Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Update 11/25/06

[Deathstroke]

Welcome to the 43rd installment of the 2006 HR/HM Update. Since this is the first update since the official start of the holiday shopping season, I thought I'd start off with the news that Cheap Trick has a posted the new song "Come On, Christmas" on their official site. (http://www.cheaptrick.com)

MISCELLANEOUS TIDBITS

Could there be yet more trouble brewing in the Michael Schenker Group camp?
Article Link (http://www.roadrun.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=62575)

Three former members of Thee Plague Of Gentlemen have formed a new band called Serpent Cult. Information (http://www.roadrun.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=62455)

Here are online reviews of the new 36 Crazyfists CD Rest Inside The Flames (http://www.roadrun.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=940) and the new Circle II Circle album Burden Of Truth (http://www.roadrun.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=939)

ROCK & ROLL INTERVIEWS

Slamer's Mike Slamer (http://www.melodicrock.com/interviews/mikeslamer.html)
L. A. Guns vocalist Phil Lewis audio interview (http://hrs.chimpftp.com/interviews/123.m3u)
Soulfly's Max Cavalera (http://www.apeshit.org/2006/11/21/soulfly-soul-world-order/)
Ex-Cradle Of Filth drummer Adrian Erlandsson (http://www.rocknworld.com/morley/06/AdrianErlandsson.shtml)
Twisted Sister guitarist J. J. French (http://www.411mania.com/music/columns/47796)
Mushroomhead drummer Skinny (http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=5115)
8 minute audio interview with singer Glenn Hughes (http://www.metalexpressradio.com/interviews/Glenn_Hughes_Interview.m3u)


AUDIO & VIDEO LINKS

Here's five samples from the new Bang Tango CD From The Hip.

It's All OK (http://www.melodicrock.com/audio/BangTango01.mp3)
Ain't Nothin' Better (http://www.melodicrock.com/audio/BangTango02.mp3)
Go, Go, Go (http://www.melodicrock.com/audio/BangTango03.mp3)
Carry Me Up (http://www.melodicrock.com/audio/BangTango04.mp3)
Mother Mary (http://www.melodicrock.com/audio/BangTango05.mp3)

The video for Twisted Sister's "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" has been posted on Youtube. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=De47fjH6RKY&eurl=)

Check out five audio samples from the new Harem Scarem CD Human Nature.

Human Nature (http://www.melodicrock.com/audio/HaremScarem01.mp3)
Hanging On (http://www.melodicrock.com/audio/HaremScarem05.mp3)
Don't Throw It Away (http://www.melodicrock.com/audio/HaremScarem06.mp3)
Going Under (http://www.melodicrock.com/audio/HaremScarem10.mp3)
Tomorrow May Be Gone (http://www.melodicrock.com/audio/HaremScarem11.mp3)


CD & DVD NEWS OF THE WEEK

A compilation of early material from the Guano Apes is due out December 1st on G.U.N. Records. The collection is called The Lost (T)apes. Details (http://www.roadrun.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=62707)

The new Pain Of Salvation CD Scarsick is due out late January 2007.

01. Scarsick
02. Spitfall
03. Cribcaged
04. America
05. Disco Queen
06. Kingdom Of Loss
07. Mrs. Modern Mother Mary
08. Idiocracy
09. Flame To The Moth
10. Enter Rain
http://www.painofsalvation.com/news/images/scarsick-cover-medium.jpg

Pink Cream 69 has signed with Frontiers Records and will have a new album out in March 2007 that is tentatively titled In10sity.

The new Rage DVD Full Moon In St. Petersburg is tentatively due out February 23rd, 2007 on Nuclear Blast Records. DVD Information (http://www.roadrun.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=62512)
http://www.rage-on.de/images/news_06/111706_1.jpg

The new Ministry album The Last Sucker will be released mid-September 2007.

R&C Ltd will release the new Stevie Salas album Be What It Is in Japan.

01. What It Was To Be What It Is
02. Get Out Alive
03. Head On Collision
04. Two Souls War'n In A Bag Of Skin
05. Bring It Easy
06. Long Way To Roll
07. Are The Gods Smiling On Me (Or Are They Laughing)
08. My Girl Is Gone
09. To Surf With Angels
10. Cherokee Girl
11. To Begin Again
12. Worn Out Rooster (Japan Only Bonus Track)

Doro Pesch's bassist Nick Douglas has a solo album due out this coming Tuesday (Nov. 27th) in Europe on Painkiller Records. The album is called Through The Pane. You can check out more via his Myspace page. (http://www.myspace.com/nickdouglasmusic)

The new Magnum CD Princess Alice & The Broken Arrow will be out in Europe on March 26th, 2007.

01. Out Of The Shadows
02. When We Were Younger
03. You'll Never Sleep
04. Eyes Wide Open
05. Desperate Times
06. Your Lies
07. The Gates Of Hell
08. Be Strong
09. Inside Your Head
10. Thank You For The Day
11. Dragons Are Real
12. Like Brothers We Stand

Manowar has a new DVD coming out called The Day The Earth Shook - The Absolute Power. DVD Details (http://www.roadrun.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=62486)

Dimmu Borgir has a new album due in Early 2007 from Nuclear Blast Records. It will be called In Sorte Diaboli.

[DonC]

Damn, man, Dee Snider got old.

[Deathstroke]

Damn, man, Dee Snider got old.

Physically yes, but he still sounds great.

[Hiromi]

Damn straight

[Deathstroke]

Dee Snider is one of those singers who seemingly keep their voice at a high level throughout a much longer period of time than most.

Ronnie James Dio, Bruce Dickinson, Rob Halford, David Coverdale, Ian Gillan...

[DonC]

Physically yes, but he still sounds great.


This is also true. Too bad this is the only good song I've heard off of their Christmas CD. I was thinking of buying it.

[Deathstroke]

This is also true. Too bad this is the only good song I've heard off of their Christmas CD. I was thinking of buying it.

I liked their version of Twelve Days of Christmas. However, I don't plan to buy the album anyway.

[Deathstroke]

Dimmu Borgir has a new album due in Early 2007 from Nuclear Blast Records. It will be called In Sorte Diaboli.

The release dates for the CD are:

Germany - May 4th, the rest of Europe - May 7th, North America - May 8th.