My Apocalypse \m/

So right now all the buffs in the Music industry are reviewing the new Metallica single, 'The day that never comes', However I am going to review the five minute long piece of Mayhem at the end of Death Magneic, all i can say about it is, 'This is the 11th song on Kill 'em All, nuff said!

10/10

Cyanide live at Ozzfest

Metallica played one of the new songs off Death Magnetic at Ozzfest according to James they are pretty damn proud of it. Audio clarity sucks quite badly but we're familiar with a lot of the riffs from Mission Metallica. Parts of it remind me of Ride the Lightning where others go along the Justice Route.

James Hetfield's Epiphone V Lives on!

A while ago (around 1986) James stopped using his Epiphone flying V. I always assumed it's cuz he got his first Gibson Explorer and preferred it. I always had an affection for it, after all Kill Em All and Ride the Lightning were recorded with it! Later on he went on to comment that it was broken and that the neck had broken a few times on the road. But then I saw him at Rock Am Ring with this!


Looks quite like it, OK Picture quality sucks, but it really looks like it, i was thinking, maybe he got another one like it, but then yesterday this appeared on Mission Metallica.


You can clearly see all the scratches and nicks are there. It's the same guitar and it lives, and Death Magnetic is being recorded with it! Maybe I'm getting too excited by this but this guitar is legendary and it made me go and buy 2 Epiphones myself all be it they are black like Kirk's Gibson.

James I'm proud of you today!

Metal Chicks - Fret 3

Let's now take a look at some of the chicks who were around before Sean.

Doro Pesch - Warlock/Doro

A female vocalist, formerly of the German band Warlock and one of the few female singers of the 1980s heavy metal scene, which was primarily a male-dominated genre of music. She is also the first woman to perform at Donnington Monsters of Rock.

Warlock underwent many personnel changes and eventually Pesch was the only remaining original member of the band. The Band then changed their name to Doro, after changing record labels as the former label owned the trademark on the Warlock name.

Pesch now pursues a solo career and lives in New York City. 2004 album Classic Diamonds was a collaboration with The Classic Night Orchestra which reworked some of her earlier songs. Her latest album is Warrior Soul from 2006.

The Great Kat - Kat

Katherine Thomas is an English-born musician best known for her thrash metal interpretations of well-known pieces of classical music. Most feature her using the electric guitar, but some have her on violin. Kat is a classically-trained violinist, graduating from the Juilliard School and touring for a time playing conventional classical music before seeing the light and crossing over to metal.

According to her website, Guitar One magazine listed her as one of the "Ten Fastest Shredders of All Time", and many media reviews of her work have praised the speed and clarity of her playing. Her classical background, technical skills and self-promotion are sometimes compared to Yngwie Malmsteen.

Kat's public persona, as portrayed in her publicity photos and videos, is mainly that of a dominatrix, albeit in a somewhat over-the-top, tongue-in-cheek manner.

Anne Boylen - Hellion

Fronted by charismatic singer Anne Boylen, Hellion first hit the L.A. music scene around the same time Motley Crue, Quiet Riot and the like were gaining national prominence. Hellion achieved an avid following in Europe in the 1980s, though in the US their success was minimal.

Sebastian Bach - Angel Down

Sebastian is your typical rock star, he loves his girls he loves his booze and can't handle either and that got him kicked out of Skid Row, what he does have is incredible stage presence and he is a naturally charismatic front man. This album isn't Metal, it's Hard Rock, but that's OK, it's better as an album than anything Skid Row have put out since he was fired, and just as good if not better as anything they did with him still in the band. It's clear he's trying VERY hard on this album, and his effort is noted. what i didn't like is the inclusion of Axel Pose on a couple of tracks, that really spoils the album for me. Over all it's an enjoyable listen.
As a metal album 0/10 (as it's not metal)
As an album 7/10 (mostly for Sebastian's performance)

Prong - Power of the Damager

I've never really been a fan of Prong, their early stuff never really tickled my fancy, though Snap My Fingers Snap my neck stood out from the rest and is clearly my favorite of their songs. Prong as a band have had multiple lineup changes and are also off and on again too often to really be considered an influencial band. That said Power of the Damager is clearly one of their better efforts which came as a suprise. I was thinking i'd have to struggle to get through it without the temptation of skipping, but i enjoyed it so much i heard it a second, third, fourth time and plan on hearing it regularly. Maybe not quite good enough for putting in the car, but a couple tracks could make it onto a mix tape.
6/10

Death Magnetic release date: 12th September

Well it seems i was wrong about the 27th September, whether that date was originally aimed for before scheduling the live shows in London and Berlin remains a mystery.

on the other hand it's good news, it means we have to wait less time to hear Death Magnetic, though the first single and music video from the album, 'The Day That Never Comes' is expected to be released later this month, I'll do my best to keep my ear to the ground for this one.