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The Buskers Bible.

The Art Of Successful Busking For Fun And Profit.
The Buskers Bible.

Slipknot and Nickelback Songs

Slipknot and Nickelback are premier heavy metal bands hailing from United States and Canada respectively. Both have dedicated fan following, release albums periodically and give live performances in world stages. It seems that these bands have turned rock music on its head with varied themes and music styles.

Nickelback has produced six studio albums, one compilation album, twenty-two single songs and seven video albums till now. Although initially the band was country based, they are well known now in different countries including United States and Canada. With such unique songs under its belt, Nickelback has transcended all borders, including political and mental. Initially, it was the youth that got attracted to Nickelback songs, but people from other age groups are also found to be increasingly appreciative to this style of heavy music.

Nickelback discography dates back to the initial album, Curb, released in 1996. The second album, The State came four years later, in 2000. The next three albums were Silver Side Up, The long road and All the Right Reasons released in 2001, 2003 and 2005 respectively. The songs are well admired and have a cult following too. The next one, titled Dark Horse, is in the pipeline and may come out at the fag end of the year 2008. Consisting of eleven tracks, the album is all set to create a flutter, not only in the minds of the avid heavy metal fan, but in the music track industry too.

Slipknot also ranks high up in terms of popularity and exclusivity. The nine member band formed in Iowa plays the heavy metal genre with their own twists and turns. Visually also the band is totally distinctive with every member of the band wearing different masks during live performances and recordings. The debut album, Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat immediately garnered attention, not only because of the songs, but for the title too.

The key musical influences on the band are the death metal, black metal, heavy metal and the nu metal. Its primary influences are Black Sabbath, Slayer, Judas Priest, Beastie Boys etc. They band has also been profoundly influenced by other bands like Head of David, Goldfish, Neurosis and Jungle music. Slipknot is ranked as the path breakers on American new wave heavy metal. The live shows given by the band are well known for the energy flow.

Slipknot music has a unique flow, sometimes in the extreme, and sometimes, a little subdued. Vocal styles range from rapping, singing and growling. However, the later day songs have more melodic singing, but the themes still continue to be aggressive. Darkness, disaffection, anger, psychosis and nihilism are the most preferred themes followed by Slipknot.

Bands like Slipknot and Nickelback are not bubbles formed on the surface of the sea of music. The uniqueness of their themes and unmatchable energy beckons the energetic youth to follow them.

Ghostbusters – Guitar Cover

I covered the Ghostbusters theme only with all guitar! (With added improvised solo =D) Everything played by me except the drums. Comments and ratings appreciated. Thanks

Satanic music and lies

This preacher talks about Satanic heavy metal music and how it affects kids. They show IRON MAIDEN! ohhhh real scary and satanic! Then they show marilyn manson’s band and call them cradle of filth. This video shows how stupid and uneducated some people can be.

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Tubing Bender Project – Unique Niche.

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25 Years of Helloween

This is a band that I started listening to back in 1988 with “Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II” The same person that got me in to Metallica introduced me to Helloween among some other kick ass bands, which I’m sure I’ll be blogging about in days to come. I have found that peers have a huge influence on what we listen to and that in turn shapes us in to the individuals we are today and adults we have or will become. On the negative side, if you prefer some music but your friends think you’re a pussy for listening to it, then you either stop listening in fear you may be outcast or you become a closet listener and don’t tell anyone. I feel bad when that happens to people. If you like something and you feel the music you shouldn’t have to hide that. If anything, when you like something, then listen to it when you can, in private if you have to but don’t stop because of other people and what they may think. They are the pussies for not expanding and accepting new music. K, enough of my rant.

Helloween is a German Power Metal band and is known as one of the pioneering power metal bands and being part of the German heavy/speed/power metal scene that included Accept, Running Wild, Grave Digger, Sinner, and Rage.

I personally liked Michael Kiske and his ‘high notes’ or known as ’screaming’. Yup, Michael is a screamer. Kiske is an atypical 80’s Heavy Metal “screamer”, noted for his ability to hit extremely high notes (he has nearly four octaves in his vocal range – holy shit!). His style was a noticeable change from that of Hansen (vocals/guitar), and some fans and critics have likened his singing style and range to that of Geoff Tate or a young Samson-era Bruce Dickinson. He was with Helloween from 1986 – 1993. After saying all of that, I do like a couple songs post Michael – Andi Deris. One being “As Long As I Fall” here and the other bringing back the speed (power) metal sound “Paint a New World” here.

Some of you may remember hearing the song “I Want Out” as it was put in to heavy rotation on MTV. The song was written by Kai Hansen (guitarist) and was confirmed in an interview later that it was written relating to his frustration with the band and the label at the time. He wanted out! The video, in my opinion, seemed a little corny and a bit humorous (to some)…check it out for your self, we have it posted here as we do with pretty much every blog that has a related video.

The album following Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II (Pink Bubbles Go Ape) was less heavy, and with song titles such as “Heavy Metal Hamsters”, “I’m Doing Fine, Crazy Man”, and “Shit and Lobster”, showed a shift toward-and an emphasis on-humour rather than the epic moods on previous releases. As a result, Pink Bubbles Go Ape failed both commercially and critically, and tensions started to build amongst the band members. Long story short, a couple band members came and went, they kept going releasing music and they released Gambling with the Devil in 2007. These guys are now celebrating their 25th Anniversary! And you can even get the anniversary t-shirt at their website. Way to Rock guys!

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