Monthly Archives: December 2010

Why producers are assholes

I have written about Shining before and since that day, I got more and more into this band. I’d rather call them an Extreme Metal band than a Black Metal band but maybe that’s just me, because I’m ignorant or something. Who knows? Who cares?

On to the news. Shining’s 7th studio album, ‘VII: Född Förlorare’ (eng. ‘Born Loser’), has been delayed several times, after it was recorded 2 years ago. Niklas Kvarforth, singer and mainman behind Shining, now issued a statement regarding the mixing limbo the album has been in.

“As everyone is more than aware, ‘Shining VII’ has been delayed an unacceptably long time. There have been a lot of rumours as to why this should be, so we have decided to set the record straight once and for all.

Despite the fact that the album was recorded two years ago, it has still not been mixed. Our producer has been concentrating on recording other artists instead of finishing the job on ‘Shining VII’. This is despite the fact that Indie Recordings has put up a lot of money to get the album finished and has supported our efforts in every way possible. It is not Shining’s fault and it is not Indie Recordings’ fault that the album still has not appeared, and I am sure you will understand when we say that nobody wants this album released more than ourselves and Indie. Rest assured that we will be taking steps to ensure that it appears sooner rather than later.”

Sounds stupid? Well, it is stupid. Just get someone else to mix it? Nay?

Got a few minutes?

Observant readers of DoM may notice that I kind of bum Sikth; an awesome (well, in my opinion) Math-Metal band that sadly disbanded far too early. So of course I’ve been keeping my eye on what the guys have been doing since. Guitarist Pin obviously went on to recently form a new band, known as Aliases, which are very much a similar sort of band to Sikth.

And now, vocalist Justin Hill and guitarist Dan Weller have started their own band, known as Minutes. The band have one song available via their Myspace, check it out here.

I was actually expecting another similar band, but Minutes aren’t even Metal. They’re kind of straight catchy rock from the sounds of it. Check ’em out and see what you think.

And now for some Metal news…

Axl Rose? Rage Against the Machine? Bon Jovi? Trivium?

These are all “artists” that are currently gracing the front page of our lovely website, but isn’t it about time for some real Metal? Why yes it is…

German metallers, we have some more bands announced for the fantastic Wacken Open Air festival. The Haunted, Cradle of Filth (looks like I spoke too soon when I said real Metal…) and Tsjuder (never heard of them, but any band named after the sound I make when I orgasm are bound to be awesome) have all been confirmed for the festival. They’ll be joining other amazing bands on the bill, such as Motorhead, Sepultura, Mayhem, Heaven Shall Burn, Judas Priest and many more.

For more information, visit here.

Shocking: Axl does an interview

Damn news is slow this time of year. Especially at a weekend. I mean why else would I be writing about Axl Rose? Regardless, this piece of news is pretty shocking though. I mean, when was the last time Axl Rose did an interview? When was the last time any one actually wanted to interview him? 1992? This is probably more shocking than Axl turning up on time for a gig. Or someone proclaiming that Guns N’ Roses are still relevant, despite now having twice as many members as Slipknot, but with worse masks.

Anyways, the interview is a complete yawn-fest, but incase you want to read it, you can do so here.

Rage no loner against the studio machine

This was bound to happen, I guess:

A translation of the interview by gunshyassassin.com quotes de la Rocha as saying the band is older and more mature. “We are working on a new album due out next year, perhaps for the northern hemisphere summer,” he said.

So, mark your calendar for southern hemisphere winter as the time you might get another 60 minute CD of Tom Morello scratching his guitar. If this is old or incorrect, then blame Gibson for posting it today, not me. And here’s a Google translation of the original interview.