Michael Tetro- Interview with Blessthefall
The Fearless friends tour recently came to town before the holiday week, with them bringing amazing musical performances by Blessthefall, The Word Alive, Motionless in White, Tonight Alive, and Chunk! No Captian Chunk! Check these and other Fearless Friend bands out in the links above. Below is a link to the interview with the lead singer Beau Bokan of Blessthefall, click and enjoy.
I had a chance to interview the Front Man of the band The Word Alive Tyler “Telle” Smith, in Boise ID at The Venue. Click the link below for and enjoy!
By Denny Spinks – General Manager/Producer: All Things Metal
Share The Welt Tour was in town and Frank Novinec guitarist for Hatebreed was kind enough to sit down and talk Metal. Hatebreed is currently on Tour with Five Finger Death punch and All That Remains. You can check out the interview here Frank Novinec Hatebreed
By Denny Spinks – General Manager/Producer: All Things Metal
On Monday November 7th, I sat down with guitarist Bill Kelliher from Mastodon for a little one on one. Mastodon is currently on tour with Dillinger Escape Plan and Red Fang in support of their current album The Hunter. Check out my interview here…Bill Kelliher Mastodon
By Denny Spinks – General Manager/Producer: All Things Metal
It amazes me how people who say they love new music and hope their favorite bands step out of the box and do something different. They then turn around and complain that it doesn’t sound like the band they are fans of. My suggestion would be to quit your bitching and Thank “The Metal Council” that there are those out there willing to think out of the box.
Just so we can get the editorial reviews from Amazon out of the way, “Highly anticipated 2011 two CD collaboration between Rock legend Lou Reed and the Heavy Metal monolith that is Metallica. Lulu was inspired by German expressionist writer Frank Wedekind’s plays Earth Spirit and Pandora’s Box, which tell a story of a young abused dancer’s life and relationships and are now collectively known as the “Lulu Plays.” Originally the lyrics and musical landscape were sketched out by Lou for a theatrical production in Berlin, but after coming together with the ‘Tallica boys for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concerts in New York in 2009 all guilty parties knew they wanted to make more music together. Lou was inspired enough by that performance to recently ask the band to join him in taking his theatrical Lulu piece to the next level and so starting in early May of this year they were all camped out recording at HQ studios in Northern California, bringing us to today and 10 complete songs.”
With that being said and hopefully you have paid attention and know that this is NOT a “Metallica” record. This has been expressed in more than one interview I have seen. I would happen to agree. It is a Lou Reed record! Now that we have gotten that out the way, let’s talk about LULU.
Brandenburg Gate is probably one of my favorite tracks on this collaboration. I love how the music compliments the frail voice of Reed. I would agree that at times the vocals of Reed don’t fit with the music but in some ways, that is what I like about it. To be honest the music is as solid as ever. I think Metallica did a really great job in creating some that in time will be called some of their best.
As I listen to LULU, I feel like I am thrown back in time during German Expressionism during the 1920s–1930s. For me, this album has more emotion than I get from the normal albums I listen to. This album grabs you, sucks you in and doesn’t let go. Don’t expect those narrow minded billboard suits fool you. This is a concept album that is more than just a single. If you truly want to listen to something different and off the wall and make you think WTF are these guys doing, then go and get this album. If you are looking for something to bitch about, well, maybe you should buy this also. We don’t care what you think anyway! I recommend getting this album for the sole reason is that when you look back at this album; you will know that this really is a piece of art.
By Denny Spinks – General Manager/Producer: All Things Metal
On Tuesday October 25th, The “Share the Welt” tour rolled into town with Five Finger Death Punch headlining at the Taco Bell Arena. I was fortunate enough to chat with Jason hook and Jeremy Spencer in their portable recording studio where we talked about the new album, the tour, and of course ALL THINGS METAL! Listen to the full interview here… Jason & Jeremy – FFDP
A Shattered Hope is a screamo/rock/hardcore (as they label themselves on Facebook) band from San Diego, Ca. Their EP, See You at the Grammys, released September 6, 2011 and they are currently on tour promoting it. They recently stopped by Boise on Thursday, October 27 at The Venue. The album is solid, with awesome transitions from screaming to smooth singing vocals. Everything just fits together so well and makes for a solid album to listen to all the way through. The track I recommend is A Man’s Loss. If you are into A Static Lullaby, Our Last Night, Alexisonfire or any band with powerful screaming mixed with amazing singing vocals, you will love this album.
From the bands Facebook page:
“In a world with hundreds of similar and almost identical sounding aggressive post hardcore screamo bands, creativity and originality is something hard to come by. This isn’t the case for A Shattered Hope, with their own heavy, melodic, chaotic, catchy sound full of twists and turns and moments that keep the listener guessing. Hailing from San Diego CA, the band has been dedicated to writing, recording and playing shows all over the country. With a good amount of touring experience already under their belts the boys will be continuing to tour as much as physically possible and keep pushing themselves until they reach the peak of their musical endeavors.”
The band is on the record label A Lullaby Factory Records and you can purchase it here:
By Ryan Laxson – University Pulse Producer – Electronic Medicine
Loud and proud, just the way any dubstep show should be. The Toronto duo, Zeds Dead, came out with the bass and the oscillations pumping hard as the crowd went wild after every drop. The energy at this show was intense! It was amazing to watch the crowd’s reaction when Zeds Dead dropped their hits such as White Satin and their remix of Eyes On Fire. Not only did Zeds Dead kill it with their music, but their stage presence kept the crowd interested and engaged with the strobe and laser lights syncing with the beat. The main floor was packed with fans jumping and dancing to the bass ultimately leaving the dance floor exhausted at the end. This dubstep duo is a dance floor force to be reckoned with.
Personally speaking, I probably enjoyed the music a little too much as my ears didn’t stop ringing for 2 days although I couldn’t seem to get enough. If these guys roll back through Boise, be sure not to miss their show.
By Denny Spinks – General Manager/Producer: All Things Metal & Producer: Dustin Verburg “The Negative Zone”
Special Guests KMFDM’s frontman “Capt N’ K” Sascha Konietzko and vocalist William Wilson who is from the Seattle based band Legion Within stopped by the University Pulse Studio for KMFDMs one and only North American Radio Interview. Sascha talks about the new album, “WTF” and their new single/video for “KRANK.”
Listen to the full interview here. KMFDM
By: Mecala Fitzpatrick – Producer/Assistant Promotions Director
Outpost, formed in Portland, Oregon, with 5 years of recorded albums
already under their belt has already made quite a name for themselves
thanks to unique reggae/hip-hop/funk sound. With a graffiti style name
as their band’s logo you expect to hear maybe some sort of mix of
rap/hip-hop, but they far exceeded the expectations. This album “ The
Wreckoning” is composed of 13 upbeat, make you feel good songs that
covers everything from girls and respecting them, surprisingly, to
sharing the love and being peaceful with one another. Outpost is a
five member band (Chris Couch, Brian Merz(tmpIll), Phillip Hunker
(p.hill), Steve Lennartz, Oscar Litchenstein) that plays regular band
instruments such as drums, bass, guitar but they also add a keyboard
guitar into the mix as well as a Melodica, or a keyboard that you blow
into for an amazing musical sound.
After seeing this band live at Liquid opening up for Actual
Depiction, I was blown away by their musical talent and upbeat sound
that was filled with pure positivity and their energy was feed to the
crowd who was eating it right up with a full packed dance floor. They
do have one song dedicated to our former President Mr. Bush which I
found a little bit out of date, but that is one song out of thirteen
great ones. Their song “Comfort(notitus)” or track six is my absolute
favorite bringing together that funky reggae sound with the
underground hip hop beats which lead to an amazing feel good, peace
filled, relaxed feeling, every time.
If you enjoy a different type of reggae than what you normally hear,
but still has that positive message, then you should really check out
The Wreckoning by Outpost or watch this video.
