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Stareblind looking for new drummer

freakinfm — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:45:40 +0000

Source: Asher Media

Stareblind’s Drummer Joins Neuraxis – Montreal Metallers On A Mission to Find New Drummer

Stareblind, one of this year’s most innovative alternative metal bands from Montreal, are on the hunt for a new drummer. After drummer Oli Beaudoin was given the opportunity to join Montreal metal veterans Neuraxis last month.

Now, the band that brought you the critically-acclaimed album, “Something Left Unexplained,” needs your help. If you’re a drummer, or know one, who is looking to join one of Montreal’s up-and-coming metal talents, get in touch with Stareblind Vocalist Manu at manuel.guilbault[at]gmail.com for further information.

“Sure, losing our drummer is a setback we never planned for, but we’ve come too far and we’re too invested in this project to turn back now. Stareblind is our passion, it’s our life – it’s us,” commented vocalist Manu Guilbault

Owl City

freakinfm — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:31:44 +0000

We’ve been getting hounded like crazy to get some music on from this group, so FFM went on a hunt for the CD with Owl City‘s hit Fireflies on it. The album is called Ocean Eyes.

Simply, we put the album in, hit play, and literally chilled out for the WHOLE album! The sounds that floated out of our studio speakers was amazing. Vanilla Twighlight and Hello Seattle were two of the top tracks in our opionion. Smooth, nearly wholesome tunes…. Three thumbs up! Get it!

Owl City – Ocean Eyes

FFM

October Sky – FFM Debut

freakinfm — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:34:50 +0000

Hailing from Quebec, Canada, October Sky was rushed into the FFM rotation early yesterday, thanx to J. Asher(Asher Media). We started out with the ripping ‘Fear’ track and went from there. Once you start listening to these guys, you are NOT going to want to stop!

Check out their website and more music if you dare to get your socks rocked off!

FFM

‘A Night With Megadeath Video’ Shelley Marks

freakinfm — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:57:37 +0000

Well… FFM wasn’t aware when Shelley gave us her review this morning, that she also had a video clip from the show in Melbourne last night with Megadeath. Anyway, she was kind enough to hold on to it and send it in, so here it is! Thanks Shelley!

A Night With Megadeath Video Clip

‘A Night With Megadeath’ Shelley Marks

freakinfm — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:55:18 +0000

All pics and review are by Shelley Marks(Australia). If you would like to contact her for more reviews, please let us know here at FFM ASAP. Thank you Shelley for the GREAT review and pics!

A Night With Megadeth….
Melbourne, Australia. 09.10.09

Whoever said the Heavy Metal scene was over sure as hell had their head up their butts after what I saw last night at Festival Hall in Melbourne.

Myself and four others spent a long couple of hours driving to the city to see a legend, Dave Mustaine along with his new line up for Megadeth, currently touring Australia with another well known band, Slayer.

After a bit of a un-schedualed tour of the inner city of Melbourne we finally got to our destination and the first thing I noticed was the streets being lined with hundreds if not a few thousand of long haired, tattooed, black shirt wearing metal fans! Ahh… my fellow brethren! We got the car parked securely and made our way down to the venue.

The que was long but moving rapidly and the energy around us was that of relaxed excitement. Looking around I noticed a large amount of people were wearing Megadeth shirts, others Slayer with the exception of one or two fau paux’s… a Metallica shirt and a Killers shirt. Surprisingly those people remained untouched. Things had definately changed since my last metal concert thats for sure.

Once inside the Hall we were directed to our seats. Already the place was looking packed. The support act, Double Dragon, came on and played a few songs and got the growing crowd chanting for Slayer and Megadeth. For a supporting act I was impressed. Some nice heavy thrashing bass and guitar, thumping drums and a deep snarling singer.

It was then decided we would go get our shirts before Megadeth came on. I damn near choked when I saw the prices for the band merchandise. A basic shirt for $50.00 and upwards. The venders had specific people selling for the seperate bands and as the Slayer guys were free I grabbed my chance to get a couple Slayer shirts then waited for the Megadeth salesgirl to get around to me.. Sadly, as I came up short from the previous purchase I tried to use eftpos and the damn machine decided it didn’t want to work. Hmmmmmm.

By the time we got back to our seats the lights went out and the crowd roared with anticipation. With a flash of light effect Megadeth launched into their first song, “Set the world on fire”. Everyone one was immeditaley up out of their seats. This song was followed by “Wake the dead”. Dave then called a halt and I missed what he said. The lights came up and people were sitting back down waiting to see what was happening.

Ten minutes past, we noticed Dave standing at the mixing board. Ahhh! He came back onstage and
apologised to the audience, explaining that the sound was shit and said “You guys deserve better than that”…

With sound issues fixed, they launched into the remaining songs in the set. And I have to say, out of all the bands I have seen live over the years, this band are one of the few that sound as good live as they do recorded. Fans were singing, shouting, moshing and a lot of devil horns were being made. There was so much energy in the air… so much I found myself sweating my ass off even though the outside temperature was 8 degrees.

The new line up certainly showed there were up to par with past band members, if not better. Dave Mustaine, Chris Broderick, James LoMenzo and Shawn Drover. The guitar work was done so well and yet appeared almost effortless and you could see the fans were digging everything they heard.

What suprised myself and my friends was the fact that having just released a new albumn, most of the set were well loved but previously played on tour songs. They only played a couple new songs from Endgame. Not that anyone in the crowd complained. Songs like “Symphony of Destruction”, “Darkest hour” and “Tournado of Souls” elicited not just shouts but total roar’s of approval from the audience. “Headcrusher” has a more subdued response but was still enjoyable to hear.

Finally, they played the final song of the set list which had been shortened due to the sound problems earlier. “Holy Wars”. Dave and the band took their bows with the crowd chanting Mega-deth over and over. What impressed me more than anything was the fact there was no outbreak of violence or otherwise. Fans were all together enjoying themselves too much I think for any bullshit.

We departed after Megadeth as we had to travel home again. But having checked the forums today, the general reports on Slayer were of disapointment. The singer apparently had problems with his voice, there again were sound issues and fans are feeling very let down. The band didn’t banter or even apologise for the terrible performance they put on. So I don’t feel I missed much now.

Songs played:

Set The World Afire
Wake Up Dead
Devil’s Island
She-Wolf
Hangar 18
In My Darkest Hour
Rattlehead
Head Crusher
Tornado Of Souls
Symphony Of Destruction
Peace Sells
Holy Wars

HAHA’s for Halloween

freakinfm — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:15:04 +0000

Thanx Brett!

Atomic Blonde – FFM Debut

freakinfm — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:59:38 +0000

As most of you know, Rev Scarekrowe does a LOT of digging for good music to air here on FFM. In saying that, Reverbnation.com and a few of the bands there have been sharing their music with us. One of those bands is ‘Atomic Blonde.’ We aired their music this morning here on FFM.

Short Bio from reverbnation.com: Atomic Blonde is a four piece all female rock band that blends heavy guitar riffs with emotionally charged melodies. The group was established in Nashville, TN in 2004. Kendra – drums, Dacia – vocals, Danielle- Bass and Fran-Guitar. Their unique can be classified somewhere in between the Hard Rock and Active Rock genres, and have had most success with airplay on Active Rock stations. Their songs are generally compared to artists such as Hoobastank, Daughtry, The Distillers and Flyleaf.

FFM

Daft Punk – Tron: Legacy Soundtrack AND Cameo

freakinfm — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:42:55 +0000

Yah Yah…. FFM’s sources are telling us Daft Punk is going to cameo in the upcoming Tron: Legacy film to be released later next year. We are going to try to score the music of course for FFM, but in the meantime, check out this video on YouTube of the brand new Lightcycle revealed for the new flick! -FFM

Speaking of ZelaZowa….

freakinfm — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:18:44 +0000

If you haven’t been keeping up with the music we’ve been airing here on FFM, at least check this band out! Zelazowa’s sounds are incredible and this band could very well be one of the hardest working one’s out there. Judd(Hard Hit Productions) made a mention of this band in our interview this morning and with GOOD reason.

We dug around a bit this afternoon and found Zelazowa’s official blogs right here on WordPress. Check it out!

FFM

Interview with Judd Lewis(Hard Hit Productions)

freakinfm — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:37:32 +0000

This was an interview between Rev Scarekrowe JR Karratti(808 Stilez Productions, FreakinF) and Judd Lewis(Hard Hit Productions, The Arkanes, Daddysmilk, Cheap Cuts -UK). Judd is one of the nicest guys around in the indie music industry and probably one of the most knowledgable! ALL rights reserved. Thank you Judd!

FreakinFM: Oh ok.. it does it auto I guess…
FreakinFM: I don’t use Skype that much
FreakinFM: So what’s good man, you were kinda hinting around about coming to the States in the spring of 2010?
FreakinFM: What’s that all about and where are you actually coming too?
hardhitproductions@yahoo.co.uk: yeah me and The Arkanes are coming to the States late 2010
hardhitproductions@yahoo.co.uk: 2 secs mate just finishing another conversation
FreakinFM: sure thing bro.. no worries
hardhitproductions@yahoo.co.uk: alright ready
FreakinFM: sure.. where or what part of the States are you guys coming too, and do you have any connections in the industry here already?
hardhitproductions@yahoo.co.uk: Yeah we have some its growing more and more by the day as I am focusing on the states more now since we decided to put this plan in action
FreakinFM: Do you mind me asking who aside from FFM?
hardhitproductions@yahoo.co.uk: well we have recently been asked to apply for the 2010 NACA National Convention as one of a few UK bands so we will hopefully be getting on the showcase for the universitys
FreakinFM: NICE!!… wtg!….
hardhitproductions@yahoo.co.uk: Plus I used to be European manager for a band called The Underwater who are signed to Megaforce so I have some more there..
FreakinFM: Were you aware that ‘The Arkanes – Don’t Act Like You Know Me’ was #1 on FFM’s Top 10?
hardhitproductions@yahoo.co.uk: Yes I have seen that this week! thanks to all that voted I love that song I think the lyrics have a meaning in the world we live in today
FreakinFM: That song took over the #1 spot last week, knocking off ‘Swivelhead – Darkest Day’ which ran #1 for three weeks in a row!
FreakinFM: lol
hardhitproductions@yahoo.co.uk: Ahh cool didnt know that! we seem to have some very active fans because as you know The Arkanes are unsigned although alot of people are asking why? but saying that the fans seem to search the internet actively voting and spreading the word which I cant thank the enough for!
FreakinFM: Chucklez.. .Yer more than welcome…. couple more questions and I’ll let ya be…. How long have you personally been in the music industry?
hardhitproductions@yahoo.co.uk: I have been in the industry for 13 years now its hasnt always easly going but I love what I do!
FreakinFM: nice nice… that’s half my lifetime bro!… .. one last thing man… Hard Hit Productions…. how did that come about.. and where are you going with it now….
FreakinFM: feel free to throw out the bands names.. etc…
hardhitproductions@yahoo.co.uk: I want to grow that until people hear that name and just think “Good music” I think the best music is not being heard so I am making it my mission or at least doing my bit to find it and bring it to the attention of people around the world and of course with the help of Freakin FM and other people that believe in that same Ethos
FreakinFM: nods.. talk about your bands for a few bro… and give us a few links for the fans..
hardhitproductions@yahoo.co.uk: If I can just say something first I know the guys from ZelaZowa a great band! a great hard working band! I just want to shout out to them and for what they do in the industry they do alot to help other bands as well!
FreakinFM: Hell yah man.. I’m really digging ‘Autumn’ track
hardhitproductions@yahoo.co.uk: I dont think there is a harder touring band in the the States mate I wish them all the luck!
hardhitproductions@yahoo.co.uk: In terms of my bands I work with Daddysmilk and Cheap Cuts as well both very very good bands in their genre and I see bright things for their future as well as The Arkanes!
FreakinFM: Nods.. not taking away from ‘The Arkanes’… with them being the #1 right now, but I personally LOVE ‘Cheap Cuts’… tell me a little more about them if you don’t mind
hardhitproductions@yahoo.co.uk: Yeah Cheap Cuts are ubber funky very cool band they have this ability to make you smile the moment they get on the stage! a bit Ska a but also a bit old school taking us back to bands like the Beatles etc
FreakinFM: The ‘Radio Five’ cut from them is amazing…
hardhitproductions@yahoo.co.uk: Yes definatly Radio 5 is a cool song my personal favourite is “I crossed my heart”. They have this very infectious sound very cross genre very now.
hardhitproductions@yahoo.co.uk: Its hard to think they are a 3 piece…
FreakinFM: Hell yah man….
FreakinFM: look bro…. thanks heaps for a few minutes of your time.. I know your a busy man…. shoutout a few URLs for us and I’ll let you go..
hardhitproductions@yahoo.co.uk:www.myspace.com/thearkanes
hardhitproductions@yahoo.co.uk: www.myspace.com/cheapcuts
hardhitproductions@yahoo.co.uk: www.myspace.com/daddysmilk
hardhitproductions@yahoo.co.uk: and peace to you and Freakin Fm and thanks for being a soldier of good unsigned music!
FreakinFM: Rock on man… Judd Lewis ladies and gentlmen…. Hard Hit Productions – UK – Unsigned bands and some of the best music we could possibly find here at FFM!
hardhitproductions@yahoo.co.uk: and if I can place one more URL I really rate this band! lol
hardhitproductions@yahoo.co.uk: http://www.myspace.com/vendordefender
FreakinFM: HELL YAH MAN!…. LOL.. ‘Justin’ track is killaz!
FreakinFM: lols…
hardhitproductions@yahoo.co.uk: peace man good to speak to you!
hardhitproductions@yahoo.co.uk: ohhh yes!
hardhitproductions@yahoo.co.uk: thanks buddy! speak soon
hardhitproductions@yahoo.co.uk: and see you in the states!
hardhitproductions@yahoo.co.uk: we are coming! lol