Author Archives: Simo
Anvil drop the bass… player
Trouble in paradise: long time Anvil bassist, Glenn Five has left the band.
This is what he had to say:
“Playing in Anvil has given me some of the best years of my life. However, after nearly 16 years with the band, the time has come to move on and try new musical endeavors. Although Anvil has been a great band to play in, I have been limited creatively. I have a wide taste in music and I feel that it’s time to broaden my horizons.”
OMG guise, I feel a new rockstar-turned-dubstep-DJ has been born. I can already feel the anvil wub wubs. Will he drop G5-magnitude bass? So many question, so little interest to finish the article on Blabbermouth and see what he’s really up to.
Veil of Maya post a new song online
Veil of Maya have a new album, Eclipse, coming soon, so they’re letting us get a taste of it. A song’s been posted to YouTube (listen to it above) and available to buy through iTunes.
It’s called Vicious Circles, and it starts out alright, but then the clip just cuts right to the end. I’ve noticed this problem occur on YouTube for some clips, they start out alright, then they stop after a few seconds. Maybe I should look into this? Then again, porn tubes are working fine, so it’s not really a biggie…
More bands for Download
Download is trying hard this year, and well, the lineup is already pretty fucking sweet. Besides the three headliners (The Prodigy, Metallica, Black Sabbath), a bunch of other ones have been added to the annual Download festival, namely: Soundgarden, Lamb of God, Machine Head, Tenacious D (if you wanna see Jack Black be funny play music stand there with a guitar), Trivium, Anthrax, Devin Townsend Project, Chase and Status (if you feel like vibing to some raves), Devildriver…
Wait, why the fuck am I wasting my fucking fingers when I can just post the photo. Make the jump and check the poster out, and don’t forget, more bands to be announced.
Beyond Magnetic: Metallica goes plastic
Beyond Magnetic, the EP consisting of Metallica‘s unreleased tracks from the Death Magnetic sessions, will make its physical debut on January 30. The songs were first presented on the 30th anniversary shows (pic related), and the reception of the digital EP was good enough to grant a physical release. Not to mention the band probably wants to leave Lulu as far back in the past as fast as possible, and that the EP sold like three times more in the opening week.
We’re still pumped up after celebrating our 30th anniversary last month with Fan Club members from around the world and by sharing the stage with musicians we have admired all our lives,” say the be band in a statement on their website. “As you may have heard by now, part of the fun on those nights included playing unreleased tracks from the Death Magnetic sessions and after giving them to all Fan Club members for free, those songs have been available on iTunes and other at digital retailers for several weeks. We’ve been feeling all the love and positive vibes beyond our wildest expectations on the mp3 side, so we decided to go “old school” (!!) and also release those four songs on a CD.
You heard that, you dinosaurs? The next time you go get a hip replacement, make sure to stop by the record store and get yourself a “compact disc” (compact my ass, my iPod’s smaller and holds like a gazillion songs).
Cat’s out of the bag: download the new Sol Invicto track
This is what happens when you don’t choose your VIP carefully, Richie! *snaps fingers*
The Sol Invicto track I wrote about yesterday is now officially out for grabs, and you can get it by clicking on the following link: download! Mini review: fucking nice!
For your convenience, I also made this handy embedded player so you can just hit play and listen to it straight away, saving you precious seconds in the process. Am I not like the best? I know!
