Below, you will find LOCAL BAND NEWS, METAL EVENTS from the area, and key points of interest.
UPDATED 05/28/09
May 15, 2009-
After trying out a number of guitar players Apathy has finally made a decision on there new guy. Apathy welcomed former Whiplash guitar player Warren Conditi into the band last night as the band met for some contract signings and other issues that needed to be discussed. " As soon as Warren tried out for the band i knew he was the guy." said Bill Jameson. " he is going to make us better musicians and a better band." said Pete Wells ,Warren is a tremendous addition to the Apathy lineup and the band cannot wait to make new music with his distinct guitar style. New Pic's of the band are soon to come. In other news, Tickets for the June 13th show at the ballroom and bar @ Hackensack Elks are now on sale through the band. Tickets are $12.00 each. It looks like Apathy will be hitting the stage as the 5th band that day, the show starts at noon and runs till 9.pm. For Tickets and more info contact us.
May 20, 2009 -
Apathy are close to an album release date, the band has also entered the thought of airing any or all music here on this site only, "Looking to take it back underground, you know, the internet is great, but somethings should be a bit more reserved and mysterious"- P. Wells......".ADOV" T shirts are coming in , Plus the people that signed up as a apathy member will be getting there free autographed copy CD and Tee.....JUNE 13TH 2009 in Hackensack, NJ Apathy will be performing at the Second Annual Summer Concert Series, featuring over 20 bands and two stages. all age show 21 to drink. Show starts at noon
MAY 25, 2009 - AHHH...Here it is kiddies, APATHY will be releasing there album in two parts, first there will be a NEW JERSEY release and then a National / Worldwide release....NJ release date will be posted by the end of this week.
LATEST FROM PHOENIX REIGN
Phoenix Reign will be performing over a two day weekend festival in June at the Stathakion Center in Astoria, Queens. Saturday June 27th-hard/rockmetal festival with Phoenix Reign, The Rob Balducci Band, Martyrd and Thanos Hilakis Band featuring a first ever Guitar Competition. Participating will be the American Guitar Museum of New Hyde Park, Metronome Music School, Astoria Soundworks and other schools. Exclusive online registration for competition at Nexus Productions Radio to be announced next week with all pertinent details.
Sunday June 28th –classical concert/Opera “Alexander the Great” by Panayoti Karousos will feature Phoenix Reign who will perform their epics with symphony. Living history re-enactment organizations the Greek Warriors and the Alexander The Great Living History Society to participate
LATEST FROM ZANDELLE
ZANDELLE Signs with PURE STEEL RECORDS!!!
We are very happy to announce that Zandelle is once again a signed band! Zandelle has signed with PURE STEEL RECORDS (Germany) and we are in the process of putting everything together for the release of our upcoming album "Flames of Rage". We will also soon be releasing our videos in support of the new album and are also in the process of planning a European tour which will take place in November. Keep checking back for more updates.
"Flames of Rage" release date - June 5, 2009!!!
Debut Music Video can now be viewed from the official Zandelle website.
You can now view our debut music video from the Music Videos page off the ZANDELLE site!!!
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Back from the Studio
We arrived back in Ireland yesterday evening after 10 long days at Foel Studio in the rolling hills of rural Wales. The studio offered us cosy and relaxing accommodation, a warm and friendly working atmosphere and an engineer whose talent and dedication redefined what all of us thought were the boundaries of committment to one's job. We're incredibly encouraged by what we've heard so far and no doubt the mixing, due to happen on 29/30th April, will further reinforce the view that we made the correct decision to entrust Foel Studio and, namely, engineer Chris Fielding with the task of recording our album.
Friday, February 13, 2009
BREAKING NEWS
FRIDAY THE 13TH, FEBRUARY, 2009, DETROIT, MI, USA: Hello again loyal friends & family… Well, we are at it once again. It’s no secret that we have been playing a long game of musical chairs with our family tree. It has been quite a process getting all the right pieces to fit together. We (George and myself) have had the privilege of working with a long list of amazing players over the years, and this time is no exception. We think we’ve assembled another amazing line up, just in time to celebrate another milestone in the bands illustrious career. The 25th anniversary of our Don’t Metal With Evil record. There are dozens of reasons why line ups change, life takes many turns and no one knows what’s up ahead. Rather than dwell on why, we would just like to say a heart felt good luck to our brothers who have moved on to different ventures. In fact, we will definitely work together again in the future on many projects, I promise…
So, this brings us to now. Halloween has just made an exciting addition to our family tree. We have decided to bring 2 new players on board for 2009 and beyond. They are, J-Sin Nikou on guitar (H.M.R./Seventh Son/Hellbent) and Chris Buczek on drums (H.M.R./Overloaded/Hellbent). Both are accomplished writers and players with a long, impressive history in the Detroit metal scene. We are proud to bring them both into the family.
Now a 5 piece, (a goal we have been working toward for years), Halloween is finally back to work, working hard to finish the new record Terrortory (still being mixed & mastered by our brother Rob Brug) and preparing for the bands return to Germany to headline The Sword Brothers Festival in Andernoch in September of this year. Also appearing on the bill are metal legends Omen, Arakain, Hellish War, Thunder Rider, Enchanter, Steel Raiser, Zarpa, Barbarian and Goddess of Desire. For more info go to Sword Brothers.de. We are rehearsing material for shows here at home as well, look to see us live this summer (showing off the new team). We’ve only had 3 rehearsals, so far, and it already sounds and feels amazing. We are planning some new features to add to our stage show, and dusting off some classic Halloween songs too, (ones we haven’t played in years). We are excited about the progress and we know you’re going to love it too. We can’t wait to see you, live and in person.
Brian Thomas
Halloween is:
Chris Buczek - Drums
Keep us on your radar…more info coming soon!!!
P.S. “DON’T METAL WITH EVIL” in its entirety “live” @ Sword Brothers. It’s gonna rock… can’t wait!!!
March Update
March 06th, 2009 | Category: Mastermind, News, music
A brief progress report. The Bill Berends guitar instrumental solo album is nearly finished and sounding fantastic! More details coming soon, but this will be out in the first half of this year one way or another, either with a label or independently. Also, most of the drum tracks for the new Mastermind material are recorded and working to completion will begin in earnest once the guitar album is wrapped up.
After a brutally cold winter I can’t wait to get back out into the world with all new music!
Bb
UPDATED 02/28/09
We are still in writing mode for our next album. New song - BLOODSHED was showcased at a few shows recently and from the response that you got, it seems to be a DEFINATE crowd favorite.
T-shirts... you've been asking, well, now WE'VE GOT THEM!
Go to our Merch page for ordering and pricing info!
Time ONCE AGAIN to start the BRUTALITY!
See ya at a show soon!
LATEST FROM APATHY
UPDATED 03/09/09
OLD SEASON NEWS
HALLOWEEN NEWS
J-Sin Nikou - Guitar
Don Guerrier - Guitar
George Neal - Bass
Brian “T” Thomas - Vocals
MASTERMIND NEWS
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