Album of the week # 6

Deftones - Diamond Eyes 2010

Deftones is an American rock band from Sacramento, California, formed in 1988 consisting of Chino Moreno (lead vocals and guitar), Stephen Carpenter (guitar), Chi Cheng (bass), Frank Delgado (keyboards and turntables), and Abe Cunningham (drums and percussion). They have released six albums to date, with their most recent Diamond Eyes in spring of 2010.

Diamond Eyes is the sixth album by American rock band Deftones, released worldwide on May 4, 2010 through Warner Bros. and Reprise Records. An album tentatively titled Eros was originally intended to be their sixth full-length release and follow up to Saturday Night Wrist (2006), but was not released due to bassist Chi Cheng entering a coma after a serious car accident that occurred in November 2008. The release of Eros was put on hold in favor of Diamond Eyes in June 2009. Former Quicksand bass player, Sergio Vega is featured on the album in substitution for Cheng.

Diamond Eyes was a critical and commercial success; obtaining a normalized score of 78 on review aggregator Metacritic, while achieving top 20 chartings on the Billboard 200, UK Albums Chart, and German Albums Chart.

Deftones released their sixth album, Diamond Eyes on May 4, 2010. The release of it was pushed forward from the initially reported May 18 release date, most likely due to the entire album having been leaked onto the Internet in March 2010. On February 23, 2010, the album's first single "Rocket Skates" was available for free download at www.gunsrazorsknives.com.

The album was produced by Nick Raskulinecz. Former Quicksand bassist, Sergio Vega, plays bass on the album, substituting for ailing bassist Chi Cheng.

Deftones have been confirmed to play Download Festival in 2010 in an announcement made via the official Download Festival website on January, 25th 2010. They are also confirmed to play Rock on the Range 2010 (May 22 and 23) and Vive Latino 2010 (April 24). They also played a one-off London show on May 12.

Deftones released the official music video for the album's first single, "Rocket Skates", on March 10.

On March 15, Deftones debuted their first radio-ready single "Diamond Eyes". Both "Diamond Eyes" and "Rocket Skates" received very positive reviews from fans and critics alike, many making comparisons of the two singles' style and sound to that of material from their album Around the Fur.

Deftones released the official music video for the album's second single, "Diamond Eyes", on April 13.

Deftones are mapping out more US headlining tour dates prior to their joint outing with Mastodon and Alice in Chains this fall on the BLACKDIAMONDSKYE tour; The band’s newly announced dates will begin in on the West Coast in California in August and will take the band across the Midwest through the Southeast. The tour kicks off in Ventura, CA on August 6 and wraps up in Cleveland on September 14.

Teaming up with bands Mastodon and Alice in Chains, Deftones will be going on tour fall 2010 in the United States and Canada. The tour is called Blackdiamondskye, a portmanteau of the three bands' latest albums (Black Gives Way to Blue, Diamond Eyes, and Crack the Skye). There is currently a petition on Australian website Dripping Acid Airwaves to bring Deftones and the Blackdiamondskye tour to Australia and NZ. The site also features the 'Put On Your Goggles' mash-up promo video for the tour which has received extensive play on YouTube.

Track listing:

> Diamond Eyes

> Royal

> CMND/CTRL

> You`ve Seen The Butcher

> Beauty School

> Prince

> Rocket Skates

> Sextape

> Risk

> 976 - EVIL

> This Place Is Death

Enjoy

4 you

Cu tupeu din Six Feet Under Medias :p

> Creed - Higher
> Vama - Cantec De Gasit
> The 69 Eyes - Feel Berlin
> Alter Bridge - Shed My Skin

Enjoy it??

Album of the week # 5

Bullet For My Valentine - Fever 2010

Bullet for My Valentine are a Welsh heavy metal band from Bridgend, formed in 1998. The band is composed of Matt Tuck (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Michael Paget (lead guitar), Jason James (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Michael Thomas (drums). They were formed under the name Jeff Killed John and started their music career by covering songs by Metallica and Nirvana. Jeff Killed John recorded six songs which were not released; two of these tracks were reworked later in their career as Bullet for My Valentine. Financial difficulties dictated the name change, which was followed by a change in music direction. In 2002, the band secured a five-album deal with Sony BMG. The band has stated that their music is influenced by classic heavy metal acts such as Metallica, Iron Maiden, and Slayer. The band is part of the Cardiff music scene.

Bullet for My Valentine's debut album, The Poison, was released on October 3, 2005 in the United Kingdom and on February 14, 2006 in the United States to coincide with Valentine's Day hence their band name. The album entered the Billboard 200 in the US at number 128. It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. The band made appearances at the Download Festival and Kerrang! XXV, and undertook a US tour with Rob Zombie. Bullet for My Valentine's second studio album, Scream Aim Fire, was released on January 29, 2008 and debuted at number four on the Billboard 200. The band's third album, Fever, was released on April 26, 2010 and debuted at number three on the Billboard 200. The band has sold over two million albums worldwide and are the most-successful act of all-time in the Kerrang! Awards category of "Best British Band" with three wins.

Fever is the third studio album by Welsh heavy metal band, Bullet for My Valentine. Containing eleven tracks, the album was released on April 26 and 27, 2010 in the UK and in the US, respectively. The band will be touring the US this spring to support their new album, starting on April 30, 2010; And also, they will be headlining the second stage at this year's Download Festival, which started in June 2010. The album sold 71,000 copies in the US and 21,965 in the UK in its first week of release to debut at position #3 on The Billboard 200 and #1 on Billboard's Rock and Alternative charts, making it the band's most successful record to date.

Track listing:

> Your Betrayal

> Fever

> The Last Fight

> A Place Where You Belong

> Pleasure And Pain

> Alone

> Breaking Out, Breaking Down

> Bittersweet Memories

> Dignity

> Begging For Mercy

> Pretty On The Outside

Enjoy!

Playlist de weekend (SPEED me towards death)

If you are in the mood of pushing yourself to the limit, then put the pedal to the metal, flashing your entire life between your eyes, with adrenaline pumping through your veins, quench your thirst with gasoline.

So give me fuel, give me fire, give me that which I desire:

> Metallica – Fuel

> Guns `N` Roses – You Could Be Mine

> Danny Elfman – The Little Things

> Marylin Manson – This Is The New Shit

> Volbeat – Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood

> Nickelback – Next Contestant

> Rammstein – Du Hast

> Mastodon – Blood & Thunder

> Airbourne – Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast

> U2 – Elevation

> Foo Fighters – The Pretender

> Lynyrd Skynyrd – Freebird

> Steel Dragon – We All Die Young

> Pantera – Cemetery Gates

> Metallica – Fade To Black

Enjoy!

Nothing at all

Fading away from water, still drying yourself with air and wind and rough towels; your skin is burn and broken, but still so soft and…

… I want to walk into your grave…

… your parfume still impregnate in my blanket reminds of you, of your sweet taste, your soft skin…

… I learn as I go to float far away into silence in that quiet bliss…

… of your soft hair and gentle touch.

Speed me towards death while you killing me softly…

… where will we go when we get old? When the bustle and the noise get too frightening…

… while the sounds decompose into tiny little fragments of notes and feelings, with slow down drum rhythms and low pitch bass lines, fading all away…

… will you walk into the grave with me? Will you leave this empty world? Soft and wistfull, to sink into the dark, dark earth and never reappear would be blissful…

… fading all away in silence that can speak so much louder than words.

> Rob Dougan – Nothing At All