#dave fortman

[thisnoisemademe]

Fear is only in our minds but it’s taking over all the time.

[musicmags]

[mitjalovse]

The 90's electronica musicians ended their noughts well. Then again, that genre did not have the same fall from grace during the era like nu metal. The latter genre caused many musicians in the idiom to be lost, which can also be felt by one of the bands that transcended the style, i.e. Slipknot. While All Hope Is Gone – definitely a typical title for a nu metal album – does surprise us, a sense of exploration present here doesn't work in their favour as the record seems like a dare to their audience without being playful about that. One can tell there were many issues in the studio – Corey Taylor spoke of this –, but you can glean their intentions to go beyond themselves. Shame about their hearts not being there at the time.

[neverlostmycrown]

Evanescence - Evanescence (Ev3) Deluxe Edition, 2011 - Digital Booklet

(hq via archive.org)

Amy would like to thank: I want to thank everyone at Blackbird Studios in Nashville, for letting us use your amazing place to create, and for making us feel like part of the family. Special thanks to John and Martina McBride (for running such an awesome studio, and for the BBQ!) Nathan Yarborough - the best and sweetest assistant engineer anywhere, and all the interns who gave me rides home. Also, thank you to all our friends at S.I.RNash- you’ve been such an important part of this record. From writing and pre-production to rehearsing and performing, it all happened in the big room at the end of the hall! Thank you for being so good to us. Big love to Nick Raskulinecz, the man with the plan. Thank you for believing in me, for pushing me, for making me stronger, for cracking me up, and knowing when to say HELL YEAH!! Thank you Paul Figueroa: Engineer extraordinaire, master chef, bowling champion! Thank you Terry, Tim, Will and Troy for having my back, for bringing rad, inventive ideas to the table, and most of all, for making it LOUD! Thank you so much David Campbell, Dave Eggar and all of the string players. Thank you Chris Vrenna, you rule! Thank you Will B. Hunt for the inspiration, the good times, and the very special music we made together. Thank you to John Nicholson, one of my new favorite people! Also thank you to Phyllis Sparks and Mike Simmons. Thank you Dave Fortman, for your advice, support, and friendship throughout my career. Thank you Diana Meltzer for discovering me and always supporting me! Thank you Josh, for supporting and encouraging me to be brave and remember love, above all. Thank you Mom, Dad, Carrie, Lori, and Robby for being my biggest fans and always supporting me, making me feel safe when life gets hard, and taking me to Disney World no matter how old I get! Love to all of my wonderful family- I am so blessed. Gotta give a shout out to my girl, Beth! Thanks for being someone I can always count on. I can’t wait to laugh around the world with you once more! Thank you Zach and Stacy Williams, for your friendship and your inspiration. Thank you Eddie “Muscles” Mapp (for being awesome). Thank you everyone at Wind-up records for working so hard for us and putting out this album. Thank you Andy Lurie for all your hard work and support. Thank you Chrissy Igoe and the rest of 110 Management. Thank you Gary Haber and Patty Wicker for everything you do for me! Thank you Ken Ewing, Sheryl Rowling and Steve Baron. A very special thank you to our fans, for listening to our music, for letting it take a place in your hearts, for sharing your lives with us, for making all of this possible.

[my-chaos-radio]

Release: December 8, 2003

Lyrics:

I'm so tired of being here

Suppressed by all my childish fears

And if you have to leave

I wish that you would just leave

'Cause your presence still lingers here

And it won't leave me alone

These wounds won't seem to heal, this pain is just too real

There's just too much that time cannot erase

When you cried, I'd wipe away all of your tears

When you'd scream, I'd fight away all of your fears

And I held your hand through all of these years

But you still have all of me

You used to captivate me by your resonating light

Now, I'm bound by the life you left behind

Your face it haunts my once pleasant dreams

Your voice it chased away all the sanity in me

These wounds won't seem to heal, this pain is just too real

There's just too much that time cannot erase

When you cried, I'd wipe away all of your tears

When you'd scream, I'd fight away all of your fears

And I held your hand through all of these years

And you still have all of me

I've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone

But though you're still with me, I've been alone, I'm alone

Songwriter:

When you cried, I'd wipe away all of your tears

When you'd scream, I'd fight away all of your fears

I held your hand through all of these years

You still have all of me ah, me ah, me ah

Amy Lee / Ben Moody / David Hodges

SongFacts:

"My Immortal" is a song from the debut studio album, 'Fallen' (2003). It was released by Wind-up Records on December 8, 2003, as the third single from the album. An alternative version appears on the band's fourth studio album Synthesis (2017). The song was written by singer and pianist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody when they were 15 and 16, respectively. Various versions of "My Immortal" were recorded, with the earliest in 1997. The version recorded for Evanescence's demo CD Origin (2000) was used on Fallen by the label against Lee's wishes, featuring Lee's demo vocals, a MIDI keyboard, and strings added during the production of Fallen. The song's single release used the re-recording Lee and Moody made for Fallen, dubbed the "band version", featuring a full band's performance after the bridge along with a new string arrangement by David Campbell.

"My Immortal" is a piano power ballad, with fictional lyrics about a lingering spirit that haunts someone. The song received generally positive reviews. It was commercially successful, peaking within the top ten in over 10 countries. It charted at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped the charts in Canada, Greece and Portugal, as well as on the Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart. The single was certified gold in the US and platinum in Australia. In 2005, it received a nomination for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 47th Grammy Awards. An accompanying music video directed by David Mould was filmed in black-and-white in Gothic Quarter, Barcelona. The video was nominated for the MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video.

The earliest known demo of "My Immortal" was recorded in 1997, which solely featured Lee's vocals and piano and slightly different lyrics. The song was intended to be included on the band's self-titled EP but was cut before it was released. In 2000, the song was re-recorded for the band's demo album, Origin, which contains the bridge added by Lee.[2] A version of the song is also featured on the band's 2003 EP, Mystary.

Lee later said she also dislikes it because she "sounds like a little kid" and the album version does not use David Campbell's orchestration. Moody is credited on the album with producing the song, while on the single's CD Dave Fortman and Moody are credited with production on both the album version and band version of the song. The added strings on the album version were arranged by Graeme Revell for the Daredevil soundtrack.

The bandmembers had recorded a demo of "My Immortal" at the radio station where Lee's father worked after it was empty late at night; this recording, comprising a MIDI keyboard and Lee's demo vocal performance as a teen, is the version used on Fallen per the label's demand, to Lee's displeasure. Lee stated:

"It's really hard for me to listen to the album version because we did it two years ago — it was just me and guitarist Ben, and I've grown so much as a performer since then … It's not even a real piano. And the sound quality is bad because we had to break into the studio to record it late at night when no one was around because we couldn't afford a real session."

When "My Immortal" became a single, Lee and Moody chose the recording they had made for Fallen that the label originally rejected. This recording is dubbed the "band version", featuring a full band performance after the bridge and during the final chorus of the song, as well as Campbell's orchestration. It is the version used on the song's music video and for radio. The later pressings of Fallen contain the single version (or "band version") of "My Immortal" as a hidden track.

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[metalsongoftheday]

Monday, March 15: Mudvayne, “Have It Your Way”

Lost and Found didn’t sell significantly more copies than Mudvayne’s previous records, but it was a surprising chart success, beating expectations to debut at #2 on Billboard.  As a result, both the band and Epic had confidence in the follow-up, which further streamlined the group’s sound but also nodded to their earlier ambition by presenting a conceptual (and presumably multi-media, given the description in the liner notes) narrative.  Of course, this was still Mudvayne, and since they were never remotely as intellectual as they thought, the proceedings ended up sounding like the musings of a sozzled meathead.  But then again, The New Game still had some bangers, and “Have It Your Way” charged nicely.  As usual, Ryan Martinie’s bass was high in the mix, which made sense as he was not only arguably the band’s strongest musical asset, but his clanging also served as a lead instrument that offered a nice counterpoint to Chad Gray’s grizzled bleating.  There was also a directness to “Have It Your Way” that lent credence to producer Dave Fortman’s claims that The New Game was more rock and roll, although the outro was longer and more dramatic than necessary.  And that was ultimately the thing about Mudvayne: they were introduced as a low-budget Slipknot, then tried to fuse Slipknot with Tool before pivoting to low-rent meat and potatoes metal, but the only common thread in their discography was generally working at the lowest common denominator even whey they proclaimed lofty musical ambitions. So in that respect, “Have It Your Way” at least got to the point without much fuss, and admittedly with an enjoyable chorus.

[rainingmusic]

Mudvayne - King of Pain (The Police Cover)

[alystayr]

Ugly Kid Joe - So Damn Cool

[mikeladano]

REVIEW: Ugly Kid Joe - Menace to Sobriety / "Milkman's Song" single (1995)

REVIEW: Ugly Kid Joe – Menace to Sobriety / “Milkman’s Song” single (1995)

[musicmags]

[neverlostmycrown]

Evanescence - The Open Door Digital Booklet (2006). Photos by Karl Larsen and Beth Wilson.

(thanks to archive.org for the hq scan)

AMY THANKS: First of all, I'd like to thank Terry. I am so grateful for you. I never thought I would find someone who could finish my musical thoughts like you do. Thank you for your creativity, your patience, and most of all for supporting and encouraging me- as a writer and a friend. Dave Fortman, once again you've made the dream come true. Thank you for believing in me, pushing me to be my best, and cracking me up when I thought my brain might explode. Bro-tools forever. :) Jeremy- thanks for ruling it again! Its always a pleasure hanging out and working with you. A big thanks to the Record Plant- you were all so good to us. Rose, Mike and everyone- I miss you already! Dave Campbell- you are so gifted, and I will always look forward to working with you. You take our music to a whole new level, and it wouldn't be Evanescence without you. Thank you DJ Lethal for giving this record spooky, sexy thump! :) Also thanks again to Susan Youngblood and the Millenium choir for another beautiful job. A very special thank you to Baldwin Pianos for all of your support and for all you've given me. It's been wonderful! Thank you Diana Meltzer (my big little sister!) for your endless support and friendship. Thank you to everyone at Wind-up records for all your hard work, and for all the time and freedom I was given to create this album. Thank you Gary, Patty, and everyone at Haber Corporation. You've changed my life! Andy- you have listened to me, supported me, fought for me, and laughed with me. You're a good friend and a great manager- Thank you goodnight! John, Rocky and Will, you all did such a great job in the studio. Will, I can't imagine playing without you. We've had so much fun together and I'm gonna miss you so much. This sucks! Good luck and much love (special thanks to John, Rocky and Terry for staying in the band). I want to thank my sisters Carrie and Lori for singing background vocals on 'call me when you're sober.' You guys were awesome and it was so cool to have you hang out in the studio with me. I want to thank my girlfriends for always standing by me (and sometimes helping me stand) Beth, Faith and Tiff- I love you! (you too, Kim and Patty!) And Beth- I couldn't do this without you. You keep me sane and somehow make anywhere in the world feel more like home… Even Japan. (See-ma-sen!) Josh, you are my muse. Nothing inspires me the way you do. Thank you for all my missing pieces. Thank you for your strength and love. Thank you for letting me see myself through your eyes, because only then could I know that I am good enough for you. Thank you to all our wonderful fans and friends at the evboard. Thank you God, and last (and anything but least), my family for loving me, supporting me, accepting me, and always being my sanctuary. I love you!

[m3t4ln3rd]

Audiotopsy announce sophomore record The Real Now

Official press release:

Audiotopsy, the American heavy rock quartet featuring the deft musical talents of guitarist Greg Tribbett and drummer Matt McDonough – both of Grammy-nominated metal band Mudvayne – as well as Skrape vocalist Billy Keeton and bassist Perry Stern, will release their second full-length release, The Real Now͟, on November 2, 2018 via Megaforce Records. Self-produced with…

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[metalsongoftheday]

Monday, October 7: Mudvayne, “TV Radio”

Mudvayne tried to have it both ways on Lost and Found: they brought in Dave Fortman as a producer in a transparent attempt to make their sound more accessible, and clearly aimed for radio play on tracks like “Happy?” and “Forget to Remember”, but the band also tried to retain some of their earlier eccentricity, frequently keeping Ryan Martinie’s bass relatively high in the mix and maintaining the technicality introduced on The End of All Things to Come on a handful of songs.  “TV Radio” was one of those tracks, and although it wasn’t nearly as intellectual as they thought (the gibberish at the beginning of the chorus was just that- gibberish), it was dexterous and didn’t feel like a cash grab.  Chad Gray sounded doltish even (especially) when he was trying to be clever, but at his best his vocals had a way of acting as part of the instrumentation, weaving his reedy voice into the tapestry of the music more effectively.  It wasn’t prog metal, but it was a touch more sophisticated than most metal circa 2005, and definitely more interesting than most of what Mudvayne would subsequently release.

[lyrics2world]

Snuff Lyrics - Slipknot

Snuff Lyrics – Slipknot

Snuff Lyrics by Slipknot is the latest English song lyrics written by Corey Taylor and produced by Dave Fortman, Slipknot. Snuff Song Details Song: Snuff Singer: Slipknot Written: Corey Taylor Produced: Dave Fortman, Slipknot Snuff Lyrics Bury all your secrets in my skin Come away with innocence and leave me with my sins The air around me still feels like a cage And love is just a…