Playlist for 26th July 2010

Playlist for 26th July 2010
THE SWORD- Tres Brujas (New Album, "Warp Riders" set for release late August- due to be some good ol' Heavy Metal Rock n roll Sci-fi)
CRIPPLE MR ONION- AI (They got some August gigs coming up: http://cripple.co.nz)
EQUILIBRIUM- Blut Im Auge (Request)
KORPIKLAANI- Beer Beer (Request)
ALESTORM- Captain Morgan's Revenge (Pirate metal)
BRIAN POSEHN- More Metal Than You (Brian Posehn's awesome)
SLIPKNOT- Wherein Lies Continue (Drummer interviewed overseas- reckons there's another album to come from the band)
8 FOOT SATIVA- 8 Foot Sativa (Request)
THE MARK OF MAN- Exordium
THE MARK OF MAN- Like Broken Bones (New self titled album & music video for "Definitions" out now)
OILBARRONS- Distracted
OILBARRONS- Holy blood
THE SIGN OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS- The South is Rising
WITCHERY- The Reaver
SLAYER- World Painted Blood
SHADOWS FALL- Still I Rise (Request)
IMPENDING DOOM - The Great Fear
MOTHRA- The Window (Playing at Kings Arms July 30th- worth checking out)
SEPTIC FLESH- Persepolis
BEHEMOTH- Alas, Lord Is Upon Me
RIMFROST- The Black Death

This Weekend (Last w/e of July 2010)

This Friday at the Kings Arms:
Mothra with Arc of Ascent, Big Punch & Gate.

This Saturday at the Thirsty Dog:
In Dread Response, Metal Tower, Upraw and Subspecies.
ONLY $10 and Merch/Brutalitees for sale also.
Doors from 9pm. Bands from 9.30.

Also on Saturday; Antagonist A.D playing at Kings Arms.

hfhshow Playlist for 20 July 2010

Playlist for 19 July 2010 (Interview with Fear Factory/ City of Fire Vocalist Burton C Bell played)
SKINDRED- Stand for something
SONIC SYNDICATE- Revolution, Baby
IN FEAR AND FAITH- Gangster’s paradise (Thanks to M.A.D Kyle for posting the youtube of this song on the hfh facebook, worth a chuckle even if it's just trying to imagine Michelle Pfeiffer reacting to it in a music vid)
MURDERDOLLS- My Dark Place Alone
BISON B.C- Two Day Booze
ROLO TOMASSI- Unromance
PHAZE 1- Screams of Dying Dogs
PERIPHERY- Zyglrox
MASTODON- The Wolf is Loose
ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY- Bone Crown
THE ABOMINABLE IRON SLOTH- The Black Helicopters
TAINTED- Bound by my Own
FEAR FACTORY- Messiah
CARNIFEX- Angel of Death (Slayer Cover)
THE MARK OF MAN- Misadventures in Self Surgery (from new/ self titled Album, in stores now)
WITCHERY- Witchkrieg (Super group worth checking out, features a guitar solo from Slayer's Kerry King)
INSIDIOUS DISEASE- Facemask (Another super group worth checking out)
ROTTING CHRIST- Aealo
HEAVEN SHALL BURN- Of Forsaken Poets
DISSOLUTION- Trash Hammer (from the Wicked new trash album "Plague of Violence" from the Christchurch band)
THE TONY DANZA TAP DANCE EXTRAVAGANZA- There’s a time and a place for everything.

Particular "Thanks" goes out to the rather drunk person who found his way into the studio interrupting the gig guide...

Another NZ band on international metal site, IDR new vid

Metalunderground.com features another brief article on a kiwi band, this time In Dread Response's release of their new music video for "Stillborn Kingdom"

http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=58001

Super groups (done right)

WITCHERY's lineup:
Guitarist Jensen (THE HAUNTED) lead Gat Rickard Rimfält (SÉANCE); bass player Sharlee D’Angelo (ARCH ENEMY, SPIRITUAL BEGGARS) drummer Martin "Axe" Axenrot (OPETH, BLOODBATH). Guest appearance from Kerry King (SLAYER).




INSIDIOUS DISEASE is Silenoz (Dimmu Borgir), Jardar (Old Man's Child) with drummer Tony Laureano (Angelcorpse, Nile), Shane Embury (Napalm Death, Brujeria, Lock Up) & Marc Grewe (of former German death metal cult act Morgoth) on vocals.

Another NZ band on international metal website, cool.

http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=57829

Christchurch band Dissolution recently released their albumn "Plague of Violence,
follow the link, it also includes details for a free download off the album.

It's a slow saturday,

- Sepultura signs to nuclear blast records, proving that extensive tours of European festivals (by legendary bands that have- barely an original member-) pays off. New Sepultura album probably due 2011.


- Dimmu Borgir released the artwork for their up coming album in stages, i don't know what the motive behind this was, as it seemed to be over and done with, within a week- i guess they must've got the idea from 90's cool guys koRn (to whom dimmu are playing in direct support of through europe, in september/october)


- Former 8foot-ians The Mark of Man are due to release their debut album "Meat is for Pussies" no no, i'm sorry i think it's actually self titled, and therefore called "The Mark of Man" on July 19th via Deadboy records/universal.
They recently shot a video for the song Definitions, and supported Akaname at the Kings Arms the other thursday (Which I was at). They played track 8 at that Akaname show, and I was certain i'd heard that particular name before, a quick google memory jog leads me to think if in future they're gonna have tracks called "Kill Me Quickly" and "Day One". Stay tuned to the hfhshow, as I'll be talking to someone from "The Mark of Man" about their new album.
Track listing for the album:
1. Exordium
2. The Albatross
3. Bête Noire
4. Like Broken Bones
5. Sleepwalkers (addendum)
6. Breath of the Penitent Man
7. Death to Monsanto
8. Misadventures in Self Surgery
9. Bastille
10. Definitions
11. We Sever the Hand that Feeds
12. Epilogue

- Megadeth front man, Dave Mustaine, is releasing an autobiography. Obviously not satisfied with blabbermouth (& co) as a mouth piece to portray how cool/right he is, his book will no doubt be a prime example of his reborn-christian-rockstar/american stylings. I just wonder how much he tries to make himself out to be the jesus figure.

- Ozzfest, in the states, is returning and probably has an awesome lineup, just like the millions of other big tour packages that race through Europe and the states. Stay tuned to rock radio to hear brief/ vague information about the bands but potentially minute by minute updates regarding the Ozzmans health & whether or not he's gonna play when he's meant to(i.e. last act of the night), or earlier in the day/afternoon.

- Zimmers Hole. A band for whom i love mainly/only their latest album. It's been a few years since that release though, and one wonders what the members are up to. Drummer Gene Hoglan is busy, being every where (& awesome) bassist Byron Stroud (who I'll be inverviewing soon i'm getting closer to Devin Townsend- I've talked to bands he's produced albums for & guys who're in bands with SYL members, now a (former) SYL member, Yes!) is similarly all over the place- but according to the bands myspace page- the front man "The Heathen" Chris Valagao has joined Formerly NZ now Vancouver based West of Hell.
Wikipedia says Valagao has been apart of, pretty much all of Strapping Young Lads recordings, 3 Zimmer hole albums, some non-SYL Devin Townsend work and more, so a vocalist of such callibre joining the band (that i saw a few times, with no vocalist) is understandable- but begs the question, did the guys in West of Hell have to suck a 1000 miles of cock to get Valagao?.....

I.D.R @ the 'dog

The Poster says it all. Black Frog Event and Artist Management presents: In Dread Response, Gisbornes Metal Tower, Upraw & Subspecies under one roof.

Metallica announces an addition NZ show- in Christchurch: press release.

here's the press release..

CHRISTCHURCH SHOW ANNOUNCED

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 22

Recognizing the insatiable demand which lead to virtual instant sell outs of their two Auckland Vector Arena concerts, leaving many fans lamenting, über rock gods Metallica have agreed to an additional New Zealand concert ……in Christchurch!

Tonight the band issued the following statement to their fans….

Sometimes You Do Get What You Want!

You asked (okay, demanded!) and we heard ya. When we got wind of the massive petitions for us to come to Christchurch, New Zealand we just had to check it out . . . and wow, the number of requests were overwhelming! So, the moral of the story is to be careful what you wish for . . . because 'Tallica is coming to your town on September 22 at CBS Canterbury Arena!

Now here's the catch - our production team scoped it out over the last couple of weeks and no matter how hard we tried to re-configure it, the bottom line is the CBS Canterbury Arena is just not equipped to handle the in the round "Death Magnetic" show that we've been carting around the world on this tour. That's not going to stop us, but we wanted to let you know that we will not be able to bring the full set up that you may have seen in photos on the site or will see if you happen to hit another show in New Zealand or Australia. It's gonna be us and YOU old-school "club style" in an arena making a whole lot of noise together, and that's what counts.

Thanks for all the love and support . . . see you in September!

Metallica will now begin the first leg of their Australasian ‘World Magnetic Tour’ in Melbourne on September 15 and 16, before heading onto Sydney on September 18, then to Christchurch.

The band will then continue on to Japan for major stadium dates there, before returning to Australasia in October and November for their 15 sold out arena shows.

Taking to the stage for more than two hours Metallica will feature material drawn from throughout their career including their current album Death Magnetic.




CHRISTCHURCH - CBS CANTERBURY ARENA - WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 22


TICKETS ON SALE 9.00am THURSDAY, JULY 15



MyTicketek presale commences 12noon, Tuesday July 13 - 5pm, Wednesday July 14
Bookings: Ticketek www.ticketek.co.nz / 0800 TICKETEK


*Tickets limited to 4 per buyer

WARNING: tickets purchased through unauthorised outlets or on auction sites may be cancelled without refund and the bearer will be refused entry.

Tickets purchased to Metallica’s Vector Arena shows in October cannot be refunded or exchanged for tickets to the CBS Canterbury Arena show.

Just One Fix mentioned on international (i.e. american) website that i follow...

It's a brief piece, just giving details about the August 3-date tour with Tainted (chch).
http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=57388

Tainted, North Is, August....

Christchurch band, Tainted, who were all over the place for a while, a while back after the release of their 2008 album, a hit with hfhshow listeners "Carved and Created", are doing a north island tour during the month of August.

Facebook friend them, here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=126581830712743&ref=ts#!/pages/TAINTED/7624147135?v=info


North Island Tour Dates August 2010

Thursday 5th - HAMILTON - Altitude bar w/ Fractured , Just One Fix and guests

Friday 6th - AUCKLAND - Basement bar w/ Fractured, Just one fix, Perditionist and guests - ALL AGES!

Saturday 7th - WHANGAREI - Red Eye w/ PANTALLICA tribute night.

Mayhem tour NZ poster

Mayhem tickets $65. Available at undertheradar.co.nz & moshtix.co.nz

The bands upcoming NZ gig was featured at: http://www.3news.co.nz/Notorious-metal-band-Mayhem-coming-to-NZ/tabid/418/articleID/157527/Default.aspx

Controversial metal group Mayhem is playing its first ever New Zealand gig later this year and a group advocating family values is not happy.

The band is considered to be one of the most important in the influential Norwegian black metal scene, gaining notoriety early in their career with violent stage shows, the singer committing suicide and the bass player being found guilty of murder and church burnings.

Family First NZ says Mayhem should be avoided.

“Any band that glorifies issues such as drug use, suicide, and negative behaviours associated with Satanism should be given a wide berth,” Bob McCoskrie of Family First NZ told 3news.co.nz.

“We would ask that the censorship board do a pre-approval of their performance and lyrics to ensure they’re not breaking the law in encouraging illegal activity and containing offensive material.”

3news.co.nz spoke to concert promoter Gareth Craze of RW Entertainment about the show, which takes place at the Kings Arms Tavern, September 21:

Given the band's notorious history, are you at all concerned with bringing them to New Zealand?
"Not at all. That's what public liability insurance is for."

Mayhem have performed controversial, violent live shows - should people be concerned for their safety if they attend the Auckland gig?
"Absolutely. If there is one show this year where one can reasonably expect one's safety to be compromised by the performing act, this is the one. With the history this band have, it would be flat out ludicrous for one to attend this show with an expectation of being safe, unmolested and unsubjected to offence."

What can fans look forward to at Mayhem's first ever New Zealand show?
"Intense theatrics, spellbinding lights and a fearsome dose of relentless sonic violence set to Satan's own soundtrack. These guys are masters of their craft and 25-odd year veterans for good reason."

Mayhem’s 1994 album De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas is widely regarded as one of the black metal genre’s greatest masterpieces, however its release was extremely troubled.

Work on the album began in the late ‘80s, but was halted when singer Dead committed suicide in 1991 by shooting himself in the head. Band mate and Mayhem founder Euronymous took photos of Dead’s body before calling the police, and allegedly made a stew with pieces of Dead’s brain, and necklaces with fragments of his skull.

In 1993 Euronymous was stabbed to death by Mayhem’s bass player at the time, Varg Vikernes, who performs as solo act Burzum to this day. Vikernes was sentenced to 21 years in prison for the murder, and was also found guilty of a string of arson attacks on Norwegian churches.

Mayhem’s lyrics focus on Satan, darkness, evil, depression and violence, while their stage shows have included pig heads impaled on stakes and band members cutting themselves with broken glass and knives.

They have also faced controversy for reportedly using Nazi imagery and making racist statements.

The current band line-up features founding member Necrobutcher, along with Atilla Csihar and Hellhammer, who both joined during the recording of De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas.

In an unprecedented move..

Thanks to Caleb for making an appearance on the show last night & answering a few questions we had regarding the anti-core-influenced-metal sentiments that seem prevalent over the internet.

Regarding the Attack Attack! song I played:
'What Happens If I Can't Check My MySpace When We Get There?' from the album "Someday came Suddenly". Also, Attack Attack! are playing a New Zealand show with Pierce the Veil, September 9th at Ellen Melville Hall
We have received a good amount of correspondence, 99% of which is negative the rest/other, judging by the reference to some north American singer called J.Beiber & pop-rap songs, is possibly sarcastic

I played the song as a point of reference, showing (in my mind) the extent to which the (potentially) negative influence 'core (or whatever you would call it) can have on the metal sound. At the outset I had noble intentions, although I did have an agenda to biased listeners in a way that wasn't through the sensible discussions Caleb & I had been undertaking up to that point.

I apologise for using such 'tactics' to push the point across. The song was played out of context & has since been perceived as bad taste- although there was fair warning i.e. I had joked it would make Caleb vomit.

The hfhshow is, of course, pro-metal/hardcore genres in all its forms including metalcore, deathcore and generally other core sounds, so as such stand by the choice to include Attack Attack! in our playlist, but recognise it's placement during the hfhshow broadcast was not appropriate.

Anti to the core

On the show tonight (28 June 10), we have an expert (maybe but certainly a strongly opinionated guy) on the show, to discuss the recent 'movement' I've noticed against Metal with influences of 'core'.

We find out if it's a big deal, much like what resulted in the anti-glam blacklash back in the 80's, or whether it's yet another form of metal elitism found form on the internet comments sections of metal news sites.. Is it a trend of internet warriors to bag the 'core' sound, or is it just progress that's rubbing some the wrong way.

Tune in to (maybe) find out these answers and more: http://www.95bfm.com/default,live.sm

The hard fast and heavy show: monday nights 11pm to 1am (NZ time)

Some links of interest might be:
http://www.metalsucks.net/2010/06/07/the-history-of-metalcorescreamo/
http://www.themetalinquisition.com/2009/10/deathcore-only-99-worthless-shit-im-as.html

City of Fire announce 2 shows in NZ in Sept.

CITY OF FIRE, the new project featuring FEAR FACTORY members Burton C. Bell (vocals) and Byron Stroud (bass) alongside Terry "Sho" Murray (guitar), Ian White (guitar) and Bob Wagner (drums).
(Unconfirmed/metalunderground.com) Dates are:
Sept/4 2010 Bodega Wellington, NEW ZEALAND
Sept/5 2010 The Kings Arms Auckland, NEW ZEALAND