White Metal

[phthoggon]

Καταπληκτικό θρεντ! Εγώ παιδιά έχω να προτείνω ετούτο εδώ.

[sfinotouvlaki]

τι είναι αυτό ρε νεκρικό χιόνι; ωραίο εξώφυλλο!

[phthoggon]

Ε δε βλέπεις τα αγγελάκια? Ψαχτείτε! Λευκό, πολύ λευκό, πάλλευκο δλδ μέταλ εκ σουηδίας μεριά.

[iskra]

commie scum!!!

teleiotita diskos pantws.

[Jim Dandy Mangrum]

gia na mh ftiaxnw neo topic mono gia ayto, petaw ton xristianiko update oxeto tou Ted Kirkpatrick twn TOURNIQUET edw:

"Many people have been asking us, 'When are we going to get a new TOURNIQUET album? 'Where Moth and Rust Destroy' came out in 2003.'

"We are really encouraged to know so many people are looking forward to more music from us.

"Here's the deal: When our contract with Metal Blade was up after 'Moth', we started seeking a new label. Since 2003 there have been some major changes in the record industry. The online music phenomenon has created havoc for labels who are now scrambling to restructure, massively downsize, etc. Just like when cassettes replaced LPs and CDs replaced cassettes, the industry was unprepared and unwilling to accept change. As a result, the industry is nothing like it was even five years ago, and a lot of people believe that labels as we've known them up to now will soon no longer exist. As a result, it has gotten harder for even established acts to make headway in the current marketplace, but we are still committed to finding a new label home, or allowing a label to find us.

"In looking for a label, we have a few criteria:

1) We will not sign for peanuts. Sure, you see many new bands getting signed, but many are signing for almost nothing. This may be understandable if a band is just starting out, but for a band like TOURNIQUET, who has sold over 300,000 albums, it is not only not an option, it is simply not fair or reasonable. We also refuse to give up any portion of our publishing rights, which many labels try to negotiate for when signing. We are not looking for millions of dollars — just a fair deal. So far, no label has offered us that.

2) We will not present a prospective label with demos, which I have several times been asked to provide. I currently have at least a full album finished in my head. It's super-heavy, intricate, simple, melodic, abrasive, full of extremes, with new and old influences — you would instantly know it's TOURNIQUET, but I do not waste my time creating polished demos. If a label can't see our 10 or so albums as proof that we can write some decent music, they can forget working with us.

"One of my favorite movies is 'Amadeus' (what a surprise). There is a great part where all the local composers and music teachers are invited to submit a sample of their work to see who will get the job of giving beginning piano lessons to the emperor's niece. The emperor's scribe says: 'Young man, the issue is quite simple. You must submit your stuff with all the rest of the applicants to be considered for the position.' Mozart replies, 'Must I? Well, I won't.' Likewise, I will not waste our time just to give a record label a demo as a sample of our work.

3) Most labels, understandably, only want to sign bands that are willing to go on tour. While we love to do shows, we have never been a touring band, and we never will be. The reason labels want their bands to go on tour, obviously, is to gain more fans who will then go out and buy the band's product. A band like TOURNIQUET already has a worldwide fan base that continues to grow without doing tons of shows every year. This translates to thousands of fans eager to buy the newest TOURNIQUET album. No new label thus far has chosen to embrace this simple reality.

"So — here's what we plan to do for now. 'Collected Works' has been sold out for several years, so we are going to re-release it as a double album with TWO NEW SONGS — just like the original 'Collected Works' had two new songs. The second CD will also have a really cool 'vocal up' version of 'In Death We Rise', as well as some live tracks, etc. Release date? Sometime in 2008… We still intend to do a new full-length album in the near future. In case we cannot find a suitable label, we are exploring how to release the album ourselves and still have it in the usual stores and online retail outlets.

"Thanks so much for you patience, your prayers and your support through the years. We hope this clears up some of the reasons for the delay.

"TOURNIQUET is about music – always has been, always will be. As long as people continue to enjoy our music, and more importantly, reach out to the living God of the bible through our music — we plan to be around…

"Thanks again to our fans — you guys are truly awesome."





kala re ted de lew gamate kai dernete mazi, alla mayta pou les de prokeitai na breis etairia pote, ektos an se parei kamia xristianikh rock etairia tou tennesse h' tou kentucky opws sto Crawl to China - http://www.benson.com/ -, pou tan omws kai o pio alterative metal/hard rock diskos sas....

[Helm]

σεβασμός στον Kirkpatrick/Tourniquet και ας μην βρουν ποτέ εταιρία έτσι. Αυτό που πρέπει να κάνουν είναι να internet-based distribution μόνοι τους. Απο την σελίδα τους. Μια εταιρία το μόνο που μπορεί να κάνει για μια μικρή/καινούρια μπάντα είναι να της χρηματοδοτήσει τουρ και να τους προμοταρει με διαφημίσεις και συνεντεύξεις σε περιοδικά ελπίζοντας να χτίσει κοινό. Για τους Tourniquet που έχουν κοινό και δεν θέλουν τουρ όπως λένε, αυτά είναι πράγματα που δεν χρειάζονται. Ας ηχογραφήσουν το άλμπουμ με δικά τους έξοδα και ας το πουλήσουν on-line, αυτή είναι η λύση τους, νομίζω.

Το πρόβλημα είναι το να μάθεις σε γέρικα σκυλιά νέα κόλπα. Αυτο που κατηγορεί τις εταιρίες που καταστρέφονται σιγά-σιγά δηλαδή, ισχύει και για αυτών. Adapt or die.

[Jim Dandy Mangrum]

nai, symfwnw oti etsi prepei na ton bgalei ton disko etsi opws exoun ginei pia ta pramata.
to periergo omws einai giati ka8etai kai asxoleitai toso poly kai grafei katabata. mhpws, lew egw twra, goustare pou oi 2 teleutaioi diskoi, mesw ths metal blade, briskontai pantou kai f8hna mexri kai shmera? lew egw twra....

[eleventh guardian]

Μεγάλες στιγμές. Από Blabbermouth

Reactivated SACRED WARRIOR Working On New Album - Sep. 28, 2008

Reactivated '80s Christian metal legends SACRED WARRIOR are currently working on material for a new studio album, tentatively due in early 2009. According to singer Rey Parra, the upcoming CD "will be one of our heaviest discs yet. It is hard yet still has the WARRIOR feel to it and don't be thinking that we are going to wimp out on the lyrics. We think that today more that ever we need to bring the gospel of Jesus to the forefront. We are currently recording the music in Chicago and I will be recording the vocals in Florida. This long-awaited disc will be finished sometime towards the end of the year, Lord willing, so please be patient and be prayerful so that all goes well."

SACRED WARRIOR is a Christian band which played melodic, progressive hard rock/metal, often quite reminiscent of mid-period QUEENSRŸCHE, a label that SACRED WARRIOR considered a compliment. SACRED WARRIOR broke up in 1994 and then reformed at least temporarily in 2000 to do a Cornerstone festival reunion show. There was talk of a new album sometime in the future, but nothing ever became of it.

[Buddy Lackey]

Megales stigmes ontws, elpizoume se live - ekplhksh sto Up The Hammers kai na paiksoun oloklhro to karga ypotimhmeno "Wicked Generation".

[hyatari]