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| Friday, June 24, 2011 - Free Download Of New Anthrax Song Available | Legendary thrash metallers Anthrax have just uploaded the brand-new track "Fight´em Till You Can't".
You can listen to the song here. The track can also be downloaded in MP3 format for free here:
ANTHRAX have posted the following statement:
"To all of our friends around the world -
Anthrax fans are the most loyal fans ever. You've been waiting a long, long time for us to release new music. With Joey back in the band, we know that the anticipation is really high, and we love you for that.
So, as a way for us to say THANK YOU, we decided to make our brand-new track, "Fight'em 'til You Can't," available as a free download, giving all of you a taste of what's to come on our first new studio album in eight years - "Worship Music" that will be out September 13.
Thank you for sticking with us my friends and now join us on this zombie killing thrill ride we call "Fight'em Till You Can't".
BANG YOUR HEADS!!!" Scott, Charlie, Frankie, Joey & Rob
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| Sunday, June 1, 2008 - Anubis Gate album and live news | Anubis Gate has issued the following update:
"This summer will indeed be far from inactive in the ANUBIS GATE camp! We will start recording the drums [for the new album] at Hansen Studios early July, and after the drums have been tracked, guitars, keyboards and bass will be recorded at Kim Olesen's studio. Jacob Hansen's vocals will be done at Hansen Studios, and Henrik Fevre's vocals and backing vocals will be done at his own studio. The mix will be done mid-August at Hansen Studios. Locomotive will release the album February 2009. All the songs have been written and lyrics are being completed as we write this.
"We feel very strong about the new songs, that very much are following the lines of 'Andromeda Unchained', although with a twist. There's a feeling that some of the newer songs will be heavier, leaning a bit towards the hard riffage from 'A Perfect Forever', as well as there are some new elements and surpising twists to 'the ANUBIS GATE sound.' Every one of us is anxious to get started!
"Stay tuned for a detailed studio report starting the 30th of June!"
"We're sorry to say that we are no longer attending ProgPower Scandinavia, as we left our longtime management, Intromental, and it was through them we got the slot. We're of course very sorry about that, but again, we understand that Intromental will not let us play since we're no longer part of the management roster.
"The general feeling in the band is that we will - after the release of the next album - be much more active looking for shows. So see you out there in 2009!"
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| Thursday, January 5, 2006 - Anubis Gate | Anubis Gate announe new vocalist:
"We are very happy to announce that we have now found a strong replacement for our former vocalist Torben Askholm. His name is Jacob Hansen, the founding member of Invocator, in which Jesper played in the early days, but these days he is equally known worldwide as a very strong producer. We have always enjoyed working with Jacob, as he did produce our two albums, and we have all been on a friendly term for many years. The vocal test files we received are 100% what we were looking for in a singer, so in every way this can't be a more optimal situation for us. If you're familiar with Jacob's vocals on the Invocator albums, you're really in for a surprise with the next Anubis Gate. Jacob is a much more talented singer than what his "growls" in Invocator shows - in fact, you might liken his approach on our new stuff more along the lines of Crimson Glory/Queensryche vocals. We all have a good feeling about 2006, and we are already a long way in the writing process of the forthcoming album, which, in the light of our autumn concerts, also will leave space for vocals from our bassist (and temporary lead singer) Henrik Fevre. Recordings for our third album will begin in the summer. A big warm welcome onboard to Jacob, from Morten, Henrik, Kim and Jesper"
From Jacob Hansen: "I've wanted to try singing 'for real' for a long time - not just shouting out words, and when I heard that Torben was no longer in the band, I recorded a short testrun one day I had some spare time, and sent it to Jesper, my old bandmate from '89 to '91. Luckily Jesper and the band all liked it, even though I was hesitant playing this for him. Anubis Gate has always been an interesting band to me. I got to know the guys back in the early 90's, when they were in another band, and I was thrilled when Anubis Gate finally came to life. I guess we all shared the same inspirations when it came to power metal - the old classic late 80's/early 90's albums. We had the same heroes, and I remember sitting after a show, together with Morten, singing - or at least trying to sing - Crimson Glory tunes. I hope I can be an asset to the band as much as a worthy follower to Torben Askholm. Thanks for believing, guys!"
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 What is your name and your current position in the band?
My name is Kim Olesen I do guitars and synthesizers in Anubis Gate.
Tell us about the history of the band. More specifically, when was the band formed, how did you meet, and have there been any particular highlights or low points in your career, any crucial events that have taken you where you are today?
The story of Anubis Gate really goes back to our early teens. All the present members have played together in different constellations at one point or another. And then we all drifted in different directions. 8 years ago Jesper And Morten decided to do something together again. I jammed with them on some initial rehearsals.
It was never intented to be permanent on my part, but we did manage to finish 3 songs. 2 of which are on our new album A Perfect Forever (Approaching Inner Circle and Epitome Of Delusion). Much of the 3. song became the middle section of Discrowned from our first album Purification. After the first album Henrik and i became permanent members (thus breaking my decicion not to play metal on a permanent basis......i'm glad i turned myself down on that one) and we then recorded A Perfect Forever.
Probably the most important event would be us sending the mastertape for the first album to Intromental Management. Who in turn send an mp3 of one song to locomotive records. 30 minutes later they offered us a record deal.
Was there ever a time when you wondered if your band would remain just a local outfit and never make it in the industry?
At the time i joined on a permanent basis the debut album (Purification) was already in the shops, so luckily i didn't have to worry about that;-) But to begin with Anubis Gate wasn't as much a band as a project that recorded a demo. That demo evolved into the debut album because our label wanted it as it was.
That kind of caught everybody by surprise i think. It's only after Henrik and i joined for good that we have even had our first rehearsal as a band. (and that was after the recordings for A Perfect Forever was finished). So doing live gigs is very new to us, and has had the positive effect of shaking us more together. In that respect i guess Anubis Gate defies the normal describtion of "a band" untill recently.
What is your latest album and why should people buy it?
Our new album is titled A PERFECT FOREVER. It could be described stilistically as....errr.......progressive power metal. But as some reviewers have stated we have sort of created our own niche managing to throw in influences far beyond metal. And most importantly of all we strive for making space for both complicated guitar riffs and very melodic (some say hymnlike) vocal melodies. And because we have a common past in the eighties thrash genre , together with a liking of the seventies progressive rock genre (early Genesis etc) and the great melodic metal bands, a lot of things get thrown in the melting pot.
But people generally say they can spot influences from bands like Crimson Glory, Queensryche, Savatage, King Crimson and Genesis and also Iron Maiden in our music. So if this sounds appealing to the readers you should definitely check it out. Alternately you can check the sound samples on our homepage and read reviews of the album.
How would you categorize the style of the band? And did you ever consider or try playing other styles of music than the one(s) you are playing now?
As i said the most accurate (and equally unfitting) label to put on it is the progressive powermetal tag. We have all played different styles but not within the confines of Anubis Gate. I play a lot of jazz fusion and even avantgarde music, as well as playing every weekend in coverbands. And in our teens we played thrash metal, so we've been around.
Can you share with us one or two of your favourite moments with the band?
Playing at the Aalborg Metal Festival recently was a real high point. But all the moments i had with the individual members when we recorded A Perfect Forever at Hansen studio border on the best of times i've had in my entire body of work as a musician.
How is the writing process in the band?
Our writing process roughly follows a certain pattern. Either Jesper or i have an initial idea. In various degrees af completion but never totally finished. We record rough demos with programmed drums in our respective sequenser programmes. Then we use the internet to bounce these demos to and from each others untill we, after many versions, have something we think is the finished musical framework of the song.
Then we pass it on to our drummer Morten (reffered to , in the writing process, as "the filter"). Mortens word on the things is very important as he probably has the best "taste" concerning "the right Anubis stuff" of all of us. When the music is completed it is given to the vocal writers (mainly Torben and Henrik, and to a lesser extend me). The vocal melodies and the lyrics are written and thus a song is finished.
Ofcourse some things change when go in the studio. A good example of that would be the song Sanctified which had numerous changes made as we went along. But the songwriting process also evolves as well as the stuff we write. It is not cast in stone. The short ballad Endless Grief was a small poem i had written and i just sat down by my piano and wrote the finished song. So that was different from the our standard procedure.
What brought you on the path to becoming a musician? Did you ever consider or take any other paths through life besides music?
Not really. I began starting playing guitar at the age of 9. When i was 12 i was already playing "professional gigs" (meaning getting paid for playing at weddings etc) so even if i ever entertained ideas about becoming something else (locomotive driver or something) all i ever wanted was to play music and study at the conservatoire. And now i'm in the fortunate situation that i can make a living of music. Hopefully i'll be able to do this untill the day i must leave this world behind. Or my ears give in;-)
Do you have any idols? If yes, who?
Sure i do. But not your typical metalguitarists. Adrian Smith is one of my big heroes. Jake E Lee in his Ozzy period. But guitarplayers in general: Mark Knophler. John Fogerty. Steve Hackett. George Harrison Robert Fripp.
If we speak of bands it would be: Beatles, Iron Maiden, Queensryche, Kraftwerk, Genesis, King Crimson, Jethro Tull...... and many others o a lesser degree. (Used to love the music of Jean Michel Jarre but he's not so big on my list these days). But these things go up and down. Someday one is you favorite another day it's someone else.
Do you have any regrets looking back at your career? For example any songs or even full albums that you regret recording? If so, what made you regret it?
It would be nice to say "no regrets" but i'd rather say that i've learned my lessons. Positive and not so positive ones. I do studio sessions and some years ago i did guitars on a demo as a favour for a friend. And without me knowing it they lifted the guitar from the demo session and on to the the finished record. And the song was really terrible. (i still got a session fee though, and i didn't have any regrets when spending the money;-)
Are there particular songs in your catalogue that the fans love but you're not particular fond of yourself?
If you really pressured me i'd say Epitome Of Delusion. I do like the song but some of the fans really dig that song. Part of it comes down to me finding it hard to do it live. A concern we didn't have when we recorded it (because we didn't consider ourselves a live band at the time). It's not hard to play at all. It's just difficult to translate my synthesizer solo and my spanish guitar solo to electric guitar solos. But we still do it though.
How important do you rate the lyrical side of your albums?
Good lyrics are important. I know that many don't listen to carefully to the lyrics, but to myself they are important. A song must have something to tell. Otherwise there are no justification for them to be there.
What do you think about the state of the music industry today?
I think it is declining and sooner or later the whole industry will reform in a new way. Not because they want to reform but out of nececity. I'm not that optimistic. I think we are the last generation of bands that go through the business releasing cd's the "oldfashioned" way. (I hope i'll be proven wrong though)
What do you think is the best way to fight music piracy?
There is no way other than shutting down the internet. And that's not going to happen. Not one week after the promotional copies of A Perfect Forever were sent out it was on the p2p sevices. Luckily there are still people who want to pay for their music. But our numbers are decreasing. I'm afraid.
Do you have a life philosophy? If yes, what is it?
The day the discomfort of doing something outweighs the pleasure of doing it, it is time to seek other paths.
Can you describe a typical day in your life?
I really have two different kinds of days.
My normal workdays. (half of my income comes from teaching guitar). I get up at 6.30, sending the kids to school. Say goodbye to my fioncee. Then i usually take some more sleep. When i get up i answer my mail, do the dishes and other nonmusical things. At midday i get in my car. Drive to the place where i'm having students that particular day. After around 10 students (i have 40 in a week) i either drive home or to a rehearsal with one of my bands. If the first i'll be home at around 8 in the evening. Then i spend some time with the family and/or practice/compose. If i'm doing a rehearsal session i'll be home around midnight. And tired. Usually i go to bed one in the morning.
My typical Friday and Saturday i'll leave home at around 5 in the afternoon. Drive to somewhere in Denmark and play a gig either in the form of the usual pub/discoteque job, a private party or if i'm lucky a real concert with some jazzfusion thing or Anubis Gate. Sundays i'm tired. But i often do some composing or session work at my own little studio.
What do you like to spend your time with besides music?
The little time i have besides music goes to my family.
What's the craziest thing that has ever happened on a tour?
Forgetting my footcontroller at the place i played in the afternoon. I didn't discover it untill we rigged our gear at the night performance. And there was no way i could get hold of it. So i did the show with only one sound and got in my car imediately afterwards. Drove through Copenhagen like a madman (the 2 venues were 30 km apart) I found the board in my bag on a totally abandoned festivalsite. Soaked in rain. Was really surprised nobody had stolen it. At night i dried it in an oven at the hotel. And even more surprising it worked perfectly the next day. I still use that board. (not so crazy a story....i know....sorry.....;-)
You're heading off to live on a deserted island for a couple of years with your portable entertainment system... Which albums, movies or books would you bring? (Max. 3 of each)
Movies is easy The lord of the rings triligy, the extended dvd versions.
Albums is hard. Genesis: A Trick Of The Tail.
Iron Maiden: Somewhere In time
Beatles: Revolver.
Books: George Orwell: 1984
Tom Clancy: The Hunt For Red October.
Dean R Koontz: The Experiment.
What is your favourite joke?
I can only tell spontaneus jokes. If i HAVE to tell a joke i'm never funny. But i'm full of funny remarks when it takes me.
Can you tell us about any future plans for you and your band?
We plan on on recording the next album in the summer of 2006. We have about 5 songs in various degrees of completion at this moment. As vocalist Torben Askholm sadly is no longer with us the first step besides finishing the songwriting is to find ourself a new singer. In that respect i can say that tapes are welcome and must be send to:
INTROMENTAL MANAGEMENT / att. ANUBIS GATE
Nørrebrogade 200B, 4tv
2200 Copenhagen N
Denmark
info@intromental.com
Thanks for answering these questions. Now you are free to write a few lines to our readers.
Infamous last words.....thanks for taking your time reading through this. Hope to see you at an Anubis Gate concert somewhere.
Greetings from Kim Olesen
Added by Steen - 11/12/2005
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