March 19, 2013
My Ibanez Jem 555 switch-job: out with the Lo-TRS II – in with an original Floyd Rose Tremolo as replacement
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Sebastian
So, about 8 weeks ago I saw a used Ibanez Jem 555 in my music shop and as luck would have it I was actually looking to buy one. It looked old, had some stains on the hardware and the original Lo-TRS II tremolo didn’t stay in tune face with ‘regular’ abuse, but it played […]
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Review: Neal Morse and Flower Kings live in Hamburg, Markthalle 2/25/2013
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Sebastian
I had originally planned to interview Neal Morse and Mike Portnoy for Backstage in Hamburg but my request wasn’t even answered. So I changed plans, spent the afternoon with the kids, arranged with the neighbors to take the baby monitor once they were asleep and then headed to the Markthalle. I did catch the last […]
What a musical year ahead: Releases by KSE, Satriani, Soilwork, Adrenaline Mob, Sebastian Bach, Dream Theater
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Sebastian
At one point last week I began collecting album release dates from bands I like and I have to say, 2013 is going to be a big year: March 1st Soilwork March 8th Bon Jovi March 11th Amplifier March 12th Adrenaline Mob March 26th Sebastian Bach, Sevendust April Spock’s Beard April 2nd Killswitch Engage April […]
2012 in Review: Top 10 albums
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Sebastian
Lots of music last year. Not enough time to listen to everything yet. But here it goes (see 2011 here): Flying Colors – Flying Colors Van Halen – A different kind of truth Black Country Communion – Afterglow Paul Gilbert – Vibrato Steve Vai – The Story of Light Alicia Keys – Girl on Fire […]
Trivium will become this generation’s Metallica if…
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Sebastian
If Trivium manages to put out a decent follow-up to “In Waves” then there will be no stopping them. With their relentless touring schedule they have put themselves in a prime position to be heir apparent to Metallica. Just an observation.
November 16, 2012
Review: Black Country Communion – Afterglow
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Sebastian
This is a review I didn’t expect to write. Not that I don’t mind writing bad reviews or anything but I’d rather write about records that trigger some kind of emotion. And I didn’t expect Black Country Communion’s (BCC) Afterglow to do that for the simple reason that I am not such a big fan […]