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Aiden's Last Sunrise Upon Los Angeles
This is the last time, this is the last sunrise! According
to William Francis of punk rock metallers Aiden! As WiL puts it, this is the
last time Aiden will ever play a live show, which is on their current run of
"The Last Sunrise Tour" where the band has been performing their
sophomore release 2005's "Nightmare Anatomy" in full swing A.KA. from
start to finish. This of course has brought
quite the delight to the fan base, let alone Aiden themselves returning
BUT in a different sense. While the original line-up may still be alive and
well, let alone in contact with Aiden's only original member WiL Francis, he
went forth and grabbed up some other musicians, guitarist Ian MacWilliams,
bassist Kenneth Fletcher, and drummer Ben Tourkantonis. Whereas said, they have
been playing that said album, as well as other hits including some off Aiden's
final self-titled album that is resemblance to that of "Nightmare
Anatomy".
In any case at the mysterious venue within the warehouse district
of Los Angeles, California was the one place calling itself the Mystery Box! It
being a warehouse studio place, with a small but medium sized back room with a
decent sized stage with somewhat working equipment. This said, equipment kept
acting up throughout the night, as openers Old Wounds began their set, only to
play a couple of songs, that ended up causing around a 5-15 minute delay, where
things were brought back up to speed and the band continued their set, to a
pleased crowd. The band's presents of sorts, was highly entertaining, as the
members interacted with the audience, while the singer, climbed upon the
ceiling's offerings, hanging off like a monkey! Their set being not so bad in
the long run.
OLD WOUNDS:
After them came some British gents known as Ashestoangels.
These guys crossed the pond to be a part of this touring run, and my oh my did
they put on quite a show! Their energy was off the stage, as each of the
members ran across the stage, going back and forth from left to right sides of
the stage, while each of them each jumped if not screamed into the crowd's
faces! The singer of sorts did this a lot, actually so much so that he would
fall into the crowd, crowd surfing along top of them, if not he himself
climbing like a monkey atop the ceiling! Their set-up was highly as
entertaining as the opening acts. Except they had a more aggressive approach
that just kept the energy flowing and it never seemed to let low. Surly these
guys have got something to uphold and will greatly do well for themselves hands
down.
ASHESTOANGELS:
Lastly this being only three, yes three acts to perform, was
Aiden, headlining the night, as things got off to an exciting start as the band
kick things off playing some new material, then older material, returning right
back to the new and then old again! The beginning setlist was quite refreshing
to hear, as all of these songs got the whole room boosting with screams,
shouts, pushing, and even some shoving, if not singing along! Some of the songs
sung within the first portion of their setlist including such as "Crawling
Up From Hell", "New Grave", "We Sleep Forever",
"Let the Right One In", as well as "Scavengers of the
Damned". This all lead right into their classic sophomore album
"Nightmare Anatomy" which as previously stated, they did play in
full! Kicking things off with "Knife Blood Nightmare", then "The
Last Sunrise" and "Die Romantic" brought back the memories that
was 2004-2005 truly the middle and high school era of any of the fans within
that room.
AIDEN:
It was just pure essence of memories, rushing back to all who were
there. Everyone there as a matter of fact, were into it, jumping upon one
another, to jumping onto the stage, singing along, to pushing one another, just
everywhere you looked everyone was embracing the emotions flowing around. Aiden
didn't stop there, as the album kept being played right on through until the
very end, where all was chaotic then after. "I Set My Friends On
Fire" along with "World By Storm", were the hitters that brought
everyone off their feet, everyone in sight, fell face first, or was atop one
another, as everyone was just transformed by the music. Just everyone was so
excited to hear these tracks it was truly moving to see such a reaction to such
a lovable memory, that will never be missed.
Aiden's last performance was an unforgettable one and will
surely be that one last sunrise that we will always treasure and always
remember. Or perhaps, just perhaps Aiden will likely make another comeback to
take back, the sunrise just one more time? Well only time will tell for
certain.
SETLIST:
1. Crawling Up From Hell
2. We Sleep Forever
3. Let the Right One In
4. Hysteria
5. Moment
6. New Grave
7. Scavengers of the Damned
Nightmare Anatomy (2005) PLAYED IN FULL:
8. Knife Blood Nightmare
9. The Last Sunrise
10. Die Romantic
11. Genetic Design for Dying
12. Breathless
13. Unbreakable (I.J.M.A.)
14. It's Cold Tonight
15. Enjoy the View
16. Goodbye We're Falling Fast
17. This City Is Far From Here
18. See You in Hell...
ENCORE:
19. I Set My Friends on Fire
20. World by Storm
Aiden's Last Sunrise Upon Los Angeles
This is the last time, this is the last sunrise! According
to William Francis of punk rock metallers Aiden! As WiL puts it, this is the
last time Aiden will ever play a live show, which is on their current run of
"The Last Sunrise Tour" where the band has been performing their
sophomore release 2005's "Nightmare Anatomy" in full swing A.KA. from
start to finish. This of course has brought
quite the delight to the fan base, let alone Aiden themselves returning
BUT in a different sense. While the original line-up may still be alive and
well, let alone in contact with Aiden's only original member WiL Francis, he
went forth and grabbed up some other musicians, guitarist Ian MacWilliams,
bassist Kenneth Fletcher, and drummer Ben Tourkantonis. Whereas said, they have
been playing that said album, as well as other hits including some off Aiden's
final self-titled album that is resemblance to that of "Nightmare
Anatomy".
In any case at the mysterious venue within the warehouse district
of Los Angeles, California was the one place calling itself the Mystery Box! It
being a warehouse studio place, with a small but medium sized back room with a
decent sized stage with somewhat working equipment. This said, equipment kept
acting up throughout the night, as openers Old Wounds began their set, only to
play a couple of songs, that ended up causing around a 5-15 minute delay, where
things were brought back up to speed and the band continued their set, to a
pleased crowd. The band's presents of sorts, was highly entertaining, as the
members interacted with the audience, while the singer, climbed upon the
ceiling's offerings, hanging off like a monkey! Their set being not so bad in
the long run.
OLD WOUNDS:
After them came some British gents known as Ashestoangels.
These guys crossed the pond to be a part of this touring run, and my oh my did
they put on quite a show! Their energy was off the stage, as each of the
members ran across the stage, going back and forth from left to right sides of
the stage, while each of them each jumped if not screamed into the crowd's
faces! The singer of sorts did this a lot, actually so much so that he would
fall into the crowd, crowd surfing along top of them, if not he himself
climbing like a monkey atop the ceiling! Their set-up was highly as
entertaining as the opening acts. Except they had a more aggressive approach
that just kept the energy flowing and it never seemed to let low. Surly these
guys have got something to uphold and will greatly do well for themselves hands
down.
ASHESTOANGELS:
Lastly this being only three, yes three acts to perform, was
Aiden, headlining the night, as things got off to an exciting start as the band
kick things off playing some new material, then older material, returning right
back to the new and then old again! The beginning setlist was quite refreshing
to hear, as all of these songs got the whole room boosting with screams,
shouts, pushing, and even some shoving, if not singing along! Some of the songs
sung within the first portion of their setlist including such as "Crawling
Up From Hell", "New Grave", "We Sleep Forever",
"Let the Right One In", as well as "Scavengers of the
Damned". This all lead right into their classic sophomore album
"Nightmare Anatomy" which as previously stated, they did play in
full! Kicking things off with "Knife Blood Nightmare", then "The
Last Sunrise" and "Die Romantic" brought back the memories that
was 2004-2005 truly the middle and high school era of any of the fans within
that room.
AIDEN:
It was just pure essence of memories, rushing back to all who were
there. Everyone there as a matter of fact, were into it, jumping upon one
another, to jumping onto the stage, singing along, to pushing one another, just
everywhere you looked everyone was embracing the emotions flowing around. Aiden
didn't stop there, as the album kept being played right on through until the
very end, where all was chaotic then after. "I Set My Friends On
Fire" along with "World By Storm", were the hitters that brought
everyone off their feet, everyone in sight, fell face first, or was atop one
another, as everyone was just transformed by the music. Just everyone was so
excited to hear these tracks it was truly moving to see such a reaction to such
a lovable memory, that will never be missed.
Aiden's last performance was an unforgettable one and will
surely be that one last sunrise that we will always treasure and always
remember. Or perhaps, just perhaps Aiden will likely make another comeback to
take back, the sunrise just one more time? Well only time will tell for
certain.
SETLIST:
1. Crawling Up From Hell
2. We Sleep Forever
3. Let the Right One In
4. Hysteria
5. Moment
6. New Grave
7. Scavengers of the Damned
Nightmare Anatomy (2005) PLAYED IN FULL:
8. Knife Blood Nightmare
9. The Last Sunrise
10. Die Romantic
11. Genetic Design for Dying
12. Breathless
13. Unbreakable (I.J.M.A.)
14. It's Cold Tonight
15. Enjoy the View
16. Goodbye We're Falling Fast
17. This City Is Far From Here
18. See You in Hell...
ENCORE:
19. I Set My Friends on Fire
20. World by Storm
DevilDriver Announces New Album for Friday the 13th 2016 Release!
DEVILDRIVER recently completed work on their 7th studio album and follow up to their critically acclaimed 2013 Napalm Records debut Winter Kills. Trust No One is set for a Friday May 13, 2016 release date via Napalm Records. The band has teamed up again with producer Mark Lewis from Audio Hammer Studios for the production of the album.
Frontman Dez Fafara on Trust No One: "Almost 3 years in the making, get ready for a New DEVILDRIVER record! Trust No One is filled with killer riffs, groove after groove and massive hooks! Regarding the title Trust No One, it's rightly named and done so. There will be no explanation needed regarding what the title means. The lyrics are volatile and straight to the point! See you next year with Trust No One and around the world on tour!"
Pre-orders for Trust No One will be available shortly. Touring plans for 2016 are being finalized now and dates will be announced soon.
The Used Announces Acoustic Album and Anniversary Tour
The Used will be releasing an acoustic live album in which they recorded last month out in Los Angeles, California at The Palace Theater. This release will consist of a CD with a DVD the two coming together as a set and will be titled "The Used: Live and Acoustic At The Palace" that will be released April 1st 2016. Besides that, the band will be hitting the road on an anniversary tour where they will be playing their self-titled debut album in full as well as their other release "In Love and Death" in full as well, both per night. Find out where and when they will be stopping at a city near you!
TRACKLISTING:
1. Tunnel
2. The Taste of Ink
3. Yesterday's Feelings
4. Lunacy Fringe
5. The Bird And The Worm
6. Paralyzed
7. All That I've Got
8. Overdose
9. Blue And Yellow
10. Hard To Say
11. Imagine (John Lennon Cover)
12. On My Own
TOUR DATES:
April 5th and 6th - Seattle, WA - The Showbox
April 8th and 9th - Salt Lake City, Utah - In the Venue
April 12th and 13th - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
April 15th and 16th - Dallas, TX - House of Blues
April 19th and 20th - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues
April 22nd and 23rd - Baltimore, MA - Rams Head Live
April 26th and 27th - New York, NY - Playstation Theater
April 29th and 30th - Sayerville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
May 3rd and 4th - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero Theatre
May 6th and 7th - Boston, MA - House of Blues
May 10th and 11th - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre
May 13th and 14th - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
May 17th and 18th - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
May 20th and 21st - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
May 24th and 25th - Las Vegas, NV - Brooklyn Bowl
May 27th and 28th - Los Angeles, CA - Club Nokia
Shane Slaughter Calls his Music the Meta-Beat!
Electronic artist Shane Slaughter, has created a genre he calls "meta-beat" with that he has gone on to play shows, and release music of course. That said, Shane himself, took some time to discuss his music craft and what he plans to do!
1. What type of artist are you?
Shane: I’m an electronic artist. I make all type of electronic sounds. I call my genre Meta-Beat.
2. What’s the origin of the your stage name Shane Slaughter? Is "Shane" your real name and you decided to throw in Slaughter for fun?
Shane: Yes my real name is Shane. I made up the name “Shane Slaughter” back in the Myspace days when everyone was making some sort of name like that. I used it to release a few really bad metalcore tracks in like 2010 but never used it again until September 2012 when I started this project.
3. Where are you based out of and what is your music scene like there? Are there any local acts you could recommend?
Shane: I’m from the little state of New Hampshire. There really isn’t a music scene here so I would put myself in the Boston, MA area scene. It’s pretty much entirely pop-punk and metalcore bands but, there is a small gothic-electronic scene and some EDM in clubs like Whisky Saigon and others but I can’t play those yet. Devlyn Sydus is a like sort of Nu-Metal/Industrial/Gothic band from Boston and they are great, There is also my favorite which is Lions Lions which is a post-hardcore band that everyone around here loves. Besides them it’s pretty slim but some more to name are: Trophy Wives, Riddles McCarthy, Seven Spires, and more that I can’t think of right now haha.
4. You released a video for the song "Fleek Beak", can you disclose the song's contents and the video's concept?
Shane: The name is kind of satire because I would see “on fleek this” and “on fleek that” so it was just me trying to be funny. The video though was very unplanned my Anthony in It Lives, It Breathes was just like “you wanna do a video?” and I said yes! The reason it’s kind of short is because the venue yelled at him for filming. So I guess there really wasn’t a concept.
5. What have you released so far and what can someone expect from your works?
Shane: I’ve released 3 EPs, 1 Album, and 1 Mixtape. My first 2 EP are kind of weird and bad in my opinion, I was still trying to find myself. My debut album Nightlife is great! I think it has allot of good party tracks on it along with some really pretty and slow tracks. Same goes for the Darkside EP and the Summer Songs Mixtape! It’s for anyone looking to have fun and to lose their self!
6. Do you have any new music in the works?
Shane: Yes I’m actually working on a 6 song EP with a different vocal feature on each track. It should be out between March and June of next year!
7. Have you played any live shows, can you describe what your performances are all about?
Shane: Yes I have played allot of shows! My performance is usually crazy like jumping off balconies and getting on top of the bar and stuff! Although sometimes I keep it on stage and have a laid back show. Like I just opened for Aiden and I was pretty mellow. All depends on how I feel!
8. What plans do you have for the future?
Shane: I am hoping to have the EP out. March 8th is the goal! I am going to have some great artist featured on it and I’m really looking forward to that! Besides that I’m taking a break and doing some one off shows here and there before my March tour.
9. Where can we listen to your music and where can we buy your stuff?
Shane: Most of my bigger/favorite tracks are on youtube.com/ShaneSlaughterTV and my album Nightlife and few singles are on iTunes and my EP The Darkside is free on Bandcamp.10. What is it you’d like a listener to remember the most when hearing your music for the first time?
Shane: That it’s all about having fun and letting loose and letting your mind explore. I guess most of all is that if someone is having a shitty day I want them to be able to listen to my music and have a good time! I also want my show to be a safe community at people of all kinds can come and have fun without the thoughts of bullshit that is going on. I want to bring PLUR back! Thanks for reading this interview. I would also like to thank Nataliez World for taking the time to interview me! I am Shane Slaughter peace out!
Abbath Announces New Tour as a Part of the Decibel Magazine Tour
Abbath will be touring as a part of the Decibel Magazine Tour with support coming from High On Fire, Skeletonwitch and Tribulation! Check out the tour dates below.
TOUR DATES:
March 17 Baltimore, MD Baltimore Soundstage
March 18 Charlotte, NC Amos’ Southend March 19 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
March 20 Ybor City, FL The Ritz Ybor
March 22 Dallas, TX Gas Monkey Live!
March 23 Austin, TX Emo’s
March 25 Scottsdale, AZ Live Wire
March 26 San Diego, CA The Observatory North Park
March 27 Santa Ana, CA The Observatory
March 28 Los Angeles, CA The Regent Theater DTLA
March 29 San Francisco, CA The Regency Ballroom
March 31 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre
April 1 Seattle, WA El Corazon
April 2 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
April 5 Denver, CO Gothic Theatre
April 6 Lawrence, KS Granada Theater
April 7 Minneapolis, MN Mill City Night
April 8 Chicago, IL – Metro
April 9 Cleveland, OH Agora Ballroom
April 10 Toronto, ON The Opera House
April 12 New York, NY Webster Hall
April 14 Boston, MA Royale
April 15 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfe
Beautiful Deception's Jacklyn Seeks Strength for New Music, Future Shows and Much More
Beautiful Deception is a Goth Rock/Dark Rock band from Santa Cruz, CA. Comprised of sisters Jacklyn Paulette on Lead Vocals/Lead Guitar and Madeline Rose on Vocals/Keyboard. Jacklyn Paulette is a songwriter and Beautiful Deception was an outlet for one of her songwriting styles . Jacklyn Paulette is currently in the band Stellar Corpses (formerly in Requiem)and has another Indie project with her sister Madeline Rose called Dressed In Roses. Thus, Jacklyn took the time to discuss her Beautiful Deception with us and what it holds for her in the future.
1. Please tell us about the history of your band and its members.
Jackie: The band is actually a project me and my sister started about two years ago. We had recorded a few demos over the past two years and wrote a full set of songs to be ready to start getting a band together to play shows this fall/winter. We already had known Rob, the bassist, from another band that we played in called The Black Tigers and we'd known our drummer Grae from a couple other bands we used to play in a few years back. Finally, our guitarist Dustan decided to join us, who is the lead singer of my other band Stellar Corpses. We found out we all work really well together and have decided to move forward with everything!
2. What’s the origin of the band’s name?
Jackie: It's something I came up with when I was thinking deeply about life and I realized, as I took a look around me, that there is a dark side to everything and that everything is not always what it seems. Life, itself, is a beautiful deception.
3. Where is the band based out of and what is your music scene like there? Are there any local bands you could recommend?
Jackie: We're based out of Santa Cruz, CA and the scene is kind of small, especially in our genre of music. The number one local band I would recommend is Stellar Corpses, but I'm biased ;) The overall Bay Area scene is pretty cool though and a couple bands I'd recommend would be Limnus and Suicide Queen.
4. How would you describe your style? Which bands influenced your music?
Jackie: We're definitely more of a goth rock/ dark wave/ dark rock band and we're mostly influenced by bands like: AFI, The Cure, Sisters of Mercy, Rob Zombie, Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, HIM, Marilyn Manson, and Aesthetic Perfection
5. What have you released so far and how were your releases received by the public/media?
Jackie: We've only released a few demo recordings, but we're working on an EP at the moment that should hopefully give us a push in the right direction.
6. What made you guys decide to form a band?
Jackie: My sister Maddie and I have always had the dream of starting our own goth rock band together so we decided to make it happen once we realized that we finally had the free time to do it.
7. What should labels/zines/promoters know about your band? Why should they be interested in it?
Jackie: Although we are still in our beginning stages, we are very ambitious and hard-working. We're willing to do what's necessary to try and make a name for ourselves and get our music heard. We are also very vocal-driven and can write songs on a whim!8. What plans do you have for the future as a band?
Jackie: We definitely plan on booking more shows, getting our EP recorded and put out, get some merchandise made and we're looking to come out strong for 2016
9. Where can we listen to your band and where can we buy your stuff?
Jackie: We have a Facebook page where you can hear our music and keep up with what's going on with us at: www.facebook.com/beautifuldeception as well as our Reverbnation page at https://www.reverbnation.com/beautifuldeception.
10. What is it you’d like a listener to remember the most when hearing your music for the first time?
Jackie: Every song comes straight from the heart and not every song may be about what you think it is about! Thank you so much and I'm so sorry these answers are late! Finally just now had the time to sit down and answer. Thanks again!
Hatsune Miku Releases Miku Ecpo 2016 Theme Song
Hatsune Miku has released the theme song for Miku Expo 2016 that features Blue Star feat. 初音ミク by 八王子P. Check it out right HERE.