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3/11

After our less than satisfactoryinterview with MANOWARs JoeyDeMaio (see last issue), the Slaughterama

team still had a bunch of unanswered

questions. As most of them revolved

around former members and bands which

used to be on DeMaios record label, we

decided to contact prime representatives

from the opposing camp for their take on

things. First up, we have Manowars co-

founder, the legendary Ross The Boss!

So the big announcement is that Scott Columbus

(MANOWAR drummer) is joining you as a guest onyour upcoming tour, is that right?

Yeah!IsaidyouknowwhatScott?Yougottagetout,man!Youneedtoplay.Youreagooddrummer.Sowhy

dontyoucomeandplaysomesongswithus?Soitdoestwothings;itgetshimoutandshowspeoplewhat

hereallycandoon arealset ofdrums,anditsjust

fun...havemyoldfriendbackthere!

So what happened? Did he quit Manowar?

Yea,hesdone.Hesdonewiththeband.

Had enough of Manowar?

Well,itsoneofthosethings.yknow?WhatcanItell

ya...

You co-founded Manowar with Joey DeMaio. Did

you ever want to go back in there and play with theband again? Patch it back up?

No...TobehonestwithyouImnottheonewhocontrolsthat,soIneverreallythoughtofthat.SinceIleftthe

bandIvebeendoingmyownthingandImhavingalotoffun.Idontlookbackonthings;Ijusthavetokeep

goingahead.

So the second Ross The Boss album is coming

up. Is it going to be in a similar vein to t he rst RTBrecord?

Yea,IthinkitsgoingtobeaprogressionontheNewMetalLeaderalbum.Whentherstalbumwasdone

wereallyhadntknowneachotherfora longtime. Itwassuchaquickthing...fromwhenweplayedtogether

thersttimeattheKeepItTruefestivaltothealbum

releasewas15 months,so nowweremoreusedto


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eachother,andwehadagreat,greatsongwriting

periodforthenewrecord.Reallyfantasticsongs.

The rst record sounded like you were going

back to the Heavy Metal roots, like what you didon early Manowar records...

Yea, I canthelp it; Ihavethatsound in me

sinceIdidinventtheband,soitspartofme.We

dontpurposelydothat;thewaythesesongscome

out,theycomeout!Andalotofthetime,theresbitsandpiecesthataresimilartoManowar,butthats

meplayingsoIcanthelpthat.

It seems to me that what you are doing is a

progression on the direction that Manowarmay have gone if you had stayed in the

band, versus this orchestral, almostsoundtrack stuff that Manowar seems to

be performing these days. Would you

agree with that?

Yeah...well,Idontreallylistentowhat theyve done. I hear bits

andpiecesoftheir

new s tuff,but w e

j u s t

forgeon.Wedorocknroll,epicsongsandmid-

tempo.

May I ask you... what was the reason for you

leaving Manowar in the rst place?

Whentwoguysmakeabandlikethat,itsalmost

like youre married together.And a lot ofmarriagesendindivorce.

Was there some sort of personal issue?

No,itwasntapersonalissue.Itwasmorecreative...thedirectionoftheband.He[Joey

DeMaio] was pushing for something that I...yknowits beenso longsincethat happened.

Alotof thingsthat weregoingdownI just didnt

like.I didntlikethe DeathToFalseMetal stuff,whichreallytomeitjustupsetalotoffans,alotof

potentialfans.Alotofpeoplethatwouldhavelikedtheband werecompletelyturnedoffto Manowar

becauseofthat.Ijustdidntlikeit.Thatsjustmy

personalopinion.

Well the question Manowar have had is Whoare these bands? Name these bands! and it

pretty much just creates a bunch of trouble...

WellIcomefromthestreet.Imarocknnroll

musicianandIwaswhyarewedoingthis?Ihavealotoffriendinthebusiness,and

theyweregoingAreyouguysforreal?Is

thisserious?AreyouseriousRoss?AndIwaslikeUmm...Ihadtokeeptrying

tomakeexcusesforthattopeopleanditwastiringafterawhile,andhe[Joey

DeMaio] just kept goingon and on

andonwithit.Blessthem,theyredoingtheirthing,

andthatscool,but...

Are they serious?

Hewasserious.Yeah.

Death to False Metal.

Kill all the posers...

Its hard to explain. With

Joey its members onlycl ub. Th e o nly wa y

youcan like Manowar

isif yourein theclub.Andthatturnedalotof

peopleoff.

Moving onto your

work with the Dictators. Is the band all done

now?

Iwouldsayitsonhiatusagain.Thereisdenitely

apersonalityprobleminthebandwithHandsomeDickManitobaandAndy,notattheclosestpoints

intheircareernow,butwereonandoff.Wejust

recentlyputoutsomegreatstuffsoyouneverknow.Theremaybeashootoffbandfromthewholething.

So if the Dictators come back to life, would you

drop the Ross The Boss band and go back?

No.ThisbandthatIvegotrightnowistherealdeal.

Great stuff. Whats the chances of getting your

band down here in NZ like you managed to do

with the Dictators?

Itsmydreamtobringthebandallover,andIthinkwecandoit.

Well I think one of the reasons a promoter wouldbe turned off bringing over Manowar would be

due to their equipment requirements, which arejust off the rocker really.

Yeah,itstoomuch.WithManowarwewerealwaysoverthetopwiththat.Butyouhavetofacereality

sometimesandif youwantto play...I justneverknewwhywecouldntplaymorewithjustacouple

ofampsandasetofdrumsandus,becausethe

musicwaswhatwasthemostimportantpartaboutthebandtome.Nottheotherextraneousbullshit.

It was widely publicized that the reason Scott

Columbus left Manowar was because of some

personal tragedy. Is there any truth in that?

Absolutelynotruthatall.Absolutelynotruth.Weweretalking last week, andI saidScott! Youve

had more personal tragedies than any otherhumanbeingIveevermet!Howmany times didyourmotherdie?Nottobedisrepectful...andhes

laughing...Theyusedhimlikeawhippingboy!Itsunbelievable.Howmanytimescanbadshithappen

tooneperson?Everytimesomethinghappenedit

wasScotts fault. Or somethinghappenedto hisfamily,hisson...

HEAR THE COMPLETE UNEDITED AUDIO

VERSION OF THIS INTERVIEW, FEATURING

QUESTIONS TO ROSS ABOUT LEGENDARYCLASSIC PUNK ROCK BAND THE DICTATORS,

COMMENTARY ON THE RAMONES AND THEROCK N ROLL HALL OF FAME, CBGBS AND

MORE AT HOUSEOFNOIZZ.COM.g

Whentwoguysmakeabandlike

that[Manowar],itsalmostlike

youremarriedtogether.Andalotof

marriagesendindivorce.


5/11

NottobeconfusedwiththenewTwilightpis-

stakeVampiresSuck,werecheckingoutthesimilarlynamedSuck(VampiresRock).This

istheonewithcameosfrombignamedmusi-

cianssuchas IggyPop,Moby,HenryRollinsandofcourse,thelegendaryAliceCooper!

AlongwithMalcolmMcDowell,thecelebritybit

partsarethemainreasontocheckthemovie

out,andwithoutmeaninganyillwilltowardstherestofthecast,aretheonlythingwhichmakes

themovieworthwhile.Whetherthatsbecausetheotheractorsaredoingabadjobishardto

tellbecausethebignamesarehavingsomuch

funplayingtheirlargerthanlifecharacterswithgusto,thattheystealeveryscenetheyarein-

volvedin.ThatevengoesforMoby,whowashilariousplayingasleazyrockstar.

Allup,thiswillbeagoodmidnightmoviein20yearstime,butfornowitleavestheimpression

ofbeingjustanotherBmoviewhichgotluckyenoughtopullsomestarpower.

flm reviewby brendon williams

JJJKK


6/11

The most epic band in the world are back with a new album The FrozenTears Of Angels, released on their new label, Nuclear Blast. Fans arecounting themselves lucky because the band have been in the middle of a

legal dispute with their former label, Magic Circle Records [operated by Joey

DeMaio of Manowar] and there was always a chance that the music output from

Rhapsody Of Fire could have been halted for a long time. So whats going on?

Joey DeMaio wasnt prepared to tell us, so heres how Luca Turilli explained it...

Whats been going on lately?

OKyouknowwestillcannotspeakaboutourrecentpastbecause actuallythelegalproblemsarenot

solved,sowecannotspeakaboutwhathappenedtousinthelastyear.Butforusevenifwehave

thiskindofsituationwhichisnotsonice,nowwe

arenallyabletoreleasesomethingsoforusitsalreadyagreatmiracle.

Youre on a new label now, Nuclear Blast. You

happy with the label?

Absolutely.Thisistheperfectsituationforus.There

were many timeswe had the possibilityto signwiththembutitneverhappenedbecauseofwrong

choiceswemadeinthepast.Butnownallyaftersomanyyearswehadthechancetoworktogether.

AndafterhavingworkedwiththemforsixmonthsIcantellyouitsthebestcompanywecouldhave

everworkedwith.

Was the new album Frozen Tears Of Angels

recorded while you were still on Magic Circle, ordid you record it when you switched to Nuclear

Blast?

WhenweswitchedtoNuclearBlast,ofcourse.

So this split with Magic Circle happened before

you actually recorded the album?

Itsdifculttosaythisbecausethelegalsituationis still chaotic, you know? So I cannot tell you

onedate,becausethesituationisnotsolved.We

hopethatwe will soonbe abletoannouncethateverythingwasnalizedbetweenus.

Do you plan to tell fans everything about what

happened once this is all nished?

No, inthiscase itwill probablynot bepossible

because if you reach a settlement; you cannotspeakbecausethisis[often]partofthesettlement.

The new album is multi-sided. It seems like amilestone. You dont really get bored with it;

theres a lot going on...

I thinkthis istheresultof having somuch time

between TriumphOr Agony and thisnew one.Aftereveryproductionyouhavesomesongsyou

can modify and use inthe following album. Buthavingsomuchtime,werealizedthatwewerent

satised100 percent [withthat material], sowe

decidedtocomposeeverythingfromzero.

To me, the word EPIC really sums up theband. When you think epic movies, you think

Lord Of The Rings... and when you think epicmetal, you think Rhapsody - do you agree?

We think we set the standard for this kind of[music]... youknowitscalledHollywoodMetal

and Filmscore Metal...whateveryou want, youknow?ForNuclearBlastitssimplythesymphonic

metalwecreatedin1997withourrstrelease,so

everyonehas theirowninterpretation, butsurely,independentfromdenitions,forsureIdontthink

thereexistsabandmoresymphonicthanus.

Legendary actor Christopher Lee is doing his

own Metal album, isnt he?

Yes its fantastic; Im so curious to listen to itbecausehewasalsoinuencedbyRhapsody,so

wearereallywaitingforit.

What was it like working with Christopher Lee?

Itwasagreathonorforus.Itwasthehighestpoint

inourcareer.I rememberenjoying Lord OfThe

Rings;themoviewasanewstandardsetbyPeterJackson...nallysomethingseriousappearingon

thebigscreenandtellingaboutthefantasyworld.Weweretotallyinlovewiththis;welovedtolisten


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totheoriginalvoices,nottheoverdubinItalian,and

wediscoveredthatChistopherLeeapartfrombeinga greatactor and having a greatcharisma also

hadawonderfulvoice;verydeep,veryemotional.

Andso wethoughtitwouldbefantastic tohave

him-butitwasmoreofadream.ThenthedreamturnedintoarealitythankstothefactthatatthattimeChristopherLeesintentionwastobe known

bya wideraudience,especiallyyoungerbecause

hesknownbyeverybodyfor theDraculamovies,so making Lord Of The Rings, then eventually

becomingthe narratorfor Rhapsodyallowed himtohaveawideraudience.Wewereluckybecause

rightattheatmomentitwashisplan.

The name of the band isnt Rhapsody anymore;

its Rhapsody Of Fire... can I ask what happenedwith that?

Yesnoproblem!Itsrelatedtootherlegalproblems,but we can talk about it. Immediately after the

releaseofourrstorsecondalbum,theguywho

discoveredusgotaletterfromthisAmericanguywhosaidhehadregisteredthenamesowecould

notusethename,butnothingreallyhappened.But

afterwestartedsellingintheUnitedStatesinabig

way,theproblemscameback.Thisguywroteagaininaheavyway,withalawyerandallthatstuff.Intheendwehadtoreachanagreementdenitively,and

thegreatfactisthatpayingalotofmoneyatleast

wehadthepossibilitytokeepRhapsody,becauseIthinkifyouhadconstrictedustotakeawaythat

word,probablyitwouldhavestoppedtheband.

So its no relation to the Australian girl band

called Rhapsody?

No.I dont evenknowabout it!Absolutelyneverheardaboutit!ThisisanAmericanguyplayinghip

hoporsomething.Anywayyoucantellthisbandof

girlsthattheycandonothingintheUnitedStatesbecauseofthisguy!g

Idontthinkth

ere

existsabandm

ore

symphonicthan

us.


8/11

The Glam heroes RATT are back

with a new album! Infestation that

was released earlier this year is their

rst record in 11 years, so we just

couldnt miss an opportunity to ask

the lead singer Stephen Pearcy a

few questions. With all due respect

to Stephen, though, interviewing him

was like pulling teeth, so dont blame

us, if his answers are rather on a

brief side.

So what youve been up to lately,Stephen?

We re doi ng s ome s hows and

gettingoutontheroad.

The new album, Infestation is

out and judging by reviews itsbeen very positively received.

Theresponsehasbeenverygood,verygood!

It sounds like a bit of a comeback

to the roots...

Yeah, I think its somewhere in

between the Invasion of YourPrivacy and Out of the Cellar

albums.

The world tour is in the way, so

when are you coming down toNew Zealand?

Im not sure. Were doing a fewfestivals in Japan, Sweden and

Europe,sowellsee.

You went to Australia a few years

ago...

Yeah,we did,andit was great! Ihada greattime.Im justlooking

forward to getting out and going

back there again. New Zealand,Australiaitsallrelevanttome.

Ratt reunited back in 1999 for one

album and then it all fell apart.

So how stable is this reunion? Is

Ratt backfor good?

Y e a h ,

we ll, t he

rst thingthat k ept

uscomingb a c k ,

regardless

legal andp e r s o n a l

problemsw a s

a l w a y s

themusic.And thats

whatreallymattersinthelongerrun.

Infestation sounds like a veryenergetic record, like a second

wind for the band.

Itfeelsgoodtoplaytogetheragain,itreallydoes.It feels like wejustwalkedout of1985or something,

youknow.

When you started the band, what

inuenced you?

Well,itwasdenitelyZeppelinandBlueOysterCult,Sweet,Sabbath

thatswhatIwasinuencedby.

In Motley Crues biography, The

Dirt Ratt is mentioned to beplaying Judas Priest covers in

the early 80s...

Yeah, thats right. Motley and Ratt go back a

longway.WeusedtohangouttogetherandcallourselvesTheGladiators-wealwayssupported

each-other.

If you werent doing music, what do you think

youd do?

Iddriveracecars.IsponsordragracingandIve

beeninvolvedinracingforquitesometime.

Did you ever go head to head with [MotleyCrues] Vince Neil, whos known for his passion

for cars?

Actually, Vince and I got our racing licenses

together.Wehavedonesomeracestogether,likecelebrityracing,yeah.

Therere quite a few celebrity reality shows,like the Osbournes, or Bret Michaels Rock of

Love. Ever thought of doing something likethat?

Idontfeeltheneedtodoanythinglikethat.Idont

wanttodragoutthedirtylaundry,andImmarried,soIdontneedtogoonaloveshow.WhateverIdo

hassomethingtodowithRocknroll,sowhywould

Igetinvolvedinthat,youknow.

Originally you were from San Diego and then

you moved the band to LA...

Yeah,wemovedtoLosAngelesin1980.ItwasaloteasiertomakeitinLA,Iknewit.Iusedtocometo

LAtoseeVanHalenin1979,andIknewthescenewasalotbigger.

So when the Grunge hit in the early 90s, howdifcult was it for Ratt to stay aoat?

Well,fortunatelyandUnfortunately,Rattbrokeupin

1991andIwendtodosomethingelse,thatbeing

Arcade with [Cinderellas drummer] Fred Coury,sowewerenever caught upin thatas aband.

Andwhenwegotbacktogetherin1997,wewerechecking ourselvesout and never really noticed


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whatwasgoingonaround.

But when you were with Arcade, would yousay it was more difcult to operate in that

environment?

No,notreally,becauseIwasjusttryingsomething

different,tryingtobemorecreative.ThatswhyIgotthatbandtogether,totrydifferentstylesofmusic.

I wasgettingbored,you know. ThatrstArcaderecordwasgreattomake!Itwasanewexperience,

wewere trying something different and wehad

greattimedoingit.

What do you think about the state of affairs inGlam and Hard Rock these days? There seems

to be a bit of a revival going on with bands like

Steel Panther and Vains of Jenna.

Yeah I jammed with Steel Panther before, buttheyremoreofamockeryonthe80sscene,you

know.VainsofJenna,theyopenedforus...Idont

mind,youknow,theyredoingtheirownthing...

It seems like theres no rock stars anymore, nopersonalities like Bon Jovi or Poison...

ThatswhyIthinkmorepeopleareinterestedinour

sortofmusic.Becausethatelementisthereandits

notgoinganywhere.

What do you think about the Internet then? Is ithelping or is it hurting music?

Ithinkitshelping.Imean,howcanithurt?

Well, would you mind if some kids would go andrip Infestation off the net instead of buying it?

No,becauseiftheywantedtogetit,theydgoandbuyit.

So whats next for Ratt?

Whats nextis wegonna getout thereand startplayingallovertheworld.Weneededtotakecare

of anunnished business,and thats whatweredoingrightnow!g

WhateverIdo

hassomething

todo

withRocknrol

l.

DANZIG

Deth Red Sabaoth2010

Evilive/TheEnd

Danzigisoneofmyfavoritemusicians.EversinceIrstheardhisuniquevoiceIhavebeenahuge

fan.1996-2002sawGlennmaskinghisvocalswith

industriallters,whichIfeltwasaterriblemistake.Itseemsthatothersthoughtthesamebecausesince

2004sCircleOfSnakes,thefamoussoundisback!Thisalbumispackedwithkillertracksandgreat,

catchyhooks.Inparticular,thesingle,OnAWicked

Nightisafantasticsong.Allup,DethRedSabaothisanimmediateclassic,andawelcomeadditionto

mycollection.JJJJKReview by Brendon Williams

LORDI

Babez For Breakfast2010

SonyBMG

Im sure everybody has heardLordi bynow, so

youllknowwhattoexpecthere.Big80sinspired

HardRockanthemswithastrongcheesyhorrorel-ement.Myonlyproblemwiththebandisthattheir

musicseemstobeagettingverypredictablenow,whichmakesitbegintogetalittleboringtolisten

to.AndI thinkthe bandisalsoawareof thisbe-

causeyoucanhearinthisalbumtheyaretryingtochangeitup(Ilovethekeyboardwork).Thisalbum

isamustforLordifanatics,andforeveryoneelseitmayjustseemlikemoreofthesame.

JJJKKReview by Brendon Williams

MURDERDOLLS

Women And Children Last2010

Roadrunner

Ifyoureexpectingthesametypeofquirky,campymaterialfromtheoriginalMurderdollsalbum,watch

out!Thisalbumissomewhatmorecomplexandse-

rious.Evenso,itisagreatrecordinitsownright.Thelineupchangeisodd,andlookingatthecoverit

appearstobetheWednesdayandJoeyshownow.Inmyopiniontheyshouldhavecalledthenewin-

carnationsomethingotherthanMurderdolls.StillA

gradestuffthough!!!JJJJKReview by Brendon Williams

HELLOWEEN

7 Sinners2010

SPV/Steamhammer

LikemostHelloweenfans,Iprefertheoldstuff,butIstilllistentotheoddnewersongtoo.Sowhatdo

wehavehere?Tobehonest,thenewalbumfrom

thePowerMetaliconssoundsprettymuchhowIexpected;lotsoffast,straightaheadnumberswith

theoddmeasuredtwisthereandthere.NotmuchdevelopmentinHelloweenssoundoverall,butthat

aintabadthing;whymesswithawinningformula?JJJKKReview by Brendon Williams

ROSS THE BOSS

Hailstorm2010

AFMRecords

Listeningtothisalbumwastough.RossTheBoss(co-creatorofManowar)isalegend,andManowar

willneverbethesamewithouthim.Likewisehow-ever, Manowarssinger EricAdamsreallyneeds

tobethesingerforthisheavilyManowarishalbum

becauseRosshasaguywhosonlyaveragedoingvocalduties,andlistenerscanthelpbutcompare

himto Manowarslegendary singer.So howcanyoundamatchforAdams?Youcant,sokudosto

Rossfordoingwhathecouldwithwhatwasavail-

abletohim.IwishforRosstorejoinManowaroneday.Untilthen,thisiscloseasitgets!JJJKKReview by Brendon Williams

CRADLE OF FILTH

Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa2010Peaceville

AfterabrilliantGodspeedontheDevilsThunder,ratheramediocrerecord.Yes,itsveryprofessional,

veryfast(asPaulAllenderpromised)andveryCra-dleOfFilth.Prettymucheverythingyouvecometo

expectfromthisband,butsomehowlackinginorigi-

nality.Tobehonest,Iwontbeabletotellthedif-ferencebetweenVenusand,say,Thornography.

Whichissad,becausethewholeaffairstartedtolookverypromising!Unfortunately,averageatbest.

JJJKKReview by Max Thrasher


10/11

V/A -

The Crimson Covers

A Tribute to W.A.S.P.2010

Remedy

Thisisthe album whichshouldhaveneverbeen

recorded - letalone released.A bunch of rather

mediocrebandstryingtore-createthemagicthatis W.A.S.P. with disastrous consequences.While

someoftheseartistssimplyseemtobenotuptothetask,othersjustoutrightrapeclassicslikeBlind

inTexas,NeutronBomber, ForeverFree and

TheIdol.TheressometrulyGod-awfulstuffhereIwishIneverheard.Ontheotherhand,itreminded

meonceagain,whythoseoldbandsweresogreatandwhysomanyyoungbandsnevermakeitany-

where.Becausetheyreshitthatswhy!JKKKK

Review by Max Thrasher

EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF

Te Pae Mahutonga

(The Southern Cross)2010

Deadboy

Withsuchacooltitlesuchanawfulrecord!No

disputingthatNZbandsaresomeofthemosttech-

nical inthe world,but polishedperformance isnteverything.Songwritingiswhatreallymattersinthe

longerrunandtheresnotmuchofthathere.Acou-pleofcoolintros,butthentheymeltintoonelong,

pointlessblastbeatwithnomelody.Nohithere,nor

anythingtorememberthealbumby.Perfectlyex-ecuted,incrediblypoorlywritten.Sorry.Next.

JJKKKReview by Max Thrasher

ACCEPT

Blood of the Nations2010

NuclearBlast

EnterAccept2010,withtheirrststudioalbuminalmost15years.MarkTornilloisllinginforUdo

andisdoinganeworkofit.Heisnotexactlya

Dirkschneider clone, but closeenough tot theoverallsoundoftheband.Someverystrongmate-

rialherelikeBeatTheBastardsandTeutonicTer-ror,whichwillundoubtedlypleasethefans.Agood,

qualitylistenyouwontregretpickingup.JJJJKReview by Max Thrasher

KATAKLYSM

Heavens Venom2010

NuclearBlast

Chunky!!!Canadiansdriveit homeagain!ExceptthistimearounditsamixofGorefest(thinkcatchy

Death)andoldInFlames(melodicleads).Andan

IronMaiden-ishoutonASoullessGod.Notintheannoyingnuway,butjusta really nicelywritten

andexecutedDeathMetal,veryheavyandpunchy.Itsamazinghowsomealbumscangrabyouand

holdyoufromstarttonish,andthisisoneofthose

albums.Verywelldone!JJJJKReview by Max Thrasher

BITTER ENDGuilty as Charged2010

Deathwish

Violentold-schoolHardcore/ThrashfromTexas(not

tobeconfusedwiththebandfromWashingtonthatwasactivebackinthe90s).Remindsinpartsof

NuclearAssault,Anthrax,Biohazard, and(some-

howobviously)BlackFlag.Ifyoulikethiskindofmusic,Imprettypositiveyoullloveit!Fast,angry,

dirty, butat thesame timevery nicely producedstuff.Itwouldgetalittlerepetitiveafterawhile,ifnot

foramagicalinstrumentalSuenosMuertosthrown

inhalfwaythrough.Verynice.JJJJKReview by Max Thrasher

WHILE SHE SLEEPS

The North Stands

For Nothing2010SmallTown

IdontevenknowwhyImwastingtimeonthis.This

isakindofstupid-asmetalcoreevenmetalcorefanshate.Actually,isthereevensuchthingasmetalcore

fans?Idontknow.WhatIdoknowisthatImactu-allyusingthisCDasacoasterrightnow.Absolute

zero.KKKKKReview by Max Thrasher

AMORPHIS

Magic & Mayhem2010

NuclearBlast

This albumis a collection of re-recordings fromAmorphisrstthreealbums.Asamassivefanof

theElegyrecord,Iwasexcitedtondfourtracks

offitonthenewCD.Allupthisisanexcellentcom-pilationCD,andagreatwaytorevisit(orexperi-

enceforthersttime)achunkofthebandshistory.However,I dont knowifitsjustme ornot,but I

foundTomiJoutsensvocalstobelackingthecolour

thatPasiKoskinen(originalsinger)broughttothesesongs,inparticulartheonesfromtheElegyalbum.

JJJKKReview by Brendon Williams

RHAPSODY OF FIRE

The Cold Embrace Of Fear2010

NuclearBlast

Well now! Thesefellas really are back ontrackagainnowthattheyarewithNuclearBlastandnot

tiedupwithMagicCircle!Thesecondreleasefrom

ROFthisyear,TheColdEmbraceOfFearislistedasanEP,butwith7songs(oracts)andclocking

inatcloseto36minutes,itspracticallyanalbum.Itisverymuchanorchestralworkwhichincludes

voiceacting(aswellasnarrationfromChristopher

Lee),butthereissomesinginghereandthereaswell.Itisaverynice,pleasantCDtolistento.Highly

recommended.JJJJKReview by Brendon Williams

EQUILIBRIUM

Rekreatur2010

NuclearBlast

Prettydarnawesome!Iwouldexplainthesoundas

FinntrollonProzac.MyfavoritesongonthealbumisDieAffeninselwhichtranslatestoTheMonkey

Island-anditsprettyclearthatthesongisanod

tothelegendaryandclassicadventurevideogameseriesofthesamename.Somesaythisrecordis

nowherenearasgoodastheirlastalbumSagasbutIneverheardthat,soImgladthatIcantcriti-

sizethealbuminthatway.LOVEtheiruseofMIDI.

IsaygetitifyoulikeFintrollandneedcheeringup:)JJJJKReview by Brendon Williams

ABINAYA

Corps2010

RebelMusic

IddescribethisCDasCoalChamberandSoulygotoFrancemaybewithafewwithmoresinging

parts.Itsgoodstuff,butforanyonelivinginNZI

dunnoifitllbeworththeefforttrackingdownacopyofthealbum.Yourebetteroffgoingtothebands

myspace and checkingthemout there. IfI wasFrenchorknewhowtospeakFrenchIwouldprob-

ablyreallylovethisstuff,soifyouhaveaFrench

connection,knockyourselfout!Quitecool.JJJKKReview by Brendon Williams

FORBIDDENOmega Wave2010

NuclearBlast

Forbiddens rstalbumin 13years proves to be

animpressiveeffort.Soifyoureoneofthosewhomissesoldschoolmetal,thengrabthisalbumand

getanearfulofgenuine80sBayAreaThrash!Es-

peciallyfor fansof bands likeExodus,Heathen,DeathAngel,Testament...yougetthepicture-this

oneshouldbesittingonyourshelfofclassicThrashrecords!Itsnononsense,allaction,headbanging

goodness!WelldoneForbiddenfornotonlyreform-

ingsuccessfully,butreleasingagoodsolidalbum!JJJKKReview by Brendon Williams

SWASHBUCKLE

Crime Always Pays2010

NuclearBlast

ItsPirateThrash,anditsoundsassuch.Whilemy

PirateMetalofchoiceisAlestorm,Swashbucklearecertainlypillagingandplunderingonthisone!There

seemstobenoshortageofpiratethemedbandssettingsailthesedays,butthegoodnewsisthat

noneofthemseemtobeoutrightclonesofeach

other.SwashbuckleisagoodoneforThrasherstolistentowhentheyreonthegrogwiththeirmateys

fortheevening!Andwithpiracysopopularthesedays,thesefellasaresuretobearoundforalong

timetocome!JJJKKReview by Brendon Williams


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