NEWSDESK, 28th January 2010
> CRAZY LIXX RELEASE
Frontiers Records announces the release of Crazy Lixx' second album New Religion on March 19th in Europe and April 6th in the USA.
Crazy Lixx, one of the most exciting bands to come out of the sleaze-rock movement renaissance in Sweden, was formed in 2002 in Malmö, Sweden. The core line-up up until the first album consisted of vocalist Danny Rexon (also known as Dirtchild Danny or D.C. Danny), guitarist Vic Zino, drummer Joél Cirera and bass player Loke Rivano. The current line-up features guitarist Andy Dawson in Vic Zino's place after the latter joined Hardcore Superstar.
Crazy Lixx debuted with Loud Minority in November 2007, an album that notwithstanding an underground release, received a great acclaim from the media and fans, reaching position #2 in the national Swedish Hard Rock chart.
The band spent all of 2008 and parts of 2009 touring like hell all over Europe and writing material for the new album, working hard to define their own music style which, even though was often compared to the likes of Def Leppard, KISS, Warrant and Skid Row, it has now matured and evolved in a personal and ultra-melodic interpretation of the sleaze-arena hard rock style.
The final result is New Religion, the new album which includes a dozen hard rock gems (out of over the double amount of songs written) recorded at Polar Studios in Stockholm, along with producer Chris Laney (Europe, Crashdïet, Candlemass).
We set out with one goal, and that was to beat the living s**t out of Loud Minority with these new songs, and if you ask me, we've beaten it black and blue. I can't wait to get these new songs played live, states singer Danny Rexon.
And thanks to killer anthems like 'My Medicine' and such cuts as 'The Witching Hour', 'Children of the Cross', 'Rock and a Hard Place' and '21 'til I Die' (just to name a few), the guys can consider their mission accomplished and look at 2010 as a key year to break their talent on to the international markets!
New Religion includes the following tracks: Rock and a Hard Place; My Medicine; 21 'Til I Die; Blame it on Love; Road to Babylon; Children of the Cross; The Witching Hour; Lock up Your Daughter; She's Mine; What of Our Love; Desert Bloom; Voodoo Woman
http://www.myspace.com/crazylixxmusic
http://www.myspace.com/frontiersrecords
> LOU REED'S METAL MACHINE
Lou Reed's Metal Machine Trio will embark on a UK and European tour on April 17th, when they perform what is described as "A Night of Deep Noise."
Featuring Lou Reed (processed & unprocessed guitars & mini continuum), Ulrich Krieger (tenor sax & live-electronics), and Sarth Calhoun (live processing & continuum fingerboard), the Metal Machine Trio concerts, although influenced and inspired by Reed's seminal 1975 album Metal Machine Music, won't duplicate the original album, but will instead opt for entirely new unique music, noise and soundscapes.
The MM3 European tour dates include:
Cambridge Junction (April 17)
Oxford O2 Academy (April 18)
Ether Festival - Royal Festival Hall, London (April 19)
La Cigale, Paris (April 21)
Domino Festival - Ancienne Belgique, Brussels (April 22)
DR Koncerthuset, Copenhagen (April 24)
Sentrum Scene, Oslo (April 26), Ole Bull Scene, Bergen (April 27)
Festival Alternatilla - Teatre Principal de Palma, Mallorca (April 30).
To coincide with the UK & European tour dates, Lou Reed will release a newly re-mastered edition of the original 1975 Metal Machine Music album on 180 gram double gatefold vinyl, Audio DVD & Blu-ray. Each format features a stereo reproduction of the original quadraphonic master, playable on home theatre systems.
http://www.loureed.com/metalmachinetrio/
> JORDI SANDALINAS
Two unreleased tracks are now available for streaming at the Sandalinas myspace site (http://www.myspace.com/sandalinas).
'Battlefield Blues' is a track that belongs to the recording sessions of Sandalinas' first album called Living on the Edge (2005) as signed by current Firewind's singer Apollo Papathanasio. Gus G, guitarist for Firewind is Ozzy Osbourne's new axe man.
'No Matter What' features current Sandalinas singer, Rick Altzi (At Vance, Frequency), and is a version of the track featured on Sandalinas second CD Fly to the Sun (2008), edited by Metal Heaven Records. Drummer Patrick Johanson (Yngwie Malmsteen) and bassist Mick Cervino (Yngwie Malmsteen, G3) are also featured on the track along with Sandalinas main man, Jordi Sandalinas.
Living on the Edge (2005) and Fly to the Sun (2008) were recorded, produced and mixed by Andy LaRocque at Sonic Train Studios in Varberg, Sweden. Sandalinas will deliver Fly to the Sun's follow up next year. Sandalinas' third album, to be called Circles, is being recorded at Andy LaRocque's studio facilities and features drummer Alvaro Svanerö (Loch Vostok), bassist Mat Saint (Dreamland) and singer Rick Altzi (At Vance, Frequency). Circles has been written and composed by Chris Caffery (Savatage, TSO) and Jordi Sandalinas and is planned to be finished by August 2010.
The track 'Battlefield Blues' can also be found on Jordi Sandalinas' acoustic project on his myspace site (http://www.myspace.com/jordiacousticjam).
Jordi is touring Spain and Austria this 2010 and playing the Wien Music Festival in May.
http://www.myspace.com/sandalinas
http://www.myspace.com/jordiacousticjam
