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Though a blockbuster success, Whitesnake’s self-titled (or 1987) record doesn’t really cut it for me. The singles tell the story, with four steps back for each forward: “Still of the Night” is a monster jam, but “Here I Go Again” is only slightly too heavy for Journey, while the lameness of “Is This Love” might [...]
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With the occasional exception, guitar solo albums are basically ear porn. I mean, a feature film depends on things like narrative coherence and visual aesthetics, but porn consists merely of all-star fuck machines slamming junk. So the comparison to guitar mega-wankery is obvious: To dispense with the frills (lyrics, vocals) and just get to the [...]
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Here's a video of thirteen year old Anton Oparin shredding at NAMM 2010 convention. When I was thirteen, I was too busy trying to beat video games to focus on anything to the length that this kid had to in order to be that skillful. Damn kids today and their talent!
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Be honest, who doesn't love Star Wars? Especially as a metal head, that movie is epic as fuck. And Darth Vader? Hello! Where do you think death metal giants Vader even got their name from! This shirt is awesome, although at 30 bucks, it's a bit overpriced.
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AMON AMARTH‘s epic anthems of Norse mythology continue with Surtur Rising, their eighth studio release.
Surtur Rising was touted as the most anticipated metal release of 2011. And there’s no reason to think that the melodic death metal band has run out of things to write about. There’s an abundant source of material on Norse and Viking mythology for the band to choose from. The way AMON AMARTH creates their lyrics, music and artwork is far from boring. However, there is a certain formula that they do follow. I wouldn’t say it’s predictable, just … comfortable.
Don’t get me wrong, nobody in the genre does it better than AMON AMARTH, but how far can they take their brand of metal? It’s an enjoyable CD, rather good actually, but not as accessible as Twilight of the Thunder God or With Oden On Our Side. There are some good musical hooks, but there’s no signature song to catch you or stand out as the most memorable. But there’s something good about all 10 tracks. There’s no guest performers as on Twilight, with the exception of local musicians and an orchestra. As always, Johan Söderberg and Olavi Mikkonen deliver tasty melodic guitar leads. Tom Thiel’s cover art depicting the mythological leader of the fire giants of Muspelheim, Surtur, is fantastic.
Their now-classic guitar sound, along with Goliath-like throatman Johan Hegg’s ferocious growls, open “War of the Gods.” Their use of melody mixed with aggression is still one of AMON AMARTH‘s strengths. The cinematic structure in the middle section and the spoken-word war mantra are nice touches.
The atypical AMON AMARTH religious lyrical standpoint of “Slaves of Fear,” the fiery pace and anguished screams of “Destroyer of the Universe” and the crunchy riffs of “Wrath of the Norsemen” fulfill the AMON AMARTH trademark sound. The orchestral interludes of “For Victory or Death” and “Doom Over Dead Man” is something that they haven’t done before, and it works well.
Surtur Rising is exactly what to expect from this Swedish Viking horde. They’ve pretty much stuck to their trademark formula, and that’s exactly what you would want in an AMON AMARTH release.
8/10
By Kelley Simms
Website: www.amonamarth.com
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Billboard ran a story on Wednesday that seemed to credit Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee as stating that “the film adaptation of the Crue’s 2002 memoir The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band … is now on track with Rob Zombie as it’s director. [sic]” It’s odd that this tasty bit of breaking [...]
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The newly-announced Poison and Motley Crue US tour is nice, but Sweden pretty much has got the whole sleaze rock thing down properly. There’s Crashdiet, the glam-rock forefathers of Swede sleaze; Reckless Love, who, if they’d been any fluffier, could be substituted for Easter animals; and my personal favorite Hardcore Superstar, who are harder and [...]
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In retrospect, when you take the ’90s Unplugged craze out of the equation, stripping your band to its acoustic core is a pretty ballsy thing to do. As the last few decades have lead to exponentially more overdubs and walls of amps, “unplugging” one’s self is a good way to show one’s chops as a [...]
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Thursday I wrote that MetalSucks honchos Vince Neilstein and Axl Rosenberg (pictured here) left me in charge of this site while they visit Mexico for cheap plastic surgery conduct some out-of-town business. And my first order as acting chief was the establishment of an anything-goes No-Pants Zone so we could all get loose, party naked, [...]
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Viking metal act Tyr has posted some new footage from the studio online.
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Tyr Uploads New Footage From The Studio Online
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