tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28268461884804946382024-02-07T23:42:58.550-08:00THE METAL TIMESREAL FN METALWes Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06110735366416964496noreply@blogger.comBlogger2480125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826846188480494638.post-55327568346848224932021-01-25T09:06:00.003-08:002021-01-26T17:12:29.514-08:00LAURA AND VL WITH RFO<p><span style="font-size: large;"> Requiem For Oblivion </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNT96dE4BA1XbjpmSLBu0ZWsm7_b5Bx0Cz8SYw04JdGwa-YSnyztaa-GQtkk06chlvdXFmjYpIGkfYDXbUFpHs9JkD0vGstzzRMBPG_DZBYM_cJ1PpszDqq1O6wZi4QNWca7aTc98PrY/s526/141328776_3809667352424736_5721022311479989208_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="523" data-original-width="526" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNT96dE4BA1XbjpmSLBu0ZWsm7_b5Bx0Cz8SYw04JdGwa-YSnyztaa-GQtkk06chlvdXFmjYpIGkfYDXbUFpHs9JkD0vGstzzRMBPG_DZBYM_cJ1PpszDqq1O6wZi4QNWca7aTc98PrY/w640-h636/141328776_3809667352424736_5721022311479989208_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">January 2021</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Interviewed by: </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Laura Williams </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Vinyl Lollipops </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Cover courtesy of:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Steve Jacobson</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Logo courtesy of:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Noah Scarpelli</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">(Lordran drummer)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Requiem For Oblivion is:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Mike Scutella - Drums</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Steve Jacobson - Vocals/Guitars/Synth/Bass</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*As things get back to normal (whenever that may be) and shows become a thing again, we will actively seek a bassist and possibly a second guitarist.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Laura:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">What genre of music do you consider Requiem For Oblivion to be?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Steve: </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Definitely death metal but we have so many different elements in our music we like to call it hybrid death metal. We include a lot of technicality, atmosphere and slam. There’s even a variety of different styles of vocals, especially on the full length which will be coming out at the end of 2021. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsCPNrJrhBqj_XKP_N_wWikCBW3d6sH6qWFv_DNtD4aFoVZ2YDP1xBCFuhxFmxkMi4z5MQf_Gw89n_6rKS40pc565VWmV_NRFSRHHd4BLYjlwlf2SonqlRRJfnbtA9WgkcrX2-_T7KK6A/s800/13118830_1356281284397610_3184097654465812738_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsCPNrJrhBqj_XKP_N_wWikCBW3d6sH6qWFv_DNtD4aFoVZ2YDP1xBCFuhxFmxkMi4z5MQf_Gw89n_6rKS40pc565VWmV_NRFSRHHd4BLYjlwlf2SonqlRRJfnbtA9WgkcrX2-_T7KK6A/s320/13118830_1356281284397610_3184097654465812738_n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Laura:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">What's the ultimate direction for your band?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Steve: </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I'd love to have all kinds of things happen. Lol.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We would love to be able to tour at some point but mostly I’d love to play festivals. To have enough merch sales or patreons to make a nice supplemental income. Also, being signed to a major label and/or licensing our music to television and movies. Shooting a few pro videos and recording with a major studio/producer are also on the to-do list.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Laura:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">How would you describe your music making process? </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Steve: </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I'd say the songs typically start with guitar riffs as we are a riff heavy band. Then Mike and I work together to put together our usual sophisticated 'songs within songs' approach. We will usually pick a name for the song from some topic or world situation that has interested us. The lyrics usually come later in the studio while laying down guitar tracks.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Laura:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Why call the band, “Requiem For Oblivion?”</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Steve: </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I'm a recovering addict so years ago when we were trying to conceive a name for my old band in Sacramento, Forsake The Flesh, I thought of Requiem For Oblivion. It fits perfectly with my past. It's like a funeral for futility because that's what my addicted life was. Much of the lyrical content up until the last album was about addiction, recovery, death, hope, and mental illness, etc. We expanded from personal demons to national issues and now more worldly, esoteric topics.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Laura: </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">What should fans expect to experience at a show? </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Steve: </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">So far we don't really utilize any type of theatrics, costumes, or etc but what you will get is a solid recreation of our loud, high energy, hybrid, sophisticated, death metal. 'Blast beats and double bass. Riffs to the face' as our shirts say on the back. Lol.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Laura:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Typical question here. Who has influenced you the most via music?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Steve: </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I know Mike is a big Megadeth fan but more recently he has had some influence from Beyond Creation, Behemoth, Septic Flesh, etc. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">For me a major influence is Rush since my cousin turned me on to them as a kid. I feel like most metal, especially prog and tech styles have branched out from the Rush tree. So they get a lot of props from me.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">More recent bands that are favorites are: Nile, Obscura, Hour Of Penance, Suffocation, Morbid Angel, Cynic, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Katatonia, Opeth, Fallujah, Ulcerate, Gojira, Aborted and more.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Laura:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">How can fans and future fans locate, listen to and buy your music?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Steve: </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The new EP will be released on February 13th. Until then you can check out all our other stuff on the following sites:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">SoundCloud:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/requiem-oblivion/">https://soundcloud.com/requiem-oblivion/</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Facebook:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/RequiemForOblivion">http://www.facebook.com/RequiemForOblivion</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">ReverbNation:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.Reverbnation.com/requiemforoblivion">http://www.Reverbnation.com/requiemforoblivion</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">YouTube:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/requiemforoblivion">http://www.youtube.com/requiemforoblivion</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Bandcamp:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://requiemforoblivion.bandcamp.com">http://requiemforoblivion.bandcamp.com</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Twitter:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/requiemoblivion">http://www.twitter.com/requiemoblivion</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Metal Archives:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Requiem_for_Oblivion/">https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Requiem_for_Oblivion/</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Spotify:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/6PJR1B9BqpBy0z4Qves9JH...">https://open.spotify.com/album/6PJR1B9BqpBy0z4Qves9JH...</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Laura:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Is there anything else you would like your fans to know?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Steve: </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Just that we take a genuine interest in our fans and want to interact, even take feedback and constructive criticism from them. We like to mess with them as well. Lol.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Laura:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">What's coming up next for Requiem For Oblivion?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Steve: </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I'm actually in the studio now working on the full length due out at the end of the year. LOVE this material sooooo much! Head and shoulders above the rest of our stuff I think. Excited for people to hear it. So we'll be teasing that in the next couple months, maybe spring.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfATBwITlAAruuoCQuJBqCNxONEw3mKkyLWnNOSsJDfcEIp4PkQCnSMiImet5OcFgHsflrVig4S2-M2wlWqlSQ6kMdhXX5c5p_eyZvsy12TP5Z7yJkIouRKPxnMOK9tMa5HMsa6R_dNvQ/s1440/16252418_1687010181324717_6469140196526099722_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="851" data-original-width="1440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfATBwITlAAruuoCQuJBqCNxONEw3mKkyLWnNOSsJDfcEIp4PkQCnSMiImet5OcFgHsflrVig4S2-M2wlWqlSQ6kMdhXX5c5p_eyZvsy12TP5Z7yJkIouRKPxnMOK9tMa5HMsa6R_dNvQ/s320/16252418_1687010181324717_6469140196526099722_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Requiem For Oblivion is represented by:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.metalcoffeepr.com">www.metalcoffeepr.com</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="mailto:Metalcoffeepr@gmail.com">Metalcoffeepr@gmail.com</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">http://mhf-mag.com/</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Laura Williams </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">©️Vinyl Lollipops </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">All Rights Reserved.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzSAErWEaAHTEjpO3_bT04iod-0C_G8vWihL6NdItZ3vUfsLdSpT06kQ3CJOUR1V_yaaKkfP7CptU2-wXiR0rvTmXdVOwAc7ElskliLp8_yQCdazP12IdBNguEviiC1skkmSYYDvb_99A/s640/VLP.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzSAErWEaAHTEjpO3_bT04iod-0C_G8vWihL6NdItZ3vUfsLdSpT06kQ3CJOUR1V_yaaKkfP7CptU2-wXiR0rvTmXdVOwAc7ElskliLp8_yQCdazP12IdBNguEviiC1skkmSYYDvb_99A/s320/VLP.JPG" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Wes Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06110735366416964496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826846188480494638.post-23723676001742124632021-01-24T06:43:00.003-08:002021-01-24T06:49:34.555-08:00DONT F*CK WITH TEXAS LOST SACRAMENT JOIN METAL COFFEE<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRGrMwSFDNVlO_VVl3uNoHoGTknUJWviuwszfD8SH8VrzrQQdQStOZZyz3ZUrhnZf6B_i9GNzGRtjtWxm4s8FoWY4JwuxY97Ubl4nDz6K2gqdQtptNamFU6p8CQQUomS0VsWRY7xXkbs/s822/119784616_2757596441150817_4135638454835869475_n.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="822" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRGrMwSFDNVlO_VVl3uNoHoGTknUJWviuwszfD8SH8VrzrQQdQStOZZyz3ZUrhnZf6B_i9GNzGRtjtWxm4s8FoWY4JwuxY97Ubl4nDz6K2gqdQtptNamFU6p8CQQUomS0VsWRY7xXkbs/w400-h250/119784616_2757596441150817_4135638454835869475_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: #cccccc;">1. Introduce yourself and your band and tell us why we should listen to you. </span></span><p></p><p><b id="docs-internal-guid-12e5db35-7fff-46b0-284f-b0a3e3632484" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hello, we are </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lost Sacrament from McAllen, TX</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and you should listen to us because we offer a much different sound than other bands from our home area and our country. </span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">2. What do you classify your sound as, Who do you tell people you sound like?</span> </span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">We specialize in Dark Progressive/Symphonic Metal. The beauty about what we sound like is, people tell us we sound like bands we are highly influenced by such as Evergrey, Nightwish, Pagan’s Mind, and Symphony X.</span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">3. With digital music in today's world would you vote to keep or eliminate physical media? </span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">There is nothing more sacred to us than holding a physical CD or Vinyl of good music. So we are for physical media. The digital age has its perks, but physical media is priceless in so many ways. </span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">4.What is the reason you decided to be a musician and has that reason paid off? </span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">Some of us were born into music, some of us discovered it late in life, but the passion to play and make music is sort of an indescribable feeling. We can’t see ourselves doing anything else at the moment. We feel like it has definitely paid off. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipMMFnk8PJDbidyRvuYSaogIvldQ9pMeLQgW-Pge39kCVM9bkahz-2juuw7N-pzWPXxnCRgwRdSVVfUjQQnIJQ77Ci3-4-dACxSvDvs4QrQW88CmLFbzxGtDDuT03dckAUa1iPTOh_zVc/s960/136436693_2851858135057980_3389063264492030472_o.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="636" data-original-width="960" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipMMFnk8PJDbidyRvuYSaogIvldQ9pMeLQgW-Pge39kCVM9bkahz-2juuw7N-pzWPXxnCRgwRdSVVfUjQQnIJQ77Ci3-4-dACxSvDvs4QrQW88CmLFbzxGtDDuT03dckAUa1iPTOh_zVc/w400-h265/136436693_2851858135057980_3389063264492030472_o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">5.How do you feel about females in metal getting special attention? Do you feel it is fair? </span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">There is a fine difference between getting attention for sharing your talents in art and music, and getting attention based solely on looks. We really are for the first. Everything else is a plus. Female musicians deserve all the same attention and respect for their art that male musicians get, without having to ask for it. If the music is good, it will speak for itself.</span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">6. In the world climate with hatred being at an all time high and metal being an “angry” music </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">Do you think your music contributes to anger and hatred? </span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">No, in fact, we use our personal feelings and channel it into our music in the hope that others who may feel the same way will allow our music to resonate with them in a healthy way. </span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">7. Are you opposed to religious beliefs or politics being used in music? </span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">In some ways, if it is used to hurt or cut off a whole generation, we wouldn’t support the sentiment. But we’re not in the business of telling others what to listen to, religiously or politically. </span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">8. We have dive into some pretty deep issues here do you think your music sends a message and if so what is it? </span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd0EZuysrZjlwAtQAVSnyN2PSzNQsUn6LF6xhkMVRUbMU4b3skVtyO7yDr_IHKs7nwnqmV6s1xtjR9kuicbzNT6jBmVYz_y0Nc-z_kHR9etnsiBm4NQlDLvfXAq5wTJ9bSJJ4pLAI1YDk/s2048/123075775_2794493284127799_2313504293314186023_o.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2048" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd0EZuysrZjlwAtQAVSnyN2PSzNQsUn6LF6xhkMVRUbMU4b3skVtyO7yDr_IHKs7nwnqmV6s1xtjR9kuicbzNT6jBmVYz_y0Nc-z_kHR9etnsiBm4NQlDLvfXAq5wTJ9bSJJ4pLAI1YDk/w400-h265/123075775_2794493284127799_2313504293314186023_o.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">Our music reflects our personal moments of clarity, personal struggles, and tells stories. Our message is simply, don’t be afraid to be innovative and honest. </span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">9.The market has changed and many bands believe that record labels are a thing of the past, with many labels now charging bands to “sign” how do you think a band can make it in today’s scene? </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">We personally don’t make music to “get signed”, we make music because we enjoy it, its as much a part of us as it is the listener. Getting “signed” by a label can happen for any band, sometimes its because they market harder than others, sometimes its sheer luck. If our music is good enough for a label, we would be pleased, but our main passion for “the music comes first” would not change. A great musician once said “if (your music) its good enough, you won’t have to force anyone to listen to it or to check it out, it will get out there and make its statement”.</span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">10. Why with the thousands of options including netflix, sporting events everything on demand </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">Why do you think people should take the time to listen to what you have to say in your music? </span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">We offer something much different in our sound than a lot of metal bands here in the US. If that entices you, then why not check it out.</span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">11. How do you feel about pay to play? Do you think it is fair for a band to have to pay money to play? </span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">We are not for the idea. We have been roped into “pay to play” shows in the past and it has never worked out in our favor. If it works out for other bands, more power to you. </span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">12. It is fact that you are the talent and the entertainment explain what you think is the most important key to success? </span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">Not just being a good musician, but an honest and consistent musician. Your means of success will be limited, but honesty and consistency always come to light.</span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">13. In country music and even in some cases rock music is written and performed by different people would your band perform a song written by someone else? </span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">If we were doing a tribute or a cover of an artist, maybe. </span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">14. If you are pro female in music are you pro using sex to sell your music? </span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">We can’t help if our singer is beautiful. Lol. But no, we don’t use sex to promote our music. </span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">15. What is your view on the lawsuits against people saying lewd or unprofessional things to women or men and how does that affect an art described as sex drugs and rock n roll? </span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">Those will always depend on the circumstances of the situation. If what they say is unfounded or harmful to the person, we don’t support that. </span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">16. Ok lets lighten up a bit. What is your favorite band of all time and why? </span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">Its hard to pick just one! But several of our favorites include Evergrey, Nightwish, Sonata Arctica, Children of Bodom, Dream Theater, Pagan’s Mind, Threshold, and most definitely Sinergy.</span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">17. What would you be doing if you were not in a band? </span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Our day jobs, we’re all educators.</span> </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJG-7AuUVrxOMAGpEgEzBkbWZqpeTVPY3XGnG6CM7TCafxWAF0FYI6LJBGCtbjWVKSgNjnuDZ3Hu2PYWZDNDEIcMewF44dlPgK8k9R_BdcyQ5O2ij70I0mBJwp1ktBoiRrgf9W0_6ndQ/s826/139102045_2856023817974745_4529616329514156851_n.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="826" data-original-width="822" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJG-7AuUVrxOMAGpEgEzBkbWZqpeTVPY3XGnG6CM7TCafxWAF0FYI6LJBGCtbjWVKSgNjnuDZ3Hu2PYWZDNDEIcMewF44dlPgK8k9R_BdcyQ5O2ij70I0mBJwp1ktBoiRrgf9W0_6ndQ/s320/139102045_2856023817974745_4529616329514156851_n.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">18. Do you have a favorite sports team? </span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">Dallas Cowboys por vida.</span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">19. If you could get on stage with anyone dead or alive who would it be? </span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">Tom Englund (of Evergrey). </span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">20. This is your shot to let loose, Throw down your biggest complaint about the music biz </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZXLApHuaVojr5dl8FRNb56j3EKgzCS77lDfZiEVKdI5UMng0YHYWR7_oDsiGuxWwYFeHYXpTIjvCFZRjbzGOEISLrLpfJyEkOwwue7UXsgSXRM2uJLQiFNwefjW8SPAuLvBPhMOsjC0/s960/129017525_2823531211224006_7345652728662722081_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="960" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZXLApHuaVojr5dl8FRNb56j3EKgzCS77lDfZiEVKdI5UMng0YHYWR7_oDsiGuxWwYFeHYXpTIjvCFZRjbzGOEISLrLpfJyEkOwwue7UXsgSXRM2uJLQiFNwefjW8SPAuLvBPhMOsjC0/w640-h336/129017525_2823531211224006_7345652728662722081_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">Not enough love for our style of music here in the states. There are a lot of Symphonic metal bands that don’t get a lot of love here in the USA because the genre isn’t considered “brutal” enough to the generalized “metalhead”. We’re hoping to change that. In our area, things have began to change, not just because of our band, but because several artists felt compelled and inspired to play more progressive/power/symphonic metal music. That makes us feel more inspired to be better musicians everyday. </span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">Social Links</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Facebook-</span><span style="color: red;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LostSacrament" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.facebook.com/LostSacrament</span></a></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">Instagram- @LostSacrament_Band</span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">Twitter- @Lost_Sacrament</span></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bandcamp- </span><a href="https://lostsacrament.bandcamp.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://lostsacrament.bandcamp.com/</span></a></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Youtube- </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmcvunn77lEaz55cq6V0gQw" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmcvunn77lEaz55cq6V0gQw</span></a></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Spotify- </span><a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/5uOFVsr6wsyiCx4KfVRjRf?si=in2kLxXXSrSs3Ez6Wgsasw" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://open.spotify.com/artist/5uOFVsr6wsyiCx4KfVRjRf?si=in2kLxXXSrSs3Ez6Wgsasw</span></a></span></p><p><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Amazon Music- </span><a href="https://music.amazon.in/artists/B08NP1DDDM/lost-sacrament?marketplaceId=A21TJRUUN4KGV&musicTerritory=IN" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://music.amazon.in/artists/B08NP1DDDM/lost-sacrament?marketplaceId=A21TJRUUN4KGV&musicTerritory=IN</span></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: #cccccc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple Music- </span><a href="https://music.apple.com/us/artist/lost-sacrament/1540140171" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://music.apple.com/us/artist/lost-sacrament/1540140171</span></a></span></p><blockquote style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><br /></div></blockquote>Wes Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06110735366416964496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826846188480494638.post-43759753629831211762021-01-22T03:17:00.003-08:002021-01-22T03:17:41.056-08:00BUCKLE THE F UP!! EVIL DRIVE<p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDI4uvcKC49rYY8TRW2NOD3P0dYDYSfa2iFtOtJAvxw2Sli1JH8KCZX5ofIzGJ0DHSP_7elIhHufUMvMfL_Bg4a5NZUsmvl2ZqW6a3yuBiqz1U8XbbmfO0iuNGDVVvZIgHYsUbQ2A-jl4/s1875/135758089_1632126210312369_5664801789473567161_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1875" data-original-width="1875" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDI4uvcKC49rYY8TRW2NOD3P0dYDYSfa2iFtOtJAvxw2Sli1JH8KCZX5ofIzGJ0DHSP_7elIhHufUMvMfL_Bg4a5NZUsmvl2ZqW6a3yuBiqz1U8XbbmfO0iuNGDVVvZIgHYsUbQ2A-jl4/s320/135758089_1632126210312369_5664801789473567161_o.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> Finnish melodic metal band Evil Drive is taking big steps forward with their upcoming 3rd album, both musically and technically.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Evil Drive, started in 2013, plays melodic metal. Their music combines the melodic side of Iron Maiden, the heavyness of Slayer and a very charismatic female singer. Evil Drive has published 2 full-length albums: The Land of The Dead (2016) and Ragemaker (2018). Both albums received excellent feedback from the media. The much awaited third album Demons Within will be published 2.4.2021 worldwide by Reaper Entertainment Europe and it will be distributed by Universal Music.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFoQBO_-ZPiuMvGpbN2M3_C7pmYC3LQzK_ZrCX8WrGo8jwpEmuO5TaUVDWy5u-ulfH8HwlwAM3dOj9nb7pB0vhT9lWGG5lYLP2ufML4YmWZqogrV66mNB1O9dIWKtXKBmEz0xd_3h2WjE/s820/137205752_1633664713491852_7932892302534975071_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="312" data-original-width="820" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFoQBO_-ZPiuMvGpbN2M3_C7pmYC3LQzK_ZrCX8WrGo8jwpEmuO5TaUVDWy5u-ulfH8HwlwAM3dOj9nb7pB0vhT9lWGG5lYLP2ufML4YmWZqogrV66mNB1O9dIWKtXKBmEz0xd_3h2WjE/w640-h244/137205752_1633664713491852_7932892302534975071_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The band has been through some lineup changes since the last album; Antti Tani (drums) and Matti Sorsa (bass) are new band members. Evil Drive is now hungrier than ever before, and you can hear this on the new album.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiee0-gWp0WF0KJ52tuIRZw7EbBw-PVpJ4b8UfqawWcERTA9c_Zuz-rMIY1Wmo5uZdPqTJpd2fUqK-pI3Hi7nuTfS0w8-XZCaIovR1vITobwcFz-NvzHa6LwwggYkU-_zWzutHJeb4a2vg/s2048/1292257_171619219696416_1027509743_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1366" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiee0-gWp0WF0KJ52tuIRZw7EbBw-PVpJ4b8UfqawWcERTA9c_Zuz-rMIY1Wmo5uZdPqTJpd2fUqK-pI3Hi7nuTfS0w8-XZCaIovR1vITobwcFz-NvzHa6LwwggYkU-_zWzutHJeb4a2vg/w266-h400/1292257_171619219696416_1027509743_o.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Evil Drive is endorsed by Jackson guitars USA, EVH amps, Shure microphones and Korte drums.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Label: Reaper Entertainment Europe</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Distribution: Universal Music</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Metal Coffee PR</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Band is</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Viktoria Viren - vocals</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">J-P Pusa - guitar</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Ville Viren - guitar</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Antti Tani - drums</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Matti Sorsa - bass</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj53OBfO0Uya47IgiwXF2EkEzz6kVdd5ucvuv6gCu-dqWLOjv9kKcbC1MobO13MwIPev87WTdXxzSru-rO8Tf4UAJjrFpbZZ92HmB1QImVgCgWXrE2_R7-78S2LrgZCfY40zgSjuU6wluk/s1986/131058614_1616344381890552_1936778512114209529_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="464" data-original-width="1986" height="94" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj53OBfO0Uya47IgiwXF2EkEzz6kVdd5ucvuv6gCu-dqWLOjv9kKcbC1MobO13MwIPev87WTdXxzSru-rO8Tf4UAJjrFpbZZ92HmB1QImVgCgWXrE2_R7-78S2LrgZCfY40zgSjuU6wluk/w400-h94/131058614_1616344381890552_1936778512114209529_o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A Facebook link</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/evildriveofficial">https://www.facebook.com/evildriveofficial</a></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEM8ImkdhX4Yyw9GD03Vlnw0Gg4l83fp_apxmQ4uizCTvuaxTolq1elDMqDPahO7CGx7ONDeQwcTQ3t8XJMURPVGVhZeXfg6ojBSWR4uUHMf6iH1bSoY49P57Ag4fcjN81poqclYVyKwU/s1080/87038658_1354335948091398_1548084102433865728_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEM8ImkdhX4Yyw9GD03Vlnw0Gg4l83fp_apxmQ4uizCTvuaxTolq1elDMqDPahO7CGx7ONDeQwcTQ3t8XJMURPVGVhZeXfg6ojBSWR4uUHMf6iH1bSoY49P57Ag4fcjN81poqclYVyKwU/s320/87038658_1354335948091398_1548084102433865728_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A YouTube link</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgkHJnGk70rRJ_-JD4FZFiQ">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgkHJnGk70rRJ_-JD4FZFiQ</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">A Spotify link</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/4dQ6ENHVxFAEbJMH8BtZGw">https://open.spotify.com/artist/4dQ6ENHVxFAEbJMH8BtZGw</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">An Instagram link</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/evildriveband/">https://www.instagram.com/evildriveband/</a></span></p>Wes Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06110735366416964496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826846188480494638.post-21573350313902263792021-01-21T02:48:00.001-08:002021-01-21T02:48:27.304-08:00RONIN NEW METAL COFFEE BREW<p><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRcGaJGdNcxM8AI-lHXK0WZcXzxRL4FSfTTuaMHCHCsGAvHNRYc6U9cTbNUJbmsfQvLXPRv755XGlPc5M2SR352h-J2vFXPgRTf9b_qaL_hlI4C08FSdkXhz_2zmNKOO93GhWhVa1Ck8/s1500/Album+Art.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRcGaJGdNcxM8AI-lHXK0WZcXzxRL4FSfTTuaMHCHCsGAvHNRYc6U9cTbNUJbmsfQvLXPRv755XGlPc5M2SR352h-J2vFXPgRTf9b_qaL_hlI4C08FSdkXhz_2zmNKOO93GhWhVa1Ck8/s320/Album+Art.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tired of hearing, “Rock is dead bro”? Well, so are Ronin! These four guys from Long Island are eagerly anticipating the moment when they can shut those people up with the release of their 8-track debut album! Like so many others who pine for the sounds of bands like Metallica and Alice in Chains, Ronin crave the sensation and visceral experience that accompanies listening to just good old, hard-hitting, no-nonsense Rock and Roll! No need for pomp and circumstance! Throw out the smoke and mirrors! Ronin play what they want, how they want and without any unnecessary embellishment or apologies. </span></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-Kf-kNtgcpZIEL_aO7FsmHMmsUkyec6_b9aeRP6FXWMr8B2x43G9gJb0ESjOosMA85AiFm62cS50Advjh9rrQgfUoKNM17nRuyxHOnT4BuuMVg5G6vpGJQ-dfFi1dFMw24Ynlp8n6tk/s1242/0fc266c3-3196-4d97-86e2-a531243a3c4d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-Kf-kNtgcpZIEL_aO7FsmHMmsUkyec6_b9aeRP6FXWMr8B2x43G9gJb0ESjOosMA85AiFm62cS50Advjh9rrQgfUoKNM17nRuyxHOnT4BuuMVg5G6vpGJQ-dfFi1dFMw24Ynlp8n6tk/s320/0fc266c3-3196-4d97-86e2-a531243a3c4d.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><p></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-0e00f9af-7fff-b6f9-4847-4a5382e56e4c"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">In the grand scheme of things, that has always been the mission of the New York foursome that makes up Ronin. Chris Feldmann (Rhythm Guitar and Vocals), Jack Mauro (Lead Guitar), Andrew Vitale (Bass Guitar), and Justin Maas (Drums) all grew up in the 90’s and early 2000’s, a time where Rock music was everywhere! They’ve grown tired of the soft and weak, pop-infused rock that floods the airwaves, veiling itself under the guise of rock music. Ronin have made it their life goal to rock it back to the days when the genre charged ahead of the crowd with full throttle adrenaline. So, enough moping around, yearning for “what was.” It’s time to get your asses in gear and focus on “what will be.” The Rock Revolution has begun, and Ronin are sounding the charge! Ronin are here to throw down, have a good time, and rock – don’t you fucking forget it!</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjFtUAwdQm1Ez8NqcGZFUTZPMQ_BHlS_Hi7irqyIS8uHq6Kl5YmO8ci-TaczDwa8ZQXatnUJhkxNrJDSk57dwI1yncIEBVjT3J10esxZKjcNZIhd4D3T6UL2q4Ka47wm7MyXYlGpyYuTc/s900/NEW+SIGGY+-+Made+with+PosterMyWall+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="900" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjFtUAwdQm1Ez8NqcGZFUTZPMQ_BHlS_Hi7irqyIS8uHq6Kl5YmO8ci-TaczDwa8ZQXatnUJhkxNrJDSk57dwI1yncIEBVjT3J10esxZKjcNZIhd4D3T6UL2q4Ka47wm7MyXYlGpyYuTc/w400-h134/NEW+SIGGY+-+Made+with+PosterMyWall+%25281%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div>Wes Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06110735366416964496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826846188480494638.post-83532626839985595432021-01-21T02:33:00.000-08:002021-01-21T02:33:07.205-08:00LAURA SITS DOWN WITH LIPSHOK<p><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Lipshok</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFn7Myfh9P9iaMCvR4dK9jZ_Otu1knnGbUg7HuHW7U43WChxcQlkS_rH6pTPwzH86nsPBr7NPYyazay6zLWhhyJ73Wa3LFKuSQKcVpC4C58vK6WzhjkqFr4leIIafqZgwIprQJEHuEBw/s851/29197005_10156144397203428_8354730912876855296_n.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="851" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFn7Myfh9P9iaMCvR4dK9jZ_Otu1knnGbUg7HuHW7U43WChxcQlkS_rH6pTPwzH86nsPBr7NPYyazay6zLWhhyJ73Wa3LFKuSQKcVpC4C58vK6WzhjkqFr4leIIafqZgwIprQJEHuEBw/w640-h236/29197005_10156144397203428_8354730912876855296_n.png" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: large;">
January 2021<br />
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Interviewed by: <br />
Laura Williams<br />
Vinyl Lollipops<br />
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Lipshok is:<br />
Scarlett Dark - Keyboards/Vocals<br />
Massimiliano Maggiari - Guitar<br />
Phil Jameson - Bass<br />
Joe Londeree - Drums</span></span><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8fSaIHL87m3hDz1y9Y-T_Gr7794CPE5wkWYK4t2R1B0BjPznF7uIWku3ZeyJ_bdW761L4z6dfKH5XPQUwwz380dAdqKrq6-MmmzllwlhqSKFovrWzJ-S_qbgqR-niDdLxVEnNmTMDih0/s960/100549398_10158373433903428_1560600272789569536_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8fSaIHL87m3hDz1y9Y-T_Gr7794CPE5wkWYK4t2R1B0BjPznF7uIWku3ZeyJ_bdW761L4z6dfKH5XPQUwwz380dAdqKrq6-MmmzllwlhqSKFovrWzJ-S_qbgqR-niDdLxVEnNmTMDih0/s320/100549398_10158373433903428_1560600272789569536_n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: large;"><br />
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<br />
Laura:<br />
What genre of music do you consider Lipshok to be?<br />
<br />
Scarlett:<br />
Ha ha, sometimes tough to answer. We think of it as gothic hard rock with some
symphonic metal. It seems that different people hear different genres and
influences. Maybe it’s just original? Unique? Different? I like all of those.<br />
<br />
<br />
Laura:<br />
What's the ultimate direction for your band?<br />
<br />
Scarlett:<br />
To keep playing and writing new songs and getting this stuff out there. I am
compelled. I don’t have a choice. It’s true. I have to do this. (I have to do
other things too like have a day job, but music is a lot more fun)<br />
<br />
Laura:<br />
How would you describe your music making process? <br />
<br />
Scarlett:<br />
Well, I like this question. First of all, since I’m the primary song writer, I
usually start with some keyboard stuff, chord progressions, fooling around
shit, and then from there a vocal melody comes to me almost
instantaneously. I start messing with those 2 things, vocals and chord
progressions. <br />
<br />
Then I force the bass player, (who happens to be my husband), to come out to
the studio (in our garage) and play along just to see how it sounds with other
instruments. Of course, this can be a long boring process as we argue for
the first ½ hour about how it should go and then he gives in as he realizes
what I’m doing. Once I have a working arrangement of the song, (i.e.
verses, choruses, bridges, etc.) I start adding vocal melodies and lyrics. All
of this can take 10 minutes to an hour depending on how much cooperation I get.
Next we record it so we don’t forget it.<br />
<br />
Lastly it gets sent to the drummer and guitarist. They work on their parts and
when we get together next we put it together as a band. I’m always amazed at
how the song expands once we get everyone in there and this little ditty that I
wrote becomes a huge wave of sound! LOL.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz14aRSgiM62DopiRrrL4Wky6Xxy_VMoqiuEcXigk-tzIBNrC2tu8zfe1IDybw1XUCMPoYnXyu1gg8BP2XqzaV2mpDyRRX7DMH_rB4x3JlbCG3WH-OQO3bBWA34aIG47XejnEGprT8cSs/s960/19225247_10155350021703428_4534248033286317045_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz14aRSgiM62DopiRrrL4Wky6Xxy_VMoqiuEcXigk-tzIBNrC2tu8zfe1IDybw1XUCMPoYnXyu1gg8BP2XqzaV2mpDyRRX7DMH_rB4x3JlbCG3WH-OQO3bBWA34aIG47XejnEGprT8cSs/s320/19225247_10155350021703428_4534248033286317045_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: large;"><br />
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<br />
Laura:<br />
Why call the band, “Lipshok?”<br />
<br />
Scarlett:<br />
Ah, of course. Important question. A lip shock happens when you are singing and
touch your lips to the mic and there is an electrical problem and you get
shocked in the old mouth. Let me tell you, it isn’t comfortable. It feels
like a bunch of little needles poking your lips. The first lip shock was huge.
A blue arc you could see. The guy said at the time, “Wow, I just shocked my
lips!” I said, “Oooo, you got a lip shock!” Then we ran from
there. Of course, we had to make it one word and change the spelling so it
looked cooler. Of course, whenever this happened to me everyone laughed. So, I
eventually went wireless to avoid the problem, lol.<br />
<br />
<br />
Laura:<br />
What should fans expect to experience at a show?<br />
<br />
Scarlett:<br />
An honest to God musical extravanganza!! Ha ha, actually a sincere effort to
tell the stories people think about in musical form. Maybe share the emotion
and thought patterns that are prevalent in society. Unusual and unique melodies
that can haunt the back of your mind. Most importantly, have a good
time!!! <br />
<br />
<br />
Laura:<br />
Typical question here. Who has influenced you the most via music?<br />
<br />
Scarlett:<br />
Wow! So many and at the same time so few. I have always loved super
orchestrated music, that is keyboards with guitars with harmonized vocals like
choirs. I mean, I go back to Elton John, Genesis, Pink Floyd, and now Within
Temptation, Nightwish, Ghost, Lacuna Coil, and Evanescence.<br />
<br />
I used to be an opera singer!!<br />
<br />
Laura:<br />
How can fans and future fans locate, listen to and buy your music?<br />
<br />
Scarlett:<br />
We are all over the place now. We are on all the streaming services like:
Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, Amazon, etc. We are signed with a European
label “Sliptrick Records” for distribution in Europe, and are on CD Baby in the
US.<br />
<br />
Website:<br />
<a href="http://www.lipshok.com/" target="_blank">www.lipshok.com</a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.sliptrickrecords.com/lipshok" target="_blank">www.sliptrickrecords.com/lipshok</a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/lipshok" target="_blank">www.cdbaby.com/lipshok</a><br />
<br />
<br />
Laura:<br />
Is there anything else you would like your fans to know?<br />
<br />
Scarlett:<br />
Everyone should hang in there. 2020 was a rough year and hopefully 2021 will
get better and we can all look forward to seeing and hearing live music again.
Love what you do and do what you love. We are always going to be creating and
writing and recording and performing as it is the way of things.<br />
<br />
Laura:<br />
What's coming up next for Lipshok?<br />
<br />
Scarlett:<br />
Well, we are just getting out the new music from “LIPSHOK: Shadows of a Dark
Heart.” There’s a lot of interesting stories on this album. For example,
we did an animated video of the number 5 track “And So He’ll Fly” which is a
song about Icarus and an updated version of the tragic story.<br />
<br />
“Looking Glass” is about Alice in Wonderland and how everyone wants to be her
and go there.<br />
<br />
“Alive Once More” is about being a vampire and never really “living.”<br />
<br />
“Answer the Call” which is somewhat political about the events and the problems
of immigration. (I don’t usually write about political stuff as I live in
Fantasyland, but I couldn’t ignore this one)<br />
<br />
“Revenge” about just that, getting revenge in a really bad way.<br />
<br />
“Don’t Fear Defeat” is about going on despite being afraid to lose, etc.<br />
<br />
——<br />
<br />
Lipshok is represented by:<br />
<a href="http://www.metalcoffeepr.com/" target="_blank">www.metalcoffeepr.com</a><br />
<a href="mailto:Metalcoffeepr@gmail.com" target="_blank">Metalcoffeepr@gmail.com</a><br />
<a href="http://mhf-mag.com/" target="_blank">http://mhf-mag.com/</a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Laura Williams<br />
©️Vinyl Lollipops<br />
All Rights Reserved.</span></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 107%;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfghuq5X5WVyPe3llam_oIOAXD9LE3bNJrpxVimFfDCjwXaqfG3APF7uCmnsWullTwg2QWum-UIUgih47XhLf8mFRBYLVTntiD17tCbVyAhVU6naNESdR2lJIvRRVcfWDqvLoi2zmLcY/s500/VLP-removebg-preview.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfghuq5X5WVyPe3llam_oIOAXD9LE3bNJrpxVimFfDCjwXaqfG3APF7uCmnsWullTwg2QWum-UIUgih47XhLf8mFRBYLVTntiD17tCbVyAhVU6naNESdR2lJIvRRVcfWDqvLoi2zmLcY/s320/VLP-removebg-preview.png" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div>Wes Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06110735366416964496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826846188480494638.post-11173066634810064432021-01-20T01:58:00.000-08:002021-01-20T01:58:32.935-08:00KOSMONAUT SUPER HOT SPACE CHICK LEVEL EXPERT<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZCLAr2Sv6VCnMUByjPryhN_1NUfnhnFxFmtiSKFV_AoExU7CnpiRO3Lj7YtOFUwLIFyszSQA5D_S6WqiOsmmhOTrDfayhuWTKFNcnoVAR3nQnwlrCQx4CUawlOVCOiEkVC7LnF7UDkGc/s975/0022409464_100.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="975" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZCLAr2Sv6VCnMUByjPryhN_1NUfnhnFxFmtiSKFV_AoExU7CnpiRO3Lj7YtOFUwLIFyszSQA5D_S6WqiOsmmhOTrDfayhuWTKFNcnoVAR3nQnwlrCQx4CUawlOVCOiEkVC7LnF7UDkGc/w640-h118/0022409464_100.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">It
was sometime in the fall of 2019 that my friend and I decided to embark on a
music journey. We wanted to make some music that was conceptually interesting
and paid homage to all of the influences that we had in our musical
heroes. We embarked on our first record, a collection of EP’s that we had
created that we decided to self title. It was an affirmation to everything that
we were hoping it would be. It was raw, spontaneous , and honest. It was
primitive and shamastic, and absolutely us. We decided to rip the fucking rear
view mirro off our proverbial hot rod that we were cruising in and continue to
pursue our sound. “Blues in solstice “ was created while we kept working past
our first album. </span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEmEQ1-tkuxuj9Fma5ExXvIyqcwTkkR9kMtToB2fDDr5mmpc77hSeBvZjU7J-uWOFz3yOPmdxvNvWFveOI-fbTf97aCiXEcDngblUNor6jA1gewEchVbihPjB2m2NEJ2RcO_uZIOBtlAg/s437/124375047_210672230419148_6674537587572839088_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="437" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEmEQ1-tkuxuj9Fma5ExXvIyqcwTkkR9kMtToB2fDDr5mmpc77hSeBvZjU7J-uWOFz3yOPmdxvNvWFveOI-fbTf97aCiXEcDngblUNor6jA1gewEchVbihPjB2m2NEJ2RcO_uZIOBtlAg/s320/124375047_210672230419148_6674537587572839088_n.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: #fcff01;">It was literally a couple of months apart from the first batch
of songs we created, and in some ways, it sounds like years were spaced in
between the two. We picked up some momentum on this record thanks to Rob
Hammer. He posted our first two albums to youtube and it was fucking inspiring.
To think </span><span style="color: #800180;">that we were lucky enough to have people listen and like our project
was absolutely rewarding as fuck. We kept the momentum up with “frequency and
vibration” , writing continuously since the first record. We wrote most of this
record VIA EMAIL. We love to record, produce, and engineer music. Since we both
have studios in our houses, we could work on music at our convenience, and move
fast by just reacting off of each other's material.That’s ultimately what makes
this band so great. The spontaneity that exists in the writing. We have so much
music to share with you! We don't buy into the industries bullshit. We are not
looking to get famous or fucking be Led Zeppelin or something.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlRrhRU3Q1k7kOqIvbiSXB16buE5WwUJpFS45zQTyBpSAIVGCFHVfM9pqdLNdCTNC4oHk-kKACg9-disp_g0V2AnQ_3v92V6W-3YaShk3n-hFECloMLtZwsKM9COcJF8Wcjr3UJiw67c/s700/a3750205317_16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlRrhRU3Q1k7kOqIvbiSXB16buE5WwUJpFS45zQTyBpSAIVGCFHVfM9pqdLNdCTNC4oHk-kKACg9-disp_g0V2AnQ_3v92V6W-3YaShk3n-hFECloMLtZwsKM9COcJF8Wcjr3UJiw67c/s320/a3750205317_16.jpg" /></a></div><br /> We just love
fucking music. We are metalheads, raised on the radio in the 90”s,
grunge-aholics, and well versed in all things recording. We wanted to put
together a band that was all of those things, and i honestly thing we succeeded
with it. Check out all of our records at <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://kosmonautofficial.bandcamp.com/&source=gmail&ust=1611220227372000&usg=AFQjCNHhjbXVeBRWxEJYreZ4BsCamvI5GA" href="https://kosmonautofficial.bandcamp.com/" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://kosmonautofficial.<wbr></wbr>bandcamp.com/</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">. <span style="color: #04ff00;">Most of the material is “ name your
price”. This means if you are fucking poor like we are, you can download it for
free. It is worth it. We love our music and want you to have it. Thank you so
much for listening, and if you actually read all this shit, then god bless you,
you are fucking one of us, the lovers of music. Hit us up and send us messages,
we would love to hear from you! We are not the pretentious , stereo typical
fucktards that play music. Give us links to records, songs, or even just say
hello, we fucking love you, the listener, the people who get it. I hope you
enjoy our music, we love you. </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></span><p></p>
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<o:p></o:p></p>Wes Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06110735366416964496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826846188480494638.post-66692595028338698772021-01-20T01:38:00.003-08:002021-01-21T03:26:43.515-08:00DEEP AND HARD THE BOTTOM END OF STEALTH<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIdkmnSvqNU9WmFyBSr1dgMmF18Hv0psRIhJwyg3c1CEQ-xPkUBv6v4eWfbwyYF8sxGhMeq3vNHCEsdt-irBCi7n17Nyi8wD38GFLBUSoAaZr6ViQxDjCpuumm9671DCRNdoM0QBTXgWk/s1080/Copy+of+Sale+Instagram+Banner+Template+Lips+-+Made+with+PosterMyWall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIdkmnSvqNU9WmFyBSr1dgMmF18Hv0psRIhJwyg3c1CEQ-xPkUBv6v4eWfbwyYF8sxGhMeq3vNHCEsdt-irBCi7n17Nyi8wD38GFLBUSoAaZr6ViQxDjCpuumm9671DCRNdoM0QBTXgWk/s320/Copy+of+Sale+Instagram+Banner+Template+Lips+-+Made+with+PosterMyWall.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br />1.Why Bass?</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">I play this instrument because the bass is the heart of the music so it creates a pulse of time and harmony </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">2.Do you think it is unfair or just lack of knowledge bass gets so little credit?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">I think the problem is caused by the fact that people focus on the superficiality of music. The bass instead is depth so it's for few connoisseurs.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">3.What kind of bass do you use? Model , color , year , And why</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">I usually play my black ibanez k5. Ibanez bass has a very dry sound that's also suitable for metal but at the same time it's clean and harmonic.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QGCule4WhbqY9yGiTZzSGqbreedlYiTy1bsKVmnhxIXoQ4O3jnYeHCVf6_xBo_9TQ32MoUr6sV3shrwCcsgUDJ1CRTAlw0No57VIZKlN5AZVJO-zEsvr0q0m2HwmLVjkrRJ_v_jYrVc/s2048/Dany+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1427" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QGCule4WhbqY9yGiTZzSGqbreedlYiTy1bsKVmnhxIXoQ4O3jnYeHCVf6_xBo_9TQ32MoUr6sV3shrwCcsgUDJ1CRTAlw0No57VIZKlN5AZVJO-zEsvr0q0m2HwmLVjkrRJ_v_jYrVc/w279-h400/Dany+1.jpg" width="279" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">4.Tell us about your amplification</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">My amp is a 4-way tube behringer with full bodied and expansive sounds</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">5. With all of that being said do you feel tone is an important thing for bass?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Everything is important with an instrument</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">6.Do you prefer 5 strings over 4 string?</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSHhhIl5MZcZhLG17a0GvpyGOqAniv4_ba9Jhbcm1jQXSv0vq5OOoxgCTwVLPPMbxqcmEkUD3dCkh7VfgZt1EpZ6Bh1C-QOGHe3jDGDeSy_h2xcY9c1W65IVVpPvur2nSaVtBbY86QR20/s960/123061219_186329783058756_6697129143701378692_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="269" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSHhhIl5MZcZhLG17a0GvpyGOqAniv4_ba9Jhbcm1jQXSv0vq5OOoxgCTwVLPPMbxqcmEkUD3dCkh7VfgZt1EpZ6Bh1C-QOGHe3jDGDeSy_h2xcY9c1W65IVVpPvur2nSaVtBbY86QR20/s320/123061219_186329783058756_6697129143701378692_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">I prefer the 5 string </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">7.Who is your favorite bassist?</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPyQHPKccD5W1cwrYqhKRUfhxaKBl4G5uerCQ-IctTVkuPdbKtwk5ZuQoo52Z_JNgnMTD3pfc91jPVIhIeS6EQLnIw_0asURg4mqnQRqSKBpLMPAAth7iHXA0gBMlEstIFCP6HXHBRgsM/s2048/Dany+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPyQHPKccD5W1cwrYqhKRUfhxaKBl4G5uerCQ-IctTVkuPdbKtwk5ZuQoo52Z_JNgnMTD3pfc91jPVIhIeS6EQLnIw_0asURg4mqnQRqSKBpLMPAAth7iHXA0gBMlEstIFCP6HXHBRgsM/w426-h640/Dany+2.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">John Francis Anthony Pastorius</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">8. Who is your least favorite bassist?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Sid Vicious </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">9.Why do you think women seem to be attracted to playing bass?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Because they are smarter than boss.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">10. What bassist dead or alive would you like a private lesson with?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">With Cliff Burton </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_y5e7H8QpADlq25OVAVU0xBMKkUvGARRH9U3I0dMLdLzfbyMH382V1F28qi0ezggY3yzm-TpPaUhF_p8mQgtdcJkvs_QWj0ebfKGR3QimAoOQxrSIRYHJ9WTobswZ5f3JQL1vHYZCCw/s2048/Dany+bass+pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_y5e7H8QpADlq25OVAVU0xBMKkUvGARRH9U3I0dMLdLzfbyMH382V1F28qi0ezggY3yzm-TpPaUhF_p8mQgtdcJkvs_QWj0ebfKGR3QimAoOQxrSIRYHJ9WTobswZ5f3JQL1vHYZCCw/w480-h640/Dany+bass+pic.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">11. Bonus question</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Bobby Doll , Nikki Sixx , Les Claypool , Billy Sheehan which is more ridiculous and why</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Bobby Dall because I don't like poison </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">https://www.facebook.com/stealthattack.it</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><text class="_3ziulaHePS" data-test="textbox" direction="ltr" height="10.7879638671875" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" style="background-color: #f7f9fa; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif; font-size: x-large;" textlength="218.543991088867" x="56.7480010986328" y="-702.388061523438"><br /></text></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIceYTsEZvbmfKenWVTbzI3TiOSzuyEzdxdHcMu1JfsSNrypmhSlOzUJn5CsnEeGPmuN6rBN3lx22pQcaeRQHFKTfcoMyablK0eNsnmrJY1SULJ7JoBFAwFryNbb6AOkopmyOorB8oPUI/s2048/138594407_416854759526390_5739498953509101650_n.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1638" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIceYTsEZvbmfKenWVTbzI3TiOSzuyEzdxdHcMu1JfsSNrypmhSlOzUJn5CsnEeGPmuN6rBN3lx22pQcaeRQHFKTfcoMyablK0eNsnmrJY1SULJ7JoBFAwFryNbb6AOkopmyOorB8oPUI/s320/138594407_416854759526390_5739498953509101650_n.png" /></a></div><br /><text class="_3ziulaHePS" data-test="textbox" direction="ltr" height="10.7879638671875" lengthadjust="spacingAndGlyphs" style="background-color: #f7f9fa; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT, serif; font-size: x-large;" textlength="218.543991088867" x="56.7480010986328" y="-702.388061523438"><br /></text><p></p>Wes Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06110735366416964496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826846188480494638.post-53167221503459376202021-01-15T11:24:00.003-08:002021-01-15T11:24:57.530-08:00LIPSHOK REVIEW BY RAKK!<p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><u><span lang="PT"><span style="font-size: large;">Lipshok
– Review<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span lang="PT">These guys come from Lipshok | Hayward, CA
| USA and released a new album, last year, called “Shadows Of A Dark Heart”,
via Dist. Sliptrick Records. They play Gothic Rock and Symphonic Metal and
their influences are Within Temptation and Evanescence. Scarlett Dark has
beautiful skills, that will make you travel into another dimensions, when you
hear her playing the keyboards. She even has a witchy voice. Mythical creatures
will come to life, once they hear it. Scott Bullerwell plays fast and love how
he does it, specially on “And So He’ll Fly”, the story of Icarus, that comes
along with a video on Youtube. </span></b><span lang="PT"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsLBj3rwCBw"><b></b></a></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsLBj3rwCBw"><b><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qsLBj3rwCBw" width="320" youtube-src-id="qsLBj3rwCBw"></iframe></b></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsLBj3rwCBw"><b><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsLBj3rwCBw</b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="PT"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="PT"><span style="font-size: large;">I love the work Phil Jameson and Joe
Londeree put on bass and drums. <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="PT"><span style="font-size: large;">The album was recorded, mixed, and mastered
by Brad Barth at Audio Voyage Studios in Livermore, CA, USA.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="PT"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7rij9QWQDYLNYjZpx3gAqtOy_G3ARR5Bu-FRDjE6GCyWYcjAWDGp5Y3Gd3PlLJyr5B5h6siA3mvqZTjMIP15oqxWe0uzRzfPPHPIN-Kr-3AAWTevYNMwfcZdQF5CTUCWYFYHfQK4GwAQ/s1140/66522618_10157357134163428_362129016511004672_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1140" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7rij9QWQDYLNYjZpx3gAqtOy_G3ARR5Bu-FRDjE6GCyWYcjAWDGp5Y3Gd3PlLJyr5B5h6siA3mvqZTjMIP15oqxWe0uzRzfPPHPIN-Kr-3AAWTevYNMwfcZdQF5CTUCWYFYHfQK4GwAQ/s320/66522618_10157357134163428_362129016511004672_o.jpg" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>Wes Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06110735366416964496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826846188480494638.post-8233152030089519212021-01-15T11:17:00.002-08:002021-01-15T11:17:28.487-08:00REVIEW OF CULTT OF SHE BY BRYAN BLAKE<p> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">CULT OF SHE </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUlEBoW2PzIJ0Th9IsouUvQnB0RfVw4ouWwUuipAlueT6PUaL6rJux3i2hKPKQhafA9PY7Kc703Mx5UzQlZpvfRRRfmNDz-qsZL1I2OxcdJvc1A8Iun5HKzSjcF6k4okl4KpWvJF2LUk/s2048/94488219_2824099241036018_8490701554469306368_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUlEBoW2PzIJ0Th9IsouUvQnB0RfVw4ouWwUuipAlueT6PUaL6rJux3i2hKPKQhafA9PY7Kc703Mx5UzQlZpvfRRRfmNDz-qsZL1I2OxcdJvc1A8Iun5HKzSjcF6k4okl4KpWvJF2LUk/s320/94488219_2824099241036018_8490701554469306368_o.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-b7a8f7b8-7fff-e67c-eea2-afc2c8a12628"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SOUTHERN DOOM </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cult Of She is a hybrid band that will blow your fucking mind. Influences consisting of hard core punk, fuzz metal, grunge,stoner metal, and that dirty raw sound we “ live “ music addicts crave. Southern Doom is the latest offering from this band, and it flows like a keg after a mosh. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Songs like “late bloomer” and “ cottonmouth “ smack you in the face with aggressive guitar playing, howling vocals, and a rhythm section that pounds like the drums of hell. Their use of tempo’s and dynamics affirm that this band is well rehearsed and well versed. “ Dent”, is one of my favorite tracks on this album, it has a killer blend of grunge, death, hate, and agonizing lyrics that everyone can relate to. This song is an example of this band demonstrating it’s range in all things metal. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This album has a great guitar tone, fuzzy, and at times utilizes that crispy stack clean to build a hellashish chorus, like on the song “ widow” which howls like old school manson with the angry vocals Blythe. I love their use of pedals, pitch shifters, and all manners of kool little nuances that are webbed on this album. I love the use of feedback and noise, because it sounds like I am standing in front of the band, the use of gang vocals even make it feel like a show. This is a hard thing to do, especially for aggressive bands, they do so effortlessly. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL21cL__5hMIX9SGpSuAnJ3uwdAXx-tnAvsc__lqiubqp-xOWGsJWxr9HlUfXiNRNNm_FXoIv79-ldYJ-latYC5N5UhDMlyPXmSOY5sakCKgIwkndcjSe3m_7Ah443np7GShal7rSB_54/s2048/49898705_1932497983529486_6953545459449200640_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL21cL__5hMIX9SGpSuAnJ3uwdAXx-tnAvsc__lqiubqp-xOWGsJWxr9HlUfXiNRNNm_FXoIv79-ldYJ-latYC5N5UhDMlyPXmSOY5sakCKgIwkndcjSe3m_7Ah443np7GShal7rSB_54/s320/49898705_1932497983529486_6953545459449200640_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A special shout out to the bassist and drummer for their monstrous and tight arrangements throughout the album! This is a must have and will fit perfect in your collection, next to the stooges, nirvana, agnostic front, black flag, the melvins, and chase it with some code orange.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">REVIEW BY </span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: #242526; color: #e4e6eb; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: 600; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;">Bryan Blake</span></span></div></span>Wes Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06110735366416964496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826846188480494638.post-34225478279747937582021-01-08T13:16:00.001-08:002021-01-08T13:16:17.953-08:00The Mastermind with 2 names and 6 strings Christopher Carrion<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEHdJxeGmwCPhBKQ_bg5IZr9fBfGu075kV4BD_41aUsHExDByizOvlSlOpIQaIXZHWuiZJoOnOMbBRwFSaQiGqBQvIzUi9DSUB98Fgyl3wREHXrc38alWcDV4gcSP8IV5Y8VrgiWADhE/s640/Christopher+Carrion_5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="427" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEHdJxeGmwCPhBKQ_bg5IZr9fBfGu075kV4BD_41aUsHExDByizOvlSlOpIQaIXZHWuiZJoOnOMbBRwFSaQiGqBQvIzUi9DSUB98Fgyl3wREHXrc38alWcDV4gcSP8IV5Y8VrgiWADhE/w268-h400/Christopher+Carrion_5.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">1.Introduce yourself and your band and tell us why we should listen to you.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">My name is Jesse Lacharite and “Christopher Carrion” is my solo music project. The name comes from a character in Clive Barkers “Abarat” series of books who is the Lord of Midnight and manifests his darkest nightmares into real life. After the demise of my previous band “Decillion” I thought that I would try my hand at the solo music thing. I like to look at myself as the next evolution of bands like King Diamond, Opeth and Enslaved. I write a lot of concept albums but I also dabble in releases that tackle serious social issues. Most people are attracted to my music because I cover a lot a ground musically. I'm mostly Metal with a penchant for hopping musical fences. This keeps it interesting for me and for the listeners, at least that's what I hope.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">2.What do you classify your sound as, Who do you tell people you sound like?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I'm a mixture of four bands. Faith No More, Opeth, King Diamond and Enslaved. The music is heavy and brutal but not to the point as to exclude more atmospheric moments. I've always loved the contrast between heavier elements and more atmospheric tapestries. What is heaviness without something to play off of? I have one simple rule. Nothing is off the table, if the music takes me somewhere than I just go with my gut and follow it. This can throw people off when they first listen to the music. One moment I'm writing a ballad then next I'm burying an axe into your face. This provides the peaks and valleys musically speaking to keep the music interesting and moving forward. I've heard so many times that I don't sound like anybody and yet sound very familiar. That's the allure of what I do musically, I take chances. Whether that works; well I can't say, but it certainly provides an alternative to a lot of the music being produced today.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">3.With digital music in today's world would you vote to keep or eliminate physical media?</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrtFinQa_gZjCsv_G_XfbBUIqiXyxbgI4oyVkJ_JMJOg0vT8inMwY07QHfXO8KKu5Att5NU6xuBk0avW1sHP2TQoeu1erzKUT4iu7fXGFVFMjcm4w3Ld9vVFJg8gRQwU6ibDFN3MpRwvo/s400/Christopher+Carrion_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="400" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrtFinQa_gZjCsv_G_XfbBUIqiXyxbgI4oyVkJ_JMJOg0vT8inMwY07QHfXO8KKu5Att5NU6xuBk0avW1sHP2TQoeu1erzKUT4iu7fXGFVFMjcm4w3Ld9vVFJg8gRQwU6ibDFN3MpRwvo/w400-h268/Christopher+Carrion_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I would definitely be in the “keep” physical media camp. Physical media is very important because it offers an opportunity to put out something that is unique. There is another side to this question though. I don't subscribe to the idea that you should just print off a bunch of CD's etcetera without their being some kind of intrinsic value attached to it. It needs to be a limited run accompanied by something special and rare. Nobody wants CD's anymore because of the advent of Smart Phones and other technologies. The internet itself has rendered CD's a bit of a relic of the past, but there are still collectors out there that appreciate physical media, they just happen to be in the minority now. My opinion is make something special and desirable that would justify the price and then just make enough of them to make them valuable and keep that value over time. Just my two cents. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">4.What is the reason you decided to be a musician and has that reason paid off?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I've always been a musician, I was born a musician. There have been so many times that I just wanted to quit, but couldn't. I was like an addict looking for his next fix. There's no money in music anymore, we've devalued the trade to point where you basically have to be a masochist to continue making it, but on the other hand when you are so tied to the art it becomes impossible to just quit cold turkey. For many years I thought that it was playing shows and grinding it out that was what made it worthwhile but in the end it was the creative process that began to reveal itself as the primary driver of continued interest. The way things are now, I just make music and am happy with the thought that I'm adding to the creative realm. I don't need millions of dollars or thousands of fans, I just want to make music and put it out there. Money, fame and notoriety are byproducts of success, but true success and fulfillment come from staying true to your dreams. It may sound hokey, but I'm beyond materialism and all that other nonsense, I make music, that's all I care about anymore. If I die a pauper in total obscurity, I'm just glad I had the opportunity to do it in the first place.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">5.How do you feel about females in metal getting special attention? Do you feel it is fair?</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCFniF3iZ-ALfyta-3EsZT7GJcSn1xD8Zv7RzF3EDYLaR2eO50uDBHGD1ssIq0B4zB6MvzhbkzXjnrkIDAZoQQK42DinW8JznjQNTzUz0J75crypDly0j1qvscIIoC9bMZhhXUyFfsAzk/s462/Capture.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCFniF3iZ-ALfyta-3EsZT7GJcSn1xD8Zv7RzF3EDYLaR2eO50uDBHGD1ssIq0B4zB6MvzhbkzXjnrkIDAZoQQK42DinW8JznjQNTzUz0J75crypDly0j1qvscIIoC9bMZhhXUyFfsAzk/w554-h640/Capture.PNG" width="554" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">It was to be expected really. Metal was so dominated by men that there was bound to be a tipping point when the scale finally shifted in favour of the opposite sex. My only issue is that a lot of attention is showered upon the women and little concerning the band which in a lot cases is made up primarily of men. I'm old, so in the old days it was about bands, where each member was essential to the overall sound. We've kind of thrown that aesthetic out the window in favour of a single point of focus, which incidentally happens to be a pretty front-woman or what have you. If Metal is succeeding and thriving and one of the main drivers of that success is women being thrown into the mix then I can see no reason to really complain. On the other hand if we start to adopt ideas that are prevalent in the Pop market by sole focusing on someones looks or gender we turn the thing into a gimmick and that is to be wholeheartedly rejected. Women have always had a place in metal and a lot of new bands with women among their ranks are making incredible headway which is a good thing, I just think we need to revert back to revering the groups instead of singling out one particular member.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">6.In the world climate with hatred being at an all time high and metal being an “ angry” music</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Do you think your music contributes to anger and hatred?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Metal is the musical equivalent to hatred and anger just like Pop is the musical equivalent to happiness and love (for the most part, I'm generalizing here). Metal has always been the home of outcasts and misfits. There is a certain amount of negative energy inherent in that moniker. Not all people are happy go lucky types, some thrive in a more caustic environments. You need only look at the charts around the time of the rise of Black Sabbath and others of the same ilk to see the contrast. Metal as a music form also serves a secondary purpose. What do you listen to when you're feeling angry and disgruntled. What is the easiest way to purge that negativity from your being? Listening to Metal of course. I would say that it is only in recent years that you are seeing this transformation from hostility to more moderate temperaments. Most of the kids these days have had a pretty extensive catalogue of extreme music to draw from so they don't always feel angry and disenfranchised as we did in the old days. Old School Metalheads were often singled out for ridicule and bullying in High School because we we're different. In today's society there is a plurality of individuals and those old norms have been to a large extent erased. When everything is said and done Metal will always be the home of people who thrive on negativity and adversity even if they don't feel that way personally. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">7.Are you opposed to religious beliefs or politics being used in music?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Not at all, there has to be some kind of wellspring of inspiration to make music authentic. A lot of times that is derived from your internal politics or religious beliefs. Some of my favourite bands of all time had that as a central theme running through their musical catalogues. Venom and Bathory instantly spring to mind from a religious perspective. Early Megadeth and Metallica would be a good example of the political. Since the dawn of time, music has been a tool to disseminate ideas and convey discontent concerning various political issues. This is built into the fabric of the art. My only hope is that the time tested attributes of Metal will continue and flower to even greater heights. I love talking about esoteric mysticism and occult rituals as much as the next Metal band but there has to be a point when you talk about something real and tangible. Music is the single best weapon we have against the establishment, whether that be religious or political, do we really want to lose that? I'm thinking not...</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqNWGLOxH8xmAOr1Bh1rl2Wx1yRZwB3Z3owntK3f1d39RvTAcyFKybnqzqGIJnu4BJBcg0CCEBqOhiy7cYrFwrELpDj-o8zEov9IMvDM8nWGfNK22q7bQngpi2z_bV3FQqwdv_1bDyd0/s640/Christopher+Carrion_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="427" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqNWGLOxH8xmAOr1Bh1rl2Wx1yRZwB3Z3owntK3f1d39RvTAcyFKybnqzqGIJnu4BJBcg0CCEBqOhiy7cYrFwrELpDj-o8zEov9IMvDM8nWGfNK22q7bQngpi2z_bV3FQqwdv_1bDyd0/w428-h640/Christopher+Carrion_3.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">8.We have dive into some pretty deep issues here do you think your music sends a message and if so what is it?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I make a point to make whole albums of material that attack injustices and the cognitive dissonance of our evolving societies. In the era of CV-19 that has become more </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1eI3VgMpkfbca2yhyqsLDs?si=c6CpKWnlQCeMe_vp2rbwkA">https://open.spotify.com/album/1eI3VgMpkfbca2yhyqsLDs?si=c6CpKWnlQCeMe_vp2rbwkA</a></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT1evExz2WHjdFUsD0FdlphD7SAo6pRVrpTK91jMeh900tr9XpA12cyUJBVFMPZwhtBdsK-42_yI1Q5kcfyj3lOSogBTAr42FcLupbDQnQTC3TG3468zEV1AAcNxlRX08PSkiWV_oPehY/s640/5b7d36d1-1fb7-4db1-8988-4cf72844c1e0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT1evExz2WHjdFUsD0FdlphD7SAo6pRVrpTK91jMeh900tr9XpA12cyUJBVFMPZwhtBdsK-42_yI1Q5kcfyj3lOSogBTAr42FcLupbDQnQTC3TG3468zEV1AAcNxlRX08PSkiWV_oPehY/s320/5b7d36d1-1fb7-4db1-8988-4cf72844c1e0.png" /></a></div><br /><p>FOR INTERVIEWS OR REVIEWS CONTACT METALCOFFEEPR@GMAIL.COM</p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Wes Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06110735366416964496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826846188480494638.post-69584690631962216372021-01-05T17:53:00.002-08:002021-01-05T17:53:40.092-08:00DANIELLE SITS DOWN WITH SEPTARIAN<p><span style="font-size: large;"> Septarian</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Melodic Death/ Thrash.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Alabama USA</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Interview by Danielle Kali</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikygMij-XIn08RUSnEtwnd4vsbUjTkOqSweMl9MSX5rTbd8ksWcd110fbIxK6dF3ZvgtMpCs1bWaNJcyekywYM4e2ZFF_nJhrHLfaJisQ3t9f1Z4OiCsEDfqk29cbP7YAsSouoRYqMiLo/s960/46479326_10161170552875578_7961078666069278720_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="960" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikygMij-XIn08RUSnEtwnd4vsbUjTkOqSweMl9MSX5rTbd8ksWcd110fbIxK6dF3ZvgtMpCs1bWaNJcyekywYM4e2ZFF_nJhrHLfaJisQ3t9f1Z4OiCsEDfqk29cbP7YAsSouoRYqMiLo/w400-h148/46479326_10161170552875578_7961078666069278720_o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I recently an excellent opportunity to ask this band any questions I wanted and got some very intriguing answers. Read on. If you haven't heard the album Bludgeon the Offended yet. Here's plenty of reason to want to.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">What three influences are most evident in your sound?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Everyone: the three influence we think you can hear most in our sound and that we all collectively love would have to be Fear Factory, Napalm Death and Alice in Chains but to limit it to just those is really unfair because each of us draws from a vast well of music that we love and you can hear all those different tones in the music we are creating</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Where do you find inspiration?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Megan: I think for me, I draw my lyrics and vocal power from the feelings that constantly swirl around inside my head. Especially in a world like we live in today, there is a plethora of inspiration just waiting to be noticed. Things to be angry about, things to rejoice over, things that scar the shit out of me, it's all right there, the hard part, really the terrifying part is drawing out the words.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The word Septarian sometimes refers to partitions between things. Why did you choose this word?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">From Josh C: As far as the word Septarian, it is the result of looking for the elusive one word band name lol. And seeing as its can be an amalgamation of mierals(rock) and ores(metal) it seemed like a natural fit. Plus, it sounds cool and wasn't taken already by a metal band as far as I can find. It is as a dragonstone.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The fifth track on the album Bludgeon the Offended is titled , No More Boundries. Which boundaries are those?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Megan: No More Boundaries is a song that speaks to anyone and everyone who has gone through any kind of suppression and had to overcome it and a celebration of the people who stood by you through everything. It doesn't speak about one specific obstacle or boundary. If anything it speaks about the boundaries we set upon ourselves in this society and the unrealistic expectations living in it creates and the real need to come together as a whole to disband these limitations.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Who are the offended and what are they being offended by?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Megan/josh combo answer: Bludgeon the offended is pretty much a direct comment on the seemingly acceptable trend of cancel culture these days. The offended are apparently a large part of society that seem to be offended by anything whatsoever that doesn't mirror their views or values. These are people who just down right refuse to accept the individuality that surrounds them on a daily basis. They walk through life with blinders.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">When is your next release expected out? What is it called? What is it in respose to?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Josh: we are really going to be pushing hard to have new music available for release this year.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">If God were real and you were about to meet them, what one question would you ask?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Josh C:If God were real and I met them, I guess I would ask if they thought it was perfectly acceptable for people that either have never heard of him/her, or that don't accept the organized way of worshipping to be condemned to hell anyway, or is he/she open to the idea that if you worship or appreciate the things that gave you life, is that good enough.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">If there is ever a difference of opinion at band practice, how is the final decision made?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Megan: as far as difference in opinion goes that is bound to happen but we choose to take a diplomatic standpoint and put it to a vote. This generally resolves and prevents any real disagreements.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Where would you like to be in ten years?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Megan: My dream for us is to get to the point where we are touring and playing music the way we all love on a consistent and professional level with National and World touring bands.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Are there any supporters you would like to publicly thank?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Everyone: It would be very hard to single out any individual fan or fans. We simply can't thank them enough for all the support they show to us over the years. If anyone deserves a thank you though, it would be the band wives who have put up with our crap over the years.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Where can we find you on the web?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Megan: you can find us on Septarian</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Instagram- @septarianmetal</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Youtube.com/septarianmetal</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">septarian.bandcamp.com</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Twitter- @Septarian14</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Reverbnation.com/Septarian</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Soundcloud.com/septarian-metal</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Septarian are:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Megan Hudson- lead vocals</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Joshua Cunningham- backing vocal/guitar</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">John Martin- backing vocal/bass</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Kenneth Galloway-drum</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Josh Hopper- keyboards</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Ashley Taylor- guitar</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">And I would like to thank Wes Moose Jaques and Septarian for their generosity in giving me their time.</span></p>Wes Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06110735366416964496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826846188480494638.post-19192739231668463982021-01-04T18:06:00.000-08:002021-01-04T18:06:54.063-08:00GET DEEP AND HARD WITH BRACKISH TIDE'S BASS THUMPER<p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywTasQYqoGjRlCmrC5Z8_b5uXRis0X5fV6J68l97tQemLiOhYeXl914cyV7xlkeYhIkUIainPo3OMtstW31dDAQP9AhxFM5iInw7YyBFDML7rSnqdlOnb95KfJ-wuXUS5fp2Wio_d27c/s1080/Copy+of+Sale+Instagram+Banner+Template+Lips+-+Made+with+PosterMyWall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywTasQYqoGjRlCmrC5Z8_b5uXRis0X5fV6J68l97tQemLiOhYeXl914cyV7xlkeYhIkUIainPo3OMtstW31dDAQP9AhxFM5iInw7YyBFDML7rSnqdlOnb95KfJ-wuXUS5fp2Wio_d27c/s320/Copy+of+Sale+Instagram+Banner+Template+Lips+-+Made+with+PosterMyWall.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />1.Why Bass?</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> Why not bass? Actually, it just comes naturally to me. I play guitar and drums but there is just</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">something about bass and the low end that is just a part of me.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">2.Do you think it is unfair or just lack of knowledge bass gets so little credit?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> I think most bass players aren’t worried about credit. To be honest, though it’s a lack of</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">knowledge. One point that I didn’t even realize for a while that bass players are the main</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">songwriters for a lot of bands. Another thing people don’t understand, even some musicians, is</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">a bass player's job in a band is to tell the drummer what the guitar players are doing and help</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">guitar players understand what a drummer is doing.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPwUvgkq5zwyuMvuUIVS1zME881E9tvhkIInmuQTpwQHSlEbP_6ycT2W3y2KLfK3h0l6V9e3HDWBvqzXdHhjKq8iB6WF1hiQmwu2cC8zWMGeDqG-swKayO3Bt85LkYn06kAnuw5q1jyQM/s2048/BRACK+FINAL.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1474" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPwUvgkq5zwyuMvuUIVS1zME881E9tvhkIInmuQTpwQHSlEbP_6ycT2W3y2KLfK3h0l6V9e3HDWBvqzXdHhjKq8iB6WF1hiQmwu2cC8zWMGeDqG-swKayO3Bt85LkYn06kAnuw5q1jyQM/s320/BRACK+FINAL.png" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">3.What kind of bass do you use? Model, color, year, And why</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> Correction, basses. 1977 fretless Fender P-bass natural, this bass has become a part of me.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">1997 5 string fretless Warwick Corvette Standard natural, tone. Two 2000’s? Spector Rex-5</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">one fretted & one fretless transparent black, they are beasts. 2014? Fernandes Tremor 5 Deluxe</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">custom fretless flat black metallic, it’s fun and great live. Year? BSX Allegro 5 string burgundy,</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">killer tone and a challenge but fun to play.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4T7RPy2DkPBGs3OOqQTbu-moxvgnWiDMKbqeIceKqVYCeyNLUSB0CdaS-vap5YnNHEre6h_e4vqvy8w1jaH80KRvbT5-vfoFvWLRp36ovTzOExje6L06TMAJHYmlDyZNGVb0GctztDlU/s810/image1+%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="762" data-original-width="810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4T7RPy2DkPBGs3OOqQTbu-moxvgnWiDMKbqeIceKqVYCeyNLUSB0CdaS-vap5YnNHEre6h_e4vqvy8w1jaH80KRvbT5-vfoFvWLRp36ovTzOExje6L06TMAJHYmlDyZNGVb0GctztDlU/s320/image1+%25281%2529.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">4.Tell us about your amplification</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> My rig is an Alembic F1-X preamp, Crown power amp & 2 x 10” 1 x 18” cabinet.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">5. With all of that being said do you feel tone is an important thing for bass?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> I believe tone is the most important part, it must compliment the song and other instruments.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">6.Do you prefer 5 strings over 4 string?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> I prefer 5 strings for the extra flexibility and extra low tone.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">7.Who is your favorite bassist?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> I could never pick one. Here’s a brief list: Mike Dean of C.O.C, Cliff Burton, Billy Sheehan,</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Steve Harris & Robert Trujillo.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpgu6gkejXCV2Lbf0u9J0nvt0wy0a5_VU8dCnRiYs5MM93MunnNiG9a9fsFbUzOdzZP6X9l59v_xxQyd1PRBcCovBrHdGEr2jEUvZgntBe4E_p1jwhG-aUxmtZVbcP20zio5bdu7aQOrc/s960/IMG_4584.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="601" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpgu6gkejXCV2Lbf0u9J0nvt0wy0a5_VU8dCnRiYs5MM93MunnNiG9a9fsFbUzOdzZP6X9l59v_xxQyd1PRBcCovBrHdGEr2jEUvZgntBe4E_p1jwhG-aUxmtZVbcP20zio5bdu7aQOrc/w400-h640/IMG_4584.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">8. Who is your least favorite bassist?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> Me!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">9.Why do you think women seem to be attracted to playing bass?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> Because they are intelligent.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">10. What bassist dead or alive would you like a private lesson with?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> Robert Trujillo</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">11. Bonus question</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Bobby Doll , Nikki Sixx , Les Claypool , Billy Sheehan which is more ridiculous and why</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> That’s a tough one. Billy Sheehan’s playing is unreal, his speed and technique is perfection</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">however Les Claypool’s approach is completely unique with an amazingly effortless ability</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJJZ1tIyeYHbs9RcdjqxiVuWRZEmBeMtRDXtos5x9V9mYLFNHSXmYtDtX2JQO9qY_ejX-KhbwpzQVPJ5OLFzfFuHqsMccTuvrGm5UIWPh-IvWDIUYJNhiinsgs8s2HP5KlylNuc4fK0Y/s600/128729207_102837011680299_4866311566132146807_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJJZ1tIyeYHbs9RcdjqxiVuWRZEmBeMtRDXtos5x9V9mYLFNHSXmYtDtX2JQO9qY_ejX-KhbwpzQVPJ5OLFzfFuHqsMccTuvrGm5UIWPh-IvWDIUYJNhiinsgs8s2HP5KlylNuc4fK0Y/s320/128729207_102837011680299_4866311566132146807_n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Wes Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06110735366416964496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826846188480494638.post-65276015486480858252021-01-03T23:33:00.001-08:002021-01-03T23:33:31.020-08:00WHAT IS LIPSHOK? ALL YOU NEED AND MORE<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgNw0rqKEMdgPW_b8Xaz7POLURhjuS6Y2RJsGgWF_M8A_It_PgMsQTEGAMkeB4uYiFQ2AHDGNsjVfDHbsaCEhn7V2VghMxBMrS2XLhhNkEyB2qO6wolbA7QmPoANhM77gXEOnwtm07EvQ/s960/122030008_10158773433773428_2136879651922736908_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgNw0rqKEMdgPW_b8Xaz7POLURhjuS6Y2RJsGgWF_M8A_It_PgMsQTEGAMkeB4uYiFQ2AHDGNsjVfDHbsaCEhn7V2VghMxBMrS2XLhhNkEyB2qO6wolbA7QmPoANhM77gXEOnwtm07EvQ/s320/122030008_10158773433773428_2136879651922736908_o.jpg" /></a></div><br />www.lipshok.com. LIPSHOK is a female fronted original band playing gothic haunting and melodic commercial rock and metal songs.<p></p><p>What is a lipshok people ask? Well, a "lip shock" is something that happens</p><p>to vocalists when they touch their lips to the microphone and there is</p><p>an electrical problem and they get those lips shocked. And it can be</p><p>something! It's like being stabbed in the lips with teeny tiny needles</p><p>repeatedly. The first lip shock was a blue arc from the mic to the lips</p><p>of the guitarist and he says "oh, I shocked my lips" and Scarlett (then</p><p>using the real world name of Debbi Douglas), said "oh, you got a lip</p><p>shock!" and that was it. The name stuck. But we had to change the</p><p>spelling to make it more original and unique so the "c" was removed and</p><p>one word was created... obviously... But even from that time, the music</p><p>tried to be original and different and we believe that has been</p><p>achieved. Along with retaining the commercialism and integrity,</p><p>Lipshok songs take listeners to new dimensions. The story telling is</p><p>what's important along with keeping the music interesting and surprising</p><p>with dynamic chord changes, dramatic time signatures, haunting and</p><p>melodic vocals, and surprises. No song is safe from this formula and no</p><p>song should be. When you listen to the lyrics and the amazing 3 and 4</p><p>part harmonies you can easily be taken away to other worlds and magical</p><p>realms and still feel ties to situations and experiences you may have</p><p>been through in the reality you live in. Lipshok has quite a varied</p><p>background. At one time they were even a cover band playing funk, disco,</p><p>rock, R and B, and hip hop. Yes, they were a dance band and quite</p><p>popular. They even played prisons and jails and talk about a captive</p><p>audience! But eventually, they had to get back to their original roots</p><p>and the old writing process. Scarlett knew that these new songs have</p><p>been dying to get out and get out they did. "In Darkness, Light" was</p><p>released 2010, "The Soul of a Broken Mind" was released 2013, "To Haunt a Quiet Realm" in 2016 and now “Shadows of a Dark Heart” for 2020..</p><p>Along with Scarlett (Debbi) on lead vocals and keyboards is Massimiliano Maggiari on guitar. Finally Lipshok has the guitarist it was searching</p><p>for. He can play such a variety of styles (which Lipshok needs) as the</p><p>music is so diverse. And he can shred. There you go. On bass is Phil</p><p>Jameson. His creative bass lines and challenging parts keep the low end</p><p>powerful and deeper. And especially fantastic is Joe Londeree on drums.</p><p>The easiest going guy with such an aggressive attack on drums and yet</p><p>also a light touch. And of course he's a pro chimes player. Chimes being a drummers' staple....</p><p>Listen to Lipshok and let yourself be taken away. Or you can even stay</p><p>where you are. It's all good. But let your imagination travel. Because</p><p>it will.</p><p>For more info and news, contact:</p><p>METALCOFFEEPR@GMAIL.COM</p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/neRMxpfjbX4" width="320" youtube-src-id="neRMxpfjbX4"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="http://www.lipshok.com/" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">www.lipshok.com</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;"><br />
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<span style="background: white;">(from Bad Place, number 1 track on To Haunt a
Quiet Realm)</span></span><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="background: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCC47Qfu94En0tKw_8wxfDuxLMHIdLCcU8x6Sb2kpuuIkRbVXHJsqmJsJOu9j5z4dcVJyYhSsrF2NxLwst3KgEgj4MfJrqSrzC_MLF7YamYM4vXZ0XQCX6YaF-PK81nKy2zLr4J3R5Cdg/s640/5b7d36d1-1fb7-4db1-8988-4cf72844c1e0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCC47Qfu94En0tKw_8wxfDuxLMHIdLCcU8x6Sb2kpuuIkRbVXHJsqmJsJOu9j5z4dcVJyYhSsrF2NxLwst3KgEgj4MfJrqSrzC_MLF7YamYM4vXZ0XQCX6YaF-PK81nKy2zLr4J3R5Cdg/s320/5b7d36d1-1fb7-4db1-8988-4cf72844c1e0.png" /></a></div><br /><span style="background: white;"><br /></span></span></div>Wes Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06110735366416964496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826846188480494638.post-6057073403692115802021-01-03T23:27:00.000-08:002021-01-03T23:27:00.397-08:00VOKILLS INTERVIEW / MIKE GREEN 12 DAYS STRAIGHT<p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5stmUPlWVhjWdDb_OjfUVHycIzBf2SSyycBoenAB9sfBOnIXp6JtdzbR9y7utB9YnOTz_8RPHA0OmMWIRykaCwV2ysB_cSIYGj2Gtx61gOyr2j3HEswya4NB5TeiMoJoQRCYpYpJaEY/s225/Picture1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="125" data-original-width="225" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5stmUPlWVhjWdDb_OjfUVHycIzBf2SSyycBoenAB9sfBOnIXp6JtdzbR9y7utB9YnOTz_8RPHA0OmMWIRykaCwV2ysB_cSIYGj2Gtx61gOyr2j3HEswya4NB5TeiMoJoQRCYpYpJaEY/w400-h222/Picture1.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">1.Please introduce yourself and tell us who
you sing for. I’m Mike Green and i scream for 12 Days Straight</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKWpaLN3cO0ptlg-yOJKAg-UGBHxA-LeQsHhyphenhyphenF4gtBlOpSoURa569bSwpRTYEM-07KPF4tYXSk8JIWn9iMXPtcW0qAoiLBIXe70OArmlukYuf4NegAqRuwTTKwESIjhXD82G-7Ato0xk4/s621/1.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="509" data-original-width="621" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKWpaLN3cO0ptlg-yOJKAg-UGBHxA-LeQsHhyphenhyphenF4gtBlOpSoURa569bSwpRTYEM-07KPF4tYXSk8JIWn9iMXPtcW0qAoiLBIXe70OArmlukYuf4NegAqRuwTTKwESIjhXD82G-7Ato0xk4/s320/1.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="LO-normal"><span lang="EN"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: left;">2.What / Who made you want to sing? My
brother’s friend had a band and said if I learned how to scream I could do
vocals for the band, so I learned.</span></span></div><p></p>
<p class="LO-normal"><span lang="EN"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="LO-normal"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;">3.Who was the first singer you saw live that
gave you chills? I don’t remember.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="LO-normal"><span lang="EN"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="LO-normal"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;">4.Many people say heavy music is just
screaming, How would you combat that statement? Screaming isn’t easy and it
projects a lot of heart, passion, and soul.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="LO-normal"><span lang="EN"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="LO-normal"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;">5.If you growl or do harsh vocals how do you
keep your voice after such violent performances? Honestly, I have no idea. (Laughs)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="LO-normal"><span lang="EN"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="LO-normal"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;">6. Do you have a warm up routine? Tell us bout
it ? Drink a few beers to loosen up.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="LO-normal"><span lang="EN"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="LO-normal"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;">7. Do you think power or performance is more
important? I feel it’s a mixture of both.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="LO-normal"><span lang="EN"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="LO-normal"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;">8. Who do you think gets unfair vocal praise,
someone the world thinks is great but is not? / And who is great but does not
get the credit? I don’t think I’m at a level where I can criticize.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="LO-normal"><span lang="EN"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="LO-normal"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;">9.Name your top 5 vocalists. Mitch Lucker,
Alex Koehler, Tom Barber, Oli Sykes, Mattie Montgomery<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="LO-normal"><span lang="EN"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="LO-normal"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;">10.Micheal Buble or Jim Gallette? Just testing
your skills here .. Michael Buble!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="LO-normal"><span lang="EN"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQKWAOk4booQKjC9QO8drbABhnSPzFrvGqBfLWuTVtAgHFiN-KNFo0E-j-XKkDK0uWL7bSOIX8Bw7hAUQvqRiU_GiVByx3WiEshgLj9GLdXd4YupZo_Ckec6ua9ONlRFBAsPhVi5ZnMM/s626/2.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="328" data-original-width="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQKWAOk4booQKjC9QO8drbABhnSPzFrvGqBfLWuTVtAgHFiN-KNFo0E-j-XKkDK0uWL7bSOIX8Bw7hAUQvqRiU_GiVByx3WiEshgLj9GLdXd4YupZo_Ckec6ua9ONlRFBAsPhVi5ZnMM/s320/2.PNG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="LO-normal"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;">11.Who do you love to listen to that would
surprise people? The beatles, they’re my top band.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="LO-normal"><span lang="EN"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="LO-normal"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;">12.If you could remove the autotune from any
singer who would it be? No clue.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="LO-normal"><span lang="EN"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzYl4AXdLHl9MfJpRTCqNL4ZP0QxQmOKE-FW69uee5qfEGfGlJ3xSiEXl1PXgDPktes7sZf0WdVNPi29KLZl5Hpl0f5TG6Er8INFx5hQMCXqatmJpYPFP1uMjalDcI0pzhMkLAetsTmM/s800/FCKN+COFFEE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="745" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzYl4AXdLHl9MfJpRTCqNL4ZP0QxQmOKE-FW69uee5qfEGfGlJ3xSiEXl1PXgDPktes7sZf0WdVNPi29KLZl5Hpl0f5TG6Er8INFx5hQMCXqatmJpYPFP1uMjalDcI0pzhMkLAetsTmM/s320/FCKN+COFFEE.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Wes Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06110735366416964496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826846188480494638.post-30409814094771764152021-01-03T17:49:00.001-08:002021-01-03T17:52:29.765-08:00WELCOME SPIRAL FRACTURE<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_s4McsD4dE90tlXMeK1LyTUvmCSgHfQlQD2UDOfah0yPOjTG1npfNPAk-UinfW29QobpMtB9oc8Cvm6Ma-bQw3VAK86PmbnVOuLFt5-v40MF5L_1tqv3dgRQ_K733XRy-ozSPaFmG-ts/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="486" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_s4McsD4dE90tlXMeK1LyTUvmCSgHfQlQD2UDOfah0yPOjTG1npfNPAk-UinfW29QobpMtB9oc8Cvm6Ma-bQw3VAK86PmbnVOuLFt5-v40MF5L_1tqv3dgRQ_K733XRy-ozSPaFmG-ts/" width="246" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiw4Pgb8EPsp_J-fIewunKGYG9zbqnsrssacdL2k1pcv-jFUkANcyImgjg-W-n2oKOb6oxeesVdDHG4lGTmsHBY4oOcCxYa2-XsLOER1vsR6YVJ5y6MYibEQHR7wp7XN0UR_xyAiSn4Kk/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1639" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiw4Pgb8EPsp_J-fIewunKGYG9zbqnsrssacdL2k1pcv-jFUkANcyImgjg-W-n2oKOb6oxeesVdDHG4lGTmsHBY4oOcCxYa2-XsLOER1vsR6YVJ5y6MYibEQHR7wp7XN0UR_xyAiSn4Kk/w320-h400/group_03.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Spiral Fracture is an American Extreme-Progressive Metal
band from Richmond, Virginia. Their current line-up consists of vocalist Amanda
Perry, drummer Brian Fisher, guitarist Dave Givens, and bassist Brian Tanner.
Spiral Fracture delivers complex, polymetered drum patterns, distorted melodic
guitar riffs, slapping bass, and melodic metal vocals. In 2012, Spiral Fracture
won the 'Headbang for the Highway Battle of the Bands' contest in Springfield,
Virginia for a spot on the 2012 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival,
performing alongside with bands such as: Anthrax, Whitechapel, Motorhead,
Slayer, and Slipknot. Spiral Fracture released their first album entitled ' T h
e S i t e o f S u f f e r i n g ' i n 2 0 1 3 a n d their second studio album
'Dismantled' in 2017. The band has been in the studio for several months
recording their most recent collection of 'singles' at Indoor Suns Studios.
These newest songs can be located on various music platforms throughout the
internet community. S p i r a l F r a c t u r e h a s b e c o m e k n o w n f o
r their innovative, progressive-melodies, poly-rhythmic & atmospheric
sound. Derived from a diverse background, Spiral Fracture combines all aspects
of experimental rock and heavy metal. Spiral Fracture was signed to Indoor Suns
Productions in January 2019.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/spiralfracturemusic">https://www.facebook.com/spiralfracturemusic</a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3pYW2_xqRRGuMRAizdYcY6Q_AWLBPmvDC2ixiWnNmQ4M3OBePCxxPEG4bgUGXEUvNaeVZzRLfdYnZkfcLtqUQ_wonnPpg1t1HFUX-9UseHd18c6Bqu_n85tMtdxvUJwrGqL9wmzNWfc/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="745" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3pYW2_xqRRGuMRAizdYcY6Q_AWLBPmvDC2ixiWnNmQ4M3OBePCxxPEG4bgUGXEUvNaeVZzRLfdYnZkfcLtqUQ_wonnPpg1t1HFUX-9UseHd18c6Bqu_n85tMtdxvUJwrGqL9wmzNWfc/" width="258" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.spiralfracturemetal.com/">http://www.spiralfracturemetal.com/</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="mailto:info@spiralfracturemetal.com">info@spiralfracturemetal.com</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>Wes Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06110735366416964496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826846188480494638.post-59008673785512998212020-12-30T23:51:00.002-08:002020-12-30T23:51:47.718-08:00STEALTH PUNCHES FIRST ON NEW YEARS DAY<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZOoXRscYo0_9wLx-MX9RbKl9D6CN1cPoTwhnURWx60Xjmpda8tcM9yjcvIq9bDRQsfyncEmEK57HBEPY7aThXMXgUpNa1rY3RQDlfEFApaKJsTBzmKJtqv1nyyvWZ504X2ls-ccXJmBU/s960/123061219_186329783058756_6697129143701378692_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="269" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZOoXRscYo0_9wLx-MX9RbKl9D6CN1cPoTwhnURWx60Xjmpda8tcM9yjcvIq9bDRQsfyncEmEK57HBEPY7aThXMXgUpNa1rY3RQDlfEFApaKJsTBzmKJtqv1nyyvWZ504X2ls-ccXJmBU/s320/123061219_186329783058756_6697129143701378692_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Stealth is an Italian metal band from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corridonia">Corridonia</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marche">Marche</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy">Italy</a>. Founded in 1997 they
released several albums and EPs and performed all over Italy and in many other
European countries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<h2 style="mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1;"><span class="mw-headline"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">EARLY YEARS AND FIRST ALBUM RELEASE</span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="NormaleWeb" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The
band was formed in 1997 by Daniele Gorbini (bass guitar) and Ivan Lattanzi
(vocals/rhythm guitar) playing some </span><span lang="IT"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallica"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Metallica</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> cover songs. They performed their first gig on
August 3<sup>rd</sup> 1997 under the name of Metal Militia together with other
2 local musicians. After that first gig Daniele and Ivan chose Lorenzo Pimpini
(lead guitar) and Roberto Rastelli (drums) to complete the band line-up. On
December 1998 Metal Militia released their first self produced EP ‘Mind Is
Blind’ with 6 original songs and also started playing outside of their region
and got their first local radio appearances and magazine reviews. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="NormaleWeb" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On
March 2000 the band released its second self produced EP ‘Existence’ made of 5
original tracks. At the same time the band changed its name into Stealth. At
the end of the same year summer, after various gigs to publicize the new EP,
drummer Roberto Rastelli sadly decided to leave the band. In November Federico
Governatori replaced Rastelli at the drums. The band started writing new
material and on February 2001 entered the ‘Potemkin Studio’ of </span><span lang="IT"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Mei"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Andrea Mei</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> to record their first full length album. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="NormaleWeb" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On
March 14<sup>th</sup> 2001 was released ‘Stealth’, a self produced album of 11
original songs and presented to the public during a gig in a well known local
rock/metal club. Soon after they started an Italian tour of 30 gigs that lasted
one year and half. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="NormaleWeb" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On
August 2001 the song ‘Take the Message’ was chosen to be part of ‘Cosarock
2001’, a compilation of local bands released after the ending of the homonym
festival, during which Stealth also played. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="NormaleWeb" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On
January 2002 Pimpini left the band to focus on his solo projects. Nazario
Campofiloni, emerging musician of the area, becomes the first guitarist. During
summer 2002 the audio/video compilation ‘Kosarock 2002’ was released with 3
Stealth’s songs performed live and recorded during the second edition of that
festival. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h2 style="mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></h2>
<h2 style="mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1;"><span lang="IT"><o:p> </o:p></span></h2>
<h2 style="mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1;"><span class="mw-headline"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">CHECK AND COVER THIS OUT ! AND EARLY GIGS
IN EUROPE</span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="NormaleWeb" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The
band resumed live performing after a forced break due to the guitarist change
and worked on the 9 songs that would then be recorded from spring 2003 at
the </span><span lang="IT"><a href="http://www.consorziozdb.it/"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">ZdB</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> studios ,an independent label from Latina.
After drums recording sessions ended Governatori decided to drop the band and
Mirko Antolini replaced him. With Antolini Stealth started promoting the new
album ‘Check this out !’ that was released in co-production with the
Italian label ZdB on December 17<sup>th</sup> 2004. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="NormaleWeb" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘Check
This Out !’ is Stealth’s second album, product of one year of work in
search of both technical and artistic improvement. The result was an album with
a captivating sound where the band pushed on toward a wide internationalism.
Tracks are sung in Spanish, German, English, expressing the need of a new
communication which aimed to win listeners beyond borders’ (ZdB press release) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="NormaleWeb" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The
album received good national and international reviews and allowed the band to
play their first gig abroad, more precisely in </span><span lang="IT"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubrovnik"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Dubrovnik</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">, </span><span lang="IT"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Croatia</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> at </span><span lang="IT"><a href="https://www.jutarnji.hr/arhiva/talijanski-stealth-u-subotu-u-orlandu/3325925/"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Klub Orlando</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> on May 13<sup>th</sup> 2006. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="NormaleWeb" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Just
after that, Campofiloni told the band that his journey with Stealth was over.
After some auditions, Marco Scocco became the new temporary guitarist and he
allowed the band to finish the ‘Check This Tour’ including 2 amazing gigs in </span><span lang="IT"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvia"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Latvia</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> on March 23<sup>rd</sup> and 24<sup>th</sup> 2007 at Fontaine Palace
Club in </span><span lang="IT"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liep%C4%81ja"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Liepaja</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> and Klub Depo in </span><span lang="IT"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riga"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Riga</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="NormaleWeb" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Also
in 2007 the song ‘Crack ‘n Roll’ from the latest album was featured on an
Italian heavy metal compilation called ‘SG Revolution II’ and released by </span><span lang="IT"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SG_Records"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">SG Records</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">. The perfect way to celebrate the first decade
of music of the band. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="NormaleWeb" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On
July Stealth went back at ZdB studios in Latina to record ‘Cover This Out!’, a
project album featuring cover songs the band was playing during their early
years and some 80s and 90s remakes. The album was released on 18<sup>th</sup>
July 2008 with a launch gig in Italy. The song Freestyler (cover of </span><span lang="IT"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bomfunk_MC's"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Bomfunk MC’s</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">) was included on the compilation ‘Cover For
Madness’ released the same year by </span><span lang="IT"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SG_Records"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">SG Records</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="NormaleWeb" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Some
months later Marco Scocco left the band and in the early months of 2009 Stealth
announced on its official website the reunion with Lorenzo Pimpini. After 7
years Lorenzo decided it was time to come back and the other members welcomed
him back with open arms. <span class="mw-headline"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<h2 style="mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1;"><span class="mw-headline"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">OTHER GIGS IN EUROPE - LIVE BOOTLEG AND BOILER</span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="NormaleWeb" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">After
some weeks spent trying a new set list, the band went back on the road playing
gigs in </span><span lang="IT"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Slovakia</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">, </span><span lang="IT"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Switzerland</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">, </span><span lang="IT"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Belgium</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> and
Italy during the “Cover This Tour!” In December 2009, due to recurrent problems
at his wrist, the drummer Mirko Antolini left the band. On 21<sup>st</sup>
March 2010 Stealth choose David Gasparetti as new drummer. After various gigs
in Italy during spring and summer to finish the ‘Cover This Tour !’, on 30<sup>th</sup>
October 2010 Stealth hit the stage of ‘Rout 66’ in Kiev, Ukraine for a
memorable show. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="NormaleWeb" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On
30<sup>th</sup> December 2010 the band released the official live bootleg
‘Alive For The Live’ with 13 tracks recorded live during the performance in
Kiev, later mixed at the ZdB studios and distributed by CPRS/Venus Dischi. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="NormaleWeb" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Two
official live music videos were released in 2011 from that album: </span><span lang="IT"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtw8z3vP78U"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘Crack ‘n Roll’</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> and </span><span lang="IT"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExU5Il2fOTg"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘Take The Message’</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="NormaleWeb" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On
29<sup>th</sup> December 2011 the band released the single ‘Boiler’, the first
original song the band produced since ‘Check This Out!’. In June 2012 Stealth
went back to studio but this time at the ‘UNDAtheC studios’ of Simone Cicconi
in Macerata to start recording a new album. At the end of that year the band
released a ‘Medley ’98-‘11’ of all the songs recorded until that period. The
medley is available as free download on both their official website and </span><span lang="IT"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/stealth-1-1/medley-98-11"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">soundcloud channel</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="NormaleWeb" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The
song ‘Boiler’ was included on the compilation ‘All Metal 2013’ released by
Sonny Music on 21<sup>st</sup> May 2013. Later that year the band released an </span><span lang="IT"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snfnLNNThGg"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">unofficial video</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> version of the song. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="NormaleWeb" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></p><p class="NormaleWeb" style="margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_MqNTIf2CBZf5xeTZy-YLw-sqgJcD1LccZQJ4ZB_kuoMyI9vpIOhYum75k-C937syvMmVdWO5S7WhnYzmEFOmZqC5jlsPa2wfM6BzKzKC6Oq-ybpCqWqbPeuxkcH4JSs1egjeA6M98M/s2048/134391046_223195756038825_5473375041153484203_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_MqNTIf2CBZf5xeTZy-YLw-sqgJcD1LccZQJ4ZB_kuoMyI9vpIOhYum75k-C937syvMmVdWO5S7WhnYzmEFOmZqC5jlsPa2wfM6BzKzKC6Oq-ybpCqWqbPeuxkcH4JSs1egjeA6M98M/s320/134391046_223195756038825_5473375041153484203_o.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<h2 style="mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1;"><span class="mw-headline"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">THE ‘FIGHT’ ERA</span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="NormaleWeb" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On
21<sup>st</sup> February 2014 Stealth released its third unedited album </span><span lang="IT"><a href="https://sliptrickrecords.com/stealth-releases-brand-new-album-fight-for-your-faith/"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">‘Fight For Your Faith’</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> .<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="NormaleWeb" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The
album was produced and recorded by Simone Cicconi at his UNDAtheC Studios in
Macerata, Italy, mastered at HMM Studios in </span><span lang="IT"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilla_Edet"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Lilla Edet</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">, </span><span lang="IT"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Sweden</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> and
distributed by Sliptrick Records. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="NormaleWeb" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Few
months after the release, the band started the ‘Fight For Your Tour’ performing
in many European countries including </span><span lang="IT"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">UK</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">, Croatia, </span><span lang="IT"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Hungary</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">, </span><span lang="IT"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenia"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Slovenia</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> and Italy. During the tour, after a gig in
Rome in 2016, the drummer David Gasparetti decided to leave the band. Following
auditions the band welcomed Michele Cipolletta as new drummer at the end of
November 2016. In the meanwhile the album got very good </span><span lang="IT"><a href="http://www.metalwave.it/recensione.php?id=7418"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">national</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> and </span><span lang="IT"><a href="https://www.breath-fresher.com/2014/10/11/stealth/"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">international reviews</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> and hundreds of radio broadcastings over the
world. The band released 3 official music videos from the album: </span><span lang="IT"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHnL9wZIUSw"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">7 Hours Under Fire</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">, </span><span lang="IT"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF60gDsJZXY"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Perpetual War</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> and </span><span lang="IT"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R32JS2LIpac"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Inner Land</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="NormaleWeb" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">They
also appeared in various international compilations such as: the British </span><span lang="IT"><a href="http://www.maessorrstructorr.com/TBFM_27_summer_2016_CD.PDF"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">TBFM breaking bands 2016 summer</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> and winter CDs with the songs ‘7 Hours Under
Fire’ and ‘Perpetual War’. On the Issues 31 and 32 of the Spanish ‘</span><span lang="IT"><a href="https://collectorseriesdiy.blogspot.com/2017/05/rock-estatal-n31-de-rock-estatal-ya-la.html"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Rock Estatal’</span></a></span><span lang="IT" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span><span lang="IT"><a href="http://www.rockestatal.com/actualidad/rosendo-portada-del-no-32-de-la-revista-rock-estatal/"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">DVD Rom</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> released both in 2017 with the magazine, with
the songs ‘Lo Que No Sé’, ‘Risiko’, ‘Perpetual War’, ‘Radiophobia’, ‘Boiler’
and the video of ‘Lo Que No Sé (Live in Kiev)’. On the Issue 83 of </span><span lang="IT"><a href="http://www.rocktopia.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10494:the-massive-148-page-fireworks-magazine-summer-issue-83-is-out-now-get-82-for-free&catid=41:latestnews&Itemid=65"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Fireworks Metal Rock Magazine CD</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> with the song ‘Perpetual War’. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="NormaleWeb" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In
an interview on </span><span lang="IT"><a href="http://www.metalrulz.com/interviews/stealth/"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Metal Rulz</span></a></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> on 3<sup>rd</sup> February 2017, Ivan
announced the band was working on a remix version of ‘Fight For Your Faith’. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="NormaleWeb" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On
August 3<sup>rd</sup> 2017, to celebrate its 20<sup>th</sup> anniversary,
Stealth released a DVD Rom with almost 2 hours of unedited videos and hundreds
of exclusive pictures taking during more of 100 concerts throughout Europe. On
the 1<sup>st</sup> of July 2018 the band released the remix album “Fight For
Your Fate” showcasing DJs and artists from many countries. The album is a
mixture of genres and styles from industrial to techno dance which well
reflects the different artists’ backgrounds. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="NormaleWeb" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On
20<sup>th</sup> October 2018 Stealth released the official lyric video of </span><span lang="IT"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB72PHOiT14"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Radiophobia (Luciferro Remix)</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="NormaleWeb" style="margin: 0in;"><span lang="IT">On 3<sup>rd</sup> June
2020 the band released the Official Live Video of the song Risiko, preview of the
Live album released later in December</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="NormaleWeb"><span lang="IT">Stealth is:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="NormaleWeb"><span lang="IT">Ivan Lattanzi – Vocals/Guitars/Gtr
Synth/Background groove<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="NormaleWeb"><span lang="IT">Daniele Gorbini – Bass/Background vocals<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="NormaleWeb"><span lang="IT">Lorenzo Pimpini – Guitars/Keyboards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="NormaleWeb"><span lang="IT">Michele Cipolletta – Drums<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="NormaleWeb"><span lang="IT"><br /></span></p><p class="NormaleWeb"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VmhBlZ-tw5G_1aCRPxW5Pj5HWMHCu1Xks6jZHjsBd5I_XYsLa_NaGGjhwAtIlB42ybCS-eENnbHkRJmkfK-cL85G9b_odTYXDVGTaVjycya3YCM4xd-LgUZhm9QIuJ-o-5axnYNOGVg/s640/5b7d36d1-1fb7-4db1-8988-4cf72844c1e0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VmhBlZ-tw5G_1aCRPxW5Pj5HWMHCu1Xks6jZHjsBd5I_XYsLa_NaGGjhwAtIlB42ybCS-eENnbHkRJmkfK-cL85G9b_odTYXDVGTaVjycya3YCM4xd-LgUZhm9QIuJ-o-5axnYNOGVg/s320/5b7d36d1-1fb7-4db1-8988-4cf72844c1e0.png" /></a></div><br /><span lang="IT"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="NormaleWeb"><span lang="IT"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Wes Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06110735366416964496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826846188480494638.post-32729914904332997222020-12-30T23:43:00.000-08:002020-12-30T23:43:10.771-08:00Vampiric Metal<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKgdiMhNLk5nIDJ9sxxo6ZuHhdwwiJypEcgGtN9zr5xHI7XT1MY0wxRvBI0IoKFSBhNLnudSeaAAahjOpnIur3qLi44kwlKmtR2JH_KKIzy6rnwxf5rgNSaBE-1spCeCavOn_-NDFKMl0/s900/Copy+of+Podcast+Flyer+Template+-+Made+with+PosterMyWall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKgdiMhNLk5nIDJ9sxxo6ZuHhdwwiJypEcgGtN9zr5xHI7XT1MY0wxRvBI0IoKFSBhNLnudSeaAAahjOpnIur3qLi44kwlKmtR2JH_KKIzy6rnwxf5rgNSaBE-1spCeCavOn_-NDFKMl0/w266-h400/Copy+of+Podcast+Flyer+Template+-+Made+with+PosterMyWall.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">1.Thanks for taking the time to talk with us! You have a new album out, Tell us about it!</span></span><p></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-00e76165-7fff-764e-ab93-82974c59a9c7"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for having me! The new album is a small step in a different direction. The goal with this one was to make it more intense and energetic while still maintaining the atmosphere of the previous album. Basically the first album was more atmospheric while the new one is heavier and more intense. I like both albums quite equally though, they just fill different roles, if that makes sense.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">2.Where was it recorded? Is all the material new?</span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was recorded at a small home studio up in the mountains! It’s weird because people listening to the album probably think it’s all new material, but most of the album was written around the same time as our first album. I was playing in bands before Vampiric, all of them disbanded, so I had plenty of un-used and un-recorded material from those days that I re-worked and recorded. Much of the songs on all of our releases so far were actually written years ago, probably between 2012 and 2018. It worked out for the best though because it gave the songs time to grow. I was a teenager in 2012 when I started writing some of those songs, so back then the songs weren’t so great, but now I think they reached their full potential.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">3.What is the biggest difference between your last release and the new one?</span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">The clean singing is the biggest difference between the two albums. The first album had some clean singing but not nearly as much as the new album.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">4.Are you signed to a label? If so, which one and how did they help or support the process?</span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">We’ve been independent so far.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">5.What has been going on with the band between albums? Did you tour?</span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">We have yet to play live. At the time we didn’t have a full line-up, which is something we’re trying to put together. Between albums we’ve been really focused on new merch, rehearsing, and writing.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">6.Do you have any new members?</span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Somewhat, nothing set in stone yet but I’ve been rehearsing some Vampiric material with some friends, hopefully we can make something of it.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">7.Who produced the new album and how did they effect the album?</span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">We recorded it ourselves! It was a lot of work but we learned a lot from recording the previous album so this time around it was easier. Although, that’s another regret of mine, I wish we had someone else produce it. I think it would’ve been beneficial to have an extra set of ears. But regardless, the album still came out great.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">8.Some like to record naked or in the dark with candles , Did you have any strange studio practices?</span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">I did actually record a few times in the dark with candles! I also mostly recorded really late at night, but that’s because I am practically nocturnal. I should’ve recorded naked and in the dark with candles...oh well.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">9.Of course tell us where to pick up your album and how to learn more about you.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can download the album on Bandcamp, it’s basically free or you can name your price https://vampiric.bandcamp.com/</span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">10.What is your plans now that the new album is out?</span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Getting a live line-up together and we’re also working a lot on new merch.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eWjnQXoAmOQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="eWjnQXoAmOQ"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div>Wes Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06110735366416964496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826846188480494638.post-48610085450946568112020-12-22T02:09:00.003-08:002020-12-22T02:09:57.909-08:00SINSATION SLEEPING DEATH AND INTERVIEW<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQs52ROtCMnFnM0uH18YQ4tZ143IS8tGebbksYH6TO2EwEJkT_4wNO7bwz7OFsPhLHApV6l2IwXw7AxUwT3L0LIZebrEhBZrz3UdESxyeeecIGWLLd4Gw6HNpouCylPjr52TGM7_cCj8/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQs52ROtCMnFnM0uH18YQ4tZ143IS8tGebbksYH6TO2EwEJkT_4wNO7bwz7OFsPhLHApV6l2IwXw7AxUwT3L0LIZebrEhBZrz3UdESxyeeecIGWLLd4Gw6HNpouCylPjr52TGM7_cCj8/" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sinsation is from Southern California </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Santa Barbara and Camarillo</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">From the pristine shores of Southern California rises the Supergroup Sinsation. They are vampires from another dimension and mingle with mortals on earth. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">The fans are known as “Sinsation Nation” </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sinsation is only a little over a year together and has 3 singles. 2 major videos and a third on the way. Up to 57,000 views on YouTube. Managed by Jaxxrock Entertainment and the mighty Mikey Doling. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Endorsed by Solar guitars, Felton Guitars, Warp core pickups, and Shroeder Cabinets. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">They are nominated for best metal band of the year and won the coveted Metal Meeting battle of the bands in Arizona. Distribution by Fishbonious Sound Design. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">They frequent clubs like The Viper Room in Hollywood and the latest accomplishment are 3000 followers on Instagram and Signing with Nightrain Records. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Vocals-Hannah Rebel</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Guitars-Austin Shadowsill</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Guitars and backing vocals-Sammy Fearce McPherson</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Drums-Billy Brown</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bass- Mike Fitzgerald </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">@nightrainrecords @warpcorepickups @feltonguitars @shroedercabinets</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">@terrorcrewproductions.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">1.Thanks for taking the time to talk to The Metal Times! You have a new album out, Tell us about it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Thank you so much for taking the time to chat with us. The EP is called “Cursed”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">2.Where was it recorded? Is all the material new?Our EP will be out Jan 10th 2021, so right</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">around the corner. We recorded, mixed and mastered the songs in different locations to get an</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">individual sound for each song.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Rock City Studios in Camarillo.(now Music Freqs) tho place is amazing! Austin and Hannah</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">both work there and Max Dickinson is an incredible engineer, an extremely talented musician</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">and coffee maker. His Pour-Overs are legendary. . Also</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Fishbonious Sound Design in Santa Barbara California. We continue to work with Daniel on</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">distribution and recording. Mixing we utilized Max Dickinson, Daniel</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Fishbonious. Mastering Maor Appelbaum from</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">LA and Sean from</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">rose Lane Studios. These are our first 4 songs we wrote for the band, so yes all new.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">3.What is the biggest difference between your last release and the new one?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We are only a little over a year old, so we have been releasing singles and they keep getting</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">heavier and more nuanced with every release.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">4.Are you signed to a label? , If so which one and how did they help or support the process?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Fishbonious Records has been a sinsational ally on all releases. Daniel</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Is a stand up guy, no contract needed for distribution. We are currently under contract with</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Nightrain Records out of Italy for the single Sleeping Death and the EP titled “Cursed”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">5.What has been going on with the band between albums? Did you tour?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We played a bunch of shows pre Covid and won a battle of the bands in Arizona. We are always</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">writing and making videos. That keeps us really busy. We are working on our third video right</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">now for “Alligator”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">6.Do you have any new members?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We had some drummer issues at first. Ha ha We had Mike Sharpe from The DTease then a</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">session drummer helped us record one song. Then we got Billy and it all fell into place. He is</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">incredible and has exquisite vampire taste.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">7.Who produced the new album and how did they effect the album?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I (Sammy) feel like it was very collaborative. Sinsation produced the entire EP with the help of</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">all the engineers, mixing and mastering engineers. Everyone put their unique stamp on every</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">song.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">8.Some like to record naked or in the dark with candles , Did you have any strange studio</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">practices? Ha ha. So when we recorded Alligator, Hannah did the most brutal Alligator growl</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">with a bottle. It was mind blowing. Also in our Sleeping Death video a spider showed up and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">made a legitimate cameo, spinning a web and showing off to the lights and camera. We named</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">it Caprese.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">9.Of course tell us where to pick up your album and how to learn more about you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We take turns peddling copies off of the corner of Ventura Blvd. hahaha , just kidding. All the</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">music platforms. Spotify, Bandcamp, YouTube, follow us on Instagram and Facebook.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">10.What is your plans now that the new album is out?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Quick shout out to Warp Core Pickups, Felton Guitars, and Shroeder Cabinets.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Nightrain Records and Fishbonious Sound Design.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sinsation thanks you and all the humans of earth. And of course next is WORLD</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">DOMINATION!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LaLaVRwOKSo" width="320" youtube-src-id="LaLaVRwOKSo"></iframe></div><br />https://youtu.be/LaLaVRwOKSo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Release date- Nov 2019</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Label-Fishbonious/Nightrain Records</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Spotify-https://open.spotify.com/artist/7zkNESiCUt0wzQsSwKzTrS?si=JioRNwUKQZG5BCrmzEkJMA</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7o4-AVqQ-m-TdFdx09FtHqlhOUAeM5pSpnPtu2v1DHGHhIKmA0M6yeBZfTouY2m1FjL5iUs9x27kPCFTQihA3QTG2G3-eE6ksz00qIVWNDn_U7J9duO7ln7j0MWitU6VkfpgWHlZsQIk/" style="margin-left: 1em; 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This album packs a powerful punch of metal, progressive rock, djent, thrash, and an eclectic blend of all things heavy. The songs are a shred fest in that satisfying guitar God style. Pulse pounding percussion, nasty breakdowns, and hellish screams/chest rattling vocals that make this adventure a wild roller coaster ride of badassery.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">“Destroyed” is a perfect opener, beginning with a choir of evil monks/synths and then fades in a powerful double bass beat that creeps into a sorcerer metal meltdown. The songs takes you even down the rabbit hole with monstrous riffs. The harmony leads act as a symphony of evil to really get your head banging. The song is such a fun construction, while being about destruction, this tune builds and creates an awesome visual.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">“Rebuild” continuing down the concept of the three songs, the vocalist paints ominous pictures of ego tear down, realization, and acceptance. Beautifully written, the lyrics to this trilogy run in sympatico with the ambience of clean crunchy guitars with killer delay swells. The song begins to build into a metal operatic anthem of a phoenix rising out the ashes.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">“Alignment” the third and final track, is a banger of an ender and leaves you wanting more material. A powerful, progressive riff overlays some powerful theory driven runs that sync with the percussion to create a marching, charging, and motivating collision of sound. I love the breakdown/bridge taking you into the quiet intro riff only to blast your fucking face off again and again. “There is no life without pain” the singer proclaims. Everyone who knows this knows it’s a lesson learned hard. </span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">This EP is a rarity, in the sense that everything about it is cohesive in concept. It takes a lot of talent to make a record this epic! This record is for fans of all genres of metal. They take you on a wild ride, bonded in covalent musical mayhem with the lyrical prophesying of a life endured.</span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">Bryan Blake</span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="©️" height="16" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/ta1/1/16/a9.png" style="border: 0px;" width="16" /></span>Vinyl Lollipops </span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">All Rights Reserved.</span></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div>Wes Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06110735366416964496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826846188480494638.post-32580906713874719492020-12-22T01:33:00.000-08:002020-12-22T01:33:12.018-08:00STORMSTRESS <p><span style="font-size: large;">Vicious, all-female hard rock/heavy metal band, Stormstress, released a brand new single on November 20th, recorded at The Den Studios of North Reading and produced by Liz Borden and Sarah Fitzpatrick. Along with exhilarating music video for their aggressive anthem “You Can’t Hurt Me Now,” due out shortly, filmed by brother and sister team Troncat FPV and Fuel Heart Productions.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdk_ZqDRY4nCVSLpq2dzIxSnkfMZypJzT_zH4uu5aRVLo4Iz8ULQ6wMv_I8aDMrlePz0GCcBRpQjKuIWMhmoleoB56hbN0r3xyWefLyPWewzDoM5v5TMu4jnIQ5wBjpo3F8noOa2LUTAQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdk_ZqDRY4nCVSLpq2dzIxSnkfMZypJzT_zH4uu5aRVLo4Iz8ULQ6wMv_I8aDMrlePz0GCcBRpQjKuIWMhmoleoB56hbN0r3xyWefLyPWewzDoM5v5TMu4jnIQ5wBjpo3F8noOa2LUTAQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh02gZuXTdsfCpOnalqet-BAB0-PJGyQj0dK6AuxRXHWa7Qsb9wxjqN3cwa494s17i837lnZ59bqGDr3yVU5MjJzG5BRaitMrwTw8n1d5GAiYiV7cAXfI2uvXsBMH9IoD2LSLERyVNnmfM/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="345" data-original-width="345" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh02gZuXTdsfCpOnalqet-BAB0-PJGyQj0dK6AuxRXHWa7Qsb9wxjqN3cwa494s17i837lnZ59bqGDr3yVU5MjJzG5BRaitMrwTw8n1d5GAiYiV7cAXfI2uvXsBMH9IoD2LSLERyVNnmfM/" width="240" /></a></div><br /><img data-original-height="301" data-original-width="412" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdk_ZqDRY4nCVSLpq2dzIxSnkfMZypJzT_zH4uu5aRVLo4Iz8ULQ6wMv_I8aDMrlePz0GCcBRpQjKuIWMhmoleoB56hbN0r3xyWefLyPWewzDoM5v5TMu4jnIQ5wBjpo3F8noOa2LUTAQ/w400-h293/pasted+image+0+%25283%2529.png" width="400" /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Their second single, “You Can’t Hurt Me Now,” reflects on a sweet situation gone sour and the true empowerment that comes with not only realizing that you’ve been mistreated and that it’s time to go, while also summoning the courage and power to walk out the door, slam it shut, and lock it behind you. The music video features unique drone footage showcasing the band driving home their newfound freedom. The trio speeds down the highway in a convertible amidst shots of them rocking out on their instruments. It’s classic rock ‘n’ roll.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">“They have a sound that seems influenced by the melodic metal of such pioneers as Dio and lyrics that have an intelligence and relatability to them.” - Black Serpent Press</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Combining their shared love for heavy music, ambitious spirits, and a unified dream of achieving greatness while bringing their self-empowering message to the world, mirror twins Tanya Venom (guitar/lead vocals) and Tia Mayhem (bass/vocals), along with their best friend, Maddie May Scott (drums/vocals), knew that forming a band together was an undeniable necessity. Thus, in October of 2019, amongst the rare bomb cyclone that hit Boston and under the influential Hunter moon that inspires drastic change and taking action, Stormstress was formed, striking with electrifying riffs, thunderous grooves and catchy choruses.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">With their first release since the COVID-19 Pandemic devastated humanity, immediately following their debut show and single release, Stormstress aims to remind the people of the world to stay strong by accessing their inner power in these introspective times, and to use it to decide what deserves to remain with you on your journey, and what to leave behind.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">They are ready to take the world by storm.</span></p>
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<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Official
Website:</span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.stormstressband.com/&source=gmail&ust=1608542741022000&usg=AFQjCNHCyqWCy3DAgawplBwKT2KFydsFFg" href="https://www.stormstressband.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc;"></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.stormstressband.<wbr></wbr>com/</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Facebook:</span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/stormstressband&source=gmail&ust=1608542741022000&usg=AFQjCNFdMHVGvD7oA-EMFNPl7SJHoHjkxw" href="https://www.facebook.com/stormstressband" style="text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc;"></span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.facebook.com/<wbr></wbr>stormstressband</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Instagram
& Twitter: @stormstressband</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DH9jUq9Hsgw" width="320" youtube-src-id="DH9jUq9Hsgw"></iframe></div><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><br /></span><p></p>Wes Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06110735366416964496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826846188480494638.post-80108521143596843032020-12-15T23:53:00.001-08:002020-12-15T23:53:36.433-08:00INTERVIEW FROM BEYOND: TEXAS CUT THROAT<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwPkuusHkZe3PClh-L-6R-PdnAQJcXOFY1TVG1M_ouzXtnv3TeH7ssKRHObdIJRlkM1Qi4JAOOpLFOJipJD9T0W3WtvkJSUJWCT62JlEW2yHTe3Wqit2cCE4SveBxIgGdnoMsP31KQf8/s974/caslon-antique.bold+%25281%2529.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="52" data-original-width="974" height="75" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwPkuusHkZe3PClh-L-6R-PdnAQJcXOFY1TVG1M_ouzXtnv3TeH7ssKRHObdIJRlkM1Qi4JAOOpLFOJipJD9T0W3WtvkJSUJWCT62JlEW2yHTe3Wqit2cCE4SveBxIgGdnoMsP31KQf8/w400-h75/caslon-antique.bold+%25281%2529.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span lang="EN"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">1.Thanks for taking the time to talk to The Metal Times<br /> You have a new album out, Tell us about it!<o:p></o:p></span></span><p></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Our first full length, a concept album titled “Dear Boss,” is
slated for a 2020 release. It’s a theme derived from their lifelong fondness of
the art of horror films, infamous stories in history and disturbing folklore
that connects to the unpleasant nature of the human psyche. Ward said, “When
you dig deep into the mind of an unsavory person, perhaps that of a killer, you
unearth the inner, complex thoughts of horrible human beings that have
negatively shaped the course of innocent people’s lives...and that’s
intriguing. Not because it’s something to celebrate, but because it’s a human
response that is quite difficult to understand.” TCT’s lyrics on this
particular record attempt to expose the minds of Texas serial killers. The
listener experience will be a glimpse into something that is often off limits,
even in simple conversation. “Society avoids discomfort and the unease that
comes with topics that are considered taboo.” Ward said. This album has become
a research project that forces the audience to try to perceive the sick
perversions that can exist, from the profound internal conflict of these
individuals, which is often deeply rooted in the agony that fills their sick
minds. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">The El Paso Walmart shooting on August 3, 2019 almost halted the
decision to bring this album to fruition. Ward stated, “It wasn’t just close to
home, it was in OUR home. In the end it left us asking ourselves ‘why?’” The
person that committed this atrocity “is not a serial killer in my mind, he
carried out a mass murder that was politically motivated. A serial killer is
quiet, vindictive, and often blends in while they execute a plan in a
calculated way...this monster was just riled up by the political climate that
the current president has created, where people think it’s okay to discriminate
and be violent towards one another.” Nonetheless, Arellano and Ward couldn’t
help but ask ‘What’s in the thought process of someone who acts out in
violence?’<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">These questions led to a desire to discover the answers to why
people kill; creating an opportunity to explore the mind and showcase the
results through art. “We refuse to investigate the rationale of mass
shooters...they don’t deserve our time,” Ward insists. However, for this
record, TCT is determined to portray the inner workings of true serial killers;
their stories run deeper; there’s layers upon layers. There’s an unknown
psychology that TCT seeks to interpret and artistically portray through the
subtleties of both lyrics and sound. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><o:p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">2.Where was it recorded? Is all the material
new?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">The album is currently being recorded at
Nevermore Records in El Paso, TX. All the material on the album is new.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><o:p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">3.What is the biggest difference between your
last release and the new one?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Before this, we released six singles over the
course of 2019; a showcase of what we’re all about. So, this is our first full
length! On this record, we’ve made a point to include more dynamics between
songs. We love all types of music and sometimes feel the need to add in more
than just the heavy grinding. With this album, you will get the heaviness we all
love, but interwoven will be dark and gloomy electronic pieces. The purpose is
to capture the chaos that can connect to the concept of the album that may not
always be heavy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><o:p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">4.Are you signed to a label? If so which one
and how did they help or support the process?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Yes, we are signed to Nevermore Records, LLC.
The label is our own. We have been fairly successful in our personal lives and
are in a position to not have to worry about signing our souls away to funders,
so we decided to do it all on our own. Having been signed to a label in past
projects, it’s exciting to know that we can now do everything our way and make our
own rules along the way.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><o:p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">5.What has been going on with the band between
albums? Did you tour?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Unfortunately, we have not yet toured for this
project. We’ve been locked in a studio for roughly a year cranking out song
after song; we want this album to be just right. Our goal is to first put out a
great debut record, then the touring begins. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><o:p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">6.Do you have any new members?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">No.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><o:p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">7.Who produced the new album and how did they
effect the album?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Our very own Paul Ward. He’s produced many
artists over the years, and after working with both top notch and low-level
producers in the past, we came to terms with the understanding that he just
knows how to do it best. Paul is able to create high quality work that gets
that raw emotion across that you want the listener to feel. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><o:p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">8.Some like to record naked or in the dark
with candles , Did you have any strange studio practices?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Adrian has to get down to his boxers when he
records vocals. Paul likes the studio dark with ambient lighting, and always
wants to record early in the morning with a nice warm cup of coffee. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><o:p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">9.Of course tell us where to pick up your
album and how to learn more about you.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Our first full length “Dear Boss” will be
available everywhere. There currently isn’t a release date set, but it’s 3/4s
complete and should likely be available in Spring of 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><o:p><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">10.What is your plans now that the new album
is out?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">We will be performing everywhere; looking at a
tour being scheduled for Summer of 2020. The details are currently being sorted
out. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>Wes Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06110735366416964496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826846188480494638.post-36372353998897236232020-12-15T23:18:00.000-08:002020-12-15T23:18:25.301-08:00BATTERY DRUMMER INTERVIEW : Dylan (Toki) Jenkins / WOR<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">BATTERY</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqCfn0VMSeXTo3GEiX10pLujjOeWwHo5QWiIdlssKR5WS6YAInBIfMeQVQgV51-2VU9tqBanfT2hv__A8gDmOaV-yQzaEIYsyY7_NgHTjg_YzmSNqlpk3cn7wj0LEP7yForzVsW7-V21c/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="297" data-original-width="468" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqCfn0VMSeXTo3GEiX10pLujjOeWwHo5QWiIdlssKR5WS6YAInBIfMeQVQgV51-2VU9tqBanfT2hv__A8gDmOaV-yQzaEIYsyY7_NgHTjg_YzmSNqlpk3cn7wj0LEP7yForzVsW7-V21c/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;">1.What is your name and what band do you play
for? <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;">Dylan (Toki) Jenkins and I'm the drummer for
VIA (2 years) and just recently joined WOR<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN">2.Who made you want to play drums and why? <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">Joey Jordison of Slipknot. Was there a better
band for a 13 year old to scare his parents with?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">3.When did you get your first kit? Tell us
about it… <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">I was 13 years old when I asked my dad for a
drums set. He was hesitant because I didn't stick with the first instrument I
had asked for (guitar) but we struck a deal that he'll get me the drums but I'd
have to mow lawns till it was paid off. So we found a cheap Rogers kit on
Craigslist and the rest is history. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkNA9JVTaSr_z3GuLJIt0or8NYG8qtK1yO60L5WNT-S6EpYW0-IAvsXE7CMnGL7TwMW4VfzBfWOVZatxPWIokn6HGICkz3ta51LbwT6uIPeWEXLNhI22L3ERt8a2Vs8Nmf7O07ihGa3rM/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="323" data-original-width="311" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkNA9JVTaSr_z3GuLJIt0or8NYG8qtK1yO60L5WNT-S6EpYW0-IAvsXE7CMnGL7TwMW4VfzBfWOVZatxPWIokn6HGICkz3ta51LbwT6uIPeWEXLNhI22L3ERt8a2Vs8Nmf7O07ihGa3rM/w385-h400/2.PNG" width="385" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">4.Where your parents supportive of you and
your loud / expensive new habit? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">Very! From putting up with all the noise in
garage<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to coming out to shows. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">5.What drum performance on an album is
perfection to you? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">Brann Dailor of Mastodon on Crack the Skye<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">6.Tell us about your current kit and set up in
DETAIL. <o:p></o:p></span></p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;">I have a 6 piece Mapex MyDentity kit. Bottom
end is birch and the top is maple. It has a flat black wood grain wrap with
slime green hardwear. Sabian cymbals and pearl eliminator double pedal.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;">7.If you could have a dream kit tell us about
it in DETAIL<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNHCMqsyRUpJyDKJrsmyePc7TOy2IOq60Tl-Uf3_3mjypG2cb5RadGxcYalFkne3RmXS-9hDrsIt-yUEvGAV8u9j45Cga07HleC-Egtz8n32qrdXRgg88Qogx7mgBdWZvzzLJTFUaMgTM/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="302" data-original-width="206" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNHCMqsyRUpJyDKJrsmyePc7TOy2IOq60Tl-Uf3_3mjypG2cb5RadGxcYalFkne3RmXS-9hDrsIt-yUEvGAV8u9j45Cga07HleC-Egtz8n32qrdXRgg88Qogx7mgBdWZvzzLJTFUaMgTM/w437-h640/3.PNG" width="437" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;">That's difficult to say. I switch up
configurations quite often to keep things fresh. But I have been wanting to get
a sweet hybrid kit together for a while now. Something similar to my current
set up with VIA with the addition of a few Mandala electric drum pads.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;">8.Name your top 5 drummers excluding Neil
Peart and Mike Portnoy <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;">Danny Carey, Brann Dailor, Chris Adler, Benny
Grab, and Luke Holland<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;">9. Do you prefer Live or Studio?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;">Definitely live<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;">10.Do drummers really get all the chicks and
if so how do we convince the guitarist?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;">I wouldn't have the job security if we did..<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;">https://www.facebook.com/WoRBandOfficial/?ref=page_internal</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/r6ZMhq1FHkY" width="320" youtube-src-id="r6ZMhq1FHkY"></iframe></div><br /><span lang="EN"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><br /></span></p>Wes Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06110735366416964496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826846188480494638.post-81587355368621541732020-12-09T18:50:00.004-08:002020-12-09T19:00:54.785-08:00GET VILE WITH Vile Cynic<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4KVe3QQUvcg" width="320" youtube-src-id="4KVe3QQUvcg"></iframe></div><br /><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN">Vile Cynic is an emerging
metal band based out of Chicago. Their dynamic blend of death and thrash metal
was inspired by bands such as Pantera, Iron Maiden, Dissection, Vital Remains,
Lamb of God and Behemoth. The combination of aggressive vocals, harmonic riffs,
heavy bass, and powerful drums merge to form their savage sound.</span><b><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3_7nOnn3zV6h2CWVDBQcFfYDPW1am41EW1rtWYHa3wxrgV0q0azoePDlXcHwnZioGT-qKQuuDzQKMIJd3IE8tUghBX5d-XZG_eUfIpEhpixjgutu8nooMKKbGdpBSZCEaXXE_4fVX0-c/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="914" data-original-width="1280" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3_7nOnn3zV6h2CWVDBQcFfYDPW1am41EW1rtWYHa3wxrgV0q0azoePDlXcHwnZioGT-qKQuuDzQKMIJd3IE8tUghBX5d-XZG_eUfIpEhpixjgutu8nooMKKbGdpBSZCEaXXE_4fVX0-c/" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbSLozKfffKu3-LTQbnEwWZ0504s0y5Kl-YXHCS0HogkADg_Sa6OkhWMmw2U4IM0p0ZTpYlTASvn7Q1bwYRgLrylc1sEbOTBtnPJfI2BAu8ChEr8_VqU7fe5FS3VIotKvenMu76xm_RwY/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="910" data-original-width="909" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbSLozKfffKu3-LTQbnEwWZ0504s0y5Kl-YXHCS0HogkADg_Sa6OkhWMmw2U4IM0p0ZTpYlTASvn7Q1bwYRgLrylc1sEbOTBtnPJfI2BAu8ChEr8_VqU7fe5FS3VIotKvenMu76xm_RwY/w400-h400/79532357_2791886387537640_6776704420169121792_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN">Band Members</span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN">Vocals - Angelo Hakey</span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN">Lead Guitar - Jacob Banjeglav</span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN">Rhythm Guitar - Jake Meditz</span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN">Bass - AJ Miller</span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN">Drums - Hector Huizar</span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> </span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHeUlrPMawtnkbEmt7omNznd9gmz5szhsiCpmPRHaqB7bhSTAJzyqfhatosko5lIclbUUE0MKA_gHl7XdstRtlnU1oKl45hJu8LWmaMm02kU4u22k0ncOy_6PgAK61oe9wvhudzxR_Rk/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img data-original-height="914" data-original-width="1280" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHeUlrPMawtnkbEmt7omNznd9gmz5szhsiCpmPRHaqB7bhSTAJzyqfhatosko5lIclbUUE0MKA_gHl7XdstRtlnU1oKl45hJu8LWmaMm02kU4u22k0ncOy_6PgAK61oe9wvhudzxR_Rk/w400-h286/AJ+Miller.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;">Links<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;">Website: <a href="http://www.vilecynic.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc;">www.vilecynic.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;">BandCamp: <a href="https://vilecynic.bandcamp.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc;">https://vilecynic.bandcamp.com/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;">Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/VileCynicBand"><span style="color: #1155cc;">https://www.facebook.com/VileCynicBand</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/"><span color="windowtext" style="text-decoration-line: none;">Instagram</span></a>:
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/vile_cynic/"><span style="color: #1155cc;">https://www.instagram.com/vile_cynic/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;">YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGehdvbFVreizOtPDzrrcg"><span style="color: #1155cc;">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcGehdvbFVreizOtPDzrrcg</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN"><span style="font-size: large;">Spotifiy: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/3tLnJbAQ2eLeL7xKuurOJy"><span style="color: #1155cc;">https://open.spotify.com/artist/3tLnJbAQ2eLeL7xKuurOJy</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 18.95pt 104.85pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">1.Introduce yourself and
your band and tell us why we should listen to you. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 18.95pt 104.85pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">I’m Jake Meditz, I play in Vile
Cynic. You should check us out if you’re
into fast paced metal with catchy hooks, blast beats, pummeling double bass and
groove. We are all into different types
of metal so we combine a lot of influences in our music so they all have a
different feeling and vibe to them. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 18.95pt 88.55pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">2.What do you classify
your sound as, Who do you tell people you sound like? <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 18.95pt 88.55pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">I’m really not sure who to compare
our sound to. I’ve never put much
thought into it. Our influences and
writing are all over the place. We just
classify ourselves as Metal basically.
If we feel like writing a black metal influenced song, then so be
it, we might add in some Maiden inspired
harmonies as well. Just whatever we’re
feeling. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 18.95pt 37.65pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">3.With digital music in
today's world would you vote to keep or eliminate physical media?</span></span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 18.95pt 0in 0.0001pt 37.65pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjk9NMmiuxIa9wAaiCsfCcIU53mqmYwprId3P95SCmCW79mFhWjtHHArcCKNo_dFyAgOCpis_heRNKBLrhxzuizDlKIX9kFlsmdgpjN9Hqv66Cx73QWdM9D_nxGhMfgIMyWndY8U1Jf8I/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjk9NMmiuxIa9wAaiCsfCcIU53mqmYwprId3P95SCmCW79mFhWjtHHArcCKNo_dFyAgOCpis_heRNKBLrhxzuizDlKIX9kFlsmdgpjN9Hqv66Cx73QWdM9D_nxGhMfgIMyWndY8U1Jf8I/w400-h400/Live.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 18.95pt 37.65pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 18.95pt 37.65pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Never. I love buying Cd’s. There’s nothing better than having a physical
copy with the artwork in your hands. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 18.95pt 76.3pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">4.What is the reason you
decided to be a musician and has that reason paid off? <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 18.95pt 39.1pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">I think the reason for all of us
becoming musicians is just because we love writing heavy music and getting on
stage and putting on a good show and entertain people. Whenever I see people knowing the lyrics or
catch people wearing our merch, I think it’s paid off. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 18.95pt 39.1pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">5.How do you feel about
females in metal getting special attention? Do you feel it is fair? <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 18.95pt 39.1pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">I think it’s great that they are
getting more attention this day and age.
I’m sure there’s been plenty of great female musicians in metal that may
have been overlooked just because of that.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 18.95pt 18.95pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">6.In the world climate
with hatred being at an all time high and metal being an “ angry” music <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 4.05pt 179.75pt 0.0001pt 9.1pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Do you think your music
contributes to anger and hatred? I think we definitely contri</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">bute to anger. I think that’s part of the point of heavy
music. It’s a great release.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 18.95pt 128.85pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">7.Are you opposed to
religious beliefs or politics being used in music? <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 18.95pt 128.85pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Not at all. Some of the best metal songs were written
about politics and religion. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 18.95pt 128.85pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtI8rQZTwSe4DdQs-qXGbo53SpBmDH6Ujv0CwrVd5Ra_v5FTiCXzwLmDByUu99rH08rHpdNYjUAaqnRBVs5YJ8Gi0sTN3X5k9hgITXPNBn_LXoTdfzneKJPXryUGbjacK7242DBXgHyg/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="864" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtI8rQZTwSe4DdQs-qXGbo53SpBmDH6Ujv0CwrVd5Ra_v5FTiCXzwLmDByUu99rH08rHpdNYjUAaqnRBVs5YJ8Gi0sTN3X5k9hgITXPNBn_LXoTdfzneKJPXryUGbjacK7242DBXgHyg/w451-h640/Jake+Meditz.jpg" width="451" /></a></span></span></div><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 18.95pt 16.55pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">8.We have dive into some
pretty deep issues here do you think your music sends a message and if so what
is it? I wouldn</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">’t say we send a direct message. People can interpret them as they want. Our latest EP has some lyrics and themes with
some deeper meanings in them. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 13.9pt; margin-top: 18.95pt; margin: 18.95pt 13.9pt 0in 0in; mso-border-shadow: yes; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">9.The market
has changed and many bands believe that record labels are a thing of the past,
with many labels now charging bands to “sign” how do you think a band can make
it in todays scene? </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">Busting
your ass, getting out there to promote, learn how to make contacts, get your
fan base to help share your band on social media. Hiring a good PR company, taking every
opportunity you can to get your music heard.
It seems like it’s mostly DIY these days. Making sure every band mate is equally dedicated
to do what it takes to promote and get you heard and jumping on every chance
they can to network. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 18.95pt 11.75pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">10.Why with the thousands
of options including netflix , sporting events everything on demand <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 4.05pt 35.5pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 15.35pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Why do you
think people should take the time to listen to what you have to say in your
music? With the amount of politics and bias news spewing their filth and
becoming more and more involved in sports events, and since half the country
has been stuck home for the past year almost, I feel like people are tired o</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">f sitting home doing the netflix
routine. Now is as
good a time as ever for people to start checking out their local
talented musicians, bands, artists and support them and the venues. We have a few songs that might really
resonate with some people lyrically, we have a broad range of styles we like to
play to keep it interesting instead of sticking to one type of genre of
metal. That’s a hard question to
answer. You never know what song, lyric
or riff might resonate with someone. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 4.05pt 35.5pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">11.How do you feel about
pay to play? Do you think it is fair for a band to have to pay money to
play? Not a fan of pay to play. Bands always </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">seem to get fucked in the long run.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 18.95pt 28.05pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">12.It is fact that you
are the talent and the entertainment explain what you think is the most
important key to success?</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> Dedication and persistence</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghBfgKOO6YWy3WEGwglLh4qYFuCWUZIUNT6FvecFu1AdXnk25VUULt9tZ-1c9TbSQDZIverRsfGMrQaRoG8tWJUkrumU9aTsDtg04XB7a9kvpkHc3VULHn5qb8VTIX1d-qgIDInlIy0ls/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img data-original-height="910" data-original-width="1280" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghBfgKOO6YWy3WEGwglLh4qYFuCWUZIUNT6FvecFu1AdXnk25VUULt9tZ-1c9TbSQDZIverRsfGMrQaRoG8tWJUkrumU9aTsDtg04XB7a9kvpkHc3VULHn5qb8VTIX1d-qgIDInlIy0ls/w400-h285/Jacob+Banjeglav.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><o:p></o:p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 18.95pt 17pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">13.In country music and
even in some cases rock music is written and performed by different people
would your band perform a song written by someone else? Yeah i definitely think
we would. Why the hell not. </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">We’ve talked about doing a cover for awhile, but not a
typical metal cover. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 18.95pt 106.3pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">14.If you are pro female
in music are you pro using sex to sell your music? Absolutely pr</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">o female in music. Haven’t pop stars been doing that for the past
30 years?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 0.2in 24pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">15.What is your view on
the lawsuits against people saying lewd or unprofessional things to women or
men and how does that affect an art described as sex drugs and rock n roll ? <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 0.2in 24pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">I think it makes people think twice
about making asshole comments in general.
It can still be sex drugs and rock n roll, but maybe don’t be a piece of
shit. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 0.2in 24pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOql7Z0Hu0S_X6gOUz0LrJ4L5Nqat82VmNf6msRq_H4Zh-_91M2r1zBvm03WNPdFqwglh5veaEXL0t0yUOUOoI1cAtpw72iAlAcs9SRAT9b4GhczU1uALuFqQ_0Sf11JZufCbq-AhfSl8/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="917" data-original-width="3429" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOql7Z0Hu0S_X6gOUz0LrJ4L5Nqat82VmNf6msRq_H4Zh-_91M2r1zBvm03WNPdFqwglh5veaEXL0t0yUOUOoI1cAtpw72iAlAcs9SRAT9b4GhczU1uALuFqQ_0Sf11JZufCbq-AhfSl8/w640-h172/VileCynic+Green.png" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 18.95pt 107pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">16. Ok lets lighten up a
bit. What is your favorite band of all time and why?</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">
Our lead guitarist is absolutely obsessed with Iron Maiden. As for the rest of us it’s so hard to
pick. We all listen to an insane amount
of different bands it’s almost impossible to pick. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 18.95pt 200.35pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">17.What would you be
doing if you were not in a band? <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 18.95pt 200.35pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">I would probably try opening a
bar/venue<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 18.95pt 273.1pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">18. Do you have a
favorite sports team? J</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">ake
Banjeglav’s favorite team is the Baltimore Ravens. The rest of us aren’t really big sports fans.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 18.95pt 273.1pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirry14-JxW6cs7RIfDnq7GUaqTCtDadl4-EycqTfTXRFCPVoyMDK-HK-V2F6EcmVWg_7NFFLOhxlw46vI3dpb0I7K5uwfOgUoYBEeJYb0ijA3G3jWi_KwtYvqS2s0v-5RHpiE_f7He4-c/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="915" data-original-width="1280" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirry14-JxW6cs7RIfDnq7GUaqTCtDadl4-EycqTfTXRFCPVoyMDK-HK-V2F6EcmVWg_7NFFLOhxlw46vI3dpb0I7K5uwfOgUoYBEeJYb0ijA3G3jWi_KwtYvqS2s0v-5RHpiE_f7He4-c/w400-h286/Angelo+Hakey.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 18.95pt 120.45pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">19.If you could get on
stage with anyone dead or alive who would it be? <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 18.95pt 120.45pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jake Banjeglav- John Petrucci,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 18.95pt 0.55in 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">20.This is your shot to
let loose, Throw down your biggest complaint about the music biz <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; margin: 18.95pt 0.55in 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Venues and record labels taking
advantage of artists and bands. </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p>
</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjFxnEIqQpghJaZ-nKC-BQd9tMLVFE3ygMoLLOHhLEYZuhrqppCQVaDDaimzC5tBLoIX_1NooHWdcWoz0T-NHRUJq0UCwY8_TlrVoyi7ma3GiZxQB3LaE_DoZrFpag0IuL90XrBgMvAK8/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="745" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjFxnEIqQpghJaZ-nKC-BQd9tMLVFE3ygMoLLOHhLEYZuhrqppCQVaDDaimzC5tBLoIX_1NooHWdcWoz0T-NHRUJq0UCwY8_TlrVoyi7ma3GiZxQB3LaE_DoZrFpag0IuL90XrBgMvAK8/" width="258" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Wes Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06110735366416964496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826846188480494638.post-34181708853384270112020-12-09T17:52:00.000-08:002020-12-09T17:52:02.502-08:00Blood Stained Dusk <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVPm4bcDq5mcxVe2O16Y72ZUsPdSzEmkVQUe9hitSmjK5iNvuwCu9PyIz7Fn4tvdBxWlJN9SIT2nLy7VblyWDrU0lSEHW4Pw33fUHFhGfWlbx3yrActxSvDSfUgG0PFScvGimxWC1tvvo/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="321" data-original-width="1080" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVPm4bcDq5mcxVe2O16Y72ZUsPdSzEmkVQUe9hitSmjK5iNvuwCu9PyIz7Fn4tvdBxWlJN9SIT2nLy7VblyWDrU0lSEHW4Pw33fUHFhGfWlbx3yrActxSvDSfUgG0PFScvGimxWC1tvvo/w640-h190/unnamed.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> The Blood Stained Dusk sound, which is like no other in U.S. Black Metal (USBM), captures unique,</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">majestic, and somber tones accompanied by ritualistic brimstone and fire lyrics. The raw and menacing</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">atmosphere of the band’s sound creates an epic and warlike ambiance. The music’s influence was</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">originally forged by the traditional Norwegian and European Black Metal sound while powerfully</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">emerging as a unique entity within the USBM culture. Created in 1997 by founding member and</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">drummer Profana, the band revealed its debut in 1998 with the Blood Stain Dusk demo cassette. Lineup</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">changes brought the band a newfound force in singer/songwriter Dageth. This led to the release of the</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">now classic EP, Thy Legions Reign Over Christendom in the following year.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In 2001 Baphomet/Necropolis Records released the band’s crushing debut album, Dirge of Death's Silence,</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">which maintains a large, international cult following. The album is often regarded as one of the most</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">influential albums in USBM history. A full US tour, alongside death metal legends Monstrosity, followed</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">in late 2002. In addition, appearances at historic metal venues and an appearance at Milwaukee Metal</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Fest firmly entrenched the band as a force to be reckoned with. In 2003 Blood Stained Dusk formed</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Black Flame Records and released their sophomore effort, Continuance of Evil. The label partnered with</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">amazing international artists and released an impressive catalog of work. Unfortunately, on the night of</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">January 24, 2005, Dageth was tragically taken from the band at age 24; the victim of a fatal traffic</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">accident.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In 2008, the remaining core of the band consisting of Profana, Oroan and Thorgrin, were able to</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">continue Dageth’s masterwork by releasing their third and most sinister recording. Black Faith</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Inquisition was released via Moribund Records and was dedicated to Dageth’s memory. The album</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">featured lead vocals from Pest, who is best known for his work with Gorgoroth and Obtained</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Enslavement. The album release was immediately followed up with a US tour as direct support for</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Finnish Black Metal legends, Horna. The tour was mounted in remembrance of Dageth, and upon its</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">completion in 2009, the band elected to retire.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Now, in 2020, fifteen years after Dageth’s tragic death, the three remaining members, along with new</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">bassist Perkunas, have decided to resurrect the beast to bring the band’s vile message to a new</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">generation of fans.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Profana: Drums</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Thorgrin: Vocals, Guitar & Keyboards</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Oroan: Guitar & Vocals</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Perkunas: Bass & Vocals</span></p>Wes Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06110735366416964496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2826846188480494638.post-86584991942413664912020-12-07T23:29:00.003-08:002020-12-07T23:29:59.768-08:00PALENIUM SPEAKS<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJu8r-WY0XO4A6KcDq5C1Zaom9TYZMXNdd3uI32_upF99LsbMWIwARBd-1uGcZ2JMP0MDvWvRhkzracpLXvkR7wQy6wd2HBxNHuHaZwjGYVPdw3kAgbU-PELTA89Bfnxixo8cL-84lj94/s270/Capture-removebg-preview.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="174" data-original-width="270" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJu8r-WY0XO4A6KcDq5C1Zaom9TYZMXNdd3uI32_upF99LsbMWIwARBd-1uGcZ2JMP0MDvWvRhkzracpLXvkR7wQy6wd2HBxNHuHaZwjGYVPdw3kAgbU-PELTA89Bfnxixo8cL-84lj94/w640-h412/Capture-removebg-preview.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirhhhGz1uUC8Y7sXUyVOJpY7OFMw1fLXx3K07h-NCVjzu8jlCivwQm-ddZfEXeQi_tsuOziEi3SDjb3yAl2TA3pMGVFky-L8R4UDEKCHqtVSdvBUUXMJHfb7tOiUg9y5SBQG1v6YbvEaA/s820/119172383_1256693551340380_5686555918463565808_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="312" data-original-width="820" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirhhhGz1uUC8Y7sXUyVOJpY7OFMw1fLXx3K07h-NCVjzu8jlCivwQm-ddZfEXeQi_tsuOziEi3SDjb3yAl2TA3pMGVFky-L8R4UDEKCHqtVSdvBUUXMJHfb7tOiUg9y5SBQG1v6YbvEaA/w400-h153/119172383_1256693551340380_5686555918463565808_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />1.Please introduce yourself and tell us who you sing for.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-1a4a2a6a-7fff-28f8-78e7-7f252494ff77"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hello my name is Christian Justus (CJ) and I sing for Palenium</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">2.What / Who made you want to sing?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">When I started Palenium, I brought all of the material into the band and really just by default and having written the material I became the singer. Also nobody else in the band was coming forward to sing lead at the time.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">3.Who was the first singer you saw live that gave you chills?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Geoff Tate of Queenryche.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">4.Many people say heavy music is just screaming, How would you combat that statement?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is the way of the world it seems, but every form of music has a stigma attached to it, especially hard rock and metal that IT IS all just loud, screaming, indiscernible noise, when in fact this couldn’t be farther from the truth. I would encourage people who share this sentiment to thoroughly research bands before immediately discounting them as something that they do not like. There are so many different subcategories of hard rock and metal now, that I believe that there is something out there for everyone, they just need to simply look.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">5. If you growl or do harsh vocals how do you keep your voice after such violent performances?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am a clean singer, no growling.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">6. Do you have a warm up routine? Tell u bout it ?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">It varies. I know that I should warm up before each time that I sing but I don’t always do this.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once in awhile I will try to sing some warm up scales or a song that is stuck in my head before actually singing with Palenium. I do plan to start a more stringent regimen once we start playing live shows in 2021.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">7. Do you think power or performance is more important?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Performance I believe wins out over power most of the time because that’s what people are going to remember first and foremost about you. Also, if you are performing well and at your peak level, no doubt the power will be there if you need to draw on it.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">8. Who do you think gets unfair vocal praise, someone the world thinks is great but is not? / And who is great but does not get the credit? Actually James Labrie of Dream Theater might be considered an over rated vocalist and could very well be the weakest link in Dream Theater. Tom Keifer formerly of Cinderella I believe does not get the credit he deserves. Most people only know him from his days with Cinderella and might only judge him by that, but as he has proved with his latest solo material he is a very versatile singer.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">John Bush is uncredited though he’s a great vocalist. I don’t like to speak ill of anybody.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">9.Name your top 5 vocalist</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Geoff Tate</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ann Wilson</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Miles Kennedy</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ronnie James Dio</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Freddy Mercury</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">10. Micheal Buble or Jim Gallette? Just testing your skills here</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">I will say Michael Buble because I have heard his name more than Jim Gallette?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Honestly, I do not know much about either singer.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">11.Who do you love to listen to that would surprise people?.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Probably a top contender would be The Bad Plus.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">12. If you could remove the autotune from any singer who would it be?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ozzy Osbourne. He has such a unique voice, it would be nice to hear it in its raw, unaltered form.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSI2mHEiegFqZsrqXlJhT6PRvIpfYkTV1eDjT_ODm9rB72wzuqaFqIBMlYCPYhlkP8zEqAydklv4IFqccLMl0HinCGO1zNq-1wfyjg4pqMJnvu33tIsuZQZ3VfmXquIjuxeXTEqPs08wY/s800/FCKN+COFFEE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="745" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSI2mHEiegFqZsrqXlJhT6PRvIpfYkTV1eDjT_ODm9rB72wzuqaFqIBMlYCPYhlkP8zEqAydklv4IFqccLMl0HinCGO1zNq-1wfyjg4pqMJnvu33tIsuZQZ3VfmXquIjuxeXTEqPs08wY/s320/FCKN+COFFEE.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><p></p><br /></div><p><br /> </p>Wes Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06110735366416964496noreply@blogger.com0