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Severed Fifth want to Liberate you
Hey-oh, remember Severed Fifth? Jono was the first guy I got to interview, so they hold a precious place in my little black heart.
The band are preparing to release an all new album titled Liberate on January 16. Why should you care? Because it will be free, Creative Commons licensed and all. YAY, FREE STUFF!
Not only free, though. I highly recommend you listen to the preview track above (Fallout) and the one after the jump (End of Days), especially if you’ve stumbled upon their last year’s album. Production value is way, way higher, the fact that they’re a full band now probably also helps, and Jono further evolved his vocals. So if you’re a fan of Bay Area thrash with a touch of British heavy metal, check it out.
Severed Fifth's campaign
No, the band hasn’t joined any political party, and this has nothing to do with any elections… As it has been announced on their website, Severed Fifth are campaigning to make a professional studio recording. And they need your help. In return, the band promises to keep the music free, and depending on your level of input, you get something in return. Read on for details.
Interview: Jono Bacon (Severed Fifth)
I sat down for a little talk with Severed Fifth‘s one and only, Jono Bacon. Okay, we didn’t literally talk face to face, but there was a fair amount of sitting in front of our computers involved. No, you’re a geek!
Read on to find out more about the band, new album, Creative Commons and if cowgirl is better than reversed-cowgirl.
Free shit
Dose of Metal, bringing you exclusive news. Almost two days after they happened…
This time around it’s the new Severed Fifth album, which was released (for free) yesterday. Or the day before yesterday, depending on what time it is where you live. Either way, go download it. Album features Jim Adams (of Defiance) on a couple of tracks, and feels more thrashy and Bay Area than the first release (read: vocals sound a bit Hetfieldesque, so to say).
There was an interview planned with the band himself, Jono Bacon, but I don’t know what happened with that. I can’t be a music journalist and an investigative journalist at the same time. Fuck you too.
Incoming: Severed Fifth
What do you get when you combine metal and too much time spent on a computer? No, it’s not Linkin Park‘s new 8-bit pop album. Yes, it is this site. But it’s also Severed Fifth, a one-man band and music project started by Jono Bacon.
“Founded by Jono Bacon in 2008, Severed Fifth blends together Bay Area thrash with British metal, all the while infusing their wide range of influences, and delivering a tight, competent, rhythmic attack that has a constant heavy undertone. “
If you wonder where the computer part kicks in (besides the computer program that kicked the double bass drum on the first album), it luckily has less to do with music, and more to do with this:
“Led by founder Jono Bacon’s philosophy, Severed Fifth make all their music freely available under a permissive license, helping to bring their fans closer to the band, and encouraging fans to use Severed Fifth content in their own creative work.”
To translate it from geek, it means that everything Severed Fifth releases is free. Free as in “you don’t have to wait for 60 seconds on Rapidshare to download it”. Yay.
Over the past few months Jono has been busy recording second Severed Fifth album, Nightmares by Design (to be released October 11th), assembling a live band under the assistance of Chris Kontos, and making their live debut. We hope he also replaced the plugin used for drumming on the first album.
You can check the band out on their official website (where you can download the first album of course… No fear of RIAA attached) and see the new album cover and a few band photos after the jump.
