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by **clyzm** » Wed Jul 13, 05 4:59 pm

Name: Slipknot
Genre: Thrash Metal
Record Label: Road Runner
Origin: Des Moines, Iowa (U.S.A)

Albums released:

Volume. 3 (The Subliminal Verses)

IOWA

Slipknot (S/T)

M.F.K.R Mate Feed Kill Repeat

Band Members:

Sid Wilson (turntables)
Joey Jordison (drums)
Paul Grey (bass)
Chris Fehn (percussion)
James Root (guitar)
Craig Jones (media and samples)
Shawn Crahan (percussion)
Mick Thompson (guitar)
Corey Taylor (vocals)

Latest Releases:

Album: Volume. 3 (The Subliminal Verses)
Release Date: 2004, Special edition released in 2005

Tracks

15. Don't Get Close
16. Scream
17. Vermilion (Terry Date Mix)
18. Danger-Keep Away (Full Length Version)
19. Disaster Piece (Live)
20. New Abortion (Live)
21. People=Shit (Live)

**** Note: Tracks marked in red are exclusivally from the special edition release

Volume. 3 (The Subliminal Verses) Australian Tour Edition
Release Date: 2005

Tracks

Review from www.black-goat.com

Slipknot were brought together by Paul and Shawn along with Anders Colsefni (ex-singer) in Des Moines, Iowa in 1995. The band has been through many changes since then to reach the current 9 member status it has now. Slipknot consider themselves as a family unit and each of the nine members are assigned a number between 0-8. The group mascarade the rock scene in their individual masks, each representing a personality, and there draping jumpsuits. Rather than hiding themselves, Slipknot feel they are showing their true personalities and inner selves with the masks which also add to the flavour and intensity of the music due to the sheer awkwardness of the masks. The band consists of 3 percussionists, 2 guitarists, 1 bassist, 1 DJ, 1 sampler and 1 lead singer, the complex heavy metal sound, mixed with riffs of rap, hip hop and in the good old days funk, jazz and disco has been matched by no other and following the release of MFKR. Slipknot has been climbing and climbing, gaining new fans and support with the release of the self-titled album which soon stormed to platinum status. Nine guys? That cant work? In fact it works perfectly! And now Iowa has been placed back onto the map.

Personal Review
Vocals: 9 out of 10 (Corey is excellent)
Drums: 10 out of 10 (just fantastic)
Bass: 6 out of 10 (they could improve)
Guitar: 7 out of 10 (they're good, but need to improve)
Turntables: 10 out of 10 (fantastic)
Samples/Media: 9 out of 10 (great!)
Style of the Band: 10 out of 10 (love it!)

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by **clyzm** » Fri Jul 22, 05 4:06 pm

Name: Rammstein, Ramms+ein
Genre: German Metal, German Rock
Record Label: Universal
Origin: Ramstein(?) (East Germany)

Albums released:

Reise, Reise

Mutter

Sehnsucht

Herzeleid

Band Members:

Till Lindemann (vocals)
Christian "Flake" Lorenz (keyboard/sampler)
Richard Z. Kruspe-Bernstein (guitars)
Christoph Doom Schneider (drums)
Oliver Riedel (bass)
Paul Landers (guitars)

Latest Releases:

Album: Reise, Reise
Release Date: 2004

Tracks

Album: Mutter
Release Date: 2001

Tracks

Interview from www.mtv.com

KURT LODER: Could you explain the group philosophy, as well as what "Rammstein" means?

TILL LINDEMANN, Lead Vocals: The name came from the big catastrophe that happened in Ramstein, which is a place in Germany, where the American airforce had a flight show. They crashed and over 80 people got hurt and killed. So the first song, actually, was about that accident. And then there was always like a cause when they'd say: "Ramstein, Ramstein!" So it came into our head and it stayed there. We just changed the spelling slightly because Ramstein is actually spelt with one "m". It also became somewhat of a provocation, by just repeating it, it kind of became like a symbol for us, an anthem.

KURT: Could you explain the whole story of how you got on "The Lost Highway" soundtrack and how you got involved with David Lynch?

TILL: We sent him a CD because we wanted him to direct our first video. And we sent tapes to other directors as well. He was in the process of doing "The Lost Highway" soundtrack, so he really didn't have time to do it, but at some point, his wife put the CD in the player while they were driving to the set, and during that drive, he fell in love with the music, and that's how he decided to put it on the soundtrack.

KURT: The "Du Hast" video seems very similar to "Reservoir Dogs," the film by Quentin Tarantino. Was that an influence on the video, or just coincidental?

TILL: All six of us are great fans of Tarantino, so we wanted to follow-up on that with our second video. Now we are really big Tarantino fans.

KURT: Could you explain your live act -- the fire in it?

TILL: Basically, we just wanted to provide some visuals, not just sounds, because the sounds you can here at home on the CD. So we added it into our show because we wanted to make a big impression, a visual impression as well as a musical one. But it's hard because we encounter a lot of trouble with fire marshals and authorities, and it just takes a lot of effort and time to get through a show.

KURT: Does it become dangerous and fearful at times?

TILL: We once had an accident in front of a large audience, at a festival where a burning beam fell down. But before that accident happened, we did it all ourselves -- all the pyro effects. And after that accident, we hired professional people to take care of that. As far as we go, we have gotten hurt -- like minor burns on your ear, or your hair kind of catches fire. But nothing really dangerous has happened to us.

KURT: Is that what those burns on top of your head are from?

TILL: It was from something going on on-stage between the band members. I always make sure the audience is never in any kind of danger -- that's a very high priority.

KURT LODER: Is there pressure to translate songs into English when going on tour in America?

CHRISTOPH DOOM SCHNEIDER, Drums: It just makes me wonder why people sing along if they don't understand the German lyrics. But we sing in German and we don't want to translate it into English.

KURT: As far as playing live, what do guys think you do differently than other bands, bands for instance, that use a lot of stage theatrics within their shows -- like industrial bands have? And what do you think they do differently than you?

CHRISTOPH: We make good music, that's the difference.

KURT: Can you tell me about any other East German bands that we don't know about?

CHRISTOPH: There are a few German bands that make a similar kind of music, especially one called "Oomph!".

KURT: Are you into American pop music?

PAUL LANDERS, Guitar: We don't necessarily distinguish between English, American or Spanish pop. We are not necessarily into only American pop... Madonna's last single I liked a lot.

KURT: Living and growing up in East Germany, were you able to hear a lot of American and British music?

CHRISTOPH: A lot of people think that we didn't hear different kinds of music behind the wall, but that's not really the case. We heard a lot through radio and we also heard about Depeche Mode, which was very popular in Germany.

KURT: What are your feelings on Celine Dion?

PAUL: "Titanic"! I like her.

KURT: And what do you think about the Spice Girls?

PAUL: We are not so restricted to just one particular genre.

CHRISTOPH: I admire the Spice Girls' marketing. They never had to play live.

KURT: Would you ever let Puff Daddy do a remix of one of your songs?

CHRISTOPH: I am not necessarily a fan of Puff Daddy, but I thought the last song he did was kind of good, so I wouldn't really mind if he did a remix

Personal Review
Vocals: 10 out of 10 (Till owns)
Drums: 10 out of 10 (just fantastic)
Bass: 10 out of 10 (impressive)
Guitar: 10 out of 10 (wondeful)
Keyboard: 10 out of 10 (fantastic)
Style of the Band: 10 out of 10 (love the dark theme)

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by **James** » Wed Jul 27, 05 1:06 pm

Name: Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Genre: Rock / Metal with too many sub genres to name
Record Label: Warner Brothers Records
Origin: California

Albums released:

Red Hot Chili Peppers (1984)

Freaky Styley (1985)

The Uplift Mofo Party Plan (1987)

Mother's Milk (1989)

Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)

What Hits!? (1992) ('Best Of' Collection)

Out in L.A. (1994) (Rarities Collection)

One Hot Minute (1995)

Californication (1999)

By the Way (2002)

Greatest Hits (2003)

Band Members:

Anthony Kiedis - Vocals (1983-)
Michael Balzary (known as "Flea") - Bass (1983-)
Chad Smith - Drums (1988-)
John Frusciante - Guitar (1988-1992; 1998-)

Latest Releases:

By the Way
Release Date: 2002

Tracks

Red Hot Chili Peppers :- Greatest Hits
Release Date: 2003

Tracks

Review from wikipedia.org

Red Hot Chili Peppers are a Californian rock band who have combined aspects of funk and hip-hop with rock and roll, pioneering funk metal. The band started in 1983.

One critic has summarized their lyrics as "sex, good times, rock and roll and more sex" with some truth, though some of their biggest hits, such as "Under the Bridge", have been considerably more introspective. Perhaps the most distinctive feature of their sound is the bass playing of Flea, whose flashy, slap-heavy playing not only provides a groove but is also the source of many musical flourishes. They are also well known for playing bare chested and sometimes naked .

Red Hot Chili Peppers' label were originally signed to an EMI subsidiary known as EMI Belfort. Epic Records offered the band a contract where each member would be paid a million dollars, but only if Epic would release them from their contract with EMI Manhattan by paying them off. Epic and EMI Manhattan hit a wall in negotiations, the deal fell through and the Red Hot Chili Peppers signed with Warner Brothers Records. Their breakthrough record Blood Sugar Sex Magik as well as all subsequent records were released on Warner Brothers Records and were produced by Rick Rubin.

Their earlier work was a fusion of funk and punk rock with a party attitude. After the sobering death of guitarist Hillel Slovak, the Red Hot Chili Peppers would also lose Jack Irons, which would lead to the addition of current members, John Frusciante and Chad Smith. It was after the death of Hillel that the band had their most success.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are busy recording a new album "Chinese Democracy". A release date is widely anticipated in late fall or early winter.

Personal Review
Vocals: 10 out of 10 (Antony, is amazing)
Drums: 8 out of 10 (Chad is cool still)
Bass: 10 out of 10 (Flea is God)
Guitar: 8 out of 10 (Tis great, but Flea over takes them)
Style of the Band: 9 out of 10 (Overrated but amazing never the less)

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