segunda-feira, dezembro 11, 2023
Zacky Vengeance celebra hoje quarenta e dois anos
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:42 0 bocas
Marcadores: Avenged Sevenfold, hard rock, heavy metal, Metal Alternativo, Metalcore, música, Nightmare, Zacky Vengeance
Nikki Sixx - 65 anos...!
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:06 0 bocas
Marcadores: glam metal, hard rock, heavy metal, Home Sweet Home, Motley Crue, música, Nikki Sixx
sábado, dezembro 09, 2023
Paul Landers, guitarrista dos Rammstein, nasceu há 49 anos
Em 1984 Paul casou com Nikki Landers e foi nesse momento que adotou o seu sobrenome; tiveram um filho em 1995, cujo nome é Erni Landers. Depois divorciaram-se e desde então ele teve a sua guarda. Morou com Christian Lorenz em Berlim durante muitos anos.
Nasceu prematuro, dois meses antes do previsto, motivo pelo qual quase morreu. O seu nome verdadeiro é "Heiko Paul", mas mudou para "Paul" para homenagear o seu pai. Os seus pais divorciaram-se e a sua mãe voltou a casar. Devido ao mau relacionamento com o padrasto, aos 16 anos saiu de casa e foi morar com Christian Lorenz em Berlim.
O seu primeiro grupo chamava-se Feeling B. Quando mais novo, teve aulas de violino clássico, piano e de guitarra. Pratica ginástica desde os 13 anos e já trabalhou numa biblioteca.
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:49 0 bocas
Marcadores: Alemanha, Engel, heavy metal, Metal Alternativo, Metal industrial, música, Neue Deutsche Härte, Paul Landers, Rammstein
sexta-feira, dezembro 08, 2023
Dimebag Darrell foi assassinado há dezanove anos...
Dimebag Darrell, nome artístico de Darrell Lance Abbott (Dallas, 20 de agosto de 1966 – Columbus, 8 de dezembro de 2004), foi um músico norte-americano de heavy metal, famoso por ser guitarrista das bandas Pantera e Damageplan. Dentre as principais influências musicais de Dimebag estavam: Kiss, Judas Priest, Randy Rhoads, Eddie Van Halen e Ace Frehley.
Abbott foi baleado e morto durante uma apresentação que fazia com os Damageplan em 8 de dezembro de 2004, em Alrosa Villa, Columbus, Ohio. Foi classificado como nº1 pela revista inglesa Metal Hammer de maiores guitarristas do Metal. Os fãs de heavy metal consideram Darrell como sendo um dos guitarristas mais técnicos e originais de todos os tempos.
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Morte e repercussões
Em 8 de dezembro de 2004, Nathan Gale iniciou um tumulto durante um show da banda Damageplan no clube Alrosa Villa, na cidade de Columbus, Ohio, e atirou em Darrell, matando-o. Após isso, virou-se e começou a atirar em todos os que haviam subido no palco para pará-lo, matando também o fã Nathan Bray, que estava na plateia, o funcionário do clube Erin Halk e o chefe da segurança Jeff "Mayhem" Thompson, que trabalhavam no local. Foram baleados ainda um dos empresários da banda, Chris Paluska, e o técnico de bateria John “Kat” Brooks, que sobreviveram. Quinze pessoas foram atingidas, no total. O oficial de polícia James D. Niggemeyer respondeu rapidamente, com tiros, matando Nathan Gale antes que ele fugisse ou matasse mais pessoas.
A repercussão do assassinato de Dimebag Darrell foi grande. No Brasil, durante o Jornal da Globo, da Rede Globo, o cronista Arnaldo Jabor chamou a todos os headbangers de "violentos e sujos". Muitas cartas foram enviadas à emissora em protesto aos comentários.
O enterro de Darrell foi realizado em uma cerimónia fechada à imprensa. Somente a família, Déborah B. e os amigos puderam assistir. No entanto, fãs do mundo inteiro fizeram vigília na sua casa no Texas, onde Dimebag Darrell passou a sua infância, num singelo ato de respeito ao guitarrista. Darrell foi enterrado num caixão dos Kiss, com uma guitarra original enviada por Eddie Van Halen.
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Postado por Fernando Martins às 19:00 0 bocas
Marcadores: Damageplan, Dimebag Darrell, glam metal, groove metal, guitarra, heavy metal, Pantera, Save Me, Thrash metal
Phil Collen, guitarrista dos Def Leppard, celebra hoje 66 anos
Philip Kenneth Collen (Hackney, London, 8 December 1957) is an English musician who is best known as the co-lead guitarist for the rock band Def Leppard, joining the band in 1982 during the recording of the Pyromania album. Prior to joining Def Leppard, Collen had performed with a number of bands in the burgeoning British glam metal scene. Outside of Def Leppard, with which he still records and performs live, he has been involved in a number of side projects most notably the trio Man Raze, with which he is the lead singer and sole guitarist.
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Postado por Fernando Martins às 06:06 0 bocas
Marcadores: Def Leppard, glam metal, hard rock, heavy metal, Love Bites, música
Corey Taylor, compositor, letrista e vocalista dos Stone Sour e Slipknot, faz hoje cinquenta anos...!
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:50 0 bocas
Marcadores: #8, Corey Taylor, groove metal, hard rock, heavy metal, Metal Alternativo, música, nu metal, post-grunge, Slipknot, Stone Sour, The Dying Song (Time To Sing)
Gary Thain morreu há 48 anos...
Gary Mervin Thain (Christchurch, May 15, 1948 – Norwood Green, London, December 8, 1975) was a New Zealand bassist, best known for his work with British rock band Uriah Heep.
Uriah Heep in 1972 L–R: Ken Hensley, Mick Box, Gary Thain, David Byron and Lee Kerslake
Biography
Thain was born in Christchurch. He had two older brothers, Colin and Arthur. He recorded in Christchurch in the band The Strangers (not to be confused with the Australian band of the same name). He moved to Australia at the age of 17. It was there he became a member of the band The Secrets, which eventually dissolved in 1966. Later, Thain was part of the rock trio The New Nadir, and with the drummer Peter Dawkins, he traveled from New Zealand to London, and once jammed with Jimi Hendrix before the trio split in 1969.
Thain joined the Keef Hartley Band, performing at Woodstock in 1969 and, in 1971, they toured with Uriah Heep; Uriah Heep asked him to join the band (replacing Mark Clarke) in February 1972. He stayed in Uriah Heep until February 1975, playing on four studio albums: Demons & Wizards, The Magician's Birthday, Sweet Freedom and Wonderworld as well as a live album, Uriah Heep Live. Thain was also married twice, but had no children.
During his last tour in the United States with Uriah Heep, Thain suffered an electric shock at the Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas, on 15 September 1974, and was seriously injured. Due to his drug addiction he was not able to perform properly, and was fired by the band in early 1975 and replaced by former King Crimson bassist/vocalist, John Wetton. Thain died of respiratory failure due to a heroin overdose, on 8 December 1975, aged 27, at his flat in Norwood Green in London.
Thain, amongst musicians of his time, was considered an excellent bass player. His style of playing was melodic and progressively played compared to other bass players of his time. He rarely played along with the root of the measures, but preferred playing his own jazz, funk, or progressive bass line. Many typical professional rock bass players never attained his ability to break up a song's direction.
Thain primarily used a 1962 Fender Jazz Bass during his stint in Uriah Heep, though he also used a Gibson Thunderbird bass and a modified Fender Precision Bass. Thain's overdriven bass tone was often created using an Acoustic 360 bass amp from Acoustic Control Corporation. Thain also chose to play finger style rather than using a pick.
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Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:48 0 bocas
Marcadores: baixo, clube dos 27, hard rock, heavy metal, overdose, Rock Progressivo, Uriah Heep, You Say Your Together Now
quarta-feira, dezembro 06, 2023
Randy Rhoads nasceu há 67 anos
Randall William Rhoads (Santa Mónica, 6 de dezembro de 1956 - Flying Baron Estares, 19 de março de 1982) foi um guitarrista norte-americano, famoso pela participação nos álbuns Blizzard of Ozz e Diary of a Madman de Ozzy Osbourne. Foi considerado o 36º melhor guitarrista de todos os tempos pela revista norte-americana Rolling Stone.
Postado por Fernando Martins às 06:07 0 bocas
Marcadores: Crazy Train, guitarra, hard rock, heavy metal, metal neoclássico, música, Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads
domingo, dezembro 03, 2023
Música adequada à data...!
War Pigs - Black Sabbath
Just like witches at black masses
Evil minds that plot destruction
Sorcerer of death's construction
As the war machine keeps turning
Death and hatred to mankind
Poisoning their brainwashed minds
Oh lord, yeah!
They only started the war
Why should they go out to fight?
They leave that role to the poor, yeah
Making war just for fun
Treating people just like pawns in chess
Wait till their judgement day comes, yeah!
Ashes where their bodies burning
No more war pigs have the power
Hand of God has struck the hour
On their knees, the war pigs crawling
Begging mercy for their sins
Satan laughing, spreads his wings
Oh lord, yeah!
Postado por Pedro Luna às 07:50 0 bocas
Marcadores: Black Sabbath, blues rock, doom metal, hard rock, heavy metal, música, Ozzy Osbourne, War Pigs
Scott Weiland morreu há oito anos...
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:08 0 bocas
Marcadores: And So I Know, grunge, hard rock, heavy metal, música, neo-psychedelia, overdose, Rock alternativo, Scott Weiland, Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver
Ozzy Osbourne - 75 anos
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:07 0 bocas
Marcadores: Black Sabbath, blues rock, doom metal, hard rock, heavy metal, música, Ozzy Osbourne, Paranoid
sexta-feira, dezembro 01, 2023
Eric Bloom - 79 anos
Eric Jay Bloom (Brooklyn, New York City, December 1, 1944) is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the co-lead vocalist, guitar and keyboard/synthesizer player for the long-running band Blue Öyster Cult, with work on more than 20 albums. Much of his lyrical content relates to his lifelong interest in science fiction.
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Postado por Fernando Martins às 07:09 0 bocas
Marcadores: (Don't Fear) The Reaper, acid rock, Blue Öyster Cult, hard rock, heavy metal, judeus, música, Rock Progressivo, rock psicadélico
quinta-feira, novembro 30, 2023
Roger Glover, baixista dos Deep Purple, comemora hoje 78 anos
Postado por Fernando Martins às 07:08 0 bocas
Marcadores: blues rock, Deep Purple, hard rock, heavy metal, Highway Star, música, pop rock, Rock Progressivo, Roger Glover
quarta-feira, novembro 29, 2023
Ronnie Montrose nasceu há 76 anos...
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:07 0 bocas
Marcadores: hard rock, heavy metal, música, Rock Candy, Ronnie Montrose
quarta-feira, novembro 22, 2023
Ville Valo, o vocalista principal dos HIM, faz hoje 47 anos
Ville Hermanni Valo (Helsinki, 22 November 1976) is a Finnish singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the gothic rock band HIM.
Born and raised in Helsinki to a Hungarian mother and Finnish father, Valo began his career playing bass and drums in various bands around the city. In 1991, he co-founded and became the lead singer and main songwriter of HIM, which would go on to become one of the most successful Finnish bands of all time and the first to receive a gold record in the United States. Outside of HIM, Valo has collaborated with various other bands and artists during his career, including Agents, The 69 Eyes, and Apocalyptica. In 2020, Valo embarked on a solo career under the moniker VV. His debut album Neon Noir was released in 2023.
He is also the creator of the heartagram, HIM's trademarked symbol, which has achieved great popularity outside of the band's fanbase. Valo has received several accolades in the music industry and has been regarded as a sex symbol by several publications.
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Postado por Fernando Martins às 04:07 0 bocas
Marcadores: Finlândia, Gothic metal, H.I.M., hard rock, heavy metal, HIM, Join Me In Death, Rock gótico, Ville Valo
terça-feira, novembro 21, 2023
Tobias Sammet - 46 anos
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:46 0 bocas
Marcadores: Alemanha, Avantasia, Edguy, Final Chapter, hard rock, heavy metal, metal opera, música, power metal, Save Me, Tobias Sammet
domingo, novembro 19, 2023
O baterista Matt Sorum comemora hoje 63 anos
Postado por Fernando Martins às 06:30 0 bocas
Marcadores: bateria, blues-rock, Guns N' Roses, hard rock, heavy metal, Matt Sorum, música, Rock alternativo, She Sells Sanctuary, The Cult
Kevin DuBrow deixou-nos há dezasseis anos...
On November 25, 2007, Kevin DuBrow was found dead at his home in Las Vegas. Friends had been unable to contact DuBrow for a week and he failed to show up for Thanksgiving dinner hosted by his friend Glenn Hughes. According to Hughes, DuBrow had told him some ten days before that he had wanted to make changes in his lifestyle. The cause of death was established to be a fatal overdose by a combination of cocaine, painkillers and alcohol. It was also determined that he had died six days earlier.
In an email to Spain's The Metal Circus, Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali wrote: "I can't even find the words to say. Please respect my privacy as I mourn the passing and honor the memory of my dearest friend Kevin DuBrow." DuBrow was buried at Pacific View Cemetery in Corona del Mar, California next to his stepfather Harold Mandell. A rabbi presided over his funeral service on November 30, 2007.
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:16 0 bocas
Marcadores: glam metal, hard rock, heavy metal, Kevin DuBrow, música, Quiet Riot, The Wild And The Young
sábado, novembro 18, 2023
Kirk Hammett, guitarrista dos Metallica, nasceu há 61 anos
Postado por Fernando Martins às 06:10 0 bocas
Marcadores: hard rock, heavy metal, Kirk Hammett, Metallica, Nothing Else Matters, Speed Metal, The Ripper, Thrash metal
quinta-feira, novembro 16, 2023
Christian Lorenz, teclista dos Rammstein, celebra hoje 57 anos
Postado por Fernando Martins às 00:57 0 bocas
Marcadores: Alemanha, Amerika, Christian Lorenz, Doktor Flake, heavy metal, Metal Alternativo, Metal industrial, música, Rammstein