Yeeps, this just came along in the mail:
SUSPERIA VOCALIST SUFFERS HEART ATTACK OSLO, NORWAY -- Athera ( Pal Mathieson) , vocalist with Norwegian band SUSPERIA, was rushed to Akershus Universitetssykehus Hospital in Lørenskog, Norway on the morning of March 9th suffering from acute stomach pains and heavy bleeding. Initial tests revealed that the singer had suffered a heart attack caused by a damaged blood vessel. Athera is currently in the intensive care unit under close observation, while further tests are carried out. He is expected to remain hospitalised for the foreseeable future. At this moment future plans including touring commitments remain unchanged, until a full diagnosis of his condition has been confirmed. Athera recently completed vocals on SUSPERIA's fifh studio album, which is due for an early summer release through the bands new label Candlelight Records.The band worked continuously throughout 2008 on the album which Athera described as "going back to the early days with the melancholic riffing and dark emotional vocals and coming all the way through to today, with a perfect blend of everything Susperia has been and become." Everyone involved with the band wishes Athera a fast and speedy recovery.
OSLO, NORWAY -- Athera ( Pal Mathieson) , vocalist with Norwegian band SUSPERIA, was rushed to Akershus Universitetssykehus Hospital in Lørenskog, Norway on the morning of March 9th suffering from acute stomach pains and heavy bleeding. Initial tests revealed that the singer had suffered a heart attack caused by a damaged blood vessel. Athera is currently in the intensive care unit under close observation, while further tests are carried out. He is expected to remain hospitalised for the foreseeable future. At this moment future plans including touring commitments remain unchanged, until a full diagnosis of his condition has been confirmed. Athera recently completed vocals on SUSPERIA's fifh studio album, which is due for an early summer release through the bands new label Candlelight Records.The band worked continuously throughout 2008 on the album which Athera described as "going back to the early days with the melancholic riffing and dark emotional vocals and coming all the way through to today, with a perfect blend of everything Susperia has been and become." Everyone involved with the band wishes Athera a fast and speedy recovery.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 10 March 2009 18:29 (fifteen years ago) link
That's a shame, Susperia's a good band.
Meanwhile, Varg's about to be released from prison...
― A. Begrand, Tuesday, 10 March 2009 18:33 (fifteen years ago) link
new Edguy album feels like they're going through the motions. "Ministry of Saints" is really good, but it's all downhill from there.
Still don't understand this at all, btw. Favorite cuts are probably "The Pride Of Creation" (starts fast with a pretty melody, slows down some and the melody keeps on hooking); "Dragonfly" (huge-chorus Queensryche/late-Lep drama-metal with ridiculous words apparently meant to be some kind of drug metaphor); "Speedhoven" (beautiful Thin Lizzy style guitars); "Dead Or Rock" (fake Axl sleaze better than anything on Chinese Democracy and maybe even as good as the first and possibly only Wildside album); "Aren't You A Little Pervert Too" (mid period Faith No More as a parody redneck country band: "There's a million ways to get off/I have seen it on TV in Tokyo/In Finland and Australia/Not so much in America/Americans prefer the rodeo," haw.)
Singles comp seemed clunky in comparison, though I admittedly need to listen to it more. Only problem is, my copy somehow seems to have disappeared somewhere, in transit between Queens and Austin.
― xhuxk, Tuesday, 10 March 2009 22:25 (fifteen years ago) link
I dunno, "Speedhoven" is a baffling mess to my ears, and the aardvark bit in "The Pride of Creation" struck me just plain goofy. As for "Aren't You A Little Pervert Too", I found that to be completely unfunny, and kind of condescending.
"Lavatory Love Machine", now that's a funny song. Classic stuff.
― A. Begrand, Tuesday, 10 March 2009 22:42 (fifteen years ago) link
http://theendrecords.com/images/stories/covers/Nadja_When_I_See_cover_400x400.jpg
01. Only Shallow (My Bloody Valentine)02. Pea (Codeine)03. No Cure For The Lonely (Swans)04. Dead Skin Mask (Slayer)05. The Sun Always Shines On TV (A-ha)06. Needle In The Hay (Elliott Smith)07. Long Dark Twenties (Kids In The Hall)08. Faith (The Cure)
― scott seward, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 01:29 (fifteen years ago) link
didn't some euro-metal band just cover that a-ha song on THEIR covers album? can't remember who. a-ha love is always nice to see though.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 01:30 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah, Liv Kristine's husband's band, I forget their name...Atrocity, that's it.
But the Nadja album looks really interesting. The MBV cover sounds colossal, like a 45 rpm played at 33 1/3.
― A. Begrand, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 01:45 (fifteen years ago) link
eww that cover
― WEREWOLF CONGRESS (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 01:47 (fifteen years ago) link
eww those covers
Album of the year (maybe)
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 01:51 (fifteen years ago) link
Look at the sad indie kids! So cuet!
― Vulgar Display of Flowers (J3ff T.), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 02:18 (fifteen years ago) link
Sad indie kids confounded by the old tree. Luckily he has a birdcage to capture it!
― legendary North American forest ape (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 02:20 (fifteen years ago) link
They're trying to capture the sun, which is hidden in the old tree, so they can put it in their television.
― Vulgar Display of Flowers (J3ff T.), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 02:28 (fifteen years ago) link
Is there a date on the Nadja? The A-Ha cover is monumental, even in crappy MySpace streaming version.
― a golden unicorn who poops diamonds (EZ Snappin), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 02:28 (fifteen years ago) link
Haha, I actually like the cover!
And you're right about the a-ha tune, they do a great job.
― A. Begrand, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 04:31 (fifteen years ago) link
didn't some euro-metal band just cover that a-ha song on THEIR covers album?
IIRC Susperia also did one on an EP a few years ago.
― Hiram, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 11:51 (fifteen years ago) link
Man, I was banging on about 'Pea' on that Codeine thread a couple of weeks back. Such a great song. When I see the suuunnnn... *CRASH*. Dunno if I particularly wanna hear that Nadja album though.
― Dom Cry For Me, Passantino (NickB), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 12:07 (fifteen years ago) link
wau i know that i do
― Burt_ in the disco! Hongro blessed DJ! (jjjusten), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 15:54 (fifteen years ago) link
nadja tracklisting makes me want to kill myself
― Just one thing I was thinking about as I was getting on the copter (J0hn D.), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 16:25 (fifteen years ago) link
Because you didn't think of doing it first? ;)
― Pfunkboy in blood drenched rabbit suit jamming in the woods (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 16:28 (fifteen years ago) link
lol yeah I've just been waiting to cover all the stuff I liked in my twenties "metal style"
― Just one thing I was thinking about as I was getting on the copter (J0hn D.), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 16:32 (fifteen years ago) link
I was in my teens (just) when most of that stuff was out. I have the A-ha 7", i think i was in 1st or 2nd year at secondary school when that was out. Wasn't that actually a cover anyway?
― Pfunkboy in blood drenched rabbit suit jamming in the woods (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 16:34 (fifteen years ago) link
btw I want to go on record and say I had written the next SPD before I caught wind of this malodorous album
― Just one thing I was thinking about as I was getting on the copter (J0hn D.), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 16:37 (fifteen years ago) link
you can't talk that way about ned's favorite album of the year!
― scott seward, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 16:47 (fifteen years ago) link
i like the cover; kinda looks like the work of comix great Chester Brown to me.
― \m/ suggest ban to hell \m/ (Ioannis), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 16:48 (fifteen years ago) link
http://theendrecords.com/images/stories/bandpics/nadja_promo.jpg
― scott seward, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 16:50 (fifteen years ago) link
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/17259181/Nadja+l8124062366_6148.jpg
― Pfunkboy in blood drenched rabbit suit jamming in the woods (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 16:53 (fifteen years ago) link
who's the artist?
― \m/ suggest ban to hell \m/ (Ioannis), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 16:56 (fifteen years ago) link
conor oberst
― Just one thing I was thinking about as I was getting on the copter (J0hn D.), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 16:57 (fifteen years ago) link
I lol'ed.
― legendary North American forest ape (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 16:58 (fifteen years ago) link
heheh
― \m/ suggest ban to hell \m/ (Ioannis), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 16:59 (fifteen years ago) link
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f253/Klawful-image/COVER-1.jpghttp://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f253/Klawful-image/COVER-interior.jpghttp://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f253/Klawful-image/NEEDLE_ESMITH_FLAT.jpg
Posted by the artist himself on dffd http://www.foreverdoomed.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=159&start=990
― Pfunkboy in blood drenched rabbit suit jamming in the woods (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 17:01 (fifteen years ago) link
i hope the next cover is done by the penny arcade dudes
― WEREWOLF CONGRESS (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 17:13 (fifteen years ago) link
hahahaha.
― original bgm, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 18:12 (fifteen years ago) link
i wish i had the skills to do a pic of Fonzi jumping the shark in that same style.
― The Lost Boys Buff Guy Playing Sax (rockapads), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 18:28 (fifteen years ago) link
from what I've heard of the new Blut Aus Nord, I am going to love this album for a long time.
― The Lost Boys Buff Guy Playing Sax (rockapads), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 18:31 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah, that's my fave of the year so far.
― original bgm, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 18:44 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.hottopic.com/hottopic/store/muze_new.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442196427&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302028381&bmUID=1236783588943
― Pfunkboy in blood drenched rabbit suit jamming in the woods (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 19:56 (fifteen years ago) link
― WEREWOLF CONGRESS (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, March 11, 2009 5:13 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
I like Nadja a bunch but this is basically the first thing I thought of when I saw the first pic the guy did, and not at all in a good way. I actually have the album on now and the MBV cover sounds exactly how you'd expect, which I'm OK with. It came in the post with the Karl Sanders solo album, which sounds quite intriuging if not really at all metal
― Luka ModReq (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 20:21 (fifteen years ago) link
not heard it, but id like to
― Pfunkboy in blood drenched rabbit suit jamming in the woods (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 20:24 (fifteen years ago) link
It's cheesier than dark, but I'm surprised how much I'm enjoying the gothic-industrial-metal-album The Only Salvation, by the Norwegian band Artifact. Kind of like an amped up version of (later) Gary Numan, with the occasional death-metal blurt.
Also, both the new Kreator and Sirenia albums, which I've had around since before the new year, continue to impress me anew every time something from them comes up on my Shuffle.
And yeah, Blut Aus Nord. And Nightbringer. And Absu. Already another really good year...
― glenn mcdonald, Thursday, 12 March 2009 01:38 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Music-instruments/Music-memorabilia/Other/auction-207392280.htm
― Pfunkboy in blood drenched rabbit suit jamming in the woods (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 12 March 2009 12:59 (fifteen years ago) link
digging the dragon painting to the right of the cabinet of deth.
― original bgm, Thursday, 12 March 2009 13:38 (fifteen years ago) link
If I had $10,000, I would totally get that.
― Vulgar Display of Flowers (J3ff T.), Thursday, 12 March 2009 15:33 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.exclaim.ca/images/up-7dead.jpghttp://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=130&csid2=804&fid1=37081
In which our intrepid, forest-dwelling hipsters absolutely fucking brutalize the Slayer classic.
This album's going to be incredible.
― A. Begrand, Thursday, 12 March 2009 21:26 (fifteen years ago) link
The Gathering new singer is... Silje Wergeland from Octavia Speratihttp://bit.ly/4hnAO
The Gathering on myspacehttp://www.myspace.com/gatheringofficial
― djmartian, Thursday, 12 March 2009 22:04 (fifteen years ago) link
The new songs are good, and I was a fan of Octavia Sperati, but I was expecting something a little bolder. Instead the new stuff, while lovely, sounds a bit pedestrian.
― A. Begrand, Thursday, 12 March 2009 22:08 (fifteen years ago) link
no anneke no credibility
― scott seward, Thursday, 12 March 2009 22:11 (fifteen years ago) link
i'll tell you one thing about nadja's slayer cover, it's long.
― scott seward, Thursday, 12 March 2009 22:22 (fifteen years ago) link
It might be long, but it's far from tedious.
― A. Begrand, Thursday, 12 March 2009 22:27 (fifteen years ago) link