NEWSDESK, 24th May 2010
> NEW OZZY ALBUM
After a three year break, Ozzy Osbourne is back with brand new studio album entitled Scream, set to be released on Monday 21st June. You can download the single 'Let Me Hear You Scream' now from iTunes – you get it for free if you pre-order the album!
Track list: 1. Let It Die, 2. Let Me Hear You Scream, 3. Soul Sucker, 4. Life Won't Wait, 5. Diggin’ Me Down, 6. Crucify, 7. Fearless, 8. Time, 9. I Want It More, 10. Latimer’s Mercy, 11. I Love You All
> JORN HONOURS DIO
The Norse God of Metal. The leader of the renaissance of classic Hard Rock on its highest level. One of the most prolific and sought-after singers of today, whose vocal talent has reserved him a place amongst the greatest giants in the history of Rock. This is Jorn Lande and now he offers his talents to honour the musical legacy of Ronnie James Dio, with his new album aptly entitled Dio, to be released on Frontiers Records on July 2nd in Europe and July 27th in the US.
Handpicking some lesser known tunes of the Dio era, along with some of the true classics, Jorn offers a fine collection of songs that present the music of the Man and the Artist, with a unique twist. In Jorn Lande’s own words: “Throughout the years I have had the privilege of both meeting and working with many of the musicians that have inspired me on my musical journey. Ronnie James Dio has inspired me through decades, and this man's influence continues to add colour to my creative spirit. Ever since the first time I heard his royal roar back in the 70's, I have been fascinated by this extremely talented man's creative force and dedication to music. His career has been going on for so long and includes so many great songs, that it was a challenge to decide which songs and what era to focus on. I ended up focusing on the DIO era”.
The album also includes an original song for which a videoclip, shot by Thomas Tjader (Pretty Maids, In Flames) was produced. Jorn says: “I wrote 'Song for Ronnie James' as a tribute and a personal thanks to the man who has been my mentor for more than 35 years. This great man has affected my life and career in such a way that without his presence, I would not have become the artist I am today.”
Either as front man in German metal act Masterplan, which has achieved great success around the world, or as guest in spectacular projects such as Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia, or in the Allen / Lande’s releases, Jorn Lande is today a trademark for quality Hard Rock music. Dio is the new chapter in Jorn’s history and a sincere and heartfelt “thank you” to a great and influential Artist.
Dio was mixed by Tommy Hansen, Jailhouse Studios, and the final track listing includes the following songs: Song For Ronnie James; Invisible; Shame on the Night; Push; Stand Up And Shout; Don't Talk to Strangers; Lord Of The Last Day; Night People; Sacred Heart; Sunset Superman; Lonely Is The Word / Letters From Earth (2010 version); Kill The King*; Straight Through The Heart (live). Song for Ronnie James (videoclip)
http://www.myspace.com/realjorn
> FREE EARTHTONE9
Earthtone9 offer up Inside, Embers Glow…, a 16-track compilation album spanning the highlights of their career, FOR FREE!
Visit http://www.earthtone9.co.uk/ to download Inside, Embers Glow…a collection of earthtone9’s aural communiqués 1998-2002. Drawing from all three of their acclaimed albums (plus the two EPs), it’s a definitive statement from one of the UK’s most adventurous bands.
Or if you’re old school you can buy a super limited edition digipack version of the record for £5.99! (That’s less than a pint in a London venue).
Nottingham’s Earthtone9 were a band who showed a blatant and consistent disregard for anything approaching conformity throughout their five year existence. Belching into life with the KKKKK rated Lo-Def(inition) Discord opus in 1998, they bulldozed, confounded and impressed until their messy implosion in 2002. But in that half decade they managed to make a mark quite unlike any other band of the era.
While half the world was enamoured with the two dimensional bounce of nu-metal or the melancholic, anti-posturing charm of grunge, Earthtone9 were delivering a two pronged assault of intense post hardcore aggression and truly melodic experimentation. Never easily pigeon holed, they showed a gleeful awkwardness, a perverse stubbornness to ‘not do the obvious thing’. It undoubtedly hampered their commercial progression, but it also marked them out as brave artistic pioneers and an act unafraid to follow their own path.
Throughout their tenure they were compared to an endless number of bands… Tool, Neurosis, Faith No More, Will Haven, Kyuss, Helmet, Deftones – a list as broad and exciting as you could imagine. And while there are clear parallels with a plethora of acts, Earthtone9 always maintained a distinct and aggressively singular sound.
And what excites most on listening to Inside, Embers Glow... is just how cutting edge and downright relevant Earthtone9 sound today.
2010 is the ten year anniversary of their defining album - Arc’ Tan’ Gent. And in a completely surprise move, the band have re-emerged from what looked like total annihilation.
‘This is not a rebirth,’ laughs bassist Dave Anderson. ‘We just got old and wise enough to appreciate that we did something pretty good together, and it was worth celebrating. We’re not reforming as such. More reconnecting as friends, and leaving ourselves open to the occasional show to remind people that we fucking ruled once.’
And as to why the band decided to give away the highlights of their musical output, vocalist Karl Middleton explains:‘Most of our releases are hard to find now, so we thought that a compilation would be a cool reminder of what we were about. The tunes that we've chosen are the ones that either still stand up or have an extra special place in our hearts…or both. I'm sure that some people will disagree with our choices, and that's cool, but we wrote the songs so we know best.'
'Plus it’ll save people the trouble of bit-torrenting all our albums,’ adds drummer Simon Hutchby.
Earthtone9 – as belligerent, contrary and exciting as we remember!
> THE GUILTY BROTHERS EXPERIENCE
The Guilty Brothers Experience, a belgian prog-psyche rock band, has just released its first album, TGBE!, an invitation into an experimental rock journey in order to dive into a psychedelic world...for fans of Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Faith No More, The Mars Volta...
