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MTV.com – Jun 8, 2007
“I don’t understand why people take labels so seriously” he continued. “I guess you could call us ‘deathcore’ or ‘death metal’ or ‘death metalcore’ or ‘death metal with metalcore influences’ or ‘metalcore with death-metal influences. ‘ I like to let the music speak for itself. Despised Icon’s third LP The Ills of Modern Man which was released late last month and sold more than 2000 copies its first week on store shelves (the label shipped a mere 8000 copies) is unquestionably some of the band’s heaviest material to date. Erian said that was no accident but it definitely evolved naturally over several months of touring. “You don’t want to put out the same album twice and this album came out exactly two years after our previous effort [2005's The Healing Process] and so we’ve toured quite a lot since then” he said. “We’ve improved as musicians and we’ve toured the death-metal circuit [with the likes of Behemoth Morbid Angel Suffocation and Cryptopsy] so we’ve added a few new influences here and there to spice things up and make things a bit different… Erian said that was no accident but it definitely evolved naturally over several months of touring. “You don’t want to put out the same album twice and this album came out exactly two years after our previous effort [2005's The Healing Process] and so we’ve toured quite a lot since then” he said. “We’ve improved as musicians and we’ve toured the death-metal circuit [with the likes of Behemoth Morbid Angel Suffocation and Cryptopsy] so we’ve added a few new influences here and there to spice things up and make things a bit different. But overall it’s the same band — same sound. I think this record does come across as being a bit more heavy than the previous one but it wasn’t intentional. It just came out that way. So at least now kids can say we’re not selling out or anything because this album is actually more brutal.
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The Gauntlet – Jun 8, 2007
Chimaira – ‘Resurrection’ from ‘Resurrection’ (courtesy of Ferret Music)4. Every Time I Die – ‘The New Black’ from ‘Gutter Phenomenon’ (courtesy of Ferret Music)5. Job For A Cowboy – ‘Embedded’ from ‘Genesis’ (courtesy of Metal Blade Records) 6. Necro – ‘The Pre-Fix For Death’ from ‘The Pre-Fix For Death’ (courtesy of Psycho+Logical-Records)7. Darkest Hour – ‘Doomsayer (The Beginning f The End)’ from ‘Deliver Us’ (courtesy of Victory records)8. Amon Amarth – ‘Runes To My Memory’ from With den n ur Side (courtesy of Metal Blade Records)9. The Acacia Strain – ’4×4′ from ‘The Dead Walk’ (courtesy of Prosthetic Records)10… Chimaira – ‘Resurrection’ from ‘Resurrection’ (courtesy of Ferret Music)4. Every Time I Die – ‘The New Black’ from ‘Gutter Phenomenon’ (courtesy of Ferret Music)5. Necro – ‘Beautiful Music For You To Die To’ from ‘The Pre-Fix For Death’ (courtesy of Psycho+Logical-Records)6. Darkest Hour – ‘Sound The Surrender’ from ‘Undoing Ruin’ (courtesy of Victory records)7. Amon Amarth – ‘Cry f The Blackbirds’ from ‘With den n ur Side’ (courtesy of Metal Blade Records)8. The Acacia Strain – ‘Angry Mob Justice’ from ‘The Dead Walk’ (courtesy of Prosthetic Records)9. The Number Twelve Looks Like You – ‘Like A Cat’ from ‘Nuclear.
Pop and Rock Listings
New York Times – Jun 8, 2007
(Sisario)DEFTNES (Tonight and tomorrow night) Alternately glum and explosive this long-running alt-metal band from Sacramento plays tightly compacted guitar riffs as the singer Chino Moreno howls and croons on themes of disintegration and decay. With Dir En Grey and the Fall of Troy. At 7:30 Roseland Ballroom 239 West 52nd Street Manhattan (212) 777-6800 roselandballroom. 50 (sold out tomorrow)… (Sisario) JILL SCTT (Wednesday and Thursday) Jill Scott spills out words spoken like hip-hop poetry or sung with jazzy timing to detail the aspirations and loves of a sensual intelligent and self-assured woman. The R&B crooner Musiq Soulchild opens on Wednesday; on Thursday the bill is shared by a vocal powerhouse Chaka Khan and a current pop hitmaker Robin Thicke. Mo’Nique is the host of these two shows at Radio City Music Hall.
The Garden Tomb
Christian Broadcasting Network – Jun 8, 2007
It’s a place where things don’t change fast or often. It makes me think of Hobbiton. The entrance to the garden is through a squeaky green metal gate. The garden itself is meticulously maintained and at the same time a jungle of blooms and fragrances — the evidence of much tender love and care. Mixed with the beauty of this understated garden is the peculiar sound of voices lifted in worship. I say peculiar because the voices are singing in many languages expressed through all different kinds of music. n one side of the garden there are Nigerians dancing and singing with a beautifully distinct tribal sound… The garden itself is meticulously maintained and at the same time a jungle of blooms and fragrances — the evidence of much tender love and care. Mixed with the beauty of this understated garden is the peculiar sound of voices lifted in worship. I say peculiar because the voices are singing in many languages expressed through all different kinds of music. n one side of the garden there are Nigerians dancing and singing with a beautifully distinct tribal sound. From another corner traditional hymns fill the air. For Christians who eagerly anticipate "every tribe and tongue and nation" gathered in heaven to worship God for all eternity the Garden Tomb is a foretaste of what is to come. Maybe it’s the place where Jesus was crucified buried and rose from the dead.