February 20, 2008
"Holy Shit - An Update!" Or, "House of Shred Being Re-born!"
Hank and I were planning to re-launch HoS in a more up-to-date format when I received a decent offer from an ad agency looking to buy the domain name for one of their clients. Needless to say, I took the money! We felt like the "shred" moniker was pigeon-holing us anyway, so why not take the opportunity to form a new identity for the re-launch?
Kev & Hank's House O' Rock is under construction and will fill this space at www.house-o-rock.com soon. We'll leave the old House of Shred files up as an archive and a monument to our semi-glorious past.
I take no responsibility for what shows up eventually at houseofshred.com. Hopefully it won't totally suck.
-Kevin
December 17, 2004
R.I.P. Dimebag Darrell
As has been widely reported, guitarist Dimebag Darrell Abbott(Damageplan, Pantera) was shot and killed while performing in an Ohio club on December 9th. The House of Shred would like to extend our condolences to the family and friends of Dimebag and the three other innocent people shot and killed by the deranged Pantera fan at the show. At least the shooter was also killed so that he cannot hurt anyone else in the future.
April 8, 2004
New Black Label Society album due on Spitfire Records April 20, 2004
Hangover Music Vol. VI is an album that will change all preconceptions about Zakk Wylde & Black Label Society. Hangover Music, Vol. VI is an emotionally fueled work of genius, mixed with brilliant piano concertos and guitar solo mastery that has become Zakk Wylde's signature.
Preview it here: www.spitfirerecords.com/e-cards/BLS-Hangover
Track-listing for the album is as follows:
1.Crazy or High
2.Queen of Sorrow
3.Steppin' Stone
4.Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
5.Takillya (Estyabon)
6.Won't Find It Here
7.She Deserves A Free Ride (Val's Song)
8.House of Doom
9.Damage is Done
10.Layne
11.Woman Don't Cry
12.No Other
13.Whiter Shade Of Pale (Procol Harum cover)
14.Once More
15.Fear
Also, Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society & iTunes have teamed up to offer fans an opportunity to download music from the "Slightly Amped Tour" recorded in 2002 at Westwire Studios in Allentown PA. This tuned downed acoustic, sometimes electric performance is a rarity. This offers Zakk Wylde & Black Label Society fans another side of the band seldom seen or heard.
Sweet things happening for Warrant
For the first time in ten years, original members, Erik Turner (guitar), Jerry Dixon (bass), Joey Allen (lead guitar) and Steven Sweet (drums), are back together again.
It didn't take "VH1's Bands Reunited" to bring back Steven Sweet and Joey Allen. "It's been strange to play the music after ten years," explains Sweet. "I think it’s the right time to be back. It's not just reuniting band members, but the start of something new." This surprising announcement comes on the heels of the recent addition of dynamic front man Jaime St. James (Of Black n' Blue fame).
The members of Warrant are charged up and looking forward to an exciting future that is sure to include touring and recording. Warrant fans will be thrilled hearing songs from the first three records, DRFSR, Cherry Pie & Dog Eat Dog, that have not been heard live in 10 years.
With Steven Sweet's return, Warrant has bid farewell to their friend and Brother, Mike (The Sack) Fasano. The band wishes him nothing but the best of happiness and success in the future.
Great White condemns inappropriately titled, unapproved album
The label Horizon–Italy has recently released an unapproved album titled Burning House of Love. This album is not approved by Great White. Rather the band condemns this release and asks all fans and friends to not purchase this album. They feel that the label is insensitive to the victims of the Rhode Island fire and are trying to capitalize on a tragic situation. This type of practice is called repackaging; Record Companies take previously released songs, and put on a new cover with a new title.
The band and their attorneys are working on stopping this release, as it is being sold under the Great White name without the band's permission. Great White wants to apologize for any discomfort this may have caused, as they found out about this release much the same way as the fans – via the internet. It was of great shock to the GW camp.
March 21, 2004
A new House of Shred is coming... (OK, so we lied.)
Check back here for updates. And in the meantime, check out our interview with new Beautiful Creatures guitarist Alex Grossi. We've been on vacation around here long enough!
February
24, 2003
Great
White show death toll at 97, Ty Longley confirmed
dead
The death
toll in the Rhode Island concert fire now stands
at 97. Rhode Island's Attorney General has called club owners Jeffrey and Michael
Derderian
uncooperative while also stating that the band
has been cooperative in the investigation. Great
White guitarist Ty Longley has been officially
listed among the dead.
February
21, 2003
Tragic
fire at Great White show kills at least 86,
destroys venue
At the beginning of a Great White concert,
on-stage pyrotechnics apparently ignited
acoustic foam on the walls
of The
Station
in West Warwick, Rhode Island, resulting
in a massive fire that burned the venue to
the ground. So far, 86 people have been found
dead and a reported 187 were injured, 25
critically. Great White guitarist Ty Longley
is also missing at this point. You can get
the latest information at MSNBC.com.
We will also update this story as new information
comes in. If anyone who was at the show would
like to share any info, e-mail it
to news@houseofshred.com.
House of Shred extends
our deepest condolences to the families and friends
of the victims of this horrible accident. We also
would like to extend our sympathy to the band,
who must be dealing with emotions that can only
be described as unimaginable.
February
12,
2003
Frontiers
Records Update
(Press
Release) Ring Of Fire is an amazing
melodic/neoclassic power metal band which
features an unbelievable line-up made up of
Mark Boals (ex-Malmsteen)
on vocals, Tony
McAlpine on guitars, Philip Bynoe (Steve Vai) on bass, Virgil
Donati (Planet
X) on drums and keyboard virtuoso Vitalij Kuprij (Artension).
Dreamtower sees
Ring Of Fire at its creative peak, building on the band's sound with fantastic
songwriting contributions from almost the whole band and
stellar instrumental performances by all.
Dreamtower is the band’s second album and is targeted at all neoclassic
metal
lovers
and for fans
of Yngwie Malmsteen, Royal Hunt and Symphony X. Release date is set for March
24th, 2003.
(Press
Release) Real Life is
Drive, She Said's fourth studio
album and follows three successful studio albums
released in Europe
on
Music For Nations
and one "Best Of" which was the second release
ever of Frontiers Records, back in 1998. D,SS
is one of the most well known names in the AOR
/ melodic rock continental scene featuring the
likes of Mark Mangold (Touch,
The Sign, Michael Bolton) on keyboards and Al
Fritsch on lead vocals
and guitar. Drums on the album are performed by
Jonathan Mover (Marillion, GTR,
Joe Satriani).
Real Life is a melodic rock gem which
includes stormy rockers ("Overdrive"), haunting
ballads ("Silver White"), fabulous epics and – obviously
- some instantly hummable and sing-along AOR uptempos,
such as "Stronger" and "What’s It
Gonna Take?" Real Life will be released
on March 24th, 2003.
DIO
DVD Due In April
(Press Release) DIO have set April 22 as the release date through
Eagle Vision (a division of Eagle Rock Entertainment) for their live DVD, tentatively
titled Dio's
Evil Or Divine. The DVD was recorded on Dec. 13,
2002 at Roseland Ballroom in New York City and was directed by Ken Botelho for
Century Productions.
Leviathan
Records Shares First Quarter Plans
(Press Release) Leviathan Records has announced first quarter releases for
2003: Michael
Harris - Hurricane
X, Southern Gentlemen - Double Your Pleasure and
reissues of David T. Chastain - Instrumental
Variations and Joe Stump - Guitar Dominance.
Label head David T.
Chastain states, "Instrumental
Variations (1987) and Guitar Dominance (1993) are 2 releases
that the fans just won't let die. We will be digitally remastering both to
get them up to
today's sonic standards." Michael Harris' Hurricane X is a revised
version of his Diginet Music 2002 Guitar Master CD. "We felt the Guitar Master
releases had to become commercially available. Some astounding guitar! Other
CDs to
come later!"
The new Southern Gentlemen
promises to be heavier with more jams to satisfy
David's metal and instrumental fans. "This
one is heavier than Exotic Dancer Blues and at the same time has
more guitar for the shred heads. This release has 80% of the same tracks
as the new
Georgia Blues Dawgs Racing
Back CD, just
much heavier versions. (www.georgiabluesdawgs.com)
Joe Stump's Reign Of
Terror - Conquer
and Divide and
Firewind - Between
Heaven and Hell continue to sell briskly and receive great reviews. For
more info: www.leviathanrecords.com.
Bobby
Jarzombek's Drum Video & Halford Plans
(Press Release) Drummer Bobby Jarzombek,
best known for his work
with Halford, Riot,
and Spastic
Ink, has just released his first ever drum video. Performance & Technique spotlights
Bobby's unique approach to drumming and also features two free-form
solos, footage
of a Riot-era drum solo performed live in Japan, and full-length performances
of "Peppered Cancer" and "School," two new songs co-written and recorded with
brother Ron Jarzombek (Spastic Ink, WatchTower) on guitar.
For more info on the
video or to view four 30 second clips, visit www.bobbyjarzombek.com/video/
After
a lengthy layoff, Jarzombek is now back in full Halford mode
with the band's 10-day tour of Japan in support of Crucible and the
just released Fourging
The Furnace EP which got under way February 11 in Tokyo. Also
on the horizon are two more US shows on February 28 and March 1 at L'Amour's
in
Brooklyn,
New
York with Symphony X opening up. A full-fledged Halford tour
under the "2003 Metal Gods World Tour" banner is tentatively scheduled to kick
off in the spring.
