Friday, July 27, 2012
FRANK TURNER Buried Alive By EMILY BARKER In A Field Of Red Clay Halo
Ivor Novello award winning songwriter EMILY BARKER and her band The Red Clay Halo have released their brand new single FIELDS OF JUNE (featuring Frank Turner) through Xtra Mile Recordings!
Inspired by historical duets such as Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris, Neil Young & Nicolette Larson, and Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood, as well as more traditional songs as collected by archivists Alan Lomax or Harry Smith, and contemporary songs such as Johnny Cash's 'Delia's Gone' or 'Where the Wild Roses Grow' by Nick Cave and Kylie, Emily has teamed up with friend and musical peer Frank Turner, to create a wickedly dark murder ballad with a strong male and female duet at its core.
Also available on 7" vinyl, the single is backed with Emily Barker's track Nostalgia which features as the theme tune to Kenneth Brannagh's television series Wallander which won her and composer Martin Phipps a BAFTA and Royal Television Society Award for Best Soundtrack.
Also accompanying the single is a stunning vintage-style black and white silent film video which sees Emily and her band in fine form breaking Frank's heart and then attempting to bury him in the ground.
Emily and her band first met Frank way back in 2006 when they shared a stage at Brixton's Windmill. Shortly after this meeting, Frank invited Emily to do a solo support slot on a UK tour with him and his band The Sleeping Souls.
It was on this tour that Emily and Frank first performed "Fields of June" as a duet during Emily's set. The friendship that was formed has seen Emily & The Red Clay Halo record on Frank's albums, support him on tours of the UK and Europe, and perform live with Frank and The Sleeping Souls on some of their biggest shows to date including Frank's sold out Wembley Arena show in April 2012.
Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo have recorded and released three albums together, Photos.Fires.Fables (2007), Despite The Snow (2009) and Almanac (2011), and have just completed the recording of a fourth album, due for release early in 2013.
"This is a dream of a record. A new Marling, then? No, Barker offers something else..." BBC Music Editor's Choice (on Almanac)
"Stripped free of studio frippery and all the better for its carefree simplicity" **** Q Magazine (on Despite The Snow)
Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo
Tour Dates
July 29 Camp Bestival, Dorset, United Kingdom
Aug 17 Beautiful Days Fest, Escot Park, United Kingdom
Aug 23 Castle Park Old Town Fest, Leicester, United Kingdom
Aug 25 Solfest, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Aug 26 Towersey Festival, Thame, United Kingdom
Sep 02 Stroud Fringe Fest, Stroud, United Kingdom
Sep 09 Bestival, Isle Of Wight, United Kingdom
Oct 16 Solus, Cardiff, United Kingdom*
Oct 17 Waterfront, Norwich, United Kingdom*
Oct 18 Islington Academy, London, United Kingdom*
Oct 19 Concorde 2, Brighton, United Kingdom*
Oct 20 Trix, Antwerp, Belgium*
Oct 21 Tivoli de Helling, Utrecht, Netherlands*
Oct 23 Gloria, Cologne, Germany*
Oct 24 SO36, Berlin, Germany*
Oct 25 Amager Bio, Copenhagen, Denmark*
Oct 26 John Dee, Sankt Hanshaugen, Norway*
Oct 27 Musikens Hus, Gothenburg, Sweden*
Oct 28 Debaser Slussen, Stockholm, Sweden*
Oct 30 Tavastia, Helsinki, Finland*
Nov 01 Inkonst, Malmo, Sweden*
Nov 02 Uebel & Gefährlich, Hamburg, Germany*
Nov 03 Beatpol, Dresden, Germany*
Nov 04 Freiheiz, Munich, Germany*
Nov 05 Flex, Vienna, Austria*
Nov 06 KSET, Zagreb, Croatia*
Nov 07 Factory, Milan, Italy*
Nov 08 Abart, Zurich, Switzerland*
Nov 09 Zapata, Stuttgart, Germany*
Nov 10 Ringkirche, Wiesbaden, Germany*
Nov 11 La Maroquinerie, Paris, France*
Nov 12 Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth, United Kingdom*
Nov 13 O2 Academy 2 Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom*
Nov 13 Academy II, Oxford, United Kingdom*
Nov 14 Academy II, Manchester, United Kingdom*
Nov 15 Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, United Kingdom*
Nov 16 Other Room, Birmingham, United Kingdom*
Nov 17 Garage, Birmingham, United Kingdom*
Nov 18 Northumbria University, Newcastle, Australia*
Nov 19 Thekla, Bristol, United Kingdom*
Nov 20 Stylus, Leeds, United Kingdom*
Nov 21 Union Chapel, London, United Kingdom
* Solo shows on The Revival Tour
Monday, July 23, 2012
Mackin' On My Arcadia (Jacqui Sandell)
Bronx-based quintet MY ARCADIA, led by the soaring vocals of JACQUI SANDELL, have been blazing a trail for the past three years with smart, thoughtful arty alt-rock that deftly navigates the intersection of introspection and exposition.
Unleashing melodies that simmer over majestic dynamics, the band recently released an Ep entitled STAY that straddles the space-time continuum of existentialism and mystical magnificence.
And it's only an apéritif of transcendence as the main concourse will soon transpire.
With a gorgeous breathtaking vocal style similar to her gal pals Sierra Kusterbeck from VersaEmerge and Juliet Simms (of The Voice), Ms Sandell sings her heart out to the heavens each and every time.
In between rehearsals for an upcoming free show at St. Theresa School in The Bronx (on July 26), Warped Tour hangs and exuberant celebrations for her 24th birthday a few days ago, Jacqui graciously took time to indulge in a sumptuous crock pot of mack and cheese.
1. You just released a bloody fantastic 5-song Ep called Stay, produced by Craig Owens (Chiodos/D.R.U.G.S). The songs are a musical tour-du-force and your singing is impeccably cinematic. “Human” is one of my favorite tracks...that’s going to be a fun one to jam on live! What comes first, music, melody or lyrics and what was the inspiration for “Human”?
JS - Thank you for your support, but actually Craig Owens didn’t produce this record the producers name was Dave Andronico from the Bronx where we live. It was great recording with him cause he knows us all so well which made the whole experience more intimate and personal. However, Craig was around during the recording of the album managing us and putting his input onto the production of the album, specifically working with Mike (Costello) and Alex (Cahill) on guitars.
JS - "With regards to the songwriting process, absolutely music comes first. Mike always likes to bring something new and the band quickly feeds off that and a natural organic songwriting process begins. We don’t over think structure and we don’t think about the final product, we take the song and let it flow. The band jams until we feel it’s right even until crazy hours of the morning. While this is going on I don’t speak, I close my eyes, and I listen and just try to feel the music while creating tons of melodies in my head. Once we are closer to a finished musical product I create the lyrics."
JS - "As for the inspiration for “Human,” it is the closest song to my heart because this record in many ways is a break-up record. Every song on the EP is a different part of the ongoing emotional layers of my most recent breakup. “Human,” in particular, is dedicated to this band, the fans, and anyone who has seen us perform. “And the sun will rise, on the floor I see, everyone I need to survive.” It’s a tribute song that sums up the idea, which is no matter what I’m going through; the one thing that always makes any pain go away is to perform and to see all those fans."
2. Another one of my faves on Stay is the epic “Sail On”. Such powerful lyrics! There’s a live acoustic version of it on You Tube (c/o CommonRevolt) that is searing as well! When you hit the soaring chorus against the sparseness of a single acoustic guitar, it’s truly majestic...it makes my minds eye sail into the great big blue. Online, there’s also a gorgeous acoustic version of “Lulea (City By the Sea)” from your last Ep. Any plans to cull some past acoustic renditions with stripped down versions of some of the new songs and release a companion acoustic Ep (btw, I did come across the artwork for a My Arcadia Acoustic Ep from 2010 but just saw Lulea associated with it and didn’t see any further info)?
JS - Out of the 12-15 songs that we originally wrote for this EP, “Sail On” was the first official song chosen to be recorded. I remember the moment Mike and I finished the chorus and we just looked at each other with the most relieved, yet proud, smiles on our faces. Out of all the emotions I had gone through writing the lyrics with Mike for this record, I really wanted to convey them in the most unusual way.
I wanted our listeners to be able to easily relate to the record and still have them place their minds outside their internal box. We love that people connected with the acoustic version we did on the spot with CommonRevolt.
One of our favorite things to do as a band is just strip down the songs that we’ve released, even though it’s the same song, we’ve noticed it gives our fans a completely different feeling when they hear it and the feedback from those fans has had an incredible impact on how we write.
JS - "Unfortunately, the entirety of our first record becoming acoustic was an unfinished product. After almost 2 years of promoting our debut EP City by the Sea, we felt such a hunger to continue writing for the next release and just couldn’t wait to get going. With that said, having “Lulea” be our most popular track at the time, we felt it would be the most appropriate choice as an acoustic release. As of right now, we are very happy to announce that at the end of July we will be working closely with our dear friend Jesse Deflorio to film a whole new set of acoustic sessions from Stay, alongside multiple covers that we have always wanted to perform. Apart from the acoustic sessions, we’ll be getting very personal with our fans and showing them a little more about ourselves i.e., what we love to do apart from the band and what inspires our daily lives to become My Arcadia."

3. The artwork for Stay has a Salvador Dalí ‘Persistence of Memory’ impressionistic feel to it. Were you involved with the concept? What does the artwork signify to you?
JS - That is exactly how we wanted our listeners to feel when they saw the cover. The artwork I have to say is closely connected to our title song “Stay,” which has the most relation to how we feel when we dream. It relates to where our minds go and how possibilities are just endless, how something so unreal can change everything about you. For me it’s just where I go to reconnect with songs I’m writing.
4. Simultaneously, you’re also working on a 14-song full-length album to be released this fall. Will any of the songs on the Stay Ep or “My Pioneer” or “September” be on the full-length? Will you be self-releasing the album or via a label/distribution partner?
JS - These past few months we have been working on a full length and it has certainly had its rewarding moments as well as its breaking points. We honestly wrote the record in a very short amount of time because, at that moment, things for the band had changed quite drastically with the interest we gained from Craig (Owens), he really wanted us to get in the studio and start working as soon as possible."
JS - "We recorded this record in Michigan with Matt Dalton, who is an incredible producer and my favorite person to get goofy with. I worked very closely with him and Craig on vocals, even until 1am we were still writing. It was a lot of stress but this record is going to come out exactly the way we envisioned it."
We really aren’t sure when we want to release our full length because we’ve been trying to focus all of our energy into Stay which we are so proud of because it took us years to complete and refine to something we’d hope our listeners would appreciate and notice the hard work we put into it. There also may or may not be a few comebacks with previous recordings that we’ve added into our full length but that would be terrible of me to give away so soon!"
JS - "Writing with My Arcadia is the only way to even come close to the way I want to feel all the time. My dreams are the most inspirational thoughts in my head because they are fully out of my control, which is why I connect my writing with the ocean as much as I do. The sea is a lost void of mystery and possibilities that can’t be controlled by man. Sometimes it gives you beauty and perfection and sometimes it gives you tragedy."
We really aren’t sure when we want to release our full length because we’ve been trying to focus all of our energy into Stay which we are so proud of because it took us years to complete and refine to something we’d hope our listeners would appreciate and notice the hard work we put into it. There also may or may not be a few comebacks with previous recordings that we’ve added into our full length but that would be terrible of me to give away so soon!"
5. Listening to My Arcadia makes me daydream of a bold new world, the likes of which are seen in the fictional worlds depicted in “Avatar” and “The Hunger Games”. What inspires you?
JS - "This is an incredible compliment thank you! I mean, for me personally, it’s so hard to explain what really inspires me because, thankfully, most of what I’m trying to portray comes out quite naturally and sometimes I don’t even know where it’s from. I can say I like to honor everything and everyone that’s passed through my life so far, from the spiritual mind-fuck dreams I have about what my perfect world might be like, to the memories of my most tragic love that I hold onto everyday."
JS - "Writing with My Arcadia is the only way to even come close to the way I want to feel all the time. My dreams are the most inspirational thoughts in my head because they are fully out of my control, which is why I connect my writing with the ocean as much as I do. The sea is a lost void of mystery and possibilities that can’t be controlled by man. Sometimes it gives you beauty and perfection and sometimes it gives you tragedy."
6. Are you familiar with a college on the outskirts of Philadelphia called Arcadia University? The campus features Grey Towers Castle, a National Historic Landmark and their mascot is a Knight formally named Sir Castor. Sounds like a perfect place to play a show or shoot a music video. The school’s student web portal is called “My Arcadia”. Are you familiar with the University?
JS - Yes I am! I remember when we first created the name for the band this college always popped up and it made me laugh and I’ve always wanted to play there just to say that we did. What most people don’t know about why we are called My Arcadia is that it is in fact connected to a utopian land in Greece. The idea of your perfect place, your perfect mind set where you feel most comfortable. I chose this name because it’s where I go when I make music…to my arcadia.
7. You’ll be doing a lot of touring this summer/fall. What are your Fave Five apparel brands and/or accessories that you can’t leave the Bronx without?
JS - Ok so I’m a girl, which means I bring about 1,000 extra unnecessary items more than the rest of my band! The top 5 brands/items that I just can’t live without on the road are my collection of vintage Harley shirts, my high-wasted pants from American Apparel because they hide your food baby…they call me Jacqui “high-wasted” Sandell, my assortment of crazy rings from my favorite store Gypsy Warrior, my suitcase of MAC cosmetics (my best friends work for the company so the hook up doesn’t help my addiction), and my dry shampoo cause a girl’s got to look clean!
8. Let’s touch on some more favorites:
Midnight snack: Veggie gyoza from Trader Joe’s
Adult beverage: Cosmopolitan (because I’m a lady)
Animal: My dog Dylan
Phone App: Instagram. I absolutely get a thrill out of examining people’s homemade lunches and nail colors. No really I do!
Brand of make up: MAC of course! The best lipstick you can own from them is “Shy Girl”
Travel Destination: Sweden, I go to Stockholm a lot and visit my family. I can’t wait to live there one day.
Singers: Oh man, this is hard. As of lately Ellie Goulding, Jesse Harris, Anthony Raneri and Birdy, but my all time favorites are Mariah Carey, Dan Layus, Anthony Green, Fiona Apple and Ben Folds.
Movie: Annie Hall by Woody Allen
Sports Team: The Rangers!!
Disney Song: Oh don’t get me started I love Disney. “A Whole New World” without a doubt, that’s my jam.
9. There’s a glut of televised singing competitions monopolizing the airwaves. There’s a new one with John Legend, Kelly Clarkson and Jennifer Nettles called Duets on ABC. With that theme in mind, if you could duet with anyone (dead or alive), who would it be and what song would you want to sing?
JS - A Duet… It’s got to be with Dan Layus from Augustana singing their song “Fire”. It’s one of my favorites!
10. Staying in that arena, last summer on Warped Tour, you joined Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows to perform ‘Laminated E.T. Animal’ and MA has covered Alkaline Trio “Maybe I’ll Catch Fire” but you also have a penchant for pop music divas like Mariah Carey. With that diversity in mind, if you could front one of your favorite bands or favorite singer’s band for an encore, who would it be and what song would you sing?
JS - This is going to sound completely out of left field but if I had to join a band for an encore it just has to be Every Time I Die performing “The Marvelous Slut”. I don’t know how I’d fit into the song but I would make it work! Performing with D.R.U.G.S was one of the biggest thrills!
JS - "I’ll be honest, there is just nothing like playing the Warped Tour for the first time and just waltzing on the main stage to see a ton of screaming faces. It’s why I love what I do and I’m so grateful for every opportunity given to me and my band mates."
JS - "I’ll be honest, there is just nothing like playing the Warped Tour for the first time and just waltzing on the main stage to see a ton of screaming faces. It’s why I love what I do and I’m so grateful for every opportunity given to me and my band mates."
11. Are there any charities or organizations that you support that you like to give a shout-out to?
JS - I’ve recently been exposed to an up and coming organization called SHEDDING HOPE.
Right now, they are traveling all over the country visiting animal shelters, and are looking to bring awareness to them and help people understand why adoption and giving an animal a home is one of the most rewarding selfless acts.
I’m also excited to say that my toy fox terrier Dylan and I will be doing a photo shoot for their book coming out which I believe you will be able to purchase with a donation to the organization.
I am also a big supporter of Keep A Breast, they have come so far as an awareness organization and their message alongside the support they bring to breast cancer patients and survivors is beautiful. I was lucky enough to perform an acoustic set with my band at their tent on the Vans Warped Tour and I felt honored to be a part of a great organization supporting an amazing cause."
Right now, they are traveling all over the country visiting animal shelters, and are looking to bring awareness to them and help people understand why adoption and giving an animal a home is one of the most rewarding selfless acts.
I’m also excited to say that my toy fox terrier Dylan and I will be doing a photo shoot for their book coming out which I believe you will be able to purchase with a donation to the organization.
I am also a big supporter of Keep A Breast, they have come so far as an awareness organization and their message alongside the support they bring to breast cancer patients and survivors is beautiful. I was lucky enough to perform an acoustic set with my band at their tent on the Vans Warped Tour and I felt honored to be a part of a great organization supporting an amazing cause."
12. If you could spend a day with anyone (dead or alive), whom would it be and why?
JS - If I could spend a day with anyone it would have to be Ben Folds. I just want to take a piano lesson from him and just awe in his ever-so-majestic presence.
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
EVOLOVE Debut Album Due August 14; Rockstars & Pin Ups III At Roxy LA 8/20
Hollywood, CA: LA pop-core alt rockers EVOLOVE, led by the powerful vocals of singer Lucy Levinsohn, will release their debut full-length album, Acoustic Sessions Vol. 1 on Tuesday, August 14. Containing four brand new songs ("3 Cheers" "Everything's Falling" "The Dream" "Spare Me"), stripped-down versions of "Let Me In" "2012" and "Toyshop Girl,” from their debut 2012: Countdown to the End, and acoustic versions of all five tracks from last year’s Breaking Heartstrings Ep, ASV1 is the band’s first release since signing a deal with Opus 1 Music this spring.
Anchored by the twin stack, guitar attack of Dave Corsile and Colby Jensen and bolstered by the propulsive rhythm section of bassist Billy Berman and drummer Andrew Carroll, EVOLOVE (pronounced Eh-Voh-Luv), were first thrust into the national spotlight as finalists of the FreeCreditScore.com band search.
Debuting the group’s commercial during the MLB All-Star game on FOX, the spot amassed millions of impressions across broadcast and cable spectrums. Significant airplay on outlets such as ESPN, CNN and CNBC led to key placements on ABC's top-rated teen drama Pretty Little Liars as well as MTV’s hit shows Made, True Life and Teen Mom.
After crisscrossing the U.S. for the past eighteen months (during which retailer Hot Topic anointed the group as one of the land’s “Best Unsigned Bands”), EVOLOVE are gearing up to celebrate Sessions Vol. 1 with two concerts, one in front of their hometown fans and a virtual one with Evolovers around the globe.
On Sunday August 12 at 6PM PST, Evolove will play an exclusive set for 100 fans online via StageIt. Implementing a “pay-what-you-can” model, the event will be highlighted by a 30-minute set of the band’s most-requested songs. Tickets for the event can be purchased HERE.
On Monday August 20, the band will headline the third chapter of ROCKSTARS & PIN UPS at The Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood. Produced by Ms. Levinsohn to cast a light on the best and brightest music, entertainment, fashion and performance art bubbling up in Los Angeles, the event will also showcase Vera Mesmer, whom are propelled by the yin-yang of Mr. Christopher Mesmer & Miss Nadja Mesmer, KrashKarma, led by Ralf Dietel, and Never Like The Movies, featuring singer Shay Gerson.
Previous installments of Rockstars introduced standing-room only crowds to raucous sets by Evolove, Matt Toka, Valora, Blameshift, Neo Geo, ModelSaint, Melotia and iNK.
The first two Roxy events were capped by special performances by Miss Dakota and the Burlesque ALL Stars. The ALL Stars are on tap to reprise their nightcap and will be flanked by burlesque performances by Misty Rose, Push The Girl and Dolly Danger on an adjacent catwalk in-between bands.
Catering to the burgeoning Pin Ups portion of the event, Levinsohn is also unveiling a Fashion-show type competition, open to the public, with $1000 worth of prizes from Roadkill Ranch, Stop Staring!, Rock Me Makeup and Lux De Ville to be awarded.
Sign ups for “Pin Ups” whom wish to participate will take place from 7-8 PM in the Roxy Theatre lobby.
ROCKSTARS & PIN UPS III will be hosted by Jimmy Roc and is presented by Pin Up America Magazine & Hollywood Music. Sponsors for the evening include Roadkill Ranch, Hollywood Music, Stop Staring!, Lux de Ville, Big Kid, Rock Me Makeup, HeartChord, Rockchild Designs, Coffin Case, Schecter Guitars, Audix Microphones, Orange Amps, Risen Drums, You Ain’t Rock, Picksysticks and 1888 Media.
This all-ages event is free for 21+ ($3 for under 21). The Roxy Theatre is located at 9009 W. Sunset Blvd, W. Hollywood, CA 90069.
ROCKSTARS & PIN UPS III
MON AUG 20, 2012
DOORS: 7:30PM
ROXY THEATRE | RSVP
BANDS:
MON AUG 20, 2012
DOORS: 7:30PM
ROXY THEATRE | RSVP
BANDS:
SPECIAL GUESTS:
BURLESQUE ALL STARS
PERFORMANCES BY:
MISTY ROSE
PUSH THE GIRL
DOLLY DANGER
HOSTED BY:
JIMMY ROC
PRESENTED BY:
PIN UP AMERICA
HOLLYWOOD MUSIC
SPONSORED BY:
ROADKILL RANCH
HOLLYWOOD MUSIC
STOP STARING!
LUX DE VILLE
BIG KID
ROCK ME MAKEUP
CO SPONSORS:
HEART CHORD
1888 MEDIA
ROCKCHILD DESIGNS
COFFIN CASE
SCHECTER GUITARS
AUDIX MICROPHONES
ORANGE AMPS
RISEN DRUMS
PICKSYSTICKS
Monday, July 16, 2012
VersaEmerge Into Another Atmosphere With No Consequences
The Versa is so bright, they gotta wear shades...
It's been a little over two years since VersaEmerge detonated a smart bomb on pop culture and, ever since, our collective consciousness has been transfixed At Zero.
Cruising within the inebriation of the open planes of imagination, the time to move the needle back to the future is upon us.
Early this year, a source close to the band told me that singer Sierra Kusterbeck and musical maestro Blake Harnage (astral projecting as a dynamic duo akin to Matt and Kim) would be delving deep within a beat-driven frequency awash in splashes of rub-a-dub-dub on their new master platter, Another Atmosphere.
Intrigued and beguiled, I imagined a cacophony of protons exorcising RPMs with symphonic precision.
Well, today, the wait is over and my curiosity has been shed, my appetite whet with destruction.
Cratering a sound reminiscent of Passion Pit, Two Door Cinema Club, The Killers and Phoenix, all with a dash of sinister slickness, Kusterbeck and Harnage have upped the ante...
The result is an emergent antecedent...
The Dark Knight has Risen...
Illuminating fifty shades of grey, there are no consequences...
Only sonic saucers of oratory glory.
Only sonic saucers of oratory glory.
VersaEmerge
No Consequences
(Lyrics)
Everywhere I go
No one says “no” to me
They don’t, they don’t dare
Everything I want to feel
The good, the bad, always indifferent
Be my muse before I walk all over you to get to the next one
You were fascinated like a fool and I literally killed you
CHORUS
You’re calling me insatiable and I can’t deny
On the heart for the irreplaceable
Impossible to fight
Should I settle for less?
You’re good but I want the best
I want you along with the rest
I want the world with no consequences
Drink it up and be so mad and wowed along with me till the ending
Pray to set you free ‘cause I’ll give you the heart
They gave it to me
You’re calling me insatiable and I can’t deny
On the heart for the irreplaceable
Impossible to fight
Should I settle for less?
You’re good but I want the best
I want you along with the rest
I want the world with no consequences
Should I settle for less?
You’re good but I want the best
I want you along with the rest
I want the world with no consequences
Should I settle for less?
You’re good but I want the best
I want you along with the rest
I want the world with no consequences
Should I settle for less? (Everywhere I go, no one)
You’re good but I want the best (says no to me, they don’t they dare)
I want you along with the rest (Everything I want to feel)
I want the world with no consequences (The good, the bad)
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
PANTERA Final Vinyl Out July 24, 2012 (Trendkill, Reinventing Steel, 101 Proof)
Earlier this year, Rhino unveiled the 20th Anniversary Edition of Pantera’s VULGAR DISPLAY OF POWER, which featured the debut of the incendiary lost track “Piss.”
Following up on Vulgar’s success, Rhino continues to honor Pantera’s legacy as one of metal’s most influential bands by offering the Texas quartet’s final three releases on 180-gram vinyl.
The first two albums are double LPs and available for a suggested price of $24.98 each, while STEEL will be issued as a single LP for $17.98.
This vinyl release of TRENDKILL is different from an earlier version that was issued as a single LP without the track “Suicide Note Pt. I.” To include the song for this new release and ensure ultimate sound quality, Rhino expanded the album to a double LP.
Recorded over four years (1996-2000), these two studio albums and live collection represent the final three releases from Pantera, singer Philip Anselmo, guitarist “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott, bassist Rex Brown and drummer Vinnie Paul.
The follow-up to the classic Far Beyond Driven, THE GREAT SOUTHERN TRENDKILL is the group’s fourth platinum album, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard charts. It yielded three singles, “Drag The Waters,” “Suicide Note Pt. I” and “Floods,” the latter an epic track that features one of Dimebag’s defining guitar solos.
The following year, the band returned with its first live album, the gold-certified OFFICIAL LIVE: 101 PROOF. Recorded during the tour for Trendkill, the collection captures the group at the peak of its live prowess as it grinds and grooves through many of its greatest songs, like “Walk,” “Cowboys From Hell” and “Cemetery Gates,” as well as “Dom/Hollow,” which combines the tracks “Domination” and “Hollow.” Along with the live recordings, the release also includes two studio recordings, “Where You Come From” and “I Can’t Hide.”
The group’s final studio album, REINVENTING THE STEEL was certified gold, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard charts. Along with the singles “Revolution Is My Name” and “I’ll Cast A Shadow,” the album’s other standout tracks include “Death Rattle” and “Goddamn Electric,” which features a guest guitar solo by Slayer’s Kerry King.
THE GREAT SOUTHERN TRENDKILL
Side One
1. “The Great Southern Trendkill”
2. “War Nerve”
3. “Drag The Waters”
Side Two
1. “10’s”
2. “13 Steps To Nowhere”
3. “Suicide Note Pt. I”
4. “Suicide Note Pt. II”
Side Three
1. “Living Through Me (Hell’s Wrath)”
2. “Floods”
Side Four
1. “The Underground In America”
2. “(Reprise) Sandblasted Skin”
OFFICIAL LIVE: 101 PROOF
Side One
1. “New Level”
2. “Walk”
3. “Becoming”
4. “5 Minutes Alone”
Side Two
1. “Sandblasted Skin”
2. “Suicide Note Pt. 2”
3. “War Nerve”
4. “This Love”
Side Three
1. “Dom/Hollow”
2. “I’m Broken”
3. “Cowboys From Hell”
4. “Cemetery Gates”
Side Four
1. “Strength Beyond Strength”
2. “Hostile”
3. “Where You Come From”*
4. “I Can’t Hide”*
REINVENTING THE STEEL
Side One
1. “Hellbound”
2. “Goddamn Electric”
3. “Yesterday Don’t Mean Shit”
4. “You’ve Got To Belong To It”
5. “Revolution Is My Name”
Side Two
1. “Death Rattle”
2. “We’ll Grind That Axe For A Long Time”
3. “Uplift”
4. “It Makes Them Disappear”
5. “I’ll Cast A Shadow”
*Studio Recording May ’97
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