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Supergroup CATEGORY 7 Sign To Metal Blade Records!

Metal Blade Records has signed a brand-new supergroup, CATEGORY 7 to their roster. The band consists of current and former members of Anthrax, Armored Saint, Adrenaline Mob, Machine Head, Overkill, Exodus, and Shadows Fall. Keep reading to get more information about this exciting new band. From The Press Release Metal Blade Records is pleased to welcome CATEGORY 7, the new band featuring…

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I knew I needed to go to this as soon as I heard that Shadows Fall, who had regrouped in 2021 after an indefinite hiatus that lasted seven years and saw drummer Jason Bittner join Flotsam and Jetsam and eventually Overkill, and lead guitar GOD Jonathan Donais join Anthrax, intended on performing their 2004 CLASSIC, The War Within in its entirety. That was fucking huge news! But for those of you who might be clueless, let’s discuss why! The Importance of The War Within The War Within, the band’s fourth album and third with vocalist Brian Fair, is the most important album in the band’s entire catalog. It was released on the heels of their previous album, 2002’s The Art of Balance, which went on to sell over 100,000 copies in a time when album sales were steadily declining. You bet your ass I was one of those 100,000 people who actually bought the fucking record! I even saw Shadows Fall live for the first time a year later during an Ozzfest off-date. Having come from the New Wave of American Heavy Metal scene that was largely based in the Northeast and spawned bands such as Aftershock and Overcast – those two bands being the roots of Shadows Fall and especially Killswitch Engage – alongside All That Remains (Phil Labonte was actually the vocalist on Shadows Fall’s 1997 debut, Somber Eyes to The Sky), God Forbid (more on that band later!), Mastodon and Lamb of God, the sound was largely a mix of Hardcore breakdowns and Metallic intensity. Unfortunately, this became Metalcore. But Shadows Fall were different. Via Brain Fair’s roots in Overcast, especially after he joined Shadows Fall for their second album, 2000’s Of One Blood, the hardcore influence could be heard. But thanks to those riffs that scream Iron Maiden AND Morbid Angel, along with Jon Donais’ Randy Rhoads meets Zakk Wylde lead guitar style, they were far more Metal than Hardcore. By the time The War Within was released, the press at large had been calling them the next Metallica for two years, thanks to The Art of Balance. With TWW, the guitars were even stronger than on the last album, the drums were harder hitting, the production was clearer, and the song writing was even stronger. The album had debuted at #28 on the Billboard charts. I was a first day buyer, taking to bus to Sam Goody right after I finished with class for the day. It’d earned them sales of almost 400,000 copies – a FIRST for Century Media Records! – their first main stage slot on the next year’s Ozzfest (the last time I saw them live), and eventually, a major label deal with Atlantic Records. I still remember driving from Staten Island to Starland Ballroom to see Mastodon in May of 2005. I was on Rt 9, driving over the water, WSOU (more on them momentarily) on the radio, when the DJ announced that The War Within had sold 200,000 copies. The was incredible to hear; it meant a lot to the fans, I’m sure, and it meant a lot to the underground Metal scene, especially with Lamb of God releasing their major label debut nine months prior, and Mastodon very close to signing their own major label deal. The Show The show, I’m pretty sure was organized by WSOU, the top college station in terms of playing underground Heavy Metal for DECADES. My first exposure to WSOU in the early months of 1997 happened by mistake. I was looking for another station when I came across this one station that happened to be blasting Death Metal, the likes of which my 7th grade, dumbass self had never heard before and I’d assumed that this had to be the station. It wasn’t, but I clearly still listened up until they were forced to change their format right at the beginning of 2002. They eventually were able to revert back to their prior format; but they had to fight hard to make it happen. It’s been my first show at Starland since I saw Zakk Sabbath in 2017. And before that, the last time I’d been there was most likely the 2008 Summer Slaughter tour, with such a shitty lineup that I totally forgot that it was the last time I saw The Black Dahlia Murder! But I spent a good thre...

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Thursday, March 21: Shadows Fall, "King of Nothing"

Retribution wasn’t so much a reset as a recalibration for Shadows Fall: after leaning too hard on the traditional metal aspects of their sound on Threads of Life, their sixth album aimed for something of a return to the trad/metalcore balance of The War Within.  To that end, “King of Nothing” weaved in both elements with traditional song structures and guest growling from Randy Blythe.  And although the band had taken a step backward both artistically and commercially on their previous album, their interplay remained strong as usual, with Jason Bittner’s prog/thrash drumming adding further dynamics to Matt Bachand and Jonathan Donais’ alternately crunching and weaving riffs.  Through it all, Brian Fair remained one of the more underrated vocalists on the scene, bringing plenty of his own personality to both his Hetfield-esque yarl and the metalcore roaring.  Shadows Fall unfortunately fell behind their peers in Killswitch Engage and Lamb of God, but “King of Nothing” was one of the better tracks of its time, and the guys presaged much of the thrash and trad metal revivals that would soon dominate the scene, and with better songs to boot.

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YYNOT presents Bubba Bash January 7, 2023 Keswick Theater Glenside, Pennsylvania Bubba Bash takes place on the third anniversary of Neil Peart’s death.  All proceeds go to benefit Cedars Sinai.  Check the following links for tickets and auction items. Here is the Blabbermouth article on the event.  Get your tickets before they are sold out.  It’s one event you don’t want to miss. Auction items - YYNOT.com Tickets - https://bit.ly/3FAaT6U

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27th Annual Art Directors Guild Awards — Film Winners

Period Feature Film “All Quiet on the Western Front” (Production Designer: Christian M. Goldbeck) “Babylon” (Production Designer: Florencia Martin) — WINNER “Elvis” (Production Designers: Catherine Martin, Karen Murphy “The Fabelmans” (Production Designer: Rick Carter) “White Noise” (Production Designer: Jess Gonchor)

Fantasy Feature Film “Avatar: The Way of Water” (Production Designers: Dylan Cole, Ben Procter) “The Batman” (Production Designer: James Chinlund) “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” (Production Designer: Hannah Beachler) “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (Production Designer: Jason Kisvarday) — WINNER “Nope” (Production Designer: Ruth De Jong)

Contemporary Feature Film “Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths” (Production Designer: Eugenio Caballero) “Bullet Train” (Production Designer: David Scheunemann) “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” (Production Designer: Rick Heinrichs) — WINNER “Tár” (Production Designer: Marco Bittner Rosser) “Top Gun: Maverick” (Production Designer: Jeremy Hindle)

Animated Feature Film “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” (Production Designers: Guy Davis, Curt Enderle) — WINNER “Lightyear” (Production Designer: Tim Evatt) “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” (Production Designer: Liz Toonkel) “Puss In Boots: The Last Wish” (Production Designer: Nate Wragg) “Turning Red” (Production Designer: Rona Liu)

Cinematic Imagery Award Baz Luhrmann & Catherine Martin, “Elvis”

William Cameron Menzies Award Guillermo del Toro, “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”

Lifetime Achievement Award Michael Denering, Luis G. Hoyos, Lilly Kilvert, Janet Kusnick

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Statcat's official list of favorite Cats performers

(I'm horrible with specific ranking so performers are listed in alphabetical order gfiuedw)

Alonzo: Jason Gardiner, Matt Huet

Bombalurina: Erica Lee Cianiculli, Rosemarie Ford, Chelsea Nicole Mitchell, Christine Cornish Smith

Cassandra: Lexy Bittner, Emily Pynenburg, Mette Towley

Demeter: Nora DeGreen, Kim Faure, Juliann Kuchocki, Aeva May, Madison Mitchell, Cornelia Waibel

Electra: Lili Froehlich

Grizabella: Tayler Harris, Jennifer Hudson, Elaine Paige, Mamie Parris

Gus: Christopher Gurr, John Mills, Tony Mowatt

Jellylorum: Sara Jean Ford, Kayli Jamison

Jemima/Sillabub: Arianna Rosario, Ahren Victory

Jennyanydots: Eloise Kropp, Susie McKenna, Emily Jeanne Phillips

Macavity: Daniel Gaymon

Mistoffelees: Jacob Brent, Tion Gaston

Mungojerrie: Danny Collins, Max Craven, John Thornton, Drew Varley

Munkustrap: Robbie Fairchild, Michael Gruber, Matthew Pike, Kade Wright

Old Deuteronomy: Ken Page

Plato: Daniel Gaymon, Tyler John Logan

Rum Tum Tugger: Jason Derulo, John Partridge, Hank Santos, Siegmar Tonk

Rumpleteazer: Jo Gibb, Shonica Gooden, Bonnie Langford, Taryn Smithson

Skimbleshanks: Jeremy Davis, Geoffrey Garratt, Steven McRae, Christopher Salvaggio

Tumblebrutus: Daymon Montaigne-Jones, Devin Neilson

Victoria: Phyllida Crowley Smith, Francesca Hayward, Yuka Notsuka, Georgina Pazcoguin

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New Heavy Metal Supergroup CATEGORY 7 To Release Eponymous Debut Full-Length On July 26th

“It’s all about big verses and big songs, and it has a lot of the elements we’ve explored in our other bands,” explains CATEGORY 7 guitarist and main songwriter Mike Orlando.

CATEGORY 7, the new heavy metal outfit boasting the all-star lineup of John Bush (Armored Saint, Anthrax), Mike Orlando (Adrenaline Mob, Sonic Universe, Noturnall), Phil Demmel (Machine Head, Kerry King, Vio-Lence), Jack Gibson (Exodus), and Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall, Overkill), will release their self-titled debut full-length on July 26th through Metal Blade Records. Continue reading New Heavy…

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Supergroup CATEGORY 7 to Release Eponymous Debut Full-Length on July 26th

Photo by Rob Shotwell CATEGORY 7, the new heavy metal outfit boasting the all-star lineup of John Bush (Armored Saint, Anthrax), Mike Orlando (Adrenaline Mob, Sonic Universe, Noturnall), Phil Demmel (Machine Head, Kerry King, Vio-Lence), Jack Gibson (Exodus), and Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall, Overkill), will release their self-titled debut full-length on July 26th through Metal Blade…

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Supergroup CATEGORY 7 Featuring Current and Former Members of Anthrax, Armored Saint, Adrenaline Mob, Machine Head, Overkill, Exodus, and Shadows Fall Joins Metal Blade Records!

Comments Metal Blade Records’ founder Brian Slagel of the signing, “Happy to welcome CATEGORY 7 into the Metal Blade family. Of course, some of them are already in! Seriously love working with this crew and it’s great stuff!”

Metal Blade Records is pleased to welcome CATEGORY 7, the new band featuring vocalist John Bush, guitarists Phil Demmel and Mike Orlando, bassist Jack Gibson, and drummer Jason Bittner, to its legendary roster! Continue reading Supergroup CATEGORY 7 Featuring Current and Former Members of Anthrax, Armored Saint, Adrenaline Mob, Machine Head, Overkill, Exodus, and Shadows Fall Joins Metal…

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Annunciate le #nomination degli attesi Art Directors Guild Awards (#ADG), i riconoscimenti con cui annualmente il sindacato degli scenografi sceglie le migliori prestazioni professionali in ambito cinematografico e televisivo. I loro verdetti sono considerati un tassello chiave nelle dinamiche dell’Awards Season, perché consentono di prevedere il successivo vincitore agli Oscar nella categoria miglior scenografia. PERIOD FEATURE FILM “All Quiet on the Western Front” (Production Designer: Christian M. Goldbeck) “Babylon” (Production Designer: Florencia Martin) “Elvis” (Production Designers: Catherine Martin, Karen Murphy “The Fabelmans” (Production Designer: Rick Carter) “White Noise” (Production Designer: Jess Gonchor) FANTASY FEATURE FILM “Avatar: The Way of Water” (Production Designers: Dylan Cole, Ben Procter) “The Batman” (Production Designer: James Chinlund) “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” (Production Designer: Hannah Beachler) “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (Production Designer: Jason Kisvarday) “Nope” (Production Designer: Ruth De Jong) CONTEMPORARY FEATURE FILM “Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths” (Production Designer: Eugenio Caballero) “Bullet Train” (Production Designer: David Scheunemann) “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” (Production Designer: Rick Heinrichs) “Tár” (Production Designer: Marco Bittner Rosser) “Top Gun: Maverick” (Production Designer: Jeremy Hindle) ANIMATED FEATURE FILM “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” (Production Designers: Guy Davis, Curt Enderle) “Lightyear” (Production Designer: Tim Evatt) “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” (Production Designer: Liz Toonkel) “Puss In Boots: The Last Wish” (Production Designer: Nate Wragg) “Turning Red” (Production Designer: Rona Liu ) #BestProductionDesign #MigliorScenografia #Awards #Movies #StagionedeiPremi #AwardsRace #OscarsRace #RoadtoOscar https://www.instagram.com/p/CnMsnkkMd6Y/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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favorite lyrics from 2019 albums i like ↳ the wings of war // overkill

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Wednesday, June 30: Shadows Fall, “Nothing Remains”

Fire from the Sky was supposed to be the record where Shadows Fall righted the ship and got back on track: back on a proper label (Razor & Tie, which had successfully elevated All That Remains to greater commercial heights than anyone expected) and working with Killswitch Engage’s Adam Dutkiewicz as a producer, their seventh album found them poised to reestablish themselves as major players on the metal scene. Instead, the record turned out to be their last gasp, as its middling sales and the group’s inability to land a major tour resulted in the Shads going on indefinite hiatus about 2 years later.  It was unfortunate, because even though “Nothing Remains” was true to the formula almost to a fault, that formula mostly worked, and the track was heavy and catchy in equal measure, and Brian Fair’s vocals had evolved in pleasing ways.  By this point the band was so fully locked into each other that Jason Bittner’s relentless drumming fused perfectly with Matt Bachand’s and Jonathan Donais’ twin riffing, while Dutkiewicz’s smooth production gave the track a seamless feel that reflected the band’s maturity as writers and performers.  This wasn’t Shadows Fall at their very best, but “Nothing Remains” was a worthy and winning headbanger that should’ve put them back on close to equal footing with Killswitch and other former New Wave of US Heavy Metal colleagues.

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Jason Bittner – The Jazz King

Jason Bittner was born on January 11, 1970, in Niskayuna, New York. He is an American drummer, best known for his work with Shadows Fall. He has worked on many records and live performances with the American metal band, which have earned him a spot on the list of the best drummers. 

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SHADOWS FALL Plan To Reunite This Year

SHADOWS FALL Plan To Reunite This Year

In a recent interview with ‘Who’s Your Band?’ music podcast, Shadows Fall drummer Jason Bittner broke the news that the band will reunite later this year for at least one performance at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts. No date for this show has been announced at this moment, but if it does happen, it will be one of Shadow Fall’s first live appearances since they went on hiatus back in…

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Roy Mayorga (Stone Sour, Hellyeah, Soulfly and Sepultura) will be joining today’s ‘Sepulquarta’ session Q&A, alongside Filipe Roa (Shadows Fall) and Jason Bittner (Overkill) for a quarantine performance of ‘Desperate Cry’.

Head over to Maximum Volume Music for more info: http://www.maximumvolumemusic.com/roy-joins-the-seps/ Thank you Andy @ Maximum Volume \m/

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CATEGORY 7 - New Band Feat. John Bush, Phil Demmel, Mike Orlando, Jack Gibson + Jason Bittner - Join Metal Blade Records

Photo by Rob Shotwell Metal Blade Records is pleased to welcome CATEGORY 7, the new band featuring vocalist John Bush, guitarists Phil Demmel and Mike Orlando, bassist Jack Gibson, and drummer Jason Bittner, to its legendary roster! With veteran musicians from such legendary acts as Anthrax, Armored Saint, Adrenaline Mob, Machine Head, Overkill, Exodus, and Shadows Fall, it’s hard not to think…