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TICKETS ON SALE WEDNESDAY 21st DECEMBER AT 9.00AM

Korn have just confirmed Belfast and Dublin concert dates. The band will play The Mandela Hall Belfast on Saturday 31st March and
The Olympia Theatre, Dublin on Sunday 1st April, 2012. Tickets will go on sale tomorrow, Wednesday 21st December at 9.00am.

Korn embrace the future on The Path of Totality, their tenth full-length studio album and second for Roadrunner Records.

Infusing dubstep anarchy into their signature sound, the legendary quartet stand on the cusp of a musical revolution for both hard rock and electronica. Korn are no strangers to revolution or innovation though. In fact, they've been purveyors of heavy music's progression since forming in Bakersfield, CA in 1994 and becoming one of the most influential entities that the genre has ever seen.



Their legendary self-titled debut took the world by storm with its schizophrenic metallic catharsis. No one had ever played heavy music with such personal lyrics and funked-out grooves. Immediately, they earned a place in the hearts of fans across the globe. However, their third offering, 1998's Follow the Leader, bridged the gap between hip-hop and heavy metal seamlessly. It also solidified them as inspirational innovators.

Numerous acts "followed the leader," and heavy metal underwent a renaissance in the early 2000's with Korn at the forefront. Slipknot, Staind, Disturbed and countless others nodded to the group as an inspiration. In addition, they've garnered two Grammy Awards— one for Best Short Form Video for "Freak on a Leash" from Follow the Leader and one for Best Metal Performance for "Here to Stay" from 2002’s Untouchables—and sold 35 million albums worldwide.

However, they're ushering in a new horizon for heavy music with The Path of Totality. Collaborating with dubstep heavyweights Skrillex, Excision, Downlink, Noisia, Feed Me, 12th Planet and Flinch, Korn have constructed a hypnotic hybrid of dubstep and metal. Bouncing from polyrhythmic guitar pummeling into drastic electro drops, the music is dark, dangerous and definitive Korn.

"It's future metal," declares vocalist Jonathan Davis. "We're mixing metal and electro music, and you're not supposed to do that. Since day one, Korn has always been all about going against the grain, experimenting, and trying to take music different places."

Guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer affirms, "You need to be pushed out of your comfort zone to take chances. We were able to do that by collaborating with all of these brilliant writers and challenging ourselves. We're still pushing ourselves to grow."

In 2009, Davis began to envision the place where Korn would venture next. A lifelong electronic music fan and DJ, he'd cruise Beatport and fervently download the latest tracks from various underground dubstep artists.

Last year, his obsession intensified. Speaking to his band mates, the aforementioned Shaffer [guitar], Reggie "Fieldy" Arvizu [bass], and Ray Luzier [drums], the four agreed to tread new ground and incorporate dubstep into a couple of tracks. Davis called longtime Korn fan and rising electronic music star Skrillex to join the band at his studio for collaboration.

After merely three hours, "Get Up!" was born. A staggering deluge of wobbling synths, bludgeoning riffs, and propulsive hooks, the song instantly became a 21st Century arena-ready anthem in the vein of "Blind." Korn released "Get Up!" in April 2011 and it rapidly caught fire online. After the song's impromptu debut with Skrillex at Coachella, it went on to sell over 200k digital downloads.

"You can't help but get excited when you hear that song," smiles Fieldy. "That's how we knew we were on to something."

There was no question. Korn knew they needed to do an entire album following this muse. The band would record with dubstep DJs back in Davis's home studio in Bakersfield during inspired sessions. Vocals were actually tracked in the singer's home theater or in closets and hotels everywhere from Korea to Japan. The record came together at light speed. Before they knew it, the eleven songs comprising The Path of Totality were complete.

"It was a very different recording process," Fieldy adds. "In fact, it was the most easy and organized album that we've ever done. We got a bunch of different flavors from the DJs. Instead of picking up a guitar or bass and jamming out, we'd get inspired by these weird sounds and work around them. It's a new approach to an old formula."

Lyrically, Davis also broke ground. Known for his heart-wrenching introspective verbal exorcism, the singer turned to both the world around him and inside his own head for inspiration. "I came at the lyrics from a different direction," he goes on. "I wasn't writing about me on this record. I was writing about things I've witnessed and things I'm into. I'm looking at what goes on in my mind."

The album's second official single, "Narcissistic Cannibal" featuring Skrillex and Kill the Noise, is the perfect example. Davis delivers a haunting and theatrical refrain over synth swells as a glitch hop death march commences. Everything blossoms into one of the catchiest hooks of the band's career. "The key changes make it so unpredictable," Shaffer exclaims. "It's not how we would traditionally write, but it's still extremely heavy. That song is a good representation of this record as a whole."

Davis reveals, "It's about me watching people who are so narcissistic destroy themselves. They basically eat themselves alive because of their narcissism. That's the gist of the story."

He tells another poignant and powerful story on "Bleeding Out." After an elegantly evil piano intro, the song traverses a warped soundscape from producer Feed Me. The singer engages a philosophical discussion over more eerie seven-string alchemy from Shaffer.

Then there's "Chaos Lives in Everything," another salvo featuring Skrillex. The tune boasts a hushed bridge with Davis at a near whisper before a dubstep metal freak-out that'll ignite mosh pits everywhere. "It gets sadistic and my inner demons are speaking here. A lot of people get in a fight just to watch their significant other in pain. Then they fuck and makeup," Davis laughs. "Chaos does live in everything. Anything can be chaotic."

Korn harness that chaos better than ever before during the album's finale, "Way Too Far" featuring 12th Planet. "Way Too Far" spirals from a grinding visceral crunch into ethereal production that blasts off into space in one final sonic haze.

"It's the one song that's about me," Davis reveals. "Sometimes, I just take things way too far. The little death metal growl is like the voice in my head. If it's a small drama, I'll get upset and do things that make it worse. I think a lot of people relate to that."

Taking on a project of this magnitude that encompasses two genres is a monumental moment for the band. That's why the title proves so apropos. Davis actually asked Shaffer to come up with ideas for an album name. While on a flight to Asia, the guitarist watched a documentary about solar eclipses, and he came upon the phrase The Path of Totality. As soon as the plane landed, he shared it with Davis.

"I wanted to come up with a name that felt otherworldly," Shaffer explains. "A shadow is cast on the earth when a solar eclipse occurs. The moon has to be perfectly aligned with the sun to create this flawless shadow that completely covers the sun from the earth. Similarly, all of the producers and writers had to come together at the perfect time to cast these songs onto tape."

Davis continues, "Everything simply fit with this record, and we were able to achieve our goal. It's a rebirth."

Ultimately, Korn's rebirth starts at The Path of Totality. "I want people to experience something sonically that they never have when they listen to this record," Shaffer states.

Davis echoes that sentiment. "I want to trail-blaze. I want to change things. I want to do things we're not supposed to do. I want to create art that's different and not conform to what's going on. We didn't make a dubstep album. We made a Korn album."


MCD Presents
KORN
The Mandela Hall, Belfast - Saturday 31st March 2012
The Olympia Theatre, Dublin - Sunday 1st April 2012

Tickets On sale This Wednesday 21st December, 9.00am
In person: From 100 Ticketmaster Outlets Nationwide
By Telephone (24 Hour): ROI - 0818 719 300, Northern Ireland - 0844 277 44 55
Book On Line: www.ticketmaster.ie

The Olympia Theatre, Dublin
Olympia Information: (01) 6793323
Booking Line: 0818 719 330
Book On Line: www.ticketmaster.ie

Links

www.korn.com
www.myspace.com/korn
www.myspace.com/flyleaf
www.flyleafmusic.com
www.xdeathstarx.com
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DEATHSTARS - “NIGHT ELECTRIC NIGHT”

“When the night just strikes through you
And the night just spre...]]>
DEATHSTARS - “NIGHT ELECTRIC NIGHT”

“When the night just strikes through you
And the night just spread its legs and open up for you”

-DEATHSTARS “Night Electric Night”

So it is here.

After three years it finally comes, the long awaited follow-up album, “Night Electric Night”, to the success of “Termination Bliss”. This time the swedes have done it in an explicit way, and the “Deathglam”-genre they started sounds more Deathstars then ever; it’s dark and hard yet huge and warm - paradox that works for them, as usual.
Nightmare Industries takes a drag on his Marlboro Light and leans forward.
- This album is the very mirror of our last years in this manic environment that this band exists within. The album is tough, black, yet seductive in it’s expression of the urban destructive nightside. Also changing structures and using even more varied elements have strengthened and deepened the richness in the music.

The success of Termination Bliss threw the boys of death to the very stars. The combination of cynical irony - that constant humour that so well defines the band - but also the extremely black seriousness that structures the heart of every song, Deathstars walk the fine line of sophisticated darkness and the always clear and present vibe of sex, guts and horrorish vogue. It is dead serious but also entertaining, and somewhat frightening.
- I am very pleased with how the songs illustrates our lives, because that’s what it’s all about - our everynight situations and the timeless sounds of the depraved city. It is the absolute Fort Knox of modern dark rock, says Whiplasher. Rich and golden. We feel very good about where we took the deathglam this time.

As powerful as much as their songs are filled with true substance based upon their lives they always raise peoples eyebrows. A ravishing rock group of many faces and with members who are as weird as charismatic their unconventional shows never goes unnoticed. Just during the period of a year Deathstars almost made 200 gigs and except their own headlining tours Deathstars also toured Europe together with bands like Cradle of Filth and KORN and overall had a huge success. Deathstars also won the awards as Best Newcomers in the U.K at the Golden Gods Awards 2007 for Termination Bliss, as well as the TV-/radio-contest for established bands Get In The Ring the same year. They’ve been on the charts in Europe, they are among the absolute best selling rock bands in Sweden, where they’ve also topped TV- and radio-charts.

Deathstars will tour the world with “Night Electric Night” in 2009.

“Night Electric Night” was recorde in Metrosonic Studios in New York City, USA, and in Future Legends studios in Stockholm, Sweden. Produced by Nightmare Industries and mixed by Stefan Glaumann.


Line-Up:

Whiplasher Bernadotte - Vocals
Nightmare Industries - Guitars and Electronics
Cat - Guitars
Skinny - Bass
Bone W Machine - Drums

Discography:
Synthetic Generation (2002)
Termination Bliss (2006)
Night Electric Night (2009)


After highly acclaimed appearances in Australia and South Africa, and following an extended tour of North America and Mexico, for which they were awarded Best Live Band at the REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS, it would seem as though they had finally deserved to take a breather.

RAMMSTEIN are not resting but have assembled a retrospective of their greatest successes: “Made In Germany 1995 - 2011”!

The machinery of RAMMSTEIN Live is hauling across the whole of Europe and bringing the essence of 16 years to the stage. With a completely new show, and with RAMMSTEIN’s Greatest Hits.
Observers know this: The new RAMMSTEIN spectacle will be a rebirth in thunder!

Parallel to the tour, the band is releasing its personal look back at 20 RAMMSTEIN original bests, including an unreleased track, as well as the entire video catalog.

The work’s title, “Made In Germany 1995 – 2011”, attests likewise that a fair number of the achievements highlighted may well be definitive ones.

Links

www.rammstein.com
www.ticketmaster.ie]]> http://www.metal.ie/event/view/rammstein/ Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:56:15 +0000 Staff Moderator http://www.metal.ie/event/view/ufo/

Nothing would be easier for British rock legends UFO than to rest on their laurels. The band could easily release the occasional best-of album to earn a few additional royalties and otherwise content themselves with looking back at their exceptionally glorious past. And it certainly wouldn’t be a problem for UFO to sell out tours on the strength of their legendary name with a great hoopla and low artistic values. But idleness or indeed a musical standstill have always been out of the question for Phil Mogg, Paul Raymond, Andy Parker, and Vinnie Moore. These in equal measures experienced and ambitious musicians are interested in the present, their love of creativity and the active continuation of their celebrated band history. And now we can look forward to Seven Deadly, the band’s latest studio album which combines present and future with UFO’s greatest fortes. Mogg, Raymond, Parker and Moore are set to release 10 brand-new songs in February 2012, featuring – without going into great detail at this point – some of the strongest compositions this band has ever recorded.


What is this bold thesis based on – in view of the countless classics the band has produced throughout its history? Not only on the fact that UFO have that perfect mix of talent, charisma and experience, but also on each individual band member, who currently all seem to be bursting with a zest for action and a wealth of ideas. Seven Deadly is an atmospherically dense fabric consisting of classy guitars, tight rock grooves and vocals which are unique to UFO. So it’s no wonder that sound engineer Tommy Newton, in whose Area 51 studio in Celle, Germany, the new tracks were recorded, commented: “I’ve never heard a better Phil Mogg!”

The UFO frontman’s thoroughly impressive vocal performance goes hand in hand with the awesome compositions on Seven Deadly. The classic rock of ‘Burn Your House Down’ features all the important UFO strengths, ‘Going Down To Mojotown’ sees the musicians sound tougher than ever, and last but not least ‘Wonderland’ features a pointed reference to UFO’s early days. ‘Angel Station’ sees the band prove how classic rock music is complemented perfectly with epic elements, while ‘Fight Night’ is an excellent track to be performed in a live context. There’s no need to draw attention to the technical skills of original UFO members Paul Raymond and Andy Parker, their music sounding inspired and faultless at the same time. Having said that, Vinnie Moore’s exceptional guitar style deserves to be explicitly mentioned. The American musician not only lends the songs expression and power with his haunting licks and dynamic riffs, but also contributes solos on Seven Deadly which can only be described as absolute world class.

UFO continue to be a live force to be reckoned with, their tour will come to The Academy on Tuesday, 20th March 2012. Tickets €26.50 including booking fee are on sale now from all the usual Ticketmaster outlets and Ticketmaster.ie]]> http://www.metal.ie/event/view/ufo/ Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:05:56 +0000 Staff Moderator http://www.metal.ie/event/view/korn/ Competition

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TICKETS ON SALE WEDNESDAY 21st DECEMBER AT 9.00AM

Korn have just confirmed Belfast and Dublin concert dates. The band will play The Mandela Hall Belfast on Saturday 31st March and
The Olympia Theatre, Dublin on Sunday 1st April, 2012. Tickets will go on sale tomorrow, Wednesday 21st December at 9.00am.

Korn embrace the future on The Path of Totality, their tenth full-length studio album and second for Roadrunner Records.

Infusing dubstep anarchy into their signature sound, the legendary quartet stand on the cusp of a musical revolution for both hard rock and electronica. Korn are no strangers to revolution or innovation though. In fact, they've been purveyors of heavy music's progression since forming in Bakersfield, CA in 1994 and becoming one of the most influential entities that the genre has ever seen.



Their legendary self-titled debut took the world by storm with its schizophrenic metallic catharsis. No one had ever played heavy music with such personal lyrics and funked-out grooves. Immediately, they earned a place in the hearts of fans across the globe. However, their third offering, 1998's Follow the Leader, bridged the gap between hip-hop and heavy metal seamlessly. It also solidified them as inspirational innovators.

Numerous acts "followed the leader," and heavy metal underwent a renaissance in the early 2000's with Korn at the forefront. Slipknot, Staind, Disturbed and countless others nodded to the group as an inspiration. In addition, they've garnered two Grammy Awards— one for Best Short Form Video for "Freak on a Leash" from Follow the Leader and one for Best Metal Performance for "Here to Stay" from 2002’s Untouchables—and sold 35 million albums worldwide.

However, they're ushering in a new horizon for heavy music with The Path of Totality. Collaborating with dubstep heavyweights Skrillex, Excision, Downlink, Noisia, Feed Me, 12th Planet and Flinch, Korn have constructed a hypnotic hybrid of dubstep and metal. Bouncing from polyrhythmic guitar pummeling into drastic electro drops, the music is dark, dangerous and definitive Korn.

"It's future metal," declares vocalist Jonathan Davis. "We're mixing metal and electro music, and you're not supposed to do that. Since day one, Korn has always been all about going against the grain, experimenting, and trying to take music different places."

Guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer affirms, "You need to be pushed out of your comfort zone to take chances. We were able to do that by collaborating with all of these brilliant writers and challenging ourselves. We're still pushing ourselves to grow."

In 2009, Davis began to envision the place where Korn would venture next. A lifelong electronic music fan and DJ, he'd cruise Beatport and fervently download the latest tracks from various underground dubstep artists.

Last year, his obsession intensified. Speaking to his band mates, the aforementioned Shaffer [guitar], Reggie "Fieldy" Arvizu [bass], and Ray Luzier [drums], the four agreed to tread new ground and incorporate dubstep into a couple of tracks. Davis called longtime Korn fan and rising electronic music star Skrillex to join the band at his studio for collaboration.

After merely three hours, "Get Up!" was born. A staggering deluge of wobbling synths, bludgeoning riffs, and propulsive hooks, the song instantly became a 21st Century arena-ready anthem in the vein of "Blind." Korn released "Get Up!" in April 2011 and it rapidly caught fire online. After the song's impromptu debut with Skrillex at Coachella, it went on to sell over 200k digital downloads.

"You can't help but get excited when you hear that song," smiles Fieldy. "That's how we knew we were on to something."

There was no question. Korn knew they needed to do an entire album following this muse. The band would record with dubstep DJs back in Davis's home studio in Bakersfield during inspired sessions. Vocals were actually tracked in the singer's home theater or in closets and hotels everywhere from Korea to Japan. The record came together at light speed. Before they knew it, the eleven songs comprising The Path of Totality were complete.

"It was a very different recording process," Fieldy adds. "In fact, it was the most easy and organized album that we've ever done. We got a bunch of different flavors from the DJs. Instead of picking up a guitar or bass and jamming out, we'd get inspired by these weird sounds and work around them. It's a new approach to an old formula."

Lyrically, Davis also broke ground. Known for his heart-wrenching introspective verbal exorcism, the singer turned to both the world around him and inside his own head for inspiration. "I came at the lyrics from a different direction," he goes on. "I wasn't writing about me on this record. I was writing about things I've witnessed and things I'm into. I'm looking at what goes on in my mind."

The album's second official single, "Narcissistic Cannibal" featuring Skrillex and Kill the Noise, is the perfect example. Davis delivers a haunting and theatrical refrain over synth swells as a glitch hop death march commences. Everything blossoms into one of the catchiest hooks of the band's career. "The key changes make it so unpredictable," Shaffer exclaims. "It's not how we would traditionally write, but it's still extremely heavy. That song is a good representation of this record as a whole."

Davis reveals, "It's about me watching people who are so narcissistic destroy themselves. They basically eat themselves alive because of their narcissism. That's the gist of the story."

He tells another poignant and powerful story on "Bleeding Out." After an elegantly evil piano intro, the song traverses a warped soundscape from producer Feed Me. The singer engages a philosophical discussion over more eerie seven-string alchemy from Shaffer.

Then there's "Chaos Lives in Everything," another salvo featuring Skrillex. The tune boasts a hushed bridge with Davis at a near whisper before a dubstep metal freak-out that'll ignite mosh pits everywhere. "It gets sadistic and my inner demons are speaking here. A lot of people get in a fight just to watch their significant other in pain. Then they fuck and makeup," Davis laughs. "Chaos does live in everything. Anything can be chaotic."

Korn harness that chaos better than ever before during the album's finale, "Way Too Far" featuring 12th Planet. "Way Too Far" spirals from a grinding visceral crunch into ethereal production that blasts off into space in one final sonic haze.

"It's the one song that's about me," Davis reveals. "Sometimes, I just take things way too far. The little death metal growl is like the voice in my head. If it's a small drama, I'll get upset and do things that make it worse. I think a lot of people relate to that."

Taking on a project of this magnitude that encompasses two genres is a monumental moment for the band. That's why the title proves so apropos. Davis actually asked Shaffer to come up with ideas for an album name. While on a flight to Asia, the guitarist watched a documentary about solar eclipses, and he came upon the phrase The Path of Totality. As soon as the plane landed, he shared it with Davis.

"I wanted to come up with a name that felt otherworldly," Shaffer explains. "A shadow is cast on the earth when a solar eclipse occurs. The moon has to be perfectly aligned with the sun to create this flawless shadow that completely covers the sun from the earth. Similarly, all of the producers and writers had to come together at the perfect time to cast these songs onto tape."

Davis continues, "Everything simply fit with this record, and we were able to achieve our goal. It's a rebirth."

Ultimately, Korn's rebirth starts at The Path of Totality. "I want people to experience something sonically that they never have when they listen to this record," Shaffer states.

Davis echoes that sentiment. "I want to trail-blaze. I want to change things. I want to do things we're not supposed to do. I want to create art that's different and not conform to what's going on. We didn't make a dubstep album. We made a Korn album."


MCD Presents
KORN
The Mandela Hall, Belfast - Saturday 31st March 2012
The Olympia Theatre, Dublin - Sunday 1st April 2012

Tickets On sale This Wednesday 21st December, 9.00am
In person: From 100 Ticketmaster Outlets Nationwide
By Telephone (24 Hour): ROI - 0818 719 300, Northern Ireland - 0844 277 44 55
Book On Line: www.ticketmaster.ie

The Olympia Theatre, Dublin
Olympia Information: (01) 6793323
Booking Line: 0818 719 330
Book On Line: www.ticketmaster.ie

Links

www.korn.com
www.myspace.com/korn
www.myspace.com/flyleaf
www.flyleafmusic.com
www.xdeathstarx.com
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