Metallica - Broken, Beat And Scarred - Video

By Elric on 10:37 AM 27 March 2009

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Metallica's video for the song "Broken, Beat And Scarred" is available for viewing below. The performance clip was shot by Metallica's longtime friend and collaborator, famed video director Wayne Isham, on December 13, 2008 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California and December 12, 2008 at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California.

"We're having so much fun out on the road that we thought, hey, why not film it? So we invited our good friend Wayne Isham and his crew to join us for a few shows in California in December of 2008 . . . We go way back with Wayne and as always, Wayne rocked it!"

"Broken, Beat And Scarred" is the latest single from Metallica's "Death Magnetic" album, which has sold 1.7 million copies in the United States since its September 2008 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan.


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Claudio Simonetti, Waldemar Sorychta, Alex Mitchell Guest On New Rusty Eye Album Possessor'

By Elric on 10:10 AM 17 March 2009

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Hollywood, CA-based Progressive Metal trio Rusty Eye is putting the finishing touches on its eagerly awaited new album 'Possessor'. Recorded at Temple Studios in Chatsworth, CA, the album will feature 13 brand new songs, mixed by seasoned engineer Jeremy Blair (Guns N' Roses, Fear Factory) and produced by Miss Randall, Rusty Eye’s imaginative drummer and vocalist.

The album features the work of acclaimed Italian horror film composer Claudio Simonetti (GOBLIN, DAEMONIA), best known for creating important scores to Dario Argento films and George Romero’s “Dawn of The Dead”; former Grip Inc. guitarist and Tiamat/Lacuna Coil producer Waldemar Sorychta; and Alex Mitchell, vocalist from famed NY sleaze-rockers Circus of Power. The cover art will feature the gruesome art of Joe Petagno, best known for his work with metal legends Motörhead.

'Possessor' is set for independent release in Spring 2009 on Epoché Records. The album showcases the band’s unique blend of differing metal styles and sounds — influenced by horror films — combined with observant compositions underpinned with messages about the continuing “corrosion of perception” as implied by the band’s name.

Rusty Eye was formed by Mr. Rust Mexico City in 1995. Miss Randall joined in 2003, and in 2004 the band relocated to their current Hollywood home. Current Line up: Mr. Rüst (bass & vocals), Miss Randall (drums & vocals), and Baron Murtland (guitars).

Discography:
Rust N' Roll (2000), Cryogenic EP (2005), Stendhal Syndrome (2006)


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OSI: Blood details revealed

By Elric on 11:26 AM 09 March 2009

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OSI (Office of Strategic Influence), the project featuring ex-Dream Theater keyboardist Kevin Moore and Fates Warning guitarist Jim Matheos, will release its third album, "Blood", on April 27 in Europe and May 19 in the U.S. via InsideOut Music.

With "Blood", OSI has succeeded in creating a fascinating album at the crossroads between rock and progressive metal — music that alternates between atmospherically dense and aggressively demanding elements, while effortlessly transcending barriers between different styles and genres. Following its impressive predecessors, "Office Of Strategic Influence" (2003) and "Free" (2006), "Blood" once again unites two exceptional composers who share their penchant for the unusual and are on the same artistic wavelength. "We have different musical tastes but an unspoken musical understanding," Moore enthuses.

The creative process which produced "Blood" lasted more than a year. In their now familiar long-distance collaboration, Matheos sent his ideas via e-mail to Moore, who honed them to his own taste before mailing the results back to Matheos. At the end of the day, some pieces were sent back and forth countless times, while others, such as the pulsating metal track "Be The Hero", required very little exchange. "When Jim sent me his tracks, I had a vocal idea right away," Moore says of the song. "I think it all came together in a couple of days. I love when Jim sends really heavy ideas, and he doesn't mind me chopping them up. It was fun to play around with the times signatures by editing, and adding a lot of Minimoog effects and unison lines."

Along with Moore and Matheos, "Blood" features Porcupine Tree drummer Gavin Harrison. There's also a guest appearance by Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth) on "Stockholm", which the Swedish musician composed together with the two OSI masterminds. "I think it was Kevin's idea to have a guest vocalist. He asked me if I had any suggestions and I immediately thought of Mikael," Matheos explains. "It was Mikael's choice. We gave him several songs to pick from. Mikael wrote the lyrics and melody and recorded his parts at home in Sweden."

Moore and Matheos took care of the album's production themselves, while the mix was done with Grammy winner Phil Magnotti.

"Blood" track listing:

01. The Escape Artist
02. Terminal
03. False Start
04. We Come Undone
05. Radiologue
06. Be The Hero
07. Microburst Alert
08. Stockholm
09. Blood



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