Monday, 01 August 2011 06:11
QUEENSRŸCHE - DEDICATED TO CHAOS (Album Review)
Wanna hear a joke? For the past 30 years, most fans have praised QUEENSRŸCHE for their ability to morph and expand their musical repertoire in lieu of just cranking out the same shit over and over (much to the record companies chagrin after early chart topping hits like “Silent Lucidity” and “Empire”, I’m more than sure). Even HEAR IN THE NOW FRONTIER, the first QR release fans and critics alike aggressively panned, eventually spawned a couple of radio regulars (including the killer grinder “Sign Of The Times”) and found it’s way into the hearts of the hardcore QR fanbase. So why is everyone so surprised that DEDICATED TO CHAOS would be any different, and why are the internet squawkers being such dicks about it? Ironically (here’s where the joke’s punch line comes in), doesn’t that actually make it exactly the same? Shouldn’t we expect each new release to be it’s own beast, both lyrically and musically? Guess the old adage is true- you can’t please every-fucking-body every-fucking-time….
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Rock, Metal, and Pop Reviews
Tuesday, 29 March 2011 11:30
SIN-ATRA - The metal tribute to FRANK SINATRA (Album Review)
What a shame. A concept with vast potential is met with poor execution to equal a sonic travesty...
When I first mentioned back in January that there was a metal tribute to FRANK SINATRA on the way, I said I'm not quite sure how I feel about this - curious, worried, or excited. When we previewed the first three tracks a few weeks ago, I was fairly confident that my answer was disgusted. Now, with the release of SIN-ATRA (out today via Eagle Rock), that feeling has been amended to be disgusted and angry.
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Rock, Metal, and Pop Reviews
Wednesday, 26 January 2011 02:43
Cover Art and Tracklisting revealed for "Metal" Tribute to FRANK SINATRA feat members of ANTHRAX, CHEAP TRICK, more
I'm not quite sure how I feel about this - curious, worried, or excited - but there's a metal tribute to FRANK SINATRA on the way, and we've got the cover art and details. While no U.S. date is firmed up just yet, Armoury Records will be releasing SIN-ATRA on March 29th in Europe.
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Hard Rock and Metal
Sunday, 23 January 2011 16:14
Three Days Of The Coffin Case Condor At Winter NAMM 2011...
Founded in 1901, the NAMM Show is one of the largest music product trade shows in the world. Held every January, it's a massive congregation of Music Product Exhibitors unveiling thousands of new products. Last year saw nearly 1,400 exhibitors and 88,000 attendees (though the Show is not open to the public).
I drove down to the Anaheim Convention Center (Near Archbishop Mickey Mouse) for three continuous days of cacophonous crescendos of caterwauling guitars.
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GEAR: The Player's Corner
Sunday, 12 December 2010 19:13
Kik Axe Holiday Giveaway #2: QUEENSRYCHE - EMPIRE: 20th Anniversary Edition
It's the Holiday season, and Kik Axe Music is breaking out our virtual Santa Bag to dish out some goodies to our loyal readers! Have you little kiddies been naughty or nice this year? Someone out there asked Santa for the 20th Anniversary Edition of EMPIRE from QUEENSRYCHE (read the Kik Axe Review here), but the elves lost the list. Who wants it?
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Hard Rock and Metal
Thursday, 04 November 2010 00:15
Listen: QUEENSRYCHE performs RESISTANCE live in 1990 with band comments...
Next Tuesday, QUEENSRYCHE will see the 20th Anniversary Edition of their 1990 album EMPIRE (pre-order here) released through EMI/Capitol. Containing a previously-unreleased concert recorded at London's Hammersmith Odeon, the band has revealed a streaming version of "Resistance" which can be heard via this link. Comments on the track by the band can be found below, and be sure to check out Scott Licina's early review of the set right here.
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Hard Rock and Metal
Tuesday, 31 August 2010 12:05
QUEENSRYCHE - EMPIRE: 20th Anniversary Edition (Advance Review)
Holy fucking ‘where’d the time go’, Batman!
It’s hard to believe that two decades have passed since this epic album first hit the racks, and even after all that time it still holds up as a classic example of progressive metal done right. No, that’s an understatement- “Empire” was a sonic feast of diversity that crossed the line and did what other prog acts either failed or feared to do, and that’s crossover into the mainstream record buying public’s consciousness. BIG time.
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Thursday, 26 August 2010 08:09
QUEENSRYCHE signs to ROADRUNNER/LOUD & PROUD RECORDS
Four-time Grammy nominees Queensryche have signed a multi-album, worldwide deal with Roadrunner/Loud & Proud Records. The band’s label debut –their twelfth studio album overall- is tentatively scheduled for a Spring 2011 release. Singer and founder Geoff Tate remains the creative nucleus of the band, which continues to make relevant, against-the-grain hard rock that entices fans, both new and diehard.
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Hard Rock and Metal
Wednesday, 11 August 2010 17:33
QUEENSRYCHE to release 20th Anniversary Edition of EMPIRE
Queensrÿche has partnered with Capitol/EMI for the September 28 release of an expanded 20th Anniversary Edition of the band’s triple platinum-certified breakout album, EMPIRE. The new 2-CD and digital packages (pre-order the box set here) both include the remastered album, featuring six hit singles, including the #1 smash “Silent Lucidity,” as well as 13 bonus tracks, among them 10 previously unreleased live performances recorded in 1990 at London’s Hammersmith Odeon. The 2-CD package is presented in a lift-top box with five postcards, a fold-out poster and a booklet featuring rare photos from the band’s personal archive.
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Hard Rock and Metal
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