An Agent Looking For New Talent

Sometimes you come across sweet gems in a world full of commercialism and BS. Today was one of those days. 

I haven't posted much on Heavy Metal Noise in quite a while, but something got me inspired today. I came across a small, full-service management and entertainment agency that is helping new bands make their mark on the world. These guys aren't the typical stuffed-shirt know-it-alls (who rarely know much of anything). These guys know their stuff when it comes to music, recording, touring, hardships, and everything else to comes with the rock-n-roll lifestyle! They understand what it's like to be the artist and not just the manager. Understanding that music artists are individuals, each unique with their own goals. And they are constantly on the lookout for new talent to promote!

These guys are keeping the dream alive for everyone working hard to make it in the industry! Every band wants to realize their dream of "making it" - and these guys are in the business of making those dreams come true!

I introduce to you - Full Force Entertainment!

Their website is: www.fullforceent.net

Take a few minutes to check them out and look at their featured bands.

A couple of my favorite bands that they are managing are:

Deliver Us From Evil - An awesome band from Evansville, IN

The Dark Party - A stellar group out of Brooklyn, NY

Hop on over to their website and give those bands a listen!

Full Force Entertainment is also accepting submissions from new bands. So if you are in a band and you need someone in the industry on your side, get on over there and submit your demo. You won't be left at the bottom of a demo heap, Full Force listens to everything that is sent to them!

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Become A Heavy Metal Guitar God!

Tired of just listening to Heavy Metal, and want to start shredding on a guitar yourself? If you are a rabid, hungry metal fan, then this is for you. No more spending countless hours learning boring music theory that puts you to sleep. This system was created specifically for YOU, the Heavy Metal fan!

This course shows you what you need to learn using videos, pictures and text for very quick and fun learning. Written in a way that is easy to understand, there is no need to know any highbrow musical jargon. It cuts right to the chase, allowing you to start playing your favorite Heavy Metal songs as fast and quickly as possible!

Check out this example video...



If you are ready to become the guitar that you have always wanted to be, Click Here and start impressing your friends - and disturbing the neighbors :-)

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Heavy Metal Band ROLEN

I went searching for something new tonight and I certainly found something... "ROLEN". Rolen is an "In your face" Heavy Metal band from Chattanooga, TN!
These guys have somewhat of an 80's hair band sound... only a bit heavier.

The Band's history:
David Rolen and Brian James are the two founding members. David was the former frontman for MADAM X, taking Sabastian Bachs place when he left to join Skid Row. The band plays high energy live shows and is often compared to Judas Priest, and Metallica.


Band Members:
David Rolen - Vocals
Brian James - Guitars
Tim Parker - Bass
Jason Reed - Drums

Click here to go to Rolen's website and access their free music.

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Free Album Download: Mortiis Releases A Free Album

Heavy Metal band Mortiis has outdone themselves. They have released a full-length, completely FREE downloadable album! The new album is titled 'Perfectly Defect'. Releasing it as a free download was decided after a lot of consideration. The band explained about that decision, "The new model of the music business is important to keep in mind; there´s a new mentality out there in terms of how people acquire their music now. For better or worse, music seems to have become a medium a lot of people aren´t prepared to pay for in the old fashioned way. So, we paid to record it out of our own pockets 'cos we thought it would be a really cool gift to our fans that have been waiting around for ages for something new to come out."

Mortiis spent most of the past two years writing and recording the album 'The Great Deceiver', which was a long-awaited follow up to 2004's 'The Grudge', and the 2007 remix album, 'Some Kind of Heroin'.

The band goes on to say, "When we were writing, we were coming up with all sorts of inspired stuff, a really varied collection of music. I think we really captured a cool vibe here. It's not easy marrying anger with melody, but I believe we did it. The songs on Perfectly Defect were created across a period of time, and I believe it shows in terms of what inspired these songs. They're rather soundtracky in a dark and sometimes
bombastic way."

The concept of digital distribution has opened up a whole new empowerment for Mortiis, allowing them artist control over their own artistic destiny.


The Perfectly Defect album:

01. Closer To The End
02. Perfectly Defect
03. Sensation Of Guilt
04. Sole Defeat
05. Thieving Bastards
06. Halo Of Arms
07. Impossible To Believe
08. This Absolution

Download the free album here: mortiis.com




Check out a sample below from Mortiis' new album!

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New Heavy Metal Band: Dusted Angel Releases Debut Album

Dusted Angel's debut album, Earth Sick Mind, is due for release tomorrow October, 12th. It is a thunderous and full length album from the Santa Cruz rockers. The seven song metal attack of Earth Sick Mind was recorded in San Francisco in April, and will be released by Mankind Records.


After a hell-raising 16 months of touring, the West Coast members of Dusted Angel are conditioned to play tighter than ever.


In celebration, Dused Angel will perform at two Bay Area record release shows this month. The first show is in San Francisco on October 15th, only days after the album's release. There they will be playing alongside Scream, a Dischord Records hardcore legend. The following week they will play their hometown of Santa Cruz, playing alongside Thrones and Christian Mistress, who are touring the US right now.


Band Members:
Clifford Dinsmore - vocals
Eric Fieber - guitar
Scott Stevens - guitar
Bill Torgerson - drums
Elliot Young - bass

Dusted Angel gigs:
10/15/2010 Thee Parkside - San Francisco, CA with Scream, and Dead Meat
10/27/2010 Blue Lagoon - Santa Cruz, CA with Thrones, and Christian Mistress

Dusted Angel on MySpace
www.myspace.com/dustedangelrocks

Dusted Angel on Facebook
www.facebook.com/pages/Dusted-Angel/297763855929

Check out a video below from Dusted Angel's very first live show!

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Farewell Ronnie

It has been a long time since my last entry on Heavy Metal Noise. I had taken a break to deal with several issues. Well I am back now to continue writing about the music that I love. My last post was in September last year when Ronnie James Dio had just been diagnosed with stomach cancer. It was a tribute to him along with a "get well soon" message. Unfortunately, on May 16th of this year, Ronnie passed away. The official message from his wife Wendy is below...



"Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45am 16th May. Many, many friends and family were able to say their private good-byes before he peacefully passed away. Ronnie knew how much he was loved by all. We so appreciate the love and support that you have all given us. Please give us a few days of privacy to deal with this terrible loss. Please know he loved you all and his music will live on forever." Love, Wendy



Ronnie's passing was a huge loss both to those who were personally close to him, and to his many fans around the world.



I attended an Iron Maiden concert in Pittsburgh this past July. It was an amazing concert (what else could it be? I mean it was Iron Maiden!). A few songs into the show, Bruce Dickenson announced that as a teenager it was Ronnie, while in the group Rainbow, that had inspired him to persue a career in music. He then dedicated the song "Blood Brothers" to the gone but never forgotten Ronnie James Dio.



Here is that dedication, althought not from that same concert... it was 4 days later in Chicago.



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Ronnie James Dio Diagnosed with Stomach Cancer

Wife and manager, Wendy Dio, issued a statement that the legendary Black Sabbath and Rainbow frontman has been diagnosed with early stages of stomach cancer.

Here's the full statement:

Ronnie has been diagnosed with the early stages of stomach cancer. We are starting treatment immediately at the Mayo Clinic. After he kills this dragon, Ronnie will be back on stage, where he belongs, doing what he loves best, performing for his fans.


Thanks to all the friends and fans around the world that have sent well wishes. This has really helped to keep his spirit up.

Dio was forced to cancel his European tour last week when he became hospitalized.

Ronnie James Dio was in seven different bands before rising to fame...
The Vegas Kings - (1957-1958 - bass guitar)
Ronnie and the Rumblers - (1958 - bass guitar)
Ronnie and the Redcaps - (1958-1961 - vocals & bass guitar)
Ronnie Dio and the Prophets - (1961-1967 - vocals & bass guitar)
Electric Elves (1967–1969 - vocals & bass guitar)
The Elves (1969–1970 - vocals & bass guitar)
Elf (1970–1975 - vocals & bass guitar)

Dio rose to fame as the lead singer of Rainbow in 1975. But he is best known for replacing Ozzy Osbourne as the frontman for Black Sabbath. In the 1980's he was also well known for his work in his own band, Dio.

Popular albums invloving Ronnie James Dio:
Rainbow...
1975 - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
1976 - Rising
1978 - Long Live Rock 'n' Roll

Black Sabbath...
1980 - Heaven & Hell
1981 - Mob Rules

Dio...
1983 - Holy Diver
1984 - The Last in Line
1985 - Sacred Heart
1987 - Dream Evil
1990 - Lock up the Wolves
1994 - Strange Highways
1996 - Angry Machines
2000 - Magica
2002 - Killing the Dragon
2004 - Master of the Moon

Ronnie's most recent album is "The Devil You Know" with Heaven & Hell — made up of the members of his incarnation of Black Sabbath.

*** GET WELL RONNIE! ***

Websites:
Rainbow
Black Sabbath
Dio

Enjoy listening to some Ronnie James Dio below...

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