HeadlinesThe Dead Roses is spliting for a little while, nooooooooooooo me nor any of the fans think this is a good idea, but, I will allow you to do it only if you promise a extrodinary album when you guys come back to the music scene.
The IMA's announced the winners
Best Band [PANIC!]
Best Solo Artist [This Comatose]
Best Newcomer [Failed Youth]
Best Artwork [Sexy Star - "Boyfriend Thief"]
Best Album [Sexy Star - "Electronique"]
Best Single [Firecracker 47 - "Comatose"]
Best Live Act [GirlSpice]
Best Tour ['COREwhoreTOURfour (Madcore Tour 2K9)]
Most Attractive Male [Ryan Ross Hernandez]
Most Attractive Female [Taylor Asbridge (Dead Roses)]
Best Record Label/Management [Spice Records]
Best Personality [Sexy Star]
Best Presenter [Birdie, Lewis Mason, Jakey Comatose]
Icon Award [Transferium Project]
I thought all these winners actually make this, probaly the greatest IMA's to date.
ReviewsThe Wicker Man- "Jeremy"- This was a great album, the guitarist is a work of art and that drummer can play the hell outta them things, and this album show full potential, making it their highest selling album to date. Go pick up your copy, I promise you wont forget. (8/10)
Failed Youth- "Various Occurrences Whilst Intoxicated by Various Substances"- WOW, thats about all I have to say, wow, this album had me listening to all the songs on the album and feeling dissapointed when the album ended, this was suck a great album, I loved it. (9/10)
Featured Review-
The Barbs[/u]- "Dragon Dancer"- This album is great and I love it, the album is a piece of art sang by the legendary, now deceased, Jack Fate, what a great singer, speaking of singers did you hear the knew one, I can't tell much a difference, can you? But any way the album tells a story, one that you can really get into.(10/10)
ToursRatner's Star-
You can count on me being at one of these shows, I just can't waitPilot reunion tour-
This will be a great show, its a must see, so if they come to your hometown, come to the show if its not sold out.The 69 Sinz-
One of the shows of the year, hands down.Top Ten Bands10. The 69 Sinz
09. Dynomite
08. Failed Youth
07. PANIC!
06. The Wicker Man
05. Live Youth
04. Pilot
03. Firecracker 47
02. The Bards
01. Dead Roses
InterviewThis issue we will be interviewing The Wickerman on their new album "Jeremy"
Q: Where did the name of the album come from?
A: Brian: Well, I read a story online about how some kid who was constantly abused by his parents went mental and shot both of them before taking his own life, and the more we talked about it, the more we started to build on the story, and eventually the whole idea of 'Jeremy' kinda took shape.
Vinny: This whole topic was pretty fresh in our minds when we started writing songs, and un-intentionally we began to create riffs and progressions that just seemed to form the perfect soundtrack to the story of 'Jeremy', so when we went in to record, we decided that somehow it just felt write to record this "soundtrack", because it had basically manifested the entire band and the only way to get it off our chests was to share Jeremy's story with the world.
Q: Whats the number 1 single on the album?
A: Brian: The leading single is most likely gonna be 'Somewhere to Hide'. We really want to just hit every one over the head, and this is the ideal song for that, cause its starts out with a delicate little arpeggio, then it just bursts open and drowns you in pure heaviness.
Vinny: We'll most likely follow that up with a much more proggy song like 'Jeremy's Wall From Society' or 'When Hearts Bleed Ink'.
Brian: What we're trying to get at is that we don't really have a plan. *laughs*
Q: How long did it take the band to record "Jeremy"?
A: Vinny: Recording this album was definitely a trip for us, cause we're used to just going in there and laying down all the rythm, drums and bass at the same time, usually in one or two runs, and then just overdubbing solos, but instead we did everything separately and probably managed to get through a song in 3-4 days, since Scott H. (Producer, Blood of Wecz) really drove us to get everything perfect. Drum tracking alone took almost 2 weeks.
Q: Did the name of the album come fast or did it take a while to come up with it?
A: Brian:Well, we actually never intended on a double disc album, but like Vinny said earlier, we just felt we had to release the "soundtrack" material, so once we decided for sure that we were having a double disc, the name came pretty fast.
Q: What is the bands favourite song on the album?
A: Vinny: Personally I like the sheer face melting, spine crushing riffy masterpiece of 'The Abyss Looms Over Head', partially because it was the first song we've all written together, and it has the perfect combination of ripping riffs and technical proginess.
Brian: Well for me, considering I'm a guitarist I officially love 'Fistful Of Steel', cause its a song I wrote that is essentially a 6 and a half minute guitar solo, so whats not to like?
Q: Where was the album recorded?
A: Brian: At Vendetta Studios, which is a small studio in L.A. owned by our ex-bassist and close friend Zack Garcia's dad, which shows that there were no hard feelings about him leaving the band.
Q: What record label was the album released under?
A: Vinny: Molotov Records, which is officially the most kick-ass label ever.
Q: Will a tour follow the album?
A: Brian: We're about half way through our 'Darkest Tour', which is a massive 115 dates with openers Nile's Fear, so we still have a ways to go, but you can expect a shitload of Festivals and possibly a tour that is tentatively being called 'The Monsters' Call to Tour', named after the double disc containing 'Jeremy' and 'Satanic Pantheon", 'Call to Monstrosity', which is out in a box set at your local record shop now, so go buy it you little shits!
Thanks guys for all your time, we hope to interview you again, good luck on the rest of your journey as a band.
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