Jumat, 23 September 2011
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Rabu, 16 Februari 2011
Bring Me the Horizon
History
Bring Me the Horizon began in 2004.[2][3]The band were originally signed to Thirty Days of Night Records and were the first band to be signed to that label.
They released their debut album Count Your Blessings in October 2006 in the United Kingdom and in August 2007 in the United States.
Bring Me the Horizon recorded their second studio album Suicide Season in Sweden with Fredrik Nordström. The album was released in September 2008.
The band embarked on their first headline tour of the US, as well as appearing in the 2008 Warped Tour. Bring Me the Horizon also joined Mindless Self Indulgence, In Case of Fire, Black Tide and Dir en grey on the Kerrang! and Relentless 2009 UK tour.[citation needed] They also joined Thursday, Cancer Bats, Four Year Strong and Pierce the Veil on the Taste of Chaos 2009 North American tour.
In November 2009 Bring Me the Horizon released a remixed version of Suicide Season, titled Suicide Season: Cut Up!. Musicians and producers featured on the album include Ben Weinman from The Dillinger Escape Plan, Sonny Moore, L’Amour La Morgue (Ian Watkins from Lostprophets), Utah Saints and Shawn Crahan from Slipknot.[4]
In March 2009, guitarist Curtis Ward left the band; he was replaced by Australian guitarist Jona Weinhofen.[5]
The band's third album debuted at number 17 on the Billboard 200 in the US[6], number 13 on the UK Album Chart[7], and number 1 on the Australian Albums Chart[8], the UK Rock Chart[9] and the UK Indie Chart[10]. Despite reaching number 1 in Australia, the album's sales of 3,600 they gained to get there, is the lowest in the history of the ARIA charts.[11]
Controversy
Nottingham incident
While on tour in the United Kingdom allegations were made against vocalist Oliver Sykes that he urinated upon and then assaulted a female fan after a gig at Nottingham Rock City when she allegedly refused his sexual advances. Sykes was subsequently charged with urinating on the fan, but not with physical assault.[12] Online music zine Drowned In Sound claimed that Bring Me The Horizon were banned from Nottingham Rock City.[13] However the band's label Visible Noise denied these rumors and the band subsequently played Nottingham Rock City on 1 December 2007.[14]On 13 April, Sykes appeared in Nottingham Magistrates Court on a charge of common assault relating to the alleged incident, to which he pleaded not guilty. The case was adjourned until early May.[15] On 3 May 2007 Sykes attended Nottingham Magistrates court for the second time and confirmed his not guilty plea. The case was adjourned again until 17 September.[16] Due to lack of evidence, all charges against Sykes were dropped.[17]
Band members
- Current members
- Matt Kean − bass guitar (since 2004)
- Lee Malia − lead guitar (since 2004)
- Matt Nicholls − drums (since 2004)
- Oliver Sykes – lead vocals (since 2004)
- Jona Weinhofen - rhythm guitar, programming, backing vocals (since 2009)
- Former members
- Curtis Ward − rhythm guitar (2004–2009)
Awards and readers poll results
- Kerrang! Award for Best British Newcomer 2006. (Won)[19]
- Kerrang! Award for Best British Band 2008 (Nominated) [20]
- Voted Best British band (Rock Sound readers poll)
- Voted Best Album and Worst Album for Suicide Season (Rock Sound readers' poll)
- Voted Worst Band of 2008 (Kerrang! readers poll)
- Voted Worst Band of 2010 (Kerrang! readers poll)
Minggu, 13 Februari 2011
Jumat, 04 Februari 2011
DragonForce
History
Formation (1999-2002)
DragonForce was founded in 1999 by guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman under the name of DragonHeart. The two later found singer ZP Theart through an advert,[1] and soon after acquired drummer Matej Setinc, bassist Steve Scott and keyboardist Steve Williams. Totman and Li had a former musical ensemble experience in the band, Demoniac. DragonHeart then released a demo, toured with Halford, Stratovarius and headlined their own shows under that name. The band later found that another metal band with this same name already existed and renamed to DragonForce in 2002.Drummer Matej Setinc left the band in December 1999 to continue his studies in Slovenia, he was replaced by Didier Almouzni. The band parted ways with Steve Scott in November 2000 and Steve Williams in early 2000. Williams later rejoined and left once again in December 2000, days ahead of the band's tour with Halford and Stratovarius. Steve Scott went on to join Shadowkeep, then Power Quest.
Bassist Diccon Harper joined the band in November 2000 with keyboardist Vadim Pruzhanov joining in February 2001 to complete the lineup for recording their first album.
Harper performed on DragonForce's debut album, Valley of the Damned in its completion, but left the band in 2002 because of a tendon problem that required surgery.[2]
Valley of the Damned (2000–2003)
Main article: Valley of the Damned
DragonForce recorded their first demo in 2000. It was an independent release, however it was enough to make them one of the most popular independent power metal bands in the UK at that time. Their song "Valley of the Damned" was released as their first single shortly after they changed their name permanently to DragonForce. A promotional video featuring live footage from their tour around Europe was released along with the song. The song was also a huge success on MP3.com where it charted at #1 for 2 weeks as the most downloaded song. Shortly after the demo was released keyboardist Steve Williams and bassist Steve Scott both left the band and were replaced with Ukrainian born Vadim Pruzhanov on keyboard and British born Diccon Harper on bass. Steve Williams later went on to form power metal band Power Quest.In 2003, the band signed to Noise Records and began recording their debut full-length album, Valley of the Damned. The title track, re-released in promotion of the album, it is one of the most known DragonForce songs to date and is a staple of their live performance to this day. The band's tour for Valley of the Damned lasted until 2004, with the tour ending in Tokyo, Japan.
Sonic Firestorm (2004–2005)
Main article: Sonic Firestorm
The band's follow-up album, Sonic Firestorm, proved to be even more successful with the lead single "Fury of the Storm". Sonic Firestorm was the first DragonForce album featuring Adrian Lambert on bass and Dave Mackintosh on drums. When Mackintosh entered the band in 2004, they began referring to their style of music as "extreme power metal" due to his fast blastbeats and double bass rhythms. It was around this time that the band began becoming popular internationally and adopted nicknames such as "Bon Jovi on speed" and "Journey meets Slayer."The tour was much longer than the band's recent tour for "Valley of the Damned" and featured many more headline shows than the previous. The band toured with many well-known metal bands such as W.A.S.P. and Iron Maiden.
Inhuman Rampage (2006–2007)
Main article: Inhuman Rampage
The band underwent various lineup changes before settling with the six current members. The band was introduced to the mainstream with their third album Inhuman Rampage, released in 2006 after signing with Roadrunner Records in UK, USA, Canada, France and Australia. The song "Through the Fire and Flames" is one of their most famous songs and is featured on the games Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and Guitar Hero: Smash Hits. Lindsay Dawson of Herman Li and Sam Totman's former band, Demoniac, appeared as backup vocalist for this album. Before the release of the album, bassist, Adrian Lambert, left the group to raise his newborn son in November 2005. He was replaced with Frédéric Leclercq for the remaining of the Sonic Firestorm Tour. Frederic later became an official member of the band in January 2006. He was also featured in the band's music video for their second single off Inhuman Rampage, Operation Ground and Pound. Inhuman Rampage is a common favourite among DragonForce fans due to its heaviness and complexity. The 'Through the Fire and Flames' single reached gold disc status in USA and Canada.Ultra Beatdown (2008-2009)
Main article: Ultra Beatdown
The band toured with Disturbed and Slipknot throughout the summer of 2008 on the Rockstar Energy Metal Mayhem Festival. The band returned in the Fall with the release of their 4th studio album, Ultra Beatdown. The first track and first single, "Heroes of Our Time", was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance on December 3, 2008, losing out to Metallica with their song "My Apocalypse".[3] A short version of "Heroes Of Our Time" is also featured in the video games Skate 2[4] and the full version in NHL 10.[5]On January 22, 2009, the music video for their song "The Last Journey Home" was released to the Xbox Live Community a week before it was released online.[6]
DragonForce carried out the Ultra Beatdown tour in Latin America, North America and Europe. They were supposed to play in Latin America in May 2009,[7] but the tour was postponed to late 2009.[8] They performed at the Two Days a Week Festival in Weisen, Austria on September 4.[8] Then, they performed in several cities of Canada and United States from September 15 to October 11, with special guests Sonata Arctica and Taking Dawn.[8] The next tour was in Germany, from October 16 to October 30, followed by a single live performance in Luxembourg on October 31.[8] Then, they went to Latin America to perform in Curitiba, Porto Alegre, São Paulo, Mexico City, Santiago, Buenos Aires and Bogotá from November 6 to November 14.[8] The final part of the tour was carried entirely in the United Kingdom, from November 19 to December 12.[8]
New album and departure of Theart (2010-present)
Herman Li has stated that DragonForce will stop touring in December, spend time at home for Christmas, and then will begin writing and recording a new studio album scheduled to be released in 2011.[9]On February 22, 2010, the band re-released their first two albums, "Valley of the Damned" and "Sonic Firestorm." Valley of the Damned included newly remixed and remastered tracks while both albums included bonus tracks, updated packaging and DVDs featuring live footage, commentary, and more. Both albums were also released in a box set which featured a t-shirt, a card of guitar picks, and an inflatable guitar.
On March 8, 2010, it was announced via Roadrunner that DragonForce had parted ways with vocalist ZP Theart and would now be seeking a new frontman.[10] Herman Li stated:
| “ | It is with great regret that DragonForce announce a parting of the ways with singer ZP Theart. This is due to insurmountable differences of musical opinion but the rest of the band sincerely wishes ZP great success with his future projects. While the creative core members have begun writing the fifth album, they have also started a worldwide search for a new vocalist. We are looking for a powerful, melodic singer to write a new chapter of DragonForce with us. | ” |
The band released their first live album on September 13, 2010 in Europe and September 14, 2010 for US and Canada. It is a double-disc set entitled Twilight Dementia. The album art, title, and release date were revealed on the band's official website on June 22, 2010. The performances were recorded on the final leg of the Ultra Beatdown World Tour.[12] Regarding the album, guitarist Herman Li stated:[12]
| “ | For years, fans have been asking us to record a live album, but honestly, we never really had the time due to our worldwide touring commitments and studio album recording. However, due to the overwhelmingly positive feedback from fans on the ‘Ultra Beatdown World Tour’, we decided to finally put some real thought into it... These recordings really capture the raw sonic energy of a Dragonforce show in fine detail. It is so real that you can hear the noise of the crowd and experience the show as it was that night – you can even hear the guitar pedals being stepped on! | ” |
Musical style
The band have frequently referred to their style as power metal. Herman Li commented on descriptions of the band's style in an interview with Guitar World: "'Nintendo metal', 'extreme power metal', 'Bon Jovi on speed', 'Journey meets Slayer', ... people are always coming up with weird labels for us."[13] The band has sometimes been mislabeled as a speed metal band[14][15][16] due to the fast tempos present in their songs, but always as a supplement to other types of metal descriptors.Controversy
Controversy for DragonForce occurred in late 2006 shortly after the Inhuman Rampage tour gained larger audiences in later cities. The band had many technical difficulties with the guitars, which is deemed to be the most "stand-out feature" in their music. The band also drop-tuned their instruments to E-flat tuning on that tour. This, coupled with low-quality recordings of the live performances that were subsequently uploaded to the Internet, created rumors of the band speeding up their music in-studio due to being unable to perform it live at such speeds. Although these rumors were disproved by subsequent tours where the band performed their music at the same speed as it appears on the albums. Herman Li stated, "Graspop Metal Meeting of 2006 was [a] total disaster. The technician we had back then didn't even tune the guitar, and no monitoring was done properly. We didn't hear anything...". He also said that most of the Inhuman Rampage tour was bad overall due to technical difficulties.[9]Band members
- Current members
- Frederic Leclercq – bass guitar, backing vocals (2005–present)
- Herman Li – guitar, backing vocals (1999–present)
- Dave Mackintosh – drums (2004–present)
- Vadim Pruzhanov – keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals, theremin (2001–present)
- Sam Totman – guitar, backing vocals (1999–present)
- Former members
- Didier Almouzni – drums (1999–2003)
- Diccon Harper – bass guitar, backing vocals (2000–2003)
- Adrian Lambert – bass guitar (2003–2005)
- Steve Scott – bass guitar, backing vocals (1999–2000)
- ZP Theart – lead vocals (1999–2010)
- Steve Williams – keyboards, backing vocals (1999–2000)
Rabu, 02 Februari 2011
DeaR GoD
A lonely road crossed another cold state line
Miles away from those I love, purpose hard to find
While I recall all the words you spoke to me
Can't help but wish that I was there, back where I'd love to be, oh yeah
Dear God, the only thing I ask of You
Is to hold her when I'm not around, when I'm much too far away
We all need that person who can be true to you
But I left her when I found her and now I wish I'd stayed
?Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired, I'm missing you again, oh no, once again
There's nothing here for me on this barren road
There's no one here while the city sleeps and all the shops are closed
Can't help but think of the times I've had with you
Pictures and some memories will have to help me through, oh yeah
(From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/a/avenged-sevenfold-lyrics/dear-god-lyrics.html)
Dear God, the only thing I ask of You
Is to hold her when I'm not around, when I'm much too far away
We all need that person who can be true to you
I left her when I found her and now I wish I'd stayed
?Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired, I'm missing you again, oh no, once again
Well, some search never finding a way
Before long they waste away
I found you, something told me to stay
I gave in to selfish ways
And how I miss someone to hold when hope begins to fade
A lonely road crossed another cold state line
Miles away from those I love, purpose hard to find
Dear God, the only thing I ask of You
Is to hold her when I'm not around, when I'm much too far away
We all need the person who can be true to you
I left her when I found her and now I wish I'd stayed
?Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired, I'm missing you again, oh no, once again
Miles away from those I love, purpose hard to find
While I recall all the words you spoke to me
Can't help but wish that I was there, back where I'd love to be, oh yeah
Dear God, the only thing I ask of You
Is to hold her when I'm not around, when I'm much too far away
We all need that person who can be true to you
But I left her when I found her and now I wish I'd stayed
?Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired, I'm missing you again, oh no, once again
There's nothing here for me on this barren road
There's no one here while the city sleeps and all the shops are closed
Can't help but think of the times I've had with you
Pictures and some memories will have to help me through, oh yeah
(From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/a/avenged-sevenfold-lyrics/dear-god-lyrics.html)
Dear God, the only thing I ask of You
Is to hold her when I'm not around, when I'm much too far away
We all need that person who can be true to you
I left her when I found her and now I wish I'd stayed
?Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired, I'm missing you again, oh no, once again
Well, some search never finding a way
Before long they waste away
I found you, something told me to stay
I gave in to selfish ways
And how I miss someone to hold when hope begins to fade
A lonely road crossed another cold state line
Miles away from those I love, purpose hard to find
Dear God, the only thing I ask of You
Is to hold her when I'm not around, when I'm much too far away
We all need the person who can be true to you
I left her when I found her and now I wish I'd stayed
?Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired, I'm missing you again, oh no, once again
Sabtu, 29 Januari 2011
Johnny Christ
Jonathan Lewis Seward (lahir di Huntington Beach, California, Amerika Serikat, 8 November 1984; umur 26 tahun), lebih dikenal dengan nama Johnny Christ, adalah bassis dari Avenged Sevenfold. Johnny Christ adalah bassis keempat yang bergabung dengan Avenged Sevenfold ditahun 2002 menggantikan personil sebelumnya yaitu Dameon Ash dan Justin Sane. Dia dibesarkan di Huntington Beach, California. Johnny adalah adik dari teman sekolah Synyster Gates.
Zacky Vengeance
Zachary James Baker (lahir 11 Desember 1981; umur 29 tahun; lebih dikenal dengan nama Zacky Vengeance) adalah seorang pemain gitar dan penyanyi latar dari grup musik Avenged Sevenfold.Zacky adalah anak sulung, mempunyai saudara perempuan yang bernama Zina, dan saudara laki-laki bernama Matt. Orangtuanya bernama James dan Maria. Zacky mempunyai pacar bernama Gena Paulhus.
Zacky memelihara anjing yang diberi nama Ichabod Crane Vengeance.
Pada DVD Avenged Sevenfold yang berjudul All Excess, Zacky mengatakan bahwa sebelum dia memasuki Avenged Sevenfold, dia sempat menjadi anggota dari grup musik beraliran punk rock bernama MPA atau Mad Porno Action yang gagal mencapai sukses. Maka itu Zacky dan M. Shadows membentuk Avenged Sevenfold.
Zacky mempelajari cara bermain gitar ketika dia berumur tiga belas tahun. Dia belajar secara otodidak. Gitar yang pertama kali ia gunakan adalah gitar ayahnya.
Kamis, 27 Januari 2011
Kematian The Rev
- It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we tell you of the passing today of Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan. Jimmy was not only one of the world's best drummers, but more importantly he was our best friend and brother. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Jimmy's family and we hope that you will respect their privacy during this difficult time.
- "We would like to thank all of Jimmy's fans for the heartfelt comments that have been posted – it is comforting to know that his genius and antics were appreciated and that he was loved so much. Our hearts are broken – he was much too young to fall. Óg agus saor go deo (forever young and free)"
- He was expressive. He'd tell you how he felt about you -- you didn't wonder because he'd put his arm around you," he said. "He knew how to tell his friends he loved them.
Pada tanggal 6 Januari 2010 jenazah di makamkan di lokasi yang dirahasiakan.
Tanggal 5 Januari 2010,majalah kerrang! menulis artikel tentang kematian The Rev.Zacky Vegeance menunjukan perasaan-nya tentang kematian The Rev
- "Jimmy will always be with me in everything I do. Except sitting at home being sad, so today Im going to try to start living again. foREVer."
aVenGed SeVenFolD
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold adalah band rock Amerika / metal dari Huntington Beach, California, yang dibentuk pada tahun 1999. Band ini terdiri dari vokalis M. Shadows, lead guitar Synyster Gates, Zacky Vengeance rhythm guitar, dan bassist Johnny Christ.
Avenged Sevenfold muncul dengan genre metalcore pada debut mereka Sounding the Seventh Trumpet, yang mengandung banya vokal scream. Band ini mengubah gaya mereka di album ketiga mereka dan rilis major label, City of Evil, yang menampilkan vokal melodis dan power ballad. Band ini terus mengeksplorasi suara baru dengan mengeluarkan yang berjudul Avenged Sevenfold dan menikmati kesuksesan mainstream lanjutan sebelum drummer mereka, James "The Rev" Sullivan, meninggal karena penyakit jantung dan dampak gabungan dari narkoba dan alkohol di tubuhnya pada tahun 2009. Meskipun kematiannya, band ini melanjutkan dengan bantuan kemudian mantan drummer Dream Theater Mike Portnoy untuk merilis dan melakukan tur dalam mendukung Nightmare, album kelima mereka pada tahun 2010 yang memulai debutnya di tempat atas, Billboard 200 yang berada di tempat pertama.
Sampai saat ini, Avenged Sevenfold telah merilis lima album studio, satu album live / kompilasi / DVD, dan enam belas single . Band ini telah menerima banyak penghargaan untuk kesuksesan mainstream di seluruh dunia mereka dan terutama dinyatakan sebagai salah satu pemimpin dan band kunci dalam New Wave of American Heavy Metal dan tampil sebagai tempat kedua di Atas Ultimate Guitar's Top Ten Band Decade.
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