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Karl Sanders
Karl Sanders (born June 5, 1963) is an American singer and guitarist, most widely known as the founding member of the ancient Egyptian-themed technical death metal band Nile. Early life Before creating Nile, Sanders was in a thrash metal band during the late 1980s called Morriah and played local shows with the young Morbid Angel and other US death metal bands. Other projects Sanders began his own solo side project in 2004. Much of the music that he plays includes similar elements of his band Nile, however presented in an ambient/Egyptian folk format, rather than death metal. Sanders explained that "he got sick of hearing big loud death metal everyday after touring", and started writing quieter music to relax, and recorded them. His first solo full-length album, '' Saurian Meditation'', was released in October 2004 under the Relapse record label. A second solo album, '' Saurian Exorcisms'', was released in April 2009. In May 2022, he announced his third solo album, ''Sau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saurian Meditation
''Saurian Meditation'' is the first solo album by Karl Sanders, the vocalist/guitarist of the technical death metal band Nile (band), Nile. It was released on 26 October 2004 through Relapse Records. The music is a full length exploration of the atmospheric interludes heard on Nile's previous albums, and still draws on ancient Babylonia and Lovecraftian horror, Lovecraftian themes for inspiration. The album was well received by metal and non-metal listeners alike. Track listing #"Awaiting the Vultures" – 3:52 #"Of the Sleep of Ishtar" – 9:35 #"Luring the Doom Serpent" – 4:00 #"Contemplations of the Endless Abyss" – 3:43 #"The Elder God Shrine" – 7:33 #"Temple of Lunar Ascension" – 3:51 #"Dreaming Through the Eyes of Serpents" – 6:16 #"Whence No Traveler Returns" – 5:36 #"The Forbidden Path Across the Chasm of Self-Realization" – 5:53 #"Beckon the Sick Winds of Pestilence" – 6:04 Personnel * Karl Sanders - baglama, baglama saz, steel-string guitar, acoustic gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco, California
San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th most populous in the United States, with 815,201 residents as of 2021. It covers a land area of , at the end of the San Francisco Peninsula, making it the second most densely populated large U.S. city after New York City, and the fifth most densely populated U.S. county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs. Among the 91 U.S. cities proper with over 250,000 residents, San Francisco was ranked first by per capita income (at $160,749) and sixth by aggregate income as of 2021. Colloquial nicknames for San Francisco include ''SF'', ''San Fran'', ''The '', ''Frisco'', and ''Baghdad by the Bay''. San Francisco and the surrounding San Francisco Bay Area are a global center of economic activity and the arts and sciences, spurred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MetalSucks
MetalSucks is a heavy metal music-themed news website. The site features reviews, interviews, information on latest metal releases and blog-like posts from the writers, most notably Vince Neilstein and Axl Rosenberg. History The site was founded in December 2006 by authors Ben Umanov and Matthew Goldenberg who use the pen names Vince Neilstein and Axl Rosenberg. In April 2009, MetalSucks was awarded Metal Hammer's Web of Death Award for "Best Reviews" for its "honest, insightful, unpretentious – and fun – reviews." On October 4, 2009, one of the writers for MetalSucks was accused of leaking the album ''Axe to Fall'' by Converge onto the internet prior to its official release. The site formally apologized for the leak. On April 12, 2011, F.Y.E. released the MetalSucks Fan Pack, a CD compilation that included 20 bands and a T-shirt. The item was exclusive only to F.Y.E. stores. On August 15, 2011, MetalSucks announced The Metal Suckfest, a two-day music festival to ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romulus (album)
''Romulus'' is the debut full-length album by Canadian death metal band Ex Deo. The album was released on June 19, 2009, through Nuclear Blast Records. The album was recorded with producer and Kataklysm guitarist Jean-Francois Dagenais. The album title refers to Romulus, the traditional founder and, according to the legend, the first king of Rome. Recording and production On December 5, 2008, the band announced they signed to Nuclear Blast Records for a record deal. This was the beginning of the creation of the forthcoming album. Shortly after, on December 31, 2008, the band announced they would air the first track of the upcoming album on January 11, 2009. The first track they aired was a demo version of ''Cry Havoc'', followed by enthusiastic feedback from their fans on their MySpace page. Since February 20 the band started a weekly studio blog to keep their fans in the loop while they were working on the album. The blogs also included a special section called ''Do you ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ex Deo
Ex Deo is a Canadian death metal band formed in Montreal, Quebec in 2008. The band is a side project of Kataklysm frontman Maurizio Iacono, and is based on the history of the Roman Empire. History Ex Deo was formed in 2008 as an artistic project of Maurizio Iacono, who is of Italian heritage. It became the first Roman Legion melodic death metal band; in performance, band members wear modified Roman Legion uniforms. ''Romulus'' (2009) Ex Deo's debut album ''Romulus'' was released in Europe and North America in June 2009, on Nuclear Blast. The album was recorded with producer and Kataklysm guitarist Jean-François Dagenais, featuring guest appearances by Karl Sanders (Nile), Obsidian C. (Keep of Kalessin) and Nergal (Behemoth). It was generally well-received. The band toured in support of it, playing Hellfest in France, FortaRock Festival in Holland, Paganfest in Germany and a group concert in New York. In December 14, 2010, the band parted with Nuclear Blast and signed a new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heretic (Morbid Angel Album)
''Heretic'' is the seventh studio album by the Florida death metal band Morbid Angel. This would be their last under Earache Records, as the band decided not to renew its contract, and also the last to feature Pete Sandoval and with Steve Tucker until his return on 2017's '' Kingdoms Disdained''. The album was recorded at Diet of Worms Studios by Juan Gonzalez. ''Heretic'' is the band's first album not recorded at Morrisound Recording. The second track, "Enshrined by Grace", is featured on '' The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' soundtrack. It also had a music video which received airplay in the months following the album release. Nile vocalist/guitarist Karl Sanders, played the outro guitar solo of "God of Our Own Divinity". The song "Born Again" is actually the outro guitar solo from the song "Secured Limitations" from 2000's ''Gateways to Annihilation''. Track listing The album was released in five different versions. The first simply contains ''Heretic'' in a standard CD case; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demigod (album)
''Demigod'' is the seventh studio album by Polish extreme metal band Behemoth. The album was recorded during May and July in 2004 at the ''Hendrix Studios'' and was released in October 2004. Daniel Bergstrand mixed the record at the ''Dug out Studios'' in Uppsala, Sweden during July and August in 2004. The record was then mastered at the ''Cutting Room'' in Stockholm, Sweden in August 2004. The track "XUL" included a guest guitar solo by Karl Sanders of Nile. The track "Before the Æons Came" is an adaptation of a poem by British poet Algernon Charles Swinburne. The track "Conquer All" was featured as DLC in the rhythm game Rock Band 2, and has continued to be featured in subsequent games. Along with being Behemoth's breakthrough album, ''Demigod'' is now considered a landmark album within the Polish death metal scene, with Decibel Magazine ''Decibel'' is a monthly heavy metal magazine published by the Philadelphia-based Red Flag Media since October 2004. Its sections in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behemoth (band)
Behemoth is a Polish extreme metal band from Gdańsk, formed in 1991. They are considered to have played an important role in establishing the Polish extreme metal underground. Until the late 1990s, the band played a traditional black metal style with heathen lyrical content, but soon changed to that of occult and thelemic themes written by their lead vocalist Nergal and Krzysztof Azarewicz. With the 1999 release of '' Satanica'', the band demonstrated their presence in the death metal scene, while retaining their own signature style characterized by the drum work of Inferno and multi-layered vocals. Despite Behemoth having been labeled as death metal or thrash metal-influenced, Nergal has mentioned that he does not like the band to be labeled. History Early career and first five albums (1991–2000) Behemoth was formed in 1991 as a trio, with Nergal on lead guitar and vocals, Baal on drums, and Desecrator on rhythm guitar. They started with the demos '' Endless Damnation'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monster Cable
Monster Inc. is an American company that manufactures and markets about 6,000 products, but is best known for audio and video cables. It also produces speakers, headphones, power strips, mobile accessories and audio devices for automobiles. The company was founded by an audiophile and engineer, Noel Lee, in 1979 by experimenting with different ways to build audio cables. It grew by doing demonstrations to convince the industry that audio cables made a difference in audio quality and by establishing relationships with retailers that were attracted to the cable's profit margins. Over the years it created new divisions like Monster Music, Monster Game, Monster Mobile, Monster Photo and Monster Power. In the 2000s, Monster had legal trademark disputes regarding other companies or products that have "Monster" in their name, such as Monster.com and the Pixar film '' Monsters, Inc.'' Monster said it needed to defend its premium brand, while critics said it was pursuing litigation again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Of The Unicorn
Mark of the Unicorn (MOTU) is a music-related computer software and hardware supplier. It is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has created music software since 1984. In the mid-1980s, Mark of the Unicorn sold productivity software and several games for the Macintosh, Atari ST, and Amiga. Products Current * Digital Performer *AudioDesk Past * MINCE and SCRIBBLE, an Emacs-like editor and Scribe A scribe is a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of automatic printing. The profession of the scribe, previously widespread across cultures, lost most of its promi ...-like text formatter for CP/M machines. MINCE was also available for the Atari ST. * FinalWord word processor (sold and became Sprint). * Professional Composer, one of the first graphical music-notation editors. * Mouse Stampede, arguably the first arcade-style game available for the Apple Macintosh (1984). * '' Hex'' game for the Atar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cakewalk Sonar
Sonar was a digital audio workstation created by the former Boston, Massachusetts-based music production software company Cakewalk. It was acquired by Singaporean music company BandLab Technologies and renamed Cakewalk by BandLab. Notable features Sonar's features included: * Record and manipulate an amount of multitrack digital audio limited by hardware only * Record and manipulate MIDI data * Apply any DirectX special effects, such as reverberation and delay * Automate the process of mixing audio * Use virtual instruments, such as software: synthesizers, samplers, and drum machines * Connect to other multimedia applications via Rewire * Some versions included a 64-bit mastering suite Video and audio formats Sonar provided limited facilities for video, surround sound (5.1, 7.1), and supported .avi, .mpeg, .wmv, and .mov files. Sonar had the ability to show videos as thumbnails contained in a separate track. With appropriate hardware, it was also possible to output the vid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Corporation
is a Japanese manufacturer of electronic musical instruments, electronic equipment, and software. It was founded by Ikutaro Kakehashi in Osaka on 18 April 1972. In 2005, its headquarters relocated to Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture. It has factories in Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan, and the United States. As of 31 March 2010, it employed 2,699 people. In 2014, it was subject to a management buyout by its CEO, Junichi Miki, supported by Taiyo Pacific Partners. Roland has manufactured numerous instruments that have had lasting impacts on music, such as the Juno-106 synthesizer, TB-303 bass synthesizer, and TR-808 and TR-909 drum machines. It was also instrumental in the development of MIDI, a standardized means of synchronizing electronic instruments manufactured by different companies. In 2016, ''Fact'' wrote that Roland had arguably had more influence on electronic music than any other company. History 1970s Having created Ace Electronic Industries Inc in 1960, Ikutaro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
