NYS Music 20​14

Tag: Black Sabbath

  • CNY’s Joey Belladonna of Anthrax Among 57th Grammys’ Best Metal Performance

    For the fifth time in the band’s career, Anthrax has been nominated for the upcoming 57th Annual Grammy Awards for ‘Best Metal Performance.’ Anthrax, fronted by CNY’s Joey Belladonna have yet to take home the award. They’re nominated for their cover of Black Sabbath’s “Neon Knights” off of This Is Your Life: Tribute To Ronnie James Dio.

    The great and late Ronnie James Dio, a Cortland, NY native who lead bands like Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and of course his own band Dio, lost his battle to stomach cancer back in 2010. This Is Your Life: Tribute To Ronnie James Dio was released this past April with rave reviews among fans and critics alike, also spawned another Grammy Nomination with “Last In Line” covered by Tenacious D.

    Other nominees include Mastodon with “High Road,” Motörhead’s “Heartbreaker,” And Slipknot rounds it off with their newly released single “The Negative One.”

    Metallica picked up a nomination with their filmed concert “Metallica: Through The Never” for ‘Best Music Film’ and Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross picked up a nomination for their score of the movie “Gone Girl” for ‘Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media.’ Last year Trent Reznor made waves when he said “Fuck the Grammy’s” via Twitter, when his performance with Queens Of The Stone Age was cut short during the credits.

    The 57th Grammys airs on CBS Sunday, February 8 at 8PM eastern time. No word on whether or not the ‘Best Metal Performance’ will be televised.

    Big congrats to Joey Belladonna and the members of Anthrax for their hard work and getting the nomination.  Who do you think should win at the upcoming Grammys? Sound off below!

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  • Ozzy Osbourne To Release ‘Memoirs Of A Madman’ CD/DVD October 7

    The Prince of Darkness himself, Ozzy Osbourne has had a very colorful career with his years in Black Sabbath, as well as a solo career that saw him sell over 50 million albums and earn a Grammy award. On October 7, Memoirs Of A Madman CD/DVD will be unleashed to the masses including a CD of radio singles spanning Ozzy’s career.

    memoirs of a madmanThe track listing will include the following;

    01. Crazy Train 02. Mr. Crowley 03. Flying High Again 04. Over The Mountain 05. Bark At The Moon 06. The Ultimate Sin 07. Miracle Man 08. No More Tears (edit) 09. Mama, I’m Coming Home 10. Road To Nowhere 11. Perry Mason 12. I Just Want You 13. Gets Me Through 14. Dreamer 15. I Don’t Wanna Stop 16. Life Won’t Wait 17. Let Me Hear You Scream

    The DVD set is a real treat – It includes music videos showcasing Ozzy’s entire solo career, including never before seen video footage, behind the scenes footage, and never before released concert footage. It also features a concert in Rochester with Randy Rhoads on guitar that was filmed in 1981.

    Most footage comes from out of print VHS tapes, and other rare material.

    The DVD includes:

    DVD 1

    The Music Videos

    * Bark At The Moon * So Tired * The Ultimate Sin * Lightning Strikes * Crazy Train * Miracle Man * Crazy Babies * Breaking All The Rules * No More Tears * Mama, I’m Coming Home * Mr. Tinkertrain * Time After Time * Road To Nowhere * I Don’t Want To Change The World (Live) * Changes * Perry Mason * I Just Want You * See You On The Other Side * Back On Earth * Gets Me Through * Dreamer * In My Life * I Don’t Wanna Stop * Let Me Hear You Scream * Life Won’t Wait * Let It Die

    Bonus

    * Mama, I’m Coming Home (alternate version) * The Making of Let Me Hear You Scream * The Making of Life Won’t Wait

    DVD 2

    Rochester, NY 1981

    * I Don’t Know * Suicide Solution * Mr. Crowley * Crazy Train

    Ozzy’s Bunker

    Albuquerque, NM 1982

    * Over The Mountain

    MTV 1982 New York, NY 1982

    * Fairies Wear Boots (clip)

    Ozzy’s Bunker

    Entertainment USA 1984 Kansas City, MO 1986 (Jake E Lee, Phil Soussan, Randy Castillo)

    * Bark At The Moon * Never Know Why

    Ozzy’s Bunker

    * Killer Of Giants * Thank God For The Bomb * Secret Loser

    Ozzy’s Bunker

    Philadelphia, PA 1989 (Zakk Wylde, Geezer Butler, Randy Castillo)

    * Bloodbath In Paradise * Tattooed Dancer * Miracle Man

    MTV 1989 Marquee, UK 1991 (Zakk Wylde, Mike Inez, Randy Castillo)

    * Bark At The Moon (clip)

    Studio 1992

    San Diego, CA 1992 (Zakk Wylde, Mike Inez, Randy Castillo)

    * I Don’t Want To Change The World * Road To Nowhere

    Japan 1992

    * Ozzy’s Bunker * No More Tears

    Studio 1992

    * Desire

    MTV 1992

    * Mama, I’m Coming Home

    Studio 1992

    * “Ozzmosis” Recording Session 1995

    Ozzfest 1996 (Joe Holmes, Robert Trujillo, Mike Bordin)

    * Perry Mason

    Fame & Fortune

    Tokyo, Japan 2001 (Zakk Wylde, Robert Trujillo, Mike Bordin)

    * Gets Me Through

    Fame & Fortune

    Ozzfest 2007 (Zakk Wylde, Blasko, Mike Bordin)

    * Not Going Away

    “Black Rain” Photo Shoot

    Las Vegas, NV 2007 (Zakk Wylde, Blasko, Mike Bordin, Adam Wakeman)

    * I Don’t Wanna Stop

    “Scream” Recording Session 2010

    London, England 2010 (Gus G, Blasko, Tommy Clufetos, Adam Wakeman)

    * Let Me Hear You Scream

    Bonus

    Philadelphia, PA 1989 (Zakk Wylde, Geezer Butler, Randy Castillo)

    * Flying High Again

    Tokyo, Japan 2001 (Zakk Wylde, Robert Trujillo, Mike Bordin)

    * Believer

    Memorirs Of A Madman will also be released on a two-LP set and two-LP picture disc set configuration.

    Currently Ozzy Osbourne just wrapped up a tour with Black Sabbath, and is expected to return to his solo career before Black Sabbath hits the road again.

  • Hearing Aide: Let Go Daylight ‘Traditions Carved by Wounded Hands’

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    Traditions Carved by Wounded Hands, let go daylight’s first LP, drops on Saturday, June 14th.

    Heavily steeped in the sounds of Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, let go daylight – they seem to market themselves in lower case – is an amalgamation of Troy musicians that have crossed over from several different bands to collaborate on this latest venture.

    Let Go Daylight’s first LP since forming in 2012, Traditions Carved by Wounded Hands successfully captures a reminiscent flare to the aforementioned Sabbath, such as with the opening track of “Honey Wagon” or “Leave Me Be”.  However, poised so close together at the beginning, it lends to some trepidation that the listener will be subjected to another Sabbath clone.  But then, a funky bass guitar played by Mike Shudt leads us into the fourth track, “The Guts and the Glory”.  As one continues to listen, you become more conscious of a transition into contemporary hard rock with “Let It Burn” to even toeing the line of punk. Ralph Renna’s bass to baritone vocals throughout the LP goes into Glenn Danzig territory with “A New Revolution”. However, a manic display of trippy guitar play by Dave White, accompanied with a strong performance by drummer Rocky Morey, at the introduction of “August Fire” showcases the band’s breadth of talent, but as it clocks in at under three and a half minutes, with a decrescendo to close out the album, I can’t help wanting more.

    This four-piece band, though together for a relative short time, each is a veteran of his trade, having cut teeth with other bands (Last Call, Flate Broke, and Thrust). Nonetheless, they compliment each other well.  After listening to this LP several times, you will start to hear a distinct sound germinated from the icons of the past and blossoming out with flashes of brilliance. Traditions is a good LP on its own, but it makes this listener perhaps more excited to hear how they progress further with their sound. If indeed the progressions realized throughout the chronology of this LP continue out to the next, that could be the makings of a standout performance.

    The band drops the LP on June 14th, coinciding the release with a live performance at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que in Troy.  If you’d like to listen to the album in full or purchase the album, click on the respective links.

    Key Tracks: The Guts and the Glory, Let It Burn, August Fire.