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- Brutal Legend: Battle f The Bands’ With Axes’ Real Axes
- Iced Earth drummer Richard Christy has issued the following …
- Back to the land with the Wolves
- STEEL PANTHER – LA HEAVY METAL MAESTRS T PLAY EXCLUSIVE UK CLUB SHW
Brutal Legend: Battle f The Bands’ With Axes’ Real Axes
Kotaku Australia
I continue to be surprised at just how well heavy metal and game design seem to go hand-in-hand. But maybe that’s because both at their best are willing to throw the rules out the window to try and create something different and powerful. Schafer says that he was drawn to this idea because he ’s always like the power of heavy metal music and its ability to tell epic stories. In particular he likes the power of the album covers something he’s now working to turn into a living game. Those covers he told us don’t worry about what should make sense just “is it awesome looking and is it cool. ”“Can I put a gas mask on a druid” he asked.
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Iced Earth drummer Richard Christy has issued the following …
Metal Underground
We’ll be hanging out with everybody and announcing some of the bands it’s gonna be a lot of fun! “I’ll also be making an announcement soon about the metal album that I’m recording this summer. I’ve been playing guitar a ton in the last several years and for about the past two years I’ve been writing a lot of metal music which I’m really proud of and can’t wait to get in the studio to record! I’ve been a metal head since I was 8 years old and I can’t wait to get into the studio to pound on the drums and record some crushing new metal music!”Well that’s about it for now take care everybody and I hope to see you out on the road somewhere soon!”Please share this article if you found it interesting.
Back to the land with the Wolves
Chicago Tribune
I’m a carpenter; we could probably build you a house from start to finish. “Q Are handy skills a requirement for band members? A “When we were looking for a new guitarist we had a pros and cons list and Will is a shade-tree mechanic a handy guy all around — that was a big factor — so I’d say yes. “Q Their biggest influences: A Anarcho-primitivism Swedish black metal bands of the ’90s and American underground metal legends Neurosis. Q How do those influences show up? A “All of those things there is a radical critique of modernity. There are ideas of going back to the land — but it’s extreme culture without the hippie ideal. Peace and love and rainbows — that doesn’t resonate with me. “Q What’s the big difference between the West Coast black metal scene and the Scandinavian bands that inspired them? 1.
STEEL PANTHER – LA HEAVY METAL MAESTRS T PLAY EXCLUSIVE UK CLUB SHW
Altsounds.com
Tickets will go on sale on Friday 15th May and be sure to get your tickets early as this will be a one off chance to see them in such an intimate venue! Additionally the band have confirmed their first ever UK festival appearance at Download on June 14th 2009. Steel Panther will also be releasing their debut album Feel The Steel on Island Records on June 8th. This mythical musical masterpiece has been 20 years in the making with the band retuning in 2009 to reclaim their rightful place among metal music’s heavyweights. Powered by audacious frontman Michael Starr’s fearless vocal charge the group ignites audiences from every walk of life with their unbridled valentine that goes right for the jugular of the heavy metal repertoire. Joining the effervescent Starr are Steel Panther’s Stix Zadinia on drums Satchel on guitar and bassist Lexxi Foxxx. As word of Steel Panther’s return began to spread around the music community a who’s who of musical artists stepped up to join the band in reclaiming metals place among the top of the music landscape. Allison Robertson of the Donnas and Justin Hawkins from the Darkness make an appearance on the Steel Panther mantra number “Party All Day.