Berlin’s most famous industrial metal outfit have announced a hefty North American tour schedule for 2012. The band explained via a press release that they will be bringing their traditionally pyro-heavy performance back our way next spring. While the trip kicks off in Fort Lauderdale, FL, on April 20, Canadian stops on the jaunt include Montreal, Winnipeg and Vancouver.
Tour dates:
4/20 Ft. Lauderdale, FL – BankAtlantic Center
4/21 Tampa, FL – St. Pete Times Forum
4/23 Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena
4/25 Baltimore, MD – 1st Mariner Arena
4/26 Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
4/28 Uniondale, NY – Nassau Coliseum
4/29 Worcester, MA – DCU Center
5/1 Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
5/3 Cleveland, OH – Quicken Loans Arena
5/4 Chicago, IL – Allstate Arena
5/6 Detroit, MI – The Palace of Auburn Hill
5/8 Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
5/10 Winnipeg, MB – MTS Centre
5/13 Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
5/14 Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome
5/17 Anaheim, CA – Honda Center
5/18 Glendale, AZ – Jobing.com Arena
5/20 Denver, CO – Denver Coliseum
5/22 Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
5/24 San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center
5/25 Houston, TX – Toyota Center
In an obvious move to hit back at drummer Bill Ward’s statement about not taking part in the reunion, BLACK SABBATH have pulled all his photos off their official website. All that remain are hilariously edited shots of guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and singer Ozzy Osbourne. As well, the bands “discography” page only lists the releases with Ozzy, ignoring ALL other releases.
Earlier this week Sabbath issued the following brief comment regarding drummer Bill Ward’s statement that he won’t be taking part in the reunion album or shows:
“We have decided not to make any detailed comment on Bill’s latest statement. There are two sides to every story. We have been working hard at rehearsals making excellent progress after Tony’s treatments and we have engaged a substitute drummer for the forthcoming shows. See you at Download.”
The three original members of Sabbath – Iommi, Osbourne and Butler – are currently working on their first studio album in thirty three years and first since 1978′s Never Say Die! The band will soon announce the drummer for their hometown return to the O2 Academy in Birmingham tomorrow (May 19th), UK’s Download Festival on June 10th and the Lollapalooza Festival in Chicago which runs from August 3rd-5th.
Andrew Freeman is prepared to be regarded as “the world’s most hated singer” when he replaces Ronnie James Dio in a reunion of Dio’s original lineup.
Guitarist Vivian Campbell recently announced he’d jammed with keyboardist Claude Schell, bassist Jimmy Bain and drummer Vinny Appice, and it had gone so well they’d decided to work together again.
Now Schnell confirms they’ll perform under the name Last In Line, by way of a tribute to Dio, who died two years ago.
The keyboardist also reveals the reunion came about after Def Leppard axeman Campbell jammed with Steel Panther.
Schnell tells MusicLegends: “Viv had done an impromptu play with Steel Panther and he was energised to the point of saying, ‘We should get together.’
“It was initially supposed to be a fun hang. It turned out to be more than just fun. As chance would have it, it actually sounded quite good.”
But the musicians shared a sombre moment when they jammed Dio classic Holy Diver. Schnell says: “The song starts with just the instruments alone. I think all of us had kind of a memory anticipation of the next thing we were going to hear being Ronnie’s voice. Other than the obvious and notable absence it sounded exactly as it sounded back in the day.
“On the one hand it felt great to be playing this great music again – but Ronnie being no longer with us to sing it became painfully obvious as we progressed through the session.”
Despite those emotions, Schnell says former Lynch Mob singer Freeman did a great job. “If he didn’t, I don’t believe we’d be pursuing the project with him,” the keyboardist explains. “His online comments about ‘preparing to be the world’s most hated singer’ notwithstanding, I think he’s going to do a ver credible and impressive job of covering this material.”
When Dio returned to Black Sabbath in 2006 the lineup called themselves Heaven and Hell after one of their albums, to distinguish what they were doing from Sabbath’s output. That’s a leading reason why the former Dio men came up with the name Last in Line – the band’s second album but the first to include a keyboardist in the band.
“It’s been getting a very good response,” says Schnell. “It’s a subtle nod to Ronnie. The first album on which we all played, me included, was The Last in Line. And I think it works better than Holy Diver does anyway.”
Van Halen’s A Different Kind Of Truth tour earlier this year did pretty well for itself. That’s why it made sense for them to add another U.S. leg to their touring plans (with even more dates recently added). What doesn’t make sense, though, is most of those dates getting postponed.
According to Pollstar.com, Van Halen have postponed over 30 previously announced shows this Summer. They note that dates following the band’s June 26 show in New Orleans have been completely removed from their website. With the newly added dates, the tour was supposed to run until September. Thus, shows in markets like Philadelphia, Baltimore, E. Rutherford, Detroit, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Memphis, Spokane, Reno, Fresno, Wichita, Salt Lake City, El Paso, Milwaukee and more have been affected.
Making matters even more strange is that an no explanation behind the sudden change in plans has been given, only that future dates will be announced. So what is the cause of all these dates to suddenly get canned? Until further information is revealed you can check out a full rundown of dates that have been postponed after the jump.
7/ 7 – Uncasville, Ct., Mohegan Sun Arena
7/ 9 – Hampton, Va., Hampton Coliseum
7/ 11 – Philadelphia, Pa., Wells Fargo Center
7/ 13 – East Rutherford, N.J., Izod Center
7/ 15 – Baltimore, Md., 1st Mariner Arena
7/ 17 – Rochester N.Y., Blue Cross Arena
7/ 19 – Detroit, Mich., Joe Louis Arena
7/ 21 – London, Ontario, John Labatt Centre
7/ 24 – Toledo, Ohio, Huntington Center
7/ 26 – Grand Rapids, Mich., Van Andel Arena
7/ 28 – Cleveland, Ohio, Quicken Loans Arena
7/ 31 – Fort Wayne, Ind., Allen County Memorial Coliseum
8/ 2 – Columbus, Ohio, Schottenstein Center
8/ 4 – Knoxville, Tenn., Thompson-Boiling Arena
8/ 6 – Memphis, Tenn., FedEx Forum
8/ 8 – Birmingham, Ala., BJCC Arena
8/ 10 – Greenville, S.C., BI-LO Center
8/ 12 – Cincinnati, Ohio, US Bank Arena
8/ 21 – Spokane, Wash., Spokane Arena
8/ 23 – Portland, Ore., Rose Garden
8/ 25 – Sacramento, Calif.,Power Balance Pavilion
8/ 28 – Fresno, Calif., Save Mart Center
8/ 30 – Reno, Nev., Reno Events Center
9/ 4 – Salt Lake City, Utah – EnergySolutions Arena
9/ 8 – Albuquerque, N.M., Tingley Coliseum
9/ 11 – El Paso, Texas, Don Haskins Center
9/ 13 – Austin, Texas, Frank Erwin Center
9/ 15 – Oklahoma City, Okla., Chesapeake Energy Arena
Progressive-power-thrash metal underdogs Sacred Oath have released the video “Blood Storm” on YouTube to celebrate their exclusive digital release “Spells and Incantations” on iTunes today. The video contains rare performance clips and photos from the band’s personal archives spanning their 25-year tenure in the metal underground.
“I think perseverance is something to be celebrated,” says Rob Thorne, the band’s singer/guitarist. “It hasn’t been easy for us. It isn’t easy for anybody, really, but 25 years is a long time to hang in this business without the support of a record label. I like to think of us as pure, uncut. Or stupid.”
The best-of collection “Spells and Incantations” is released today as an iTunes exclusive metal album. Two previously unreleased bonus tracks are included. A digipack CD hits stores and other digital outlets on May 29th through Super D and MVD distribution.
On June 26th in North America (June 25th in Europe), MORGOTH will release their first-ever live CD/DVD set, Cursed To Live, that celebrates the band’s 20th anniversary of their all-time classic album, Cursed. To give fans a glimpse of this upcoming release, the band has just launched a video clip of the track “Isolated” (Live at Way Of Darkness festival 2011) on Century Media’s YouTube channel
Cursed To Live will be released digitally in North America, and the limited DVD+2CD will be available exclusively at CM Distro. The live show featured on the album was recorded at the band’s triumphant show headlining the Way Of Darkness Festival 2011, where MORGOTH performed an extensive set of 15 songs that mainly came from Cursed, among various other death metal classics. The DVD includes the Way Of Darkness show in its entirety, plus additional live videos from Rock Hard Festival and their warm-up show in Wermelskirchen, as well as the band’s historic four official music videos (the CD/DVD set includes an additional CD with six live tracks from the Rock Hard show and five live tracks from MORGOTH’s show at Wacken Open Air 2011).
The cover artwork for Cursed To Live (which intentionally alludes to the original Cursed artwork) was designed by the renowned artist Dirk Rudolph (RAMMSTEIN, IN EXTREMO, APOCALYPTICA), who also created the original artwork for Cursed 21 (!) years ago. The audio of the live recordings was mixed by legendary death metal producer Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY, BLOODBATH, etc.) to sonic brilliance.
To celebrate the release of Cursed To Live, MORGOTH has announced further live shows all over the globe. Check out the upcoming tour dates below.
MORGOTH “Cursed” Anniversary Reunion Live Dates 2012:
27.05.2012 – Baltimore (USA) – Sonar / Maryland Deathfest X www.marylanddeathfest.com
09.06.2012 – Athens (Greece) – Fuzz Live Music Club
14.07.2012 – Ballenstedt / Ostharz (Germany) – Rock Harz Festival www.rockharz-festival.com
27.07.2012 – Marburg (Germany) – KFZ
28.07.2012 – Steenwijk (The Netherlands) – Stonehenge Festival www.stonehengefestival.nl
10.08.2012 – Josefov (Czech Republic) – Brutal Assault Festival http://brutalassault.cz
17.08.2012 – Dinkelsbühl (Germany) – Summer Breeze Open Air www.summer-breeze.de
02.11.2012 – Berlin (Germany) – H.O.F.23 / Brutz & Brakel “Stromgitarrenfest” 3
03.11.2012 – Essen (Germany) – Turock
03.-07.12.2012 – Miami, FL (USA) – Nassau, Bahamas / Barge To Hell Cruise www.bargetohell.com
MORGOTH line-up 2012:
Marc Grewe – vocals
Harry Busse – lead & rhythm guitars
Sebastian Swart – rhythm guitars
Sotirios Kelekidis – bass
Marc Reign – drums
As promised, here is already the next band confirmation for you… We proudly present EREB ALTOR from Sweden – Epic Viking metal in the vein of Bathory.
EREB ALTOR is the brainchild of Ragnar and Mats, the doom masters behind ISOLE’s dark anthems. Growing up with Bathory’s epic era, it comes as no surprise that their music would somewhat flaunt the influence of their gods. With this spiritual foundation, they set out to find their creative and unique niche within the Epic Viking metal genre.
EREB ALTOR just finished working on their third full-length album Gastrike, which will be released at the end of June by Napalm Records.
NIFLHEIM FESTIVAL II
The ancient mist will approach for a second time… Prepare yourself for Niflheim Festival II. The festival will take place on Saturday, 2nd March 2013, again in club LKA Longhorn in Stuttgart (Southern Germany).
Darkness Visible, HolyHell’s upcoming new studio release of epic, power-goth metal, will first be released worldwide on June 16, 2012 exclusively on iTunes and on the band’s own online store, The Kingdom Of Steel (www.thekingdomofsteel.com).
The album will also be included in the special ‘Steel Edition’ of Metal Hammer UK’s issue 233, exclusively available to order at: www.myfavouritemagazines.co.uk/manowar
As a special Thank You to their most loyal fans, HolyHell offer a special pre-sale bundle, featuring the physical CD, which will be released in the store on July 27, and the digital album, which will be delivered on June 16, 2012.
As a special treat, the first 100 fans ordering this bundle will receive their CD autographed by HolyHell.
Customers are advised that shipment of the physical CD of Darkness Visible will start July 27, 2012. Please note that orders including this product will not be shipped before July 27, 2012!
“Our fans have been amazing all these years. The Pre-Sale bundle is our Thank You! for their incredible support”, said HolyHell singer/lyricist Maria Breon.
“We’ve been pushing ourselves to the limit, we’ve given all our heart and soul, and we believe our fans will hear and feel it in every single song”, continued keyboardist/composer Francisco Palomo.
Darkness Visible is the band’s sophomore follow-up to their debut record “HolyHell”.
A fascinating blend of songs, showcasing the band’s power line-up, invites the listener on an unpredictable journey into their own soul. The record is heavy and hard-hitting with a melodic play between darkness and light. It is pure and it is powerful!
The album will be mixed and mastered at the legendary Wisseloord Studios by long-time collaborators mixing engineer Ronald Prent and two-time Grammy award-winning mastering engineer Darcy Proper.
Upcoming HolyHell tour dates:
Sat, June 16, 2012 – Ost Fest – Bucharest, Romania
Thu, June 21, 2012 – Gods Of Metal – Milan, Italy
Fri, July 6, 2012 – Getaway Rock Festival – Gävle, Sweden
Mon, July 9, 2012 – Dortmunder Music Week Festival – Dortmund, Germany
Release: Digital pre-release: 6/16/2012 on iTunes and www.thekingdomofsteel.com
Limited Pre-Sale Bundle (CD+Download): 6/16/2012
Metal Hammer UK #233 – Steel Edition: 6/16/2012
Multinational Melodic Metal band EDEN’S CURSE has inked a worldwide management deal with Germany’s ROCK N GROWL MANAGEMENT. The band is also making great progress with the writing process for album number four; a short snippet from a new demo track called “LOSING MY FAITH” can be streamed here:
Bassist Paul Logue says: “We are delighted to welcome Axel to the EC family and we look forward to making great strides in taking Eden’s Curse to the masses. Our primary goal is get out and play to as many people as possible over the next few years, and with Axel’s experience and extensive network of contacts, we are confident we have the right guy beside us”.
EDEN’S CURSE line-up features:
Marco Sandron – Vocals
Thorsten Koehne – Guitars
Paul Logue – Bass
Pete Newdeck – Drums
Alessandro Del Vecchio – Keyboards
As previously reported, EDEN’S CURSE announced Italian vocalist Marco Sandron in March as the new voice of The Curse with the release of their brand new single and promotional video “TIME TO BREATHE“. The track is currently available for free download at www.EdensCurse.com and the video can be viewed here:
The band are also thrilled to announce play Dokkem Open Air Festival in Holland on Saturday 30th June alongside Arch Enemy, Jon Oliva’s Pain and Dominici – www.dokkemopenair.eu/nl/bands/207
The future looks ever brighter for the British/German/Italian quintet who head into the studio to record their most hotly anticipated record to date, later in the year. The best part is … this band is just getting started!
Finnish death metallers Abhorrence will release a new compilation called “Completely Vulgar”, on May 16, through Svart Records.
“Completely Vulgar” consists of not only the official demo and 7” EP, but also a 30-minute live show from Turku, Finland, 1990 and a short rehearsal tape, all previously unheard officially. Vinyl maniacs get an added bonus: the incredibly rare five-track rehearsal demo “Macabre Masquerade”. CD comes in a mini-gatefold cover with a booklet crammed full of memorabilia, lyrics and liner notes from all band members. The limited double vinyl, which is out on May 30 features an even more massive booklet and a gatefold jacket.
Tracklist:
1. The Cult (intro)
2. Pestilential Mists
3. Holy Laws of Pain
4. Caught in a Vortex
5. Disintegration of Flesh
6. Intro / Vulgar Necrolatry
7. Pleasures of Putrid Flesh
8. Devourer of Souls
9. Vulgar Necrolatry
10. Pestilential Mists (old version)
11. The Macabre Masquerade
12. Disintegration of the Flesh (old version)
13. Holy Laws of Pain (old version)
14. Adoration of Abscessed Cadavers
15. The Macabre Masquerade
16. Adoration of Abcessed Cadavers
17. Pestilential Mists (vinyl bonus track)
18. The macabre masquerade (vinyl bonus track)
19. Adoration of abscessed cadavers (vinyl bonus track)
20. Vulgar necrolatry (vinyl bonus track)
21. Caught In A Vortex (vinyl bonus track)
Nuclear Blast feels honored to welcome Swedish doom metal kings WITCHCRAFT to the family!
After a 5 year hiatus, the band is currently recording the follow up to 2007′s The Alchemist with renowned producer Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios (KREATOR, OPETH, AMONAMARTH, PARADISE LOST, KATATONIA).
The albums working title at the moment is Legend and will feature the bands new guitarists Simon Solomon and Tom Jondelius along with new drummer Oscar Johansson.
Furthermore, band leader Magnus Pelander will from now on focus on his unique vocals without playing guitar anymore. Commented Pelander: “There’s magic going on in the studio and we can hardly wait to eventually give something back to our loyal fans! We know you guys have been waiting for this!“
Former SAIGON KICK guitarist and vocalist Jason Bieler has just released two songs from his new project entitled Owl Stretching. The first songs released include the iconoclastic All At Onceand the cinematic Satellite, both can be listened to and downloaded below.
After a brilliant ten + year run with Saigon Kick, Jason changed his focus and spent the last few years producing bands like Skindred, SikTh and Nonpoint at Bieler Bros. Studios alongside head engineer Matt LaPlant. Jason has also co-founded the indie label powerhouse Bieler Bros. Records (Karnivool, Fiction Plane, Deathstars, A Silent FIlm, Will Haven and many more). Jason has written, produced and performed on releases that have sold into the millions, he has also composed for major film soundtracks like American Pie, Miami Vice, Sky High and more. Jason’s tour history includes, Ozzy, The Ramones, Faith No More, Cheap Trick, Extreme, Soundgarden, Primus, Kings X and more.
Owl Stretching finds Jason truly in a “lunatics running the asylum” scenario. “Saigon was always penalized for being way too diverse, at the time the industry couldn’t fit us in any of their nice little marketing compartments. So learning life lessons from that I have created an even more musically diverse endeavor,” laughs Jason. Owl Stretching has created its own perfect world, no rules or structure and certainly no plans beyond today.
Ffrom left to right: Lord Ahriman (guitars), Dominator (drums), Jens Prueter (Head Of A&R at Century Media Records Europe), Zornheym (bass), Nachtgarm (vocals), Chaq Mol (guitars)
Swedish black metal legends DARK FUNERAL and Century Media Records are proud to announce the signing of a worldwide deal for the next 3 albums.
Guitarist and founding member Lord Ahriman comments: “Our bad luck with labels in the past has for sure been very frustrating. So it is with great pleasure to finally be able to turn the page, move on and start a new dark chapter in the DARK FUNERAL saga, as we join the great Century Media family. Century Media has more than enough proven to be a stable and highly professional label. And we are totally looking forward to this new cooperation, which I’m sure will prove to be very satisfying and successful for both parts. Hail the goat!”
Jens Prueter, Head Of A&R at Century Media Records Europe, comments: “I always respected DARK FUNERAL for their endurance and integrity. They’ve gone through some hard times, but never gave up and also never gave in to compromise on their musical and aesthetic vision. Almost 20 years after their formation it’s still the same powerhouse of unmerciful black metal and the new line-up is stronger and more focused than in the past. Thanks to Lord Ahriman and the whole band! Looking forward to their 20th anniversary in 2013 with a new album In The Sign Of The Horns!”
Founded back in 1993 in the depths of Sweden by Lord Ahriman and Blackmoon, DARK FUNERAL has proven to be one of the leaders of the second wave of black metal among other legends such as MARDUK and DARKTHRONE. While other black metal bands lost themselves through the late 90′s / early 2000′s, DARK FUNERAL managed to remain faithful to their roots, be it musically, aesthetically and lyrically. After 5 albums, hundreds of live rituals, the band leaded by Lord Ahriman and now featuring Nachtgarm on vocals is ready to embark on a new satanic crusade with Century Media Records.
Expect nothing but pure black metal the way it was meant to be.
DARK FUNERAL 2012:
Nachtgarm – vocals
Lord Ahriman – guitars
Chaq Mol – guitars
Zornheym – bass
Dominator – drums
DARK FUNERAL Live:
07.06.2012 – Sweden Rock Festival – Norje, Sweden
22.06.2012 15 – Ans Tout A Fond – Montpellier, France
29.06.2012 – With Full Force Open Air – Lobnitz, Germany
04.08.2012 – Wacken Open Air – Wacken, Germany
06.08.2012 – Metalcamp – Tolmin, Slovenia
10.08.2012 – Carpathian Alliance Festival – Lviv Region, Ukraine
As a tribute to metal legend Ronnie James Dio, and in honor of the two year anniversary of his death, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD has released a lyric video for their track “Look Out”. Vocalist Cam Pipes explains, “It was hard to find the right words for a song honoring Ronnie James Dio, but I hope it is regarded as a fitting tribute to a legendary figure. His impact on the metal community will last forever, and though he may have been small in stature, his contribution to the music scene is larger than most will ever achieve.” “Look Out” can be found on 3 INCHES OF BLOOD‘s latest album, Long Live Heavy Metal.
The lyric video for “Look Out” can be seen here:
3 INCHES OF BLOOD is currently on tour in Europe with ANGELUS APATRIDA and starting in June, will hit the road with MUNICIPAL WASTE and BLACK TUSK for a US tour. A full list of dates can be seen below:
For more information on 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, please visit:
GET COMMITTED to Rusty Cooley's Guitar Asylum TV - the Craziest place on Earth for the Musically Insane!
That’s right, we are proud to announce Rusty Cooley’s Guitar Asylum TV is now in syndication with NBC’s WJHG Channel 7 in Panama City, FL picking up the show to complete its Saturday late night line up. Guitar Asylum TV airs immediately following Saturday Night Live at 11:35pm – 12:05am CST starting August 18th, 2012.
Rusty Cooley’s Guitar Asylum TV is a half-hour television program about all things guitar! Insane guitar techniques, celebrity guitar guests, guitars, gear and everything and anything about guitar. Guests include Phil Collen of Def Leppard, Dream Theater’s John Petrucci, Eric Johnson, Gus G of Ozzy Osbourne, Creed/Alter Bridge Guitarist Mark Tremonti, Jeff Loomis, Los Lonely Boys’ Henry Garza to name a few, and even bass players Michael Anthony of Chickenfoot/ex-Van Halen, David Ellefson of Megadeth and others!
From metal shredders, bluesmen, country pickers, rockers, smooth jazzers to kids of all ages, Rusty Cooley’s Guitar Asylum TV offers a dynamic TV program for all music lovers!
Rusty Cooley, one of the top 5 supershredder guitarist in the world. It is his incredible knowledge and expertise in playing as well as teaching guitar that has brought many guitarists from around the world just to sit down and learn from him. He is endorsed by Dean Guitars and has his own signature line of 7 & 8 string guitars as well as other numerous endorsements. Rusty has been featured in Guitar Player, Guitar One, Guitar World, Guitar Techniques magazines, Axe and written his own column for Guitar Player magazine titled “Metal Guru”.
Watch for GATV to come to a city near you and GET COMMITTED to Rusty Cooley’s Guitar Asylum TV – the Craziest place on Earth for the Musically Insane!
Video release a tribute to Ronnie James Dio on the 2nd anniversary of his passing
Songwriter and Pianist Micah Sheveloff Teams up with Meliah Rage Singer Mike Munro to Release Heaven and Hell Duet
Micah Sheveloff, cofounder of The Voodoo Jets, has announced that he will be releasing a collection of piano-based songs called Exhibitionist on July 1st, 2012, featuring a host of guest artists. The first track to be unveiled, a piano and voice cover of Black Sabbath’s Heaven and Hell recorded with Meliah Rage singer Mike Munro, will be released on YouTube to commemorate the second anniversary of the legendary Sabbath singer’s passing. Official release date for the video is May 16th, 2012.
“This rendition of Heaven and Hell has been percolating inside my head since the song was first released over 30 years ago,” Sheveloff said. “I wanted to maintain the dark feel of the track on solo piano, staying away from anything too flowery while layering in some interesting chord changes—and the huge voice of Mike Munro seemed like a perfect fit. I am so thankful we were able to work together.”
Sheveloff’s release contains ten songs encompassing a wide array of mood, tempo and lyrical content. There are eight original compositions plus the Black Sabbath track and another cover duet with legendary Boston singer/songwriter Rick Berlin. Berlin sings Sheveloff’s piano arrangement of Cheap Trick’s Heaven Tonight. “I had several fundamental goals for this record—the first was to sing my own songs, establish my own voice,” Sheveloff explained. “I also wanted an opportunity to mix in the personalities and creative sensibilities of some gifted musicians, and everyone who participated in the project was amazing. I think recording live to 2-inch tape was a big part of it—I kept computers out of the equation until the mixing stage and that process allows great players to shine. I think we captured a lot of genuine human energy on this record,” Sheveloff added.
Drummer Greg Trabandt and bassist Clint Amereno anchored Sheveloff’s original songs, with guitarist Ed Vick sizzling on five tracks. Sheveloff also enlisted noted guitarist Marc Shulman (Suzanne Vega, others) to impart his ethereal style on two of the original songs. “I played a session some years ago and I remember asking the producer—who played those tasty guitar tracks? I’ve been looking for an opportunity to work with Marc ever since,” recalled Sheveloff.
Rounding out the guest list is renowned Vermont guitarist Paul Asbell and vocalist James Mix who teamed up with Connecticut jazz rhythm players Steve Clark (bass) and drummer Paul Mills on a song called Too Many Times.
Exhibitionist is an honest record. The writing is uninhibited; the players played, the singers stepped up to the mic and sung the songs. Recorded at New Haven’s Firehouse 12 using a 9-foot concert Steinway and a vintage Hammond B3, Exhibitionist is meant to be an intimate experience. Release date July 1st, 2012.
