Source: De Los Santos Productions
Chicago based Machine / Metalists MARAZENE ( http://www.myspace.com/marazene ) have launched their ‘Channel: SkumF***er’ on Youtube and a video of the band performing the track “giVe” (SkumF***erz) while on tour with MUSHROOMHEAD in 2007 has been posted.
Click HERE to be directed to Channel: SkumF***er.
The “giVe” (SkumF***erz) live tour footage was shot by director Davo of DP Filmworks and whose past credits include videos for FIREBALL MINISTRY, VAINS OF JENNA, and JUNGLE ROT.
“The video was shot in Cleveland, Grand Rapids, MI and Madison, WI,” multi-instrumentalist and Marazene co-founder DieTrich Thrall offered. “Davo did a fantastic job highlighting the intensity of our set on the Mushroomhead tour. He proved himself a true SkumF***er at heart and we’re looking forward to working with him again sometime in the near future.”
Channel: SkumF***er collects the bands official live clips in addition to fan footage. Other videos featured include; an interview with the band by The Razorblade Society before their headlining performance at The Ritz in Detroit on July 12th, 2007, a live video for ‘AnTiThesis’ shot at Chicago’s Metro Theater in June 2007 and live videos for ‘MachiNation’ and ‘UnCerTain’ shot by Spider Bite Studios in Virginia Beach, Va, on April 5th, 2007, the kickoff to 2007’s DEADSTAR ASSEMBLY/MARAZENE ‘Unsaved Part 2’ tour.
A fan filmed clip of ‘SeeThe/ sTay aWay’ in March 2007 at New York City’s REBEL (formerly the Albion Bat Cave) while on tour with MUSHROOMHEAD is also included and an older live clip for ‘Self WorTh’ shot by director Joe Elsey of U Press Play at a Double Door performance in October 2006 is also posted. U Press Play previously collaborated with MARAZENE on the video for ‘XecuTe’.
Studio updates and video blogs/messages to friends and fans are expected to be added as MARAZENE continue to write and record their sophomore follow up to 2006’s self-released debut, ‘MachiNation’.
MARAZENE recently issued a studio update on their Myspace page. An excerpt of the blog posting by DieTrich follows:
“We have a couple dozen really strong song ideas and we’re writing more every day. There’s plenty of new material in all different stages of development and we’re constantly bouncing riffs off of one another on whatever instrument the part calls for. We’re aiming for a Spring ’08 Sneak Peek at live shows and other audio outlets and of course we’ll keep everyone up to speed once we have things a bit more ironed out so sit tight.”
Marazene self-managed their most successful year to date in 2007, completing three National tours with such acts as MUSHROOMHEAD, PSYCLON NINE, DEADSTAR ASSEMBLY, and THE HUMAN ABSTRACT as well as dozens of Midwestern regional tour dates, and overcame overwhelming odds utilizing a unique 100% DIY approach completely independent of label support.
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Archive for April, 2008
MARAZENE Launch ‘Channel: SkumF***er’
April 30, 2008DIVINE HERESY Fire Vocalist After Onstage Fight
April 29, 2008
Headbangers Ball Blog can exclusively reveal that singer Tommy Cummings has been fired from Divine Heresy. The move came after Cummings flew into a rage during a show on April 26 in Poughkeepsie, New York when the other players wouldn’t let him end the set early.
Read the entire article HERE.
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HIM: ‘Digital Versatile Doom’ In Stores Today
April 29, 2008
Source: Heartagram.com
Finnish “love metallers” HIM have released their new CD/DVD, “Digital Versatile Doom: Live at the Orpheum Theatre” today.
“Digital Versatile Doom: Live at the Orpheum Theatre” track listing:
01. Passion’s Killing Floor
02. (Rip Out) the Wings of a Butterfly
03. Buried Alive By Love
04. Wicked Game
05. The Kiss of Dawn
06. Vampire Heart
07. Poison Girl
08. Dead Lovers’ Lane
09. Join Me in Death
10. It’s All Tears
11. Sleepwalking Past Hope
12. Killing Loneliness
13. Soul On Fire
14. Your Sweet Six Six Six
15. Bleed Well
16. The Funeral of Hearts
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ABSINTHE’S Mind-Altering Mystery Solved?
April 29, 2008
Source: Yahoo
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080429/sc_livescience/absinthesmindalteringmysterysolved
Some highlights from a new article.
The culprit seems plain and simple: The century-old absinthe contained about 70 percent alcohol, giving it a 140-proof kick. In comparison, most gins, vodkas and whiskeys are just 80- to 100-proof.
In recent years, the psychedelic nature of absinthe has been hotly debated. Absinthe was notorious among 19th-century and early 20th-century bohemian artists as “the Green Fairy” that expanded the mind. After it became infamous for madness and toxic side effects among drinkers, it was widely banned.
The modern scientific consensus is that absinthe’s reputation could simply be traced back to alcoholism, or perhaps toxic compounds that leaked in during faulty distillation. Still, others have pointed at a chemical named thujone in wormwood, one of the herbs used to prepare absinthe and the one that gives the drink its green color. Thujone was blamed for “absinthe madness” and “absinthism,” a collection of symptoms including hallucinations, facial tics, numbness and dementia.
Read the entire article HERE.
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SCOTT WEILAND: 192 Hour Jail Sentence for DUI
April 28, 2008
Source: TMZ
http://www.tmz.com/2008/04/28/scott-weiland-is-going-to-jail/
Rock star Scott Weiland has just been sentenced to 192 hours in county jail for his November DUI arrest. This is Weiland’s second DUI offense. He has until May 28 to serve the sentence.
Read the entire article HERE.
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New ARCH ENEMY Video: ‘I Will Live Again’
April 28, 2008
Source: MTV2
http://www.mtv2.com/#videos/
Watch it HERE.
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MARAZENE To Support WEDNESDAY 13 On Select U.S. Tour Dates
April 25, 2008
Source: De Los Santos Productions
http://www.myspace.com/marazene
Chicago based Machine-Metalists MARAZENE will hit the road in July as Direct Support for WEDNESDAY 13 on select U.S. dates.
The following dates are confirmed:
July 22 — Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s
July 23 — Mokena, IL @ Pearl Room
July 27 — St. Paul, MN @ Station 4
More dates are pending.
MARAZENE completed three national tours in 2007 with such acts as MUSHROOMHEAD, PSYCLON NINE, DEADSTAR ASSEMBLY, and THE HUMAN ABSTRACT as well as dozens of Midwestern regional tour dates in support, all under the banner 100% DIY.
MARAZENE are currently in the studio writing the follow-up to their debut album, “MachiNation”, self released on 06.06.06.
MARAZENE multi-instrumentalist and co-founder DieTrich Thrall recently issued a studio update for the band:
“We have a couple dozen really strong song ideas and we’re writing more every day. There’s plenty of new material in all different stages of development and we’re constantly bouncing riffs off of one another on whatever instrument the part calls for.
We’re aiming for a Spring ’08 Sneak Peek at live shows and other audio outlets and of course we’ll keep everyone up to speed once we have things a bit more ironed out so sit tight.”
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It’s Official: GUILLERMO DEL TORO Will Direct THE HOBBIT and Sequel
April 25, 2008
Source: Yahoo
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080425/ap_en_mo/film_hobbit_del_toro
Guillermo del Toro is directing “The Hobbit” and its sequel, New Line Cinema announced Thursday. The 43-year-old filmmaker will move to New Zealand for four years to make the films back-to-back with executive producer Peter Jackson.
Del Toro wrote and directed “Pan’s Labyrinth,” which earned six Oscar nominations in 2006 and won three awards.
Read more HERE.
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Remember the ‘LOST BOYS’ Movie? Sequel Update
April 25, 2008
Source: Coming Soon, MTV, IMDB
LOST BOYS: THE TRIBE is going straight to DVD. Which probably means it’s very very bad.
Click HERE for the trailer. I think Feldman really is a vampire since he doesn’t look like he’s aged a single minute since the original movie came out.
Release Date: July 2008 (DVD)
Studio: Warner Premiere
Director: P.J. PesceStarring: Tad Hilgenbrink, Autumn Reeser, Angus Sutherland, Corey Feldman, Jamison New Lander, Tom Savini, Moneca Delain, Gabrielle Rose, Corey Haim
Plot Summary: The sequel is set in the shady surf city of Luna Bay, California, where vampires quickly dispatch anyone who crosses their path. Into this dark world arrive Chris Emerson and his younger sister, Nicole. Having just lost their parents in a car accident, the siblings move in with their eccentric Aunt Jillian and become new prey for the locals’ way of life. When Nicole unwittingly falls for a local vampire, Chris must locate and destroy the gang’s lifeline before his sister’s transformation is complete; to do this Chris finds himself relying on the expertise of none other than Edgar Frog (Corey Feldman). Subtle references to characters from the original film, and cameos from returning actors offer homage to the Lost Boys legend and set a sinister tone of impending doom.
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GWAR 2008 Tour Dates
April 25, 2008
Source: Blabbermouth
GWAR tour dates:
May 22 – City Hall – Nashville, Tennessee
May 23 – The Pearl Room – Mokena, Illinois
May 24 – Bogarts – Cincinnati, Ohio
May 25 – Headliner’s – Toledo, Ohio
May 27 – Mr. Smalls – Millvale, Pennsylvania
May 28 – The Chance – Poughkeepsie, New York
May 29 – Crocodile Rock – Allentown, Pennsylvania
May 30 – The National – Richmond, Virginia
May 31 – Tremont – Charlotte, North Carolina
Sep. 04 – Studio Coast – Tokyo, JPN
Sep. 05 – Studio Coast – Tokyo, JPN
Sep. 07 – [to be announced] – Osaka, JPN
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