What really affected the material on our latest album, Night Electric Night, I think, was the endless touring for a couple of years. The jabbing frustration, utterly depraved nightclubbing, fights, sex with incredible statistics (all genders, pretty much), the raging search for kicks in general and the constant celebration of the dandy deeds of the Devil. I mean, of corpse, we make Hell look like f*cking sex-add. I have grown to understand that. We are Ms Rocktober in Satan's favourite porno-mag, and if I may say I think Mother Mary get's off to us as well.. (I guess that's why girls call us the Backstreet Boys from Hell. Or is it just our perfect features?) This of course results in chaos and drama and infected relations which gives fuel to the material. Our lives are the total opposites to the impression that you get from a normal musician's life – I believe Hell is the word I'm looking for. Again.
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Here is the first video from Arkaea's debut album Years in the Darkness. If you aren't familiar with Arkaea yet, you may be familiar with some of their members. Christian Olde Wolbers and Raymond Herrera formally played in Fear Factory, while Jon Howard and Pat Kavanagh has previously contributed to Threat Signal. Years in the Darkness will be released on July 14th, here's what drummer Raymond Herrera had to say about his new band's video debut:
Locust was the our first pick for a music video and as the opening track for the album because it really sets the tempo of the album and is a strong track that shows a great introduction to what Arkaea is all about. We knew that we needed to come out swinging and Locust definitely offers that Punch.
We filmed the video for Locust in downtown Los Angeles, we had a great time making the video and look forward to seeing the response. -- Raymond Herrera
As a member of the hardcore/ screamo/ metal with my sister in Eyes Set To Kill, we have long wondered, "Where are all the other girls in hardcore/ screamo/ metal?? It's always been like that, ever since I started Eyes Set To Kill with my sister. Sure there are some girls, but not enough! Now, I am no feminist but wouldn't it be nice to see more girls with the guts to play music of genres that are mainly dominated by boys? I don't mind living in a world of dirty "bros" and endless road trips. BUT ALL I AM SAYING is that some of you female musicians are missing out on all the fun. Stop playing that guitar alone in you room with you door locked shut! Don't be ashamed or embarrassed. Don't be shy to the dream that you only pursue when your sleeping! Don't be afraid of what other girls or guys will think of you. Just make a difference with me and the few out there before its too late!! Your destiny awaits!
New York-based extreme death metal band, Suffocation, shot a for the track "Cataclysmic Purification" on May 31 with director David Brodsky (Arsis, God Forbid, Kataklysm). When asked about the new track and their soon to be released sixth full-length album “Blood Oath,” Suffocation bassist Derek Boyer said, "Cataclysmic Purification audibly portrays a calamitous future approaching. With this song and the rest of the album I think we've maintained the musical integrity of the band while still having comprehendible brutality. Blood Oath combines straight forward crushing movements with unsuspecting twists that will certainly entertain everyone from the avid Suffocation listener to the first time innocent bystanders." Read more...
When I first got started in this business back in 1985, there was considerable value in an album of recorded music, in and of itself. An LP or cassette was, at that time, the primary item a band could offer for sale, and certainly the most important connection they had with their fans. Record companies recognized this value by financing the recording process in legitimate studios, and they would see the project through each creative element until it hit the store shelves. More importantly, the band at hand would be focused primarily, if not entirely, on creating meaningful music. Read more...
Holy crap! It looks like some gutsy (or foolhardy) soul in the programming department took our tongue-in-cheek recommendation to air this bloodbath of a music video literally, and it is somehow slipped right by the standards department and onto the airwaves on last Saturday's show. The clip features a man who accidentally runs over a little girl, then buries her to cover-up his heinous deed. But the young-un's soul doesn't rest and she lashes out "Evil Dead" style to murder the manslaughterer in a tangle of bloody vines and vomited intestines. If you've got a strong stomach click "more" to watch Wretched's "A Preservation of Immortality."
