly” he said. “The music that we make doesn’t just sound like a gathering of parts — all the sounds. work together in a straight line. The debut album by Enemy of the Sun Shadows (out January 22) is multifaceted and complex filled with abrupt rhythm changes and genre shifts.
Cleveland-native rapper Tugun Cannon is home for holidays
Cleveland Plain Dealer – Dec 28, 2007
“Metal has been dead in the world for the past 10 years” said Dugan a 1987 Parma High School graduate. “I think music and stuff you hear on the radio today the overall level of talent has declined in the past 10 years. We do it because we love metal. We like writing the music and we enjoy the fact that we still have an old-school influence. We’re not going out on stage and just screaming and puking into the microphone. ur songs aren’t really complex and there are guys out there who are better than us talent-wise but I think we excel at songwriting. You can be the greatest guitar player in the world but if you can’t write a song it kind of doesn’t matter.
Where to be on New Year’s Eve
stuff.co.nz – Dec 28, 2007
DUX DE LUX: By far and away my pick for best New Year's Eve gig in Christchurch is presented by the Dux de Lux and Dub Conspiracy. Nu Year's Eve 2008 features the stunning live act Kora – possibly the best live act in New Zealand – who have a magnificent self-titled debut album out. They're sonic superheroes melding funk with a tinge of heavy metal and if you haven't seen them live yet you don't know what you've been missing. ld favourites Salmonella Dub perform as Salmonella Dub DJ Soundsystem (not to be confused with the live band) a variation on their usual sounds but sure to be as reliably good and mellow as ever and features the Mighty Asterix on the mic DJ's Rudeboy and Mant on decks and samples and Skitter on horns. I've been bowled over by the Sunshine Soundsystem the last few times I've seen them and combined with the rest of the line-up it's definitely good value for money. Since 2002 Pacific Underground has brought together a collective of Christchurch musicians to play in a big band for the pure joy of bringing the live sound of classic soul rhythm and blues and funk songs to the local stage. That big band is 14-piece soul review Soul Defined… P (Pacific Underground Music Production) which is well known for its tight rhythm section lead by Pos Mavaega and Chris Searle and has strong roots in funk soul and hip-hop. Limited tickets $59. 50 plus booking fee are available from Ticketek Real Groovy and the Dux de Lux. Co-headlining are A Trick of the Light (Pink Floyd tribute band) and Athenic.
News music critic examines 2007
Deseret News – Dec 28, 2007
From Britney Spears’ ongoing substance abuse and custody battle to the Eagles releasing an album some 25 years after the band’s last studio album to Led Zeppelin’s reunion for the Ahmet Ertegun tribute there was a lot of music talk. Some was bad (Spears’ dismal performance on the MTV Music Awards). Some was sad — the passing of Dan Fogelberg and Hawthorne Heights’ Casey Calvert and the cocaine overdose of Quiet Riot vocalist Kevin DuBrow. Some was boring (the overkill on Britney Spears). But some things were fun such as the aforementioned Eagles album “Long Road to Eden” outselling Britney Spears’ album “Blackout” by 500000 the first week of release. As of two weeks ago “Long Road ut of Eden” had sold more than 3 million copies becoming the fifth best-selling album of 2007… The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde is still cool to the point of belligerence. And while ZZ Top is the same three guys with the same three notes they still can rock. Story continues below Best metal concert in medium-sized venue: zzy sbourne Rob Zombie and In This Moment at the E Center — The elder statesman of metal can still “Bark at the Moon” and Zombie’s theatrics only enhanced the show. In This Moment’s lead singer Maria Brink is gearing up to be the next Angela Gossow of Arch Enemy. Best angst-ridden small concert in a medium-sized venue: Tori Amos at the E Center — Amos brought to life the personas Pip and Tori of her album “American Doll Posse” and enchanted bewitched and serenaded the less than 900 people in attendance. Best concert in a smaller-than-medium-sized venue: Loreena McKennitt at Kingsbury Hall. Her ethereal voice and exotic compositions led the sold-out audience from the cosy seats of the hall to the “Gates of Istanbul.
The Gauntlet: Arsis Metal News
The Gauntlet – Dec 28, 2007
The album will be entitled “As Guilt Becomes Regret”. The disc will contain two demos from 2001 & 2002 plus rare bonus tracks and a live video CD-Rom segment. These demos gained them considerable attention in the underground music scene leading to several tours and landing them with recording contracts from several prospective labels. The two additional tracks found on this release are alternative studio takes never before released. The CDrom video segment was recorded April 12 2003 at Pallette’s uter Banks (Norfolk VA). “As Regret Becomes Guilt” features impressive packaging with a 12 page booklet that was designed by Mark Riddick… The ship date is December 28 2008. Arsis is known for their unique blend of old school shredding heavy metal and modern gut wrenching death metal. A range of influences from Iron Maiden Dio and Alice Cooper to the modern sounds of Carcass At The Gates and Death can be detected. Arsis has since released two full length albums and one EP with Willowtip Records and will soon release another full length on the Nuclear Blast label. Their complete discography is as follows:Demo 2001 Demo 2001Demo 2002 Demo 2002A Celebration of Guilt Full-length 2004 A Diamond for Disease EP 2005 United in Regret Full-length 2006 As Regret Becomes Guilt 2007Arsis has been touring since 20– with such notable bands as Necrophagist Cattle Decapitation Job for a Cowboy Goatwhore God Forbid etc Negative Existence was created in 2007 by Alex Cox formerly of Deathgasm Records. The new label is currently working with respected artists Maniac Butcher Demoncy and now Arsis.