I have created this blog to keep track of my progress on playing guitar, using the book "10 Minute Guitar Workout" by David Mead, where he proposes a guitar workout method that requires only 10 minutes on a daily basis. I am not publishing the excercises because of copyright reasons. I will also include some articles, opinions and other resources related to the electric guitar. Finally, I only hope it fits its purpose.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Dark Tranquility - Making of
Nice initiative of Scandinavian band Dark Tranquility by publishing on-line the process of conceiving and making real a music album, in this case, their February-March release "We Are The Void". Here are some of the reports, divided in several videos... maybe more to come. I love "Making Of"s:
Yeah, I know, I am supposed to continue with the Chart, but what I will do (at least try) is to post the whole chart all together and then keep track of my progress. Obviously, I will start from scratch again (like a baby learning to walk.... again!!).
OK, that said, this post is about the eleventh studio album by Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura. It was released on 23 January 2009 by independent German record label Steamhammer Records. This is the first album featuring new drummer Jean Dolabella, since the departure of Igor Cavalera in 2006.
This is the second concept album released by Sepultura, following 2006's Dante XXI which was based on Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy. A-Lex is based on the 1962 book A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess, which in 1971 was adapted into a film version by Stanley Kubrick. Apart from the name of the main character, A-Lex translates to "no law" in Latin.
Here is their first video from the single "We've Lost You!":
OK, so... what the hell has been happening lately!?!?! Well, load of things. First of all, I have to say that I am back home in Gran Canaria and I guess I will be staying here for a looong time :P I am happily living my life with my girlfriend, my kids (hehehehe, no... no kids), my family, etc. but I also have to say that I have left some very good friends in Tenerife, and they all are and will be for a lifetime.
So, after being in a couple of live shows in the Ibex 35 (its the name of the place) and listening to some hardcore metal music (Lamb of God) when reuniting with some old friends (None, Ayose & Javi Gragera), I remembered that I had an In Flames album on my iPod, which I went over through this last trip (business purposes, to Valladolid), their last one, 2008's "A Sense of Purpose".
In Flames is a Swedish band from Gothenburg, formed in 1990. The band is considered to be a pioneer and major influence to the melodic death metal music genre. Since the band's conception in 1990, they have received numerous awards and released nine studio albums and one live DVD. The origins are friends who now are members of other Swedish bands such as Dark Tranquility and At The Gates, being Jesper Strömblad the founder of In Flames. Their influences definitely come to Iron Maiden and death metal, but they have added other ingredients to their style, as you would notice if you follow their whole career.
Current members are: Anders Fridén - vocals Jesper Strömblad - guitar Björn Gelotte - guitar Peter Iwers - bass guitar Daniel Svensson - drums
I will definitely get hold of some more albums of their discography, especially the ones that bring my attention: "The Jester Race (1995)" and "Whoracle (1998)". Now, I will leave you with their first single of their last album. The song is called, "The Mirror's Truth":
