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The Rock And Roll Fables 2021 Preview: 13 Slabs Of New Music SURE To Make Your New Year More Tolerable

15 January 2021 By jesse Leave a Comment

And now we begin our downward trend…meaning, of course, that we’ve hit that point where matching up the number of albums on the list with the year we’re heading toward is kind of ridiculous so we’re going to switch with lucky number 13 for the time being.

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Filed Under: Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables Tagged With: Brian Welch, Chris Jericho, Deadsy, Dino Cazares, Every Time I Die, Fear Factory, Fozzy, Front Line Assembly, Gojira, Jason Bieler, Jason Bieler And The Baron Von Bielski Orchestra, Lizzard, Love And Death, Lucia, Lucia Cifarelli, Mikey Rukus, Ministry, Rob Zombie, Rock And Roll Fables, RUKUS, Saigon Kick, Stabbing Westward, The Soft Moon, VOWWS, Youth Code

20 for ’20: AKA 20 Albums We Think Will Kick Off Your New Decade Right

3 January 2020 By jesse 2 Comments

2020 has a lot going for it already with a slew of stellar albums dropping right at the start AND a year where Ozzy will release new material is a feat in itself. Also on the horizon beyond what we’ve listed below is a new beast from Rawk Gods Aeges (Review coming soon), more maniacal mayhem from Dog Fashion Disco, Megadeth’s triumphant return, and the original members of Static X reuniting to bring the late Wayne Static’s final recordings to light as a whole new full-length due this May. Hell, even Duran Duran will supposedly be back this spring with the follow up to 2015’s Paper Gods!

But I digress.

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Filed Under: Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables Tagged With: 2020 music, 2020 preview, Alain Johannes, Ascension of the Watchers, Asking Alexandria, Chris Jericho, Code Orange, Dubioza kolektiv, Fozzy, Gojira, Julien-K, Kirk Windstein, Lamb of God, Marilyn Manson, Mastodon, Old Man Gloom, Poppy, Rob Zombie, Rock And Roll Fables, Rorschach Test, Stabbing Westward, Static-X, Testament, Tombs, Youth Code

The Joy Thieves Put The “Super” In Supergroup With Massive Line Up And Massively Impressive Debut EP, This Will Kill That

26 June 2019 By jesse Leave a Comment

“I wanted to do something big. When I saw how tall Dan (Milligan) is, I knew it was the right project for me. Also I hate Joy.” – Marcus Eliopulos

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Filed Under: Album Reviews, Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables Tagged With: 16Volt, Andy Gerold, Armalyte Industries, Chris Connelly, Dan Milligan, Dave Suycott, Drownbeat, Eric Liljehorn, James Scott, Jayson McBain, Marcus Eliopulos, Mary's Window, Matt Clark, Mike Czarnik, Mike Gould, Ministry, Murmuur, Pigface, Ravens, RevCo, Rock And Roll Fables, She Rides Tigers, Sons of the Silent Age, Spyderbone, Stabbing Westward, The Joy Thieves, This Will Kill That

Rock and Roll Fables Top 15 of ’15 (Finally!)

7 January 2016 By jesse Leave a Comment

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You know what? I’ve been completely overthinking this thing. It’s just a list, right? Fifteen of my most favorite albums of 2015. No problem! How hard can it be? Well, let’s see. I started the draft on December 1st and it’s what? 2016 already?!?!? Okay, okay, okay! Here goes nothin’ (And no particular order, kind of). Reviews are linked in where applicable: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Album Reviews, Music, New Releases, Year End Tagged With: !!!, "Ghost", Anxiety's Kiss, As If, Best of 2015, Brandin Lea, Chk Chk Chk, Clutch, Coliseum, Creepoid, Disquiet, Jetta In The Ghost Tree, Killing Joke, Lamb of God, Lindemann, Meliora, Metropolis Records, Psychic Warfare, Randy Blythe, Relapse Records, Restarter, Rock And Roll Fables, Skills In Pills, Stabbing Westward, The Dreaming, The Soft Moon, Therapy?, Torche, Turnover

Christopher Hall: A Rock And Roll Fables Conversation

20 January 2015 By jesse Leave a Comment

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“I didn’t really have a vision for The Dreaming when we first started, just an urgent need to continue making music. If you listen to the progression of albums you will hear how the different members affected the sound dramatically. Jinxx from Black Veil Brides defined the sound of the 1st album (Etched In Blood) with his blazing fast guitar style. Carlton (Bost) took over on Puppet with his modern programming and heavy guitar and Walter (Flakus) brought back the sound he and I became known for on Rise Again.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Interviews, Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables Tagged With: Christopher Hall, christopher hall interview, Etched In Blood, Francesca De Struct, Metropolis Records, Rise Again, rise again review, Rock And Roll Fables, Stabbing Westward, The Dreaming, the dreaming review, Walter Flakus

The Dreaming Rise Again On Ambitious Third Album

30 December 2014 By jesse Leave a Comment

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“You will never break us/We will fight until the bitter end/You will never break us/We will always find the strength to Rise Again! “-Christopher Hall, “Rise Again”, 2015 [Read more…]

Filed Under: Album Reviews, Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables Tagged With: Brent Ashley, Carlton Bost, Christopher Hall, Deadsy, Johnny Haro, Metropolis Records, Rise Again, Rock And Roll Fables, Stabbing Westward, The Dreaming, Ungod, Walter Flakus

15 for ’15: A Rock And Roll Fables Guide To The Best Releases Of The New Year

29 December 2014 By jesse Leave a Comment

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In no way in any sort of order, here’s the albums we think you should be looking forward to in 2015:

1. Amen (TBC/TBA)

No clue what the album is called and no clue when it’s coming out but it should be coming at you in 2015. Casey Chaos is back, my friends! Reinvigorated and alive (Didja see Amen’s triumphant set at Knotfest?!?!?!), Chaos rules next year and is joined by former Amen bassist John Fahnestock and some guy named Dave Lombardo playing drums. Make no mistake, this should be one of the heaviest and most prolific metal release of 2015. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Music, New Releases, Rock And Roll Fables Tagged With: 36 Crazyfists, Amen, American Head Charge, Brandin Lea, Casey Chaos, Clutch, Corrosion Of Conformity, Duran Duran, Fear Factory, Filter, Guster, Jetta In The Ghost Tree, John Carpenter, John Fahnestock, Jonny Radtke, Killing Joke, Marilyn Manson, Marriages, Noel Gallagher, Sons Of Anarchy, Stabbing Westward, The Dreaming, The Pale Emperor, Torche

Rhys Fulber: A Rock And Roll Fables Conversation

5 September 2014 By jesse 2 Comments

“I just do what I do”

That’s what Rhys Fulber has to say when pressed about whether or not being on a specific label (Armada at the moment for his main musical outlet, Conjure One) influences his musical output. Who is Rhys Fulber, you ask? If you’re a fan of industrial music, metal, ambient electronica and even Pop then chances are you might’ve heard some of producer/mixer/programmer extraordinaire Rhys Fulber’s work over the last 20 or so years.

He’s worked with everyone from Fear Factory to Josh Groban and been a part of outfits ranging from the industrial noiseniks of Front Line Assembly to the ethereal dream makers of Delerium (Also featuring FLA’s Bill Leeb) and previously mentioned Conjure One. But how does a person a person go from “Pisschrist” to “Silence” with Sarah Mclachlan?

“It’s almost always a case of someone approaching you, so it’s really just deciding if you can listen to that music non-stop for a few months. I like to try things outside my comfort zone too, so sometimes the more different, the more exciting.  I did a jazz record in Canada a few years back for instance and that was a great experience.”

As for dream projects, Fulber continues: “I don’t really dream of working with anyone in particular because who is to say the feeling would be mutual!  So other than my childhood hero Pete Shelley,  I will stick to the more tangible, and say Devin Townsend, because we’ve dabbled with some stuff before and it seemed like we were onto something.”

He goes on to describe what the differences are in collaborating with different artists from Bill Leeb to Armin Van Buuren: “Working with those guys is again similar to my role as producer, but being more involved in the songwriting, and helping them get their ideas across. If I was to choose a collaborator myself, I’d go for someone who does something I don’t.  Like a great singer or a good player, guitarist or whatever other instrument.”

“As for producing, it’s really dependent on each artist or band and what they are trying to achieve.  With the heavy stuff it’s usually providing textural keyboards and programming but I’ve also done singer/songwriter type music where the programming gets all stripped away in favor of live players.  I find that when producing you spend most of the record working on vocals and finding the best arrangements for the songs.  So though I’m known for being a programmer, I’d say most of my time goes into the vocal production.”

And just because the man has surrounded himself with a number of prolific industrial artists, don’t expect his Ipod to be filled with tunes of the genre: “Other than the underrated Daniel Myer (Haujobb, Architect), not really.  I kind of checked out after the ‘glory years’ and already by 1992 I was following what became IDM and dance music, then more rock and metal.  Once in a while I will check some stuff out but mostly its either 1999 trance with distorted bro or Depeche vibes or its using the Ministry of 242 puppy-ebbs recipe, none of which interest me.  I think the spirit of what was once industrial music (like the original early ’80’s stuff) lives on more with proto dubstep artists like Burial or artists like Squarepusher.”

Through the producing, mixing, programming, and performing there have obviously been a number of career highs up until now and Fulber was gracious enough to share some of them: “I’m lucky enough to have had several, but if I have to pick two it would be having an actual global hit single with Delerium and Sarah McLachlan, which was both exciting, and surreal (and elusive!), then working with David Foster on Josh Groban because it seems about as far from my industrial beginnings as humanly possible.”

But Fulber’s career is far from over with a number of new projects on the horizon, some hitting sooner than others: “I’m almost finished mixing The Dreaming’s new record.  It’s a logical extension of what they did as Stabbing Westward, albeit more modernized, with lots of hooks and very strong vocal performances. It’s been fun to work on, and I got to add some analog synths as well.  After that its some of the usual suspects: new Delerium, Fear Factory’s next album and I’m almost wrapped the next Conjure One album, which is my main personal outlet now.  As if that’s not enough, there’s some other things running in the background that I don’t want to speak of until they solidify more.”

 

Filed Under: Interviews, Music Tagged With: Bill Leeb, Christopher Hall, Conjure One, Delerium, Devin Townsend, Fear Factory, Front Line Assembly, Rhys Fulber, Rock And Roll Fables, Stabbing Westward, The Dreaming

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