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Betzefer
Betzefer ( he, בצפר) is an Israeli groove metal band originating from the community settlement Maccabim-Re'ut. The band was formed up in 1998 and was signed to Roadrunner Records from 2005 to 2007. Betzefer is notable for becoming Israel's first heavy metal band to have released its debut album on a major heavy metal label. Betzefer's biggest influence is Slayer, while Pantera and Sepultura are also credited as being major influences. The band's second album was produced by Down producer Warren Riker. History Early years (1998–2004) Betzefer was formed in 1998 for a one-off high school gig. This fact is the origin of the band's name, which is an ad lib translation of the Hebrew term "Beit Sefer", meaning "school". The original lineup included singer Avital Tamir, guitarist Matan Cohen, drummer Roey Berman and bassist Menashe "Mashy" Hazan. Following the usual gigs as a cover band and several replacements of the bass players, Betzefer started their own songwriting. 1999 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avital Tamir
Avital Tamir ( he, אביטל תמיר) is an Israeli musician best known for his work as the lead singer for successful metal band Betzefer and for his experimental pop trio On Shoulders of Giants. He was also briefly a member of fellow Betzefer bandmate Matan Cohen's death metal band Nail Within. Musical career Betzefer (1998–2016) Avital Tamir formed Betzefer along with guitarist Matan Cohen and drummer Roey Berman as a one-off band for a high school gig in 1998. What started as a high school gig became a big part of the lives of the band members and since then the band started working, first as a cover band and later they started recording their own material, releasing '' Pitz Aachbar'' in 2000 and the EP '' New Hate'' in 2003. In 2005, the band released its first full-length album '' Down Low''. Tamir was the vocalist for the band since its formation and appeared on all of the band's releases, until his departure in 2016. He was replaced by Aharon Ragoza. Nail Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matan Cohen
Matan Cohen (born February 8, 1982) is an Israeli musician best known for his work as the guitarist for successful groove/metalcore band Betzefer and the recently reunited melodic death metal band Nail Within. Cohen is also a frequent collaborator of comedy punk rock act Bo La'Bar featuring his Nail Within co-members Evil Haim, and Useless ID members Ishay Berger and Jonathan Harpak. Musical career Betzefer (1998–present) Matan Cohen formed Betzefer along with vocalist Avital Tamir and drummer Roey Berman as a one-off band for a high school gig in 1998. What started as a high school gig became a big part of the lives of the band members and since then the band started working, first as a cover band (Metallica, etc.) and later they started recording their own material, releasing '' Pitz Aachbar'' in 2000, '' Some Tits, But No Bush'' in 2001 and '' New Hate'' in 2003. In 2005, the band released its first full-length album '' Down Low'' and currently is working on its seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Down Low (album)
''Down Low'' is Israeli groove metal band Betzefer's first full-length studio album and major label debut on Roadrunner Records, as well as their only album on that label. It was released on May 19, 2005, in Israel and June 6, 2005, worldwide. It is the band's first release with current bassist Rotem Inbar. "Down Low", "Early Grave" and "Running Against" were released as singles and videos were made for those songs. "Fuckin Rock N' Roll" was released for radio airplay and as a promotional CD single, but a video was not made for the song. The ending of "Down Low" is a ripoff from Machine Head's "Davidian", though uncredited. Although it was supposed to be the band's first album in a 5 albums deal contract with Roadrunner Records, the band left the label in December 2007, stating professional reasons, though numerous sources reported that it was the label that dropped the band due to personal reasons with the band's behavior. Track listing Personnel *Avital Tamir Avital Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Some Tits, But No Bush
''Some Tits, but No Bush'' is the debut EP by Israeli groove metal band Betzefer. It was self-produced and released on January 1, 2001. Track listing Personnel *Avital Tamir - lead vocals *Matan Cohen Matan Cohen (born February 8, 1982) is an Israeli musician best known for his work as the guitarist for successful groove/metalcore band Betzefer and the recently reunited melodic death metal band Nail Within. Cohen is also a frequent collabora ... - guitars *Menashe "Mashy" Hazan - bass *Roey Berman - drums, percussion {{Authority control Betzefer albums 2001 EPs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Hate EP
''New Hate'' is the second EP by Israeli groove metal band Betzefer, released in May 2003. It was mixed by ex- Eternal Gray guitarist Eyal Glotman and recorded in his studio, with mastering by Maor Appelbaum. This was the band's last unsigned release, as their next release was already on the Roadrunner Records label. Track listing Personnel *Avital Tamir - lead vocals *Matan Cohen Matan Cohen (born February 8, 1982) is an Israeli musician best known for his work as the guitarist for successful groove/metalcore band Betzefer and the recently reunited melodic death metal band Nail Within. Cohen is also a frequent collabora ... - guitars *Evil Haim - bass *Roey Berman - drums, percussion *Eyal Glotman - recording, mixing *Maor Appelbaum - mastering External links Betzefer on bnrmetal.com Betzefer albums 2003 EPs {{Ep-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFM Records
AFM Records GmbH is a music label based in Schwalmstadt, Germany. They focus on the heavy metal musical genre, signing bands such as U.D.O., Doro, Lordi, Kotipelto, Masterplan, Nostradameus, and Annihilator. In 2005, Candlelight Records signed a cooperative deal with AFM to mutually release and market several titles. The exclusive distribution in Greece is being carried out by Infinity Entertainment IKE. Current and former artists A * Absolute * Almah * Annihilator * Arion * Armored Dawn * At Vance * Avantasia * Axxis B * Beautiful Sin * Betzefer (2010–present) * Black Messiah * Blackmore's Night * Bloodbound * Borealis * Brainstorm * Brothers of Metal C * Circle II Circle * Cruachan * Crystal Viper * Communic * Crystal Ball D * Dalriada * Danko Jones * Dark Age * Dark at Dawn * Dead City Ruins * DeadRisen * Debauchery * Destruction * Dezperadoz * Dionysus * Doro * Dragonland *Dynazty E * Eden's Curse * Edguy * Eisbrecher * Ektomorf * Elv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records is an American record label focused on heavy metal and hard rock bands. Founded in the Netherlands in 1980, it is now a division of Warner Music Group and is based in New York City. History The label was launched in 1980 in the Netherlands. Roadrunner's initial business was importing North American metal-band recordings into Europe. In 1986, Roadrunner opened its US headquarters in New York City and later opened offices in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Japan, Australia, Denmark, Russia and Canada. Early successes included albums from King Diamond (the first Roadrunner artist to enter the Billboard Top 200 albums chart) and Annihilator. The label also handled early Metallica releases in the Scandinavian region. The end of the 1980s saw the release of two albums that are now considered classics of their respective genres: Obituary's ''Slowly We Rot'' and Sepultura's ''Beneath the Remains''. The 1990s saw the arrival of acts such as Life of Agony, Machin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tue Madsen
Tue Madsen (born 1969) is a Danish music producer and sound engineer, who is well known in metal genre for his work with bands like Meshuggah, Dark Tranquillity, Suicide Silence, Hatesphere, The Haunted, Mnemic, Ektomorf, Cataract, Exmortem, and Born from Pain. His first work as a producer was the album ''Embraced by the Absolute'' by Autumn Leaves in 1997. Madsen acts at his own studio called Antfarm Studios. He played guitars for Danish metal band Grope after departure from his former band Pixie Killers. Musician Pixie Killers *''One Size Fits All'' (1993) Grope *''Primates'' (1994) *''Soul Pieces EP'' (1996) *''The Fury'' (1996) *''Desert Storm'' (1997) *''Intercooler'' (1999) *''If You Were My Dog'' (2002) Albums produced 1997-2000 *''Embraced by the Absolute'' by Autumn Leaves (1997) *''Bones'' by Torn (1997) *''Desert Storm'' by Grope (1997) *''Repertoire'' by Luksus (1998) *''Weight Watchers All Unite'' by Cinnamon Sigh (1999) *''Out of the Ruins'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
With Full Force
Full Force (previously With Full Force) is a German heavy metal music, heavy metal and hardcore punk-oriented music festival held annually since 1994. The 2011 edition took place between 1 and 3 July at Roitzschjora airport in Löbnitz. Lineups 2010 2–4 July Amorphis, As I Lay Dying (band), As I Lay Dying, Bloodwork, Born from Pain, Burning Skies, Caliban (band), Caliban, Callejon (band), Callejon, Cannibal Corpse, Death Before Dishonor (band), Death Before Dishonor, Down by Law (band), Down by Law, Earth Crisis, Ektomorf, Elsterglanz, Evergreen Terrace (band), Evergreen Terrace, Fear Factory, Heaven Shall Burn, HORSE the Band, Killswitch Engage, Letzte Instanz, Maximum Penalty, Neaera (band), Neaera, NOFX, Sick of It All, Slayer, Texas in July, The Bones, The Devil's Blood, The Exploited, Toxpack, Unleashed (band), Unleashed, Venom (band), Venom, Walls of Jericho (band), Walls of Jericho 2009 3–5 July: All Shall Perish, Amon Amarth, Anathema (band), Anathema, Asphyx, Augu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Planet Music
Kaspien Holdings, Inc. (formerly Trans World Entertainment) is an American company that provides software and services for ecommerce. Kaspien Holdings operates on Amazon in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and India, as well as Walmart Marketplace, eBay, Google Shopping, and Target. Its interim CEO is Goldman Sachs veteran Brock Kowalchuk, who took over March 11, 2022. History Trans World Entertainment Corporation Based in Albany, New York, Trans World was formed in 1972 by Robert Higgins. It opened its first store, Record Town (formerly Record Land), in 1973. The company went public in July 1986 and has expanded through acquisitions of a number of smaller or failing companies including Strawberries, Coconuts, Camelot Music, and Wherehouse Entertainment. On September 23, 2000, Trans World signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of WaxWorks, and the deal was expected to close by the end of October. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Kisser
Andreas Rudolf Kisser (; born 24 August 1968) is a Brazilian musician, best known for being the lead guitarist for the metal band Sepultura. He has been featured on every Sepultura release since their second album, ''Schizophrenia''. Additionally, Kisser has also been involved in other bands such as the rock supergroup Hail!, Sexoturica and, more recently, De La Tierra. Biography Kisser was born in São Bernardo do Campo, a municipality in São Paulo to a Slovene mother, from Maribor, Slovenia, and a German father. His father was a mechanical engineer and his mother was a teacher and amateur artist. At an early age, Kisser showed an interest in music. He was 10 when he started to listen to his parents' records of the Beatles, Roberto Carlos and Tonico & Tinoco. He received his first acoustic guitar from his grandmother and later won a second guitar at a game of Bingo. In his early adolescence, Kisser started to play acoustic guitar first learning basic chords from the Brazilian p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thunderstruck (song)
"Thunderstruck" is the lead single from the 1990 album '' The Razors Edge'' by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It peaked at 5 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks. In 2010, "Thunderstruck" topped Triple M Melbourne's Ultimate 500 Rock Countdown in Australia. The top five were all AC/DC songs. Background Angus Young stated in the liner notes of the 2003 re-release of ''The Razors Edge'': The song has sold over a million digital copies since it became available for digital download. In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Thunderstruck" was ranked No. 8. The song is one of the most recognisable in the bands' entire catalog and it is a setlist staple having been performed at nearly all shows since its release. With the exception of new material from albums they are touring behind, it is one of only three songs released after ''Back in Black'' that are still performed live by the band, the others being 1981's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
