The nominees for Best Metal Performance to be presented at the 50th Grammy Awards are -
As I Lay Dying, King Diamond, Machine Head, Shadows Fall, and Slayer
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03
Dec
09
A tribute to DIMEBAG DARRELL
A new tribute album to Dimebag Darell is on its ways from Metal Hammer. The album is said to be part of the 200th issue of the famous magazine. The magazine’s anniversary coincides with the fifth death anniversary of the legendary guitarist.
The track listing is as follows -
ZAKK WYLDE – ‘Suicide Note Pt. 1′
MACHINE HEAD – ‘Hostile’
MALEFICE – ‘I’m Broken’
AVENGED SEVENFOLD – ‘Walk’
EVILE – ‘Cemetery Gates’
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH – ‘A New Level’
BIOHAZARD – ‘Mouth For War’
SYLOSIS – ‘Strength Beyond Strength’
CHIMAIRA – ‘Slaughtered’
UNEARTH – ‘Sandblasted Skin’
THROWDOWN – ‘Becoming’
KIUAS – ‘This Love’
THIS IS HELL – ‘Rise’
Deathalizer, a new speed/thrash metal band from Newyork. The band’s debut EP, It Dwells Within, was released in August of 2009. The EP has received positive reviews on the net. The songs are superb, with heavy riffs, brilliant vocals and an excellent production.
Not many people know about this band, so feel free to spread the word if you like the band.
It Dwells Within is available for download through the band’s website, www.deathalizer.com
02
Dec
09
Halford’s Winter Songs
Mr. Halford’s latest album – WINTER SONGS, is a Christmas album. Yes, you read that right. It is shocking, but the album is a very good attempt. The songs are well produced with a perfect mix of Christmas, guitars and screaming vocals.
A lot of metal fans would like this record purely because this does not fall into the Painkiller collection. However, an experiment this is a beautiful album. The best way to listen to it is to just imagine it is a Xmas album with Halford. The original songs are pretty good, with “Get Into the Spirit” easily being the best, Halford’s take on these traditional Christmas songs are excellent.
There is no doubt this is the Metal God at work, Halford doesn’t try to impose himself too much over the songs. The songs sound like a rock version of Christmas songs and not like a Priest record.
This is a great addition to my Christmas rock collection and I have a feeling it’s gonna be my record of the month. Relax, thatz just in the Christmas Rock section.
Yes, thatz the name – Français Pour Une Nuit (“French For One Night”), is a live DVD by the Metallica, recorded in Nimes, France in the Arena of Nimes on July, 2009. It was released (in France only) in three formats.
A standard DVD in a digipack including a 16-page booklet, a Blu-ray, also in a digipack with the booklet and a deluxe limited edition box set including the DVD, a copy of Death Magnetic on CD, a T-shirt, laminated pass, and five exclusive photos.
Just F Y I for Metallica fans. . . .
And just in case you’re interested, here is the set list:
1. Blackened
2. Creeping Death
3. Fuel
4. Harvester Of Sorrow
5. Fade To Black
6. Broken, Beat & Scarred
7. Cyanide
8. Sad But True
9. One
10. All Nightmare Long
11. The Day That Never Comes
12. Master Of Puppets
13. Dyers Eve
14. Nothing Else Matters
15. Enter Sandman
16. Stone Cold Crazy
17. Motorbreath
18. Seek & Destroy
01
Dec
09
A new beginning with Endgame
A new blog. . . .a new album by one of my fav bands – MEGADETH. Dave Mustaine has not been one to rest on laurels and release live or Best of albums. With TWNH and United Abominations Megadeth have stuff they do best – heavy riffs, brilliant solos, etc.
Endgame has pretty much continued on the United Abominations track, feels like a continuation of the previous record. With one more addition to the band, yet again, guitarist Chris Broderick (Jag Panzer) replaces Glen Drover. I listened to this album without reading a single review on the web, I must say it was a brilliant decision. If u r a Megdeth fan, you would definitely like this one. It is more on the lines of Youthanasia, and not a Rust in Peace material.
The first surprise of the album, it starts with an instrumental “Dialectic Chaos”, a brilliant piece that just feels like the action packed part of a Megadeth song. Mustaine voice is not disappointing, the post production work seems to have improved over the years on their records.
Some of the killer tracks on the record are “1,320” (a classic sounding Megadeth song about drag racing), “Bodies”, “Head Crusher” which was released sometime back as a teaser.
The worst song on the record is “The hardest part of letting go – sealed with a kiss”, yes you read it right. A ballad on a Megadeth album, you can excuse Megadeth as the riffs start pouring in after 90 secs. If you are an old school Megadeth fan, you will like this album.
If you are new to Megadeth you couldn’t have discovered them at a better time. Dave Mustaine as a song writer, musician has matured over the years and is quietly producing some brilliant records which matches the history of the band.
Please feel free to comment on the album if you listened to this.
This being my first post, I intend to cover more articles about new music and not to forget the great past in the metal world.
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