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1967, Monkees fans walked from London’s Marble Arch to the US Embassy in Grosvenor Square to protest Davy Jones’ planned call-up to the army. Jones was exempted because he was deemed responsible for supporting his father.
1972, Elvis Presley kicked of a 15 date US tour at the Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York.
1975, Minnie Riperton went to No.1 on the singles chart with the Stevie Wonder produced song ‘Loving You’. It was the singers only chart hit. Riperton died of cancer on July 12th 1979.
1978, Duran Duran made their live debut at The Lecture Theatre, Birmingham Polytechnic.
1980, Genesis scored their first No.1 album when ‘Duke’ went to the top of the charts.
1980, R.E.M. played their first ever gig when they appeared at St Mary’s Episcopal Church, Athens, Georgia.
1981, Canned Heat singer Bob “The Bear” Hite died of a heart attack aged 36. He played at both the 1967 Montery Pop Festival and the 1969 Woodstock Festival.
1984, Marvin Gaye’s funeral took place at The Forest Lawn Cemetery, Los Angeles; Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones, Berry Gordy and other Motown singers, writers and producers, attended the service.
-Internetfm.com
1985, At 3:50pm GMT, over 5,000 radio stations worldwide aired the charity single by USA for Africa 'We Are The World'. The single went on to be a No.1 in the US & UK, and most Western territories.
1994, Kurt Cobain committed suicide by shooting himself in the head at his home in Seattle. Cobain’s body wasn’t discovered until April 8, by an electrician who had arrived to install a security system, who initially believed that Cobain was asleep, until he saw the shotgun pointing at his chin. A suicide note was found that said, "I haven't felt the excitement of listening to as well as creating music, along with really writing . . . for too many years now". A high concentration of heroin and traces of Valium were found in Cobain’s body. His death was officially ruled as suicide by a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head.
"Trip the Darkness" is a song by Italian recording band Lacuna Coil, from their sixth studio album Dark Adrenaline (2012). The song was written by Lacuna Coil, while production of the song was handled by Don Gilmore. The song was given its first play on Sirius XM on September 19, 2011, and was released as the first single from the album on October 17, 2011, in Europe and on October 18, 2011, in the United States. "Trip the Darkness" was met with a positive reception from the fans, who praised the return of the band to the original dark sound. This single has been remixed for the soundtrack to Underworld: Awakening.
Artwork
The dark drawn cover artwork for the single shows a little girl was designed by the bassist of the band Marco Coti Zelati, he did the illustration of the cover for the single which underlines how personal the song is to the band.
Critical reception
"Trip the Darkness" has received a largely positive reception from critics and fans alike upon release. Liz Ramanand from Loudwire gave the song 4 stars out of 5 and called the song a "dark yet very poetic track" whilst praising it for being "almost like an Edgar Alan Poe poem put to music". Kaj Nocturnal from theblackflag gave the song 10 stars out of 10, saying that "it's unlike anything ever released by the band" and concluded "this is the best work they have ever done".
Chart performance
In the United States, "Trip the Darkness" debuted on the US Active rock chart in top 40 on November 9, 2011 but peaking at #23 on February 11, 2012. On December 9 "Trip the Darkness" won in the "metal/hard rock" category on iTunes Italy. "Trip The Darkness" is number 2 in Loudwire.com's Top Rock Songs of 2011. It also debuted at #28 on the US Mainstream Rock Tracks chart on February 4, 2012.
-Wikipedia.com
Fun Facts
Which song are these lines from?: "Blood into my hands I can't deny / A buzz into my ears that makes me mad"?
When A Dead Man Walks. "When A Dead Man Walks" appears on the album "Unleashed Memories" (2001). This album also contains the band's only all-Italian song, "Senzafine".
Which track contains the following lines? "There's a place to be afraid / There's another chain to hold and you don't know."
Humane. This song appears on "Comalies" (2002). This is one of my favorite songs on the whole album!
"These stone tears are falling down on me, all my regrets!" Name the song.
Circle. This song appears on "In A Reverie" (1999). Before changing their name to Lacuna Coil, the band was Sleep Of Right, and then Ethereal.
Name the track: "Another night gone and I know there will be another way / I'm leading myself to be free in this eternal goodbye".
Within Me. This song appears on "Karmacode" (2006). Another song on the album, "Our Truth", had the working title "Antonio".
Which song is the following line taken from? "Walking through a life decayed while you're repeating your mistakes..."
Daylight Dancer. This song appears on "Comalies" (2002). Lacuna Coil is made up of six members: Cristina Scabbia (vocals), Andrea Ferro (vocals), Cristiano Migliore (guitar), Marco Biazzi (guitar), Marco Coti Zelati (bass, keyboards) and Cristiano Mozzati (drums, percussion).
Which song is this? "Feeling the slow beat turning fast / No longer breathing..."
Wave Of Anguish. This song appears on "Unleashed Memories" (2001). The band released a live DVD in 2008 called "Visual Karma (Body, Mind and Soul)".
Which track contains these lines? "Some days I cry alone, but I know I'm not the only one."
Falling Again. This song appears on "In A Reverie" (1999). This song was originally on their self-titled debut album from 1998 as "Falling". The version on "In A Reverie" has a few lines changed from the previous version.
"En-lighting lies with my shame / Beneath the veil of your flow..." Which song is it?
Tight Rope. This song appears on "Comalies" (2002). "Un Fantasma Tra Noi (A Ghost Between Us)" was actually an instrumental which appeared on the band's debut album "Lacuna Coil" (1998).
Name the song! "Dolefully desired / Destiny of a lie."
Heaven's A Lie. This song appears on "Comalies" (2002). It was the first release from the album, and is frequently interpreted as anti-religious. However, Cristina Scabbia has stated in an interview with the "Highwire Daze" zine that "the heavens we're talking about is that sometimes people want you to have the same opinions they have."
From which song are the following lines? "Wounds are bleeding in my hands, turning blind / No one will ever stop this self-made decline."
Fragile. This song appears on "Karmacode" (2006). This album contained a cover of Depeche Mode's "Enjoy The Silence".
1964, The Rolling Stones release their self-titled debut album as an antidote to all the Beatlemania.
1965, John Lennon and Paul McCartney compose “Help!”, the title track to the Beatles’ second film.
1967, Jimi Hendrix was the special guest on the first edition of the UK BBC-TV’s ‘Dee Time’, along with Kiki Dee and Cat Stevens.
1968, Jimi Hendrix, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Joni Mitchell, Al Kooper and Ted Nugent met up for an all night blues, folk and rock session at The New Generation Club, New York after hearing the news of Martin Luther King’s assassination.
1970, Crosby Stills Nash & Young went to No.1 on the album chart with Deja Vu.
1970, Janis Joplin plays a reunion concert in San Francisco with her old outfit Big Brother & the Holding Company.
1973, The Supremes appeared at the Granada, Tooting, the last date on a 20 date UK tour. The group played two shows at every venue.
1976, The Sex Pistols played the first night of a residency at the El Paradiso club in Soho, London, England.
1981, Styx went to No.1 on the album chart with ‘Paradise Theater’. -Internetfm.com
Undoubtedly, DORO Pesch is the most successful woman in Hard..n..Heavy history. For 25 years now the girl from Düsseldorf (Germany) simply delivers. Always classy, courageous and full of passion. “Fear No Evil”, her brand new album, is no exception at all! On October 31st the first single “Celebrate – The Night Of The Warlock” was released, presenting DORO true to her roots with 2 new anthemic smashers that only few have expected from her. The single stayed in the German charts for several weeks, as well as in Spain, where “Celebrate...” peaked at a sensational position 3! With the second single “Herzblut” the Metal Queen showed her soft side once again. The title track appears in 5 different versions, in different languages. This second single was released right in time for DOROs big 25th anniversary concert that took place in her hometown of Düsseldorf, Germany, on December 13th, 2008. This mega event not only proved once again that DORO is the one and only Metal Queen: more than 8500 fans showed up, and in addition the featured guest musicians made this 25th anniversary a very special one. But no rest… big things were about to come… DOROs new studio album “Fear No Evil”! On January 30th, the highly anticipated new record will be released. Starting with the old school smasher “The Night Of The Warlock”, going on with a grooving “Running From The Devil”, following her tradition of great ballads in “Herzblut” and “Walking With The Angels” to deliver the maybe heaviest song of her entire career with the neck breaking “Caught In A Battle” – the variety of sounds and different moods show all DOROs facets and make unmistakly clear why she is the Metal Queen.
When DORO started with her band WARLOCK in 1982 it was not to forsee what followed during the next two and a half decades. Due to DORO..s charismatic appearance, her powerful unique voice and her always friendly, down-to-earth attitude, Warlock was the talk of the scene shortly after and her singer, Doro Pesch, crowned the first real Metal Queen. After the end of Warlock DORO started her solo career and became even more successful! She worked with greats like Gene Simmons (Kiss) and Lemmy Kilmister (Motörhead), toured extensively with her band and rapidly became the star that we know to this day. Albums like her debut, “True As Steel”, “Calling The Wild” or the previous effort “Warrior Soul” from 2006 became classics. But to play only on the safe side never really matched with the philosophy of DORO. Her albums “Machine II Machine” (1995) and “Love Me In Black” (1998) showed the girl from Düsseldorf stylistically changed, courageously realising her artistic vision. But in the end it was always 100 percent DORO. Her enchanting personality not only made her adored amongst fans, also the mainstream/boulevard press became more and more interested in DORO. Until this day she is frequently a guest in the big German chart shows “Hit Giganten” (hit giants) and “Die Ultimative Chart Show” (ultimate chart show) that are broadcasted on Germany..s biggest TV stations Sat.1 and RTL, as well as in several talk shows, boulevard magazines and event shows. And the legend continues… even after 25 years in the music business DORO is still going strong. There is no need to be afraid, because the Metal Queen says: “Fear No Evil”… -Triplegmusic.com
Doro is the leader and spokesperson for Warlock.
Doro Pesch is an only child.
Midnight In China is Doro`s favorite Warlock video.
Doro names Judas Priest and Led Zeppelin as her main influences.
After his family relocated from Indiana, to California, Robert Deal dropped out of high school and began playing guitar in a series of unsuccessful blues based rock bands throughout the seventies, taking on menial day jobs to make ends meet. After nearly a decade of frustration with the California music scene, Deal reinvented himself, changing his stage name to Mick Mars and dyeing his hair jet black, hoping for a fresh start. In April 1981 he put a want ad in the Los Angeles The Recycler newspaper, describing himself as "a loud, rude, and aggressive guitar player". Nikki Sixx and Tommy Lee contacted him and after hearing him play decided he would be their guitarist. Upon Tommy's prodding, they persuaded a former high school friend of Tommy's and local rock and roll singer/frontman Vince Neil to join. It was Mick's suggestion that the band be called Mötley Crüe, a name that had stuck in his head from his days as a member of a band called White Horse. The bassist walked into the room and called them "...a motley-looking crew."
He employs frequent use of a metal slide in his soloing and takes on both the rhythm and lead guitar duties of the band. In the studio and live, Mars frequently tunes his guitar down a whole step to get a stronger and crunchier rhythm sound. The altered tuning also increases string slack to enable his characteristic hammer-on trills, pitch bending, and pinch harmonics during soloing. Mars also introduced the pedal steel guitar to many of Mötley Crüe's later recordings and live sets. Mars has taken a critical role in songwriting for the band, coming up with many of Mötley Crüe's best known riffs.
For the sum of his career with Mötley Crüe, Mars has created the aura of being a somewhat mysterious figure, letting the other members of the band speak for him in public and in print, despite being the eldest and most articulate[citation needed] member of the band. In what public interviews he has conducted, Mars often comes off as a very reserved and somewhat quiet individual, though not shy by any means. A home video made in 1984 and posted publicly on the web by one of his former White Horse bandmates reveals Mars to be a rather jovial, wisecracking, down-to-Earth person.
After an eventual split of Mötley Crüe in 2001, Mars dealt with worsening health problems and depression, he reportedly gave up guitar playing. Mars' situation improved with the reformation of Mötley Crüe, kindling the desire to play again. Mars underwent hip replacement surgery in the autumn of 2004, followed with intensive physical therapy. Despite his precarious health condition, he was able to perform in the Carnival of Sins tour in 2005 and the Route of All Evil Tour with Aerosmith in 2006.
Mars has recently contributed his songwriting skills to John LeCompt, the former member of Evanescence and the other band members of Machina, and to the Swedish band CRASHDÏET. Their second album entitled, The Unattractive Revolution, was released on October 3, 2007 and featured two songs co-written by Mars.
Mars played lead guitar on the title track of Hinder's 2008 album Take It to the Limit, and contributed a guitar solo to the song "Into the Light" by Papa Roach, on their 2009 album Metamorphosis. Mars also contributed a guitar solo to the song "The Question" on Rock Star: Supernova runner-up Dilana's U.S. debut album Inside Out. In 2010 he co-wrote a song with Escape the Fate for their self-titled album which was instead withheld from the album and reserved for a later release.
He has recently been photographed, on his MySpace and Facebook, with the Murderdolls as he will contribute to their upcoming album Women & Children Last whilst recording material for his debut solo album in the same space. Mick Mars has also contributed to the Black Veil Brides album Set the World on Fire.
Family...
Mars is the second of five children of Tina and Frank Deal, and is the older brother of Susie Deal. With his first wife, Sharon, he has two children, Les Paul (1971) and Stormy (1973). He also has one child (estranged), Erik (1976), with a former girlfriend, Marcia. Mars was married to Emi Canyn, who was a Mötley Crüe back-up singer in the "Girls, Girls, Girls" (1987) and "Nasty Habits" tours (1990–1994).
Trivia & Facts...
Birth Name
Robert Alan Deal
Height
5' 9" (1.75 m)
Trade Mark
Top hat with a skull on it
Trivia
Guitarist for the heavy metal band Motley Crue.
Mick Mars has two children with ex-wife Sharon. Les Paul Deal (son) and Stormy Deal (daughter) are grown up now and Stormy has made Mars a grandfather three times over before he hit forty.
At 19, Mars was diagnosed with ankylosing spondilytus, a degenerative bone disease which causes the spine to stiffen in between the vertibrae. As a result, Mars quotes he is three inches shorter than he was in high school.
Attended grade school with actor Steve Martin.
Children: Les Paul Deal, born 1971 and Stormy Deal, born September 4 1973. Les was named after the Les Paul guitars and Stormy was named for the song "Stormy" by the Classics IV.
Motley Crue was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6752 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
Where Are They Now...
(April 2002) Mötley Crüe guitarist, Mick Mars goes into the studio with band mates Nikki Sixx and Vince Neil to record a new Mötley Crüe album.
2012 Motley Crue announces world wide tour with KISS.
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