B Sides for 03/16/2015
Originally featured on CCR's 1970 album Cosmo's Factory, the recording is Rival Sons' contribution to this year's Record Store Day which will be taking place on April 18th. Long As I Can See The Light is released as a 7" single backed with a cover version of Humble Pie's Black Coffee, a track guitarist Scott Holiday learnt from UK TV show The Old Grey Whistle Test. The recording was made at Juke Joint Studio in Notodden, Norway, last July. Watch the video here.
Carter investigates what makes Slipknot tick in 2015 as they tour behind 2014's .5 The Gray Chapter - their first album following the death of founding member Paul Gray and the departure of drummer Joey Jordison. Root explains the band's history has brought them closer together as a unit. He says: "I don't think any of us are really friends now, I think we're really brothers now. We don't see each other all the time, we don't call each other up, we don't go to each other's birthday parties, but we'd probably kill for each other still. We definitely would kill for each other still." Gray's absence - and presence - are felt at the same time by percussionist Shawn Crahan, who gets emotional during a backstage tour as he opens the late bassist's wardrobe drawer. "This is probably a pair of Paul's boxers," he says. "This is my brother, man. What can I tell you?" Read more here.
Halford shared his memories of the Long Beach Arena concert (including as on a bonus disc of the anniversary reissue) with Classic Rock Revisited. He said, "It was Saturday night, I believe and it was kind of a summer show. It was a sold-out event. It was just absolute magic. "That night everything was working as you hoped. The crowd was great. It is a classic Priest memory and I am really pleased we were able to have recorded it. When I listen to it now you can sense it. "We were playing the music a million miles an hour. I don't know how we were able to play the songs that fast. I know how it happened, as we were just caught up in the energy of the moment and we were pushing it as fast as we could, so the tempo increased dramatically on some of the songs. It didn't create any detrimental effect, in fact, I think it just gave the event more ferocity. "It is wonderful that we can marry those two things up with this release. We can marry up the live experience of what the Metal Heads were going through that night and on that tour, as well as having the studio recordings to kind of make a comparison." Halford also discussed the up and down circumstance surrounding the recording of "Defenders Of The Faith". He said, "The tremendous reaction to Screaming for Vengeance was propelled by the way radio embraced the song, 'You've Got Another Thing Comin'' which became part of rock and roll history. "You get a record that goes Platinum pretty quickly in America, at least, and naturally everybody's stoked and excited and you're ready to get to that next level, whatever that might be. There is always an element of uncertainty in rock and roll. You play your heart out and you write and record the best you can, but there is no guarantee what the outcome will be. Having said that, we were completely immersed in this amazing time that we had, particularly in the States, which wound up at the now iconic and infamous US Festival. We shared the stage with our mates on 5/29/'83. Ozzy was there. [Motley] Crue was there. Triumph was there. Van Halen was there. The Scorpions were there, and Priest was there. "In July we got on a plane to Ibiza, Spain. It is a small bunch of islands off the East coast of Spain. We're all set to go and we get to the studio, and talk about hitting your brakes� there was absolutely nothing left in the studio. There was just the building. It had been gutted. They hadn't been paying the bills and so, unbeknownst to us, they'd come in and taken the consoles out. They took the tape machines� everything that was not secured was taken. "We basically went back to square one in the idea of getting off the plane to start making Metal. We had to wait two or three weeks before we could fire everything back up again. "I look back now at that with kind of bewilderment and amusement, but at the same time, the thing about Metal is that whenever these difficulties or adversities are put in your face, Metal Heads deal with it. We say, 'Bring it on' and we take care of business and that's what we did. Having said that, we just started like we've done with past Priest albums and we turned the amps on and plugged in the guitars. Slowly but surely, we put together Defenders of the Faith." Read the full interview here.
Cellist Eicca Toppinen explains the band has won over many fans with their live shows while mixing classical elements and string instruments in a heavy rock format. Toppinen tells The Rockpit: "I think with people who have heard about us and they heard stories about Apocalyptica who play cellos, when they see us live, I think the way we do it the people are usually like 'Woah! What the f*** is going on? What's happened?' "I'm happy that it's mainly positive feedback from what I have heard and what I get." Check out the stream and read more here.
A box set version will include the album on CD and vinyl, with a bonus CD featuring six extra tracks, a DVD with an exclusive short film directed by Henrik Hansen, and an interview with the guitarist - plus a numbered art print and six photographic prints. With the follow-up to 2012's Privateering, Knopfler continues to see himself as a songwriter first, ahead of his skills as a guitarist and a performer. He says: "My position as a songwriter is just to try to make a good recording of a good song. And then the song walks out the door and goes off to have a life of its own. "And then to maybe go out and maybe play it for people to complete the circuit, and that's what keeps it exciting." Watch the preview here.
The band, which features former Onslaught members Steve Grimmett, Steve Grice, Alan Jordan and Jase Stallard, regrouped in 2012 to perform their 1989 effort In Search Of Sanity and eventually began writing material. Drummer Steve Grice sees Evil Beyond Belief as a fresh start in a more mainstream direction. He tells Metal Crypt: "I guess it does have a slight feel of the Sanity album, but that's probably just because Steve's voice is on it. In terms of the actual sound of the songs, it isn't really similar. "We have taken a more mainstream, maybe an alternative, approach. All of us tend to listen to completely different styles of music, and I really do believe this has come across in the writing of this record." Read more and stream the song here.
The've also announced that Karen Gwyer, Tomaga, Orlando, Boothroyd and Xaviers will be the support acts for their five-night residency at London's Lexington next month, which forms part of a wider UK tour. Singer Colin Newman says the band have resisted calls to reunite their classic lineup, saying: "The point where our personal narratives meet is all about change - moving on and keeping it interesting for ourselves. We're in it for the long haul and this is a one-way trip." See the dates and stream the song here.
The title will be launched on March 23 via InsideOut and it's available to pre-order in a variety of bundles via Lucassen and van Giersbergen's websites. In the exclusive video interview, the Ayreon mastermind discussed how he wanted to create a contrast to the work he's best known for. He says: "I asked the fans on Facebook, 'What would you guys want to hear from me next?'" The resulting opinions led him to ask the question: "Why don't I split it up - do 10 songs in two completely different versions?" He also explains how he chose van Giersbergen from a "very short list" of singers. Watch the video here.
Rounakari says: "Lempo is a fiery God of fertility and the song is about the spells designated to Lempo in order to guarantee a success in one's personal love life. The Finnish mythology is very unique in its approach to sexuality. We do not have spells to improve procreation like most of the cultures do. But the spells to gain more luck in love life or to increase ones stamina are numerous for both men and women. "The song is a prime example of the new Korpiklaani sound with a lead guitar like violin solo and more prominent folk arrangements. It takes a step towards progressive rock balancing the folk and metal in a way band founder Jonne Jarvala has always dreamed it to be." Stream the song here.
I (Ali) only had half of the writing credit even though its very personal for me. I had the idea to mix Post hardcore and Melodeath a while before the song was created. But I didn't have any idea of how to make the sound cohesive as far as the guitars. I had a knack for making Melodeath but post hardcore was always hard for me. It wasn't until we met Danny that this song was possible. He had a knack for making post hardcore and he didn't even know it yet. His chord choice and knowledge was uncanny. I got him into bands like hail the sun and la dispute and the rest was history. The thing that tied this song together was the switch from the beginning chords into the chorus. Danny's clean arpeggio reminded me of old Emarosa and gave me an opportunity to sing to the best of my ability. When the blast beat and chorus comes in I gave off that Killswitch Engage vibe that kids in our hometown love and the song became something special instantly. The Black Dahlia Murder, Wretched, and Dethklok definitely inspired the melodic death metal parts in the song but the post hardcore part in the middle was inspired by Dance Gavin Dance and Hummanequin by The Color Morale. It was a Huge blend of sounds. by the time the song was done we had made the second breakdown with the intent of letting Danny solo because this is the first solo he has ever recorded for the band and we wanted to let him shine. Lyrically we wanted to write from the heart for this one. We wanted it to mean something to someone out there going through the same thing. Its kind of cliche but its one of the easiest forms of therapy for a broken musician. When the crowd sings your therapy song with you, that's when you feel the most alive. Vocally Rico also did something for the first time by using a shout/mid range scream. he literally walked up to the mic tired from lack of sleep one day and decided to yell but it sounded so good that me and domo recorded him and those are the actual tracks we recorded on the first verse of the song. that first verse of shouts is the only part of vocals that wasn't recorded with Jamie King. And getting the legendary Jonny Craig on the track was the icing on the cake. Needless to say, he killed it. But this song was about my relationship. It ended tragically because I had known she was never gonna be strong enough to be faithful. What I didn't expect was the countless lies and deceit from someone i had known so many years. Jonny knew exactly how i felt and made sure to give the song an extra push. I thought the song was complete and actually gave Jonny something specific to sing but he heard something special and just added on top of what I already had making the song fuller and more emotional than it previously was. That moment when i heard our voices together made me feel like I had achieved my goal. Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself as you watch the video here and learn more about the album right here!
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