Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Quiet Riot singer dies......

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Kevin Dubrow, lead singer for the 1980s heavy metal band Quiet Riot that scored a hit with "Cum on Feel the Noize," was found dead in a Las Vegas home. He was 52. The cause was not immediately known.

A neighbor summoned police and paramedics Sunday to the house where he was pronounced dead, police and coroner's officials said.

There was no forced entry, and no suspicious circumstances were reported, police Officer Jose Montoya said Monday.

Quiet Riot was perhaps best known for its 1983 cover of "Cum on Feel the Noize." The song, featuring Dubrow's powerful, gravelly voice, appeared on the band's album "Metal Health" — which was the first by a metal band to reach No. 1 on the Billboard chart.

DuBrow recorded his first solo album in 2004, "In for the Kill," and the band's last studio CD, "Rehab," came out in October 2006.

"I can't even find words to say," Quiet Riot drummer Frank Banali wrote on his Web site. "Please respect my privacy as I mourn the passing and honor the memory of my dearest friend Kevin DuBrow."

Determination of the cause of death was pending an autopsy and toxicology results, Clark County coroner's spokeswoman Samantha Charles said.

Quiet Riot - Bang your head

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SEVENDUST ANNOUNCE THEIR 7TH STUDIO ALBUM DUE MARCH 4, 2008........

Sevendust will return to Tree Sound Studios at the end of November to complete it's seventh studio full-length record. The release will see a street date of March 4, 2008 and has a working title which will be elaborated on of "The 7th Chapter."








RETROSPECTIVE 2 UPDATE - AUDIO/VISUAL EVENT ANNOUNCED......

Sevendust, in conjunction with Ticketmaster, is offering a ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME additional purchase option to the typical concert experience. Purchasers can obtain a 'Premium Package' containing a concert ticket to the event, DVD & Compact Disc or digital download of Sevendust's new album "Retrospective 2" delivered to their home on or just after the official retail release date of Tuesday, December 11, 2007. In addition, the package will contain a commemorative autographed poster, plus gain entrance to the Retrospective 2 Audio/Visual Event held an hour and a half prior to the scheduled door time. The Retrospective 2 Audio/Visual Event includes exclusive listening session of THREE brand new studio tracks, exclusive live concert footage (check out the TV monitor above for a preview of one track, "Clueless,") the video for the new single "Beg to Differ," video outtakes from a day in the life of Sevendust spanning the last four years, plus a question and answer session with the members of Sevendust themselves!

Sevendust "Clueless (Live)"





Alpha Released Outside Of US And Canada......

The March 2007 release of Alpha, the bands sixth studio album and first on 7Bros. Records, saw Sevendust equal their highest Billboard album ranking of their career with a first week debut at #14 on the Top 200 selling 42,398 copies. The press heralded Alpha as a return to form for the band as the Associated Press raved "Sevendust has been reborn on Alpha" and Guitar World gloated that "Sevendust go for the jugular, creating vicious thrash-based songs that surge and sway as they pummel." Revolver ran a 5 page retrospective feature on the band, saying "With the punishing Alpha, Sevendust hope to recapture the fury and flavor of their prime." Alpha also saw Sevendust re-appear on the Active Rock radio charts as "Driven" was a top 10 smash. In celebration of the success of Alpha, Sevendust announces the offical release of Alpha outside of the US and Canada on Monday, November 12, 2007. The offering will contain the original 12 tracks plus the bonus track "The Rim" along with a brand new studio track entitled, "Abuse Me."

Sevendust "Driven"










Friday, November 9, 2007

Some Of My Favorite Guitarists......

Here are some of my favorite guitarists: Kirk Hammett, Dimebag Darrell, Slash, Eddie Van Halen, Joe Perry, Tony Rambola, Brownsound, and Noodles.









One Line Jokes......

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor

Atheism is a non-prophet organization

If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still have monkeys and apes?

The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live

Could it be that all those trick-or-treaters wearing sheets aren't going as ghosts, but as mattresses?

If a mute swears, does his mother wash his hands with soap?

If a man is standing in the middle of the forest speaking and there is no woman around to hear him...is he still wrong?

If someone with multiple personalities threatens to kill himself, is it considered a hostage situation?

Is there another word for synonym?

Isn't it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do "practice"?

Where do forest rangers go to "get away from it all"?

What do you do when you see an endangered animal eating an endangered plant?

If a parsley farmer is sued, can they garnish his wages?

Why do they lock gas station bathrooms? Are they afraid someone will clean them?

If a turtle doesn't have a shell, is he homeless or naked?

Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?

Can vegetarians eat animal crackers?

If the police arrest a mime, do they tell him he has the right to remain silent?

Why do they put Braille on the drive-through bank machines?

How do blind people know when they are done wiping?

How do they get the deer to cross at that yellow road sign?

Is it true that cannibals don't eat clowns because they taste funny?

What was the best thing before sliced bread?

One nice thing about egotists: they don't talk about other people

To be intoxicated is to feel sophisticated, but not be able to say it.

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

The older you get, the better you realize you were

Age is a very high price to pay for maturity

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday

Women like silent men, they think they're listening

Men are from Earth, Women are from Earth. Deal with it

Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day

Do pediatricians play miniature golf on Wednesdays?

Before they invented drawing boards, what did they go back to?

If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?

If one synchronized swimmer drowns, do the rest have to drown too?

If the #2 pencil is the most popular, why is it still #2?

If work is so terrific, how come they have to pay you to do it?

If you ate pasta and antipasta, would you still be hungry?

If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?

Why is it called tourist season if we can't shoot at them?

Thursday, November 8, 2007

Metallica's "Enter Sandman" Gets A Techno Makeover......

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Metallica's 'Enter Sandman' Gets A Techno Makeover

Fusing his innovative styles of techno and trance with Metallica's "Enter Sandman", DJ Paul Edge has unveiled a demo of his "Enter Sandman Edge Rework" at this location,according to Blabbermouth.net.

Despite growing up in the British dance scene, heavy music was never completely foreign to Edge, who attracted many metal fans via heavier mixes and DJs at his Outer Limits U.K. club night. But the idea to rework Metallica didn't come until recently, when his wife was playing the band in their car. "I immediately connected with 'Enter Sandman', he says. "Lars Ulrich's drums follow a relentless 4-4 rhythm, James Hetfield's voice has a dimension that transfers across to the dance floor, and the bass chord structure is pure techno. The second I heard it, I knew I wanted to work with it."


A pioneering force as electronic music blossomed worldwide throughout the 1990s, DJ Paul Edge headlined and promoted one of the United Kingdom's longest-running and most-successful club nights, The Outer Limits, and continues to place an undeniable thumbprint on the trance and techno scenes.

Following the release of his seminal trance track "Metamorphosis Of Narcotics" in 1996, Edge headlined the North American Nintendo Cube Tour in 2001, and in 2002 became one of the first DJs to introduce the "electro-clash" style to American audiences on his Remote Control Tour (with Keoki in support). He soared to even higher notoriety with the release of the jarring "We Will Not Be Silenced" in 2004, and its "We Will Not Be Silenced II" follow-up in 2006, two of the most-viewed viral videos in internet history.

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Sevendust's New Album Due March 4, 2008......

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SEVENDUST ANNOUNCE THEIR 7TH STUDIO ALBUM DUE MARCH 4, 2008
11/07/2007 07:48:26

Sevendust will return to Tree Sound Studios at the end of November to complete it's seventh studio full-length record. The release will see a street date of March 4, 2008 and has a working title which will be elaborated on of "The 7th Chapter."

Thursday, November 1, 2007

Epiphone Les Paul Standard Review......

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Pickups: 2 Humbuckers
Hardware: Chrome
Neck Joint: Set
Neck Material: Mahogany
Fingerboard: Rosewood/Trapezoid
Binding: Body/Neck
Body Material: Mahogany/Alder
Top: Flame Maple

Features: I just purchased this guitar, and wow, it is impressive. For almost 3 times less than a Gibson Les Paul, you get basically all the same features. 22 frets, mahogany neck, mahogany/alder body, tune-o-matic bridge, single cutaway, and 2 great sounding humbuckers. // 10

Sound: This guitar fits my musical tastes perfect. I mostly play classic rock, but it suits punk, blues, and metal perfect as well. I use a Marshall MG30DFX, and it sounds great, with no 'buzzing'. If your looking for a full rich sound, this is the best guitar you can buy. // 10

Action, Fit & Finish: The finish is brilliant. The pickups were adjusted perfect, and I especially like the Tune-O-Matic bridge. The tuning pegs are great, and hold tune very very well, and they look very nice also. The only problem I have had was the top strap button came off, and it looked like the hole was drilled to big for the screw, but that was covered by warranty. Highly recommended. // 8

Reliability & Durability: This guitar is a beast! It is so bulky and feels like it can survive anything you can dish at it. Very very solid, I would definetely gig with this guitar. The finish is very very solid as well, and looks like it will last me a long long time. // 10

Impression: For the money, you cant beat it. If it were lost/stolen, I would definetely buy another, or a Gibson, but I love the Les Paul model so much. I only wish it had a tremolo bar! But an excellent overall guitar. // 10

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Sevendust's latest album "Alpha"......

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Alpha, the new album from Sevendust due out March 6, 2007, marks the bands sixth studio album and a return to its origins for the band members and their legions of followers. Sevendust found themselves right where it all started in their hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. Crammed into the same rehearsal-writing room at RTM which spawned their ground breaking 1997 self titled debut containing classics like “Black,” and “Bitch.” There in the humble beginnings and stomping grounds where it all began, they brewed up twelve woven tracks blending in a new innovative crunch with that infamous, ferocious throat. Gone are the acoustic guitars and overt electronic inflection of the last couple records and reenter the raw honest complexity of the Home years. Recorded at Tree Sound Studios with long time friend and co-producer/engineer Shawn Grove, Alpha was born.

Indeed conceptual in nature, Sevendust explores the recesses of the mind and the torturous conflict within the question, Can I possibly continue, or…? Deep are the extremely personal revelations inscribed upon a raw and uncompromising landscape that is, Alpha. From the blood-curdling vocal introduction of the first track “Deathstar,” the listener knows it’s old school Sevendust on a collision course with a fresh burning ingredient to obliterate, even if the victim may come from within.

Morgan Rose’s insight into Alpha: “There’s a fine line in life between self pity and being happy with what you have. I have been forced to reveal the torture I/We have faced in the last twenty months. I no longer look at the glass as half full but as half empty. I am thankful I have this opportunity to unload through the concept of this record, for I am not sure where I would be without it. In less than two years we have lost a guitar player, experienced extreme label drama, I lost my grandfather, watched my dad go to prison and suffered through a divorce. I don’t expect everyone to understand me, the why, or how, but what I do know, is almost everyone has a limit and must deal with too much on their plate. Ultimately they run the risk of hurting internally.”

Sevendust attack their issues head on with Alpha, exposing themselves to the masses for the world to see and judge. A quote from “Clueless” describes their agonizing ride without reward; “The trains arrive’n with the goodies I’m entitled to. All this time I never got what I deserved… Why Me?” Tracks like “Story of Your Life” deal with mental conflict within, rejection and a temporary release. On “Driven,” Sevendust sing “I’m driven to keep myself alive” this lyric takes on special meaning in the context of the track “Confessions of Hatred” while they contemplate action as a release to the inevitable query in question. “Under,” the least aggressive song of the twelve is powerful both musically and lyrically. It’s the one piece of poetry, the one moment in the story that neither deals with the torment within the mind, nor the aggravated decision to take action. The pace quickens to the soon to be Sevendust classic, “Beg to Differ” only to lead to the manic depressive state depicted in the entanglement of a pure emotion found in tracks, “Aggression” and “Burn.” The album closes with unadulterated brutality and chaotic exit of its twelfth and final composition, “Alpha.”

Responsible in part for the reemergence of the “heavy” movement in the mid to late nineties, while amassing in their own right over four million records sold, Sevendust has gone back to the source, its origins but perfected it now on their ten year anniversary. Raising the bar of ferocity, redefines the term power, while delving into the frantic mind, and places on display for the world to see their palate of songmanship bred of wonton aggression with a dash of soaring lyric all within an offering that bleeds pure… Sevendust.

Sevendust and their wholly owned record label, 7Bros. Records, announced on December 6, 2006, a partnership with Asylum Records, part of Warner Music Group and Warner-Electra-Atlantic (WEA) distribution.

The Alpha packaging contains a keepsake DVD content containing both live and studio footage, discussions of the conceptual nature of the album, the changes in their material direction, as well as the recording process itself and the co-producer team of Shawn Grove, John Connolly and Morgan Rose; the new partner Warner Music Group, and the resilience needed to endure, and the will to destroy everything...

Track Listing:
1. Deathstar
2. Clueless
3. Driven
4. Feed
5. Suffer
6. Beg To Differ
7. Under
8. Story Of Your Life
9. Confessions Of Hatred
10. Aggression
11. Burn
12. Alpha

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

My Ultimate Band......

Subject to change......

Lead Vocals - Lajon Witherspoon of Sevendust

Lead Guitar - Adam Zadel of Soil

Rhythm Guitar - James Root of Stone Sour / Slipknot

Bass - Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue

Drums -Dave McClain of Machine Head

Lajon

Adam

James

Nikki

Dave