Therion released new video: Mon Amour, Mon Ami

Source Mon Amour, Mon Ami is one of the songs from the band’s latest album, Le Fleurs Du Mal, released last year on 28th September, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the band. This one should have been an art project, which I really think it is, but if you ask me, it’s not exactly what you’d call an original album, because the songs are actually covers from old French songs….

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Five Finger Death Punch’s “Wrong Side of Heaven” debuts at No. 2

It should come as little to no surprise that arena-“metal” stalwarts Five Finger Death Punch’s latest release came in second on Billboard in its opening week. The pretentiously titled The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 1 sold 112,000 copies in its first week to chart a second-place position, a career high for the five-piece. Say what you will about what it is they do – which they do very well,…

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Crazy Town announce new album

Yes, Crazy Town – the rap-rockers from the Clinton Administration – are releasing a new studio album later this year. Apparently entitled The Brimstone Sluggers (I don’t know what that means, either), will be “dropping soon” as per a YouTube announcement. The background music to the thirty-second spot suggests that the last decade of music (and, therefore, the subsequent destruction of rap-metal) hasn’t occurred in the world of CxT. This probably explains why they last put…

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Bless The Fall: Deja Vu: Single Review.

  Bless The Fall cradle their metalcore sound into the light yet again. The band that hail from Arizona, sing the sorrow on new track ‘Deja Vu. It’s not an easy listen as the guitars cut through the vocals with might and fury. Lead singer Jared Warth’s vocals pounce and trap you, he has a very unique voice, and when he bellows you will bellow with him. When the screams die, his voice peppers the song…

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Trivium: Brave This Storm: Single Review.

  Renowned for their ferocious metal sound, Orlando based band Trivium walk back into the music coliseum with fire in their blood. New single ‘Brave This Storm’ is melodic and brutal, it’s like a beast with sharp claws cutting the underbelly of emotion, you can hear the emotive lyrics resonate. ‘Brave The Storm’ beats hard. We come to expect that from the band. The song commences with hard hitting guitars, that are masked in venom….

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James Blunt Makes A Comeback With ‘Bonfire Heart’

I’m sure if any of us searched the dusty corners of our musical memory banks, we’d find the unmistakable and unforgettable lyrics to James Blunt’s breakout hit ‘You’re Beautiful.’ The catchy track that earned him a #4 spot on Billboards top songs of 2006 list. Well if you’re one of those people whose been living in 2006 for the past seven years, you’ll be excited to know that James Blunt has returned. His new single…

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How to Find the Right Music for your Project

Throughout history, mankind has melded music with stories, usually to great effect. Nowadays, it’s very easy to pair music to whatever project you may be working on. But the real skill with any project, whether it is big or small, is to have that perfect sound melding with the visual image to create something greater than the sum of each individual part. But how exactly does one go about choosing the right beat?

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5 Tips to Starting a Production Music Business

Music Production

Music Production – Great Business to Get Into It seems where ever you go, whoever you meet, you will come across someone dreaming of a career in music, but the big question is how do you get started in the industry? Production  music companies create music for Film, TV, Advertising and many media productions such as corporate presentations. They create a showcase library of pieces that will fit various sectors and…

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Queens of the Stone Age and Vampire Weekend cover “Blurred Lines”

So apparently the cool thing to do at the moment is to make your own version of Robin Thicke’s number one single “Blurred Lines,” because stoner-rock stalwarts Queens of the Stone age and indie favs Vampire Weekend have both recorded covers of it recently. Vampire Weekend’s is a somewhat jokey take here, with the full band having some serious fun with it. Meanwhile, Queens decided to do an acoustic take for BBC Radio 1’s Live…

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Panic! At The Disco released new song: Miss Jackson

Source Miss Jackson video I was really wondering these days what are these guys up to, and now I am something like: what the f*** did I just listen to. I mean, I know that they’ve changed a little bit their style since their debut but this is really something else, it’s something like: less rock, more indie, but not really in the good way. They should change the name of the…

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