SKID ROW GUITARIST DAVE "SNAKE" SABO TALKS PARAMOUNT+ DOCUSERIES "I WANNA ROCK: THE '80S METAL DREAM" - "ONE MINUTE WE WERE TOURING WITH BON JOVI, AND THE NEXT IT WAS WITH PANTERA AND SOUNDGARDEN

 

Paramount+ recently released the new three-part docuseries, I Wanna Rock: The '80s Metal Dream. Skid Row guitarist / co-founder Dave "Snake" Sabo appears in the documentary, and Metal Edge recently caught up with him to discuss his / the band's participation in the series. Following is an excerpt from the interview.

Metal Edge: What do you feel made Skid Row of particular interest (for the documentary)?



Sabo: "I think that even though Skid Row had been under the radar for a bit, we were still touring and managed to survive. And while we were touring, I got involved in the management side of things, and I think they found that intriguing, too. I wanted to speak about that aspect of things and that I've dealt with mental illness since I was a young kid, so that was another part of it. My personal story was something I felt ready to speak on, but I haven't seen the final cut, so I'm not sure how in-depth they went with it all.

JEFF YOUNG SAYS KINGS OF THRASH HAVE FIVE NEW ORIGINAL SONGS IN THE CAN FOR DEBUT ALBUM

 

Kings Of Thrash, featuring Megadeth alumni bassist David Ellefson and guitarist Jeff Young, recently returned from their Thrashin' Down Under Australian Tour and Young gave BraveWords an update on the original material the band is working on.

"It’s not frightening at all,” he says about creating new music that measures up to the band classic repertoire. “We have five tracks in the can. David lives in Arizona and we have this amazing underground recording studio. And in Arizona with that heat, it’s great if you’re underground because it’s like an oven there. That first song that David and I started which was spawned by the Menza movie. That song has come to life, and it’s called “Bridges Burned” (which has its origins from a riff Jeff brought in back in 1988, intended for what became Rust In Peace). We were doing it on the road with Kings Of Thrash. We’ve kind of taken a turn to where we are going to proceed. And David has talked about it a little bit, so I guess I can be the next one to leak out the next bit of news. Kings Of Thrash are going to continue to do exactly what we do. Doing the best of the classic Megadeth that we were a part of. It’s part of our heritage. We’re doing extra stuff in the encore like Riot’s ‘Swords And Tequila’. We even got Rick Ventura, the original guitar player, joining us when we were in New York. And I think we inspired them because Riot Act are out on the road performing Fire Down Under and it’s entirety. We are expanding and doing Metallica songs and Def Leppard’s ‘Wasted’ which is on David’s covers album. So Kings Of Thrash is going to continue on this path and play as many shows that people want to see us. For the original material, we are going to use a different singer. We are working with somebody who is frighteningly good. He’s already finished the vocals on 'Bridges Burned'. It’s really brand new, so I can’t really say too much more about it. The originals, they have thrash elements, but there’s everything because David and I have lived 10 different lives since Megadeth. We’ve grown as musicians, so we’re gonna bring all that stuff and the energy we had in our 20s and combine that with everything that we’ve learned in our 30s 40s and 50s is in that music. There is a thrash element, and it’s got the speedy, shreddy stuff, but we had much more. It’s like a jambalaya. I just love the songs. Each of the songs are quite different, but they all sound like the same band.”



Jeff Young will be on BraveWords' Streaming For Vengeance in the the coming days.

Crypta lança o aguardado álbum ‘Shades of Sorrow’

O quarteto brasileiro Crypta lança nesta sexta-feira, 04, o segundo álbum de estúdio, Shades of Sorrow

Apos polemica envolvendo  a vocalista que insiste em pedir pix na internet ,fica a duvida será que ela pediu pix para pagar esse álbum no famili mob  ou alguns de seus amigos da panela do metal ajudaram a pagar esse álbum...

Sucessor do aclamado Echoes Of The Soul (2021), o novo álbum é o primeiro a contar com a guitarrista Jéssica Di Falchi como integrante oficial da banda, substituta da holandesa Sonia Anubis, ao lado de Fernanda Lira (vocal e baixo), Luana Dametto (bateria) e Tainá Bergamaschi (guitarra).

O disco foi gravado no estúdio Family Mob, em São Paulo, a produção e engenharia de som é assinada por Rafael Augusto Lopes. A mixagem do disco foi feita em Estocolmo, Suécia, por Daniel Bergstrand, bem como a masterização, realizada no Fascination Street Studio pelo renomado Jens Bogren.

ANGRA: LANÇADO CLIPE OFICIAL DE “RIDE INTO THE STORM

A banda Angra lançou hoje o videoclipe oficial do “Ride Into The Storm”, o primeiro single de Cycles of Pain, o 10º álbum de sua discografia, produzido por Dennis Ward. O novo trabalho trará 12 faixas inéditas e será lançado pela Atomic Fire Records em novembro. A bela arte da capa é assinada por Erick Pasqua. O comunicado oficial da banda diz:
“Cycles of Pain” traz diversas perspectivas sobre a dor humana e os ciclos que a envolvem. Embora a dor seja inevitável, também é parte do crescimento e aprendizado. Ao reconhecer e enfrentar esses ciclos, podemos descobrir nossa força interior e encontrar um caminho para a cura e a transformação. É um convite à reflexão sobre as complexidades da dor humana, abordando temas como perda, desilusão, solidão e desespero, mas também levando uma mensagem de resiliência, superação e esperança.
A combinação de elementos na capa – um anjo da morte com asas brilhantes e desgastadas adornadas com símbolos religiosos e pagãos, uma floresta escura com fogo e chuva, a prevalência de elementos brasileiros – transmite uma representação da ideia de que a dor é uma experiência recorrente e transformadora, abrangendo aspectos espirituais e terrenos e nos encorajando a mergulhar nas profundezas de nossa própria dor, explorar suas várias dimensões e encontrar força e cura na jornada desses ciclos”


Cycles of Pain trará diversos convidados especiais, como Amanda Somerville (“Tears of Blood”), Lenine (“Vida Seca”), Vanessa Moreno (“Tide Of Changes – Part II”, “Here In The Now”) e Juliana D’Agostini (piano em “Tears Of Blood”). O primeiro single de Cycles of Pain, a faixa “Ride Into The Storm”, composta por Felipe Andreoli, Rafael Bittencourt, Bruno Valverde e Fábio Lione, acaba de ser lançado em formato de videoclipe oficial. Sobre a faixa, diz a banda:"'Ride Into The Storm' é uma peça implacável e agressiva que captura a essência do estilo do ANGRA. Com seu ritmo acelerado e toque moderno, a música mantém o DNA distinto da banda enquanto oferece passagens complexas e tecnicamente desafiadoras; a fusão de elementos tradicionais e progressivos ultrapassa os limites sem sacrificar o estilo característico da banda. 'Ride Into The Storm' é mais um passo na evolução do ANGRA, incorporando agressividade, velocidade, modernidade e habilidade em um pacote coeso e envolvente, em uma jornada poderosa e transformadora, retratando a dualidade dentro de nós ao enfrentarmos desafios e oportunidades. Em meio à divisão e à adversidade, encontramos a força para evoluir e crescer. Guiados pela esperança e pela sede da verdade, embarcamos em uma nova cruzada , unidos como guerreiros da mudança. Com determinação inabalável, enfrentamos o caos sem medo, abraçando a transformação e forjando nosso próprio destino. A tempestade se torna nossa aliada, impulsionando-nos enquanto cavalgamos em direção a um futuro melhor."

VISION DENIED - AGE OF THE MACHINE

 

Age Of The Machine is the wide ranging debut from twin guitar German quartet Vision Denied. Loosely a sci-fi concept album, in ten songs (with introductory voice-over, just in excess of an hour), the touchstones are progressive tinged metallers Evergrey and Kamelot, come the slow-to-medium tempo material, whereas the speedsters recall even bigger names.

Clean, mid-to-high vocal range, but well metered (no extremes), as "Two Worlds Collide" is a fine example of clickety-clack Germanic construction. There's a chugging Judas Priest undercurrent riding beneath the proggy rhythm. The throbbing electricity of "Broken Wings" (as well as the subdued vocal performance) is a virtual Tommy Karevik era Kamelot doppelganger, while the emotive, synthesized orchestral strings ballad, "Would You" should hit home with fans of Tom Englund (Evergrey/Redemption).



"Never Surrender" (not the Triumph gem) gets the blood pumping once again, while lively, albeit mid-paced "Seventh Galaxy" once again circles central Florida, for influences. "Indestructible",is the pick of the litter, with its Priest Firepower vibe (title track and/or "Rising From Ruins"). Great stuff! Pure speed, full Teutonic double bass drum gallop for "Beyond The Mirror" follow-up. The 6:18 "I Roam The Black" begins as an exercise in minimalism, but about half way through, someone throws a switch and intensity gradually rises, towards the end (with another narrative, as well). A dose of keyboards (including piano) in the undulating dynamics of culminating "Unchain The Light", but there's also plenty of time alotted a wicked guitar solo.

PRIMAL FEAR - LATIN AMERICAN TOUR CONFIRMED FOR OCTOBER / NOVEMBER 2023

 

Germany's Primal Fear will release their new 11-track magnum opus, Code Red, on September 1 via Atomic Fire. The have announced a Latin American tour following the release, slated for October 7 November 2023. Dates are available below.

Scar Symmetry: Back In Business

From new arrivals to unexpected departures with a pandemic thrown in for good measure, SCAR SYMMETRY have had many obstacles to navigate over the course of the last few years. The Singularity (Phase II – Xenotaph) was scheduled for release in 2017 but has taken considerably longer to see the light of day. Whilst feint noises of his son playing outside trickled through his microphone, founding member Per Nilsson opens up about his struggles to get to this stage.



“The album was written back in 2016 and the base for the tracks was recorded in 2016/2017, at that time I was really falling out of love with the band and the album. I spent so many years being the man in charge of everything including the management side of things and that really took its toll on me. The business side is not my strong suit, I was nominated as the best candidate but I didn’t do the best job of it. I really wanted to do something else for a while. Funnily enough I was presented with opportunities to tour with NOCTURNAL RITES and then with MESHUGGAH so that was like a vacation for me. Being able to go and play guitar and travel the world without all of the responsibilities.”

When MESHUGGAH come calling, you answer. There are few people who could fill the shoes of the towering figure of Fredrik Thordendal, which shows just how respected Per is in the industry. This necessary break could be exactly what saved the future of SCAR SYMMETRY. “Once I was finished with those commitments I felt like I was in a better position to get back into working on SCAR SYMMETRY and the other guys were too. We would have been finished earlier but I became a dad in 2019 and then we had the pandemic so that slowed things down. I understand if some fans think we’ve left it too late but everything has seemed very positive. I’m not sure the album would’ve had this much attention if it was released on schedule! It seems that people still care and that makes me really happy. We were away for a long time and the interest in the band is still strong.”







This period of dormancy could have derailed a band entirely but if anything, it only strengthened the desire of the fans to see this release come to fruition. Returning to the songs also lit a fire under the band. “I was away from the songs for so long that I was almost scared to revisit them but when I did it was like ‘holy crap, these songs are really good!’ and I got that rush of enthusiasm back again,” admits Per. “The second that we put out Scorched Quadrant the comments started pouring in and seeing the song available on Spotify, YouTube etc was like discovering it all over again alongside the fans.”

The opening track Chrononautilus is quite possibly the heaviest song that SCAR SYMMETRY have written to date as it comes hurtling in with a flurry of blast beats and ferocious aggression, it soon sets the tone for what is to come and was all part of Per’s masterplan. “I can’t recall when we decided to choose it as the opener but it’s a statement piece and ties in well with the ending track of Phase I, which was more of a self contained album. I wanted it to feel like a cycle where it would circle back to the beginning but Phase II is left a lot more open and almost finishes with a question mark, leaving you wanting more. Every album we’ve ever written we have just written a bunch of songs and then put them into a sequence which felt right and sometimes it doesn’t feel finished until you do that. It’s always the intention to put one of your strongest songs out there first but you also want the album to finish strong too. The albums are part of a concept trilogy but they’re not necessarily chronological which gave us a bit of flexibility with the sequencing.”

Since the departure of guitarist Jonas Kjellgren back in 2013, Per has completely taken the reins on songwriting. This has enabled him to put his own spin on utilising both the lighter and darker sides of the spectrum, opening up a world of opportunities, particularly with their utilisation of dual vocalists. “Usually the melodic vocals tie in well with the harmonies and the growls would suit the death metal elements but I like to flip the script,” explains Per.

“I also like to add a lot of interactions between the two styles and let them bounce off each other. I try to fulfil my need of what I would like to hear as a listener. When I listen to music and look for new bands I feel like there is something missing. When I listen to melodic music too much I feel like I’m longing for something heavy but I can only listen to death metal for so long. There are obviously bands who are doing adjacent things like SOILWORK and DEVIN TOWNSEND who are mixing styles in cool ways but I’m trying to create my own little space where I can fuse them both together and put everything I like to hear in one format. This album does however, feel like a different era of my life. A lot has happened since this music was written and I’ve had all these experiences. I feel like I’m in a happier place so I’m excited to see what the next project will sound like. Maybe next time we sit down and talk you will be like ‘dude, what the fuck happened?’.”

The Singularity (Phase II – Xenotaph) is out now via Nuclear Blast Records.

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