The News Review:
- Local Army National Guardsmen talk about experiences overseas
- Music review: Pagan Fest at Portland’s Hawthorne Theatre
- It’s fficial: RICHARD CHRISTY’s New Album To Feature TIM ‘RIPPER …
- N STAGE | SASQUATCH: What a Concept: Decemberists Tell a Story
- Guitar Hero 5: now with Band Moments
Local Army National Guardsmen talk about experiences overseas
Daily Record
Gerrer and Ratcliff live and work with several other soldiers from Kittitas County and they look forward to returning home later this summer after their Iraq tour is done. In the meantime it’s their love for heavy metal music that helps to keep them sane. Gerrer is the bassist and Ratcliff plays guitar in the band Sarlacc Gerrer is also the bassist for Heavy Metal Mullet. They spent much of their leave jamming with their band mates and friends. Sarlacc’s drummer Dave Hoffman is waiting impatiently for their return. “All the color in my life is gone when they’re gone” Hoffman said.
Music review: Pagan Fest at Portland’s Hawthorne Theatre
regonLive.com
“Well they’re from the heathen lands” says Winston Martin 17 when asked what makes the event which didn’t feature any overtly spiritual elements Pagan. He wears vertical black lines over his eyes and a pendant with a Pagan symbol. “In the old days” he explains “they sang to worship the gods remember the homelands and drink. ” Though they hope to get a mead horn by next year Martin and his friends celebrated Walpurgis Night a Viking holiday this year by listening to.
It’s fficial: RICHARD CHRISTY’s New Album To Feature TIM ‘RIPPER …
Blabbermouth.net
Christy comments: “To be a part of the Metal Blade family is such an honor. I’ve been a fan of the label since I was an eleven year old kid ordering ‘Metal Massacre’ cassettes through the mail. It’s so amazing to be label mates with some of my all time favorite metal bands like AMN AMARTH KING DIAMND MERCYFUL FATE CANNIBAL CRPSE and LIZZY BRDEN just to name a few! Brian Slagel is a true metal legend and I’m honored to be a part of his label. I’m beyond excited to get back into the studio and make some crushing heavy metal with my friends!”Metal Blade Records founder Brian Slagel adds: “We are very happy to welcome Richard Christy and his band CHARRED WALLS F THE DAMNED to the Metal Blade family. In addition to his duties on ‘The Howard Stern Show’ Richard has had a great career in metal. He has put together a really great new band with some of metal’s most talented artists and we can’t wait to have everyone hear it. “In the spring of 2009 Richard Christy former drummer for DEATH and ICED EARTH finished writing the music for a new project.
N STAGE | SASQUATCH: What a Concept: Decemberists Tell a Story
Kitsap Sun
n “The Hazards f Love” Meloy continues to draw on those styles creating a rich musical work that runs from being graceful and pretty to forceful and foreboding. The predominant musical ingredients come from seemingly opposite sides of the musical spectrum – English folk and heavy metal. “I think that there’s a strong connection between British folk revival music and the nascent metal (scene) and they shared a lot of similar fascinations and influences” Meloy said. “In that sense they go really well together. I thought it was also a nice way to kind of contemporize some of these seemingly ancient (elements) in a way that would be very visceral to people when they were listening to it. And also it was a lot of fun just to haul a wall of amps and just go crazy for a little bit. Now the Decemberists are bringing “The Hazards f Love” to life on tour.
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Guitar Hero 5: now with Band Moments
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A total of 85 artists made the final build of GH5 and are all master recordings and represent according to Activision the “strongest and most varied setlist to date. ” My Black metal wish may come true!Activision also confirmed today unnamed tweaks to the Music Studio that debuted in World Tour. Whatever they turn out to be hopefully they draw more to the facet of the title as it is indeed a robust feature. As for the aforementioned Band Moments these are achieved by perfectly executing specific strings of notes together as group of living room rock stars. The social aspect of Guitar Hero seems to be the focal point of this iteration something competitor Rock Band seems to have an edge in that department. Guitar Hero 5 is due out on PS3 Xbox 360 PS2 and Wii this fall.